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Post by vertigomez on Jan 31, 2018 17:23:22 GMT
Yeessss. Like....... why. Why are we looking at seven years between DA games. And it's not like they've been focusing on DA this whole time so it's gonna be eeeextra special good, they're literally just like, "nah we'll wait." What happened to 'It'll happen when it'll happen' or 'I'll wait longer if it means we're going to get a polished game'? I mean - I'm about as impatient as everyone else, but I seem to recall people mention that not that long ago... But will it be any more polished in another three or four years if all the attention's on Anthem? I mean, if they were focusing on DA4 for seven years and making it some craaazy exceptional storytelling experience, then sure, I'd be happy to wait. But there's no indication of that. All hands are on deck for Anthem.
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Post by brandoftime on Jan 31, 2018 17:37:37 GMT
I said the same thing yesterday. But I guess those Anthem lootboxes won’t sell themselves. They probably want to try to capitalize on the success of games like Destiny before people get tired of them. Plus it has already been in development for a long time so I'm sure they want to start getting something out of it sooner rather than later. Having said that, I'm not sure it was the best business decision to line up MEA and Anthem back to back like this. With MEA it was an inexperienced studio taking the franchise in a somewhat different direction, so even though it was an established successful IP, there were a lot of risks. Anthem is even riskier being a completely new IP and appears to be unlike anything BioWare has ever done before. I also imagine it has been incredibly expensive to develop. The safer route would've been to line up DA4 in between MEA and Anthem so you get that "guaranteed" revenue from an anticipated game in a successful franchise (following up on a highly praised/awarded game). I have to think they considered this at some point. Usually businesses don't like to take that many risks, at least not without a safety net (DA4 in this case). From the sounds of it, DA4 could be in danger if Anthem fails though. I feel like that was unnecessary with proper planning / release cycles, but it is hard to know what is going on behind the scenes that may have dictated this release cycle. I still wonder why they weren't even working on DA4 until last year, when they began work right away on Inquisition after DA2. Did they think Gaider and others would just be content to wait on the DA story for that long? Or better yet, work on a clone of other people's game? The timing is weird, also. Especially considering the fairly close schedule of DAO 2009, 2 yrs to DA2, then 3 years to Inquisition. Now, we're 'lucky' to get the next one after a 6 year gap? What happened?
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Post by midnight tea on Jan 31, 2018 17:39:20 GMT
What happened to 'It'll happen when it'll happen' or 'I'll wait longer if it means we're going to get a polished game'? I mean - I'm about as impatient as everyone else, but I seem to recall people mention that not that long ago... But will it be any more polished in another three or four years if all the attention's on Anthem? I mean, if they were focusing on DA4 for seven years and making it some craaazy exceptional storytelling experience, then sure, I'd be happy to wait. But there's no indication of that. All hands are on deck for Anthem. It's not like we know that Anthem and Dragon Age will be released at the same time and they're sacrificing all the work on DA for working on Anthem. I assume that after all hands on deck for Anthem there will likely come time for all hands on deck for Dragon Age.
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Post by midnight tea on Jan 31, 2018 17:42:19 GMT
I still wonder why they weren't even working on DA4 until last year, when they began work right away on Inquisition after DA2. Did they think Gaider and others would just be content to wait on the DA story for that long? Or better yet, work on a clone of other people's game? The timing is weird, also. Especially considering the fairly close schedule of DAO 2009, 2 yrs to DA2, then 3 years to Inquisition. Now, we're 'lucky' to get the next one after a 6 year gap? What happened? ...How do you know they weren't working on DA4 until last year? It's not like there were indications that people like DA leads were sitting on their hands since 2015 - quite the contrary.
