Mass Effect 3 Demo Provides Temp XBL Gold Access

All multiplayer demos should work on silver. It's basically a sales pitch for gold. I don't have gold but if the ME3 multi player is good I might grab 3 months.

@sickVisionz said:

No shock. I scroll down to the comments and it's two clowns arguing over who's the biggest loser.

You felt left out, apparently.

@ptys: I'd still encourage you to get it for the MP portion of it, to see if you like it. You don't have to look at the SP stuff (which does contain spoilery stuff if you want to go in fresh), but MP doesn't spoil a thing of the SP. :)

@sickVisionz said:

No shock. I scroll down to the comments and it's two clowns arguing over who's the biggest loser.

That's not Giantbomb, that's just muppets on the internets... Oh the interents.

@Jaysinya90 said:

@Forum_User said:

@CosmicQueso said:

@Forum_User said:

@CosmicQueso said:

Entitlement - noun - belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges

So you're saying that this is not entitlement? One pays for the XBL service, and MS provides that service as agreed. That's the contract one has. That's it. Whether or not someone else receives something else has no bearing on that contract. So, the belief that you are deserving of additional privileges beyond that contract based on another's contract is in fact the definition of entitlement. You do not deserve benefit beyond that which you entered in to when signing up for the XBL service.

There's all entitlement there.

Great. Now let's see someone's definition of "douche bag."

I know right? I am a total douche bag for pointing out that people should understand that when they agree to purchase something and a seller sells them something that its a binding contract and that when both parties fulfill that contract it's the end of the obligation. I'm a total douche bag for that. How dare I suggest that instead of being entitled and whining one should be an adult and look at something rationally. What a douche bag!

If only I could get on the interwebz and call people names. Wow, yeah, that would be so much better.

Yeah, that's a cute technicality, that you weren't calling people names, even though the net effect was basically the same, thus kind of making my point.

You come across as the much bigger douchebag in this exchange, happy to help

You dropped this: .

Actually, you dropped two of them. Happy to help.

Will there be one for PSN? >:)

@Forum_User said:

@CosmicQueso said:

@Forum_User said:

@CosmicQueso said:

Entitlement - noun - belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges

So you're saying that this is not entitlement? One pays for the XBL service, and MS provides that service as agreed. That's the contract one has. That's it. Whether or not someone else receives something else has no bearing on that contract. So, the belief that you are deserving of additional privileges beyond that contract based on another's contract is in fact the definition of entitlement. You do not deserve benefit beyond that which you entered in to when signing up for the XBL service.

There's all entitlement there.

Great. Now let's see someone's definition of "douche bag."

I know right? I am a total douche bag for pointing out that people should understand that when they agree to purchase something and a seller sells them something that its a binding contract and that when both parties fulfill that contract it's the end of the obligation. I'm a total douche bag for that. How dare I suggest that instead of being entitled and whining one should be an adult and look at something rationally. What a douche bag!

If only I could get on the interwebz and call people names. Wow, yeah, that would be so much better.

Yeah, that's a cute technicality, that you weren't calling people names, even though the net effect was basically the same, thus kind of making my point.

You come across as the much bigger douchebag in this exchange, happy to help

@Sooty said:

A multiplayer demo of a Mass Effect game, it's exactly what I wanted! I'm a bit weirded out by it being focused on MP. Did they release a demo of 2? Did that demo work alright without MP?

Edit: aw hell naw no save importing? Well, I guess that makes sense.

ME2's demo, very weirdly, came out something like six months AFTER the game's release. And it was fine without multiplayer, you just basically played through the first level up until you get to Miranda (I think, I already owned the game so I didn't really have a reason to get the demo. It may have gone as far as finding the Quarian on the first planet).

No shock. I scroll down to the comments and it's two clowns arguing over who's the biggest loser.

@CosmicQueso said:

@Forum_User said:

@CosmicQueso said:

Entitlement - noun - belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges

So you're saying that this is not entitlement? One pays for the XBL service, and MS provides that service as agreed. That's the contract one has. That's it. Whether or not someone else receives something else has no bearing on that contract. So, the belief that you are deserving of additional privileges beyond that contract based on another's contract is in fact the definition of entitlement. You do not deserve benefit beyond that which you entered in to when signing up for the XBL service.

There's all entitlement there.

Great. Now let's see someone's definition of "douche bag."

I know right? I am a total douche bag for pointing out that people should understand that when they agree to purchase something and a seller sells them something that its a binding contract and that when both parties fulfill that contract it's the end of the obligation. I'm a total douche bag for that. How dare I suggest that instead of being entitled and whining one should be an adult and look at something rationally. What a douche bag!

If only I could get on the interwebz and call people names. Wow, yeah, that would be so much better.

Yeah, that's a cute technicality, that you weren't calling people names, even though the net effect was basically the same, thus kind of making my point.

@Forum_User said:

@CosmicQueso said:

Entitlement - noun - belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges

So you're saying that this is not entitlement? One pays for the XBL service, and MS provides that service as agreed. That's the contract one has. That's it. Whether or not someone else receives something else has no bearing on that contract. So, the belief that you are deserving of additional privileges beyond that contract based on another's contract is in fact the definition of entitlement. You do not deserve benefit beyond that which you entered in to when signing up for the XBL service.

