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[PsychoBlonde]

JohnEpler wrote...

philbo1965uk wrote...

But what the hell...it's friday , poker and Bud night.

And they did buy Witch Hunt without a great deal of fuss.

Sometimes, I'm astounded by my own laziness.

Why, on Saturday, I only came in for seven hours instead of ten! And I took a Friday off back in mid November to move.

It's difficult to live with myself.

Oops. I think I hit the 'snark' button by accident.

Do you still remember what your family looks like?

Although, granted, I've worked hours like these before when my job consisted of sitting at a desk.  I have lots of stamina for sitting at a desk.  When my job consists of standing, lifting, bending and answering idiot questions all day, I'm out of there like a bat out of hell when my shift's over.  Which is good, because I'd get canned if I accidentally got overtime anyway.

[philbo1965uk]

PsychoBlonde wrote...

Dude, don't be that way.  Nothing hurts more than knowing, even after all your hard work, that your baby got out the door still full of bugs that you didn't have time to fix.

Well, unless you're Obsidian apparently.

I'm sure they will get over it...it's just a game.

Relax it was wit...not intended to offend.

Enjoyed yours btw 

[In Exile]

ptibog wrote...
"dear Bioware, I don't want a shepard like character" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, I don't want a conversation wheel" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, I don't want the tactical view to be removed"- "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, I don't want parts of the game to be sold as DLC on day one" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, I don't want to pay 70€ for a PC game" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, i don't want DAII to be shorter than DA:O" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, i don't want ridiculous animations" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, i don't want darkspawns to look like skeletor" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, i don't want DAII to be an hack and slash" - "deal with it or GTFO"

well, it seems that wanting DAII to be DA:O's sequel deserves a "deal with it or GTFO"

"dear Bioware, I don't want to be forced not to kill my companions at any pointr" - "deal with
it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, I don't want to be forced to just have the PC speak for the party - NPCs should do it too" -
"deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, I don't want regenerating health and mana"- "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, I don't want Origins that destory roleplay and reduce character freedom" - "deal with it or
GTFO"
"dear Bioware, i don't want DA:O to be shorter than BGII" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, i don't want
ridiculous animations" - "deal with it or GTFO"


Wanting DA:O to be BGII's sequel was met with exactly the same response.

More to the point, what features you think make DA2 a sequel to DA:O might not be the same features others think make it a sequel, beside (as of now) fabrications like hack & slash combat.

[Stanley Woo]

lv12medic wrote...
Whose a oogie boogie boo boo.

Whose a oogie boogie boo boo.

I am. Quit asking!

I've always felt that I didn't know even a little about how videogames were made until I got into this industry, so i enjoy explaining some of what goes on behind the scenes (when I am permitted). i'm also a big fan of consumers exercising their might, so you'll see me sometimes flip-flop between "sorry, company's gotta do what it's gotta do" and "gamers of the world unite!" They're not mutually exclusive, but it does make me sound a bit inconsistent.

But as a developer and a Moderator here, i'm always happy to engage our community members in discussion. As long as they're discussing something and not demanding it, that is.

[nijnij]

Indeed, this board shows that people who create games, unlike people who sell them, really love their job. I asked on EA's forums why I couldn't buy Deathspank and Shank in my region ; thread got deleted without any explanation ; I asked again, got deleted again without any warning ; bewildered, I read the forum rules and saw nothing wrong, so I asked my question one last time. Got banned from EA's forums, without any warning or explanation ! To think that a company whose job is to communicate communicates less than you guies says it all about passion !

[philbo1965uk]

JohnEpler wrote...

philbo1965uk wrote...

But what the hell...it's friday , poker and Bud night.

And they did buy Witch Hunt without a great deal of fuss.

Sometimes, I'm astounded by my own laziness.

Why, on Saturday, I only came in for seven hours instead of ten! And I took a Friday off back in mid November to move.

It's difficult to live with myself.

Oops. I think I hit the 'snark' button by accident.

loool....nice reply

You make it sound almost charitable.

Good to see you took it as intended.  even Chris..

Love your work btw.

[Wynne]

I totally agree with the OP here. Bioware is the best when it comes to hands-on stuff with their fans. Only CD Projekt and Bethesda are even in the same ballpark, but though they're really solid people, they're not even close. Someday, maybe, but Bioware's got a lot of years on CDP.  Years aren't the only reason, though, of course, or Bethesda would win (founded in 1986, if I'm not mistaken.)

