Why did EA/DICE try *SO* *HARD* to sabotage BFV?
I have zero idea.
DICE higher-ups sabotage the entire studio, not just BFV. Don't underestimate the power of narcissistic leadership that will do and say anything to deflect criticism + responsibility.
Read the negative Glassdoor reviews and then read again as this is also relevant to many other companies including Relic "Yes man"/cronies/sucks up as that deadweight create two camps within the studio.
The employee reviews are detailed and self-explanatory. DICE still has talent but is a ship without a captain/proactive leadership/lack of a clear vision..
As DICE talent is leaving they are being replaced by cronies/sucks ups that is shielding higher ups from reality and deflect criticism. As some DICE employees explains this downward spiral can only be broken with a new DICE leadership until then the ship is doomed.
DICE nepotism/cronyism is why the current studio leadership got promoted;
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/DICE-Sweden-Reviews-E598397.htm
Cons
Cronyism and nepotism are huge problems. The previous generation of leadership is reaching retirement age and began passing the torch over a year ago. How they selected the current generation is not clear but it isn't working at all. What features make it into the game or get development time isn't dependent on how they'll improve the game but on who has your back. This is especially troublesome because current leadership, or rather the couple of people at the top, is obsessed with executing their vision at the expense of everything else.
Recent Relic employee reviews to some extent confirm cronyism and Yes-Men/cronies is a big problem for the entire studio;
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Relic-Entertainment-Reviews-E533032.htm
https://www.coh2.org/topic/105425/coh3-failure-new-employee-review
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Unfortunately, they can and actually do influence the management to make unintelligent decisions, which costs Relic a lot of wasted time and lost opportunities.
Companies who really want to succeed and come up with great games work and feel very differently.
Your Inner Circle: Beware of Suck-Ups and Yes-Men:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2012/02/28/your-inner-circle-beware-of-suck-ups-and-yes-men/
Do you surround yourself with suck-ups? C’mon, be honest.
It’s perfectly natural to want to be with people who agree, support and praise you all the time. Let’s face it -- it’s comforting to have people who are always in our corner, no matter what the issue or circumstance.
Suck-ups make us feel like we’re curled up with a warm blanket. Everything is okay, even cozy. We feel safe with them. We trust them.
These are the people we often consider to be our most loyal friends because they help us feel like we’re right. Validated. Vindicated. Smart.
Well, we may be all these things at one time or another, but we are not all these things all the time. And if you find that your trusted advisors are indiscriminate in their praise, it may be time for a gut-check.
These people may make us feel good, but they’re not always good for us. In fact, we could be a pawn in their game; an unwitting accomplice in helping them achieve an unhealthy degree of power and influence over our decisions and actions.
Or, maybe they’re a pawn in ours.
Are you the kind of leader who punishes people – overtly or oh-so-subtly – for speaking up and telling you things you don’t want to hear? Do you seek out people who affirm your decisions and actions?
No one wants to admit that they do this, but a quick glance at organizational life indicates that it’s the norm, not the exception. We’ve all seen it: the leader is isolated from reality, surrounded by a small group of people who deliver the good news and hide the bad. His entire worldview is distorted, controlled by those who are feeding his perceptions. He thinks these people are protecting him. Watching his back.
Or, he simply doesn’t want to hear the truth, so he rewards the peddlers of feel-good information and punishes the purveyors of truth.
In either case, it’s a dangerous position for any leader.
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I hope this help clarify things. Now is not the time to fall into the trap of complacency.
Relic is not a cat with 9 lives. If growing pains/deadweight are not dealt with a firm hand the next talent bleed could destroy Relic inside out.
I sincerely hope Relic take action and save themselves. Stop supporting cronies. Adapt or die.
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