Twitchy Questioning 16: The Questions of Darktwitch

Galebazz: DiscoBabaloo The whole decision seems a bit fishy. many people think that the game require future patches and DLC, there was even a petition. will we at some point get an explanation for the patch support and no DLC?

DiscoBabaloo: @galebazz not sure it would make a difference tbh :/

Will you please allow Cobras to bypass shieldgate? Currently they’re the only explosives in the game that do not.

DiscoBabaloo: JRandall0308 might be able to, but we'd need to evaluate the balancing overall



re-pasting the below, maybe a duplicage

orangejacinto: Hey DiscoBabaloo could there ever be offline Apex missions?

DiscoBabaloo: @orangejacinto no they're updated online only


biggy_dx: DiscoBabaloo Will multiplayer livestreams still continue to be a weekly thing till N7 day, or will there be a lull up - at some point - until N7 day?




Bastiaan clarifying the 'buy an uncommon' packs in the store are intended for new players.

biggy_dx: DiscoBabaloo Could we ever see credit boosters in the future (either through events or items in the store) [outside of Apex missions]




TheyCallMeMann: Rockets really aren't necessary in platinum DiscoBabaloo but the reliance on a cloak character is bothersome because of how unbalanced the hack/uploads are. Those need to be addressed moreso than Cobras. I've come to accept Cobras are not very useful on gold/platinum

DiscoBabaloo: theycallmemann that's somewhat on purpose





DiscoBabaloo: @bralovskirata it may be possible - some systems could need patch, but usually data side changes can be done w/o patch

KenjiJU: DiscoBabaloo platinum tier challenges/banners?

DiscoBabaloo: @kenjiju would need patch



I'm guessing this means...? Is he saying no MP patches?

Edit: his frowny face to JR's question sounds like no MP patches.. game over

He said that more clearly earlier, yeah. No more patches period.

Given the Platinum enemy composition is mostly Armor, this reduces considerably the effectiveness of some characters, esp. Biotics and crowd control. Are you willing to revisit enemy composition on Platinum to improve diversity?

DiscoBabaloo: JRandall0308 yep, we're going to be playing with that on upcoming missions

Thanks JRandall308! Finally I got to watch the twitch streaming as well

A shame really. I hope beyond hope that they go out with a bang before Destiny 2 on consoles releases with the new characters/weapons. But that thought is marred with heavy doubt.

Shit happens.

I have worked on fantastic products that (some) customers loved and that the production team loved working on. Unfortunately, not ENOUGH customers loved the product to make it a financial success. So the product was cancelled. And you know what? That was the correct decision, for the company that I worked for. (Maybe some other, smaller company could have made it a viable product, a niche item sold to fans... but that was not the business I was in.)

For Bastiaan, Fernando, Sean, Mae, Sarah, Josh, Benoit, Billy (before he left) and all the other developers, designers, and producers whose names we don't know -- I'm sure this is disappointing, maybe even devastating. They put their hearts into something that was supposed to be fun and unfortunately, it just wasn't enough fun for enough people to justify the costs of continuing to do it.

(Or maybe you think they are all nitwits who did a bad job and now they are reaping their just rewards? If you think that... great. Rock on with your bad selves and may all of your projects always be homeruns.)

I empathize completely with what BWE is going through right now. This situation sucks. No question.

"We do have more MP content that is coming in future months: new characters, new content to be unlocked, Apex missions."

Months. Plural.

Nothing is likely to happen that could potentially have a greater impact on their release planning than the end of support.

The drip-drop schedule is here to stay.

If it's any consolation, this will all be over in at most four months.

If I were a betting man, I'd put my money on one new character in sept, one in oct, then the remaining two on n7 day.

They were likely asked by management "what do you have ready to go?"    

"Button it up and let's start folding the tent. Tweak what you can if warranted but this thing is done"

Followed by a barely audible: " and don't let the door hit you in the a$$ on the way out"  from the player base


In a way I feel for the folks that worked so hard on this thing only to see it come up short.  

I'm willing to bet they thought they could update ME3MP with minimal effort.  I assume they learned otherwise.