The morons are at it again (ME3 review bombing)

[Lunar Templar]

donno which is sadder, the people trolling Bioware/EA, or that people still use Metacritic for anything

 

[boag]

People are lashing out because they're angry and the company in question refuses to listen.

Dumbing down games.
because you couldnt just pick soldier and steam roll ME1 completely on Insanity right? Push button win game was such a smart way to play it.

Day 0 DLC.
oh noes, they are giving people the OPTION to buy more shit, those evil EA people are turning Bioware into baby eating satanists

Games are getting shorter.
if by shorter you mean making you spend less time on retarded repetitive activities, then yes they are

Games are getting more expensive.
when you pay 90-100 dollars for a rehashed level that repeats add infinity, then you will be right.


The homogenization of the whole industry, making everything into boring FPS clones.
im sorry what?


We're able to communicate with the developers better then ever before, and yet they listen less and less.
are you joking? just because they dont listen to YOUR personal complaints, doesnt mean they havent listened, the whole Tali and Garrus Romance, thats something they put in to shut fans up


People want something different then what is being offered.

Dont generalize what you want with what everyone wants

Ignoring it doesn't work anymore, and all you end up doing is cutting yourself off from your hobby because there are only a handful of companies now who are are all doing the same shit. But the potential for great games is still there. Gems like Deus Ex and the Witcher 2 still get released every once in a blue moon.


The Hype Machine is just to powerful now however, and the DudeBro crowd keeps lazy and cowardly publishers afloat.

So people are going on offensive however they can.
I admire it in a way.
Unfortunately alot of the comments are just stupid/borderline retarded (if you will excuse using that term for a moment). Doesn't change the point or the issue however. Attacking the argument based on a few idiot band wagoners is bullshit.

how can you make so many generalizations in one post?

 

[Beryl77]

Does anyone even take that serious anymore?

 

[Sexy Devil]

Honestly, who cares? Is there anyone on here who actually takes either of the two score aggregates on that site seriously? Professional reviewers are usually ridiculously positive in an effort to sell the game rather than actually review it, and the user reviews almost always get bombed.

Let the idiots have their fun; by getting bent out of shape over it we start caring far too much about some stupid numerical rating system.

 

[babinro]

People boycott and loathe EA, Origin and day 1 DLC. Also Mass Effect as a series is hugely anticipated by the larger community and includes casual elements in terms of gameplay options as well as kinect controls.

I'd have been shocked if the scores reflected the games merits. People in general are far to immature to handle a situation like this ethically.

I for one place no value in metacritic because of it's long standing history of having massive positive and negative review biases from gamers. In my opinion it is a poor place to learn about how good or bad a game truly is.

 

[The Funslinger]

Can't say I am surprised. As petty as it is I find that I am kind of pleased at this although really, who bases purchases on metacritic?

Nobody, but I know various CoD/Fifa fanboys who I unwisely argued with, who will see this and then make this face:

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

If you don't like and hate what they are doing do not do what you have just done and make a thread about it. You are giving them exactly what some of them want attention. Some others however, are doing this out of protest for things they do not like about the game. Once again if you disagree don't give it attention.

Although, that being said I understand this is a forum and we are supposed to discuss things but discussing this won't help with the attitude these people are morons. You seem to from the OP at least give the impression that these people should be shunned so start shunning and less giving attention.

 

[Jeremy Meadows]

Idk. From what my brother is telling me I dont' think I'm gonna like this game. My frist impressions is that they totally dropped the ball trying to get more freaking normines to buy this game instead of focusing on the story and it's fanbase. Hell they even promoted the fact that "If you haven't played any of the mass effects this is a great place to start". What? Who would do that? If everything I'm worried about happens when I play this game then hell yeah I'm giving this game a horriable reveiw. They deserve a little bite in the butt for failing at such a awesome series.

 

[Korten12]

Idk. From what my brother is telling me I dont' think I'm gonna like this game. My frist impressions is that they totally dropped the ball trying to get more freaking normines to buy this game instead of focusing on the story and it's fanbase. Hell they even promoted the fact that "If you haven't played any of the mass effects this is a great place to start".

They did the same for Mass Effect 2...

 

[srm79]

Not all masses of bad reviews are unjustified trolling.

If they're a 0 out of 10 review for a game that was just released and should take more than a day to complete yes they are. Don't try to defend these assclowns. No defense exists for them besides their dad should have hugged them more.

On the other hand, if I had bought a £40 game and then found I couldn't run it because it wasn't compatible with the PUBLISHERS OWN FUCKING DRM/ONLINE PORTAL then I would say that more than warrants a big fat fuck all.

 

[boag]

Not all masses of bad reviews are unjustified trolling.

