Mass Effect Andromeda Q&A Panel at Montreal Comic Con, 8th July 2017, "Can not comment on future pro

I've stated my arguments clearly and with logic every time. You and the others don't listen so I've turned to humor. Bite me.

Oh no.. you too?

No... derp. You're right. BioWare fans shouldn't fear Witcher 3's success. All it means is that someone else stepped up their game. It's not like BioWare is spiraling down a wash drain into the waiting hands of It. To be honest, I'm hyped for a few games (Bard's Tale IV, Cyberpunk 2077, Far Cry 5, ME:A DLC, etc.) and it's never a bad thing when BioWare tries something new. I would like to see a Jade Empire 2 again in Frostbite. WTF is BioWare waiting for? Anyway, Dragon Age 4 is what I'm super-hyped for. I KNOW it's going to be my next addiction. 

Wait did I miss the confirmation that he IS Jason?

You did not, and your humor is terrible then.




Listen, I like Cora too, but talking all the time about Asari commandos doesn't make her a deep and engaging character, or that one character that has a sister and the other who's edgy, actually the one that goes through some fine character development. Like ≠ quality. I dislike Jack, but she alone is miles ahead than any MEA female character. BioWare wrote so well they had to release a patch to "fix" a character.

Really? I've argued my points pretty clearly but fine.

...logs in...

...sees "Can not comment on future projects yet"...

...is not surprised...

...wanders off to play something else...

Yennefer is better-written (directed and dialogue-wise) than any character in Andromeda, but her character isn't as interesting as any character in Mass Effect 2. There's a difference.

Strangely enough it is not that clear. I only see that there is no talk about an DLC (other than the completely expected reaction). I guess it was about the ME:A game design process.

Frankly - I would have found that far more interesting than a completely predictable reaction about that DLC question, that gives absolutely no indication of future DLC's or not. Anyway - I am still convinced there is a DLC (or several) in the make. But if not, it will not be that my world is crashing down. Disappointed - yeah, but no sweat. And that is about all I can say about this.

Oh - and by the way. That Witcher stuff is getting a bit ridiculous here. Let me say it is a game that I enjoyed immensely (I played the full "trilogy" by the way), but I also enjoyed Baldur's Gate (1+2), Dragon Age (Origins, Inquisition and yes 2 too), so that's nothing special. Yep - I liked the "old" ME trilogy, although I played it too often and cannot force me to play it any more (just like Skyrim), and have a great time with ME:A. I really looking forward to any DLC, but also Cyberpunk, Divinity Original Sin 2 and so on, and I hope to see an ME:A 2 in the future.

At the moment I am still playing ME:A, but also Divinity 2 (Directors edition), Two Worlds 2 (including DLC - and yep cheesy as hell) and Shadowrun Dragonfall. It's really a great time to be a gamer, and have access to all those old and new games. I am not going to fight about what game is better. The good games are the games that I enjoy, and what other people think about that leaves me stone cold.

Every game has it's good and bad points, and every game designer can (and should) look onto other games to pick up things that can improve their games. And I think that was all that was about it in this session at Comic Con. Nothing more, nothing less.

Honestly I didn't believe that by me bringing up TW3 that it would take over the core of this thread but I will respond anyways.

I believe the reason why many hardcore Bioware fans (or loyalist) "shit their pants" when it comes to TW3 is because Witcher 3 and to an extent, CD Projekt is considered to be somewhat of the Anti-Bioware. Not anti in terms of trying to take down Bioware or anything, but anti in terms of Witcher 3 represents everything that Bioware tries to pull away from. 

Think about it, Bioware has made a name for themselves as the forward thinking developer who is willing to cross the line and explore concepts that at one time, were deemed too dangerous and controversial such as tackling issues related to the LGBT community, racism, and sexism. It is because of Bioware why games like Horizon and The Last of Us are able to be great success, both of them featuring non-sexualized female leads. In a lot of ways, Bioware showed the industry that it isn't just heterosexual white males that plays videogames. Bioware showed that you can tackle social issues and still be profitable. Bioware showed that tackling social issues isn't controversial, but the right thing to do. I mean, say what you want about Bioware but they will ALWAYS be listed as a pioneer in by book because they weren't afraid to "go there" with many things. So for a lot of Bioware fans, Bioware's style and approach to games (from their perspective) represents the future of gaming....until Witcher 3 happened.

The financial and critical success of Witcher 3 shows that there still is a hunger for the type of games that targets the heterosexual male gamer exclusively. Yes, you can be female and enjoy Witcher 3 and you can be LGBT and enjoy Witcher 3, but lets be honest, Witcher 3 is meant for the heterosexual male gamer to enjoy. Perhaps that is one of the reasons why I enjoyed the game, that it didn't treat me as some gender/age neutral gamer, but as an adult male gamer. Yes, it features strong and highly independent female characters like Ciri, Triss, and Yen......but they are meant to appeal to the male gamer, not empower the female gamer like Bioware female characters. Also Geralt, is meant to exemplify hypermasculinty, which further shows that TW3 is meant to appeal to heterosexual males. So for many gamers who like Bioware because of them pushing the social envelope, it infuriates them that in 2016 in a time where walls are being torn down, ceilings made of glass are being broken, and new rules are being written.....that a game like Witcher 3 could receive so much critical praise and sell so well. If Bioware games represents that you can create highly profitable games that doesn't exclusively appeal to male gamers, then Witcher 3 in 2016 showed the industry that you CAN still make games that targets the heterosexual male gamer and be VERY profitable and receive a lot of awards and be critically praised. 

With that being said, to some core Bioware loyalist, Witcher 3 (and CDPR to an extent) represents a threat to what Bioware stands for. Not a thread of gameplay, story, or anything like that, but ideology. This is why (in my experience at least) some of the more main Bioware loyalist who hates TW3 with a passion tends to either be female or LGBT because in a lot of ways, Witcher 3 ignores them while Dragon Age and Mass Effect recognizes them and supports them. So yeah, THAT is why in my opinion why the mere mention of TW3 and now Cyberpunk 2077 makes some Bioware fans "Shit their pants". 

you clearly don't know anything about the LGBT community because they are FAR from praising Bioware at every turn for their representation. the "representation" Bioware offers is mostly a few token characters here and there, but all their games are clearly marketed primarily towards heterosexual male gamers and it shows in a lot of ways.