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The Mass Effect Community Thread
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I finally beat ME3 after marathoning through ME1 and ME2. I played and beat ME1 and ME2 when they came out but skipped ME3 at the time.
I enjoyed it for the most part. I had heard about the controversy regarding the ending as soon as it was released but the ending was OK, IMO.
What was absolutely terrible were the wave after wave of enemies on Earth to end the game. I seriously almost threw my controller and was just relieved it was over. I think they were trying to lengthen the game. It felt like I said Goodbye 100x before the game was actually over.
My favorite part of 3 was probably
Bring on Andromeda
I enjoyed it for the most part. I had heard about the controversy regarding the ending as soon as it was released but the ending was OK, IMO.
What was absolutely terrible were the wave after wave of enemies on Earth to end the game. I seriously almost threw my controller and was just relieved it was over. I think they were trying to lengthen the game. It felt like I said Goodbye 100x before the game was actually over.
My favorite part of 3 was probably
when Liara asks if she can say goodbye as your going to see Captain Anderson, and she does that Asari mind thing and you go off into space. A really cool part
Bring on Andromeda
well time to make my half black half mexican shepherd that's for socialized medi gels and against andromeda fences
So a Canadian company should run background checks on all people involved in making their games to make sure they have never supported 'the wrong' candidate or ideology in another country? I heard the voice actor for Sera is in support of the royal family back in England, that really should disqualify her given that supporting that is inherently anti-democratic.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Aaryn confirms in the NVidia interview video that a full gameplay video is coming at some point.
"They want to see more gameplay. They want to see a full gameplay loop, so we're going to get that ready for a later show. That entire sequence I think, a rich, meaty 15 minute experience of starting in the Tempest, talking to some squadmates, landing on a planet, getting out, exploring in the Nomad, getting out, doing some fighting, maybe solving a mystery, getting down to a vault maybe, or going somewhere else. There's a lot to see and explore in the game, and I think players want to see that. And I respect that, and we're going to get that to them."
"They want to see more gameplay. They want to see a full gameplay loop, so we're going to get that ready for a later show. That entire sequence I think, a rich, meaty 15 minute experience of starting in the Tempest, talking to some squadmates, landing on a planet, getting out, exploring in the Nomad, getting out, doing some fighting, maybe solving a mystery, getting down to a vault maybe, or going somewhere else. There's a lot to see and explore in the game, and I think players want to see that. And I respect that, and we're going to get that to them."
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
It's pretty well known at this point, but the combined info along with re-reading the Game Informer article gives a decent picture of the premise:
At the founding of the Andromeda Initiative several "golden worlds" are detected through scans of the Andromeda galaxy, spearheading the project. Human, Turian, Asari, and Salarian arcs are constructed and set off, tailing the multi-species forwarding station Nexus that is sent first to establish a command centre. Humanity is heading to a golden world designated in Habitat 7 via the Hyperion ark and, after a 600 year flight to Andromeda, arrive to find Habitat 7 enshrouded in a dangerous energy and volatile atmosphere. Contact is lost with not only other arks but the Nexus too. Thus the story begins; humanity reestablishing contact with others, trying to muscle out a foothold in Andromeda, while unravelling what happened in the last 600 years that changed the galactic status from preliminary scans.
shinobi602
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There's also the major role of the Kett and Remnant ^
That's dope.
They set off thinking they'd find one thing but by the time they arrive it's A MESS
DeadlyParasite
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One nice thing (for better or for worse) about the whole Andromeda news barrage lately is that I'm seeing a tonne of people on twitch, reddit, and even here playing the series or the first time.
They really did miss a golden opportunity to have a complete trilogy collection out by this time.
They really did miss a golden opportunity to have a complete trilogy collection out by this time.
Yep
(Edit: nope, fanmade)
I think they might use that opportunity this year.
That's... a great ad tbh
shinobi602
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Which spoilers are we talking about? Nothing in Eatchildren's post is secret really, it's from public media that's been put out.
DeadlyParasite
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The description for that video says it's fan-made. There wasn't a superbowl ad for 3, but there was that long-running series of live-action and cinematic ads.
