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Mass Effect: Andromeda - Info from Official Xbox Magazine Cover Story
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Maybe they had a lot of cold metal benches
disappeared
Banned
Wait so would a melee build be theoretically possible?
Thank christ.
Boombloxer
Member
I want multiplayer info.
MiamiWesker
Member
This game sounds like a dream game. They are saying everything right. If not for zelda hitting this would be my most anticipated game.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Nude aliens?
I can't well bang all of these okays
I can't well bang all of these okays
Not sure how I feel about the lack of level cap. But everything else sounds pretty great.
I especially like that the Loyalty Missions aren't just one offs but something that takes on multiple parts.
Really hope the Kett are actually as interesting as they make them out to be. Also pretty intrigued by this other storyline.
I especially like that the Loyalty Missions aren't just one offs but something that takes on multiple parts.
Really hope the Kett are actually as interesting as they make them out to be. Also pretty intrigued by this other storyline.
Back-In-Black
Banned
Woah, we have any confirmation on that?
Aztechnology
Member
Alternate modes for abilities sounds great. Especially for MP if they allow it.
Individual power cooldowns? Not necessarily the greatest idea. Can lead to killing enemies with spam rather than actual tactics, especially if there are plentiful cooldown reducing bonuses (like in ME1 where it was possible to keep up overwhelming power spam, trivializing already trivial combat even more).
But perhaps the game design is actually built around individual cooldowns (because ME1's sure wasn't... but then i'm not sure the gameplay was even designed there really).
I kinda hope the lack of level cap does not apply to multiplayer. The limited point amount in ME3 MP was interesting because it forced specialization, and thus two players with the same character could contribute differently to the game. For single player, no level cap is OK.
I wonder why they specify the max speed for the ship. Does it have actual effect in the game (ie is time tracked?) or is just a bit of trivia for those interested in the lore?
But perhaps the game design is actually built around individual cooldowns (because ME1's sure wasn't... but then i'm not sure the gameplay was even designed there really).
I kinda hope the lack of level cap does not apply to multiplayer. The limited point amount in ME3 MP was interesting because it forced specialization, and thus two players with the same character could contribute differently to the game. For single player, no level cap is OK.
I wonder why they specify the max speed for the ship. Does it have actual effect in the game (ie is time tracked?) or is just a bit of trivia for those interested in the lore?
Back-In-Black
Banned
Praise be to shinobi!
Honestly having 3 (Zelda, Horizon, Mass Effect) huge (content wise) games within a month is cool i will try to get all three but it will take me untill summer or longer to beat them all lol.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
I'm kinda glad that I'm not getting hyped about this game because, if it exceeds my expectations, it'll hopefully remind me of how I felt when I played the first Mass Effect.
disappeared
Banned
Same. I hope it strikes that sense-of-wonder nerve that the first one did.
Lord of Castamere
Member
So all that leaked stuff about free flying was scrapped, galaxy map again? What about about a large number of planets to explore?
So the bolded is still true. How much of the unbolded? We will still be able to build settlements?
So the bolded is still true. How much of the unbolded? We will still be able to build settlements?
Some of that tempest stuff is. 100s of planets is debunked.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
"Surrender or burn"
Nuance
Nuance
Tertullian
Member
Yeah, it would be nice if some of the great things they keep saying could put in an appearance in any of their trailers.
I hope there's 1 naked one just so we can feel the awkward
The Kett are nuanced, not necessarily the Archon himself. One bad guy isn't an entire species. He's probably just some massive dick, but the Kett species as a whole might be more complicated. Like he's their version of the Illusive Man or Admiral Aken Bosch from Freespace 2. They basically spell it out that he doesn't represent all Kett.
Probably saw the Nexus roll into town however long before the Hyperion arrived. Saw all these new alien species come up into his neighborhood and start scoping out planets and goes all anti-immigration.
prag16
Banned
Am I reading that wrong, or does it sound like the Archon may not be the primary antagonist? Interesting if true.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Really liking the sound of the multi-part squad loyalty quests. Maybe quest-chains would be a better term?
Seriously looking forward to this.
I'd imagine that them limiting the number of active skills to 3 will do a lot to help with the spam problem. Probably a big part of the thinking there, actually.
There's a de-facto level cap due to the limited number of skills to put points into; MP classes are going to be more specialized by design, and so, have a lower "cap."
The Nomad is the ground vehicle, top speed is kind of important there, lol.
Hey m8, that's more choices than some fictional races out there will give ya.
Seriously looking forward to this.
I'd imagine that them limiting the number of active skills to 3 will do a lot to help with the spam problem. Probably a big part of the thinking there, actually.
There's a de-facto level cap due to the limited number of skills to put points into; MP classes are going to be more specialized by design, and so, have a lower "cap."
The Nomad is the ground vehicle, top speed is kind of important there, lol.
Hey m8, that's more choices than some fictional races out there will give ya.
The Salt Life
Banned
First play through will be on narrative, just cause...I'm old
According to Ian there's a way to have more than 3.
I hope the Kett have a feline sub-race that hangs around in pubs all day.
Then we could visit the Kett Cat Bar.
I'm glad they brought that back. It's nice when you just want to blaze through something.
Then we could visit the Kett Cat Bar.
I'm glad they brought that back. It's nice when you just want to blaze through something.
#notmyarchon
He might be the primary antagonist but the main goal of the game is to find and settle worlds for Human and other council species long term. He's probably a major obstacle in that endeavor but overcoming him may not solve all your problems or fix everything for you and all the other migrants.
prag16
Banned
The comments regarding the open-ness sounded bang on to me. I'm reasonably optimistic they'll hit the sweet spot by avoiding unnecessary open world bloat without being too constricted.
I expect we'll see more Storm Coast/Fallow Mire/Exalted Plains/Emprise du Lion type planet maps than Hinterlands/Crestwood/Western Approach/Hissing Wastes type maps. Big giant open boxes sound more fun, but it's certainly easier to craft and place content when you have a more fixed idea of what direction players are going to be going and when they'll come upon whatever is there.
We sure as shit won't be dropped into a Hinterlands type environment first thing that's for damn sure. Even if there are a few planets somewhat like it.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Huh. Not sure how I feel about that.
Maybe he's counting the alternate fire modes as separate skills...?
Vin_Mistborn
Member
Why did some folks think crafting wouldn't be optional? Did Bioware say something about needing to craft? I always assumed crafting would be optional from the beginning.
Ah, well, that explains this then. With multiple powers like in ME2 and 3, general cooldown is kinda necessary.
The ship, not the Nomad. 13 ly a day. Is that important? Or is it just fluff for those interested?
LelouchZero
Member
Soo umm... *Looks from top to bottom* What weapons do you have?
Mostly just cool lore stuff, but also gives idea about what kind distances we can cover in sensible timeframes. There isn't relay network to use and Milky Way races never found way to build them.
To be fair species like the hanar were nude always.
