@tm219 The problem isn't that the game has problems and bugs. The problem is that the game has so many problems and bugs, some of which have a big impact on enjoyment of the game. The bigger problem is that EA refuses to even acknowledge some of them or give a timetable for a fix. Instead they are just like "here are some audio fixes and some new uniforms and a stadium update." And even that is prefaced by some vague, coy comment by one of their twitter representatives that is more annoying than anything else. And I'm not saying that we shouldn't get uniform/stadium updates. I'm saying that they should say what is in the update and when it is coming and stop trying to be cute about it. And they should acknowledge the issues that people are talking about and let the community know what's going on, what is being worked on, and a timetable.
And when it comes to other games/devs I'm plenty critical of them when it is warranted as well. I've been very vocal after the way WWE 2k released this year. An official responded to all of my threads about bugs and issues though and all but one of them has been solved and the one that hasn't they have come out and said they are working on it. NBA 2k also has its problems that I've gone after in the past, although it's been a few years since I've played that game because of some of them.
And the one thing 2k does right that EA doesn't though is offer a complete and customizable MyLeague experience (franchise/dynasty in your EA game of choice). I realize some of that is limited due to the CFB and NIL stuff, but EA has neglected Franchise mode in Madden for years now as well. This is a pattern with EA. I watched EA ruin the Battlefield franchise, I watched them take Madden significantly downhill (I won't say ruin in that case because that game still at least has good on field gameplay and barebones franchise functionality), and now they flubbed CFB at least to this point. I predict some of the missing features in this year's game (or hell maybe even some of the bugs that cause features to just not work in CFB 25) will be in CFB 26 or 27 and they'll hype it up as a big deal. They've done the same thing in Madden in the past and it's a scummy sales strategy.
EA needs people to call them out and say "hey this is not acceptable" or else they will continue to produce trash or take products downhill. We're already up against a wall with this because even if a significant number of people withhold sales or get a refund for their game, those losses can be offset by a small number of whales who spend thousands of dollars every year on Ultimate Team.
I agree that people should swear or abuse community leaders or whatever they are called on here especially seeing as those people aren't involved in development of the game, they are just paid to moderate these forums. However I think it's fully acceptable to call out the flaws in this game and demand answers especially when actual devs and social media representatives from EA refuse to comment on some of them.
