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[txag2005]

When asked about the bugs and stuff, and why it doesn't affect the review score of the game, Mitch Dyer of IGN had this to say:



Crashing the game (which should have never passed Sony certification) and wide spread connection errors aren't significant?

Bare in mind, IGN has repeatedly gone on record to say they review games AS THEY ARE, out of the box, which is why large updates and such don't affect the review score. Which begs the question... how can they justify that high of a mark with such broken mechanics?

This is why I don't bother reading "game journalist" reviews. This and Simcity should be more than enough evidence for people to never trust what these people have to say.

also, anyone using voice chat? Is there chat in this game, I haven't heard anyone yet.. Figured there would be all sorts of communication with everyone havings mics now.. Is there a setting I need to set to get voice to output to TV/hdmi?

I think with party chat most people aren't even using in game voice. Plus, isn't voice limited to squad only? So that's only a few people that could possible talk anyways. I do wish people talked more, but I guess the early days of XBL where people talked in every game are long gone.

 

[fastford58]

I just cancelled my amazon order for this game (ps4 ver). Sounds broken as hell.

 

[qa_engineer]

Why the f did I buy this game? Its so broken. Warframe and KZ just shits all over it

 

[NerdEyeBlind]

*Please be fixed by Friday, Please be fixed by Friday*

 

[Shadybiz]

I blasted away on twitter last night to several EA folks. I actually got a response back from Peter Moore and he wanted to get me in touch with customer service to troubleshoot. Really sad. I told him the game was broke on PS4 and he told me that wasn't true and his server counts proved otherwise.

Disgusting response.

Welp, I just returned my unopened copy to Gamestop. If/when they fix this shit, and if getting into groups with friends turns out to be an easy process, I'll pick it up again at a lesser price.

 

[MThanded]

I blasted away on twitter last night to several EA folks. I actually got a response back from Peter Moore and he wanted to get me in touch with customer service to troubleshoot. Really sad. I told him the game was broke on PS4 and he told me that wasn't true and his server counts proved otherwise.

I also asked Jim Sterling on twitter to bring it up but no response.

You are joking right?

If this is true someone needs to be writing an article about it.

 

[Pastry]

It's worse today than it was yesterday, way worse. Can't even complete a full rush game.

 

[Hidden One]

*sigh* call of duty will live on forever at this rate.

 

[dc89]

I was planning on getting this for PS4 when it launches in the UK on the 29th. This has totally put me off.
I'm not convinced at EA patching it before hand either. Damn I was really looking forward to it.

 

[Thundercleese]

This is really bad. I actually had very reasonable expectations for launch of this game on PS4, I figured servers would be a bit of a mess on launch and it would be hard to get into a game for a bit. But the reality is way worse than I ever expected. This game is essentially unplayable, in mp and sp right now. It seems like the corrupt save file problem hits just about everyone eventually. Luckily I had uploaded my save to the cloud so I was able to retrieve a partial save, but this is unacceptable. EA/Dice should be ashamed, this release is a debacle. I definitely have learned my lesson and won't be buying the next Battlefield game anywhere near release.

 

[Definity]

You are joking right?

If this is true someone needs to be writing an article about it.

Not joking...see for yourself:

*he didn't say server counts as you can see but it's obvious he doesn't have a clue how broken of a product this is.

 

[Cudder]

I'm actually confused about what exactly is wrong with the game? I got my PS4 set up last night and put a couple hours into BF4 online, trying out different modes and all that. Worked perfectly fine for me.

 

[MThanded]

Not joking...see for yourself:

Oh wow. What?

We need schreier on the case.

 

[kyser73]

Swapping my preorder for ACIV, will ask for Bf4 for Xmas instead.

Bummer. I lurve bf

 

[txag2005]

Not joking...see for yourself:

*he didn't say server counts as you can see but it's obvious he doesn't have a clue how broken of a product this is.

wow....I get it...PR and all that...but wow..

That's just..shameless...most people would just ignore it and not respond.

