Totally agree with you there.Veldie said:
Wait, you paid for a pre-order? Why? Isn't pre-ordering essentially just putting your name down for a copy so you're guaranteed to get one?shewolf51 said:
Perhaps you need to check your definition of angst. Being angry that a game publisher insists we jump through various hoops in order to get the full game experience is not angsting, it is a legitimate concern. I don't have FB anymore, I don't want it back, but if I want these items to enhance my game experience I don't have a choice. The problem is that this is a growing trend - that in order to get the "full" game experience (look at the Stone Prisoner DLC from DA:O for example, or the two downloadable party members from ME2) we have to pay extra for content that, a few years ago, would have come with the game anyway.gmaverick019 said:
oh i know, that was slight trolling on my part, but just before i say anything else, this was the response i LEAST expected to get (you were very composed, so good job!)SonicWaffle said:
Well, me shouting and going "herp derp derp ur a stoopid" probably wasn't going to help the situation muchgmaverick019 said:
I'm not so much blaming them - from their perspective, it makes a certain amount of sense. Dragon Age on FB pushes the brand, and may even reach new customers, as well as presumably providing advertisement money from banners. However, for those gamers who are unwilling to fulfil the required tasks (such as myself) it kinda sucks. That demon-punching ring sounds pretty cool, for example, but not cool enough to start a new FB profile and play the game sufficiently to earn it. It starts small, and frankly this incident is barely worth complaining about, but what if one day the only way to get the Ultimate Weapon O' Serious Motherfuckery is to check into Foursquare, Digg a certain amount of things and plant 100 turnips on Farmville so you can unlock a certain quest? Slippery slope, and all that jazz.gmaverick019 said:
Well, per the article the game is being made by EA 2D in collaboration with BioWare. The name implies that they're hardly a gang of indie types, more an arm of a corporate giant. That doesn't necessarily mean that their game will suck or that they are soulless automatons, just that the game is being made by EA.gmaverick019 said:
I'm sure there is. Think of it in terms of other industries, though. If you go to a restaurant without booking a table beforehand, do they seat you but refuse to serve dessert because it was pre-order only? Would a car dealership sell you a car without tyres because you didn't spend enough time on their Facebook cyber-shop? A DVD that has to be bought new to feature the last ten minutes? Absurd examples, sure, but not that much stranger than removing finished game content until the player satisfies your specific demands.gmaverick019 said:
hah well that was alot of text, but i do highly agree with alot of itSonicWaffle said:
Yeah, it is. I just meant that even though I apparently have enough faith in the game to pre-order a copy of the game ahead of knowing for sure whether or not the game will be good, I'm not going back to Facebook just to get extra content.SonicWaffle said:
