Mass Effect: Andromeda

[Fallen]

Looking forward to this one. I'm thinking i'm going to skip getting the Collector's edition, though, as it doesn't seem to come with the deluxe edition of the game on PC for some reason.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyZw_oqk7Q8

[Gelston]

Yeah look forward to it too. Wish they supported mods on Bioware games, like Bethesda does.

[Stanley Burrell]

Man, man.

[Gelston]

Release date announced. March 21st.

[Geijon Khyree]

Mass Effect 2 was probably the best game of it's generation.

[drauz]

Mass Effect 2 was probably the best game of it's generation.

Its pretty subjective, not even the best game for that year for me.

RDR and Fallout New Vegas for me.

[Thondalar]

Its pretty subjective, not even the best game for that year for me.

RDR and Fallout New Vegas for me.

I really loved New Vegas, although it doesn't, apparently, score very highly as far as Fallout games overall...fuck the haters, I loved New Vegas. I think I liked it better than 3 or 4, overall.

That being said, Mass Effect series...man...I liked all of them. I even liked 3, everyone crying about the ending can go stuff it. Amazing game regardless, AND I ACTUALLY LIKED THE ENDINGS.

Digging the trailers for Andromeda, except that...what I've seen...seems a lot more FPS than I'd like out of my Mass Effect. I'm still going to buy it, but...I dunno. Guess we'll see.

[Erous]

I never liked Mass Effect, but I loved Fallout. This trailer though is making me rethink trying ME again.

[drauz]

I really loved New Vegas, although it doesn't, apparently, score very highly as far as Fallout games overall...fuck the haters, I loved New Vegas. I think I liked it better than 3 or 4, overall.

That being said, Mass Effect series...man...I liked all of them. I even liked 3, everyone crying about the ending can go stuff it. Amazing game regardless, AND I ACTUALLY LIKED THE ENDINGS.

Digging the trailers for Andromeda, except that...what I've seen...seems a lot more FPS than I'd like out of my Mass Effect. I'm still going to buy it, but...I dunno. Guess we'll see.

What you mean endings, there was only one of them. /sarcasm

[Taernath]

What you mean endings, there was only one of them. /sarcasm

The one where you shot that kid in the fucking head.

"Commander Shepard. I am a program that you've never heard of and my purpose is to be an expository dialogue spouting deus ex mach-" BLAM

Speaking of Deus Ex, Mankind Divided didn't do the button-press ending like the last one did and has a good 'secret' ending.

[Thondalar]

The one where you shot that kid in the fucking head.

"Commander Shepard. I am a program that you've never heard of and my purpose is to be an expository dialogue spouting deus ex mach-" BLAM

Speaking of Deus Ex, Mankind Divided didn't do the button-press ending like the last one did and has a good 'secret' ending.

I liked the last Deus Ex. Heard Mankind Divided was like 20 hours total playtime with shit replay value so I never bothered picking it up. I'll wait for it to be 10 bucks at the Steam Summer Sale later this year.

[Taernath]

I liked the last Deus Ex. Heard Mankind Divided was like 20 hours total playtime with shit replay value so I never bothered picking it up. I'll wait for it to be 10 bucks at the Steam Summer Sale later this year.

I have about 27 hours being all sneaky peeky, missing a couple of quests, and not touching breach mode (which I've heard is pretty trash). For comparison, I have 37 with Human Revolution including the DLC. There actually is a fair amount of replay value because there are a couple of branching paths that... have multiple effects on the ending and how certain missions play out. The only real complaint I have is that they did that 'cut a chunk out to sell as DLC later' thing again, and there are references to it EVERYWHERE. Overall though it's a great game.

*edit* I should add that the load times are fucking terrible in MD, and quests have you constantly move between areas. So play time might be a little shorter.

[Fallen]

I'm cautiously optimistic for Andromeda. I didn't particularly like MA 3's ending(s) and didn't come close to finishing Dragon Age 3.

[Gelston]

I love ME3 and DA:I. I don't give a fuck about the ending, the journey was all that matters. Don't know why people get so wrapped up in that. The game was fun.

[Thondalar]

I have about 27 hours being all sneaky peeky, missing a couple of quests, and not touching breach mode (which I've heard is pretty trash). For comparison, I have 37 with Human Revolution including the DLC. There actually is a fair amount of replay value because there are a couple of branching paths that... have multiple effects on the ending and how certain missions play out. The only real complaint I have is that they did that 'cut a chunk out to sell as DLC later' thing again, and there are references to it EVERYWHERE. Overall though it's a great game.

*edit* I should add that the load times are fucking terrible in MD, and quests have you constantly move between areas. So play time might be a little shorter.

Yeah, I dunno, man...if I can't get at least 40 hours out of a major title, I'm probably not going to buy it...at least, not at retail. I'll keep spending my day-1 money on the Fallouts and the Skyrims and the Witchers and save the other stuff for Steam sales a year or 2 later.

Andromeda I'll probably drop day-1 money on, just because...sorry, Mass Effect series is one of my faves, even though the single play-through was almost always less than or about 40 hours...I did replay all of them at least once, which is very rare for me, for any game. Andromeda looks a bit more twitchy-shooty than previous ME's, which I don't like, but...also looks a little more open-world than previous ME's, which I do like. I'll give it a go.

[Thondalar]

I love ME3 and DA:I. I don't give a fuck about the ending, the journey was all that matters. Don't know why people get so wrapped up in that. The game was fun.

Exactly. Its like people completely forget the amazing games that were ME 1, 2, and 3...and zomg, there was no single happy ending for everyone, so...fuck that, it was all trash.

I don't get it.

[drauz]

Yeah, I dunno, man...if I can't get at least 40 hours out of a major title, I'm probably not going to buy it...at least, not at retail. I'll keep spending my day-1 money on the Fallouts and the Skyrims and the Witchers and save the other stuff for Steam sales a year or 2 later.

Andromeda I'll probably drop day-1 money on, just because...sorry, Mass Effect series is one of my faves, even though the single play-through was almost always less than or about 40 hours...I did replay all of them at least once, which is very rare for me, for any game. Andromeda looks a bit more twitchy-shooty than previous ME's, which I don't like, but...also looks a little more open-world than previous ME's, which I do like. I'll give it a go.

I've started changing my thinking, unless it's a game that has outstanding reviews. I'm trying to stop buying games that can't be modded. Mods just add so much more play time to the game generally.

[drauz]

Exactly. Its like people completely forget the amazing games that were ME 1, 2, and 3...and zomg, there was no single happy ending for everyone, so...fuck that, it was all trash.

I don't get it.

I think the problem people had was exactly the opposite. There was only a single ending no matter what you did, the difference was minimal. So they changed the ending to be more diverse.

