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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 3:02:13 GMT Element Zero, smilesja, and 5 more like this

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Post by dmc1001 on May 9, 2017 3:02:13 GMT

www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/23/mass-effect-andromeda-game-review-galaxy-problems

Another early review that mostly likes MEA, even while recognizing flaws (at least some of which have since been fixed).

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 3:06:05 GMT

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 4:40:24 GMT correctamundo, colfoley, and 2 more like this

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Post by Element Zero on May 9, 2017 4:40:24 GMT

May 9, 2017 3:06:11 GMT setokaiba said:

SOMEONE STOP THIS MAN!

Hahaha! I love it. This is precisely how the spamming of negative reviews/bitch-fest threads felt during the first few weeks. No positive or productive conversation was even possible, since the usual suspects would drop in and shitpost in your thread. (For some reason, few on the BSN know how to ignore this tactic.)

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 4:46:15 GMT smilesja, correctamundo, and 2 more like this

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May 9, 2017 4:40:24 GMT Element Zero said:

May 9, 2017 3:06:11 GMT setokaiba said:

SOMEONE STOP THIS MAN!

Hahaha! I love it. This is precisely how the spamming of negative reviews/bitch-fest threads felt during the first few weeks. No positive or productive conversation was even possible, since the usual suspects would drop in and shitpost in your thread. (For some reason, few on the BSN know how to ignore this tactic.)

For some reason I can't help myself. I really like debating people. Its like a disease. :crying:

On the flip side though at least its not debating politics and the state of the Trump administration on Facebook. :banghead:

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 4:49:32 GMT smilesja and Cyan_Griffonclaw like this

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May 9, 2017 4:46:15 GMT colfoley said:

May 9, 2017 4:40:24 GMT Element Zero said:

Hahaha! I love it. This is precisely how the spamming of negative reviews/bitch-fest threads felt during the first few weeks. No positive or productive conversation was even possible, since the usual suspects would drop in and shitpost in your thread. (For some reason, few on the BSN know how to ignore this tactic.)

For some reason I can't help myself. I really like debating people. Its like a disease. :crying:

On the flip side though at least its not debating politics and the state of the Trump administration on Facebook. :banghead:

Debates are okay, as long as they don't derail. Too frequently, that's what happens here, and the original topic gets buried and lost. I think it's better to ignore asshats trying to piss on a thread that they don't like. What could be more satisfying than answering their wails with utter silence from everyone?

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 5:02:31 GMT Element Zero, smilesja, and 5 more like this

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Post by KaiserShep on May 9, 2017 5:02:31 GMT

My initial reaction was going to be "Man maybe this should be aggregated into a single thread", but then…

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 5:03:40 GMT colfoley, Sharable Horizon, and 1 more like this

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Post by dmc1001 on May 9, 2017 5:03:40 GMT

Maybe I'll try to dredge up some more. I got called out for entering and commenting on a negative review thread. Rather than repeat that mistake I thought I'd do this instead.

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May 9, 2017 5:02:31 GMT KaiserShep said:

My initial reaction was going to be "Man maybe this should be aggregated into a single thread", but then…

It proved the point far more effectively with three I think.

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 5:10:40 GMT smilesja, dmc1001, and 2 more like this

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May 9, 2017 5:03:40 GMT dmc1001 said:

Maybe I'll try to dredge up some more. I got called out for entering and commenting on a negative review thread. Rather than repeat that mistake I thought I'd do this instead.

Maybe save a few for the inevitable, new "See, MEA Sucks!" threads. You could have a positive counter for every sewer hole thread.

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 5:13:08 GMT Element Zero and Cyan_Griffonclaw like this

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May 9, 2017 5:10:40 GMT Element Zero said:

May 9, 2017 5:03:40 GMT dmc1001 said:

Maybe I'll try to dredge up some more. I got called out for entering and commenting on a negative review thread. Rather than repeat that mistake I thought I'd do this instead.

Maybe save a few for the inevitable, new "See, MEA Sucks!" threads. You could have a positive counter for every sewer hole thread.

That actually crossed my mind.

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 5:15:43 GMT smilesja, dmc1001, and 2 more like this

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I don't know if anyone has been reading any of my threads but I have been making threads positively critiquing the game, to kind of counter the fluff. I just feel a lot of the commentary of 'this game sucks' is that...'this game sucks' and...nothing. Whereas I am trying to go indepth into the reasons I think this game actually works, and is quite awesome in some regards.

