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[mhirano]

This is a rant thread.
it's not about Fifa.
Nor lootboxes.
Nor milking franchises to death.
Not killing game studios they purchase.
Not about Origin.

It's about the worst CAPTCHA of all time.
I tried creating a new EA Play account and then I was presented to this abomination:
[Photo]

A minigame of finding out which picture is made by jusy one string.

[EDIT]
This is the actual CAPTCHA and you must get it right 12 times in a row apparently.

 

[RoboFu]

Did you know when EA started it was all about treating their devs like rock stars. They were one of the first to push the devs on into the spot light.

 

[harmny]

The first one

 

[mhirano]

The first one

It is like 12 consecutives tests and I'm incapable of getting them all right.

 

[harmny]

It is like 12 consecutives tests and I'm incapable of getting them all right.

Maybe you are a robot

 

[Plantoid]

They're even in different colors...

 

[Tranquil]

You though the two string bracelets were one huh?

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

To access playstation on the web, I had to solve 6 captchas (the mousse and the cheese in a labyrinth).

I gave up. Don't take my money Sony.

 

[mhirano]

Cmon guys, this is the CAPTCHA:

"Choose the image made of just one string"

 

[mhirano]

Maybe you are a robot

This is ridiculous, my daddy loves me!

 

[Great Hair]

the blue one, 99% certain ...

 

[Kuranghi]

The blue one

 

[harmny]

Cmon guys, this is the CAPTCHA:

"Choose the image made of just one string"

Ez

 

[ManaByte]

 

[mhirano]

That's exactly how I felt.
12 times

 

[01011001]

Cmon guys, this is the CAPTCHA:

"Choose the image made of just one string"

the blue on in the top middle... are you sure you are not a robot? ... like ... I get that it is an annoying captcha but it's not hard
if you can't pass, just post each one in this thread and I will solve it for you... and therefore give control of the EA servers to our new robot overlords!

 

[mhirano]

Ok, guys.
I got gud and this is how I solved it

Spoiler: tutorial

I just cheesed it and switched to the blind people option which was MUCH easier!

 

[01011001]

Ok, guys.
I got gud and this is how I solved it

Spoiler: tutorial

I just cheesed it and switched to the blind people option which was MUCH easier!

oh no! the robots are able to learn advanced tactics! RUN! WE ARE DOOMED!

 

[mhirano]

oh no! the robots are able to learn advanced tactics! RUN! WE ARE DOOMED!

 

[DaleinCalgary]

Maybe EA figured out how to stop bots buying ps5's and Xbox's

 

[Hinedorf]

I mean.....that CAPTCHA appears to be more fun than most EA games. Consider it like a demo of your future experience to come.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

the blue one, 99% certain ...

Buen ojo

Good eye

 

[jakinov]

That was pretty fun. I changed my avatar to show appreciation.

 

[SJRB]

That's what you get for wanting an EA Play account in the first place.

Don't do it, chief.

 

[bitbydeath]

the blue on in the top middle... are you sure you are not a robot? ... like ... I get that it is an annoying captcha but it's not hard
if you can't pass, just post each one in this thread and I will solve it for you... and therefore give control of the EA servers to our new robot overlords!

Don't trust this one, the username clearly shows they're a robot.

 

[Banjo64]

Next round of captchas after that;

Where's Wally?

 

[HE1NZ]

This capcha seems more fun than the average EA game

 

[IFireflyl]

Next round of captchas after that;

Where's Wally?

What is really funny is that CAPTCHAs usually time out, so you'd have to get REALLY good at Where's Waldo? just to sign into the website/app.

 

[Lupin3]

12-pack Easy Captcha $0.99.

 

[Edgelord79]

This IS a bit excessive. I get stuff like this when constantly switching between servers on a VPN.

 

[KungFucius]

If the resolution is too low, it is hard to confirm.

 

[Hendrick's]

Captcha in general needs to die by fire.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Wheres Alan turing when you need him.

 

[mhirano]

That's what you get for wanting an EA Play account in the first place.

Don't do it, chief.

I was just trying to get the GamePass Ultimate 'free' games on PC.

 

[Kerotan]

SA are indeed scum. It's why I take great pleasure subscribing this month to EA Play for €1 so I can platinum jedi fallen order and complete star wars squadrons. The less money they get the better. Meanwhile my friends are spending 200 quid a month on fifa packs. Smh.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

I hate captchas with a passion. All of this mess is only due to the internet becoming this script language infested, cookie plagued shitfest that it is today. Give me gopherhole plain text web and
ascii art any day.

 

[adamosmaki]

it could be worst. they could have used a sniper to take you out in case you are wrong

 

[EverydayBeast]

I think captchas are dorky.

 

[Fuz]

 

[Stuart360]

Captcha in general needs to die by fire.

I get why they have them, what i dont get is why some of them have to be so complicated, or obtuse.

 

[Kuranghi]

You editing bastard Great Hair haha, I was right first

In fairness though, I changed my mind after I wrote my post but then spent a few minutes tracing the lines of the purple and blue one but settled on the blue one again after that. Its a fucking ridiculous captcha, its almost subjective until you scrutinise it.

 

[mhirano]

You editing bastard Great Hair haha, I was right first

In fairness though, I changed my mind after I wrote my post but then spent a few minutes tracing the lines of the purple and blue one but settled on the blue one again after that. Its a fucking ridiculous captcha, its almost subjective until you scrutinise it.

Thank you! That was my point.
Why the f*ck is this CAPTCHA so complicated?
Are dumb people not allowed to game? (Wait, this sounds like a Reera thread now)

 

[01011001]

Don't trust this one, the username clearly shows they're a robot.

01010100 01010010 01010101 01010011 01010100 00100000 01001011 01000101 01010110 01000010 01001111 01000001 01010010 01000100 01010100 01010010 01010101 01010011 01010100 00100000 00110000 00110001 00110000 00110001 00110001 00110000 00110000 00110001

01010100 01010010 01010101 01010011 01010100 00100000 01011001

01010100 01010010 01010101 01010011 01010100 00100000 01001011 01000101 01010110 01000010 01001111 01000001 01010010 01000100 01010100 01010010 01010101 01010011 01010100 00100000 00110000 00110001 00110000 00110001 00110001 00110000 00110000 00110001 01010100 01010010 01010101 01010011 01010100 00100000 01010100 01001000 00110001

I will grow
Know my name
I am hope
I̵ ̴a̶m̵ ̸t̵h̶e̸ ̸'F̵r̷a̶m̷e̸
I advance
Up from the deep
A new chance
The March of the M̶̳̀a̸̤̔c̶͚͂h̵̠̀i̷͈͒n̴̘̉e̶̜̽s̶̟̚

 

[Bonfires Down]

I'm gonna suggest to EA that they use this one. Stupid people can go play with rocks and sticks instead.

 

[Ikutachi]

I'm gonna suggest to EA that they use this one. Stupid people can go play with rocks and sticks instead.

The alphabet backwards, so LKJ? No clue how the image would aid me.

 

[Fuz]

I get why they have them, what i dont get is why some of them have to be so complicated, or obtuse.

Because you're free labor to train their ai routines.

 

[Sorcerer]

Electronic Farts

 

[Bonfires Down]

The alphabet backwards, so LKJ? No clue how the image would aid me.

Shit, I didn't even notice. No video games for me I guess.

I replaced the image.