200,000 people sign a petition for a refund for the unpopular game 'Battlefield 2042', and EA admits failure with many supporters of 'too many bugs to complete'



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Battlefield 2042 ' released by EA in November 2021 has been posted with many negative reviews from the beginning due to frequent bugs and lack of adjustment, and EA CEO Andrew Wilson admits failure. doing. It is reported that more than 200,000 people have agreed to sign a new refund request for Battlefield 2042, and that EA executives have told the cause of the failure.

Allow Refund for Battlefield 2042 on All Platforms · Change.org
https://www.change.org/p/sony-allow-refund-for-battlefield-2042-on-all-platforms

EXCLUSIVE: EA acknowledges Battlefield 2042 failure with Town Hall post-mortem --Xfire
https://www.xfire.com/ea-acknowledges-battlefield-2042-failure-post-motem/

The latest work of the popular FPS series 'Battlefield 2042' has attracted a lot of attention even before its release because it can be played by the largest number of people in the history of the series, and it is extremely strong that it will win the top position in the sales ranking of Steam immediately after its release. I was off to a good start. However, many users who actually played Battlefield 2042 complained that 'there are too many bugs', 'the balance adjustment for each class is not enough', and 'the server cannot be connected in the first place'. It has evolved into a situation where it collects more than 10,000 unpopular reviews, becoming one of the worst rated games in Steam history, and has continued to collect unpopular reviews ever since.

'Battlefield 2042' collects over 30,000 unpopular reviews and becomes one of the worst-reputed games in Steam history-GIGAZINE



Signing activities for refunds for such an unpopular game 'Battlefield 2042' have attracted a lot of supporters and are attracting attention. This signature is being carried out on the online signing site Change.org, and the founder said, 'EA and DICE didn't keep many of the promises they made at the time of launch.' There are still bugs that hinder the experience. ' Since the name of the founder is 'Satoshi Nakamoto', the inventor of Bitcoin, it is also seen as an ineffective signing activity, but 'If the number of supporters reaches 50,000, EA and DICE will be dealt with. We will contact a lawyer to evaluate the class action. ' To do.



Then, at the EA Management Meeting held on February 15, 2022, opinions were exchanged on the causes of the failure of Battlefield 2042. According to EA Chief Operating Officer

Laura Miele , refurbishment of the game engine ' Frostbite ' used in the development of the Battlefield series etc. became a major issue during the development of Battlefield 2042. Miele says it took 18 months to refurbish Frostbite. 'A global pandemic occurred in the middle of the project, causing the Battlefield 2042 development team to work from home, creating uncertainties that we've never experienced before. He argued that the move to remote work was a barrier to development.

The development team was aware of the frequent bugs in Battlefield 2042, but initially, 'The reported bugs are similar to the bugs that the Battlefield series had in the early days of their release and can be addressed. It was thought that. However, Miele said, 'In Battlefield 2042, it was wrong to choose the same approach as the Battlefield series so far,' emphasizing the need for radical measures that are different from the past. increase.

Miele isn't the first EA executive to admit Battlefield 2042's failure. On February 1, 2022, CEO Wilson said, 'The launch of Battlefield 2042 was disappointing.' 'As more players grew, unexpected performance issues became apparent. The design used in Battlefield 2042. Some of them didn't get the sympathy of the whole community, 'he said, publicly admitting his failure. Wilson cites 'the shift to remote work due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus' as the cause of the failure, and agrees with Miele on this point.

'Battlefield 2042 disappoints,' EA CEO admits failure, over 80,000 unpopular reviews-GIGAZINE



EA has announced that it plans to share changes to the map design of Battlefield 2042 after February 2022.

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