A trip down memory lane:
"Fight"
"Take Earth Back" (Which I'm fairly sure was revealed during TMC's The Walking Dead mid-season premiere.)
The take back earth trailer is particualrly interesting because it made the battle for earth look pretty cool with all the human and turian ships in atmosphere.
If you haven't played it yet, get Citadel. All of Mass Effect 2 DLCs are absolutely worthy, expect maybe Arrival.
I'm hoping the DLCs will be as good as ever. As long as they don't do another "Javik", important lore character as day 1 DLC.
Play around with keybindings for 10x fastforward because otherwise it's borderline unplayable.
It's the worst ME.
Was actually hoping there would be one with all the story, weapon and appearance DLC Bioware have put out for the previous games it gets pretty expensive buying them piece meal. Still at least we won't have to use Bioware points this time around.
Heckler456
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I recently replayed the trilogy on PC, and playing it with a controller while relaxing on a couch was a way better experience for me.
I prefer playing with kb/m. More accurate aiming, easier to look around, plus you get more keybind shortcuts for your powers I believe too? If you're comfortable with kb/m, i'd say stick with it.
They make DLC based on the interest of the last one and the game itself.
Huh, guess you're right. Thanks for the correction.
My original playthrough was with the mouse/keyboard and it worked fine. My most recent I played with the controller mod and it worked great too, so I'd just go with your personal preference.
shinobi602
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Man, I forgot how cool that outro with Soldier Shepard appearing out of the shadows with his badass Omni blade was. I fucking loved playing as Soldier, biotics are cool and all, but DPS is king in the Mass Effect series, both in SP and MP (N7 Destroyer Soldier is my most used class in MP for a reason, dat Devastator Mode), where Soldier + Explosive Burst + Cerberus Harrier =
Not to mention those unlimited tech combos you could spam with Concussive Shot + Amplification, the Soldier class was basically a mini-Engineer in that game, with the added bonus of being able to do damn good damage with weapons due to the passive power and AR.
God the memories. I'm 10 hours into ME2 with a Vangaurd and I'm seriously considering just restarting the game again and using my main Soldier class, just so that can experience the glorious sensation again in ME3.
EDIT:Fuck it, I've restarted. 10 hours is nothing. No fucking regrets. Soldier for life.
I'm about to finish replaying ME1 and was wondering which class to pick in ME2. I always stuck with Soldier, but was considering picking up Vanguard as it's mentioned as 'THE BEST CLASS' all the time whenever combat is mentioned. So was it's like? Was it too boring for you, too risky?
DeadlyParasite
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Nothing particularly groundbreaking news-wise but apparently on twitter the voice-over director confirmed that the character Reyes (the one Sara Ryder was talking to in that murder-investigation scene in the TGA gameplay trailer) is played by the same guy who voices Hawke in Dragon Age.
Whether he turns out to be a major character in the game or just a smaller planetary one who knows.
He must have incredible range though because apparently he plays Major Coats in Mass Effect 3, crazy how I never noticed that as a person who has played Dragon Age 2 many times.
Whether he turns out to be a major character in the game or just a smaller planetary one who knows.
He must have incredible range though because apparently he plays Major Coats in Mass Effect 3, crazy how I never noticed that as a person who has played Dragon Age 2 many times.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Infiltrator for life. Will probably roll the same in Andromeda, but with the added mobility via the jetpack and dynamic cover system I'm tempted to play a more aggressive role given that's the kind of game I usually like to play. There's just something so satisfying about dealing insane damage as an infiltrator, methodically chewing threw waves of dudes.
Nah, with all the ridiculous weapons at your disposal Soldier and Infiltrator are the best classes, since they can best take advantage of them with their skills (remember, you aren't restricted to just using a Sniper with an Infiltrator, Shotguns are even better to use than Snipers in ME3 with the Cloak). DPS is King after all.
Vanguard is fun, in SP especially where you face far less high level enemies than you do in MP, so it's less risky there, plus everytime you charge your barrier replenishes, so it has survivability (well, at least Shepard does, some of the Vanguard characters in MP not so much lol). You'll enjoy playing as it no doubt, you'll tear through enemies, but if you really want to ROFLstomp through the game then Soldier and Infiltrator are your go to classes.
