Bioware Responds to Fan Outrage


Earlier today Bioware's Co-Founder, Dr. Ray Muzyka, posted a response on the Bioware Blog to all of the fans disappointed by Mass Effect 3's ending. From what I see, Bioware is handling this better than any other company I could imagine if they were in this same situation, and for that, I believe they deserve respect simply for listening to their fans. On his post, he addressed how:
It’s incredibly painful to receive feedback from our core fans that the game’s endings were not up to their expectations. Our first instinct is to defend our work and point to the high ratings offered by critics – but out of respect to our fans, we need to accept the criticism and feedback with humility.
It's nice to see a company who really listens to their fans, and defends their work by taking criticism and using it to improve their game. We will be hearing more about how Bioware is going to handle the endings in April.
In related news, the "Demand a Better Ending to Mass Effect 3" protest has gained over 50,000 likes on Facebook, and over 5,000 followers on Twitter. They have also been working to more organize themselves, by getting pages setup in other languages, working on a website, and creating more ideas to support the movement. Someone also organized a Child's Play Charity Drive to help petition Bioware, which has raised over $77,000 dollars for Child's Play.
It's amazing how a disappointing ending can not only spark uproar all over the internet and get Bioware's attention, but also bring gamers together.