I used to believe that BW cared about the quality of their products, but now I wonder if / how badly they sold out
From a fan, and maybe a bit more...(THIS HURTS ME BIOWARE!)
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Reptilian Rob
, mars 21 2012 08:57
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#127
Posté 10 avril 2012 - 04:21
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I've got a similar list, but no where near as extensive as yours.
- Used, original copy of ME1. Later sold this for a brand new Platinum Hits version. It just didn't sit well with me that I had bought this awesome game used. If I had bought my 360 before ME1 was released, I would have bought the original brand new for sure. Later bought the Pinnacle Station DLC
- Pre-ordered ME2. Followed on to buy every single DLC they released for it except Genesis. I even bought several bottles of Dr. Pepper during the EA advertising campaign for the expressed purpose of getting all the ME2-related DLC (three helmet-based items and the PC wallpapers; using Grunt's wallpaper right now). I semi-regret buying the Kestral Armor DLC. I prefer a challenge from my ME2 games (insanity player), and that armor set is almost too overpowered lolz.
- All three novels by Drew Karpyshyn (Revelations, Ascension, and Retribution). Would have also gotten Deception if I didn't hear it was so bad.
- The graphic novel versions of the Redemption and Evolution comics. It contains a few other minor comics in them as well like Incursion and Inquisition.
- The same ME2 movie-theme poster. It's hanging over my bed right now in a frame.
- The collector's edition of ME3. I took that patch, cut off the Velcro, and sewed it onto the front of my wallet. And this was even after I finished ME3.
It might not look like it from that, but I'm a bit of a penny pincher.
edit - on a side note, if Bioware does the right thing and gives us the ending we want I'll probably buy a few new pieces of merchandise to add to my collection. I'm liking those lithographs.
- Used, original copy of ME1. Later sold this for a brand new Platinum Hits version. It just didn't sit well with me that I had bought this awesome game used. If I had bought my 360 before ME1 was released, I would have bought the original brand new for sure. Later bought the Pinnacle Station DLC
- Pre-ordered ME2. Followed on to buy every single DLC they released for it except Genesis. I even bought several bottles of Dr. Pepper during the EA advertising campaign for the expressed purpose of getting all the ME2-related DLC (three helmet-based items and the PC wallpapers; using Grunt's wallpaper right now). I semi-regret buying the Kestral Armor DLC. I prefer a challenge from my ME2 games (insanity player), and that armor set is almost too overpowered lolz.
- All three novels by Drew Karpyshyn (Revelations, Ascension, and Retribution). Would have also gotten Deception if I didn't hear it was so bad.
- The graphic novel versions of the Redemption and Evolution comics. It contains a few other minor comics in them as well like Incursion and Inquisition.
- The same ME2 movie-theme poster. It's hanging over my bed right now in a frame.
- The collector's edition of ME3. I took that patch, cut off the Velcro, and sewed it onto the front of my wallet. And this was even after I finished ME3.
It might not look like it from that, but I'm a bit of a penny pincher.
edit - on a side note, if Bioware does the right thing and gives us the ending we want I'll probably buy a few new pieces of merchandise to add to my collection. I'm liking those lithographs.
Modifié par ShdwFox7, 10 avril 2012 - 04:35 .
#128
Posté 10 avril 2012 - 08:23
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My condolences. When you're that big of a fan, it hurts even more to be let down by such a monumental failure of an ending. The pain is made even worse with BioWare's reaction - exploiting and disrespecting the fans, refusing to acknowledge the numerous problems with the ending, and pretending that their "artistic vision" is so sound that it's the fans who are stupid and need "clarification".
I'm sorry for your loss. The fans grieve with you.
I'm sorry for your loss. The fans grieve with you.
Modifié par BurnOutBrighter, 10 avril 2012 - 08:28 .
#129
Posté 10 avril 2012 - 08:37
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I share your pain. I own two copies of ME1 and ME2, both PC edition and Xbox. I have even paid for several ME2 DLC twice, once for PC and once for the Xbox. I have even bought both iOS games. Yes, the stupid one that introduced Jacob and Miranda too. And I've bought all the graphic novels and the books.
I was just numb after the ending of Mass Effect 3. Biggest let down of my gaming life. I am now playing Skyrim off and on, beause I just want to play something that doesn't make me so emotionally involved as Mass Effect. Damn, I'm 48 years old, I should know better than to be so emotionally involved in a game...