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Post by thats1evildude on Jan 31, 2018 17:44:00 GMT
Yeessss. Like....... why. Why are we looking at seven years between DA games. And it's not like they've been focusing on DA this whole time so it's gonna be eeeextra special good, they're literally just like, "nah we'll wait." What happened to 'It'll happen when it'll happen' or 'I'll wait longer if it means we're going to get a polished game'? I mean - I'm about as impatient as everyone else, but I seem to recall people mention that not that long ago... Delays are good when they're in service of ensuring a well-polished product. But that's not what's happening here. Dragon Age is being pushed to the early 2020s (in a best-case scenario) because they're throwing nearly everyone on to Anthem. It's the difference between 1) your local government building a bridge and delaying its completion by several months due to extreme weather delaying construction, and 2) your local government building a bridge and abandoning it halfway through to start work on another bridge down the river. I guess I can't be too bitter, though. If MEA hadn't shit the bed, Dragon Age might have been abandoned entirely.
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Post by vertigomez on Jan 31, 2018 17:50:48 GMT
But will it be any more polished in another three or four years if all the attention's on Anthem? I mean, if they were focusing on DA4 for seven years and making it some craaazy exceptional storytelling experience, then sure, I'd be happy to wait. But there's no indication of that. All hands are on deck for Anthem. It's not like we know that Anthem and Dragon Age will be released at the same time and they're sacrificing all the work on DA for working on Anthem. I assume that after all hands on deck for Anthem there will likely come time for all hands on deck for Dragon Age. Yes, but because all hands are on deck for Anthem right now, all hands won't be on deck for DA4 until much, much later. I'd rather it be the opposite is all.
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Post by rras1994 on Jan 31, 2018 18:16:06 GMT
It's not like we know that Anthem and Dragon Age will be released at the same time and they're sacrificing all the work on DA for working on Anthem. I assume that after all hands on deck for Anthem there will likely come time for all hands on deck for Dragon Age. Yes, but because all hands are on deck for Anthem right now, all hands won't be on deck for DA4 until much, much later. I'd rather it be the opposite is all. I understand wanting more Dragon Age (trust me, I really want more Dragon Age) but it's not like they are deliberately screwing over Dragon Age just for "lootboxes". The team developing Anthem were the ones that made ME3, which released in March 2012, and hasn't officially shipped a game since then. The Dragon Age team got to ship a game in November 2014. It's the Anthem team's turn. Admittedly, MEA took resources from both Dragon Age and Anthem, which definetly screwed up the release timeline - but Anthem got screwed on that one as much as Dragon Age. Edit: this isn't a reply to just your message, just was the last one with that topic I saw.
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Post by midnight tea on Jan 31, 2018 18:28:28 GMT
What happened to 'It'll happen when it'll happen' or 'I'll wait longer if it means we're going to get a polished game'? I mean - I'm about as impatient as everyone else, but I seem to recall people mention that not that long ago... Delays are good when they're in service of ensuring a well-polished product. But that's not what's happening here. Dragon Age is being pushed to the early 2020s (in a best-case scenario) because they're throwing nearly everyone on to Anthem. It's the difference between 1) your local government building a bridge and delaying its completion by several months due to extreme weather delaying construction, and 2) your local government building a bridge and abandoning it halfway through to start work on another bridge down the river. I guess I can't be too bitter, though. If MEA hadn't shit the bed, Dragon Age might have been abandoned entirely. I'm not happy about any delay for DA as well, but we knew for years now that Anthem was next in line when it comes to release and that Bioware throws nearly all their team to work on a title that is closest to finish line. It was like that for MEA, and it was like that for DAI in its time too.
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Post by Nightscrawl on Jan 31, 2018 18:48:53 GMT
I still wonder why they weren't even working on DA4 until last year, when they began work right away on Inquisition after DA2. Did they think Gaider and others would just be content to wait on the DA story for that long? David Gaider left the DA team before Trespasser and was on Anthem for a little while before finally leaving Bioware. There was no waiting for Gaider. By his own account he was burned out on Dragon Age and needed to leave.
