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The Mass Effect Community Thread
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I've long held that I would have rather had one of the rejects join the team, because that would give you a whole story about him dealing with that rejection and what is his place as opposed to Grunt simply being the "ultimate" Krogan.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Depends on the job tbh. The application to work at Kroger's is way, way longer, but, interestingly, I've applied to a couple defense contractors for internships and those were p. short, even in comparison.
Food for thought.
That could a been cool, yeah. Still, I don't think that the issue is structural - there's plenty of cool stuff to explore in Grunt's character, they just *don't*.
That Simpsons pic is strangely heartwarming in this day and age, man how things have changed
The optimistic in me tells me that Andromeda will be so big & good I will never want to play the first 3 games again, but...
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DeadlyParasite
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I suppose it's a good thing the briefing is coming out today and not tommorrow because it probably would've been lost and ignored in the Nintendo Switch information blowout.
They've vaguely hinted at some undiscussed features/abilities that the Nomad has. Maybe we'll get to finally see that in the video.
Personally I want to see how it interacts with terrain at a 90 degree angle. Superior than a skyrim horse or bust.
They've vaguely hinted at some undiscussed features/abilities that the Nomad has. Maybe we'll get to finally see that in the video.
Personally I want to see how it interacts with terrain at a 90 degree angle. Superior than a skyrim horse or bust.
New briefing is online !
https://www.masseffect.com/en-gb/andromeda-initiative/training-hub/tempest-and-nomad
https://www.masseffect.com/en-gb/andromeda-initiative/training-hub/tempest-and-nomad
JeffG
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DeadlyParasite
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For a ship supposedly smaller than the Normandy SR1 it sure seems to have a massive interior. Also that captains cabin looks like it takes up half the ship.
Lots of skins for the Nomad but all I want is one that makes it look like the M35. Would've been a cool novelty pre-order bonus.
Lots of skins for the Nomad but all I want is one that makes it look like the M35. Would've been a cool novelty pre-order bonus.
Alien Orgies confirmed.
I'm guessing there is a lof of the Normandy interior that we never saw due to last gen technology? I mean, there sure wasn't a lot of beds for such a big crew.
Officer.Sanchez
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Fuck, I love the new pilot.
Do we know if it's possible to drive the nomad in and out the cargo bay in real time once you land? or there's no information about that yet.
I read something about a seamless landing but I can't remember.
TC McQueen
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I wish Bioware would actually bother to come out with official cross-sections for the ships, because I'm pretty sure all the ship interiors are actually out of scale with the exterior due to camera collision issues. That said, the Tempest actually does better convincing you that the ship is small with some of the rooms, but the bridge, lab, and quarters just fuck everything up.
shinobi602
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If you needed any more proof the Mass Effect account is being run by EA dummies. (Blair's a producer on the game 😅
DeadlyParasite
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I could maybe see something missing in the SR1. It definitely doesn't make much sense design-wise when you consider there's escape pods somewhere in there.
But the design for the SR2 is very clearly spelled out Map-wise. Especially when you look at the loading screens for using the elevator in Mass Effect 2.
There's 24 beds (12 bunk beds) in the crew quarters on the SR2, and even less crew than that walking around or working. Given standard military shift rotation I see things working out fairly reasonably on the bed front.
Unless this is harry potter and some magic deck and 3 quarters exists between the crew and engineering decks.
You're a wizard commander shepard
If you needed any more proof the Mass Effect account is being run by EA dummies. (Blair's a producer on the game 😅
This is painful lol.
The Tempest looks beautiful
And I can't wait to talk to our pilot, I love him already.DeadlyParasite
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At least we have a name for the pilot now, Kallo Jath.
Time for internet cyber-sleuths to figure out who's voicing him.
Time for internet cyber-sleuths to figure out who's voicing him.
Heckler456
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Yeah, the tempest looks great, although perhaps a bit too reminiscent of the Normandy.
What's inspired about the "artstyle" in the examples you summed up that's missing from what we've seen in this video though?
DevilDog
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My biggest gripe is with the interior of the tempest. Everything looks blueish-gray and washed out, and it's got nothing else to contrast it with.
I liked the quarters and meeting room where there is at least some wooden floors but it's not enough.
I haven't got anything else to explain how it feels, for now. But the art overall has been very underwhelming so far.