I was just numb after the ending of Mass Effect 3. Biggest let down of my gaming life. I am now playing Skyrim off and on, beause I just want to play something that doesn't make me so emotionally involved as Mass Effect. Damn, I'm 48 years old, I should know better than to be so emotionally involved in a game...
#130
Posté 10 avril 2012 - 08:42
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Y u hav so much kewl st00f!?!
Seriously, I'm jealous.
Seriously, I'm jealous.
#132
Posté 10 avril 2012 - 08:47
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I know how you feel man.
When i look at my Normandy model now, it just doesn't feel right you know.
I even bought all the games in CE and in normal edition (XBOX), because i was afraid to damage the second disc as i take it out of the CE box.
Man the worst part is, we all know BioWare can do better then this.
When i look at my Normandy model now, it just doesn't feel right you know.
I even bought all the games in CE and in normal edition (XBOX), because i was afraid to damage the second disc as i take it out of the CE box.
Man the worst part is, we all know BioWare can do better then this.
#133
Posté 11 avril 2012 - 02:29
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Don't be, it's hard to even look at at this point.I am KROGAN wrote...
Y u hav so much kewl st00f!?!
Seriously, I'm jealous.
#134
Posté 11 avril 2012 - 02:32
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The question now is, where can we get Marauder Shields t-shirts.
#135
Posté 11 avril 2012 - 02:34
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You could ask BW...CronoDragoon wrote...
The question now is, where can we get Marauder Shields t-shirts.
#136
Posté 11 avril 2012 - 02:51
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This kind of made me a bit sad inside. The ending of this game kinda left a hole in me. I was very emotionally attached because it was one of the greatest Science Fiction adventures I have gotten involved with.
I feel your pain. Nice collection of merchandise though.
I feel your pain. Nice collection of merchandise though.
#137
Posté 11 avril 2012 - 02:52
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It was to be the greatest space operatic of the last twenty years.Peregrin25 wrote...
This kind of made me a bit sad inside. The ending of this game kinda left a hole in me. I was very emotionally attached because it was one of the greatest Science Fiction adventures I have gotten involved with.
I feel your pain. Nice collection of merchandise though.
LOLnope.
#138
Posté 11 avril 2012 - 02:57
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Heavy risk...Reptilian Rob wrote...
*Puts head in your boobs and cries so hard.*kglaser wrote...
I know Rob a little bit, and I can tell you, he speaks from the heart. I have never met a more dedicated BW fan or one more passionate about the ME universe. It is for friends such as he that I am most frustrated by all this nonsense.
#139
Posté 11 avril 2012 - 03:03
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I can agree.
Bioware, EA, whoever is listening... the ones upset with you are the ones that loved you the most. We aren't the casual fans, the meek and feeble-minded generic shooter audiences and Wii Fit activists.
We're the impassioned lovers of your rich, wonderful universe and lore, of every character, no matter how minor, you introduced in the game.
And we're the ones that are absolutely, 100% disappointed in how insultingly disrespectful the ending of the series was. It was disrespectful to the lore of the game, disrespectful to the work done in the prior games, disrespectful towards your loyal fans that were promised satisfaction and resolution, and disrespectful to your own talent.
We KNOW you're better than this. We KNOW you could've written an ending that made your most devoted fans praise you from the mountains and preach your gospel to the masses.
Instead, we've become a cynical, depressed lot of disenchanted and broken fans that can only whine about the ending, latch on to fan theories to make the ending suck less, and tell others to hold off on purchasing the game in the slim chance that the "Extended Cut" can smooth out the literally HUNDREDS of inconsistencies, plotholes, and tragic consequences those final 10 minutes of the game introduced.
Mass Effect is what inspired me in part to become a video game designer. To build worlds. To create characters that people love. To have a universe people invest themselves in, monetarily and emotionally.
What Bioware did with Mass Effect 3 was not building a universe; it was destroying one. It was not building a fanbase; it was breaking it. It was not inspiring others; it was dispiriting them.
Mass Effect is better than that. YOU are better than that.
And it will forever rot in my heart if this is how it ends. If Shepard goes meekly into the night following the nonsensical advice of a genocidal god-child who proceeds to decimate the world and lives of everyone we've come to know and love in this epic universe.
Rare is the story that robs one of his or her joy. Mass Effect 3's ending managed that on a massive scale.
