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[darkchaz]

one million players ! easy

[philbo1965uk]

We changed the direction of the game....moan all you like we don't care what PC think.Our target is the casual console gamer and we compile our game accordingly.



But projected sales figures look poor,so please give our employers a false sense of security that we got it right and this iteration is extremely popular amongst hardcore RPG fans.



For this ...we will reward you with two items whilst shortening game length (don't worry the rest of the content is available as DLC ) and we will nolonger be allowing you any longevity because we will be retaining modtools (again don't worry we have DLC for you).



We'll even make an effort to protect against piracy by forcing on you the inconvenience of having to repeatedly log into your EA account, as you won't be able to play your game without an internet connection ever again.It isn't personal , we just hold this misguided opinion that ALL PC gamers are filthy little pirates ...and we'll treat you according to that stereotype.





There was me thinking Bioware nolonger needed PC support.....ironic.



Of course in todays economic climate ,it would have been nice to have been offered a real incentive.Say + 1 million demo downloads and we will give $2 from every retail purchase to childrens charities.

Thus dampening somewhat the customers illfeeling towards the corporate greed of big publishers.

[Yrkoon]

Consider me Drafted, then. I will eagerly download this demo, tell my friends to do the same, and post comments on its awesomeness both here and on my facebook.

Modifié par Yrkoon, 18 février 2011 - 11:55 .

[AlexXIV]

Well it's for free, all we need is 1 million bored people ... doesn't sound hard.

[philbo1965uk]

Yes yes...go and download and then buy something you have no real interest in.



It's insanely clever.....maybe it will catch on and Peter Jacksons sequel to the Hobbit can be a remake of Beastmaster.After all who cares about story continuity....it will still be called the Hobbit 2

[R_Mckay]

you know, I'm trying to remember the last time BIO had to produce a demo of one of their games (a sequel no less) to get people interested in it or gauge its appeal to its original fan base (DA:O people)... and what I've come up is they've NEVER done it before (i could be wrong tho)... so I'm thinking... maybe they've made DA2 so different from DA:O that they are a little worried about it .... releasing a demo is going to be a nice indicator of how much or how little the core experience has changed (for good or worse)... so lets see if its going to be epic or will it actually confirm the opinions of people who think that they have changed DA2 so much that it really is sharing only the DA name and is truly different than its predecessor (whether that is good or bad, well... we'll all know on the 22nd ) .... me, can't wait to download the demo (once I've had a once over of the demo, I would decide if its worth telling my gamer friends that its worth the look)

[hawat333]

philbo1965uk wrote...

Of course in todays economic climate ,it would have been nice to have been offered a real incentive.Say + 1 million demo downloads and we will give $2 from every retail purchase to childrens charities.

That's a nice sentiment actually.
And that's why we will never see that happen in todays economy-driven world.

[Yrkoon]

philbo1965uk wrote...

Yes yes...go and download and then buy something you have no real interest in.
  

I have no idea what you're talking about.  But I do know that you're certainly not speaking for me.

My interest in DA2 is... Huge.  Off the scale, in fact.      So  someone asking me to  download a free demo of a game  I've been extremely looking forward to for the better part of  a year.... well, that's a no brainer.  I'll do it.    Asking me to spread the word is also a no brainer, even  if we were speaking financially.  I consider this demo as ample payment for my services.

Modifié par Yrkoon, 18 février 2011 - 12:56 .

[OriginalDiSarray]

Cross platform will be no problem. Xbox Gold account will cause a few promblems for the first 2 weeks though. Looks like PC gamers will be the saving grace here.

[nicolom]

philbo1965uk wrote...
*snip*

This might be what you're looking for.

[snfonseka]

 "If we reach One Million downloads, we will reward players with 2 new in-game item".... Even though I don't mind these additional in-game items, lets face it... those items won't going to make any unique experience to the players. 
Besides if someone likes DA2, he/ she is going to download the demo anyway, whether you give these items or not. If you really want to reward the players who love DA2 then just give them these in-game items for playing the demo. Because "If we reach One Million downloads, we will reward players with 2 new in-game item"... well, that's sounds cheap (even though your intentions are may be good).

[NKKKK]

philbo1965uk wrote...

We changed the direction of the game....moan all you like we don't care what PC think.Our target is the casual console gamer and we compile our game accordingly.

But projected sales figures look poor,so please give our employers a false sense of security that we got it right and this iteration is extremely popular amongst hardcore RPG fans.

For this ...we will reward you with two items whilst shortening game length (don't worry the rest of the content is available as DLC ) and we will nolonger be allowing you any longevity because we will be retaining modtools (again don't worry we have DLC for you).

