The devs aren't even obligated to interact with the community.
There has been a dev for Ultimate Team active. He was also active on the EA forums for Ultimate Team.
First and foremost, my previous post was done from a mobile phone, so excuse the typos.
I have no idea why you feel the need to state that the developers aren’t “required” to participate in the forums. Obvously… which would be why I started my post with giving props to GPD. That doesn’t change the fact that Operation Sports is a poorly managed and very inaccessible forum for the majority of the “respectful” community. I have a history of complimenting the developer participation and showing appreciation for that on the old EA forums.
I migrated to Operation Sports and responded to multiple posts respectfully, and then received NO response in two email inquiries as to why I have not been cleared to make posts. It’s a sham. Participating in the launch and development of this game was probably the most enjoyable experience I have had in gaming. You don’t know me, but that says A LOT coming from me. I tend to be very critical of how gaming companies treat their customer base. So, to see everything do a “180”, it has been a terrible failure in my eyes. I know for a fact that there are thousands of consumers out there that share my views, but I am left with my hands tied. The difference between myself and the consumers that just put the game down is that I actually care enough to spend time posting in forums.
Ultimate Team IS and always has been neglected. You shared a link that brings me to the UT developers posts for July. Suggesting that he is “active” is a very subjective term. I only see comments pertaining to certain elements that I personally feel are more “convenient” for him to address. Why do I still have 600 leg health cards? Why have I only received three mediocre ground game cards since launch? Why are the athleticism ratings between ground fighters and strikers so disparaging? Why do ground fighters have absolute glass chins and no upgrade cards for chin ratings? Why do I dump endless amounts of time into this game for “premium” or “special” packs and get absolutely nothing that is worth anything? Why am I forced to create a fighter and build him/her until level three when I am fighting 90 OVR rated fighters and then delete my fighter just to farm cards and compete? I could literally write a novel about the deficiencies in Ultimate Team.
Disclaimer, I COMPLETELY respect that this game is still very much a project. It has a ways to go. But Ultimate Team is a sore spot for me. As a consumer I want to at least hear that they are listening to these things. I would never call out a developer for a difference in opinion. It is the simple lack of addressing general concerns that I’ve been hearing from launch. I could say so much more about this game mode, but for now I’ve said enough.
