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[Dorfdad]

I don’t believe for a second this is the reason. They know the game is being sent out to die, and they don’t want to spend the money on costs of protecting the game when it won’t sell anyway just costing them more. This is a veild attempt to gain positive PR before release. Sorry not buying it

 

[DeepEnigma]

The previews were pretty glowing, lots of GOTY frontrunner talk on there.

BANGER!

 

[Shake Your Rump]

What ‘goodwill’ have they lost?

The Anthem debacle was so bad, you have subconsciously pushed it out of your memory.

Andromeda ring a bell, or is your face too tired?

 

[Fbh]

I'd say it is the lying that is bad.

Admit that the cost of Denuvo was a factor. Admit that the budget was a factor. Admit that your team has lost so much goodwill with players that you are now required to do everything possible to curry favour. Just don't lie and say that it is due to "trust".

Are they trusting enough to put it on GOG with no DRM?

Come on, this is what almost every company does.
Almost no one will do something for PR and/or cost saving and literally tell you they are doing it for PR/Cost saving.

It's hardly different than when games no longer came with manuals or phones no longer shipped with chargers and we were told it's "for the environment", except in this case buyers are actually getting a bennefit out of it.

Again, let's criticize the game and Bioware for the stuff worth criticizing instead of hating on them because for some reason they are expected to be the only major gaming company that doesn't do generic PR talk.

 

[StereoVsn]

I don’t believe for a second this is the reason. They know the game is being sent out to die, and they don’t want to spend the money on costs of protecting the game when it won’t sell anyway just costing them more. This is a veild attempt to gain positive PR before release. Sorry not buying it

Yep, they know the game is going to underperform like crazy so why spend the cash on Denuvo.

Why don’t EA remove the shit and EA app from the two Jedi games and ME Trilogy as well if they trust their players.

 

[nani17]

Set yer sails, me hearties! At the break of dawn, we’ll chart our course. There be treasure awaitin’ to be claimed, and fortune favors the bold! Yarrr! Let’s make haste and hoist the colors!

 

[yogaflame]

Twisted gender ideology narrative being push. I will not buy it.

 

[darrylgorn]

I'm sure this means no one will pirate it now /s

I interpreted to mean that no one wants to pirate the game anyway because it's shit.

 

[LRKD]

Not sure there is even enough interest in players to pirate the game lmfao

 

[Schmendrick]

More like BioWare doesn't even trust its product to recoup the DRM cost.

 

[Itchy Tickles]

Just a reminder that is an old trick EA has done for years. They abuse the fuck out of you, then say they'll stop it for like 1 game so they look like they are sacrificing something for their fans that they love oh so much, but also working behind the scenes on new ways to do worse things.

I remember when that cunt at EA, Andrew Wilson, after years of online passes, came out and said "no more online passes" and was smiling ear to ear as the live audience cheered, but you could see the horns on his head grow. Then we got season passes.
They did it with Dead Space remake by using "no microtransactions" as a "friendly, respectful gesture" but it was of course, just an advertising trick, and they don't give a shit about you.

EA does this to seem like they are reformed or good people, all the while having horrible games like Fifa that sell the practice of gambling to all, even children, without a care in the world. They have released games like UFC 3 that got patched to have adverts, while also retro patching the previous game, UFC 2, to have them too.

This is not a good or friendly company. They are starving you, then giving you mold covered scraps, while they make hundreds of millions profit while screaming about how expensive games are to make / copy paste. Then they make badly received games like this and act like they are trying their best to serve their amazing fans by not including extra bullshit.

Fuck EA.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

I will enjoy the backtracking and goalpost moving if this gets strong reviews…

 

[WoJ]

Maybe they know deep down the game will be so bad no one would pirate it.

 

[SHA]

It's the players that don't trust Bioware.

It started with body parts ratio from the trailer.

 

[SHA]

Sure, but no one knows if the game is shit.

It's not clear if they were honest or got distracted from other games.

 

[mayham2199]

It's the players that don't trust Bioware.

Unfortunately that’s the issue. Me personally I’ve enjoyed everything they’ve put out to varying degrees. Except for that MP game that was pretty much doa. There last game I think it was I forget the name.

 

[TheDreadLord]

From what they’ve shown so far, the gameplay looks pretty solid to me. I’m not sure I understand all the negativity. Of course, there’s always a chance it could prioritize DEI in ways that feel forced, but I think we’ll only know for sure once the game is released.

 

[Raven117]

I will enjoy the backtracking and goalpost moving if this gets strong reviews…

It will likely get decent reviews. And you know why.

Wait to see how it gets received in the wild for a true read.

 

[Mister Wolf]

I will enjoy the backtracking and goalpost moving if this gets strong reviews…

Sales >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reviews

 

[Sonik]

I will enjoy the backtracking and goalpost moving if this gets strong reviews…

A game pushing the cult's dogma will get strong reviews by game jouirnalists? No way!

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

nice...might get it when its 5 bucks or so on steam....

 

[Crayon]

Very good.

