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Dragoonlordz wrote...

Resorting to insults I see. You do realise you do not unlock achievements, recieve a cookie or gain a gold star for each insult you post? I explained possible logic behind such decision. No point throwing a tantrum at me because of it. As it stands right now he or she is alive if want them to be.

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Bester76 wrote...

Dragoonlordz wrote...

Resorting to insults I see. You do realise you do not unlock achievements, recieve a cookie or gain a gold star for each insult you post? I explained possible logic behind such decision. No point throwing a tantrum at me because of it. As it stands right now he or she is alive if want them to be.

:mellow:


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Sorry but being called a ****er is insulting to me no matter how many smiley faces add on to the end. It is no different to those who think saying "no offense but.." prior to insulting someone, somehow being a way of stopping it being insulting. As for Ares, the word troll is a negative way of dismissing another persons view or stance by way of ad hominem.

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If Bioware stated that Shepard survived,it would mean a lot to many fans (I believe),regardless of what Bioware does or does not do with this revelation in terms of DLC,book,comic,mass4 etc.....it's better knowing that Shepard's story can/could go forward......rather than what's currently presented.

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If I created ME3, I would know going into it that the endings of it had to in some real tangible way be the resulting consequences of the player's actions and choices, much as in ME2's ending.  I would know that the endings should be where all action is the most intense because it is all out war (something BW's own marketing guy said would be the case).  I would know that fans expected that Shepard dying would happen and be the easiest and most often consequence of everything done before and during the action within the endings.  I would also know that an all out horrific loss was to be expected as easy to get as well.  I would then know that what also would be expected would be a way to an all out victory with those still left having a chance to come out alive.  I would also know that everything in between would be awesome.  Shepard having to sacrifice for something good, really good to happen.  Or some others, even a love interest dying. 

I would know that people want different things and I would work hard to provide a variety that would appeal to the broadest range of tastes, simply because I would not want to leave anyone out and would want to avoid pissing off big groups of people.  I would understand my fans.  I would understand that not everyone just loves dead heroes and that some people do like more uplifting hero survives endings while others like hero sacrifices all endings.

I would appreciate all of these things and work toward that end.


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Dragoonlordz wrote...

Sorry but being called a ****er is insulting to me no matter how many smiley faces add on to the end. It is no different to those who think saying "no offense but.." prior to insulting someone, somehow being a way of stopping it being insulting. As for Ares, the word troll is a negative way of dismissing another persons view or stance by way of ad hominem.


Well this goes some way to explaining your general demeanor, you appear to be suffering from having a stick up your a**. You might want to get that looked at.

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darkway1 wrote...

If Bioware stated that Shepard survived,it would mean a lot to many fans (I believe),regardless of what Bioware does or does not do with this revelation in terms of DLC,book,comic,mass4 etc.....it's better knowing that Shepard's story can/could go forward......rather than what's currently presented.


Thats the thing you see, I think personally Bioware created the endings with all leading to death except the fan service compromise, one with breath scene left open to interpretation because they do not want people thinking he or she will be in the next game. They (as far as I am concerned) wanted to make sure that he or she is not going to be a possible protaganist for a new game hence the end of his story comments spoken about so often in pre-release tweets and press releases. Thats the impression I got.

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Going ambiguous leaves options open for future.

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Chris Priestly wrote...

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Why leave Shepard's story so open-ended and ambigious if you don't have any plans to follow up on it? 


This is a VERY good question, and Bioware should answer it, Chris.



I do not feel it is open ended. In most endings Shepard dies. Hard to be more definitive than death. I think people who cling to hope that there will be more see "open ended ambiguity" where it doesn't exist.



:devil:


Well thanks for confirming the impending death of the Mass Effect franchise.

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Dragoonlordz wrote...

darkway1 wrote...

If Bioware stated that Shepard survived,it would mean a lot to many fans (I believe),regardless of what Bioware does or does not do with this revelation in terms of DLC,book,comic,mass4 etc.....it's better knowing that Shepard's story can/could go forward......rather than what's currently presented.


