And this is why you should never accept a deal from EA or Activision. Signing on with a major publisher is akin to selling your soul, and hey! The devil's gotta eat.
BioWare Austin Cuts Workforce
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Sad for those who lost their jobs. 
Bad move on EA's part, too. The 1.3 million remaining subscribers aren't going to be happy about content coming more slowly, in addition to the existing problems the game has.
Bad move on EA's part, too. The 1.3 million remaining subscribers aren't going to be happy about content coming more slowly, in addition to the existing problems the game has.
Cryo84R said:
You forgot Maxis, Bullfrog, and Pandemic.
OT: Well, this is sad news, though really not very surprising given EA's track record. I honestly hope Bioware can get away from their contract with EA, whatever it is, because they seem to be the only people in the entire industry who are oblivious to the gun being pulled up behind their heads.
i think the title originally was "?A told BioWare to cut workforce".
not for long and bioware is gone just like bullfrog, maxis and others.
@shrekfan
sounds pretty right.
not for long and bioware is gone just like bullfrog, maxis and others.
@shrekfan
sounds pretty right.
*sigh* The cool potential SWTOR had was the possibility of regularly updated chapters. An MMO soap opera, if you want an analogy.
Sadly, it looks like the executives have missed the point.
Well, I think everyone called this one a year before release. I know I called it as soon as they released class descriptions.
Sadly, it looks like the executives have missed the point.
Well, I think everyone called this one a year before release. I know I called it as soon as they released class descriptions.
I really liked Bullfrog too. And Bioware.shrekfan246 said:
But yeah, DA2 and ME3 in themselves were pretty solid evidence that Bioware's gone.
Problem is, that EA and Bioware seem to like making these kinds of claims on a very frequent basis. It would be better if they could learn to keep their mouths shut and merely hope for the best. That way when things go wrong, or don't go as well as they expect and/or promise, they don't have everybody pointing to their previous statements going "Oh, really?"Andy Chalk said:
It is something they seem incapable of learning.
Didn't they just delay Dragon Age 3 to move resources into Old Republic and now they are turning around and laying people off?
The sad thing is not that BioWare will die (it already has, creatively), it's that yet again, running a studio into the ground was profitable for EA.
When the next developer gets acquisitioned, I really hope gaming websites won't be spinning the "this time it will be different" tale. I hope EA will be hounded by the names Origin, Westwood, Bullfrog, Mythic, Pandemic, BioWare in every article and interview, until PR gets so bad they just give up and stick to their sports shit.
When the next developer gets acquisitioned, I really hope gaming websites won't be spinning the "this time it will be different" tale. I hope EA will be hounded by the names Origin, Westwood, Bullfrog, Mythic, Pandemic, BioWare in every article and interview, until PR gets so bad they just give up and stick to their sports shit.
They can't go back. Already Mass Effect 1 fans are the mainstream of the "old school" Bioware fanbase and are seen as people holding Bioware back by asking for boring nerdy games. Real hardcore gamers who stick around for a long time and have a memory longer than a PR hype campaign seem to be in the minority.blackrave said:
I heard this as well. *scratches head*Clive Howlitzer said:
I don't understand why MMO's now days think they can steal the throne from WoW. It could be the best game EVER made and they would still have a hell of time. Still, a shame about those employees.
I called it would happen in 6 months ... Guess I was way off.
It was expected, but this still came way sooner than I expected. So it is very unlikely they will invest into fixing what is wrong with the game, it is going maintenance mode like Vanguard.
It was expected, but this still came way sooner than I expected. So it is very unlikely they will invest into fixing what is wrong with the game, it is going maintenance mode like Vanguard.
heard a group of my friends chatting about TOR like 1-2 months ago about how it was the "greatest single player MMO" they'd ever played
about the same time they stopped playing (think they went on to discuss League of Legends for an hour idk I was Minecrafting)
about the same time they stopped playing (think they went on to discuss League of Legends for an hour idk I was Minecrafting)
Dexter111 said:So it begins
The amusement you seem to derive from people losing their jobs is frankly a bit repugnant.Dexter111 said:
Reservations one might have with EA aside, I don't see how these are good news for anyone.
That absolutely sucks for everyone who got laid off and I sincerely hope they find new jobs again soon.
That being said, this was absolutely something that EA and Bioware should've seen coming. The cost of SWTOR was pretty damn high, and even hotly anticipated MMOs can see a severe user drop after the first few months. Unless they got extremely lucky, something like this was bound to happen. They overreached and couldn't quite make it, and it's sad to see so many hardworking people lose their job over it.
That being said, this was absolutely something that EA and Bioware should've seen coming. The cost of SWTOR was pretty damn high, and even hotly anticipated MMOs can see a severe user drop after the first few months. Unless they got extremely lucky, something like this was bound to happen. They overreached and couldn't quite make it, and it's sad to see so many hardworking people lose their job over it.