Worst gaming company?

[JaiGuru]

I would honestly have to say the makers of the Call of Duty Games. It's like every time they release a new CoD game, they change the storyline a little bit but there isn't anything exciting and it tends to get boring quick. At least with EA, when they release a new game such as Battlefield 3, it blows you away.

I know quite a bit about the Call of Duty franchise and I can personally attest the net code for that game is a wreck. It's shoddy right out of the box. It has built in lag compensation which actually slows down faster users! Can you imagine what the conversation was in the board room where they decided to punish people who paid more for their net speeds? This is primarily what is responsible for those maddening scenarios where you turn a corner, "magically" die, only to see on the replay that you actually were shot 20 steps back. That was yo lagging, that was you getting punished by the lag compensation for someone else's connection. And it's not even necessarily their fault. Even the best plans are going to experience last mile lag from time to time. It's a preposterous system.

 

[PenguinManiac]

I know quite a bit about the Call of Duty franchise and I can personally attest the net code for that game is a wreck. It's shoddy right out of the box. It has built in lag compensation which actually slows down faster users! Can you imagine what the conversation was in the board room where they decided to punish people who paid more for their net speeds? This is primarily what is responsible for those maddening scenarios where you turn a corner, "magically" die, only to see on the replay that you actually were shot 20 steps back. That was yo lagging, that was you getting punished by the lag compensation for someone else's connection. And it's not even necessarily their fault. Even the best plans are going to experience last mile lag from time to time. It's a preposterous system.

Wow, that sounds truly ridiculous. Companies making games with such an online focus should definitely spend more resources into their netcode, especially with reaction-based genres like FPSs. I've heard similar tales about some fighting games too, like Street Fighter V, and it's more noticeable there.
It's also a matter of server reliability. You need responsive servers that can sustain a large number of players, there is no way around that. Large franchises like Call of Duty have the duty (pun not intended) to invest the players' money on them.

 

[airfightermax]

Ubisoft and their DLCs, ugh. Games are released today at the same time with their DLCs. I mean, if you are gonna release content at the same time as the base game, shouldn't that DLC be part of the same game?

I remember the time when gaming companies we're not greedy and just provided good fun to all the gamers. Those were the days.

 

[arachnophobik]

There was an issue in Konami where it was rumored that Hideo Kojima, the maker of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, was being harassed by Konami's higher ups, despite Kojima's success. After the release of the last chapter of the franchise, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Kojima was fired from Konami. After then, Konami kept telling the public that they would be producing more Metal Gear Solid games even without Kojima, and that Konami doesn't need Kojima.
Konami is, so far, the worst gaming company I have ever known of. They even stated that people who quit from the company cannot use their working experience in Konami as part of their CVs. I don't know why they had to go that far because of that issue but it was just one ridiculous move for a gaming company. It implies that Konami does not give importance to its employees and key workers.

Didn't Konami also cancel Silent Hills? That was such a jerk move on their part. I was super hyped for that game, especially after the teasers, and then suddenly they just let it go. I don't think they even postponed it, they just canceled it in full. I hate the fact they did that, I've been a fan of Junji Ito for a long time, and the fact they canceled what could've been one of the greatest horror games of all time just bums me out.

 

[WildSpirit]

I wouldn't call a company totally bad but some decisions that make are bad. Like EA and Ubisoft. The overpriced DLC... so much overpriced DLC. Whoever controls the pricing for older Call of Duty games needs to stop, they're never lower than $9.99 it seems like. Like please let me buy it for a reasonably cheap price including the DLC.

I kinda agree with you about Ubisoft. They've failed some times, but nothing that I consider something so serious.

 

[WildSpirit]

Ubisoft and their DLCs, ugh. Games are released today at the same time with their DLCs. I mean, if you are gonna release content at the same time as the base game, shouldn't that DLC be part of the same game?

I remember the time when gaming companies we're not greedy and just provided good fun to all the gamers. Those were the days.

I have to agree with you, this is one of the most annoying aspects coming from Ubisoft. It's so damn boring! :triumph:

 

[JaiGuru]

Wow, that sounds truly ridiculous. Companies making games with such an online focus should definitely spend more resources into their netcode, especially with reaction-based genres like FPSs. I've heard similar tales about some fighting games too, like Street Fighter V, and it's more noticeable there.
It's also a matter of server reliability. You need responsive servers that can sustain a large number of players, there is no way around that. Large franchises like Call of Duty have the duty (pun not intended) to invest the players' money on them.

Oh yeah. They actually bragged to shareholders about how much they were saving by recycling the same busted game engine for a decade. Activision's stable of companies aren't the only people who do this, of course. I'm not trying to single them out for that specifically. Profit margins have become pretty thin over the years as higher visual fidelity has become a key driver of consumer interest. The need to cut costs is very real. But when you're using objectively broken software, which in any other industry would be a practice rendering your product unfit for purpose, you're making a borderline criminal compromise.

