Shirt.Woot

it was a poor ending. it will end up on "top ten worst game ending" lists for decades.

(40-minute video explaining why ending was bad)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MlatxLP-xs&list=PL5F47C77194309820&index=3&feature=plpp_video

http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3oj1lp/

I want this shirt instead.

Am I the only one stoked that in the description they put in the beginning of the final sequence of The Graduate?

Buying this shirt is like beating Mass Effect 3 in my opinion, There are no disappointing endings! ;) ...and that's why I'm in for 1!

jhawklr wrote:Oh yay. Now a shirt for people who didn't like the ending, so they can still be making a statement when they stop talking to take a breath.

Not only that, but it falls under the category of "bad, forced memes". Next you'll tell me he took an arrow in the knee.

Seriously, of all the Mass Effect 3 references, being given the choice of this one feels like an insult. It's catering to the people that needed to shout and rage over the ending, instead of being something that everyone could enjoy, regardless of the ending. Disappointed.

Regardless of what people think, I enjoyed and loved all the endings of the game. I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't finished or played the game yet but I felt the way the game ended was the way it should have ended and even after all the reviews, I feel all the complaining about the ending was unwarranted.

With that being said, I still find this shirt hilarious. People felt so passionately for something that they banded together voicing and protesting how they feel... about something that hardly matters in reality. The people who are complaining about the ending drove what is soon to be another great pop-culture reference for this era. I don't think it will be rated top 10 worst endings, but top 10 most hated endings. Though only a subtle difference separates these, I feel a distinction must be made. We are all subject to our own opinion and though I do respect yours, I felt the desire to refute and voice my own in that this shirt is pretty funny, all things considered.

http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=22474

Sorry, you're not getting a cent from me.

thattigercat wrote:http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=22474

Sorry, you're not getting a cent from me.

Agreed, I don't feel right buying a shirt from people who tell those who didn't like ME3's ending (like me) are "stupid".

As someone in Security I feel oddly drawn towards buying this... also I didn't like ME 3's ending, and I know the meme, so that probably has a lot to do with it too.

At the very least Maraudur Shields did inspire a very awesome comic series:
http://koobismo.deviantart.com/gallery/

StarBob wrote:I played through Mass Effect 3 and I had absolutely no idea what this was. Why would I buy a shirt of a random meme that wasn't even popular enough to make it to someone who played the entire game and spends tons of time online? Weird choice Woot... weird...

^ This ^

I beat Mass Effect 3, but I still didn't get this one at first. These memes just happen too damn quick for me to keep up with.

And come on, the ending wasn't THAT bad!

I'll wait a couple of weeks and get this shirt with the added patch.

:^)

I saw the Marauder shields part and was excited to see a Mass Effect shirt, but then noticed the stupid text above it. Sorry, but this is a definite no sale for me, especially since the ending was fine... ridiculous

Oh, so you're catering to your "stupid" customers now?

The website ad displays only part of the T shirt, why would I buy it when I can't read it? This is almost a daily problem with Woot, beingbg so clever, but failing to make the product intelligible. They're losing me as a customer.

I can't believe this many people even watch the story-line in a video game. I'm usually just hammering buttons trying to skip them and get back to fighting...

I approve, terrible ending to a great series. I'm buying one.

Yay, another shirt that we'd have to explain to the people who don't care all the time and feel awkward with the ensuing silence.

I'm 99% out of the loop on current gaming trends, but from the references provided, it sounds like Bioware hired Stephen King to write the plot to ME3?

*sniff* Rest in peace, Marauder Shields. You tried your best to stop Shepard from ending the game.

What kills me is the misconceptions about why people are upset about the ending. The word "happy" gets brought up. Trying my best to keep spoiler-free: the green ending was practically saccharine, assuming you don't think about it too much. It's just rather clear that whoever made the decision on the ending DIDN'T think very hard; things don't really make sense, you're given vague one-sentence descriptions to massively important and newly introduced decisions which you blithely accept without a word despite how heavily it contradicts themes present throughout the entire game.

I didn't participate in the movement to get a new ending, but I'd be lying if I said part of me didn't hope it would work. I look forward to seeing how they try to explain this mess of an ending to an amazing series of games.

amymichellea wrote:Am I the only one stoked that in the description they put in the beginning of the final sequence of The Graduate?

I enjoyed it too, but they messed up the joke. The bolded and crossed out the wrong part.

45chel wrote:I was ridiculously excited to see the artist was from the town next door.
!!!!Wave!!!!






Sorry. I'll show myself out.

Which town are you from?

Have not played the game, thought is was some sick twisted play on Dalkon Shield. That image is a uterus. Somehow it appears the end of that game is much like the damaging end of the Dalkon Shield. Subtle.

That shield came too late for me. On the bright side, the ending broke the hold of my indoctrination.

Spiritgreen wrote:I'll wait a couple of weeks and get this shirt with the added patch.

:^)

LOL - nice.

roysterer wrote:This is coming dangerously close to ruining the ending for me. At least I think so...not having played the game yet.

If there's one thing you should take away from this thread, it's that we can't ruin the ending for you any worse than the game did all on its own.

A friend of mine pointed me to the site again, since I've not been on a woot site in a couple of months now.

This was the one shirt that might have made me purchase one to test out the new blanks...

However, after reading this: http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=22474, you won't get a cent from me.

EDIT: Clarification. -_-

It's kind of amusing that both Woot and Teefury.com have Mass Effect shirts today.

pepelepu73 wrote:This was the one shirt that might have made me purchase one to test out the new blanks...

However, after reading this: http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=22474 you won't get a cent from me.

Hold the line.

HAHAHAHAHA I missed that article..

O-K dislcaimer, I never played Mass Effect because I'm allergic to console games and I'm not a big fan of where Bioware's been heading lately. Maybe the ending was "terrible" for reasons other than being not happy enough, I didn't play them and only have a shallow understanding of the controversy and 2nd hand accounts of it, so maybe I don't understand.

What is the actual image on the shield?

My eyes must not be focusing correctly.

Note: I have played the game.

alexely8 wrote:What is the actual image on the shield?

My eyes must not be focusing correctly.

Note: I have played the game.

It is hard to make out but I believe it's the face of a Marauder (or just a Turian), in the shape of a shield.

sunnyx0r wrote:It is hard to make out but I believe it's the face of a Marauder (or just a Turian), in the shape of a shield.

Face is a Marauder, which are Turians corrupted by Reapers.

I really like the good old days before woot shirts used so many words. I think that's why Hungry Hungry Hunger Games was such a classy design.

I get the meme, but this is a little too 'gamer' even for me.

alangeiger wrote:The website ad displays only part of the T shirt, why would I buy it when I can't read it? This is almost a daily problem with Woot, beingbg so clever, but failing to make the product intelligible. They're losing me as a customer.

You might want to start clicking on those images if you'd like to see the entire thing.

Internet is hard.

I didn't rage, and I didn't "Hold The Line", but I wasn't thrilled about the ME3 ending. I just love where this meme is going, and feel it's my civic duty to promote this lovely gem. :D

sunnyx0r wrote:If there's one thing you should take away from this thread, it's that we can't ruin the ending for you any worse than the game did all on its own.

Oh snap.

I hate everything about shirt.woot now.

It used to be awesome.

Davidsdivad wrote:I hate everything about shirt.woot now.

It used to be awesome.

I'm sorry, but at least we have a bunch of other woot sites to console you!

Thought it was from Neon Genesis Evangelion. The shield kinda looks liek an Eva

I haven't played a single second of the game, but while trying to figure out what the hubbub was about, I found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDSwW7jflAQ

For those of you who really know the game, you might find this interesting?