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Tmon
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Because if the DLC breaks the main game you still ship the main game on time.
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As for firing the designers and hiring more programmers, the workforce isn't that flexible. Finding good talent takes time, and firing skilled employees because they don’t have enough work in the short term is folly. It's obviously a problem for Bioware. You'd be surprised. They have a high bar for call-backs, never mind on-site interviews or hiring. In the five years I was there, they hired writers at a rate of about one a year. And I've mentioned how Ray and Greg hate laying people off -- the first time the company ever did a layoff was part of EA's global worksforce cuts at the beginning of the recession. In other words: Sounds more to me like Bioware is giving people with not much to do at the moment something to show the EA bean counters so they don't get fired or laid off. This. |
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This.
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With which we can lay all those "Electronic Arts is different now, they won't try to screw up developers they buy anymore" nonsense to rest, can't we?
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That particular line wasn't necessarily referring to the Canadian branch.  |
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Nothing in this post represents the views of my current or previous employers.
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Yea probably would've helped if those models actually translated into something worth looking at in game.
Not quite the awesome achievement the Metal Gear Solid B&B Corp were, eh?
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The Maxim article implies it was the body shapes they used as reference... they do appear similar enough. The faces are likely indeed limited to what the sliders can do. And Bioware advertising in Maxim seems to become a tradition at this point...  |
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It just seems like in the past couple weeks every major videogame developer has gone full retard.
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It just seems like in the past couple weeks every major videogame developer has gone full retard.
You haven't been watching the industry for some time, have you? |
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I found my GIS of the second one (Alleykatze) rather fruitful.
Just saying...
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Getting back to teh money grabz: Fable 3 to have MTSwords, and uh... walkthroughs for a small fee. Shit maybe they should have included a leveling service too. |
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Getting back to teh money grabz: Fable 3 to have MTSwords, and uh... walkthroughs for a small fee. Shit maybe they should have included a leveling service too. I'm equally worried about "Natal support" mentioned in that article. My defintion of console gaming doesn't and never will include standing in front of the TV flapping my arms and legs like an idiot. |
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Why would you need a walkthrough for a game in the Fable franchise? They practically play themselves.
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My defintion of console gaming doesn't and never will include standing in front of the TV flapping my arms and legs like an idiot.
Hey, Molyneux changed his position 180 degrees on this... sometime between the Wii being released and Project Natal being announced.  |
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Goreschach
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Getting back to teh money grabz: Fable 3 to have MTSwords, and uh... walkthroughs for a small fee. Shit maybe they should have included a leveling service too. I'm equally worried about "Natal support" mentioned in that article. My defintion of console gaming doesn't and never will include standing in front of the TV flapping my arms and legs like an idiot. What's to be worried about? It's Fable 3, are you actually expecting something good? |
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jth
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Getting back to teh money grabz: Fable 3 to have MTSwords, and uh... walkthroughs for a small fee. Shit maybe they should have included a leveling service too. I'm equally worried about "Natal support" mentioned in that article. My defintion of console gaming doesn't and never will include standing in front of the TV flapping my arms and legs like an idiot. What's to be worried about? It's Fable 3, are you actually expecting something good? Well, not really, it was just an opportunity to express my feelings about Natal :) |
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I don't give a crap about Fable 3. I can't force myself to play Fable 2, there's not a single fun thing to do in that game. And I liked Fable 1.
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I can't force myself to play Fable 2, there's not a single fun thing to do in that game. And I liked Fable 1.
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http://www.dragonagejourneys.com/The web-based flash strategy RPG based on Dragon Age. It's pretty neat! I am enjoying it. Also, you get a hat in DA:O for getting 5 achievements in the flash game.
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But that Captain's salami tray was tight, yo. You plump for the roast pork loin, dogg?
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You have to pay $3 to wear the hat though.
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You have to pay $3 to wear the hat though.
I think maybe they misunderstood the term 'money hats'. |
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http://www.dragonagejourneys.com/The web-based flash strategy RPG based on Dragon Age. It's pretty neat! I am enjoying it. Also, you get a hat in DA:O for getting 5 achievements in the flash game. I enjoy it as well. Played it for awhile. Decent time waster. |
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Because if the DLC breaks the main game you still ship the main game on time. Launch day DLC. |
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Tmon
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Because if the DLC breaks the main game you still ship the main game on time. Launch day DLC. I'm pretty sure that even evil, greedy and stupid EA wouldn't delay shipping a title because their $7 add on dungeon isn't ready on launch day. But hell I've been wrong before. |
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I'd not be surprised if the game slipped and EA offered the DLC first.
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Tmon
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If you count the unlocks in the Java game I think it has.
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If you count the unlocks in the Java game I think it has.
Am I delirious, or is this becoming a single-player RPG with an MMORPG grind that begins before you even get the game? |
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Achievement grind.
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The item grind/DLC is especially flabbergasting; I sure can't wait to get some +2 ring to.. impress my friends? Make this single player game easier? It doesn't seem that anyone is thinking this through.
EDIT: Or perhaps I am being too optimistic and this is all it takes to part a million yahoos from their hard earned money? It is truly a strange new world.
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Tmon
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Am I delirious, or is this becoming a single-player RPG with an MMORPG grind that begins before you even get the game?
You are not, I found myself going out of the way to kill some monsters that I didn't have to just because they were there and I wanted to level up my guy. |
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The item DLC is especially flabbergasting; I sure can't wait to get some +2 ring to.. impress my friends? Make this single player game easier? It doesn't seem that anyone has thought this through.
There's no for-pay item DLC that I'm aware of. Everyone gets the blood dragon armor. |
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The SUPER SEKRET Dragon Age PS3 announcement was that the PS3 version will ship at the same time as the other two now. Other tidbits of fun: Ray Muzyka: Blood Dragon armor comes in all new copies of the game on PS3 as well - it kicks ass. The Blood Dragon armor is linked to your online community account so once you register and download it for PS3, it'll 'unlock the magic' of the Blood Dragon armor in Mass Effect 2 on 360 and PC too! Enjoy the armor for the game we won't give you! WOO! Ray Muzyka: The DLC is integrated right into the game fiction - you can access it through your party camp via a quest giver. Pretty slick in terms of integration and presentation. So, not integrated at all. DoktorZee_BioWare: For WormFOODx - User created content is a big part of the game on PC (as the tools launch at the same time as the PC version) and we are exploring the options for taking across the best user-created content from PC to PS3. Obviously this is something we need to work out with Sony, but we're hopeful it can happen as it would be super-cool. No plans whatsoever. Buy it on PC. DoktorZee_BioWare: My favorite class... undecided. I am partial to gin and tonics. They make the demons go away... |
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