About a week before the Battlefield 3 beta began, the gameâs community manager had decided heâd heard enough shrill complaining about the fact that âOperation Metroâ and not some other map would the only one playable. And so he went off.
Rewind: Operation Metro was revealed to be the beta map on Sept. 20. Apparently, large numbers of forum goers thought some other map would be used, like one that allowed up to 64 players. The choice of Metro did not sit well with many, and the Battlefield forums were filled with great anger and profound disappointment. This is what Daniel Matros, DICEâs global community manager for Battlefield 3, had to confront at the end of the day.
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âThe vibe Iâm getting now is just that tons of ungrateful people donât understand how much work we are putting on this game how many overtime hours we are doing and also how many meetings we are in to ship a game like this.â
Matros thanked those who did provide constructive feedback. âTo the rest of youâgrow up.â
Two replies later, proving his point, someone wrote: âWhy arenât you releasing Caspian Border in the beta?â
It should be noted that although this thread no longer exists (a cache of it does) even a cursory Google search of the forums turns up threads backing Matros.
As for why they went with Operation Metro, not something else, well, itâs a beta. âWe have already showed this map and made some big changes to it to enhance gameplay as well as get it more fluent than in the Alpha,â Matros explained later. âLots of new things have been added in closer to launch. Our rank progression system as well as customizations have made their way into the beta and it´s very important for us to test these things before we launch. That is the purpose of the Beta as well as combining it with Battlelog and all of the features there. If you feel that this isn´t the right map for you, then perhaps we don´t really agree on what maps we want to see.â
It is indeed hard not to be sympathetic. These games are not made by elves. Weâve heard plenty about âcrunchâ at the end of a development cycle, Iâm sure the last thing anyone wants to deal with, amidst all of that, is inconsiderate sniping and snide questions from some entitled dickbag who is unhappy that the free thing heâs being given isnât optimized for his comfort.
It is, however, rare to see this kind of thing play out, probably why the thread is gone. The Battlefield 3 beta runs until Oct. 10. I hope everyone survives.
Battlefield 3: Ungrateful Fans Get an Earful from DICE [Game Bandits]
