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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 45820

ing of it. Well then you might just get a FULL REFUND from the retailer. On official Bioware Social Network Forum, user \uot;Lycius\uot; stated that he bought Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector\'s Edition, and now the retailer has given him FULL REFUND. Amazon is giving me a refund on my opened CE.

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Csimbi · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:49 am Post subject:

Nice. Now everyone can head to Amazon, play the game and get a full refund.
What other game does Amazon sell?

So, what's next? Detailed storyline in the legal disclaimer so people would know the story before they play it? Interesting.

-=WolverinE=- · Junior Member Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 212

So it's easier to give a full refund instead of a proper ending... Very Happy

kittomer · Contributing Member Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 56

Well, personally, I think this is pretty silly.
Refunds because you didn't like the story? That is a little bit on the far side of rational.
I actually liked the endings, very much hard sci-fi stuff.
I see why the cuddly bear happy happy ending faction of players might not like it, though. Razz

On the other hand, what really pissed me off was the whole war assets/galactic readiness thing, because it is pretty much impossible to reach all the possible endings without playing multiplayer, and I really fucking hate multiplayer of any sort. (Not to say there is anything wrong with liking it, but I don't want any part of it.)

I mean, I've spend a disproportionate amount of time scanning all planets and trying to find every possible quest giver, and I still was a far shot away from getting all possible endings, I couldn't even reach the "green" ending.

sikapossu · Junior Member Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 212

this show what is wrong on ME3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M0Cf864P7E

Baconnaise · Elite Member Joined: 22 Jun 2010 Posts: 710

I'm actually glad this happened. I'd rather see more consumer power than a big fuck you from the companies since they're so large nowadays. There's a downside to everything though.

Csimbi · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:29 pm Post subject:

Sabot · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:39 pm Post subject:

Post effect 3, or internet fu!

Sabot · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:39 pm Post subject:

post effect 2

Sabot · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:39 pm Post subject:

Well... how's about a refund for the last 20yrs of gaming, whereby i didn't get the ending that i wanted?
Honestly, i could understand bad code, constant crashes and lack of patches etc. But this world has gone completely fucking bonkers!!
In fact i've read several thousand books in my life that have SHIT endings, how about a rewrite and recall???

At one time, games DID end. Now because of DLC and the net, we have dev's writing story lines that are open and left as 'maybe'. Purely because of a financial viewpoint.
Years ago an expansion was bought to 'expand' a storyline or other perspective.
Having played Mass Effect 1 and 2 a few years ago, and 'bonded' with my character, i didn't find Mass Effect 3 a continuation of the previous 2 in as much as i hoped. Mass Effect 1 and 2, were and still are classics.
3 plain and simply ran out of steam and lost its 'freshness'.
The same old Normandy 2 and very little change in general left it feeling little had advanced since ME2.
The world and planets needed a complete fresh overhaul, instead it went backwards. Why not the ability to land on every planet and explore and fight at will? We had that previously. It's absolutely POINTLESS to go near a planet now unless it's purely marked on a mission.
Anyway, i could go on, but like all games it's a gamers opinion and we buy enjoy or hate.
Today the passion has gone out of how games are written and put across. They used to be like interactive films but they are getting churned out by dev's who have lost or no longer want to put money into it.
Have players shaped this? Probably, since the amount of gamers who finish (15-40hr) games over night are pretty much the norm.
If they have to stick at a game for a week it's most probably binned and traded anyway...

Csimbi · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:44 pm Post subject:

I don't know. Length is not an issue as long as there's a storyline that keep it interesting without having to reload every quicksave at least once.

Sabot · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:07 pm Post subject:

I'm with you on that. A good story is imperative, as long as it doesn't fragment too much off the course. I can't remember how far i have played into ME3, but it is feeling like a series of tacked on missions. (or the familiar 'find old crew' ME2, routine)
I just think the dev's should have gone completely away from the Citadel and created another planet with a unique city and planetary vehicles.
It was too easy to stick with the same routine. I'm playing every sub-mission before taking on the main plot -as i have always done with any RPG.
Same thing happened to Fallout New Vegas after Fallout 3. It's just BORING! Same game mechanics and principles replayed out with a different name....!
Why do they never go afresh?
Anyway, i've left ME3 for the time being and playing Two Worlds 2 and Ko Amalur.
Time i go back the new ending will be in place and i'll not know what the fuss was about. lol

Csimbi · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:47 pm Post subject: