Guildenstern

@real65rcncom
Do you think I -like- having to sit down and seriously ask myself whether or not I'm going to buy the game I've spent the last year+ hyped as hell for? Do you think I enjoy pondering how the hell I'm going to put up with the 'lol poor people suck lulz' people?

Allow me to assure you I don't enjoy it. Depending on what's in the cash shop, I conceivably will not be buying the game I've built entirely new computers to play. Does that seem like something I necessarily want to run all over the internet crowing about? "HEY GUYS, A GAME COMPANY I LIKE JUST TOTALLY CRUSHED MY HOPES AND NOW I HAVE TO WRESTLE WITH A MORAL DILEMMA, ISN'T THAT RANDOM LOL XD ECKSDEE"

Yes, I'm disappointed and yes, I'm pondering not buying this. Would you like me to lean closer to the monitor so you can taste my bitter tears?

So the 'worst-case' scenario came true, and Anet decided to totally fark over their game by pandering to the 'I don't like playing video games, so I'm going to play video games by spending money not to play video games' crowd. Because what this game really needed was a horde of people sneering at those who don't like microtransactions as 'poors'.

This is like taking a beautiful luxury sports car and using it to haul shit.

@TheRedComet
I would add there are guys in the world that are really into sounding, or people who love to eat maggots. Hell, there are people who pay obese women money sit in front of a webcam and eat until they throw up.

I personally would not admit to liking DA2 in public but if that's what does it for you, man, then keep on keepin' on.

@glemtvapen
I would think that reminding people DA2 exists would just make matters worse.

And Bioware will look up and cry "Look, a free trial! Please buy our game! Please, for the love of god, buy our game!"

And I will look down and whisper "No".

/sunglasses
//popcorn

How strange. I was done with DA2 roughly two weeks before it came out, or approx. 20 minutes into the demo.

Bioware's a tad slow, methinks.

How can I hold all this depression?

@SnarlingWolf
I would add that it will have crappy lore, a threadbare plot and combat so easy a five-year old caveman with cerebral palsy could play it.

Also, advertising tie-ins. "This epic armor brought to you by Snickers! Not raiding for a little while, because you used up your lockouts? Grab a snickers!"

Open Massively, see picture--

Me: "Heeeeeeyyyy, that SWTOR screenshot actually looks pretty goo--"
Irem: "That's a painting. It's concept art."
Me: "......That explains it."

@Carefulwiththatpoptart
Because everyone that hates Facebook is a loser with no friends, right?

Look at how stupid you are.