The Most Interesting Gamer In The World Western Hemisphere

Posted on Thursday, June 28 @ 16:15:00 Eastern by Daniel Bischoff

He is everything Heath Hindman is not, and somethings he is.
What's a bidet?
He is the most interesting gamer in the ~~world~~ Western Hemisphere.

I have to say, I'm a little ashamed. I never thought of gamers as this whining mass of entitled crybabies, kicking and screaming their way to what they hinge every desperate desire on. Of course, I've been proven wrong before.

This week saw the release of the Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut DLC, a piece of content that would never have seen the light of day or million's of harddrives everywhere, if not for a tsunami of complaining, bitching, insulting, finger-pointing, and fanboy tears. It probably didn't change anyone's opinion.

And why is that? Why do the complainers still complain? Why is it that the people pleased with Mass Effect 3's ending continue to reflect on Shepard's journey with smiles on their faces?

Because Bioware's product, game, narrative, whatever you want to call it, is as much theirs as it is yours, and you'd be stupid to think otherwise. It's their own fault for blurring the line so deliberately, giving players choice in situations where previously there was none. But that doesn't give all those heinously hateful gamers the grounds to waste our time.

The reality is, you'll never please everyone, and that's what we saw this week. Bioware Forumgoers still had the venom and praise on their lips for the developer. Only internet blowhard fanboys could offer timeless criticism like:

im extremely disappointed the ec sucks balls. - kingalexdarkroo

Hated it then, hate it now - steeltrainn

I find it depressingly sad that BioWare screwed up Mass Effect so badly, twice. We asked for closure and endings that made sense, had a colorful array of endings (and NOT in the literal sense) and what we got instead was a pile of implied insults, more plot holes, useless scenes and a slideshow. - Trifecta739

I honestly don't understand why they even bothered. This can't possibly be enough for anyone who hated the original ending. - Lyme Eilserv

Why the fuck DID Bioware bother? Nevermind the fact that their creative control was wrenched from their hands. Nevermind that these ungrateful dickheads spent 30 hours on a game the developers spent thousands of hours creating. Nevermind that this is the internet age and everyone HAS to have something to say.

This should be a clear and plain message to other developers of fan-favorite experiences. Ignore the haters and do what you want to do. Chances are you'll create something most people will enjoy anyway.

Related Games: Mass Effect 3, Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut

Tags: Most Interesting Gamer In The World, Bioware, Mass Effect 3

Comments

Klandathu
Joined: Apr 2008

Posted: Jun 28th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
I blame Obamacare. Wait, what were we talking about again?

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elmoreoocyte
Joined: Apr 2012

Posted: Jun 28th, 2012 at 5:12 pm
"Nevermind that this is the internet age and everyone HAS to have something to say."

Complaining online about complainers complaining online? Check & mate.

But seriously I get what you're saying and like what you do. And I'm NOT going to call you Keith this time.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Jun 28th, 2012 at 5:14 pm
LOL, this isn't even Heath! It's danielrbischoff. But yes, I full acknowledge that I'm complaining online about online complainers who complain online.

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elmoreoocyte
Joined: Apr 2012

Posted: Jun 28th, 2012 at 5:37 pm
I'm having a rough go of it this week apparently. Touche' Mr. Bischoff.

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tinymhg
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 28th, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Don't call him Mr. Bischoff, it goes straight to his head.

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tinymhg
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 28th, 2012 at 6:01 pm
Well, as my friend Ben use to say: "Opinions are like *******s, everyboy has one, but some smell worse than others." To me this whole thing smells pretty bad.

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Sourdeez
Joined: Feb 2012

Posted: Jun 28th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
New endings are of the quality of the rest of the series. Only poeple I know still Bitc**** are people who absolutely hate the idea of the current endings and still want to believe in the indoctrination/hallucination theory(I admit I would have thought bioware was the ballsiest developer to end there 250 hour game with a indoctrination.)

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Jun 28th, 2012 at 8:47 pm
It would certainly have been the more artistic ending, but they'd be f***ed if they didn't go with the popular opinion on this one.

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Kakulukia
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Jun 28th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
I was a non-vocal complainer. I said multiple times, online and off, that the ending sucked arse, but I wanted no part of that "Retake Mass Effect" bullshit. I didn't want BioWare to retcon the ending, because as an aspiring writer, I would want to keep my artistic independence without dipshits telling me what to write. The extended cut gave me exactly what I wanted: more context about what happens more closure about the characters and civilizations I cared about, and a giant middle finger to the Retake ME movement in the form of the Refusal ending.

Five stars, BioWare.

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Longo_2_guns
Joined: Jun 2003

Posted: Jun 29th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
On a semi-related note, the term "entitlement" is so bad it makes my spine want to shoot up into my brain and just end it all.

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tinymhg
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 30th, 2012 at 7:41 pm
entitlement entitlement entitlement

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