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Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer |OT| Rich, deep online role playing
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DeathOnALeash
Neo Member
If you're still on my gt is SemperFi O352, looking to run gold or platinum.
DeathOnALeash
Neo Member
Now if anyone knows what an 0352 is they win the bonus round.
Stantron
Member
Antitank Guided Missileman
GroundCombo
Member
No more balance changes or weekend events confirmed.
Sad.
I haven't been playing much lately, but I've spent 542h in ME3 multiplayer and got my BotB banner so it's been a pretty good ride. I'll probably still hop on for some games, but the weekend events will be missed.
Eric Fagnan said:
Sad.
I haven't been playing much lately, but I've spent 542h in ME3 multiplayer and got my BotB banner so it's been a pretty good ride. I'll probably still hop on for some games, but the weekend events will be missed.So: they come up with a multiplayer mode no one ever asked for or thought to be engaging, they prove people wrong, they produce something which is overall leaps and bounds better than the single player (gameplay wise, that is) they make tons of money out of it, then they have the ingenuous idea of dropping it altogether instead of bridging the gap between this game and the next, keeping the franchise alive and the community going.
Way to go Bioware.
Phat Michael
Banned
INCREASE THE GOD DAMN DROP RATES FOR UR's!!!!!!
Phat Michael
Banned
What are you talking about? Its not like they dropped it after 2 months. How many free maps did we get? How many free characters? How many new weapons?
Theyre not "dropping" multiplayer - you can still play, you can still level up and purchase packs - i dont see the major problem here.
Just because there are no weekend challenges it doesnt mean you have to stop playing.
Also, the free expansion packs have been pretty damn heavy tbh.
Think about it... if they leave the drop rate low, people will keep playing longer. I'm sure many people would stop playing if they unlocked every URs to X.
Damn, EDI missed being safe for life to be an invincible rushdown infiltrator by two weeks.
But then again, the N7 Paladin Sentinel will remain unusually strong with his combos, except for the bad glitch where the freeze combo only explodes around him.
It was bound to happen but it feels sudden even though I haven't played in weeks, and I don't see myself playing often at all either, I really only came back every weekend for the weekly challenges - I just have too many games to finish. I don't feel too bad about it either since I had all of the characters anyways, and at least one of every Ultra Rare. Also too bad that the Typhoon won't actually feel like an UR again either.
But then again, the N7 Paladin Sentinel will remain unusually strong with his combos, except for the bad glitch where the freeze combo only explodes around him.
It was bound to happen but it feels sudden even though I haven't played in weeks, and I don't see myself playing often at all either, I really only came back every weekend for the weekly challenges - I just have too many games to finish. I don't feel too bad about it either since I had all of the characters anyways, and at least one of every Ultra Rare. Also too bad that the Typhoon won't actually feel like an UR again either.
naw
UpperCaseN
Member
My wife discovered the ME3 mp while I was away at PAX East and became just as addicted to it as I am. Had to implement a solution so we could play together:
The further TV with the old 360 is my usual setup, the closer TV, slim 360, and TV stand are all new as of yesterday. I was able to use Disc 1 and 2 to split between the 2 systems so I didn't have to buy another game, but I did have to pay the 800 msp for the online pass, though.
We played for a few hours with 2 of my friends last night, she doesn't have a headset until it arrives tomorrow, though. Did 1 bronze to warm up (she's still a newbie) and then we did all silver matches for the rest of the night. Made enough credits for 1 Arsenal pack and am 20000 credits away from the next, which should be tonight. Had to capture video of this glitch she encountered on her screen though, my first youtube upload ever:
http://youtu.be/BrBs8M50uk8
The further TV with the old 360 is my usual setup, the closer TV, slim 360, and TV stand are all new as of yesterday. I was able to use Disc 1 and 2 to split between the 2 systems so I didn't have to buy another game, but I did have to pay the 800 msp for the online pass, though.
We played for a few hours with 2 of my friends last night, she doesn't have a headset until it arrives tomorrow, though. Did 1 bronze to warm up (she's still a newbie) and then we did all silver matches for the rest of the night. Made enough credits for 1 Arsenal pack and am 20000 credits away from the next, which should be tonight. Had to capture video of this glitch she encountered on her screen though, my first youtube upload ever:
http://youtu.be/BrBs8M50uk8
rocksteady1983
Member
^ Really wish they would have implemented online splitscreen ala gears horde. My wife would be right there with me.
