These are the Best news in gaming community this year. At last as it seems EA Completely Disowns Battlefield 2042 During Their Investor Call..this company that tottally ruined Battlefield Franchise is withdraw and leaving the game series that we loved. Amen Lord!!!!!
[Edit: All caps removed from title - ElliotLH]
EA is just a bunch of greedy liars!
They misjudged what the ppl wanted and therefor heads must be rolling hard in main office, get ridd of the useless management ASAP!
@Wessmarc wrote:EA is just a bunch of greedy liars!
They misjudged what the ppl wanted and therefor heads must be rolling hard in main office, get ridd of the useless management ASAP!
Heads never roll for executive leadership, and often not even other management (though apparently did for 2042 at least). It's usually the developers who have zero control over the disaster spearheaded by leadership that bear the brunt of the consequences.
@X-Sunslayer-X wrote:
@edgecrusherO0the fact that almost the entire leadership from DICE was "let go" speaks volumes as to how dire the situation was/is and how pissed EA was at these individuals...
Who ever could have thought that the creative/studio lead for Candy Crush might not be the best person to run a core-game development studio?!
Based on 2042, I'm not even sure he had any management chops worth a darn either. Especially given that Vince had to come in and change/update/improve processes internally because they were a mess.
Not saying it's all his fault, it's a team effort to deliver this kind of disaster of a game. But it sure doesn't help when the top guys previous experience is...a casual mobile game.
2042 has been left out of multiple quarterly reports since the haphazard [zone] launch. The fact that it was left out of yet another is hardly a surprise.
Tom Henderson, who got every single information right before release, said that they only had a skeleton crew working on the game. He also leaked that a new BF is already under development, which aligns well with the job posting for an experienced designer for story-based fps on a new Studio (something like that). EA said it is not true, that they have a full dedicated team, and that new manager said that BF2042 is their top priority. They also said the game would be awesome. The game was terrible. There are not enough updates or content.
EA, DICE:
WE KNOW YOU ARE LYING.
Your lies and how you disown BF2042 an annoyance, and embarrassing.
@A-RAF2019 wrote:Tom Henderson, who got every single information right before release, said that they only had a skeleton crew working on the game. He also leaked that a new BF is already under development, which aligns well with the job posting for an experienced designer for story-based fps on a new Studio (something like that). EA said it is not true, that they have a full dedicated team, and that new manager said that BF2042 is their top priority. They also said the game would be awesome. The game was terrible. There are not enough updates or content.
EA, DICE:
WE KNOW YOU ARE LYING.
Your lies and how you disown BF2042 an annoyance, and embarrassing.
lol, Tom is a somewhat reliable leaker but he in no way got every single piece of information right before release.
A new BF is in development - from a new studio being run by Marcus Lehto, who is in charge of the BF narrative overall, in Seattle. That's not being made by DICE or taking staff who are working on 2042, it's a brand-new team.
EA have not said it's not true, there are official posts on their hiring sites for roles at that company. And that was the DICE GM that said that "all of DICE" is working on 2042.
Don't get me wrong, I don't believe the DICE GM that "all of DICE" is working on 2042 because we're not seeing it, but the narrative entry being built by Lehto's new studio has nothing to do with any of this.
Simple games make money.
Those being - One's that require minimal effort from the player to enjoy themselves.
Battlefield is a niche game that takes a lot of effort to understand and get good at.
Maybe they realise this now and will stop trying to make it a focal point of their earnings calls.
This will only be good for the game.
BF isn't dead, such drama.
I think for once, it would be time for EA and Dice to admit to the mistakes with 2042 and apologize for it. To clearly state what we still get and that the next title will return the the BF roots. It could be a simple statement and would get at least a lot of respect from the gamers for them doing so.
But of course in the real world, things look differently. The Team is still in denial. They posting a new Heli skin all proudly. I mean its borderline delusional. Of course its just a game. Its not the end. But for one, I will never purchase anther EA title again unless trusted review sites give it a go. Damage is done. The seasons are adding more insult to injury, IMO. The content is less than a keto diet.
