BF4 is so bad it's affecting AE shares

[cyberninja2601 1,106]

The wall street Journal and a number of other analyst and pointing out that BF4s quality is so poor and EAs ability to respond as so problematic that it's affecting sales and share prices.

 

EA has had to assign resources to fix it on all platforms. 

 

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/12/05/battlefield-4-woes-continue-to-plague-electronic-arts/?mod=yahoo_hs

 

They've actually halted all developments at DICE until the issues are fixed.

 

Things have got to be pretty fucked up for a public company to admitting stopping all development in order to fix problems with a released product

[Diddums 4,346]

Bahahaha, how does your foot taste EA?

 

 

I doubt they'll learn from this either. 

[cyberninja2601 1,106]

Actually I think DICE is most of the problem. They obviously failed to execute. EA just distributes this shit mess. However I am sure some key executive made the call to release anyways to beat CoD to market. 

 

I'm hopeful the board and stock holders put the screws to their management. They've had more than there fair share of fuck ups lately. Lots of games have not met expectations (Maden, BF4, Crysis 3....).

[J4MES OX4D 10,034]

Actually I think DICE is most of the problem. They obviously failed to execute. EA just distributes this shit mess. However I am sure some key executive made the call to release anyways to beat CoD to market. 

 

I'm hopeful the board and stock holders put the screws to their management. They've had more than there fair share of fuck ups lately. Lots of games have not met expectations (Maden, BF4, Crysis 3....).

DICE shouldn't shoulder any of the blame as EA conducted a public Alpha and Beta test in which they seemed happy for the game to be released so the buck has to stop with them.  Either EA knowingly released a half-cocked product or didn't effectively assess the data collected from the open beta.  I think EA's arrogance and deluded presence in the industry clouded their judgement in thinking they could even remotely compete with Call of Duty. 

 

I am still seething after what they did to Medal of Honor - a pure greed cash-in in which they diminished a legendary series whilst screwing the developers (Danger Close) and blaming them for all failings despite the company not having the personnel or experience required for the task.  They gave them the Frostbite engine and left them to concoct a game in a short time-frame. 

 

BF4 is easily the worst experience I have had in videogames in recent memory and EA deserve to fail.