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Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer |OT| Rich, deep online role playing

Cat Party

Member
Maybe we are getting new Quarian characters in the same classes. There are two asari adepts, after all. But yeah, more Turians would be great.

And some people on BioWare's boards have already gotten Indras from Spectre packs, so it's definitely real.
 

rozay

Banned
I'm trying to understand why a Cerberus base would Exist on Thessia, let alone one in a temple.

The Indra is almost as useless as the Incisor, not sure why it's an ultra-rare and not a silver weapon.
 

enzo_gt

tagged by Blackace
Phoenix classes? Awesome. Can't wait to die with 5 medi-gels in stock and wreck shit on my opponents as Dark Phoenix.
 

Cat Party

Member
Post on the BW forums says there's a hangup and packs will roll out sometime later. Made it sound like it would be soon, though.
 
Let's just stop a minute on the hypothesis of a Turian Infiltrator whose logical skill set would be :
- Cloak
- Proxy Mine
- Overload

Less survivability than a Salarian, but more lethal against Geth with chain overload.

Who's in ?
 
Let's just stop a minute on the hypothesis of a Turian Infiltrator whose logical skill set would be :
- Cloak
- Proxy Mine
- Overload

Less survivability than a Salarian, but more lethal against Geth with chain overload.

Who's in ?

it would probably have some sort of unique power. like the justicar has bubble, the geth have hunter mode, the batarians have blade stuff and the net, and krogan vanguard is a krogan vanguard.

im just not sure what it'd have. looked at the wiki, heres some possibilities: assasination, damping, shield boost, dark channel, defense matrix, stasis, decoy.
 

Xevren

Member
Let's just stop a minute on the hypothesis of a Turian Infiltrator whose logical skill set would be :
- Cloak
- Proxy Mine
- Overload

Less survivability than a Salarian, but more lethal against Geth with chain overload.

Who's in ?

Rather just play a GI if that's what they get.
 

Chocobro

Member
I'm having trouble playing now. A few minutes after I booted up the multiplayer, there would be a network error of some sort. Leaderboards won't load up, I can't create my own games or join games. And if I happen to join a game, when wave 1 starts, everyone doesn't move like they're frozen. Also, PSPacks don't show up for me anymore.

Is anyone else having this problem?

Edit: This is on the 360 btw. Rebooting only fixes it for a few minutes and it happens again.
 

Xevren

Member
I'm having trouble playing now. A few minutes after I booted up the multiplayer, there would be a network error of some sort. Leaderboards won't load up, I can't create my own games or join games. And if I happen to join a game, when wave 1 starts, everyone doesn't move like they're frozen. Also, PSPacks don't show up for me anymore.

Is anyone else having this problem?

Edit: This is on the 360 btw. Rebooting only fixes it for a few minutes and it happens again.

Couple of my friends can't play at all today either on 360. Something funky seems to be going on.
 

rozay

Banned
I have the same problem

edit: balance changes, commendation pack are both delayed due to technical difficulties

I've got 6 points left on my Asari adept that I can use on either weapon damage or reducing the weight of heavy pistols.

Does the Carnifex let me get 200% CD once upgraded?
yeah, I don't know what level exactly but at level X it does
 
I've got 6 points left on my Asari adept that I can use on either weapon damage or reducing the weight of heavy pistols.

Does the Carnifex let me get 200% CD once upgraded?
 

DY_nasty

NeoGAF's official "was this shooting justified" consultant
Let's just stop a minute on the hypothesis of a Turian Infiltrator whose logical skill set would be :
- Cloak
- Proxy Mine
- Overload

Less survivability than a Salarian, but more lethal against Geth with chain overload.

Who's in ?

Naw... Overload and Proxy Mine are two abilities that conflict with each other coming out of cloak.

Gimme Assassination, Defense Drone, and Overload. Something new.
 
I'm having trouble playing now. A few minutes after I booted up the multiplayer, there would be a network error of some sort. Leaderboards won't load up, I can't create my own games or join games. And if I happen to join a game, when wave 1 starts, everyone doesn't move like they're frozen. Also, PSPacks don't show up for me anymore.

