Actually it's true though I just checked, not because of that twitter.
http://www.gamnesia....ng-bioware-next
Out of curiosity I checked the credits, he apparently was an "editor" (Not sure what that is to be honest) for a few Bioware games, but was apparently part of Gears of War and Guild Wars 2 first or something?? I'm just sort of guessing here.
And she's leaving video games, not BioWare. She's also another American moving back to America.
And she's leaving video games, not BioWare. She's also another American moving back to America.
Oh did I get the gender wrong? Sorry Cameron!
What amazes me is how so many are missing the point of this thread. It's not complaining about not knowing any of the game features in the game. It's complaining about key developers leaving, unexplained delays, and absolutely no communication from BioWare about anything. I'd rather BioWare just occasionally jump in and say "development is going well." I don't care if they don't tell us anything about the game. The fact that they never talk on these forums at all is beyond me as it's pretty standard for any AAA game that has a forum to have some level of engagement between the studio and the fans. Why have the forums at all?
Why do you need "development is fine." messages? Why does it matter if you get that? It could be a lie anyway. If MEA never sees the light of day and they never admit it, oh well. It's not like you gave them any money. So you lose nothing. Play other games, read a book, et al and when/if they ever decide to release it, then expect some sort of communication.
It doesn't matter what their objective was. It mattersmatters what game they made and how it was received.Inquisition is not the game it was supposed to be. The narrative was supposed to be tighter and maps more lively and engaging, according to the devs themselves. They're not making games for your very specific, very weird preferences.
With the sudden decline of the Canadian dollar, she's also been taking a de facto pay cut by continuing to work in Canada.And she's leaving video games, not BioWare. She's also another American moving back to America.
Why do you need "development is fine." messages? Why does it matter if you get that? It could be a lie anyway. If MEA never sees the light of day and they never admit it, oh well. It's not like you gave them any money. So you lose nothing. Play other games, read a book, et al and when/if they ever decide to release it, then expect some sort of communication.
The funniest part is, if Bioware ever were to post an "everything is fine" message, the Sartoz's and Revan Reborns of the internet would be the first people to jump on it as proof that everything is not fine because they felt the need to post that message.
It doesn't matter what their objective was. It mattersmatters what game they made and how it was received.
I loved it, and it outperformed EA's expectations (based on their public statements to shareholders, the securities regulations surrounding which are extremely strict). Looks like a wholly successful game to me.
I have a hard time even believing you like it. You go out of your way to praise it. Tone it down a bit at least.. it might come off more sincere.
And how was it received anyways? It couldn't even hit NPD charts... and EA knew it and scurried to issue some silly press release about how it was the "best launch ever". Marketing talk to pad up the idea that it was actually doing well... when it wasn't.
I can appreciate some of it, but I don't need to exaggerate it's positive points or act like it's superior to everything Bioware has done in years like you do.
When ME:A is delayed by, what?, a few months, some fans be...
I swear some games have been in longer development, have seen more delays, and I haven't seen the immediate rush to conclusions.
Is it because this is BioWare, and with ME3's endings withstanding, anything BioWare does is going to be placed under even more extreme scrutiny because there is this fervent anticipation whatever they do next is going to be a failure, or slightly inferior, or doesn't meet the ridiculous expectations of some fans, and then some people will be able to delight at scrawling "I told you so's" all across the internet, and claiming they will never buy a BioWare game again, and that EA has ruined this etc.
Even if that were to happen, we haven't heard enough to warrant any suspicions that will be the case as of yet.
I have a hard time even believing you like it. You go out of your way to praise it. Tone it down a bit at least.. it might come off more sincere.
And how was it received anyways? It couldn't even hit NPD charts... and EA knew it and scurried to issue some silly press release about how it was the "best launch ever". Marketing talk to pad up the idea that it was actually doing well... when it wasn't.
I can appreciate some of it, but I don't need to exaggerate it's positive points or act like it's superior to everything Bioware has done in years like you do.
What's "hit NPD charts" mean? Google tells me NPD is a marketing research firm. And they do make charts based on their data. But its not like a Top Ten Billboard Charts kinda thing, so I don't understand how DA:I couldn't "hit" them. Its had sales figures. I am sure NPD could make a chart?
