Another Dragon Age 2 Unlockable Goes Up For Grabs

[ace_of_something]

I don't have a facebook. Even if I did I don't think I'd annoy my friends and family like that.

Is that because you do undercover police work, or just because you don't like it?

Are there actually rules against cops having Facebook profiles, or is it just common sense that cops in certain roles will be discreet?

I remember there was a collective facepalm among the security services in the UK, when the wife of the head of MI5 started posting status updates about his new job on her Facebook profile.

I don't really do undercover work anymore at 30 I'm too old for the types of gangs we have around here. (Weird fact, Biker gangs tend to have much older members than traditional 'street gangs') That would be a good reason though. Truth is, I just don't like it.

Until about a year ago [a href=http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/88425737.html]When this[/a] [a href=http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-news-ohio-youth-prison-guard-facebook-slurs,0,1207783.story]sort of thing[/a] [a href=http://www.policeone.com/police-technology/articles/1776582-Two-Wash-officers-fired-over-Facebook-indiscretions/] started happening[/a] no one really gave a crap. Now most departments I know of have a general 'if you wouldn't say it in public don't say it online' type rule it usually falls under a 'representing the department' general rule.
Some, not ours, do have official written policies specifically for facebook, myspace and so on.

 

[Dice Warwick]

Biowere, they show EA how to do marketing.

 

[Akihiko]

I will not be participating in this. I dislike facebook, and refuse to use it.

 

[Gunner 51]

I won't be doing this. In fact, I thought Bioware was above this kind of spamming, I'm going to leave it for the likes of Zynga.

 

[fnartilter]

Well, I did my part with the demo. But I'd rather eat broken glass and sing "The Lonely Goatherd" in the workplace through my cracked, bleeding lips than be forced to visit Facebook every day.

Sorry Bioware, I draw the line.

Yeah... I already visit facebook every day, but I'm not going to pester people (and myself for that matter) by sharing every stupid tweet.

 

[Asehujiko]

wait i dont get it. will the DLC be available to everybody upon purchasing the game (so its comes in the game itself) or is it only available for people participating in this PR stunt? im not going to do this either way, i just want to know if i have anything to gain from super nerds nerding out

If they succeed, everybody with a Bioware Social account, an EA account, a Steam/PSN/XBL gold account and who has the time (and luck) to make them all work together.

If not, Bioware effectively says "pirate this, you get more content then the idiots who spent money on this!"

 

[Danial]

Right sod this, Not doing EA's marketing for the,

 

[Danpascooch]

This is getting ridiculous, they should give their fans the third book just for accomplishing that whole month's advertising in a single week.

We're not your trained monkeys EA, I won't be participating in this and frankly if Dragon Age 1 is any indication, these unlockables could be so powerful they damage the integrity of the game.

 

[Lexodus]

Guys, quit your bitching. You're going on and on like this is the worst thing to ever happen, ever.
It isn't.

It only needs 50,000 people to do it per day (except the last one; not quite sure what '1 million impressions' are on Facebook EDIT: it seems it's shares, reads, views etc.), and we'll easily get that. And it really isn't bothering on either end; it just goes in the feed once per day, and that'll be drowned out of sight almost instantly by people nagging and whining and posting bad song lyrics. Meanwhile, the word of the game gets spread briefly, gamers get a new shiny thing to appease them, and Bioware gets more money and continues to make great games. Works out for all of us, I feel.

 

[rsvp42]

lol @ everyone complaining

If you don't want to do it or don't use Facebook, then don't sweat it. But they have a right to market their game and using the world's largest and most ubiquitous social network is a no-brainer. It's funny how everyone cries bloody murder when a company does something to market its product, as if our world wasn't already saturated with marketing and crass consumerism.

I will share the posts because I would like the item.

 

[rsvp42]

Guys, quit your bitching. You're going on and on like this is the worst thing to ever happen, ever.
It isn't.

It only needs 50,000 people to do it per day (except the last one; not quite sure what '1 million impressions' are on Facebook EDIT: it seems it's shares, reads, views etc.), and we'll easily get that. And it really isn't bothering on either end; it just goes in the feed once per day, and that'll be drowned out of sight almost instantly by people nagging and whining and posting bad song lyrics. Meanwhile, the word of the game gets spread briefly, gamers get a new shiny thing to appease them, and Bioware gets more money and continues to make great games. Works out for all of us, I feel.

QF-freakin-T, right here. I'm as wary of corporate manipulation as the next 20-something, but anything that helps BioWare out can't be bad. They're still on the good list.

 

[rsvp42]

Indeed. Screw all this FB bullshit. I have had it ENOUGH with this item hostage that EA keeps pulling out on us.

You REALLY have to ask yourself if a standard RETAIL version of this game without all the extras included, isn't a gimped version.

These just buff your character and add extras to the experience. The game is not gimped without them unless you find yourself unable to play without a little extra cash or XP. It would be one thing if they were withholding quests or characters, but these are just little tomes with perks. Sure they're nice, but not essential to the gameplay.

 

[Murmillos]

I wouldn't have mind doing this once.. maybe twice, but every single day?

 

[JediMB]

Indeed. Screw all this FB bullshit. I have had it ENOUGH with this item hostage that EA keeps pulling out on us.

You REALLY have to ask yourself if a standard RETAIL version of this game without all the extras included, isn't a gimped version.

These just buff your character and add extras to the experience. The game is not gimped without them unless you find yourself unable to play without a little extra cash or XP. It would be one thing if they were withholding quests or characters, but these are just little tomes with perks. Sure they're nice, but not essential to the gameplay.

I am not Straying Bullet. You made me think someone had actually replied to something I had said, and for that you are evil.

 

[DustyDrB]

This is kind of funny. The requirements keep escalating.

I want them to continue until someone shows up at my door in Dragon Age 2 promotional whitey-tighties while carrying a pamphlet and asking me if I have a personal relationship with Andraste.

 

[HerbertTheHamster]

No go away DLC Age 2: The DLC

 

[Nifarious]

Screw Bioware for blatantly broadcasting that its fans have absolutely no life whatsoever.

Morrigan disapproves -100

 

[Dash85]

It's from The Sound of Music. How have you not seen The Sound of Music?

I've seen it. A long time ago. I didn't particularly like it much, from what I remember. Since it was probably about 15 years ago, I don't remember a whole lot.

 

[mazzaism]

so, three books that have no known use, they'll probably sell it if they don't get the requirements for you guys to get it free, and anyway, these "Powerful Tomes" may be leveled, so you pick it up early, it kills all your enemies up to level 5 in one hit, and then after that it's effectiveness goes down the drain, like some dude's razor on oblivion, or you pick it up too late and lose the fun in the game, either way they're not particularly good unless you're finding something extremely difficult, in my opinion? I'm still undecided about getting the game but if I do I'm definitely getting the Dead Space armour, but i wish it looked like the security armour, that armour is smexy

 

[rsvp42]

I am not Straying Bullet. You made me think someone had actually replied to something I had said, and for that you are evil.

Oh crap. Apologies. I'm not evil, I guess I just clicked the wrong quote button and failed at fixing it before I posted. Fixed now.