Nothing excuses that, and it remains a huge problem in fandom. Yet, angry fans launched death threats, vile insults, and other horrid behavior towards the developers and the poor EA intern who managed BioWare’s social media. The idea of being fired over an insensitive tweet made as much sense as being fined in the real world for jaywalking in Grand Theft Auto III. (The angry fans appalled at that behavior even did the thing where they all raised money for charity!)Īt the time, Twitter was not a site anyone took seriously. However, in looking back at what happened, the response from fans to game developers looks very similar to the sort of behavior we call “toxic fandom” today. About a year later, I was able to get through about the first third of it but then life got in the way again. However, unlike the first two games, I never played Mass Effect 3. At the time of the game’s release, I knew people were pissed off, just not why. Faithful readers of Comic Years know that during this time of social distancing, I am replaying the Mass Effect series for Retro Reviews.
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