Don't forget geeky fan conventions!
See you at SDCC next year if you want to know how much dmg the M-37 Falcon does.
Wait for me! Just let me sell my apartment and all my possessions for that flight ticket to the closest convention! Which would be about 20k kilometers away from where I live...
There is no replacement. People don't need to talk nowdays. Just push that "Like" button like a good little sheep, that's all you need to do.
Oh, I forgot... Answers HQ sucks. It really does.
I'm also wondering - since I still ME3 MP, what is to become of our N7 HQ? Will ME3 MP be impacted? I know lots of peeps that still ME3 MP that would be pretty ticked off to have the rug pulled out from under them.
With the weekend over it'll be interesting to see if any BW employees come back to the board to engage with us. (Because they value our opinion, you know).
The cynic in me would say the timing of the announcement was well planned. Let the fans react and burn themselves out over the weekend and try to wait out until the acceptance phase finally rolls in.
Great post.
One of things BW are counting on is that most members are slumbering in between releases. So what BW did was to announce the closing only on the forums and NOT write any of its members an e-mail. Very cheeky. And that stinks more than anything.
But there is something we can do about that: Just check your friend list and PM to all of the inactive ones. The ones with e-mail notification will surely respond.
I'm also wondering - since I still ME3 MP, what is to become of our N7 HQ? Will ME3 MP be impacted? I know lots of peeps that still ME3 MP that would be pretty ticked off to have the rug pulled out from under them.
I'm still playing, no matter what happens.
I've just managed to upgrade my guns to make Silver challenge seem easy. Now I'm going to keep upgrading until I can survive an entire Gold challenge without spending all my Medi Gel in one gameplay (and still end up dying before the last wave lol!).
Wait for me! Just let me sell my apartment and all my possessions for that flight ticket to the closest convention! Which would be about 20k kilometers away from where I live...
But don't sell your sewing machine, you'll need it to make that elven armor to show BW you are a real fan.
I'm still playing, no matter what happens.
I've just managed to upgrade my guns to make Silver challenge seem easy. Now I'm going to keep upgrading until I can survive an entire Gold challenge without spending all my Medi Gel in one gameplay (and still end up dying before the last wave lol!).
The sad thing is there's more than just ME3 multiplayer data. Thousands of character profiles for DA:O and DA2 exist on the website, and at least 8k modding projects are hosted. I find it really hard to believe they're just going to nuke everything from orbit.
The sad thing is there's more than just ME3 multiplayer data. Thousands of character profiles for DA:O and DA2 exist on the website, and at least 8k modding projects are hosted. I find it really hard to believe they're just going nuke everything from orbit.
They could probably keep that while Nuking the forums.
Let me preface this by saying I went through all 100+ pages. I really don't know where to start or where to end and surely I have nothing new to add to the conversation that hasn't been already said by my fellow forumites.
As my post count may show,I am not a frequent poster but I have been lurking logged in and not logged in for almost 3 years, ever since I discovered and fell madly in love with the Mass Effect universe, and subsequently Dragon Age.So I am one of the recently made fans or Bioware games.
This news about the forums closing has been crushing and sad for me.I can only imagine what it must feel for people who have been posting on BW forums since the beginning. I regret that I didn't participate more and regret I didn't get to know you guys and I am sad I no longer have this idea to look forward to.
Mass Effect as a franchise is of very personal importance to me because they were the games that got me into gaming even at the later age of 22 .They made gaming a dear hobbie and way of life in a time when I had no interests and nothing to be passionate about. It motivated me to do things and even take up volunteer writing news at a gaming website in my country.My personal life later changed in many ways for the better,all because I rediscovered gaming. I found something I loved doing even though it alienated me from most people I knew.(being a gamer and a girl and having friends who are mostly girls and don't game is hard, I still get teased at sometimes for my "nerdy hobbies" but who cares.I am at peace. )
Anyway, I don't wish to be a bore.I want to say is that BSN /Bioware Forums are to thank. Without this place I wouldn't have fallen so in love with ME and DA despite their flaws. I wouldn't have learnt so much about my favourite characters and lore. I wouldn't have read tips on how to play and best enjoy the games.
This is the place where since would find funny posts and awesome art. This is the place where I could dig up and read a super long ,6 year old thread and read about Zevran.This is the place where I could read contructive criticism (and not only ) about the errors of Bioware 's ways without sugar coating.The place where I could mourn the abandonment of Shepard & Squad and the entire Milky Way Galaxy. Soon this place will be lost and erased as if it never existed. This place which made me a fan.
