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[wildannie]

Shouldn't we be signing up for a Thank you card *after* ME3?? I love Bioware and have hopes that ME3 is going to deliver but it seems silly to drum up support for a Thank You card in the ME3 general discussion forum before the game is released.
If this is a general Thank you card then surely this thread should be elsewhere.

I do appreciate all their hard work and they are my favourite developer by a very long way but I'm not going to thank them for ME3 until I've played it.

[Wolf]

I'm in. "Thanks Bioware, for all the great games you have give us in the past years. I have been a fan since the original Mass Effect was released so I'm relatively new, but thank you for the amazing experiences and keep improving!"

[Pepper4]

"Thank you Bioware! You changed the way I look at video games!" - Pepper4

[fatalfeline]

I think we should sign the thank you card because of how clear it has been to see how much work the team has been doing, especially through Twitter. Some people on the team have even forsaken vacation time to make the game even better. Even if the game hasn't come out yet, I think they deserve a big thank you for their huge effort so far. We can show them that we still believe in them!

Modifié par fatalfeline, 07 janvier 2012 - 05:07 .

[hidden185]

 Sign me up too.  Although I probably won't have the money to get mass effect 3 till the fall.

[ReluctantMind]

I'm in as well. Showing appreciation is never inappropriate.

[Phaedon]

Ticktank wrote...

Phaedon.

If 99% of the shovelware products you mentioned are intended to make my money, then ME must be among that 99%. Unless you're saying that BW didn't create ME to make our money.

Except that shovelware =/= non-freeware.

What makes ME special is that it is quite obvious that a lot of the developers have, let me repeat the old chiche phrase, poured a part of their souls in their development.

You ask if one should send a thank you letter for any product.
I ask you why you think that anyone here considers the ME games "any product".

I for one, don't thank them for the buggy mediocre gameplay of ME1, I thank them for the universe that the awesome universe and experiences they have created. Apparently, it's a-okay to be nostalgic about N64 or NES, but it's laughable to create an emotional attachment to not just the product itself, but the universe and experience that it provides.

And the emotional attachment extends from the part of the developers as well.
Maybe all you see in a memorable game, a slow song, an old movie, or a cartoon, is a product and a price tag. That's not the case for everyone you see. People connect people, experiences, and places to products. That's what separates them from you. That's why they feel the urge to thank a developer, and you don't.

My earlier comments are directed at ME3. A game that has yet to be released. I couldn't care less about the 'tons of effort' they're putting in to fix bugs. Or if they had to divorce their spouses in order to have more time to work.

Hardcore, man. Hardcore.

I wish I was as cool and edgy as you.
Especially with that divorce comment, that must have shocked and awed the audience, you badass.

Maximum effort is something they SHOULD put in, if they want money and success. And I assume they do.

Lol, nope.
I specifically bring up examples of developers not putting maximum effort and still delivering great products and experiences. The harsh reality is that most developers don't give enough sh*t about what they create to put a maximum, and sometimes even decent amount of effort.

Luckily for them however, I've already pre-ordered a copy and paid in full, so thats already gonna cover one developer's season parking for a month. And frankly, once they've gotten my money, they couldn't care less if I thanked them or not.

Wait, you ordered the game and paid the full price up front?


Why?!

Still, if they want my thanks, they'll have to wait until I, the customer, think their product worthy of it. And that can only happen after I've BOUGHT and PLAYED it. Making a thread to thank them for things they are supposed to do anyway AND for a product which you have yet to experience is premature.

Because the OP mentions anything about ME3 specifically, and the messages talk about ME3 exclusively, and not the experiences they have already been through, right?

But if this is what people need to do to get special perks or become some forum community manager or whatever sheet by all means go ahead. Its my right to laugh at you though. And I am.

It certainly isn't your right to be a self-righteous ******. I suppose that that makes you entitled, too.

Good day Ma'am.

Try again.

[spirosz]

Phaedon wrote...

