BioWare "Considering" Calls for New Mass Effect 3 Ending

[Andy Chalk]

BioWare "Considering" Calls for New Mass Effect 3 Ending

As the furor over Mass Effect 3 continues to roil, BioWare says it hasn't actually closed the door on the possibility of changing the ending.

It's not easy to avoid Mass Effect 3 endgame spoilers because that seems to be the only thing anyone wants to talk about: How an otherwise excellent game crashes and burns in spectacular fashion in the last ten, grossly unsatisfying minutes. The ending is apparently so bad that it's transcended the usual internet petitions and led some aggrieved gamers to actually urge an FTC complaint [http://www.gamepur.com/news/7426-fans-filing-ftc-complaints-against-ea-after-mass-effect-3-ending.html] against BioWare for false advertising.

BioWare hasn't yet commented on that rather extreme course of action but it has now indicated that it's open to the idea of changing the ending, or, more precisely, that it's not flat-out refusing to do so despite previously suggesting that such a move wasn't in the cards. "We are aware that there are concerns about a recent post from this account regarding the ending of the game. In this post it was stated that at this time we do not have plans to change the ending," the studio wrote on the Mass Effect Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/masseffect/posts/275243029217754].

"We would like to clarify that we are actively and seriously taking all player feedback into consideration and have ruled nothing out. At this time we are still collecting and considering your feedback and have not made a decision regarding requests to change the ending," it continued. "Your feedback and opinions are of the utmost importance to us. We apologize for any confusion this has caused. Our top priority regarding this discussion is to keep communication with you, our loyal fans, open and productive."

I'm down with the idea of open and productive communication with fans [although runaway incivility rarely seems far behind] but I still think the idea of demanding a new and "better" ending is ludicrous. I don't really have a stake in either side of this debate, although I think it's absolutely fantastic that the Retake Mass Effect - Child's Play [http://retakemasseffect.chipin.com/retake-mass-effect-childs-play] donation drive has so far raised over $67,000, but you don't paint a new smile on the Mona Lisa just because the original's a bit flat.


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[Fappy]

Good thing I didn't pay for the Mona Lisa

 

[Daystar Clarion]

I'm still a firm believer of the indoctrination theory.

If Bioware manage to pull off what I think they're pulling off, it will be awesome.

 

[Fr]anc[is]

Don't let empty PR bullshit like this influence you. Nothing was actually said. If you let the storm die down now they won't do a damn thing.

 

[Fappy]

I'm still a firm believer of the indoctrination theory.

If Bioware manage to pull off what I think they're pulling off, it will be awesome.

I think it would be silly for them not to run with it honestly. Most the work is done for them.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

I'm still a firm believer of the indoctrination theory.

If Bioware manage to pull off what I think they're pulling off, it will be awesome.

I think it would be silly for them not to run with it honestly. Most the work is done for them.

Exactly. If that wasn't their idea to begin with, they'd be foolish not to follow up on it and claim that it was always the case.

 

[ASnogarD]

Oh I am sure EA will be happy to sell you a alternative ending DLC pack...

For only ££££ you too can have a happy ending, and so can Sheppard *big toothy grin*.

Meh, I want royalties if someone uses that line in an advert.

 

[Fappy]

I'm still a firm believer of the indoctrination theory.

If Bioware manage to pull off what I think they're pulling off, it will be awesome.

I think it would be silly for them not to run with it honestly. Most the work is done for them.

Exactly. If that wasn't their idea to begin with, they'd be foolish not to follow up on it and claim that it was always the case.

I have never seen a more compelling conspiracy theory in fiction before. There is so much evidence! :O

 

[Melon Hunter]

I'm still a firm believer of the indoctrination theory.

If Bioware manage to pull off what I think they're pulling off, it will be awesome.

I think it would be silly for them not to run with it honestly. Most the work is done for them.

Of course, if they do run with it, prepare for a new firestorm of ME3 threads, this time with people gloating and calling all the haters of the original ending and/or indoctrination theory 'indoctrinated'. I'm all for them running with it, but I don't look forward to the Gaming Discussion forum being jammed up by ME3 threads for another month if this comes to pass.

 

[Morbissus]

After checking out the endings I doubt I will even but ME3 used with or without a new ending.

 

[Ridgemo]

*spoilers*

I thought, nay prayed the ending wasn't as terrible as I heard it was.

Unfortunatly, it was. Instead of feeling triumphant, I was instead wondering what the fuck Bioware had been smoking, and how they could miss this bad.

I'm not demanding Shepard be on the beach with Liara in bikini's (though god knows that would be awesome!) but even if it was just Reapers/Shepard dead, but now civilizations can rebuild for the future would have been good.

Spoiler

Not some bullshit God-child pulled straight out their fucking arses.

 

[Fappy]

I'm still a firm believer of the indoctrination theory.

If Bioware manage to pull off what I think they're pulling off, it will be awesome.

I think it would be silly for them not to run with it honestly. Most the work is done for them.

Of course, if they do run with it, prepare for a new firestorm of ME3 threads, this time with people gloating and calling all the haters of the original ending and/or indoctrination theory 'indoctrinated'. I'm all for them running with it, but I don't look forward to the Gaming Discussion forum being jammed up by ME3 threads for another month if this comes to pass.

Look at it this way: If you are among those that prefer a new ending and like the indoctrination theory being implemented in some way you'll probably spend less time on the forums and more time playing the game

 

[tmande2nd]

Bit by bit I wonder if Bioware even cares or realizes what they are doing anymore.

Ah well no point complaining when I dont have to buy their shit anymore.
Just a shame since Bioware was what got me into RPGs in the first place.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

I'm still a firm believer of the indoctrination theory.

If Bioware manage to pull off what I think they're pulling off, it will be awesome.

I think it would be silly for them not to run with it honestly. Most the work is done for them.

Exactly. If that wasn't their idea to begin with, they'd be foolish not to follow up on it and claim that it was always the case.

I have never seen a more compelling conspiracy theory in fiction before. There is so much evidence! :O

Yeah, I think there's too much evidence for it to be just speculation.

I just want to some damn closure, I don't care if Shepard has to die for it.

 

[Fappy]

I'm still a firm believer of the indoctrination theory.

If Bioware manage to pull off what I think they're pulling off, it will be awesome.

I think it would be silly for them not to run with it honestly. Most the work is done for them.

Exactly. If that wasn't their idea to begin with, they'd be foolish not to follow up on it and claim that it was always the case.

I have never seen a more compelling conspiracy theory in fiction before. There is so much evidence! :O

Yeah, I think there's too much evidence for it to be just speculation.

I just want to some damn closure, I don't care if Shepard has to die for it.

Same, though it this point I have already head-cannoned so much it would be weird taking in new information, especially considering at least one of my six Shepards actually survives. >.>

 

[Artemicion]

I'm not sure the Mona Lisa metaphor quite fits.
And Fappy had a point about not actually having paid for the painting.

Anyway. This is actually all I wanted. I'd like to see a new, better-written ending, but the fact that they're even just considering it based on feedback is completely satisfactory for me.

 

[Zhukov]

I'm still a firm believer of the indoctrination theory.

If Bioware manage to pull off what I think they're pulling off, it will be awesome.

Hope springs eternal, eh?

Y'know, I almost envy you.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

*sigh* People really should learn to not pre order or buy day one. If you think you might be the type to get personally offended by something you disagree with, then wait for everyone else to spend their money first. Then you could simply not buy it or at least get it cheaper.

but you don't paint a new smile on the Mona Lisa just because the original's a bit flat.

That actually sounds like a great idea to me.