An increasing number of Battlefield 2042 gamers sign a petition requesting refunds for their purchases. In addition, accusing EA of “false advertising” and releasing the game in an “unplayable” condition.
Battlefield 2042 has had a rough few months. With the DICE-developed shooter garnering the distinction of having been among the worst-reviewed games ever on Steam after its November launch.
Martin Robinson of Eurogamer was as harsh, even going so far as to declare the launch a failure. “Since Battlefield 2042 went online on Friday, I’ve seen heavy crashes, server difficulties, and whole evenings when the entire thing is just useless,” he writes. Unfortunately, this is again another Battlefield that is getting off to a shaky start.”
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DICE has since struggled to right the ship, polishing the experience with post-launch updates. Despite this, the company has been criticised for making questionable post-launch choices and slowing down game updates. As a result, DICE has already pushed back Battlefield 2042’s scoreboard upgrade by a month. And the game’s first season of content will now be released in “early summer”, six months after the game’s launch.
In light of this, angry Battlefield 2042 gamers have taken to Change.org to demand refunds for the game on all platforms. It reads: “EA’s release of Battlefield 2042 was a mockery of every customer who purchased this video game for $70 (USD) due to EA’s false advertising”. The game “Battlefield 2042 has cost consumers millions of dollars in damages and upset thousands of customers worldwide”. It has cost people a lot of money and made many people angry.
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The petition continues by claiming that “Battlefield 2042 got launch as unusable due to Electronic Arts and DICE’s failure to meet several promises made at launch. Many community members consider Battlefield 2042 an imperfect release since it still includes problems that substantially alter the in-game experience.”
People who sign the petition says it will start a class-action lawsuit against EA. If enough people do, they are quickly getting close to getting 50,000 signatures. It ends, “The gaming community should not tolerate this abuse and bullying from multi-billion dollar corporations who make unfinished games and false advertisements”.
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In a recent call to investors, EA admitted that the launch of Battlefield 2042 “did not meet expectations”. Andrew Wilson, the CEO of Electronic Arts, also highlighted the game’s “unanticipated performance issues” at release. As well as some design decisions that “did not connect with everyone in our network”. He did say, though, that EA remained “completely dedicated to realising the game’s full potential and entirely dedicated to our Battlefield fans. We’ve already introduced several significant changes…and there’s still more to come.”
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