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Post by Nwalmenil on Nov 3, 2016 10:13:11 GMT
Are there any BioWare folks around here? Just got here so I haven't really had time to catch up on everything yet. I don't know, but if I were a Bioware dev, I'd not register here under my real name. At least if I wanted honest reactions to my opinions. True I suppose. But it would still be nice to see some of the Bio folks hang out here with official BW tags or something. They could always have an incognito account as well in canse they want to fly under the radar for a while. And regarding the other social media.. I don't mind twitter or reddit as such but there's one big thing they lack compared to forums. Easy access to earlier posts. It's just so much easier to find stickies and big threads on a forum. Stuff like Multiplayer resources and so on. Stuff tend to get drowned out on other kinds of media. A forum can be such a good resource when you're just looking for information. Hell that's what I mostly used the old BSN forums for tbh.
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Post by Ahriman on Nov 3, 2016 10:19:02 GMT
It was a very easy moderator decision on this forum to make sure that BioWare folk who post here are treated nicely and not hassled, as they are just as entitled to share their views, as anyone else. Are there any BioWare folks around here? Just got here so I haven't really had time to catch up on everything yet. Few of them registered here on first days and made a few posts, but weren't active since then. If you want to talk with devs, twitter is there for you.
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Post by Nwalmenil on Nov 3, 2016 10:36:55 GMT
Are there any BioWare folks around here? Just got here so I haven't really had time to catch up on everything yet. Few of them registered here on first days and made a few posts, but weren't active since then. If you want to talk with devs, twitter is there for you. Alright, well at least they know the forum exists. That's something I suppose.
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Post by Monk on Nov 3, 2016 13:33:58 GMT
Let's just say the naming of the forum got their attention and some changes had to be made by the mods. @tibermoon on Twitter was on here asking us about favorite class and weapon, or something akin, earli-ish on. Sadly, he didn't get a lot of return replies but maybe it was all the skeptimism that held people back. I replied! But it was coated in sarcasm so maybe that didn't help.
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Post by DragonRacer on Nov 3, 2016 17:00:21 GMT
It was a very easy moderator decision on this forum to make sure that BioWare folk who post here are treated nicely and not hassled, as they are just as entitled to share their views, as anyone else. Are there any BioWare folks around here? Just got here so I haven't really had time to catch up on everything yet. We actually have several BioWare devs (and a general manager) registered here. They've posted a bit, but are mostly lurking. Considering there is not much news currently on MEA that they can release, there's not much for them to say or talk about. But many do want to keep a pulse on the fan community, which is why some are here and watching to gather intel and such. For their own protection, we don't force any of them to wear a "BioWare" custom title unless they specifically asked for it to better identify themselves to others. When this forum was born, it was obviously during a rather tumultuous and contentious time and the general opinion of BioWare was low, so the moderation team agreed that we wanted them to be able to be anonymous and not feel the pressure or potentially be subject to abuse. We do vet anyone who registers claiming to be a dev/using a known dev's name, Twitter handle, or gaming ID. I am familiar with many of them personally, so I recognized them as the genuine article. Moderators can also see the email addresses of users here, so that has been another way to verify authenticity. And in the case of one rather high profile name, two of us ended up DMing him on Twitter at the same time to make sure it was truly him and not a potential imposter. So, you can rest assured that if someone is here using a BioWare dev's name and/or has chosen to have a BioWare custom title under their screen name, they are the real deal and verified. They ARE on protected status, too. Not that it's really any different from how we protect any of our users - personal abuse/insults are not tolerated for very long - but the moderation team keeps extra aware in areas they are posting because, in the past on the old forum, there has been a tendency for devs to be dogpiled when they appear. That's simply not going to be allowed here, period. They are our guests. I imagine some may become more active come Monday (N7 Day) and thereafter, when the marketing for MEA is supposed to start going bananas.
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Post by themikefest on Nov 3, 2016 17:33:32 GMT
There was a thread in the DA forum about asking questions to the developers. This was several months before the release of DAI. I asked many questions and got a lot answers from Bioware employees. It was great. A lot of the questions I asked were not related to video games.
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Post by Nwalmenil on Nov 3, 2016 18:31:40 GMT
We actually have several BioWare devs (and a general manager) registered here. They've posted a bit, but are mostly lurking. Considering there is not much news currently on MEA that they can release, there's not much for them to say or talk about. But many do want to keep a pulse on the fan community, which is why some are here and watching to gather intel and such. *snip* Nice! I don't mind them staying relatively incognito. Just feels good to have them around! So, in case you guys are reading; you're doing a great job, keep it up!
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Post by SofaJockey on Nov 3, 2016 21:16:32 GMT
DragonRacer put it beautifully. Devs and BioWare staff are welcome to 'just be' here without any obligations to post or to have to moderate or represent 'the company'. The mods are here to stop them getting hog-piled or treated shabbily. That's it, pretty simple.
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Post by Natashina on Nov 4, 2016 5:16:11 GMT
If anyone sees harassment happening towards any known dev on the BSN, either Sofa or myself are usually around in the middle of the night in the US. Please let us know. I want the devs to continue to feel welcome and violation of The Rule of the Dude* isn't going to fly with me.
*To put it simply, the rule is "don't be a dick."
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