Thank you MASS EFFECT 3 !!!

Simultaneous Launch

Cause I hate waiting for the PC to come out months after consoles...

I didn't even realise there was any concern about the PC version being released at the same time as the console versions ? Mass Effect 2 saw a simultaneous release on the 360/PC so I don't see why it would be any different for Mass Effect 3 but always nice to get confirmation I guess.

I didn't even realise there was any concern about the PC version being released at the same time as the console versions ? Mass Effect 2 saw a simultaneous release on the 360/PC so I don't see why it would be any different for Mass Effect 3 but always nice to get confirmation I guess.

charmingcharlie

[QUOTE="charmingcharlie"]

I didn't even realise there was any concern about the PC version being released at the same time as the console versions ? Mass Effect 2 saw a simultaneous release on the 360/PC so I don't see why it would be any different for Mass Effect 3 but always nice to get confirmation I guess.

FelipeInside

Why are you thanking ME 3? You should be thanking Bioware and EA. They deserve the thanks, its not like their just doing it to make money. You should also thank them for the price hike on a game that probably wont be any more technologically advanced than ME 2. I finally played ME 2 last month and couldnt beleive they still didnt fix the awful mouse acceleration.

Yup.. *cough AC:brotherhood *cough Fable 3 cough*Elann2008

Why are you thanking ME 3? You should be thanking Bioware and EA. They deserve the thanks, its not like their just doing it to make money. You should also thank them for the price hike on a game that probably wont be any more technologically advanced than ME 2. I finally played ME 2 last month and couldnt beleive they still didnt fix the awful mouse acceleration.

Cranler

[QUOTE="Cranler"]

Why are you thanking ME 3? You should be thanking Bioware and EA. They deserve the thanks, its not like their just doing it to make money. You should also thank them for the price hike on a game that probably wont be any more technologically advanced than ME 2. I finally played ME 2 last month and couldnt beleive they still didnt fix the awful mouse acceleration.

FelipeInside

Really? cause here in AUS the console version of ME2 came out before the PC version...FelipeInside

Hm wasn't aware of that, but yeah it was a simultaneous release on Xbox and PC for the US and Europe at least. Not sure why it wasn't a simultaneous release in Australia, are you 100% sure there was a delay between the xbox and PC version release ? It's just I am not seeing anything that points to that. Not that it matters now really, nothing wrong with having confirmation about things. I was just curious why you were worried it might not happen.

The only thing that annoys me is this insistance by publishers to have staggered release dates for regions. I mean seriously do they really need to release it 3 days before everyone else in the US ? Especially on the PC when you consider most will be getting it digitally and digital distribution makes regions redundant.

Mass Effect2 came out on the same day for consoles and PC in north america..

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="Cranler"]

Why are you thanking ME 3? You should be thanking Bioware and EA. They deserve the thanks, its not like their just doing it to make money. You should also thank them for the price hike on a game that probably wont be any more technologically advanced than ME 2. I finally played ME 2 last month and couldnt beleive they still didnt fix the awful mouse acceleration.

millerlight89

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="FelipeInside"] I had no problems with mouse...Cranler

LOL if nobody buys games at release, developers won't even make a GOTY edition for you to buy. We're not suckers; you may have more patience than us but we're really excited for games that we can't wait to play them asap.

Besides, do you really want to put games in your backlog with so many awesome releases in 2011?

[QUOTE="Cranler"]

[QUOTE="millerlight89"] Yea, me neither. I don't have a problem paying $60 either. ralph2190

LOL if nobody buys games at release, developers won't even make a GOTY edition for you to buy. We're not suckers; you may have more patience than us but we're really excited for games that we can't wait to play them asap.

Besides, do you really want to put games in your backlog with so many awesome releases in 2011?

[QUOTE="Cranler"]

[QUOTE="millerlight89"] Yea, me neither. I don't have a problem paying $60 either. ralph2190

LOL if nobody buys games at release, developers won't even make a GOTY edition for you to buy. We're not suckers; you may have more patience than us but we're really excited for games that we can't wait to play them asap.

Besides, do you really want to put games in your backlog with so many awesome releases in 2011?

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]Really? cause here in AUS the console version of ME2 came out before the PC version...charmingcharlie

Hm wasn't aware of that, but yeah it was a simultaneous release on Xbox and PC for the US and Europe at least. Not sure why it wasn't a simultaneous release in Australia, are you 100% sure there was a delay between the xbox and PC version release ? It's just I am not seeing anything that points to that. Not that it matters now really, nothing wrong with having confirmation about things. I was just curious why you were worried it might not happen.