Really, we're lucky they keep coming back to these forums. Sure, it's good PR and all, but you know they don't do it just for that. There are plenty of developers who make a killing without ever presenting a personal face. The hands-on stuff is actually part of Bioware's identity as a developer, I would say, and I love that about them.

[biostarfan]

I'm inclined to agree. my first thread was answered by a mod... and it was probably a very obscure question to begin with. I have a hard time getting clarification from a normal mod in GT on some rules... yet a dev is able to answer questions on how the HUB system will work in DAII.



I totally appreciate this ease of communication.

[philbo1965uk]

ptibog wrote...
"dear Bioware, i don't want darkspawns to look like skeletor" - "deal with it or GTFO"

Creams the whole thread ...right there.

[philbo1965uk]

IMO ..Dev/Consumer interaction via the official developer forum is of huge importance to the community and greatly appreciated by the forumites.



We'll know the games going to be crap when you all flit off to twitter . I like Stanley the best, he's so inconsistent.

[crimzontearz]

JohnEpler wrote...

Nighteye2 wrote...

blothulfur wrote...
For all the crap we give them they're pretty good to us, I like to think its because they're genuinely enthusiastic about the games they make and they realise we obsess because we care.

It's also because they know that much of the criticism we give them is because we care, too. They want their games to be good, as do we. We just have some differing opinions about what makes games good.

Many people here really liked DA:O, and are very concerned by how DA2 is different from DA:O in aspects other than the story.

We're their biggest critics because we're their biggest fans.

Second biggest critics, actually. I doubt you'll find anyone more critical of their own work than the people who create it

I don't know

Silicon Knights  kept saying Too Human was AWESOME right until the first reviews came out LOL

so hum....really what kind of ritual sacrifice do I have to perform to know about NG+ in DA2?

P.S. will not sacrifice my Puggles......my stepchildren on the other hand.....

[Xewaka]

JohnEpler wrote...

I mean, some of my favourite posters on these forums are also the most critical of us.

I read this and inmediately though of Sylvius.

[Nighteye2]

crimzontearz wrote...
so hum....really what kind of ritual sacrifice do I have to perform to know about NG+ in DA2?

P.S. will not sacrifice my Puggles......my stepchildren on the other hand.....

That offer made me think of this. (don't click if you're not an atheist)

:innocent:

[Addai]

I'll join the lovefest. I'm usually whining on the DA2 forum, but I'm really impressed by the dev responses and the fact that they are here at all.

I decided in the last couple days that I'll be pre-ordering, even though there are a lot of things I've heard about the game I don't like. But I believe in rewarding good storytellers. Kind of a sacred duty. So a game company that has storytelling as a priority deserves a little faith.  WTH, I don't have a life anyway. 

Modifié par Addai67, 07 décembre 2010 - 11:47 .

[darth_lopez]

blothulfur wrote...

For all the crap we give them they're pretty good to us, I like to think its because they're genuinely enthusiastic about the games they make and they realise we obsess because we care.

i like how you look at it.


But seriously BW is awesome. THey are when i think about it probably the most responsive company to fans:P

we love you guys too BW even if our love occasionally comes as snide criticisms about various features in your games in the hopes you will listen and improve and so far you have. When people complained about DLC lack, the combat, and the item overflow you did change ME2 unfortunately it hurt story now if you can make an epic story and combine ME 1 and ME 2 i'm sure ME 3= EPIC WIN putting about 2 or three minor RPG makers our of business for good.

This thread reminds me of a similar thread in the old ME forums i put out for thanking the Tech support and the BW guys community for their help to me here(by here i mean in PC gaming)  unfortunately the tech threads don't seem to be nearly as courtious as they used to be but most of the people are still better than those elsewhere ^^
unfortunately that thread was shut down by evil chris But he said thank you first


.....i miss his cynasims and sarcasm v.v

Modifié par darth_lopez, 07 décembre 2010 - 11:40 .

[darth_lopez]

Nighteye2 wrote...

crimzontearz wrote...
so hum....really what kind of ritual sacrifice do I have to perform to know about NG+ in DA2?

P.S. will not sacrifice my Puggles......my stepchildren on the other hand.....

That offer made me think of this. (don't click if you're not an atheist)

:innocent:

i'm no atheist but even i find that funny

[fchopin]

DarthCaine wrote...

