This is the end of the series, I wanted closure, not some vague crap hinting that ME is all some story being told by some old dude. I wanted memorials, Shep getting honored as that awesome guy/gal he is, some closure to what my choices meant (do the Krogans really place nice? I DUNNO!) I wanted an epilogue that made sense. This is the only gaming series in my entire life that I would readily and happily call myself a fanboy for, but this is just dissapoting.
God, I dunno if I'm making sense right now, I thought ahead and drank a fair bit of whiskey, knowing this crap for an ending wont let me sleep tonight.
I will replay this game, but after this, I think I'll just Alt-F4 at the point there Shepard and Anderson are sitting there after their victory, and imagine there is a real ending to this amazing series.
Here's to hoping Bioware does something about this. God I really hope they do.
I would pay money for a better ending
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HetzerKorps
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 09:16
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This isnt your story, it is the writers, you have no entitlement to the endings you receive.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 09:20
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This is a product that we paid for. We are entitled to a reasonable expectation of quality for things that we traded our hard-earned money for.Deltateam Elcor wrote...
This isnt your story, it is the writers, you have no entitlement to the endings you receive.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 09:21
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the ending is crap yes, but don't ever pay for a better one, that just gives them the idea that its ok not to give their games real endings.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 09:22
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Paying for something does not make you entitled to it, you simply pay to see an interactive movie, you cant tell the director of a movie to change his/her ending can you?
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 09:26
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Paying for something does make you entitled to it. Otherwise, the person who accepted your money is guilty of fraud. Producers provide the initial capital for making movies, and they do tell directors to change endings. We, as consumers can tell BioWare to fix the ending or we will not buy further products.Deltateam Elcor wrote...
Paying for something does not make you entitled to it, you simply pay to see an interactive movie, you cant tell the director of a movie to change his/her ending can you?
Your point is invalid.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 09:28
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I said what I wanted, I didn't say Bioware should have done this. I'm pointing out that Bioware dropped the ball for the last fifteen minutes of the game. Rest of it was an amazing time, but what the heck is this crap they pulled at the end?
Like I said, this is the end of series, it needs to end, not be laid to rest with a cliffhanger, and a disappointing one at that.
Like I said, this is the end of series, it needs to end, not be laid to rest with a cliffhanger, and a disappointing one at that.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 09:29
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Thisthavleifrim wrote...
The ending is crap yes, but don't ever pay for a better one, that just gives them the idea that its ok not to give their games real endings.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 09:37
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I know its sad to pay for closure to a series, but I don't see them doing it any other way. The game being all around a steaming pile of crap would have an effect on sales, but people don't read about the ending to game when deciding to buy it. So they have no reason to fix this problem. This is the only series I would pay for a better ending, because this is the only ending to a game/series that really affected me. Mass Effect has been a very important part of my gaming life for years now, I really hate to see it depart like this, leaving my imagination, or even fanfiction (aw man...) to satisfy my need for a proper ending.
(Ill reread this stuff while sober, hope this is not unreadable, I suspect my opinion will not have changed by then)
(Ill reread this stuff while sober, hope this is not unreadable, I suspect my opinion will not have changed by then)
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 09:44
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As much as I'd hate to think this way, the creeping thought that they planned it this way SO we could justify paying for further DLC that 'fixes' the ending keeps coming back.
I've loved BW products for years, all the way back to Jade Empire, because the stories were deep and the choices mattered. In the final quarter hour of ME3, I felt like I was being force fed someone else's playthrough, and the only real difference in the endings were the colors with which the relays explode, and the fact that people you just rushed the citadel with are now stranded an unknown distance from Sol, to try and sustain a viable population? Good luck with that.
That being said... I'd buy a 'fixit' ending DLC simply so I could enjoy playing the other games in the series again, because as it stands right now, I cannot justify putting in 30+ hours per game to know it will turn out like it does currently no matter what class I choose, no matter what gender, no matter what alignment, or what convo choices.
So whether that was the original nefarious intent or not, they got me. I am vulnerable due to my need for rationalization, explanation, closure, and the need to believe hard work pays off in the end. Damn.
