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[lisakover]

Maviarab wrote...

and anyway...why no English banners eh? Some may think so, but I am NOT european hehe

look harder

[Nighteye2]

It would have been a great event if it was open to worldwide participation. But now, most of the community gets excluded from the so-called "community event".

[Eshaye]

Legbiter wrote...

Look I'd support Bioware if the exclusion only applied to the people who have elven toons but this is just bizarre.

lol!!! 

[Varenus Luckmann]

Maviarab wrote...
and anyway...why no English banners eh? Some may think so, but I am NOT european hehe

There is a british one, up there. Or do you want the english flag?

[Obtusifolius]

Aryani wrote...

You do realize it isn't BioWare's fault that they had to knock off some states, countries and provinces, right?

But seriously, stop the complaining.
BioWare didn't randomly decide; "Oh hey! Let's NOT include this state, and that province and those countries for the hell of it! Yeah, great idea!"

Listen to yourselves.

Listen to yourself not bothering to either a) read the thread, or comprehend the actual reasons for people's complaints.

[Master1982]

-Semper- wrote...

Varenus Luckmann wrote...

-Semper- wrote...
the colors of germany's flag are black, red and gold. take clear look oO

Master1982 wrote...
Hi, @Varenus

:-) The Flag from Germany is Black ,Red and Gold^^

Thank you much

Yes, I have also heard this persistant rumor and numerous times have been requested to acknowledge the existance of some state called the BRD, but I just scoff at such notions.

bloß dumm, dass die farben schwarz-rot-gold aus dem 12. jh. weitaus älter sind als preußen. hat also wenig mit brd gemein...

German Language

Da gebe ich dir recht,  Eigentlich kenne ich nur diese eine 3 Farben, aber als Signatur mit Rot und weiß könnte ich nicht für Deutschland nehmen, da wäre echt irgendwie komisch^^

[Loc'n'lol]

Maviarab wrote...

and anyway...why no English banners eh? Some may think so, but I am NOT european hehe

Resistance is futile. You WILL be assimilated.

[Varenus Luckmann]

Aryani wrote...
You do realize it isn't BioWare's fault that they had to knock off some states, countries and provinces, right?

But seriously, stop the complaining.
BioWare didn't randomly decide; "Oh hey! Let's NOT include this state, and that province and those countries for the hell of it! Yeah, great idea!"

Listen to yourselves.

"Some states", "some provinces" and "some countries"?

Try "everything except 48 states". As have been said several times, some places are simply inhospitable to work with, or have bans on various forms of gambling or contests. But the entire world except 48 U.S. states?

Listen to yourself.

[-Semper-]

is halt'n kleiner neo am werk, der sich auf die reichsflagge einen wichst -.-

[Feraele]

taine wrote...

Feraele wrote...

No I believe that EA is entirely responsible for this, and that Bioware has to follow along like the good little "employee" they are...
...
Who came up with this jack-assery?  

You answered your own question :innocent:

When I asked "who" ..I meant who specifically at EA...

[Lord Han]

Well this was a waste of excitement. Back to normal life I guess

[TheMadCat]

You do realize it isn't BioWare's fault that they had to knock off some states, countries and provinces, right?

Sure it is, they could have easily restructured everything to comply with other States/Nations or have done something completely different that would have allowed for a much broader umbrella. Instead they decided this is what they wanted to do, as a consequence a large percent of their fanbase is excluded from this event.

[searanox]

As a Canadian resident and huge BioWare fan who is barred from participating, I feel the need to claim that this event is a major slap in the face.

[Angband21]

Smaaen90 wrote...

Angband21 wrote...

Smaaen90 wrote...

Angband21 wrote...

Smaaen90 wrote...

Angband21 wrote...

Cell1e wrote...

Has anyone from Bioware posted an explanation or apology yet?

You kidding? You won't see any sort of apology/explanation. Just silence. They know they screwed the pooch, and don't have the industrial-sized stones to face up to it.

We are just  wallets to them. Get used to it. They set up a nice social site so everyone can feel special, and then shovel s**t to us and expect everyone to feel grateful.

When/if they release a statement/explanation for this.. Boy, are you gonna look ridiculous ;o

They haven't been in a hurry to explain how the F**ked up Patch 1.03

But keep smooching the corporate rectal orifice. you might even get some tokens. Woweee!

Hehe, yes, i's quite silly, especially for everyone else. Though, blaming BioWare and saying they're only intereted in our wallets, at least the BioWare team in charge of DA/ME - It's just as silly in my opinion. EA on the other hand, I don't think they care at all for customer satisfaction after they've received our money.

You really believe that Bioware is a complete and separate entity from EA? No connection between them?
As my pappy used to say, I got 40 acres of prime real estate for you just 100 miles east of Nova Scotia.

