Does BioWare hate their fans who play on PC?

Greetings LAX


I would say that the internet excuse for digital downloads is a little antiquated now. There's preloading now and people need to be able to download patches anyways. Internet connection is really a necessity for a video gaming hobby in 2017.

I've always preferred a physical copy over a downloaded one. If you read the ToS on downloaded copies, you'll find you don't actually own the game... You're basically paying 60 bucks to "indefinitely" rent it.

I've bought several games digitally, and I've never had any issues, either. It is purely a 'principle' thing to me.

It doesn't matter with PC releases since with online activation and now generally requiring Steam/Origin/uPlay/GoG/etc for any new game you buy its basically a digital purchase anyway.

I never really understood what problem a controller was supposed to solve in DAI. Or in any game, really.

I've used controllers all my life, so to me KBM is not very intuitive.

Yeah, that was my impression. DAI isn't like a shooter where KB/M is a real advantage, but unless you haven't ever learned WASD movement, a controller doesn't make anything work better. And I've stayed away from Dark Souls.

A controller is a valid option when you can play a game well with a limited number of buttons/joysticks where you don't need 101 buttons. In contrast, there hasn't  been one MMO that I've played extensively that would work with a controller because it's designed specifically for keyboard/mouse and uses a lot of keys and function buttons.

In all games, it can depend on how well the interface (controller, keyboard/mouse, joystick, etc.) has been designed to interact with the game or program. There's been many games with exceptional controller, keyboard/mouse, trackball, joystick, etc. that makes the game far more enjoyable. And there's been games with poorly designed interfaces that are a struggle to play no matter how good the game is. I play games on a PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PCs. (And long ago a joystick on an Atari.)

Since many games are designed primarily for console use and then ported to the PC, it's the transfer of the User Interface and controls that are often a problem. A good example was Mass Effect's cover system on the PC where the space bar had too many functions and could have been easily spread out among several keys. Or even better, where the port allows the user to customize the mouse/keyboard to almost any configuration. But that rarely happens. And too often the port is rushed out and poorly implemented; then after enough complaints it might get tuned.

Not everyone wants, likes or can use the WASD movement keys. As a lefty, I remap and prefer the keypad in place of WASD. However, not all games allow this, so have to plug in a gamepad and customize it to suite the game. Or sometimes someone has created a mod to fix the problem. Or in some cases, just plug in a controller and I'm ready to play. There's a lot of PC games I'd never use a controller and a lot of PC games that work exceptionally well with a controller. And I know quite a few PC users who have said they just can't use a controller no matter what.

For me, sometimes being able to plug in a controller into a PC is a great option for gaming.

yeah I can't use a controller that ewll about the only game I tend to play with one is Fifa but other than that I game mostly on mouse/keyboard

It is no excuse.
It is fact.
I have managed to get a 1MBs connection -$50 a month (highway robbery but nothing to do) shame is its the only provider in the area -unless I want dial-up.
And with a speed like this...that does not even stay that high constantly 0.75 seems baseline max continuous.

Pre-load is annoying and in my case pointless:

0.75 MBs=96kBs....

4GB in 12 Hours
8GB in 24 Hours
16 GB in 36 Hours
32 GB in 48 Hours
64 GB in 60 Hours

Yep.
That is nearly a three day pre-load.
That is fine you say?
Right.
Sure it is -If you have nothing to do but sit and wait.
I on the other hand have to use my internet for work so there are days this would not be able to run.
So a three day preload turns into about a three week pre-load.
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I was wondering... are the well-known satellite providers simply not providing service in your area? Your local outfit is charging triple the standard price, so I guess Hughes, Dish, et al. simply don't work where you are.

Hey, the man's still got a right to complain about it. And I'd call a three-week delay a bit more than an "inconvenience."