EA/BW transparency/marketing

Your response is delusional at best........your taste/preference has nothing to do with basic standards on which we gauge the difference between good and bad.............just because the game bugs don't bother you it doesn't negate the FACT that bugs are present.

Games having bugs require fixes,this is fine and a welcome perk of modern gaming.........games that require retooling animations because they were rubbish,especially after I've experience what the game has to offer.......is a pretty terrible way of operating. 

You obviously don't know what transparency is......sales figures,franchise future,DLC,a response to reported development issue's etc etc.......instead the actions of EA/Bioware serve to hide and manipulate information.

At some point people need to acknowledge the negativity surrounding Andromeda  spawns from the game and the developers themselves........many of the hardcore fans here are unable to look at Andromeda subjectively and instead promote a very selective/bias perspective.

Yeah, all of those people obsessed with whining about how Peebee doesn't turn them on or how gay people exist in Andromeda are all BioWare's fault.

EA/BW Transparency and marketing.....it's the name/point of this thread.

The subject of DLC is only mentioned in context of PR/communication........EA/Bioware ended Andromeda with the Quarian Ark......so EA/Bioware CREATED a situation where people are going to ask questions..........yet EA/Bioware can't,won't answer.

If a company can't respond to a legit question,that they themselves begged to be asked ......well,there's some thing wrong.

I'm not sure what to say really.....I've pointed out a whole host of issue's and yet your trying to work out what the problem is????

darkway1: you've pointed out the issues in the same way that the Underpants Gnomes posted a plan to earn huge profits. The argument's all there except for the part that's actually doing the work.

OK,good and bad are subjective from an individuals point of view........which means that even if Andromeda is garbage......you can like it.....I respect that to a point.

Good and bad from a critical point of view is based on comparing like for like.....some thing's are obviously better than others.

Meta data is extremely valuable these day's but it's also vulnerable to misinterpretation,especially when in the hands of business........so unless information is used in context,I don't have much faith in score's,star's, rating's etc. .............so for example,Transformers 12 and Jurassic Park 13 make loads of money but it doesn't mean they are great films,people end up watching them because they have nothing better to do.   

The Witcher is actually an example of good PR/transparency/business practice,especially your comment regarding the UI redesign because I was one of the very people who complained about the issue in the first place.

Originally the UI font was designed for PC,which caused problems for console users who viewed the game from a distance (big tv in living room),the font used was way too small........so people like my self raised the issue and CDRED responded with a fix and later ended with a redesign..........this is good.CDRED didn't fix a broken UI,they addressed a design oversight,big difference.

CDRED also retooled a few cut scenes,just like Andromeda.......but they did this to improve them,NOT because they were terrible or unfinished.

Lot's of people didn't like the Witchers tone,thinking it was sexist and vulgar.......CDRED responded with "Witcher is a mature game,aimed at mature gamers,if you don't like it then maybe the game is NOT for you"........how refreshing is that to hear.......it's clear,to the point and doesn't pander to any sales pitch.......buy it or don't.

The horse in Witcher (roach) has been ridiculed for it's almost mental behaviour on times.........but CDRED have openly acknowledged struggling with the horse handling mechanic.....again,how refreshing.

Witcher also experienced a backlash from gamers after having it's graphics downgraded after it's E3 gameplay reveal........I don't agree with the practice of showing upscaled versions of a game that doesn't represent the actual game your going to play (Anthem). CDRED explained the graphic downgrade was about maintaining stability and solid frame rate......which at least made reasonable sense.....even IF it was a lie.

In contrast,Ubisoft at the time,who used the same upscaling/frame rate,sales pitch for their game.........explained the downscaling and 30fps as a way of creating a more cinematic experience......really,REALLY.

At a time when gamers complained about DLC and Season passes........Witcher delivered terrific DLC and brilliant value for money.

The Witcher game came with the OST in the box,a bunch of free DLC's,free PS4 themes and avatars and on and on...........so when I experience game killing,game save bug (you lose game progress after a particular point) I'm ok with giving CDRED a pass, even if I couldn't play the game for a month.........this is the effect of good PR when you have good will on your side. 
 
Please note that I have focused on the Witcher in context of PR and marketing,and how they respond/react to PR issues........CDRED's marketing/PR machine, I feel does a good job of generating good will and maintains developer integrity.

EA/Bioware on the other hand is the polar opposite,they do nothing to generate good will,unless it's for business reasons and refuse to acknowledge criticism......at a time when the community is genuinely asking about DLC and the future of the franchise,Bioware responds by releasing new multiplayer content featuring a race that isn't even in the game and maintains it's silence.

EA/Bioware should and CAN do better to build a more constructive community....but why should they if......A/ they have no interest in community....B/ if the community themselves are willing to tolerate/support Bioware's substandard PR/business mentality .  

In fact,this very forum is a perfect and ironic example of EA/Bioware's poor PR and transparency..........if it wasn't for the nice people (salute) who created this forum we couldn't even discuss this topic or any topic because EA/Bioware shut their forms down in preparation for Andromeda's launch.

  

How do you know that? Did you ask people why they went to see those films?



I'm still waiting for the actual problem to show up. How does the lack of transparency hurt EA, exactly? Fans won't buy DLC because it wasn't announced weeks in advance? How does that work?

I'm perfectly willing to believe that gamers are self-destructive idiots, so if the argument relies on that I'm OK with it.