How is it even possible for a developer to fall off this hard though?
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Bojji
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ecosse_011172
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Oh good, more "woke" discussion, that's always new and interesting.
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The actual truth is that Bioware was never that good. They had a small period of time where they were copying D&D rulesets into digital format, and no one else was. They used a very similar template and remade almost the same game over and over.
They were one of the first studios out there to really push WRPG style voice acting and choices. It was novel, and that made them successful. They had a very, very small period of true brilliance when they combined their cRPG design senabilities with a more mainstream gamer approach and it worked. They still had their feet in detailed cRPGs, but were trying to streamline it and make it more accessible. This resulted in KOTOR 1, Dragon Age 1, Mass Effect 1 and 2. That's their peak. After that, they sold the company to EA at their peak because they had nowhere else to go and their downfall was nearly inevitable. Over time they would design more for casuals, and EA would push more design for profit / mainstream. The rest is history.
We're now about to see if Owlcat can do it better. They're in the goldilocks zone now with The Expanse. They are taking their rich history in cRPGs and detail and starting to make it more accessible. I predict we'll get some great stuff for maybe 10 years, then they will likely decline too if they get bought out. It's all pretty logical if you just look at it from a distance.
They were one of the first studios out there to really push WRPG style voice acting and choices. It was novel, and that made them successful. They had a very, very small period of true brilliance when they combined their cRPG design senabilities with a more mainstream gamer approach and it worked. They still had their feet in detailed cRPGs, but were trying to streamline it and make it more accessible. This resulted in KOTOR 1, Dragon Age 1, Mass Effect 1 and 2. That's their peak. After that, they sold the company to EA at their peak because they had nowhere else to go and their downfall was nearly inevitable. Over time they would design more for casuals, and EA would push more design for profit / mainstream. The rest is history.
We're now about to see if Owlcat can do it better. They're in the goldilocks zone now with The Expanse. They are taking their rich history in cRPGs and detail and starting to make it more accessible. I predict we'll get some great stuff for maybe 10 years, then they will likely decline too if they get bought out. It's all pretty logical if you just look at it from a distance.
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Angry_Megalodon
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Not only it's possible but very easy: replacing good creators with bad creators.
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Ask the director of Veilguard.
mayham2199
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Easy everyone left. It's Bioware in name only. Still my favorite game of all time the whole series anyways.
Boss Mog
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Wow you didn't get permed? Mods must've not seen all the shit you said last time or they would've upgraded you for sure. Insulting the whole board is usually a sure fire way to get permed. Bravo on somehow dodging that bullet. It'll be interesting to see how long you can last before you start calling everybody incels again, especially considering your high rate of posting.
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