Of course I don't believe that BioWare is a complete separate entity from EA, I'm saying that the BioWare DA/ME groups are not the ones pulling the strings in regards to marketing, they have to do as EA's marketing/policy dictates them to.

So it has now been 5 hours since the fiasco began. No Bioware  response yet. Could it be they are trying to figure how to say " We f*cked up". I am sure that someone at Bioware is capable of using a keyboard and can figure out how to connect to this forum. Even  if they can't write a patch that doesn;t break things.

Of course they do as they are told. But by putting their ?Celebrate Bioware's 15th ...."  on it, they have to carry the can.

[Varenus Luckmann]

Feraele wrote...

taine wrote...

Feraele wrote...
No I believe that EA is entirely responsible for this, and that Bioware has to follow along like the good little "employee" they are...
...
Who came up with this jack-assery?

You answered your own question :innocent:

When I asked "who" ..I meant who specifically at EA...

They will never reveal that, for three reasons.

• That employee wants to live.
• Slaves have to be sold.
• If they keep him or her alive, they can create a marketing spectacle in Europe at a later date, where they pit him or her against european fans in a big mock Colosseum.

[taine]

Feraele wrote...

taine wrote...

Feraele wrote...

No I believe that EA is entirely responsible for this, and that Bioware has to follow along like the good little "employee" they are...
...
Who came up with this jack-assery?  

You answered your own question :innocent:

When I asked "who" ..I meant who specifically at EA...

That would be a horrifying, borderline unholy combination of their Marketing and Legal departments.

[Nighteye2]

the_one_54321 wrote...

Lucy_Glitter wrote...
was it really that NO ONE of bioware saw this coming?! did you all think we non-us (or ny, fl) residents would just go "oh..one week hype for this...aw well.."?!

Do you seriously think they didn't see all this coming? Do you really believe they didn't weight their options? 

All this "I'M TAKING THIS PERSONALLY BECAUSE MY FEELINGS ARE HURT AND I WANT CONTEST PRIZES TOO" stuff is nothing but sour grapes. This is a marketing ploy. If they could have included the rest of the world in such a big exciting marketing stunt, they would have.

Everyone acts as though contest laws, international contest laws, and international mail have nothing to do with this. The immediate assumption seems to be "BioWare just likes to insult its fans" and that is a load of [stuff that is not very nice].

Other companies have held worldwide contests, too, so it's certainly possible. The least they could've done is announce on the countdown timer that it was for a US-only event. Instead, they implied that the entire community would be able to participate in the event. >_>

[Varenus Luckmann]

searanox wrote...
As a Canadian resident and huge BioWare fan who is barred from participating, I feel the need to claim that this event is a major slap in the face.

C'mon. "Slap in the face"? Didn't that go out of style, like, 2004? Go with the times, dude.

The current term to be used is "kick in the gut", if I'm not mistaken.

[Varenus Luckmann]

taine wrote...

Feraele wrote...

taine wrote...

Feraele wrote...
No I believe that EA is entirely responsible for this, and that Bioware has to follow along like the good little "employee" they are...
...
Who came up with this jack-assery?  

You answered your own question :innocent:

When I asked "who" ..I meant who specifically at EA...

That would be a horrifying, borderline unholy combination of their Marketing and Legal departments.

Think of the benefits! The revenue! The spectacle! All the fans and the hype!

It'd be EPIC!

We could have a countdown timer and everything!

Modifié par Varenus Luckmann, 29 mars 2010 - 09:35 .

[Nukenin]

Varenus Luckmann wrote...

Bah, you. I've been an avid supporter of Bioware for 12 years or more. I've got collector's editions of everything I -can- have a collector's edition of.

I'm tired of getting shafted, no support, no patches, issue upon issue, crashes, aloof developers pretending they're the most important thing since sliced bread, glued-on DLC, pre-order schemes, corporate propaganda, and most of all, not actually seeing any committment to excellence for the past few years.

I'm just tired of it all. I'm tired of being the abused girlfriend in this relationship.

Well, it's been going on for a while.  Most of the fixes I have on my system for BG2 are unofficial community-developed offerings, when I think about it.  

My first Bioware Game was Shattered Steel (not sure if I still have it, but I still have the BG1 box I bought some 11.5 years ago).  In fact, looking at the games listed on their website, I've only never owned two: Sonic Chronicles and MDK2: Armageddon (I did at one time own MDK2 proper).

So yeah, I've put my money in over the years.

I can put up with their reckless game development/maintenance issues a lot more than I can stomach the neglect of their international fan/customer community (and the New Yorkers and Floridians to boot).  Of course, I'm ranting in the moment.  They could buy my silence by releasing a 1.04 patch for Dragon Age that fixes everything and then some.  :innocent:

[Legbiter]

Ray Muzyka had his heart broken once by a girl from New York. Fact.