Florida_Man_5000
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Lol! But as long as the rainbow star child doesn't find us, we're good.
I choose the "renegade" option: slugs the messenger then shoots his gun in the sky while screaming like Charles Hestin at the end of Planet of the Apes.
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Rumor: Mass Effect 4 details leak through survey
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I choose the "renegade" option: slugs the messenger then shoots his gun in the sky while screaming like Charles Hestin at the end of Planet of the Apes.
Great idea, let's build a game around avoiding a collision that's 4 billion years away. Not to mention that the merging together of 2 galaxies isn't necessarily the end of everything.
Seems like they put in more thinking effort about it than you, really.
Yes the amazing design of the Asari would totally be missed...
I do like that it seems that ME4 is building on DAI's approach. I found that, even though the quests themselves had a lot of filler, they often took you to unique and interesting areas, furthering the sense of exploration which is perfect for ME. Bioware has been open about learning lots of lessons about quest design from DAI so I trust it'll be a fair step forward in that regard.
shinobi602
Member
Lol, I meant people are pissed this is out. (obviously)
Lmao, iirc this was specifically mentioned in an earlier game too.
Its needy though and carbon stars aint cheap.
TC McQueen
Member
I'm guessing that the humans aren't the only ones doing this colonization thing, since there's mention of a Krogan colony ship. I get the feeling that they're going to go all "this is our best chance of surviving the Reapers" or something like that.
75% of this sounds great (new universe, exploration, seamless transitions, build your crew and so on). Not too thrilled for more DA:I 'fluff filler' though. Here's hoping they don't overdo that again.
Yes: drive my custom Mako over alien mountain ranges bathed in the light of binary stars. No: spend hours clicking on alien skulls to tag alien shards only to find myself in Generic Alien Resistance Mart. Bleh.
Little surprised at all the "no more space saviour' and 'oh great ancient aliens...again' comments. Seems like that's the underlying shtick. Personally I'd like to see them move back towards the 'Sid Mead futurism' of ME1 and away from the 'Oh So Gritty' of subsequent games.
Yes: drive my custom Mako over alien mountain ranges bathed in the light of binary stars. No: spend hours clicking on alien skulls to tag alien shards only to find myself in Generic Alien Resistance Mart. Bleh.
Little surprised at all the "no more space saviour' and 'oh great ancient aliens...again' comments. Seems like that's the underlying shtick. Personally I'd like to see them move back towards the 'Sid Mead futurism' of ME1 and away from the 'Oh So Gritty' of subsequent games.
Exploratory
Banned
My worst fear is that they turn Mass Effect into Star Trek. And not only is that fear coming true but they're rehashing the same ancient civilization bullshit I've seen a thousand times including in just the last trilogy.
I'll buy it regardless because its Mass Effect but I'm disappointed.
I'll buy it regardless because its Mass Effect but I'm disappointed.
Not sure how I missed seeing the buggy shit after playing for 120hrs.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
My sources have confirmed that you suck
Same, haven't had any issues other than one instance of derp eyes.
TouchMyBox
Member
For me the right click to zoom in not working a quarter of the time was kind of a deal breaker. Getting in and out of cover felt janky as hell too.
In dragon age, the party AI were always acting like idiots, and everything surrounding reviving people was completely messed up. Party members being below level geometry when they die and being unable to be clicked on to be revived, being able to revive teammates, but the progress bar finishing and the teammate not actually getting revived a whole bunch of times, and members dying in the stats, but still walk around and are unable to attack or be revived.
Fun stuff.
I'm hoping for some new sexy alien races to romance
But I wouldn't say no to a whole star cluster or two.
……forgetit
Member
Deploy strike teams on dynamic and time sensitive missions? Yeah, heard that one before.
TC McQueen
Member
The problem with ancient aliens is that if they're the villains and are too powerful, then you need deus ex machinas to defeat them and possibly even to keep the good guys from getting curbstomped early on. That's a major issue for this story, because there's no way in hell that this colonization effort has the amount of military assets to do much of anything if a super powerful enemy appears, barring salvageable ancient alien ships floating around.
probably. if it truly is hundreds or thousands years after events in the trilogy it should show in technological evolution as well. So yeah, my guess a bunch of races sent seed/colonisation ships (or joined forces and sent one ship) as a sort of Plan B; and when they arrive that's where the player comes in. I can imagine the game starting with a cutscene in the lines 'our galaxy is in turmoil, Reaper invasion, etc etc, you are our hope for a continued existence'. They could time it at the start of ME2 and add 'Shepard is dead'.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Omega DLC. BioWare Montreal.