[Fallen]

Bully for you guys if you could swallow that load of crap and kindly ask for seconds, it simply didn't float my boat at all. I'll leave it to Jeremyjahns to explain the general complaints. ME1, ME2, and everything leading up to Marauder Shields was A-ok in my book in terms of all things Mass Effect. I have over a thousand hours in the series easy if you count the multiplayer. That still doesn't make that ending less shit.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H_A7SeawU4

[Taernath]

I love ME3 and DA:I. I don't give a fuck about the ending, the journey was all that matters. Don't know why people get so wrapped up in that. The game was fun.
ME3 was alright but felt like a 'greatest hits' album. The ending thing annoyed people because you spent a hundred hours over the past games fighting the reapers and making really huge decisions and sacrifices that were reflected in the game, and suddenly out of nowhere a kid appears and asks 'hey u wanna kill reapers, control reapers, or BE reapers?' and cue credits. It didn't take any previous decisions into account. It was a bizarre tonal shift.

[Gelston]

ME3 was alright but felt like a 'greatest hits' album. The ending thing annoyed people because you spent a hundred hours over the past games fighting the reapers and making really huge decisions and sacrifices that were reflected in the game, and suddenly out of nowhere a kid appears and asks 'hey u wanna kill reapers, control reapers, or BE reapers?' and cue credits. It didn't take any previous decisions into account. It was a bizarre tonal shift.

But the game was over regardless. The ending sucked, but I don't judge the entire game off some cut scenes at the end of a game.

[drauz]

But the game was over regardless. The ending sucked, but I don't judge the entire game off some cut scenes at the end of a game.

Its a tough position, up until the ending the game wasn't bad but then it wraps up with one of the shittiest endings of the decade.

It was a game about choices and then at the finale, none of your choices matter.

[Taernath]

But the game was over regardless. The ending sucked, but I don't judge the entire game off some cut scenes at the end of a game.

The ending plays a large part on people's final impression of a work. If you're reading a great novel with interesting stories and characters and it's building up to a great climax, then you turn to the last page and the author pulls a 'but it was all a dream' you'd be a little annoyed too.

[Androidpk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcidXF1pk4c

[Androidpk]

Mass Effect 2 is free on PC

http://kotaku.com/1790301475

[Androidpk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrWgLMH8yRU

[Thondalar]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrWgLMH8yRU


:wow:

[Androidpk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3q_Nd5arZM

[Fallen]

To be fair, even when they're trying to make females look exactly like their RL model they typically suck at it.

http://68.media.tumblr.com/747b5d8397547e41efb7980eb554838c/tumblr_ojd95z4IHS1ubh1kvo1_1280.png

[Taernath]

Been playing through the past games to refresh myself... I'll probably have to pick this up.

[Thondalar]

To be fair, even when they're trying to make females look exactly like their RL model they typically suck at it.

http://68.media.tumblr.com/747b5d8397547e41efb7980eb554838c/tumblr_ojd95z4IHS1ubh1kvo1_1280.png

Different angle.

The nose is different, regardless, and the hair is an issue...but Jayde's picture on the left presents a very symmetrical image, and the ME game image on the right is, I have to imagine, selected specifically for the fact that it is absolutely terrible.

[Vorpodu]

They didn't have a hard time with the blonde chick from Chuck. Sorry I forget her name. She was hot.

[Androidpk]

They didn't have a hard time with the blonde chick from Chuck. Sorry I forget her name. She was hot.

Yvonne Strahovski :love:

[Androidpk]

I hope they've done a better job at level design this time around. 1-3 were terrible in that aspect.

[Kalishar]

Yvonne Strahovski :love:

Mirandaaaaa I miss you!!!

[Fallen]

The EA Access trial is open for all if you're looking to give the game a shot. You get to play for 10 hours of the single player and/or multiplayer. The single player is gated, so even if you rush you can only get to a certain point. EA/Origin Access costs 5 bucks, but it also gives you a discount for buying the game if you choose to do so.

My thoughts so far is that I need to temper my expectations quite a bit. Facial animations are not great. Character creator is limited. Combat seems solid, but I haven't done enough of it to effectively judge. The story seems serviceable, but nothing riveting in the first few hours. Dialogue is somewhat uneven. It's not bad, but I do not see this game scoring many, if any perfect 10's from major publications.

[Alashir]

The EA Access trial is open for all if you're looking to give the game a shot. You get to play for 10 hours of the single player and/or multiplayer. The single player is gated, so even if you rush you can only get to a certain point. EA/Origin Access costs 5 bucks, but it also gives you a discount for buying the game if you choose to do so.

My thoughts so far is that I need to temper my expectations quite a bit. Facial animations are not great. Character creator is limited. Combat seems solid, but I haven't done enough of it to effectively judge. The story seems serviceable, but nothing riveting in the first few hours. Dialogue is somewhat uneven. It's not bad, but I do not see this game scoring many, if any perfect 10's from major publications.

Yea it's already getting pounded in reviews for lackluster dialogue, story, and to a lesser extent the combat.

[Alashir]

Its a tough position, up until the ending the game wasn't bad but then it wraps up with one of the shittiest endings of the decade.

It was a game about choices and then at the finale, none of your choices matter.

That ending was a slap in the face and so pathetic when the previous games had been so great.

You start off the third game and the universe hangs in the balance but I'm running around the citadel doing shitty errands for people.

Talis long awaited face reveal was a google stock image.

They just didn't care.

[Astray]

I've seen the some of the animations and I can smell a day one patch coming.

[Fallen]

Can't post this in image form, but this is link is pretty telling: https://gfycat.com/OrganicExcellentAmbushbug

[Astray]

Christ on a cross. I just really hope what they gave reviewers was a fucking early alpha build just to troll the piss out of them.

[Taernath]

http://i.imgur.com/IRTRZHu.png

[Kalishar]

Can't post this in image form, but this is link is pretty telling: https://gfycat.com/OrganicExcellentAmbushbug

she looks like one of those ventriloquist dummies

[Androidpk]

Bioware is no CD Projekt Red.

[Gelston]

Bioware is no CD Projekt Red.

EA is buying CD projekt red :(

[Taernath]

Bioware is no CD Projekt Red.

I understand a lot of the writers for the ME series jumped ship a while ago, which sucks, because the ME series was a lot more solid than the DA series (imo).


EA is buying CD projekt red :(

fuck outta here

http://www.pcgamer.com/rumours-busted-electronic-arts-is-not-buying-cd-projekt-or-gog/

[Gelston]

I understand a lot of the writers for the ME series jumped ship a while ago, which sucks, because the ME series was a lot more solid than the DA series (imo).



fuck outta here

http://www.pcgamer.com/rumours-busted-electronic-arts-is-not-buying-cd-projekt-or-gog/

Stop trying to ruin my trolling.

I didn't even know there were rumors, haha.

[Androidpk]

I understand a lot of the writers for the ME series jumped ship a while ago, which sucks, because the ME series was a lot more solid than the DA series (imo).



fuck outta here

http://www.pcgamer.com/rumours-busted-electronic-arts-is-not-buying-cd-projekt-or-gog/

Loved the first Mass Effect. Second one was okay. Third was dumb.

Loved the first Dragon Age. Second one was okay. Third was dumb.

[Taernath]

Loved the first Mass Effect. Second one was okay. Third was dumb.

Loved the first Dragon Age. Second one was okay. Third was dumb.

