No DLC for Andromeda?
Just read this on Kotaku
http://kotaku.com/sources-bioware-montreal-downsized-mass-effect-put-on-1795100285?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow...
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@Nykara360 wrote:
@V4rdyn wrote:
I'm not concerned about the DLCs. Not unless they put it out officially, in our face, that "we're done."
"--you're keeping the lights on. You have my vote."
They seem committed to put it right.
Every other ME game they clearly stated there would be dlc and support for 12 months.The fact that they haven't said this for andromeda but have said no dlc is planned, speaks volumes.Mass Effects done. This is it. There is a skeleton crew working on the last patches and thats all. Everyone else has been moved to the new IP. This wasn't just a small downsize as is normal for post game release - this is a massive its all over downsizing. EA is systematically killing off bioware. This is what they do. Take over companies, make money in them then ditch them.Bubye ME ☹️ you were awesome while you lasted. I won't be touching the new IP. Not after they ditched MEA as a half finished, incomplete story / game. They get away with it once they'll keep doing it.
I agree, this game just came out a couple months ago and is already abandoned. I'll be damned if I consider another EA or Bioware title in the future knowing they just abandon games if they don't get the exact reaction they want upon game release.
I really like Andromeda, I think they did a good job overall, but the fact that they just totally gave up does not encourage me to consider future titles by this studio.
@DarthLlama wrote:
@Nykara360 wrote:
@V4rdyn wrote:
I'm not concerned about the DLCs. Not unless they put it out officially, in our face, that "we're done."
"--you're keeping the lights on. You have my vote."
They seem committed to put it right.
Every other ME game they clearly stated there would be dlc and support for 12 months.The fact that they haven't said this for andromeda but have said no dlc is planned, speaks volumes.Mass Effects done. This is it. There is a skeleton crew working on the last patches and thats all. Everyone else has been moved to the new IP. This wasn't just a small downsize as is normal for post game release - this is a massive its all over downsizing. EA is systematically killing off bioware. This is what they do. Take over companies, make money in them then ditch them.Bubye ME ☹️ you were awesome while you lasted. I won't be touching the new IP. Not after they ditched MEA as a half finished, incomplete story / game. They get away with it once they'll keep doing it.I agree, this game just came out a couple months ago and is already abandoned. I'll be damned if I consider another EA or Bioware title in the future knowing they just abandon games if they don't get the exact reaction they want upon game release.
I really like Andromeda, I think they did a good job overall, but the fact that they just totally gave up does not encourage me to consider future titles by this studio.
Same ☹️.
It very much feels like a they have taken all our money and ran away with it this time, they waited until its too late to get a refund to tell us. So now we are left with an incomplete story and all we can look forward to is it being a slightly more polished incomplete story.
Im done with EA. No more money from me.
Gunna cancel my SWTOR subscription before it comes up again. They aren't getting another cent from me until they rectify this. They need to put some of our $$ back into Andromeda and at least finish off the Quarrian Ark and Mum cure storyline for Ryder. No story finish, no more money from me. Ever. Was never that into dragon age anyhow so wont bother me not buying the next one. As for the new IP, can't miss what Ive never played but I can say no to risking this kind of thing happening to me again. I love ME. I don't want to risk going through it again with something else.
That's how it happened with Might & Magic franchise. ☹️ Cash grab, then dump the rest.
@PandaTar wrote:
That's how it happened with Might & Magic franchise. ☹️ Cash grab, then dump the rest.
Makes zero sense when they have a franchise so widely loved that they could keep making money off by making more games though
@Nykara360 wrote:
@PandaTar wrote:
That's how it happened with Might & Magic franchise. ☹️ Cash grab, then dump the rest.
Makes zero sense when they have a franchise so widely loved that they could keep making money off by making more games thoughPeople thought the same about deus ex. Look how that turned out. The DLC was a slap to the face, microtransactions tacked on at the last second, a minigame that no one wanted, and a half finished story.
