User blog:Xaero Dumort/This whole 'Retake ME' thing is funny.

As of this writing, the "cause" has raised $44,192.34 with 1,850 contributors. This boils down to about $23.89 donated per person.

Why is this funny? Because if this "works" (being whether or not they had planned an extended ending DLC from the start) and they decide to charge for it, there will be a huge backlash.

We look at a community of people who some, not all, some are more than willing to spend $25 to ASK for a better ending but the moment you ask them to pay for it, no matter the amount, will throw a tantrum.

We as gamers and as a community have our priorities completely backwards. In some ways would it be wrong for BioWare to charge for a "finished" ending? Sure. But it is a business and they have the right to make money from their product. Perhaps instead of throwing money at a charity (which despite being a good cause is being done for the wrong reason, how many would have donated otherwise, regardless of it being a tax write off?) one should be waiting for the next couple of months, seeing what BioWare does and then throwing that money at DLC.

Of course this is my opinion, I don't expect anyone to either agree with me or to change any minds. Believe me, I understand. I never imagined my Shepard's story to end the way it has. I've poured countless dollars into things Mass Effect and had to take pause once I hit the final moments of Mass Effect 3 and consider if I regretted my decisions or not.

What I do know is that for a year I have had 1600 points just sitting in my account specifically for ME3 DLC. I won't regret any purchase I make, nor will I stop supporting BioWare. I've enjoyed the ride too much. I support DLC if I think it is worth my time. And if the time comes where BioWare says, "Hey here's an ending DLC" You can be sure the only thing I will do is...

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