It wasn't really a vague response at all. You can't really give a date for a patch to go live when it hasn't even begun certification. They obviously can't say its going to release on X date if there isn't a certainty that thats the case.
People would be 10X more upset if they said "The patch will release on X date" only for the patch to be delayed.
Upvoted because this is factual.
So the invisible soldier fix will be in the next update?
That's the intention. They've made a lot of progress on it so far. It's one of the top priorities right now.
Again, vague answers. How boring. I so understand players need tolerate until 30 July invisible players? When will you start saying the exact dates? You do realize that this is how you respond throughout your life cycle? What is difficult to say "the update is scheduled to release July 30," and then players just leave the game up to July 30 . But you need to answer "end of July" which could mean either July 23 or 30. Do not be surprised that the players after these answers are angry at the developers. What you call transparency in practice is only promises and disappointments.
Part of the dev process is Certification - we don't say an exact date until we've passed Cert - with Origin, PlayStation, and Xbox. Because if one of those fails, then we have to resubmit with a new build.
So, rather than "promises and disappointments" by stating a date right now that may or may not slip, we're stating that it's at the end of July. This gives us - CMs - time to ensure we have all the notes and details ready and gives the Devs time to review the update, test it, and ensure it's ready for deployment, while adding additional fixes that are critical to the community.
Saying "you sound like a bitter old man" does not mean you are. It just means that your post could be construed that way, in my opinion. With that being said, I don't think I should be able to have that take away when the post is coming from a CM (which is why I said something). You certainly sound bitter again in this response, regardless of the nice-ities at the end. Perception doesn't have to equate to reality you know?
The comment was trying to imply that your work outside of work, shouldn't be. Saying DICE should make employees play, doesn't take away from the fact that you already do, a lot. I wasn't trying to make it negative, I was just pointing out that you were taking the conversation away from the point, while sounding like you were complaining. I think that was a fair critique.
Thanks for the (limited time) downvote Jeff. Perception, is not necessarily reality, stay positive.
Your comment made assumptions and accusations of things I didn’t say and my reply was to clarify that erroneous assumption. Nothing was implied.
This is a terrible way to announce you are delaying another map release... not saying it shouldn't be done. Not saying this isn't what the game needs. I am saying that this is not a great way to convey that.
We haven’t said the map is delayed. It’s due in July, per the roadmap. If that changes for any reasons, which - at this point - it isn’t, we’ll have an announcement. And regarding the update that we had anticipated for next week, we’re working on more fixes to improve the quality of the game - specifically PS4 stability issues, invisible player issues, and more.
The community is not at fault for the flaws in your negotiated contract with your employer. You're sounding like a bitter old man recently.
The comment was saying, "man it would be great if DICE paid their employees to play the game to ensure quality, work you already do", your response was "I work a ton, and don't get paid fairly". Is this the new Battlefield? I don't want a response, but maybe think about this.
That’s not what was stated, but thank you for trying to make it a negative.
I’m fairly compensated for my job. I didn’t say otherwise.
My point, that you totally missed, is the fact that I spend a lot of time - personal time - interacting with the community because this is something I’m passionate about and I don’t just “turn off” like a regular 9-5.
Have a great and positive day.
Addendum: There are positions that are paid to “play the game”. If you’re interested in how the game industry works and what positions those are, there’s plenty of resources online to check out.
I try to play daily (at least on PC) by getting a few matches in during lunch break or right after work.
I would honestly think that they should budget some of your allotted (paid) time to play the game, so you can experience first-hand, what is going right, and what is going wrong.
Heck, you could even screenshot some of the chat, when people recognize your name. Similar concept of "contact hours with the community," just in a different medium.
If I got paid for my "contact hours with the community" as a base, I'd be getting twice what I currently am paid (gaming, chatting on Discord about issues, time on Reddit/Forums outside of working hours, creating events/contests to encourage the community, giveaways, random drop-ins on streams for surprise giveaways, etc.)
You all suck.
I wish I had a joke about the irony of a vampire saying someone sucks. (This isn’t an insult, but you know, vampires suck blood).
Our next update after tomorrow's Hotfix (4.2) is currently scheduled to release in late July, and will be available on all platforms.
but u/Braddock512 said the following:
Yes, it's still scheduled to come next week with next week's main update.
u/PartWelsh so when do we expect an update that fixes invisible players? Next week or until the end of July?
We received an update this morning that the main all platform update would be late July to ensure it captures more of the critical issues affecting our players.
Seems to be gone?
She’s not released yet.
Calling it “spam” and having moderators remove it is actually quite insulting, I dunno what world you live in that that isn’t the case.
I don’t “have moderators remove” anything. EA/DICE do not control this subreddit in any way. (We have enough on our plate, as I’m sure you would agree.) We’re guests on this sub to share information and gather feedback.
/u/Braddock512 I believe I’m still effected by the company coin bug. I’ve been at level 50 for a months now and my typical end of round reward is between 50-150cc, even though I sit in the top 5 with a 10k+ score.
Every now and again I’ll get 2500 but never more than that. I know there was a hotfix some months ago but I don’t think that worked for everyone. Is there someone I can contact to get the correct number back?
Hit up EA Help and get a case number, then message me the case number.
Yeah well to be frank and fair, every time Dice thinks their “ideas” are better than the communities ideas they’re brutally f**king wrong.
That’s fair and I totally understand where you’re coming from. My comment was more in reference to “just a gender toggle”. But, I can say that the team is now looking at options (once we get stability and bugs sorted) when before it was not.
Read moreDear u/braddock512 and u/partwelsh... I echo the message of “not shooting the messenger” and I appreciate your recent empathy! Please share your thoughts on my comment below when/if you can.
Not sure if I speak for everyone but outside of the hotfix for xbox users (so they can at least play). I would be willing to put up with invisible soldiers for another month for ample QA time.... I would much rather have the next patch kick some serious bug ass than have to listen to another video hearing about the next patch breaking more than it fixed.... if you’re allowed to shed some light how a common/major bug like soldiers not rendering made it past the last QA testing it would be helpful. To be frank I can’t wrap my head around it not happening at all during QA when it literally happens every game every time.... makes me believe the patching process either has too little QA, or someone is pushing out unreasonable deadlin...
We have made some great progress in resolving the invisible soldier issue.
Is the idea to just have a toggle for male and female? That would go a long way. It just makes literally 0 sense for every single one to be female. Almost seems like a mistake
Our idea is actually much more significant. Just hang tight.
Hey I was just wondering there was this one update quite a while ago and afterwards hit points would go over a hundred without an enemy dying when hitting one person but it is in no way consistent because sometimes they died in a hundred hit points. I was wondering why and if you guys could please change it back to where 100 hit points per person = dead. PS4.
It’s a bug the team is working on.
Still waiting on that reply huh?
I did receive a reply, but u/PartWelsh and I talked about it and we want to hold on sharing it - just for now - because we have a possible plan that would resolve the frustration of not being able to customize. We just have to get the Devs to agree. I promise I won’t forget about this and if they decide against our idea, we’ll share their feedback.
No new maps? Then i dont care
Marita drops with the next main game update, which should be next week, pending Certification.
We're back at it with a new set of #OIB Winners.
Just a quick reminder:
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First up, 6StringAddict shows us how to clear a radio tower - repeatedly - in Outpost with his Tommy Gun.
Next up, we have u/-MoonKnight-, showing us HUD-less, immersive BFV gameplay.
Read more External link →when will we be able to buy the gun? I didn't have the time last week
Thurs, July 11th it should be available.
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