Thread: 2018 TBA

Originally Posted by salty99

I hope I get a code, I've gotten one for every battlefield since bf2. I want to see the new mechanics to see how different it really feels. I'm with you guys though - I'm jsut not feeling it this time. I always throw way to much money at battlefield, even when it's awful. This will prob be the one that will break the trend though

That's where I'm at. I have no plans of pre-ordering this game. Though I will be curious to see what people think from beta. I will probably buy it if community hosted servers come back and TPG hosts it so I can play with my homies again!

Funny!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8AvuHlmD30

Another one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLbeql65dEc

The Swede that says ”If you don’t like it don’t buy it”

“Today we are announcing that Patrick Söderlund has made the decision to move on from EA,” Wilson wrote. “After nearly two decades as a pioneer for our company and industry, he will begin a new chapter later this year.”

...leaving the publisher this year, after receiving a $20 million bonus in 2017 that was granted in an attempt to get him to stay. He made $48.3 million last year


https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/14/17...derlund-leaves

https://kotaku.com/patrick-soderlund...-le-1828330124

My money is on meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Sadly for EA, and many other publishers/developers, it isn't about making great games, it is about spending the least on the game that will sell the most. We, gamers, are the problem because we keep giving them money to get away with it.

Was this guy a key player in the Battlefront 2 debacle? I wonder if that had much to do with him leaving (or being forced out).

Originally Posted by salty99

Was this guy a key player in the Battlefront 2 debacle? I wonder if that had much to do with him leaving (or being forced out).

He has been with DICE for 20 years. Everything from loot boxes and micro transactions has to get his approval. Who knows, maybe he'll create a new gaming company and reboot BF1942, BF2. BF2142,etc and just change the names. They know what games has made them successful.

"Patrick Söderlund is the executive vice-president of one of the biggest game publishers in the world, EA – a company far removed from these problems, making multimillion-dollar games with studios that employ hundreds of people. Twenty years ago, though, he was part of a three-person team working out of an apartment in Sweden, making the original Battlefield games that have since become one of EA’s largest money-makers. It’s partly this experience that has led him to believe that big publishers such as EA should help independent games get made."

https://www.theguardian.com/games/20...-battlefront-2

Honestly, BF2 was so simple it was fun to play. No fancy shit, only sorta realistic, and it was ALWAYS better with a team of friends. You could do so much in the way of shenanigans (steel others planes, choppers, cars) it got to be a good time. The new stuff is almost too thought out.

The whole article. Suck it EA!

EA's most important nonsports game for this holiday season is struggling, according to Cowen.

The firm reiterated its market perform rating for Electronic Arts shares, citing weak preorders for the publisher's "Battlefield V" title.

"EA's Battlefield V currently appears to potentially be headed for serious disappointment," analyst Doug Creutz said in a note on Monday. It is lagging far behind "Call of Duty," "Red Dead Redemption 2" and "Assassin's Creed," he added, and by slightly more than it was two weeks ago in the case of the first two.

"If we had to pick one game to be a casualty of the crowded October window, this would clearly be it."

EA shares declined 0.2 percent Monday after the report.

Creutz reaffirmed his $114 price target for EA shares, representing 11 percent downside to Friday's close.

"Battlefield V" is slated to be released on Oct. 19 between the launch dates of Oct. 12 for Activision's "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4" and Oct. 26 for Take-Two's "Red Dead Redemption 2."

The analyst said preorders for "Battlefield V" are tracking more than 85 percent behind "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4," which is substantially worse than previous instances. "Battlefield 3" and "Battlefield 4" titles lagged "Call of Duty" by about 20 percent to 40 percent and "Battlefield 1" actually tracked ahead of "Call of Duty" at this point before launch.

"This is very far off the tracking levels of previous Battlefield titles in 2011, 2013, and 2016," he said. "With a release date directly in between CoD and RDR, we worry that BFV could be headed for a similar fate as 2016's Titanfall 2, which got squeezed out by its launch date directly between Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare."

The analyst said the 13 million to 14 million unit sales, which he estimates is factored into EA's guidance for the title, is not looking achievable.

"This suggests a meaningful risk factor to EA's FY19 guidance," he said.

EA declined to comment on the Cowen analyst report.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/20/cowe...re-orders.html