While Battlefield 2042 might be in a better state now compared to when the game launched, it wasn’t for lack of people working on it. Apparently, DICE even paid a lot of content creators to help develop the game.
This was revealed by content creator and streamer Shroud. In a recent Twitch stream, Shroud, who’s real name is Michael Grzesiek, mentioned:
“They (DICE) asked and paid for maybe 60 to 100 content creators for their help. They did consulting with a lot of us. It started at like 60 or something, and then it got narrowed down to 40, and then 20, and then 10 or whatever it was. Did it a few times. They didn’t listen to a fucking thing we said. Not one thing! Not one thing we said…not a single one! Not one! Why the fuck did they pay us? I mean, I got paid, but I couldn’t believe it. Like, we know what we’re talking about; we play games for a fucking living. We don’t stop; we just play, play, play. We have you guys in chat who just echo all the shit that’s bad.”
Of course, we don’t know what the advice given to DICE was. I mean, for all we know, the content creators might have mentioned how DICE needed to make the game more like Call of Duty, no? On the game’s subreddit, Reddit user Zyphonix_delivered a fair few good points.
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In addition to that, another Reddit user FoxDaim pointed out how Shroud thinks Battlefield 4 — a game that some deem as the best in the franchise — sucks and is overrated.
Well guess who’s coming to shit on your doorstep Shroud
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Now, we’re left wondering what advice Shroud and the other content creators gave DICE, and why the studio opted not to implement any of ’em.
Should have DICE followed the content creators’ suggestions? Would this have “saved” Battlefield 2042 from a rocky launch? Sound off and let us know down in the comments.
In other Battlefield 2042 news, DICE just released Season 7, and the studio even acknowledged some of the feedback regarding weapon visual recoil from the community.
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