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I'm not really sure what communication issues you are having DICE, the beta reaction was clear that players do not like specialists yet you still double down on them to pretend to be COD. The whole point of this entire franchise was to be different. To be expected from EA Games I guess.
You can’t just expect them to do that. They haven’t released the all the specialists A. B, this is the first time they’ve been properly shaken about. You can’t expect them to get it right first time. C: They are not trying to appeal to just the fans, they are trying to appeal to new people. Is it the best way? I’m not sure, but you need to give it some leniency. Besides, they probably have a backup plan of regular classes if it COMPLETELY goes to * maybe a third of the way through the lifecycle. But come on dude, just give it a chance
- @lorddmarshall They know, the Specialists ARE the monetization system for the game, so they aren’t going anywhere. They fully acknowledged in this that the Specialists were not liked, their execs and major shareholders force their hand, let’s make no mistake in understanding this to be the case.
- @lorddmarshall that was not an issue and from launch there was a clear message that this is it form now on. I would love to see also default soldiers like R6 had recruits