Bruh, agreed. Turian Ghost and GI were some of my favourite characters to play, Infiltrators are just ridiculous.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I forget that the cinematic trailer has some great shots in it. Lovely lighting.
Yabberwocky
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Ow, wow, I hadn't realized that the big point of intrigue was that
the atmosphere/energy at their intended destination had changed in the 600 years of travel. That makes a more sense, alongside how the new alien races might be involved in the cause and effect. I had assumed something had gone wrong with the ships and everyone had gotten separated.
Ha, yeah, it's a great idea.
To finally see Mass Effect in Frostbite, especially without any cross-gen requirements is so satisfying. I'm going to have to play this in the dark so that everything pops.
ViewtifulJC
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kinda crazy we needed a confirmation on that, but good to hear
DeadlyParasite
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I think that might be the only tangible in-game footage of the interior of the Tempest at this point.
I actually managed to find that list Eric Fagnan (Gameplay Designer for ME3) gave us a few years back about the top 15 most used characters on Gold and Platinum difficulty in MP.
1. Geth Juggernaut (Soldier)
2. N7 Destroyer (Soldier)
3. Turian Ghost (Infiltrator)
4. Alliance Infiltration Unit aka EDI (Infiltrator)
5. Geth Trooper (Soldier)
6. Krogan Warlord (Sentinel)
7. N7 Paladin (Sentinel who literally doesn't know a single Biotic power, Bioware were trolling)
8. Collector Adept (Adept)
9. N7 Fury (Adept)
10. N7 Shadow aka dat sword aka dat outfit (Infiltrator)
11. Geth Infiltrator (Infiltrator)
12. Talon Mercenary (Engineer)
13. N7 Demolisher (Engineer)
14. Asari Huntress (Infiltrator)
15. N7 Slayer aka cosplay Kai Leng (Vanguard)
5 Infiltrators
3 Soldiers
2 Engineers
2 Sentinels (I'm being generous by counting the Paladin as a Sentinel, he's really an Engineer in everything but name)
2 Adepts
1 Vanguard
That Infiltrator bias(and tech bias in general) is hilarious, but deserved. Tech powers are awesome.
1. Geth Juggernaut (Soldier)
2. N7 Destroyer (Soldier)
3. Turian Ghost (Infiltrator)
4. Alliance Infiltration Unit aka EDI (Infiltrator)
5. Geth Trooper (Soldier)
6. Krogan Warlord (Sentinel)
7. N7 Paladin (Sentinel who literally doesn't know a single Biotic power, Bioware were trolling)
8. Collector Adept (Adept)
9. N7 Fury (Adept)
10. N7 Shadow aka dat sword aka dat outfit (Infiltrator)
11. Geth Infiltrator (Infiltrator)
12. Talon Mercenary (Engineer)
13. N7 Demolisher (Engineer)
14. Asari Huntress (Infiltrator)
15. N7 Slayer aka cosplay Kai Leng (Vanguard)
5 Infiltrators
3 Soldiers
2 Engineers
2 Sentinels (I'm being generous by counting the Paladin as a Sentinel, he's really an Engineer in everything but name)
2 Adepts
1 Vanguard
That Infiltrator bias(and tech bias in general) is hilarious, but deserved. Tech powers are awesome.
I love the reflections on the window and the bit of Tempest UI.
Alright, you've won, my next playthrough will be Infiltrator. I've almost always rolled with Vanguard.
Ya I know, I'm off.
MESS EFFECT.
shinobi602
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*yum*I forget that the cinematic trailer has some great shots in it. Lovely lighting.
10% Frostbite, 90% excellent artistic design.
DeadlyParasite
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Personally I like the seat/workstation design they've got going on. Reminds me of the bridges in Star Trek starships. I can just imagine in my head the conversations you might have in cutscenes where your companions sit down and man the consoles while you and the salarian pilot talk something out.
Trek Effect.
There's a small bit of footage in the december trailer that I'd love to see as a gif. When the Tempest flies above Ryder, right here : https://youtu.be/NOIzH6UcoW4?t=4m13s
That's a classy shot.
That's a classy shot.
RevolverVaro
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