What the heck is going on at PopCap?
I have to agree with a lot of this. Just what is going on with BfN? There are only 2 IPs I really care about; Doctor Who (classic mostly), and PvZ and I love GW1 and 2 and still like BfN but so many problems plague the game to this day that I understand why so many veterans are not sticking around like they did for GW2.
Again, I like the devs a lot, and was sad to see Justin tweet he was moving on. His sense of humor and fun fit PvZ perfectly, and I really enjoyed the Live from Neighborville sessions to see several of the devs discussing and showing off the game. But also again, we need more communication! If you're trying to do a BfN 2.0 like what is apparently going on with Anthem, we'd like at least a post about that.
Wolfy himself made a video on how he's not as happy with BfN as GW2, but also that he doesn't hate it, but indeed, his fans tear into in rabidly, which doesn't help anything. Zero and Zack Scott are making far fewer videos on BfN than they did with GW2, and Wolfy hasn't done one in a while now. There are a few other YouTubers that cover the game but those were my big 3 channels for the series and I've been in a few Zack Scott videos, including the one he just posted about the minion madness event, and I saw @RicoViking9000 there as well, which is cool but I see @asabaida a lot less as she feels like a lot of the long time PvZ shooter players; that BfN just doesn't work as well as GW2 did.
The console community must be worse than it is on PC, not that the PC playerbase is a bastion of purity, but I don't see the poop or other negative emotes much at all, barring specific circumstances (at least one Zack Scott video has him being targeted a lot by a particular player and they kept using emotes at him every time they got him, which is not helpful at all). Another advantage of PC is unless you're on someone's friend list, they can't send you direct messages. I usually just roll my eyes or ignore it when it does happen but it certainly doesn't make new folks feel welcome.
There are some good things in BfN, just the customization UI and the ability to save loadouts/costumes to quick slots is a huge and much needed change that I love so much, but GW2 overall just felt more fun and had less core issues than BfN does. The problem is, it feels like the game is in limbo as far as genuine improvements and new content and the dev team being so quiet only exacerbates this.We want to support the game and enjoy and play it for a long time, but the game's situation makes it difficult to do so.
