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People4Peace

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Alamandorious wrote...

People4Peace wrote...

Just finished reading the new Forbes article...can someone please post a comment on the page? Just to let him know that Forbes is now considered a War Asset to Retake Mass Effect and that we really appreciate the support and of course, the lack of bias in the pieces.

Thanks!


Been in contact with him already.  Nice chap :)


Excellent! Thank you!

:D

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infinitekilan wrote...

"It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something. "

Samwise Gamgee, "The Two Towers"


You know I actually thought of this very thing earlier, but then I'm at a point in my life where I want the happy ending. I want Shepard to be able to settle down (with his/her LI) and get made Chief Spectre or be the new Councilor for Humanity or something else sufficiently awesome. Not die after stranding a few billion people above a burning Earth and causing the distruction of galactic society.

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Sacred Of the Grey Wardens wrote...

SSV Midwest, Sacred reporting in.

Got back from a supply run. What's our status??


Another new article from Forbes in our favour.

Holding the line, as per orders.

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GeneXav wrote...

http://www.gamespot....ticisms-6366168

Mass Effect 3 executive producer Casey Hudson has responded to criticisms levied against the developer in regards to the game's ending and its day-one downloadable content.


Hudson says Mass Effect 3's "polarizing" endgame was intentional.
Talking to Digital Trends, Hudson explained that the way in which Mass Effect 3 ended was intentionally designed to get gamers talking......


Gamers would still have had plenty to talk about if we'd had a 'good' ending thrown in with the other ones. There would still be plenty of discussions about the pure awesomeness of the game and maybe even discussions over which was the better ending: to die for the cause or fight to live another die.

ME is a huge enough franchise and the ME3 was a powerful enough game that it would have been in no way reduced or less talked about if everyone was able to get a satisfying conclusion to their journey.

Modifié par PurpleWhisper, 15 mars 2012 - 11:03 .


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Arathon

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Heading back to the base for repairs.
Hold the line we will do this :)

#33731
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Sacred Of the Grey Wardens wrote...

SSV Midwest, Sacred reporting in.

Got back from a supply run. What's our status??


No news, just holding the line and honoring Marauder Shields

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What Would Marauder Shields do? Fight the good fight and hold the line as best he could.

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Lwyn wrote...

Hi, guys. First post like so many others. Need to vent. Try to bear.

So, the ending. I have never been so disappointed with an ending to anything, let alone a video game. I actually felt physical pain after I realised that the ending that we got was all there is. This series is the cornerstone of my PC gaming career. Story ahead. It's long.

In 2008, at the age of 18, I died, physically (I got better). I collapsed to a bathroom due to tachycardia and was technically dead for 10 minutes. No definite medical reason was ever found. After that day I have been unable to walk properly (still can't) due to which I was practically institutionalised for a year. During that time I could only play video games on weekends, on a laptop.

After a while, I got back home and got a PC, my first proper PC that could actually run games. I bought one called Mass Effect from Steam as I remembered it got good review scores. I played it and loved it. I still remember vividly how I played from Ilos to the end, at night, in a trance-like state. I was unable to stop until it was done. I gave it a mental standing ovation.

Then I looked into things and learned of Mass Effect 2. I had to have it and so I did. It, of course, did not have the same unforgettable effect as Mass Effect 1, but it was still amazing. I got everyone to survive because that's who I am. It also introduced many characters that I love dearly to this day, Legion, Thane, Mordin, Grunt.

Next up, Lair of the Shadow Broker. Best DLC I have ever bought. And it brought back Liara, who was my love interest from MassEffect. Preparing for the eventual launch of Mass Effect 3, the grand finale of everything.

And then, on the 8th of March 2012, the time had come. I dived back in determined to achieve the same trance I did on Ilos. On the way I cured the Genophage, united the Quarians and Geth, witnessed the deaths of Legion, Mordin, Thane and almost Grunt (don't you dare leave me Grunt). They died for a cause, a good cause. Then came the final stretch, assault on Earth. When the fleets arrived, my fleets, I knew that trance would be achieved soon. And it was. Then the unimaginable happened, the white lift of dread appeared (after an incredible scene with Anderson). I was in shock at the prospect of the choices, all of which were terrible. I am to sacrifice myself and destroy the Relays? Why? I would doom everyone I gathered to help me. I went for synthesis and thought it was the least bad choice. Colors happened and Normandy crashed. My crew abandoned me, Liara abandoned me, everyone left me there, nobody cared.

