EA not making the money they want to on this?

@KelRieverI don't know of any businesses who's operators feel entitled to specific amounts of money. There are definitely goals they work for and try to achieve but they are goals. If the business is seeing a decline in revenue, management will analyze data both internal and external data to figure out why and what, if anything can be done to correct it.

From there your points are just not accurate, EA Sports has smashed through revenue/profit estimates and that was fueled in large part by Apex Legends.

Apex Legends has been so successful and beat all estimates on revenue that EA and Respawn just opened a studio which will be dedicated to Apex Legends. That tells me the best is yet to come for Apex Legends. That is a massive investment in game development by EA. It will take some time before we start to see the impacts of the design studio, but its coming.

That is also a very long term investment, opening a new studio requires a rather large investment on numerous levels and a long term commitment. So that tells you this game is being successful way beyond their expectations.

Many of the player population Stats are not public. But what information is public are EA quarterly revenue and profit statements/charts. Which have all been positive and not just beating estimates but smashing them. You're welcome to search the net for "apex legends revenue" and "EA Sports quarterly reports" and read about it. I read these reports because I invest in stocks and bonds. 

I'd highly doubt EA's executives are involved with game design decisions. They have studios and design teams that do that. Executives, manage finances, legal problems, secure leases, equipment, talent and deal with basically administrative aspects of a business.

@DarthValtrexYou have good points but I think executives do look at things like revenue per game and set targets an individual game should make, at least in their minds. And I believe often they are bad targets and those executives have often inappropriate responses to a game ‘missing’ those targets.

It’s a suspicion really with Apex. They don’t seem to be getting the support they need to improve some basic and obvious things with their game like servers.

@DarthValtrex That doesn't mean someone passes down those profits.  And that doesn't mean people don't do bad jobs overseeing games.  

Yes, record profits, but how come the servers are trash then?  Not according to me, look at these forums. If those profits weren't being milked excessively, and being used to keep the goose laying golden eggs, so to speak, this game would be in better shape, don't you think?  

Honestly, if you were running the company well, a record profits game should get record attention.  Do you honestly think Apex is getting the attention it deserves?

@hayhor:  Perhaps.  Also perhaps I'm right.