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[Dai Grepher]

The people who know how it should be and care about this are not in positions of power. Those in positions of power have no clue, and they don't care. The whole world seems to be in this predicament.

[Kroitz]

 

Thanks for stopping by! That smiley makes me nostalgic.

[BioFan (Official)]

HOLY GUACAMOLE CHRIS! WOW! Blast from the past!

[zMataxa]

Understanding where Bioware is coming from is understanding that the forums aren't going to be saved. You're trying to treat a corporation like a person and they don't function that way. That's not a judgment of Bioware, either, that's just the way it works. Corporations are planets, people are subatomic particles. The laws of physics apply differently.

Somedays it may seem that way.

In reality, change is always possible, including that of corporate decisions.

But it takes alot of work and energy with no certain outcome of success.

Depends how bad people want it.

[Kantr]

Oh wow. A post from Chris himself! 

[AlleluiaElizabeth]

No, this was not a monetary decision. It also was not an easy one for us to make.

 

We understand that there are people who use and love these boards. And like them, we are sad to see them go. However, many of our players and staff now use other sites and networks outside of these boards, and we want to foster these interactions and support the great fan communities our players have built.

 

As always, we are committed to our players, and will continue to seek out and solicit their feedback. All of you are why we make games and what we love about gaming. This is the end of an era, but we will always, always listen to our players.

 

Also but what I don't understand is why you can't foster interactions on other sites while also having these boards.

 

"Supporting the great fan communities we have built" - this is a great ambition and ideal, but I don't see how it's being served by completely deleting the main one.

 

If BW listens to fan feedback, listen to our feedback on the idea of closing the BSN.

 

Except for this one? I really don't see how fostering community is aided by shutting down one.

 

Well, is sounded almost like he was saying that the hope is, by shutting the forums down, the people here will be forced to migrate to those other satellite sites to talk. I get this from the "many of our players and staff now use other sites and networks outside of these boards, and we want to foster these interactions and support the great fan communities our players have built."  Conal, feel free to correct me, of course.

[Totally Not a Poodle]

Or alternatively, they know about something they're not saying which so much worse that is around the corner, that they figure this is the less-damaging alternative.

I'd still like to know what that alternative is. If I'm to accept this, I need to know that the other option would have been far, far worse. If I'm given the choice of how to die, I'd be pretty pissed if one option was fire and the other option was kept from me.

[nightscrawl]

I heard the news that BioWare is closing the forums, so I dredged up my account to say a few things.

 

For those here who aren't ancient like me, my name is Chris Priestly (some used to call me "Evil Chris") and I worked at BioWare for over 12 years. Basically from the end of BG2 till the start of DA:I. I started at BioWare in the QA department and became a prolific poster on the old BioBoards helping people out on Neverwinter Nights, KotOR and Jade Empire. Remember, this was back when the only real way to dialog between studio and fans was message boards. There was no Facebook, Twitter, blogs, YouTube, etc. As DA:O and ME1 came closer, the CM at the time (Jay Watamaniuk who is still a writer at BioWare) asked me to join the Community team. Together, along with many staff posters, amazing volunteer moderators and excellent fans, we created a great community on the BioWare forums that ran for years. Not everything was always rosey and there were always bumps in the road when fans/customers would question BioWare decisions, but overall we had a great time. Sadly, DA2 and the endings of ME3 weren't enjoyed by everyone (I'm not bring this up more, you know what I'm talking about if you were here) and things turned much more negative than they had been in the past. Still BioWare and its fans worked to keep these forums going. It wasn't easy. There were people in the studio, some quite powerful, who wanted the forums closed. Yet, there were also those, like me, who wanted the boards to stay open and after much discussion, they remained. And BioWare continues strong with the excellent Dragon Age: Inquisition game restoring fan's faith in the series and the intriguing Mass Effect Andromeda on the horizon (more details on this ASAP BioWare please).

 

My time at BioWare ended, but I am pleased the forums remained and the community here continues to thrive and grow. I'll always be a huge BioWare fan myself, I loved DA:I and can't wait for Andromeda to come out, and I am sad that the forums will finally be closing. Yet, I have faith in Conal and the rest of BioWare to have a plan ready for what will come next. Remember, these forums were started because there was no other way to talk with fans. Now there are lots of ways and I know Conal and the teams will be talking full advantage of them in time. I know this won't stop fans from worrying because that is in our nature until we see proof, but that's my 2 cents on it.