The only thing that annoys me is this insistance by publishers to have staggered release dates for regions. I mean seriously do they really need to release it 3 days before everyone else in the US ? Especially on the PC when you consider most will be getting it digitally and digital distribution makes regions redundant.

[QUOTE="ralph2190"]

[QUOTE="Cranler"]I have higher control standards than both of you. I'll be playing FO Vegas GOTY edition when ME 3 comes out. Buying unpatched full price games is for suckers

Cranler

LOL if nobody buys games at release, developers won't even make a GOTY edition for you to buy. We're not suckers; you may have more patience than us but we're really excited for games that we can't wait to play them asap.

Besides, do you really want to put games in your backlog with so many awesome releases in 2011?

[QUOTE="charmingcharlie"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]Really? cause here in AUS the console version of ME2 came out before the PC version...FelipeInside

Hm wasn't aware of that, but yeah it was a simultaneous release on Xbox and PC for the US and Europe at least. Not sure why it wasn't a simultaneous release in Australia, are you 100% sure there was a delay between the xbox and PC version release ? It's just I am not seeing anything that points to that. Not that it matters now really, nothing wrong with having confirmation about things. I was just curious why you were worried it might not happen.

The only thing that annoys me is this insistance by publishers to have staggered release dates for regions. I mean seriously do they really need to release it 3 days before everyone else in the US ? Especially on the PC when you consider most will be getting it digitally and digital distribution makes regions redundant.

Maybe I'm wrong... to me it feels like a game comes out on consoles, and then the waiting game begins for it to come out on PC... (even if it's only a few weeks later, either for piracy concerns or Nvidia adding something or whatever). EVERY game should have the same date launch on PC than on consoles... my two cents anyway...

[QUOTE="charmingcharlie"]

I didn't even realise there was any concern about the PC version being released at the same time as the console versions ? Mass Effect 2 saw a simultaneous release on the 360/PC so I don't see why it would be any different for Mass Effect 3 but always nice to get confirmation I guess.

FelipeInside

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="charmingcharlie"]

I didn't even realise there was any concern about the PC version being released at the same time as the console versions ? Mass Effect 2 saw a simultaneous release on the 360/PC so I don't see why it would be any different for Mass Effect 3 but always nice to get confirmation I guess.

illmatic87

[QUOTE="Cranler"]

[QUOTE="millerlight89"] Yea, me neither. I don't have a problem paying $60 either. ralph2190

LOL if nobody buys games at release, developers won't even make a GOTY edition for you to buy. We're not suckers; you may have more patience than us but we're really excited for games that we can't wait to play them asap.

Besides, do you really want to put games in your backlog with so many awesome releases in 2011?

I agree with ralph.

If nobody bought the game at release, then there would have been no revenue to drive the developer to engineer patches and new content.

Yup.. *cough AC:brotherhood *cough Fable 3 cough*Elann2008

[QUOTE="ralph2190"]

LOL if nobody buys games at release, developers won't even make a GOTY edition for you to buy. We're not suckers; you may have more patience than us but we're really excited for games that we can't wait to play them asap.

Besides, do you really want to put games in your backlog with so many awesome releases in 2011?

[QUOTE="Cranler"]I have higher control standards than both of you. I'll be playing FO Vegas GOTY edition when ME 3 comes out. Buying unpatched full price games is for suckers

LOL if nobody buys games at release, developers won't even make a GOTY edition for you to buy. We're not suckers; you may have more patience than us but we're really excited for games that we can't wait to play them asap.

Besides, do you really want to put games in your backlog with so many awesome releases in 2011?

[QUOTE="ralph2190"]

[QUOTE="Cranler"]I have higher control standards than both of you. I'll be playing FO Vegas GOTY edition when ME 3 comes out. Buying unpatched full price games is for suckers

topsemag55

LOL if nobody buys games at release, developers won't even make a GOTY edition for you to buy. We're not suckers; you may have more patience than us but we're really excited for games that we can't wait to play them asap.

Besides, do you really want to put games in your backlog with so many awesome releases in 2011?

I agree with ralph.

If nobody bought the game at release, then there would have been no revenue to drive the developer to engineer patches and new content.

