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[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Damn and I was so hoping to engage in meaningful discussions on how horrible the extended cut is.

[voice_of_darkness]

Considering this happened on the same day the extended cut release date was announced and the fact that mass effect 3 general discussion is the ONLY forum where this rule applies, I have to say it's more than a coincidence.

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Bioware: "Begone pirates and biohaters!"

[Dave of Canada]

Preparing for damage control, just like they've done multiple times before (removing the "unsub" button on SWTOR, locking the spoiler section, deleting almost every thread being made, stopping posting globally for a while, ect). With this, they're effectively locking out anyone except for those who do register their game, despite these restrictions preventing newer posters from discussing the game before purchasing or those who cannot or have difficulty registering asking for help.

Yes, perhaps it'll calm down the "trolls" (which already have a limit imposed on them which prevent posting in the first 24 hours) but it's short-sighted as those "trolls" disappear with time, while this restriction seems like a knee-jerk reaction which might remain.

Slowly turning BSN into a world where only those "worthy" of posting can. I wonder how it'll look like on another game launch.

Modifié par Dave of Canada, 23 juin 2012 - 03:56 .

[frustratemyself]

Wasn't there a thread about this already that got locked by dark Stanley the ninja?

[Rockworm503]

greengoron89 wrote...

frustratemyself wrote...

Wasn't there a thread about this already that got locked by dark Stanley the ninja?

Indeed. I was not pleased with that, nor were a great many other people here.

It was because of all the insults and ummm swearing that didn't exist *this usere is banned*

[Lord Phoebus]

It's Bioware's fora and they can do what they want. Of course this reflects poorly on their corporate image and will negatively effect their fan loyalty. So their market research must indicate that the reaction of the posters to the extended cut will have a greater negative effect on their corporate image and fan loyalty to justify this decision.

[Gandalf-the-Fabulous]

greengoron89 wrote...

To be fair, I think just about anything Bioware could do, even if it's brilliant, would reflect poorly on them and negatively affect their fanbase. It's just the way things are at this point in time.

True, no matter how good or bad it turns out I think "omg it sucks" is already the pre programmed response most of the fanbase are preparing to give as soon as the extended cut launches just as "you just dont understand noir" was the pre programmed response to any and all criticism of the game LA Noire.

But in saying that whether this extended cut turns out good or bad it is sure to provide some entertainment regardless whether in the game or on the forums. 

[frustratemyself]

Gandalf-the-Fabulous wrote...

...But in saying that whether this extended cut turns out good or bad it is sure to provide some entertainment regardless whether in the game or on the forums. 

Indeed. Peoples reactions will be more interesting than the actual game content I think.

The majority of people on bsn seem to thinking that it's either going to suck and will just watch it on you tube and the rest that think the ec will save the series and are replaying the whole lot from ME1. I can just imagine what this place is going to be like by Wednesday.

Modifié par frustratemyself, 23 juin 2012 - 08:03 .

[thesnake777]

frustratemyself wrote...
Indeed. Peoples reactions will be more interesting than the actual game content I think.

The majority of people on bsn seem to thinking that it's either going to suck and will just watch it on you tube and the rest that think the ec will save the series and are replaying the whole lot from ME1. I can just imagine what this place is going to be like by Wednesday.

Eh it could go either way. Alot of people will probably not be happy. wether its the IT guys or the people who just wanted another option...*shrug*

Ill download it and see it for myself. All I want is to see more Jack..(I realize that this is unlikly but I can hope, I am sure that there will be alot of lockdowns either way. 

[SOLID_EVEREST]

I think the fact that ME: 3 needed this "extended cut" is bad all by itself. I've never heard about a game actually releasing a better ending due to fan petition or outrage. It must've been pretty bad for people to have been so disappointed.

Either way, it seems like EA is doing some clear damage control before the tidal wave of fan backlash comes back to this forum. I didn't see how bad the ME: 3 boards got, but I definitely want to see how bad these boards get with the new ending.

Seriously, BioWare is probably going to give a sigh of relief when they finish with the ME and DA series since those were from before they were acquired by EA. They aren't doing the DA series justice at all with the ME path they took the series towards. My opinion to them would be to just drop the DA franchise, forget they ever did ME, and just begin a totally new IP.

[Arcadian Legend]

SOLID_EVEREST wrote...

I think the fact that ME: 3 needed this "extended cut" is bad all by itself. I've never heard about a game actually releasing a better ending due to fan petition or outrage. It must've been pretty bad for people to have been so disappointed.

