Hype seems less than Inquisition?

Or there are people who have two little daughters and who want them to grow up in a world where they can play games that don't just pander to the whims of a bunch of man children who feel threatened that 'their games' are being taken away from them, because it features such horrors as women who aren't supermodels who solely exist to massage the fragile egos of the player.

Just saying.

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Since we already had an active thread about the subject of ME hype, I merged the "super excited" thread with this one.

Ah, Manveer. So many people got butthurt over his twitter stuff (and still are apparently).

I remember when the trailer came out and somebody on an anonymous, japanese origami forum created this little gem:




He blocked everyone who posted it to him on twitter. Good times.

To be honest, I am out of things to chat about for ME:A. I have seen everything that confirmed to me that I am going to have a blast, so I am just not that interested in getting more spoilers and small details. I guess, I am good to go in March. Days off booked, MET playthrough done, did a bit of ME:MP to get a good handle on what to expect, all set, really. I would not mind more MET/MP after I play through DA2. It's sort of a quiet happy anticipation rather than real crazy hype, but I like it that way.

I feel like my gaming future is covered by Andromeda and the new IP, so I don't need to get out of my bio comfort zone any more and try the other developpers. That's far too adventurous, and so far ended in a dissapppointment.

If acting like a kid means going on a gay forum and speaking facts while everyone else is in denial and engaging in a huge circle jerk then yes, i am acting like a kid.

I concede that. Like I said, some people are genuine. There's just a whole bunch that are just in it because it's the new shit or they're so self-important that they think they're fighting for other people that haven't asked for their support.

But now that you mention it, I think this wall of anonymity we call the Internet sometimes neatly disguises a problematic variable that is age, and really, sometimes you'll have a crowd of people who're offended by all the name calling because the name callers are truly just immature 18-23 year-olds and the offended people are over 30 with children. If I talk to my local friends there's no problem talking about if one had recently had "some pussy" because we're dudebro and there's nothing wrong with looking at instagram pictures of some hot actress and going "awhooo!" but you can't say those things publically in gaming these days without someone going "fucking white male supremacists", and if that's the tone don't mind me if I start saying "fucking feminists" too, because that's the groundwork that's been laid and both sides are just as fallible IMO.

The less there is hype, the better. I invite anyone wanting HYPE, to do some soul searching and ask yourself why you want it. Because of an opportinity to bond with others in hype-train? Because of drama? You are bored? There must be other things to keep your mind busy.

I was somewhat following DA2 hype. I was very suspicious, because I know BS when I hear it. Mike Laidlaw has no credibility left in my eyes, and nothing can change my mind about him. I ended up liking DA2 more than most people, or so it seems, but still I say during the hype they were full of PR-BS. They lied, a lot. Then came ME3, and now there are lies I can clearly remember, because they were so frieking megalomanic. "There will be no ending, like three buttons, no A, B, C etc." That's what was literally said. Omg. How delusional can someone be about their own work and creation? That's what we got! Exactly that. I lost even more faith and good-will. Then there was DAI, made for PC gamers by PC gamers. Right. From any BioWare-games I've played, I liked it least. I didn't even buy it before the price had dropped quite a lot. Damn I was happy for that decision, because my gut-feeling about over-hype and PR-BS was right. At least I had learned something.

Now I'm cautiously hopefull about MEA because there is no hype. No hype, no PR-lies. Maybe they learned something too. I rather take silence than big, pretty words and empty promises, not to mention outright lies. There is SO much lying and BS in this world. Too many people think that words don't matter, and what has said and written is not important. Too many people settle with that. Too many people believe it is perfectly alright to lie and manipulate if it is about marketing, because you know, marketing is taught even in University (for my utter disgust but that's just me).

First off I don't consider the term "SJW" an insult but a badge of honor and pride. Most Neo-Nazis would tell you that an SJW is basically saying that Progressive/Liberal/left wing ideas are light side/open palm/paragon and are considered to be good and while conservative/right wing ideas are dark side/closed fist/renegade are considered evil.

FTR this is an idea that I 100% agree with and believe to be true.

That is all I'm going to say about it.