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[who would know]

No need for venom.

Modifié par who would know, 27 décembre 2011 - 06:23 .

[xentar]

Darth_Trethon wrote...

Actually I think they do because with all the other issues EA has going on(Origin and all that) their reputation is going down in flames and soon enough all these other smaller issues will keep piling up and actually hurting their sales severely. They do need to start sorting things out starting with some of the smaller and more limited issues like this one, which will only largely impact the most dedicated Mordin fans.

Or they could just market it to a new audience that doesn't know who Mordin is.

[frozngecko]

It seems interesting that BioWare would not comment on this news, since Mordin was a really populr character both by game reviewers and by ME fans alike. I hope that they bring the original VA back or at least clear the air on this issue.

[Mims]

What I want to know is what the hell happened? I can't see any reason why they wouldn't just use him. They have super minor characters return as voice actors, Mordin having a smaller role isn't really a reason not to use him. If anything it means they could get it done in a day.

It'd just be nice if Bioware explained why. Beattie seems like a nice guy, but you never know what sort of inner drama might have gone on. I find it hard to believe they 'just never contacted him'.

[Darth_Trethon]

Mims wrote...

What I want to know is what the hell happened? I can't see any reason why they wouldn't just use him. They have super minor characters return as voice actors, Mordin having a smaller role isn't really a reason not to use him. If anything it means they could get it done in a day.

It'd just be nice if Bioware explained why. Beattie seems like a nice guy, but you never know what sort of inner drama might have gone on. I find it hard to believe they 'just never contacted him'.

I've never seen solid proof of this but the widely held belief is that he asked for more money for his services and apparently BioWare/EA disagreed. It seems a plausible reason but even if true nobody is going to care about that, people will simply notice that Mordin got screwed up.

[JeffZero]

Obligatory post expressing immense dissatisfaction.

[Chuvvy]

Meer did a pretty good job impersonating him. I wonder why they're not bringing the original back though.

[JeffZero]

^ Nor Meer for that matter, since he confirmed he didn't voice Mordin beyond the E3 trailer.

[Egilovich]

 Really hope this is some kind of cruel joke. If not: 

[CroGamer002]

jreezy wrote...
So this is what they meant by that "perfect entry point" stuff. Mindsets like this are detrimental to the "we just want to make games with great stories" that people from BioWare have uttered.

How about you wait for Bioware to explain why they decided to recast Mordin's VA.

[SynheKatze]

Mesina2 wrote...

jreezy wrote...
So this is what they meant by that "perfect entry point" stuff. Mindsets like this are detrimental to the "we just want to make games with great stories" that people from BioWare have uttered.

How about you wait for Bioware to explain why they decided to recast Mordin's VA.

In one word: Moneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyz.

It really wasn't that hard to find out, aye?

[CroGamer002]

^They have big cast of much more popular and more expensive then Michael Beattie.


That excuse wouldn't work at all.

[wildannie]

I think it must go beyond a simple issue of money, there must be some other disagreement or personality clash going on.

whatever the reason it's clear that ME3 would be better with Michael Beattie as Mordin rather than a new actor trying to emulate Michael Beattie as Mordin .

[SynheKatze]

Mesina2 wrote...

^They have big cast of much more popular and more expensive then Michael Beattie.


That excuse wouldn't work at all.

It seems Beattie was willing to retake his role as Mordin with no objections, so what else could it be besides money?

[Il Divo]

aerowars617 wrote...

Maybe its nothing to do with money, maybe it's ***Insert random buzzword***

Look at Dragon Age 2, Greg Ellis voiced Anders in DA Awakening, but Adam Howden voiced Anders in DA2, even though Greg Ellis was already contracted to providing VO for DA2!!!

And its not just Bioware, Blizzard changed the VO for Kerrigan from Glynnis Talken-Campbell in Starcraft to Tricia Helfe in Starcraft 2!

So who knows the reason...

And it's a shame because these changes in VAs has often affected my enjoyment of any particular character. Anders is one great example, but they also did it with WoW's Arthas and Assassin's Creed: Revelations' Altair. I'm really hoping Mordin doesn't follow a similar pattern.

[wildannie]

jreezy wrote...

wildannie wrote...

I think it must go beyond a simple issue of money, there must be some other disagreement or personality clash going on.

whatever the reason it's clear that ME3 would be better with Michael Beattie as Mordin rather than a new actor trying to emulate Michael Beattie as Mordin .

I already know that whoever they get it's going to be bad. Mark Meer was horrible in comparison

agreed, MBs voice brought Mordin to life and no-one is going to be able to capture that magic in the same way... MB *is* Mordin.

[Darth Death]

It doesn't really matter. From what I heard, the new voice over sounds convincing enough.

[LinksOcarina]

Il Divo wrote...

aerowars617 wrote...

Maybe its nothing to do with money, maybe it's ***Insert random buzzword***

Look at Dragon Age 2, Greg Ellis voiced Anders in DA Awakening, but Adam Howden voiced Anders in DA2, even though Greg Ellis was already contracted to providing VO for DA2!!!

And its not just Bioware, Blizzard changed the VO for Kerrigan from Glynnis Talken-Campbell in Starcraft to Tricia Helfe in Starcraft 2!

So who knows the reason...

And it's a shame because these changes in VAs has often affected my enjoyment of any particular character. Anders is one great example, but they also did it with WoW's Arthas and Assassin's Creed: Revelations' Altair. I'm really hoping Mordin doesn't follow a similar pattern.

You do realize Greg Ellis voiced Cullen in Dragon Age II, right? The change there I think was so that he doesn't control two important characters at once. And for me, it was a welcome change at the very least, although Anders lost a bit of his snarky edge...

As for Michael Beattie...yeah it sucks, he was pretty much perfect for Mordin. But I guarentee that people will forget and let it go once Mass Effect 3 does come out. Stuff happens, not much we can do about it.

[Il Divo]

LinksOcarina wrote...


You do realize Greg Ellis voiced Cullen in Dragon Age II, right? The change there I think was so that he doesn't control two important characters at once. And for me, it was a welcome change at the very least, although Anders lost a bit of his snarky edge...

I do indeed, but it really changes nothing for my enjoyment. Anders was the sole Awakening character I liked, and the new VA really wasn't able to capture any of the subtle sarcasm that really set Anders apart for me. My main point is that changing a character's VA can dramatically affect perceptions of that character.

Modifié par Il Divo, 10 décembre 2011 - 03:30 .

[InvaderErl]

What.

The.

****.

[FSOAH]

So in stead of Michael Beattie we get Kinect and multiplayer?

That's it, I'm cancelling my Goodfellas order from CDON!

[RocketManSR2]

koopaonfire wrote...

Someone started up this petition in a prior thread:

http://www.ipetition...olus/signatures

Everyone should sign it. Call your friends, spread the word, send a telegram to your great grandparents in Greenland. Do what must be done! So say we all.

It won't matter. BioWare clearly doesn't give a f***. I will be buying ME3 used. I may only be one customer, but I will make sure BioWare doesn't see a dime. All I'll miss out on is some s***ty DLC and MP. Big f***ing deal. Goodbye, BW.

[InvaderErl]

I guess I might just let him die as Beattie, too, because personally, Beattie's gem of a performance was indispensable to this character.

I'm starting to consider this. Going into ME3 without him playing Mordin ****ing Solus feels wrong.