@Trokey66Because offline bots provide a way to play a game available to everyone, not just people with the 10000x Triple G Graphics Card and a 500 Gigabit Internet connection. I know this is very hard to understand, but there are poor people who play games who don't have access to an Internet connection or money for a monthly multiplayer subscription. Why don't you try putting yourself in their shoes?
@ChrisAWJBethel it is not about 'being in their shoes'.
At what cost to EA/DICE, they are a business not a charity. Has it not occurred to you that even if technically possible, the cost/benefit may have been deemed unviable and a change at this stage may have undesirable impact on the project as a whole?
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Really can't believe this thread is still going! Its hilarious! You can "should'ves" all you like guys but it ain't going to happen. Dice have taken super leaps with their AI soldiers (not "bots" we have been politely informed). The remote processing required to achieve that must be horrendous, it cant all happen on a local machine i'm sure. These aren't going to be the bots from combined arms or the single player games etc, these are going to play with you, be part of your squads etc. They will be playing at your skill level, sometimes beyond. Whatever machine you have its never going to manage that on its own. "bots" dont exist any more.
@ChrisAWJBethel wrote:
@Trokey66Xbox made a controller specifically designed for people with disabilities. If Xbox can do that, DICE can implement offline bots into Battlefield.
I'm sure they could, but they are not gonna, and if you read the whole of this thread lots of people have explained why that might be so. We don't really care whether you want it or not, you are entitled to wish what you want, but we don't understand how you can believe that a company like EA is going to spend money to jump through hoops because you want something. Please don't let any of us put you off asking though... I'm dead curious to know how long you'll keep insisting..
@Trokey66 wrote:
@ChrisAWJBethelDoes that mean that Aston Martin, Rolls Royce and Jaguar should consider me when making cars or in reality do I accept that I can only afford my Seat?
Should Rolex or Cartier consider me when they make watches or should I just accept the fact that my Timex will suffice?
Should Gordan Ramsey look at his restaurant pricing for me or should I just settle for my Friday night Fish and Chips?
Businesses should cater to their customers as best they can but don't have to cater to everyone.
Businesses will ALWAYS consider what customer wants. Without customers there's no businesses. It's a golden market rule.
@tyl0413Assuming that it is not yet planned in, budgets would need to be reallocated, the same with manpower and resourses. This reallocation would mean that something from the planned programme would have to be delayed, reduced in spec and/or even cancelled.
By the God's, do you guys actually live in the Real world?
@ChrisAWJBethelI have refrained from directly throwing insults towards any named individual, mearly expressing my exasperation at the inability for some to grasp basic project management principles.
@ChrisAWJBethel30 years in Betties flying circus, whilst there may not be direct read across (the military is not a business), I know all to well the impact changes can have on an established plan.
Now working for a large Defence Company, I am at least aware of, if not expert in budgetary constraints.
