Team Meeting - 04/05/2016

[mantazzo 100]

Personally, I'd like to finally get something about F1 2016 tomorrow (next Team Meeting) - I understand it may not be possible yet, but I think we deserve to know at least something about it, like very small details... We already know Safety Car and Career Mode is back, but maybe something... small, like details about Red Flags/VSC or Multiplayer intentions (if that's a correct word to describe what Codemasters plan to do in Multiplayer). That would make at least some people happier.

[sjsharp2010 225]

Operator1 said:

sjsharp2010 said:

Operator1 said:

Chromatic said:

Anybody looking forward to the next team meeting? I can't wait to hear what the next excuse is going to be  

It can be entertaining to see how many words, sentences, & paragraphs they stretch out to say nothing while simultaneously telling us to get excited about nothing and urging us to stay tuned for more nothing.

Because people asked them to communicate moer is why eve if there is seemingly nothing to talk about it seems.

They have plenty to talk about - they just don't want to. They seem to want the benefit of having customers who are "engaged" without actually engaging their customers.

That may be true but the fact that it's a licensed game may also be placing restrictions on what they're allowed to tell us. Only time can answer that I'm afraid.

[coolieboy 0]

sjsharp2010 said:

Operator1 said:

sjsharp2010 said:

Operator1 said:

Chromatic said:

Anybody looking forward to the next team meeting? I can't wait to hear what the next excuse is going to be  

It can be entertaining to see how many words, sentences, & paragraphs they stretch out to say nothing while simultaneously telling us to get excited about nothing and urging us to stay tuned for more nothing.

Because people asked them to communicate moer is why eve if there is seemingly nothing to talk about it seems.

They have plenty to talk about - they just don't want to. They seem to want the benefit of having customers who are "engaged" without actually engaging their customers.

That may be true but the fact that it's a licensed game may also be placing restrictions on what they're allowed to tell us. Only time can answer that I'm afraid.

Tbh, I don't think that is true. I can not see why the FOM would not allow Codemasters to start marketing their product after the start of the season. It makes no sense, especially seeing how the FOM is very big on marketing the sport itself.  We all know what the cars like like, we all know who the drivers are and we all know what the tracks look like with the exception of Baku. So to say the FOM is not allowing them to post screens or videos of the game is absolutely BS. 

The only reason for the lack of info from Codemasters is because either they are behind on the game, the game is not playable with too many bugs, the graphics are sub par, etc...The FOM has nothing to do with Codemaster being secretive of their game. The fact is Codemaster is just not proud of what they have currently and by releasing screens and videos, customers would make up their mind and not buy the game based on what they see here. 

[Dboyking1 3]

Operator1 said:

sjsharp2010 said:

Operator1 said:

Chromatic said:

Anybody looking forward to the next team meeting? I can't wait to hear what the next excuse is going to be  

It can be entertaining to see how many words, sentences, & paragraphs they stretch out to say nothing while simultaneously telling us to get excited about nothing and urging us to stay tuned for more nothing.

Because people asked them to communicate moer is why eve if there is seemingly nothing to talk about it seems.

They have plenty to talk about - they just don't want to. They seem to want the benefit of having customers who are "engaged" without actually engaging their customers.

Blame the bloody FOM!!!

[Operator1 4]

I have a difficult time believing that FOM licensing restricts CodeMasters from interacting with CodeMasters' customers in any meaningful capacity, or whispering a word about any aspect of CodeMasters' development process, ideas, & goals.

For one, CodeMasters is/was almost just as silent & absent regarding nearly all of their other recent games, not just F1 games (except, perhaps, during the early access phase of DiRT Rally). Silence is CodeMasters' chosen modus operandi, not the result of being tightly bound & gagged by FOM.

Two, if "licensing restrictions" were indeed so strict, CodeMasters would not have been allowed to host a group of YouTubers in-house to preview an early build of the next F1 game, let alone allow those YouTubers to publicly broadcast any aspects of their visit.

I could understand if FOM restricted CodeMasters from publicly discussing anything related to the detailed nature of the license, any behind-the-scenes workings of the sport of F1, or any potential upcoming regulation or roster changes that will (or won't) be reflected in CodeMasters' F1 games. That type of confidentiality makes sense, but ignoring customers & providing little to no support for their games simply cannot be provisions of any license.

There are a number of ways CodeMasters could interact with their customers without revealing anything confidential, and without committing to features that still have a chance at being cut from the final build. FOM does not have them muzzled & locked in an underground dungeon with sound-proof walls.

[Slane 0]

Any screenshots of cars etc do need signing off by FOM I believe , but it certainly doesn't stop codies hyping up game modes and new and improved features to the game they are planning to try and win us all back to buying the game.

[tMansell 0]

 please stop using the argument "if they don't do this or that I will not buy the game." Sorry to tell you...but the forums here shouldn't be more than 5% of their sales, so no, doesn't matter if you are not buying.
Also I don't get a point for Codemasters to keep a person to interact here if they don't intend to tell anything.It's their right not to say anything but would be a lot more honest to come here and say: "Our policy is not to talk about our games before their launch.We're here to answer questions about the released ones."