If they're a 0 out of 10 review for a game that was just released and should take more than a day to complete yes they are. Don't try to defend these assclowns. No defense exists for them besides their dad should have hugged them more.

On the other hand, if I had bought a £40 game and then found I couldn't run it because it wasn't compatible with the PUBLISHERS OWN FUCKING DRM/ONLINE PORTAL then I would say that more than warrants a big fat fuck all.

Holy shit that happened to you?

What has been the response from Customer Support?

 

[Alssadar]

With the release of ME3 I thought I would have a peek on metacritic to see how it was going and read some initial thoughts.

The first mistake was actually going on Metacritic--the second was even looking at reviews.
Since my first time on previously mentioned site, I've realized there are only three times of people on there: Trolls, People who can actually debate scores, and Fanboys.
I think the middle option has a population of, at most, five people.
Thus, Metacritic 'personal' reviews are complete garbage.

 

[isometry]

It's almost as if EA pissed off their former customers by dumbing down the game, drowning us in DLC and pre-order nonsense, and making the game inaccessible without their Origin crapware. What kind of morons would want to express dissatisfaction with the way this corporation has treated them?

 

[boag]

It's almost as if EA pissed off their former customers by dumbing down the game, drowning us in DLC and pre-order nonsense, and making the game inaccessible without their Origin crapware. What kind of morons would want to express dissatisfaction with the way this corporation has treated them?

drowning in DLC?
What are you going on about.

PLease list of all the DLC available for ME3 to see this flood that is DROWNING the consumers.

 

[Fappy]

The game is about 20 hours vs ME1's 40.

Okay now im worried. It takes me about 22 hours to 100% ME1... Surely ME3 can't be half that?

I am 4 hours in and it seems like there is a whole lot of stuff I haven't even touched yet. 20 hours maybe the estimate for sprinting through the main quest and skipping everything else.

 

[boag]

The game is about 20 hours vs ME1's 40.

40 hours of what? roaming around like an idiot on the mako?

walking around from npc to npc?

doing busy body filler work because the actual plot centric parts of the game can be done in 6, including the dialog?

 

[isometry]

It's almost as if EA pissed off their former customers by dumbing down the game, drowning us in DLC and pre-order nonsense, and making the game inaccessible without their Origin crapware. What kind of morons would want to express dissatisfaction with the way this corporation has treated them?

drowning in DLC?
What are you going on about.

PLease list of all the DLC available for ME3 to see this flood that is DROWNING the consumers.

Actually it was the Mass Effect 2 DLC that was one of the last straws for me with the company. For Mass Effect 3, all the pre-order bonuses will become DLC (that always happens), and there is a day-1 DLC. I contrast this with a proper game like Skyrim that releases patches and modding tools long before even talking about any DLC, and they skipped that pre-order bonus garbage completely.

One thing that makes EA's DLC worse than most is that they don't repackage it or lower the price the way that other, better companies do. There is no game of the year edition, and obviously there are no steam sales. Also it's not just overpriced, it's a pain in the ass to download and install compared to games on steam. The DLC for Mass Effect 2 still costs $60 to buy it all:

http://social.bioware.com/page/me2-dlc

So yes, EA personally drowned me in DLC and it is one of the reasons I gave up on the Mass Effect series.

 

[boag]

It's almost as if EA pissed off their former customers by dumbing down the game, drowning us in DLC and pre-order nonsense, and making the game inaccessible without their Origin crapware. What kind of morons would want to express dissatisfaction with the way this corporation has treated them?

drowning in DLC?
What are you going on about.

PLease list of all the DLC available for ME3 to see this flood that is DROWNING the consumers.

Actually it was the Mass Effect 2 DLC that was one of the last straws for me with the company. For Mass Effect 3, all the pre-order bonuses will become DLC (that always happens), and there is a day-1 DLC. I contrast this with a proper game like Skyrim that releases patches and modding tools long before even talking about any DLC, and they skipped that pre-order bonus garbage completely.

One thing that makes EA's DLC worse than most is that they don't repackage it or lower the price the way that other, better companies do. There is no game of the year edition, and obviously there are no steam sales. Also it's not just overpriced, it's a pain in the ass to download and install compared to games on steam. The DLC for Mass Effect 2 still costs $60 to buy it all:

http://social.bioware.com/page/me2-dlc

So yes, EA personally drowned me in DLC and it is one of the reasons I gave up on the Mass Effect series.

You are completely in the right as a consumer to want free stuff, but remember that the Producer is also completely in their right to charge for EXTRA content.

Well at least you explained the situation instead of creating the logical fallacy of claiming ME3 was drowning people in DLC.