I'm still proud of that thread. I'm gonna miss you jokers.Look at the thread in the ME3 section about the things people have discovered. That is a great thread for folks to see what people have found and then go find it themselves during a playthrough.
There's even one thread for what did you do in ME and one for what did you do in DA. Both good threads for people to post their playthrough and even ask questions about the game. This forum is, well soon to be was, a great place to get answers and information. Oh well.
I haven't seen any issues with Bioware folks posting here when they don't act like jerks, Priestly and Gaider totally deserved the abuse they got because of the way they acted. I don't know if Allan's received any abuse here but the fact that he's still posting here instead of being chased off like them says something. Also that thread after DA2 where there was back and forth discussion with Mark Darrah/Mike Laidlaw was great and I don't remember anyone being abusive to them.
Today was the first day I posted in roughly 17 months or so, so don't read too much into my being here on the forum. I came back because I had heard the news and after reading through this thread decided to log back in again.
Shepard's Paint Adventures, who is saving that?
Well, I've saved all 140 pages of the thread, for what it's worth. I've been considering the option of immortalizing them in an imgur album as the "lazy solution" when I've more time to spare. Maybe they'll be up on whatever-forum us BSN-ers deem as this forum's successor.
Let's have a final moment of silence for Mass Effect Paint Adventures.
As for what's in the future of these BioWare Paint Adventures... I don't know. I've always wanted to do a Dragon Age series and had a couple of templates prepared for that (the different races of Thedas). Right now, I'm busy with the on-going sequel to Old Republic Paint Adventures. I'll probably have to finish that one first before starting something new.
It's been a good run, folks! I'll meet you over at the new place when the time comes!
RIP ME3MP Forums
RIP Waryammer
RIP Portent
They don't want to spend the money to keep the lights on here.
I doubt that's the reason. I mean, really? how much does this cost to them? it's just a mother effing forum and they're BioWare, bought by EA for christ sake. I refuse to believe they can't bother to spend money on having a website live.
One thing I might have missed: What about the old BSN forums? When will they get purged? I think I got a lot of faves on that forum.
Facebook is the same in that if you don't have a profile pic or an open profile that trolls can creeper-farm for info-weaponry, you're summarily dismissed. These are not platforms that facilitate discussion or encourage engagement. =\
I hear ya here. More than once I've been in a discussion on Facebook about some topic or other and my entire argument will be dismissed because my profile picture is a Space Marine from Warhammer 40k, and "nobody should take nerds seriously." /s
One thing I just thought of, good luck trying to use Twitter to talk to devs when at least a couple of them are using blockbots. I would know, I've been blocked by some of them just for hashtagging #GamerGate, not even mentioning or referring to the devs in any way.
The forums were definitely not about talking to the devs. That was never their primary function, and everyone knows it. But you know what, I will enjoy whatever spin I see creeping up on media sites about the 'toxic' fans again. Good fun.
Allan I believe. Conal has barely even stepped foot in this forum except to tell us the next thing he's axing. The idea that spending time here drained him personally is laughable.
I hear ya here. More than once I've been in a discussion on Facebook about some topic or other and my entire argument will be dismissed because my profile picture is a Space Marine from Warhammer 40k, and "nobody should take nerds seriously." /s
But..but..the rise in "geek culture"!
I come to these forums to discuss things with other fans, not to hassle the developers. I mean, it's great if they DO want to listen to feedback, but that's not why I and many others are here. I just want to talk about something I love with like-minded people. I have no one irl to talk to about dwarves and dragons and crap.
This is all I have, and it'll be gone.
Yeah, I recall the old pre-BSN forums which were great for interacting with the developers on a regular basis and it was always nice to interact with them here but BSN was also a nice place to interact with other fans. So in that respect I'll be sad to see it go more than anything. The way the announcement is framed makes it sound like the developers grew tired of the forums or that they had such a lofty opinion of themselves that simply because they couldn't interact with people here as much as possible that meant the whole thing should just be burned to the ground.
I doubt that's the reason. I mean, really? how much does this cost to them? it's just a mother effing forum and they're BioWare, bought by EA for christ sake. I refuse to believe they can't bother to spend money on having a website live.
Agree, there is no way it will be because of cost. I suspect it is the criticism and the prevailing negative vibe. Public perception is important and this place can at times be, not overwhelmingly, but significantly negative. It has an effect on other fans who catch on to the vibe as well members of the staff who become dispirited.
Personally I think it is a very bad decision and the MPer aspect of their games will suffer the most. Places like the ME3 MPer forums were so important for the game and the community. There are other forums but no where else has the same concentration of fans and nowhere else will ever be quite the same.
But..but..the rise in "geek culture"!
