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[Bluko]

jreezy wrote...

I actually do hope game reviews and the general audience does notice this. Maybe it'll keep BioWare from getting comfortable enough to do it again.

I'm trying not to be a jerk. But yes I'm extremely tempted to pass this news along to several game review sites. I'm starting to wonder if I should have done so sooner. Maybe putting some hot coals under Bioware/EA's feet may have rectified this issue. I generally don't like to do such things as they seem childish, but I dunno. I really feel this is crossing line.

I'll give this some time, but thing is it's probably already too late.


What's really bugging me though is according to these emails and such Beattie hasn't even been contacted. So either Beattie is fibbing or Bioware/EA was stingy enough to not even bother trying to get him back. If this the case I think I may just have to excuse myself from BSN permamently as I doubt I'll ever have anything nice to say here again.

[Labrev]

Fiery Phoenix wrote...

I think it may simply be that Michael Beattie demanded more than BioWare could afford. Probably not the best conclusion but it's entirely possible. It's business, after all.

That's the idea I got as well. I had a gut feeling from the way he was responding to those e-mails that he knew the fans would demand him back, and wanted to use that as leverage.

Unfortunate because Beattie's VA'ing was possibly the single best in the game. But, anyone who's worked at that level knows the reality of budget concerns and why you don't overpay for things like this. It's not monopoly money.

Mordin's character is supposed to be really old for a salarian. When I hear the change in voice, I'll just attribute it to his aging.

[BTG_01]

Hah Yes Reapers wrote...

Fiery Phoenix wrote...

I think it may simply be that Michael Beattie demanded more than BioWare could afford. Probably not the best conclusion but it's entirely possible. It's business, after all.

That's the idea I got as well. I had a gut feeling from the way he was responding to those e-mails that he knew the fans would demand him back, and wanted to use that as leverage.

Unfortunate because Beattie's VA'ing was possibly the single best in the game. But, anyone who's worked at that level knows the reality of budget concerns and why you don't overpay for things like this. It's not monopoly money.

Mordin's character is supposed to be really old for a salarian. When I hear the change in voice, I'll just attribute it to his aging.

I have a hard time picturing Beattie demanding more money for a bit part. The guy gets plenty of work and he knows that he's not a big name celebrity like Martin Sheen or Carrie Anne Moss. Besides, he's said he hasn't been contacted and would love to reprise the role of Mordin if he had the opportunity.

[CARL_DF90]

Maybe he is returning, then again maybe he isn't. The fact still remains that the voice cast has yet to be officially announced so let's wait and see, shall we?

[gosimmons]

There are people who weren't Mordin/Beattie fans?

Why?

[Mclouvins]

He could have done/said something stupid that made BW not want to work with him again. All the fan support in the world won't help you if you really ****** off the production staff, Megan Fox and Transformers 3 being a recent example.

[Sinekein]

Or it is a bluff. BW want to scare us all by releasing bad news over bad news, so when March comes and everyone is mesmerized by Shep&Co, it feels even better for us, worried fans.
And the voicecast is secret because they got one or two new big names, and they want to make a nice surprise.
Being hopeful makes you live longer, or so I heard.

[Harmless Citizen]

Maybe he is returning, then again maybe he isn't. The fact still remains that the voice cast has yet to be officially announced so let's wait and see, shall we?

As far as we've been told, all voice recording is complete. So unless Beattie, BioWare, or both, are trolling, it's fair to assume that Beattie has been replaced.

Modifié par Random Nobody, 11 décembre 2011 - 12:17 .

[Loup Blanc]

Well, that sucks. Big time. And it gets me very worried for Miranda.

[Blacklash93]

It's a shame that Bioware chose to scrap such great talent - not even trying to contact him as it seems. Mordin will not be the same.

Modifié par Blacklash93, 11 décembre 2011 - 12:50 .

[GodWood]

Replaced the voice actor for the highest rated character?

Good job Bioware.

[Dave of Canada]

I'm imagining WOTLK Arthas voicing Mordin and it makes me laugh.

[Harmless Citizen]

What's this about Strahovski not reprising her role?

[GodWood]

jreezy wrote...

GodWood wrote...
Replaced the voice actor for the highest rated character?

Good job Bioware.

Highest rated?

In those character surveys the fans held months back it was always either Mordin, Wrex or Garrus who took the top spot.

[DxWill10]

someone else to voice Mordin in ME3?!

BLASPHEMY.

seriously. wtf

[The Cult Of Shepard]

While I am disapointed that Beattie won't be reprising as Mordin for ME3, I might as well give his replacement a chance. I don't want to make any snap judgements until I actually play the game myself.

If Beattie's replacement did a good job, that's great. If not, I'll just have to put up with it.

[StephanieBengal]

The Cult Of Shepard wrote...

While I am disapointed that Beattie won't be reprising as Mordin for ME3, I might as well give his replacement a chance. I don't want to make any snap judgements until I actually play the game myself.

If Beattie's replacement did a good job, that's great. If not, I'll just have to put up with it.

I don't think anyone here (with any common sense) will really dislike whomever the person is doing his voice now. Just think people are really befuddled by not knowing why he didn't return. 

I'll give whomever did his voice in the leaked Demo props, I thought parts of it sounded like Beattie. 

[JeffZero]

Yeah, I certainly have no intentions of auto-hating the new voice actor by any means.

[armass]

it's kinda funny they chose Mordin to be shown for the E3 demo as fanservice, since everyone knows and loves him from ME2 but then didn't bother to get his original voice actor back? What the hell?

Unless Beattie is really pulling a fast one on us.

Modifié par armass, 11 décembre 2011 - 07:54 .

[TheRealJayDee]

JeffZero wrote...

Yeah, I certainly have no intentions of auto-hating the new voice actor by any means.

I have no intentions of doing that either. Still, chances are this ruins the character for me, as it did with not-Anders. So I won't be hating on the VA, but on Bioware instead, unless they present an incredibly convincing reason for the recast. I'm actually feeling sorry for the potential new guy, should this all be true, because I'd have a real hard time enjoying his work, regardless of how good it may be, like I had with Howden's "Anders".

A case in which "the new guy" has all the support and consideration I'm able to give would be Liam McIntyre as Spartacus, because this guy has one hell of a thankless and hard job taking over the role from the late Andy Whitfield. People hating on him because he'll never be "the real Spartacus" are just tasteless and unfair.

So there are cases of justified and neccessary recasts, but so far I haven't seen anything why this would be the case with Mordin/Beattie. It's great that Bioware has scheduled the release for every piece of information from now til release (as long as it's not Origin, because nobody at Bioware/EA knows **** about this topic atm), but I'd really like a comment on this before the official VA announcments.

Recasting Mordin Solus (or any character for that matter, but him of all?!) without a damn good reason would make it extremly hard for me to like/respect Bioware, and I'd still like to do that very much.

[MordinKrios]

Nice to see Bioware only talk to fans when it suits them. Good job guys, replacing the best VA on your roster?

Good move.

[Terror_K]

I'm not going to blame the new guy, but BioWare themselves. Assuming they're the ones at fault here. And right now, unless they actually SAY something about what's going on and why, that's where I'm putting the blame. It's not like messing up on their part is a rarity any more.