It’s just not the UK. Electronic Arts in recent past 2013-2016 has donned the dirty attire of the " Worst/Hated" companies in the US. Even topping out at #1 once. Most factors involved: Employee related.
Unfortunately yet ironically the games released then seem to out do the games released now.
Yeah apparently it was the golden child but the trouble is on release it was barely functional and took them 10 month to fix it!
As far as I am concerned cod will never take BFs place.
People are fooling themselves if they think the new cod will be anything then a mtx infested slotmachine.
Already forgot how bad the servers were last time? 25hz goodness?
Don’t fall for the hype (again) ppl.
In the the end we get to choose between two abusive girlfriends.
One’s just about to get a her hair done soon.
Yes bfv has problems but when I get fed up I’ll just play bf4 again.
Hi,
Is it possible for EA to outsource development to other entities ?. Outsourcing, or offshoring worked for many aspects of businesses in the western world, so why not for games development ?.
Is it possible ?. Is the link between the programming and graphics creation so inter linked, that offshoring coding is just not possible ?.
Many companies pursue profit aggressively - so, is this the next step for the larger software houses ?
Regards,
Shadders_X.
Visually the new CoD looked the same as CoD WWII (which I pre-ordered as soon as it was announced). It was ok to play for a while but looked like a game from 6 years earlier with the graphics and player movement compared to BF1. I’ll buy it when it is cheap and play the single player campaign and then shelve it. For me, it won’t compete with the PTO in BFV.
Heh ya, like the gaming industry as a whole hasn’t gone that way…
I would argue that BFV fits your description pretty well IMO. FWIW I think we have had more micro transactions for cosmetics introduced in BFV than maps. What does that say about their focus?
Go on, try telling me that DICE are still ‘actively working very hard on solving the network issues’ in regards to 1 frame deaths, being shot around corners, incorrect damage dealt being displayed, and also getting hit markers without dealing any damage. It’s been terrible for more than 3mths now, and is at the point of being out right ridiculous… For heavens sake, they can’t even get Al Sudan to work with conquest yet, like really?
Face it, we are in maintenance mode, their only focus now is on squeezing as many $$$ out of us before we flip to the next new thing.
@JUJAMAKILL I totally agree with you here, mate. The industry isn’t about longevity anymore, it’s about fast gratification which earns them easy money in the progress.
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And BFV to me looks like it’s indeed in life-savings mode, they didn’t kill-off major servers for nothing. And not to wonder why it’s taking so long for them to fix ‘legacy’ bugs & issues. Or even making a map playable… They’re cutting assets to save costs, as the revenue isn’t coming in.
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And it’s a shame, I genuine want them to do well… But each time they dangle a carrot in front of us, only to swoop it away. 
Hi,
I looked at the BFV roadmap - there does seem to be new maps arriving :
https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield/battlefield-5/news/battlefield-v-updated-roadmap-2019
Seems to be 6 new maps for this year, from August onwards.
Maybe the server reduction is due to insufficient people playing ??
Maybe they are cutting costs where those costs are unnecessary, but will support the game for bug fixes, albeit very slowly ?
Regards,
Shadders_X.
If anyone is home at DICE they would make BF4 and all its DLC free, permanently. That should stem the bleeding for a while.
2 of those maps are for the 5vs5 mode that will die in a week.
Hi,
Thanks. It is difficult to determine from the page they provided the information on. I watched the MW video as per another thread - it does look good.
If DICE/EA provided stats for BFV, then we could at least compare to BF4 and BF1 - to see where the players are migrating to. Maybe they will use the funds from BFV to create more BF4 servers, if people migrate back to that game…
Regards,
Shadders_X.
I’m sure RSP and that metro map will be rocking 24/7 just like the old days of BF3,BF4. Also BF5 has way more active servers then BF4/BF1. Not sure when they said 3 new maps before 2020 also includes metro or not. Also they said Iwo Jima map as well. Besides were still waiting on old map of Al Dundan.
I’ve said it before, but I really am surprised there are still people out there at this point in time who believe in DICE’s promises and plans.
This is where the announcer would say “Would the real Battlefield game, please standup!” I don’t think BFV is it nor the new CoD, so I am still waiting and wondering when the real Battlefield will make its appearance
Every “Live Service” game gets a roadmap but it means jack freak all because most of the time, content is delayed or subpar. Roadmaps in most “live services” are equivalent to participation awards; pretty much everyone gets one but offer no value or meaning to the recipient in question.
If anything, it only serves to showcase the content that should’ve been there since launch.
As for the reduction in servers, they claim it was to “improve matchmaking times” which, if you decipher the bull’s excrement and euphemisms, essentially means that the cost of maintaining those servers isn’t worth the investment because there isn’t enough traffic. So yeah, it was due to insufficient people playing.
In regards to the removal of servers for certain game modes, I don’t know why they didn’t just consolidate those smaller game modes into one revolving play list. For example they could have merged the domination, rush, grind and outpost modes into one play list. Most of those game modes only operated on 3-4 maps, and if they were smart about it, they could have made it so each map featured in the rotation. That way, those of us who were fans of say, domination, might play the 3 DOM maps, and decide to stick around for the following 3 rush maps. At least that way everyone would have the opportunity to play their favorite game mode by bringing together fans of other games modes, rather than having them removed all together.
You should read the dev blogs on how they went back and stripped everything from the game and reworked it from the ground up. I have faith that Modern Warfare will be everyrhing we wanted from BFV and a bit more.
You obviously have no idea what you’re talking about. If you read a bit about the game you’ll see that they’re using a brand new engine and they reworked the gameplay and gunplay from the ground up.
The graphics look way better than BFV.
Maybe you’re right I haven’t read up a lot about the new cod but c’mon we’re still talking about Activision here.
I’ll check out the public beta…
I get what some are saying. You can’t trust Activision same as you can’t trust EA. So it’s best to try and ignore the hype.
But the formula is there for a good game or even a great game. If things go right there’s a scenario where ALOT of us in the Battlefield community jump ship.
Meanwhile, Dice continues to leave its head firmly dug in the sand. Its like beating a dead horse.
Sorry but I’m not one to pick fights (rrrright) but yesterday our community manager posted a sticky announcement and forgot to lock it. So we posted two pages worth of replies which are obviously negative in nature. So what did he do, he split the announcement from the replies and locked the thread. Our replies are in their own thread that is NOT stickied like the announcement. Small things but what’s this game’s situation if not for a million small things that contribute to an unpleasant experience?