“BioWare’s games have never been known for their multiplayer. While it hasn’t been nonexistent, it’s clear that in their time with Electronic Arts, the focus has shifted away from the character and story-focused roots of the studio (the aspects of their games most fondly remembered in the critical sphere) and toward guaranteed income generation via microtransactions and retaining player interest over time.
A game whose sole purpose is to “keep me playing” is not a hook in and of itself. What I loved so much about earlier BioWare titles was their commitment to a world that had a beginning and end, and the stories told within that structure. Losing that structure in favor of a “forever game” in the mold of Destiny would be a loss for more than just a studio, but for the landscape that BioWare helped shape.”
EA Is Bringing Out the Worst in BioWare
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