ME3 extended cut. Optimistic?

[Squidbulb]

You begged for something like this, and now that they're doing something you complain? What the hell? Have you ever heard the phrase "beggars can't be choosers"? If you complained about the ending and are not going to even try out this dlc, YOU ARE A PRICK. There is absolutely nothing you can say to convince me otherwise. If you asked for a different ending and are not happy about this, then you don't deserve a better ending.

 

[Acton Hank]

You begged for something like this, and now that they're doing something you complain? What the hell? Have you ever heard the phrase "beggars can't be choosers"? If you complained about the ending and are not going to even try out this dlc, YOU ARE A PRICK. There is absolutely nothing you can say to convince me otherwise. If you asked for a different ending and are not happy about this, then you don't deserve a better ending.

We asked for a better ending not an explanation of why we got a shitty one.

 

[oooooooooooooooooooooooooo]

The original ending was brilliant. Sure it left some lose threads hanging, but still brilliant. I'm glad they're not changing them.

I wouldn't quite go that far since I thought it could have been executed better, but I also thought it was pretty good and a whole lot better than the hate bandwagon would have you believe.

Anyway the main issue I had with the ending was the lack of closure, an issue which this dlc is specifically made to address, so I am pretty confident that I will enjoy it.

 

[Moth_Monk]

Yes I am optimistic about the Extended Cut. I didn't get depressed (as some have) by Mass Effect 3's ending as some have done. Looking on the bright side, any addition to the ending is an improvement.

 

[MarsProbe]

The original ending was brilliant. Sure it left some lose threads hanging, but still brilliant. I'm glad they're not changing them.

Good one, mate! You almost had me there for a moment; Keep at it!

That's a good one. But just to round it off:


Good to know people on the internet can still make us laugh.

Anyway, I'm not really optimistic about the "extended cut" but I'll take it anyway, as anything has got to better than that...

Unless of course, what you're saying is, the ending to the original game was brilliant. That I would agree with. Sure, it did leave some loose threads hanging but at leats they were picked up in ME2.

 

[AgentLampshade]

I don't care enough to even get it. I played the games, I enjoyed the story, I suffered the ending. That's pretty much it. Next franchise!

 

[Aerosteam]

Pfft, no.

No matter how good it is, there will still be the great shitstorm that is fanboy rage.

 

[Sexy Devil]

The original ending was brilliant. Sure it left some lose threads hanging, but still brilliant. I'm glad they're not changing them.

I'm watching you.



OT: It's not like they could make anything worse than it already is.


Right?

I don't know, Bioware could still hire M. Night Shayma- Shamal- Shyamala- whatever his name is to make it worse.

 

[Kahunaburger]

Let me put my Nostradamus hat on. I see...

...EA/Bioware screwing it up like they always do these days...
...more backlash...
...a forum full of angry threads...
...cries of "entitlement"...
...people moving on to overinvest in, rage about, and defend the next mediocre game...

 

[Murmillos]

If there was a poll, I would have voted No.

But then again, maybe the are attentively attempting to keep our expectations low, so when it does come out and it is a brand new "non-fucked" ending and the star-brat was nothing more then a bad dream, we will all love BioWare again for putting us on this emotional roller coaster.

but i doubt that will happen.



EA basically doesn't want me preordering any more of their games and then waiting until they are $30 or less. Strange marketing strategy, because you'd think they would want me to preorder games at full $70. You know, with those "I believe in the developer" collectors editions that have extra 'art work book' fluff.

But hey, if they don't me preordering their games at full price, then I will gladly oblige them in the future.

 

[Avalanche91]

I'm optimistic, but I am so very, very, veeery carefully.

All the mean words about the ending have already been said, Bioware and EA are making their stand. Now to see if it's worth it.

If anything, I was mildly surprised they release it for free, this being EA and all. Then again, the backlash if they dared pulling that stunt......

 

[Murmillos]

I don't know, Bioware could still hire M. Night Shayma- Shamal- Shyamala- whatever his name is to make it worse.

I honestly think that he could make the ending better then what we got.

 

[Darkcerb]

The original ending was brilliant. Sure it left some lose threads hanging, but still brilliant. I'm glad they're not changing them.

...Which part of "introducing magic to SF, pseudo-science, breaking characters, technology, lies about amount and type of endings" is brilliant? I know 2 wrongs don't make a right, but... you think multiple wrongs can make a right?

I just love that so many people think they're publishers or writers with accomplishments beyond an A in English or 3.2 on their last computer science course....

Sarcasm aside, fans get it through your head that ME3 ended the way it did, Bioware did what they did and any changes after said fact are meaningless to you and will not change your perception of the game or Bioware.
Face it, you hate the game because it has EA stamped on it, you deny the fact that the previous two games had basically the SAME ending no matter what you did in gameplay beyond a minor plot choice (ME1: Council saved/killed, ME2: Collectors base destroyed/handed over to Cerberus).

Stopped reading on the "EA stamp" bullshit.

Yeah, I hate EA so much I didn't pre-order Crysis 2 or ME3, I'm a masochist...

Face it, you pull bullshit arguments out of thin air.

And no, don't bring up previous games. Don't. This was the last game of the trilogy. It was supposed to have "16 endings" that "weren't A, B or C". Actually ME had few differences:

1. Saren can shoot himself, redeeming some of his crimes.
2. Council can survive or not, affects ME3.
3. You change who survives on Virmire, and whether Wrex lives or not.