@Arsenic_Touch wrote:
@Nykara360 wrote:
@PandaTar wrote:
That's how it happened with Might & Magic franchise. ☹️ Cash grab, then dump the rest.
Makes zero sense when they have a franchise so widely loved that they could keep making money off by making more games thoughPeople thought the same about deus ex. Look how that turned out. The DLC was a slap to the face, microtransactions tacked on at the last second, a minigame that no one wanted, and a half finished story.
Thats what MEA is getting right now. Minus the DLC that we do want. MP is going to be worked on so they can keep sucking more money from the game for as long as possible, while the rest is ditched save a couple of patches.
@Nykara360 wrote:
@PandaTar wrote:
That's how it happened with Might & Magic franchise. ☹️ Cash grab, then dump the rest.
Makes zero sense when they have a franchise so widely loved that they could keep making money off by making more games thoughThese things never made sense in our point of view, only in the other end of the bargain. Worst of it all, it's something that's a tendency. You remember you might have read around here people saying that it's normal, that we shouldn't bother with bugs and stop whining because it's normal releasing something buggy or lacking.
It escalates. That's why I always pointed out that the moment we accept and be conformist by leveling things to the lowest of standards, it's the time things like this will grow even more common. They sell you something that doesn't exist and yet, they request our patient, 'don't expected low scores'. That's sadly laughable.
@PandaTar wrote:
@Nykara360 wrote:
@PandaTar wrote:
That's how it happened with Might & Magic franchise. ☹️ Cash grab, then dump the rest.
Makes zero sense when they have a franchise so widely loved that they could keep making money off by making more games thoughThese things never made sense in our point of view, only in the other end of the bargain. Worst of it all, it's something that's a tendency. You remember you might have read around here people saying that it's normal, that we shouldn't bother with bugs and stop whining because it's normal releasing something buggy or lacking.
It escalates. That's why I always pointed out that the moment we accept and be conformist by leveling things to the lowest of standards, it's the time things like this will grow even more common. They sell you something that doesn't exist and yet, they request our patient, 'don't expected low scores'. That's sadly laughable.
Well I was impressed with the story and the characters in Andromeda from the get go, not the bugs, i just expected those would be fixed. I also expected what the other ME games got, 12 months of support while also working on dlcs etc.
What I wont accept is the game being dropped and unfinished.
@Nykara360 wrote:
@PandaTar wrote:
@Nykara360 wrote:
@PandaTar wrote:
That's how it happened with Might & Magic franchise. ☹️ Cash grab, then dump the rest.
Makes zero sense when they have a franchise so widely loved that they could keep making money off by making more games thoughThese things never made sense in our point of view, only in the other end of the bargain. Worst of it all, it's something that's a tendency. You remember you might have read around here people saying that it's normal, that we shouldn't bother with bugs and stop whining because it's normal releasing something buggy or lacking.
It escalates. That's why I always pointed out that the moment we accept and be conformist by leveling things to the lowest of standards, it's the time things like this will grow even more common. They sell you something that doesn't exist and yet, they request our patient, 'don't expected low scores'. That's sadly laughable.
Well I was impressed with the story and the characters in Andromeda from the get go, not the bugs, i just expected those would be fixed. I also expected what the other ME games got, 12 months of support while also working on dlcs etc.
What I wont accept is the game being dropped and unfinished.
Depends.
If the original plan was to farm out animation, or to answer all the plotlines with DLC and then move on to a different story, or to do off the wall things with the DLC - there are any number of things they could of been planning to do that a regrouping and rethinking may be a good idea. Good stuff takes time to write and produce. Putting out a flurry of material as DLC, if it was just more of the initial release, would of been a bad idea.
I've even said, more than once, if I had to buy DLC to finish all these plotlines I'd be cranky. A second game is years down the road regardless. Part of what they're doing now is spending more time working on the original game than they planned for.
I'll wait and see. I'll also take patches that fix some things now instead of waiting for a patch that fixes everything later... and I am not going to believe no DLC until they actually say "No DLC".
@jpcerutti1 wrote:
@Nykara360 wrote:
@PandaTar wrote:
@Nykara360 wrote:
@PandaTar wrote:
That's how it happened with Might & Magic franchise. ☹️ Cash grab, then dump the rest.
Makes zero sense when they have a franchise so widely loved that they could keep making money off by making more games thoughThese things never made sense in our point of view, only in the other end of the bargain. Worst of it all, it's something that's a tendency. You remember you might have read around here people saying that it's normal, that we shouldn't bother with bugs and stop whining because it's normal releasing something buggy or lacking.
It escalates. That's why I always pointed out that the moment we accept and be conformist by leveling things to the lowest of standards, it's the time things like this will grow even more common. They sell you something that doesn't exist and yet, they request our patient, 'don't expected low scores'. That's sadly laughable.
Well I was impressed with the story and the characters in Andromeda from the get go, not the bugs, i just expected those would be fixed. I also expected what the other ME games got, 12 months of support while also working on dlcs etc.
What I wont accept is the game being dropped and unfinished.
Depends.
If the original plan was to farm out animation, or to answer all the plotlines with DLC and then move on to a different story, or to do off the wall things with the DLC - there are any number of things they could of been planning to do that a regrouping and rethinking may be a good idea. Good stuff takes time to write and produce. Putting out a flurry of material as DLC, if it was just more of the initial release, would of been a bad idea.
I've even said, more than once, if I had to buy DLC to finish all these plotlines I'd be cranky. A second game is years down the road regardless.
I'll wait and see. I'll also take patches that fix some things now instead of waiting for a patch that fixes everything later... and I am not going to believe no DLC until they actually say "No DLC".
They said there is no planned dlc - almost the same thing. They are saying they didn't plan to do any dlc. Its just a slight wording difference because if they said it before release less ppl may have purchased the game. So they worded it open ended when it wasn't.
@Nykara360 wrote:It very much feels like a they have taken all our money and ran away with it this time, they waited until its too late to get a refund to tell us. So now we are left with an incomplete story and all we can look forward to is it being a slightly more polished incomplete story.
Im done with EA. No more money from me.
Gunna cancel my SWTOR subscription before it comes up again. They aren't getting another cent from me until they rectify this. They need to put some of our $$ back into Andromeda and at least finish off the Quarrian Ark and Mum cure storyline for Ryder. No story finish, no more money from me. Ever. Was never that into dragon age anyhow so wont bother me not buying the next one. As for the new IP, can't miss what Ive never played but I can say no to risking this kind of thing happening to me again. I love ME. I don't want to risk going through it again with something else.
I wouldn't ask for a refund even if it was available. I am happy with my purchase of Mass Effect Andromeda, I bought the Digital Deluxe edition ($70 USD) and I have a couple hundred hours into the game, so I feel I have received value for my money.
I am however disappointed that they are not going to support the game further and that so many story lines are going to be left unresolved. I find it irresponsible that the developer is just giving up because they're not happy with the reception the game received. They are addressing bugs and stuff in patches which I am happy about, but developing the game further through DLC could have really helped address issues that people have had and made the game better overall. Instead, they just gave up and quit.
At the very least it tells me that from now on, I should wait on any EA/Bioware title to at least be sure the game is going to be supported beyond it's initial launch. It's extremely disappointing that a supposed 'Triple A Title' is being abandoned 2 months after it's launch.
@DarthLlama wrote:
@Nykara360 wrote:It very much feels like a they have taken all our money and ran away with it this time, they waited until its too late to get a refund to tell us. So now we are left with an incomplete story and all we can look forward to is it being a slightly more polished incomplete story.
Im done with EA. No more money from me.
Gunna cancel my SWTOR subscription before it comes up again. They aren't getting another cent from me until they rectify this. They need to put some of our $$ back into Andromeda and at least finish off the Quarrian Ark and Mum cure storyline for Ryder. No story finish, no more money from me. Ever. Was never that into dragon age anyhow so wont bother me not buying the next one. As for the new IP, can't miss what Ive never played but I can say no to risking this kind of thing happening to me again. I love ME. I don't want to risk going through it again with something else.
