I love the Mass Effect series, but I have not gotten to Andromeda yet, so I can't really comment on that. I applaud you for reaching out on a forum and giving feedback, this is the correct way to do it. And I understand that you're sad that a game series you really love has made a game you don't feel live up to the rest of the series.
But linking to hate videos? This is the kind of stuff that makes internet such an awful place. Yes, okay, you didn't like the game. And maybe you don't like EA. That's your decision. These people have worked hard for years to produce a game, and every time the result might not be what the community wants. Do you think EA wants to create games that make hate rain on them? No, of course they don't. Of course they listen to feedback and the community, but sometimes it's hard to know where to focus energy and money when people want everything to be perfect. And under all the pressure and threats game devs are under these days, I'm proud of them for getting anything done at all.
Tell EA what you like and what you didn't and hopefully they'll make another Mass Effect game that's more like what you wanted! :eahigh_file:
I, together with thousand other players, last year voted on a new pack for The Sims 4 that will be released on Tuesday! Everything from the theme and content to the name was decided by the community. Maybe the The Sims 4-team has more time and energy to do that because their fan base is less hateful than other fan bases.
"Oh no, EA, whyyy are there no pooools??" - pools added in an update, for free. "We need toddlers EA, toddlers are the cutest!!" - toddlers added in a free update.
If everyone said "We hate you EA, this game is **** you didn't add any toddlers, you hate us and we hate you!" the team would probably be less happy to create them. But as they know that the fans will be super happy when they appear in the game, they released them one day, no warning, we just started the game and they were there.
A happy, understanding and welcoming community gives the developers a better work environment and motivation to create great content for their players.
But, like I said, I still applaud you for making a decent post on a forum like this instead of stalking people and sending hate emails. You're, I guess, a nice hater. 😇 👿
Very beautifully put, I fully agree with your view on how things should be done to create a more positive atmosphere for creators and players. But this was in no way aimed at the actual developers. Unfortunately there is no way to speak directly with the corporate side of EA which is where my anger and many others stems from. Developers are told to rush certain areas and mechanics of games so they can reach their quarterly targets and therefore affects the people actually spending their money on said product.
EA chose a very small team of people to work on this which was a bad idea from the start considering the scale and ambition of the game. Also in my original post I just gave some feedback and cynicism into what I experienced and what given a very templated response which is very typical of this company. I spoke with an advisor way earlier in a live chat and I just gave some more feedback and she was very helpful, providing me with a lot more helpful insight into why these things occurred.
Maybe I was hoping on a whim that this would maybe be seen by an employee that sends it up the chain and lets the core company know a great deal of their fanbase is waning. The Sims team have a lot more control over their content because they hardly ever switch systems AND the majority of fans play on PC which runs a hell of a lot smoother than console, whereas Mass Effect EA decided to throw out Unreal Engine and construct all systems, tools and assets from scratch with EA DICE's Frostbite 3 Engine (Nerd Alert). And with Fifa it's their main source of income as Ultimate Team rakes in millions for them and there are rising stories of scripting and AI modification taking place in the game making it a "pay to win" process.
It may seem that the only community outreach service presides with Sims because if you have a problem with any of the other games I've just mentioned including Battlefront 2 you can be assured you will hear absolutely nothing back from any part of their team.
Money is what keeps big corporations going not the love of the product they produce, that's why we have so many Indie games now because more people are realizing this.
Maybe I should just give up and play Sims....or Urbz remember The Urbz??
