EA Forum Bans Can Lock You Out Of Games
Posted by Rock, Paper, Shotgun Mar 11 2011 12:50 GMT in Dragon Age 2
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Be careful what you say. That’s the lesson BioWare forum user Arno has learned in the last 24 hours, after an ill-advised comment on the BioWare forums has led to his EA account being locked, such that he cannot play his purchased copy of Dragon Age 2 for 72 hours.

It reveals a clause in the terms of service that accompany buying an EA game that will surprise the vast majority who do not read the microprint. Misbehave in the forum (as Arno full admits he did), and you can have your right to play a legitimately purchased game taken away from you. Forever, if they want to.

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