Frankly, it's only the DA team that posts often. ME devs post very rarely

You are mistaken, before ME2 was out the ME devs posted about the same as the DA2 devs.

[addiction21]

Chris Priestly wrote...

You're right, we are too good to you. I'll make a note to be a right bastard later on.

We have seen your right bastard. I would like to see some of the left bastard please.

[YuniSticksitDeep]

See Below Quote  .... Remove the GTFO  and  it is  actually  pretty close  to  perfect.

These threads  serve  a single purpose and that is  to  ineffectually distract us from the oncoming Port.

Nothing anyone (customer wise)  says matters at this point,   I wonder  If there is Anyone  (besides myself) who remembers  the Pre  Dragons Age Origins Threads...... the warmth and happy  threads (with not a single LOCKDOWN!)   to be read.

Now  look and  count the  number of negative or LOCKDOWN! threads.

How delusional does one need  to be to not  "get it".??

For the Traditional   RPG  (Dragons Age Origins-esq) style loving gamer   this  is   such a departure, it is jarring,  it  is obvious and like   death  and taxes, it is inevitable,  resources   are not unlimited, and  Consolesm NOT PC's  are the future (for So many  reasons).

There is ONLY ONE  WAY this could be worse...

If   Dragons Age Origins  were like a one-time tasty meal  never to be reproduced again...        

but it  is not, it can  be replayed (6 times   without   even thinking)  and   with Nexus Website, new items, weapons , outfits, even missions  are possible.

So (Belatedly) I  thank you Bioware for the Game "Dragons Age Origins"  sometimes  when you make a "10"  its  sadly all down hill from there.

Seasons Greetings

Yuni  <3

See  below for refenced  quote.

Morroian wrote...

ptibog wrote...

if only those answers weren't a polite way to say "deal with it or GTFO"...

Most aren't actually, they only really get snarky with those who deserve it.

"dear Bioware, I don't want a shepard like character" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, I don't want a conversation wheel" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, I don't want the tactical view to be removed"- "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, I don't want parts of the game to be sold as DLC on day one" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, I don't want to pay 70€ for a PC game" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, i don't want DAII to be shorter than DA:O" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, i don't want ridiculous animations" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, i don't want darkspawns to look like skeletor" - "deal with it or GTFO"
"dear Bioware, i don't want DAII to be an hack and slash" - "deal with it or GTFO"

well, it seems that wanting DAII to be DA:O's sequel deserves a "deal with it or GTFO"

[The Masked Rog]

Nothing anyone (customer wise) says matters at this point, I wonder If there is Anyone (besides myself) who remembers the Pre Dragons Age Origins Threads...... the warmth and happy threads (with not a single LOCKDOWN!) to be read.

Must've been using different forums then. I remember roughly the same amount of doom-saying I see right now. Especially from people complaining it wasn't old-school enough.

[upsettingshorts]

Threads get locked because they become insulting, or veer off topic. I've seen and taken part in many extremely negative threads that never get locked.

Selective memory at work, here.  Some negative threads get locked, some don't.  Has nothing to do with them being critical.  

Modifié par Upsettingshorts, 07 décembre 2010 - 11:53 .

[philbo1965uk]

To the point Yuni....and agree.







Though it is still appreciated that they participate and give explanation on some issues.They could be all on Twitter and ignoring everyone.



They may not be as another poster stated 'The Best' Devteam...but they certainly are one of the few remaining that bothers to use the official forum.



Kudos to them for that..

[DPB]

The Masked Rog wrote...

Nothing anyone (customer wise) says matters at this point, I wonder If there is Anyone (besides myself) who remembers the Pre Dragons Age Origins Threads...... the warmth and happy threads (with not a single LOCKDOWN!) to be read.

Must've been using different forums then. I remember roughly the same amount of doom-saying I see right now. Especially from people complaining it wasn't old-school enough.

Indeed, it was very much the same as it is now. If anything, I'd say they're locking far less threads now than back then, especially now that there's no longer a 10 page limit to threads.

[John Epler]

The only reasons threads get locked are:



a) They drift completely and hopelessly off-topic.



They descend into personal attacks and strawman arguments.



c) The topic doesn't contain any possibility for discussion.



d) It duplicates another thread.



I mean, you can certainly believe otherwise, but I'm going to have to disagree. If anything, I think some of us are more tolerant towards leaving negative threads open because we don't want to be seen as censoring debate.