First ME was great for its time, second was best, third was ok except for the ending and a few other things

First DA was barely mediocre, second was utter trash, third was pretty good

[Gelston]

First ME was great for its time, second was best, third was ok except for the ending and a few other things

First DA was barely mediocre, second was utter trash, third was pretty good

DA 1 was my favorite because it was closer to games like Icewind Dale and Neverwinter and stuff. 2 tried to be too much of an action game, 3 reined it back in.

I liked all the Mass Effects.

[Androidpk]

First ME was great for its time, second was best, third was ok except for the ending and a few other things

First DA was barely mediocre, second was utter trash, third was pretty good

I'm playing Inquisition here and there and I just can't get into it.

[Taernath]

I'm playing Inquisition here and there and I just can't get into it.

I enjoyed the exploration, and the characters and plot weren't as irritating as the earlier ones. I know a lot of people disliked the combat, but for me it just 'clicked' more than the hyper arcade-y ANUVVER WAVE of DA2 and the kinda boring version of DA1.

[Gelston]

I'm playing Inquisition here and there and I just can't get into it.

I guess you just suck at life then. Inq was awesome.

[Androidpk]

Inq was awesome.

Have some standards in your life!

[Taernath]

DA 1 was my favorite because it was closer to games like Icewind Dale and Neverwinter and stuff. 2 tried to be too much of an action game, 3 reined it back in.

I liked all the Mass Effects.

DA1 bugged me because at the time they were advertising it as a return to Bioware's roots in Baldur's Gate/IWD/NWN etc. but it didn't feel like it. It was an ultra bland setting with towns, characters and concepts that were often just renamed versions found in other books or games. Plus, the level design with those marathon-length dungeons, it was terrible.

[Gelston]

DA1 bugged me because at the time they were advertising it as a return to Bioware's roots in Baldur's Gate/IWD/NWN etc. but it didn't feel like it. It was an ultra bland setting with towns, characters and concepts that were often just renamed versions found in other books or games. Plus, the level design with those marathon-length dungeons, it was terrible.

I may be having rose tinted lenses. I haven't played it a long time, but I remember loving it to pieces.

[Taernath]

I may be having rose tinted lenses. I haven't played it a long time, but I remember loving it to pieces.

Usually I'd do 2 playthroughs of a Bioware game, one good, one evil, but it was places like the Fade and Deep Roads that made me never want to go back. They were like 4 hours long and about an hour in you'd have to start throwing out loot because there were no merchants and your inventory was tiny. Just a slog through a never-changing environment. Even 8 years later just talking about it makes me queasy. :P

[Gelston]

Usually I'd do 2 playthroughs of a Bioware game, one good, one evil, but it was places like the Fade and Deep Roads that made me never want to go back. They were like 4 hours long and about an hour in you'd have to start throwing out loot because there were no merchants and your inventory was tiny. Just a slog through a never-changing environment. Even 8 years later just talking about it makes me queasy. :P

I did several of that one, because the story changed a bit based on your race and class. The fade does fucking suck though.

[Taernath]

I did several of that one, because the story changed a bit based on your race and class. The fade does fucking suck though.

The origin system was pretty good, but I only went through as a human noble.

[Astray]

Inq was alright. Nothing jumped out as particularly interesting. DA2 was hot garbage. I had it day one and I returned it day one. DA was fucking mind blowingly great.

[Fallen]

Dragon Age was amazing. Played the shit out of it. Only beat it once, but I did everything, then went back and played through all of the Origins. DA2 was decent. It had a strong story, but shitty reused assets and dumbed down combat. Dragon Age: Inquisition seemed solid, but bloated. I completed the first couple of maps and burned out. Too much filler. Some people can leave shit behind, others can't.

[Nathala Crane]

The first rule of Inquisition is to GET OOOOOOUT of the Hinterlands. Just do your story-related stuff, and save the rest for later. If you can manage to do that, there's a really compelling RPG hidden behind that wall.

Meanwhile, DA2 is unforgivably bad in just about every way imaginable.

[Taernath]

It had a strong story

http://orig02.deviantart.net/58cd/f/2011/137/4/4/hawke___n___anders___denied_gif_by_caiterhe-d3gjw8s.gif

[Androidpk]

The first rule of Inquisition is to GET OOOOOOUT of the Hinterlands. Just do your story-related stuff, and save the rest for later. If you can manage to do that, there's a really compelling RPG hidden behind that wall.

Meanwhile, DA2 is unforgivably bad in just about every way imaginable.

Maybe that's why I'm not enjoying it. The Hinterlands is just a stupidly designed level.

[Drew]

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-internet-is-brutally-mocking-mass-effect-andromedas-animations/

[Taernath]

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-internet-is-brutally-mocking-mass-effect-andromedas-animations/

http://i.imgur.com/VgWtvvA.gif

I'd be lying if I said the other ME games didn't have some terrible animations, too.

[Gelston]

Animation fixes will not be in day 1 patch, but they are planning to fix them.

[Gelston]

Downloading the trial. Holy fuck it is 43 gigs. For a fucking trial.

[Astray]

God I've seen nothing but the animations and I've collectively lost my mind laughing and then switching to immediately shaking my head in embarrassment.

[Fallen]

Be wary creating a custom face for ME: Andromeda. It can make the crazy expressions even worse. After 5 hours of play I want to restart and just go with stock male Ryder.

[Astray]

Be wary creating a custom face for ME: Andromeda. It can make the crazy expressions even worse. After 5 hours of play I want to restart and just go with stock male Ryder.

For fucks sake.

[Tenlaar]

Be wary creating a custom face for ME: Andromeda. It can make the crazy expressions even worse. After 5 hours of play I want to restart and just go with stock male Ryder.

I plan on going the other way, I'm going to try to lean into it and embrace the crazy face.

[Fallen]

Not sure if anyone cares enough about the game to do this, but you can play 13ish hours early if you use a VPN to tell Origin you're in South Korea. Several have stated that EA doesn't care as long as you're not using the VPN to buy things cheaply. That will get you banned.

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/5zymo8/no_spoilersguide_how_to_unlock_mea_early_with_vpn/?st=j0egxxtx&sh=ec790872

[Gelston]

Not sure if anyone cares enough about the game to do this, but you can play 13ish hours early if you use a VPN to tell Origin you're in South Korea. Several have stated that EA doesn't care as long as you're not using the VPN to buy things cheaply. That will get you banned.

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/5zymo8/no_spoilersguide_how_to_unlock_mea_early_with_vpn/?st=j0egxxtx&sh=ec790872

You're still gated to the first two missions though, i guess more MP, but I couldn't care less about that.

[Fallen]

I plan on going the other way, I'm going to try to lean into it and embrace the crazy face.

I have trouble liking any of the characters, including my own, because of the dumbass faces and animations. I have a feeling that I am going to bounce off of this game.

I'm already trying to track down a Switch to play Zelda. I'm not buying from scalpers, though, so it'll likely be a while.

[Fallen]

You're still gated to the first two missions though, i guess more MP, but I couldn't care less about that.