All this time I had hope, hope against Sovereign, hope against the Collectors, hope for Earth. And then that hope was taken by an apparition of all things. If you made it this far, you have guessed that this franchise is heavily linked to me not being able to walk after my incident. That too requires hope, hope that was taken, symbolically, by the apparition. All because Bioware apparently did not care enough to provide proper closure. There was never any hope, it was a lie.

A Future for the Krogan is beautiful composition, and also a lie. There is no future, nor hope. And now I'm crying again. I hope you are pleased, Bioware.




*claps hand on shoulder* hold the line Soldier; I got your back if you stumble as others have mine.  We shall not fail......We Will HOLD THE LINE....

#33734
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KevShep wrote...

Aurora313 wrote...

What about the people who wanted a happily ever after with the LI! Come on! 

I wanted Shepard to live a broken/diminished existance for the rest of his days with his LI. 

I'm sorry, but it's a huge let down. ME1 and ME2 had these huge, monumental endings that made you feel like you were a god, accomplishing everything to perfection. But I gotta say, I'm highly disappointed.


There was no emotion for me at the end when it should have been the most emotional part of the game (Happy/sad). It gave us a crapy twist (catalyst "kid/reaper") that made no sense because he was there from the start (ME1) and would have not needed sovereign to signal the keepers to open the main relay...He could have just opened it!

Then they throw a second stupid pile of crap by giving us an unemotional/unfulfilling end that left UNWANTED holes and gave us nothing for our hard work and many hours of play time worth. 

I wanted to be inspired and uplifted by a good ending...let me reword that,... uplifted by a meaningfull ending that left me with my breath taken away. What I got was a cluched fist and one word summed it up...BETRAYED!

I agree with a game like this you could have both good/ happy sacrificial/ sad
Devastaing/ bad endings.

I don't mind a few of my Shepards giving his/ her life to save all he/ she can but Jermey Jahns said it best have at least one good Garrus and Shepard on the beach with Reapers aticking out  of the ocean ending ( that part in the review was awesome) what's there to discuss if everyone's Sheaprd ended the same way? That would require therapy and and shock treatment. It's all about variation and preference. 

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Alamandorious wrote...

Sacred Of the Grey Wardens wrote...

SSV Midwest, Sacred reporting in.

Got back from a supply run. What's our status??


Another new article from Forbes in our favour.

Holding the line, as per orders.


Forbes is quite an asset for us. Glad to have them on our side. And Marauder Shields deserves a statue of some sort....think we can get one commisioned?

SSV Midwest, Holding the line.

Modifié par Sacred Of the Grey Wardens, 15 mars 2012 - 11:05 .


#33736
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Sacred Of the Grey Wardens wrote...

SSV Midwest, Sacred reporting in.

Got back from a supply run. What's our status??


Fighting got intense.  Causalties on both sides.  Line holding though.

#33737
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Ok off for the night! See ya all tomorrow!

Hold the line!

#33738
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KaiserinKai wrote...

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Or this simply says that now that they have our money they do not care.


Yea... but they will want more money, wount they?


Not if it means expending money to fix something that will not return what was spent. <_<

You undervalue brand value and loyalty. That in it's self is worth a fair bit. This is a make it or break it moment for Bioware...


Maybe, but it's not Bioware... It's EA.

#33739
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Delpinolikespotatoes wrote...

Computim wrote...



Earthdate March 6, 2346 - A grandfather is seen at the Marauder Shields Memorial in the Argos Cluster with his grandchild during the Rememberance Day Service for the hero.


That makes sense! Marauder... What a "man" :wub:

Yeah, I'd romance him, he's a pretty cool guy<3

#33740
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ashley_actually wrote...

"Because he's the hero Bioware deserves,
but not the one it needs right now.

So we'll hunt him...

... because he can take it.

Because he's not our hero.

He's a Silent Guardian...

...a Watchful Protector.

A Marauder Shields."

Hold the line, do it for him.


Beautiful.....just know....if Marauder Shields/Health was still with us today.....he would've held the line!!! In the face of failure, he held his courage and held the line. He is an example to us all. A symbol of what we must do....

Hold the line!

#33741
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This thread has so many pages man, wow. It's hard to keep track of what's going on in here I'm confused....

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ashley_actually wrote...

"Because he's the hero Bioware deserves,
but not the one it needs right now.

So we'll hunt him...

... because he can take it.

Because he's not our hero.

He's a Silent Guardian...

...a Watchful Protector.

A Marauder Shields."

Hold the line, do it for him.


Couldn't have said it any better.... he will be missed :crying:

#33743
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NexusFX wrote...

 The ending is unacceptable so I took a stab at it

Mass Effect 3: Complete Ending  

I would really appreciate some feedback or just your thoughts on it


I like it. Way better than what BioWare gave us.

#33744
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Temtimtom wrote...

You guys know I have been F5'ing/lurking/posting/whatnot every 3 seconds for more than three days. You enchanted me all!



Make that 7 days to me. Pretty sure everyone here is sick of me by now...sorry guys, not going anywhere. Not until we hear something official from Bioware :devil:

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Teacher50 wrote...

Maybe, but it's not Bioware... It's EA.


It doesn't appear as if EA had anything to do with the ending we got, but hopefully EA can fix it (how flippen sad is it that my hopes rest on EA's shoulders).

#33746
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XIzCarnageXIXZ wrote...

Marauder Shields why couldn't you saves us RIP


He was left on his own...

The original plan was that Banshee Barrier accompany him.
But she had an Iron Maiden album cover photoshoot that day.

(ok I won't prolong this any longer)

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Lwyn wrote...

Hi, guys. First post like so many others. Need to vent. Try to bear.

So, the ending. I have never been so disappointed with an ending to anything, let alone a video game. I actually felt physical pain after I realised that the ending that we got was all there is. This series is the cornerstone of my PC gaming career. Story ahead. It's long.

In 2008, at the age of 18, I died, physically (I got better). I collapsed to a bathroom due to tachycardia and was technically dead for 10 minutes. No definite medical reason was ever found. After that day I have been unable to walk properly (still can't) due to which I was practically institutionalised for a year. During that time I could only play video games on weekends, on a laptop.

After a while, I got back home and got a PC, my first proper PC that could actually run games. I bought one called Mass Effect from Steam as I remembered it got good review scores. I played it and loved it. I still remember vividly how I played from Ilos to the end, at night, in a trance-like state. I was unable to stop until it was done. I gave it a mental standing ovation.

Then I looked into things and learned of Mass Effect 2. I had to have it and so I did. It, of course, did not have the same unforgettable effect as Mass Effect 1, but it was still amazing. I got everyone to survive because that's who I am. It also introduced many characters that I love dearly to this day, Legion, Thane, Mordin, Grunt.

Next up, Lair of the Shadow Broker. Best DLC I have ever bought. And it brought back Liara, who was my love interest from MassEffect. Preparing for the eventual launch of Mass Effect 3, the grand finale of everything.

And then, on the 8th of March 2012, the time had come. I dived back in determined to achieve the same trance I did on Ilos. On the way I cured the Genophage, united the Quarians and Geth, witnessed the deaths of Legion, Mordin, Thane and almost Grunt (don't you dare leave me Grunt). They died for a cause, a good cause. Then came the final stretch, assault on Earth. When the fleets arrived, my fleets, I knew that trance would be achieved soon. And it was. Then the unimaginable happened, the white lift of dread appeared (after an incredible scene with Anderson). I was in shock at the prospect of the choices, all of which were terrible. I am to sacrifice myself and destroy the Relays? Why? I would doom everyone I gathered to help me. I went for synthesis and thought it was the least bad choice. Colors happened and Normandy crashed. My crew abandoned me, Liara abandoned me, everyone left me there, nobody cared.

All this time I had hope, hope against Sovereign, hope against the Collectors, hope for Earth. And then that hope was taken by an apparition of all things. If you made it this far, you have guessed that this franchise is heavily linked to me not being able to walk after my incident. That too requires hope, hope that was taken, symbolically, by the apparition. All because Bioware apparently did not care enough to provide proper closure. There was never any hope, it was a lie.

A Future for the Krogan is beautiful composition, and also a lie. There is no future, nor hope. And now I'm crying again. I hope you are pleased, Bioware.



:crying:

...You need a hug *hugs*

We're proud to have you holding the line with us!

#33748
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I vote for a marauder shields t-shirt.

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TamiBx wrote...

Temtimtom wrote...

You guys know I have been F5'ing/lurking/posting/whatnot every 3 seconds for more than three days. You enchanted me all!



Make that 7 days to me. Pretty sure everyone here is sick of me by now...sorry guys, not going anywhere. Not until we hear something official from Bioware :devil:


Since Sunday here hahaha.

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Aeyl wrote...

Benirus wrote...

Jimmie_Rox wrote...

Just watched this: http://m.uk.ign.com/...3-opinion-video

Sorry, but is it just me or is this guy being an utter ****** who's got completely the wrong end of the stick?

Yeah he's one of the "jurnalists" that completly jumped the gun at the start.


No need to get too upset about it. Everyone will have their own opinions. ^_^


It's more the way he's so insulting about the fact that we dislike the ending. I don't give a damn about Day 1 DLC but he tars all of us here with the same brush as the guys insulting devs and stuff. That's why I think he's a ******.