The whole indoctrination thing makes no sense. Since the beginning of the series, Bioware has made every effort to streamline everything about the games and make it easier and easier for the average person to get into it. Why would they end it with a confusing and unclear as fuck finale? Nope, simplest answer is just that bioware made a pretty shitty ending.
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Mass Effect 3 Spoiler Thread |OT2| Taste the Rainbow
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SerArthurDayne
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That doesn't even make any sense. You can totally skip all that stuff if you want anyways, beat the game in like ten hours, and only lose starting bonuses in ME2. Which is not an issue at all, especially with any DLC installed.
Plus, after a first play through you are going to cheat on minerals anwyways, as long as you are Master Race (or I guess jumping through hoops on the 360). Sorry PS3!
Not enough cover boxes, I guess?
littleworm
Member
Do we know who is going to be on the panel ?
bigdaddygamebot
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Beelzeboss
Member
There is a lesson here for everyone though.
Don't rush through the ending of your 3 part video game space opera. It will make people go crazy
Don't rush through the ending of your 3 part video game space opera. It will make people go crazy
Empty Space
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I feel like I'm in bizzaro world. Bioware has some crazy fans. Please don't the link Tali blow up doll.
http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/355/index/10658883/1
I love the first response followed by the second.
Fimbulvetr
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Along with the "existentialist dread" bilge in the review, you'd think something is up with G4. More than usual anyway.
"They come in three colours, but they're all coconut flavoured."
Why choosing cupcakes? Because they are like the smaller and cheaper version of a cake?
Loved the R, G, B / A, B, C touch though.
Probably because they are easier to ship. Sending 400 cakes would be crazy.
The vanilla icing is the insult to injury. It doesn't matter what color the cupcakes comes in, it'll still taste vanilla (bland).
okay this is pretty funny
Randolph Freelander
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Entitled eater, not every cake has to be chocolate. :|
It's called culinary integrity. Look it up.
Did I mention that I hate coconut in cakes? Gross.
Randolph Freelander
Member
Is such a thing ev....
ShipTheCheese
Member
I'm going through the Jak & Daxter HD Collection, really good remedy against Post-Traumatic-Mass-Effect-3-Ending-Disorder.
edit: that cupcake campaign is the bee's knees.
It said TBA on the schedule but I thought it was announced earlier that Hudson and Walters were going to be there? I remember talking about it on the old spoiler thread but it could have definitely changed given everything that's happened in the last few weeks. I'm surprised they haven't cancelled the thing.
I'm right there with you. Feels bad to write off the entire game because the ending was a mess. I enjoyed the hell out of everything right up to entering the beam.
I'd be surprised if they were to cancel it. Wouldn't doing so be a sign of concession/admittance that their ending was terrible? You'd think they'd want to defend its artistic integrity.
I'm pretty sure it's just weapon and level unlocks. You'd have to change the difficulty manually.
They probably want to talk about DA3, which is probably why they aren't canceling it. Not to mention ME3 DLC and that so called content initiative. :lol
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
My problem is that now that I know the ending, each and every war asset I get in the second playthrough is just one more person I'm dooming to be stranded in the Sol system. Every person I help on the Citadel is just going to be turned to soup when the Citadel is taken. All those people in the dance club will soon meet a horrible death. It's just depressing.
They have a separate show for the DA franchise, saw it when I looked at the schedule earlier tonight. That takes place before the ME one though so that could end up getting ugly too if people decide to troll them, even though it'll have people that don't work on the ME franchise lol.
Empty Space
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I'm sure with the probable DA3 announcement people will be too excited about that to harass the DA panel, but I could be wrong. I guess it will depend on how the ME panel goes.
Ah alright. I started Hardcore at level 1 my first time around so I guess I'll try insanity since I'm starting off at level 40.
The indoctrination theory is just the fans' attempt to explain the inexplicable.
Also, BioWare should be sending us (particularly me) cupcakes.
I thought you implied that they would want to cancel the whole thing.
I'm sure it feels nice to turn into a husk. At least you don't have to think about anything once you become one.
Psychoward
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The cupcake thing made me hungry, screw you fuss cupcakes.
Jibbajabbawockky
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Eh...I don't know. I remember watching the footage of the DA panel back in the fall from NYCC and some of the questioners were crapping on DA2 to Laidlaw and Gaider's face. I'd be kind of surprised if they announced DA3, considering my impression from the posts on the BioWare forum make it sound like they've barely started it after they canned the expansion pack.
Maybe they show some concept art or something though, like the NYCC panel. Thats all I'm expecting there- and probably trying to hype the goofy DA anime coming in May.
But I wouldn't be surprised if they cancel or put out the low man on the totem pole for the ME panel. Then just dress it up as to why Casey Hudson or Mac Walters aren't there because they're back in Edmonton hard at work on something to surprise and delight the fans!
Adam Blade
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Empty Space
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Welcome! Free hugs are gone, but we do have some bitter bitter tears for $1.00 a glass.
That feel. Marauder Shields. OP. Etc.
Ah, I still remember that sensation when I first saw the ending. That numb, shocked feeling where you wanted to pinch yourself to make sure that was not just a dream. But then you did and you realized, it's real! And this shitty ending is not going anywhere.
So you just sat there glassy-eyed, not knowing what to do. The term "Shell-shocked" is reserved for moments like this. Then you restarted the game, trying the other ending, hoping it'll be better only to realize that they're the same yet relatively worse, especially if you got the 'better' Destroy ending in the 1st place. :/
They think people are exaggerating and then BOOM! The hammer drops.
I live in Edmonton. Fuss cupcakes are AWESOME.
Empty Space
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The ME3 ending seems to have had an unforeseen consequence. Every time I boot up anything story driven I go why bother and just shut it off. I'm staring at my steam list of 200 games and I don't want to start any of them.
KingItachi
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We know your pain
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Mass Effect 3 induced clinical depression.
You'll get over it after a couple days. I was the same way.
^ But don't you still wonder what's the point? Mass Effect: Depression For Everyone. 
Wiki:
I guess they're already ahead with the feeback.
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DA3's already announced.
Wiki:
On March 19, 2012, nearly two weeks after BioWare released its latest game Mass Effect 3 and the first anniversary of Dragon Age II, Executive Producer Mark Darrah officially confirmed the game's development on the BioWare forums. On the post, Darrah said that the team is focusing their attention towards Dragon Age III, asking fans to give their opinions on what they want to see in the next installment.[3]
I guess they're already ahead with the feeback.
An apology letter? JK
maybe