Forum Posts: 12 | Comment #1 by Epic Gamer Will Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:04:27 AM | |
To the haters:
I've said this before and i'll say it again, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLAY MULTIPLAYER!!! |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #2 by kulaid Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:05:16 AM | |
| if i want 3rd person shooter horde, il stick with gears3 thanks, singleplayer it where its at for me |
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Forum Posts: 86 | Comment #3 by Lazy_FAQer Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:05:26 AM | |
| Next; multiplayer solitaire. |
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Forum Posts: 454 | Comment #4 by BBowles Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:06:43 AM | |
| Still think this is going to be a blast to play, despite the criticisms of most. March can't get here quick enough. |
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Forum Posts: 14 | Comment #5 by Assassin70 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:07:45 AM | |
| NICE! |
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Forum Posts: 18 | Comment #6 by Mr Chr15topher Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:08:01 AM | |
| This kind of multiplayer fits in with the mass effect storyline of everyone is fighting for survival, so I quite like the idea of this. If it was competitive (eg team deathmatch) THAT would have been terrible. |
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Forum Posts: 1095 | Comment #7 by Grey Delta Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:11:08 AM | |
| Looking forward to this. Coop is always welcome. |
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Forum Posts: 130 | Comment #8 by trymemf Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:12:44 AM | |
| @1 The thing is if the game has multiplayer it means they've put less time into what really matters, singleplayer. |
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Forum Posts: 66 | Comment #9 by PluralAces Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:16:29 AM | |
| Well, trailer looks pretty awesome...the multiplayer does seem to tie in with the single player as shepard is part of the dialogue which is cool... ill try it out when the beta comes out... |
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Forum Posts: 2 | Comment #10 by DC KUSH 91 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:17:26 AM | |
Co-op isn't all bad.
I couldn't think of enjoying anything more than yelling at my friends because they are single handedly causing the galaxy to explode.
If ME3 comes out and has an 8 hour story you can all start complaining, until then concentrate on polishing your space boots and wiping the alien blood off your N7 armour. |
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Forum Posts: 570 | Comment #11 by RDrules Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:17:48 AM | |
| @8 exactly why i dont want it, in a spin off or a new story line it could be fun and welcome, for the last of a trilogy of single layer game it just makes you wonder what have they taken away for it |
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Forum Posts: 3210 | Comment #12 by littlejay Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:17:51 AM | |
@8: no it does not. I am pretty sure the single player will be just a great as it would have been without this mode added. It might take a little longer to make the game but multiplayer never means they put less time into the single player.
I look forward to this. It's a great series and it's gonna be a lot of fun playing it with friends! |
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Forum Posts: 130 | Comment #13 by trymemf Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:20:44 AM | |
| @12 No ut it means they've added time to make a multiplayer mode while that time could have gon into making the SP longer. Propably the DLC's will be for multiplayer:( Maybe one sp dlc. |
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Forum Posts: 130 | Comment #14 by trymemf Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:22:09 AM | |
| And also i see EA on that ME3 cover!!! We all know what that means server shutdown in a year!!!! |
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Forum Posts: 1662 | Comment #15 by mmartynn Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:24:42 AM | |
@8
im sure bioware said they're main focus is on single player and its a different branch making the multiplayer...
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Forum Posts: 250 | Comment #16 by macd Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:28:01 AM | |
I quite like the idea of being able to play as a salarian. I do not know why, but Kirrahe and Mordin make me want to play as STG or something close to.
I reserve judgement until I play it. I would have been happy without MP but whether or not it seems to have impacted the pleasure of the SP game remains to be seen. |
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Forum Posts: 16 | Comment #17 by The Hyruth Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:30:57 AM | |
| This looks like it'll be a lot of fun to play. I really hate when people say a game didn't put enough time into the story just because it has a multiplayer mode. Don't forget that this game was supposed to be released last year, they've put even more time into the game that they were originally going to. I look forward to all modes of this game. |
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Forum Posts: 642 | Comment #18 by The Bum-Mobile Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:31:46 AM | |
| I think it looks good, and I can't see how the bitching about this continues after finding out it's just Co-Op. |
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Forum Posts: 18 | Comment #19 by Mr Chr15topher Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:33:59 AM | |
| Has no-one here seen the bioware pulse videos? they said that the story length hasn't been compromised because they got one of their other regional studios to work on the multiplayer while the same people who have done both the other games concentrate on the singleplayer. |
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Forum Posts: 112 | Comment #20 by Legendary801 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:37:20 AM | |
| I've put my faith in Bioware, and will stand behind them if they think this is a good move |
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Forum Posts: 79 | Comment #21 by strawberry Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:43:22 AM | |
| If i wanted an action 3rd person shooter, I would play gears of war... This is not why I buy Mass effect games. As a matter of fact, this is why I won't by this mass effect game until there is a significant price drop. Because Guess what! They're story sucked in the 2nd, and it'l suck in the 3rd, all thanks to EA!!! |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #22 by DX MOJO Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:43:43 AM | |
| i really dont understand all the hate, and i dont understand how people will think it will take away from the main story. A different team designed the multiplayer, therefore the campaign would and will be exactly the same with or without the multiplayer. people need to read shit before they bitch!!! |
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Forum Posts: 92 | Comment #23 by Jesuit007 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:52:44 AM | |
@22 That was logical, concise, and accurate. Consequently, clearly you can't expect anyone to listen.