I love it. Sleek future aesthetic. They toned down the "blue/orange" which i'm okay with since it was so over done in the first trilogy.
DevilDog
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Yeah now there is just blue. I'm getting BF3 metro flashbacks.
Honestly, it feels like its trying to hard to appear futuristic.
I mean it looks pretty effective and futuristic in my opinion. We'll see how the rest of the game appears but the art style of andromeda seems consistent and I like it quite a bit.
DevilDog
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Heckler456
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Wouldn't the true contrast emerge from the sleek, futuristic interiors of the tempest and whatever world you're dropping off on; or even what will probably be some wild exteriors able to be seen from inside the ship, given the immensely large windows? And besides, I can identify a ton of contrasting going on regardless. Off the top of my head there were definitely some red lights and wires, orange screens, red progress bar-type elements.
Also, keep in mind the weird blurring focusing effect on the edges of the screen that won't be present during gameplay.
I'm not sure if you should be trusting your senses if you think this and the tempest aesthetic are in any way alike.
Also, keep in mind the weird blurring focusing effect on the edges of the screen that won't be present during gameplay.
I'm not sure if you should be trusting your senses if you think this and the tempest aesthetic are in any way alike.
DeadlyParasite
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Time will only tell if we can re-enact this gif with the Nomad.
Give me a M35 Mako skin, pls BioWare.
Give me a M35 Mako skin, pls BioWare.
DevilDog
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Maybe we should talk when you drop your defences a bit.
How do you even do this?Time will only tell if we can re-enact this gif with the Nomad.
Give me a M35 Mako skin, pls BioWare.
Heckler456
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Not sure what you're talking about, but alright then. I don't really see how I'm out of line for calling out an absurd comparison.
If you needed any more proof the Mass Effect account is being run by EA dummies. (Blair's a producer on the game 😅
Holy fuck LOL
DevilDog
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DeadlyParasite
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I'm not entirely sure why EA would even have control over that account and the main BioWare twitter account to begin with.
There's a community manager for BioWare, why aren't they heading up the accounts? With the BioWare forums gone does that person just sit around twiddling their thumbs?
There's a community manager for BioWare, why aren't they heading up the accounts? With the BioWare forums gone does that person just sit around twiddling their thumbs?
go to Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect\Config and open BIOInput.ini, then find [Engine.Console], find or insert "ConsoleKey=Tilde" (no quotes). Save the file.
Press ~ ingame and then type "upgradevehicle 6 vehthrusterforcebooster"
The Tempest looks more future retro than the Normandy did tbh.
I really like the new ship.
Mostly because I'm hoping the bridge is successful in giving us a proper context to our journeys. One of my most requested features for a long time. Can't gush enough about that little big detail.
I really like the new ship.
Mostly because I'm hoping the bridge is successful in giving us a proper context to our journeys. One of my most requested features for a long time. Can't gush enough about that little big detail.
Holy fuck LOL
Part of me is hoping the Mass Effect twitter guy is trolling us.
shinobi602
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Poodlestrike
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Worth noting that the Tempest is largely unarmored, and doesn't have a large main gun like the Normandy. That probably frees up a pretty considerable amount of space.
DeadlyParasite
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When your sexpad is larger than the vehicle bay, crew quarters, and kitchen combined.
#JustPathfinderThings
DevilDog
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Less risk of Vetra being Garrus 2.0
Fuck, I love the new pilot.
Do we know if it's possible to drive the nomad in and out the cargo bay in real time once you land? or there's no information about that yet.
I read something about a seamless landing but I can't remember.
These are by far my favorite ME:A videos so far. All of these mission briefing ones but this one especially.
2+ months come onnnnn.
DeadlyParasite
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Someone pointed this out on the Mass Effect subreddit.
So the Nomad has shields, and there's a last ditch blast that pushes enemies away if it hits 0?
We better get some neat ragdoll effects.
So the Nomad has shields, and there's a last ditch blast that pushes enemies away if it hits 0?
We better get some neat ragdoll effects.
crackhead_bob
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Here's a question for all. This game is act one of a trilogy with no ties to the Mass Effect trilogy. So as far as galactic politics goes, what will be the collective frame of reference among the people who populate this universe? And will at some point does anyone see the writers trying to unite their trilogies incrementally?
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