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[Hexley UK]

camcon2100 wrote...

Hexley UK wrote...

camcon2100 wrote...

Whybother wrote...

General Battuta wrote...

Whybother wrote...

General Battuta wrote...
I didn't mean to spin them negatively, but I did definitely step over the line by suggesting he 'dropped hints' that he didn't like the ending. He was never anything less than a completely professional team member.

I feel really bad about disappointing him. He was so generous with his answers, and he really lifted my spirits. I should've done a better job.

Good way to make sure no Bioware employee talks to a fan again

Yeah, this is exactly what I'm worried about. I feel terrible, I should've thought more about what I was doing when I hit 'post'. 

Yes, you should have, but the damage is done.  I feel sorry for Patrick who will probably catch even more "flack" because he was misquoted.  (And frankly you should apologize to him if you haven't already done so.)

Hopefully this doesn't cost him his job or something, this is why most companies like only designated people talking with fans. 

Would you stop! Relax Weekes is a big boy he understands fans interpret. You people are disgusting. He didn't do it to sabatoge Weekes, he was excited about his chat. Stop this, this will not cost him his job. So stop being a ****** and move on. <_<

Hey less of the "you guys" that was just one guy.....

True enough my apologies.

Apology accepted.

[Whybother]

camcon2100 wrote...
 You people are disgusting.

[M0keys]

leondes1 wrote...

anlk92 wrote...

He also tweeted this:

Thanks, @sethjdickinson, no harm done. They were great questions. Just didn't want anyone to think I was slamming EDI/James.

Mr. Weekes, you are my favorite person in bioware. Finally a real response without pr garbage.

As for EA............now I hate you even more.

Weird as it sounds, minimize the EA hate. Impossible to do internally, but maybe we can have a couple "paragon" months where we can spread good vibes and get everyone focused on repairing this whole thing?

I feel like it's not impossible now! Woo!

[anlk92]

pikey1969 wrote...

anlk92 wrote...

He also tweeted this:

Thanks, @sethjdickinson, no harm done. They were great questions. Just didn't want anyone to think I was slamming EDI/James.

wait wait wait.. what?

Well apparently his concerns were about these two answers being misinterpreted. He actually likes how these characters turned out.

[camcon2100]

Whybother wrote...

camcon2100 wrote...
 You people are disgusting.

Ok YOU are digusting, better? 

Modifié par camcon2100, 08 avril 2012 - 02:11 .

[Avy DiSartori]

I can't believe EA didn't give the devs enough resources!! that's unnaceptable! the ME franchise has been the greatest and most ambitious gaming project in a looong time! the BW team was supposed to have all the time and resources necessary.. Now, reading through this interview makes me think in what ME3 would have been, if Weekes had been the lead writer (and unlimited resources were available).

[Warp92]

leondes1 wrote...

anlk92 wrote...

He also tweeted this:

Thanks, @sethjdickinson, no harm done. They were great questions. Just didn't want anyone to think I was slamming EDI/James.

Mr. Weekes, you are my favorite person in bioware. Finally a real response without pr garbage.

As for EA............now I hate you even more.

This .. thanks Weeks for some honest answers.

[Chaoswind]

Lyrandori wrote...

How did the Reapers storm the Citadel? Why didn't they shut down the relays as per their original plan once they had control?

Originally we planned to have a cutscene of Reapers taking over, Reaper monsters punching buttons, et cetera. But we cut it, partially for resource reasons and partly because it disrupted the pacing. The Reapers didn't shut down the mass relays because the Keepers interfered with that.

What?

See, this is why we need more in-game explanations and why a DLC shouldn't be needed to understand those things. Why wasn't that explained in the game? The Keepers do "something new" in ME3, they interfere, possibly against the Reapers, yet we had no idea because of course this "detail" was never mentioned nor referred to, not even in the Codex.