Ronabo
Member
My wife discovered the ME3 mp while I was away at PAX East and became just as addicted to it as I am. Had to implement a solution so we could play together:
The further TV with the old 360 is my usual setup, the closer TV, slim 360, and TV stand are all new as of yesterday. I was able to use Disc 1 and 2 to split between the 2 systems so I didn't have to buy another game, but I did have to pay the 800 msp for the online pass, though.
We played for a few hours with 2 of my friends last night, she doesn't have a headset until it arrives tomorrow, though. Did 1 bronze to warm up (she's still a newbie) and then we did all silver matches for the rest of the night. Made enough credits for 1 Arsenal pack and am 20000 credits away from the next, which should be tonight. Had to capture video of this glitch she encountered on her screen though, my first youtube upload ever:
http://youtu.be/BrBs8M50uk8
That's awesome. I had a glitch the other day with the female Turian. I was just a pair of the poison claws floating in the air. It was cool.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Mostly silver with the occasional gold.
I'm at a weird spot, silver is a joke but gold is very rough unless I cheese it with the juggie.
My gt is Lorrac ESP, feel free.
Phat Michael
Banned
a wife that plays me3 multi? thats as hot as a wife that plays demons souls!
if u roll gold or plat add us all.
IAMBLEST on x360.
if u roll gold or plat add us all.
IAMBLEST on x360.
Phat Michael
Banned
add me. I posted above. get some decent gear and you will be fine on gold.
I had a glitch with the Fury the other day where i was completely invisible until i did a "teleport dodge". For a second, i felt like Kasumi.
yellow submarine
Member
I guess I don't have the gear to make Silver easy like you guys are saying. Especially when it's fucking collectors, that almost makes the difficulty go up to Gold almost. I think out of the small number of classes I've unlocked so far, the Talon engineer seems the most "OP" for me. Melee damage + ranged attack makes things work. But I keep switching characters to try stuff out and make it not boring.
Any characters I simply must try to get the full MP experience? I got it pretty late during the sale this month for $15, so I missed all of the weekend events etc.
Any characters I simply must try to get the full MP experience? I got it pretty late during the sale this month for $15, so I missed all of the weekend events etc.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Sent.
UpperCaseN
Member
Up to you to find your play style. Do you have a crew or do you do pick up games? In my experience, random players are not that bad. Don't be stingy with the consumables (be smart still, use them right) and play bronze if you're struggling with silver. Over time your skill will increase without you even knowing it and bronze will become incredibly dull. Also, failing a silver mission will get your more credits than a full extraction on bronze
Ha! Well I wouldn't go THAT far, but maybe I'll work her up to it. Yeah right, I haven't even played them myself!
yellow submarine
Member
I usually play with 1 or 2 other friends, so our pug exposure is low. They're both good and have been playing for a lot longer than I have. The two of then frequently carry our group in silver, and sometimes one of them has to solo a round when everyone dies (especially with collectors... dear god those praetorians/crab legged shield mofos!).
I just want a cheese class that's easy to play/high DPS to begin with so that I can carry my weight and learn the game etc. Don't want to be a millstone every round or when we want to try gold. I guess eventually I'll start min/maxing like I used to with MMOs, but I'm not there yet obviously.
I just realized that you don't NEED every challenges completed to get "Best of the Best" banner. In fact, you can skip one of them. Thank god, i was dreading the 60 promotions one, i just hate having to promote all the time and relvling like that. So i guess i'll ignore it.
HalfBakedProphet
Member
Played a platinum game with an N7 fury, he murdered everything. He was basically soloing the game and the rest of us were just along for the ride
Phat Michael
Banned
Those guys are good to watch - they basically run into the centre of a group and go nuts with bio explosions. Takes some big balls.
I did a few AIU runs on platinum the other night and i think i can hold my own now, ended up topping the leaderboards both times. I can only use her, the jugg or the geth solider on platinum...anything else is pretty difficult.
HalfBakedProphet
Member
Indeed. He was using soft cover with extreme efficiency too. Had over 50,000+ challenge points, god damn
Phat Michael
Banned
i just noticed - with the AIU i dont think ive ever taken cover. It just doesnt suit her style of play. You need to be constantly moving - there is no point to take cover unless there is a turret there and you need to wait for cooldown.
I like those kind of characters which reward agressive play styles.
I dont like the geth juggernaut - it makes platinum easy but he is just so boring.
I believe the only time I take cover is to dodge Banshee balls reliably. I can take any class on Platinum, but if everyone else dies there are a few classes I prefer to clean up rounds.
You tease. I checked my banners, because if that were true I would have unlocked BotB. Reckoning is not part of the BotB challenge.