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Post by Max Deltree on Jan 31, 2018 18:54:12 GMT
Don't hold me to this....but DA2? Given how close it was to Origins, I can't believe that it was delayed in the slightest. Again - not 100%, just guessing based on release dates. I remember ME3 was delayed, but I bought DA2 long after it came out. I just looked it up... don't see anything immediately that indicates DA2 came out late. So it's basically been since 2011 that a Bioware game hasn't been released without delays. Wait I take that back. Origin (2009) was delayed, it seems. Bioware Confirms Dragon Age: Origins Delay kotaku.com/5333098/bioware-confirms-dragon-age-origins-delayIf I were near the top at EA I'd be looking at EA/Bioware management and trying to find a common denominator behind these rollout issues. Something is clearly wrong. I'm having a hard time thinking of any game that wasn't delayed. At least from the ones that I care. It's not like this is new.
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Post by brandoftime on Jan 31, 2018 20:02:03 GMT
I still wonder why they weren't even working on DA4 until last year, when they began work right away on Inquisition after DA2. Did they think Gaider and others would just be content to wait on the DA story for that long? Or better yet, work on a clone of other people's game? The timing is weird, also. Especially considering the fairly close schedule of DAO 2009, 2 yrs to DA2, then 3 years to Inquisition. Now, we're 'lucky' to get the next one after a 6 year gap? What happened? ...How do you know they weren't working on DA4 until last year? It's not like there were indications that people like DA leads were sitting on their hands since 2015 - quite the contrary. I remember Hrungr pointing out here that the twitter started to hint at it last year, also the leak from the Sunless Sea guy last year. Also Luke Barrett comes on here to hint from time to time Here's an article that says it started last year: pcgamesn.com/dragon-age-4/dragon-age-4-release-date-characters-storySo, just wondering why they had themselves so spread thin that they either didn't hire more people (EA has 4 billion incoming this last year alone) or re think the idea of letting one of two flagship BW titles die an awful death(Mass Effect) and sit for at least 2 years on the other (Dragon Age) so they can complete with Bungie. Just trying to understand what the thinking might have been, other than greed. I have a feeling they know they are gambling with Bioware's future and just don't give a crap. And there's just not much we all can do to change their minds, as shown with the Battlefront loot box fiasco. EA just admitted they will put back the loot boxes anyways, so they just don't learn.
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Post by midnight tea on Jan 31, 2018 20:31:21 GMT
...How do you know they weren't working on DA4 until last year? It's not like there were indications that people like DA leads were sitting on their hands since 2015 - quite the contrary. I remember Hrungr pointing out here that the twitter started to hint at it last year, also the leak from the Sunless Sea guy last year. Also Luke Barrett comes on here to hint from time to time Here's an article that says it started last year: pcgamesn.com/dragon-age-4/dragon-age-4-release-date-characters-storySo, just wondering why they had themselves so spread thin that they either didn't hire more people (EA has 4 billion incoming this last year alone) or re think the idea of letting one of two flagship BW titles die an awful death(Mass Effect) and sit for at least 2 years on the other (Dragon Age) so they can complete with Bungie. Just trying to understand what the thinking might have been, other than greed. I have a feeling they know they are gambling with Bioware's future and just don't give a crap. They began hinting as early as February 2016 - just look at the start of the thread. That's not bad, considering that at least until September 2015 they were working on DLC for DAI and still supporting last DA game. Also - not sure about you, but I don't know the details of how the making of big budget RPG should look like, yet something tells me that them not assembling full team and going full steam doesn't mean that they haven't been actually working on the game. In fact, I distinctly remember Hrungr mentioning multiple times that a longer pre-production time is beneficial for the game, since it's then when prototypes are made, things are hashed out and if it goes well, it means smoother production later in development cycle. One of the things that got MEA was its messy pre-prod time after all. If I recall correctly, they said that microtransactions may be back at some point - which is not shocking. What would be shocking is whether they didn't make improvements and just continued where they left off, when the biggest issue people had with BF2 weren't mtx or lootboxes per se, but how they were tied to game's progression.
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Post by wickedcool on Jan 31, 2018 20:35:46 GMT
Is it me or does it seem like developers took a year plus off in developing big games and just now seem to be waking up.
