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[Tyfreaky]

Thought I would post this here in the spoilers section:

Learnin' about lovin' from ... video games?

I am really rather surprised, the author of this story, either really did her homework, or played both games multiple times.

Also, I can't believe its not a hatchet job, or some article yelling about overripe space boobies and interspecies relationships and how they are keeping usfrom developing real romances.

This was actually a very indepth and informative article. Top it off that she was exclusively talking about Bioware games and you have, basically, a two page national advertisment for Bioware games FOR FREE!
With the added bonus that you can now show your significant other this article, and tell him/her, "But baby, I'm only playing it so I can learn how to be better in a relationship for you!".
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PS: This should make you romance pack/relationship lovers very happy, as it offers a HUGE incentive for Bioware to go deeper in DLC with relationships.
Now excuse me I have to go before the Tali and Garruslovers get here and start complaining that they got no love in the article! ../../../images/forum/emoticons/w00t.png

Modifié par Tyfreaky, 16 février 2010 - 04:54 .

[epoch_]

how about a link to the article.

[Tyfreaky]

There we go... the edit function on these boards HATES me.. it really does
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35374236/ns/technology_and_science-love_in_the_digital_age//

And here is the link again in case its still acting up.

[Templar Lucas]

Hmm, I wonder how the poll in the article will turn out...

[Abirn]

I am really rather surprised, the author of this story, either really did her homework, or played both games multiple times.

See this is called journalism, You get all the facts then write your story based on the facts you have collected. Somebody at fox news should really be taking notes.

[Talogrungi]

Interesting. Inaccurate.

True in relation to Dragon Age. Relationship success dependant on identifying key factors of personality. Likes shoes. Likes gold bar. Sentimental attachment to handheld reflective surfaces.

Not true in relation to Mass Effect. Romance simple.

[GenericPlayer2]

"Crucial part of the game": This is the BS I don't like, where the journalist exaggerates so he/she creates a controversial issue to talk about.



Game romances are not crucial, nor even central to ME - it just adds atmosphere.

[DirtyVagrant]

What? No mention of Garrus or Tali?





Kidding, kidding.

[Raygereio]

Abirn wrote...
See this is called journalism, You get all the facts then write your story based on the facts you have collected. Somebody at fox news should really be taking notes.

Ah yes, Fox News. I bought Mass Effect at their recommendation; the word "disapointment" can't even begin to discribe how I felt when in fact I couldn't alter Femshep's breastsize to DD's and beyond (trust me, I've looked for that option) or sodomize or rape anyone to my heart's content.

But enough about that; a fairly well written article about a videogame from a non-game-news-source, by someone who actually played the game (s)he's talking about. I do have some issues with the article, but I'm impressed.

Modifié par Raygereio, 16 février 2010 - 04:08 .

[SarEnyaDor]

I was robbed, Alistair wasn't on the poll.

[Tyfreaky]

GenericPlayer2 wrote...

"Crucial part of the game": This is the BS I don't like, where the journalist exaggerates so he/she creates a controversial issue to talk about.

Game romances are not crucial, nor even central to ME - it just adds atmosphere.

She never said romances were "crucial to the game". She said:

Winda Benidetti wrote...

make developing and tending to relationships a crucial part of successfully completing the game."

She later went on to say:

Winda Benidetti wrte...

"You’ll have to figure out how to earn their loyalty and their respect. You’ll have to figure out how to motivate and inspire them. And you’ll even have the opportunity to win their (digital) hearts and woo them
into your (virtual) bed.

You seemed to have skimmed the article and jumped to conclusions.

Modifié par Tyfreaky, 16 février 2010 - 04:22 .

[epoch_]

Templar Lucas wrote...

Hmm, I wonder how the poll in the article will turn out...

RALLY THE TALI LEGION

[Haasth]

Templar Lucas wrote...

Hmm, I wonder how the poll in the article will turn out...

Miranda is winning. This must be one of those rare moments where Tali is losing! 
30% voted for Miranda! What an outrage! (Fine... after Tali, I'd probably pick her too...) 

Modifié par Haasth, 16 février 2010 - 04:03 .

[GenericPlayer2]

Two recently launched role-playing games — "Mass Effect 2" and "Dragon Age: Origins" — make developing and tending to relationships a crucial part of successfully completing the game. Whether you’re jumping into the sci-fi saga that is “Mass Effect” or delving into the dark fantasy of “Dragon Age,” you, the player, must spend hours on end carefully cultivating the relationships that you have with a host of computer-generated characters found in the game.

No I did read it. Its not a crucial part to completing the game. And you don't spend hours wooing and cultivating. It makes it sound like both games are a romance simulator.

[KalenNighteyes]

Not a bad article. Thanks for sharing!

[Tyfreaky]

Is it just me or is it kinda sad, that out of that whole article, the thing you guys seem most interested in is the poll?

I know love interest are important but really? A national article that does not exaggerate or make any of the players of the game look like perverts or weirdos and you guys are fretting about the poll?

[Kordras]

Article about gaming on a mainstream media webpage that isn't negative? Hmm, maybe the medium is making progress.

[Tyfreaky]

GenericPlayer2 wrote...

Two recently launched role-playing games — "Mass Effect 2" and "Dragon Age: Origins" — make developing and tending to relationships a crucial part of successfully completing the game. Whether you’re jumping into the sci-fi saga that is “Mass Effect” or delving into the dark fantasy of “Dragon Age,” you, the player, must spend hours on end carefully cultivating the relationships that you have with a host of computer-generated characters found in the game.

No I did read it. Its not a crucial part to completing the game. And you don't spend hours wooing and cultivating. It makes it sound like both games are a romance simulator.

RELATIONSHIPS ARE A CRUCIAL PART OF COMPLETING THE GAME.
Not romances but relationships. If you don't have loyalty,
FROM DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP AND DOING THERE LOYALTY MISSION. You genenrally lose people or can even lose your commander shepard.

A relationship is not a ROMANCE. I have a relationship with my proctologist, I sure as hell am not going to kiss him though, or shake his hand...

Winda Benidetti wrte...

"You’ll have to figure out how to earn their loyalty and their respect. You’ll have to figure out how to motivate and inspire them. And you’ll even have the opportunity to win their (digital) hearts and woo them into your (virtual) bed.

She even went so far as to differentiate having a relationship and being in a romance.....
You do realize the word relationship does not necessarily (or even to most people) mean being romantically involved with someone?

Modifié par Tyfreaky, 16 février 2010 - 04:21 .

[NuclearBuddha]

That Article wrote...

...trying to figure out how to woo a voluptuous four-toed alien who’s lived her life in a hermetically sealed spacesuit...

Someone needs glasses.  Or perhaps to just lay off the hyperbolic language.

Edit: Also lol-ing at the sudden burst of Tali support.  Up 7% in the last couple minutes.

Modifié par NuclearBuddha, 16 février 2010 - 04:18 .

[Nastrod]

No jack on the poll now thats just bad journalism

[neubourn]

Its amazing the quality of news articles when the author actually plays the game in question.

[Kordras]

NuclearBuddha wrote...

That Article wrote...

...trying to figure out how to woo a voluptuous four-toed alien who’s lived her life in a hermetically sealed spacesuit...

Someone needs glasses.  Or perhaps to just lay off the hyperbolic language.

Well... dem hips...

[NuclearBuddha]

Never heard "voluptuous" applied to hips. But your point stands.

Modifié par NuclearBuddha, 16 février 2010 - 04:26 .

[Daeion]

I didn't know I had to spend hours developing and tending to my ME1 LI's to be successful in ME2...