More than disappointment, more than rage, I just feel sadness, a sadness that has lasted an entire month and has not dissipated. All we the fans can do is cling to false hopes, chase desperate, extreme fan theories, and possibly resort to discrediting the ending as it is to savor any light, joy, or victory.
Rome wasn't built in a day, but Bioware fiddled as the Mass Effect universe burned to the ground.
Bioware, EA, whoever is listening... the ones upset with you are the ones that loved you the most. We aren't the casual fans, the meek and feeble-minded generic shooter audiences and Wii Fit activists.
We're the impassioned lovers of your rich, wonderful universe and lore, of every character, no matter how minor, you introduced in the game.
And we're the ones that are absolutely, 100% disappointed in how insultingly disrespectful the ending of the series was. It was disrespectful to the lore of the game, disrespectful to the work done in the prior games, disrespectful towards your loyal fans that were promised satisfaction and resolution, and disrespectful to your own talent.
We KNOW you're better than this. We KNOW you could've written an ending that made your most devoted fans praise you from the mountains and preach your gospel to the masses.
Instead, we've become a cynical, depressed lot of disenchanted and broken fans that can only whine about the ending, latch on to fan theories to make the ending suck less, and tell others to hold off on purchasing the game in the slim chance that the "Extended Cut" can smooth out the literally HUNDREDS of inconsistencies, plotholes, and tragic consequences those final 10 minutes of the game introduced.
Mass Effect is what inspired me in part to become a video game designer. To build worlds. To create characters that people love. To have a universe people invest themselves in, monetarily and emotionally.
What Bioware did with Mass Effect 3 was not building a universe; it was destroying one. It was not building a fanbase; it was breaking it. It was not inspiring others; it was dispiriting them.
Mass Effect is better than that. YOU are better than that.
And it will forever rot in my heart if this is how it ends. If Shepard goes meekly into the night following the nonsensical advice of a genocidal god-child who proceeds to decimate the world and lives of everyone we've come to know and love in this epic universe.
Rare is the story that robs one of his or her joy. Mass Effect 3's ending managed that on a massive scale.
More than disappointment, more than rage, I just feel sadness, a sadness that has lasted an entire month and has not dissipated. All we the fans can do is cling to false hopes, chase desperate, extreme fan theories, and possibly resort to discrediting the ending as it is to savor any light, joy, or victory.
Rome wasn't built in a day, but Bioware fiddled as the Mass Effect universe burned to the ground.
#141
Posté 11 avril 2012 - 03:23
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You sir are a gentleman and a scholar, and I 100% agree with you.
#142
Posté 11 avril 2012 - 03:34
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But the boobs.The Father of Shepard wrote...
Heavy risk...Reptilian Rob wrote...
*Puts head in your boobs and cries so hard.*kglaser wrote...
I know Rob a little bit, and I can tell you, he speaks from the heart. I have never met a more dedicated BW fan or one more passionate about the ME universe. It is for friends such as he that I am most frustrated by all this nonsense.
#143
Posté 11 avril 2012 - 03:35
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Gentlemen yes, Scholar yes.Joccaren wrote...
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar, and I 100% agree with you.
Nerd? Yes.
#144
Posté 15 avril 2012 - 08:05
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Just...
Please fix this Bioware.
Please fix this Bioware.
#145
Posté 15 avril 2012 - 08:07
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God man. I'm sorry. I know how you feel.
#146
Posté 15 avril 2012 - 08:41
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I just wish they would fix this mess...DarthSyphilis59 wrote...
God man. I'm sorry. I know how you feel.
#147
Posté 15 avril 2012 - 08:45
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It's the summer of 1999 all over again...
#148
Posté 15 avril 2012 - 08:45
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Sweet Jesus...Mev186 wrote...
It's the summer of 1999 all over again...
#149
Posté 15 avril 2012 - 08:46
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Reptilian Rob wrote...
Sweet Jesus...Mev186 wrote...
It's the summer of 1999 all over again...
Damn that just hurts you to your core.
#150
Posté 15 avril 2012 - 08:51
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KingKhan03 wrote...
Reptilian Rob wrote...
Sweet Jesus...Mev186 wrote...
It's the summer of 1999 all over again...
Damn that just hurts you to your core.
Think about it, A beloved science fiction franchise is doomed by two men with overblown egos. They end up ruining it by adding an annoying kid...
