the online pass thing never bothered me, sorry but so what it requires a pass, so what that EA are making a cut on a used game sale? It's no big deal. In fact I applaud EA for saying "screw this" and making that cut considering the Second Hand Games market accounts for near enough 40% of all games sales. In my opinion it's simple why go pay HMV/Game/whoever else £37.98 for a second hand copy of a game when the online pass will cost more than the difference up to the £39.99 new copy tag. If you want the game and want to play it online buy it new.