Also, KROGAN!!! |
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Forum Posts: 104 | Comment #24 by Magus 0f Zeal Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:57:35 AM | |
| It's probably an EA branch working on the MP. Bioware was a smaller indie developer before and the way they work on games doesn't lend itself to having multiple Bioware entities. The day I see Bioware Tiburon North Montreal as a company is the day I stop supporting Bioware. As it is I haven't missed a day one buy of a Bioware game on console since Jade Empire. Hell I got into Xbox altogether because of KOTOR. Never looked back since. I just hope if it has achievements they aren't to bad because I don't play that much of horde modes on games. |
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Forum Posts: 402 | Comment #25 by Dan261 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:57:39 AM | |
| I need new pants. |
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Forum Posts: 477 | Comment #26 by francisrossi Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:59:34 AM | |
| We know multiplayer's here to stay, because EAWare never shut up about it. For something that they basically apologised for when announcing it, it's about all they've focussed on since. |
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Forum Posts: 477 | Comment #27 by francisrossi Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:00:52 AM | |
| @24 - I think EA have just renamed a few studios with the BioWare name. Doesn't mean anything to them. |
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Forum Posts: 104 | Comment #28 by Magus 0f Zeal Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:12:23 AM | |
| @#27 EA used to be one of my favorite companies along with Activision but they business model leaves much to be desired from a consumer stand-point. I literally almost cried when Bioware/Pandemic partnered with them. Not long after Pandemic was closed. They never even got to do anything with Bioware ever. EA rushed their games which of course made them fairly glitchy and subpar. It's funny I have Diablo for PS1 and it's odd seeing Blizzard and EA in the intros together (ooops off). As much as I hate them and would love to quit buying their stuff I cannot. I have OCD pretty bad and I for some reason feal physically drawn to collecting DLC and Collector's/Limited versions of games. This also prevents me from letting the games go. If I see a game that looks remotely interesting I jump on it. Maybe that's why I have so many broken games. |
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Forum Posts: 68 | Comment #29 by hotdogenigma Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:18:05 AM | |
@19 that's reassuring, but I'd rather they waited for a new storyline to throw in this shitty game mode.
@20 I pray Bioware didn't think this was a good move, rather EA simply said "do it". |
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Forum Posts: 1552 | Comment #30 by JDMBO1 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:23:45 AM | |
| I don't mind multipalyer in ME3, in fact I find it welcomed. The one apprehension that has me is, will it turn out like Dead Space 2, and even after release will the Dev's actually bother to patch anything for the multiplayer. When it was slated for November 2011 I was excited, but then I saw they bumped it to March 2012, and I was sad, but after seeing all the content there putting into ME3 I said it was fair. I personally don't think that with the time they've been given that the single player component will suffer from the multiplayer component, and it's been pretty much 2 years since Mass Effect 2 was released, so I'd say they had ample time working on ME3. |
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Forum Posts: 44 | Comment #31 by L3G1T H4MST3R Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:25:12 AM | |
| Just a question here but how do all the haters know that the time spent on multiplayer would have been spent on singleplayer? If they hadn't added multiplayer then the game might have been released that little bit earlier but it certainly won't make the singleplayer any better. If the singleplayer is good then it's good with or without the multiplayer. If the story is bad (which it won't be) then the singleplayer is bad because it's bad not because they decided to add multiplayer. |
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Forum Posts: 194 | Comment #32 by the action frampton Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:26:27 AM | |
@12 ' but multiplayer never means they put less time into the single player.'. Yes, it does actually; if the money and time invested into coop could (and should) have been put into SP, then it has had an impact.
I'm STILL not convinced about this coop malarkey.
I suppose I'll give it a go but... |
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Forum Posts: 1 | Comment #33 by Horusalis Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:36:15 AM | |
| An answer to my tweet to the Mass Effect Twitter account asking how the SP compares to the previous games now that there is a MP mode, "the main campaign (single player) is better than ever before. So much choice, strategy, and love put into it!" https://twitter.com/#!/masseffect/status/162933279618637824. Also, at the NYCC, someone had asked Mac (the lead writer) about the MP mode and how it affected single player. Mac replied with, "You will not be disappointed". The MP has been worked on by other studios so the SP has not been affected in any way. Most of the modes created now are separate studios. Wait until the game comes out to test the MP and SP and judge from that. |
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Forum Posts: 91 | Comment #34 by CoffeeAddict5 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:37:12 AM | |
| For a second there I thought they pushed it off until September. Waited long enough for this. Multiplayer or not, this game is mine. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #35 by AGow95 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:39:57 AM | |
| I personally like the idea of multiplayer in ME, while some of the effort that may have gone into the normal game may be used up developing the multiplayer, I doubt it will be much as there is a separate team developing it. |
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Forum Posts: 3182 | Comment #36 by Wreckon Dracgon Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:42:32 AM | |
| Playing as a Krogan with Cryo Ammo... OMFG how sweet is that. One of my favorite things was to freeze folks then tell Grunt to go in close... ohh I can hear him screaming "CHARGE"... now I get to do it myself. |
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Forum Posts: 43 | Comment #37 by 3Lions Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:44:13 AM | |
ME has been a SP experience for everyone, one that I've put hundreds of hours in to. It should have remained that way for ME3.
