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[G3rman]

I'd like to see a feature on the new Normandy, the insides..I must see the insides.

[JeffZero]

I hate Tetris... But I respect it.

[Someone With Mass]

I hope Sparky will be in the video. He's adorable.

[Relix28]

AdmiralCheez wrote...

GodWood wrote...

Excellent post Cheez.

Let the anger flow, let it consume you

Nah, I'd rather drop a rant and be done with it than let it fester.

But seriously.  Talking about voice acting, world building, game programming, combat mechanics, new characters, and the like should be exciting.  It should be an opportunity to learn something as well as get hyped for the game.

But Bioware Pulse buries it in all this obnoxious awesome-awesome-awesome-also-buy-this-thing-no-one-cares-about-lulz.  The actual information, the cool stuff, about the game, is weighed down by needless transitional crap and assurances that boy oh boy is this game gonna be cool.

Well, don't tell me how cool it is.  Show me.  Without throwing T-shirts and unrelated promotional crap in my face.

And seriously, since this is the "perfect" place for newcomers to enter the series, shouldn't it also be the perfect time to get them up to speed with all the lore and characters?  Why not have a little flash page on James or Liara or Garrus that gives the new player a taste of who they are?  You know, something that makes them think, "this guy is awesome; I can't wait to have him on my team," like those little bios they did for Wrex, Ash, and Nihlus for ME1?  Like the crazy-sweet CG squadmate trailers for ME2?

Hell, why not do little animated flash shorts on each of the races and their histories or whatever?  What about class videos again?

God, I miss those.  Those were the best thing ever.

Anyway, the whole marketing thing has gone haywire in the last couple of years. 5 bazzilion promo unlocks via blatant advertising campaigns, that basically scream "sell your soul to receive X reward in-game", only it's usually worded differently. People never asked for it, never really liked it and frankly I'm getting the feeling everyone is fed up with it.
Then there are the direct insults to gamers like that "fake" Kinect promo vid, where every non-gamer in the ad is so artificially excited about it, it hurts. It really is the final insult from the gaming industry to anyone with half of working brain cells.
Any sound and creative advertising, like you mentioned, is basically gone nowdays. And this current trend of insulting ad campaigns catering to the lowest possible denominator will not stop, unless there is a huge public uproar about it. So I'm kinda proud of everyone willing to speak up against this BS, so that maybe one day the industry will start treating people with little more respect. Afterall it is us the consumers that are keeping the industry alive, and they damn better remember that.

/rant off

[What a Succulent Ass]

Nope.

[AdmiralCheez]

I think I'm going to make a separate thread about how I, personally, would have handled ME3's marketing.

For I am Cheez and I can do no wrong.

EDIT: Nope nevermind don't have the energy.  Suffice to say there'd be more information and less merchandising.

Modifié par AdmiralCheez, 26 janvier 2012 - 09:50 .

[Labrev]

...on Facebook!"

And there's the deal-breaker.

[bboynexus]

mkk316 wrote...

its like a life coach telling you the only way to the secret knowledge of a better life is to recruit other people.

What a ridiculous comparison!

[FFWarQueen]

UGH If I know what the video is about I might, but if it's just more about the combat.... just no! More videos about the characters or RPG elements please.

[Welsh Inferno]

Hate Facebook. Not using it...

I really expected BioWare's marketing to pick up real fast after they came back from their Christmas break. Guess not. Starting to get a little annoying tbh.

[CannonO]

Hah Yes Reapers wrote...

...on Facebook!"

And there's the deal-breaker.

Right? 

As much as I like Mass Effect, not sure if I am interested in attaching my name to it on facebook.

[bboynexus]

Welsh Inferno wrote...

Hate Facebook. Not using it...

I really expected BioWare's marketing to pick up real fast after they came back from their Christmas break. Guess not. Starting to get a little annoying tbh.

Why are you annoyed?

Tell me why it matters to you, a fan, who will inevitably be picking up a game in just six weeks?

[Chuvvy]

AdmiralCheez wrote...
Don't make your target audience feel stupid.

Bad news, we're not biowares target audience anymore.

[bboynexus]

Yes, you are.

[AdmiralCheez]

Slidell505 wrote...

Bad news, we're not biowares target audience anymore.

Well, I know plenty of people who play CoD, and they don't like to be treated like they're stupid, either.

Most of them are little different from us, in fact (the good and the bad--hell, plenty of forum regulars really like and enjoy CoD).  A little more geared towards competitive gaming, maybe.

Okay, a lot more geared towards it.  The hardcore ones, anyway.

Modifié par AdmiralCheez, 26 janvier 2012 - 10:06 .

[DiebytheSword]

I have to agree with Cheeze, its one of the few things that will turn me away from a piece of entertainment. Don't insult me. Insulting my intelligence counts.

That said, I don't mind throwing up a like on facebook, but I can't get to it from work.

Modifié par DiebytheSword, 26 janvier 2012 - 10:05 .

[Welsh Inferno]

bboynexus wrote...

Welsh Inferno wrote...

Hate Facebook. Not using it...

I really expected BioWare's marketing to pick up real fast after they came back from their Christmas break. Guess not. Starting to get a little annoying tbh.

Why are you annoyed?

Tell me why it matters to you, a fan, who will inevitably be picking up a game in just six weeks?

Read Cheez's posts. Ye shall understand. Besides, i'm not over the top annoyed, only a little.

[CroGamer002]

Slidell505 wrote...

AdmiralCheez wrote...
Don't make your target audience feel stupid.

Bad news, we're not biowares target audience anymore.

So, Bioware trying to crush the stereotype is a bad thing?


And what the f*ck is jersey shore?

[BatmanPWNS]

People hating on Facebook?

This must be paradise!

[Vez04]

BatmanPWNS wrote...

People hating on Facebook?

This must be paradise!

Yeah, alot hate facebook, including me.

[packardbell]

Twitter is at least bearable, Bioware!

[Aimi]

Mesina2 wrote...

And what the f*ck is jersey shore?

"Reality" television featuring a collection of stupid, annoying, promiscuous, spray-on-tanned people from the second worst state in the US.

It was fairly popular at one point but the producers are currently running out of their list of idiotic gimmicks (the most recent was shipping the entire cast to Italy for a season).

[Gold Dragon]

I'll pass.

1.  I don't have anyone to share with (I actually don't use Facebook, tho I do have an account).

2. All that effort for a trailer?  Not useful.  I set up the facebook account for DA 2 items.  I look into it once every blue moon or so....

[MindoirsSoleSurvivor]

Its funny cuz usually the people who hate facebook are the antisocialites

Modifié par MindoirsSoleSurvivor, 26 janvier 2012 - 10:23 .

[SomeKindaEnigma]

Mesina2 wrote...

Slidell505 wrote...

AdmiralCheez wrote...
Don't make your target audience feel stupid.

Bad news, we're not biowares target audience anymore.

So, Bioware trying to crush the stereotype is a bad thing?


And what the f*ck is jersey shore?

Idk, only jersey shore I know is the clips from beavis and butthead