ElzarTheBam
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You get my (sexy) message on whatsapp fool?
Appearing offline? Good idea you dirty scoundrel.
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Halo |OT3| Remember Reach?
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You get my (sexy) message on whatsapp fool?
Appearing offline? Good idea you dirty scoundrel.
Tha Robbertster
Member
Yes mom. I'll be there, but I'll appear offline so my stalkers won't invite me to their parties.
Rocket has been replaced with GL on Synapse. The glass windows in the bases also aren't there. Very much prefer the new version.
Indoctrination theory makes no sense and would make an even worse ending
ElzarTheBam
Member
I'm so glad I'm not a mass effect fan.
You and me both.
Tha Robbertster
Member
Oh yeah, forgot about those things. I'll play it again sometime to see if my opinion changes.
MrGreencastle
Member
Someone should fix that, and remove jetpacks.
Blue Ninja
Member
ME2 remains the uncrowned king, though.
ME1 is way better. It had an actual awesome antagonist.
ME2 has much better combat but is worse in everything else.(imo)
Shake Appeal
Member
Nah, not really. Bioware are a ruined shadow of their former selves.
Blue Ninja
Member
ME2 was incredibly polished. ME1's story is the best, but ME2 felt like a game that was actually finished. There were hardly any bugs, everything felt right.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Only bioware game I ever liked was the KOTOR. Which suprised a lot of people who know me, seeming as they think I hate everything.
I only liked the combat more, to be honest. Oh and no stupid 150 item inventory.
Probing was horrible and made the universe seem much smaller. That "Mission Complete" screen at the end of every mission just ruined the flow. And no Liara in bed with me =(
Hypertrooper
Member
How should I ever trust your opinion in gaming? HOW! TELL ME! The only answer is Mass Effect 1 because of that and that. Shit man the whole universe Mass Effect 1 introduces is freaking amazing. But it got destroyed with ME2 and ME3. ME2 and ME3 are not bad games they are good. But damn ME1 is freaking amazing.
HNNNNNGGGGGG so good
Also enjoy the fact that Saren wasn't really the bad guy. He was trying to help the galaxy survive and didn't realize he had been indoctrinated.
The Librarian
Banned
Someone new got to The Ending? We're here for you, man.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Saren is one of the best antagonists in Video Games.
That may or may not be saying much depending on your p.o.v.
That may or may not be saying much depending on your p.o.v.
Bornstellar
Member
What arguments do people have AGAINST the indoctrination theory anyway - I'm curious. Spoiler tag it.
It just doesn't make sense. Everything can be explained by bad writing or rushed development.
It'd be a giant slap in the face to tell you that most of this never happened, shepard was just dreaming!
And so what if he was indoctrinated? What the hell happened? Did the reapers win? Did we win? Did everything just blow up? We don't know!
Basically the incoc theory says is, he was dreaming. That's it. They don't tell you how the war ended. They don't tell you who survived, who died.
He was dreaming yay!
Besides, that's not how a game is made. They write it based on the assumption he is indoctrinated, then choose to drop it at the final section of the game but keep it through the rest of the game?
No sir, that's not how things are done.
And don't tell me they planned on making the new ending and explain the indoc theory with it. They made the new ending because they fucked up. They rushed the game and they made huge mistakes. Writing mistakes, continuity mistakes.
Their fault
It'd be a giant slap in the face to tell you that most of this never happened, shepard was just dreaming!
And so what if he was indoctrinated? What the hell happened? Did the reapers win? Did we win? Did everything just blow up? We don't know!
Basically the incoc theory says is, he was dreaming. That's it. They don't tell you how the war ended. They don't tell you who survived, who died.
He was dreaming yay!
Besides, that's not how a game is made. They write it based on the assumption he is indoctrinated, then choose to drop it at the final section of the game but keep it through the rest of the game?
No sir, that's not how things are done.
And don't tell me they planned on making the new ending and explain the indoc theory with it. They made the new ending because they fucked up. They rushed the game and they made huge mistakes. Writing mistakes, continuity mistakes.
