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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@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.
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.
@PeterN_UK Saying “hardly any marketing” is sort of marketing in itself. In fact they did spend on marketing but not through your usual means like a trailer. They spent big money by paying a lot of well known streamers to play the game during the release window.
They do this in a smaller scale every season and the last time they spent a lot for streamers to play was the launch of Arenas. As the guy who follows apex news a lot, I can list you a lot of issues that are not because of EA but because of Respawn’s own decision making in the game.
- @Cro_Pittt Even then no one really complains about Respawn unless it's about Apex. Respawn haven't got much else wrong with them unlike ActiBlizz and Ubisoft.
What is there to complain about. Respawn has two games released in 2019 Apex and Jedi Fallen Order.
Titanfall 1 and 2 are a bit older and the new Medal of Honor is still in production.
So naturally the most used/played of their games would have the most complaints. It is also currently the best game they have out there.
That's a pretty high horse you are ridding there cowboy.
