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Yeah, saw this yesterday. Part of my 8 reasons Capcom made me hate them in less than 6 months. For fucks sake...
I saw this happen and I said to myself, "I hope Jim Sterling does a write-up on this."
Effing incredible.
Effing incredible.
They were supposed to judge interest with the Prototype demo on the eShop, but they DIDN'T RELEASE IT. I cannot comprehend what has caused Capcom to do this to one of their most faithful fanbases, and it pisses me off. If only Inafune was still there...
I made the point yesterday that I didn't see a lot of buzz for MML3 before they cancelled it and suddenly everyone was spewing furious anger. Of course several people swore that wasn't the case (I have no reason to doubt them) and I admitted that I may well have just not being paying attention.
However, if that's the case, then it sounds like maybe Capcom wasn't paying attention either, because they seem to be saying the same thing.
"It's a shame the fans didn't want to get more involved :-( if we saw there was an audience for MML3 people might change minds."
I think that's a fair statement given what I personally witnessed. I saw mention of the game in little more than passing before the cancellation with a small handful of excitement amidst a collective shrug. The game gets cancelled and suddenly everyone REALLY REALLY wanted this game the whole time and they're pissed. *shrug*
Again I'll state that this COULD be a perception problem on my part and that's fine, but if it's the case, it sounds like Capcom had the same perception problem and I'm sure they were far more interested and paying attention than I was.
However, if that's the case, then it sounds like maybe Capcom wasn't paying attention either, because they seem to be saying the same thing.
"It's a shame the fans didn't want to get more involved :-( if we saw there was an audience for MML3 people might change minds."
I think that's a fair statement given what I personally witnessed. I saw mention of the game in little more than passing before the cancellation with a small handful of excitement amidst a collective shrug. The game gets cancelled and suddenly everyone REALLY REALLY wanted this game the whole time and they're pissed. *shrug*
Again I'll state that this COULD be a perception problem on my part and that's fine, but if it's the case, it sounds like Capcom had the same perception problem and I'm sure they were far more interested and paying attention than I was.
While there may be some truth in this, it was definetely the wrong thing to say to the wrong crowd and at the worst possible time.
Feelings are understandably still hurt and that bruise they left is still taking shape. Don't tell your loved ones they made you hit them. Not right now anyway. They're holding a kitchen knife and they want your blood.
Feelings are understandably still hurt and that bruise they left is still taking shape. Don't tell your loved ones they made you hit them. Not right now anyway. They're holding a kitchen knife and they want your blood.
I say there was plenty of fan support, does Capcom pay attention to the internet besides Capcom Unity? Seriously, what a bunch of idiots. They're just using this as an excuse to shift the blame to someone else instead of themselves. This is Crapcom's way.
I do wonder if they'll bring the game back if fans sign a petition to do so, that will show that there is fan support and ultimately prove them wrong.
I do wonder if they'll bring the game back if fans sign a petition to do so, that will show that there is fan support and ultimately prove them wrong.
Seriously they need to pull their head out of their (explicative deleted) and get with the (explicative deleted) program. I really don't know who the flying (explicative deleted) is in charge but MM characters are contrary to their (explicative deleted) neglect... not simply to be dragged out of cold (explicative deleted) storage every time they need a (explicative deleted) cameo in a MVC game.
You are really this close to being (explicative deleted) dead to me Capcom .... this (explicative deleted) close.
My advice .... fire the department involved in with this whole (explicative deleted) storm and hire someone who not only has a (explicative deleted) pulse but who is also in touch with the (explicative deleted) fans. Because anyone with half an (explicative deleted) brain would have seen that there is a decent demand for MML3.
You are really this close to being (explicative deleted) dead to me Capcom .... this (explicative deleted) close.
My advice .... fire the department involved in with this whole (explicative deleted) storm and hire someone who not only has a (explicative deleted) pulse but who is also in touch with the (explicative deleted) fans. Because anyone with half an (explicative deleted) brain would have seen that there is a decent demand for MML3.
Now *thats* kinda worth getting mad over.
But still. not alot of people love mega man. not call of duty numbers love, anyway.
But still. not alot of people love mega man. not call of duty numbers love, anyway.
