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[Anduin The Grey]

xsdob wrote...

So, there is a high probability that EA is not happy at the moment.....

I did start airing my views on said publisher but agree with what someone said before, this is probably not the best place to air such detailed views.

[spirosz]

xtroguyver wrote...

see this is all it takes bioware to calm the fandom down a bit, turn off the PR machines and actually talk to use like people.

Worddd. 

[Beerfish]

IanPolaris wrote...

Anduin The Grey wrote...

pikey1969 wrote...

AxisEvolve wrote...

I'll say this. I'd feel a lot more confident about purchasing a future Mass Effect game if Weekes was the lead writer. Good guy.

Correction, I'd feel a lot better about purchasing Bioware products in the future if they go 'rogue' Bungie style.

I'm bemused as to why Bioware allowed themselves to be bought up by EA in the first place, were they having financial issues? I never heard anything of the sort. Could it be that the two co-founders just wanted a rest after a very long time of hard graft? I've always been biased against EA and have always admired what Bioware have done so far, maybe one publisher is just as bad as the next and I've always considered Obsidian as an emergency get out clause for the employees since EA took over, though I have absolutely no idea if that is even feasable.

As I remember it, EA bought out a holding company that happened to control a majority of Bioware's share and EA never let go.  By the time Bioware realized they were taken over, it was too late.

-Polaris

The whole scenario seemed a bit dubious to me but such are big business deals.  A venture captial group bought a bunch of BioWare or financed them for larger projects, shortly there after EA bought out BioWare and the venture capital group.  As for why BioWare would do this?  A massive massive amount of money if I recall in the neighbourhood of 650 million or thereabouts.

In any case, the Weekes informal interview was good and gives hope for a bit more satisfying results.

[antony1197]

tractrpl wrote...

The Angry One wrote...

AtlasMickey wrote...

Thank you for posting this!

Most of it makes sense to me except what he said about the Keepers interfering with the Reapers...? Uhm. Whoa.

I actually missed that. Perhaps my brain refused to acknowledge it on the basis that it might implode, seeing as it makes even you do a double take.

I don't get it. This was explained by the Prothean VI on Ilos. The last Protheans changed how the keepers interacted with the citadel.

Hate to say it but it didnt change that, it just changed the frequency so they wouldnt open the citadel relay for the reapers nothing more, and thats another thing that bothers me, in the destroy and sythesis ending the citadel BLOWS UP, not like the other relays but literally blows up, we saw what happens when a relay blows up and your telling me the biggest damn relay and the HUB to all the relays in the galaxy wouldnt have wiped out everything within the sol system?

[Anduin The Grey]

antony1197 wrote...

tractrpl wrote...

The Angry One wrote...

AtlasMickey wrote...

Thank you for posting this!

Most of it makes sense to me except what he said about the Keepers interfering with the Reapers...? Uhm. Whoa.

I actually missed that. Perhaps my brain refused to acknowledge it on the basis that it might implode, seeing as it makes even you do a double take.

I don't get it. This was explained by the Prothean VI on Ilos. The last Protheans changed how the keepers interacted with the citadel.

Hate to say it but it didnt change that, it just changed the frequency so they wouldnt open the citadel relay for the reapers nothing more, and thats another thing that bothers me, in the destroy and sythesis ending the citadel BLOWS UP, not like the other relays but literally blows up, we saw what happens when a relay blows up and your telling me the biggest damn relay and the HUB to all the relays in the galaxy wouldnt have wiped out everything within the sol system?

Maybe the Crucible swapped the proverbial Coke for Milk before dropping in a couple of Mentos? That's about as scientific as I'm able to get and why I like sci-fi in the first place except midichlorians and jar jar binks.


p.s and Ewoks!

[oblique9]

Skipped from page 2 to reply, but based on OP's post with Patrick's comments, assuming they are all mostly accurate, then I am actually really looking forward to the extended cut... If I know that I can see my crew/see something about the universe after the reapers again, I may even get into multiplayer...

[IliyaMoroumetz]

Until something actually comes of this announcement, I will treat it as rumor and hearsay. Be that as it may, I am cautiously optimistic.

[Anduin The Grey]

oblique9 wrote...

Skipped from page 2 to reply, but based on OP's post with Patrick's comments, assuming they are all mostly accurate, then I am actually really looking forward to the extended cut... If I know that I can see my crew/see something about the universe after the reapers again, I may even get into multiplayer...

The multiplayer can be great fun, it has it's issues but especially with friends and some groups of randoms, it is very very fun

[Mystiq6]

Ugh. I read this, then I read the supposed post by Patrick on the Penny Arcade forums. Assuming all of that post is true, I'm leaning more towards hoping against hope that Bioware will come out and say, "we screwed up and we're scrapping the ending."

I'm changing my tune here a bit. Now I'm more inclined to believe everything in the ending is meant to be taken verbatim (before I was convinced it wasn't) and almost everything we've heard from Bioware since is just them trying to close the plot holes. Tell me I'm wrong but some of his answers imply they're trying to figure out how to close the holes in the best way possible. The first time I heard that Bioware said Starkid is not to be trusted, it meant one thing. Now it means something completely different to me.

Modifié par Mystiq6, 08 avril 2012 - 04:01 .

