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#76
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Larryboy_Dragon wrote...

On metacritic, despite the boo-hoo over here, ME3 is still ranked better than DA2.
For both Professional and User reviews.

http://www.metacriti...0/mass-effect-3
http://www.metacriti...0/dragon-age-ii


That's convenient. Why didn't you quote PS3 numbers or PC numbers? In the overall picture ME3 is still lower, albeit barely.

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What is the Facebook at? 75k? Even if the game only sold 200k copies you would still be a minority. And I'm willing to bet many of those likes and poll votes are alt accounts and friends who don't play games but have been told to like the page.

Sorry, you are a minority.

Are you seriously implying we need the voice of at least 51% of all copies sold before you will consider us a majority?

I don't think that's how it works, friend.


Yes, that is exactly what we're saying.
Yes, that is exactly how it works.

Omg. I really don't want to insult you because you don't seem like a troll but you really need to learn about sampling/polling/statistics. You literally sound like you are 12 with this kind of logic. (and if you are, then you need not take any offense. You will learn about this stuff in high school or college. If not, please google it and then come back before arguing anymore)

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No statistical evidence to suggest anti-ending are "minority".

Relying on absence of data. Namely, assumption that because vocal amount does not exceed 51% of sales, 51% or more of sales must support.

Illogical conclusion.

Omg. I really don't want to insult you because you don't seem like a
troll but you really need to learn about sampling/polling/statistics.
You literally sound like you are 12 with this kind of logic. (and if you
are, then you need not take any offense. You will learn about this
stuff in high school or college. If not, please google it and then come
back before arguing anymore)


Typical internet style argument.  No sources or statistics/evidence to support argument.

Berates, demands opponent do own research.

Argument invalid.

Modifié par Vromrig, 25 mars 2012 - 11:49 .


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Vromrig wrote...

No statistical evidence to suggest anti-ending are "minority".

Relying on absence of data. Namely, assumption that because vocal amount does not exceed 51% of sales, 51% or more of sales must support.

Illogical conclusion.


Nothing shows you're a majority either so......

Modifié par DemGeth, 25 mars 2012 - 11:48 .


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Let's say there are 3 groups (there are far more but let's say 3).

There are the people who think BioWare was awesome with ME3 and or ignore the ending because they loved the rest of the game, even if it had 42+ plotholes.

Then we have the many consumers who disliked the ending to variable degrees and at varying lengths.

Then we have people who just buy the game and don't even finish it.

If the group of people who play the game without finishing is 20 people, and the group for those who finish but like it is 30, and the group for those who dislike it is 50, then the majority is those that dislike it.

DemGeth wrote...

Vromrig wrote...

No statistical evidence to suggest anti-ending are "minority".

Relying on absence of data. Namely, assumption that because vocal amount does not exceed 51% of sales, 51% or more of sales must support.

Illogical conclusion.


Nothing shows you're a majority either so......

 

According to the laws of statistics, it does.

Modifié par Aesieru, 25 mars 2012 - 11:49 .


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Mixorz wrote...

Tony208 wrote...

It's no use arguing with them. They are outnumbered a thousand to one and still think they're the majority.

Best to just ignore them. With the insults they toss around, most of them are flamebaiting anyway.


Outnumbered here yes, but then again that's what is feeding this take back hold the line circle jerk. You guys are so cute here thinking you are a real voice. There was nothing wrong with the ending. Learn to comprehend and move on.


^ This kind of just proved Tony208 right... Also Ironic. too.

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Most of the time it's not viewed as just "minority" It's the VOCAL minority. The vocal minority in fact whines about anything and everything and not just with ME3. when I used to play wow the forums was all whine whine whine that's just how it goes.

It is the vocal minority on here that is up in arms about the ending while other people including myself were a bit disappointed with the ending, but it in no way ruins the entire series for me which I find really strange.

I will look forward to the DLC elaborating on the endings and future Bioware products because for that %99 of the time they are awesome and entertaining.

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ZodiEmish wrote...

Jeno_340 wrote...

Dridengx wrote...

Jeno_340 wrote...

