"I'm completely aware of Bioware saying "Broke the one million mark" instead of "Sold ____ copies" in two weeks. If Bioware is at all honest, that would mean they've sold at least a million copies of DA2 in two weeks. VGChartz gives a comparable sales figure, and as such I see no point in dismissing their estimates out of hand because they're not NPD figures."
You complain I'm dimissing vghchaertz out of hand but so far in this thread you've dismissed multiple people out of hand for daring to laugh at vgchartz. Please don't be a hypocrite. vgchartz is make believe. They don't have hard data. None of us know exactly how much DA2 sold but the difference between us and chartz is we're not seriously making up magical numbers and trying to pretend they're accurate.
Best to wait for actual numbers. The closest to actual numbers is BIO press release. It should be noted that EA 9which includes BIO) can't really get away with 'lying' as stockholders would not be appreciative of that.
No, no it's not. It's pure fantasy made up numbers. NPD itself isn't 100% accurate but at least it's logical nad they put some effort into it. But vgchartyz is a joke.
The only retarted person here is the one who takes vgchartz as 'gospel'.
"In other news: VGChartz sales figures for DA2 shows a rather large decline in sales. It looks like a radiation decay graph right now."
DA2 has sold 15mil copies. See, I can make up fantasy numbers too.
"Not to mention that only having bi-sexuals as possible partners could be seen as discriminatory. "
Actually, there is a heterosexual romance in the game... that you can't have sex with. Heh.
"Apparently if male Hawke sleeps with Anders he'll tell you that it was his first homosexual experience."
You ehard wrong. Even thoguh I don't swing that way like Jaesun does, I've ehard that if you sleep with him as a male he tells you about his first homosexual experience from years back when he was in the Ferladen Mage Tower. Anders is bisexual. Always was, always is, always will be.. well.. not me since I slit the terrorist's throat.
"Geralt is as straight as it gets, plus he's like James Bond."
Not much of a role-playing game when your character's chocies is forced on you. People can complaint about the TOTALLY AVOIDABLE BI SEXUAL ROMANCES in BIO games but at least you get a choice.
Anyways, the TW2 ladies are HOT. The only weakness they show is their lack of taste. R00fles!
Miranda better be back!
"pew pew pew, in game cut scene, pew pew pew, in game cut scene, pew pew pew, in game cut scene, pew pew pew, movie cut scene. "
You just described your favorite ME series to a tee!
He didn't bamboozle anybody. And, such a 'ocaltion' doesn't represent the 'majority'. People who vote NDP don't neccessarily agree with Liberals or vice verssa. It's why, afterall, theya re two seperate aprties. If they want to combine into one legit party than do so and run on THAT platform not two seperate ones hence lying to the voters.
" I'm finding that DA2, and ME2 play better on console... Just feels tighter. "
Very rude to toll, my friend. You don't want to make the PC fanboys cry.
"Oh Volo, does playing the fool really make you happy?
DA1 was very nice on PC, and poorly ported to console in many respects. The camera alone on PC is literally almost perfect for a game of this style, seriously, some of the best camera design I've seen, it fits a bunch of styles of play with 2 variables. Elegant doesn't seem to do it justice."
Horrible junk is horrible junk and DA1 on PCV is horrible junk comapred to DA1 on console.
It's mainly there to get laughs due to the over top npc dialogue there and the reactions for your teammates. ME, and DA had more 'hardcore' scenes. L0L
DA1 had a HORRIBLE mod scene. Horrible, horrible,, horrible. I didn't even bother to download one mod for it.
As for the offer, it has very little to do with 'boosting' DA2 sales but more to do with boosting sales for ME3. How does this offer boost DA2 sells since the offer is also for those who already bought the game. Now, if the offer was buy DA starting nowm you get ME2 for free as some sor tof special deal that could be the argument; but that's isn't the case.
It should also be noted that previous BIO games INCLUDING DA1 had special offers early on in their releases as well. Nothing new here. *shrug*
"Thats great and all, but am I being a pessimist if I can't help but think this is some desperate way to boost DA2's sales? "
It's more likely a way to boost ME3 sales.
"did anyone buy dragon age 2 who did not already own ME2?"
Probably quite a few non hardcore BIO people. ie. Those not posting here on Obsidian who depsite their constant BIO bashing are big time BIO fans.
That little sillines just makes them come acorss as juvenile arrogant full of themselves who believe themselves better than everybody else when it comes to 'moral authority'. They seek to control and ensalves others to their way of thinking. In essence, theya re scumbags worthy of being spit upon not heroes like they claim to be. Pathetic pieces of crap.