User blog comment:LostInRiverview/Thoughts on the end of Maxis - and other/@comment-1519608-20100618012543

I was just about to say, I wouldn't call EA an Evil Axis. The reality is just as you said; it's getting more difficult to make money on game sales because people will go about getting things for free - I can say that I myself have downloaded games instead of buying them (granted, these games are many years old and aren't available in most places - I've never downloaded a new game without paying for it). I still don't like it though, because the actions of a group of people, in trying to get something for nothing, means that the rest of us "pay", in that companies like EA provide less content in base games, and more through separate purchases.

On a semi-related note, I'm actually pleased with EA and the updates they've been releasing for TS3... I've never known a game to improve so much without installing expansion packs, but even after the game was released, they continue to improve on little things, and that deserves a commendation to whoever at EA decided to do that. It's a little frustrating when you have to sink money into a game in order to get it to work better.