Sc2mashimaro wrote...
This is one thing that Bioware's PR has not done as good of a job conveying as they really need to: the reason Bioware is not saying "I'm sorry, we screwed up" and just making an entirely new ending is because this issue causes a conflict with two of their core values as a company. This did not become clear to me until Dr. Muzyka's letter came close to spelling it out (which they SHOULD do, so fans understand what is going on). These two values are: listening and placing value on fan/community feedback AND treating their development teams and their products as "artist" and "art". That's not the precise phrasing Bioware might use, but that's what the conflict boils down to. This is not to say that art cannot be changed: it can, but art is always changed BY THE ARTIST. The artist might do so in reaction to consumer response or simply because they don't like their own work, but it is their perogative to make any and all changes. Bioware is trying to walk a line between this value and "listening and responding to feedback" - which explains their lack of apology and vague language a lot better than "they are horrible and greedy and don't care".
They obviously care, but they also seem to care about how their artists/developers are treated internally. This is another reason why what I've been saying about it not being "us vs. Bioware" is important - we're not fighting the company, we are trying to bring them around to our way of thinking. Doing this will be much more effective at getting the kind of response we are looking for than calling Bioware's spokespersons "liars" and being paranoid about "PR spin".
They have made it very clear that they will not come around to our way of thinking.
After 2 weeks of lots of people rationally explaining why the whole "artistic integrity" argument is void, they still go with it. They also dropped obvious hints signifying their view of us as a "vocal minority". And, from the statements of the DR. and Mr. Hudson, we can safely infer that they either did not understand the issues we have with the endings or, given that they were voiced clearly enough a dozen and more times, have chosen to ignore them for the sake of their own interpretation.
Much of their statements sound irritatingly similar to what one can hear from any politician when asked for a straight answer.
Plus, they sold their values when they went under EA's wing. Since then, their games have become progressively weaker.
I am sorry, really, but their recent moves have made it very clear that we, as customers, hold little value for BW anymore (that EA does not give jack is well-known, look at their track record). Instead, we are carefully fed spoonfuls of non-information and hints so vague they amount to nothing.
That is a common tactic...but used against an obvious enemy. And if that is the view BW has of us, not customers, but an enemy to be outmaneuvered and badmouthed...then I am really sorry, but this is not the company I trusted with my entertainment anymore.
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