Talisorn wrote on Mar 21, 2011, 20:55:
Trion are already chewing away at Blizzard's ankles. There have been lots of MMOs that have tried to woo WoW players, but so far Rift is the only thing that's come close to satisfying the disaffected masses who craving the days of WoW vanilla and not have to rely on addon, meters and "press this button now" addons or play the casualised game that has become WoW.

But for everyone else, there's always LotRO.

Wallshadows wrote on Mar 16, 2011, 16:23:
You cannot call a sniper someone who consistently misses and fires wildly. It's a stupid way to build tension for the player when you realize your enemy suffers from Parkinson's disease while looking through the scope.

venomhed wrote on Mar 15, 2011, 21:29:
Umm, yes it has gone up. Violence is on the rise.

DG wrote on Mar 15, 2011, 18:48:
72 = mediocre
76 = generally favourable

4 points roughly three-quarters of the way up a 100 point scale separates 'mediocre' from 'favourable'.

And, as Gamasutra notes, all the scores published pre-release (i.e. those easy to presume to have preferential NDA) had much higher than average scores.

Why I don't pay attention to reviews.

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 21:07:
I'm just glad everyone is being civil.

wtf_man wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:33:

PC games moving forward don't do that.
PC games moving backwards are often referred to as "Consolized", "Dumbed Down", "created for the lowest common denominator", etc.

Take your pick on what you want to call it... it all means the same thing.

/shrug

space captain wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:24:
Its ironic that you feel free to call people's perspectives idiocy and then whine and cry about someone doing the same thing to you as if it is not applicable. The same with the "personal attacks", which you have made plenty of yourself.

Does that make sense? Is it a fairly clear explanation? Seems pretty easy to grasp.

Muscular Beaver wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:21:
For anyone thinking people are only talking about the combat: Its the whole game that makes you think youre sitting in front of a console. Just look at the repeating scenery and dumbed down content and controls.
I wont even start about the audacious way of implementing DX11.

Muscular Beaver wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:09:
More people like it that way? Look at all the user ratings! More people bought it maybe, but like it?

If you like such games, go play on your console and stfu or post on console sites. Dont think for a second games on PC have to be that way too.
People are pissed because BioWare, which was raised by PC people who enjoyed complex RPG games like BG, IWD, etc are now turning their backs on them by consolifying "the spiritual successor of Baldurs Gate" and you guys think its unjustified, even if many of them actually have FACTS to back up the claim of an inferior game? WTF is wrong with you?

space captain wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:10:

Teddy wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:07:
And yet, here you are wasting your time. The only one that's looking silly in these exchanges is you. Plenty of other people have engaged in a discussion you seem incapable of, or at the very least too lazy to participate in so you instead resort to interjecting with insults. It doesn't leave a particularly flattering image of yourself, if that's all you're capable of.

You were the one talking about "pure idiocy", remember? Im just offering you the insight that its a reflection of yourself.

Irony is a funny thing, isnt it?

space captain wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 19:56:
i already added something, which is to state that you sound like an idiot

anything more would be a waste of time

Jerykk wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 19:45:

It's pure idiocy to think that players aren't going to look at a sequel in comparison to the original.

This.

Even if you pretend that DAO doesn't exist, DA2 still suffers from lazy design. Recycled dungeons, lack of environmental variety, enemies spawning out of thin air right in the middle of combat, terribly unbalanced enemy assassins/rogues, minimal dialogue with NPCs, lack of interesting moral choices, no armor customization for companions, etc.

Many view these changes as an attempt to make the game appeal to a broader audience. While that may be true for some, I think the primary cause is that DA2 was clearly rushed. For example, the lack of companion armor customization more likely stems from the need to create custom versions of each piece of armor to suit elf and dwarf physiques. Without companion armor customization, the artists only need to design armor for Hawke's physique. Of course, don't expect Bioware to admit that the game was rushed until they write a post-morterm in five to ten years.

JoeNapalm wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 19:34:
It's pure idiocy to think that players aren't going to look at a sequel in comparison to the original.

While DA2 might have been a decent action game, it's the sequel to a well-liked RPG. The people who are trashing it in their ratings are rating it as a sequel to DAO.

The simple fact is the Bioware/EA decided to cash in for the quick money and broad demographic, just like they did with ME2 - but what those wonks don't realize is, they're doing irreparable harm to Bioware's reputation.

Sure, they can make big money in the short term, but they've cooked the goose that was laying the golden eggs. The asshats responsible don't care, though - they can probably live in style for the rest of their lives, and let the IPs what we all enjoyed wither and die.

I liked it better when gaming wasn't "mainstream"...It's gotten way too Hollywood.

-Jn-
Ifriti Sophist

Pete wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 19:24:
Thats what is really stopping me from replaying the game at this point. It's like the bad guys have a time share on their club house.

Dirwulf wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 19:11:

I don't know why people call the tactics menu console style, or any of the PC menus for that matter. Its point and click with the mouse. Console style would be using page up and page down keys to scroll through the menus.

space captain wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 18:44:

Teddy wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 18:25:
Pure idiocy.

yep this summarizes your entire perspective

D4rkKnight wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 17:16:
Gamers are losing control of the products they purchase, this was not about a bug, its about the company stance. EA and Bioware defended this position, to them this is entirely expected and normal. Arguing with them is not going to change that, hurting their reputation and damaging their sales will.