" Is there a game out there with the perfect dialogue tree construct? "

You can never have too many leaves

yes 
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goodbye

" Hell,the more the better, the problem with most dialogue options is that no matter how you respond the person(s) you are having a conversation with respond in the same way.   "

" I thought your blog was pretty good. I like the way that you write.   I like dialog trees because I have the ability to approach them in any way. I can be a completionist or I can totally disreguard the dialog trees. In Mass Effect, I am more into going through as much of the dialog tree as possible. But, with JRPGs I can usually get away with the simplest of options. "

1) I LOVE dialogue trees. Yeah, they have their problems, like not always translating over to what you thought you were going to say, but overall being able to put my voice into the conversation is a good way for me to feel engaged with the characters 
2) No, I don't think there's a standard yet, but there are a lot of good ideas out there. The problem is they all have their weaknesses as well. 
3) They're not always best for important decisions, because it's not always clear what your character is actually going to say, or what the text actually means. 
4)I'm not indifferent towards them 
5) nor do I hate them 
6) NO! Don't leave me T_T

Hell,the more the better, the problem with most dialogue options is that no matter how you respond the person(s) you are having a conversation with respond in the same way.  

" I thought your blog was pretty good. I like the way that you write.   I like dialog trees because I have the ability to approach them in any way. I can be a completionist or I can totally disreguard the dialog trees. In Mass Effect, I am more into going through as much of the dialog tree as possible. But, with JRPGs I can usually get away with the simplest of options. "

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1. I like them. I think they add a very necessary feeling of control in a lot of my favorite games.
2. Nothing is perfect. Nothing. Mass Effect's isn't bad though. It's consistent and well organized.
3. Love? ...OK, yes.
4. I am not indifferent towards them. See above answer.  =P
5. No I don't hate them, and I don't see how they're predetermining your fate. I mean, yes, your fate is always predetermined in video games, but NOT having a dialog tree feels a lot more predetermined.
6. Later gator.

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I think Mass Effect's is pretty much dead on, and while there's an absurd number of people the game will let you talk to, my Shepard has always been focused on getting his mission done. He doesn't do a ton of the side-stuff, he's focused on keeping his crew happy and completing his mission. 
 
I think that it's hard to believe that Shepard would be so inquisitive with all these people out and about the Citadel, so I have him ignore people that don't seem high-profile. If people specifically call for him, it's another story, but usually I just walk on by.

Got to agree with Sweep about Mass Effect dialogue options. I believe Mass Effect was the first game I played where the options given were not necessarily what was said. I ran down the renegade path a few times, I was playing the good guy, because I picked an option only to have Shepard say something completely different than what I thought he would say. Also, Mass Effect 2's dialogue options are much easier to understand. 
 
As for your questions... I don't mind them. Each game that uses some form of dialogue choice system serves its purpose. I can't think of any perfect ones. As I said, Mass Effect 2 is better than 1 in this regard. In the end, it's all exposition... a fleshing out the story for your entertainment pleasure.

I love all the little background details I get from characters in Mass Effect 1 & 2  I do, however, wish there were more options when it came time to picking conversation bits that affect my good/bad reputation or my influence with someone.  I'd like to see good/slightly good/neutral/slightly evil/evil choices, in order to give it a little more flavor than black/white/gray.

I love the potential of dialog trees as a game mechanic. You're totally right that general inquiries shouldn't play out like that, though. Maybe they could be divided into paragraphs, or as part of story-conversation things. I guess some people like to cut to the chase, though, and just learn specific things and move on, consequences be damned. 
 
My problem is more that it leads to really goofy dialog rhythm, where they'll end their statements by "what else would you like to know?" to keep everything uniform. I just hope that other games that use such trees don't think ME's method is the only way to do this. I'm hoping someone, some day will design a conversation system that feels a bit more like human beings are having a conversation, with a beginning, middle, and end, with possibly the person getting exhausted by too many questions or needing to be GIVEN information rather than just dispense it.
 
If they reduce all choices to just the ones that have game impact, it might be telegraphing things a bit too much, but given that they already telegraph the consequences of choices with color-coding, I guess it wouldn't be too much of a stretch.

The chat options in Mass Effect are almost chat roulette (except without the naked guys jerking off). They lay out the guidelines, but you can never be quite sure what's actually going to happen. Sometimes I found those options almost too unpredictable. That whole thing with Wrex, for example...

I didn't bother talking to everyone in ME1. I easily grow impatient and I rush to get back to the action. 
 
They definitely reduced the amount of dialogue trees in ME2.

1. I like them. I think they add a very necessary feeling of control in a lot of my favorite games.
2. Nothing is perfect. Nothing. Mass Effect's isn't bad though. It's consistent and well organized.
3. Love? ...OK, yes.
4. I am not indifferent towards them. See above answer.  =P
5. No I don't hate them, and I don't see how they're predetermining your fate. I mean, yes, your fate is always predetermined in video games, but NOT having a dialog tree feels a lot more predetermined.
6. Later gator.

I really like the dialogue trees in Alpha Protocol. They have a sense of urgency to them, so you're not standing there looking into eachothers eyes for an awkward amount of time.

1. What's your opinion on dialogue trees?
2. Is there a game out there with the perfect dialogue tree construct?
3. Do you love having dialogue trees as a means to make decisions?
4. Are you indifferent towards them?
5. Do you hate them with a passion because you think it's a poor way to tell a story or because you think predetermining your own fate is stupid?
6. Goodbye.