Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
I'm usually one to defend DAI on gaf but even the tasks which are the absolute most barebone quests in andromeda have much more context than Dragon Age Inquisition.
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Mass Effect: Andromeda |OT| Ryders on the Storm
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CrimzonSamurai
Member
How's the performance on Xbone? Thinking of grabbing this after work. Is stability better or worse than PS4?
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Lots of aliasing at times and the Nomad stops at odd times transitioning from one are to another. Until recently didn't have any major problems but when I went back to Eos I was suddenly watching a slideshow.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
"So, hey, could you take this software and
" Like, really??
run it on Sam's main node, no questions asked?
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
did you meet peebee already if not go to the monolith nearest landing site
CrimzonSamurai
Member
Ugh great. I'm out of storage space on PS4 and don't wanna get rid of anything.
Oh well. I guess sacrifices must be made.
thecosmicfly
Banned
Quick question about ME:A, feel free to tag an answer with spoiler bars if it does have any (I'm not bothered by spoilers but just in case others are).
So from what I've briefly seen of gameplay you can pretty much hop from planetary system to planetary system without a care in the world and travel to the far side of Andromeda if you so wished to. Can I ask, how the hell this is possible without an equivalent to the mass relays? It might seem like tedious nitpicking but the mass relays were a pretty damn important piece of lore for the series, essentially being the entire reason all the races could meet up and the basic bedrock for exploring the Milky Way was due to having access to these ancient devices, and they also helped to give Mass Effect it's more grounded feel in the world by having at least some science to the space magic.
But now in Andromeda everyone can fly around the galaxy willy nilly in the Tempest? Ryder and co. can just warp to any system they like without turning into geriatrics in space? The only two things I can imagine are that there was some new technology created (Which, depending on the execution, would be a lazy ass cop out), or Bioware just decided to brush that off for the sake of a new game in a new galaxy. I can't imagine they they just forgot how something as basic as travel worked in their own games.
So from what I've briefly seen of gameplay you can pretty much hop from planetary system to planetary system without a care in the world and travel to the far side of Andromeda if you so wished to. Can I ask, how the hell this is possible without an equivalent to the mass relays? It might seem like tedious nitpicking but the mass relays were a pretty damn important piece of lore for the series, essentially being the entire reason all the races could meet up and the basic bedrock for exploring the Milky Way was due to having access to these ancient devices, and they also helped to give Mass Effect it's more grounded feel in the world by having at least some science to the space magic.
But now in Andromeda everyone can fly around the galaxy willy nilly in the Tempest? Ryder and co. can just warp to any system they like without turning into geriatrics in space? The only two things I can imagine are that there was some new technology created (Which, depending on the execution, would be a lazy ass cop out), or Bioware just decided to brush that off for the sake of a new game in a new galaxy. I can't imagine they they just forgot how something as basic as travel worked in their own games.
ToyMachine228
Member
How the hell do you play multiplayer with friends? I'm creating a public lobby and inviting my friend but it isn't matching anyone else in our game.
It's a bit confusing the first time, when you press the right stick it will start scrolling the comparison across all your current equipped weapons with every click. You can see which weapon it is currently comparing it to at the bottom where the button prompts are.
You don't travel through the entire Andromeda galaxy, just the Helius cluster.
Haven't met Peebee yet.
Aztechnology
Member
character creation system... sucks, which kind of baffles me considering they could have easily just used the one from DAI?
I mean I can't believe how limited the choices are here.
Anyway made a character I like, so I'm just starting up now. Does anyone know how I get access to my Andromeda Initiative website DLC gear and other DLC stuff?
I mean I can't believe how limited the choices are here.
Anyway made a character I like, so I'm just starting up now. Does anyone know how I get access to my Andromeda Initiative website DLC gear and other DLC stuff?
MosquitoSmasher
Member
Ok that's good to know.
Two more things.
I can't go to a bar yet on Nexus? I looked closely everywhere and think I explored pretty much every nook and cranny. And I bought a really cool armor, how do I equip it though? Not in the customisation closet on Tempest and neither via inventory. I have yet to go to Eos, if that matters.
wesleyshark
Banned
The multiplayer is so good. Really scratches the itch.