Bioware-1 game in last few years Bethesda-1 major game, few big ones in works but no news, some minor games and skyrim on every device but the kitchen sink PS4 ran with their own exclusives while Xbox/Microsoft exclusives we’re watching
Any chance the previous stagnant us economy played a role? Just a coincidence that after the new year and big corporate breaks that there’s been more activity. Loot boxes were a way of getting around raising prices as it’s easier to swallow small charges as opposed to 60-75 upfront costs
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Karin Weekes @karinweekes Hi - I'm Lead Editor at BioWare & I've worked in the game industry for almost 12 years. My team works on narrative/all other in-game text. I worked on Mass Effect 2, 3, & Andromeda, SW:KotOR, Dragon Age Origins, 2, & Inquisition. #girlsbehindthegames
David Gaider @davidgaider It is insufficient to say that Karin and her team edit. They take a gaggle of dialogues and wrangle them into a coherent story. They make us writers look like professionals, on deadlines that would make anyone sweat. I still miss working with her.
Cori Nicole @genevrael #girlsbehindthegames I've been at Bioware for 16 years, a tech designer for ten years and an editor for six years, . I worked on NWN, KOTOR, Jade Empire, DAO, DA2, ME3, DAI, and MEA.
David Gaider @davidgaider Not only the below, but Cori was the first female dev hired at BioWare, was the reason the romances in DAO even functioned - through sheer determination - and is *amazingly* good at what she does.
Melissa Davidson @tremblinglight I'm a Gameplay Designer at BioWare! Previously I was a game designer, art director and freelancer in games for 10 years. My most popular title was Disney's Club Penguin which peaked at 6.5 million daily active users during my time there. #girlsbehindthegames
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Is it me or does it seem like developers took a year plus off in developing big games and just now seem to be waking up. Bioware-1 game in last few years Bethesda-1 major game, few big ones in works but no news, some minor games and skyrim on every device but the kitchen sink PS4 ran with their own exclusives while Xbox/Microsoft exclusives we’re watching Any chance the previous stagnant us economy played a role? Just a coincidence that after the new year and big corporate breaks that there’s been more activity. Loot boxes were a way of getting around raising prices as it’s easier to swallow small charges as opposed to 60-75 upfront costs Yep ... microtransactions are coming back to Battlefront 2 "in a few months". Unfortunately microtransactions are here to stay, as stock investors love them, because EA's live services segment increased 39 percent to $787 million in sales for its fiscal third quarter. www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-we-believe-in-microtransactions/1100-6456456/
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Karin Weekes @karinweekesHi - I'm Lead Editor at BioWare & I've worked in the game industry for almost 12 years. My team works on narrative/all other in-game text. I worked on Mass Effect 2, 3, & Andromeda, SW:KotOR, Dragon Age Origins, 2, & Inquisition. #girlsbehindthegames David Gaider @davidgaiderIt is insufficient to say that Karin and her team edit. They take a gaggle of dialogues and wrangle them into a coherent story. They make us writers look like professionals, on deadlines that would make anyone sweat. I still miss working with her. Cori Nicole @genevrael#girlsbehindthegames I've been at Bioware for 16 years, a tech designer for ten years and an editor for six years, . I worked on NWN, KOTOR, Jade Empire, DAO, DA2, ME3, DAI, and MEA. David Gaider @davidgaiderNot only the below, but Cori was the first female dev hired at BioWare, was the reason the romances in DAO even functioned - through sheer determination - and is *amazingly* good at what she does. Melissa Davidson @tremblinglightI'm a Gameplay Designer at BioWare! Previously I was a game designer, art director and freelancer in games for 10 years. My most popular title was Disney's Club Penguin which peaked at 6.5 million daily active users during my time there. #girlsbehindthegames Almost all of the writers at BioWare are female but most of them are not active on Twitter. @patrickweekes can back me on this, I'm sure. lol Patrick Weekes @patrickweekesYep. Without putting anyone on blast who isn't volunteering, more than half of the writers at BioWare are women. Cori being responsible for the romances functioning is enough for a like from me. lol What's with the new hashtag flavor of the week, though? Was there an event I missed? Yay girl devs! Melissa Davidson @tremblinglight I'm a Gameplay Designer at BioWare! Previously I was a game designer, art director and freelancer in games for 10 years. My most popular title was Disney's Club Penguin which peaked at 6.5 million daily active users during my time there. #girlsbehindthegames Last year, they finally shut this down, after 12 years. Never heard of it, but it looks like Neopets. (... And please tell me I'm not the only one who knows what that is. >_> ) EDIT: Ok, yes its still a Thing. I just checked.
