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One Gamer Is Considering Filing A Class Action Lawsuit Against Bioware

2012 March 21
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by Jessey

One Gamer Is Considering Filing A Class Action Lawsuit Against Bioware

When do you decide that “enough is enough” and it’s time to stand up for what you believe in? Well, judging by this recent post on the Bioware forums, you decide that once a company has tarnished a game you loved. Mass Effect 3′s ending has been blown way out of proportion. Sure, there are plot holes and several inconsistencies, but those aren’t reasons to sue anybody, right?

Apparently not considering a passionate fan of the Mass Effect series is considering suing Bioware. Yes, you read that right, somebody might sue Bioware because of the ending to Mass Effect 3. The user SLICKK has taken the time to compile an extensive list of pre-release quotes from the many interviews, and promotions Bioware provided leading up to the release of Mass Effect 3. Some of the quotes that SLICKK has taken note of do make it seem like Bioware anticipated the backlash they would receive from the fans of the Mass Effect series, but even so, this shouldn’t require legal action!

I understand where the fans are coming from, they wanted a good ending, something that would tie up the story line while also providing a memorable piece that could be replayed for years to come. Instead, the fans received a game riddled with plot holes, and an open-ended “conclusion” that only brought forth more unanswered questions. Whether or not the fans will be given answers to these questions, or even more suitable endings, is anybody’s guess. Even so, dissatisfaction from the conclusion of a video game series should not push anybody – even the most devout of fans – to the point where suing the developer even crosses their mind. We have long passed the point where this issue was amusing, now it’s just sad and unnecessary. Head on over to the Bioware forums to see the full list of quotes that SLICKK has compiled.

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  • YariX0083

    Gamers of this generation are so spoiled it’s just pitiful.  

    • RedQueen

       @YariX0083 So true. It’s unbelievable how much complaints it’s getting, but this is the worst. How are you going to sue the very people who made the game for you in the first place? Without them there wouldn’t be no Mass Effect! They can eff the game up as much as they like and get away with it because it’s their game.
       
      How people cry and complain constantly this gen is another thing that pisses me off. I know a lot of people have a chance to be vocal now because of the internet and that sucks because everything is always so negative or “fanboyish”. Check reviews on other sites, people are constantly complaining about the scores.

      • YariX0083

         @RedQueen Yeah, I feel old these days.  Can you imagine how much outrage these kids would have with the ending to a game like FFVII?  There’s no closure there, I’m sure they’d but in an uproar about that XP

        • RedQueen

           @YariX0083 Exactly! And there’s some asking for a remake till this day lol. Imagine if they did, would that mean we’d get an uproar for the ending too? :p
          On a side note: I was a huge fan of FFVIII. Everything about that game was pure win for me, not to mention it was my first ever RPG. I’ve been gaming since the NES era and I must say the PSOne era was my favourite.

        • YariX0083

           @RedQueen There wouldn’t be an uproar because we have Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus as sequels so we know that there’s more to the story.  
           
          As for a remake.  Worse idea ever.  With Square’s current line-up of devs there’s no way they can ever deliver the experience that these kids want them to achieve with a FFVII remake.  There’s too much hype for it and it’ll be nothing more than a let down.  But at least they’d get rich.  Guess that’s all the matters these days right?

        • RedQueen

           @YariX0083 Capcom, EA and everyone else are saying amen to that right now. Personally I think Square have been nothing but fail since the release of FFX-2.
           
          I completely forgot about Advent Children and DoC. Never liked them much but I will say that Crisis Core was an amazing game for the PSP.

        • YariX0083

           @RedQueen I think Square has failed on every major budget release this gen.  The only games I’ve enjoyed from them have been on PSP.  Crisis Core and Dissidia.

  • JayShockblast

    I’m sorry, but I am as pissed as anyone about the ending of this game, but seriously people… grow the fuck up. Sometimes you get shit on. You don’t get your money back and you’re don’t get to sue. Man up, deal with the disappointment, maybe bitch about it a little bit and move on to the next part of your life. Don’t buy any more Bioware stuff. This is idiotic.
     
    I will say, I do disagree with the comment of “They can eff the game up as much as they like and get away with it because it’s their game.” There is a mutual relationship here. Without people like me buying their games, they are nothing. When people like me have invested in three games of the series, we deserve what was promised to us in the product when pitched to us back in the first game when the series ends.
     
    It’s like I went to the movies to see Star Wars Return of the Jedi and right when Luke was about to fight Vader, they cut to the ending of a Lord of the Rings movie instead. Both can be great movies, but you don’t end a movie with the ending of a different movie, and that is what it feels like Bioware did with Mass Effect 3. 
     
    At the end of the day, people have a right to be pissed, but that’s where it ends. Go ahead and have your voice heard, but no one is entitled to a new ending, no one should be entitled to their money back and most certainly lawsuits are about the most retarded thing I’ve ever heard of.

    • YariX0083

       @JayShockblast Pretty much man.  Sometimes life blows, but you know what?  Suck it up and move on.  

    • RedQueen

       @JayShockblast ”It’s like I went to the movies to see Star Wars Return of the Jedi and right when Luke was about to fight Vader, they cut to the ending of a Lord of the Rings movie instead. Both can be great movies, but you don’t end a movie with the ending of a different movie, and that is what it feels like Bioware did with Mass Effect 3.”
      Lol you got me wanting to look for the ending spoilers now!
       
      “I will say, I do disagree with the comment of “They can eff the game up as much as they like and get away with it because it’s their game.” There is a mutual relationship here. Without people like me buying their games, they are nothing. When people like me have invested in three games of the series, we deserve what was promised to us in the product when pitched to us back in the first game when the series ends.”
      You’re right, but I have to say they knew what they were doing from the offset. So in a way, this was planned. Now I don’t know if the backlash was something they’d expect to happen, but with the ending they gave (I don’t know how bad it was) I’m pretty sure they’ve got something else queuing to resolve the issue ie. DLC, since that is the norm now. Maybe an expansion to wraps up everything? Extra $15 or something. With everyone complaining the way they are, I’m pretty certain everyone who bought the game will buy it.

    • andybear
  • SpencerThompson

    Let’s sue anyone and everyone, its a party for dipshits.

  • http://twitter.com/JMattHicks JMattHicks

    Ridiculous.
     
    People will sue for anything these days. I assumed that I had heard it all when someone sued Mars, Inc. because their “Starburst Fruit Chews” were “too chewy.”
     
    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286855,00.html
     
    That’s what I get for assuming.

  • andybear

    you guys arent getting the point. he’s obviously going to lose but itll bring more attention that the ending sucks balls

    • SpencerThompson

       @andybear Cool bro, let me just go sue every piece of media I hate, to shed light on the fact that they suck. See you in a life time.

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