Lots of hate for a company that has done a lot for the quality of gamedom.
But whatever...I've been pissed at companies before too. I suppose its all about perspective.
But whatever...I've been pissed at companies before too. I suppose its all about perspective.
Capcom claims audience does not exist. In related news, audience is pissed at its apparent non-existence.
I was one of the many fans that posted on Capcom-Unity only occasionally. If they were judging interest in the game based off of THAT, they're morons and imbeciles. One need only look at the waves of tribute artwork on deviantart, the thriving forums and communities on the Mega Man Network fan sites, the thousands of cheers on every gaming website when Legends 3 was announced... and now the thousands upon thousands of angry messages, e-mails, forums, and fan reactions pouring out from every corner of the gaming fandom.
I think there was, and remains, more interest in this game than in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Resident Evil: Mercenaries, and Resident Evil: that-FPS-one all combined. Such a shame Capcom wasn't aware of it... and that's their fault. Not the fans' fault.
I think there was, and remains, more interest in this game than in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Resident Evil: Mercenaries, and Resident Evil: that-FPS-one all combined. Such a shame Capcom wasn't aware of it... and that's their fault. Not the fans' fault.
Keiji Inafune commented on the cancellation too. Since he left, they can't/won't make another MM game. Maybe he knew this before he left?
It seems rumors are flying about now that Megaman fans at Comic-con are getting kicked out of Capcom's booth. This just keeps getting worse and worse.
@Tristrix
What exactly do they want fans to do fly to the Capcom dev studios and give them back rubs and soothing words of encouragement? Send them flower arrangements? We buy their games that is their encouragement.
They offered little more than a paid demo that was going to hold MML3 hostage and they expected people to swoon over that ..... then they didn't even bother with said hostage taking demo...
I will give them that voting for the new MML character was cool and they should have looked more to that direction if they wanted to generate more positive support for the game than it already had.
It is rather obvious that they never really wanted to bother with the game and they found the first implausible excuse to cancel the game and ran with it.
What exactly do they want fans to do fly to the Capcom dev studios and give them back rubs and soothing words of encouragement? Send them flower arrangements? We buy their games that is their encouragement.
They offered little more than a paid demo that was going to hold MML3 hostage and they expected people to swoon over that ..... then they didn't even bother with said hostage taking demo...
I will give them that voting for the new MML character was cool and they should have looked more to that direction if they wanted to generate more positive support for the game than it already had.
It is rather obvious that they never really wanted to bother with the game and they found the first implausible excuse to cancel the game and ran with it.
Here's the thing regardless: the 3DS has a very lacking release cycle of games coming out right now. The only thing that's coming out that I can think of is Starfox 64 3DS. So even if there wasn't a huge fan base for it, there would still likely be a ton of people out there who would buy it based on the Mega Man name just to have something to actually play on their 3DS.
A tragedy in every way possible, but at least we're getting more Street Fighter and Resident Evil in the pipeline.
This still doesn't explain why there is no megaman/megaman X in ULT.MVSC seriously if your killing off megaman give him one last hurrah come on capcom listen for once
Everyone who doesn't know CapcomEuro and comments on this are idiots. They've got some of the best community managers out there.
You can hate on Capcom but don't hate on the community managers who are putting a lot of time and effort into helping out the Euro community.
Big deal he said fans didn't want to get involved it was probably true. Acting like you have been personally slighted by this is stupid. Goddamn internet warriors.
You can hate on Capcom but don't hate on the community managers who are putting a lot of time and effort into helping out the Euro community.
Big deal he said fans didn't want to get involved it was probably true. Acting like you have been personally slighted by this is stupid. Goddamn internet warriors.
Maybe some of us fans didn't want to be involved in the development and just wanted to PLAY THE DAMN GAME.
I'm not the biggest capcom fan, but I this is just stupid. Mega Man Legend 3 should've been on a console first of all. The 3DS is not groundbreakin at all 2 me. I'm happy they canceled it, cuz it looked like it was gonna suck. When they first announced MML3, I went crazy. I loved those games as a child. But then they said it was on the 3DS. I instantly stopped givin a fuck then.
@hasney Yeah, I read about that. Unbe-fucking-lievable. Capcom hit a low I didn't even know was possible.