I go out of my way to praise it because people here talk it down so much. I'm trying to bring balance to the public perception of the game.I have a hard time even believing you like it. You go out of your way to praise it. Tone it down a bit at least.. it might come off more sincere.
You're right about marketing speak.And how was it received anyways? It couldn't even hit NPD charts... and EA knew it and scurried to issue some silly press release about how it was the "best launch ever". Marketing talk to pad up the idea that it was actually doing well... when it wasn't.
I act like that because I think it's true. DAI and DAO stand head and shoulders above everything BioWare has released since NWN, and DAI is also the first BioWare to fix the stuff that BG2 got wrong.I can appreciate some of it, but I don't need to exaggerate it's positive points or act like it's superior to everything Bioware has done in years like you do.
With the sudden decline of the Canadian dollar, she's also been taking a de facto pay cut by continuing to work in Canada.
* I'm assuming BioWare staff in Canada are paid in Canadian dollars.
Yes, I'm quite sure that BioWare staff in Canada are paid in Canadian dollars... Their salaries would also reflect other factors, like living expenses within Canada and relative salaries paid by other companies in Canada for similarly skilled employees. The "pay cut" caused by the slide would be particularly relevant if the employee made their everyday purchases in $US (e.g. cross-border shopping... which does occur in many areas of Canada along the Canadian/US border). It is also an issue for many Canadian companies that do get their supplies from the US.
All those factors aside, it's sort of a "fact of life" in Canada that many talented people get lured to the US or back to the US for any number of different reasons, including disparity in salaries but also including familial attachments in the US and differences in climate. Certainly, problems/disagreements and other corporate "problems" could be issues and could affect ME:A development... but I agree that there is really just too little information here to start jumping right to speculative panic.
And then it was still God awful. I kid, I kid, it was only mostly awful.
That Pre-alpha that they showed off and was leaked looked great. Then they changed everything.
With the sudden decline of the Canadian dollar, she's also been taking a de facto pay cut by continuing to work in Canada.
* I'm assuming BioWare staff in Canada are paid in Canadian dollars.
This guy....
haha.
And then there's the tactical camera. By far BioWare's best work in that area, and almost exactly the camera I request during development. I said "copy the battlefield camera from Total War", and that's basically what they did.
You called DAI's sorry excuse for a tactical camera, a tactical camera?
Best camera BioWare has ever done. Their first camera to surpass the infinity engine camera.You called DAI's sorry excuse for a tactical camera, a tactical camera?
With the sudden decline of the Canadian dollar, she's also been taking a de facto pay cut by continuing to work in Canada.
* I'm assuming BioWare staff in Canada are paid in Canadian dollars.
That's not really how it works.
Yes, I'm quite sure that BioWare staff in Canada are paid in Canadian dollars... Their salaries would also reflect other factors, like living expenses within Canada and relative salaries paid by other companies in Canada for similarly skilled employees. The "pay cut" caused by the slide would be particularly relevant if the employee made their everyday purchases in $US (e.g. cross-border shopping... which does occur in many areas of Canada along the Canadian/US border). It is also an issue for many Canadian companies that do get their supplies from the US.
All those factors aside, it's sort of a "fact of life" in Canada that many talented people get lured to the US or back to the US for any number of different reasons, including disparity in salaries but also including familial attachments in the US and differences in climate. Certainly, problems/disagreements and other corporate "problems" could be issues and could affect ME:A development... but I agree that there is really just too little information here to start jumping right to speculative panic.
Um... I'll answer the two paragraphs separately.
1 - Similarly to above, that's not how it works. There is no pay cut. That doesn't happen. BioWare employees are receiving the same salary as before. The relative value of those dollars has principally changed relative to the value of the American dollar, not the cost of living in Canada. While an employee in Edmonton might see a small rise in the cost of living, that would primarily be in the area of food costs, and is a complicated equation that has more to do with what drove the CD down than the fact that its value has declined. An employee in Montréal, however, would be almost entirely unaffected. I assure you that the value of the Canadian dollar is extremely unlikely to have any effect on the development of a specific video game. The software industry is not directly economically dependent on Northern Alberta oil.
