[QUOTE=doommarine23;35207424]So is it true this game has been a massive marketing flop? That's what I keep hearing. People keep saying around 50% or more of copies are being returned to Gamestop.
:v:[/QUOTE]
It wasn't a marketing flop, per say. The game failed to live up to promises about the ending, so people are pissed.
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;35207488]It wasn't a marketing flop, per say. The game failed to live up to promises about the ending, so people are pissed.[/QUOTE]
It's worse than that. Not only did it not live up to promises, it was revealed that those promises were flat out lies. They claimed that the ending would be really climactic, conclusive, and satisfying. Then Final Hours revealed that they planned to make it inconclusive and vague.
[QUOTE=Zezibesh;35207477]Why would someone not be entitled to his opinion whether he paid for the game or not? It's still the exact same software.[/QUOTE]
Because they weren't taking the same risk as those who payed for it. Sure, they can have opinions on it, but to complain about something they didn't pay for IS being entitled.
[QUOTE=Mesothere;35108094]I just finished the game, here are my thoughts:
[sp]Solid ending that brought the series full circle, in my opinion. The entire endgame was a brilliant experience - especially the showdown with the Illusive man. I know there's a lot of complaints about the last 5 minutes or so, but I personally thought it was quite well done. I chose to destroy the reapers and my Shepard survived.
Having said all that, I am not without my complaints... I'm not sure why the Normandy was making a relay jump at the end, and I regret not having a proper conclusion on my squadmates and not having them reunite with Shepard. Despite this, I was still satisfied. Looking forward to another playthrough![/sp][/QUOTE]
The bit with the Normandy makes no fucking sense at all. As a shitload of the mass relays are destroyed before they catch up to Joker which means for no fucking reason they just left the battle that decides if everything in the galaxy gets to live or not.
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;35207488]It wasn't a marketing flop, per say. The game failed to live up to promises about the ending, so people are pissed.[/QUOTE]
I just hope they pick their shit up. Mass-Effect doesn't deserve to end like this, or end like a franchise like this.
[QUOTE=Unib5;35205544]I want a Falcon or a Revenant. IMO the best assault rifles in the game. Right now I'm stuck with the Vindicator.[/QUOTE]
you think you've got it bad
I have all the shitty weapons of all categories except Pistols and Shotguns which I have none and too many of, respectively
Because I keep getting goddamn classes and not weapons or upgrades.
[QUOTE=Whatsinaname;35207526]It's worse than that. Not only did it not live up to promises, it was revealed that those promises were flat out lies. [B]They claimed that the ending would be really climactic, conclusive, and satisfying. [/B]Then Final Hours revealed that they planned to make it inconclusive and vague.[/QUOTE]
Well of course they did. I have yet to see a single company say before launch of a game "The game is great, But we think the ending is a bit Meh, Still go and buy now /marketing"
What I feel like doing is commissioning an artist to make a big picture of all the squadmates and Shepard having a drink at a bar. But the thing I want to separate it is that you can change the layers so that the squaddies who died during the course of the game could be removed, Sheploo changed to FemShep, and other choices like that. Now who knows a good artist taking commissions?
[QUOTE=Conro101;35207628]What I feel like doing is commissioning an artist to make a big picture of all the squadmates and Shepard having a drink at a bar. But the thing I want to separate it is that you can change the layers so that the squaddies who died during the course of the game could be removed, Sheploo changed to FemShep, and other choices like that. Now who knows a good artist taking commissions?[/QUOTE]
That would be awesome.
Though the default femshep
:shiver:
I still crash on entering MP, I'v tried restarting Origin, Starting without steam and restarting my PC. Has anyone else had the same problem ?
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;35207488]It wasn't a marketing flop, per say. The game failed to live up to promises about the ending, so people are pissed.[/QUOTE]
I never really followed the announcements they made about the games, I just decided to play them.
The ending was still horrible, broken promises or not. It felt like it was just a piece of shit tacked onto more than a hundred hours of quality entertainment.
[QUOTE=thisguy123;35207430]On an unrelated note, some people I know pirated ME3 and then complained the ending sucked and bioware is a horrible company for getting into bed with EA. Now as they pirated the game, and thus aren't truly entitled to the content within it are they entitled to an opinion at all?[/QUOTE]It's an interesting premise, but since they actually experienced the thing they are talking about firsthand I'd say that they can form opinions about it. If they complain about, say, the pricing of the game or possible backlashes caused by revenue drops for the companies they are failing to support, then you can nail their piratey asses to the wall.
Besides, they're complaining about the story instead of gameplay. You can technically get just as educated on the non-gameplay parts of Mass Effect through youtube and a wiki.
[QUOTE=BreenIsALie;35207609]Well of course they did. I have yet to see a single company say before launch of a game "The game is great, But we think the ending is a bit Meh, Still go and buy now /marketing"[/QUOTE]
But usually, hype is all about exaggeration, not saying things that are the exact opposite of the truth.
[QUOTE=Whatsinaname;35207689]But usually, hype is all about exaggeration, not saying things that are the exact opposite of the truth.[/QUOTE]
This is true. Marketing always bends the gaming truth to some degree.
However, the level of truthbendery which EA did is bullshit of the highest order.
I still need to know if the warp upgrade that increases the power of detonations apply if I use Warp as a primer and Throw as a detonator.
The ending is obviously designed to be bad so they can milk your wallet when the ending DLC comes out.
