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[Carcharoth42]

Apparently by not posting here people assume that I am being censored and not allowed to post.. sigh.

I didn't. You said you didn't like being here so I assumed you wouldn't respond.

[Bryan Johnson]

I didn't. You said you didn't like being here so I assumed you wouldn't respond.

On the other forum it was posted that I am not here because I am being censored.

 

Also I do not recall saying that.

[Fidite Nemini]

Apparently by not posting here people assume that I am being censored and not allowed to post.. sigh.

 

That's what happens when people are left to their own devices in times like this: wild speculations commence.

[LPPrince]

You must be really(really) furious at this stage .

 

Like I said before, I REALLY don't know when to shut the hell up. Thats kind of my thing here.

[LPPrince]

Still doesn't change the fact that hundreds of posters exclaimed their frustration, confusion, and disappointment with the changes, while maybe two were fairly neutral and possibly one(?) appreciated them. Bioware has all the info it needs to decide what to do next. But they don't care, as evidenced by the lack or warning and posts in this thread.

 

Edit: And as I'm typing this, a Bioware employee posts   Still, not to discuss this, apparently.

 

Oh of course, all it takes is a scroll to see that a lot of people have pitched in. A TON actually.

[bondari reloads.]

This is perhaps my last take on the matter since I didn't actually post in the OT section, but what makes this decision to scrape OT so atrocious is how it betrays BW [1]'s disregard for its own fanbase.

It's a given that big publishers want gamers to be Pavlov's dogs and start salivating over the umpteen Ass Creed at the sight of a "leak" of the first teaser of a teaser and throw their money at anything that at least tries to hide the fact that it's ripping people off in some way (microtransactions).

The Lobby should stay because it demonstrates how people aren't just customers, just as BW isn't just a brand to many on these boards.
The Lobby let people share their interests with others who all share - more or less - the same passion[2] for BW games.

The Lobby allows interesting (if at times silly) discussions about and references to other media and "real world" concerns that all signify how important BW is to their fans.

The Lobby gives BSNers a face. It's this individuality that made us BW fans in the first place. Blogs were already scrapped, but this is worse.

Of course it would all be easier if we were all full time customers and perfectly polite in our bug reports and, if desired, reviews but if this forum is to be all about that, how about scrapping it entirely and let the EA Tech Support do the job. Or better not, since they already are overwhelmed by their own task as it is.

In that wonderful world a game called "Push the shiny button to Complete the Purchase" would be #1 on the Steam bestselling list (dlcs sold separately).

It's probably wonderful for a dev to hear from a fan about their game impacts their everyday life, and even if it's just wearing a N7 hoodie for luck.

Other social media has become a showcase for people's love of BW, likely in order to capitalize on their fans not only being customers but three-dimensional people who care about their games.

So let people be people and don't be hypocrites by eliminating the Lobby. Because what I described above works in reverse too, coming from fans that would all prefer if they could do so under the official brand. I think.

Cole would probably say, "It's made of people".

[1] as in: the people who actually made that decision and who probably didn't so much as look at the forums (just a guess)
[2] or dislike, whatever floats your boat

[Matthias King]

Bioware: How to Make Friends and Influence People.

[bEVEsthda]

EA have always been a 'class act' in making stupendously poor decisions.

Who is it who comes up with all these crazies? It's not really directly related, but I can't help... - who came up with the notion that it would be okay to limit Spore to only three install attempts? And figured that obscure metrics showing that people rarely installed a game more than three times proved that this would be just fine and dandy? I mean, - who the h*** is it who thinks this way? Here's a heads up for you: That's pure, raving lunacy! Really!

...And I could continue, but to be brief and get to the end line, - remove Off Topic? !

 

EA have managed to pretty well kill off a lot of forums. Is this intentional? A way to get rid of attention before killing off the developer?

 

Well, stew in your own self made misery, you blundering fools.

[Carcharoth42]

On the other forum it was posted that I am not here because I am being censored.

 

Also I do not recall saying that.

From the way you talked about the advantages of Reddit, your dissatisfaction with the criticism of your works and the overall withdraw of the dev presence on the forums, I assumed you didn't want to be here. If I'm wrong then you have my apologies, but that is the impression I get.

[TheRealJayDee]

Nevermind...!   

[Yaroub]

Edit: yeah , am just gonna do the same.

[LPPrince]

Heads up folks, Conal isn't gonna read any of this for a while because he's involved at PAX. Apparently this news would be obvious to us if we were on Twitter, but we on the forum didn't get an update.

 

So I don't want to say we have to be patient, but...

 

Someone else say it.

[Fidite Nemini]

Heads up folks, Conal isn't gonna read any of this for a while because he's involved at PAX.