People connect people, experiences, and places to products. That's what separates them from you. That's why they feel the urge to thank a developer, and you don't.

Gotta admit, this is a great post.   

[SliPaladin]

Thank you Bioware for making me fall in love with a video-game and it's characters - SliPaladin (Real name: Dante)

[Kasai666]

"Because of Mass Effect 2, you inspired me to go into game design, instead of being a lawyer or a doctor"- Kasai666

[Doctalen]

Ticktank wrote...


But if this is what people need to do to get special perks or become some forum community manager or whatever sheet by all means go ahead. Its my right to laugh at you though. And I am.

It was my idea and being some manager or whatever never crossed my mind. 

[MordinKrios]

Thank you Bioware, for helping me nearly my exams. Just joking, keep up the great work.

[JamieCOTC]

Sign me up too. Because of Mass Effect, I started a femshep site. There I met a lot of great people, many of whom I know call friends. Thanks, BW. - JamieCOTC

[Da_Lion_Man]

"Thank you for the good times I've had with your games" - Da_Lion_Man

[elarem]

Thank you BioWare. Mass Effect was the first TPS/RPG game I ever bought and now I'm hooked on the ME universe.

[Hedera]

I think, regardless of whether ME3 is any good, BioWare deserves a huge thank you for what they've done in previous games.

I'd like to just say thanks. For everything. - cgrimm54

[Sebbe1337o]

I'm in, there will peobably be too much text for a little note, so just add my username and I'm gonna be really happy
Good idea btw^^

[log1x_dr4g0n]

Doctalen wrote...

Ticktank wrote...


But if this is what people need to do to get special perks or become some forum community manager or whatever sheet by all means go ahead. Its my right to laugh at you though. And I am.

It was my idea and being some manager or whatever never crossed my mind. 

That's cute, Tick. Saying thanks and wanting to do this, means what it is, and nothing more. I appreciate it if you stay out of the thread since you're not even bringing anything to it. Just your petty bickering. Make your own thread if you want to do that childish crap.

[Rails Road]

you had me at Baldur's,,,,,
You complete me Bioware.

[Stephenc13]

Thanks for the Sci-Fi trilogy of the decade! - StephenC13

[Funkcase]

''Thank you all at Bioware and everyone else who took part in creating one of the most immersive, and outstanding pieces of entertainment I've ever played/seen. Mass Effect is truly one of the greatest universe's I've been privileged to have entertain me for hours, days, weeks, months and many years to come. And I would also like to thank everyone who are past and current employee's of Bioware for all the fantastic games I've played over the years, this is truly a fantastic company with fantastic people. I cant wait to see what else this company and it's people can create in the future....P.s Deborah Shin is looking fine... - Funkcase

[Merchant2006]

GMagnum wrote...

ayeeeeeeeee dis hella gud tbh
i wan do dis tbh

omg totlly agree wid dis sign me up 4 teh card tbh

[Kidd]

Thanks for allowing me to take part,
- KiddDaBeauty


(so yeah sign me up)

Modifié par KiddDaBeauty, 08 janvier 2012 - 05:45 .

[Svalin]

Sign me up!

"Nine years ago I bought my first video game, it was a copy of Baldur's Gate. It wasn't the last video game I would buy and it certainly wasn't my last Bioware game. Thank you for being awesome!"
- JDH

Modifié par Zombiedeer, 08 janvier 2012 - 06:44 .

[FlynN7]

I'll be a part of this too. Bioware showed me a great time with Baldur, Jade Empire, KOTOR, and then Mass Effect 1 and 2. If it wasn't for you guy and gals at BW, I'm pretty sure I'd be sort of spazzed out somewhere. So, from me to you. Thanks for all the years you guys have created worlds and universes for me to partake in. And my novel has bits of of inspiration from your worlds. (don't sue. I'll put Bioware in my thanks. Promise.)

FlynN7 (Jason F)