The Artisan
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the last combat session of the horizon mission, right before the praetorian bossfight.
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The Mass Effect Community Thread
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Ivory Samoan
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IT CONFIRMED, YOU ARE INDOCTRINATED.
In other news, this is the most nervous I've ever been before an E3... heck, I've never been nervous before an E3 haha...
Fallout 4 / ME4 / ME Remastered...if these are all announced officially, I may very well implode on the spot.
If just Fallout 4 and ME4 get decent trailers, there is still a 50/50 chance of implosion.
If just one of the 3 mentioned get a decent trailer... it's what I probably, disappointingly, expect to see.
...If none, I may rage quit gaming altogether
The Artisan
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lol, why the feels to get nervous at all man?NiceIT CONFIRMED, YOU ARE INDOCTRINATED.
In other news, this is the most nervous I've ever been before an E3... heck, I've never been nervous before an E3 haha...
Fallout 4 / ME4 / ME Remastered...if these are all announced officially, I may very well implode on the spot.
If just Fallout 4 and ME4 get decent trailers, there is still a 50/50 chance of implosion.
If just one of the 3 mentioned get a decent trailer... it's what I probably, disappointingly, expect to see.
...If none, I may rage quit gaming altogether
and yeah. with that other thread reinforcing rumors of a nathan drake collection, looks like it'll be possible that i'll have two remastered trilogies on my hands at the end of the year
Hyperzephyrian
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It's been three years, man. Give it up.
This hurts you.
I'm not nervous at all, because I expect absolutely nothing of interest--besides some info on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, since it was revealed so close to E3, meaning we'll probably get some new info on it. Go in with no expectations, and you can't be disappointed. I have no idea how thoseIn other news, this is the most nervous I've ever been before an E3... heck, I've never been nervous before an E3 haha...
Fallout 4 / ME4 / ME Remastered...if these are all announced officially, I may very well implode on the spot.
If just Fallout 4 and ME4 get decent trailers, there is still a 50/50 chance of implosion.
If just one of the 3 mentioned get a decent trailer... it's what I probably, disappointingly, expect to see.
...If none, I may rage quit gaming altogether
They're not.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Since this will be Bethesdas first E3. It's impossible to not have expectations. Impossible.
EA has never met my expectations and I do not expect them to do so here.
You always have to walk, EC or not. If you got dialogue wheels during the convo with the Catalyst and epilogue pictures with voice-over then you had the EC installed.
Legacy, but only in respects to who the main villain is.
The branding was my point: BioWare didn't want the perception to be that you couldn't jump in with Inquisition, whether or not that was actually the case. And I agree about the story: it's probably easier to understand a Mass Effect 3 default playthrough without playing the first 2 than an Inquisition default playthrough, largely because the story is so tied up with centuries of lore.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
I'd post naked if we got an Uncharted trilogy, Mass Effect trilogy AND a Bethesda collection (Fallout 3/New Vegas/Skyrim).
The Artisan
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eh, I dunno about the latter. Not saying the possibility is ruled out, but I dunno if there's been a hint of bethesda doing it.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Aside from Fallout 4, there has been very little hint of Bethesda doing anything. They seem to have the fewest leaks of anybody.
Many of the ships, planets, and space stations are named this way in the ME universe.
The Artisan
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it's obviously not the same as giving the protagonist, the main character, a name like that though.
speaking of names, I wish during the extended cut, the placard that Liara posted on the crewdeck wall of the normandy had your shepard's first & last name instead of "commander shepard". that seemed like the time to have the first name you give your shepard matter.
it's not a big deal, just another little thing.
Muscle Wizard
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Will we even be getting a canon surname this time around though? They might just go back to the route they went from DA2 to DA:I, so we might be "Commander" or whatever.
The Artisan
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canon surname? I guess I don't know what you mean but isn't that what "shepard" already is?
Shepard is the surname...
Hyperzephyrian
Banned
He's saying that ME4 might not even use a surname, and just refer to the protagonist by a title instead, like in DA:I.
The Artisan
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oh. eh, they'll do whatever they want but I think it's fine to keep the same method as the trilogy.
Hopefully not. It's hard to imagine everything that happens in ME1-2-3 if everybody would call you Commander all the time instead of Shepard, even your close friends/squadmates or whoever you romance.
This seems most likely. The completely unsubstantiated rumors that we're going to be allowed to choose our race would be best served with a title.
Early guess: 'Hunter.' Hunters are pretty hot right now. Also, Spectre.
The Artisan
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I thought it was already established that we would be undoubtedly playing as a human
Shit, really?
Haven't been keeping up on the rumors.
New rumor: Mass Effect delayed to include alien player characters.
They revealed some concept art of our "hero" gear last summer if I remember. Don't think there was any alien races shown wearing it.
Different classes can have different back stories and surnames even if human only.