I can't wait for Mass Effect 3. I hadn't played either of the Mass Effect games at all until about a month ago. I played through both, and have started a totally renegade character in ME so I can import that to ME2 as well. I think these are some of the best games of all time. Of course, I am a huge sci-fi fan, and therefore predisposed to liking them.

I'm glad that they are releasing ME3 for PC on the same date as the console versions, it makes me feel cared about :P. That is, unless it means that we'll be getting a crappy port job. When that happens it's not cool.

I'll buy ME3 very soon after release unless it has major issues, but you can be sure that I won't be paying $60 for it. I've found that Amazon.com usually has new games for well below the MSRP. Sometimes a $60 game will be $45 or less, and you pay no tax or shipping.

gasp.........wait for it.............release games bug free.

Cranler

That's a pipe dream.:P

Developers only have a certain amount of game testers, and they don't see as much as the gamers do.

We are the ones who catch what they missed - if we adopted your take, games would never be patched.

We already have bad apples like Activision. They totally abandoned Prototype, and deleted the thread where people were posting the technical problems.

To this date there has not been a single patch for Prototype.

[QUOTE="Cranler"]

gasp.........wait for it.............release games bug free.

That's a pipe dream.:P

Developers only have a certain amount of game testers, and they don't see as much as the gamers do.

We are the ones who catch what they missed - if we adopted your take, games would never be patched.

We already have bad apples like Activision. They totally abandoned Prototype, and deleted the thread where people were posting the technical problems.

To this date there has not been a single patch for Prototype.

[QUOTE="Cranler"]

gasp.........wait for it.............release games bug free.

That's a pipe dream.:P

Developers only have a certain amount of game testers, and they don't see as much as the gamers do.

We are the ones who catch what they missed - if we adopted your take, games would never be patched.

We already have bad apples like Activision. They totally abandoned Prototype, and deleted the thread where people were posting the technical problems.

To this date there has not been a single patch for Prototype.

[QUOTE="Cranler"][QUOTE="topsemag55"]

That's a pipe dream.:P

Developers only have a certain amount of game testers, and they don't see as much as the gamers do.

We are the ones who catch what they missed - if we adopted your take, games would never be patched.

We already have bad apples like Activision. They totally abandoned Prototype, and deleted the thread where people were posting the technical problems.

To this date there has not been a single patch for Prototype.

FelipeInside

Oh and btw, I spoke to Mass Effect 3 and it said youre welcome.

Do they no longer teach the spelling of lose and loose in school anymore?

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="charmingcharlie"]

I didn't even realise there was any concern about the PC version being released at the same time as the console versions ? Mass Effect 2 saw a simultaneous release on the 360/PC so I don't see why it would be any different for Mass Effect 3 but always nice to get confirmation I guess.

illmatic87

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="Cranler"] So all those bugs that were in FO Vegas for instance werent noticed before release? You really believe that? Of course some very minor bugs could slip through but its obvious the devs rely on the whole patch later thing to be able to release games earlier. A very tiny percentage of gamers are reading what I say here , so even if I did convince every person who reads this thread it wouldnt make much difference at all. I dont understand why you even brought up the whole "if everyone stopped buying games at release" scenario to begin with, with that in mind.Cranler

Oh and btw, I spoke to Mass Effect 3 and it said youre welcome.

Do they no longer teach the spelling of lose and loose in school anymore?

[QUOTE="Cranler"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] If all gamers stopped buying a game at release, wouldn't the company go bankrupt.... as in consider the title a failure and loose revenue...?FelipeInside

Oh and btw, I spoke to Mass Effect 3 and it said youre welcome.

Do they no longer teach the spelling of lose and loose in school anymore?

Hahah Felipe you just know when a person has nothing else to defend himself with, he goes after your spelling and starts calling you a troll. Calm down Cranler..and turn off attack mode lest you get reported. (I learned that the hard way)

[QUOTE="Cranler"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] If all gamers stopped buying a game at release, wouldn't the company go bankrupt.... as in consider the title a failure and loose revenue...?FelipeInside

Oh and btw, I spoke to Mass Effect 3 and it said youre welcome.

Do they no longer teach the spelling of lose and loose in school anymore?

Its good that you said 4 "different" languages. I might have thought you spoke the same language 4 times. I'm fluent in 7 languages btw. I gave up my quest for being uber multilingual for something thats a universal language: playing a musical instrument.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="Cranler"] Youre trolling me now or you didnt read everything I said. When did I ever say that gamers should stop buying games at release?

