So to get back to this thread - It is clear there is a major issue with framerate, there is absolutely now doubt of this. If you are not experiencing the problem you are either not running on an hd tv/using hdmi cable, or you simply aren't spotting the issue and it's not bothering you (lucky you!)
A bioware representative has posted the following on a similar thread in these forums:
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We are looking into the PS3 frame rate issues (Stuttering or short pauses) that have been reported in this thread. Could those who are experiencing these issues please provide some information which will hopefully help us to reproduce these problems on our own machines.
1) Is your game NTSC or PAL?
2) Has anyone noticed these framerate issues when playing on 480p or lower?
3) Did lowering from 720p to 480p make a noticable performacne difference. If so, approximately how noticable was the difference?
4) Does turning off networking options in the Options Menu make a noticable difference?
5) What is your PS3 firmware version. 2.70 is the minimum required/supported version but newer versions may affect performance.
6) How much hard drive space is left on your console?
7) How long after you start playing does it take for the framerate issues to occur or do they occur immediately after a load/new game?
8) Does your tv natively support the options selected on the console for video and sound?
Please keep your response specific to issues with frame rate (stuttering or pauses) during gameplay for this thread.
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I strongly recommend people visit the relevent thread :
http://social.biowar.../index/101922/1
and answer the above questions. If they are looking at the issue, then we should give them all the feedback we can so they can make accurate decisions on how to address the issue.
Keep up the feedback, this hideous issue may in time be remembered as a "regrettable launch that was quickly corrected", rather than the game not being remembered at all.