Dragoonlordz wrote...
The fans do not own the franchise, never created the content and should not dictate what Bioware chooses to do.
You are free to go elsewhere and think your departure will end Bioware (it won't). But it is up to Bioware to decide if they want to do anything and especially what they want to do about it. You can make your choice to stay or leave after you see what they decided to do, whether you can live with that or not. However they have already said on multiple occassions they are not altering the current endings but just adding exposition in the form of DLC to bring closure to those who find that acceptable. In the end you have to wait see what they choose to create and hope it is enough for you.
You're right that Bioware is under no obligation to change anything about the endings. However, at this point, it would be an extremely poor business decision to not try to patch up the leaky plot, and potentially a dangerous career choice as well. I imagine that the suits over in EA's board of directors are far less than pleased. Over the course of just two releases, Bioware's reputation has taken a severe hit. That reputation is what EA paid for when they bought the studio. This is turning into a salvage operation: reputation, customer base, jobs.
You also shouldn't take lightly the threat from people to stop purchasing the games. Pre-orders for games have become exceptionally important. It is extemely likely that two titles which disappointed their customers are going to start badly affecting their sales. With the cost to make AAA titles what it is today, such an event really could be the funeral bell for a studio. If sales of Dragon Age III bombs (and the current backlash may cause just that), I can't imagine that EA would allow the Bioware studio to exist in its current state with current staff, if at all.
I will wait and see what they choose to do about this unless they decide to charge money for it. Bioware will not get another dime from me until they can prove that they're recommitted to telling a great story back to front.
Those who do not find it such will either stick around and complain or leave, I do not know which each person will do but they will not try to resolve an issue twice both in terms of money and time developing content. Many have said they would find that acceptable just like many have said they would not. Such is life and you can't please everyone since not everyone wants the same's things even within retake and those who dislike the ending. There is no consensus amongst those who disliked the ending the only thing they all have in common on that side is they disliked it and nothing more. Within that element you have many groups who want different things, that alone is reason enough to let Bioware handle it the way they wish to.
If you think that people who disliked the ending don't have very similar reasons for doing so, you've not really been reading very thoroughly or are being intentionally dismissive in order to provoke others.