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[Miriel Amarinth]

gmartin40 wrote...

Can't beat em, join em...

That's the spirit! Come join the party. 

The fire's blazing, who wants some marshmellows?

[LPPrince]

We're not gonna take it ANYMORE!

[TheDarkHuntress]

That was what all the hoopala was for?

Must say I am very disappointed!

[Darkest Dreamer]

Plazeor wrote...

No they are holding a contest that is to show their fan appreciation.  It says it right on their front page.  It is like when a girl or guy says they like you a lot, then they go date your best friend.  Doesn't mean your not special, they just don't like you in "that way".

By that logic, does that mean you'd feel better if your girlfriend tried to sleep with as many people as possible rather than exclude any of her "fans"?

[GothamLord]

[Steel Dancer]

WilliamShatner wrote...

Worst Countdown of all time.

Richard Whiteley is rolling over in his grave.

Approval +10

[yuncas]

Jesus Say:

Because even I can't get in on this contest.

[heretica]

Miriel Amarinth wrote...

gmartin40 wrote...

Can't beat em, join em...

That's the spirit! Come join the party. 

The fire's blazing, who wants some marshmellows?

I'm allergic to marshmallows...

so racist... 

[Burkey0307]

gmartin40 wrote...

I don't care about any of you because I'm not excluded from the contest....HAHA....

so than why did you post this? Seems irrelevant.

[SirRealistOne]

SLPr0 wrote...

What really gets me here is how mad people are getting at the whole "community" part when really the whole thing itself is just a marketing gimmick thats attempting to turn registered BioWare game users into viral marketeers for EA.

I mean I'm eligible and I don't give a flying fluck about this. Its just some EA marketing shark's brilliant idea to turn mindless BW fans into adbots on various social networks, for EA products in exchange for a CHANCE at winning stuff we can already BUY in about 80% of cases.

Its basically just marketing, and anyone mad about not being included in it is...might as well tattoo "CONSUMER WH*RE" on their foreheads and be done with it.

This whole deal is stupid, to be angry about not being allowed to participate is like being angry that you weren't chosen at the mall to take part in a "survey" that pays you 15 bucks if you go to several various stores in the mall and buy the equivalent of about 25 dollars worth of product from the stores to "evaluate" for the survey.

Its shark marketing, its EA making BW look like the biggest marketing wh*re in the gaming industry and frankly I'm disgusted with it.

BioWare can stand on its own two feet on the quality of their products alone. This crap is just crap.

What you need signature wise is one that says "I USED TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY BUT THEN I GOT WISE TO EA'S MARKETING DIVISION AND 
DECIDED TO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO ANYTHING BIOWARE DOES UNLESS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH  A GAME."

Might be a bit big for a signature graphic.

Seriously people, get a grip, all you're missing out on here is the opportunity to be exploited and used by EA in a pilot marketing partnership between EA and several companies and BioWare is being used as the street corner pusher for the junk.

EDIT: Holy crap does this forum software have formatting issues.

Agreed somewhat with what you say. It is marketing for EA and Bioware, no doubt. But it also has awards for end users. The total prize value is over $64,000. That's a cheap marketing expense yes, but it also allows us to get one of a kind items, or win common ones.

Call me a marketing **** all you want, but social media and advertising come hand in hand. If you live in the US.

[Dreadz666]

crimzontearz wrote...

Now this is epic

[infalible]

Catt128 wrote...

Miriel Amarinth wrote...

gmartin40 wrote...

Can't beat em, join em...

That's the spirit! Come join the party. 

The fire's blazing, who wants some marshmellows?

I'm allergic to marshmallows...

so racist... 

Rather be racist than dead.

Modifié par infalible, 29 mars 2010 - 07:15 .

[Hoogies123]

Hahaha, I just found out about this and couldnt stop laughing after reading the first 5 pages. I live in Canada btw.



There is so much rage over this, this will not be let down for a long long time.



Way to go Bioware, you have kicked your loyal fans square in the nuts again.

For what feels like the hundreth time this year alone.



Your future is looking grim from where I stand. Maybe you will follow Pandemics footsteps and close for good. 800 million dollars of waste from what I see so far.



Hahahahahahaha! Bioware you need a 5 year old to read over everything you plan on posting and give you the thumbs up or down, because a 5 year old could easily see how stupid this bazaar is.

[Rejoy Skinler]

I would like to say that the event was indeed of epic proportion and I'm sure glad I didn't miss it.

Modifié par Rejoy Skinler, 29 mars 2010 - 07:21 .

[BanditGR]

GothamLord wrote...

This is the biggest PR fiasco I have ever seen for a company.

Nah, not really. The RtO release with the leaks, pulling it off, then additional delays etc etc was pretty close, though not quite just as epic. One would think, they learned a thing or two from such incidents, PR wise, yet that is clearly not the case.

