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"Angry" fans send Bioware 400 Cupcakes
- Thread starter Vire
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HP_Wuvcraft
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In the Bioware community forums cupcake thread.
Nice.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
The way to a nerd's heart is through his stomach.
In the Bioware community forums cupcake thread.
I don't really know what people were expecting. For BioWare to repeatedly give updates on the progress of that bug fix? Seems a bit excessive to me. They are aware of the problem, they are going to correct it; people have the right to be pissed, but I don't see how frequent apologies from BioWare staff is going to solve anything.
On the other hand, here's a nice gesture (to combat some of the vitriolic statements made against these people) and they are openly thankful of it.
Is that so surprising?
Yes.
Do you realize how much it would mean to people if someone on a developer account popped into the thread and simply mentioned how it was going or how they were working on it? Answer: a lot.
Psychoward
Banned
Or warn people in advance they fucked up the face import.
I don't see how that goes "unnoticed"
I don't see how that goes "unnoticed"
Complistic
Member
so what's the odds the cupcakes actually contain some sort of poison?
Psychoward
Banned
Complistic
Member
lol so all the green and blue ones do. Only the red ones are safe. What a twist.
Psychoward
Banned
Yep. They better have enough reputation to pass the renegade check.
MrCookiepants
Member
These nerds need to move on with their lives.
LumpOfCole
Member
You get diabetes if you eat the cupcake, unless your Estimated Daily Calorie count is at 5000 or higher.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Actually, none of the cupcakes ever existed.
toastyToast
Member
who knew that disappointing people could lead to cupcakes
Psychoward
Banned
Perfect.
Ploid 3.0
Member
Yeah a little assurance is always helpful especially when a post isn't that hard to make in this day and age. English speaking teams are so much better at this than Japanese teams that only pay attention to their speaking customers (note: Well I only have experience with SE in regard to FFXI feedback, and dev communication). A customer and fans shouldn't feel like they are ignored intentionally when they made sure their collective voices were heard. They are probably feeling bad seeing the attention and communication the cake thing is getting from employees.
Maybe those two posts weren't enough to clear things up and people continued to wait on more information before starting their game.
Cake:
"Thank you guys, you're awesome. I need to see if they can make a Marauder Shields cake. Nom nom nom nom."
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
well, this is why you have an intern taste test when something comes from an unknown fan the first time.
Psychoward
Banned
Or just have Weekes test them out.
first post, etc
LightofRohan
Member
Really? I don't understand you. "Hamburgers are gross! I've had hamburgers from Mcdonalds! They aren't that special!! You can get a hamburger there for $1, why would I spend $10 for one!! They are all the same!" Stating you have no taste for quality is not a positive...
Chuckpebble
Member
This would be the best episode of Cupcake Wars.
CharmingCharlie
Member
It seems the cupcakes were delivered and this was Biowares response :-
Source :- http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/323/index/10635792/90#10777324
Kinda expected them to not eat the cakes and give them away to charity.
Chris Priestly said:
Hi Everyone
Today, we received the 400 cupcakes you collectively sent us through your donations to express your feelings about the endings of Mass Effect 3. We want you to know; we are indeed listening to all fan response and acknowledge your feedback. We appreciate creative and thoughtful attempts like this one.
The gesture certainly gained our attention both with its creativity and deliciousness. However, while we do appreciate that fans were creative in how they expressed their views, after a lot of discussion, we decided ultimately the reason that they were sent was not done in the context of celebrating the work or accomplishment of the Mass Effect 3 team. This is a subtle, but important aspect in determining how to pass the feedback to the team.
BioWare regularly works with many deserving charities, as such it was decided that rather than passing out the cupcakes to staff or wasting good food, to donate them on behalf of our fans to a local Edmonton youth shelter. We know that for the kids that have to use this facility, something as simple as a cupcake is a rare treat and would definitely brighten up their day. Thank you to the fine folks at the local youth shelter for accepting the donation and to the fans who donated the cupcakes.
Please keep providing your feedback on Mass Effect 3, we’re still listening.
Source :- http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/323/index/10635792/90#10777324
Kinda expected them to not eat the cakes and give them away to charity.
CharmingCharlie
Member
No it was never out of Bioware's pockets the invoice mistakenly said "COD" however the cakes were paid for via the organisers credit card and he was refunded via the donations specifically set up for this. It was all above board, it didn't cost Bioware money it was just a simple mistake on the invoice that is all.
rainking187
Member
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Neuromancer
Member
No shit
Haha, so true.
At least the local youth shelter took the cupcakes instead of rejecting the donation because they didn't want to be used as a platform for ulterior motives.
Right. The whole point of the import feature is to import your character into the game. Not only the actions but the actual face and body. I tried creating a new character and it was just weird. It didn't feel like Mass Effect to me. My character IS commander shep, no other face. No idea how they could not test to see if a save from ME1 imported into 2 then 3 work. I won't touch the campaign until the patch is out.
Takamura-San
Member
Good on them in passing up the cupcakes to a local shelter.
I wouldn't mind if they kept a tray.
I wouldn't mind if they kept a tray.
When do we see the article from YES stating how they could not accept the cupcakes after playing ME3 to the end?
I hated the ME3 and it pretty much ruined the series for me. I don't even feel like playing the previous games anymore. Though to be honest, I feel bad for bioware lol. Sending Cupcakes as a "lol" gesture to the team. Its like, this level of feedback from a fan base hasn't been seen before. Kinda hard not to feel bad ya know?
They are missing one for the color blind folks.
Darn they look tasty.
You have to admire Priestly's ability to make himself look like a huge asshole when talking about donating sweets to needy children
Supermanisdead
Member
Vire
Member
I'm pretty sure Bioware did this shortly after tossing the cupcakes off to the youth shelter.
Zomba13
Member
lol pretty much. Maybe Bioware will understand now?
This picture looks like they are going to set it all on fire.