My mates love MP games, would never want to sit through a 25-30 hour campaign on their own as neither have the time and they're certainly not going to pick up ME3 just for the MP when there are better, more established games out there. I've already told them not to bother buying this.
MP was coming anyway, but it should have been left for wherever the series moves on to. I just wish that Bioware had had the balls to come out from the very beginning and say it would be included instead of dodging the subject each time it was broached.
In the past if I saw a Bioware logo, then I'd buy the game without even looking for a review. After DA2 and the way that they've handled the release of this game, I'll wait to see how the games turnout before considering purchase. |
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Forum Posts: 312 | Comment #38 by theNomad Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:49:08 AM | |
| Only gamer's moan at getting MORE, sure so many games have had dire multiplayer (bioshock 2, borderlands, dead space 2, darkness). But at least it gives you something to do when the main games done and dusted, and who knows it may actually be a fun experience. For all we know it could turn a game that you would have gotten 50-60 hours fun out of into one your still playing a year or so down the line. |
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Forum Posts: 1134 | Comment #39 by Vigor Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:55:12 AM | |
| No MP achievements = Win |
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Forum Posts: 194 | Comment #40 by the action frampton Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:55:16 AM | |
| @38 Borderlands? Surely you jest.. |
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Forum Posts: 570 | Comment #41 by RDrules Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:57:04 AM | |
@33 you mean you asked a company if their product will be good and they said yes? :O im shocked.
also its not just time that is a factor in taking away from the single player, its money and disc space to go with it, so sure they could have another team work on it but they still have to pay them from their budget for the title and they still need room on the disc to add it.
Id just rather they have waited finished the sheppard story off with this game then messed with the games for the next one (and there will be a next one) |
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Forum Posts: 43 | Comment #42 by 3Lions Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:58:38 AM | |
| #39 - Unfortunately they've confirmed MP achievements and also that future DLC's will include SP/MP elements. Which I'll take to mean mostly MP additions. |
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Forum Posts: 104 | Comment #43 by Magus 0f Zeal Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:59:42 AM | |
| @#38 Borderlands?! My friends and me sank over 100 hours just into the Co-Op. I personally probably put in about 250 hours on that game. I really never had much problem with the MP for Borderlands. Still need to finish Knox and Revolution but family calls. |
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Forum Posts: 13 | Comment #44 by Lord-nimod Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 11:07:16 AM | |
| What no Hanar or Elcor???? |
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Forum Posts: 40 | Comment #45 by Grimm Tim Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 11:35:06 AM | |
| Lol at whosever thumbing down every post saying multiplayer looks ok. I mean from what we're stuck with, its not that bad. It could be like some cheap teamdeathmatch that makes no sense. But this seems to tie into whats most important about Mass Effect, the single-player/storyline, so give it a chance people |
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Forum Posts: 105 | Comment #46 by The Stig Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 11:43:15 AM | |
No Hanar.
No Elcor.
Who is running this show?! Would've been the first two I put in.
There's still hope for DLC I suppose.
Unless they put it into one of those idiotic statue preorder bonuses.... |
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Forum Posts: 37 | Comment #47 by OnePunchEckert Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 11:55:06 AM | |
| I thought it was march 6th. It says the 9th? |
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Forum Posts: 18 | Comment #48 by Mr Chr15topher Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 11:57:00 AM | |
| @48 march 6th is for North America, 9th is for Europe |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #49 by Joely Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 11:57:45 AM | |
| I gotta say i'm slightly coming around to it, but they may be to the fact trailer had lots of different colours. Also how can Shepard be making appearances in MP, what if your Shepard looks different than your mates? |
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Forum Posts: 18 | Comment #50 by Mr Chr15topher Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 11:59:59 AM | |
| @50 probably part of a cutscene in singleplayer using default shepard or importing your Shepard to your view and your friends Shepard to their view. |
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Forum Posts: 325 | Comment #51 by ademlakey Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 12:01:02 PM | |
| Cant wait for MP, looking foward to playing as a krogan. |
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Forum Posts: 103 | Comment #52 by Aecas Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 12:01:20 PM | |
@50
They'll likely just use the standard Male Shephard to keep things simple for everyone since he's the face of the series. Good old "Sheploo." |
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Forum Posts: 18 | Comment #53 by Mr Chr15topher Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 12:02:00 PM | |
| by part of a cutscene I mean it is probably taken from the sp and placed in the clip above for cinematic effect and to show the tie-in between sp and mp |
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Forum Posts: 64 | Comment #54 by ckingvengence Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 12:03:56 PM | |
| the multiplayer should have been an arcade game that they released after the game that way they could see exactly how many people think its a terrible idea by the bad sales figures. |
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Forum Posts: 21 | Comment #55 by jcloverboy Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 12:15:19 PM | |
Any focus taken away from the SP campaign is a bad thing, in my opinion.