Either way, it seems like EA is doing some clear damage control before the tidal wave of fan backlash comes back to this forum. I didn't see how bad the ME: 3 boards got, but I definitely want to see how bad these boards get with the new ending.

Seriously, BioWare is probably going to give a sigh of relief when they finish with the ME and DA series since those were from before they were acquired by EA. They aren't doing the DA series justice at all with the ME path they took the series towards. My opinion to them would be to just drop the DA franchise, forget they ever did ME, and just begin a totally new IP.

I think Fallout 3 was one other game, though I haven't played it so I can't give more detail.


EDIT Though I'm told that was a bit of a different case.

Modifié par Arcadian Legend, 23 juin 2012 - 09:17 .

[Gandalf-the-Fabulous]

frustratemyself wrote...

The majority of people on bsn seem to thinking that it's either going to suck and will just watch it on you tube

Really? I thought it was going to be a free download? Or are these guys just saying that the EC isnt even worth the downloads?

SOLID_EVEREST wrote...

I think the fact that ME: 3 needed this "extended cut" is bad all by itself. I've never heard about a game actually releasing a better ending due to fan petition or outrage. It must've been pretty bad for people to have been so disappointed.

I think Bethesda released a new ending as DLC for Fallout 3 (broken steel) but I am not sure the fanbase kicked up quite as big a ****storm as the Bioware fanbase. In any case I think Broken Steel was more Bethesda taking fan requests into consideration rather than damage control like the Mass Effect 3 EC.

[Arcadian Legend]

They're basically saying it isn't worth the download yeah.

[Nordicus]

Arcadian Legend wrote...

I think Fallout 3 was one other game, though I haven't played it so I can't give more detail.


EDIT Though I'm told that was a bit of a different case.

Yeah it was a bit of a different scenario. It's not that Fallout 3's ending was badly written in comparison to the rest of the story (I'm one of those people who just can't let FO3's massive pile of plotholes and inaccuracies slide), the ending had problems from a game design perspective.

1) You couldn't continue playing after the ending, which is not how previous Fallout games nor Bethesda games have done it
2) You had to sacrifice yourself for the good of Capital Wasteland even though there were several NPC companions in FO3 who could do the task unharmed.
3) Unlike previous Fallout games, the narrator didn't tell you what happened to the many side-quest locations and people after the end of the game.

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Nordicus wrote...

1) You couldn't continue playing after the ending, which is not how previous Fallout games nor Bethesda games have done it

Hmm I havent played the first 2 games but I was under the impression that was how they did it?

[frustratemyself]

Gandalf-the-Fabulous wrote...

frustratemyself wrote...

The majority of people on bsn seem to thinking that it's either going to suck and will just watch it on you tube

Really? I thought it was going to be a free download? Or are these guys just saying that the EC isnt even worth the downloads?

It is a free download but some people are probably thinking it's not worth downloading and spending any more time on the game just to see the extended endings.

[Nordicus]

Mr Mxyzptlk wrote...

Hmm I havent played the first 2 games but I was under the impression that was how they did it?

Aah right, my bad, Fallout 2 lets you continue past the ending while Fallout 1 doesn't

[Arcadian Legend]

I sees.

[They call me a SpaceCowboy]

Wow, so banned from the forums if you don't own the game eh?

[termokanden]

Is it really all that unreasonable? Many subforums around here have become so negative that people who actually just want to discuss games in a civil fashion and people who actually LIKE the games (I know it's blasphemy) have nowhere to be and sometimes are even attacked for liking them. I have felt for a long time that forums like Mass Effect General have been useless due to the anti-BioWare spam often from people who haven't even played the games.

Good move in my opinion. There are plenty of places to discuss games anyway.

greengoron89 wrote...

To be fair, I think just about anything
Bioware could do, even if it's brilliant, would reflect poorly on them
and negatively affect their fanbase. It's just the way things are at
this point in time.

I think so too. I don't agree with everything they do at BioWare/EA and wouldn't label myself as a fanboy, but the reactions here are just too extreme and it doesn't seem like there's any way out of it once people are this upset.

Modifié par termokanden, 23 juin 2012 - 02:44 .

[Elvis_Mazur]

Watch out, Ninja Stan will block this thread because of baseless accusations.

[Elhanan]

Amazon went to a user only review program some time ago, and this has helped a little in restricting opinion spamming to some degree. And we can still read the forums; not like we are completely locked out of the information available/