Sunk Cost vs Fool Me Twice
I think it was an absolute mistake for DICE to abandon development on BF2042. I know they think BF2042 is a sunk cost and no amount of development work will save it. But this is twice now that DICE h...
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The reason I keep saying it's been abandoned is because no sane developer releases bug fixes 5 months after release with radio silence that lasts for months. The immediate month or two is a critical time for all hands to fix their list of 1000+ bugs.
I created this post before seeing their new economy blog post, which is a very good sign. It boggles my mind that both BFV and BF2042 were launched as live service games and needs continuous revenue to justify a live service dev team, yet both launched without a functioning ingame marketplace and purchasable content. Cosmetic content is the cheapest to produce and generates the most profit. It is one of the few places where more headcount can be thrown at to produce more content and to have a guaranteed return on investment. Both games only introduced their stores more than half a year later when most of the player base is gone. This kind of planning IS INSANE!
@StormtrooperDan planning? That went out the door after the first bad quarter. There has been zero new content developed since December. At this point all they are doing are bug fixes and cosmetic changes.
You know, the cosmetic stuff were probably ready months ago.
Unlike other content cosmetics need a lot less testing.
