Boycott Poll

This seems to have enough support that I think we should go for it. Those that want to support, can. Those that dont, wont have to by any means.
But I'd like to get a little bit of feedback to see what everyone thinks. I think a whole other poll will just waste time.

count me in

Mandating a boycott seems a bit...well, bossy and difficult to implement and enforce. The brilliance of our efforts so far has been that they maximize exposure while requiring no coercion or enforcement. Boycotts are only effective if EVERYONE is on board, and trying to force Retake members to spend (or not, in this case) their money in a particular way just doesn't fit our style.

Now, I'm not trying to say that I intend to give EA any more of my money, but I also don't like the idea of pressuring others to join me. If enough people are dissatisfied enough with EA to hurt them financially, that's great. If not, there's little sense in trying to force people to miss out on experiences and games they have genuine interest in.

Says it all

I blame my understanding of english but... istn't that the same question? Not asking to mock you, I'm really just afraid I don't fully understand your post.
Anyway: Exactly. Mass Effect is the main cause of this movement. I agree on most things said in this thread about how deep the problem sits in the industry and I'd agree on boycotting EA completely. But that should not be made under the name of Retake (not sure about Hold the Line though, the main cause hints towards that). You risk to tear the unity we have for our cause apart by heading a direction a good part will not want to follow. And what we need most is to stand together.

A majority based on participants, a minority on total "members of the movement". I would wait for a week. That sounds like a good time span. Shouldn't stop anyone from boycotting in that week though

I suppose we could do more of a silent protest, which is what people seem to be doing anyway, which is another option.

I would like to clarify that I am in NO way trying to divide our forces.
I'm asking for feedback on something that people seem to have a lot of interest in.
If I'm misreading that, and it's best not to move forward, I fully support that.

There's a lot more support for this idea than you'd think. I've been roaming around the BSN, and whilst I was dodging the trolls, flaming and general manslaughter, I caught wind of this group HERE

They seem to have the same general idea we do - to stop giving BioWare and EA money for bad/incomplete products. They already have about 822 members, so they've got a lot of momentum behind what they're doing. Check it out and see what you guys think.
And please respond. I like reading what you guys have to say.

AWESOME. thanks for sharing!

As I said earlier, I'm already doing this so yeah...count me in.

So, I'm in. Joined Hold the Wallet too, they're up at 855 members since your post Lady Inkweaver.

FTW

I voted EA because there was no both option. Both are at fault

Loads of people out right telling them on promotional posts that they won't buy. Get the word out there. Especially Bioware's fb as well as connected pages(ME, ME2)

Anyone interested in hopping on the boycott bandwagon, there's a new thread going:
http://www.holdtheline.com/threads/weve-held-the-line-now-its-time-to-draw-it.1178/

Ergh.

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No comment...

It's the man, keeping us down.

http://www.holdtheline.com/threads/weve-held-the-line-now-its-time-to-draw-it.1178/

Yep, thanks Kihten, saw that thread 10 seconds after posting here.

Why not suggest a boycott against any games involving Casey Hudson and Mac Walters?

I think they'll hesitate before slapping their name all over a game in the future