 

One last thank you to all of the amazing fans and friends I made during my time at BioWare here on the forums. I was fortunate enough to travel the world for BioWare meeting people including some who met on the boards (more than a few couples who met on the boards only to fall in love and marry in real life) who told me of the strong friendships they have made via the forums over the years. I look forward to being a fan of BioWare in whatever comes next. And a thank you to BioWare for running these forums and they joy they brought me over the years. Cheers.

 

 

 

Wow a blast from the past.

 

It's sad they wanted the boards closed after the ME3 ending debacle and the reception of DA2. Even with all of that, there was still a thriving community that consisted of mostly constructive, or at least non-aggressive or offensive, postings. Even if the negativity is a full 25% of content, which I doubt, that still leaves 75% of good that is keeping fans engaged in the franchise. It's a shame they couldn't see that and had to be convinced, and apparently don't see it now.

[Zehealingman]

Chris Priestly? Woww

[SNascimento]

Have this image been posted before in this thread?



Not that I agree with it, but it kinda fits the moment. 

[Mlady]

Never had the pleasure of knowing Chris but I did enjoy his posts when I was a lurker lol

[Kantr]

Now if only the Doctors themselves posted. That would be a even further blast from the past.

[JobacNoor]

I heard the news that BioWare is closing the forums, so I dredged up my account to say a few things.

 

For those here who aren't ancient like me, my name is Chris Priestly (some used to call me "Evil Chris") and I worked at BioWare for over 12 years. Basically from the end of BG2 till the start of DA:I. I started at BioWare in the QA department and became a prolific poster on the old BioBoards helping people out on Neverwinter Nights, KotOR and Jade Empire. Remember, this was back when the only real way to dialog between studio and fans was message boards. There was no Facebook, Twitter, blogs, YouTube, etc. As DA:O and ME1 came closer, the CM at the time (Jay Watamaniuk who is still a writer at BioWare) asked me to join the Community team. Together, along with many staff posters, amazing volunteer moderators and excellent fans, we created a great community on the BioWare forums that ran for years. Not everything was always rosey and there were always bumps in the road when fans/customers would question BioWare decisions, but overall we had a great time. Sadly, DA2 and the endings of ME3 weren't enjoyed by everyone (I'm not bring this up more, you know what I'm talking about if you were here) and things turned much more negative than they had been in the past. Still BioWare and its fans worked to keep these forums going. It wasn't easy. There were people in the studio, some quite powerful, who wanted the forums closed. Yet, there were also those, like me, who wanted the boards to stay open and after much discussion, they remained. And BioWare continues strong with the excellent Dragon Age: Inquisition game restoring fan's faith in the series and the intriguing Mass Effect Andromeda on the horizon (more details on this ASAP BioWare please).

 

My time at BioWare ended, but I am pleased the forums remained and the community here continues to thrive and grow. I'll always be a huge BioWare fan myself, I loved DA:I and can't wait for Andromeda to come out, and I am sad that the forums will finally be closing. Yet, I have faith in Conal and the rest of BioWare to have a plan ready for what will come next. Remember, these forums were started because there was no other way to talk with fans. Now there are lots of ways and I know Conal and the teams will be talking full advantage of them in time. I know this won't stop fans from worrying because that is in our nature until we see proof, but that's my 2 cents on it.

 

One last thank you to all of the amazing fans and friends I made during my time at BioWare here on the forums. I was fortunate enough to travel the world for BioWare meeting people including some who met on the boards (more than a few couples who met on the boards only to fall in love and marry in real life) who told me of the strong friendships they have made via the forums over the years. I look forward to being a fan of BioWare in whatever comes next. And a thank you to BioWare for running these forums and they joy they brought me over the years. Cheers.

 

 

 

Evil Chris returns right at the end as the forums are in their death throes to deliver a strangely soothing and familiar   at the end of his post. Hello, old friend. This is goddamn poetic.

[Solas]

CHRIS   blast from the past, I had a different username then.

 

[MisterJB]

Who was that guy whose grammar was awful and he had this catchprase...

[Ahriman]

I heard the news that BioWare is closing the forums, so I dredged up my account to say a few things.

