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[CrutchCricket]

Cool story bro.

[Thornne]

Checkmate.

Wow! You mean anyone who wants to can type that?! What powers we all wield to bend reality to our will with such a simple statement!

[Sohlito]

You might want to edit the title, as technically, nothing has changed.

And again not really helping the situation as the intent is clear as a sunny day, especially given your predisposition towards confrontational jibes at those fans that genuinely dislike the ending, but I won't get into that.

[DarkSpider88]

You know sometimes I wished I could wield the ban hammer just once... well today is one of those days.

[Felene]

I don't know what drugs your on, so just stop posting, talk to your physics teacher, astronomy teacher, writing and literature teacher before you post again.

[MintyCool]

BWGungan wrote...

You're a troll, and their next game will sell like crap.  You have my word on it.

Bioware views you as a guaranteed asset, you'll be back. First in line.

[LordSlavius]

If you think he's a troll then STOP F***ING BUMPING THE DAMN THREAD.

[MintyCool]

Leafs43 wrote...

You're a troll.

whiteraider wrote...

OP: I can only assume you are an EA Shill...

chuckles471 wrote...

I just feel sorry for you.

NAWhisperBlade wrote...

Troll. Art doesn't sell.

DarkSpider88 wrote...

You know sometimes I wished I could wield the ban hammer just once... well today is one of those days.

LordSlavius wrote...

If you think he's a troll then STOP F***ING BUMPING THE DAMN THREAD.

Most of you have replaced others experiences with your own. You have lost your individuality by becoming absorbed into a mob mentality. You became part of a Retake Hivemind.

What happens when someone comes along and states a different view or offers new insight?

You attack, belittle, and use vitriolic statements. If that doesn't work, you demand others to be silent so that the thread is shunned into infinity.

The Retake Hivemind.



Creativity wins. Always. Checkmate.

Modifié par MintyCool, 05 avril 2012 - 09:33 .

[MustacheManatee]

Reported.

[louislingg]

Actually Minty it's because you're not offering anything of substance or value to the debate, that's why we downvote your threads

[Rashala]

MintyCool wrote...

The winds of change.....



On behalf of the Mass Effect fan base;

Thank you for bringing more clarity to the Crucible narrative by releasing free DLC for the fan base:

Dr Ray Muzyka wrote..."With the Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut we think we have struck a good balance in delivering the answers players are looking for while maintaining the team's artistic vision for the end of this story arc in the Mass Effect universe."

The Crucible narrative will now forever be cemented into the Mass Effect lore.

EA you have just performed a Checkmate, congrats!

Sincerely,

Fans of Mass Effect




With This News, We Can Surmise a Few Things:

- EA and Bioware support artistic integrity by respecting the Mass Effect narrative in its original entirety.

- EA and Bioware feel that it's not the public's right to demand that the fiction of the Mass Effect Universe be altered just because they disagree with narratives conclusion. If changes were made to the fiction; they felt the repercussions will send devastating ripples throughout the entire industry.

- EA and Bioware have allied with Pro-enders, the media, and the public regarding the ending.




Why The Ending Simply Works:

1. Shepard, war torn and exhausted, leaped into the crucibles energy source sacrificing his life to intertwine existences between synthetics and organics.

A few hours ago, this is how my tale ended after five years of Mass Effect; and I was quite satisfied with the ending.

2. The writing team behind Mass Effect 3 was able to elevate the narrative premise by weaving a philosophical debate about the relationship between organic and synthetic coexistence. The entire story throughout the third addition is laced with the ideas of life, harmony, and self preservation.

More than ever, the story has morphed into a game about big themes and big ideas.

Just some of the thoughts explored throughout this game...

EDI and free will, Synthetic dominance, Lineage, Genophage, Causality, Geth/quarian conflict, Determinism, Legacy - Miranda's father, Synchronicity and Kaiden, False Theology-Asari Prothean Gods, personal fulfillment, etc.

Compared to the previous installments that may have skimmed over some of these topics, all the philosophical and sociological debates/conflicts in this iteration have the main goal of bolstering the main theme of Mass Effect 3,

The existence of The Creators vs. The Created.

3. Two camps are formed because of this instance. The story the writers wish to tell, and the fans who feel entitled to observe the story they themselves envisioned.

The writers, it seems, realized the message that they wanted people to take from this third installment. This had the team shifting the narrative focus to a more elevated dynamic.

The coexistence of Synthetics vs. Organics.

4. To this end, Mass Effect 3 succeeds in weaving a narrative from beginning to end. To say otherwise is disingenuous.

Philosophical themes trounce the Neanderthal-dopamine induced urges people wish to see in this addition. Especially in the end game where this theme becomes the stories main focal point.

Honestly is a cameo appearance from Wrex for the 50th time really going to add anything to the finality of this story? No.

5. Unfortunately I find a Star Wars Syndrome happening with this series. A fan base digesting every bit of corn fructose they can gulp down. Needing everything to be spelled out; desperate to know every last bit of information.