Is anyone else having this problem?

Edit: This is on the 360 btw. Rebooting only fixes it for a few minutes and it happens again.

I've been playing for the last 4-5hrs or so with no problems (360), but the last match (just finished 10mins ago) had one guy who didn't move the whole time.
 

Songbird

Prodigal Son
Damn, I missed class rumour talk. If Quarians are indeed getting alternate loadouts, could they be male please BioWare? I want to live out my Kal'Reegar fantasies.
 

Bisnic

Really Really Exciting Member!
Is there a problem with the servers, at least on Origin? I can't create a match, i get a "network error has occurred" and the premium spectre pack that was there a few hours ago is gone.
 

rozay

Banned
Random thought, did the people who cannot (like me) connect to games or even host them open the Victory pack or buy a premium spectre before they were taken down?
 
Random thought, did the people who cannot (like me) connect to games or even host them open the Victory pack or buy a premium spectre before they were taken down?

According to the BSN forum that seems to be the case. I checked mine out and I can connect just fine
 

rozay

Banned
It's unbelievable that the game has been out for over a month and a half and issues that existed in the early access beta still haven't been fixed. What are the people in the multiplayer studio working on?
 

Divvy

Canadians burned my passport
I guess that's why I can't find a single game tonight. Soloed a silver round out of boredom.
 
Random thought, did the people who cannot (like me) connect to games or even host them open the Victory pack or buy a premium spectre before they were taken down?

I did both smh. So now I'm guessing I won't be able to play for a while. It's amazing how many bugs are present in game.
 

EekTheKat

Member
Doesn't seem like anybody have any direct answers for what's going on, only guesswork from people piecing together a puzzle.

But from all indication, the accounts are flagged and locked on the server side if you redeemed the packs that were briefly available this afternoon.

I'm locked out as well, on PS3 - bought a Premium Spectre Pack and redeemed the Victory pack.
 

EekTheKat

Member
My account seems to be working now.

PS3 version, bought on PSN. I was able to join a bronze game a moment ago. I was locked out with the others this afternoon when the Victory/Premium Spectre Packs went up briefly.

This incident has me terrified to actually play the game now though, incase they're still doing something in the back end with the database.
 
Tried the Geth infiltrator grenadier build. Good god that is powerful. When I was host, playing with good players, I was still netting 120k per match. Without host, I got 75k. Those disappearing falcon grenades really kill the class when you don't have host.

However, I recommend carrying the Geth submachine gun - only 3% extra cool down, but it's good at taking down the heavies (prime, atlas).

Edit: didn't get any packs, nor did I see the premium packs on Xbox.
 

EekTheKat

Member
Spoke too soon. Just like that it stopped working again. I was able to create a private lobby briefly to test connectivity but soon after that it bombed out again.
 

Tzeentch

Member
-- I logged on after they took down the glitched packs and can play fine. But DAMN it's super glitchy on XBOX for me. Getting grabbed from 20 feet away by Banshees and (strangely) Phantoms. I got instabbed twice today by Phantoms nowhere near me - it just teleported me to them and sword through the gut. Never had that happen before (yes, I know lag can be an issue, but it's only today that things really started getting out of control). All sorts of glitchy wierdness that almost made me throw my controller at the screen. No other problems with pack openings or anything, just ridiculous behavior by the instagib enemies. Either get rid of their glitchy ass instadeaths or deal with the problems causing it.

-- Oh, had the usual enemies stuck in crates and unkillable BS too but that's usual glitchy crap and nothing new.

-- It's too bad Bioware is dropping the ball on this like everything they do recently. The multiplayer has surprised the hell out of me with how fun it was (just started really playing it this week after dropping the game for weeks due to disgust at the SP ending).
 

DY_nasty

NeoGAF's official "was this shooting justified" consultant
This has been a great night so far. 5 ultra rares picked up total, got my carnifex, claymore, revenant, and falcon topped off. picked up a bunch of uncommons that i had been lacking...

awesome stuff

:D
 

MNC

Member
I think it's time.