I wouldn't ask for a refund even if it was available. I am happy with my purchase of Mass Effect Andromeda, I bought the Digital Deluxe edition ($70 USD) and I have a couple hundred hours into the game, so I feel I have received value for my money.
I am however disappointed that they are not going to support the game further and that so many story lines are going to be left unresolved. I find it irresponsible that the developer is just giving up because they're not happy with the reception the game received. They are addressing bugs and stuff in patches which I am happy about, but developing the game further through DLC could have really helped address issues that people have had and made the game better overall. Instead, they just gave up and quit.
At the very least it tells me that from now on, I should wait on any EA/Bioware title to at least be sure the game is going to be supported beyond it's initial launch. It's extremely disappointing that a supposed 'Triple A Title' is being abandoned 2 months after it's launch.
The only reason I would get a refund on it isn't because I didn't enjoy the base game but to express my displeasure at the support stopping so quickly. That none of the profit seems to be going into continued production of it (dlc) but instead going to some new game i don't yet care about. I don't want my profit going else where, I want them to continue on with mass effect and finishing this unfinished story.
@Nykara360 wrote:
The only reason I would get a refund on it isn't because I didn't enjoy the base game but to express my displeasure at the support stopping so quickly. That none of the profit seems to be going into continued production of it (dlc) but instead going to some new game i don't yet care about. I don't want my profit going else where, I want them to continue on with mass effect and finishing this unfinished story.That sounds fair.. hard to disagree with that.
i was happy with the patch, till i started to read through this thread. now, i'm simply depressed. i feel like i just watched a weird french film that doesn't really end and just leaves you hanging there.
@DarthLlama wrote:
@Nykara360 wrote:It very much feels like a they have taken all our money and ran away with it this time, they waited until its too late to get a refund to tell us. So now we are left with an incomplete story and all we can look forward to is it being a slightly more polished incomplete story.
Im done with EA. No more money from me.
Gunna cancel my SWTOR subscription before it comes up again. They aren't getting another cent from me until they rectify this. They need to put some of our $$ back into Andromeda and at least finish off the Quarrian Ark and Mum cure storyline for Ryder. No story finish, no more money from me. Ever. Was never that into dragon age anyhow so wont bother me not buying the next one. As for the new IP, can't miss what Ive never played but I can say no to risking this kind of thing happening to me again. I love ME. I don't want to risk going through it again with something else.
I wouldn't ask for a refund even if it was available. I am happy with my purchase of Mass Effect Andromeda, I bought the Digital Deluxe edition ($70 USD) and I have a couple hundred hours into the game, so I feel I have received value for my money.
I am however disappointed that they are not going to support the game further and that so many story lines are going to be left unresolved. I find it irresponsible that the developer is just giving up because they're not happy with the reception the game received. They are addressing bugs and stuff in patches which I am happy about, but developing the game further through DLC could have really helped address issues that people have had and made the game better overall. Instead, they just gave up and quit.
At the very least it tells me that from now on, I should wait on any EA/Bioware title to at least be sure the game is going to be supported beyond it's initial launch. It's extremely disappointing that a supposed 'Triple A Title' is being abandoned 2 months after it's launch.
While I agree, I think it's more than just they didn't like the reception. They got massive bad PR all over the place that even the big publications picked it up. I followed it shortly before the game came out and during its release and there seemed to be planned hits all over the place on Youtube and Metacritic of people hopping on the hate train to talk about bits and pieces of the game. EA seems to be running scared and sadly the players like us who enjoyed it and want more were drowned out by all the people who lambasted the game and are now cheering that it's most likely over. If Mass Effect does come back from its hiatus (and that's a very slim chance), I have a feeling it won't be anything connected to or like Andromeda. Kind of puts it into perspective why they were so quiet these past few weeks.