[Gurneyslabb]

If there is truth to rushed deadlines and financial cuts from EA it wouldnt suprise me in the least,but with that statement makes you wonder what mindset a company would have to be to jump in bed with them in the first place. Bioware were always better off without them and their games will continue to suffer for it,im glad weekes did provide from feedback finally still not what i wanted but i guess ill just settle for now

[shepskisaac]

The fact that it's NOT a bug that EDI survives the Destroy ending is one of the best news yet. Can we assume Geth survive too? I mean, if EDI does despite Reaper tech, why not Geth?

[joshko]

Finally some straight answers!

[pikey1969]

CDHarrisUSF wrote...

Unless things they've unambiguously stated already about the DLC (no new/changed endings, just added clarity) turn out to be false, I fail to see how even attaching good writers to this mess could salvage it. They're still going to be hamstrung by having to work around this framework of ridiculous bulls#!t.

That depends on the fan feedback for the next couple of weeks before they really finalize what content they'll be working on for the next couple months they have left before the ending content is released.

Catalyst is probably to stay, but because how ambiguous they left things, there are a LOT of blank pages left for Bioware fill out, and a lot of the CONSTRUCTIVE criticism we offer could affect and provide them perspectives on how best to approach those blank pages. For people who wanted their feedback to be heard, now more than ever it's important they come out and speak constructively and with less 'lol this makes no sense it sucks'. 

We've seen how 'receptive' and 'attentive' Bioware was when we were telling them they were clueless. 

With this olive branch they're offering perhaps we should change our tone just a tad bit at least so we can really help Bioware salvage what they can from this situation.

[Reth Shepherd]

I seriously doubt anyone from Bioware is still reading this thread at page 22, and I highly doubt anyone will read this or care, but thank you, Mr. Weekes. You have just offered me the first threads of hope that I've seen in a month. And even if I disagree with one or two of your points (EG: Mass Effect without the relays seems more like Star Trek than Mass Effect), I DO believe that you genuinely care and you want this story to sing as much as we do. Thank you for taking the time to speak clearly. Thank you for giving me a reason to hope. Thank you, from the very bottom of my heart.

[pikey1969]

IsaacShep wrote...

The fact that it's NOT a bug that EDI survives the Destroy ending is one of the best news yet. Can we assume Geth survive too? I mean, if EDI does despite Reaper tech, why not Geth?

shhh, they might kill off ED too.

[Ihatebadgames]

OK now what do you need for E.D.I. to survive the destroy option to the ending?

[shepskisaac]

SilverMoonDragon wrote...

IsaacShep wrote...

The fact that it's NOT a bug that EDI survives the Destroy ending is one of the best news yet. Can we assume Geth survive too? I mean, if EDI does despite Reaper tech, why not Geth?

Wha-?  ...EDI can survive the Destroy ending? How? I mean, I've never gotten any indication that she survived...do you have to have a high EMS or something?

Multiple people reprted that they had her come out of Nomrnady in the Destroy ending. That's why someone asked Patrick this question.

[WhiteKnyght]

EDI was the Rogue VI on Luna. Cerberus didn't actually create her using reaper code.

Cerberus gave her Sovereign's black box to develop her own Cyberwarfare Suites. Her consciousness and computer systems aren't actually reaper tech or coding.

As for her android body. EDI may remotely control it, but by her own admissions, the core of herself exists within the Normandy.

[killnoob]

Ihatebadgames wrote...

OK now what do you need for E.D.I. to survive the destroy option to the ending?

use her as your squadmates often as you can..

[Anduin The Grey]

It's still all speculation though, but I am still very glad to have some sort of additional insight right now. I guess EDI's fate will end up being a should we/can we decision.

[Kanon777]

IsaacShep wrote...

SilverMoonDragon wrote...

IsaacShep wrote...

The fact that it's NOT a bug that EDI survives the Destroy ending is one of the best news yet. Can we assume Geth survive too? I mean, if EDI does despite Reaper tech, why not Geth?

Wha-?  ...EDI can survive the Destroy ending? How? I mean, I've never gotten any indication that she survived...do you have to have a high EMS or something?

Multiple people reprted that they had her come out of Nomrnady in the Destroy ending. That's why someone asked Patrick this question.

The fact that Shep CAN survive the red ending is evidence the geth may not be dead. The Starchild was wrong about Shepard and might be wrong about he Geth or EDI's body too...

[Mims]

Its possible that EDI lives for the same reason Shepard lives. Maybe there was something special about Sovereign? If we assume some of Shepard's tech is also reaper based. [And would have come from Sovereign as well.] 

Modifié par Mims, 08 avril 2012 - 04:10 .

[shepskisaac]

Mims wrote...

Its possible that EDI lives for the same reason Shepard lives. Maybe there was something special about Sovereign? If we assume some of Shepard's tech is also reaper based.

Or the fact that high EMS means so many top scientists worked on the Crucible and super-strong fleet managed to protect it from any damage that it could focus the energy so well that it affected only the Reapers and not all synthetic life like starbrat says?

Not to mention that starbrat may have been just lying. It's obvious he doesn't want SHep to destroy them, so he scares him "every sinthetic will die and since you are partially synthetic you will too haha!"