I would say I will never buy a game from EA.
BF2042 seems totally abandoned with tons of bugs after and developers are gone for vacation without any responsibility.
Before 2042 EA already abandoned BF5.
And EA will do that again another game.
There's no trusty left.
I'd say: it depends. Especially on how things proceed from now on. Maybe (very unlikely, but not impossible) they will turn the game around as they promised.
I guess we have to accept that the specialists are here to stay. Yes, they took a completely wrong turn when they decided to put them in. But I don't seem the getting removed. Let's hope they will get clustered and not every specialist will be able to use all gadgets for instance. This might be a compromise we can live with (at least I could accept this for this part of the series).
But let's say they give the existing maps a complete rework in order for them to be fun; by adding the much needed cover for instance. And make the required balance changes to make the current game playable without the constant need for a) uninterrupted cursing about vehicle dominance -- or b) alcohol. And increase the performance that my PC can run this as well as BF5, capped at 142fps at Ultra. And release the next 4 season passes with at least 4 maps each (like this was the usual amount of maps we got for a normal DLC if I remember correctly).
Then yes, I will most likely still purchase the next installment -- but I would DEFINITELY wait for the release and also for the first reviews of the final product are in. This much I can promise -- may God strike me dead if I would still dare to pre-order or getting hyped again. OK, I know, there is no such thing as God, but you get my point.
If, OTOH, they will kill off 2042 without at least trying to bring say 16 new maps (4 seasons with 4 maps each) and reworking the existing ones, then NO, definitely NO BF for me anymore.
And as you can see -- this only refers to BF titles, not games published by EA in general. I would still consider other games; I for instance enjoyed games like Unravel and Unravel 2, both are also published by EA. And if Unravel 3 would be released, then yes, I would most likely get this one as well and I know that I could count on this one being a good game and not the mess that we are dealing with when we are talking about BF2042. Being well over 40 years old, my gaming days are numbered and I don't get anything from the vain attempt of 'punishing' any publisher by not buying games -- IF they are good. Which is not something we can say for BF these days, unfortunately.
@bigjon wrote:I can watch gameplay, read reviews, and generally get sentiment from the community to inform myself.
Well that doesn't work unless you're happy for a consensus making your decision, and especially a consensus dominated by people with bad intentions, in my opinion.
Many of us enjoy 2042 and are glad we bought it. If we followed your way we would've missed out on something we ended up enjoying.
Battle Field 2042:
Is this a "Beta" version of the program?
Yes, I will buy the next BF and the NFS, too.
Yes and I also think they will do enough to make this unplayable game playable.
i pre ordered bf4, had alot of bugs and netcode issues but not as severe as in BF2042 where it has netcode, performance AND gamebreaking bugs - Shame on EA
i pre ordered BF2042 becouse i thought it would be a realtive clean start like in BF1 ... oh what a fool i was - shame on me
i will NEVER pre-order any EA game at all anymore, screw the pre.order bonus and screw unfinished games, the frustration outweights the bonuses by far.
i will now wait and maybe buy a game if it is in a stable and playworthy condition that suits me well and if that doesnt happen i simply dont buy it, no matter if it is a new battlefield title or some other game.
BF2042 was the last go with me, you can trust me on this one.
Never in my Gaming expirience have i ever gotten so mad and frustrated as with this installment of an Game nor have i ever seen such a buggy and weak performancing game.
Not if they continue with a matchmaking (no server browser) specialist clown system without joystick support.
Lost faith in EA/DICE, just cancelled EA Play Pro after 3 years, nothing in their catalogue interests me any more.
Their terrible communication and general screw the customer approach to legitimate concerns in multiple games sucks.
This isn't exactly the first time EA has dropped the ball. They've been doing that for years, and gamers keep going back.