 

[Chamber]

Not joking...see for yourself:

*he didn't say server counts as you can see but it's obvious he doesn't have a clue how broken of a product this is.

Worst company 3 years in a row. Way to lock it up, Pete.

This game is a joke. I did not believe Battlefield would turn out to be my most regrettable launch purchase.

 

[Sleeplessnights]

No surprise Peter Moore is saying that, being a Liverpool fan and all.

 

[Fracas]

So it's still broken?

I'm just upset I opened the game on launch day. I'd be returning it right now if that weren't the case. Yuck

 

[Treythalomew]

I would die if someone told me it was somehow on my end that BF4 is a broken mess. I've tried to play this game every single day since Friday and continue to have crashes, the inability to join half empty servers, and getting booted 5-10 minutes into every match.

 

[Miggytronz]

Any ETA on a PS4 patch?!

 

[admartian]

Good thing I've held off until Christmas time when a friend picks up his PS4.

 

[meanspartan]

You know what makes this whole situation way worse?

These same people are making perhaps my most anticipated game of the new gen, Star Wars Battlefront 3.

So now I know, whatever the release date of that game is (I'm guessing sometime in 2015), add a month or two for it to be working.

 

[Lebron]

The damn F2P WarFrame game runs better than this POS

 

[txag2005]

I would die if someone told me it was somehow on my end that BF4 is a broken mess. I've tried to play this game every single day since Friday and continue to have crashes, the inability to join half empty servers, and getting booted 5-10 minutes into every match.

It's obviously you. I mean, there are servers up, so the game isn't broken!

 

[ThisOne]

Any ETA on a PS4 patch?!

Dice said early next week

 

[Definity]

I linked him to the thread and even told him I appreciated the response and him wanting to help me. If you guys do go to his account and then reply that way please be civil (I'm already seeing some responses come back to my twitter).

I just wanted to make someone, anyone in EA aware that they have without a doubt released a broken product. Customers need something in return for this mess and EA needs to be held accountable (or any publisher for that matter that releases something this broken).

 

[Fred Norris]

I linked him to the thread and even told him I appreciated the response and him wanting to help me. If you guys do go to his account and then reply that way please be civil (I'm already seeing some responses come back to my twitter).

I just wanted to make someone, anyone in EA aware that they have without a doubt released a broken product. Customers need something in return for this mess and EA needs to be held accountable (or any publisher for that matter that releases something this broken).

Thanks, dude. Keep us posted. Hopefully this will get a better response. And Peter if you're reading this-your guys let us down, big time.

 

[dc89]

Dice said early next week

So..... It could be fixed for EU launch?!

 

[Alchemist]

Why isn't the game media doing an expose on this. Honestly this is abysmal.

Just goes to show how much of a joke these "journalists" really are.

I hope this gets fixed because I'm really not trying to go back to Call of Duty any time soon.

 

[Recall]

Done my bit.

I do get the feeling that they don't care that it crashes and is broke, they already have our money. Lots of people have bought the game and no review has highlighted the seriousness of the problem so their Metacritic score isn't low or anything so they will shrug it off for aslong as they can.

 

[dreamghost]

Installed the game on Saturday have not been able to connect to any game mode besides conquest domination. I got in a obliteration game about a hour ago but that crashed after ten minutes. I have not touched the single player because of the saves being deleted bug that 2 of my friends have had happen to them. Also add into the fact there is no easy way to squad up. etc, etc...

I went through BF3 Beta & Launch and yeah somethings were broke but it was playable.

Typical EA BS. But you know at this point maybe i should of known better then giving them $60.

 

[ThisOne]

So..... It could be fixed for EU launch?!

Maybe. I wouldn't hold your breath though. Considering that the PC version has received multiple patches and is still pretty messed up. At least you guys might get a playable game. It's pretty bad right now. Crashes/disconnects very frequently.

 

[Dug]

Counted the amount of times my game crashed:

27.

