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Muzyka: Mass Effect 2: "The Best Thing Yet from BioWare"

The Mass Effect 2 Interview on Gaming Nexus is a consultation with Dr. Ray Muzyka about Mass Effect 2, BioWare's upcoming sci-fi RPG sequel, who says: "I think it’s going to be the best thing yet from BioWare when it comes out." The conversation covers a variety of topics, and includes Dr. Ray elaborating on why he feels the game will be so great: "You have all the things you love from Mass Effect 1: great story, amazing dialogue, Commander Shephard [sic]. But you also have incredible intensity, combat tactical choices, moment-to-moment intensity, how you deploy your troops, and the emergence of different abilities and how they all interact. It’s bigger and better in every way, and I think it’s going to be the best thing yet from BioWare when it comes out. I can’t wait for you all to get your hands on it to see what we're so excited about. I love the game."

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33. Re: Muzyka: Mass Effect 2: Dec 7, 2009, 05:52 Jerykk
 
Well, I care about those issues too. But I purchase games that I believe will be enjoyable. I'm not going to take part in fruitless boycotts or come up with gaming litmus tests to decide whether I buy a title or not. There isn't any one dealbreaker in a game, for me.

Then the issues you care about will never be addressed. The reason why Starforce is dead and DRM is very quickly dying is because people drew the line. There were some good/great games that used Starforce and install limits but you have to look beyond those at the greater consequences of your purchasing decisions. If MW2 sold like shit, IW might have reconsidered their stance on using peer hosting instead of dedicated servers. However, due to the hordes of people who don't really care about such issues, the game is selling very well and IW has no reason whatsoever to add dedicated servers (or mod support or lean or console commands) to their future games.

If I boycotted every game that had one or two of the more controversial annoyances, I'd be missing out on 90% of the great titles.

While that percentage is exaggerated, the fact remains that games continue to have such annoyances because you continue to support them. If a game has DRM, no dedicated servers or any issue that you feel strongly about, just don't buy it. That's the only way to send a message to developers and improve the chances of your concerns being addressed. If that means you miss out on a few good games, so be it. That's the price of change.
 
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