It's one thing to say don't play it - but when they start releasing DLC with skins, new maps,etc. instead of new campaign missions that is when the inclusion of multi-player will truly show it's reason for existence. |
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Forum Posts: 104 | Comment #56 by Magus 0f Zeal Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 12:23:29 PM | |
| @#55 That sounds brilliant. Like Pub Games or Dead Space Ignition to name a couple. It could actually work better for them money wise. You'd retain the people who are boycotting, add more GS to be earned, unlock items to import into ME3, and if it's cool/good enough make some decent money on it. Excelsior! |
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Forum Posts: 84 | Comment #57 by ViNyLek Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 12:25:03 PM | |
| I don't care one or other way. I will pick it up and play for the story and try MP afterwards. If I like I will play it some more, if I don't I will give up after few hours, like I did with DS2.... |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #58 by Master Charlton Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 12:31:42 PM | |
@47 Use your head buddy, those two don't fight, and its extremely impractical even if they did. There's a reason Hanar use Drell as Assassins.
OT : To all haters, i say you suck it up and get over it because you're gonna get it whether you like it or not. I'm not overjoyed at the prospect, but in Bioware we trust. And it actually looks good. Bring on March! |
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Forum Posts: 105 | Comment #59 by The Stig Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 12:41:45 PM | |
Somebody's never heard of Blasto... :)
And fun > Practicality. In any case, imagine an Elcor chargin after you hellbent on ripping you apart. |
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Forum Posts: 1 | Comment #60 by Beast Rider42 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 12:51:34 PM | |
no before they said its gonna have co op they already finished the singplayer portion they just delayed it so the can put the coop portion in the game its still gonna be great
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #61 by DanMan555 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 12:55:03 PM | |
| Lookin pretty sweet with the new husk types. And the new gore factor is never a bad thing. |
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Forum Posts: 570 | Comment #62 by RDrules Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 01:10:06 PM | |
@55, i would have no problem with that and would actually probably buy it :P
@59: just because we have to have it doenst mean we have to like it or that we shouldnt make that known... i do trust bioware and have been laying their games since pretty much the beginning but i dont trust EA sadly.
@61 rubbish... if that is actually true then why would the need another studio to do it so they could concentrate on single player? because only one of those two can be true and either way it still uses up disc space and costs money that cold have been used to make an even bigger and more bad ass single player game
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Forum Posts: 35 | Comment #63 by binkyspankums Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 01:13:50 PM | |
| the only reason I don't want multiplayer in Mass Effect is because it could take their attention off crafting an amazing ending to the greatest story in video game history |
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Forum Posts: 3 | Comment #64 by Kakushu Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 01:21:34 PM | |
The mutiplayer doesn't look too bad as long as it stays as a survival rather than Team Deathmatch etc.
Having said this I'm unfortunitley expecting Multiplayer DLC's rather than SP ones, which will suck ): |
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Forum Posts: 27 | Comment #65 by blackbriar83 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 01:42:51 PM | |
| Have to say the first time I heard there was multiplayer for assassin creed I was totally against it. Played it in brotherhood and did nothing but bitch about it. Now I can't stop playing it. So going to hold judgement on mass effect 3 mutilplayer till I have at least tried it. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #66 by Sean1234 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 01:46:50 PM | |
| I think this looks great. 2012 is looking to be a good year so far. |
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Forum Posts: 104 | Comment #67 by Magus 0f Zeal Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 02:10:51 PM | |
| @#60 I loved Blasto. Phil Hartman voiced him correct? May he R.I.P. |
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Forum Posts: 1 | Comment #68 by Adam Corela Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 02:13:14 PM | |
| I'm pretty sure it was mentioned in an earlier article that the multiplayer and single player are being handled by two different teams, if not two different studios, so that shouldn't really affect the timeline or outcome of the single player THAT much. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #69 by Pat Bezo Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 02:22:29 PM | |
I'm not a big MP player in any game,let alone one where single player is it's most obvious attraction. Therefore I'm not going to knock the MP portion of the game. It might acually be good, but even still, I won't be playing it.
