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Video game industry thread: Trogdor commands you to use the new thread

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  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Cade wrote: »
    BioWare is locking down the DA2 forums.

    They just made a new Dragon Age 2 General Discussion forum that you have to own the game to post in (it has to be registered to your account). This is after everyone is spamming the DA2 forum with the metacritic stuff.

    Wow, they're even giving an item to have people register now:
    If you have not yet registered your copy of Dragon Age II, you can do so HERE If you do register your game, you not only gain access to post on our registered owner forums, you also get the in game bonus item, the Boots of the Frozen Wastes for doing so.

    Double Wow.

    The boots were on offer BEFORE the game released.

    Renzo on
  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Renzo wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Complaints about change for the positive (ME1 > ME2) are about disliking what the new game is, not what the old one became. Essentially a dislike for the design and type of game, not the execution.

    Complaints about change for the negative (DA1 > DA2) are about disliking developer decisions, not just what the new game is. They're about complaining at execution and design. The absolute worst case scenario.

    It's fine to say you don't like ME2 because you don't like what it is. But not because you don't like how it was made. Because it is a shining example of the specific genre it occupies. You just don't like that genre, not the game itself.

    But with DA2 it's a bit of both. The game changed genres and also turned out worse overall. So you get double the amount of people complaining. Those who don't like the new genre (more of a brawler) and those who don't like the execution.

    It's a perfect storm.

    Dragon Age 2 did not change genres. It's an RPG, just like DA:O and Baldur's Gate, etc.

    Genre was the wrong word really, your're right. Style of game, design maybe. It is certainly different in gameplay, tone and pacing.

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  • AutomaticzenAutomaticzen Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    One guy working at a massive company posting a positive review of his own game is not a 'swirling controversy'. The Escapist has a history of completely blowing these insignificant events out of proportion because that makes them Important Events and Newsworthy.

    Yeah. I saw the thread on Neogaf earlier and skipped it. Non-issue.

    And I enjoy Dragon Age 2.

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  • CadeCade Eppur si muove.Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    One guy working at a massive company posting a positive review of his own game is not a 'swirling controversy'. The Escapist has a history of completely blowing these insignificant events out of proportion because that makes them Important Events and Newsworthy.

    Yeah. I saw the thread on Neogaf earlier and skipped it. Non-issue.

    And I enjoy Dragon Age 2.

    The non issue closed down their DA 2 forums, sounds like an issue.

    Cade on
  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Rehab wrote: »
    Trogdor is still the best dragon-focused game I've personally played.

    And he has a cool theme song.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gz1DIIxmEE&feature=fvst

    At any rate, new thread.

    http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?p=18698182#post18698182

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Cade wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    One guy working at a massive company posting a positive review of his own game is not a 'swirling controversy'. The Escapist has a history of completely blowing these insignificant events out of proportion because that makes them Important Events and Newsworthy.

    Yeah. I saw the thread on Neogaf earlier and skipped it. Non-issue.

    And I enjoy Dragon Age 2.

    The non issue closed down their DA 2 forums, sounds like an issue.

    Never doubt mankind's infinite capacity for stupidity. Particularly over 'controversial' matters.

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  • AutomaticzenAutomaticzen Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Cade wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    One guy working at a massive company posting a positive review of his own game is not a 'swirling controversy'. The Escapist has a history of completely blowing these insignificant events out of proportion because that makes them Important Events and Newsworthy.

    Yeah. I saw the thread on Neogaf earlier and skipped it. Non-issue.

    And I enjoy Dragon Age 2.

    The non issue closed down their DA 2 forums, sounds like an issue.

    A campaign of multiple fake reviews by a company, issue.

    A single guy? Non-issue. If you have 200 user reviews, one guy is nothing.

    People get angry about many a thing. Hell, people on GAF where it started felt it was mostly a non-issue.

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  • CadeCade Eppur si muove.Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Cade wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    One guy working at a massive company posting a positive review of his own game is not a 'swirling controversy'. The Escapist has a history of completely blowing these insignificant events out of proportion because that makes them Important Events and Newsworthy.

    Yeah. I saw the thread on Neogaf earlier and skipped it. Non-issue.

    And I enjoy Dragon Age 2.

    The non issue closed down their DA 2 forums, sounds like an issue.

    A campaign of multiple fake reviews by a company, issue.

    A single guy? Non-issue. If you have 200 user reviews, one guy is nothing.

    People get angry about many a thing. Hell, people on GAF where it started felt it was mostly a non-issue.

    Really, considering the threads going and many of the views seems to many quite a few think otherwise.

    And I don't believe GAF is solely responsible for a forum being locked down, that's just silly.

    Cade on
  • AlgertmanAlgertman Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Guy should have done it like everybody else. Just buy a good review.

    Algertman on
  • AutomaticzenAutomaticzen Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Cade wrote: »
    Really, considering the threads going and many of the views seems to many quite a few think otherwise.
    Bravo for them?
    And I don't believe GAF is solely responsible for a forum being locked down, that's just silly.
    Locked down? I was speaking about the fact that this all started on GAF. (Via Reddit)

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  • CadeCade Eppur si muove.Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Cade wrote: »
    Really, considering the threads going and many of the views seems to many quite a few think otherwise.

    Bravo for them?
    And I don't believe GAF is solely responsible for a forum being locked down, that's just silly.
    Locked down? I was speaking about the fact that this all started on GAF. (Via Reddit)

    Indeed, let's give them a hand.

    *Golf claps*

    BTW that is the second thread about the review, there was another if not some post discussing it in another thread on GAF, originally it was because of this report here.

    Not sure what happened to that thread, might have been merged elsewhere but the thread that your citing came later on. It was already being talked about after that link I posted above popped up.

    The chart picture and all are newer stuff.

    Cade on
  • AutomaticzenAutomaticzen Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Cade wrote: »
    Indeed, let's give them a hand.

    *Golf claps*

    BTW that is the second thread about the review, there was another if not some post discussing it in another thread on GAF, originally it was because of this report here.

    Not sure what happened to that thread, might have been merged elsewhere but the thread that your citing came later on. It was already being talked about after that link I posted above popped up.

    The chart picture and all are newer stuff.

    I stand corrected, good sir.

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  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Couscous wrote: »
    State of Video Games Industy: HEALTHY!
    It needs more "r".
    Please, please, please tell my I'm not too late to make this joke.

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