BioWare: Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut won't satisfy everyone
Proportion of feedback couldn't be addressed
BioWare has said not everyone will be satisfied with Mass Effect 3′s Extended Cut DLC.
Executive producer Casey Hudson said in a BioWare podcast that even with the changes the developer implemented, there was feedback that couldn't be addressed as it’s impossible to “completely satisfy everyone."
"There are people who just outright rejected the whole concept of the endings, and wanted us to start from scratch and redo everything. And we can’t do that because that’s not our story, we wouldn’t know how to write that story.
"We’ve seen a whole range of feedback, ranging from people who wanted a total redo, to people who had concerns and questions about the original endings, to people who loved the original endings and have told us they don’t want to change anything. So there’s no doubt that there will be a whole new wave of discussion and debate, maybe even controversy. But we didn’t do the Extended Cut because we’re trying to make everybody happy, make it perfect – we just saw an opportunity to expand on things that we felt could add value to the experience, for those that appreciate it."
To hear the rest of what Hudson has to say, listen to the full podcast. Lead writer Mac Walters and community manager Jessica Merizan share their thoughts as well during the nearly 11-minute discussion.
Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut releases today, but a few of us have already decided to not play the DLC. Our managing editor, on the other hand, is already downloading the add-on and confirms the download is a hefty 1.85 GB.
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That my friends is the PR middle finger to the "vocal minority" that caused them so much grief, lol. For their sake...future sales...the EC better satisfy a vast majority.
They messed it up the first time around. I'm confident in BioWares abilities and from the looks of it, they knew exactly what they were doing but somewhere they decided to cut corners, which was what I wasn't happy about at all. Thankfully the DLC looks to repair those cut corners, but I just wish BioWare would come out and say "We messed up, and we're sorry" rather than "Well we liked it, you guys didn't so you're the odd ones out... but we'll make it better for ya"
Sorry guys, the ending might be more shallow than what the indoctrination theorists might think.
For the record, I haven't seen the DLC yet cuz I'm a PC player and no updates from Origin yet. I'm just hinting what Casey Hudson is trying to say but couldn't directly. I heard they already released it to some countries on Xbox.
just one question though. is this dlc free of charge?
havn't got a chanse to read much about the whole thing tbh, i had so much work to do lately :/
WHY THE F**K ARE YOU STILL COMPLAINING?
It still sucks, it still really doesn't address any of the problems I had with it, and even made some issues (people teleporting to the ship) make even less sense.
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