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Karin Weekes @karinweekesHi - I'm Lead Editor at BioWare & I've worked in the game industry for almost 12 years. My team works on narrative/all other in-game text. I worked on Mass Effect 2, 3, & Andromeda, SW:KotOR, Dragon Age Origins, 2, & Inquisition. #girlsbehindthegames David Gaider @davidgaiderIt is insufficient to say that Karin and her team edit. They take a gaggle of dialogues and wrangle them into a coherent story. They make us writers look like professionals, on deadlines that would make anyone sweat. I still miss working with her. Cori Nicole @genevrael#girlsbehindthegames I've been at Bioware for 16 years, a tech designer for ten years and an editor for six years, . I worked on NWN, KOTOR, Jade Empire, DAO, DA2, ME3, DAI, and MEA. David Gaider @davidgaiderNot only the below, but Cori was the first female dev hired at BioWare, was the reason the romances in DAO even functioned - through sheer determination - and is *amazingly* good at what she does. Melissa Davidson @tremblinglightI'm a Gameplay Designer at BioWare! Previously I was a game designer, art director and freelancer in games for 10 years. My most popular title was Disney's Club Penguin which peaked at 6.5 million daily active users during my time there. #girlsbehindthegames Almost all of the writers at BioWare are female but most of them are not active on Twitter. @patrickweekes can back me on this, I'm sure. lol Patrick Weekes @patrickweekesYep. Without putting anyone on blast who isn't volunteering, more than half of the writers at BioWare are women. The thing I notice most about this is a nagging feeling Patrick walked back Melissa's statement a little bit. There's a pretty big difference between "almost all" and "more than half". I'm wondering why he did that. Also editing is indeed an underrated thing, and it's good for Karin to get some recognition.
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Karin Weekes @karinweekesHi - I'm Lead Editor at BioWare & I've worked in the game industry for almost 12 years. My team works on narrative/all other in-game text. I worked on Mass Effect 2, 3, & Andromeda, SW:KotOR, Dragon Age Origins, 2, & Inquisition. #girlsbehindthegames David Gaider @davidgaiderIt is insufficient to say that Karin and her team edit. They take a gaggle of dialogues and wrangle them into a coherent story. They make us writers look like professionals, on deadlines that would make anyone sweat. I still miss working with her. Cori Nicole @genevrael#girlsbehindthegames I've been at Bioware for 16 years, a tech designer for ten years and an editor for six years, . I worked on NWN, KOTOR, Jade Empire, DAO, DA2, ME3, DAI, and MEA. David Gaider @davidgaiderNot only the below, but Cori was the first female dev hired at BioWare, was the reason the romances in DAO even functioned - through sheer determination - and is *amazingly* good at what she does. Melissa Davidson @tremblinglightI'm a Gameplay Designer at BioWare! Previously I was a game designer, art director and freelancer in games for 10 years. My most popular title was Disney's Club Penguin which peaked at 6.5 million daily active users during my time there. #girlsbehindthegames Almost all of the writers at BioWare are female but most of them are not active on Twitter. @patrickweekes can back me on this, I'm sure. lol Patrick Weekes @patrickweekesYep. Without putting anyone on blast who isn't volunteering, more than half of the writers at BioWare are women. The thing I notice most about this is a nagging feeling Patrick walked back Melissa's statement a little bit. There's a pretty big difference between "almost all" and "more than half". I'm wondering why he did that. Also editing is indeed an underrated thing, and it's good for Karin to get some recognition. Patrick isn't involved with all of Bioware. Maybe he doesn't know specifically how many women there are for certain, but he knows its at least more than half the writing staff? I mean... i felt they were saying the same thing, honestly. I don't think he's walking anything back. Just one (or both) of them isn't being super precise. *shrug*
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Post by melbella on Feb 1, 2018 1:41:30 GMT
Guess it depends on the total number? I mean, if there are 10 writers, then 7 could be both "almost all" and "more than half" without much difficulty. If the total is a larger number, say, 25, then "more than half" has a bigger range (13-24), while "almost all" would be smaller range (maybe 18-24?).
