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felassan · 5 months
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[source (Senior Reporter at Kotaku), linked Kotaku article, two, 'FC 24's performance link', three, four, @/N7SeveranceDay (source of the last two images, "Account supporting BioWare employees laid off in 2023."), five, six, Polygon tweet, Polygon article]
"BioWare Continues to Refuse to Pay Severance" statement transcript:
“BioWare Continues to Refuse to Pay Severance On August 23 of this year, BioWare eliminated “approximately 50 roles at BioWare”. Following the layoffs, seven ex-BioWare employees engaged the services of R. Alex Kennedy to represent their interests, stating that the amount of severance offered was insufficient under Alberta common law. Counsel for the employees has attempted to reach a compromise that would avoid requiring lengthy court proceedings, but BioWare’s lawyers refused any offers to negotiate and settle out of court. The basis of Kennedy’s claim is that according to Alberta precedents and under Canadian law, these employees should be receiving approximately 1.7 months of severance per year of service they gave to BioWare. BioWare has now filed a Statement of Defence, which argues that the seven terminated employees are only entitled to two weeks of severance per year spent in service to BioWare, because of a contract provision that Kennedy says is not enforceable. The filing means BioWare will be taking these former employees to court rather than working towards finding an out of court resolution. The developers involved in the suit have expressed their disappointment: - “We are disappointed that BioWare prefers stalling and intimidation tactics to fair dealing with people who have given years, and in some cases decades, of dedication and hard work to the company.” - “We believe they are using intimidation and stalling tactics to try and get us to drop out. A lot of the more junior employees and those with families, who had more monetary pressure on them, could not risk waiting on a court case that may take many months more to resolve, and have already had to drop out.” - “At the time of the layoffs, BioWare offered us professional assistance in finding new employment, and an additional payment, but ONLY on the condition that we signed an agreement saying we cannot talk about any details of the settlement, and that we would completely waive any right to legal action or even to complain in any way about anyone associated with BioWare now or ever in the future. Tactics like that sure make me think that BioWare knows it is in the wrong.” - “Despite what they publicly announced when they laid us off, this process has been anything but empathetic, respectful, and communicative.” The latest BioWare layoffs were the third round so far this year, and many of the developers affected even in earlier rounds are still searching for work, though some have started to find new positions. Regardless of employment status, the members of the current lawsuit state they remain determined to pursue BioWare in court, regardless of their employment status: - “We strongly believe that if Dragon Age: Dreadwolf does not do as well as BioWare or EA wants at launch, there will be more, even larger layoffs. Therefore, regardless of our own well-being, we believe it is important to hold BioWare responsible and get a clear decision on what settlement amount is legal. We’re no longer part of the development team, so the best way we can help our former teammates now is to hold BioWare accountable and ensure that the next group who is laid off are not treated as poorly as we were.” November 7th marks “N7 Day”, which is a fan celebration of BioWare’s Mass Effect games featuring Commander Shepard and the crew of the Normandy. The developers involved in the lawsuit are hoping N7 Day this year will be a reminder to BioWare of the importance of loyalty to your crew, and hope fans can have a little fun and help express their support with memes and images using an #N7SeveranceDay hashtag. The ex-employees involved in the suit are all based in Canada and have an average of 14 years at BioWare.”
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You can express your support using the hashtag #N7SeveranceDay.
Edit: [Part 2/update] [more on the Keywords topic]
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The Dread Wolf rises
Solas Dragon Age
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rosieofcorona · 1 month
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Dirth ma, harellan
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effelants · 4 months
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"OH NO YOU DON'T," SAID BIOWARE (2023, colorized)
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kcwriter-blog · 4 months
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Someone on another social media platform brought up a point that I’ve never thought about or heard talked about much - at least not with this phrasing.
I’m sure other people have brought it up but I feel the need to talk about it anyway. The person said that we may all just be pieces on Flemeth’s chessboard. It resonated with me. We talk about Solas being a chess master and tactician but we don’t talk about Flemeth or really Mythal.
Flemeth took in whatever part of Mythal’s spirit remained after her murder. They made a deal. Mythal would help her get revenge and Flemeth would return the favor. Obviously it would take longer for Mythal to get her revenge because she would need to be stronger.
Flemeth body hops down through the centuries. She gives events a nudge or even a shove when needed. What exactly has she been nudging? We know Mythal’s end game but how will it play out?
Her daughter Yavanna was raising dragons. She wanted Morrigan to do the Dark Ritual to get a purified archdemon soul. She saved some heroes - Hawk - and extracts promises from others - Merric. Why? How will it help her win the game?
Who is to say that she didn’t call Solas out of the Fade when all her pieces were in place? She needs him to take down the Veil. It seems to be the one thing she can’t do herself. But, she had to be ready or she wouldn’t have asked him to come.