 

[Ozriel]

Just a reminder that is an old trick EA has done for years. They abuse the fuck out of you, then say they'll stop it for like 1 game so they look like they are sacrificing something for their fans that they love oh so much, but also working behind the scenes on new ways to do worse things.

I remember when that cunt at EA, Andrew Wilson, after years of online passes, came out and said "no more online passes" and was smiling ear to ear as the live audience cheered, but you could see the horns on his head grow. Then we got season passes.
They did it with Dead Space remake by using "no microtransactions" as a "friendly, respectful gesture" but it was of course, just an advertising trick, and they don't give a shit about you.

EA does this to seem like they are reformed or good people, all the while having horrible games like Fifa that sell the practice of gambling to all, even children, without a care in the world. They have released games like UFC 3 that got patched to have adverts, while also retro patching the previous game, UFC 2, to have them too.

This is not a good or friendly company. They are starving you, then giving you mold covered scraps, while they make hundreds of millions profit while screaming about how expensive games are to make / copy paste. Then they make badly received games like this and act like they are trying their best to serve their amazing fans by not including extra bullshit.

Fuck EA.

Cool, but this is irrelevant. ‘EA’ is not what’s on sale in storefronts. It’s Dragon Age: Veilguard.

And the topic under discussion is how far they’re going to reduce many of the popular pain points for players. Steamdeck compatibility, no EA launcher, very approachable specs, no Denuvo.

for consumers, each game is its own unique entity. Why should FIFA or FC matter to anyone who’s considering buying Dragon Age?

Had to confirm I wasn’t on Resetera when I saw this post filled with ‘outrage-by-association’

 

[consoul]

The best protection against piracy is making a game people don't want to play.

Good job.

 

[Markio128]

This crowd is definitely glass half empty.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

They didn't include it so they can blame pirates when the game fails.

 

[Garibaldi]

What a noble gesture. I'm sure it won't be exploited at all.

They probably know it's going to do terribly initially so are hoping, if it does get pirates easily it might cause a bit of stir and get some word of mouth and generate a few more sales (if it's decent).

Or they don't want to waste anymore money on it and are sending it out to die.

Very noble.

 

[Cakeboxer]

"We already gave SBI 7 millions to make 100% sure the game bombs so we can't afford Denuvo"

 

[scoobidoo112]

Even though I'm absolutely skeptical of Nu-Bioware, I really do hope that this game turns out great.

They have absolutely everything going against them, but despite that, there are some good signs here.

No denuvo, Steam Deck support, no forced EA App, etc. These are objectively good things.

We'll have to wait and see I guess. Fingers crossed.

 

[ricardo_sousa11]

Thats gonna leave some top scars

 

[Silver Wattle]

"No denuvo, Steam Deck support, no forced EA App, etc."
Nice house you built there Bioware...

Just a shame you built it on poor foundations(DEI/ESG garbage game).

 

[Interfectum]

Pre-order numbers must be in the toilet… they are trying so hard to get Steam numbers boosted here. RIP

 

[Reaseru]

The next "our game underperformed badly, but it's a good game, and we received death threats".

 

[Interfectum]

The next "our game underperformed badly, but it's a good game, and we received death threats".

No doubt it will be “the gamers” fault when this thing tanks.

 

[WoJ]

nice...might get it when its 5 bucks or so on steam....

So you're saying you'll pick it up by Christmas.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

I tried the last dragon age and the combat just seemed really bad. Half way action nonsense. These systems are never good.

What is this new game, do we know ?

 

[pudel]

I tried the last dragon age and the combat just seemed really bad. Half way action nonsense. These systems are never good.

What is this new game, do we know ?

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Ok not going to lie. Looks fun, maybe abit generic. But decent.

Literally ff7 remake combat minus the ATB charging.

Too much purple though

 

[64bitmodels]

more publishers staying the fuck away from Denuvo is a good thing in my book. The less of that software the better

 

[KungFucius]

This is an interesting approach. Pirates likely weren't gonna buy it, but may play it and talk about it. It will likely be the only New AAA PC game pirated this year. If it is good and pirates like it, it could boost console copy sales.

 

[Sw0pDiller]

so when it doesn't meet sales expectations for "other" reasons they can just blame it on piracy? i see.

I feel you should be banned for saying this kind of bullshit.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

it seems like the are going full Concord, let see how the market reacts and it's critical reception.

 

[Mister Wolf]

They trust us, but we don't trust them.

 

[MayauMiao]

Looks like a potential bomb. No wonder they went Denuvo free..

 

[lmimmfn]

A "Madams" apple, lmfao, love it

 

[Gonzito]

Looks like a potential bomb. No wonder they went Denuvo free..

My goodness, the game is going to fail miserably

 

[DeepEnigma]

This crowd is definitely glass half empty.

Is this a top surgery reference? Well played.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Looks like a potential bomb. No wonder they went Denuvo free..

Once he referred to Taash as "they" in that IGN vid I was out.

 

[LazyParrot]

Pretty smart. If the game bombs on PC they can just blame piracy.

 

[Pop]

I wouldn't pirate this crap even if they paid me