Lucasarts's Silence Towards BF3 Fans (Admin Please Read)
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:23 pm
Hi there!
If you check on the Lucasarts forums, you will see that a lot of people are angry regarding the absence of a well deserved Battlefront 3 announcement. Not just that, but people also feel as if LA has completely deserted the fans of the console series in exchange for praising fans of the handheld spin offs of Battlefront, along with fans of the recently resurrected adventure genre. Evidence for this can be found in numerous sources. For instance, Lucasarts had no explanation for the BF3 footage popping up. Not only that, but during the Gametrailers interview with Darrell Rodriguez, Darrell purposely avoided talking about BF3, as shown here:
"GT: What's up about Battlefront III, is it cancelled?
DRod: Well we never announced Battlefront III, we never announced it ahm...eh...we are doing a battlefront, Elite Squadrons, it's going to be on handheld, and we’re very excited about it, it's going to come out in the November time frame.
GT: And what about a next gen battlefront?
DRod: Ahm....eh....something we'll definitely consider in the future. (Enormous lump goes down throat, face muscles clench)"
GT: Alright, we'll see!
Obviously, Drod was disrespecting his fans when he simply tossed away the subject of bf3 in public, which is utter outrage. Maybe even more shocking is in an interview between Lucasarts and TheForce.net:
(Force.net):“Last but not least, (and in the �Had to Try� category) the last 2 editions of Star Wars Battlefront have been exclusive to handheld platforms. Do you think handhelds will be the preferred future medium for the Battlefront franchise or can we hope to see a console version again sometime in the future?
(Lucasarts):The Battlefront team is very proud of the work we have done. It was no small feat getting so much game into both platforms! Both Elite Squadron developers Rebellion (PSP) and nSpace (DS) pulled out all the stops to make sure they delivered a game that would move the Battlefront experience forward. This would not have been possible without one fundamental thing that we share with the fans. We love Star Wars! Enjoy the games!â€
But, it gets worse. The newly christened Battlefront Facebook page, made by Lucasarts and run by Lucasarts employees, is simply full of dedicated Battlefront fans asking about the future of next-gen Battlefront, with absolutely no attention payed to their concerns.
So, the members of the Lucasarts Forums are taking action. We believe that the silence LA has given us is simply unprofessional, and that we have a right to be able to speak to a Lucasarts representative to listen to our complaints. We are currently posting complaints on The Lucasarts Workshop site, which publicly states that they "listen" to their fans, and we, of course, have posted on the LA Forums, which are "supposed" to be read by LA employees. We also are contacting major gaming websites such as IGN and Kotaku. So, amidst this newly birthed campaign to end this deafening and overall outrageous silence towards dedicated fans of future Next-Gen Battlefronts, we kindly ask your site to aid us. Since this site is realistically one of the few dedicated places where news about Battlefront 3 is collected, we feel as if your support could be a great ally in our campaign. To help us, simply post on Lucasarts sites, twitter, the Battlefront Facebook, and other sites simply stating your reluctance in LA's silence towards this great series. Your assistance could greatly improve the chances of LA finally listening to their biggest and most dedicated fan group. Thank You.
Rgleiber
If you check on the Lucasarts forums, you will see that a lot of people are angry regarding the absence of a well deserved Battlefront 3 announcement. Not just that, but people also feel as if LA has completely deserted the fans of the console series in exchange for praising fans of the handheld spin offs of Battlefront, along with fans of the recently resurrected adventure genre. Evidence for this can be found in numerous sources. For instance, Lucasarts had no explanation for the BF3 footage popping up. Not only that, but during the Gametrailers interview with Darrell Rodriguez, Darrell purposely avoided talking about BF3, as shown here:
"GT: What's up about Battlefront III, is it cancelled?
DRod: Well we never announced Battlefront III, we never announced it ahm...eh...we are doing a battlefront, Elite Squadrons, it's going to be on handheld, and we’re very excited about it, it's going to come out in the November time frame.
GT: And what about a next gen battlefront?
DRod: Ahm....eh....something we'll definitely consider in the future. (Enormous lump goes down throat, face muscles clench)"
GT: Alright, we'll see!
Obviously, Drod was disrespecting his fans when he simply tossed away the subject of bf3 in public, which is utter outrage. Maybe even more shocking is in an interview between Lucasarts and TheForce.net:
(Force.net):“Last but not least, (and in the �Had to Try� category) the last 2 editions of Star Wars Battlefront have been exclusive to handheld platforms. Do you think handhelds will be the preferred future medium for the Battlefront franchise or can we hope to see a console version again sometime in the future?
(Lucasarts):The Battlefront team is very proud of the work we have done. It was no small feat getting so much game into both platforms! Both Elite Squadron developers Rebellion (PSP) and nSpace (DS) pulled out all the stops to make sure they delivered a game that would move the Battlefront experience forward. This would not have been possible without one fundamental thing that we share with the fans. We love Star Wars! Enjoy the games!â€
But, it gets worse. The newly christened Battlefront Facebook page, made by Lucasarts and run by Lucasarts employees, is simply full of dedicated Battlefront fans asking about the future of next-gen Battlefront, with absolutely no attention payed to their concerns.
So, the members of the Lucasarts Forums are taking action. We believe that the silence LA has given us is simply unprofessional, and that we have a right to be able to speak to a Lucasarts representative to listen to our complaints. We are currently posting complaints on The Lucasarts Workshop site, which publicly states that they "listen" to their fans, and we, of course, have posted on the LA Forums, which are "supposed" to be read by LA employees. We also are contacting major gaming websites such as IGN and Kotaku. So, amidst this newly birthed campaign to end this deafening and overall outrageous silence towards dedicated fans of future Next-Gen Battlefronts, we kindly ask your site to aid us. Since this site is realistically one of the few dedicated places where news about Battlefront 3 is collected, we feel as if your support could be a great ally in our campaign. To help us, simply post on Lucasarts sites, twitter, the Battlefront Facebook, and other sites simply stating your reluctance in LA's silence towards this great series. Your assistance could greatly improve the chances of LA finally listening to their biggest and most dedicated fan group. Thank You.
Rgleiber