If Kieran is in your world state you find her in the Fade. It seems to be pretty natural to her. As natural as it is for Solas.
Flemeth has been in all three games. Everyone knows she is important but what is her game and who is she playing against? What is Solas? Her mage/bishop? Her pawn? Her tower/castle/rook?
Is she as willing as Solas to sacrifice her best pieces so she can win? Mythal has definitely been playing the long game.
Another question is whether or not she is doing this just for herself and her revenge or does she want to help Thedas. Is she okay with Solas putting up the Veil in the first place? Does she think he betrayed the world by doing it? Does she want revenge against Solas? Is she hoping he will die doing what she needs him to do?
So many questions….
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rouremener · 5 months
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tevivinter · 2 years
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if da4 is called DA:D, imagine if the next mass effect is called ME:N
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thedreadfulwolf · 2 months
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Contemplating reading the books and comics and playing the games in chronological order in hopes it'll make the dreadwolf reveal come faster
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thedreadwolfie · 7 months
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One day my DA4 will come 😭
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wayshrines · 4 months
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oddevenstar · 1 month
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A mutual shared a TikTok post with me where the OP was saying fans of Solas from Dragon Age Inquisition are now Astarion fans. And wondering why Solasmancers are in the minority in their fandom while Astarion fans are a loud, vocal majority. Their guess was it was bc Solas is bald??
SIR.
TED Talk Under the Cut. SPOILERS for both BG3 and DAI!
First off, Solas fans are vocal and more of a majority than OP thinks. He has a strong following both here and on DA Tumblr.
Second, while I have mutuals that enjoy both games and characters the DA character I’ve seen him most compared to is Fenris bc he and Astarion were both slaves and were both marked by their masters. [And personally, that’s where I feel like the similarities end.]
If Solas is like any BG3 character, it’s the Emperor. They’re both cunning and manipulative. They run on logic, planning, and insight. They both hide their true intentions and identities from the player under the guise that they know better and that they deceived the player character “for their own good”.
Astarion lies and fronts from a place of trauma. While he may have the rizz manipulate Tav into sleeping with and protecting him, but he does it of self preservation and habit. He is open and honest with Tav about this as the game progresses.
I feel the closest DA comparison to Astarion is Isabella with Fenris’s backstory and Dorian’s sass. You can’t tell me Astarion would not try and steal away with a precious book/artifact/what have you the night before a confrontation with a major enemy only to feel guilty [much to his own frustration] and end up crashing the fight.
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felassan · 6 months
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Source: posted to Twitter just now by Jon Renish [link]
Transcript:
"Terminated BioWare Employees Sue for Better Severance On August 23 of this year, Edmonton video game studio BioWare ULC terminated 50 employees without cause. In most recent court cases of termination without cause, Alberta Courts have awarded at least one month of severance pay per year of service, with the full value of all benefits included; the severance that BioWare offered to these employees was significantly less than this amount. Several of those ex-employees attempted to negotiate with BioWare for adequate severance, but BioWare refused to increase its severance amounts. Seven employees, with an average of 14 years at BioWare, have refused to accept BioWare's low offers, and have filed a Statement of Claim with Alberta's Court of King's Bench, requesting fair severance pay and including a request for punitive damages for what they say is unreasonably poor treatment by BioWare. "In light of the numerous recent industry layoffs and the fact that BioWare's NDAs prevent us from showing any of our recent work on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf in our portfolios, we are very concerned about the difficulty many of us will have finding work as the holiday season approaches," said one of the terminated employees, "While we remain supportive of the game we worked so hard on, and of our colleagues continuing that work, we are struggling to understand why BioWare is shortchanging us in this challenging time." R. Alex Kennedy, counsel for the seven employees, says that even in cases where BioWare has contracts that discuss termination, BioWare may have included illegal provisions: "There are many situations where employers include termination provisions that are not enforced by the Courts," he said, "and I think we see that in this case too. BioWare attempted to reduce its obligation to these employees well below what the courts typically award, including by eliminating benefits from its termination pay - that appears to be contrary to the Employment Standards Code." In Kennedy's opinion, these employees deserve generous severance pay: "These people are artists and creators who have worked very hard and for a very long time in a difficult industry, producing big profits for their employer. Their termination without cause en masse like this calls for a response. Employers here can terminate anyone at any time without cause, but with that right comes a responsibility to the people they put in that situation.""
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Unravelled
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inquisitorsenchanters · 3 months
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The Big Bad Wolf sulking bc his Lavellan asks to pet him in wolf form but he’s secretly super into the idea😭
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effelants · 4 months
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my new hobby: lovingly stroking the Dreadwolf EULA on Steam because it's the closest I will get to playing this game for the next couple of years <3
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millenniumfae-artblog · 2 months
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I will try, in my own fumbling way
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