Mass Disaffection 被迫更改故事结局
英语学习点: 不满意 Vocabulary: Being disgruntled
The game manufacturer Bioware has announced that it will release further content for Mass Effect 3, following complaints from disgruntled users.
The final part of the Mass Effect trilogy was released at the start of this month to great critical acclaim.
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But it didn't take long for gamers to voice their displeasure at the game's endings. Fans were up in arms that although they were able to tailor the game by making over a thousand decisions, there were only three basic plot endings.
The backlash soon gathered pace on internet forums and microblogging sites. A campaign for a new endings even raised more than $70,000 (441,000 yuan) for charity.
Cheesed-off gamer Sebastian Sobczyk told the BBC: "They just completely destroyed the whole game for us. If I wanted to get my soul crushed, I could just turn on the TV and put the news on."
After three weeks of taking the flak, Bioware appeared to cave in yesterday. In a blog post, the co-founder and general manager of the company Ray Muzyka said that the peeved-off players would be provided with a number of "game content initiatives" to get "further closure" on the story.
Mr Muzyka also urged fans to keep their feedback constructive. He warned whingers Bioware wouldn't "support or respond to destructive commentary".
It remains to be seen exactly what form these "game content initiatives" will take. No manufacturer has issued completely new endings after a game's release before, but it looks like nothing short of that will appease these fans. This certainly seems to be one story that will end in a way of their choosing.
Glossary 词汇表 (点击单词收听发音)
- disgruntled 不满的
- acclaim称赞,喝彩
- to voice one's displeasure告诉公众你的不满
- to be up in arms各个群体联合起来表示非常不满
- to tailor something定制
- a backlash强烈抵制,反弹
- cheesed-off(口语)非常不满
- to take the flak收到很多批评
- to cave in让步,认输
- peeved-off恼火的,气愤的
- closure结束,收尾
- constructive建设性的
- a whinger只会发牢骚的人
- to appease someone平息,安抚某人