 

Spoiler

[hotdogbsg]

To me, a forum like this fosters community and if anything, makes the anticipation of upcoming releases even greater. I knew as soon as I completed ME:A I'd be straight on here to discuss with my fellow fans.

 

I'm sad that it won't happen. Reddit doesn't seem to be accessible for such discussions, Twitter's 140 characters aren't enough and none of my FB friends play video games.

 

For me it's the first indication that Bioware doesn't really care about its consumer base aside from when they are buying the product. They are a business first and foremost and I accept that but it seems a far car from the company I was first introduced to many years ago.

[byne]

Priestly, the guy who shut down the romance forum and banned IT threads, is in favor of allowing BW to shut down the forums? What a shock!

[SnakeCode]

Who was that guy whose grammar was awful and he had this catchprase...

 

End of ______________________________?

[Elhanan]

Have been on a Bioware related forum since '98 or so; lurker on the first boards, and became a frequent poster on those after them. Sad moment for me, as I do not utilize other Social media, so my link to info narrows substantially. And all the info, comments, puns, and other humor will be missed.

And a shout out to CP; hope all is well with you, but sad that this is what brought your brief return.

[MisterJB]

Who was that guy whose grammar was awful and he had this catchprase...

C'mon people, help me out there. His avatar was DA2 PC with pale skin and a beard.

There were even "Make x a squadmate in DA3."

[Dark Helmet]

I heard the news that BioWare is closing the forums, so I dredged up my account to say a few things.

 

For those here who aren't ancient like me, my name is Chris Priestly (some used to call me "Evil Chris") and I worked at BioWare for over 12 years. Basically from the end of BG2 till the start of DA:I. I started at BioWare in the QA department and became a prolific poster on the old BioBoards helping people out on Neverwinter Nights, KotOR and Jade Empire. Remember, this was back when the only real way to dialog between studio and fans was message boards. There was no Facebook, Twitter, blogs, YouTube, etc. As DA:O and ME1 came closer, the CM at the time (Jay Watamaniuk who is still a writer at BioWare) asked me to join the Community team. Together, along with many staff posters, amazing volunteer moderators and excellent fans, we created a great community on the BioWare forums that ran for years. Not everything was always rosey and there were always bumps in the road when fans/customers would question BioWare decisions, but overall we had a great time. Sadly, DA2 and the endings of ME3 weren't enjoyed by everyone (I'm not bring this up more, you know what I'm talking about if you were here) and things turned much more negative than they had been in the past. Still BioWare and its fans worked to keep these forums going. It wasn't easy. There were people in the studio, some quite powerful, who wanted the forums closed. Yet, there were also those, like me, who wanted the boards to stay open and after much discussion, they remained. And BioWare continues strong with the excellent Dragon Age: Inquisition game restoring fan's faith in the series and the intriguing Mass Effect Andromeda on the horizon (more details on this ASAP BioWare please).

 

My time at BioWare ended, but I am pleased the forums remained and the community here continues to thrive and grow. I'll always be a huge BioWare fan myself, I loved DA:I and can't wait for Andromeda to come out, and I am sad that the forums will finally be closing. Yet, I have faith in Conal and the rest of BioWare to have a plan ready for what will come next. Remember, these forums were started because there was no other way to talk with fans. Now there are lots of ways and I know Conal and the teams will be talking full advantage of them in time. I know this won't stop fans from worrying because that is in our nature until we see proof, but that's my 2 cents on it.

 

One last thank you to all of the amazing fans and friends I made during my time at BioWare here on the forums. I was fortunate enough to travel the world for BioWare meeting people including some who met on the boards (more than a few couples who met on the boards only to fall in love and marry in real life) who told me of the strong friendships they have made via the forums over the years. I look forward to being a fan of BioWare in whatever comes next. And a thank you to BioWare for running these forums and they joy they brought me over the years. Cheers.

 

 

 

B-b-ban me senpai...

[Dark Helmet]

C'mon people, help me out there. His avatar was DA2 PC with pale skin and a beard.

There were even "Make x a squadmate in DA3."

Gmagum?

[Jock Cranley]

End of ______________________________?

I still find myself wondering whatever happened to Stanley Woo.

[Furisco]

You listen to your players.

 

Why aren't you listening to us?