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#1

So i’m starting up Mass effect 2 which seems great but with a reluctant tangent will forward my email to bioware… to explain

Dear bioware
I would like to say that first of all you all just rock not once have you ever disappointed me. But i feel the need to write this small note. I’m going to buy myself my third XBOX that’s right third with a 3. And two of them are because of you good folks.

That’s right that’s how well you make games. Yes i got my second 360 simply for mass effect. And soon i will be getting my third damnidable machine. Because of how much you guys rock. And the horrendous customer experience of trying to get Microsoft to fix a defective unit. But i digress.

I sorta; kinda in a strange laymans way understand that you are all under contracts and NDA’s and a whole bunch more acronyms that make a common folk scratch our temples, so i’m not going to ask about the playstation 3 cause we all know none of you can answer or you could and soon after being sued into slavery.

So here it is; as stated i will be getting and brand spankin new Xbox; to play this game and it will red ring as they all inevitably do. But i do feel the need to warn you. I live not more than 5 miles from your Edmonton, office and I swear to all that is holy if a PS3 version comes out 6 months from now. I’ll march right down to your head office storm into the reception area and… well I won’t make a big scene. I won’t yell or scream, cause lets face it whoever runs your reception area has no control over stuff like this.

I’ll probably pace back and forth for a few minutes… walk up to them, asking “really? I mean really?!” Pace for a few more mintues and than say something like “seriously dudes that’s the king of Douche moves” and then i will apologize cause i don’t feel the need to make life more difficult for the receptionist. After a time i’ll Leave the office and buy a bottle of whiskey.

Sincerely Drew

#2

If I lived near the BioWare studios all the programmers would be fat because I’d be sending them mass amounts of thank you for being awesome donuts and cakes everyday :slight_smile:

#3

my love for for bioware is only tempered by my hatred of microsofts inability to make a reliable console… yet my love wins out in the end. and my wallet is the only loser…

#4

I’m always amazed at how lucky I’ve been with my 360. I’ve only had to replace mine once and considering I got my 360 at the midnight launch and didn’t have to replace it for nearly 3 years, I’d say I’ve been extremely lucky compared to most 360 owners. I actually went through more PS2’s thanks to that annoying Disc Read Error it had than I have 360’s.

#5

That pretty much sums it up.

#6

Yeah it does but considering how many times I had to replace my PS2 and my original XBox, I really am shocked that my launch day console lasted as long as it did.

#7

Were PS2s problematic? I hadn’t heard that.

#8

The laser component that reads the disc would fail and the PS2 would be unable to load games. This happened to me a number of times and would necessitate opening the PS2 and calibrating that bit so the console could read the disk. A pain, but not like this red ring of death business I hear so much about. One of the few times Im actually glad I play on a PC and not a console.
Microsoft has little incentive to up the QC on the 360. They already sell them at a loss and make up the difference with overpriced accessories and games. Besides, they cater to a specific segment within the console market and otherwise have very little competition.

#9

Yes, that pesky disc read error was annoying. Not on the scale of the RROD since many people could fix it themselves and since I was not one of those who could fix the issue I replaced far more PS2’s than 360’s.

#10

I had one for a year and then it red-ringed, sent it in. Had it for like 2 years it red-ringed and then I towel fixed it, traded it in at gamestop and got an Elite

#11

My 360 didn’t actually RROD, I got the also dreaded E74 error. MS would have fixed it but I didn’t want to wait so I just bought a new one.

#12

Son of a bitch… really, I mean really!!!

I guess its good news bioware will bring me2 to ps3 late this year to early next year.

Cool news also dragon age 2 mid 2011

You broke my heart bioware you broke my heart.

#13

Will they bring out ME1 as well? I think one of the best things about ME2 is the fact you can import your saves. Hopefully on the PS3 version you don’t have to play through with the default decisions.

#14

Didn’t see anything about ME 1.

#15

See this is why I own a [s/3 and a wii, but not an xbox. I do, admittedly have major, (and I mean [b]major[/b]) issues with micro$oft.
Yes I do earn a living supporting Xp in a server 2003 environment but i’ve yet to read about ps/3s suffering magical japanese warranty chip RROD failures.
I do own a wii and a ps/3 though.
Ok anti micrsoft rant over with, feel free to flame me.
Phaze
on the “I’m oddly pessimistic about work tomorrow, I have no idea why” ID

#16

I think they should because ME2 is much more enjoyable if you’ve played ME1 but I don’t see it happening. ME2 is coming to the PS3 because it was published by EA, ME1 was published by Microsoft so I doubt they’ll allow the first game of one of their biggest franchises to jump to PS3 because the die hard ME fans like myself will have to play ME3 on the 360 in order to continue our Shepard’s story because there is no way they could replicate all the decisions Shepard made in ME1 with a questionnaire at the beginning of ME2.

#17

If they REALLY wanted to they totally could. Not the one currently in ME2 but a new one that goes through their entire checklist of “things that carry over” from ME1.

#18

Oh they definitely could but I don’t see them doing it since they didn’t do it for the 360 or PC version of ME2 for new players and still haven’t fixed a known bug in Lair of the Shadow Broker. I just don’t see them going all out like that for it. I’m sure there will be a few more decisions added to the little quiz Miranda gives but it won’t cover all of the little things that made ME2 so compelling when playing an imported character. How could a quiz make an email from Shep’s mother or Talitha have the same emotional impact it does for us that played ME1? Or even convey the awesomeness that is Joker, or the camaraderie of running into Liara, Garrus, Tali, Wrex, Ashley, Kaidan or Captain Anderson in ME2? And let’s not forget how hilarious it is to see Conrad again or punch that snooty reporter. I really wish they could release ME1 on the PS3 first because I hate the idea of players getting shafted out of such an emotionally engaging story.

#19

Well of course you can’t convey the emotions but it’d be useful for people who played ME1 on 360 or PC and wanted to play it on PS3

#20

It would definitely be useful and I would totally buy it if they did because I can never have enough Mass Effect but since I doubt they will do it I probably won’t buy it.