 

[PenguinManiac]

Oh yeah. They actually bragged to shareholders about how much they were saving by recycling the same busted game engine for a decade. Activision's stable of companies aren't the only people who do this, of course. I'm not trying to single them out for that specifically. Profit margins have become pretty thin over the years as higher visual fidelity has become a key driver of consumer interest. The need to cut costs is very real. But when you're using objectively broken software, which in any other industry would be a practice rendering your product unfit for purpose, you're making a borderline criminal compromise.

It's okay to cut costs, I agree, but not to the expense of the players. They're not just investing money, but also their time and their trust, all because of a product that under these conditions is downright unplayable. Saying this is unjust is a euphemism.
A lot of companies reuse the same engine to reduce expenses, and that's alright if you don't milk it too much. You can still improve an engine, update it in both features and graphics, but, you know, it has to be a working engine.

 

[Westbay]

I have a lot of them but the most annoying I know of is uBisoft, they are the most confused gaming company I know, these guys make companies like Electronic arts look like saints it's just dumb, most of the time when I play games I try as much as possible to check their game history so as to observe similarites and the company's level of creativity but no Ubisoft really doesn't create they just give you the same thing all over again, quote me if I'm wrong we all know they release Assasins creed yearly and it's the same I mean the same no difference just the same thing. They did the same with far cry from 1-3 just some freak show jumping around in the jungle or a tropical island. The most annoying of all their games has to be Sleeping dogs it was so closed ended to an open world game and they had the effontery to create a part II. This is just petty they make mediocre games and they are so far the worst gaming company I know.

 

[Xilkozuf]

EA, mostly because they are a bunch of greedy... well I don't want to insult anyone, but how can you sell a game that have almost 15 years at 20 BUCKS? And it almost never goes on sale! And yes, I'm talking about the first Call of Duty but there might be many many other examples!
Also, their DLC policy is terrible. DLC themselves aren't good, but they managed to make them worse.

 

[StolenKid]

EA, they have lost it, always micro transactions, always DLC's, horrible online servers, EA was a great game company, but then something changed, they even release bad games.

 

[castills]

I'm surpised to not see NSoft or Nexon. Cosmetics prioritized over gameplay/bugs. Launcher problems galore will be your first problem before classs inbalances. If you do get in the game, expect freezes and dc's, but beautiful scenery.

 

[airfightermax]

EA, mostly because they are a bunch of greedy... well I don't want to insult anyone, but how can you sell a game that have almost 15 years at 20 BUCKS? And it almost never goes on sale! And yes, I'm talking about the first Call of Duty but there might be many many other examples!
Also, their DLC policy is terrible. DLC themselves aren't good, but they managed to make them worse.

Right? Their don't want to lower prices on games they released ages ago. At least a sale or two annually would suffice but no, they don't want to do that.


Also agree with their horrendous DLC practices. They release pricy DLCs that don't even improve the game experience at all.


It's like they took being the worst company to the maximum level and then some.

 

[Xilkozuf]

Right? Their don't want to lower prices on games they released ages ago. At least a sale or two annually would suffice but no, they don't want to do that.

Oh but they do sales! But this make things even worse, since most of the time the sale (just during the big Steam sales) are around 20-50%. That's insane, I seriously never believe it when I see it.
There are more recent games that got 75, maybe even 90% off, and some of them are even good games that sold a lot! The first and old Call of Duty (any of them) have sold enough, I think! Why not lower the price! People will buy the recent ones anyway, you have nothing to lose EA! Maybe even more people will buy them, come on!!

 

[WildSpirit]

EA, they have lost it, always micro transactions, always DLC's, horrible online servers, EA was a great game company, but then something changed, they even release bad games.

EA has presented some bad changes (and I know this is obviously discouraging :sleepy, but I don't think it's fair to call it "bad"... I mean, at least not now. :unamused:

 

[WildSpirit]

I'm surpised to not see NSoft or Nexon. Cosmetics prioritized over gameplay/bugs. Launcher problems galore will be your first problem before classs inbalances. If you do get in the game, expect freezes and dc's, but beautiful scenery.

Maybe NSoft or Nexon are not so well-known to the members here of the forum. :wink:

 

[Soulwatcher]

I would have to say hands down that EA is the worst gaming company in history. They buy great developers and turn them into hack jobs. Just look what EA did to Bioware they ruined Bioware. Dragon Age Origins was my favorite game for the longest time. I must have replayed in 10 times. But Dragon Age two was a joke and so was Dragon Age 3.

P.S. EA killed Bioware because they only care about making the cheapest game for the most profit. They could care less about the games quality or gameplay!

 

[Thammy]

Worst gaming company! I'll say Konami. See I'll tell you why. Konami has only one job in the gaming sphere, which is creating sporting games..which means all their research goes into just on sphere of gaming and by this you'll suppose they'll be the best at it. But No!! EA games still comes around to body them. Just take a look and compare PES to FIFA, you'll already know which is konami's by the first game