Nah, this is to get the full game release earlier. Shifts the release forward by 13 hours I think. More than double that if you're in Europe. People regularly do it with games like Battlefield, Titanfall, etc. Anything on Origin.

[Gelston]

Nah, this is to get the full game release earlier. Shifts the release forward by 13 hours I think. More than double that if you're in Europe.

Oh, i misread what you typed. Thought you were saying it changed your time from 10 hours in the trial to 13.

[Astray]

I have trouble liking any of the characters, including my own, because of the dumbass faces and animations. I have a feeling that I am going to bounce off of this game.

I'm already trying to track down a Switch to play Zelda. I'm not buying from scalpers, though, so it'll like be a while.

The new Zelda is amazing. Though it has some pretty hilarious difficulty curves.

[Fallen]

The new Zelda is amazing. Though it has some pretty hilarious difficulty curves.

Heh. My friend says he is getting one shot more than he ever did in Dark Souls. Sounds fun!

[Astray]

Heh. My friend says he is getting one shot more than he ever did in Dark Souls. Sounds fun!

Ah... Guardians. A pain in the ass until you get the timing of their beam attack down. Then you can just deflect that shit back and deal 1/4th of their health in damage. Good shit.

[Taernath]

Downloading the trial. Holy fuck it is 43 gigs. For a fucking trial.

It's the full game, just restricted.

[Gelston]

It's the full game, just restricted.

Yeah, that is what it appears. Dumb dumb dumb.

[Taernath]

I have trouble liking any of the characters, including my own, because of the dumbass faces and animations. I have a feeling that I am going to bounce off of this game.

Yeah none of them are really interesting, and the daddy issues plot is silly. MaleRyder is voiced by someone who sounds exactly like Nolan North, which makes him sound like every other video game protagonist.

Still, it's enjoyable. It feels a lot more like DA3 in my book which is fine for me, but the non-sticky cover mechanics pisses me off.

p.s. -500 dkp if you don't name your guy Kamen

[Fallen]

Yeah none of them are really interesting, and the daddy issues plot is silly. MaleRyder is voiced by someone who sounds exactly like Nolan North, which makes him sound like every other video game protagonist.

Still, it's enjoyable. It feels a lot more like DA3 in my book which is fine for me, but the non-sticky cover mechanics pisses me off.

p.s. -500 dkp if you don't name your guy Kamen

I didn't even see the option to change the name in the character creator, which blows by the way. They said they may patch it but most fans will likely be done with the first (or several) playthroughs by then. I also thought you could change female Ryder's features and still pick male Ryder, but I didn't see that option either.

Just really not feeling the game. I hate the new cover system. Getting flanked is a nightmare because turning around brings you out of cover, which results in a pretty quick death a higher difficulties. Admittedly, I was in the minority of ME3 fans that LIKED the old cover system. They just needed to move vault and resurrect to different buttons and it would have been perfect.

[Taernath]

I didn't even see the option to change the name in the character creator, which blows by the way. They said they may patch it but most fans will likely be done with the first (or several) playthroughs by then. I also thought you could change female Ryder's features and still pick male Ryder, but I didn't see that option either.

Yeah the character creator is terrible. Scars look like rashes and facial hair is limited to 'pedo stache' and 'light dusting of public hair'. The name option is there, but like the other ME games does literally nothing as everyone still refers to you by your last name... which is terrible btw, Ryder feels like it should be on one of those 'awful baby names' lists. I'm not sure how deep the sibling customization is, I saw a section for it but figured they'd be about as important as your sibling that dies in DA2. So far, that prediction seems accurate.


Just really not feeling the game. I hate the new cover system. Getting flanked is a nightmare because turning around brings you out of cover, which results in a pretty quick death a higher difficulties. Admittedly, I was in the minority of ME3 fans that LIKED the old cover system. They just needed to move vault and resurrect to different buttons and it would have been perfect.

Add to that you only have 3 abilities at one time. I... just don't get it. Also the platforming in a game that was clearly not built for platforming.

[Gelston]

So, played a bit on my XB1. So far I'm liking it. Haven't really had many animation problems, but there is a bit of clipping. The story so far isn't as engaging as the other three though.

As far as customizing your twin, when you customize you character the option is on that screen.

[Astray]

I'm hoping they over/under-optimized or did some wonky shit on the PC and the consoles win this round of not being fucked.

[Fallen]

I would highly suggest you not waste time with the Multiplayer until you're completely out of single player content on the demo. The rubber banding was insanely bad, along with everything else you'd expect from a laggy online experience.

[Gelston]

I've enjoyed the game enough to where I went ahead and preordered. Graphical and animation glitches exist, but the core game play is there and heck, it is a AAA RPG, something I've been looking for since DA:I.

[drauz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-fRuoMIfpw

[Taernath]

I've enjoyed the game enough to where I went ahead and preordered.

PC or Xbone?

I have a huge backlog I still gotta get through, every day I convince myself I don't need it.

[Androidpk]

How does the EA early access thing work? I try DLing the game but it says it's too early to DL.

[Fallen]

How does the EA early access thing work? I try DLing the game but it says it's too early to DL.

You have to sign up for EA access, which cost 5 bucks for a month. It's available only on PC and Xbox. You then need to download the Mass Effect Andromeda Trial, which is a different download link from the main game.

I'd suggest doing a search for Andromeda on the EA store. From there you'll have 10 hours total to play, which includes time spent in menus and such. If you're not playing quit the game completely.

[Androidpk]

I have EA access and all the games generally show up in the "ready to download" section but I don't see ME:A in there.

[Fallen]

I have EA access and all the games generally show up in the "ready to download" section but I don't see ME:A in there.

Are you on PC or Xbox?

[Androidpk]

xbox

[Taernath]

xbox

I went to the store page, the trial is in amongst the bundles below the preorder button.

[Fallen]

xbox

I'm not playing on Xbox, so i'm not sure which specific steps you need to access the trial.

Best I can find for an explanation is that it is on a separate "Game Trials" tile.

For those wanting to gain access to the trial on Xbox One, simply launch the EA Access application with an active subscription and navigate over to the 'Game Trials' tab

[Androidpk]

1. yup, facial animations are downright janky

2. xbone performance utterly blows

[Fallen]

1. yup, facial animations are downright janky

2. xbone performance utterly blows

http://img0.joyreactor.cc/pics/comment/Mass-Effect-%D1%84%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%8B-%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%B2-%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%85-%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BE-%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D 0%B0%D0%BC-Sims-2566094.gif

[Astray]

Holy fuck.

[Fallen]

Holy fuck.

To be clear, that's from a modded version of ME3. I just fucking love that gif. The looks Shep gives those two is perfect.

[Astray]

To be clear, that's from a modded version of ME3. I just fucking love that gif. The looks Shep gives those two is perfect.

I knew it wasn't from ME:A. It just weirded me out something fierce.

