Soooo....Mass Effect 3

[Lissa]

Sorry, but bait and switch is not allowed under US law (while some of the posters here are not from the US, a good number are). As noted in a post already, this could institute false advertisement. Also, due to the wait multiplayer works, you can't really return the game as the next person is now screwed in being able to play multiplayer after you've done it. So say want you want, but Caveat Emptor does not fit here.

Good luck arguing that this is bait and switch. One feature of the game was not exactly as advertised, in a creative industry soaked in hype. The amount of entitlement on display here staggers me. You can hate the game, you can even hate BioWare if you're so inclined, but the idea that this entitles you to legal redress is preposterous. If this was grounds for a legally enforceable refund, the entire video games industry would close its doors tomorrow. (How many million things has Blizzard promised over the years, that it hasn't delivered on? How long would they last if WoW subscriptions were refundable when patches don't deliver on promises?)

The chances of this flying in court, or with any regulatory body, are zero.

-Jester

Afterthought: Haven't played the game, not interested in spoilers, won't read. Don't bother, if I'm your intended audience.

That's just it Jester, it was advertised that everything you did mattered in the end when in fact it did not. That is the heart of false advertisement and bait and switch. There is commentary on record from the people in charge of ME 3 about what would happen and how your choices mattered in the end and the fact that it is the exact opposite of what they said on record. That would stand up in court for false advertisement, why do you think BioWare is scrambling right now to come up with some kind of DLC that makes a better ending that what is in the game? They've looked back on what they have on record, looked at what they have, and looked at what the fans have pointed to, and guess what, it's not as they have on record.