It does matter,
improving viability of planets, finding arks, and waking people out of cryo all count towards nexus viability which clears up some of the currently blocked off areas in the nexus.
As for armour, you should be able to change it when you load out for missions or at forward stations if nothing else.
wesleyshark
Banned
Pretty decent, overall. Some framedrops here and there (usually when driving and whipping the camera about really quickly) but nothing game breaking. Occasionally, in multiplayer it'll freeze for 2 seconds in the middle of a match then be fine- not sure if that's a Xbox thing or a network thing though. Those are the more glaring performance things I can think of off the top of my head.
Been running into that as well. Sometimes it'll matchmake with randoms, sometimes not. A bit weird, because if I join a quick match I'm instantly put with 3 people.
Durrzerker
Banned
thecosmicfly
Banned
Ahh. That's really relieving to hear actually.
It's been a while since playing the games, I don't remember if mass relays played a part in travelling throughout clusters or if they were per planetary system.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I use Nvidia ShadowPlay
MosquitoSmasher
Member
Ok that first one sounds really cool. I like that. I'm calling it quits for today.
Novel Mike
Member
So far going into this game with low expectations seems to have paid off, really quite enjoying it so far. It really does feel like Mass Effect to me and I really love the idea of exploring uncharted worlds and its a scenario games don't really dive into ever.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Do you find out what happened in the Milky Way at all in the game?
Unfriendly TimeTraveler
Member
Got a small dent in the single player and starting to really get into the multiplayer. Just can they please make the matches ten waves. 7 just feels like not enough.
Also here's to hoping they go crazy with the dlc characters like in 3. Also find a dumb way to have the geth in multiplayer as well please.
Also here's to hoping they go crazy with the dlc characters like in 3. Also find a dumb way to have the geth in multiplayer as well please.
Inceptional
Member
My first multiplayer match went nice and smooth. Man, I love the combat in this game, something I thought I'd never say about a ME game.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
It just needs 1 mad scientist to have geth. They can just build each other.
Dusktildawn48
Member
Having a blast with this. Spent the last few hours just driving around mining.
JHoNNy1OoO
Member
So disappointed, local UPS fucked up and I didn't receive my copy today. The irony of course is that I was at Best Buy returning some shit earlier in the day. If I had known I would have just purchased a copy and returned the other when it arrived. Gotta love it.
wesleyshark
Banned
Diving Around Eos is such a great time
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
Are you guys keeping Chromatic Aberration on or off? I have no idea what the effect does. Seems to look better with it off on my Pro, what do you guys think?
wesleyshark
Banned
I always turn it off on Xbox if the game gives the option. Film gain also.
Yeah, you just have to get kind of lucky with the host of the match (it's fuckin P2P in 2017) or host it yourself. Speaking of multiplayer, I'm LOVING the jetpack turian you can unlock. Using the burst alien rifle and a scoped pistol, just jetpacking around fucking dudes up with my rockets and burstfire rifle attacks
SchrodingerC
Member
I thought the whole point moving the game to another galaxy was to avoid answering the fate of the Milky Way. Would be counterintuitive for the game to answer that, but who knows, maybe the developers might've snuck in an easter egg or two.
BLAUcopter
Gold Member
Fuck it. I'm jumping in, just preordered it.
Find out for myself tomorrow!!
Find out for myself tomorrow!!
WickedLaharl
Member
Any character creation presets or guides?
wesleyshark
Banned
I went with my tried and true Adept build.
Pull
Singularity
Throw
Those who don't get thrown into the sky or get trapped in the vortex are ripe for picking off from mid-range. It's how I have the most fun with the campaign combat, anyway.
Frozenprince
Banned
So
it's impossible to save Kirkland right?
BronsonLee
Member
Mass Effect: Andromeda
AKA Handsomer Bronson, My Stupid Sister's, And My Fat Dad's Space Adventures
AKA Handsomer Bronson, My Stupid Sister's, And My Fat Dad's Space Adventures
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
You'd think 600 year later they'd have the tech to beat the ADI to Andromeda.