Thats the thing you see, I think personally Bioware created the endings with all leading to death except the fan service compromise, one with breath scene left open to interpretation because they do not want people thinking he or she will be in the next game. They (as far as I am concerned) wanted to make sure that he or she is not going to be a possible protaganist for a new game hence the end of his story comments spoken about so often in pre-release tweets and press releases. Thats the impression I got.


Having Shepard breath does not conclude Shepard's story..........seeing him flat out dead in all ending's would but that's not the case if you see Shepard breath.......Bioware had the chance to make this issue clear with the EC.....they did not?

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The breath scene was just a gimmick to garner more multiplayers.  Then they can hopefully milk them with micro transactions.

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darkway1 wrote...

Dragoonlordz wrote...

darkway1 wrote...

If Bioware stated that Shepard survived,it would mean a lot to many fans (I believe),regardless of what Bioware does or does not do with this revelation in terms of DLC,book,comic,mass4 etc.....it's better knowing that Shepard's story can/could go forward......rather than what's currently presented.


Thats the thing you see, I think personally Bioware created the endings with all leading to death except the fan service compromise, one with breath scene left open to interpretation because they do not want people thinking he or she will be in the next game. They (as far as I am concerned) wanted to make sure that he or she is not going to be a possible protaganist for a new game hence the end of his story comments spoken about so often in pre-release tweets and press releases. Thats the impression I got.


Having Shepard breath does not conclude Shepard's story..........seeing him flat out dead in all ending's would but that's not the case if you see Shepard breath.......Bioware had the chance to make this issue clear with the EC.....they did not?


Thats where the fan service came in. They wanted to rule him or her out as possible protaganist in ME4, many fans wanted to at least have hope is still alive. A compromise (I guess) was if show him as possibly alive as opposed to shown actually alive and walking around chatting and with LI. This allows them to say the canon result is died in ME3 but if do not want him dead there is the non-canon possibility survived since they did not show him dead. Like I said this is a guess but thats the impression I got.

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Dragoonlordz wrote...

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I prefer not feeding the troll. He has no basis, nothing to support his idealogy other than "it would ****** me off," and none of the proposed additions we've bantered about for who knows how long affects his ending anyway. Nothing changes for him. Closure is for the rest of us, so, you know, we can be happy too and enjoy the game and buy DLCs and feel good about doing so again.


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Greedy f*cker, you've already got three endings where he/she's dead. We only want one where he/she's alive! [smilie]http://social.bioware.com/images/forum/emoticons/lol.png[/smilie]

If this is the end of Shepard's story, and there's nothing to pull through into the next game then what difference does it make? If people want to kill Shepard, you've got three endings. If you want Shepard to live, you've got an ending. The notion that people will blindly go down the 'save Shepard' route is b*llocks, as most of us will end up playing all 4 endings anyway.


Resorting to insults I see. You do realise you do not unlock achievements, recieve a cookie or gain a gold star for each insult you post? I explained possible logic behind such decision. No point throwing a tantrum at me because of it. As it stands right now he or she is alive if want them to be.

:mellow:


Calling you a troll is a statement of fact, not an insult. I have no idea why you're attempting to encourage this behavior, but you should just give up. Also, I pretty much ignored the remainder of your post after that since it's not relevant to anything being discussed here.

Modifié par N7 Lisbeth, 29 septembre 2012 - 01:34 .


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Let's cut out all the name-calling and insults, please.

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Stan's right, lets get back on topic

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DirtyMouthSally wrote...

The breath scene was just a gimmick to garner more multiplayers.  Then they can hopefully milk them with micro transactions.


Nail head.

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To the Breath Scene.....sorry, this is the same....like the poor Emily Wong.
Emily Wong would be killed about Twitter....TWITTER? Rofl, after 2 Games...she would be replaced by Diana Allers(this Robochocko...or ..., sorry i don´t know her Name)
About Twitter? That was lame, but its the same, how it would said, that the breath Scene says: Shepard is alive....Was it about Twitter? Or was it in a Blog? On a Con? Don´t know it ....but its the same for me...i won´t hear that Shepard is alive, i will see it....
If they give us, important Storythings above telling us in Twitter or other Media... they should have create the Mass Effect Triology on the same way...telling us the complett Story, like a book(above twitter or anything else)

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Dragoonlordz wrote...

darkway1 wrote...

