More than 160,000 Battlefield 2042 players have signed a petition requesting money back. And it's become one of Change.Org's most popular and active petitions
Battlefield 2042 is off to a rocky start. Now that it's clear that BF2042 fixes aren't coming anytime soon, more than 150,000 players have signed a Change.org petition requesting that Electronic Arts offer refunds to all players across all platforms.
The petition, simply titled "Allow Refund for Battlefield 2042 on All Platforms," began roughly four weeks ago and received little attention, but thousands of players have signed on in the last few days. Many of these newcomers are most likely signing the refund petition after EA and Dice announced a series of delays for both large and minor BF2042 content updates. According to EA, BF2042 will not receive new content until the summer, approximately six months after the game's release. Updates to include features such as voice chat and a scoreboard have also been postponed.
According to Change.org representatives, the petition had more than 160,000 signatures as of Friday afternoon, making it one of the largest and most popular petitions of the year. EA and Dice have yet to respond to the growing petition or player demands for refunds across all platforms. While Steam is reportedly offering refunds to BF2042 players, those on PlayStation and Xbox have been unable to secure similar deals due to their platforms' stricter anti-refund policies. It's not easy to get storefronts like Xbox and PlayStation to offer refunds on digitally purchased games, as we saw with the Cyberpunk 2077 fiasco last year. (Also, what is it with video games that end with the year 20XX?)
The creator of the petition claims that if it receives more than 50,000 signatures, he will contact lawyers to potentially launch a class-action lawsuit against EA and Dice. Kotaku reached out to EA about the petition and the ongoing BF2042 situation, but did not receive a response before publication.
Battlefield 2042 players have encountered numerous bugs, broken features, and other vexing problems and issues since its November release. Some of these have been resolved, only to be replaced by new issues. Meanwhile, features like voice chat are still missing.
According to Change.org data, the BF2042 refund petition is the third most popular video game-related petition in the site's history. Here are the top six for those who are interested.
- Create Shaggy DLC for Mortal Kombat 11. (381,000 signatures)
- Do Not Launch Active Shooter Video Game, Valve (279,000 signatures)
- Refunds for Battlefield 2042 (150,000 signatures and counting)
- Rape Awareness Day Video Game (128,000 signatures)
- Continue to Support Star Wars Battlefront (118,000 signatures)
- Shirley Curry should be immortalized as an Elder Scrolls NPC (49,000 signatures)
Even if the initial call to action appears reasonable, these situations can quickly devolve into toxic nightmares. If a live service online title continues to delay content and updates for months, I believe it is reasonable for customers to request a refund.
Of course, reading some of the petition responses makes it difficult to side with the fans, as some suggest a massive conspiracy involving critics and EA to trick gamers into purchasing an unfinished game. Others claim that EA does not test their games or that the developers are lazy. These are excellent examples of how the general public is unaware of how difficult it is to create video games, particularly online-focused titles. Sure, EA should fix the game, and I believe refunds are a reasonable gesture. But I also despise the idea that if EA does offer refunds across all platforms, some of the people who signed the petition will win.
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SOURCE: kotaku
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