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Actually we do know how many hated it, 52,000. that isn't very many lol. that's right you don't know anything especially how many liked it but you can't claim people who liked it are smaller than 52k lol.

I stopped reading right here since you obviously don't understand polling and sampling at all. Others in this thread have already explained to you why your logic is wrong. I won't waste my time adding to that.


Oh I am sure he understands it... one thing you will find i the Pro Enders will ignore both logic and statistical theory. You will find this ALL over the BSN.. and it seems like nearlly every single one of them does this.  Only reason why they ignore it is because their arguement is to weak to  take on the date without resorting to attacks, and fallacy....


I'm not here to attack pro enders. Typically, pro enders aren't really hardcore fans of the series. For instance, I liked Bioshock 1's ending and I loved Bioshock 2 even more. A hardcore Bioshock fan would disagree with me. I'm a casual Bio fan so my opinion is going to be a lot less harsh.

If I had never played ME 1 or 2 (or even just 1 if I was a ps3 user), I would have a lot less reason to dislike because it wasn't "Superman 64" terrible.

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I enjoy the ending and no 1 can take that away from me but watching this
Helped me understand the ending further understanding biowares true vison 4 the series

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Nothing shows you're a majority either so......


All statistical data supports it. Majority of all polled consistently report disapproval of ending.

Majority of respondents on all inquiries demonstrate disapproval of ending.

Sample size exceeds 60,000.

Statistically, majority disapprove.

Simply stating otherwise does not make so.

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Jeno_340 wrote...

ZodiEmish wrote...

Jeno_340 wrote...

Dridengx wrote...

Jeno_340 wrote...

-snip-


Actually we do know how many hated it, 52,000. that isn't very many lol. that's right you don't know anything especially how many liked it but you can't claim people who liked it are smaller than 52k lol.

I stopped reading right here since you obviously don't understand polling and sampling at all. Others in this thread have already explained to you why your logic is wrong. I won't waste my time adding to that.


Oh I am sure he understands it... one thing you will find i the Pro Enders will ignore both logic and statistical theory. You will find this ALL over the BSN.. and it seems like nearlly every single one of them does this.  Only reason why they ignore it is because their arguement is to weak to  take on the date without resorting to attacks, and fallacy....


I'm not here to attack pro enders. Typically, pro enders aren't really hardcore fans of the series. For instance, I liked Bioshock 1's ending and I loved Bioshock 2 even more. A hardcore Bioshock fan would disagree with me. I'm a casual Bio fan so my opinion is going to be a lot less harsh.

If I had never played ME 1 or 2 (or even just 1 if I was a ps3 user), I would have a lot less reason to dislike because it wasn't "Superman 64" terrible.


Again you can be a fan and like the ending.  

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Vromrig wrote...

Nothing shows you're a majority either so......


All statistical data supports it. Majority of all polled consistently report disapproval of ending.

Majority of respondents on all inquiries demonstrate disapproval of ending.

Sample size exceeds 60,000.

Statistically, majority disapprove.

Simply stating otherwise does not make so.


That's like me taking a polling sample from the small Democratic state i live in about who will win a presidental election.  

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The Retake movement might be a minority and a vocal one at that. But people disliking the ending even without knowing the whole circus? I think the majority of people is NOT in favor of the end. Of course, I cannot prove it.
But the other side is unable to do that as well. And there are no statistics to even remotely suggest the ending is viewed favorably by a majority of the ME 3 playerbase. Sale figures and game magazine reviews are not a demographic. Journalists are not impartial.

Exactly. The whole point is to prove that "The amount of people that like the ending cannot be proven". That would mean that a lot of people aren't pleased with the ending. Enough to warrant optional change (in this case, alternate DLC).

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 So, I mentioned it, but none of the naysayers paid any attention to it, so I'll do the math.  Just based on Facebook likes... for the record, I've neither "officially" joined the Retake movment, no "Liked" the facebook group.

90-9-1 rule... basically 9-10% are active.
http://www.useit.com...inequality.html

52,000 active would ballpark around 600k people who are dissatisfied with the ending.  However, it's been postulated that a "traumatic event" could cause some of the 90% inactives to become pro-active... I've seen a lot of lurkers on the board chime in... so it could skew the result to being a bit less than 600k.