Seriously is the new marketing strategy they teach in business school to see how much hate you can generate for your company?
Is hate the new positive press?
Maybe just maybe if they make us hate them sooooo much, we will all go out and buy three copies of their newest game instead of zero?
Is hate the new positive press?
Maybe just maybe if they make us hate them sooooo much, we will all go out and buy three copies of their newest game instead of zero?
@Sir Tobii I kinda want to hear all the reasons.
But yeah, Capcom is putting each foot on a bucket of shit. Myself was a great fan of the company, but now I see like very single marketing fuckers around this industry. I miss the old days.
But yeah, Capcom is putting each foot on a bucket of shit. Myself was a great fan of the company, but now I see like very single marketing fuckers around this industry. I miss the old days.
@Hasney I was as serious as cancer.
>Cancel game in shady manner
>accuse fanbase of not wanting it bad enough
>ban fans from telling you otherwise in person (which may be a good idea, since some of them would say it in morse code with a sharp object)
Yeah, Capcom is giving a masterclass in bad PR.
>Cancel game in shady manner
>accuse fanbase of not wanting it bad enough
>ban fans from telling you otherwise in person (which may be a good idea, since some of them would say it in morse code with a sharp object)
Yeah, Capcom is giving a masterclass in bad PR.
I bet not even half the people commenting would actually buy this game. And I bet half of that half would probably wait for a price drop or 10 dollars or more.
Just look at sales of the original Legends games: They sucked.
Just look at sales of the original Legends games: They sucked.
I would be very interested to see how many people were crying about how big mega man was to them and see if the numbers match the amount of people who contributed to the project.
I'm guessing that a lot of you with wet faces did nothing to assist the release of mml3.
Without seeing the figures it's hard to tell but before you flood destructoids halls with your tears like a modem in Capcoms office you should ask yourself if YOU could have done more to save the game.
I'm guessing that a lot of you with wet faces did nothing to assist the release of mml3.
Without seeing the figures it's hard to tell but before you flood destructoids halls with your tears like a modem in Capcoms office you should ask yourself if YOU could have done more to save the game.
@Bakewell
Why the fuck would I develop a game in my spare time for free? I was ready to pay for the demo that they canned to show my interest and convince as many people as I could to do the same.
Why the fuck would I develop a game in my spare time for free? I was ready to pay for the demo that they canned to show my interest and convince as many people as I could to do the same.
@Bakewell
Maybe its just me .... but I am perplexed to some degree about what exactly I should have done to "save the game"?
Should I have gone in and coded the damn thing for them or something?
I guess I didn't try hard enough, I'm truly sorry for failing you Capcom.
Maybe its just me .... but I am perplexed to some degree about what exactly I should have done to "save the game"?
Should I have gone in and coded the damn thing for them or something?
I guess I didn't try hard enough, I'm truly sorry for failing you Capcom.
@Hasney: Oh, taking 4chan seriously. Nah. I thought you meant Capcom's shady behavior.
@Bakewell: Hasney said what I would have, no need to repeat it. They said to show support with the demo, then scrapped it for vague reasons. Fuck Capcom.
@Bakewell: Hasney said what I would have, no need to repeat it. They said to show support with the demo, then scrapped it for vague reasons. Fuck Capcom.
Dear Jim: Please keep giving us random incremental updates on Mega Man Legends 3 aftermath. No really, that's not sarcasm. Keep this issue in the public eye for as long as possible, because Capcom needs to know how badly they've fucked-up for as long as possible. Keep the fans riled up.
@hasney
I didn't make the request. I didn't suggest the fans should contribute. It's not as though people have only just realised they had this chance.
Who wouldnt want to contribute making a game that
A) they wanted so badly
and
B) was a massive part of their lives
I don't doubt that people were interested but I have to doubt how much mega man meant to people if they were willing to pass up that opportunity.
I didn't make the request. I didn't suggest the fans should contribute. It's not as though people have only just realised they had this chance.
Who wouldnt want to contribute making a game that
A) they wanted so badly
and
B) was a massive part of their lives
I don't doubt that people were interested but I have to doubt how much mega man meant to people if they were willing to pass up that opportunity.
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