Comments | swooping_is_bad: BioWare Staff Are People Too

glaswegian_took in swooping_is_bad

BioWare Staff Are People Too

Feb 20, 2012 11:54

"This might seem a bit of an odd thing to post, but I think it's something we should all bear in mind, especially with ME3 just round the corner. Thankfully, this community is almost always civil, and a generally nice place to hang out - however, anyone who frequents the BioWare Social Network will know the sort of things people can spout when they ( Read more... )

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rhia474 February 21 2012, 15:01:10 UTC

Ack. I can be pretty passionate on occassion about game devs pandering to the lowest common denominator--they have to, after all, it's GAMING, right? But while freedom of expression is a right for everyone, being civil in the discourse is kind of expected of adults. Ms. Hepler proved to be a writer who is refreshingly able to see things from a different gamer demographic's perspective, and I'd prefer her to stay alive for many more years being productive and entertain us with her writing. I am glad the BioWare team united behind her in public.

On a personal level, I would be THRILLED to be able to skip some of the more frustrating combat scenes to be able to savor more of the RP and dialogs/cutscenes. heck, I am known to sweat and swear profusely during those cursed time-constrained action scenes, and let me tell you, it's not fun for those around me.

i_llbedammned February 22 2012, 02:44:32 UTC

...I hate to say it, but sometimes I have to hand over the controller if it gets too frustrating.

rhia474 February 22 2012, 15:00:34 UTC

IKR...happened with ME twice in fact, and with NWN2 once. Husband is very patient, but there's only so much b*tching he can stand from my corner...

adaptation February 22 2012, 08:36:10 UTC

I agree. I don't play these games for the combat, I play for the story. I usually only ever play on Casual or Normal, and I have no qualms about adjusting the difficulty if I get too frustrated with a combat scene.

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responsiveness February 21 2012, 21:37:20 UTC

I hate this world.

noobianrose February 22 2012, 19:48:40 UTC

Now I don't agree with ALL of the decisions that have been made by the Bioware writing staff (especially in the last few years) but I certainly would NEVER go on some rampage and harass this woman. Why can't people have conversations anymore without it becoming utter (and utterly hurtful) insanity? That's just terrible . . .