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[RedTail F22]

Its been 20 days since I beat ME3... I still havent recovered. No matter what I do each day I keep coming back to BSN in search of anything to give me hope. Its tough but the hugs help.

thanks everybody

[CommanderDJ]

Hugs to you, RedTail F22.

Honestly, the hurt just keeps coming back to me. I'll be playing the game and a particularly moving moment will occur, or I'll just be thinking late at night, or I'll listen to Leaving Earth from the soundtrack, and... I just can't take it. How could something so wonderful be so utterly ruined by five minutes of crap?

[Asuka Bianchini]

I need another hug....
21 days after beating the game.... I am sitting here and watching some ME - related videos on youtube, and crying all over again T________T
(and listening to two steps from hell is being insta-cry... why, bioware, why?)

hugs, pl0x

[VivaLaWhatsername]

*hugs to everyone* I've gotta say guys it is better for me now, but the pain does come back every now and again. It's definitely like the 5 stages of grief lol.

[akashacatbat]

*HUGS* Asuka.

I have a three day vacation coming up. I feel depressed and listless because I was still supposed to be playing ME3 at this point. But the Star Child has made that all pointless and now I have nothing to do, since all other games are kind of ruined, too. So yeah, I need a hug too.

So yeah, basically it is me and Dusty Springfield singing sadly to BioWare... www.youtube.com/watch

Modifié par akashacatbat, 31 mars 2012 - 04:50 .

[Squeam]

I need another hug.

Can I offer a hug to anyone who just finished the game, because they waited for the face import patch?

[Storm258]

*hugs Squam*

*waves hand* Good day ... I finished the game yesterday. I ordered the Collector's Edition, but from a private amazon seller, there were problems with the delivery and I got my game much later than anyone else. I was reading that everyone was in rage about the ending, so when I started playing ME3, I couldn't resist to spoil myself after playing for a while. I found out about the endings and it was very hard to go on, especially during the last stages. You know, I'm someone who loves letting himself fall into a fictional world, to let it feel real, fall in love with the universe, it's characters, everything. BioWare created something amazing here, and by giving the players all the choices to the hand, it made it feel like YOUR universe, and that you actually ARE Shepard while you play. It was like that for me, for the last couple days, I wasn't myself, I was Shepard, working so hard and doing everything to save the galaxy and my friends.
I'm usually not someone who wants a perfect happy end ... but this is different, with all these variables, all the choices, all that was supposed to matter in the end, couldn't at least one ending be positive? I feel betrayed and incredibly sad ... it's a slap in the face after these many ours of playing and working to defeat the Reapers. Could I have a hug please? I am so desperate ...

[phat0817]

Its been 2 weeks now... that ending still in my head..artistic integrity they say....the horror...the horror.

[StElmo]

I drew this just for you guys

(can't work out how to post images, so repost if you know how )

http://imgur.com/b5KcL

Modifié par StElmo, 13 avril 2012 - 02:40 .

[phat0817]

Get back no hugs!!! Its a trick yea that's it!!...it starts with a hug then its choose a color!!..I'm on to it...noooo!! *grabs hair runs off screaming*

[Nauks]

I beat the game on the 14th last month, haven't touched it again since, but haven't been able to shake the lingering, hopeless dissapointment either, let's hug it out.

This sounds incredibly sappy and gay, but it's still ****ing true.

Modifié par Nauks, 13 avril 2012 - 02:47 .

[StElmo]

anyone know how to post images on BSN?

Modifié par StElmo, 13 avril 2012 - 02:53 .

[iorveth1271]

StElmo wrote...

anyone know how to post images on BSN?

(IMG)<insert link to image here>(/IMG)

replace (*) with [*] and there you go

[jumpingkaede]

Don't mind me, here for the hugs.

BSN has been my support group throughout this whole thing.  If it weren't for you guys, I might've just given up gaming.  

(And just to keep this story/campaign-related; I wasn't too thrilled about the story in ME3 and the introduction and Priority: Earth campaigns.  Felt out of place.)

[StElmo]

iorveth1271 wrote...

StElmo wrote...

anyone know how to post images on BSN?

(IMG)<insert link to image here>(/IMG)

replace (*) with [*] and there you go

I thought so! Doesn't work with me :S haha oh well

http://imgur.com/b5KcL

Modifié par StElmo, 13 avril 2012 - 02:57 .

[tidus1199]

I've seen all three colours of the same ending, I need lots of hugs.

[Kov]

Can I get a hug too? I think I really need it.

[Menethra]

Over a month since i completed it now and i'm still not feeling better about it.

I don't think all the hugs in the world could right this wrong =(

Modifié par Menethra, 13 avril 2012 - 07:30 .