So nobody move nobody get hurt. ;)

[ShadowOfArmy 2]

I mean it would be much easier for CM if they would at least give us reasons for the silence.

I'm pretty sure they don't want to make us angry, they just want to make sure we get a good looking first screenshot etc.

But as I said they should stop being completely silent... Just tell us why you are silent and give us a certain time period when we can expect news f.e. "You will get news in June" and everything would be a bit easier for them. 

[tMansell 0]

manowar97 said:

I mean it would be much easier for CM if they would at least give us reasons for the silence.

I'm pretty sure they don't want to make us angry, they just want to make sure we get a good looking first screenshot etc.

But as I said they should stop being completely silent... Just tell us why you are silent and give us a certain time period when we can expect news f.e. "You will get news in June" and everything would be a bit easier for them. 

Or at least: "We will not release any info before launch." - The point is: write a team meeting every 2 weeks to say "we can't tell you anything yet." is to threat us as idiots..

[ShadowOfArmy 2]

tMansell said:

manowar97 said:

I mean it would be much easier for CM if they would at least give us reasons for the silence.

I'm pretty sure they don't want to make us angry, they just want to make sure we get a good looking first screenshot etc.

But as I said they should stop being completely silent... Just tell us why you are silent and give us a certain time period when we can expect news f.e. "You will get news in June" and everything would be a bit easier for them. 

Or at least: "We will not release any info before launch." - The point is: write a team meeting every 2 weeks to say "we can't tell you anything yet." is to threat us as idiots..

Yeah exactly. They should just tell us something and not "soon" all the time.
Just a clear answer and not this hmm you will be excited about it but we can't tell... This is very frustrating :/ 

[sjsharp2010 225]

I just think that the CM management prefer to wait until the FOM sign everything off before saying anything so yes I think it is FOM's fault personally at least more their fault than CM's

[marsal79 0]

Dboyking1 said:

Garnett89 said:

please, do not release F1 2016. Release a simple DLC for F1 2015 and focus on 2017. It is useless to release the F1 game at the end of the season

no that is stupid and pathetic. did u not hear them before when they said theyre focusing on 2016, not mch more patches. let them work on 2016 . leave it there

Very important to try to convince him.. otherwise codemasters for sure would stop production- cause of his comment- of f1 2016 and switch to 2017 emediately lol !!

[devilsarmpit66 0]

F1 2016 will be a copy of f1 2015 with new cars.thats why there not telling you anything..and then say look at this new game we made...full of it at cm..

[Kartu14 0]

Hi,

So what about the Team meeting today ?
We want some great news !!! ;)
See you

[peanutt2000 79]

Kartu14 said:

Hi,

So what about the Team meeting today ?
We want some great news !!! ;)
See you

Don't think we're getting any. Well doesn't look like it. I'd rather have no news then news which basically says "soon"

[Kartu14 0]

Thanks peanutt2000 for your answer.
Jennyannem told us that there was holidays for a week after the 04/05 team meeting.
15 days after, codemasters developpers are still in holidays ? B)

[sjsharp2010 225]

Kartu14 said:

Thanks peanutt2000 for your answer.
Jennyannem told us that there was holidays for a week after the 04/05 team meeting.
15 days after, codemasters developpers are still in holidays ? B)

no she said she was on holiday no the team maybe just be patient she needs to probably catch up a bit on what she missed before she can report I think. Maybe if she doesn't post today she might tomorrow besides she can't post anything till she's been told she can by her bosses

[CLCYSpanias 13]

Been refreshing like 10 times an hour today for an update and second week in a row no post..disappointed  so so much... 

[FiremanPvW 0]

CLCYSpanias said:

Been refreshing like 10 times an hour today for an update and second week in a row no post..disappointed  so so much... 

These are posted up every other week. Meaning there is one, one week and the next week there isnt followed by another post.

[Tomi1997 25]

FiremanPvW said:

CLCYSpanias said:

Been refreshing like 10 times an hour today for an update and second week in a row no post..disappointed  so so much... 

These are posted up every other week. Meaning there is one, one week and the next week there isnt followed by another post.

Meaning this week is the week we hear stuff…

[Tomi1997 25]

@jennyannem care to comment on where updates on team meeting are ?

[CLCYSpanias 13]

Tomi1997 said:

FiremanPvW said:

CLCYSpanias said:

Been refreshing like 10 times an hour today for an update and second week in a row no post..disappointed  so so much... 

These are posted up every other week. Meaning there is one, one week and the next week there isnt followed by another post.

Meaning this week is the week we hear stuff…

yeah this week we hear staff and today we didnt saw nothing xD 

[breezyskells22 17]

I wonder why we had a longer bit of hush than normal myself, might be due to a sony game that will take the world attertion tommorow?

[Bcolt93 0]

id rather them not post anything than give us an update like the last one. Preferably a timeline for information release would be ideal

[scotto5 0]

thay should of given us something by now for god sake if people were hopeing for a july release you can kiss that goodbye I just want to start this career mode