Proof that EA/DICE is forgetting their promise: Interview wit SrProducer Ben Cousins

[Sekter]

FAAAAAAAAAAAAILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[Galleonfire]

(30-11-2009 04:58 PM)ksaimodo Wrote:  

The level is 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000​00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000..............................

[TheStrange1]

I love my new higher powered one handed shotty LMAO

[Steamroll]

(30-11-2009 05:43 PM)HelloAndy Wrote:  

(30-11-2009 05:09 PM)Keb01 Wrote:  http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/av...20-in-game and remember, there are 2 millions+ accounts... so 20$ x 2 millions? economical crysis *cry*

I don't know how many times we've tried to tell you that they got those figures totally wrong. Even if I don't remember the correct amount, it was the average *spending* player.

Don't correct them. The guy says the truth. You guys fail. Forcing us to Buy BF no matter what to play a "free game" is pathetic. I pity you ugly bastards at EA. Shame on you... and i wasted more then 60 bucks for BF...

[Mig21]

(30-11-2009 05:45 PM)Galleonfire Wrote:  The level is 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000​00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000..............................

infinite...
I have i a message for you ea:
OUR SIGNATURES

[GameofDeath]

OHH AND DONT FORGET ONE DAY EVERY CRIM GETS BACK OUT ON THE STREET"S AGAIN

And IN THAT TIME YOU MAY HAVE FORGOT

But THE CRIM WONT .......

INfact it'S the oppisite the crim has had nothing but time to think about it while youve been busy with life....

Rich people need to remeber that....

AND THEY CAL IT REABILITATION .........hahahahahahhahaha ha hahahahah ha hahah

[Monti]

I actually love EA & Dice.

Oh wait, no I don't.

[Steamroll]

PS.: I HAVE 1000VP... that's for 6 days. and only 1 weapon. what did you monitor? Freaks

[Behemoth]

or delete everything and give us refund of our money because this what you are doing is one big mistake

[Galleonfire]

(30-11-2009 05:47 PM)Mig21 Wrote:  

(30-11-2009 05:45 PM)Galleonfire Wrote:  The level is 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000​00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000..............................

infinite...
I have i a message for you ea:
OUR SIGNATURES

indeed

[Miguel_Orozco]

(30-11-2009 05:40 PM)GameofDeath Wrote:  Dood you sound so much like one of the people ive pounded in a pub.....

You talk all this and that ok then when you make the gorrila angry

you then try to threaton the gorrila some more with legal's action...lol

then you get your face smashed in worse than if you just took your pounding like a man

You Need to realise something most rich people DONT
Some PEOPLE ARNT AFRAID OF PRISON OK KILLER
SO DONT THINK LAWYER"S CAN ALWAY"S PROTECT YOU OK

IN FACKT SLAMMIN WUSS BUT IN THE CAN DONT BOTHER ME(STILL BETTER THAN A WANK)

He could have every lawyer on eath to stand in front of him and as all public personality's know anny number or person can be got........HE STOLE FROM ME AND IM NOT HAPPY

NOW STOP POSTING MY THREAD"S BECUASE YOU ARE BEGIUNNING TO ENRAGE ME BEYOND THE JOKE... I THINK I JUST WANT OUT OF THIS GAME AND NEVER COME BACK

IM JUST MAD BECUAS IT WAS THE BEST FUKIN GAME EVER MADE TILL TO-NITE

(And THEY DONT GIVE A F.U.C.K THAT THE MASSES ONCE AGAIN PAY FOR THE COSEN FEW)

I bouth a gold weapon a royal shot gun a hour beforre the update now some usless rich BAS>TARD WILL MAKE ME OWN BECAUSE HE HAS AN UBER SHOOTY I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A HALF HOUR LATER FOR LESS

(THEY ADVERTIZE GETR THE TURKY B/F BENIFIT's WHILE THERE HERE)
I DID THIS LIKE A F.U.K.N IDIOT TRYING TO SUPPORT THEM AND GAME
then They dont say that thel be obselete in a week or two hour's for that matter..In MY CASE ?

zLIKE I SAID I AINT GIONG TO JAIL OVER A GAME YET I DONT THINK SO JUST STOP REPOSTING MY THREAD"S WITH YOUR PIONTLESS PI.S>SING ME OFF ARGUE TREAD"S OK MATE.

CANT YOU REALISE IM ALLREADY ANGRY ENOUGH RIGHT NOW OR YOU GOTTA PUSH OIT AL SOME MORE DO YOU..

I wasn't threatening you at all, I was just pointing out something that's probably true.
I also didn't consider actual violence, it's something I wouldn't do, but to each their own.
I don't quite see where I'm "pushing buttons" but if you need to vent, well vent.
Try to have a good day man.

[Kazoe]

(30-11-2009 05:43 PM)Kazoe Wrote:  

(30-11-2009 03:59 PM)BenCousins Wrote:  Hi guys - that interview is from February 2008 I think - we've been selling weapons for both BF and VP for a while now - nothing changed there today. If you remember we made the standard weapons available permanently for BF in closed beta. These new weapons are no different - they are available for free with VP and they are available permanently for BF (actually at a price that was lower than before).

Our analysis of the VP economy showed us that people had lots of unused VP, which told us the prices for VP items were too low - hence the increases in VP pricing today.

We also frankly wanted to make buying Battlefunds more appealing. We have wages to pay here in the Heroes team and in order to keep a team large enough to make new free content like maps and other game features we need to increase the amount of BF that people buy. Battlefield Heroes is a business at the end of the day and for a company like EA who recently laid off 16% of their workforce, we need to keep an eye on the accounts and make sure we are doing our bit for the company.