Oh and btw, I spoke to Mass Effect 3 and it said youre welcome.

Do they no longer teach the spelling of lose and loose in school anymore?

Hahah Felipe you just know when a person has nothing else to defend himself with, he goes after your spelling and starts calling you a troll. Calm down Cranler..and turn off attack mode lest you get reported. (I learned that the hard way)

60 bucks for a pc game just screams torrent. Rip me off .. Nah, I'll rip you off.BDK-Soft

[QUOTE="BDK-Soft"]60 bucks for a pc game just screams torrent. Rip me off .. Nah, I'll rip you off.FelipeInside

If there's no viable reason for the price hikes, I might have to go with yes.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="BDK-Soft"]60 bucks for a pc game just screams torrent. Rip me off .. Nah, I'll rip you off.hartsickdiscipl

If there's no viable reason for the price hikes, I might have to go with yes.

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] So by that kind of thinking... - Elevated Petrol prices just screams me robbing the petrol station. Rip me off .. Nah, I'll rip you off. - Elevated prices at the shopping center just screams me shoplifting. Rip me off .. Nah, I'll rip you off. Get the picture...?FelipeInside

If there's no viable reason for the price hikes, I might have to go with yes.

Can you give me a few good reasons why a Mass Effect 3 game using the same game engine as the first 2 games should cost $10 more on the PC platform? The only real reason why inflation exists is human greed.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

If there's no viable reason for the price hikes, I might have to go with yes.

hartsickdiscipl

Can you give me a few good reasons why a Mass Effect 3 game using the same game engine as the first 2 games should cost $10 more on the PC platform? The only real reason why inflation exists is human greed.

You want Shepard looking like an alien when you import him? If it uses a new engine, there would be no "proper" way to import an old engine Shepard without him looking weird. The engine looks pretty good except for the occasional muddy texture if you ask me.

And I cannot believe some of you are suggesting pirating PC games. It's people like you that give PC gamers a bad name.

So by that kind of thinking... - Elevated Petrol prices just screams me robbing the petrol station. Rip me off .. Nah, I'll rip you off. - Elevated prices at the shopping center just screams me shoplifting. Rip me off .. Nah, I'll rip you off. Get the picture...?FelipeInside

If there's no viable reason for the price hikes, I might have to go with yes.

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] The reason is that everything goes up, sooner or later.... people just have to accept it. House, Petrol, Clothing, Groceries, EVERYTHING, it's called inflation.... I don't like it, you don't like it, no one does, but it's the way of the world. Actually, $10 on video games is minor compared to how some others things have gone up.... STILL no excuse to pirate games....ralph2190

Can you give me a few good reasons why a Mass Effect 3 game using the same game engine as the first 2 games should cost $10 more on the PC platform? The only real reason why inflation exists is human greed.

You want Shepard looking like an alien when you import him? If it uses a new engine, there would be no "proper" way to import an old engine Shepard without him looking weird. The engine looks pretty good except for the occasional muddy texture if you ask me.

And I cannot believe some of you are suggesting pirating PC games. It's people like you that give PC gamers a bad name.

The character import issue would be an insignificant reason compared to all the other reasons for not using a new engine.

[QUOTE="ralph2190"]

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

Can you give me a few good reasons why a Mass Effect 3 game using the same game engine as the first 2 games should cost $10 more on the PC platform? The only real reason why inflation exists is human greed.

Cranler

You want Shepard looking like an alien when you import him? If it uses a new engine, there would be no "proper" way to import an old engine Shepard without him looking weird. The engine looks pretty good except for the occasional muddy texture if you ask me.

And I cannot believe some of you are suggesting pirating PC games. It's people like you that give PC gamers a bad name.

The character import issue would be an insignificant reason compared to all the other reasons for not using a new engine.

Took the words out of my brain and beat me to typing them.

[QUOTE="Cranler"]

[QUOTE="ralph2190"]

You want Shepard looking like an alien when you import him? If it uses a new engine, there would be no "proper" way to import an old engine Shepard without him looking weird. The engine looks pretty good except for the occasional muddy texture if you ask me.

And I cannot believe some of you are suggesting pirating PC games. It's people like you that give PC gamers a bad name.

hartsickdiscipl

The character import issue would be an insignificant reason compared to all the other reasons for not using a new engine.

Took the words out of my brain and beat me to typing them.