Let me guess... "resource limitations" again?

god again....

in ME1 Vigil gives you a data that will give you temporary control of the citadel and the signal that controls the relays, and after that would corrupt the signal so it cannot be used again...

http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Vigil

So yeah, YOUR SHEPARD made sure the reapers can't turn mass relays off, THANK YOU 

[Anduin The Grey]

And uuuunexpectedly, I think it sounds brill! xD Btw, who is Patrick Weekes

[Narayan23]

I also would like to say that I appreciate the interview.
It's nice to get some straightforward answers.
I took some "quotes" with a grain of salt but on the whole it was good

[antony1197]

camcon2100 wrote...

The Angry One wrote...

camcon2100 wrote...

Are you always this negative...I mean most of your posts here are just downright depressing. You may never be pleased, but could you maybe lower the torch for a couple minutes. I mean this writer is our only hope for a better ending. Hope I didn't come off as insulting just wishing for people to not burn everything before its even on the grill!
Much love,
Camcon!<3

I'm a realist. I appear negative because that's the impression the ending left on me.

You don't just destroy the infrastructure of the galaxy and leave people to assume it'll all get better.
You don't just destroy the Citadel and leave people to assume everybody inside is okay.

And so on. The last comment just made me facepalm, because if I want to see Star Wars I'll watch Star Wars.
The tactics in the codex would look awesome in game. Come on, ships making FTL jumps to appear behind a Reaper then blasting it in the ass? How would that not make for a great cutscene?

Thing is he is trying to fix it. It's obvious he really didn't have much to do with the ending. He is trying to fix it. Can we wait until we see it to begin the grilling?

No we cant its obvious a good portion of the team wouldnt even bother with this if it wasnt costing EA money THATS a fact, anyway if people dont grill about it now bioware will "miss" it.

[Whybother]

Avy DiSartori wrote...

I can't believe EA didn't give the devs enough resources!! .

Welcome to the game industry.  Everyone always wants to do something amazing but there is never enough time or money, even on big titles.  It sucks but there you go. 

One reason why Casey's job is so important is to help make the decisions on what gets 'cut' when you can't do everything you want.

[Hexley UK]

Anduin The Grey wrote...

And uuuunexpectedly, I think it sounds brill! xD Btw, who is Patrick Weekes

He wrote alot of the best bits in ME3 among other things.

[M0keys]

Anduin The Grey wrote...

And uuuunexpectedly, I think it sounds brill! xD Btw, who is Patrick Weekes

Besides Mac Walters, the last remaining ME1 writer.

Guy who wrote Mordin in ME2 and ME3, and also did Grissom Academy and Rannoch in ME3

[garf]

I'm not going to be too quick to judge. Free stuff doesn't cost me anything to try. and my self imposed embargo on ALL games has a limited time frame.

I think ending will have to address at least three things to keep me 'happy'

1) Some sense of player agency. I DON'T like starchild handing my 'wins' on a bitter platter. It makes me feel the same as Garrus would feel if he ever found out I 'let' him win our target shooting contest. (main reason why I didn't)

2) A better understanding of the different consequences of each choice (instead of galactic apocalypse in three colours) Knowing that building up the CDF actually made a difference. Knowing that I DIDN'T start a 'galactic dark age' no matter what I do. Knowing something MORE than previously given about my crewmates both past and present, fates.

3).... an option to turn into a 3 km tall cuttlefish.. becuase that's just TOO COOL.

[Nashiktal]

I wish weekes could come on here and clarify the interview. That would cut down on any assumptions we are making here about his opinions.

Although I doubt he would be able to, or at least be able to freely.

[iheartbob]

pikey1969 wrote...

anlk92 wrote...

He also tweeted this:

Thanks, @sethjdickinson, no harm done. They were great questions. Just didn't want anyone to think I was slamming EDI/James.

wait wait wait.. what?

That's the negative spin he was referring to? 

Pretty sure I just grazed over those parts anyway. 

[Kelwing]

Nice read OP, that actually makes me feel somewhat better with ME3.