Time to uninstall this game. Completed Singleplayer, feeling no urge to go back to multiplayer anymore.

Yes. There once was a game installed here. It's gone now.
 
Turian Sentinel vs. Geth is pretty damn good. Or anyone with overload for that matter.

Overload all day, erry day.

I still have shitty weapons though, which is quite annoying. I have a decent array of assault rifles, but only 2 snipers, 2 shotguns, and I've been stuck with the default pistol and SMG. I have hardly any upgrades for anything either. Really kind of sucks, especially playing an Adept or other pistol-favoring class, when you're stuck with the worst weapons. I've never been a big AR fan the Mass Effect series at all.

And Krogan Soldier is just sort of interesting, with the melee-centric playstyle. Different than anything else. Still really want the Asari Adept the most, followed by one of the unlockable Infiltrators, but I need weapons and good upgrades just as badly. No game, the SMG scope is not useful.
 

DY_nasty

NeoGAF's official "was this shooting justified" consultant
Turian Sentinel vs. Geth is pretty damn good. Or anyone with overload for that matter.

Overload all day, erry day.

I still have shitty weapons though, which is quite annoying. I have a decent array of assault rifles, but only 2 snipers, 2 shotguns, and I've been stuck with the default pistol and SMG. I have hardly any upgrades for anything either. Really kind of sucks, especially playing an Adept or other pistol-favoring class, when you're stuck with the worst weapons. I've never been a big AR fan the Mass Effect series at all.

And Krogan Soldier is just sort of interesting, with the melee-centric playstyle. Different than anything else. Still really want the Asari Adept the most, followed by one of the unlockable Infiltrators, but I need weapons and good upgrades just as badly. No game, the SMG scope is not useful.
Stick to the formula of getting low level characters up in bronze games then easing into silver matches.

Don't try and waste time beating your head against a wall on gold with randoms.

Veteran packs will give you everything you need early on and the credits you get from Bronze/Silver games will more than cover that.
 
Just started playing this a lot more since leaving it after initial SP completion. Any tips for a beginner in getting better weapons / characters?

Got once biotic to level 20 then 'promoted' it (whatever that means!) and an engineer to 19. Mainly only bought spectre packs and played bronze / silver.

Any basic advice would be hugely appreciated, cheers!
 

Gui_PT

Member
Just started playing this a lot more since leaving it after initial SP completion. Any tips for a beginner in getting better weapons / characters?

Got once biotic to level 20 then 'promoted' it (whatever that means!) and an engineer to 19. Mainly only bought spectre packs and played bronze / silver.

Any basic advice would be hugely appreciated, cheers!

When you promote a character/class, everyone in that class goes back to level 0 with their stats reset.

What this does is raise your readiness for the campaign and raise your N7 rating (by 10 points) in multiplayer

As for leveling up, i usually start with a couple of bronze challenges, move up to silver for a couple more and them obviously gold without spending any credits

In gold challenges, you get about 75k credits which is more than enough for a spectre pack. Once you're on a high level, just stick to gold challenges and every match will earn you enough to buy a good pack and get rare weapons/characters
 
When you promote a character/class, everyone in that class goes back to level 0 with their stats reset.

What this does is raise your readiness for the campaign and raise your N7 rating (by 10 points) in multiplayer

As for leveling up, i usually start with a couple of bronze challenges, move up to silver for a couple more and them obviously gold without spending any credits

In gold challenges, you get about 75k credits which is more than enough for a spectre pack. Once you're on a high level, just stick to gold challenges and every match will earn you enough to buy a good pack and get rare weapons/characters

That's great advice thanks.

I tried a few gold games with random players (myself included!) and we got trashed in about wave 3. Any particular classes / combinations that work well for Gold games?

I suppose my only problem is really finding the time to play, 20mins a game means I can only really fit in about 3 or 4 games a week!
 
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