Bioware 's decision is wrong on so many level, insulting and almost... hostile. I will never understand their reasoning, since it was clearly stated by Conal that it is not financial. This will comeback and haunt them because these sort of marketing moves are the ones that poison a good relationship between client and customer. The trust is gone. I used to respect Bioware and now it's just apathy. They made me lose excitement over the release of the next installment of my favourite game series. That tells something. I am not dooming MEA. I might end up loving the hell out of it, heck I even loved Dragon Age 2 .But Bioware? I don't know what to think of them anymore.
All the time I spent here, all the money spent on supporting then by buying merch, the hell I went through to travel across the world to see them at Cons, meet other fans and meet voice actors from their games and this is the thank you...
Part of me begs BW to reconsider but at the same time puling a sudden 180, changing their decision only to show themselves as heros who "listen to and care for the fans" somehow will feel more insulting.
Anyway, I m not on Facebook, Twitter I don't like, Tumblr I can't even...I may force myself to use Reddit or try the fan forums mentioned here. Either way, Bioware won't hear my feedback.
Good Luck and big hugs to all
Edit: Sorry for any mistakes. English is not my first language and I am writing from my phone.
I totally agree with you. As a long time loyal fan and staunch defender, I really do feel betrayed. It is not just the closure of the forum, it was the rationale given - it seemed so disingenuous and thus so disrespectful. That is what hurts the most.
I would have preferred them to tell us the truth which appears to be that it has become time consuming for them to manage the forums and the negativity of the small % of trolls and flame-throwers is offensive to them.
It seems like Bioware operates under a philosophy of we rule by exception therefore we punish all for the transgressions of a few!
Given that Bioware does not frequent the board it is clear that they do not understand the legions of fans and the promotional value of the forum - this translates into dollars to line the Bioware coffers and help them to produce wonderful games..... I don't know why they want to risk the good will and the buying power of their loyal fans... it boggles the mind.
I hope Bioware re-considers. I can't bring myself to return to my 12th DA:I playthrough and my excitement over ME:A has dropped 1000 fold. I hope they at least issue an apology - something. Tell us the truth.
I'm still mad/disappointed. Basically because it feels like Bioware doesn't recognize the value of this place and hasn't for some time, all because the criticism after a couple of bad products they put out got to them.
I will say, this whole drama did teach me one interesting thing- that geeks hate Big Bang Theory and refer to it as 'geek blackface.'
I had no idea it inspired such passions.
tbf I just hate it because it's incredibly unfunny once I got over the initial novelty of seeing a mainstream TV show make sort of accurate geeky references instead of things like talking about getting the high score in D&D or beating the final level in Halo or whatever.
tbf I just hate it because it's incredibly unfunny once I got over the initial novelty of seeing a mainstream TV show make sort of accurate geeky references instead of things like talking about getting the high score in D&D or beating the final level in Halo or whatever....
This thread is on fire and all we've heard so far is "it's not about the money", "it was a hard decision" and "we will still solicit feedback". How can they afford to be silent right now? Was their plan "let's drop this bomb and then not log in again until the 26th"?
It's the weekend, so none of the people who are in a position to say anything are at work right now. Tomorrow is when they may comment again.
tbf I just hate it because it's incredibly unfunny once I got over the initial novelty of seeing a mainstream TV show make sort of accurate geeky references instead of things like talking about getting the high score in D&D or beating the final level in Halo or whatever.
I realize the show was directed towards a general audience, but as a scientist, I honestly despise Big Bang Theory. On the other hand, I thought Stranger Things on Netflix was a great find that really hit home on the DnD jokes/experience.
It's the weekend, so none of the people who are in a position to say anything are at work right now. Tomorrow is when they may comment again.
With the weekend over it'll be interesting to see if any BW employees come back to the board to engage with us. (Because they value our opinion, you know).
The cynic in me would say the timing of the announcement was well planned. Let the fans react and burn themselves out over the weekend and try to wait out until the acceptance phase finally rolls in.
Yeah, I'm wondering where all the old visitors are and hope they show up over the next month. Sheryl Chee, Mary Kirby, Fernando Melo, Patrick Weekes, etc etc.
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I realize the show was directed towards a general audience, but as a scientist, I honestly despise Big Bang Theory. On the other hand, I thought Stranger Things on Netflix was a great find that really hit home on the DnD jokes/experience.
It's one of those shows that would be a completely different experience without the laugh track.
Where do you think you'll be setting up after the closure, Il Divo?
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Dude, are you trying to make me cry? I miss the Woo, those were the days. 
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