 

So I don't want to say we have to be patient, but...

 

Someone else say it.

 

... smash the place?

 

 

No no no, patience. Patience was it.

[LPPrince]

... smash the place?

 

 

No no no, patience. Patience was it.

 

Twitter knew he was at PAX. We didn't. We didn't even know he was in charge until someone else told the people who LEFT on ANOTHER board.

 

Think about that for a bit.

 

We are given nothing here, man.

[Reznore57]

Heads up folks, Conal isn't gonna read any of this for a while because he's involved at PAX. Apparently this news would be obvious to us if we were on Twitter, but we on the forum didn't get an update.

 

So I don't want to say we have to be patient, but...

 

Someone else say it.

 

I'm not sure if he's done it exactly the right way or exactly the wrong way.

[LPPrince]

BSN=Jon Snow because we know nothing

[Fidite Nemini]

Twitter knew he was at PAX.

 

Hah, maybe that's why everything went as it did:

 

*Pierse at office*

Phew, they won't be happy, but well, at least I gave them a week's notice ahead ...

 

*looks at calender*

... OH SH-*edits comment to "happening today"*

No time, got no time *hits the lockdown button, grabs jacket and flight tickets*

 

Gotta go gotta go gotta go ... AIRPLANE WAIT FOR MEEEEEE~

[Elhanan]

The Lobby kept a lot of us regulars around during the lull between games, though. It provides the BSN with staying power at a time when Inquisition is getting old and Andromeda is still too far out to get anything beyond wild speculation or calls for whatever random feature in the game.
 
In either case regardless of it "fixing" anything or not if BioWare wants us to accept the changes then they need to explain in greater detail what their plan is and how these changes are supposed to accomplish that.
 
If not, then I think you'll have LP here for all eternity fighting the good fight =P

As I mentioned earlier, cannot recall a time when Bioware did not have OT, but I do believe some other boards (maybe even SWTOR?) did not include it. And I frequently hang in OT while avoiding Tech talk or heated debates on a some subject like Romance that is of no real concern to me. But my primary reason for coming to Bioware forums are the games.

[OdanUrr]

Heads up folks, Conal isn't gonna read any of this for a while because he's involved at PAX. Apparently this news would be obvious to us if we were on Twitter, but we on the forum didn't get an update.

 

So I don't want to say we have to be patient, but...

 

Someone else say it.

 

I am laughing like the Joker in my mind.

[LPPrince]

Am I alone in the thought that we need different managers for specific parts of the community?

 

Like one for the forums, one for twitter, one for Facebook, one for tumblr, one for reddit, etc etc?

 

That way every site gets plenty of time and focus by people in charge and everything can be handled relatively swiftly and appropriately without too much of a spread.

 

Or is that requiring too many people?

[OdanUrr]

Am I alone in the thought that we need different managers for specific parts of the community?

 

Like one for the forums, one for twitter, one for Facebook, one for tumblr, one for reddit, etc etc?

 

That way every site gets plenty of time and focus by people in charge and everything can be handled relatively swiftly and appropriately without too much of a spread.

 

Or is that requiring too many people?

 

Easy, if you can't control it shut it down.

 

Oh...

[SmilesJA]

I almost thought I could post on the Off topic section, but of course I can't.....

[LPPrince]

I almost thought we could post on the Off topic section, but of course I can't.....

 

Definitely not happening for a while. Conal's not here, he's at PAX. Once he's done he'll want time to relax(naturally, anyone would). Then when he's back in the swing of things, he's got THIS to look forward to, and off of that we'll see what happens.

 

But it won't be quick, and that is what hurts.

[OdanUrr]

Definitely not happening for a while. Conal's not here, he's at PAX. Once he's done he'll want time to relax(naturally, anyone would). Then when he's back in the swing of things, he's got THIS to look forward to, and off of that we'll see what happens.

 

But it won't be quick, and that is what hurts.

 

It's kinda sad that in this day and age there are still places with no Internet connection.

[BansheeOwnage]

Am I alone in the thought that we need different managers for specific parts of the community?

 

Like one for the forums, one for twitter, one for Facebook, one for tumblr, one for reddit, etc etc?

 

That way every site gets plenty of time and focus by people in charge and everything can be handled relatively swiftly and appropriately without too much of a spread.

 

Or is that requiring too many people?

I don't know about the managers, but I definitely think we need different mods patrolling areas specific to them (while occasionally strolling outside said sections). Areas like Story would have a few mods, whereas Combat would have one. That way they wouldn't be so overwhelmed by trying to manage so many sections.

 

Something like that, anyway. Don't quote me on specific numbers.