Who remembers Pokemon cards? Remember the rare holo cards? Tell me you didn't waste hundreds of dollars trying to get one of those elusive cards by buying pack after pack... This is just like that. You are buying a chance to get some "rare" item. I don't remember any uproars over that...

Also, guys, this isn't the first time EA has done this...an even more egregious use of gambling came from Plants Vs Zombies 2. In PvZ2, you had to purchase card packs (similar to pokemon cards) to get a CHANCE to unlock special characters and items. Its egregious because PvZ2 is a kids game... I personally remember having to tell my nephew to stfu and play (for hours and hours) to unlock those shitty in-game items. Yet, my nephew knew that he could just spend $20 bucks to get what he wants.

I personally believe these types of games, games with in-app purchases should be required to display the actual cost of the complete game. With all the addons, in-app purchases, and expected lifetime cost in the case of games such as farmville.

No one would buy a game that says $1000 (for complete game) right?