Their fault
The Librarian
Banned
Didn't BioWare confirm the indoctrination theory is not what they were going for? That is, "Lots of speculation from everyone!" Besides, it's a theory that sidesteps the more simple, obvious fact: It's badly written.
Hypertrooper
Member
No! That never can be a sidestep! It's BioWare! they know how to write! Look at Dragon Age 2! Only because Mass Effect 1, Jade Empire and KOTOR1+2 were badly written. Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect don't have to be too! Silly Dax!
I go with indoctrination theory because it appeases many gripes I have with the game and can be quasi-proven to make me feel satisfied enough to move on and not think of the game again, considering it was supposed to be about player choice; but in the back of my mind I know it is really just bad writing.
The Librarian
Banned
Why don't you just invite me to participate?
Blue Ninja
Member
The Librarian
Banned
Hey weren't you going to do that thing with your avatar today?
I'd love to but the lag would make it unplayable for one of us =\
Blue Ninja
Member
Yeah. Might as well, as I'm taking a break from studying. :lol
The Librarian
Banned
How dare you insult my lag.
lol it's mah lag, i'm surez
People can still do that jetpack trick to hide in courtyard?
This is ridiculous! Do they not have someone to deal with this crap?
Edit: Where do I find my screenshots on waypoint?
TU vs Vanilla poll
343 doesn't tell us the results: "ERRbody Luves SOMEtHINg!"
Some dude at 343 figured out 5v5 is the best for objective
With objective 5v5 there's no need for a 5v5 slayer playlist (apparently)
343 acts like they're listening to the community by giving us a replica of a shitty playlist
Halo playlist management.
Blue Ninja
Member
Screenshots don't upload to Waypoint, do they?
Where do they go to?
Zeouterlimits
Member
Squad Slayer's removal has indeed been one of the most bizarre/worst matchmaking decision.
It was such a good playlist.
It was such a good playlist.
ElzarTheBam
Member
That's why they've been stinking
Blue Ninja
Member
Nowhere. I thought they just didn't upload at all anymore ever since B.net stopped updating.
ElzarTheBam
Member
I've seen your Spartan in compromising situations.
Eh it's not like anyone at 343 would do something about those idlers if I got a screenshot anyway.
I think that was to save it from a branding fuckup, anyway. They had Premium Battle, and it was doing solid numbers. Then when Anniversary hits, for some reason Premium Battle gets Anniversary required added to it even though there was all the other Anniversary lists, so now just owning Defiant and Noble became utterly pointless, so the numbers started to tank, since you now had to pay for another 15$ of DLC just to play your other 20$ of DLC.
Then they took it off, but the list was in such a tailspin at that point that they had to kill it.
Then they brought it back with the new name and Slayer-only, then reintroduced the objectives, so Squad DLC -is- pretty much Premium Battle again.
The culmination of them hanging onto "Default Reach will remain Default Reach" by a fingernail.
New Synapse is cool - better weapons, brighter and more routes and ways to move around the map. I much prefer it.
I still can't believe this hasn't even been addressed. 343 could placate us by just giving us one good playlist back. I don't care about all the other screwed up playlists and settings, as long as we are given a home.
I can't understand what on earth 343 was thinking when they decided to take a unique playlist out and then replace it with a carbon copy of another playlist, removing all the best things about Squad (No forge maps, no Armour Lock).
I bet that most people would have prefered that 343 kep Team Slayer full bloom and left Squad in. I played a bit of Team Slayer to vote for TU when it was an option so if I had to play TS, it would be better. I wish I hadn't voted. It was really misleading and resulted in one of the most nonsensical decisions of Reach.
:|
Blue Ninja
Member
Wait wait wait, I somehow missed Wario getting banned?
I suppose my "spend less time on GAF"-plan is working.
I suppose my "spend less time on GAF"-plan is working.
Blue Ninja
Member
This one's kinda cool, too.
ElzarTheBam
Member
So, who's your money on?