DICE is asking for votes for the following category:Labor of Love AwardThis game has been out for a while. The team is well past the debut of their creative baby, but being the good parents they are, these devs continue to nurture and support their creation. This game, to this day, is still getting new content after all these years. Battlefield 2042 fans, it’s time to make your voice heard.The Steam Awards are fast approaching, and we’d like to ask you to nominate Battlefield 2042 in the category - Labor of Love.You can help Battlefield 2042 bring home an award this year and bring a little more attention to a game you love. Do you agree or disagree? Least amount of content for any BF game by a country mile, terrible launch state, game still has game-breaking issues 2 years post-launch. I can't see voting for them for any award that would reinforce this type of effort in the future. Hell we are dealing with a 16-week season with one map right now. Sorry DICE, just because you got the game to a beta state doesn't entitle you to any type of award or accolades. You literally failed at your jobs and then had to fix your own work. Why should you be rewarded for that? LINK: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517290/Battlefield_2042/

@Adamonic LOL. No.The game released for 2 years of early access, with the least amount of content of any mainline battlefield game and still missing a variety of "legacy" features.Is it good that they didn't "drop it like it's hot" after S4 which they were basically required to provide (due to the first year passes for ultimate buyers)? Sure... but what has been done, has been, IMO, just above the bare minimum. Hardly a "labor of love" the same way that the game sure as hell isn't "a love letter to the fans".Sounds like they have some brutal expectations.

@Adamonic There's no way I could vote for a game that rotates out my favourite game mode for 3 weeks of every month and delivered the worst live service I've ever experienced.I will say props to the skeleton crew of devs assigned to 2042 that work hard picking up the pieces since the games release. You guys would get a vote from me.

@Adamonic😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🫣 seriously though, I appreciate that they’re still fixing the game they released a year too early, that continues to be broken in substantial fashion, and somebody thinks they should get an award for that? For not abandoning a game they charged full price for as a live service game? I can’t think about this too much as I’ll just get mad. 😡

I think the craziest thing is that the devs are asking for it. It is one thing to be nominated by Steam, but the devs are asking for your vote. That to me is pretty weak. Again, instead of just keeping your head down and improving the game, someone came up with that idea and had to get it approved. It shows their continued lack of reading the room. They want to be patted on the back for doing suboptimal work and fixing their own issues.Can you imagine a builder or plumber doing something like this? Let me put the toilet in on the wall and when you flush it, it sprays you in the face. Then after there are months of outrage, they finally fix it, move the toilet to the floor, but now when it flushes, you have to use a plunger to drain the bowl. So it kinda works, but there are still issues. Then the plumber asks you to write them a good review because they fixed their mistakes.

@AdamonicDice must have read the fake guide to receiving a Steam award: 'Labor of Love':Release broken game in alpha state with less content than any BF at release beforeMake sure to ignore the most glaring issues like broken mouse supportRelease patches regularly but take extra care to break more things that you fixDo NOT playtest any of the patches you release and try to include some fan favorite bugs like the inability of the player to look left/rightRelease only the amount of content that meets the bare minimum requirements to prevent you from getting suedIgnore the most requested features like server browser or persistent servers that the VAST majority of your players ask forMock your player base by calling the most fundamental things like a scoreboard 'legacy features'... etc.Honestly, the only way Dice could get a reward in this category if they were the ONLY contender -- and even then it is not clear they could win.

Steam Awards - DICE asking for votes

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X-Sunslayer-X
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Adamonic I also ask for 100000000000€ from everyone who reads this, my stake to the money you ask? the exact same legitimacy DICE has to get even within the same zip code as any award for 2042.
DICE has not provided loving care for the product they have so far delivered the absolute bare minimum, nothing more nothing less
ATFGunr
Legend
2 years ago
@Adamonic😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🫣 seriously though, I appreciate that they’re still fixing the game they released a year too early, that continues to be broken in substantial fashion, and somebody thinks they should get an award for that? For not abandoning a game they charged full price for as a live service game? I can’t think about this too much as I’ll just get mad. 😡
Anobix
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Adamonic LOL. No.

The game released for 2 years of early access, with the least amount of content of any mainline battlefield game and still missing a variety of "legacy" features.

Is it good that they didn't "drop it like it's hot" after S4 which they were basically required to provide (due to the first year passes for ultimate buyers)? Sure... but what has been done, has been, IMO, just above the bare minimum. Hardly a "labor of love" the same way that the game sure as hell isn't "a love letter to the fans".

Sounds like they have some brutal expectations.
I_DYN4MO_I
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Adamonic There's no way I could vote for a game that rotates out my favourite game mode for 3 weeks of every month and delivered the worst live service I've ever experienced.

I will say props to the skeleton crew of devs assigned to 2042 that work hard picking up the pieces since the games release. You guys would get a vote from me.
Mackstan71
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Adamonic

Hahahaa....the Labor of love Award...you have to be freaking kidding me...hahaha. No sir, no vote from me....unless there was a biggest flaws and failure category. Hahahaha, labor of love....i almost spit out my morning coffee reading it again.
Adamonic
Legend
2 years ago
I think the craziest thing is that the devs are asking for it. It is one thing to be nominated by Steam, but the devs are asking for your vote. That to me is pretty weak. Again, instead of just keeping your head down and improving the game, someone came up with that idea and had to get it approved. It shows their continued lack of reading the room. They want to be patted on the back for doing suboptimal work and fixing their own issues.

Can you imagine a builder or plumber doing something like this? Let me put the toilet in on the wall and when you flush it, it sprays you in the face. Then after there are months of outrage, they finally fix it, move the toilet to the floor, but now when it flushes, you have to use a plunger to drain the bowl. So it kinda works, but there are still issues. Then the plumber asks you to write them a good review because they fixed their mistakes.
sk1lld
Legend
2 years ago
I think I'll pass on this one. The game is still missing legacy features?! One map a season, not going to fly.
ForumUser
2 years ago
@Adamonic
Dice must have read the fake guide to receiving a Steam award: 'Labor of Love':
Release broken game in alpha state with less content than any BF at release before
Make sure to ignore the most glaring issues like broken mouse support
Release patches regularly but take extra care to break more things that you fix
Do NOT playtest any of the patches you release and try to include some fan favorite bugs like the inability of the player to look left/right
Release only the amount of content that meets the bare minimum requirements to prevent you from getting sued
Ignore the most requested features like server browser or persistent servers that the VAST majority of your players ask for
Mock your player base by calling the most fundamental things like a scoreboard 'legacy features'
... etc.
Honestly, the only way Dice could get a reward in this category if they were the ONLY contender -- and even then it is not clear they could win.
after1lfe
2 years ago
Sure, I will nominate ... right after they have added a server (and mode) browser.
And no, sorry, Portal doesn't count.
Hudson1531
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Adamonic Sorry I did vote for them.

Gave them the big raspberry award vote 😂