atghunter wrote...
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Modifié par LucidStrike, 15 mars 2012 - 01:27 .
Qutayba wrote...
Man, I'd hate to be the poor person who has to give cheery responses to all the fan twitters!
It's hard to be mad at someone not antagonizing you. And it definitely doesn't make me OK with the bad ending. Like others said, resolve, not emotional fatigue.Dean_the_Young wrote...
Wait:PKchu wrote...
I've pretty much railed against Bioware in the hardest yet civilest way I can, but I will admit...I feel somewhat less pissed off now they finally are taking our anger seriously, even if it just is a random faceless twitter acount.
So the mere appearance of being listened to, when you should well know that they actively watch these forums, is enough to calm you down?
Really?
GBGriffin wrote...
ZodiEmish wrote...
Also please be Civil when you tweet them... be nice.. your opinion will be taken better.
Civility is a must. I probably won't use my account just because Twitter confuses me.
If you must troll, though, do it well and take a lesson from this guy.
atghunter wrote...
Posted this earlier today, but hope it helps here...
I don't think Bioware is out of touch with their customers though I agree with an earlier poster that right now they are assessing their options. Nor do I think that everyone speaking up for them at the moment is a "yes man" or shill. That said:
I don't for a moment think there were any other endings, this was a hallucination, etc. Bioware/EA is letting these speculations go on for two reasons. First, they are letting people vent. Secondly, they are weighing options.
Years ago, I worked for a PR damage control team and everything right now is going by the book. First, re-affirm and ignore (also known as doubling down), then try and define the detractors in the mainstream with things like "this is all a big mistunderstand", etc. while remaining civil in the hopes the detractors go rabid. Meanwhile go dark and use countermeasures through third part sources to prop up your position and brand the outcry as driven by hacks, haters or a minority trying to wear out the detractors on these outlets or "shock troops" while protecting the corporate core. Next, offer something distracting (notice SWTOR is free this upcoming weekend) known as the "faux olive branch", buy more add time, and hope it dies down. If the pressure is still on, determine the economic viability of 1) ignoring the outcry and banking on the fickle nature of consumers to get over it or 2) determining if we can make money off of fixing it.
If it is any consolation, the decision whether or not there is a fix DLC, etc, won't be made by the writers so illusions to things they wanted to convey don't matter much atm (to wit: the leads comments yesterday). I suspect he's been called in and politely told by the PR guys to not do that again. This is now a corporate problem, not an artistic struggle with fans. Somewhere in the EA bunker, attorneys, PR guys, writers and brass are sharing numbers b/c in the end this will come down to hard currency.
As one who despises the endings, I'm hoping the suits tell the visionaries that the customers are loud enough and numerous enough to swollow their pride and get them out of this storm. For those that love them, I readily accept your position and respectfully disagree.
Perhaps you should read the dozen+ tweets on the page the OP links to asking for feedback?DarkSpider88 wrote...
Dean_the_Young wrote...
The point of a twitter thread is for you to give them your thought, not an invitation to invite a discussion.DarkSpider88 wrote...
I tweeted "@masseffect I hear you guys are looking for feedback on ending? Would like to discuss if willing."
Hopefully they answer me.
I didn't see where they were asking about the ending though.
New Generation wrote...
I replied using this post as it perfectly explains why we as the loyal invested fans of the trilogy are pissed:
You weren't being antagonized in the first place. You were a consumer disatisfied with the entiriety of a luxury good. There is a difference.PKchu wrote...
It's hard to be mad at someone not antagonizing you. And it definitely doesn't make me OK with the bad ending. Like others said, resolve, not emotional fatigue.Dean_the_Young wrote...
Wait:PKchu wrote...
I've pretty much railed against Bioware in the hardest yet civilest way I can, but I will admit...I feel somewhat less pissed off now they finally are taking our anger seriously, even if it just is a random faceless twitter acount.
So the mere appearance of being listened to, when you should well know that they actively watch these forums, is enough to calm you down?
Really?
No, I'd say the Casey Hudson interview, the retweeting of pro-ending articles and the general silence was pretty antagonistic. Some of MassEffect's earlier tweets were basically trolling..Dean_the_Young wrote...
You weren't being antagonized in the first place. You were a consumer disatisfied with the entiriety of a luxury good. There is a difference.PKchu wrote...
It's hard to be mad at someone not antagonizing you. And it definitely doesn't make me OK with the bad ending. Like others said, resolve, not emotional fatigue.Dean_the_Young wrote...
Wait:PKchu wrote...
I've pretty much railed against Bioware in the hardest yet civilest way I can, but I will admit...I feel somewhat less pissed off now they finally are taking our anger seriously, even if it just is a random faceless twitter acount.
So the mere appearance of being listened to, when you should well know that they actively watch these forums, is enough to calm you down?
Really?
Modifié par DarkSpider88, 15 mars 2012 - 01:34 .
THNAK YOU for posting a larger image. I kept seein' that tiny one wondering just how bad my eyes were given no one else complained how small and blurry the smaller one is.nonpromqueen wrote...
GBGriffin wrote...
ZodiEmish wrote...
Also please be Civil when you tweet them... be nice.. your opinion will be taken better.
Civility is a must. I probably won't use my account just because Twitter confuses me.
If you must troll, though, do it well and take a lesson from this guy.
is that this guy?
Auchtane wrote...
Hopefully they don't blindly consider every criticism.
We might get an ending that caters so much to the fans its going to end up like X-Men 3.
Modifié par Fl1xx, 15 mars 2012 - 01:37 .
Adamantium93 wrote...
QwertyMusicMan wrote...
Yes, they're actually listening to us!
@masseffect Some people are accusing you of being a bot, are you?
@montrealsteven We are cyborgs capable of shooting laser beams out of our eyeballs and making a fine shepherd's pie.
Dont they mean SHEPARD pie? Badum tish?
Only from a self-important perspective already inclined to perceive offense regardless. Which rather includes you if you consider citing people who disagree with you as 'pretty antagonistic.'PKchu wrote...
No, I'd say the Casey Hudson interview, the retweeting of pro-ending articles and the general silence was pretty antagonistic. Some of MassEffect's earlier tweets were basically trolling..
LucidStrike wrote...
THNAK YOU for posting a larger image. I kept seein' that tiny one wondering just how bad my eyes were given no one else complained how small and blurry the smaller one is.nonpromqueen wrote...
GBGriffin wrote...
ZodiEmish wrote...
Also please be Civil when you tweet them... be nice.. your opinion will be taken better.
Civility is a must. I probably won't use my account just because Twitter confuses me.
If you must troll, though, do it well and take a lesson from this guy.
is that this guy?
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