You know, I can’t do it. I was breaking one of my own cardinal rules and pre-ordering an EA game. I thought, well hell this could be a great game and it is a local company, so why not? I can tell you why not.
Mark Jacobs’ statement about former employees, no matter what their level of input on THAT PRODUCT will not be in the credits of WAR or any other EA -Mythic product.

I can’t believe that in an industry that LIVES by giving credit where credit is due that this would even be a question. Is it any wonder that EA is pretty well across the board viewed as a potential dead end crap job of the Gaming Industry? If there will be a game developers Union it will start at an EA studio. The reputation that EA has cultivated is akin to the Wal-Mart school of Employee Relations. What next? Denying that the individuals ever worked there? I’m sorry but a mention in the credits is part of the payment that is due to a worker in this industry the same that a paycheck and health benefits are. I really didn’t like EA in general, and find that the more I learn about the type of man that Mark Jacobs is the less I am impressed. This is an affront to every one that is STILL working for Mythic/EA as well as anyone who has worked for them. What kind of individual keeps those who worked on something from getting their due?

Allow me to answer that. Mark is what I would call a “Little Man.” I know very well someone of his former acquaintance who is also a “Little Man.” They live by the Ring Giver method of leadership thinking that they can buy loyalty when they lack the ability to earn it through their ethics and integrity. Instead of being what some term a “Man” and distributing the credit where it is owed, whether they get along with someone or not, these gentlemen (and I use the term very loosely,) would try to wipe those that they feel have crossed them from the record and claim that for themselves and those that are currently in their good graces. The Little Man will whisper against the people they disagree with and try to cause the individual harm through whatever methods the Little Man has available to them. Me? I don’t ever want to work for a Little Man (or with one for that matter,) ever again.

So yeah, I’m dumping my pre-order, and I was a little excited for the game but I think I will pass from here on out on anything that Mythic puts out, just because they lack the ethics and integrity to be Human about how to treat their laborers.