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Well not minding something is a bit different than playing the **** out of something. Chances are high that this mode is just a resource drain. DICE is lacking the infrastructure to support a really competitive mode, and so far the BF community has not exactly expressed a huge interest in that, not even in BF3/4 times, when "competitive" communities were a thing.
Squad conquest is pretty popular and sweaty.
I'm not seeing what you mean about playing the heck out of it. I don't subscribe to outrage culture so being upset at dice for giving me another map / mode that I havent even tried yet isnt going to bug me until I actually play it. Did I want the battle royal no but I'm not going to say it's trash till I play it same with this.
Hmm, I enjoyed it and it was well enough received to make a comeback, agreed. I am not sure if it was popular number-wise though. However the new mode is something completely different by the datamine. A game that is closer to R6S and Overwatch than core BF. And it is 5vs5 without vehicles.
Truth is, they go through a lot of hassle to add another wildcard and even develop at least some entirely new maps and mechanics for it. Yet, we have never seen a ladder, tournaments, a large viewing audience for competitive BF, no RSP or community features that would encourage a third party or dedicated group of people to come up with something themselves. And everything they add to this mode, is exclusive, there is no chance we will see Provence on Conquest Core, because therei is no way to scale this map up for 64 players, unless you invest another couple of months of devtime.
Squad Conquest is easy to understand and 8vs8 with vehicles, it is pretty close to standard BF, just with reduced numbers, and therefore more tactical and "competitive". That is why it was popular. It still had major flaws like player downtime through leaving or being afk. In a 5vs5 this is even worse naturally, and the infrastructure around it is simply missing.
We don't have enough information to know what will be built around it come launch. Like I said before I'll will reserve judge and jury when it comes time to release. Right now is just speculation.
Wasn't there no squad join as well?
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Jesus Christ dude. You're playing a game based (loosely) on WWII, and this is what 'makes you lose your faith in humanity'?! The Holocaust? Nah ... some dude not throwing a childish tantrum about some video game news? 'OMG I don't want to live in this world anymore'. Stop being so Goddamn hysterical; there's criticism, and then there's acting like a little ****.
Talk about being hysterical
Oh the irony
Yeah basically after teams were made that was it, if someone quit they couldn't be replaced. So if your anti tank quit you were screwed as the tanker for the other team ran unopposed. That is what killed the mode for me.
Nevermind, found this was the OIB winner last week (this week)
90% of Incursions' population played it only for melee weapon unlock. So they basically didn't care at all, just 3 wins and uninstall.
Which pretty much sums up the desire BF community has for "competitive" mode.
What I do blame is:
- The very quick turnaround between games which really squeezes development time. A 3 year or more cycle between games would give breathing time for the studio to have adequate content AT launch.
- Trying to cater to too many tastes, multiplayer is where the game shines please stop making Single player and combined arms stuff.
- Very poor pre release marketing which will have hit sales and affects further effort in development.
So yes, as I said I paid deluxe price for this, and if EA said they would slow down between cycles and give more content and proper support within the cycle I'd think people would be happy to pay more for the game.
I wouldnt doubt at this point if everything will be coming out of no were, sinilar to how Apex Legends did it. And look at the success of that game
Other hopefully good games coming: WW3, Hell let loose, 83
Imo adding a few maps and weapons wont increase sales but only reduce the numbers leaving the game.
I can't see how EA is suppose to make a business out of that unless microtransactions. My guess is that all ressources will be transferred to BF6 and BF5 will get a few crumbs to keep the small playerbase alive.