My main concern is what having MP now will do to the DLC of this game. Since I'm all about story and canpaign, I only get DLCs that give more narrative. Both Fallouts, Assassins Creed, Mass effect 2 had my favorite DLCs bacause they gave more story and not overpriced map packs. Will Microsoft charge $5 to play as Hanar or to use a stupid gun online, Instead of a side quest that explains more of the Mass Effect universe? |
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Forum Posts: 11 | Comment #70 by Neomalysys Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 02:26:42 PM | |
| This game is made by Bioware the guys who started two series while making an mmo. These guys can make both single and multi player topnotch without problems. |
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Forum Posts: 49 | Comment #71 by BrolyB593 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 03:09:54 PM | |
| It worries me that this looks absolutely fantastic... I am trying really hard to not get my hopes up on the multiplayer. |
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Forum Posts: 1031 | Comment #72 by Vindicator51 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 03:13:21 PM | |
| @71 Yeah, while people also found out how many corners they cut with that MMO. They shouldn't have released the game in that state. |
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Forum Posts: 1 | Comment #73 by astbury91 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 03:28:17 PM | |
| dont get y so many people r saying its shit i mean u cant really comment about it until u play it |
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Forum Posts: 380 | Comment #74 by KuShNsTieN Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 03:39:31 PM | |
| Why do all these single player franchieses feel the need to add multiplayer in all their games ( dead space, assassins creed, mass effect)? |
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Forum Posts: 15 | Comment #75 by BeheldBryan Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 04:17:49 PM | |
| Fuck multiplayer in games that don't need it. |
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Forum Posts: 5 | Comment #76 by COMMANDO626 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 04:44:54 PM | |
| Fuck everyone who is bitching about the co-op. It can be skiped and your playthrough experience will not change. I guess its just cool to hate on this type of stuff now. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #77 by sb707 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 04:50:20 PM | |
| Shut the fuck up about mp don't buy the game if it hurts your rectum that badly. ill look forward to hearing less people bitch about it while i play and enjoy the game like a true fan would |
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Forum Posts: 43 | Comment #78 by 3Lions Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 04:54:16 PM | |
I've played The Darkness SP, but not it's MP...(Though no one was online when I tried it). I have Dead Space 2 and Assassins Creed : Brotherhood on my shelf yet to play and all I hear is that the MP is pointless.
I don't want Mass Effect to join this club, but I feel it will.
It's not hating, it's knowing when MP suits a game and it does not suit Mass Effect. |
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Forum Posts: 65 | Comment #79 by Kaskade Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 04:59:25 PM | |
| The MP seems really really fun but onnly if you get a squad who actually wants to play as a team instead of those lone wolves that plague many co-op game modes on xbl |
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Forum Posts: 1031 | Comment #80 by Vindicator51 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 05:40:34 PM | |
@79 Sadly, the majority of the current gamers don't know this. It's mostly the newer generation, but also a minority of older gamers.
Many knowledgeable gamers still know in their gut, that MP isn't needed for certain franchises. In this case, it's one company named EAware forcing it in because of their policy. Anything related to the company will eventually have online content, be it competitive PvP or co-op. |
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Forum Posts: 1662 | Comment #81 by mmartynn Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 05:44:30 PM | |
Its like the new Xbox dashboard update, 90% of the community complained about it, giving everyone negative thumbs to anyone who defended it. Then after they got the update 80% of the people complaining original were then on its side, and hating the haters...
Its going to be exactly the same for this.
Guaranteed after they've played it and the first news post about MP DLC is posted they'll all be going "oh can't wait" or "it looks amazing"
then hating on the haters, again...
Go the internet |
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Forum Posts: 570 | Comment #82 by RDrules Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 06:23:18 PM | |
@66the multilayer in assassins creed brotherhood is good... but the single player is about half as long as the previous 2 games
@78 any true gamer would stand up for what is actually good about games rather than pander to every money making scheme EA come up with |
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Forum Posts: 8 | Comment #83 by Sonowske Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 06:44:48 PM | |
| I'm about just exactly how far will the customization for other races that you're playing will go. Will you be able to customize them to the same magnitude as Shepard? Or what..? |
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Forum Posts: 268 | Comment #84 by Darkhound64 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 06:52:30 PM | |
| I've been reading the comments and all I see is down votes on anyone who says the mp will be good or that they look forward to the co-op. God people, get over it, people have different opinions to you. |
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Forum Posts: 4 | Comment #85 by ooII BoB IIoo Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 06:53:58 PM | |
| looks cool to me..!! |
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Forum Posts: 3210 | Comment #86 by littlejay Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 07:03:07 PM | |
yeah, EA is well known for shutting servers down on popular games (NOT! like you played any of those 2 year old sports games that come out every year)
Multiplayer is a fine addition and it DOES NOT effect the quality of the single player at all. MP parts of games are usually done by other teams as well. |
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Forum Posts: 1157 | Comment #87 by Rivercurse Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 08:01:03 PM | |
Such a divisive issue.
How about we play it first? |
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Forum Posts: 539 | Comment #88 by eli1277 Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:15:14 PM | |
| I normally don't play multiplayer, ever, but this looks amazing and is one of my favorite franchises. Can't frickin' wait!! |
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Forum Posts: 104 | Comment #89 by Magus 0f Zeal Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 09:39:08 PM | |
@#87 Either way it's not good. Regardless of whatever disclaimers they give. You pay $60 dollars for a game that is supposed to be fully complete. When you buy a game that includes SP and MP elements that is 100% of YOUR game that YOU personally own. EA is not owner of your game which you purchased with the money you worked hard to earn (at least in my case). Now 1-2 years later a portion of the game you paid for is removed thus making your product less than what you paid for. Granted you may have spent a lot of time playing MP on the game but still it's taking away from something you paid $60 or more for. I'd almost prefer they would just split the experiences up.