[Dendio1]

Kelwing wrote...

Nice read OP, that actually makes me feel somewhat better with ME3.

And so, the healing process begins:)

[Aurvant]

Am I the only one who didn't particularly like his answers? It's like he was trying to nicely tell us that the bullcrap we've been complaining about isn't going away.

For instance:

We should just "assume" anyone plot important is still alive on the Citadel? It gets ripped apart. Why would we assume this?

The Mass Relays weren't necessary? Really? I guess Nihlus was just full of **** when he said "Without their (The Protheans) mass relays and the citadel, interstellar travel would be impossible". Mass Effect 1 pretty much made it a. If thing to point out how absolutely necessary the relays were.

So, they'll just borrow Reaper cores? Oh, I guess that'll do just fine until all of the ships in the fleet are overcome by Indoctrination. Why would that happen? Because we saw that a derelict reaper would still indoctrinate people because of its core, THAT'S WHY.

And then we get in to he discussion of FTL travel and it just comes apart.

Also, we interpret the destruction of the relays as fatal because of two reasons:
1) We see that the Normandy is being ripped apart by this supposedly "harmless" wave of energy
And
2) WE JUST PLAYED DLC THAT SHOWED US THAT DESTROYING A RELAY WAS CATASTROPHIC.

I appreciate that Weekes took the time to give a nice interview, but even his answers reveal that even he doesn't understand the games own lore.

[camcon2100]

antony1197 wrote...

camcon2100 wrote...

The Angry One wrote...

camcon2100 wrote...

Are you always this negative...I mean most of your posts here are just downright depressing. You may never be pleased, but could you maybe lower the torch for a couple minutes. I mean this writer is our only hope for a better ending. Hope I didn't come off as insulting just wishing for people to not burn everything before its even on the grill!
Much love,
Camcon!<3

I'm a realist. I appear negative because that's the impression the ending left on me.

You don't just destroy the infrastructure of the galaxy and leave people to assume it'll all get better.
You don't just destroy the Citadel and leave people to assume everybody inside is okay.

And so on. The last comment just made me facepalm, because if I want to see Star Wars I'll watch Star Wars.
The tactics in the codex would look awesome in game. Come on, ships making FTL jumps to appear behind a Reaper then blasting it in the ass? How would that not make for a great cutscene?

Thing is he is trying to fix it. It's obvious he really didn't have much to do with the ending. He is trying to fix it. Can we wait until we see it to begin the grilling?

No we cant its obvious a good portion of the team wouldnt even bother with this if it wasnt costing EA money THATS a fact, anyway if people dont grill about it now bioware will "miss" it.

But crucifying Weekes on a simple interview with a fan is not going to help. Grill them when they need it not on every thing they post. This was Weekes having some of the answers filled in. They probably need time to get this, Theres a time to grill and a time to chill. Hey that rymed <3

[Whybother]

camcon2100 wrote...
 Theres a time to grill and a time to chill.

I like this

[shepskisaac]

Nashiktal wrote...

I wish weekes could come on here and clarify the interview. That would cut down on any assumptions we are making here about his opinions.

Although I doubt he would be able to, or at least be able to freely.

Agree. Otherwise, this interview will be spread all over the net and treated like gospel. No one will bother that it was paraphrased and spinned into negative bias

[Valorefane Dragonwinter]

Nashiktal wrote...

I wish weekes could come on here and clarify the interview. That would cut down on any assumptions we are making here about his opinions.

Although I doubt he would be able to, or at least be able to freely.

He's tweeting about it.

twitter.com/#!/PatrickWeekes

Modifié par Valorefane Dragonwinter, 08 avril 2012 - 02:17 .

[Kabraxal]

As someone that didn't absolutely detest the ending... I hated the way the PR spin was handled for the past month. This is the kinda talk I like though. Straight, honest, and even if you don't agree with the answer you can respect it. Someone should let Weekes handle the PR on this ending for a while because at least I feel respected as fan right now.