Comment on EA: Ruin Everything

• cmhe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Okay, so without being what would Bioware have to do for you to blame Bioware for being shut down?

  Now I have trouble parsing your question.

  Didn’t I just answer that?

  If BioWare would be independent, or maybe under a hypothetical ‘good guy EA’, and produced bad, bland, uninspired games, or dig themselves into one massive, feature-creep game, which eats all their money, but never releases, then I would blame them. So, if their management sucks. BioWare had enough money to find and hire good designers, writers, artists and programmers. If they suddenly start creating niche games, without broad appeal, that would be fine to, in my book.

  Trying desperately to appeal to a broad demographic, instead of playing to their strength, and their established fanbase, is what makes bland games.

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  • Goodeye8@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Under EA what would Bioware have to do for you to say “yeah, Bioware is at fault here”? Because my argument is that EA gave Bioware all the chances to succeed and despite getting all the chances they still couldn’t succeed.

    And I never said EA is the good guy here. EA is not the good guy. But being an asshole company doesn’t instantly mean you’re to blame for everything.

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    • cmhe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Your argument isn’t an argument, it is an assertion without any evidence, or even clear logical path.

      Were you there in the talks between BioWare people and EA? Do you know what EA ask directly or indirectly through implication BioWare to do? How to they should or shouldn’t design their games? What they should integrate or not and what to focus on? What they should implement? What kind of stories BioWare is allowed to write? And the employees are treated? If they where given creative freedom, a good compensation?

      I don’t know any of these things. My argument comes more down on the proverb “The fish stinks from its head.” And the observation that BioWare produced good games before ME3 and DA2. Then something must have happened, notable game designers left the company, and they produced bland games.

      It could have been some BioWare manager that messed stuff up. But why didn’t EA replace them, or why were they even placed into that position in the first place? I don’t know… All I know is that someone at the top could have prevented it, if they wanted to. And at the top was EA people.

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      • Goodeye8@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        How about you answer the question

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