[QUOTE=SFC3;35207751]The ending is obviously designed to be bad so they can milk your wallet when the ending DLC comes out.[/QUOTE]
Looking at all the quotes from the devs where they say it will end exactly the opposite of how it really did, probably.
got an incredibly odd glitch in multiplayer, i appeared to be gyrating and bunny hopping, and everytime i got into cover i was teleported to the top of the object, unfortunately after running around on the roof tops, i gained the ability of flight, which allowed me to float about but not shoot, this lasted the entire match and i just appeared to float off of tuchunka and into space
another thing was i did a biotic charge but died while doing it, so my limp corpse was flung at a banshee at supersonic speeds
[QUOTE=jiggu;35207780]Looking at all the quotes from the devs where they say it will end exactly the opposite of how it really did, probably.[/QUOTE]I swear that their stances on just about everything is a haphazard mess right now; reading excerpts from that behind-the-scenes app was like peering through an Alice-style looking glass.
We're going to make sure that the ending is conclusive and wraps up everything.
[i]Can we make this ending a little bit more Matrix-y? Take out all the explanations, those are pointless.[/i]
The Prothean was conceptualized after the game went gold, and was always completely separate from the main game. Had it's own budget, own team, and everything.
[i]Here, have this account of when everyone got together and decided that the Prothean had to be cut from the main game.[/i]
[QUOTE=usaokay;35207961]I wonder why Shepard hasn't faced Salarian Reapers (as seen in Mass Effect: Invasion).
I'm assuming we'll face them in that leaked DLC where it is said to have two new enemies. Dunno if it's right since the DLC is simply just a rumor.[/QUOTE]
I don't get it though, if every cycle has patterns, then why did the Reapers not turn human children into husks, like they did with the Prothean empire?
[QUOTE=Egevened;35208004]I don't get it though, if every cycle has patterns, then why did the Reapers not turn human children into husks, like they did with the Prothean empire?[/QUOTE]
the [sp]catalyst was the child so they atleast have some use[/sp]
[QUOTE=usaokay;35208041]There's a powerful foe than the Reapers: Angry soccer moms.[/QUOTE]
iirc the game is already M for Mature
[QUOTE=Jackald;35207906]Is the Multiplayer promotion still on? If so I need to get that. Like now. I have maybe an hour to get it before I need to go.[/QUOTE]
Yep, about 26 hours left.
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[QUOTE=XanaToast.;35207885]got an incredibly odd glitch in multiplayer, i appeared to be gyrating and bunny hopping, and everytime i got into cover i was teleported to the top of the object, unfortunately after running around on the roof tops, i gained the ability of flight, which allowed me to float about but not shoot, this lasted the entire match and i just appeared to float off of tuchunka and into space
another thing was i did a biotic charge but died while doing it, so my limp corpse was flung at a banshee at supersonic speeds[/QUOTE]
Happened to me yesterday, ruined the round completely.
[editline]19th March 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Egevened;35208051]iirc the game is already M for Mature[/QUOTE]
Irrelevant, if the Game in any way portraits Americans as bad people, contains any sort of sexual suggestivity or anything else a soccer mom may dislike they will be infuriated. Even though the game is intended for adults and all ratings say that they still buy the game for their kids and then get mad when they catches their kids fapping to hot alien lesbian sex.
[QUOTE=Saza;35207656]That would be awesome.
Though the default femshep
:shiver:[/QUOTE]
well I still need an artist to actually make it
[QUOTE=Conro101;35208085]well I still need an artist to actually make it[/QUOTE]
an interactive flash painting? interesting idea.
you'll need flash because of your planned features.
So I'm doing a NG+ run, and I get to the end of Mars. Dr. Eva's charging me, and my only weapon is a Scorpion pistol. what do?
[IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/mjbzwp.jpg[/IMG]
Kinda disappointed, seems like it might be a decent weapon if I didn't have to sit on top of an ammo box. At least it still instantly applies ammo effects like it does in SP, though.
[QUOTE=Saza;35207608]you think you've got it bad
I have all the shitty weapons of all categories except Pistols and Shotguns which I have none and too many of, respectively
Because I keep getting goddamn classes and not weapons or upgrades.[/QUOTE]
i have both revenant and falcon
revenant slows you to walk speed when you fire it, is inaccurate as fuck, and eats ammo
falcon's horribly bugged for me because somehow half the time the grenades don't actually fire but it still eats a thermal clip
also they both slow powers to 40% by themselves
[QUOTE=Muertos13;35208105]So I'm doing a NG+ run, and I get to the end of Mars. Dr. Eva's charging me, and my only weapon is a Scorpion pistol. what do?[/QUOTE]
Restart mission or load from wherever you can change weapons.
[editline]19th March 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Mingebox;35208115][IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/mjbzwp.jpg[/IMG]
Kinda disappointed, seems like it might be a decent weapon if I didn't have to sit on top of an ammo box. At least it still instantly applies ammo effects like it does in SP, though.[/QUOTE]
Heresy! You got the greatest gun in the game and you are discontent?
I am in so much awe.
[QUOTE=Muertos13;35208105]So I'm doing a NG+ run, and I get to the end of Mars. Dr. Eva's charging me, and my only weapon is a Scorpion pistol. what do?[/QUOTE]
Try your other weapons. Otherwise, you'll have to load a prior save.
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