I don't usually just spam other peoples YT videos but Stodeh has nailed it here, this definitely debunks the whole "you played the Beta so you knew what you were getting into" argument. There are some very clear discrepencies between the original trailer, the Beta and then the actual game.https://youtu.be/D_2kW8SE550

@RipGroove99 Stodeh is a long time Battlefield creator and probably wished to give some support to his core franchise and hang in there, but I think he is down to the wire now. Having to point out so many prominent core gameplay and design mistakes is probably very disappointing. Take a look at Stodeh here in 2016 at the Battlefield 1 premiere and see the difference in how clear of a vision devs at DICE had with Battlefield 1 and the initial speech by Patrick Söderlund (27:40). Different devs, different game.What amazes me is how little DICE chose built on the foundation of Battlefield with what the previous devs had built up with older titles when taking into account how many of the current devs were new to the franchise and had only a few years experience at the studio. When Patrick Söderlund left EA in 2018 he took with him many talents and DICE kept bleeding talent to his new founded studio long after and even up until recently. Great leaders bring together great talent and just like a movie is very much the director and actors, a game is very much the creative leadership and the devs. I think we have to look to other studios to find the quality we are used to from old DICE and simply follow the talent.Initially the idea of a WW1 game was rejected by EA, but the talent at DICE at that time managed to put together a very convincing concept that promised to break new ground for the franchise and it really did. Battlefield 1 is the best game they ever made and it was at a peak time for the studio with talents coming together which enabled this to happen.

@RipGroove99 wrote:I don't usually just spam other peoples YT videos but Stodeh has nailed it here, this definitely debunks the whole "you played the Beta so you knew what you were getting into" argument. There are some very clear discrepencies between the original trailer, the Beta and then the actual game.......and I don't usually watch videos that people post but after reading your description, I'm glad I did.This guy is spot on and reflects how I and I believe many others feel on at least quite a few of his points.

Will this be waved away as "brutal expectations"? ...EA?....DICE?....anyone?

I kind of forgot how gritty the initial trailer looked and how it seemed to focus on CQB infantry style gameplay. This is obviously a far cry from the reality of the core game that was released.

I'm surprised Stodeh kept playing 2042 for that long.

Pretty sure we have actually been misled here...

18 Replies

Mackstan71
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Will this be waved away as "brutal expectations"? ...EA?....DICE?....anyone?
RipGroove99
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I kind of forgot how gritty the initial trailer looked and how it seemed to focus on CQB infantry style gameplay. This is obviously a far cry from the reality of the core game that was released.
OskooI_007
Legend
4 years ago
I'm surprised Stodeh kept playing 2042 for that long.
Noodlesocks
4 years ago
Definitely agree that the portal content should come to All out Warfare. Fact is that there's going to be no new content for several months but they already have content in the game, ready to go for conquest. They just need to be adapted for Breakthrough and that's 6 more maps right there.
Also agree about the feeling of war. I don't mind that maps start in good condition but where's the terrain deformation from previous games? the craters, the terrain damage, even if superficial like building facades? It's all very sterile.
RipGroove99
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@OskooI_007 2042 is hot YT content right now because of how bad it is so I reckon it was 80% content related and 20% because he actually liked it.
Kean_1111
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@RipGroove99 wrote:
I don't usually just spam other peoples YT videos but Stodeh has nailed it here, this definitely debunks the whole "you played the Beta so you knew what you were getting into" argument. There are some very clear discrepencies between the original trailer, the Beta and then the actual game.
......and I don't usually watch videos that people post but after reading your description, I'm glad I did.
This guy is spot on and reflects how I and I believe many others feel on at least quite a few of his points.
Mackstan71
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Kean_1111 wrote:
This guy is spot on
Indeed he is 👍
Twordy
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
BETA felt more like BF experience that`s for sure. I enjoyed myself more in Beta than in the final product, except for the framerate. If the devs ever listened to him and the community, then we would have a great Battlefield experience. Right now only big no-nos. Stod is right in my humble opinion.
UP_Hawxxeye
Legend
4 years ago
I would not say "you played the Beta so you knew what you were getting into"
I would say "you played launch state - BFV/BF1/BF4/BF3/[Insert EA Franchise title] so you knew what you were getting into
RipGroove99
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@UP_Hawxxeye Ive said it many times, BF launches are usually rough but 2042 is so far off the mark design wise that it's not the usual rough launch. It can't be fixed with time because it's too far off script of a usual BF game.