@RaeLarkham wrote:
@DarthLlama wrote:
@Nykara360 wrote:It very much feels like a they have taken all our money and ran away with it this time, they waited until its too late to get a refund to tell us. So now we are left with an incomplete story and all we can look forward to is it being a slightly more polished incomplete story.
Im done with EA. No more money from me.
Gunna cancel my SWTOR subscription before it comes up again. They aren't getting another cent from me until they rectify this. They need to put some of our $$ back into Andromeda and at least finish off the Quarrian Ark and Mum cure storyline for Ryder. No story finish, no more money from me. Ever. Was never that into dragon age anyhow so wont bother me not buying the next one. As for the new IP, can't miss what Ive never played but I can say no to risking this kind of thing happening to me again. I love ME. I don't want to risk going through it again with something else.
I wouldn't ask for a refund even if it was available. I am happy with my purchase of Mass Effect Andromeda, I bought the Digital Deluxe edition ($70 USD) and I have a couple hundred hours into the game, so I feel I have received value for my money.
I am however disappointed that they are not going to support the game further and that so many story lines are going to be left unresolved. I find it irresponsible that the developer is just giving up because they're not happy with the reception the game received. They are addressing bugs and stuff in patches which I am happy about, but developing the game further through DLC could have really helped address issues that people have had and made the game better overall. Instead, they just gave up and quit.
At the very least it tells me that from now on, I should wait on any EA/Bioware title to at least be sure the game is going to be supported beyond it's initial launch. It's extremely disappointing that a supposed 'Triple A Title' is being abandoned 2 months after it's launch.
While I agree, I think it's more than just they didn't like the reception. They got massive bad PR all over the place that even the big publications picked it up. I followed it shortly before the game came out and during its release and there seemed to be planned hits all over the place on Youtube and Metacritic of people hopping on the hate train to talk about bits and pieces of the game. EA seems to be running scared and sadly the players like us who enjoyed it and want more were drowned out by all the people who lambasted the game and are now cheering that it's most likely over. If Mass Effect does come back from its hiatus (and that's a very slim chance), I have a feeling it won't be anything connected to or like Andromeda. Kind of puts it into perspective why they were so quiet these past few weeks.
They do take in game stats. They would be aware of how many have played it right through. How many have played it more than once etc. The critical folks are always the most vocal - they can't be silly enough not to know that.you know... i feel the MEA dev team only gave us a half-hearted go at this game, and that's where most of that ire came from. now, i'm not saying MEA was a bad game (i've said that over a dozen times by now), it's an ok game. and bioware used to be a game development firm that always did better then just ok, for BW... ok might as well be bad.
@Nykara360 wrote:
@RaeLarkham wrote:
@DarthLlama wrote:
@Nykara360 wrote:It very much feels like a they have taken all our money and ran away with it this time, they waited until its too late to get a refund to tell us. So now we are left with an incomplete story and all we can look forward to is it being a slightly more polished incomplete story.
Im done with EA. No more money from me.
Gunna cancel my SWTOR subscription before it comes up again. They aren't getting another cent from me until they rectify this. They need to put some of our $$ back into Andromeda and at least finish off the Quarrian Ark and Mum cure storyline for Ryder. No story finish, no more money from me. Ever. Was never that into dragon age anyhow so wont bother me not buying the next one. As for the new IP, can't miss what Ive never played but I can say no to risking this kind of thing happening to me again. I love ME. I don't want to risk going through it again with something else.
I wouldn't ask for a refund even if it was available. I am happy with my purchase of Mass Effect Andromeda, I bought the Digital Deluxe edition ($70 USD) and I have a couple hundred hours into the game, so I feel I have received value for my money.
I am however disappointed that they are not going to support the game further and that so many story lines are going to be left unresolved. I find it irresponsible that the developer is just giving up because they're not happy with the reception the game received. They are addressing bugs and stuff in patches which I am happy about, but developing the game further through DLC could have really helped address issues that people have had and made the game better overall. Instead, they just gave up and quit.
