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[habitat 67]

Mr_Commander_Shepard wrote...

we can only hope:blush:

Wow. You've already been asked to stop.  Cut it out.

[Tempus Frangit]

Dumb question: What's VS, as in "That VS DLC acronym everyone here has been using in several threads but never types out so I don't know what it is,"?

[AuggyDoggysan]

I didn't like the podcast because it did not address the question.

Babyblue wrote...

Did you ask him if Ash and Kaidan fans are always gonna get treated like crap?

Modifié par AuggyDoggysan, 21 janvier 2011 - 04:23 .

[Vertigo_1]

Is it just me or is the first comic (Evolution#1) NOT available on iTunes?
I heard it once on the podcast and its also mentioned on the main site...

Tempus Frangit wrote...

Dumb question: What's VS, as in "That VS DLC acronym everyone here has been using in several threads but never types out so I don't know what it is,"?

VS = Virmire Survivor (ME1)
Either Ashley or Kaidan

Modifié par g54, 21 janvier 2011 - 04:41 .

[kidbd15]

g54 wrote...

Is it just me or is the first comic (Evolution#1) NOT available on iTunes?
I heard it once on the podcast and its also mentioned on the main site...

Tempus Frangit wrote...

Dumb question: What's VS, as in "That VS DLC acronym everyone here has been using in several threads but never types out so I don't know what it is,"?

 I can't find it on there either.
VS = Virmire Survivor (ME1)
Either Ashley or Kaidan

[Mr_Commander_Shepard]

habitat 67 wrote...

Mr_Commander_Shepard wrote...

we can only hope:blush:

Wow. You've already been asked to stop.  Cut it out.

What are you gonna do? Nothing.

[Aidoru Kami]

Wow. The sheer amount of backlash this received is astounding. And still I've yet to find one thread in the entire Mass Effect forums that do not have people arguing over ME1 vs ME2.

[raynbow]

scottelite wrote...

I kind of hope there isn't a VS download.

Yeah I went there.

i fully agree.

[Ricinator]

if Ashley doesn't come back in a big way to ME3 im gonna nerd rage the day after i beat ME3 till death on the forums...

[Mr_Commander_Shepard]

Ricinator wrote...

if Ashley doesn't come back in a big way to ME3 im gonna nerd rage the day after i beat ME3 till death on the forums...

I would be doing the same, sadly...

[Remus Artega]

I am just wondering if Bioware will find their quads and put Mr.Walters in the front line to answer real fans questions or will it continue in this back patting manner?

[Mr_Commander_Shepard]

Dexi wrote...

Shut. THE **** UP! with your stupid VS...
They're one of the most badly written characters of the ME franchise so far, I can't understand how people can romance that damn right annoying Carth in 2 different franchises and not wish to die..
As for Ashley... I can't consider her beautiful by my standards... huge lips, whaddaf*ck ears, creepy eyes... Just screams "bad"...


So now stuck it up your ass and lets discuss get back on topic.

lmao! Oh you must be one of those female turian lovers huh, and want to be able to get with wrex in ME3? You have no taste in women obviously. Good luck with that!!. And i couldn't understand what you were trying to say in that last part, English much?

[Shadesofsiknas]

Remus Artega wrote...

I am just wondering if Bioware will find their quads and put Mr.Walters in the front line to answer real fans questions or will it continue in this back patting manner?

I think its a safe bet the back patting will continue, maybe interspersed with some back-side patting from time to time.

On a serious note I would give a right arm to be able to put 5 fan questions to Mac Walters regarding the story. The wouldnt even be nasty questions that would put him in a tight spot just plain nice lore related questions.

[thatbwoyblu]

how about that Ashley dlc bioware.Its only fair that you guys give us faithful buyers some vs dlc news after that horrible moment on horizon.C'Mon Son.

[thatbwoyblu]

ADLegend21 wrote...

Mr_Commander_Shepard wrote...

Babyblue wrote...

Did you ask him if Ash and Kaidan fans are always gonna get treated like crap?

this question deserves an answer.. and soon...

yeah like Now-ish.

Like today-ish.I hope the next dlc flop like witch hunt if it aint vs.

[Remus Artega]

Shadesofsiknas wrote...

Remus Artega wrote...

I am just wondering if Bioware will find their quads and put Mr.Walters in the front line to answer real fans questions or will it continue in this back patting manner?

I think its a safe bet the back patting will continue, maybe interspersed with some back-side patting from time to time.

On a serious note I would give a right arm to be able to put 5 fan questions to Mac Walters regarding the story. The wouldnt even be nasty questions that would put him in a tight spot just plain nice lore related questions.

Why am I under the impression that despite very well chosen questions he'll still be at some point pinned to the wall?

[Ahriman]

Well, thanks for podcast, nice to see some Bioware activity on ME subforum.
But it's just me or Mac sounds more emotionally connected with his comic than with game. He is lead writer, so it's  ... disturbing.

[Remus Artega]

Wizz wrote...

Well, thanks for podcast, nice to see some Bioware activity on ME subforum.
But it's just me or Mac sounds more emotionally connected with his comic than with game. He is lead writer, so it's  ... disturbing.

What do you expect from comic writer?

[LPPrince]

I miss Drew K. A LOT. Nothing against Mac Walters.



I just REALLY miss Drew's success at main story plot.



That plus Mac's characters equates to awesome.

[Khayness]

Impressive 5 pages of wangst.

Keep up the good work.

[Gibb_Shepard]

Remus Artega wrote...

I am just wondering if Bioware will find their quads and put Mr.Walters in the front line to answer real fans questions or will it continue in this back patting manner?

That would be EPIC. All i want is the lead writer to come and answer some questions, questions that have been avoided by Bioware ever since ME2 was released. I can guess why.

[didymos1120]

LPPrince wrote...
I just REALLY miss Drew's success at main story plot.

The main plots of the games aren't the work of one person.  I don't know why people think that's the case.  It's worked out in story meetings at the beginning of development, and the whole writing team is eventually involved:

Well what is the actual process when you set about writing a game like this. Do you just sit down in your room at a typewriter and bang out the overall story for Mass Effect? You have a lot of planning meetings? How does it work?

So, generally what happens is that early in the projects -- so early Mass Effect 1 or early Mass Effect 2 -- myself, Lead Designer, Preston Watamaniuk and then Casey Hudson, the producer, we'll sit down and we'll work on the big picture stuff. What's the art? Where do we want Shepard to start? Where do we want him to go? What are the obstacles that he's going to face? And we'll bash that around for a bit and then I'll take that back to the writing team and get feedback, and they get to contribute to it as well. But once that gets hammered down, then we start looking at "What are the different levels? What are the smaller areas?" And a lot of times that's when each individual writer starts. You've got control over that level, make it work. And then overall I'm just making sure that it all fits a theme.

IOW, we actually don't know who exactly is responsible for what in the main plot of either game. 

LPPrince wrote...

That plus Mac's characters equates to awesome.

And likewise, the characters aren't the sole work of the lead writer either.  They're not even written by the same people within a single game.  Even within a single level or a single cutscene for that matter, much less all invented by one person.  And that's completely leaving out the fact that visual design has as much to do with it as dialogue, and the visual design is also worked on by multiple people.  Sometimes, the end result is extremely removed from the original concept.  Look at Saren:  he didn't start out a some ruthless, badass soldier guy.  He was originally going to spend the first game running around in dark, flowing robes and being all spooky and ominous and stuff. 

[Captain Crash]

Well you know there are some serious issues when news coming from Devs is met with anger rather then optimism.
Sad Times :(