BioWare to inflict the bad writing of thousands on the world

[RPGMaster]

Or is Gaider really desperate to fish for ideas?

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/260/index/8860035

We’re pleased to announce a Dragon Age Creative Writing Challenge to celebrate the launch of lead writer David Gaider’s book Dragon Age: Asunder. The rules are simple—write a short story from the perspective of a Mage or Templar. Email finished work to community@bioware.com and include your BSN username. Also, please post an abstract of your story (50-100 words) in this thread for everyone to see!

Entries must be an original, unpublished work of fiction in the English language and no longer than 2,500 words. Multiple submissions WILL NOT be accepted. Please do not include explicit sexual descriptions or excessive violence. Writing will be judged on originality, understanding of & respect for the Intellectual Property, writing quality, grammar & spelling, and keeping within the parameters established in the Dragon Age Universe. The last day we are accepting entries is January 10th, 2012!

The Community Team will choose our top five favorites who will receive a complimentary copy of Dragon Age Asunder signed by David Gaider and have their entries read by the man himself! [ed: I love the addition of the ! here] David will choose the overall winner. This winner will receive a full suite of products from the Razer Dragon Age II line: keyboard, mouse, mouse mat, and messenger bag to assist in his or her future writing endeavors. He or she will also be invited to a private Skype Q&A with David Gaider.

Looking forward to seeing the creativity that drives our community! Be sure to read Dragon Age Asunder to inspire and inform your writing!

 

[thesoup]

Oh god the prizes are so disgusting I feel violated already.

Anyone gonna write something?

 

[shihonage]

I'm totally sending my Chris-Priestly-attacked-by-shitty-Bioware-character story.

EDIT:

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[MMXI]

We should work together to collectively win it. We can then forward a cam girl's video stream to him through Skype so that we can get him to stick a dildo up his arse (or something even more degrading). Record it, stick the video up on as many video streaming sites as possible and spam links all over the BioWare forums.

 

[Grimlorn]

They must need ideas for DA3. Think of all the free ideas they'll get from this to put into DA3. Should be awesome and cheap.

 

[Captain Shrek]

 

[thesoup]

I'd still take Fisto over that bot.

 

[racofer]

Is that shit from TOR?

 

[Duckard]

When did David Gaider become some kind of internet superstar? Not only will he READ your story if you win, you actually get to ask him a question over the internet!

 

[thesoup]

It looks like Gaider is more famous than MCA.

 

[Black]

ASS UNDER

 

[Majestic47]

oOOOH. i think i might try it if i have the time.

 

[Destroid]

It bothers me that settings are referred to as Intellectual Properties, no matter the context.

 

[baronjohn]

The first prize is becoming a living ad board for bioware?

 

[Spectacle]

It bothers me that settings are referred to as Intellectual Properties, no matter the context.

It's part of the effort to convince people that there is such a thing as "Intellectual Property" It seems to be going well for them.

 

[Zarniwoop]

Please do not include explicit sexual descriptions

I thought that was the point of Biowarean stories?

 

[Majestic47]

And no violence made me lol. Isn't that mature and gritty?

I guess I could write about a Templar trainee in a Chantry, who knew Alistair once and witnessed the latter's rise into King of Fereldan, expressing both regret and jealousy towards the bastard.

 

[Mozgoëbstvo]

No, it's because only Gaider can write porn that arouses Gaider. Nobody else.

 

[Angthoron]

It bothers me that settings are referred to as Intellectual Properties, no matter the context.

Should we introduce PIP, a new term to describe pseudo-intellectual property?

 

[treave]

Re: BioWare to inflict the bad writing of thousands on the w

Looking forward to seeing the creativity that drives our community! Be sure to read Dragon Age Asunder to inspire and inform your writing!

Anyone read that yet?

 

[Rivmusique]

Is that actually from TOR?

Jesus, I played the beta and decided it was complete shit (fake-choices, nothing new added to combat, Bioware-dilemas etc.) before I even saw something this retarded. Hope it goes under.

 

[Wyrmlord]

Pretty much one of the most hilarious threads I have seen in a while.

And all it required was showing a newspost exactly as it was written.

Read a videogame promotion novel to inspire and inform one's writing? Really? I am sure the press writer himself inserted that as a jest, but it almost sounds serious.

 

[sigma1932]

ASS UNDER

Edit: I found it mildly amusing that my pre-submitted message appears as

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[theHiddenHand]

Could not be any worse than the writers they have already.

 

[Konjad]

So you resurrected this thread just for that?

 

[Stinger]

HiddenHand we get it, you're disappointed with Mass Effect 3.

But if you're just annoyed with ME3's ending then the Codex isn't the place to bitch about it. Barely anyone here gives a fuck about Mass Effect and the only thing most of us know about the ending is that it's so glorious in the butthurt it has generated. If you want a place to actually vent about ME3's ending BSN would be a better fit.

On the other hand if you're keen to play some actually good crpgs go check out the holy trinity i.e. Fallout, PST, Arcanum and other games recommended in the RPG codex top RPGs list- you don't need Bioware and you'll realise that Mass Effect and Dragon Age are just cheap imitations compared to the truly great RPGs.