In ME2, you can have everyone survive the suicide mission, or nobody except Shepard (which probably makes for a very shitty ME3 plot...). Yes, they dropped the ball with the collector base. But it's not in ME2's territory, but in ME3. ME3 was rushed, and many decisions that were promised to have an effect in ME3 didn't happen. Rachni queen dead? They found new one. Anderson in Council? He resigned.

You just gave us more reasons to dislike ME3's "choices are important" bullshit. Except nobody cares about those - gameplay is amazing as it is, and plot is engaging as usual. The ending is just a supermassive black hole that sucks out all the enjoyment because you KNOW that you'll get Blue, Green or Red ending with minor variations.

I ask - where are the 16 endings?

Clearly we all just hate ea/bioware and/or just wanted a happy ending of course either way we just didn't get it.

On topic in case that wasn't clear enough no I'm not in the same continent as hopeful because they're keeping in everything beyond shep getting a face full of harbinger beam, which is where logic, narrative cohesion and plot rapidly died.

 

[Mage of Doom]

You should realise by yourself that the opinion that fans should stop bitching about the ending has no place on a thread that asked people if they were optimistic about the extended cut, if you want to ***** about fans bitching, go make your own damn thread.


Also: We have every right to criticise and ***** as much as we want.

Really? There are really people who are this stupidly hypocritical in real life?

 

[LiberalSquirrel]

I reeeeally hope so. I loved Mass Effect and just want it to get the end it deserves.

Agreed. Hell, I didn't just love Mass Effect in general- I loved Mass Effect 3. The ending was a let-down, but the other 99% of the game was fantastic, in my opinion. So yeah. I'm optimistic. Let's hope the extended cut makes that final 1% of the game stand up to the other 99%.

 

[Acton Hank]

You should realise by yourself that the opinion that fans should stop bitching about the ending has no place on a thread that asked people if they were optimistic about the extended cut, if you want to ***** about fans bitching, go make your own damn thread.


Also: We have every right to criticise and ***** as much as we want.

Really? There are really people who are this stupidly hypocritical in real life?

Is this directed at me?

If so, then I will kindly inform you that my intention was to let him know that complaining about people complaining was not appropriate to this thread. Then I proceded to let him know a few of the reasons why I'm complaining. Then I stated that my opinion is that everyone has the right to criticize and have their own opinion, even if it conflicts with someone else's...

GEDDIT?! Good.

 

[Acton Hank]

I reeeeally hope so. I loved Mass Effect and just want it to get the end it deserves.

Agreed. Hell, I didn't just love Mass Effect in general- I loved Mass Effect 3. The ending was a let-down, but the other 99% of the game was fantastic, in my opinion. So yeah. I'm optimistic. Let's hope the extended cut makes that final 1% of the game stand up to the other 99%.

I'm 50/50, I doubt clarifications and epilogues will solve the general absurdiess of the ending but then again I don't see how it could possibly get worse.

 

[Squidbulb]

We asked for a better ending not an explanation of why we got a shitty one.

You should be happy that you got even that. Honestly, some of the arguments seemed kind of pathetic, in Bioware's position I probably would have done very little about it. I'd let some of the fans be immature and stop buying games, the vast majority will come to their senses and buy Bioware's next game (whether they're still making Mass Effect or not is of no interest to me, however).

 

[Acton Hank]

We asked for a better ending not an explanation of why we got a shitty one.

You should be happy that you got even that. Honestly, some of the arguments seemed kind of pathetic, in Bioware's position I probably would have done very little about it. I'd let some of the fans be immature and stop buying games, the vast majority will come to their senses and buy Bioware's next game (whether they're still making Mass Effect or not is of no interest to me, however).

I should be very happy I get someone to explain to me why their shit stinks? Right.....

If complete disregard for plot consistency, characters, themes, and logic is a pathetic argument to you then... get some standards.

You don't honestly think that the people who hate the ending are in the minority? Do you?

What's with the attitude that people should be glad they get anything at all after spending 60 dollars? I spent money, I expect quality, not to be kicked in the teeth at the end and then get told to buy future dlc.

 

[LiberalSquirrel]

I'm 50/50, I doubt clarifications and epilogues will solve the general absurdiess of the ending but then again I don't see how it could possibly get worse.

Well, I'll admit that I support the Indoctrination Theory (I thought of it myself before I even realized that it was a running theory on the internet, since I had been avoiding anything discussion ME3 in an attempt to avoid spoilers) so I'm hoping that the "clarifications and epilogues" are going to come out in support of said theory. But, hey, I'm holding out hope because... well, Bioware has proven repeatedly that they have some talented writers on their staff. You only have to look at the rest of the series to know that. They've been carrying themes and arcs throughout an entire trilogy, which isn't as easy as it seems, and come out with some rather remarkable games.

This ending was a misstep, sure, but I don't think it was a fatal one. And now they're trying to fix it. So, if nothing else, they can be applauded for that: they're listening to their fans and attempting to extend some sort of an olive branch. There's absolutely zero obligation on their end to do anything. They finished a game, they shipped it, and people purchased it. They didn't have to do anything to the ending if they didn't want to. And it'd be a horrible business decision to extend that metaphorical olive branch and then make that attempted peace-making into a further continuation of everything the fans have been raging about.

And, on a less optimistic note... er, yeah. It'd be hard to actually go someplace worse that that ending.