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Forum Posts: 150 | Comment #90 by JackJumpsCandle Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 11:48:14 PM | |
| It looks like a great addition, and all of us have wanted to play as another race before. Here's the chance! |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #91 by asilent boom Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 11:59:13 PM | |
Looks good, looking forward to March.
@8 They make the single player to the best of their ability whether the game includes MP or not. People like to hate on MP by saying it takes away from the single player experience, it's based on peoples assumptions and hatred for MP. Take for instance Bioshock 2, a lot of people will tell you the addition of the MP ruined the game. Yet they don't mention another developement studio seperate from the one working on the single player did the MP.
@90 EA is still the owner of the digital rights to the game that you purchased. It's not like a car or house, those things are titled to you, you own those. Purchasing a playable copy of a game doesn't mean you own the game, just that copy. |
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Forum Posts: 104 | Comment #92 by Magus 0f Zeal Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 12:39:33 AM | |
| @#92 You miss the point. I understand I do not own the game nor plot it's course in life. They sold me MP for $60 or whatever a copy. Then they took away the MP. Is that fair or just? In the end EA are just stupid money grubbing penny pinchers when it comes to this. Look at Activision they to are money grubbing but I'm sure I can still pop in Call of Duty 2 which launched with the 360 and be able to start a match. Whether anyone is playing is another story but at least that option is available. Rainbow Six is another good example. I mean I can fucking host a match in Star Wars: Battlefront 2 on my PS2 for cripes sake. Something's not right with that picture. |
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Forum Posts: 153 | Comment #93 by Blue Thunder28 Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 12:50:21 AM | |
| Didn't realize so many people have camera feeds into Bioware studios seeing what amount of time is being put into what aspects. |
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Forum Posts: 22 | Comment #94 by Coruba Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 01:38:03 AM | |
| @22 Exactly, they were advertising for people to work on mulitiplayer mass effect ages ago which fuelled speculation of a FPS spinoff, when really it was just another team adding this whilst Bioware continued on making the SP. Some people just arent happy if they arent whinging. |
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Forum Posts: 44 | Comment #95 by Philosopher Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 01:56:16 AM | |
| CRAP! |
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Forum Posts: 200 | Comment #96 by pete_2 Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 02:38:05 AM | |
| does this have to be played in co-op? or can it be played offline with ai support? |
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Forum Posts: 27 | Comment #97 by blackbriar83 Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 03:36:08 AM | |
| Love the retard who's goes down the page and thumbs down anyone who even say they might like multiplayer and thumbs up anyone who slags it off. You sad little boy, you must have a troubled life. |
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Forum Posts: 27 | Comment #98 by blackbriar83 Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 03:40:07 AM | |
| @78 well said. These little boys our the kind of people that still live with mummy. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #99 by NatsuTheSalamander Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 07:04:24 AM | |
| This multiplayer looks promising |
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Forum Posts: 188 | Comment #100 by Galaxy Spear Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 07:27:02 AM | |
| Looks fucking awesome to be fair!! I'm all about single player games, rarely touch mp, bit of Battlefield 3 and Halo Reach here and there but this...I'll be playing this for a long time to come! |
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Forum Posts: 5 | Comment #101 by allusiveturtle Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 08:02:57 AM | |
I have three issues with this; firstly, this is a purposely made video - it is not in-game footage. We have all seen the video for Dead Island, and the real game did not match up to the video in any respect. The keyword here must be caution.
Secondly, the problem with the inclusion of multi-payer is that its very inclusion impacts on the single-player, tending to reduce its length and the quality. The exact same thing happened with Assassins Creed; the moment that multi-player was included the length and quality of the single-player nose-dived and also the majority of the DLC became multi-player orientated.
Thirdly, and finally, E.A are almost guaranteed to include some form of Season Pass, were that to mean we gained a fistful of extra single-player missions to battle through at a reduced cost then I for one would not complain, but I would dare to suggest that E.A will likely throw in a smattering, or even a majority, of multi-player DLC (Dead Space 2 is a perfect example of this). For those of us who simply want to play Mass Effect in the traditional way, i.e. no multi-player - then we will lose out there as well, because even though the usual argument when it comes to multi-player that 'you don't have to play it' is essentially valid, the fact that you will be getting less single-player DLC because they will likely focus on the multi-player, will definitely impact on those of us who would prefer to see more and more single-player DLC.
