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[yesikareyes]

 
Hello guys, I've recently communicated with Mr. Paul Tassi. He asked me to post as his proxy to answer any of your questions regarding the ME3, EA or Forbes' coverage of either.

This is his most recent article:

http://www.forbes.co...erica-now-what/ 

He has also written articles about the controversy regarding Mass Effect 3's DLC's and ending. 

Yes, I am @cdrbedlam on twitter! 

[jds1bio]

I don't want you guys to get locked, but...they lock threads here for bashing EA and BioWare, just a warning.

[Capone666]

Gonna get locked reallll quick

[yesikareyes]

I do not aim to bash EA or Bioware nor does Paul Tassi. He simply wishes to engage players who have read his articles and I am going to make it clear now that this thread is for discussion purposes only and will ignore any posts that bash EA or Bioware.

Modifié par yesikareyes, 04 avril 2012 - 07:32 .

[Farbautisonn]

Take on the affect the bad pr has on EA stock?

[yesikareyes]

Farbautisonn wrote...

Take on the affect the bad pr has on EA stock?

I'm sorry, could you rephrase that question?

[Farbautisonn]

yesikareyes wrote...

Farbautisonn wrote...

Take on the affect the bad pr has on EA stock?

I'm sorry, could you rephrase that question?

Sure. Sorry.

Sir. Do you think that the current bad publicity will have any effect on stockprices or will stockholders regard this as a non-issue?

[Weskerr]

What do you think BioWare's future will be from a business perspective if they either provide ending DLC that is unsatisfying to players or no ending DLC at all? Will they lose customers and sell fewer games? If so, could they possibly recover from it?

[Cooymans]

yesikareyes wrote...

Farbautisonn wrote...

Take on the affect the bad pr has on EA stock?

I'm sorry, could you rephrase that question?

What effect do you think the bad pr will have on ea stock value

[yesikareyes]

Okay, will get back to you guys as soon as Paul responds!

[Mannie89]

Do you feel that fan reactions to Bioware at PAX could be a deciding point on how DLC will be approached by EA in the future if they do talk about it there?

[yesikareyes]

Farbautisonn wrote...

Sir. Do you think that the current bad publicity will have any effect on stockprices or will stockholders regard this as a non-issue?

Paul Tassi:

I don't think so. The only thing that will move the numbers is an anticipated title selling more poorly than expected, or something similar. Bad press alone doesn't necessarily mean a dip in stock prices.

Modifié par yesikareyes, 04 avril 2012 - 08:06 .

[yesikareyes]

Weskerr wrote...

What do you think BioWare's future will be from a business perspective if they either provide ending DLC that is unsatisfying to players or no ending DLC at all? Will they lose customers and sell fewer games? If so, could they possibly recover from it?

Paul Tassi:

It all depends on you. Will you buy their games after something like that happens? If lack of trust starts equally lack of sales, then it will hurt them from a business perspective. They could recover with some goodwill gestures like free DLC, less restrictive DRM, etc.  

[yesikareyes]

Mannie89 wrote...

Do you feel that fan reactions to Bioware at PAX could be a deciding point on how DLC will be approached by EA in the future if they do talk about it there?

Paul Tassi:

Fans just have to be careful to be articulate, and not venomous about this whole issue. If concerns are explained rationally, they are much more likely to receive a serious response. I'm not sure what will be discussed at PAX, but they did say we'd know something more about DLC in April.  

[Farbautisonn]

yesikareyes wrote...

Paul Tassi:

I don't think so. The only thing that will move the numbers is an anticipated title selling more poorly than expected, or something similar. Bad press alone doesn't necessarily mean a dip in stock prices

-Thanks. My sentiments on the matter are similar.

[Farbautisonn]

Sir:
Why did you take an interest in this matter? And what, if anything, did you learn from it?

[Weskerr]

yesikareyes wrote...

Weskerr wrote...

What do you think BioWare's future will be from a business perspective if they either provide ending DLC that is unsatisfying to players or no ending DLC at all? Will they lose customers and sell fewer games? If so, could they possibly recover from it?

Paul Tassi:

It all depends on you. Will you buy their games after something like that happens? If lack of trust starts equally lack of sales, then it will hurt them from a business perspective. They could recover with some goodwill gestures like free DLC, less restrictive DRM, etc.  

Personally, I would stop buying products from them. If most people are like me, then their business would take a hit.

Speaking of DRM, their Origin client made me decide to not purchase Mass Effect 3. I was able to play the game at all because of a good friend's good graces. As you said, a less restrictive DRM would make me reconsider whether or not to buy games from them in the future, even if their resolution to the ending debacle was not to my liking. Removing their Origin service would go a long way towards convincing me to do business with them again.

Considering what I just said, do you think instrusive DRMs are here to stay for big companies like EA, or will CD Projekt Red's customer friendly methods become more prevalent (The makers of the Witcher games)?

[abx009]

I'm not sure that I fully understand the exclusive focus on sales of the game at the moment. Stockholders invest in the company to, ideally, continually increase that money; surely they care about the reputation among their fan base. If it were just a poor game that would be one thing, but the RetakeME3 movement goes well beyond that and is certain to affect sales of other games and content moving forward. Would the company really not be concerned?

[yesikareyes]

Farbautisonn wrote...

Sir:
Why did you take an interest in this matter? And what, if anything, did you learn from it?

Paul Tassi:

I took an interest because I was a player also disappointed by some of the choices I saw with the game. But working for Forbes, I could see how the fan outrage could end up hurting EA's bottom line if they kept losing gamer goodwill at this rate. I learned that fans should be treated with respect. Even if they don't show you any, it's in your best interest. 

[yesikareyes]

abx009 wrote...

I'm not sure that I fully understand the exclusive focus on sales of the game at the moment. Stockholders invest in the company to, ideally, continually increase that money; surely they care about the reputation among their fan base. If it were just a poor game that would be one thing, but the RetakeME3 movement goes well beyond that and is certain to affect sales of other games and content moving forward. Would the company really not be concerned?

Paul Tassi:

I think you overstate the impact of the RetakeME3 movement. I think that the cause is just, but again, until the anger translates into lost sales, they will not be concerned. Having a bad reputation does not stop companies from making tons of money. Look at every company in the Consumerist bracket.

[abx009]

Thanks, I appreciate the response!

[Capone666]

The RetakeMe3 organization has rallied around the inital creator as sort of spokeperson. An interview with him can be seen here. I am the interviewer, and I was wondering what are your thoughts on the effeicacy of having a spokesperson for a group this varied. Will it bite them in the ass or help their goals be achieved?

[abx009]

Since this thread has slowed down, I'll take a chance at a second question:

Any insight or comment on today's stock slip, and what it might mean to the company? https://www.google.c...=ob&q=NASDAQ:EA (this was posted a few times in the forum)

I would guess that this has to do with the "Worst Company in America" title.

[Blackmind1]

 lol, this is amazing. You guys don't even know when you're easy bait for page views. Forbes is completely taking advantage of the situation.

>inb4 "So what? At least they agree with our problem"

You would have been doing the opposite of what you are if they didn't agree, and claimed that they were only drumming up controversy for page views. You people are such hypocrites.

[Weskerr]

Did you miss my second question about DRM?