It amazes me how you still destroy the game with almost every new patch
3 years since the game got released, and still it feels like patches are not tested at all. GG Respawn.
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@Cro_PitttI actually want this game to fall, make Respawn have something else as their cash cow. I'm sick of this being the only shooter people get into as I don't like BR shooters, but all other shooter games are made by worse companies than Respawn. No one complains about Respawn except about Apex.
On the other hand, people rightly complain about EA, ActiBlizz, Ubisoft, Rockstar, Epic and plenty more companies accused of excessive crunch, abuse and other heinous and predatory practices and schemes.
@Emery_XP
"On the other hand, people rightly complain about EA, ActiBlizz, Ubisoft, Rockstar, Epic and plenty more companies accused of excessive crunch, abuse and other heinous and predatory practices and schemes."
I admire your social conscience, but at this point I'd buy a game from the devil himself if it was something I wanted to play and that could launch complete and fully functional. Oh recon, you dreamer....
"On the other hand, people rightly complain about EA, ActiBlizz, Ubisoft, Rockstar, Epic and plenty more companies accused of excessive crunch, abuse and other heinous and predatory practices and schemes."
I admire your social conscience, but at this point I'd buy a game from the devil himself if it was something I wanted to play and that could launch complete and fully functional. Oh recon, you dreamer....
- @reconzero I slightly worry that by paying for other games Apex are directly competing against, I make Respawn consider enforcing crunch and other sorts of heinous crap just for them to get on top, and ruining their so far clean reputation.
I am looking to consider making something myself if I had the motivation to. I can't compete against Apex, nor can I make anything of its quality and substance, but I do want to try and make a statement against its BR-only focus that isn't text walls, for a company who are both successful and have had so far an excellent reputation.@Emery_XP Don't feel sorry for Respawn, every single company has crunch time. Also, EA is not the only one to blame for the state of Apex, since Respawn has a big role on that.
Apex Legends had a great release. There was hardly any marketing around it but it exploded from day 1 as very popular due to it's ping system to overcome language barriers.
What also made it great was that Respawn was left alone on it's development without EA's involvement.
Source from Feb 2019:
Not just this industry. Every industry has crunch but if you look at articles from US "Great resignation" or articles from China "Lying flat". These are terms related to movement where people have started to realise and dare to quit before lining up another job, freedom to leisurely attend interviews/contract work/take a break.
Now there is opposite problem. Some companies can't find workers, who would of thought.
Any workers at EA who are unhappy - Eventually they will simply quit and move on. They won't stay. Same as any other industry. The biggest mistake is staying in a job you hate just because it pays well, like using money to compensate for unhappiness. Better to earn less to do something you do enjoy as long as it pays the bills. Can't be happy without any sort of money.