I've loved BW products for years, all the way back to Jade Empire, because the stories were deep and the choices mattered. In the final quarter hour of ME3, I felt like I was being force fed someone else's playthrough, and the only real difference in the endings were the colors with which the relays explode, and the fact that people you just rushed the citadel with are now stranded an unknown distance from Sol, to try and sustain a viable population? Good luck with that.
That being said... I'd buy a 'fixit' ending DLC simply so I could enjoy playing the other games in the series again, because as it stands right now, I cannot justify putting in 30+ hours per game to know it will turn out like it does currently no matter what class I choose, no matter what gender, no matter what alignment, or what convo choices.
So whether that was the original nefarious intent or not, they got me. I am vulnerable due to my need for rationalization, explanation, closure, and the need to believe hard work pays off in the end. Damn.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 09:50
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I probably would pay for a better ending. This is ment to be the last Mass Effect, the end of the epic tale of Shepard! Its the conclusion to all those choices you made in 1, 2 and 3. Its Shepard finally getting to settle down with Miranda or who ever you picked and the galaxy to remember him as an epic hero.
A few still pictures, 2 very short movies neither having anything to do with the game I played or the choices I made isn't an ending. We were told that because this didn't have to lead anywhere that it gave the writters more options. And yet the ending seems to forgot this and give such a shallow narrow ending in that it could have been about any story and any hero.
A few still pictures, 2 very short movies neither having anything to do with the game I played or the choices I made isn't an ending. We were told that because this didn't have to lead anywhere that it gave the writters more options. And yet the ending seems to forgot this and give such a shallow narrow ending in that it could have been about any story and any hero.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 09:52
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CajunRexShepard wrote...
As much as I'd hate to think this way, the creeping thought that they planned it this way SO we could justify paying for further DLC that 'fixes' the ending keeps coming back.
I've loved BW products for years, all the way back to Jade Empire, because the stories were deep and the choices mattered. In the final quarter hour of ME3, I felt like I was being force fed someone else's playthrough, and the only real difference in the endings were the colors with which the relays explode, and the fact that people you just rushed the citadel with are now stranded an unknown distance from Sol, to try and sustain a viable population? Good luck with that.
That being said... I'd buy a 'fixit' ending DLC simply so I could enjoy playing the other games in the series again, because as it stands right now, I cannot justify putting in 30+ hours per game to know it will turn out like it does currently no matter what class I choose, no matter what gender, no matter what alignment, or what convo choices.
So whether that was the original nefarious intent or not, they got me. I am vulnerable due to my need for rationalization, explanation, closure, and the need to believe hard work pays off in the end. Damn.
^ That is a well said arguement..
i personally thought that the ending choices were garbage, the game was amazing dont get me wrong. it hyped up the crucible and the fight for earth but then you have a choice to kill all synthetic life, take control of the reapers or fuse organics and synthetics into one DNA ... cant there be a choice to save everything? like WTF and they leave so many damn loose ends like what happends after you take back earth and what of your teammates that you took to earth with you.. ive never been so mad about a game before, how are you going to continue with DLC if every choice you pick shepard dies.. or you have no more teammates cause they are probably in the middle of no where
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 09:54
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In some office somewhere, this thread title just gave an EA exec a boner.
Wrong. We've been co-authoring the story of our Shepard since day 1. That's the unique advantage of the videogame format and part of what makes this series so amazing.
Deltateam Elcor wrote...
This isnt your story, it is the writers, you have no entitlement to the endings you receive.
Wrong. We've been co-authoring the story of our Shepard since day 1. That's the unique advantage of the videogame format and part of what makes this series so amazing.
Modifié par aim1essgun, 10 mars 2012 - 09:54 .
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 07:24
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Yeah, now that I'm sober, my opinion has not changed. I would still pay for a better ending, but really it is a disgusting prospect.
After the credits and that terrible snowy forest scene, a little pop-up said something about DLC. Maybe they did plan to fix this. I'm hoping someone, somewhere, was anticipating the fact that the endings were terrible, and has been developing the groundwork for a proper ending.
After the credits and that terrible snowy forest scene, a little pop-up said something about DLC. Maybe they did plan to fix this. I'm hoping someone, somewhere, was anticipating the fact that the endings were terrible, and has been developing the groundwork for a proper ending.
