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Post by Fidite Nemini on May 11, 2017 16:00:15 GMT -6
I do love how all the haters are acting as if EA just declared Bioware as dead. Which is amusing considering its them who want new Bioware games the most, and if Bioware were to actually die, there aren't really many RPG's creators left. Meanwhile I'm justing sitting here waiting for Yakuza Kiwami ^^ First of all, I'm not hating, nor did I declare BioWare dead or some such. I was just pointing out how EA iced the Mass Effect franchise until further notice and relegated the Montreal Studio back to support roles. Which is quite obviously not boding too well for the immediate future for the franchise (ME:A patches and DLC) aswell as a considerable bump for the next iterations of the franchise if EA really felt that Andromeda undersold or otherwise wasn't recieved too well (which in all fairness seems deserved). EA has never been adventerous if it didn't feel like it's going to make good bucks. Secondly, I don't want BioWare to die. I want them back in their old form, as wishful thinking that may be. Thirdly, BioWare isn't the only big RPG creator by a long, loooong shot. Last but not least, with the Mass Effect IP on hiatus, maybe ... just maybe someone higher up at BioWare will finally remember that fans have been asking about a Jade Empire successor all the damn time (and I got that from several BioWare developers that I've met face-to-face, so they are most definately aware of it). A proven success title in demand is exactly what EA would greenlight now that their confidence in one of BioWare's three big IPs has been blunted (two if we don't count the TOR MMORPG as we haven't had a big Star Wars BioWare game in a while, though I wouldn't mind a KotOR III at all).
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