I did my part @_@ I rarely post more than 3 times in a thread.
I thought Best of the Best was the reward for the challenge called "Mass Effect" that require to complete 25 masteries? Because i need 7 more masteries to complete, and i still got 8 that aren't finished.
Photolysis
Banned
Thought I'd give this another shot, having been on a break since last May. Very impressed with the amount of content they've added, and dicing stuff up with the N7 Shadow is excellent fun.
Class balance seems a lot more competitive than near launch as well.
Played my first game of Platinium earlier as well. Mixed enemy types? Crazy.
Class balance seems a lot more competitive than near launch as well.
Played my first game of Platinium earlier as well. Mixed enemy types? Crazy.
Phat Michael
Banned
Howd you go on Plat? Must have been rough being that long out of it.
Photolysis
Banned
Not as much as you might imagine, as I've been catching up with some gold games over the past day or so. After some initial adjusting to the crazy damage and insane amounts of Phantoms, it wasn't too bad.
Got to Wave 9, pretty decent for a PUG with no mics, though we did have this guy picking up the slack for the 2 weaker members of the team. Completely lone wolfing it at the other side of the map with biotic combos before cloaking away. I think he racked up something like 130K, compared to my 80K, and the other guys on 40K or so each.
What was a real shame was getting grabbed by a Phantom due to some BS lag. Had it not happened, I think we could probably have got to Wave 10 and had a chance at earning those sweet sweet credits.
Phat Michael
Banned
Fair enough. Ive finally got enough decent weapons and the skills to roll plat now. But yes, its only viable for me with about 3 characters (Geth Jugg, AIU, Geth Soldier)
Gold is fairly easy now, guaranteed extractions no matter who i use - still, collectors on gold is no joke.
UpperCaseN
Member
When coming out of cloak with the AIU, how long does the damage bonus last? not sure if I should be pumping away or just 1 shotting with my shotgun. Still, I need to promote and respec, that last upgrade of I think 7.5% extra shotgun damage could be used somewhere else
Phat Michael
Banned
not long. I use it immediately after snapfreeze. I put all points into extra shotgun damage for the claymore.
I think on the BSN thread for MP mechanics and all that, cloak bonuses last about 2.5s after getting out of cloak.
UpperCaseN
Member
2.5 seconds? hmm, depending on the gun, might be able to get 2 shots in. if you use a shotgun blast to come out of cloak, does that blast get the dmg bonus or would the next one get it?
sigh. It's clear the problem isn't my specs, it's my shotguns. Right now my strongest is the Katana but that's because it's level 5. gotta keep going for those Arsenal packs, I got 1 last night and a Veteran pack after we quit, nothing of use in either
sigh. It's clear the problem isn't my specs, it's my shotguns. Right now my strongest is the Katana but that's because it's level 5. gotta keep going for those Arsenal packs, I got 1 last night and a Veteran pack after we quit, nothing of use in either
UpperCaseN
Member
bu bu bu but I want gold weapons! Yeah, you're right, it just pains me so to see how lackluster the lower packs are
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
Maybe I'm missing something pretty simple so I figure I should ask - if you max a weapon to X or an attachment, does that mean you'll never draw it again in a pack?
GroundCombo
Member
Yep, it goes away from the card pool.
UpperCaseN
Member
^I did not know that. I can see why the lower packs are recommended so strongly now. going on a shopping spree all night tonight
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah I'd been doing it on faith and not exactly understanding why, besides getting weapon attachments maxed, but now it all makes sense
Glad I askedPhat Michael
Banned
Based on what I've heard from Mindlog, the Spitfire isn't even all that hot at X... Even though he was pretty much melting away anything he laid his eyes on when he used it with his Ghost; it was ridiculous. XD
Can't see myself using it on anything but the Juggernaut. And even then, I'd probably go for lighter alternatives as I prefer relying on it's powers rather than weapons in between melees.
Melchiah
Member
Tell me about it. I played my first succesful match against them on Gold last week. It didn't really help, that I joined on the 2nd wave, and was placed in the middle of Scions and Praetorians. As a result I died a couple of times before I even managed to do anything, and had to waste a two Medi-Gels for that.
That's perhaps the most annoying thing about the game; being put right into the match, and taking damage before you can even move your character. Would it have been so hard to include an option to not join matches, that have already started? After all, I'd like to check what experience the team has, before I want to waste consumables in a Gold match that's destined to fail. Especially now, when there seems to be a lot of single-digit N7 level rookies playing on Gold with common weapons.
And I can't really understand how the game can give you a differently set match, when you have chose a certain level/map/faction.