This.
Also, it was more likely Bioware didn't want ME3 to clash with their own release of SWTOR.
But by doing so, they'll have another RPG powerhouse to face off in 2012.......Diablo 3.

If it now is such a bad game and, as you say, a shallow, shell of a game, then why are you here crying, whining and moaning about it? Just drop it and move on already.

Agreed. Got tired of the "sole hero who must save Earth while the galatic government brands him/her an insane loon" plot fast. The fact that Earth is getting invaded makes me not want to play it anymore. :/

But I suppose some people love playing Mass Effect.

Yeah OP, i merged your two threads, cuz they were basically the same-ish.

Yeah I know. Five years is too short a time for developing a game. Maybe they'll wait ten before the next one!

:facepalm:

It was good before EA [censored] up the series.

Bioware was purchased by EA before the first ME game was finished.

EA has their name and influence on every game in the series.

So you're not bored of the 'sole hero who must save the earth from dragons while everyone else in the gameworld seems pretty much ignorant of your efforts' plot?

Hey, I won't berate ME3 - it'll probably be worth one playthrough at maybe 20 hours to see how much of a jerk I can be to the universe.

That being said - just because you have game breaking issues with this game, OP (that weren't fleshed out until others said they had no game breaking issues, but whatever, right?) - the majority of people playing this game don't. And those that do generally have patience and don't troll about Skyrim being rushed because it didn't change it's release date back to match ME3 or something. God, you speak such garbage.

....Er just no mass effect had become bad after the 2nd one when all you do is help your whiny ass team do what they want for about 3/5ths of the game and when they took out the fact you could explore TONS of other planets and no be alarmed about whats on the planet by a A.I you never knew what you would find on those planets plus they just half assed the weapons, Cant wait to see how they [censored] up in mass effect 3.

I am convinced that marshmallows are actually the eggs of our parent-species overlords.

See? I, too, can make outlandish remarks about anything based on nothing more than my opinion.

So? I'm gonna buy ME3 anyways.

I'd rather not wait for some date in 2023 to get Skyrim - That's how long it takes to "Get it right"

And Bioware could learn a little about world building/level design from Beth, also, there really were no consequences that I remember.

Pretty smart here.

You know, I don't think Mass Effect 3 was announced for 2012 when they announced Skyrim for 11 11 11.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35TbGjt-weA

no.

Mass Effect is far below TES. TES is on a scale above normal games. Hence the 5 year development cycle.

The basis behind the numbers are not going to work within the timeline for one thing. I take you are definitely using console game sales, which overall, Oblivion blows ME2 out of the water, just on the 360 alone by nearly 1m units, the PS3 version of Oblivion sold 10x more than ME2 did on the PS3 but let me expand on that and this makes these numbers even more shocking; Oblivion was released when the 360 barely had a 3m consoles sold in March of 2006 when Oblivion was released, yet Oblivion has sold 3.3m units on just that platform (I'll avoid showing the PS3 numbers, they are way over the top), yet ME2 has only sold about 2.5m on the 360. Keep in mind ME 2 was released when the 360 console install base was around 38m. What does that say when at even a year later after Oblivion's release, there were about 11m 360 consoles sold. What would those numbers be had Oblivion came out when ME2 did?

That's true - in fact, I know quite a few people who BOUGHT a 360 - at the time when the price was still a bit up there - for Oblivion.

I bought into the 360 when it was released in Nov of "05", and to my dismay, was totally bummed that Oblivion was put off for almost 4 more months. Oblivion was one of the reasons why I bought into console. I loved Morrowind on the o.g. Xbox, but the PC version was way better. I love Beth game (RPGS period) that I have bought them on both platforms. I have Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout 3 on both the 360 and PC. Only New Vegas and Skyrim did I stick with the PC version. I am done playing RPGs on consoles, they jsut don't fit, because of the inability to mod and create your own item the way you want. If consoles would allow that, I may reconsider.

Too emphasize my point on Beth games, they are the only makers of RPGs where I bought them on console as well. The only other RPG(s) I bought on console that I did get on PC as well from another company was KoTOR and Mass Effect. But those game was exclusive to the Xbox/360 for months before the PC versions came out and I couldn't wait. All other Bioware games since and before are strictly PC and always will be (if I buy from them anymore).

Lol you honestly thought skyrim would cower before mass effect 3?
pfft. :meh:

I can name off half a dozen companies that each give out a GOTY award. So no, They released it on the date it was released because it is a memorable date, one that won't occur again for another century

No, it will happen in one more year, 12-12-12. You said memorable date, not just specifically 11-11-11. Personally, I'd rather they waited another year to really polish the game, but the next gen of consoles is supposed to be out then, so sales would be very small when most avid gamers would be buying into that next-gen. Of course that is just a guess.