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #102 by luc89 Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 08:19:20 AM | |
| I'm going to buy this for the single player but multiplayer is starting to look pretty interresting. |
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Forum Posts: 4 | Comment #103 by Adar Kane Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 08:30:30 AM | |
| I don't think we have anything to worry about. The multiplayer is essentially more stuff to do in the Mass Effect universe. They didn't cheapen the game by making the multiplayer a free for all or versus type of thing. It's all co-op to complete objectives which impact the single player campaign. I don't think this will lessen Shepard's mission. I'm sure this mp does have some bearing on the continuing story of Mass Effect. Everyone's interested in Mass Effect, do you really think they'll be content to let this cash-cow just sail off into the abyss? |
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Forum Posts: 3210 | Comment #104 by littlejay Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 09:07:42 AM | |
| why does everyone insist on saying the multiplayer mode existing at all means the single player will be smaller than it would have been without it? that makes no sense. you are probably the same idiots who said the type 88 bf3 pre-order weapon would be over powered and EA was favoring players you bought at gamestop :/ |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #105 by shadowspawn12 Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 09:26:16 AM | |
@8 umm ea made the online multilayer while bioware made the single player so no the campaign has not been affected if you stayed up to date off the game you would no that.
ps. cant wait for this. |
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Forum Posts: 832 | Comment #106 by Feel My Rage Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 10:31:23 AM | |
"Next; multiplayer solitaire."
Impossible.....Solitare is already multiplayer. Have you tried to play it with another person nearby? They WILL try to help. It's like doing a jigsaw puzzle on your own...anyone passing by will pause to help. |
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Forum Posts: 104 | Comment #107 by Magus 0f Zeal Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 10:59:50 AM | |
| @#102 Forgot about the Season Pass deal. Any word if one will come with ME3? Cerberus Network with ME2 was $15 instead of the usual $10 wasn't it? |
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Forum Posts: 75 | Comment #108 by gabwe Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 12:08:34 PM | |
Why? Why, Bioware? Why did you have to transform the marvellous RPG that was the first game into a Gears-like TPS?
I HATE YOU BIOWARE! |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #109 by BerliozSupplice Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 02:18:45 PM | |
| THis...This is not acceptable |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #110 by BerliozSupplice Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 02:24:05 PM | |
| THis...This is not acceptable |
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Forum Posts: 15 | Comment #111 by x410xDragon Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 03:16:11 PM | |
| I honestly cannot wait for this game to come out! :) |
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Forum Posts: 339 | Comment #112 by rsxdelerium Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 03:34:08 PM | |
| Great, that means MP achievements which will require that bullshit online pass .. I won't pay extra for it and I dont plan on buying this new. Guess I'm not getting it just like I haven't got AC: Revelations for the same reason |
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Forum Posts: 15 | Comment #113 by PhoenixTemplar Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 04:34:59 PM | |
@113 - So you are not going to buy what is looking to be both a great game and an amazing finish to a trilogy because there might be a few achievements tied up in multiplayer?
I realize this is an achievement website, but still, that's just sad. |
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Forum Posts: 25 | Comment #114 by XHunterrX Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 04:43:28 PM | |
| Hopefully BioWare doesn't get too distracted with this new multiplayer. I don't mind it at all and it obviously doesn't weaken my interest in the game, but if they lose focus on single player than that's a problem |
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Forum Posts: 59 | Comment #115 by chizrocker88 Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 05:12:04 PM | |
I'm not going to lie, I was one of the people very hesitant about the MP. I'm in the small percentage of people (or at least that's how it seems) that vastly prefers the SP experience over the MP and when they originally announced this I thought it was going to be a dud. But the more I hear about it, I'm actually looking forward to it. I'm still going to play a few playthroughs of the campaign before I even think about MP, but I'm definitely going to give it a fair shot.
Stoked to be a Turian haha |
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Forum Posts: 104 | Comment #116 by Magus 0f Zeal Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 08:31:12 PM | |
@#113 Well ME2 had the Cerberus network which included DLC. There might be something similiar this time so as to appeal to SP and MP. Just speculation though.
@#114 It does say he/she never intended to buy new though. And that they'll never buy it if an online pass is included. Which I'm sure as with most EA games there will be some sort of pass. Whether it will be SP, Multi, or both we'll see. |
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Forum Posts: 7 | Comment #117 by Freeman Sunday, January 29, 2012 @ 12:28:33 AM | |
| ill do it for the achievements after a couple of solo play throughs |
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Forum Posts: 88 | Comment #118 by nichols0vision Sunday, January 29, 2012 @ 02:49:32 AM | |
| This game is gonna be sooo perfect. You guys got huge gamerscores btw. |
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Forum Posts: 59 | Comment #119 by Shikamaru FTW Sunday, January 29, 2012 @ 03:46:32 AM | |
| Yes i think that a coop horde mode will be cool but as long as the single player is the main focus of the development and DLC |
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Forum Posts: 364 | Comment #120 by Trikke Sunday, January 29, 2012 @ 04:39:07 AM | |
| Please bring this game in 3D |
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Forum Posts: 6 | Comment #121 by ServbotNamedSxE Sunday, January 29, 2012 @ 06:23:27 AM | |
I'm just getting annoyed with most of the damn media releases (vids, interviews, hands-on articles, etc.) of the game so far has been about its goddamn multiplayer mode. It's like their trying to shove it down our throats.