Anybody know how many writers at Bioware?
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Post by river82 on Feb 1, 2018 1:51:17 GMT
The thing I notice most about this is a nagging feeling Patrick walked back Melissa's statement a little bit. There's a pretty big difference between "almost all" and "more than half". I'm wondering why he did that. Also editing is indeed an underrated thing, and it's good for Karin to get some recognition. Patrick isn't involved with all of Bioware. Maybe he doesn't know specifically how many women there are for certain, but he knows its at least more than half the writing staff? I mean... i felt they were saying the same thing, honestly. I don't think he's walking anything back. Just one (or both) of them isn't being super precise. *shrug* Aha, I looked it up and it was the other way round. Dragon Age Inquisition seems to have more women than Mass Effect, and Patrick was credited on both series so he'd know. Mystery solved xD www.imdb.com/title/tt1839558/fullcreditsm.imdb.com/title/tt3763912/fullcredits/writers?ref_=m_tt_cl_wr
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Post by PapaCharlie9 on Feb 1, 2018 2:37:54 GMT
Karin Weekes @karinweekesHi - I'm Lead Editor at BioWare & I've worked in the game industry for almost 12 years. My team works on narrative/all other in-game text. I worked on Mass Effect 2, 3, & Andromeda, SW:KotOR, Dragon Age Origins, 2, & Inquisition. #girlsbehindthegames David Gaider @davidgaiderIt is insufficient to say that Karin and her team edit. They take a gaggle of dialogues and wrangle them into a coherent story. They make us writers look like professionals, on deadlines that would make anyone sweat. I still miss working with her. Cori Nicole @genevrael#girlsbehindthegames I've been at Bioware for 16 years, a tech designer for ten years and an editor for six years, . I worked on NWN, KOTOR, Jade Empire, DAO, DA2, ME3, DAI, and MEA. David Gaider @davidgaiderNot only the below, but Cori was the first female dev hired at BioWare, was the reason the romances in DAO even functioned - through sheer determination - and is *amazingly* good at what she does. Melissa Davidson @tremblinglightI'm a Gameplay Designer at BioWare! Previously I was a game designer, art director and freelancer in games for 10 years. My most popular title was Disney's Club Penguin which peaked at 6.5 million daily active users during my time there. #girlsbehindthegames Almost all of the writers at BioWare are female but most of them are not active on Twitter. @patrickweekes can back me on this, I'm sure. lol Patrick Weekes @patrickweekesYep. Without putting anyone on blast who isn't volunteering, more than half of the writers at BioWare are women. What’s with all the mansplaining? /s Sorry, couldn’t resist. Too perfect a setup.
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Post by PapaCharlie9 on Feb 1, 2018 2:52:05 GMT
The thing I notice most about this is a nagging feeling Patrick walked back Melissa's statement a little bit. There's a pretty big difference between "almost all" and "more than half". I'm wondering why he did that. Also editing is indeed an underrated thing, and it's good for Karin to get some recognition. You answered your own question. Without a good editor, PW thinks “more than half” is the same as “almost all”. BTW, mathematically, almost all is always more than half, but no doubt it’s the other direction you are concerned about. Even so, there are many values most people would consider the same. For example, if there are 4 writers total, 3 women is both more than half and almost all. For 11 total, 8 women would be more than half and almost all. On the other hand, 6 women of 11 would not be considered almost all. So PW is only wrong for some values of more than half.
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