There will no longer be a Mass Effect: Andromeda Multiplayer tech test

Head.spawn said:
So many quoting this.. from a game where you can throw biotics punches and other attacks where you don't actually need to make physical contact... you can clearly see the slight effect outside of her arm here. Could just be a super toned down biotics punch; that was my first reaction to seeing it anyways.
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Thats saliva
 
CertifiedFP said:
What about this?

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Ryder's proportions and detail are a mess compared to Shepard.
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I'm immediately reminded of the Tiny Trumps subreddit.
 
ffejeromdiks said:
Yep, went from a day 1 buy despite being cautious to just a wait and see.

Bioware is really fumbling this one.
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constantly showing the same loyalty mission, providing as little information as possible leading up to its release, animation issues, multiplayer beta cancellation. what's not to love?
 
Meh.

Weird animations, very questionable AI, poor showing of a boring loyalty mission with extreme handholding and linearity, and now this.

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Worrisome.
 
Cels said:
two possibilities:
  • biotic punch
  • poorly-animated non-biotic punch

i'm going with the latter, half-speed or no
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Watch it come out and the dialogue right before this happens is something like "I bet I can knock you out without even touching you."
 
The Emperor said:
It would be lucky to do a fraction of the sales success F4 was. As for critics I think it'll do worse too.
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Fallout 4 has 4.2 million on Steam alone. I believe PS4 was the biggest audience with Xbone/PC splitting the rest so I'd imagine it's above 12 mil now (OG shipped 12 million). MEA would be a success at half that.
 
shiftplusone said:
I dont know wtf they did

they basically captured mark vanderloo in the original mass effect 11 years ago

but then


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That may very well be what she actually looks like without makeup, they presumably did a 1:1 map of her face. Some people work legitimate sorcery with makeup.
 
DeadlyParasite said:
It's a pretty frequent cutscene bug for the Mass Effect 3 Omega DLC that still hasn't been patched to this day.

(Note: I don't support the gif mocking BioWare spam, I'm just merely answering your question)
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So it's not a gif playing in reverse, it's just a shitty in game animation? Never encountered that one myself. Pre order canceled! Nah jk. These little gripes won't prevent me from enjoying this game. It's the story and the characters that are still a mystery. If the story sucks the whole experience suffers. Shouldn't affect multiplayer though.
 
HelloNewman said:
Is it just Ryder that's bite sized or is the entire cast tiny?
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Neither, the initial character shots they released had the camera too close on too wide a lens so his proportions got distorted in relation to his head, they since re-issued them, no model changes. Just camera.

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See this gif for the basic idea of the way that lens choice can affect and exaggerate proportions.
 
Dingobloo said:
Neither, the initial character shots they released had the camera too close on too wide a lens so his proportions got distorted in relation to his head, they since re-issued them, no model changes. Just camera.

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See this gif for the basic idea of the way that lens choice can affect and exaggerate proportions.
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Every human in this sequel is the equivalent of Harding from Dragon Age.
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Not unexpected - the fact we hadn't heard anything this close to release it was obvious it was being cancelled - but gutted none the less.

I'm still day 1 - but after the IGN video (the awful words...) and other bits and bobs really worried. I'm taking the day off work for it (much to my wife's chagrin..) so hoping it's worth it...
 
Head.spawn said:
So many quoting this.. from a game where you can throw biotics punches and other attacks where you don't actually need to make physical contact... you can clearly see the slight effect outside of her entire arm here. Could just be a super toned down biotics punch; that was my first reaction to seeing it anyways.
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I find that hilariously unconvincing
This would be a good damage control argument by whoever made an animation like that tho.
 
Head.spawn said:
So many quoting this.. from a game where you can throw biotics punches and other attacks where you don't actually need to make physical contact... you can clearly see the slight effect outside of her entire arm here. Could just be a super toned down biotics punch; that was my first reaction to seeing it anyways.
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Nah, someone's posted the male version which does connect. Its an error with femRyder's animations, though not a major one since it's only really perceptible if you slow it down (as in the gif) or are on the look out for it.
 
