How Frostbite Ruined BioWare

Ye, just learned about it. DoS2 is quite good, they can definitely lift a heavy legacy.

While I would agree with the statement, when it comes to loot-based games you DO need the gameplay loop to be fun. For as many problems as Destiny had, people kept coming back to it BECAUSE it was fun to play.


I heard there's rumors that Larian was going to be acquired by Microsoft. Any truth to that?

With Obsidian they were coming off a disappointment in POE2, and Chris Avellone had said the leadership had been looking to be bought out for a while. He also said the leadership's attitude turned potential buyers away.

With InXile Fargo was going to walk away and they were always the least successful of the three. Their Torment successor was incredibly disappointing.

Larian on the other hand has had huge success after huge success and is currently developing a sequel to probably the most beloved RPG of all time. They can stand on their own for the time being.

Not disagreeing with you there. I don't really know how Anthem will turn out in the long-run tbh

I think, depending on how Dragon Age 4 does, that'll be a deciding factor in whether or not BioWare is done for. Then again, that statements been said multiple times in BioWare's past, and they're not the only studio at EA that have had multiple f-ups and still kicking.

It's been nearly 4 months since release. Since then we've had ongoing bugs, connection problems, infinite loading screens, numerous loading screens, an underwhelming, to say the least, loot system for a looter shooter, barely any cosmetic differentiation in weapons, the absolute minimum viable content, Anthem's most promising addition is still a month away from implementation and in its current state is already getting roasted by the Anthem community. Add to that the fact EA won't be showing anything related to Anthem at E3 during EA Play, it is safe to assume Anthem is currently in a sorry state that it is unlikely to recover from, unless a major overhaul and a likely unreasonable investment, from a business point of view, is made on Anthem from EA/Bioware.

While we've had a number of Austin related job listings for Anthem and Bioware/EA do seem committed to turning this around eventually, Anthem's dwindling playerbase, of which we've had reports for fewer than 2500 players on XBONE and less than 2000 on PS4, in addition to the lukewarm reception of the Cataclysms so far, perhaps it will all be too little too late. It depends on whether the final implementation of the Cataclysms in about a month from now will entice players to return, or if Anthem will continue to spiral down, regardless.

I think Fallout 76 is actually in the top 49 most played games on the XBONE, just checked right now and it sits at spot 35, two spots over even Warframe, so it is in fact more populated than Anthem. Elite Dangerous, on the other hand, has been out for 5 years now. Anthem came out almost 4 months ago.

How receptive do you think people will be to buying the same Live Service let down again and again? Bioware got away with it twice now, whereas Bungie and Ubisoft with Destiny and Division saw their sequels sell significantly less on release, compared to their predecessors. Regardless of the turn around, it is evident that this model damaged franchise/studio reputation and initial sales of these games' sequels. I don't think Bioware will have such an easy time in the market with their next title, let alone the next Mass Effect.

Actually anyone expecting a Bestheda game to not be a bugfest should sued for blatant ignorance

I don't understand what you're trying to say with "buying again and again. I was talking about improving FO76 the way Hell Games kept working on NMS until they finally delivered on most of their promises. Bethesda have online versions of both of their franchises now and I believe they'll just keep updating these games as long as they remain profitable.

I wanted it to be good. I wanted it to be good! WHY DID YOU HAD TO REMIND ME!