Why must one need to see Tali's face? Why do we need to know a detailed history of the Protheans? How come we need to see the Rachni and Krogan attack the enemy? Isn't the struggle of loss and war already inferred multiple times throughout the story? The focus of the end game is obviously being developed on a much deeper/different theme.

Midichlorians anyone? You do not need to know how exactly the force works...

This desperate need to dig up plot holes and inconsistencies from the hard core is entirely unhealthy for the series and its fans. All stories have inconsistencies, stories you tell to your friends are punched up exaggerations of what really happened. Your Facebook account is not a mirror image of the life you lead, but the life you wish you lived.

You had the chance to say goodbye to the entire main cast in one way or another. Multiple times is it mentioned/inferred that all races are about to battle the Reapers.

Needing to know a detailed resolution of what happens to everyone in the galaxy only dilutes the escapist reality the writers created.

Some things are better left to the imagination. Less is more and allowing the mind to explore possibilities is one of the great strengths of human thought.

6. In the end, it would seem the Bioware writing team effectively succeeded in what they wanted to say in the Mass Effect saga. This is something I can respect. Instead of appeasing to the vocal mob; they finished the story on their own terms.

Mass Effect became a tale about cultural synthesis. The Mass Effect team was finally able to find this series a voice. Knowing this, makes me content that I have finished this series in its entirety; in the way it was meant to be seen.

And I enjoyed every minute of it.




Industry Supporters of the Ending:

Forbes: http://www.forbes.co...ith-free-dlc/2/
BioShock Creator Ken Levine: http://www.digitalsp...ken-levine.html

Penny Arcades Ben Kuchera: http://www.penny-arc...the-series-mass

Kotaku: http://www.kotaku.co...ver-be-changed/

Colin Moriarty: http://www.ign.com/v...3-opinion-video

ThumbCulture: http://thumb-culture...n-mass-effects/

Destructoid: http://www.destructo...ew-223218.phtml

Daniel Starky: http://www.destructo...wn-223966.phtml

Shack News: http://www.shacknews...effect-3-review

Garnett Lee: http://www.shacknews...-gdc-remainders

Jeff Cannata: http://www.shacknews...-gdc-remainders

Game Informer: www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/03/21/hey-bioware-while-you-39-re-at-it.aspx



Continue to check back for more updates, news, checkmate, and more.

And all this = One MAssive Middle finger To the PC gaming fans

[Raiil]

Bill Casey wrote...

Synthesis is not coexistence...
It is homogenization...

And what the Reapers were doing...

I sort of love you for this response. It's why I can't choose the synthesis ending. 

[Flextt]

Valentia X wrote...

Bill Casey wrote...

Synthesis is not coexistence...
It is homogenization...

And what the Reapers were doing...

I sort of love you for this response. It's why I can't choose the synthesis ending. 

My reason for feeling disrespect towards everyone that picks it and likes it.

[Reptilian Rob]

pablosplinter wrote...

+100

[KingNewbs]

SuperVulcan wrote...

For you Mass Effect may have been about 'cultural synthesis' for me it was about 'destroying Reapers'.

ROFL

This, this, a thousand times this.

Though, I'd argue that it was ALSO about tolerance, working together, and fostering a culture of open-minded acceptance. All fantastic themes that contribute to the undertow of Mass Effect... the storytelling meat that really captured our imaginations.

But yes. Beat those reapers back to hell with a golden shovel.

[Captiosus77]

Oh, look. MintyCool came out from under his rock to post the same thing he's posted every other time. Nothing to see here but BSN's most longwinded troll. He can't be bothered to construct a legitimate argument because he can't take the time to read (or comprehend) any dissenting opinion. So he just trolls with "Checkmate" and copy/paste.

Just report and move on.

[Wabajakka]

Lmao it went from "Integrity" to "Vision".

[Noatz]

How is your bridge this time of year, MintyCool?

[KingKhan03]

lol they are altering there game artistic integrity failed.

[DarkSpider88]

"You became part of a Retake Hivemind."

So by your assumption MintyCool any body of people that bands together are part of a hive mind? Makes the Civil Rights movement of the 1960's seem much less impressive now... (I know the Civil Rights movement was way more important than this I making a point)

Modifié par DarkSpider88, 05 avril 2012 - 09:55 .

[LTKerr]

[RedTail F22]

I'm sorry but you dont speak for me and I'm pretty sure you dont speak for the majority of the Mass Effect fan base.

You're entitled to your opinion but don't say its mine as well

[Kesak12]

BWGungan wrote...

You're a troll, and their next game will sell like crap.  You have my word on it.

[Oni Changas]

http://social.biowar...P.html#10552057

This thread is now invalid. Good day, sir.

[Skyblade012]

Where was their artistic integrity when the original ending (dark energy) was leaked a year ago and they changed it because of that?