VlaudTheImpaler
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Looks like the eyes have it.
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Mass Effect: Andromeda releases Patch 1.05 Thursday, details more changes for future
- Thread starter Garrett Hawke
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There's gonna be more patches so you have plenty of more time.
They said the next two months so around end of may the final major patches will be done by then
What if they really are just all the weirdos and they gathered them up and sent them away, gave them a grand story to make them happy to go, with the Initiative? Everyone in Milky Way is just laughing at them lol. That would be an interesting story development.
Ok this may seem petty as I have yet to play the game, but... the names of the characters? Wow. I didn't think the names of characters in a game could make me not want to play it, but these actually do.
I feel like I'm reading the cast list of Grey's Anatomy or something.
Seriously, Ryder?
Addison? Liam? Lexi?
I'm sure there are plenty of cool names, but damn. Why not go all in and go with Madison, Aiden, Jaden and Caden?
I feel like I'm reading the cast list of Grey's Anatomy or something.
Seriously, Ryder?
Addison? Liam? Lexi?
I'm sure there are plenty of cool names, but damn. Why not go all in and go with Madison, Aiden, Jaden and Caden?
June. Their patch plan lasts 2 months.
'k we've reached the peak I think.
Miranda ? Cortez ? Liara ? Williams ? Stupid names.
prag16
Banned
I know right? Also you heard it here first...
exclusive leak... Andromeda 2 villain's name will be Baby Fark McGee-zax.
I mean c'mon Bioware. Ugh. Geez.
Fits with Cora's whole 'let me speak to your manager' mom thing going on.
Mr. Pointy
Member
I think the eyes are still a little too big. It makes them look slightly doll like.
But the depth of the new eyes is a big improvement.
Mr. Pointy
Member
Kale, Brecklin?
semiconscious
Member
dude! the eyes've been improved throughout the whole damn game! by a patch! something which strongly indicates it could've been done pre-release pretty damn easily/painlessly, if there'd been someone there who just knew what they were doing
...Exploratory
Banned
This is my favorite complaint about Andromeda yet.
It's performance theater you just don't know.
SolicitorPirate
Member
This is my new Indoctrination Theory. Even if BioWare outright says the Andromeda colonists were the best of the best, this will always be true in my heart
Garrett Hawke
Member
No, in all likeliness this was something they wanted to fix by launch but were prioritising something else.dude! the eyes've been improved throughout the whole damn game! by a patch! something which strongly indicates it could've been done pre-release pretty damn easily/painlessly, if there'd been someone there who just knew what they were doing
AbsolutBro
Member
almost wish I'd gotten around to trying the game before this patch hit. now I'll have no frame of reference for the changes.
Son Of Sparda
Member
Wow, that's a massive improvement. My second playthrough with male Ryder should be very interesting. It's kinda unfair that Scott will get the better experience though lolThe Addison "my face is tired" scene is completely different. A lot of the dialogue has been cut and rearranged in addition to the improved animation.
Pre patch:
Post patch:
IcyBlueStrawberry
Member
The update added subtitles whenever Ryder's response wheel pops up. Is there any way to turn it off because I hate subtitles.
Lockjaw333
Member
Feels like I should prioritize something else in my backlog over this game and wait for more patches. Andromeda was next up, but I want to play it all patched up.
Still 5 years with such a lack of polish, even for a smaller studio is rather shocking to me. Again, where little tweaks can make a big difference. So long as they keep to the patch roadmap and don't leave the game hanging, I'll be satisfied. Just surprised with the state it was in at release given the amount of time past.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
? Why is that?
AlexFlame116
Member
My major issue is the mouth. Hopefully that gets fixed.
Yeah same question! Not being sarcastic I really want to know.
OmegaDL50
Member
QA is one of the very last things ever done for a games development regardless how long it's development cycle is. Using one example from Naughty Dog, Uncharted 2 was in unplayable state two months before it's release and even had some issues with it's multiplayer still after the release but they were eventually fixed. An even more recent example is FFXV with it's performance from the E3 Titan Demo and Duscae Demo compared to the actual Retail Release with the QA adjustments.
I still hold to the point that EA pushed Bioware Montreal to shove this game out to meet the Fiscal Q1 profit deadline. It's the only thing that makes sense of the game to release in it's state and the sorts of improvements given with a patch aren't usually something that are fixed in such a short time, meaning they were most likely in the works prior to the hasty launch and weren't even finished until after the actual release.
When you consider even with patches, QA work still needs to be done to ascertain any implemented fixes don't break anything else in the process.
GavinUK86
Member
it's pretty obvious what they meant, no? their second playthrough will be with the additional patches and fixes. same for me with female ryder.
Slackbladder
Member
Noticed more options for PC users such as blur and DoF. Blur could be annoying in the Vaults as when you turned quickly the glowing effects in the walls would dim then brighten, dim then brighten.
AlexFlame116
Member
Honestly it wasn't clear to me sorry! Not good at understanding sometimes haha!
I'm still in my first playthrough so I thought Scott got some exclusive upgrades or fixes over Sara.