There's all entitlement there.

Great. Now let's see someone's definition of "douche bag."

I know right? I am a total douche bag for pointing out that people should understand that when they agree to purchase something and a seller sells them something that its a binding contract and that when both parties fulfill that contract it's the end of the obligation. I'm a total douche bag for that. How dare I suggest that instead of being entitled and whining one should be an adult and look at something rationally. What a douche bag!

If only I could get on the interwebz and call people names. Wow, yeah, that would be so much better.

@CosmicQueso said:

@ajamafalous said:

@CosmicQueso said:

@HatKing said:

A little rubbed the wrong way that I'll be paying for a service Silver Members get for free. Maybe they'll extend existing Gold Members accounts a few weeks.

Oh for f's sakes... isn't the entitlement thing going just a tad bit far here?

There's no entitlement there; he's paying for a service that others will be given for free.

Entitlement - noun - belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges

So you're saying that this is not entitlement? One pays for the XBL service, and MS provides that service as agreed. That's the contract one has. That's it. Whether or not someone else receives something else has no bearing on that contract. So, the belief that you are deserving of additional privileges beyond that contract based on another's contract is in fact the definition of entitlement. You do not deserve benefit beyond that which you entered in to when signing up for the XBL service.

There's all entitlement there.

Great. Now let's see someone's definition of "douche bag."

@Mr_JPeps said:

Holy Poop! I had no idea there was going to be a ME3 demo, and a MP one at that + a single player is really great. Having a MP demo seems like a really great idea especially for a loved franchise that has never done MP before. Seems weird to me that they would have a single player demo part though. Hopefully its one of them demos that does not have any of the actual single player story in it.

You must have not setup your Internet-Bunny-Ears in awhile, huh?

I already have Gold so Yay!

@ajamafalous said:

@CosmicQueso said:

@HatKing said:

A little rubbed the wrong way that I'll be paying for a service Silver Members get for free. Maybe they'll extend existing Gold Members accounts a few weeks.

Oh for f's sakes... isn't the entitlement thing going just a tad bit far here?

There's no entitlement there; he's paying for a service that others will be given for free.

Entitlement - noun - belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges

So you're saying that this is not entitlement? One pays for the XBL service, and MS provides that service as agreed. That's the contract one has. That's it. Whether or not someone else receives something else has no bearing on that contract. So, the belief that you are deserving of additional privileges beyond that contract based on another's contract is in fact the definition of entitlement. You do not deserve benefit beyond that which you entered in to when signing up for the XBL service.

There's all entitlement there.

Cool, but since I plan to play the game on the PC, I think I need to play it there other wise I don't get the goodies or is that just stuff or Kingdoms of Amalur? It's all too confusing for me. Still, I would like to get a closer look at Hulu Plus since I'm not about to resubscribe to XBL just for that.

Hulu Plux really is the best value proposition for the money as far as TV-on-the-internet services go.

neat move!

Can we at least customise the Shepard in the demo? I would like to see what new features they added (if any).

I wonder if any of you people complain when somebody buys a 12 month subscription that comes with an extra free month, and your subscription didn't come with it.

@Zaxex: Yes, I agree with your rational and well thought out argument, but this is the internet son. Prepare to hung by the neck until dead.

Glad there is a single player portion of the demo because I don't really care about the multiplayer.

@HatKing said:

A little rubbed the wrong way that I'll be paying for a service Silver Members get for free. Maybe they'll extend existing Gold Members accounts a few weeks.

Oh for f's sakes... isn't the entitlement thing going just a tad bit far here?

Holy Poop! I had no idea there was going to be a ME3 demo, and a MP one at that + a single player is really great. Having a MP demo seems like a really great idea especially for a loved franchise that has never done MP before. Seems weird to me that they would have a single player demo part though. Hopefully its one of them demos that does not have any of the actual single player story in it.

Fucking awesome. I actually stopped subscribing to Xbox Live Gold back in September when my account got rolled back to Silver. I knew that I would eventually have to subscribe again when ME3 comes out, but guys? Did I ever pick a good time to not subscribe. haha Thanks EA/MS/Whoeverthehellisdoingthis. /no sarcasm

@HatKing said:

@Sharpless said:

@CosmicQueso said:

@HatKing said:

A little rubbed the wrong way that I'll be paying for a service Silver Members get for free. Maybe they'll extend existing Gold Members accounts a few weeks.

Oh for f's sakes... isn't the entitlement thing going just a tad bit far here?

Agreed. People complain when Microsoft's tight-fisted and restrictive, and people complain when Microsoft loosens up and throws users a bone. I'm pretty sure we gold members can live with paying a few bucks for something some people are temporarily getting for free.

The entitlement thing is about what is unearned. Gold members actually pay money for a service. That service is free for two weeks, but I highly doubt that Microsoft will be showing those who already paid for it any compensation. I don't care that Xbox Live is free for two weeks, but it should be free for everybody. Hardly entitlement.

