agreed.
I mean....they keep saying........"let more people have the chance to play the game" before we can talk about it more freely.
but don't they also realize that they are potentially alienating newcomers to the series who are now hesistant to purchase the game ( like me )?
I think there is a good point about "letting more people finish the game". Speaking as someone whose been playing nothing but ME3 since it was released, and still haven't been able to finish it.
It's only slightly related, but I think one of the major missteps EA made with ME3, was trying to pitch this game as newbie friendly. I wonder how different some of the game may have been if they had thrown all the focus on the import-aspect. That is easily the most unique thing about Mass Effect. It's probably one of the most unique things done this generation of games.
Rule 1 of public relations: If you have nothing to say, then say nothing. Yes. She should just keep quiet until she has something substantial to add and if she really feels the need to talk, then do so without dropping ominous little hints and implications.
Are they PR? Or is it just the twitter accounts of just the developers?
I could see, if they're not PR, them wanting to calm some people down by trying to toss hints (without burning themselves down by breaking out the secrets) to people who might be spamming them with messages?
I dunno. Just a thought.
If they charge for the true ending and it is successful, they set a very bad precedent for the video game industry. If they give it away for free, it will be an unprecedented and innovative way of telling a story....BUT it also sets a very bad precedent for the video game industry because it will only be a matter of time before some company says, "Bioware released an incomplete game and got X amount of downloads. We can do the same and charge for the rest of the game!"
Either way, nothing good will come of this. And I would be shocked if EA gives it away for free.
Won't be for free, I think, since people seem so desperate for it. EA will get their blood money.
For what it's worth, other games have done some...weird things with the ending. This "not a complete game" thing has happened before, probably with different aspects though.
Prince of Persia did something that was way worse, for example. I've heard criticism thrown at the newest Final Fantasy, I believe, for that same reason.
I dont think they can if they wanted to. Doesnt MS force dev's to charge for DLC over a certain file size? No way they release the pack for free on the PSn and charge for it via XBL. They'll just charge for it on both.
But even if thats not the case it won't be free due to the extra costs it takes for them to produce the DLC.
Good point.
The developer of The Witcher 2, CD Projekt Red, actually said that. I think there's been DLC that they've released for free on the PC version, and that they wanted to do the same with the upcoming Xbox 360 version...but Microsoft will not allow it.
On a larger scale, a company like Microsoft knows that they have consumers accustomed to paying for content. Keeping us on the ropes seems like something they really want to continue.
It's why I can't use Netflix on my 360 without a Gold membership, even though I can use it on my PS3 without a Playstation Plus membership.
Awesome.
