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[Super.Sid]

And they know that there are a section of people that are willing to forgive and forget, that are ready to believe anything, those that get hyped by trailers and eventually buy the game. It is easy to fool customers you know

[Acrylium]

I'm absolutely sure they will answer questions soon enough. Next week when most of the players will have finished the game, the BSN will be burned to the ground if they don't.

[Super.Sid]

They wont answer till the point their sales drop drastically

[Dark Specie]

Kanmuru wrote...

Eragondragonrider wrote...

Because they don't have to give us an answer for anything, all that care about now is our money. Manly because they know their last 2 IPs flopped DA2, SWOTOR, and possible ME3.

Swtor floped? Evidence?

I'd like to know this as well. From what I hear TOR is actually doing quite well - which may be why they're implying they may continue Mass Effect in some form of MMO...

[thane0909]

Tigerjunky wrote...

Obviously we want some answers. Why cant we get any? Why is it in one of the most important times of the series they go silent to fan outrage?

A: The game's not out yet.
B: How could they answer concerns about endings without spoiling them (and why would they want to describe, in text, scenes from a game they've worked hard to produce when the best description is actually to play it)
C: They don't want to add fuel to an uncontrolable rage of a fire.
D: They're not here to sell a game to you, if you've convinced yourself not to buy it, don't buy it.

[Tigerjunky]

thane0909 wrote...

Tigerjunky wrote...

Obviously we want some answers. Why cant we get any? Why is it in one of the most important times of the series they go silent to fan outrage?

A: The game's not out yet.
B: How could they answer concerns about endings without spoiling them (and why would they want to describe, in text, scenes from a game they've worked hard to produce when the best description is actually to play it)
C: They don't want to add fuel to an uncontrolable rage of a fire.
D: They're not here to sell a game to you, if you've convinced yourself not to buy it, don't buy it.

Im farily sure there main goal for life is to sell a game to us...

[magnuskn]

If they respond before launch, official gaming sites will pick up on that and then all hell would break loose... they'd really be in danger of losing a lot of pre-orders and sales.

As of now, the major gaming sites are still on cruise control and reviewing the game, so they haven't noticed the brewing storm yet... it's clearly in BioWares control to keep this going as long as they can, so that sales will be good.

I expect the first official statement to hit only a week after launch, when major gaming sites have picked up on the fan unrest.

[Bourne Endeavor]

Simple, money.

By acknowledging the concerns, be they through reassurance or apologetic means, they risk losing sales from disgruntled customers. As it stands the majority will purchase the game if only to see whether their is even a linger of truth to the claims made. BioWare undoubtedly wants to be certain this ideal isn't jeopardized because it would negatively influence their bottom line.

That aside, what good would it do them to response? If they attempt to justify the ending or cite we lack all the facts, people will question them and think it suspicious. If they embrace the current rage, it informs everyone they have green-lighted a game not fully developed. God help them if they confirmed DLC ending. If the From Ashes DLC arose hostility. I can only imagine the backlash for ending DLC at this time. It practically screams for the masses to claim it was removed content so they could profit. Lastly, if they genuinely assumed people would settle for these endings... well BioWare, you ought to reevaluate your fanbase.

Alas, they are damned if they do, damned if they don't. The latter just makes them more money.

Modifié par Bourne Endeavor, 03 mars 2012 - 09:24 .

[I_Jedi]

They don't respond to us because they know we're right.

[Texhnolyze101]

I heard that they are just so unhappy with the fans.

[magnuskn]

Bourne Endeavor wrote...

Alas, they are damned if they do, damned if they don't. The latter just makes them more money.

At this time. However, it may well cost them a large chunk of their fanbase, because "trust" is not that an immaterial thing in video gaming. Costumers are fickle, you lose their trust, you may well be looking at being the next casualty of EA's long history of dismantling development houses they have bought up.

Anyway, I expect developers to start talking about the fan rage at the soonest one week after launch.

[Super.Sid]

The ending is so stupid. It doesn't take brains to figure that out. So why won't the fans be unhappy ?

[RunAwayItzJack]

All I know is that the next time I play a Bioware game, it's something I already own. Or borrow, something that doesn't send any cash their way.

[Acrylium]

If the reviews would know of the dissapointment of the gamers community, they certainly would have to keep this in mind publishing a review score for ME3. Otherwise they would be in danger of loosing their credibility. It the score of many reviews would drop, the metacritic score of ME3 would be in free fall. If the metacritic score of a game is low, the price for wholesaler and distributers would drop as well. This would be the worst case scenario for BioWare.

[Eterna]

Because this is their franchise and they deemed this the best way to end it. They don't need to explain anything, if you don't like it leave.

[Aesieru]

MAybe cause the game isn't out yet.

[AgitatedLemon]

Eterna5 wrote...

Because this is their franchise and they deemed this the best way to end it. They don't need to explain anything, if you don't like it leave.

They thought the suicide mission was a good idea at the time too, but look how that turned out.

[MissMaster]

They hate us.

[Eterna]

AgitatedLemon wrote...

Eterna5 wrote...

Because this is their franchise and they deemed this the best way to end it. They don't need to explain anything, if you don't like it leave.

They thought the suicide mission was a good idea at the time too, but look how that turned out.

 People seem to have gotten over it just fine. 

[IanPolaris]

MissMaster wrote...

They hate us.

I realize you were joking, but I am starting to wonder.  These endings seem almost custom designed to completely end the serious without any (realistic) head-canon or head-fiction, and seem almost designed to give the fans and their favorite characters and tropes the proverbial middle finger.  I find it difficult to believe this was an accident.

I am starting to wonder if BW/EA is tired of catering to a very picky and cantankerous RPG audience that Bioware has had traditionally and is in the process of firing the lot of us.  If so, then 'grats.  It's working.

-Polaris

[aries1001]

I have said this in other posts and I'd sat it again: Why does every developer out there, for rpg etc. try to create a similar ending to the one found in Planescape: Torment. In Torment, the ending made sense. (small spoiler here - read at your own risk: The nameless one found peace in death....that's why he did what it did and voluntarily died). For such an ending to work, it has to make sense in the framework of the game - and I'm not sure that it does this within the frame of ME3.

However, I'll this as well: the game, ME3, apparently, ends with several endings which all are open endings, it seems. Meaning that we don't know what is the fate of Shepard or the crew or Earth maybe, too? Narrative or story wise this a great way to set things up for either expansions or dlc...

[I-Allister]

We were indoctrinated?

[Super.Sid]

Looking at the trailers didn't ppl say ? "Just take my money"

[gearseffect]

mohdhm wrote...

I'm Locking this thread down, you have been warned.

Are you a BW employee or something? Or is this just you being funny and making a joke?

If so I'm locking you out, You have been warned.