Feedback received, and heard-- can’t really say the same for EA; If the language from my original post is so harsh that it detracts from my point, I offer this less emotional response:
The game seems half developed, or extremely rushed. There are major issues, regardless of the platform (for you folks who thought this rage post was some sort of plea for technical assistance-- it was not. I’ve given up on that long ago), but if it helps you make sense of things, I am on Xbox. Ultimately, the concerns are relevant to PC or Console.
The UI is clunky and unrefined. It seems like a huge step backwards with regards to interacting with the menus: general functionality, long load times, inability to adjust vehicle load outs in-match (like you have always been able to do in the past), the fact that you can’t change assignments on the fly (I mean… this one alone shows a pretty glaring lack of awareness), the glitchy lag when switching between player models, the hiccup you get when drilling down into a customization list, and the list goes on… and on… and also on.
Bugs? Yeah, we got em, and too numerous to really list in a digestible way. Worse still, whenever one hole is plugged, it seems like 1-3 more spring a leak. It’s like the game development version of a bad Abbott and Costello bit-- I don’t know about all of you, but I’m not laughing.
Maybe some things have improved. Latest patch notes seem promising with regards to SOME of the headaches, but time will tell… I haven’t managed to hop on since the patch dropped, because I’ve been playing BF1 instead-- I only started playing it a few weeks ago, and already I can see that it’s a better made game. I get that BF1 was far from perfect at release, and that it’s had more time to ripen over the last couple years, but BF5 feels like a huge step backwards. This is just not acceptable when dealing with a Triple A title, from the world’s more lucrative video game developer. Maybe focus less on ramming ads for paid content down my throat at every single loading screen (of which there are PLENTY), and more on core mechanics or basic UI improvements.
I’m not going to get into all of the many, many other little things that constitute the death by a thousand cuts that is BFV, as the above is enough to show a pretty clear lack of completeness with this game. I’m upset because I am a diehard BF fan, and have been for years. Meaning that no matter how bad things get, I will just have ti suck it up, and keep shooting – I mean German soldiers, and just hope and/or pray that some of the very core stuff gets some love. With all the dollars I have sunk into this franchise over the years, I believe I am entitled to the occasion freak out-- particularly after the sequence of frustrating events that preceded said freak out. You could say that this hate comes from a place of love, and in fact, I DO say that.
P.S. [removed due to bait]
