Why do these idiots think we want stories in our online FPS games for fucks sake? Just look at train wrecks like Overwatch and steer well fucking clear. I am a man with a gun and I want to shoot you is the only story needed. I don’t care about how little Billy’s cousin was murdered and his wife was fucked by the milk man and now he can never trust again. Just fuck off.
The early Battlefields shit all over COD mp. It was like, COD mp was for the riff-raff, and "real gamers" played the BF series. That was a long time ago. BF has gone to shit, Portal is the only bright light.
Meanwhile I'm going to go hang myself for using the term "real gamers".
Why do these idiots think we want stories in our online FPS games for fucks sake? Just look at train wrecks like Overwatch and steer well fucking clear. I am a man with a gun and I want to shoot you is the only story needed. I don’t care about how little Billy’s cousin was murdered and his wife was fucked by the milk man and now he can never trust again. Just fuck off.
Couldn't agree more. Console players are pretty screwed right now. No option for M/K and the console only lobbies are pretty empty. So, you are stuck getting smoked by M/K player on PC with no option to use that input method yourself. On top of it all Aim assist is non existent. Pretty infuriating. It's one thing to be disappointed with your favorite franchise, its another to be disgusted and to not want to even play this POS.Just fix your game and stfu. Nobody wants to hear about anything else.
Right, yes, I agree.I know that, I'm saying if there is anyone with vision who can get that series back on track which could mean a new game, or new direction I'm all for it. Vince has proven he knows shooters and knows what he's doing.
Lol, I'll further this by saying, how about not break the very mechanics that made the series a great one. You can polish a turd all you want, all your left with is a shiny turd. Can't believe I'm to a point where I'm speaking like this about a series I have dumped thousands of hours into since BC2 days.Shaking things up a bit, eh?
Are they going to do something completely crazy and make a good, finished game for once?
It's not broken beyond repair, patch today fixed a lot of nagging issues. It still has a ways to go and the moves EA made today signal they're well aware of that but this typical world ending doom for every video game that launches in a shitty state is usually overstated.Based on what's happening here, there's no fixing it.
It seems fundamentally and architecturally broken so I'm thinking a lot of potential improvements will not be possible.
It's not broken beyond repair, patch today fixed a lot of nagging issues.
I agree, but if anyone can salvage a franchise and make it better or make it what we use to love it's Vince Zampella.
Couldn't agree more. Console players are pretty screwed right now. No option for M/K and the console only lobbies are pretty empty. So, you are stuck getting smoked by M/K player on PC with no option to use that input method yourself. On top of it all Aim assist is non existent. Pretty infuriating. It's one thing to be disappointed with your favorite franchise, its another to be disgusted and to not want to even play this POS.
I agree to an extent but only they can really unfuck the mess they made. Zampella can definitely help tho.
Don't get me wrong I've had fun with the trial but to act like the game isn't an incomplete buggy pos would be disingenuous. I can't get over how you release a 128 player mp game with no voice chat. Its a fuckin joke.
But I've had a blast riding the hovercraft up buildings and killing people lol. People can complain how unrealistic it is but hey, Santa shouldn't be out there shooting people either lol.
IMO goal is they want to make it their own universe, branch out to movies/tv shows.Why do these idiots think we want stories in our online FPS games for fucks sake? Just look at train wrecks like Overwatch and steer well fucking clear. I am a man with a gun and I want to shoot you is the only story needed. I don’t care about how little Billy’s cousin was murdered and his wife was fucked by the milk man and now he can never trust again. Just fuck off.
This is more baffling when taking into account they stopped support for BFV to focus on BF2042 AND knowing the shitshow going on at ACTIVISION with their annual COD releases being pretty much screwed for Treyarch / Slegehammer when they got solo campaign cut (BO4) entire game being passed on other dev team because they somehow screwed up (COLD WAR) and the supposed 3 year cycle between devs is no longer there because of that, they had a huge window of opportunity this year with BF2042, the SBMM (skill based match making) being a huge point of contention for players in recent COD games making casual online play a chore for most players, the WW2 or Cold War setting that doesn't suit most COD fans, it was pretty much impossible for DICE to screw things up.I'm not into Battlefield, but so if i understand well even tho the game is only Multiplayer with no Solo campaign, they still managed to release that thing in a super broken way?
Bruh i know EA usually releases some of the most ugliest stuff ever, but this is a next level thing even from EA DAMN!!!!
It’s a fecking online FPS what on earth makes them think they have the name recognition or source material to make any sort of extended universe that people will give a shit about?IMO goal is they want to make it their own universe, branch out to movies/tv shows.
I dont know. Look at Ubisoft, they are trying similarly extend their Rainbow Six universe using spinoffs (that coop spinoff). They probably aim to bring it to TV too.It’s a fecking online FPS what on earth makes them think they have the name recognition or source material to make any sort of extended universe that people will give a shit about?
I'm conflicted because I hate EA and I'm enjoying all this recent hatorade. But on the other hand, promoting one of the top people in the entire history of FPS game development to a leadership position over the franchise is objectively good news. But having a Battlefield universe is pretty dang stupid. But having Halo guy is maybe good.
I've landed on a numb, lukewarm "meh" as the middle ground. Guess we'll see what happens.
Pretty sure TF has been doomed for a while, Apex is bringing in the money and the talent left the building.Vince is a FPS genius. This can't be anything but amazing news, and potentially really shitty news for Titanfall.
To many copies sold for that to happen.I used to be angry about it but i just don't care anymore, after i found Insurgency: Sandstorm. I could wait like 3-5 years now. They should drop support for this sooner than BF5 and move on to the next game, if there will be any.
It will get some of it, for sure. They didn't care how many copies sold before ending support for BF5 early, which was way better than this. So who knows?To many copies sold for that to happen.
Game will get the content it needs.
BF5 sold waaaaaaay less.It will get some of it, for sure. They didn't care how many copies sold before ending support for BF5 early, which was way better than this. So who knows?
What other game has lost the player base as quickly as 2042?
An industry first?
I used to be angry about it but i just don't care anymore, after i found Insurgency: Sandstorm. I could wait like 3-5 years now. They should drop support for this sooner than BF5 and move on to the next game, if there will be any.
I tried to say "Insurgency:Ss is great, i don't need any new Fps for years".I doubt Insurgency gets abandoned. Honestly my favorite shooter this year.
My point is, they don't care how many copies they sold. They are looking for mtx sale numbers, which goes hand in hand with active player numbers. There was one step(eastern front) to go for a redemption story like No Man's Sky but they didn't do it. I hope this game will be better in years but i don't trust these guys anymore.BF5 sold waaaaaaay less.
They’re doubling down on that non-binary granny character