But I'm pretty sure they were also heavily involved in Mass Effect 3's development. Not the story stuff, but the combat systems and encounter design. And maybe the multiplayer.
YankeeDonB
Member
Ha, that's my fondest wish! But this info doesn't really sound very Star Trekky.
The ones who did the Omega DLC, they have donse other DLC stuff for ME which was also not that great...
To be fair, the war table was a good thing. Offers new lore, OP weapons/armour, and a sense of progress that DAO missed.Deploy strike teams on dynamic and time sensitive missions? Yeah, heard that one before.
She'll also be the most plot important character in the game
prag16
Banned
We're probably missing some information. Since you're establishing settlements/colonies, you must have a very sizable group with you on this Pathfinder expedition. Probably a fleet of ships, some of which are massive as fuck. It probably isn't just humanity in on this. We probably will have the council races plus some extras involved. In that case, why shouldn't there be a Krogan (or a lot of Krogans).
Mass Effect has been moving away from Star Trek the TV show and towards the films since the first game.
RandomSeed
Member
Rediculing a "games story" after I told you it was based on that paragraph that features repeating words and reads like some PR person wrote it? Being sarcastic to someone to defend a game out in a year or two is what a fanboy would do, so please, just relax and be open to the possibility you may have been sarcastic to me for no reason other than what you may be thinking, not me.
yeah ancient somethings are a big scifi trope. But you can write around that, I know stories where the ancient somethings actually win, or are bested by even more ancient somethings. In any case, it instantly gives some storyline context for stuff like 'mysterious relics', 'unknown technology', and other actors in the story competing for that stuff. I prefer my scifi to be a bit more on the 'society/human side', like in Galactica (if you scratch away all the Cylon gods stuff)
Exploratory
Banned
They're turning Mass Effect into exploration of unknown world's instead exploration of known alien cultures. Completely different experience basically ignoring the foundation of Mass Effect.
And I know people have asked for a "explore unknown worlds" type of game I just hoped they wouldn't fall into that.
Trust me. I'm a PhD
Member
Oh, like at Bioware/EA? Yeah, an intern or two is getting let go for sure^^
ChosenPredator
Banned
Deploy strike teams on dynamic and time sensitive missions? Yeah, heard that one before.
exactly what i thought ..i can't get that part out of my head i wonder if they're going to amplify that cell phone send your party member on a mission wait for hours part to collect resources. ew.
anexanhume
Member
I was hoping we'd see other galaxies. I just hope it's not the same type of hero and villain setup set in another galaxy to be like LOL THIS IS TOTALLY NOT SHEPHERD.
I don't understand that.
What known alien cultures did we explore?
They were all made up.
Florida_Man_5000
Member
The Krograns hump like bunnies. They would be the most "invasive species" (to borrow a plant term) to a new ecosystem.
Agreed, the only issue I had with the table was that I couldn't interact with it without warping back and running off to a distant corner of the stronghold.
levyjl1988
Banned
Commander Shepard
Pathfinder
Grey Warden
Champion of Kirkwall
Inquisitor
Same type of basic moniker setup....
same basic structure as with Elder Scrolls you're always a prisoner then the world opens up.
Looking forward to this. I hope there already is a Mass Effect Remaster Trilogy.
Pathfinder
Grey Warden
Champion of Kirkwall
Inquisitor
Same type of basic moniker setup....
same basic structure as with Elder Scrolls you're always a prisoner then the world opens up.
Looking forward to this. I hope there already is a Mass Effect Remaster Trilogy.
shinobi602
Member
Trust me, the folks that sign off on these surveys are no interns.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Hmmm lots of people seem disappointed, everything I read there seems awesome. If this is what it is I'll preorder yesterday
Jibbajabbawockky
Member
Shit, you'd think EA would get the message on these surveys inevitably leaking info, what with the Inquisition one back in Fall 2012 forcing them to announce the game right after that leak and then you had that BF4 survey too.
Uhhh why can't I just get a buddy cop adventure in the ME galaxy
Yeah, that was a pain. Ideally they'll fix this in ME since they don't communicate with pidgeons.
DOWN
Banned
Uncharted worlds is a huge theme of ME1 and even one of its musical track names
Not epic enough
I've never seen someone take so much offence over a little sprinkling of sarcasm. You can twist what you said in whatever way you want, the bottom line is you compared the game's story to fan fiction due to one paragraph.
I'm not hot and bothered, I'm perfectly calm, even within you throwing insults around so I'm pretty much done with responding to you.