[Uilleand]

Giant squishy hugs for everyone.
I beat the game weeks ago, and while I don't mind the occasional kick-in-the-gut ending, a *nonsensical* kick-in-the-gut ending still feels like a big ol' FU....
Shep wouldn't have minded dying on her own terms...

[Squeam]

Yes! Successfully brought this thread back after 2 weeks. It's a public service, I say.

Hugs Storm258 back. Agreed, this IS different. It's pretty safe to say that everything leading up to the end made almost everyone, who knew these stories, have the expectation of an actual battle with all the help you'd gathered and all the choices that could entail. It's an absolute no-brainer.

Hugs everyone around. That picture's great, StElmo. Thank you.

[Aurelia4]

In a strange mood and in need of a hug. Yesterday I watched the shuttle Discovery go to its final home and it made me think about the space program. Which, strangely (or not) led me to thinking about Mass Effect. I realize now that part of what has me so depressed over the ending is that the relays being destroyed...well, it takes some of the discover and wonder out of the universe. Kind of like watching Discovery go to its final home and how it made me feel. I'm a dork, I know. It certainly didn't help that I had to watch this on my birthday, and now I'm all meh over the ending again. *shakes fist*

[twinsfun]

hugs keep posting and hoping for new endings

[Bekkael]

StElmo wrote...

I drew this just for you guys

(can't work out how to post images, so repost if you know how )

http://imgur.com/b5KcL

Awwww, this is absolutely adorable. Thanks for sharing. *hugs everyone*

[Vakarious]

Squeam wrote...
I need another hug.

*hug* for you, Squeam, and for all the others here.

Can I offer a hug to anyone who just finished the game, because they waited for the face import patch?

Well, that would be me.
And yes, I definitely need one.

[Grotaiche]

Hey everyone,

I finished the game 3 days ago and was devastated by the ending. I thought I would recover by the next day but didn't ; it was (still is ?) my first depression ever. Feels strange when you're 34 and have been playing video games for the past 25 years

To those who are still having a hard time :

• identify the issues. What caused you pain ? For me, it was mostly imagining my friends
  dead or lost on some stupid planet, while other races were stuck in the
  Sol system for nothing. I had a sense that Shepard's mission failed no
  matter what. Also, the promises told along the whole game ("we'll have a
  drink blah blah", "we will marry and have little blue children",
  etc...) as well as the horrible "death row sequence" in London just before starting the final mission (i.e. when you talk to all your team members one by one) made it very hard for me to see my Shepard die.
• when does your sadness generally manifest itself ? For me, it's often when I'm tired or annoyed and with not much to do or think about. Knowing when it occurs will help you "rationalize" it. For example, when I feel depressed, I know it's because I am tired : time to go to bed or to take a break.
• having a comprehensive girlfriend helps a ton. I talked to mine the other night and she's great. She doesn't know anything about video games but she listened and cared. That counted and helped me a lot.
• if you don't have a girlfriend, express your feelings out loud to someone. Friend, family, whatever. Choose someone that will get it and if they don't, make them understand (e.g. compare playing ME with a movie : one full run of ME takes ~100 hours and you interact with the game, possibly changing the outcome, and create strong relationships with other people). Reaching out DOES help, which is also why I like this topic
• ask yourself "what can I do now?" I mean a real action, in order to have a constructive behavior. For myself, I am a computer programmer and I am wondering if I can build a DLC or mod ME3 in order to provide an alternative ending. I know this sounds stupid or even cocky, but I believe it's not impossible. Maybe I'll drop it in 2 weeks or so but it has helped immensely. Being able to take an action, even if it seems silly, will show you that you are not helpless. Some people write, others provide surveys and crunch numbers, others dissect ME3 screenshots, others paint or draw little blue children... what are you going to do ? Choosing something related to your passion or job is better ; if you're a baker, go make a Reaper cake or something.

All this time, keep in mind it's normal. You're not an emotional freak who got a stupid crush on a silly video game. Remember how much time you have spent meeting people in Mass Effect, for how long and how deep you know them. You've helped some of them saving their family, avenging their team mates, fixing pas mistakes, facing exile, etc... And all of a sudden, they're either dead or lost on some stupid planet that you'll never be able to reach. I'd say it's pretty normal to be sad !

Anyway, sorry for the wall of text. I'm no psychologist/psychiatrist but hopefully that will help someone. I'm still a bit sad but it's getting much better, thanks to the above.

Asuka Bianchini wrote...
(and listening to two steps from hell is being insta-cry... why, bioware, why?)

Have you tried To Glory ?  Greatest motivator out there !


Hugs to everyone out there who need them !