Wesley Copeland of VGI writes ...
"What started out as a simple news article regarding The Mass Effect 3 DLC 'From Ashes,' has remodelled itself into something else. You see, the more I thought about day one DLC, the more I found myself thinking about gamers and our need for everything! We have this undying need for information and this unfounded level of entitlement.
So the question I pose today is: What do Bioware owe us? The answer is nothing. Especially when it comes to things like DLC."
Earlier this year, BioWare was hit with layoffs as part of a downsizing of parent company Electronic Arts, but fans have been reassured that the next Mass Effect game hasn’t been impacted. Likewise, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf’s development is still churning along, with BioWare putting it at the forefront of its focus and rumors suggesting that it could launch sometime later this year. Fans might be getting another look at the long-in-development Dragon Age: Dreadwolf at the Summer Game Fest in June.
If the recently posted job offering for a temporary development manager is any indication, BioWare could have yet another surprise up its sleeve for when Mass Effect 4 and Dragon Age: Dreadwolf are nearing completion. This mystery BioWare video game could truly be anything, from another spin-off of its two major properties to something entirely new. All there is to go on at the moment is a vague mention in the job posting, and it might still be some time before BioWare is ready to confirm any new games in its pipeline.
So a studio that spent years on anthem then this dragon age thing is now also working on another ip along with mass effect,
You think they would be worried that there brand has been on 3 major screw ups
Dragon age 3 launched broken with the frostbite engine yes its a good game but you can see in the late game how rough it was
anthem......
Mass effect 4 well that dev team was fired so yeah.....
They should make sure this new dragon age is a goat instead of putting more work on the table
How about they focus on those games and not over extend themselves? We don't need another Anthem.
Bioware died after Inquisition (some would even argue after ME3). They are no longer the same company.
Today Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson provided a look into his ideas for the use of generative AI in the company's development processes.
EA is still a shady shitty company even with or without the help of Skynet. All they will use AI for is new ways to milk loot boxes and come up with the same sports title with a different year on the label. They are one company I truly do hate with a passion. They single handedly ruined some great franchise with their death touch. ME, Dead Space, Alice Returns, Dante's Inferno.
EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'
I knew it. Wonder what AI salary looks like? Nothing.
And take away creativity, and people's jobs as we've been seeing. Got it.
No thanks. I want my games created by people, not AI.
EA doesn't want to lose their title of worst gaming company ever, always trying their best to remain the champs!
What's sad is that they have so much potential to be a decent publisher.
SSX Tricky / SSX 3
Def Jam Vendetta / Fight for New York
NBA Street
NFL Steet
Mirror's Edge
Bad Company
Burnout 3 / 4 / 5
Remember when EA used to be awesome? It's all over with now. Unpolished, if not out-right broken games these days. Endless monetization and gambling in their sports games, and let's not forget wasting hours of your life trying to unlock characters or equipment using "surprise boxes!"
Based on one narratively fitting ending in Mass Effect 3, Prothean squadmate Javik is highly unlikely to return in the next Mass Effect game.
He was one of my least favorite characters. I wish they would have done the Proths different.
So, we make them successful, then they wait till we turn away and screw us where it hurts. They dont owe us anything, but we, and they know this is a bad business practice and will bite them in the ass, may it be now, or in later games.
Bioware owe us some explanations. Clarifying our concerns would be a great.
*looks at Bioware social forums*
"EA Sports: It's in the game" (while it honestly isn't).
They owe us everything that is already on the disc, that includes the prothean squad member. If they dont give that to everyone i will pirate it, so instead of losing out on 10$ they will lose out on 40-50$. EAware went too far that is all there is to it.
"What does BioWare owe us... Nothing?" Are you ****** kidding me??? Lots of people have been loyal fans through the years, only to have them slap us in the face because of their greed.
“The content in 'From Ashes' was developed by a separate team (after the core game was finished) and not completed until well after the main game went into certification” says ME3 Producer Michael Gamble. That is total bullsh*t from him, the game was just announced to have been 100% finalized like a week or two ago. The script and story about (at the time just rumors) were leaked back in November.
Its not a big "if" they're just covering their ass to try and convince the gullible fans like the writer of this article, into saying that it was made separately and after the game.
Are you trying to tell me that BioWare, who have been known to make great stories and plots and lore, are just going to add a shallow DLC story to the (as we know it)THE SOLE SURVIVING PROTHEAN?!?!? I think not. At least it would be foolish to think of it in that way.
"what right do customers have to tell developers what we want in the game?" Have you ever studied business??? The world has changed from production base to what do the customers want. We have every right to complain/give ideas/ criticize both good and bad points.
"the majority of us are not angry gamers, but rational gamers...." You don't care how EA/BioWare are taken advantage of you through your wallet. They CUT OUT/locked material in the CD to force you, to pay outside the CE. It's ridiculous business standpoint. Sure they might make a quick buck in the short term but in the long term, they'll keep doing things like this until people get fed up.
CE edition should be cosmetics and just things to give you an slight early advantage in the beginning of the game (Dragon armor in DA:O). Not a character that represent a huge and mysterious portion in the ME lore.