Comments on: EA Announces Change in Executive Leadership

By: Ricky

Ricky — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:24:39 +0000

I’m surprised in hearing this because it’s so soon.

By: SpottedSixam

SpottedSixam — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:31:06 +0000

Future employers look at how you left your previous company. If he’d said something inflammatory or rude, or god forbid actually told the truth about why he was leaving, then he might do the same for your company later on down the line. This is just a saving-face gesture so he won’t ruin his chances elsewhere. Resignation letters are generally totally meaningless.

By: SpottedSixam

SpottedSixam — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:29:43 +0000

I suspect so too. Frank Gibeau was the jerk who said he hadn’t greenlighted a single solo-only game for EA, but Gibeau was under this guy.

(PS: Scapegoat.)

By: SpottedSixam

SpottedSixam — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:25:06 +0000

It’s perfect. It’s the Privileged Dude Brought Low, that look that says “wow did I ever totally and irredeemably get caught doing something ridiculously stupid.”

Still, I don’t like the implication that if someone messes up, it’s to the chopping block with him. That’s like Darth Vader killing all his own officers. If EA’s going to be a better evil empire, it needs to learn to stop taking lessons from movie villains’ evil empires.

By: deedee

deedee — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:03:20 +0000

Buh-bye, Rottenchili! Don’t let the doorknob hit ya in the rear on the way out!

By: Peoinee

Peoinee — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:53:27 +0000

I have not been in the sims 3 betas but i have been in the simcity beta (1st one only) and many blizzard betas. What i have learned is they are far to restrictive in their betas all around for a sandbox game.

In Diablo 3 those of us that did the large closed beta only got to do the first section. It sucked but i could see the point of not giving the full game with something straight forward like that. With World of warcraft they actually open the whole game in stages (if you are one of the first to get beta you are restricted for a time till the rest is opened). However by the end of beta people are playing almost the full finished product plus a few bugs that get ironed out just before release.

With simcity it is a very large sandbox game there should not have been so many if any ristrictions so everything could be tested also it should have lasted a month or more with the online play available so the load could be tested. Yes some testered would have complained about it going down but 75% of people who Beta test games understand there will be bugs and there will be down time while they fix it. Most of the time this makes very happy people and a good if not great finished product.

So In my opinion every game should have atleast a 2 week free/sandbox type beta testing. you cant tell them to do certain tasks and expect to be actually testing games if you dont give them freedom.

Well i seem to be rambling now lol. but this is just my observations on how EA has screwed their betas and therefor their games.

By: josh

josh — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:36:28 +0000

I hope so to they need to test eps before they come out and i mean not a day of testing a few weeks of testing to make sure and the bugs and the lag are the things that really annoy me i really hope island paradise is smooth gameplay

By: corneliabyrne

corneliabyrne — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:22:09 +0000

It might have since the next CEO might consider having game testers before they release the EP’s. And maybe the next CEO will give The Sims 3 team more time to come out with EP’s in the future. I hope so anyway! Since these areas are where they are failing big time!

By: heidismile12

heidismile12 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:45:07 +0000

not only that i can get the game (physical) £1-10 cheaper everywhere else than from origin

By: Arletta

Arletta — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:06:10 +0000

(Assuming a lot)

His final letter to the employees is hardly going to be “They made me leave!!!!”. It’s going to be something beautiful while he takes whatever money he’s offered to go.

*sighs* They seem to believe that half of us are brainless idiots, who truly believe that Maxis is now involved in the development of TS3 (ok some do) and that they really couldn’t make an offline mode for Simcity, so yes they could truly trick themselves into believing everyone loves EA.