• SkabySkalywag@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Oh shit. Before reading the article I saw the dude’s face and thought “Oh shit, that’s that Vernacular? Clavicular? That looks maxing douche bag.”

  • Madnessx9@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Criminal, the game was a great success thanks to those devs, he is just a greedy cunt and sacked them so they dont have to share the money.

    • NateNate60@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      $30 million could’ve paid the salaries of 300 developers, assuming each one is paid roughly market wages of $100,000.

  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Lol, visit the EA BF6 forums. That’ll tell a different story. Plus they probably count player numbers on “free weekends”, too. Nothing but a crapload of cheats showing up on free days and making new accounts a week later, a common complaint in the forums along with menu problems, weapon balance issues, and people abusing aim assist with devices like the Cronus. It’s a dumb stat-padder laden arcade shooter now. Honestly the worst player experience in the BF series, and I owned/played them all.

    • TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      Shareholders don’t care about forums, they don’t care about critical reception, they care about money and unfortunately, for some fucking reason, people keep spending money on that stupid fucking series.

      Of course, we’re only about t-3 years until we get the “was Battlefield 6 an underrated classic?” articles and videos start getting made.

      Probably the most masochist fanbase out there. Series hasn’t been good since at least 2 but they keep coming back for more…

    • CaptPretentious@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Game dev isn’t bad to get into. Working for those companies is the problem. It’s why we see the rise of small studios and independent projects.

  • Philharmonic3@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Dear Luigi, Saint of righteous comeuppance, hear our prayer. Let Andrew Wilson get what he deserves. Amen.

  • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one
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    3 months ago

    Whew, I was worried that Andrew Wilson and company wouldn’t get bonuses this year. Thank god, all those plebs got fired. /s

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    3 months ago

    Welcome to the fold! You made it thorugh the interviews! You’re part of the team! In the family! Until the next layoff round …

    Utter bastards! Decision makers should be fined and jailed.

  • VirtuePacket@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    EA and Ubisoft are on my blacklist. I will never purchase another game published by them ever again. And haven’t for years.

    Nothing of value lost.

    • VitoRobles@lemmy.today
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      3 months ago

      You have to remember that there’s a lot of braindead folk out there.

      The ones who buy every sports game. The one who just pick up a yearly shooter. To them, it’s like buying a pay-per-view match or a concert ticket. $70 for a couple hours of joy.

      They walk among us. If anything, we are the minority.

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      3 months ago

      I forgot they even make games still. I haven’t ever bought a FIFA and the last Need For Speed I played was…Shift 2. And I’m a car guy.

      After they ended the Mass Effect trilogy, I’ve not seen many compelling releases from them.