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[AlexXIV]

I am in all stages at once. And not done for quite a while. Probably until they make up for the lack of ... game ... in their next game.

[Wye]

No grief. I'm anticipating what Bioware has in store for the franchise.

[Tommy6860]

Sabriana wrote...

My "angry" stage was saying to myself: "You idiot! You are an adult, are you not? What on earth made you run out and blindly buy something? You deserve what you got, silly Sabriana! I hope you learned your expensive lesson!"

I understand what you mean here, but I wouldn't think anyone was an idiot who bought DA2 on the reputation of Bioware and the premise of a certain previous Dragon Age release. When thinking of both, it would have been a near automatic purchase. I definitely agree about learning the lesson though.

[SexBomb]

Got the game the day it came out, finished it in the same week, still in depression.

Slowly moving towards acceptance... Slowly.

[accessd]

Haven't touched the game for like a month now. Didn't bother complete it either. It was a waste of time.

Still in anger phase because I preordered this ****.

I have however accepted that the DA franchise is going downhill since DA2 is selling fairly well due to the marketing budget, all the hype and the payoffs they gave some reviewers.
DA3 will be the same **** in a new wrapping. We won't see a DA4.

[Montana]

Acceptance.

I've come to terms with the fact that BioWare really disappointed me this time, and with my favourite series.

Played it twice and I don't think I'll play it again (played DA:O about 8-10 times).

[Stegoceras]

I'm definetly in the "acceptance" stage, damage has been done, nothing is going to change this game and I agree with @accessd that DA3 will very likely be more of the same.

Please Bioware proof us wrong.

Modifié par Stegoceras, 12 avril 2011 - 10:13 .

[Dr. wonderful]

I love it.

In my little way, It better in story then DA:O. Oh don't get me wrong, DA story was AMAZING. DA2 story was just a little bit better. I'm not trying to think of the story as the grey warden story. It's work as the story of Dragon Age setting. Warden, Hawke it dosen't matter to me, just show me what I can see in this world.

[ROD525]

I struggled to get through 1 and a half playthroughs and I picked it up on launch day. Compared to the endless playthroughs of Origins and Mass Effect 1 and 2 Dragon Age 2 just didn't light my fire so to speak.
After Mass Effect 3 I'll wait until the jury is out on future Bioware titles before a blind day one purchase.

[Harcken]

Hmm... I think the real question is: Which stage of the grief cycle is Bioware in hehe?

[LordPaul256]

I'm at the,
"Making my voice heard so that BioWare doesn't repeat this mistake" stage.

I guess that's acceptance? Actually, I'm probably at acceptance, because I just can't muster the energy sometimes. It's like being angry over the Star Wars prequels. I'll never truly accept the films, and my opinion of the series has been stained, but what's done is done and I can only hope for the best. (The bar is pretty low here, BioWare. Though, admittedly, Star Wars had a stronger connection before they whacked me upside the head).

[Sabariel]

randName wrote...

Romantiq wrote...

There are stages? I've just been writing what I think without thinking of any stages.

• Denial — "I feel fine."; "This can't be happening, not to me."
  
  Denial is usually only a temporary defense for the individual. This
  feeling is generally replaced with heightened awareness of positions and
  individuals that will be left behind after death.
• Anger — "Why me? It's not fair!"; "How can this happen to me?"; '"Who is to blame?"
  
  Once in the second stage, the individual recognizes that denial cannot
  continue. Because of anger, the person is very difficult to care for due
  to misplaced feelings of rage and envy. Any individual that symbolizes
  life or energy is subject to projected resentment and jealousy.
• Bargaining
  — "Just let me live to see my children graduate."; "I'll do anything
  for a few more years."; "I will give my life savings if..."
  
  The third stage involves the hope that the individual can somehow
  postpone or delay death. Usually, the negotiation for an extended life
  is made with a higher power in exchange for a reformed lifestyle.
  Psychologically, the individual is saying, "I understand I will die, but
  if I could just have more time..."
• Depression — "I'm so sad, why bother with anything?"; "I'm going to die... What's the point?"; "I miss my loved one, why go on?"
  
  During the fourth stage, the dying person begins to understand the
  certainty of death. Because of this, the individual may become silent,
  refuse visitors and spend much of the time crying and grieving. This
  process allows the dying person to disconnect from things of love and
  affection. It is not recommended to attempt to cheer up an individual
  who is in this stage. It is an important time for grieving that must be
  processed.Acceptance — "It's going to be okay."; "I can't fight it, I may as well prepare for it."
  
  In this last stage, the individual begins to come to terms with his mortality or that of his loved one.

Kübler-Ross model

From the wiki, probably on 4 with DA2 ~

You forgot the cupcake stage. It's the most important stage.

[toggled]

Mrbananagrabber wrote...

You know, denial, anger, acceptance.

I know a lot of you guys were in the Denial phase before the game came out (look at all those funny necroposts!) and after the first few weeks, then I've seen a lot of you join me in the Anger phase. Some are even in the Bargaining phase, no wait thats Bioware giving free games for this one...Do you guys think we'll reach acceptance soon, that Bioware is a necrotized zombie and the RPG legacy they championed during their life is gone? If we support each other we can get through that Depression stage before the Acceptance without destroying our lives...I believe in us.