At the very least it tells me that from now on, I should wait on any EA/Bioware title to at least be sure the game is going to be supported beyond it's initial launch. It's extremely disappointing that a supposed 'Triple A Title' is being abandoned 2 months after it's launch.
While I agree, I think it's more than just they didn't like the reception. They got massive bad PR all over the place that even the big publications picked it up. I followed it shortly before the game came out and during its release and there seemed to be planned hits all over the place on Youtube and Metacritic of people hopping on the hate train to talk about bits and pieces of the game. EA seems to be running scared and sadly the players like us who enjoyed it and want more were drowned out by all the people who lambasted the game and are now cheering that it's most likely over. If Mass Effect does come back from its hiatus (and that's a very slim chance), I have a feeling it won't be anything connected to or like Andromeda. Kind of puts it into perspective why they were so quiet these past few weeks.
They do take in game stats. They would be aware of how many have played it right through. How many have played it more than once etc. The critical folks are always the most vocal - they can't be silly enough not to know that.
One would think so but after the implosion after ME3's ending, mixed with the implosion around this game, plus the attacks against the employees and all the other craziness, EA probably just thinks it's better to wash their hands of everything Mass Effect and run. Anything to save money and yet make as much money as possible via MP DLC and their other properties.This is so disheartening as single player games much less RPG ones seem to be a dying breed. I was really hoping this was the start of a great new ME series.
Sigh.
@Nykara360 wrote:
@RaeLarkham wrote:
@DarthLlama wrote:
@Nykara360 wrote:It very much feels like a they have taken all our money and ran away with it this time, they waited until its too late to get a refund to tell us. So now we are left with an incomplete story and all we can look forward to is it being a slightly more polished incomplete story.
Im done with EA. No more money from me.
Gunna cancel my SWTOR subscription before it comes up again. They aren't getting another cent from me until they rectify this. They need to put some of our $$ back into Andromeda and at least finish off the Quarrian Ark and Mum cure storyline for Ryder. No story finish, no more money from me. Ever. Was never that into dragon age anyhow so wont bother me not buying the next one. As for the new IP, can't miss what Ive never played but I can say no to risking this kind of thing happening to me again. I love ME. I don't want to risk going through it again with something else.
I wouldn't ask for a refund even if it was available. I am happy with my purchase of Mass Effect Andromeda, I bought the Digital Deluxe edition ($70 USD) and I have a couple hundred hours into the game, so I feel I have received value for my money.
I am however disappointed that they are not going to support the game further and that so many story lines are going to be left unresolved. I find it irresponsible that the developer is just giving up because they're not happy with the reception the game received. They are addressing bugs and stuff in patches which I am happy about, but developing the game further through DLC could have really helped address issues that people have had and made the game better overall. Instead, they just gave up and quit.
At the very least it tells me that from now on, I should wait on any EA/Bioware title to at least be sure the game is going to be supported beyond it's initial launch. It's extremely disappointing that a supposed 'Triple A Title' is being abandoned 2 months after it's launch.
While I agree, I think it's more than just they didn't like the reception. They got massive bad PR all over the place that even the big publications picked it up. I followed it shortly before the game came out and during its release and there seemed to be planned hits all over the place on Youtube and Metacritic of people hopping on the hate train to talk about bits and pieces of the game. EA seems to be running scared and sadly the players like us who enjoyed it and want more were drowned out by all the people who lambasted the game and are now cheering that it's most likely over. If Mass Effect does come back from its hiatus (and that's a very slim chance), I have a feeling it won't be anything connected to or like Andromeda. Kind of puts it into perspective why they were so quiet these past few weeks.
They do take in game stats. They would be aware of how many have played it right through. How many have played it more than once etc. The critical folks are always the most vocal - they can't be silly enough not to know that.How strange. I posted twice and it published but then disappeared right away.
