I really appreciate the thought you put into your post, fivefingaslap18, but I'm going to cut it up into tiny chunks in order to respond.
fivefingaslap18 wrote...
I think what the OP wants is to really allow the story to continue without the problem of reintroduction.
This is absolutely fine, but remember that BioWare/EA is a business, and as such, will try to make as much money as it can on a product. Given that videogame budgets have increased significantly in the last decade while game prices have stayed relatively the same, games have to sell more in order to be profitable. the same goes for movies. You know why the vast majority of movies are rated PG? Because that's the rating that is the most accessible to the greatest number of potential viewers, and therefore, has the greatest potential for sales.
However, I think what we're worried about is that while those who have played 1 and 2, or 2 and then have gone back to 1 or have not done so will pick up the game at the 3rd installment.
Why are you concerned about what other people buy or don't buy? You want a product that appeals to
you, right? Why do you care about what Joe Gamer or Susie MassEffectFan thinks of the product? Does it matter to you how other people play our game? Or why they purchased it?
For EA, to say BioWare must change it's mantra as a gaming company is not unexpected, but it is unacceptable.
I think you're exaggerating a little too much in this paragraph. You make it sound like EA's acquisition of BioWare was forced, that EA has such control over BioWare that everything we do is micromanaged up the wazoo. This is not the case. EA recognizes BioWare's talent and commitment to quality, which is one reason it bought us in the first place. You generally don't acquire a talent like, say, Steve Nash (NBA basketball), and then tell him how to dribble or when to shoot or who to pass to whenever he gets the ball. No, you give him general guidelines regarding what you expect of him, you provide feedback if there are problems, and you support him because you've spent a lot of money acquiring him. You want to let him do what he does best, which is play basketball. Well, maybe he makes a wicked Denver omelette, but he's never invited me to breakfast.
I'm not angry that you include new things. I'm angry how you implement them. DA2 is a hyped up, and bribed travesty.
And it's at this point in the paranoid, hyperbolic diatribe that I stop listening to what you have to say. If you can't be constructive and keep a civil tongue, then I'd rather not deal with you. Equating Dragon Age II with the American banking crisis and the global economic problems is ridiculous. It's a frigging videogame, for Pete's sake. Let's maintain some perspective here. Disliking stuff we do is fine. Suggesting things we could do better next time is even better. But saying we should never have tried anything new, or that anything you don't like is proof of conspiracy, fraud, and/or incompetence is one of my pet peeves on this forum.
If that's the way you want to argue, we're done here. I ain't playing that way.
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