I dunno the beta just didnt click with me. Not hating on people who liked it, but i deff fail to see how some people claim this revolutionizes fps games.
Respawn Denies Paying Bribes For Positive Titanfall Coverage
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What? You mean I've been saying nice things about the game for free when money was on the table?
I've seen good reviews from some people who almost certainly would not have been paid even if that sort of thing were going on. But honestly, anything connected to Microsoft is going to be under suspicion since the Machinima incident. That's just how it is. And really, if the article was instead that a scheme had been unearthed where people were being paid for good reviews (by EA, by the way, not the devs), I wouldn't have been surprised.
I don't believe Respawn did, would, or needs to pay people to give the game good coverage. They are, however, working with both EA and MS, who have and will continue to offer deals for good coverage, so it's hardly 'insane' to think /those/ guys would. But in this case they couldn't have gotten that much good coverage across the board without someone leaking the payoff details.
[sarcasm]Sure no company would ever try to pay to have a good word out about their game that can still be preordered and probably will have a review embargo until at or almost at the release date.[/sarcasm] This could be going on with any big game about to come out and we might not know about it unless someone snitched or an email leaked. Business is just like politics; overexagerate the good things and lie about or outright deny the bad until your backed into a corner and have to save your reputation.
When a game does blow ass and they tricked a lot a of people into preordering it, then it really is a problem. I haven't preorderd anything in years and probably never will again because of that risk. But, hypothetically, I might check out the next big hyped up game about to come out that doesn't have some stupid preorder bonus, since it might be a better game than the one that does because the producer felt it didn't need something extra to sell well. I'll just see what reviews Titanfall gets and if the mostly positive ones have a "BUY TITANFALL NOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!" banner ad next to them, then someone might be getting paid to make pretty words. I'm still not really interested in an multi-player only FPS that costs $60 and will probably need a $10 map pack to play some game modes in a month, anyway.
When a game does blow ass and they tricked a lot a of people into preordering it, then it really is a problem. I haven't preorderd anything in years and probably never will again because of that risk. But, hypothetically, I might check out the next big hyped up game about to come out that doesn't have some stupid preorder bonus, since it might be a better game than the one that does because the producer felt it didn't need something extra to sell well. I'll just see what reviews Titanfall gets and if the mostly positive ones have a "BUY TITANFALL NOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!" banner ad next to them, then someone might be getting paid to make pretty words. I'm still not really interested in an multi-player only FPS that costs $60 and will probably need a $10 map pack to play some game modes in a month, anyway.
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I'm not sure it wouldn't have been better just to remain silent about the whole thing; I certainly never heard this rumor before they brought it up. Maybe I'm just poking in on the wrong circles.
But, no, I'm not buying the idea they paid for good press. This thing has had a long publicity burn, a pretty significant development cycle, ample publisher support, and has been put together by people with a good reputation; it would be more surprising to find out it wasn't actually worth a damn. I'm not saying the above never leads to a bad game, just that that turn of the narrative isn't exactly a natural fit.
But, no, I'm not buying the idea they paid for good press. This thing has had a long publicity burn, a pretty significant development cycle, ample publisher support, and has been put together by people with a good reputation; it would be more surprising to find out it wasn't actually worth a damn. I'm not saying the above never leads to a bad game, just that that turn of the narrative isn't exactly a natural fit.
Honestly I can't see Respawn doing this, between the obvious quality shown in the beta to the statement 'Don't Buy The Game on Faith Alone' that a dev posted, it really doesn't make sense for them to do so.
EA and Microsoft however have both the reason and the means to pull it off.
EA and Microsoft however have both the reason and the means to pull it off.
Clearly the game is terrible and every one covering, even the word of mouth from the people who've played it in the beta have been paid off handsomely to say only nice things about it.
I'd offer a more serious post in reply, but this kinda deserves to be mocked. I mean the worst thing I've heard about it so far (that I recall) is there's not enough 'of it' in the beta, so I'm pretty sure this is just a case of some one trying to start shit cause they don't like it and wanna try and drag it down.
I'd offer a more serious post in reply, but this kinda deserves to be mocked. I mean the worst thing I've heard about it so far (that I recall) is there's not enough 'of it' in the beta, so I'm pretty sure this is just a case of some one trying to start shit cause they don't like it and wanna try and drag it down.
The game doesn't look too special to me, in fact it seems highly reminiscent of Brink, which was a game I thought looked cool but died almost immediately. In the end, all the innovation in the world won't make a game fun, and it's way too early to tell if Titanfall is fun or not.
That said, I don't really care who's bribing who in the gaming industry. I know what games I want to play, but for most of them I'm going to wait until the full thing launches and the average gamer gets their hands on it. That's when the real information comes out, not when the hype train is still chugging along.
That said, I don't really care who's bribing who in the gaming industry. I know what games I want to play, but for most of them I'm going to wait until the full thing launches and the average gamer gets their hands on it. That's when the real information comes out, not when the hype train is still chugging along.
You know, if this is really happening, we mustn't forget the game is being funded and published by E. FUCKING. A. While the game certainly doesn't need the extra help I'm more willing to believe Respawn when they say it isn't true than to hear EA say they aren't doing it.
Of course they're denying it, because it's true. What the fuck else can it mean?
There's so much bribing and perjury going on that you can't trust critics anymore. That's why we got Let's Players on video outlets to debunk the rampant astroturf.
There's so much bribing and perjury going on that you can't trust critics anymore. That's why we got Let's Players on video outlets to debunk the rampant astroturf.
I....can't believe people are actually believing this. Ea sucks, yea, but just because they suck doesn't mean that every negative rumor you hear about them is automatically true. IF Titanfall was doing poorly, then sure, its possible they could lean on a few outlets for some positive press. I saw the same rumors pop up for Colonial marines, and there it seemed like it could possibly be true, but here....they have no REASON to bribe people, and every reason not to. They published a good game, people like it, they have NOTHING to gain and everything to lose by putting pressure on reviewers or using bribes. If they had to lean on people to make good reviews, then it would have been suicidal for them to then have a very easy access/open beta with tens of thousands of players and hundreds of streamers. And the reaction from said event wouldn't have been massively positive overall.
It's almost definite that something shady was going on, since it involves EA, Microsoft, and Games Journalism all at once. I doubt Respawn was behind anything itself, but in this day and age the corrupt, rotting mess that is the industry runs on greased palms.
seriously? wow, i must have gotten a lot of money for playing the beta version, because i had a blast playing it that i even pre ordered it.
sure there wasnt enough in the beta but still good enough to give you an understanding how the game is and what we can expect. im sure the full version will have far more to offer.
sure, some people complained about the beta as well that they cant start it or cant get the beta key but thats pretty much it from what i saw in the respawn forum. otherwise, i hear a lot of good thing from it.
sure there wasnt enough in the beta but still good enough to give you an understanding how the game is and what we can expect. im sure the full version will have far more to offer.
sure, some people complained about the beta as well that they cant start it or cant get the beta key but thats pretty much it from what i saw in the respawn forum. otherwise, i hear a lot of good thing from it.
FPS is my least favorite genre due to how stale it is and how crummy the multiplayer experience is for me. Even I will admit that I had fun playing the beta. I won't buy the finished product, but I can say I honestly had fun.
Let's not kid ourselves: every single major game that has ever been released has had the company releasing it pay money to secure good reviews. Next time you download an app from google play or wherever, look at the reviews. How many of them are 5 star "Great game! Definitely going to buy (insert in game credit)! Can't wait for more!" How do you think CoD: Ghosts escaped with an 8.8 on IGN?