"I feel this is silly and won't be an issue if people stopped putting cc behind paywall which is against EA's legal terms as they are meant to be for free. Donations, early releases and all that is one thing; but many of these items are never released to the public and those are the patrons I would never support even if I could as it just enables them."
What you said here is spot on. That's the problem, people enabling them by their "donations" I know of several that don't release to the public at all. Strictly on a pay for item basis. Oh sorry, I meant "donation" basis. Someone who knows 10 or more should post a list of the worst offenders, because I'd sure like to know who they are so I can dissuade folks I know from
"patreonizing" them. Just like I did with " Skyrim together" with that one particularly arrogant prick.