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by danilocampos 5197 days ago
Compounding the trouble, Casey Hudson, the series' mastermind, did tons of press wherein he describes the game as having several endings that will vary significantly based on the player's decisions. He claimed that it wouldn't be as simple as being able to say "I got ending A, B or C." So that sets expectations pretty high.

The reality was that at the end of the game, you walk to one of three areas, and then get ending A, B, or C.
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Maxious 5197 days ago
Casey Hudson 17.05.2011 http://www.pcgamer.com/previews/bioware-on-how-your-choices-... "More personal or more moral choices about how to deal with things… those things will ultimately affect part of the end game, which is pretty amazing." "If you really build a lot of stuff and bring people to your side and rally the entire galaxy around you, and you come into the end game with that, then you’ll get an amazing, very definitive ending."

Claim unwavering dedication throughout all three games would allow the most hardcore fans to get an "amazing" ending and then not delivering?

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Lazare 5197 days ago
I think this needs to be pointed out and stressed, especially since it's applicable to way more than just computer games:

Nothing makes your customers as upset as the feeling of broken promises. Don't promise what you can't deliver.

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SkyMarshal 5197 days ago
Interesting problem. Everyone knows that intuitively, but people do it anyway.

Instead, how about: Don't promise any specifics until you've already implemented them, and all that remains is debugging and optimizing.

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