[Taernath]

https://media.giphy.com/media/qiUp9EI9vRMti/giphy.gif

I think the main problem with facial animations is that for whatever reason the lighting is absolutely terrible during conversations. If they had some shadows or less harsh lighting it wouldn't be as noticeable.

pic unrelated

[Androidpk]

https://media.giphy.com/media/qiUp9EI9vRMti/giphy.gif

I think the main problem with facial animations is that for whatever reason the lighting is absolutely terrible during conversations. If they had some shadows or less harsh lighting it wouldn't be as noticeable.

pic unrelated

Nah, the main problem is Bioware sucks.

[Gelston]

PC or Xbone?

I have a huge backlog I still gotta get through, every day I convince myself I don't need it.

PC MASTER RACE!!!!!!!!!!!


Nah, the main problem is Bioware sucks.

Look at this guy acting like other games don't have glitches before release. Witcher 3 had some craaaaaazy animation issues.

[Androidpk]

Look at this guy acting like other games don't have glitches before release. Witcher 3 had some craaaaaazy animation issues.

Did you just assume my gender? Fucking sexist.

[Fallen]

https://media.giphy.com/media/qiUp9EI9vRMti/giphy.gif

I think the main problem with facial animations is that for whatever reason the lighting is absolutely terrible during conversations. If they had some shadows or less harsh lighting it wouldn't be as noticeable.

pic unrelated

She grows more and more tolerable with each passing second!

[Androidpk]

She grows more and more tolerable with each passing second!

Some of the characters faces in ME3 were weird AF.

[Fallen]

ME:A for PS4 is currently sitting at a 75 on metacritic based off 28 reviews: http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/mass-effect-andromeda/critic-reviews

Scores from some of the larger outlets:

Gamespot: 6/10
IGN: 7.7/10
Game Informer: 80/100

The PC version is doing a few points better at 78 but only based off 10 reviews: http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/mass-effect-andromeda

I typically go with PC Gamer for my PC reviews. I don't recognize the other outlets.

PCGamer: 80/100

[Methais]

https://media.giphy.com/media/qiUp9EI9vRMti/giphy.gif

I think the main problem with facial animations is that for whatever reason the lighting is absolutely terrible during conversations. If they had some shadows or less harsh lighting it wouldn't be as noticeable.

pic unrelated

From what I've been hearing, they hired a cosplayer with no video game experience as their lead facial animator. That might have something to do with it if that's the case.

But supposedly it's just more sexism at work, of course.

http://theralphretort.com/a-cosplayer-with-no-video-game-experience-was-the-lead-facial-animator-for-mass-effect-andromeda-3017017/

http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/18/14969390/mass-effect-andromeda-lead-animator-harassment

[Androidpk]

The main problem is that they hired a cosplayer with no video game experience as their lead facial animator.

fake news

[Methais]

fake news

https://vixstar1314.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/fg_evil_monkey.jpg

[Gelston]

From what I've been hearing, they hired a cosplayer with no video game experience as their lead facial animator. That might have something to do with it if that's the case.

But supposedly it's just more sexism at work, of course.

http://theralphretort.com/a-cosplayer-with-no-video-game-experience-was-the-lead-facial-animator-for-mass-effect-andromeda-3017017/

http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/18/14969390/mass-effect-andromeda-lead-animator-harassment

This was fake news. She doesn't even work for Bioware anymore.

[Androidpk]

This was fake news. She doesn't even work for Bioware anymore.

Not to mention they probably had a whole team working on that area.

[Gelston]

Not to mention they probably had a whole team working on that area.

Which is something someone else brought up. They have a LOT of people working on animations. To blame it one ONE person is ignorance. Yes, he twitter profile said she was "Lead", but she was lying.

[Methais]

Which is something someone else brought up. They have a LOT of people working on animations. To blame it one ONE person is ignorance. Yes, he twitter profile said she was "Lead", but she was lying.

I wonder how they'll answer for how an entire team of animators managed to have an end result that looks like a late PS2 game.

[Gelston]

I wonder how they'll answer for how an entire team of animators managed to have an end result that looks like a late PS2 game.

Honestly, I think the game has a deadline and they aren't done. EA's fault.

[Taernath]

Honestly, I think the game has a deadline and they aren't done. EA's fault.

That could be the case. I'm not a game developer, but I'd expect animations are one of the first things you complete. If the game were rushed, you'd instead see see re-used assets (DA2) or cut/rushed content sold as DLC (ME3).

[Gelston]

That could be the case. I'm not a game developer, but I'd expect animations are one of the first things you complete. If the game were rushed, you'd instead see see re-used assets (DA2) or cut/rushed content sold as DLC (ME3).

I think they were probably a bit ambitious and just ran out of time. They have commented that they are going to fix it but not on the day one patch. I think it may come down to how games are now... You want to release a complete game, but if you don't, no big deal, you can patch it. In ye days of yore, there were no patches so you rarely saw this sort of shit at launch.

[Taernath]

I think they were probably a bit ambitious and just ran out of time.

It was in development for around 5 years though.

[Gelston]

It was in development for around 5 years though.

Games are "in development" from the very start... That isn't just creating the visuals and animations, but also writing the story, recording the lines, things like that. They can't do the speaking animations until all the lines are recorded. Sure, things can be faster, but 5 years is still pretty quick to go from nothing, not even a story, to what we have now.

another thing, they switched to an all new engine, so they had to start from scratch. They couldn't reuse any assets from prior MEs.

[Methais]

EA

That's most likely the entire problem.

[Androidpk]

I think they were probably a bit ambitious and just ran out of time. They have commented that they are going to fix it but not on the day one patch. I think it may come down to how games are now... You want to release a complete game, but if you don't, no big deal, you can patch it. In ye days of yore, there were no patches so you rarely saw this sort of shit at launch.

Ding ding. Either they released or they lost bonus $$$

[Astray]

Unless you're Nintendo. Then you just don't patch shit because fuck you customer feedback.

[Androidpk]

Witcher 3 had some craaaaaazy animation issues.

Yes but Witcher 3 also set the bar much higher.

[Gelston]

Yes but Witcher 3 also set the bar much higher.

..... I don't see how? Something I always disliked about the Witcher games is not being able to customize my characters.

[Methais]

..... I don't see how?

It had a naked chick in the first 5 minutes.

[Gelston]

It had a naked chick in the first 5 minutes.

Pft, my porn mods for skyrim have naked chicks everywhere that I can bone.

[Gelston]

Windows release date: March 20, 2017 11:00 PM CDT

:(

[Taernath]

Windows release date: March 20, 2017 11:00 PM CDT

:(

Got pushed back a couple of hours. :mad:

[drauz]

working out some last minute bugs

http://i.imgur.com/c7lAgge.gif

[Astray]

working out some last minute bugs

Killing me. Just... killing me.

[Taernath]

Killing me. Just... killing me.

http://s28.postimg.org/rsnu9sh99/reaper.jpg

[Astray]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Taernath again.

Fuck you, forum.

[drauz]

http://i.imgur.com/9Rcsili.gif

[Fallen]

Why didn't you guys use the VPN? I've been playing since I got home from work today.

[Gelston]

Why didn't you guys use the VPN? I've been playing since I got home from work today.