Things like video games may have become more popular, but being a gamer or any kind of geek/nerd/whatever is still a bad thing, according to society. Seriously, if you have any non-geek friends and you play tabletop games, don't tell them or they'll probably stop interacting with you. You have people like Devin Faraci wanting to return to the days when nerds were bullied in school (little does he know, they still are) and Robyn Vinter who thinks someone striking up small talk about Pokemon Go is sexual harassment. Personally, I blame The Big Bang Theory more than anything, people aren't wrong when they say that show is blackface for geeks.
I've said so in other threads but will it include saying it in this one as well: I'm disappointed in this decision. I haven't been around often lately (it IS summer after all) but I have been a member of this forum (and the previous BSN) for 6 - 7 years. (not sure why my JE isn't showing up under my name :madface: )
I refuse to use tumblr (talk about toxic) and twitter has become almost as bad. I don't really feel safe posting anything on twitter that isn't "popular" for fear of being ganged up on, so I usually only do casual chit-chatty meaningless crap there. I don't use reddit, I find it's format pretty confusing to use and the down voting thing seems an unfair way to bury posts ppl don't agree with.
I can hope they will reconsider as this is a place where the fans could come together, make friendships, find interesting art/discussions/mods, as well as getting technical help and quest/story help.
I would like to give a shout out to the devs that have posted in this thread (especially Allan as I've actually read a lot of the threads you have participated in) for interacting when they could.
It's been a mostly great ride and I would like to see it continue.
As one of the Dev's that have more or less moved off of here, I am still sad.
I recognize some names but see new ones as well, I wish you all well.
You were always dope. BSN DEV STORY INBOUND-
Jaws of Hakkon released for Inquisition. People weren't sure whether to buy it. I offered to take one for the team and buy it so I could stream it on Twitch for the BSN. That way people could decide if they wanted to play it.
I streamed, and guess who showed up? You. Bioware's Bryan Johnson. In my chat, helping me out with that damned puzzle. We had 90+ people at one time watching me play in silence so they could enjoy the narrative and get a feel for the DLC. Some bought it as a result of that stream.
You didn't have to be there, didn't have to help me out. But you did. And I will always remember that. Thank you.
I wish this forum would stick around so we could get around to more of that in the future, but it appears this may be where we split up. I'll miss you and your kindness.
I have yet to post on a game related forum that didn't suffer from some level of toxicity, some far worse than others. (I'm looking at you, Black Desert Online.)
Anytime you have a large group of people who are emotionally invested in something, and gamers definitely fall into that category, drama will rear its ugly head. Unfortunately, some people just can't grasp the art of constructive criticism - they have to resort to insults and threats.
One thing that has surprised me about this forum is how seemingly meaningless this warning point system is. I've come across threads where people were actually bragging about how many warning points they've accumulated - from a few to hundreds. I've seen posters repeatedly get warned or at most a 24hr ban for pornographic fanart. The moderation here seems so hit and miss. It's difficult to moderate a forum accused of high levels of toxicity when the moderators themselves are so inconsistent.
You were always dope. BSN DEV STORY INBOUND-
Jaws of Hakkon released for Inquisition. People weren't sure whether to buy it. I offered to take one for the team and buy it so I could stream it on Twitch for the BSN. That way people could decide if they wanted to play it.
I streamed, and guess who showed up? You. Bioware's Bryan Johnson. In my chat, helping me out with that damned puzzle. We had 90+ people at one time watching me play in silence so they could enjoy the narrative and get a feel for the DLC. Some bought it as a result of that stream.
You didn't have to be there, didn't have to help me out. But you did. And I will always remember that. Thank you.
I wish this forum would stick around so we could get around to more of that in the future, but it appears this may be where we split up. I'll miss you and your kindness.
I remember that! I bought it because of you guys. Thank you!
The more I think about it, the more I think they are trying to rebuild the community. The BSN was a big project, shifting the community from the old legacy forums to the BSN. It feels like the new Bioware community managers are very deliberately trying to undo the community that was built by Chris Priestly in the years past. I don't know if Priestly was the guy who made the decisions for the BSN, but that era of this community is very much being razed to the ground.
I can only think they must have some long-term plan to re-introduce a new forum community when ME:A launches in 2017. They probably want a fresh start with a totally clean slate, rather than trying to redeem this community that they inherited.
That's kinda what I'm hoping for. I'm hoping the community team gets bombarded with so much respectful and constructive feedback about needing this type of setting that a new forum is launched later. IDK, I'm probably hoping for something that may never happen, but I can't really do much else.
Don' t they just refer us to this forum anyway?
........Oh yeah. They sure do.
I just want to talk about something I love with like-minded people. I have no one irl to talk to about dwarves and dragons and crap.
This is all I have, and it'll be gone.
/12th post whinging
I know right. 
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