I just want to beat the campaign, that's all. :/

 

[Majanew]

Well I played a full 2 vs 2 conquest match on Shanghai. lol I was MVP. woot

 

[RedAssedApe]

So is this EA's fault or Sony's? IGN review of BF4 seems to point the finger at Sony?

 

[MThanded]

So is this EA's fault or Sony's? IGN review of BF4 seems to point the finger at Sony?

EA runs the servers. Other games work fine.

 

[DenogginizerOS]

So is this EA's fault or Sony's? IGN review of BF4 seems to point the finger at Sony?

This is EA's fault. And DICE's.

 

[Fersis]

So is this EA's fault or Sony's? IGN review of BF4 seems to point the finger at Sony?

The game is broken on PC and the rest of the platforms.

 

[twisteddeeds]

27.

Wow.. sorry EA no dice...

Looks like I'm going to be holding off and getting Killzone instead.. (still undecided though)
But if the game gets sorted before I receive my console then you have my cash..

 

[Majanew]

So is this EA's fault or Sony's? IGN review of BF4 seems to point the finger at Sony?

EA blamed PS4's 1.5 firmware update causing stability issues in games. But yeah, it's EA and DICE. They fuck BF up all the time.

 

[MThanded]

EA blamed PS4's 1.5 firmware update causing stability issues in games.

And then they redacted that. No other games have this issue.

 

[DenogginizerOS]

EA blamed PS4's 1.5 firmware update causing stability issues in games.

But not officially.

 

[txag2005]

So is this EA's fault or Sony's? IGN review of BF4 seems to point the finger at Sony?

I saw EA took a shot at Sony over the weekend saying the 1.5 firmware update is screwing up all their launch titles.

 

[Bloodbathnbyond]

I'm not too worried about this. The game will get fixed. Hope it's soon though, I really love it.

 

[DenogginizerOS]

I saw EA took a shot at Sony over the weekend saying the 1.5 firmware update is screwing up all their launch titles.

My experiences with FIFA 14 have been flawless.

 

[txag2005]

My experiences with FIFA 14 have been flawless.

Oh I'm not saying EA is right. Fifa and NFS have been great for me, but it seems like at some point, that was EA's approach.

 

[Telephoto999]

Done my bit.

I do get the feeling that they don't care that it crashes and is broke, they already have our money. Lots of people have bought the game and no review has highlighted the seriousness of the problem so their Metacritic score isn't low or anything so they will shrug it off for aslong as they can.

That's because the entire industry has lost sight of what a "review" is supposed to be. You can't run through a single player portion of a game and hop into a multiplayer match for 20 minutes and decide judgement on a product like this. Reviews of any large scale multiplayer games should be postponed just like MMO reviews are. Most all the "reviews" that come out now are glorified previews that launch with the game, 99% of the time for marketing and exposure pushed forth by the game companies themselves. The only time of game journalism I follow anymore are giant bomb quicklooks. Now that streaming is so huge on the next gen consoles we really don't even need those to get a good look at what gameplay is like and whether or not the game works. Go into any BF4 stream on PS4 right now and the streamer is bitching about how broken the multiplayer is and how TDM is really the only mode that "works". This type of exposure is great.

 

[low-G]

I can't even load the game while connected to PSN without it crashing immediately upon startup. All other games work fine. It doesn't even matter if I delete my save file completely off my system, it still crashes if I'm connected...

 

[todahawk]

Not joking...see for yourself:

*he didn't say server counts as you can see but it's obvious he doesn't have a clue how broken of a product this is.

No surprise... he's at the top and clearly disconnected.
Peter should 'eat his own dog food' and actually play the games his company puts out.

 

[madblazer]

EA, better give us premium passes or something. It's unfortunate you can't even return a game for not working.

I returned my copy after playing it for two days, then having it crash on the main menu about 30 times. I tried calling gamestop where i boght it to return it they said no i bitched, called another store and ask for the district manager info and they took care of it at another store got a copy of NBA2k. When they get it fixed ill buy it again used EA will never see any of my money again.