Wulfram said:
Nah, someone's posted the male version which does connect. Its an error with femRyder's animations, though not a major one since it's only really perceptible if you slow it down (as in the gif) or are on the look out for it.
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Does it? A poster posted this on the previous page:
http://imgur.com/a/VqF6R

I mean, i don't really care but it is kind of funny.
 
Tecnniqe said:
The loyalty mission insults people's intelligence and canceling the MP test is worrisome at best.

Hmm 😒
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Im not disagreeing but its nothing new. Most ME3 missions were like this too.

Bioware is making it pretty obvious they are targeting people who don't play a lot of hardcore games. Most of my Bioware fan friends only play Bioware games and MMOs.
 
Well that tells me they either have no faith in their servers, have no faith in the multiplayer mode itself....Or both.

ME is one of my favorite franchises from last gen. But between the stuff they have shown, the unexciting trailers, bland looking cast and now stuff like this... I never expected to have no hype for a next gen Mass Effect :(
 
I think it's more likely they realised this could possibly increase subscriptions to EA Access, and that's why they pulled it. Why give something away for free that you can charge for?
 
Maledict said:
I think it's more likely they realised this could possibly increase subscriptions to EA Access, and that's why they pulled it. Why give something away for free that you can charge for?
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This actually sounds like exactly the type of thing EA would do. They may be cutting off their nose to spite their face though, if that's the case. A successful multiplayer test could have driven some positive buzz. Which they could certainly use some more of right about now.
 
tootie923 said:
It's annoying that they buried this news in a blog post about Pax East rather than tell the players directly in an announcement email or something. I'm still looking forward to the game, but it's not encouraging.
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Seriously, it's a bit of a dick move. They are really fucking up when it comes to marketing this game well.
 
Maybe a bit off-topic, but is the MP still active for ME3 on PC?

There's an Origin sale going on for all three games. Might grab if if that's the case.
 
J_Viper said:
Maybe a bit off-topic, but is the MP still active for ME3 on PC?

There's an Origin sale going on for all three games. Might grab if if that's the case.
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Yeah, it's still very much alive. It shouldn't be too difficult to find matches as there's always people playing.
 
Wish I hadn't clicked this thread q_q

I was going in mostly blind from previews and trailers, but figured.... ah it's just a MP thread.

all these pics and gifs got my hype legit shook tho haha

(still buying regardless unless it gets 6/10s or something)
 
Well fuck just found out about this.
Another concern no doubt but I've never played nor cared about MP in Mass Effect so I'm not fussed about not getting to play the beta.

diaspora said:
Bethesda and Guerilla are magnitudes worse.
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Bethesda yes.
I'm playing Horizon now and I respectfully disagree with lumping Guerilla in there.

Their animations and motion capture are incredible, all the more impressive as it's their first attempt unlike Bethesda or Bioware.
 
Guess all those guys saying bioware will likely get canned after this release were right

No forums and no beta. Yea it does seem dire. Not that I see it as a bad thing after ME3. They clearly aren't the same bioware as before
 
CertifiedFP said:
What about this?

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Ryder's proportions and detail are a mess compared to Shepard.
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LOL big head mode? What is this, a late 90's game?

Laughing Banana said:
Meh.

Weird animations, very questionable AI, poor showing of a boring loyalty mission with extreme handholding and linearity, and now this.

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Worrisome.
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Well that is from Omega, which is the worst piece of Mass Effect content IMO, and was made by the Montreal team
which is also way more involved in ME:A's development
. Nbs.
 
shiftplusone said:
I dont know wtf they did

they basically captured mark vanderloo in the original mass effect 11 years ago

but then


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Feels like they do it on purpose considering how sheploo looked on point and so does the new guy. Oh well they wanna play it like that they can keep doing it until they go out of business from bleeding sales.
 
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