Because I'm not a stank ass Korean, I'm an American

[Fallen]

Because I'm not a stank ass Korean, I'm an American

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/285/327/88b.jpg

[Gelston]

These three fucking minutes are taking too long.

[Taernath]

Played a bunch more. I stand by my initial assessment, it's a LOT like Inquisition with base building, resource collecting etc., so if you like that kind of gameplay you will probably like this as well. The graphics are absolutely amazing (Frostbite 3 is a great engine) and the combat has grown on me a bit, though the three ability limit is still balls. The animation issue isn't too bad but it does pop up from time to time. Really the only major complaint I have is that the characters and plot aren't all that interesting. It's like having a squad of Jacobs follow you around while you do side missions in the original trilogy.

[Gelston]

Played a bunch more. I stand by my initial assessment, it's a LOT like Inquisition with base building, resource collecting etc., so if you like that kind of gameplay you will probably like this as well. The graphics are absolutely amazing (Frostbite 3 is a great engine) and the combat has grown on me a bit, though the three ability limit is still balls. The animation issue isn't too bad but it does pop up from time to time. Really the only major complaint I have is that the characters and plot aren't all that interesting. It's like having a squad of Jacobs follow you around while you do side missions in the original trilogy.

I've been playing the ever loving shit out of it. The story isn't the best in the world, but it is doable.

I love how all the planets are different though. They did a damn good job creating places that actually look alien instead of just remakes of places on Earth.

[Taernath]

I've been playing the ever loving shit out of it. The story isn't the best in the world, but it is doable.

The original ME trilogy didn't hit its stride until the second game, might be the case with this one too.

Speaking of doable, which crew member are you trying to bang? I think every single one is bisexual except for the krogan.

[Gelston]

The original ME trilogy didn't hit its stride until the second game, might be the case with this one too.

Speaking of doable, which crew member are you trying to bang? I think every single one is bisexual except for the krogan.

Cora, and yeah it looks like they all are. I have to be careful, I almost hit the romance button with Liam by accident.

[Taernath]

Cora, and yeah it looks like they all are. I have to be careful, I almost hit the romance button with Liam by accident.

Keeping it in the species, that's good. The thought of banging the female Turian is frightening, to be honest.

[Gelston]

Are you shavedape on origin?


Keeping it in the species, that's good. The thought of banging the female Turian is frightening, to be honest.

You can bang that female angaran.

[Taernath]

Are you shavedape on origin?

Yes.




You can bang that female angaran.

They remind me too much of Lambchop.

Oh and be careful of Cora. I'm pretty sure your dad was already hitting that.

[Gelston]

Yes.





They remind me too much of Lambchop.

Oh and be careful of Cora. I'm pretty sure your dad was already hitting that.

I'm just hoping one of the memories that gets unlocked isn't a sex scene with the mother. Could you imagine that shit?

But nah, she wasn't. It is pretty clear after several conversations with her that they weren't together. The Colonial Director on the other hand....

[Fallen]

As much as we don't like the new crew, they don't seem very fond of us either: https://gfycat.com/VillainousDownrightCormorant

[Gelston]

As much as we don't like the new crew, they don't seem very fond of us either: https://gfycat.com/VillainousDownrightCormorant

That is just some zero-g/zero atmosphere PT. Good for the lungs.

[Fallen]

The lack of quick saves and having to replay whole sections of missions if you die is the nail in the coffin for me. This game needs a few QoL patches before I bother with it. I'll wait until after Zelda.

[Gelston]

The lack of quick saves and having to replay whole sections of missions if you die is the nail in the coffin for me. This game needs a few QoL patches before I bother with it. I'll wait until after Zelda.

You died. That is funny.

[Fallen]

http://i.imgur.com/Bu6Qq7P.gif

Nah dog. Throwing Peebee out an airlock is funny.

[Taernath]

Nah dog. Throwing Peebee out an airlock is funny.

Can you deliberately do that?

[Fallen]

Can you deliberately do that?

Unfortunately not. Javik is still back in the Milky Way.

[Androidpk]

Was this supposed to be a AAA title?

There is potential but it's buried deep.. I give this game a C-

[Fallen]

Was this supposed to be a AAA title?

There is potential but it's buried deep.. I give this game a C-

I play for 15 mins or so at a time and turn it off. Just doesn't hold my interest. The multiplayer is fun, but so similar to ME3 that I feel like I already had my fill.

[Androidpk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2j5alJorxc

[Stanley Burrell]

Hey, is anyone here s00p3r 1337 @ /s and /g strike team missions?

I am teh sux0rz at them. Can you PM me your gamertag if that's coo'!?

:)

[Stanley Burrell]

^ I'm on XB1.

[Androidpk]

Equip high powered sniper rifle
shoot enemy in the head
collect loots

[Taernath]

I play for 15 mins or so at a time and turn it off. Just doesn't hold my interest. The multiplayer is fun, but so similar to ME3 that I feel like I already had my fill.

I took a break from it for the last few days. No real desire to return, but I will so I can finish it, uninstall, and move on.

[time4fun]

I love this game. I'm getting into it in a way I just couldn't with FFXV.

[Androidpk]

What weapons/builds are you guys using?

[Fallen]

What weapons/builds are you guys using?

Soldier with no points in powers other than the 1 point in concussion and all barricade. The rest of the points are in Shotgun, Sniper Rifle and Assault rifle, with the ally boost skill from the tech tree maxed and the rest of the points in the 1 skill at the very bottom which provides a ton of health/accuracy/gun damage.

Just shoot the things until they die. Manage to do fine in hardcore aside from the random difficulty spike.

Shotgun is a Crusader, Black Widow for Sniper, and Assault Weapon is still the crappy pathfinder 3 shot weapon. Haven't found one I liked yet as they nerfed the Mattock into the ground.

[Taernath]

What weapons/builds are you guys using?

Uhh... Infiltrator? Covert Ops guy? The one with points in tech and combat. Incinerate + Overload + turret, and I use the two-shot assault rifle, a shotgun, and sniper rifle.

[Androidpk]

Soldier with no points in powers other than the 1 point in concussion and all barricade. The rest of the points are in Shotgun, Sniper Rifle and Assault rifle, with the ally boost skill from the tech tree maxed and the rest of the points in the 1 skill at the very bottom which provides a ton of health/accuracy/gun damage.

Just shoot the things until they die. Manage to do fine in hardcore aside from the random difficulty spike.

Shotgun is a Crusader, Black Widow for Sniper, and Assault Weapon is still the crappy pathfinder 3 shot weapon. Haven't found one I liked yet as they nerfed the Mattock into the ground.

Soldier as well. Omni grenades are amazing. I was sad to find out the Mattock was nerfed but I'm still rocking one. I had been using the Black/Widow sniper rifles before I switched to the Isharay rifle but that's a bit OP.

Hesh shotgun is pretty awesome, especially if you throw in a lot of melee attacks.

N7 Eagle pistol is pretty badass too.

[Fallen]

Soldier as well. Omni grenades are amazing. I was sad to find out the Mattock was nerfed but I'm still rocking one. I had been using the Black/Widow sniper rifles before I switched to the Isharay rifle but that's a bit OP.