[DragonRageGT]

Cat Lance wrote...

You guys do realize that the event being a "community event" does not mean that the countries not included are not a part of the community? It did not say "Community Wide Event" it only means that people who aren't taking part of in the community cannot take part in the event, it doesn't mean that every community member can take part.

To repeat again, I do understand being upset that you can't participate, especially because that information wasn't provided right away, but that doesn't mean that EA/BioWare doesn't consider you a part of the community.

Again, we are not upset because we cannot participate. Law is law and most of us are adults enough to know how these type of promotion works. But a countdown for an EPIC community event... I picture something a lot different from a bazaar and it would have been nice to be warned from countdown start that it would be US residents only.

So, We, the rest of the world, have fun with these!

Dragon Age - Mass Effect - Social Bioware - EPIC FAIL

Dragon Age - BioWare's Map of the World - EPIC FAIL

[Miolnir21]

mjkjets wrote...

Grammarye wrote...

Had there been a line on the Bioware site that said 'US Competition coming soon!' I don't think anyone would have batted an eyelid.

+1, I live in NY and I'm not angry at all. Bioware could've saved themselves alot of trouble by not putting up a countdown in the first place.

Agreed.  I'm not angry either.  I am however disappointed.

[Biserthebomb]

GothamLord wrote...

[achegal]

I wonder if we get a statement from Bioware regarding the "epic" event which is not accessible for the rest of the world, that just sucks.

[Rodriguer2000]

i dont understand this whole bazaar thing it doesnt explain it good enough what a waste of my enthusiasm

[Kolos2]

yuncas heh that made me lough, but watch for Chris hes on the "not Mass Effect related spree"

[Cat Lance]

Nizzemancer wrote...

Cat Lance wrote...

You guys do realize that the event being a "community event" does not mean that the countries not included are not a part of the community? It did not say "Community Wide Event" it only means that people who aren't taking part of in the community cannot take part in the event, it doesn't mean that every community member can take part.

To repeat again, I do understand being upset that you can't participate, especially because that information wasn't provided right away, but that doesn't mean that EA/BioWare doesn't consider you a part of the community.

if they had replaced the word "epic" with "US exclusive" your excuse might have worked...

It's not an excuse at all. I only stated a fact. I didn't say the marketing was even decent, to have called this epic and hyped it so much with a countdown(I had thought they were going to announce their next game, personally) what I stated was that this being a "community event" epic or not, doesn't mean that the countries and states that can't participate aren't a part of the community, in reality or in the eyes of EA/BioWare. I am sure it's legalities that bar certain places from participating. *shrugs*

But it's just a fact, whether the marketing was horrible or not, no one has ever said those who can't participate aren't community members. So, it is just a stating of a fact. These banners about no longer being members of the community are over-reactions and certainly don't help anyones case.

[Kohaku]

That is so terrible GothamLord, but oh so funny.

[Kondorr]

Does it really matter if non-US citizens can or cannot participate? I think not really... eehh... I just forget there was this epic countdown to the dark void of nothingness and boot up ME2... Next time PLEASE count down to something substantial... like ME2 Expansion...

[Ser Isely]

SLPr0 wrote...

What really gets me here is how mad people are getting at the whole "community" part when really the whole thing itself is just a marketing gimmick thats attempting to turn registered BioWare game users into viral marketeers for EA.

I mean I'm eligible and I don't give a flying fluck about this. Its just some EA marketing shark's brilliant idea to turn mindless BW fans into adbots on various social networks, for EA products in exchange for a CHANCE at winning stuff we can already BUY in about 80% of cases.

Its basically just marketing, and anyone mad about not being included in it is...might as well tattoo "CONSUMER WH*RE" on their foreheads and be done with it.

This whole deal is stupid, to be angry about not being allowed to participate is like being angry that you weren't chosen at the mall to take part in a "survey" that pays you 15 bucks if you go to several various stores in the mall and buy the equivalent of about 25 dollars worth of product from the stores to "evaluate" for the survey.

Its shark marketing, its EA making BW look like the biggest marketing wh*re in the gaming industry and frankly I'm disgusted with it.

BioWare can stand on its own two feet on the quality of their products alone. This crap is just crap.

What you need signature wise is one that says "I USED TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY BUT THEN I GOT WISE TO EA'S MARKETING DIVISION AND 
DECIDED TO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO ANYTHING BIOWARE DOES UNLESS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH  A GAME."

Might be a bit big for a signature graphic.

Seriously people, get a grip, all you're missing out on here is the opportunity to be exploited and used by EA in a pilot marketing partnership between EA and several companies and BioWare is being used as the street corner pusher for the junk.

EDIT: Holy crap does this forum software have formatting issues.

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