OKAY WE GET IT, IT HAS MULTIPLAYER TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE FOR FUCK SAKE! Ehh...im done with articles for this game. I'm just going to ignore all the news releases on it till I play the damn thing. |
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Forum Posts: 3210 | Comment #122 by littlejay Sunday, January 29, 2012 @ 08:40:10 AM | |
| @122: they only recently started talking about it. there has been plenty on the story. personally id rather them talk about this than ruin main plot points :p |
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Forum Posts: 20 | Comment #123 by Gruber Hof Sunday, January 29, 2012 @ 11:25:08 AM | |
| Multiplayer or not, I still can't wait for ME3. |
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Forum Posts: 44 | Comment #124 by Vampire Psycho Sunday, January 29, 2012 @ 02:24:44 PM | |
| I am with most the people on here MP was done buy another branch while the SP was worked on by the main branch. I Love ME and will be buying this day one. First I will be focusing on SP a couple of times both good and bad like I have done on the others. Then I will focus on multi player. It's what I do on all games like this. I mean I did this on AC revelations I should have bought it but I rented it and did the three day free trail. I loved its mp buy the way just don't have 800 msp to get the full pass. But this game I will have the pass for. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #125 by SG1 Warsquatch Sunday, January 29, 2012 @ 05:38:22 PM | |
| Did that sniper get a decap head shot? Mass Effects cool RPG combat and sweet powers used to kill things with your friends sounds and looks like a good time to me. |
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Forum Posts: 97 | Comment #126 by 123abc Monday, January 30, 2012 @ 04:40:21 AM | |
| Dammit, not every game needs multiplayer! |
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Forum Posts: 628 | Comment #127 by Tai_MT Monday, January 30, 2012 @ 07:50:50 AM | |
I just have one question to everyone saying the Multiplayer looks good... If it's NOT good... If it sucks and doesn't even last a year before the servers for it are "bare"... Are you going to apologize to everyone else? You going to let us say "I told you so"?
You KNOW that if we're wrong about it being terrible we'll say, "you know what, it actually is pretty good, I have fun with it".
But you never really see the people on the other end of the argument apologize or admit they were wrong...
I think they should if it turns out that we're right about it having a crappy multiplayer element that isn't worth anything. I think they should start a topic on the forums and profess how wrong they are if it turns out they are.
Otherwise, ya'll are just cowards. |
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Forum Posts: 43 | Comment #128 by 3Lions Monday, January 30, 2012 @ 11:33:03 AM | |
I don't think the MP supporters will owe anyone an apology. If the MP turns out to be bad, then it will be Bioware who would need to say sorry. However, even then I think the best you will get is a "We made a few mistakes with MP, but we've listened to our fans and improved it for next time."
Something along those lines anyway. |
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Forum Posts: 628 | Comment #129 by Tai_MT Monday, January 30, 2012 @ 12:18:48 PM | |
No, I think the MP supporters will owe us an apology because History has shown us that 99% of the time, multiplayer tacked onto a singleplayer franchise ends up being pathetically weak or boring. And some of them even have it RUIN SINGLEPLAYER OUTRIGHT.
We're trying to tell other players that it's a stupid idea, it shouldn't have been included, and it'll probably suck and they won't even like it. But they are doing the equivalent of sticking their fingers in their ears and shouting "la la la la la, I can't hear you!" at us.
I am more than ready to apologize to those who think it's good... if it turns out to be good. But are they more than ready to apologize to us if it turns out to be bad?
I'm just saying, if you're going to pick a side of the argument, you need to accept responsibility for that side of it, and perhaps LEARN from it. Like, you know, other gamers might know more about the overdone "Horde Mode" than other players who are simply hoping it's akin to allowing your real life friends to control your AI partners. You know, thinking it's something that it's not. Thinking that it will somehow be different than what we're all saying.
But, perhaps we will be wrong. Perhaps it is different than those against it think it is. Perhaps it'll be amazing. It certainly doesn't LOOK amazing, especially after viewing the gameplay footage (as in, footage from the accidental leak). It looks like Horde Mode from Gears of War, except you have Mass Effect in place of the COG soldiers.
You know, just sayin'... I'd like a few of these people to step forward and say, "okay, you were right, sorry" if it turns out we are. |
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Forum Posts: 969 | Comment #130 by Magicman10893 Monday, January 30, 2012 @ 03:36:57 PM | |
| I know I didn't want the multiplayer (still don't, really), but come one people! People sit here and neg' everyone that says the multiplayer might be fun. Are you guys really that stuck up about it that you can't even accept the possibility that it *might* end up being good? I swear, people like to complain about a game more than they like to play the damned things. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #131 by Angelic Creed Thursday, February 09, 2012 @ 05:51:07 PM | |
| Why so much hate on MP? It doesn't affect the achievements. I'd be happy to play a team deathmatch. |
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