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[John Epler]

You know, I feel like I should set up a script that automatically posts this to threads with certain words in the title, but...



If you can't be civil to each other, don't post. Seriously. If all you're planning on doing is jumping down another poster's throat because they have an opinion you disagree with, just stay off the forums entirely.



I don't care if you love what we're doing or hate what we're doing, all I ask is that you treat each other with respect. If you can't manage that, then you aren't going to be welcome here.

[John Epler]

tmp7704 wrote...

Maria Caliban wrote...

BioWare won't alter aspects of Dragon Age II at this point and they're not going to listen to our opinion of the game until it actually comes out.

That runs somewhat at odds with comments from BioWare's own folks, who do point out when things get criticized for their appearance and such that "the game isn't out yet we have X months before it ships to improve things". So while it'd be foolish to expect major changes at this point (not that they can't ever happen) still corrections, additions and fixes can --and have to, and will-- be done to game in its current state anyway. It's not yet complete nor fully polished after all.

Of course, it'd also be foolish to expect these corrections, additions and fixes to be affected to large degree by rabble on the forums, but it doesn't also mean external opinions can't have impact at all -- wasn't the speed of 2h animation tweaked in part as result of feedback they've gathered when the game was shown some time earlier?

To clarify this point a bit - we do read everything that people post, positive and negative. And while some points are so locked down that there's really nothing that'll change due to resources and time, some stuff -does- get adjusted because of fan reaction. We're not going to go in and start a massive overhaul of anything as a result of what we hear, but we do look to see if there's a way to please both groups without making some poor programmer work through Christmas.

The other thing is, we have a few people who spend a decent amount of time on the forums (occasionally, a little -too- much time, perhaps upsetting their significant others *cough*) and so we're pretty good at identifying what's a valid concern versus what's either a matter of opinion for a small percentage of our audience, or what's a result of not having enough information. And, of course, there are always future projects. Though opinions gain more weight when people have actually played the game, enough concern about something pre-release can have an effect on how we do things in whatever our next endeavour is.

Now, having said all this - we're a lot more likely to read someone's feedback when it's presented 'I don't like this change because of these reasons' than when it's presented 'Dragon Age 2? MORE LIKE GEARS OF AGE.. EFFECT. YEAH.'  Civility and common decency will get you everywhere in regards to us reading and possibly responding to your concerns. Throwing out vitriol and bile and talking about how much we, our game and the MLB all suck will quickly get you ignored or, if you start attacking other posters who have contrary opinions, banned.

So keep expressing your concerns! We like to read them, particularly when you back up why you're concerned. However, when you start in on the 'YOU GUYS ARE JERKS AND I HATE YOU' you're probably going to be ignored. Also, bear in mind that I am but a simple Cinematic Designer  So my decision-making power is limited to 'hey guys, nobody in the forums likes the hitchcock zoom'.