My bad.
GodfatherX
Member
so i loved mass effect 1 and 2, like many left 3 disappointed in its narrative.Picked this up as part of best buy visa deal so it cost me like 30 bucks. I have been hesitant about opening this due to the large amount of feedback plus my backlog of zelda, horizon, doom, ect ect. Bascially I wont be touching this anytime soon but generally speaking,if they fix a lot of the animation/faces is the core game and story in the same calibre as the original trilogy?
It's a bit like a Direct To Video movie but it's more in line with King of Thieves or Feivel Goes West than Return of Jafar.
The shooting is also very fun and rewarding.
GodfatherX
Member
what if i liked return of Jafar?
DeadlyParasite
Member
Opinion is such a subjective thing that I can't honestly speak on your behalf and assume to know what you like. However I can say personally as someone who enjoys all 3 trilogy games I consider this entry as one of my top two favourites (in both story and gameplay). It's got all the exploration and stuff I liked from Mass Effect 1, with an evolved combat system like 3 and more (non-dialogue related) rpg elements that were ripped from our grasp in Mass Effect 2.
There's still some rough edges but I genuinely believe there's a good game here for any Mass Effect fan. I'm sure someone will attempt to crucify me for this opinion but that doesn't matter.
Garrett Hawke
Member
Nah, they definitely changed the way light interacts with the iris.
It's much more noticeable in motion vs screenshots, different parts of the iris light up now whereas before the entire eye was basically flat and shiny.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Godfuckingdamn! What a difference! I mean, holy shit, this is how it should have been on launch.The Addison "my face is tired" scene is completely different. A lot of the dialogue has been cut and rearranged in addition to the improved animation.
Pre patch:
Post patch:
Now, BioWare, would you kindly do the same with all human NPS and also fix this shit:
Ryder model (body) is not great without the armor, it's passable at best at this point and I can barely tell it's a female. Also, running (Shift) / walking (Ctrl) animation is just godawful (when Ryders is not in her armor, but running in armor with a weapon in hands is also not great - ME3 style). I mean, have you even checked how Ryder walking downs steps? Who's walking like that? Monkey or a pupet, that's who! Fix this shit!
P.S. Also, add more realistic hair, at least 20-30 variants / hairstyles and 3D beards. Or simply add full mod support and moders will fix this game (not performance of course) in no time and make it a shit ton better visually (they'll fix NPS, add much better hair etc.)
Dre_G_Writer
Member
The multiplayer side of this patch was pretty disappointing. Some of the weapons changes they made were like, the exact opposite of what the community was asking for. and some areas they didnt touch up on at all.
Noticed that too, though I thought it was a TAA glitch..
Diablohead
Member
It goes to show that in a game with a lot of faces and talking that the main focus point, the eyes, should be done well and correctly.
OmegaDL50
Member
Mass Effect Trilogy and Andromeda have different focuses in terms of plot. The original series was about stopping a significant galactic threat (Reapers).
The new game focus is about a series of ships leaving the Milky Way galaxy and going to the uncharted Andromeda galaxy to make a new home.
It's more about discovery of an entirely unknown and new territory rather than expand on an existing lore on an established with Earth achieving interstellar space travel as a the result of Protean technology.
Andromeda is different in that it's long after the Reaper War. The travelers on the ship had to put into a cryogenic sleep because even at FTL warp the distance between the Milky Way and Andromeda is so vast that it took 600 years to make the trip.
(Interesting Science Fact, The Andromeda Galaxy is 1.5 Million Light Years from our own Milky Way Galaxy. A Light Year isn't so much a year but rather a measure of speed which determines the distance that visible light can travel in a single year before it's no longer being visible (In relation to Stars and other stellar objects that have a defined level of brightness), this being 9.5 trillion kilometres or 5.9 trillion miles)
malboroking
Banned
This is complete bullshit, Feival Goes West had a theatrical release. I saw it in the theaters man!
ScientificPizza
Banned
no offence but if you think return of jafar is bad you're wrong
GodfatherX
Member
indeed, if you want to point your finger at either of the direct to home video sequels as being bad, its definitely king of thieves that is the weakest link
DeaDPo0L84
Member
Just got home to finally see how this looks for myself. I am well past the infamous scene with Addison but finally did a quest with Liam and HOLY FUCK the eyes are so much better! We were on Aya and damn I could see tiny reflections in his eyes, they had depth to them due to the shading, and there is for sure something different with the animations. The face as a whole moves much more naturally when going through a conversation. The brow actually moves realistically versus being static and not matching the tone of the conversation.
I also had a conversation with Lexi and she was frustrated with me (whats new!) and due to that she did the same hand gesture that Addison does which is basically face palming. But it was reconfirmed what I thought I had seen on Aya in that the brow and facial muscles move much more natural now.
I also had a conversation with Lexi and she was frustrated with me (whats new!) and due to that she did the same hand gesture that Addison does which is basically face palming. But it was reconfirmed what I thought I had seen on Aya in that the brow and facial muscles move much more natural now.