4% rule... that only 4% of dissatisfied customers complain.
Google it, there's a ton of stuff.

52,000 active would ballpark around 1.3 million people... which imo is too high, since it's doubtful that that many people have even beaten the game, given sales/shipping... but the rule does have weight to it.

Like I said, minority/majority claims can't be made, but a plurality is quite likely... and 52k should, by no means, be taken as a literal, accurate approximation of the total outcry.









It's a different model completly for entertainment products with a rabid fanbase.  Look at Star Wars.  You can ****** off a minortiy of the total audience and still satisfy the majority of people that get/watch it.

Not that that is what you should be aiming for B) 



Satisfy is a pretty vague statement. Accepting the movie is not the same as liking it. Even if the anti enders don't get to be half of the amount sales, there are still two other states to be occupied by the rest, which could be divided equally, dilluting the overall picture but still making the product a failed one. If really loyal fans hated it, I would be worried. They are the ones that'll continue to buy dvds and bluerays and everything related to the series. 

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That's like me taking a polling sample from the small Democratic state i live in about who will win a presidental election.


Incorrect. Further, political polling sample sizes typically do not exceed 1000, +/- few hundred, even in democratic states.

Sample size of 60,000+, including both supporters and non, across various areas, constitutes sufficient sample size.

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Mixorz wrote...

Tony208 wrote...

It's no use arguing with them. They are outnumbered a thousand to one and still think they're the majority.

Best to just ignore them. With the insults they toss around, most of them are flamebaiting anyway.


Outnumbered here yes, but then again that's what is feeding this take back hold the line circle jerk. You guys are so cute here thinking you are a real voice. There was nothing wrong with the ending. Learn to comprehend and move on.

I want to question your argument but you have none so all I can do is question you. How old are you? Have you played ME1 or 2? Do you understand the themes in the game? Do you remember what was promised. Are you fully aware of what happened at the end of 3?

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Vromrig wrote...

That's like me taking a polling sample from the small Democratic state i live in about who will win a presidental election.


Incorrect. Further, political polling sample sizes typically do not exceed 1000, +/- few hundred, even in democratic states.

Sample size of 60,000+, including both supporters and non, across various areas, constitutes sufficient sample size.


Ahhhhh the polling base is skewed due to review bombing, or are we just going to pretend there was no review bombing.  

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Valo_Soren wrote...

Melancholic wrote...

Mixorz wrote...

What is the Facebook at? 75k? Even if the game only sold 200k copies you would still be a minority. And I'm willing to bet many of those likes and poll votes are alt accounts and friends who don't play games but have been told to like the page.

Sorry, you are a minority.

Are you seriously implying we need the voice of at least 51% of all copies sold before you will consider us a majority?

I don't think that's how it works, friend.


Yes, that is exactly what we're saying.
Yes, that is exactly how it works.



There have been 12 US Presidential elections where the winner has won with less than 50% of the popular vote. Lincoln was one of them with 39.8%.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States'_presidential_plurality_victories

The Mass Effect endings debate is not a two party race. You are forgetting about those people who just don't care, have not yet finished the game, etc. To say that you need 51% is ridiculous.

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Ahhhhh the polling base is skewed due to review bombing, or are we just going to pretend there was no review bombing.


Review bombing subjectively different ffrom consistent opinion polls, information drawn from media/forums.

All data points to majority dissatisfaction with ending.

No data to support vocal minority.

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While you are all arguing and fighting - and while some attempted to insult me by generalizing certain groups - you might want to take into consideration that there is quite a number of people who bought more than one copy. So - even if 2.5 million copies were sold - they didn't end up in 2.5 million different pairs of hands.

Additionally, even if polls are not complete - since they very rarely have 100% of the focused group take part - they are usually showing a certain direction, otherwise making any sort of polls would be pointless. And to assume that the numbers are all about faked accounts is either simply sad or sounds a bit like an excuse - that's my personal opinion.
You are all certainly free to disagree but for some people who call others immature - it would not be very mature to return to childish name-calling by reading something they don't like.