Your thread title made me laugh. I remember the stages of grief from High School Sociology. DABDA: Denial Anger Barganing Depression Acceptance. I did not experience DABDA, I experienced CADA: Confusion Anger Depression Acceptance. Confusion, because I couldn't understand how my good friend Bioware could plant a dagger in my back. Anger, at having said dagger protruding from between my shoulder blades. Depression, over the loss of my good friend Bioware. Acceptance, that all good things must die eventually.

[PurpleJesus]

 Im at the 

"If they want my opinion they can give me $10 and ill download it to them stage"

[Foryou]

I already beat it once and almost going to beat it the 2nd time and i'm going to go for a third time. I actually like it (not love it) i find it fun

[Tpiom]

Acceptance...

I have accepted that Bioware did miss a big chance, and that everyone makes mistakes once in a while. I'm on my second playthrough, I think it will be a LONG time before I do it again...

[TehPhilanthropist]

Still stuck in anger, I wish I could move to acceptance but I cannot bring myself to forgive EaoWare.

[cpmd4]

Sorry to see you all in a rut because the game didn't meet your expectations.

I, for one, very much enjoyed the game and its many improvements to the stale system of Origins. On my third play-through!

I think people need to look at the game as it is, not what you wanted it to be. That's where everyone is going wrong. It's not going to be the game you want it to be, no game will unless you design it yourself. Maybe it's not as good as Origins in every way, but why does it have to surpass such a brilliant game to be good? Hint: It doesn't.

[Kaiser Shepard]

Acceptance, as far as the whole US-Warden in Awakening debacle goes.

As for DAII, I most certainly was content with that game. My only real 'complaint' was the re-use of dungeons, while I would also have liked non-companion romances.

[Dragoonlordz]

xkg wrote...

MrTijger wrote...

I'm at the "Moved on but come back every other day or so to laugh at the nerds who are still here everyday for hours crying about something they have no real stake in except a misplaced emotional attachment" stage.

There is my advice - switch to "Im out of here forever" cycle and you wil make many many peeps very very happy

Agreed.

I'm in the acceptance stage that it's just a bad game that didn't even come close to the same quality of past Bioware titles and dragged down the DA IP which I pray they bring back up to par with DA3. The one and only thing this has done has forever more stopped me pre-ordering titles from Bioware and instead waiting to see (exactly) what it is they make and release followed by reviews before buying. They have simply lost my trust that every title they make will be good both in regards to previous titles and future ones. This hasn't just affected DA but ME I will also now wait until released before deciding to buy even though it was made by different members of the Bioware team. This doesn't mean I won't buy a decent Bioware title any more or less then prior to DA2 but I am a dam sight more carefull about going on trust that given it's a Bioware title, that it will be a quality one worthy of pre-ordering. 

People need to stop saying stuff like "I'm glad it's not DAO2 because don't want to play the Warden anymore" like I read earlier in this thread. When people say they want DA2 more like DAO they mean the way the story is told (completley different in the most basic of ways in DA2 compared to DAO if need clarification I wrote it somewhere else on forums and cba explaining it everytime I talk about DA2), the gameplay mechanics aswell etc.

Modifié par Dragoonlordz, 13 avril 2011 - 02:00 .

[erynnar]

Dragoonlordz wrote...

xkg wrote...

MrTijger wrote...

I'm at the "Moved on but come back every other day or so to laugh at the nerds who are still here everyday for hours crying about something they have no real stake in except a misplaced emotional attachment" stage.

There is my advice - switch to "Im out of here forever" cycle and you wil make many many peeps very very happy

Agreed.

I'm in the acceptance stage that it's just a bad game that didn't even come close to the same quality of past Bioware titles and dragged down the DA IP which I pray they bring back up to par with DA3. The one and only thing this has done has forever more stopped me pre-ordering titles from Bioware and instead waiting to see (exactly) what it is they make and release followed by reviews before buying. They have simply lost my trust that every title they make will be good both in regards to previous titles and future ones. This hasn't just affected DA but ME I will also now wait until released before deciding to buy even though it was made by different members of the Bioware team. This doesn't mean I won't buy a decent Bioware title any more or less then prior to DA2 but I am a dam sight more carefull about going on trust that given it's a Bioware title, that it will be a quality one worthy of pre-ordering. 

People need to stop saying stuff like "I'm glad it's not DAO2 because don't want to play the Warden anymore" like I read earlier in this thread. When people say they want DA2 more like DAO they mean the way the story is told (completley different in the most basic of ways in DA2 compared to DAO if need clarification I wrote it somewhere else on forums and cba explaining it everytime I talk about DA2), the gameplay mechanics aswell etc.

It is an old argument, along with calling us old times, elitist haters who can evolve with the new swingin' times, that those of us who object to DA2 just want DAO again (or two archdemons stapled together for an epic Blight).  Those are lame tissue paper arguments. I don't even bother.  And don't get me started on the other arguments against people who do like it. Seriously, neither position on the game makes the other brain deficient.  

Me, I didn't like DA2 all that much. Struggled with one playthrough trying to convince myself to do a second with a mage...just so I can do magic in front of Templars and not get hauled off to the Circle.

[Cobrawar]

stuck on anger in a constant loop