In essence, I would agree and looking at stats and logins would definitely make the most sense. But it seems in big business PR and sales numbers trump that. I wish we knew the sales numbers for MEA but with all the online threat of returns, who knows what's true and what's not.With back to back bad reception from ME3 to MEA, it looks like they want to distance themselves from the franchise as a whole. Which makes us fans of it lose out, especially since so many of us were waiting on the edge of our seats for the continuing story and the ties to the loose ends.
This is so disheartening as single player games much less RPG ones seem to be a dying breed. I was really hoping this was the start of a great new ME series.
Sigh.- To those who think they cannot get refunds, yes you can. If you have your receipt.
The game in its current state is not fit for purpose. It was incomplete and flawed at the time of purchase. To add to this, the game has been broken further by shoddy updates.
Bottom line here, the game doesn't function as advertised and speaking for myself, if the game isn't rolled back to ver 1.05 or the game is not fixed by Monday, I shall be returning it for a full refund. Will never buy anything with EA or bioware affiliation in future either.
Personally, this may aswell be the end of Mass Effect, because I can no longer trust the developers and publisher to release a complete working title that won't be broken later by shoddy patching and general internal incompetence. @SmellMyBreakfast ALOT of us bought it digitally, and have played well past a refund point. if anyone DOES manage to get a refund from ea/microsoft/sony by all means let us know, but i dont see it happening with over 100 hours in the game.
- Hmmmm this is a grey area. No idea where you are, but if there is a citizens advice office nearby, i would stop in and ask them. Really they should be offering refunds if requested given the current state of this game. It is truly appalling how broken it is.
I still would like to see some DLCs. I want to see a continuation of the Ryder Family Secret, more on the Kett and more on the Remnant/Jardaan.
But, first I want them to fix some things in the game still. The audio has problems, the lighting has problems, the UI still needs some improvements, the character models need to be improved and the character creator needs to be really improved.
That would make SP worth it to me to continue with for longer term and playing DLC. Without those changes I'll have to think long and hard if I really want to spend more money on the game. I've played too much to warrant a refund. I don't need one, but the game does need some major improvements in the mentioned areas before I would be willing to put anymore cash into it.
I've played a lot in the first 4-5 weeks but I see it's dropping now because I still can't make better looking characters and it's really a shame that they basically downgraded the graphics since Alpha apparently.
So please, first make the game better, then bring out the DLC.
@SmellMyBreakfast wrote:
Personally, this may aswell be the end of Mass Effect, because I can no longer trust the developers and publisher to release a complete working title that won't be broken later by shoddy patching and general internal incompetence.Now that you mentioned this, the most alarming thing is that they thought strange they didn't get the reception they expected, high scores. It was strange, for them, to have that level of complaints. How does that statement translate to us then? Not a bright perspective, to say the least. It shows how divergent both views are.
And whiny crybabies who want refunds after they played over 100 hours once again demonstrate why we won't get a sequel. This is why we can't have nice things. If I was dev and read some of these posts I would change my job cause it's just disheartening how little people seem to think of it.
The game is nowhere so bad to ask a refund. I think they were going in the right direction with those patches.... but then the cold shower of today's news about Bioware future.
Honestly though, if they don't plan to expand upon the ending the game is useless right now. It ends on a so massive cliffhanger, so many questions unanswered, it was clear it was intended to have dlc's and sequels.
It is not a standalone game, the end is too open right now if no continuation is planned.
I seriously hope at EA they figure out they can't let the game die like that.
At least one dlc to bring some closure to the story before putting it to rest!
Related to the topic, another snippet:
"Electronic Arts pledges its support and satisfaction for BioWare, clarifying that the delay of the studio's new action IP isn't connected with the performance of Mass Effect Andromeda."
I agree with the most of it, though the technical hurdles are undeniable; and the patches are partly what the long-term support is for (and huuuge kudos for the Montreal team continuing to work on it!). I just hope this from EA is not corporate sugar coating...
Come on, show us some more of that galaxy. The BW Montreal team made DLCs for the trilogy too. 🙂
