Decline of social features, do DICE devs even play battlefield with friends?

i wouldn't be suprised if the DICE devs stopped playing the game outside of friday nights playlists, heck even i play less then 1/3 of the times i used to play back and i still have about as much time as back then to spare. the game improved but the fact it released as it did shows that neither DICE nor EA care about the players at all. 2042 was a cashgrab and whoever demanded the game release back in November should be fired.