2 - In the world of video game software, the "brain drain" effect is not really as big a factor as more common economic causes (such as the dot com burst.) The phenomenon that you are describing is more of an issue in the world of medicine (and, in certain specific eras, the high-tech/engineering sectors.)
Why exactly did I even answer this thread?
Don't mind me, I'll go.
Why exactly did I even answer this thread?
Don't mind me, I'll go.
You're a masochist maybe?
Inquisition is not the game it was supposed to be. The narrative was supposed to be tighter and maps more lively and engaging, according to the devs themselves. They're not making games for your very specific, very weird preferences.
They were also supposed to have dynamic keeps that could get attacked and taken over by enemies. A lot of things were cut just to make it onto the older consoles. I'm thinking anywhere between 3-7 keeps and all the stuff that you mentioned. Now, with this game it's gonna be next gen only. That's gonna free them up to do a lot more and deliver on a lot more promises.
You're a masochist maybe?
No kidding! I'm a Scorpio!
That's not really how it works.
I did say de facto, not actual. In nominal Canadian dollars, yes, there's no change.
But the buying power of those Canadian dollars is diminished. This would particularly affect direct imports or international investments.
I would argue that the effect in Edmonton would actually be smaller, as the general decline of the local economy offsets these losses somewhat by reducing housing costs.
DAI also fixes some of the stuff that DAO got wrong, like regenerating health. It avoided the pitfalls of the ME series (auto-dialogue, interrupts, limited inventory). And it also features BioWare's best voice+paraphrase system yet, despite the precious voiced games showing no signs of improvement on that front.
And then there's the tactical camera. By far BioWare's best work in that area, and almost exactly the camera I request during development. I said "copy the battlefield camera from Total War", and that's basically what they did.
I'm overjoyed.
1. Err... the whole "not regenerating health" thing was the biggest pain in the ass in DAI.
2. As for the tactical camera... no just no.
That's not really how it works.
Um... I'll answer the two paragraphs separately.
1 - Similarly to above, that's not how it works. There is no pay cut. That doesn't happen. BioWare employees are receiving the same salary as before. The relative value of those dollars has principally changed relative to the value of the American dollar, not the cost of living in Canada. While an employee in Edmonton might see a small rise in the cost of living, that would primarily be in the area of food costs, and is a complicated equation that has more to do with what drove the CD down than the fact that its value has declined. An employee in Montréal, however, would be almost entirely unaffected. I assure you that the value of the Canadian dollar is extremely unlikely to have any effect on the development of a specific video game. The software industry is not directly economically dependent on Northern Alberta oil.
2 - In the world of video game software, the "brain drain" effect is not really as big a factor as more common economic causes (such as the dot com burst.) The phenomenon that you are describing is more of an issue in the world of medicine (and, in certain specific eras, the high-tech/engineering sectors.)
1) I was not implying that they received an actual pay cut... although that could also be a result of the additional stresses being placed currently on the Canadian economy by, in part, the slide in the Canadian dollar. Since the Canadian economy in particular is very intertwined with the US economy in that many supplies such as fruits and vegetables throughout the Canadian winter come from the US, the cost of living in Canada tends to increase as well. Companies who purchase their supplies/parts from the US also tend to feel the difference and can either respond by increasing their prices... or cutting salaries... or, alternatively, going out of business entirely... wasn't talking about Alberta oil. In addition, Alberta oil companies are generally paid based on $US (West Texas) prices, so a slide in the Canadian dollar actually helps mitigate the overall worldwide slide in the price of oil.
2) Brain drain in the software industry in Canada IS a factor... I have enough programmers in my extended family to know this personally... and the reason why people bop back and forth across the border isn't always just due to the money. While I agree that the software industry has the "advantage" of being more able than some to employ persons at a distance, it's not immune.
Best camera BioWare has ever done. Their first camera to surpass the infinity engine camera.
You really consider DA I's camera tactical? Even I know you have better taste than that, but I'll leave it at that.
2. As for the tactical camera... no just no.
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