Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Hopefully we can be a total arsehole in this game, at least on Inquisition's level where party members can downright hate you, but apparently it is not really possible? :/
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Mass Effect: Andromeda |OT| Ryders on the Storm
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Hopefully we can be a total arsehole in this game, at least on Inquisition's level where party members can downright hate you, but apparently it is not really possible? :/
You can drive Cassandra to alcoholism.
Are they complaining the other races are in andromeda or are they complying that there doesn't seem to be new races of characters that can be in your squad at some point? The first complaint wouldn't make sense but the second would.
Retrofluxed
Member
That's fucked up. I'm too much of a goodie two shoes when I play Bioware games.
Given the context, both.
lastplayed
Member
I'm not sure. Is there a "approve/disapprove" system? I never noticed it in the trial.
IMACOMPUTA
Member
Yeah I took that post as criticising the lack of new races. Since they stuck with the same handful and the universe is infinite and all.
It might be hidden, or it might be a "critical branch" type approval/disapproval. For example, the loyalty system in Mass Effect 2 is pretty binary and doesn't have numbers popping up representing how your squad feels about your every decision, but if you "fail" Tali's loyalty mission then her interactions with you on the ship therafter have a very different tone. Or in Mass Effect 1, where getting Wrex's family armor becomes a "hidden" check to get him back on your side in Virmire.
This was my desired path as well. There was a lot of potential in telling a story set in a post ME3 galaxy. The Reaper war and its conclusion would have drastically altered everything and there are so many ways that could be taken and developed in order to create meaningful and interesting stories. And it wouldn't require them to dwell on the ending to ME3 or the Reapers, just to simply use that as the lens by which this future Milky Way is developed.
But I don't hate the premise of MEA or think it inherently bad. There's a lot of potential here as well. It's simply an easy way out that I'm not surprised they took. Maybe we'll get to go back to the Milky Way someday.
It is, but it may be tricky to find. For some reason the last two games I've preordered haven't had the download button show up on the store or in my library. What I had to do was go to my library and manually search for the game and then the download button will pull up. So if you don't see it on the store page or library, try that.
Spoilers for Inquisition but:
An "evil" Inquisitor can drive Cassandra to alcoholism, reinforce and bring out Solas' racist beliefs, leave Blackwall to die in an Orlesian prison, and essentially either kick out or drive out most other companions. You can also get Cullen addicted to Lyrium after he tries to quit and Harding later finds him as a junkie begging on the streets after Trespasser where she then puts him down.
There's new aliens, new planets, new phenomena, new enemies, a new location, new history, in an entirely different timeline.
There's no Citadel, Federation, or Mass Effect relays. There's also no established races aside from Human and a smattering of Krogan, Salarians, Asari, and Turians. And, at least at the start of the game, their numbers are EXTREMELY limited.
I see the complaint with regards to different non-established races as companions, but given the circumstances of the plot and the setup, I doubt you'd have other races ready to join up. There is one new race companion include, but I do understand you'd like to see more.
I get what y'all are saying, but an entirely human Initiative would get a bit boring quick.
KINGofCRA5H
Member
yeah I just preordered and the download started.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
.....Holy shit. I never knew about any of this except for
Blackwall
Extremely curious to see how things change it up past the Trial's end in Eos. Still need to find/make a good custom Sara, too.
My pre order downloaded last week
Goddamn.
And there was someone in the another thread saying Bioware games don't actually have choice.
TetraGenesis
Member
So many amazing OT title options and we went with that. 
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
You can, among other things:
- Claiming to use Inquisition to pursue your own ambition
- Knowingly lie to vast masses of people who view you as God's prophet in order to obtain power,
- Lead Leliana
to become a murderous psychopath,
into becoming a Lyrium addict, which will make him end up living on the streets, by the way,
- Punch Solas and reinforce his bigoted/racist beliefs,
- Make fun of Dorian's issues. Oh, you can punch him as well, lol, and basically tell him to fuck off,
- Leave Blackwall
to rot in the prison, or before that, you can actually tell him to fuck off and excise him out along with the order he claims to be representing,
into Inquisition's servitude.
- Tell Cole to fuck off,
- Tell Ironbull to
sacrifice his long-time friends and comrades and turn him into a crazed religious nut, which will make him betray you in the end
- Kill
Varric's long-time friend,
- Etc etc etc.
The Inquisitor can become a MASSIVE arsehole, depending on how you play him/her, lol.
Hopefully we can become a massive jerk. I always love to play as a jerk, hahah.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Admiral Woofington
Member
I just want to slap a reporter.
They have choices in so far as who your character becomes and what happens to your companions. They don't necessarily change the entire story- in the end you're still fighting an Archdemon/Corypheus/etc.
Where is this stuff located? Is it from the same terminal you get the pre-order stuff from?
Royal_Phalanx
Member
In Inquisition you can also punch Dorian in the face if his approval is low enough.
It was pretty bad during the trial. At least 60% of my games were lagging in a way or the other (you lag even as host but instead of rubberbanding your game goes into bullet time mode every once in a while so the others can catch up) so hearing that there won't be region filters and they still haven't added connection quality/information is really disappointing. This is freaking 2017.
Still, the multiplayer was a goddamn blast despite this massive issue.
hairygreenpeas
Neo Member
Despite the whole animation fiasco, I'm admittedly still pretty excited about this game. Will definitely be checking out this OT whenever I get my hands on it, which will hopefully be some time this week!
Thanks guys, downloading now.
Well, talk about wasted time. It will be done by tomorrow but I could've had it ready a long time ago.
Ryzaki009
Member
I love doing that. He can be a smug asshole and all I did was recruit the templars.
Stay salty Dorian.
3 hours and 50 minutes
3-4ish. midnight pacific
4 hours
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
I won't be able to play until Tuesday night, hoping it turns out alright.
Banderdash
Member
If I play as Fem Ryder can I romance Cora?
DeadlyParasite
Member
Retrofluxed
Member
Well, getting the hell away from Reddit then, as I may have just read a line from the ending.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Shepard was like my Buck Rogers. His crew was just part of the ride. You had Seth Green as Joker too.
This feels like a whole new beginning in some ways. It could be good, but the information comes at me in such an odd way.
I'm hoping the reviews are spot on. The last time I played ME I used my Kinect. One of the only times I found use for it last gen.
This feels like a whole new beginning in some ways. It could be good, but the information comes at me in such an odd way.
I'm hoping the reviews are spot on. The last time I played ME I used my Kinect. One of the only times I found use for it last gen.
Yeah, if you don't want spoilers, I would highly recommend going dark right now as its starting to spread.
Sooooo, for people on PC in Europe / Au / NZ there might be a way to play the game early. I'm not sure if it works anymore, but here are the instructions for changing your VPN that seemed to work for mirrors edge:
https://www.reddit.com/r/mirrorsedg...early/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=comment_list
https://www.reddit.com/r/mirrorsedg...early/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=comment_list
Banderdash
Member
Just finished Zelda tonight so I am freeeeee for Andromeda. Ready to get back to the world of Mass Effect, some bad animation gifs aside.
Take me to the plaid zone Bioware.
Take me to the plaid zone Bioware.
Yep. Counting it down.
Oh man, did not know that about Cassandra.