Don't compare ME:A with Witcher 3

EA could have just said, "Ok guys right now it's just polishing, I know you may have other ideas but right now we focus on polish and only that, and we are going to take the time to finish it". They had the freedom to do that because they OWN bioware, its their company so they can control what happens. If a crazy creator start to have crazy projects and is delusional, they can stop him in a snaps of a finger if that is what they want. I am not saying that this is what happen with MEA I am just saying that contrarly to the duke nukem exemple, they have much more power in this case.

take two had no such freedom with duke nukem forever because they did not own 3drealms so the creator was able to make his crazy things for a long time before they could take control back of the projects. EA had 100% the control of MEA so a prolonged amount of of time to finish it would not have been disastrous, it would have way better for the reputation of both companies.

In the end EA did not did any of that, they did not took the time to polish MEA when they had all the powers to do it. But they still decided to release MEA without the polish it needed.

Didn't BW not make DLC for the old console generation?

New Game+ which many games normally ship with? What? Even DA:I does have NG+ when I last played it.

For the other 15 DLC, you do realize that Bioware has been actually selling such things right - like costumes. 

So CDPR said that due to popular demand, they will put resources into making NG+ and people believe them why? (It is more convincing now seeing how mess up the quest bugs are in ME:A NG+)

Because they have earned consumer's trust. Bought TW1/TW2 on steam and are tired of DRM, come to GOG.com and we will give u a DRM free copy for free for your purchase you made... N years ago with Steam and maybe paid 1.99 for while it is on sale. We have now an enhanced edition, dont worry, you still a free upgrade because you supported our product.

Why do people "accuse" some other companies? It is not rocket science, just look at their past practices of said companies and how they treat their customers and the answer will be clear as day.

You know, they could make a plan about making a awesome game in 5 years with 40m budget, the plan could be perfect, but in the end a plan is a plan.

Anything could go wrong, all we know is they don't have enough budget and time to polish the game, but we don't know what really happened in the development process, so we can't really decide who to blame.

Using United isn't really a proper example as it is comparing an entertainment product you have a choice to buy or not buy to being forceably removed from a plane against your will along with getting badly injured.

EA have shown vast improvements in the last 6 months, Titanfall 2 has no Season pass and tons of free DLC.  Star Wars Battlefront 2 is shaping up to be the game that the first one should have been which shows they are listening to the fans (plus the Season Pas may be left out here as well).  EA has released tons of free games and DLC overthe past year but no one talks about it because they keep talking about what happenned 2-3 even 5 years ago.  Which enforces the negative trope despite the fact that they are doing some positive decisions.

The On the House Program they have has given out plenty of free games and DLC with no need to buy anything.

The Origin/EA Access program has actually turned into a rather affordable program to get access to a lot of games ($30 for the year (when I got it) is honestly a really good deal for the amount of content that is offered.  Hell many people are upset with Sony that they didn't agree to offer the program and other companies are looking into emulating it.

Hell look at things with the patches for Andromeda.  People are shitting on them because the patches weren't out 2 days ago but if they rush the patch out it could cause other problems which then people will just be "why the hell did you rush the patch?" despite the fact that is what the fans wanted them to do.


and people are being cautious with some decisions that CDPR and GOG have been making that past few months.  Many people are not happy with the GOG Galaxy Client as it may lead them to introduce a form of DRM (there were some instances were games could only be downloaded or updated in Galaxy, some people may have over-reacted but it is something to think about) this is not my thoughts on Galaxy as you do need some form of client for the Multi player components of some games.

I myself am seeing people treating CDPR the way they treated Valve.  they just looked the other way when Valve started doing some questionable decisions and attacked people who tried to criticize and now we have a company that open teaes there fan base with a game that will never see the light of day and an online store that is overflowing with poor quality games and asset flips for quick money and an economy based selling and reselling digital items like hats and cards and trying to turn player created content into a paid service that publishers can profit on while the fan's do all the work.


Also I don't follow people on social media as it is easy for someone to react without thinking, there have been many a time where someone hit that send button and then instantly regretted it.  we are human and humans can do stupid things, social media just unfairly amplifies that.

It's not that simple. Time is money and more development and polish means more money to pay the studio to continue working. The game would have just been over-budget and by not releasing the game at the end of EA's fiscal year would have led to a financial loss for EA. Delaying isn't always a practical option, and oftentimes it's simply not an option at all.

MEA was delayed as much as it conceivably could be without pushing it outside of its projected fiscal year. BioWare had far more time than most to make this game. Due to BioWare's legacy, EA gives BioWare a lot of leniency in terms of how they develop video games. The same courtesy isn't shown to other studios, such as DICE and Visceral Games (look at Battlefield 4 and Dead Space 3).

Truth be told, BioWare's the one largely at fault for MEA's shortcomings. Five years is more time than most studios ever get on a game (only Blizzard, Rockstar, Irrational Games, and a few others have that luxury of development time). For whatever reason, BioWare failed to make the game as solid as it should have been at release. That's not to say it's a buggy, unplayable mess like some games at launch. MEA is certainly playable. However, the point remains that there are still lingering issues that BioWare still has yet to address.

Game development is hard and very few studios are fortunate enough to have the time they need to make truly exceptional experiences. MEA is a very fun game, but it's those glaring issues that really takes wind out of it's sails and undermines the whole experience.

I can agree with this premise, especially since they're two completely different games.

Sad thing is, I remember when DA:I won GOTY one of the first congratulatory tweets to BioWare was from CDPR. When TW3 won GOTY the following year one of the first congratulatory tweets to CDPR was from BioWare.

I would argue the "open-world" experience of MEA more closely imitates Dragon Age: Inquisition. The only difference is the more "impactful" aspect of the fetch and randomized tasks you receive in MEA have more audio lines attached to them.

That is not saying much. They did a slightly better job at it.

This is what I've been telling every one. Forget about the mediocre TW3. Only MEA is the standard to what any past, present and future +AAA RPG game needs to be compare with. Such compelling writing (it really set the bar way to the sky), its never before achieved degree of polished animations, unforgettable characters, its so well integrated story and extremely fun-to-do side questing that seamlessly move players throughout the game all the way to the end, not to mention how the game is almost completely devoid of bugs and glitches. Special mention to MEA's soundtrack, which is just epic. I was shivering and goosebumping on almost every scene.. 

In other words, a jewel to be replayed for eternity.

Nop, all of that is irrelevant. The only relevant thing is the product they SELL and I am BUYING. I really don't give a damn what problems you have in providing that product, just like people don't give a damn of what problems the firm I work at has in producing a product. We are the CLIENTS and we are buying a product. We compare it to whatever we want.

Again, being a slave or independent is irrelevant to the client, aka us. I also don't care for the budget. All I care is the product's quality and how much they charge for it. That is it. Everything else is completely irrelevant and this does not apply just to games. If I go out to buy a new TV, a sofa or even a pair of pants. Meaningless.