If you guys have any more questions or comments feel free to email me direct on ben.cousins@dice.se

u do this like: yeeeah we can buy the thing for free, what we want more from u guys!
but its no like that. u are masters of converting your words
for all my 7 months of loyal playing (and 8 days of playtime) milking VP
i can get that Ubers just for 6 days. then il get owned by stupid little kiddies who are rich, i dont like that, u conservatives.

as of VP prices...man, only nolifers who actualy play the game for 8 hours a day got innormal ammount of VP like 34k VP and such
man, actauly i barely kept supplying myself with the bandage, wrenches and weapons i liked, i got 2 heroes to supply and i want to experiment with new weapons and such too, and that costs VP. : /
at the end i started milk 50 VP a day for almolst not using wrenches, using lvl 1 bandages just to stop the poison running in my veins and the fire that raged on my flesh.
man, please, return the VP standart and the make the wrenchee and widgets at all to be VP... 140 VP for 10 bandages...no i wont pay that high price for that.

quoting myself coz i got winded

[Zoom7]

(30-11-2009 03:59 PM)BenCousins Wrote:  Our analysis of the VP economy showed us that people had lots of unused VP, which told us the prices for VP items were too low - hence the increases in VP pricing today.

I don't think this is 100% true. The pricing was just fine before. The reason behind the "unused VP" was probably that those players paid for their clothes (and maybe weapons) and had no need for VPs, other than for bandages and wrenches. Or they just played the game every day for 8 hours.

It used to cost me thousands of VP to equip my soldier with weapons and clothes for one month.
Now it's about 1350 VPs just for the weapons, for 3 days... NICE DICE!
And that's without any of the new "über/super weapons".
To be able to pay for the weapons with VP I have to play between 6 and 7 hours every day.

1350 VP / 3 days = 450 VP per day
450 VP per day / 6 VP per round = 75 rounds per day
75 rounds * 5 minutes per round = 375 minutes per day = 6.25 hours of play time per day.

This is with ONE hero! And I use four...


Now, this is a quote regarding the new matchmaking system:

(29-11-2009 04:33 PM)BenCousins Wrote:  

(29-11-2009 03:18 AM)Shmyea Wrote:  "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

It definitely was broke. Broke in the sense that brand new players were being matched into games with skilled players and getting owned over and over. Under these circumstances, many never came back - in order for this game to continue to grow, we needed to fix this. This being a shooter aimed at a casual audience, we were failing by not giving those people a smooth introduction to the game.

"many never came back", "continue to grow", "casual audience", "smooth introduction"
Well, you don't think new players will be affected by this VP change? You really want the game to grow?

The funny thing is, it will affect me more than a new player, new players earn VPs by leveling up often. The remaining missions for me are not easy, and earning VPs by leveling up... sure, once a month or so.

I don't mind spending BFs on special outfits and emotes, but for weapons... they should be available for VP (available as in: player being able to buy for more than 1 day every month).
Also, you don't want people to use bandages/wrenches? Why not remove them then..? Few players will pay BFs for this. I think most of us like permanent BF items, not like bandages that disappears when used.
(Oops, now they will release "permanent bandage" for 3500 BF)

Maybe you want me to stop playing? It sure looks like that.

You "hired" me and the other players as beta testers, it's still beta. Listen to us, we can help you balance the game and fix things like this.

With regards
/ Zoom7

[Kinderegg]

Flargle Snargle!

I've spent in excess of £100 on this game. I really believed in it, even though the released things that I didn't want and updated things that didn't needed updated I stuck by them. Knowing that they would come to thier senses and listen to the community more.

And now? The BFH team have made a huge mistake without even mending old ones! What ever happened to completing all the 'stylish' weapon sets? Nothing. There's only one 'stylish' weapon for each class of gun/knife. What did they do about re-releasing 'exclusive' items and monthly items? Nothing. What have they done about fixing the classes instead off 'buffs' and 'nerfs'? Nothing.

Im out, gone, kapoosh! Kabewm, Alakhazam, kaplewey, bye.

Of course I'll still be on the forums, paticipate in films, the odd messing around match and perhaps even play a little. But battlefunds? Nah.

[Galleonfire]

[StormWingsK]

no... they didn't failed
this is EPIC FAIL

[SirMango2]

Damn...
I always liked this game because of it's "no money, no problem" attitude to weapons; people who paid didn't have the advantage.
But now, you have to pay if you want any decent weapon for any length of time?
Pssh.
Very bad move EA. I would say 2/3 of all the people I see in the game are wearing (or wielding) some paid for item yet this isn't enough for you? I understand that this is a "free" game and you need to be paid but come on, haven't you given us enough ways to pay your wages?
Even with my 1000+ Vps there's no way I can pay for weapons and bandages for my soldier
Stuff this, I'm off to play TF2 with mari0_o

p.s Call me if you change the prices...

[Morczor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGmcVUheF...iv#t=0m58s

0:58-1:17 (1:10-1:17)

[Galleonfire]

like this

[GameofDeath]

(30-11-2009 05:49 PM)Behemoth Wrote:  or delete everything and give us refund of our money because this what you are doing is one big mistake

THIS WOULD 100,000,000.00%
SATISFY ME.....
ENOUGH SAID

REFUND WHAT YOU HAVE STOLEN FROM ME AND ILL BE HAPPY..................

PLz SE THIS courtsy of UrMumFTW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfPzLaZLEXo