Kotaku - Sources: Mass Effect: Andromeda Will Not Get Single-Player DLC

Meh, I don't think the existence of the novel points to anything one way or the other.  That would have been in the works long before the game even released.

At this point I don't think I'll be surprised whichever way it turns out for DLC.

yeah maybe but if they were planning to ditch the game I suspec this novel would have been cancelled by now I think. Obviously wewon't know untli closer to the time but right now given the way things are with MEA I'll take any hope I can get.

It does not evidence the story is not false. That's the problem. Since no sources are named, nothing can be fact checked or cross-examined. Nobody knows who these people are, what their jobs are in the company. None of the anonymous sources are backed up with any named verifiable sources. This leaves the story wide open for skepticism. The journalist has also been wrong before. These problems can't be ignored. 

Anonymous sources are also used by companies and governments to get information out that they don't want to deal with openly or to test the waters. Not saying that's the case regarding the DLC but it's a possibility.

Also since I'm done here, just want to make it clear that while we all have our differences, argue, call each other names, etc... you're one big, dysfunctional family to me and I like everyone here!

Actually prior to launch I was a really big MEA fan and even hung out in the non-spoiler thread talking up with many other people who wanted to follow MEA without fear of being spoiled by the pre-launch marketing. However, after I got my hands on the game, my opinions/hype of the game really went downhill. Personally, I do not know if it is me or Bioware but beginning with DAI, I just cannot get into their games anymore.....I guess it is the result of the "Witcher 3 effect". Either way, I would rather Bioware just focus their attention into new ventures instead of milking a franchise that probably peaked at ME2 and starting with ME3, began to decline. No single player DLC for MEA is good news to me because it signals that they are indeed moving on from the brand to focus on other projects such as Anthem which I am closely watching.

I admit, I have done my fair share of "troll" replies because I think its funny get the reactions from those who religiously believe that MEA will have multiple DLCs and a MEA2. But most of the time, I AM just posting my opinions. However, the problem is that this place is a safe haven for optimistic outlook on the game so by default, any "negative" post or threads about MEA are met with any mobs coming out with their pitchforks. Case in point, I created this thread which was intended to be a respectful way at detailing why I do not like MEA. It wasn't a troll thread, but it wasn't an optimistic one either. Some people who disagreed with me came in and offered their opinions without attacking mine, but a majority of the people just "spit and shit" on my thread (as you would say) without offering any substantial debate or perspective.

So I find it funny how when people act like its such a crime when someone comes into a "optimistic" thread and offers opposing perspectives but whenever those same people go into a "pessimistic" discussion about MEA and offer opposing perspectives, they are just defending the game against "the internet trolls who makes it their agenda to tarnish and take down the Mass Effect brand".

If I go into a thread that is talking about how we will get DLC and post my opinions as why we won't, you say that is trolling and shitting and spitting. But if someone else goes into a thread about how we will not get DLC and they post their opinions on how we will, they are doing this place justice and standing up for MEA. You can't have it both ways. And unless I over-looked something, there is nothing here saying that the discussion of MEA has to be positive. 

Well they do have their own thread...

Hardly ever used. Everyone just keeps making new threads of the same things. When I used to mod I was a bit strict, and I would make sure everyone felt welcome, and no one could troll the threads that were just for good/bad stuff, and to use the debate thread for that. That's just me lol

Hey I want intelligent conversation and good debate as much as the next guy though, but there is a mile and a half of difference between that and the trolling that some people engage in.  There is a lot of legitimate criticism of MEA out there and there has actually been some brilliant anyalisis provided by a few people, griffonclaw for intance, despite his occasional anger, has actually provided a lot of insight into what went wrong with ME, and there are a few others out there.  But it just seems like that for a few, and believe it or not this just seems to be a very few number of posters on this board (like five) whom seem to carry around like BioWare and MEA personally hurt them, physically.  And then there are others who seem to not be a fan of BioWare or its new direction in the first place yet insist on posting here anyways.  


TLDR: you really have to be especially bad to get classed as a 'troll' in my book. 

I've been there.  The original ending to ME 3 hurt. like hell.  So much that I even joined in on some of the protests and wrote a 54 chapter fan fic fixing the thing in my mind.  (still the best thing I've ever written though so there is that), but then at the end of the day looking back realized my whole reaction to the thing was a little silly. 

Can we get a cliff notes version of your ending?  I'm a sucker for alternative ME3 ending ideas.