Article: Mass Effect fans feel abandoned by BIoWare after Anthem reveal

Not at all.

Bioware intended to make a new IP while ME2 DLC's were still in production. This is why they formed Bioware Montreal studio, to prepare them for taking the mantle of Mass Effect IP once ME3 DLC's are all out.

It baffles me people didn't see this coming ever since Bioware confirmed they are making a new IP along with new ME game.

Source? I honestly hope those numbers are true. Better hope on DLC at some point. EA is so tight lipped about sales figures for individual titles, even bestsellers? Why? Doesn't make sense to be so coy with us, either the games are good enough for sequels or not.

Also, kind of unrelated, but before they announced what Dylan was, did anyone have a small hope they would surprise us with the announcement that it would actually be KOTOR 3?

I hoped so because Karpyshyn returned to BW to work on the mystery project, and it sorta got my hopes up . . . :/  We need a good frostbyte version of that series!

Not really. Anthem is an entirely different game. Mmo RPG shooter is going to be a lot different than people think/expect.

Glad to see Bioware sticking the A team on new stuff

I would say that's true if it was closer to the Ubisoft model of releasing mass Effect games annually or every two years. It's was 5 years since the last mass Effect. It could have been a steaming pile of shit and to some, it was, yet I would still buy it. Now if MEA2 came out two years from now and barely improved anything, I would think differently.

I don't actually think this is true in this industry. Couldn't it actually have the opposite effect of causing EA to divert resources from the product because there's no hype? Or to cancel it entirely? Pre-orders are likely used as predictive of post-launch success -- if not enough people pre-order, it signals to the corp that there won't be much interest post-launch, either; even if good reception could change that, the IP looks like more of a financial gamble, and they're more willing to invest more resources in something that doesn't. Not pre-ordering makes sense to protect your bank account if you only have so much money to spend on gaming, but this reasoning I've seen from some here that the company will work extra hard for something that lacks pre-orders? I don't think so!

I'm just saying it's happened before.

Pretty much. I been in the Anthem forum section and a lot (like a lot a lot) are hoping for to much. They're wanting romances, dialogue choices(which may happen but on a much much smaller scale), pretty much things you'd see in a typical bioware game. If they're hoping for that in Anthem they're going to most likely be disappointed cause I honestly do not see Anthem being your typical bioware game. It's something new to bioware and it's meant to try and win over a market that destiny and the division has failed to do so far. That market won't be captured with your typical bioware stuff as those people have no interest in romances or conversations with npcs on a more complex level.

i wouldn't expect a detailed creator for the character, especially when you'll be in a mech majority of the time. I wouldn't count on in depth dialogue or decision making, especially if it's going to be so multiplayer focused like it's being hyped up to be as that causes complications for groups. I really wouldn't expect this to be so RPG focused as well (not that I think Biowares newer titles are strong in RPG anyways). This game may attract some more open minded bio fans who are open to playing various genres, but to the core I don't see it appealing to the majority of current fans.

Maybe. But that was not the perception at the time.

Seeing Anthem outshine MEA made me feel like one of the wicked stepsisters who had her hopes up so high until she sees Cinderella magically win Prince Charming's heart and waltz away with him until midnight. Now when I look in the mirror, I feel so gross. And when I get home, I'm locking Cindy in the attic where nobody will ever find her.

:sob:

True -- though I'm not sure Bio was actually panicked about the reaction to the doctors leaving. But is it actually early to announce Anthem? Fall 2018, right?

Or are we hypothesizing that date's a lie?

Well the original release date was spring of '18, and recently got pushed to Fall.  So for spring, no this wouldn't have been too early.  Fall is a bit more unusual.  But then DAI did get a full year's extension

But in any case, after MEA's rather tepid reception, would it really be unusual to start playing up The Next Big Thing to give people something new to dwell on?