Mass Effect 3

[jjdogjjdog5162]

Re: Mass Effect 3

Video about a theory on the ending

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Why couldnt the ending of been something like that? Im not the most insightful person in the world, and i have a hard time trying to understand these slick deep-thoughted endings nowadays(especially some of the movies i've gone too and also the first Alan Wake). This actually would make alot of sense(aside for the Normandy being out in deep space, unless Shepard was dreaming that and hoping that his friends would settle somewhere peaceful). I would love for a cut-scene type ending like the above video with clips from the 1st,2nd,3rd game explaining wtf happened at the end and why this and that were they way they were. This video actually brings alittle closure if thats what the developers were going for. I have this horrible feeling that EA wanted this publicity, knew the ending was garbage, and wants to rake in DLC money for a "updated" ending. They know that we will buy it, no matter how hard we try. For godsake, EA/Bioware has indoctrinated me.

[Sandman42]

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MP has no business in genres outside of sports and FPS. Those are the only 2 genres that should have MP. And furthermore, no MP in ANY genre should have an effect on the single player mode of the game. This IMO is where Bioware really pissed people off in Mass Effect 3.

Fighting games
MMO's
Strategy
Loot based RPG's like Diablo
Platformers if done right (New Super Mario Bros., Rayman Origins)

[TracerBullet]

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Fighting games
MMO's
Strategy
Loot based RPG's like Diablo
Platformers if done right (New Super Mario Bros., Rayman Origins)

Can't forget Sandbox games like GTA. Works there as well. (unless that was being counted under FPS/TPS genre)

[Solidice]

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MP has no business in genres outside of sports and FPS. Those are the only 2 genres that should have MP. And furthermore, no MP in ANY genre should have an effect on the single player mode of the game. This IMO is where Bioware really pissed people off in Mass Effect 3.

You can do ALL the side missions and not get your EMS to 4000, hell you won't even break 3,000.

HOWEVER

You can not do ANY side missions but play the hell out of MP and get your EMS beyond 4,000.

That is BS.

I think I was around 3,400-3,500 EMS before I edited the save file to put it at 4,000. and I haven't touch MP.

But I agree. MP should never impact single player to this extent. luckily I was on PC version which can be edited.

[Watson]

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made me lol. SIAP

[goh]

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MP has no business in genres outside of sports and FPS. Those are the only 2 genres that should have MP. And furthermore, no MP in ANY genre should have an effect on the single player mode of the game. This IMO is where Bioware really pissed people off in Mass Effect 3.

You can do ALL the side missions and not get your EMS to 4000, hell you won't even break 3,000.

HOWEVER

You can not do ANY side missions but play the hell out of MP and get your EMS beyond 4,000.

That is BS.

I had 3500ish. Over 3000 is possible. 4000 no.
They still haven't explained why they're filthy lying scum or said that they'll fix it.

[SlimKibbles]

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MP has no business in genres outside of sports and FPS. Those are the only 2 genres that should have MP. And furthermore, no MP in ANY genre should have an effect on the single player mode of the game. This IMO is where Bioware really pissed people off in Mass Effect 3.

You can do ALL the side missions and not get your EMS to 4000, hell you won't even break 3,000.

HOWEVER

You can not do ANY side missions but play the hell out of MP and get your EMS beyond 4,000.

That is BS.

I agree with you. I really do. I had no intentions of playing MP at all and just happened to check it out. Curiosity got the best of me. For what it is, it's not half bad. It shouldn't be in the game at all but it isn't brutal, in my opinion. I definitely don't think MP should be tied to whatever you need to do in SP though. Someone mentioned earlier that they'd much rather have a great SP game that doesn't include MP at all rather than what we got with ME3, if that is part of the reason why the ending felt incomplete. I totally agree with that. The Assassin's Creed series and Mass Effect series both should be without MP mode. It's unnecessary.

[AUChase]

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I don't think it's that cut and dry, but I get what you're saying GMSS...

After all, Uncharted had a fun MP experience. I haven't played ME3 yet, but I'll be sure to comment if/when I do...

[Leon]

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For those of you playing with good sound systems...

What do you have "Dynamic Range" set to? Right now I have mine on LOW because I find the dialogue to be weak on HIGH. The downside is that all other sound-effects don't have much "oomph" and my subwoofer is hardly getting any work. As mentioned, HIGH drowns out voices but I actually feel like it's making full use of my speakers. The only other negative is that it gets extremely loud for some reason when using Mass Relays - not good for my late night sessions.

Also, I just finished up on Rannoch...

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and damn were those missions good! I really liked the level design of the Geth consciousness and just how different it was from everything else in the game (from what I've seen so far). Learning more about the history between the Geth and Quarians made me feel bad about the Geth and their struggle for acceptance.

Now, the Reaper base made me feel like an action-hero. One on one with a Reaper? **** yeah! Though it did get tedious running from side-to-side but the whole sequence of events made up for it.

I actually thought I was gonna have to choose between destroying the Geth or the Quarians but good thing I had a lot of Paragon (and almost maxed out reputation) and managed to save both races. Of course, another ME2 pal had to bite the dust and losing Legion was heart-wrenching. Him referring to himself as "I" and asking if he had a soul was very powerful, emotional and provoked good thoughts on existentialism. I'll miss him calling me "Shepard Commander." Still, Mordin's sacrifice is still #1 for me up to this point in the game.

[Candyman5]

From what I heard it is possible to get 4,000 Readiness if you make all the "right" decisions in ME1-ME3. Like having

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Rachni Queen live, Kelly Chambers live, Purchasing the new stuff in NG+, Getting the reporter on your ship and not punching the reporter in the face.

Sent from me, duh.

[Suntan Superman]

Someone was talking about how reviewers didn't mention the ending, here's an interesting viewpoint on reviews themselves (pertaining to Mass Effect 3 and Gears 3)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthi...eviewers-fail/

[LambertandHam]

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Someone was talking about how reviewers didn't mention the ending, here's an interesting viewpoint on reviews themselves (pertaining to Mass Effect 3 and Gears 3)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthi...eviewers-fail/

Outside of ME3 itself, I wish more attention was paid to the reviewer/company relationship. I get all the outrage over ME3, but if it's solely focused on Bioware, we won't make any changes or get anything done.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I don't remember the last time I actually read a review and had it sway me from what I was going to do anyway.

[Jasong7777]

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The ending is not bad enough that it should stop people from getting the game.

[thedudedominick]

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Seriously this is an amazing game for 99 percent of the time. Everything leading up to the end is emotionally powerful and throughout the whole game you get a sense of impending doom with everything going against you. By the end I am feeling as emotionally drained as your Shepard appears to be in the game.

For those that haven't got the game or are afraid to play it because of the ending your are missing out on one of my favorite games ever.

About the ending

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While the way it ended was a bit out of nowhere I am not as pissed off about it as most. In fact the whole time I was playing the game I couldn't help but think I would love an ending where it was all for nothing and despite my best efforts the reapers would end up winning. Of course the ending I got was different than the reapers winning. I don't get the whole "my decisions made no difference" thought of people. Your decisions had a huge impact throughout the game. I am tired of video games having "perfect" happy endings where the hero survives and everyone goes on. I like this one taking a chance on something different. The delivery of this different ending was terrible, but I like their effort.

As far as multiplayer is concerned I don't mind it in this game because like I said before the game is amazing for 99 percent of it. I have a hard time believing anything would be different about single player or that the game would have been "better" if MP was taken out. Yes the galactic readiness wouldn't be in it, but other than that the SP IMO is as good if not better than the first two up until the very end.