You are an idiot. Truly, shamefully, an idiot.

Time for some Huluing on my Xbox, don't rememver the last time I used it.

What a great idea, I will take advantage of this.

@patrickklepek Do you know if this time will extend the time of someone who already has gold.

It's Hulu Pluxxin' time!

@HatKing said:

A little rubbed the wrong way that I'll be paying for a service Silver Members get for free. Maybe they'll extend existing Gold Members accounts a few weeks.

wow.

My gold runs out on the 13th of February.  I'm not even joking.

@DefaultProphet said:

@HatKing said:

A little rubbed the wrong way that I'll be paying for a service Silver Members get for free. Maybe they'll extend existing Gold Members accounts a few weeks.

Are you serious. Like.....what the hell is wrong with you that you think this way?

i totally agree with u prophet, its not like MS is taking out the time from the gold members a/c's , if they want to make it free for 2weeks its their call because its there service and its also a good marketing move.

i mean how shallow and narrow minded are u ?

i'm sorry but its kind of disgusting how some people think now days, how are u getting hurt by this in any way?

I bet we'll see more of this kind of perk for demos. MS has to look at it as a chance to sell the gold upgrade if a mp demo really impresses.

@Sjosz said:

@ptys:

It is not just a MP demo, there is a bit of SP content in there as well.

Uh oh, I'm staying clear of that business then, in the words of Frank Costanza "I like to go in Fresh, Fresh!"

Really hope they tidied up some of the Shepard weapon animations, playing ME2 now it seems a little too stiff. Need to loosen up the movement, alla Nathan Drake/Gears.

EA payed nothing for this. MS probably wants people to try out Gold Membership and then subscribe.

Also, I played Mass Effect on the PC, so this does not affect me

@Stubee said:

Im only going to play the MP part of the demo. That way i can see how the action feels without spoiling anything :)

damnit! why would you plant that thought into my mind... now I might have to do that too.

@tourgen said:

@DefaultProphet said:

@HatKing said:

A little rubbed the wrong way that I'll be paying for a service Silver Members get for free. Maybe they'll extend existing Gold Members accounts a few weeks.

Are you serious. Like.....what the hell is wrong with you that you think this way?

yeah that's pretty weird. Nothing worth having unless it comes at the expense of others? Or can't enjoy what you have unless you know that others can't enjoy it too? pretty poor frame of mind.

Not to mention that the cost of those 3 weeks is $3.46 total. It's so minuscule that it's barely worth thinking about.

Im only going to play the MP part of the demo. That way i can see how the action feels without spoiling anything :)

@DefaultProphet said:

@HatKing said:

A little rubbed the wrong way that I'll be paying for a service Silver Members get for free. Maybe they'll extend existing Gold Members accounts a few weeks.

Are you serious. Like.....what the hell is wrong with you that you think this way?

yeah that's pretty weird. Nothing worth having unless it comes at the expense of others? Or can't enjoy what you have unless you know that others can't enjoy it too? pretty poor frame of mind.

Oh March 6th? You mean the EXACT date my gold expires. Great. My fucking luck.

The 360 used to be my preferred platform for a game, but now I'm so over paying for peer to peer hosting. A few dollars a month isn't much but when all they're doing is restricting access to things that are provided free on other platforms, it's not worth just giving them my money. I remember on the original Xbox part of the justification for being a member was all the free DLC you'd get like PC gamers used to get. So much for that, Microsoft makes it so developers can't even give away DLC if they wanted.

If anything, I kinda don't want to play the demo. I want to go into Mass Effect 3 fresh. I'm just hoping it will review well and then I'll be all psyched up for it.

Guys, EA REALLY wants you to play Mass Effect 3.

@CosmicQueso: It doesn't really bother me, but where's the line that marks when people can complain? 1 month? Xbox Live Gold is a service, Microsoft have to make it an appealing proposition to pay them X amount per month. It's less appealing when they give it to everyone anyway. I know some people who take a lot of convincing to pay for a subscription, it's not just a given like it is with some of us, myself included. Microsoft are effectively giving everyone who uses their console a few weeks of Gold in order to push Mass Effect 3. It's a marketing move that EA probably had to pay for, which puts their priorities over that of Microsoft's paying customers. Hell, it slightly undermines Microsoft themselves, unless they expect people to pay for Gold when the trial ends.

So for a few weeks my subscription is meaningless, I could have the same features available to me whether I pay or not. If they don't reimburse people with extra weeks on their Gold subscriptions then yes, we have lost something.

I'm not going to do anything about it, I probably won't play the demo either - not interested in MP - but people who pay for a service can absolutely feel slightly cheated.

Awesome, my gold expires a week before this.

I just renewed my 12 month gold membership 2 hours ago. *snaps fingers* Danggit!! /Kip Dynamite

@HatKing said:

A little rubbed the wrong way that I'll be paying for a service Silver Members get for free. Maybe they'll extend existing Gold Members accounts a few weeks.

Hey, Ben & Jerry's shops are giving away free Americone Dream Ice Cream on Valentine's Day but I've already paid for mine. Wanna join my support group?

so now i have an even bigger reason to play the demo on that other box then