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Just when you thought it was safe to return to Mass Effect 3 news, more controversy pops up! You might remember that fans had reported EA and BioWare to the Advertising Standards Authority for false and misleading advertising regarding the game’s ending. In particular, consumers claimed that player choices had little to no effect on the ending despite the game having “EXPERIENCE THE BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END OF AN EMOTIONAL STORY UNLIKE ANY OTHER, WHERE THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE COMPLETELY SHAPE YOUR EXPERIENCE AND OUTCOME” plastered on the website.

Well, for better or worse, the verdict is finally in and the ASA has declared that EA and BioWare did not falsely advertise the game at all.


     
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I am so done with talking about the ME3 ending at this point.
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Seriously bringing this up again? >_>
Was happy when all the rage died down and people moved onto other games.
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ME3 had good mechanics and good Tali moments.
Horrible game... I'm not saying I'm done with bioware... but I'm certainly done buying their games at launch, that's for sure.
    
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I was done with any EA published titles long ago. I don't care who makes then, but if they're published by EA you can sure as hell bet that they're not getting any of my money.
     
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I still havent bought it yet no butt hurt here.
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ME3 had good mechanics and good Tali moments.
Horrible game... I'm not saying I'm done with bioware... but I'm certainly done buying their games at launch, that's for sure.

A bad ending doesn't make a bad game. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole game up until the ending.
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I played all three ME games, I thought the ending was fine, I agree with the verdict.
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I played all three ME games, I thought the ending was fine, I agree with the verdict.
Same here. I thought it was fantastic. It made you make a difficult decision, and there wasn't really a "happy ending", something I wish games didn't do as often.

And people that asked for refunds are ridiculous. If you've enjoyed yourself throughout 99% of the series but didn't enjoy the last 1%, that's in no way grounds for a refund. The self-entitlement of some people is outrageous.
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I had no issues with the ending. When I first heard about the up roar I laughed. I pictured in my mind a forever alone stick man sitting in a dark room playing the game and when it showed the ending its face turned into the NO rage face.
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