EA Announces Closure Of 4 Games While Praising SWTOR
It's not unusual for a company to shut down games, but it is a little weird for them to talk about how well another one of their games is doing in the same breath and leading you to think that those other games just didn't measure up.
That seems to be what Electronic Arts has done today, with Executive Vice President Patrick Söderlund giving the grim news that four games -- Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield Play4Free, Need For Speed World, and FIFA World -- will be shutting down. The games will remain active for another 90 days.
What's odd about the statement is how it begins by talking about how well Star Wars: The Old Republic is doing. Thanks to its "very enthusiastic and growing player community," EA and BioWare plan to deliver "new story-driven game updates" in the coming year. That stands in contrast to the four shuttered games, which "are not as popular as they once were." It feels like your parents saying, "Well, your brother went off to college, what are you doing with your life?"
Maybe it's just an attempt to inject some good news into a not-so-pleasant statement, but it still feels a little weird. Or maybe it's a subtle suggestion that maybe Battlefield Heroes players would have been better off bringing lightsabers into combat.
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Unlike the other games Star wars is pretty solid, I hate the free to play version, there's no point in playing it free, but the game isn't pay to win.
I used to be an avid player of Battlefield Play4Free and Battlefield Heroes like 5 years ago. EAsy ruined both those games.
Their strategy was to REMOVE features that were already free in the game, and then reintroduce them for a price.
Example: They reduced all of the assault rifle magazines from 30 to 20, THEN they started to charge for extended 30 round magazines.
Not only did they mess with the business model and game balance, but they also broke many core gameplay features that were solid during the launch.
I hope no one misses EAsy. Besides Nexon, My.ru, and a couple other smaller publishers, there was no bigger P2W developer than EAsy.
Rest in pieces EAsy, may you never be remembered.
EA and their ego xD
go thing those p2w crap are closing, now let's hope the same happens with SWTOR