So Dragon Age 3.... No Pressure?

[Ziggy]

I recently went on there to see how EC was being received and found a huge thread of people complaining about how there should have been an option to

Spoiler

save Thane.

I facepalmed.

BSN wouldn't be happy unless there was a way to get an ending were no one dies, yet EVERYTHING works out in the best possible way for everyone.

People complained that you couldn't save Hawk's mom in DA2, it really didn't bother me because sometimes, no matter how good you are, you just cant save everyone.

Why the hell would people save Hawk's mom? The only person from Hawk's family that i likes was his uncle. Keep in mind that i never met Hawk's sister.

 

[SajuukKhar]

Why the hell would people save Hawk's mom? The only person from Hawk's family that i likes was his uncle. Keep in mind that i never met Hawk's sister.

Because people generally expect to be able to save every single person you ever meet in the game as long as you go through some stupidly long series of hoops so they can brag "I saved everyone on my playthrough".

People complained that you had to kill a vigilant of stendarr in Skyrim, as part of Molag Bal's daedric quest, and were DEMANDING that Bethesda put in some way to do the quest, save him, and still get the artifact.

 

[Phlakes]

The thing about Bioware is that people will buy the game anyway, and it'll be good, and be rated well (outside of user ratings of course). We'll still get a bunch of threads about how they've sold out and they're corrupted by EA and no one will ever buy anything they make again, and then the same thing will happen with the next game.

It definitely says a lot about the audience.

 

[Naqel]

First game lost me somewhere half way through.

By the time second one came about, I already decided to not purchase anything EA had something to do with, and it was supposedly rubbish anyway.

I have no interest in the third one and in fact, hope it fails.

 

[Jaeke]

Are you going to be Hawke again in DA3? I really don't wanna be Hawke again. I felt I wrapped up her story pretty good. She and Fenris disappeared to make little half-elf babies.

All I really hope about DA3 is they don't put in that whole `Thought you were done with combat? HA! Here are a bunch of more spawns!` thing. It was like trying to hang up on someone who wont stop talking.
I don't have massive hopes for DA3, but I hope it surprises me.

I think they pretty much confirmed it'd be neither Hawke nor the Warden (if you preformed the ritual that is.)

OT: Well... nope, nevermind. There's nothing left in my reserves for any hope regarding BioWare.

Captcha: Fast and Loose
It better not be.

 

[CoL0sS]

Don't expect or hope for anything. I'd like for it to be more like Origins, but considering shitstorms their recent games stirred up as well as the fact that they have to appeal to disappointed old fans and draw in new ones, all the while making a tidy profit....It's gonna be interesting.
Am I gonna get it? Pfff, I don't know, but I sure as hell ain't gonna pre-order it. One thing is for certain. As the game nears completion and they start to bother us with their marketing campaign a lot of debates will resurface between Bioware apologists and haters; much to the delight of anyone who just doesn't give a fuck anymore

Captcha: rum ho

Hellz yeah !

 

[crazyrabbits]

The thing about Bioware is that people will buy the game anyway, and it'll be good, and be rated well (outside of user ratings of course). We'll still get a bunch of threads about how they've sold out and they're corrupted by EA and no one will ever buy anything they make again, and then the same thing will happen with the next game.

It definitely says a lot about the audience.

Before ME3 came out, I'd say that would be the norm. However, in light of all the controversy they've courted over the last year, I'm not so sure. There are quite a few stories from people who blindly bought the game after loving the first two, and were immensely disappointed, to the point that they will second-guess any future decisions about new games from the developer.

I agree with Mark - there's a fair share of the hardcore fanbase that has already been marginalized and disenfranchised as a result of being lied to over and over again by a company they had complete faith in. That's enough to shake even the most ardent fanboys from their love of a series. The real gauge will be Bioware's next release, whether it's DAIII, the ME3 DLC or this Ultima revival they're trying to get off the ground. I could see BW transitioning into a clearing house for older franchises to get another chance (i.e. get that money).

 

[Fappy]

The thing about Bioware is that people will buy the game anyway, and it'll be good, and be rated well (outside of user ratings of course). We'll still get a bunch of threads about how they've sold out and they're corrupted by EA and no one will ever buy anything they make again, and then the same thing will happen with the next game.

It definitely says a lot about the audience.

Before ME3 came out, I'd say that would be the norm. However, in light of all the controversy they've courted over the last year, I'm not so sure. There are quite a few stories from people who blindly bought the game after loving the first two, and were immensely disappointed, to the point that they will second-guess any future decisions about new games from the developer.

I agree with Mark - there's a fair share of the hardcore fanbase that has already been marginalized and disenfranchised as a result of being lied to over and over again by a company they had complete faith in. That's enough to shake even the most ardent fanboys from their love of a series. The real gauge will be Bioware's next release, whether it's DAIII, the ME3 DLC or this Ultima revival they're trying to get off the ground. I could see BW transitioning into a clearing house for older franchises to get another chance (i.e. get that money).

I really can't see this Ultima thing going well for anyone to be honest.