Anton Sugar
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Good for them.
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Battlefield: Hardline delayed to early 2015 (January - March), Visceral explains why
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XANDER CAGE
Member
"Pouring," huh? Tears, maybe?
As cool as the concept is, the general response to the game seems to be lukewarm at best. A delay can only do them good, honestly.
SkylineRKR
Member
BF4 is so good right now that I don't care about Hardline this year.
Man i can't wait for Summer to become the new Spring which was the new Fall.
Meh, it seems like Battlefield 4 with a cops-and-robbers twist, nothing especially groundbreaking. Even the game modes are variations on the classic CTF and TDM modes.
It would have more value as an expansion pack than as an actual game.
The Faceless Master
Member
Hardline should have been included with premium.
I'm not too surprised. The beta was met by 50% apathy and 50% negativity which is never a good sign. It seemed like they had a hell of a lot of work to do to get the game ready for November. Better to delay it rather than release a low scoring and low selling game that damages the franchise, like Medal of Honor: Warfighter.
The beta looked EXACTLY like BF4. Actually, no, it somehow looked worse. They really need to improve the graphics so it looks less like a BF4 mod, and by that I don't mean just changing the HUD.
I also had issues with both the Heist and Blood Money modes feeling like total clusterfucks. I had no idea what I was doing and neither did anyone else it seemed. I would rather just play a straight forward Team Deathmatch.
The beta looked EXACTLY like BF4. Actually, no, it somehow looked worse. They really need to improve the graphics so it looks less like a BF4 mod, and by that I don't mean just changing the HUD.
I also had issues with both the Heist and Blood Money modes feeling like total clusterfucks. I had no idea what I was doing and neither did anyone else it seemed. I would rather just play a straight forward Team Deathmatch.
CartridgeBlower
Member
Preorders must have been low.
Glass Rebel
Member
Countdown starting for Visceral. Hoping all the best for them.
MoneyTalks45
Neo Member
This might give them an opportunity to turn it in to something more resembling of an independent entry in the franchise, rather than a half-baked expansion at well-done price.
Prototype Viktor
Member
they need the extra time to make the DLC come out 1 week after the game does
MoneyTalks45
Neo Member
I'm getting a very 2016 feel from both of those, too.
Can't wait to hear about all the launch problems the game will have despite the delay.
Visceral's death clock started ticking the second they shipped Dead Space 3.
Visceral's death clock started ticking the second they shipped Dead Space 3.
TrebuchetGames
Member
October would have killed BF, just got the impression it was going to struggle with that date.
...but saying that early next year is looking jam packed also...and I don't think it will do well releasing with those other big releases. @_@
...but saying that early next year is looking jam packed also...and I don't think it will do well releasing with those other big releases. @_@
spindoctor
Member
So either pre-orders were in the toilet, EA realized they'd get murdered in October or they're waiting for DICE to fix BF4 so they can copy paste the code over.
Probably a combination of all three.
Probably a combination of all three.
Storm Breaking
Neo Member
I feel like they're pushing this back to try and get people to care about Hardline, but really this just means that the game has to sell X number of copies more to be profitable given the longer development period, which seems less and less likely to happen, as people really don't seem to want to spend full price for a glorified add on. This whole thing. It's just the worst, even as far as EA goes.
Probably this fall. They did say they were going to do another one and get feedback in that post. So hopefully they play smart and do it in the fall when they still have time to do tweaks before gold instead a month ahead. :/
Faceless said:
Doubt it. They have a HUGE perception problem to fix. The sooner they get that initial feedback out as another "beta," the better.
MoneyTalks45
Neo Member
Don't be silly! While a delay can only be good for the game, it was more likely an attempt to maximize sales by removing it from a crowded holiday shelf. Something about Hardline, beyond its inherent copy/paste status, didn't scream must buy when put up against... well... anything.
Has anyone had a good experience with the game? It seems like the beta had the opposite effect than what was intended.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
March is the new October.
it felt like an extra mode for B4.
Anton Sugar
Member
Who cares? If Visceral needs the extra time to make the game good, then this is a good thing.
I don't know why people are jumping to negative conclusions, especially after the beta reaction. They got a lot of negative feedback to the beta and instead of pumping out an unfinished game that likely would have made a good chunk of change, either way, they requested time to (hopefully) improve it. Good for them.
EDIT: As for "is EA turning a new leaf?" I don't know. But between this and their willingness to listen to almost ANY feedback through the BF4 CTE program, I'm liking what is going on with DICE and Visceral.
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
I hate to be that guy, but it's "poring over data," not "pouring over data." Unless they mean to imply that their data is a stack of delicious flapjacks. In which case I fully support pouring over "data."
Hidden One
Member
Thank you visceral and EA are whoever! I'm so happy they're actually trying to release a stable BF game. Now I can focus on Destiny, ACUnity and maybe CoDAW. But when BFH releases it'll have my full attention if it's launch isn't as bad as BF4s. Also EA should just make all Battlefields release in March. I really don't want BF5 to be announced in like April of Next year and released in October of that year because BFH will have a really short lifespan of 6 months.
This is great news. I thought the beta was decent, but I shared the view of some that it definitely didn't feel like a beta for a £50 game. I got everything I wanted from Hardline in about 8-10 hours of playing the beta, there just wasn't enough there for me.
I might still pick the game up when it comes out, especially as it'll be coming out in a relatively quiet period, but I could still be buying games from October (lol) or preparing for MGS5/Bloodbourne/The Witcher 3 in January/February so who knows.
Either way, almost anything is better than EA greenlighting a game to release in a similar state as BF4. Hope the guys at Visceral can pull something great out of this.
I might still pick the game up when it comes out, especially as it'll be coming out in a relatively quiet period, but I could still be buying games from October (lol) or preparing for MGS5/Bloodbourne/The Witcher 3 in January/February so who knows.
Either way, almost anything is better than EA greenlighting a game to release in a similar state as BF4. Hope the guys at Visceral can pull something great out of this.
omegashockwave
Member
Wow I'm kinda surprised EA is willing to let BF skip a holiday season.
agreed! or at the very least discounted for BF4 premium members....
Anton Sugar
Member
Time for that BONUS DINOSAUR BF4 DLC PACKAGE announcement!
Hidden One
Member
BC2 released in March of 2010. They should just make March the Official Battlefield month, and like I said above I hope they don't release Battlefield 5 in October of next year because BFH will only have a 6 month life span and I probably won't even buy premium.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Good decision.