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[munchie64]

Well that was... mixed.

 

[Baleoce]

 

[Auctopus]

One of the worst conferences I've ever seen. If No Way Out wasn't there, it would've been all pretty dreary.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

Out of interest I checked streams with more viewers than EZA at the moment. The eight streams above them in terms of viewers (ranging from 9k-25k) all had either free chats or follower only mode.

So why is EZA in sub again?

Chat is bad enough in sub-only mode, can't imagine how bad it'd be without.

 

[Aikidoka]

well that was poorly presented.

 

[Uno Venova]

I honestly don't remember the last time a publisher conference was above a 2/5 in quality.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

That was only slightly better than last year

 

[plasmawave]

One of the worst conferences I've ever seen. If No Way Out wasn't there, it would've been all pretty dreary.

No way. It was at least better than last year's. I'd give it 2 - 2.5 stars.

 

[Jhn]

This was talked about on a Cup of Jones. The Allies will always be the focus of reaction streams, because people are watching for the reactions not the thing that's being streamed.

That's a bummer. Conference footage benefits from higher resolution in a way I don't think their reaction shots do, so that makes no sense to me.
Guess I'll just watch the other conferences through their official channels.

 

[mishakoz]

A way out was the only highlight, it wasn't as offensively bad as last year but still terrible.

No Amy Hennig's Star Wars
Not much of Bioware IP (EA you should have kept that)
Nothing else, no surprises.

 

[Joqu]

Man, that was anticlimactic way to end the thing. Doesn't sound like I missed much either, oh EA...

 

[Frozenprince]

It wasn't terrible, but again, it just felt like other than the usual fare (sports titles and yearly things) they just had like, nothing to show.

Hopefully they have stuff reserved for the other conferences.

And yeah, Mass Effect is dead. ;-;

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

Man, that was anticlimactic way to end the thing. Doesn't sound like I missed much either, oh EA...

Just watch A way out

 

[Japanmanx3]

Bad conference...4-5/10

A Way Out looks cool tho...B2 also.

 

[Maiar_m]

No Way Out is a very good surprise though. Battlefront gameplay wasn't very suited to the conference format but beside that it did give me a thirst for it. If the solo campaign gets great feedback I'm so in.

 

[munchie64]

I honestly don't remember the last time a publisher conference was above a 2/5 in quality.

I guess it depends on if you like the games but Bethesda's been solid both years imo

 

[Rockk]

That was completely awful. It's better than last years. It was more or less exactly what I expected.

 

[Machina]

EZA's forced optimism is shining through a bit. By tomorrow they'll be mocking that for the garbage it was

 

[WITHE1982]

I thought the pacing was a lot better than last years.

A way out looked damn good.

5/10. A definite improvement imo.

 

[ArjanN]

Out of interest I checked streams with more viewers than EZA at the moment. The eight streams above them in terms of viewers (ranging from 9k-25k) all had either free chats or follower only mode.

So why is EZA in sub again?

How many ASCI swastikas in the other chats?

 

[BlackBuzzard]

2/10 worse then last year which i think wasn't possible.

 

[SchrodingerC]

Thank gods for EZA, they made EA's conference tolerable to watch, again.

 

[Frozenprince]

EZA's forced optimism is shining through a bit. By tomorrow they'll be mocking that for the garbage it was

Or, maybe since, you know, some of them like sports games, they gleaned positives from it like I did.

 

[Axass]

A Way Out seems interesting, but nothing too cool after Brothers honestly.

 

[MAtgS]

Strange they didn't show that much of campaign despite the build up.

 

[Merchandise]

How many ASCI swastikas in the other chats?

Roughly none? Can't really straw man out of this tbh lol

 

[Bizzquik]

Please, if we have to have an EA press conference each year, can it be buried in the middle next time? Back-to-back years of poor events as the E3 lead-in sours my buzz for the presentations coming tomorrow and the day after.

Boo!

 

[IdreamofHIME]

5/10
Would have been 6 but that Battlefront stream was boring as hell.

 

[N° 2048]

Absolutely nothing for me from EA.

Money. Saved.

 

[Tregard]

4/10, A Way Out and Battlefront looked cool, the rest seemed like standard fare. EA always struggle though, they never have enough to really have a blowout

Excited to see Anthem, anyway

 

[Joqu]

Just watch A way out

I just did and I'm definitely into it, though I must say Brothers was more appealing to me. Still, it's the highlight as far as I can tell for sure.

I'm somewhat curious about Anthem too, but yeah, we didn't get to see much yet.

That's... not much.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

I just did and I'm definitely into it, though I must say Brothers was more appealing to me. Still, it's the highlight as far as I can tell for sure.

I'm somewhat curious about Anthem too, but yeah, we didn't get to see much yet.

That's... not much.

Need for speed could be good

 

[Frozenprince]

Sports game story mode is a good idea.

Just needs refinement from it's current state, more of a "create a story that's procedurally generated" kind of thing. MLB the show does a good approximation of it.

 

[Kasper]

I'm flabbergasted they thought that Need for Speed youtuber recovered well.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

I'm flabbergasted they thought that Need for Speed youtuber recovered well.

He did when he came back to talking. After the other guy talked some

 

[Merchandise]

Just turned the stream on and noticed it's in 30 second slow mode. They're really doing all they can to neuter the fun, aren't they?

Was so excited for EZA coverage this year but I've got such a bad taste in my mouth.

 

[munchie64]

Just turned the stream on and noticed it's in 30 second slow mode. They're really doing all they can to neuter the fun, aren't they?

Was so excited for EZA coverage this year but I've got such a bad taste in my mouth.

It's cause it's open to everyone after the conference.

 

[N° 2048]

Just turned the stream on and noticed it's in 30 second slow mode. They're really doing all they can to neuter the fun, aren't they?

Was so excited for EZA coverage this year but I've got such a bad taste in my mouth.

Like are people new to these conferences?

Sub only, 30 second mode and heavy moderation are normal.

 

[Frozenprince]

Just turned the stream on and noticed it's in 30 second slow mode. They're really doing all they can to neuter the fun, aren't they?

Was so excited for EZA coverage this year but I've got such a bad taste in my mouth.

Or, maybe, just maybe, people in the chat proved that they were incapable of being civil and following the simple guidelines that got set (don't be a dick, don't spoil, love and respect) and they had to change it to compensate for that. The second the conference ends, it's opened back up.

 

[Merchandise]

It's cause it's open to everyone after the conference.

(Imagine the clapping hand emoji)

No. Other. Stream. Is. Doing. This.

Like are people new to these conferences?

Sub only, 30 second mode and heavy moderation are normal.

This is demonstrably false. I just said above that the eight next streams above them in terms of viewers do not have sub chat on, and slow mode is five seconds max.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

EA fundamentally misunderstands the point of a video game press conference.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

(Imagine the clapping hand emoji)

No. Other. Stream. Is. Doing. This.

I'm. Ok. With. That.

 

[slash3584]

(Imagine the clapping hand emoji)

No. Other. Stream. Is. Doing. This.

Then go watch any other stream?

 

[Frozenprince]

(Imagine the clapping hand emoji)

No. Other. Stream. Is. Doing. This.

You're so hung up on this, streams higher than them might not be, but that doesn't mean no other one is and, even if they aren't WHO CARES.

EZA isn't everybody else, they can do whatever they feel is best.

Go watch other people if you're not enjoying this, we get it, you don't like it, that's fine you don't have to like it.

Just stop harping on it already.

 

[Machina]

EA fundamentally misunderstands the point of a video game press conference.

Basically speaking sports to their shareholders, as if it isn't already a foregone conclusion that FIFA and Madden will sell gazillions

 

[deltacanuckian]

(Imagine the clapping hand emoji)

No. Other. Stream. Is. Doing. This.

Because most other streams don't actually moderate their chat.

 

[Uno Venova]

(Imagine the clapping hand emoji)

No. Other. Stream. Is. Doing. This.

If you haven't accepted any reasons as to why EZA is doing streams like this and you don't like it why not try another stream.

 

[abrack08]

(Imagine the clapping hand emoji)

No. Other. Stream. Is. Doing. This.



This is demonstrably false. I just said above that the eight next streams above them in terms of viewers do not have sub chat on, and slow mode is five seconds max.

https://youtu.be/L0MK7qz13bU

 

[wandering]

(Imagine the clapping hand emoji)

No. Other. Stream. Is. Doing. This.

Go.�� Watch.�� Them.�� Then.��

 

[Frozenprince]

Basically speaking sports to their shareholders, as if it isn't already a foregone conclusion that FIFA and Madden will sell gazillions

You can like sports games and be a "gamer". It's not just for suits in boardrooms. People like these games.

I like these games.