Hesh shotgun is pretty awesome, especially if you throw in a lot of melee attacks.

N7 Eagle pistol is pretty badass too.

Barricade is essentially a get out of jail free card. Instantly start recharging shields. Pretty nice.

[time4fun]

Backlash ( life saver), singularity, and biotic Lance. The biotic combo is great. I'm currently using two shot guns, and I bring Cora with me on every mission.

One thing though- despite being 100% biotic my character's shields are less than half of what my companions have.

[Androidpk]

Backlash ( life saver), singularity, and biotic Lance. The biotic combo is great. I'm currently using two shot guns, and I bring Cora with me on every mission.

One thing though- despite being 100% biotic my character's shields are less than half of what my companions have.

Do you have the shotgun melee synergy skill? It's brutal.

And yes, your companions will generally have higher shields. Wearing Hyper guardian armor helps.

[Androidpk]

Beat it. Would definitely play an Andromeda 2 game, despite the faults in this one.

Loved coming across the stoners growing "medicinal" plants.

The Zombie/Plants easter egg was neat to find.

[Androidpk]

Multiplayer is fun but the lack of dedicated servers fucking sucks. I feel like I'm back in the 20th century playing CS on dialup.

[Taernath]

Beat it. Would definitely play an Andromeda 2 game, despite the faults in this one.

They have a solid foundation but they really, really need to improve certain things, particularly the dialogue. Even if they don't go back to the paragon/renegade system, there should be some kind of dialogue skill to introduce the chance of failing a conversation. Every single time I've had to 'convince' someone to do something they don't want to do it's just been a question of asking them.

How many hours did it take you?

[Androidpk]

77h and some change

[Savageheart]

Loving this game, played on the road a bunch. I think I'm only around 40hrs in but there's a lot to do and I save compulsively so I haven't had too many problems yet.

Except Alien sudoku making my drunk head hurt at 4am.

I love the profiles system respec'd a bunch just to try all the combos, I think the pures still might be the easiest ride though.

Outside of questionable romance choices I have no regurts.

[Taernath]

BIOWARE DETAILS UPCOMING MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA CHANGES (http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/04/bioware-details-upcoming-mass-effect-andromeda-changes)

Following the studio's tease last week, BioWare general manager Aaryn Flynn announced in post on the game's official site that this Thursday, a new patch will be available that features a number of improvements.

In addition to allowing players to skip ahead when using the galaxy map to travel between planets, the patch includes an increase to the inventory cap, fixes for Ryder's moments, and visual improvements for the eyes of asari and human characters. The update includes a host of other changes as well, all of which can be found in BioWare's patch notes.

BioWare also has plans to roll out more patches over the next couple of months that will fix the game's stability and performance problems, as well as introduce the following improvements:

More options and variety in the character creator
Improvements to hair and general appearance for characters
Ongoing improvements to cinematic scenes and animations
Improvements to male romance options for Scott Ryder
Adjustments to conversations with Hainly Abrams
The studio is also looking to add more cosmetic items to the single-player campaign free of charge, and plans to further build upon the multiplayer experience over the next couple months with new maps, weapons and characters. Alongside Thursday's patch, BioWare will also kick off the first of three new chapters focused on The Remnant Investigation.

[Velfi]

Ongoing improvements to cinematic scenes and animations

http://i.imgur.com/TxniLxT.gif

[Nathala Crane]

It's cool that they're addressing so much of the criticism. I haven't played the game, but have seen a few videos and some of those animations are janky as hell.

[Androidpk]

I'd like to see the multiplayer be less of a grind.

[Ashlander]

Another patch or two and I might get it.

[Gelston]

Another patch or two and I might get it.

If you want to wait for it to be cheaper, cool. If the cost usnt the issue, you're missing out.

[Androidpk]

If you want to wait for it to be cheaper, cool. If the cost usnt the issue, you're missing out.

+1

[Fallen]

The game has already been cracked. I guess Denuvo is done at this point.

https://gamerant.com/mass-effect-andromeda-cracked-pc/?utm_source=Game+Rant+Subscribers&utm_campaign=8db2c5dba4-MAILCHIMP_RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a6154d1abe-8db2c5dba4-157004429&mc_cid=8db2c5dba4&mc_eid=c1781cfc18

[Slider]

I just got the game and I'm not very far into it, just got my first colony set up on Eos and have a few random side quests to do there. So far, it's pretty good. Some of the changes they made I'm not sure about. Like the cover system. Now, this is mostly because I'm so used to hitting the space bar to slide into cover and now that is the jet pack control, so instead of hiding, I jump 20' in the air and yell "here I am, shoot me!!!" so yeah, operator error there. Still annoying though.

And the decision to make all your powers rely on "cells" just plain sucks big time. Why this was done I have no idea, but it was a really stupid decision on BioWare's part. And doing away with medi-gel is another decision that makes no sense to me either. 3 games worth of being able to use the stuff, and suddenly I'm looking for crates laying on the ground for healing? Screw that, stupid change made just for the sake of making things "different".

And all the hidden stuff in the UI/interface when trying to do stuff. Good example is something simple, changing the color of your outfit. Nowhere can I find it said anything about having to hit the space bar after making a color change to make the change actually stick when you exit the menu. But apparently, you have to. Would have been nice to have SOMETHING in the UI telling you "hey, do this now" but nope. Nada. And when your buying stuff, is there a button hidden away somewhere that lets you purchase a whole stack of items? Nothing like finding a bunch of rare materials in a store, but no way am I going to hit that stupid up button 100 times to buy it all.

But the real problem I am having with the game I am not sure if it is a bug, or what, but every time I level up, or go to spend class skill points, my companions are re-set and have no class skills assigned. Even just opening up the skill menu re-sets all their skills to 0. So am I missing a hidden step that I have to do after assigning all their skill points, or is this a bug? No idea, but it sure nerfs the hell out of them in a fight.

But other than those annoying "changes just to make changes" decisions on BioWare's part, and getting used to the new hotkeys and such, I will say it's not a bad game. Exploration is interesting, running around the map is actually fun, even if you can't hurt anyone by running them over with the Nomad. (WTF?!?!) Combat is much faster paced, and the inclusion of the jet-pack means it is a lot less static than the previous games where you got behind a rock/wall/whatever and basically stayed there untill you ran out of guys to shoot. Unless you played one of those suicidal Vanguards that is. So yeah, I think I got my moneys worth out of it. It's not perfect, and there is room for improvement/fixes/patches, but so far, no game breaking bugs either. (I'm looking at you Fallout 4)

[Taernath]

Bretty gud video on what might have gone wrong with the animations:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qvvmVpS3AA

tl;dw Witcher 3 is god-tier

[Stanley Burrell]

Hey y'all.

Any news or knowledge about when DLC for ME:A is coming out?

[Fallen]

Hey y'all.

Any news or knowledge about when DLC for ME:A is coming out?

Beyond minor multiplayer expansions, I haven't heard a thing. That being said, for former ME games they wouldn't take more than a week or two to advertise DLC before dropping it.