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 5:53:15 GMT Trilobite Derby and colfoley like this

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May 9, 2017 5:15:43 GMT colfoley said:

I don't know if anyone has been reading any of my threads but I have been making threads positively critiquing the game, to kind of counter the fluff. I just feel a lot of the commentary of 'this game sucks' is that...'this game sucks' and...nothing. Whereas I am trying to go indepth into the reasons I think this game actually works, and is quite awesome in some regards.

I read your last post about side content structure. It's thoughtful and well-written. That's what needed. I can yell, curse, complain but I'm not addressing the symptoms. I struggle with that, but I do appreciate when people see what is working and of course those who can articulate what needs to be addressed.

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 5:57:51 GMT dmc1001 and Cyan_Griffonclaw like this

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May 9, 2017 5:53:15 GMT Cyan_Griffonclaw said:

May 9, 2017 5:15:43 GMT colfoley said:

I don't know if anyone has been reading any of my threads but I have been making threads positively critiquing the game, to kind of counter the fluff. I just feel a lot of the commentary of 'this game sucks' is that...'this game sucks' and...nothing. Whereas I am trying to go indepth into the reasons I think this game actually works, and is quite awesome in some regards.

I read your last post about side content structure. It's thoughtful and well-written. That's what needed. I can yell, curse, complain but I'm not addressing the symptoms. I struggle with that, but I do appreciate when people see what is working and of course those who can articulate what needs to be addressed.

And don't worry. I am thinking of doing a thread poking at an actual potential major problem in Andromeda's writing too that is bugging me the more I think about it. Not entirely critical, not entirely a smear fest or a hunting exbidition, but something I have noticed, one specific plot point, that is...again really bugging me.

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 6:02:03 GMT colfoley and Cyan_Griffonclaw like this

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Post by dmc1001 on May 9, 2017 6:02:03 GMT

May 9, 2017 5:57:51 GMT colfoley said:

May 9, 2017 5:53:15 GMT Cyan_Griffonclaw said:

I read your last post about side content structure. It's thoughtful and well-written. That's what needed. I can yell, curse, complain but I'm not addressing the symptoms. I struggle with that, but I do appreciate when people see what is working and of course those who can articulate what needs to be addressed.

And don't worry. I am thinking of doing a thread poking at an actual potential major problem in Andromeda's writing too that is bugging me the more I think about it. Not entirely critical, not entirely a smear fest or a hunting exbidition, but something I have noticed, one specific plot point, that is...again really bugging me. 0

You should do it because now I want to know. I mean, I'm already not a fan of the s/s romances, am not in love with the Gil content and want Reyes to be a more major player. Yet, I still really enjoy this game. So get it out!

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 6:06:39 GMT smilesja, dmc1001, and 1 more like this

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Post by colfoley on May 9, 2017 6:06:39 GMT

May 9, 2017 6:02:03 GMT dmc1001 said:

May 9, 2017 5:57:51 GMT colfoley said:

And don't worry. I am thinking of doing a thread poking at an actual potential major problem in Andromeda's writing too that is bugging me the more I think about it. Not entirely critical, not entirely a smear fest or a hunting exbidition, but something I have noticed, one specific plot point, that is...again really bugging me. 0

You should do it because now I want to know. I mean, I'm already not a fan of the s/s romances, am not in love with the Gil content and want Reyes to be a more major player. Yet, I still really enjoy this game. So get it out!

I'll tag you.

I don't wanna spam the boards either so it should be a few days. Oh I have just the perfect day in mind actually.

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 6:17:02 GMT MarilynRobert and Cyan_Griffonclaw like this

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May 9, 2017 5:02:31 GMT KaiserShep said:

My initial reaction was going to be "Man maybe this should be aggregated into a single thread", but then…

Yeah, this was a calculated decision. I know sofajockey made threads for "good" and "bad" (loose terminology given that opinions don't really categorize that way) views of MEA, but people really never stuck to it. Since the negative reviews seemed to be outweighing the positive ones, I thought I'd post a few positive review threads to counter them.

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Guardian reviewer enjoys MEA May 9, 2017 6:54:16 GMT smilesja, correctamundo, and 2 more like this

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May 9, 2017 3:02:13 GMT dmc1001 said:

www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/23/mass-effect-andromeda-game-review-galaxy-problems

Another early review that mostly likes MEA, even while recognizing flaws (at least some of which have since been fixed).

Keep up the good work man.

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Post by malgus on May 10, 2017 7:49:34 GMT

May 9, 2017 6:54:16 GMT Evanoel said:

May 9, 2017 3:02:13 GMT dmc1001 said:

www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/23/mass-effect-andromeda-game-review-galaxy-problems

Another early review that mostly likes MEA, even while recognizing flaws (at least some of which have since been fixed).

Keep up the good work man.

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