We'll even make an effort to protect against piracy by forcing on you the inconvenience of having to repeatedly log into your EA account, as you won't be able to play your game without an internet connection ever again.It isn't personal , we just hold this misguided opinion that ALL PC gamers are filthy little pirates ...and we'll treat you according to that stereotype.


There was me thinking Bioware nolonger needed PC support.....ironic.

Of course in todays economic climate ,it would have been nice to have been offered a real incentive.Say + 1 million demo downloads and we will give $2 from every retail purchase to childrens charities.
Thus dampening somewhat the customers illfeeling towards the corporate greed of big publishers.

lol

[Ohpus]

Dave of Canada wrote:

These two items are just extra gold and extra XP, which I assume won't be that great if it's given at the start of the game. I'm sure, even if you don't disable it, the item itself wouldn't be much of a gamebreaker. It would probably just be nice to have in general, considering you can never have too much money and can't hit the level cap.

Really missing the point here. You are getting something for nothing. Even if you don't play the demo all the way through you are likely to get the items.



Second, gold and XP matter the most at the beginning of the game where the level gaps in XP are smaller. Anything that give you the edge in the early battles is useful.

[gastovski]

philbo1965uk wrote...

We changed the direction of the game....moan all you like we don't care what PC think.Our target is the casual console gamer and we compile our game accordingly.

But projected sales figures look poor,so please give our employers a false sense of security that we got it right and this iteration is extremely popular amongst hardcore RPG fans.

For this ...we will reward you with two items whilst shortening game length (don't worry the rest of the content is available as DLC ) and we will nolonger be allowing you any longevity because we will be retaining modtools (again don't worry we have DLC for you).

We'll even make an effort to protect against piracy by forcing on you the inconvenience of having to repeatedly log into your EA account, as you won't be able to play your game without an internet connection ever again.It isn't personal , we just hold this misguided opinion that ALL PC gamers are filthy little pirates ...and we'll treat you according to that stereotype.


There was me thinking Bioware nolonger needed PC support.....ironic.

Of course in todays economic climate ,it would have been nice to have been offered a real incentive.Say + 1 million demo downloads and we will give $2 from every retail purchase to childrens charities.
Thus dampening somewhat the customers illfeeling towards the corporate greed of big publishers.

spoken like a true customer

[Walker White]

philbo1965uk wrote...

Of course in todays economic climate ,it would have been nice to have been offered a real incentive.Say + 1 million demo downloads and we will give $2 from every retail purchase to childrens charities.

While I think that the rest of your post is pure troll, this is not a bad idea.  There is actually a lot of research and evidence that suggests that these types of incentives are extremely effective on the 20s and teens demographic.

[Dama]

How about if I promise to download it you release it today! Sounds fair to me haha....



Definitely downloading though.

[Thiefy]

hm i would have thought it would be easy for bioware to get 1 mil downloads without twitter/facebook/etc

[Beerfish]

Time for a little black mail. Release it early...as in today, or none of us are downloading it.

[TMZuk]

Mystranna Kelteel wrote...

Do your own marketing.

Amen to that!!!

[Truedor]

Yes Sir, Mr Priestly Sir, I'm on it...

[TMZuk]

philbo1965uk wrote...

We changed the direction of the game....moan all you like we don't care what PC think.Our target is the casual console gamer and we compile our game accordingly.

But projected sales figures look poor,so please give our employers a false sense of security that we got it right and this iteration is extremely popular amongst hardcore RPG fans.

For this ...we will reward you with two items whilst shortening game length (don't worry the rest of the content is available as DLC ) and we will nolonger be allowing you any longevity because we will be retaining modtools (again don't worry we have DLC for you).

We'll even make an effort to protect against piracy by forcing on you the inconvenience of having to repeatedly log into your EA account, as you won't be able to play your game without an internet connection ever again.It isn't personal , we just hold this misguided opinion that ALL PC gamers are filthy little pirates ...and we'll treat you according to that stereotype.


There was me thinking Bioware nolonger needed PC support.....ironic.

Of course in todays economic climate ,it would have been nice to have been offered a real incentive.Say + 1 million demo downloads and we will give $2 from every retail purchase to childrens charities.
Thus dampening somewhat the customers illfeeling towards the corporate greed of big publishers.

You, sir, have spoken the truth boldly, and I applaud you!

[Images]

What happened to you Bioware? You used to be cool. You were the guy who showed up at the party with not only a crate of beer but a bottle of some random booze which you let us swig from for free. Now you're the guy who keeps a notepad of everything you give us and tells us to pay your cab fare home because we owe you.



We still love you Bioware. But for a marketing scheme this is pretty lame. You've got to admit that. Even loony troll guy with his charity idea was better.

[gastovski]

I blame EA for all of this

[Atchas]

count +1 

one million no problem