[Taernath]

I don't really see myself buying any DLC for this game.

[Gelston]

I don't really see myself buying any DLC for this game.

Hater.

[Taernath]

Hater.

Nah, it was alright. It just didn't make me feel like I really wanted to see any more of the story.

[Gelston]

Nah, it was alright. It just didn't make me feel like I really wanted to see any more of the story.

Hater.

[Stanley Burrell]

Can someone please, please, please tell me how to get the M-37 Falcon in single player mode without being too spoiler'y. What I *think* I know is that it uses Milky Way research points, which I've got a bunch of -- but it's not showing up in research. I got mine that I'm using in single-player mode from a gold reward box from an APEX mission. Okay. Power to the people.

[Taernath]

Mine has always been available to research, right underneath the Valkyrie.

[Stanley Burrell]

Mine has always been available to research, right underneath the Valkyrie.

Hah! And there it is. Thanks :)

[Gelston]

Hah! And there it is. Thanks :)

Is your van still busted up in the garage?

[Stanley Burrell]

Is your van still busted up in the garage?

Yeeeah ... My insurance company gave me a temporary ride because my minivan's undercarriage was too busted up to be covered -- and there's a skeleton crew that was working on it in the local garage, but eventually they were like, "well fuck this" and now; I have decided, I'm going to drive a DeLorean DMC-12. And that's that.

Also, DLC for ME:A? Who/what/when/where/why/how?

[Stanley Burrell]

Ummm, I don't know if I'm the only dude on these forums still playing ME:A; but, if you've been dispatching level 20 strike teams, did you notice how for like a week now if your 20s are failing gold-level missions, which is essentially the purpose of them (lvl. 20 Strike Teams) that failing missions is now adding negative traits? Wtf mate?

[Androidpk]

Ummm, I don't know if I'm the only dude on these forums still playing ME:A; but, if you've been dispatching level 20 strike teams, did you notice how for like a week now if your 20s are failing gold-level missions, which is essentially the purpose of them (lvl. 20 Strike Teams) that failing missions is now adding negative traits? Wtf mate?

Hasn't that always been happening?

[Fallen]

Next DLC seems to involve the quarian arc ship, if rumors are to be believed.

[Taernath]

Next DLC seems to involve the quarian arc ship, if rumors are to be believed.

They pretty much say it at the end of the game.

[Fallen]

They pretty much say it at the end of the game.

I didn't make it remotely that far. This rumor is based off of recent APEX missions.

[Taernath]

I didn't make it remotely that far. This rumor is based off of recent APEX missions.

What you see there is very similar to what's said at the end.

[Fallen]

What you see there is very similar to what's said at the end.

Nice. I always liked quarians, especially in 2.

[Androidpk]

Nice. I always liked quarians, especially in 2.

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[Stanley Burrell]

Hasn't that always been happening?

I don't know man, alright, so like, I've failed a bunch of times sending my level twenty strike teams on gold missions, but it only seems that for the past couple of days that I started gaining negative traits after fudging up a mission. I dunno :-\


Next DLC seems to involve the quarian arc ship, if rumors are to be believed.

w00t. If rumors are to be believed. w00t indeed.

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Okay, next question then (I've scoured the Internet and can't seem to find an answer) -- Does using the Experience Enhancer booster on level 20 classes increase XP after a match that goes towards XP Bonus Stats?

[Stanley Burrell]

Let's see...

I still don't know whether or adding an experience booster consumable on my level 20 guys helps to increase the headway towards bonus stats.

I guess I sort of find today's expansion in multiplayer interesting. Might throw a few greenbacks EA's way to unlock some of the new content.

[Androidpk]

is 20 still the cap?

[Stanley Burrell]

is 20 still the cap?

Yeah, for both strike teams and individual characters.

[Androidpk]

Yeah, for both strike teams and individual characters.

What about the trait slots, still maxing out at 4? If so then I don't know what you're asking.

[Stanley Burrell]

What about the trait slots, still maxing out at 4? If so then I don't know what you're asking.

Yeah, the positive or negative trait slots max out at 4 when your strike team reaches level twenty. But it seems that at level twenty, if your strike team fails a mission, they can *still* acquire negative traits :(

But what I still want to know is if I use an experience enhancer booster on one of my capped characters, if the points that go towards permanent bonus stats are increased.



FOR TUCHANKA!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111111one.

[Taernath]

Bioware confirms no DLC for Andromeda

An update today from BioWare confirmed that Mass Effect: Andromeda will indeed not be getting any new content.

Kotaku reported as much back in late June, when sources familiar with BioWare’s plans said that Andromeda would receive no single-player DLC, a huge departure from every previous game in the series. In today’s announcement, BioWare confirmed the reports stating, “Our last update, 1.10, was the final update for Mass Effect: Andromeda. There are no planned future patches for single-player or in-game story content.”

After only five months out in the wild, the game has more or less been abandoned. The news comes after a series of previous patches that attempted to fix animation issues and build out the game’s multiplayer mode. Going forward, it appears that while the latter may still see some new tweaks and additions, the game’s mammoth single-player story has reached its conclusion.

The studio went on,

“Early in development, we decided to focus Mass Effect: Andromeda’s story on the Pathfinder, the exploration of the Andromeda galaxy, and the conflict with the Archon. The game was designed to further expand on the Pathfinder’s journey through this new galaxy with story-based APEX multiplayer missions and we will continue to tell stories in the Andromeda Galaxy through our upcoming comics and novels, including the fate of the quarian ark.”
As for non-story content, in its statement BioWare added that players can expect some more information about multiplayer content, including plans for N7 Day, in the coming weeks.

Andromeda was plagued with problems from the very start, including before the game officially launched up and through the first month after release. This led BioWare to scale back BioWare Montreal into a “support” studio back in May, effectivley absorbing it back into BioWare proper.

As Kotaku documented in June, the game had no shortage of development woes as well, ranging from rushed schedules to problems with the Frostbite engine used to make it. While it’s hard to think that BioWare won’t ever make another Mass Effect game, today’s news confirms what a setback Andromeda was to the series, and leaves its near-future prospects in limbo.

Rip in peace

[Androidpk]

Bioware confirms no DLC for Andromeda


Rip in peace

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[Kalishar]

Bioware confirms no DLC for Andromeda


Rip in peace

This is pretty disappointing.

[Fallen]

Poor Stanley is going to be crushed.

Andromeda was so bad it got me back into playing Gemstone.

[Gelston]

Bioware confirms no DLC for Andromeda


Rip in peace

Rest in peace in peace? wut?

[Wrathbringer]

Rest in peace in peace? wut?

He means "rip", as in, a fart. Rip in peace.

[Stanley Burrell]

Ah man, man.

Mang :(

[Stanley Burrell]

Oh, I almost forgot:

BULLSHIT.

Carry on.

[iJin]

I couldn't finish this game. :( Nothing will replace Shepard.

[Gelston]

I couldn't finish this game. :( Nothing will replace Shepard.

where the fuck you come from