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Janus382 wrote...

 So, I mentioned it, but none of the naysayers paid any attention to it, so I'll do the math.  Just based on Facebook likes... for the record, I've neither "officially" joined the Retake movment, nor "Liked" the facebook group.  I'm sure I'm not the only one.

90-9-1 rule... basically 9-10% are active.
http://www.useit.com...inequality.html

52,000 active would ballpark around 600k people who are dissatisfied with the ending.  However, it's been postulated that a "traumatic event" could cause some of the 90% inactives to become pro-active... I've seen a lot of lurkers on the board chime in... so it could skew the result to being a bit less than 600k.

4% rule... that only 4% of dissatisfied customers complain.
Google it, there's a ton of stuff.

52,000 active would ballpark around 1.3 million people... which imo is too high, since it's doubtful that that many people have even beaten the game, given sales/shipping... but the rule does have weight to it.

Like I said, minority/majority claims can't be made, but a plurality is quite likely... and 52k should, by no means, be taken as a literal, accurate approximation of the total outcry.

You know more about this than me. 1.3 million is TOO high. Even then, this doesn't mean that the other 1.7 million actually liked the ending. Already, this number is high enough to warrant change if it is accurate.

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DemGeth wrote...

Vromrig wrote...

That's like me taking a polling sample from the small Democratic state i live in about who will win a presidental election.


Incorrect. Further, political polling sample sizes typically do not exceed 1000, +/- few hundred, even in democratic states.

Sample size of 60,000+, including both supporters and non, across various areas, constitutes sufficient sample size.


Ahhhhh the polling base is skewed due to review bombing, or are we just going to pretend there was no review bombing.  


The best poll to go off of is the IGN poll in my opinion. It was tied to facebook, ( so only one vote ) and went out to IGN's 600,000 followers, and seeing IGN's more negitive responce to the retake movement. A lot of their fans were againsts us. It still came out to an 80%. I would say that is the most accurate poll so far.

Also reviews from site like amazon have no effect on the polls. review bombing is different then taking a poll.

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Vromrig wrote...

Nothing shows you're a majority either so......


All statistical data supports it. Majority of all polled consistently report disapproval of ending.

Majority of respondents on all inquiries demonstrate disapproval of ending.

Sample size exceeds 60,000.

Statistically, majority disapprove.

Simply stating otherwise does not make so.


As much as the proenders are wrong, you're as wrong as them. For statistics to even become valid, you require good sampling methods that ensure truly random spread. BSN polls and Facebook are pretty biased in that sense since they don't actively seek answers. All they show is that people that give their opinion feel strongly enough to actually participate in a poll.

It's as likely that we are a majority as that we are a minority. We don't know and won't know. Bioware is the only one that has enough information to actually extrapolate. The fact that they felt the need to address our concerns though is evidence enough that we aren't the minority every one makes us to be. But we may not be the majority the polls make us to be either.

The only accurate statement in this regard is that we represent a large amount of people hating the end. That's about it.

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Vromrig wrote...

Ahhhhh the polling base is skewed due to review bombing, or are we just going to pretend there was no review bombing.


Review bombing subjectively different ffrom consistent opinion polls, information drawn from media/forums.

All data points to majority dissatisfaction with ending.

No data to support vocal minority.



So we're just pretending there was no review bombing in other words.  They aren't even close to scientific polls.  The Retake movement complelty destroyed any worth they had.  

There's no scientific data either way.  

If you must feel you are a majority you're more than welcome too though

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ZodiEmish wrote...

Mixorz wrote...

Tony208 wrote...

It's no use arguing with them. They are outnumbered a thousand to one and still think they're the majority.

Best to just ignore them. With the insults they toss around, most of them are flamebaiting anyway.


Outnumbered here yes, but then again that's what is feeding this take back hold the line circle jerk. You guys are so cute here thinking you are a real voice. There was nothing wrong with the ending. Learn to comprehend and move on.


^ This kind of just proved Tony208 right... Also Ironic. too.


So true. It made me lol