latest Andromeda news
In case you heard about the news about MEA canning the DLC, it's apparently a hoax. More info in the vid below... Good that Bioware brass finally said something. It's about time! https://www.yout...
Forum Discussion
I know Anthem is coming but what am I to do for the next 15 months or so until it hits?
There is very little information coming out about Anthem at the moment, which is understandable but at the same time it can't be the only thing that they communicate about.
I wonder if they understand that gaming is a serious hobby for many that they put a lot of time into and that this is not the way to support that. Information is needed and going months between updates is just so....well, not of this time really.
They seem to want to go big on Anthem and make it a 10 year engagement with dlc and sequels like Destiny is doing. I think that's a good way to approach it but I wonder why they can make a plan like that for Anthem but not Mass Effect.
Or maybe they want to test Anthem and if it works set it up for other franchises as well. I get the feeling they want to get into the business of games that have a more long-term plan and decided on a new IP to do this with so it wouldn't destroy an existing IP if it backfired. I just get this feeling Anthem is a big deal for EAWare and they are hoping it's the platform for their games in the near future.
It is my view, that how Anthem will be received will be of key importance for how BioWare will do business in the future. Therefore we won't get any real news about other IP's like ME and DA until they have released Anthem next year. However, that makes it even more important that they do something now with ME:A in the meantime.
I also wonder how Destiny 2 is going to do. It will be a direct competitor for Anthem I would think but it will come out this year already and will be able to have a more solid game running. So Anthem will have to be pretty amazing all around to compete with that if Destiny 2 is successful.
At the same time Anthem might open up a much larger fanbase than they've had so far and then the ME and DA crowd will automatically become less important to them. It's all very hard to say at this time, but I can't help but feel that Anthem failing might be better for ME and DA fans than Anthem succeeding.
If I'm wrong about that feeling I invite BioWare to explain to me why I'd be wrong about this...but yeah, they'd have to communicate to do that.
It seems that they want every attention to Anthem even if we have little to no informations on it, even if it a year from release. I get it is the new game, htey want it to be a next big thing, ok we got it but doing it by hurting Andromeda and most importantly the Mass Effect universe? I'm not a expert in maketing or human behavior/emotions and so on, so can't say how fans and comunity will react to what EA/BioWare are doing right now with ME and Anthem, it is my personal point of view, opinion and feelings and i'm just presuming that from what i see arround the internet and not a lot of people are seeing and feeling the same.
What i see is a beloved universe of games with millions of fans beeing basically "killed" and burried undergroud for who knows for how long because of Anthem, well it might turn out to be a great game, but if the release and success of that game means the end of Andromeda support and the Mass Effect games for a long future well personaly i will be turn away from that game.
I don't know if EA/BioWare realise what Mass Effect means for tons of people and how they are treating this universe might damage Anthem,we don't need some insider information or rumors just go under every Anthem and ME post/video on every social network or forum and you will see a lot ofpeople blaming BioWare and most importantly Anthem for what is happening with Andromeda now and Mass Effect games in future and, this are not haters that talk shi. about the game, this are normal fans that are rightfully concerned about the future of ME.
Hurting Andromeda and Mass Effect will only damage Anthem, BioWare need to realize this, if in a few months they will come up and say that Andromeda has been abandoned for all as Mass Effect in general, but they still want us to be focused and hyped about Anthem, even if it turn out to be a good game i'll pass on it concentrate on other awesome titles coming in 2018 and wait for Dragon Age 4 and the next Mass Effect game (hopefuly before we get old��).
On contrary is they keep supporting Andromeda and assure us that Mass Effect in not burried under ground for who knows how much time, i'll be more then happy to try Anthem and support it only if it turns to be a BioWare game with great story and beloved characters and not some Destiny clone with endless farming just to get a better gun, oh and it has to be good in singleplayer and not force you to play in mp.
My take on this is that those that say there will be no DLC are forgetting how cheap these are to make. You have all the base figures, weapons and so on. So you only need a storyline a few new characters and worlds. That is basically that.
So what if you can only sell a million copies at a tenner each that's still a lot of money if development cost is only 2-3 mill. Every accountant in the world would say that is a no brainer.
@jpkarlsen wrote:My take on this is that those that say there will be no DLC are forgetting how cheap these are to make. You have all the base figures, weapons and so on. So you only need a storyline a few new characters and worlds. That is basically that.
So what if you can only sell a million copies at a tenner each that's still a lot of money if development cost is only 2-3 mill. Every accountant in the world would say that is a no brainer.
Yeah, and the source of the rumor is "three guys that are supposedly in the know". Kotaku is just stirring the water is being little better than tabloids at this point.
@jpkarlsen wrote:My take on this is that those that say there will be no DLC are forgetting how cheap these are to make. You have all the base figures, weapons and so on. So you only need a storyline a few new characters and worlds. That is basically that.
So what if you can only sell a million copies at a tenner each that's still a lot of money if development cost is only 2-3 mill. Every accountant in the world would say that is a no brainer.
And because many of us are aware of this from the start, speculations about ME:A being abondend started in the first place...
Because it is no big deal to release non-story DLCs and much of the production costs for story DLCs are already in the main game. So what you point out is exactly the reason why we all are suspicious.There is no reason to be silent about ME:A unless there is a decision to be made for whatever reason. And that decision includes downgrading support, delay in favour of some other project or even abandoning it at all. Hopefully that decision is still pending and will result in full support to strengthen the IP for the future!
But fact is there is no commitment from Bioware or EA for much too long time.
Interpreting this as a good omen is loss of reality.Hope is the driving force to say otherwise ...
@Phoenixflieger wrote:
@jpkarlsen wrote:My take on this is that those that say there will be no DLC are forgetting how cheap these are to make. You have all the base figures, weapons and so on. So you only need a storyline a few new characters and worlds. That is basically that.
So what if you can only sell a million copies at a tenner each that's still a lot of money if development cost is only 2-3 mill. Every accountant in the world would say that is a no brainer.
And because many of us are aware of this from the start, speculations about ME:A being abondend started in the first place...
Because it is no big deal to release non-story DLCs and much of the production costs for story DLCs are already in the main game. So what you point out is exactly the reason why we all are suspicious.There is no reason to be silent about ME:A unless there is a decision to be made for whatever reason. And that decision includes downgrading support, delay in favour of some other project or even abandoning it at all. Hopefully that decision is still pending and will result in full support to strengthen the IP for the future!
But fact is there is no commitment from Bioware or EA for much too long time.
Interpreting this as a good omen is loss of reality.Hope is the driving force to say otherwise ...
Well, someone over on the unofficial BSN bioware board noted that they probably can't say anything due to SEC and other financial regulations. IOW, it could cost EA/Bioware a crapton of money if someone "slightly official" blabs about this blockbuster DLC that's going to make tons of money.