Dragoonlordz wrote...

darkway1 wrote...

If Bioware stated that Shepard survived,it would mean a lot to many fans (I believe),regardless of what Bioware does or does not do with this revelation in terms of DLC,book,comic,mass4 etc.....it's better knowing that Shepard's story can/could go forward......rather than what's currently presented.


Thats the thing you see, I think personally Bioware created the endings with all leading to death except the fan service compromise, one with breath scene left open to interpretation because they do not want people thinking he or she will be in the next game. They (as far as I am concerned) wanted to make sure that he or she is not going to be a possible protaganist for a new game hence the end of his story comments spoken about so often in pre-release tweets and press releases. Thats the impression I got.


Having Shepard breath does not conclude Shepard's story..........seeing him flat out dead in all ending's would but that's not the case if you see Shepard breath.......Bioware had the chance to make this issue clear with the EC.....they did not?


Thats where the fan service came in. They wanted to rule him or her out as possible protaganist in ME4, many fans wanted to at least have hope is still alive. A compromise (I guess) was if show him as possibly alive as opposed to shown actually alive and walking around chatting and with LI. This allows them to say the canon result is died in ME3 but if do not want him dead there is the non-canon possibility survived since they did not show him dead. Like I said this is a guess but thats the impression I got.


I don't understand your logic,if I didn't want to give the impression that Shepard would be the protaganist in Mass4......I really wouldn't show Shepard breathing......in fact it hints at the opposite. 

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Chris Priestly wrote...

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How can you say that leaving the fate of your hero "up to the individual" is not open-ended and ambigious?


If he lives, he is alive and if he dies he is not. There are 2 interpretations of that breath. Either it is Shepard's first breath after recovering, or it is Shepard's last breath before dying.



:devil:


So the epic conclusion to Cmdr. Shepards story that is supposed to give us closure and it's left ambiguous as to whether or not he survived...:o

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SolidisusSnake1 wrote...

Chris Priestly wrote...

futurepixels wrote...
How can you say that leaving the fate of your hero "up to the individual" is not open-ended and ambigious?


If he lives, he is alive and if he dies he is not. There are 2 interpretations of that breath. Either it is Shepard's first breath after recovering, or it is Shepard's last breath before dying.



:devil:


So the epic conclusion to Cmdr. Shepards story that is supposed to give us closure and it's left ambiguous as to whether or not he survived...:o


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Can an "open ended" trilogy RPG game ever give closure?

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Why the obsession with closure? The story lives on in your own mind, and your interpretation of it is the most important thing for you. If they had given blanket, clear-cut endings, they may well have been contrary to the characterisation you gave Shepard in your story.

Making a generic happy (or sad) ending would make the adventure deeply unpersonal in retrospect. But this way, with speculation and uncertainty rife, the adventure lives on, in a way that is both personal to you and reflective of the whole adventure.

I know that people wanted more information about the future of the people they saved and the consequences of many. many decisions, but imo this ending applies a much more personal end to the story, which allows the legend of your own Shepard to live on.

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Good point.

The next book I read, I'll be sure to rip out the last couple of pages so that I can imagine it for myself and make the read a bit more personal.

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I'm curious.  Has Hitler chimed in about the Leviathan dlc? I recall some youtube vids of him ranting about the ME3 ending, and maybe the extended cut too, but I haven't seen anything regarding Levathan.  Anyone have a link? Maybe he quit the series?

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Bester76 wrote...

Good point.

The next book I read, I'll be sure to rip out the last couple of pages so that I can imagine it for myself and make the read a bit more personal.


Ah, trying to be clever.  How exactly would that make it personal, when every character in the book is written along a single timeline with no influence from the reader?  The ending to a book is not supposed to be an ending to your personal, interactive story about a character you've moulded through personal choice.

Awaiting smart-arsed reply #2.

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Can an "open ended" trilogy RPG game ever give closure?


As opposed to Closure:  You're Doing It Right