Sir Garbageman
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Bit of a controversial question, but I am currently debating replaying the trilogy, have all three games on PC. I've played through ME1 three times, and ME2 twice, ME3 once so far. Want to run through ME3 again and will probably pick up all the DLC along the way primarily, but have the itch at least to run through 2 as well.
Anyway, the million dollar question, time is at a premium these days. Do I go back and replay ME1 too or jump right into 2 and go from there? Not sure how much of the original's jankiness and inventory nonsense I can put up with to be honest, even though I love the world, lore and story.
Anyway, the million dollar question, time is at a premium these days. Do I go back and replay ME1 too or jump right into 2 and go from there? Not sure how much of the original's jankiness and inventory nonsense I can put up with to be honest, even though I love the world, lore and story.
Jump into 2 IMO.
The Artisan
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yeah, I wasn't disputing that. that's the way ME has been, minus the varying surnames.
I don't see how that's controversial, but if I were you, why not start with Me1? If what you're wanting to do is to just start a whole nother playthrough of the whole story. But yeah, if the mechanics of Me1 bothers you that much and you have the comic, go with Me2, especially if that's your favorite in the series.
I don't mind replaying ME1 despite its shitty inventory, clunky combat, repetitive barren planets and bouncy Mako, because the story, soundtrack and overall atmosphere is just great(plus, it wouldn't feel right to start a new trilogy run by skipping the first game), but yeah... if you can't handle those issues, you're better off starting with ME2.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Someone refresh my memory, how do you set up your world state on PC if you jump right into 2?
I am debating either just blowing through ME1 on easy or just jumping right into ME2. The thread on the controller mod is making me eager for another run through.
I am debating either just blowing through ME1 on easy or just jumping right into ME2. The thread on the controller mod is making me eager for another run through.
Ok, that's just crazy. Now, if you tell me you also always scan all planets until they're depleted in ME2, i'm gonna put you in a "don't talk to him again" list.
The Artisan
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hey, I know it's been said that the most a possible ME remaster will be is 1080p/60fps, but is it possible they could replace the heat-based combat in Me1 with thermal clips?
Would absolutely destroy the balance of the game. I would fucking HATE that change.
Ok, that's just crazy. Now, if you tell me you also always scan all planets until they're depleted in ME2, i'm gonna put you in a "don't talk to him again" list.
Fuck mineral scanning. I do enough that my meters are full, and that's it.
And I guess I misspoke a little. General rule is that I make sure I find at least 2 mineral deposits per planet, and that I finish the sidequest. So I don't necessarily find EVERY mineral in the game...
Honestly? At this point I actually vaguely remember where most of the deposits are. It's kind of freaky.
The Artisan
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the genesis comic didn't release for PC?
you liked the heat based combat more than the thermal clips?
Fwiw an ME1 speedrun takes under 10 hours.
ME1 is balanced around heat-based.
Similarly, I think changing ME2 and ME3 to heat based would ruin those games, as they're balanced for thermal clips.
The system dictated most of their balance decisions. It would take a lot of work to implement.
Easiest way would be to throw in a new weapon. Lancer and Collector weapons were pretty fun in the later games.
Gibbed.
The Artisan
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alright. I was just asking if you think it's possible that they could do that for a Me1 remaster.
well, there was that one prothean gun in Me3.
Not without rebalancing the whole game. We're talking rethinking almost every encounter, arena, boss fight, etc. Possibly changing the geometry, types of enemies, number, etc.
The effort to do such would mean they might as well tear it all down and completely remake the game.
The Artisan
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OK. so that pretty much rules it out.
it's not worth it anyway. I only experienced it once but from my memory, the heat-based combat wasn't that bad.
Oh, they'd also have to rebalance the powers. Because how does Marksman work now that it doesn't mitigate heat? Carnage? Etc.
Not to mention all the gun mods that affect heat consumption.
What about the High Explosive rounds? They balance their high damage against higher heat; Should they cost more ammo then?
Just pointing out the far-reaching consequences of changing something more than cosmetic.
The Artisan
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gotcha. And I wouldn't know about any of that stuff anyway. I picked vanguard as my class thinking it was gonna be as cool as it was in Me2, but it wasn't. I heard adept was the most fun class to play.
Infiltrator in ME1 with a sniper rifle that has explosive round is the best. Can almost one shot every regular soldiers/mercenaries(except Krogans) and when they die, they almost fly! You don't see enemies fly with sniper rifles in ME2 & 3.
Only problem is your sniper rifle will always overheat if you shoot twice in a row.
Poodlestrike
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I actually know some people who go exclusively by their last name. It's weird, but I can suspend disbelief IRL, so I can manage it in a game
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I don't recall the mother calling him Shepard, but your peers could easily call you by your surname. Not only is that common as a nickname, but it is almost convention among combatant and military groups on film.
The Artisan
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Ah, I only played infiltrator once, briefly. That sounds pretty cool. How much of an impact did it make on Me3?
the mother?
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You can speak to Shepard's mother, and that post above implies that she calls Shepard, "Shepard," which would indeed be strange for a parent to call their child.
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