BioWare Finally Confirms and Details Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer

[scyrin]

this sounds...kinda interesting in a really weird way. i have a feeling this is probably going to be similar to the spec-op missions in MW2 where as they are just side missions.

anyone else kinda worried about the balenceing issues? i mean, i can't say that ME was one of the hardest games ever, and i can imagine that having more players will probably make the missions kinda easy.

 

[FEichinger]

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I care about what companies think out of the simple fact, that I use the idiology, business model and marketing as it is portrayed and experienced as a massive factor in my choice which games to buy. My favorite example here is Battlefield 3. Not gonna buy it, until EA gets the stick with the Origin-imprint out of it's arse, to put it direct.
Neither did I buy Minecraft (and neither will I do so), because Notch has massive influence on a huge community, which he uses in things like the Scrolls debate, and 'merely' created a tech demo for a new concept, which he only later changed to an actual game.
Neither do I plan on buying another Bethesda Game developed by anyone other than their in-house brews, or long-time established studios. See what they did to the original BRINK concept? (Not that Splash didn't play a large role with their lack of experience with such a massive concept, but we saw demos prior to Bethesda-injected ideas, which had much more potential)

None of these have actually proven to be bad to the core, or taking turns that don't have upsides as well, but these are all decisions influenced by the companies' behavior. And that's my main reasoning.

 

[lemby117]

So, why have it? The point of a good RPG is the story, characters, narrative. putting in multi play takes away from all as well as pacing. Utterly pointless and distractive. Thank you bioware, saddly enough I'm out. My interest in finding out the end of the story just went out the window. Time to cancel my pre order. I'll wait till it's second hand if I get it at all. Good bye bioware, it was fun.

So your going to not buy the game because it has a completley optional multiplayer, goodbye logic, it was fun.

Ot hopefuly this wont need 4 players because I only have two mass effect playing friends

 

[captaincabbage]

Nerds having an adverse reaction whan a game has multiplayer? What madness is this??

All I can say to those haters out there is, "Fuck you, I'm a Krogan!!".

 

[Korten12]

So......is Bioware telling me that I can't get a good/perfect ending in ME3 because I don't have friends to play ME with?

Not exactly but it will be easier to get the perfect ending. The co-op part of the game will also feature story elements so if you want the full experience you're going to have to play it.

Guess I better cancel my BF3 pre-order, because it too assumes I might have one friend in the entire world who shares a similar gaming interest as myself, and has included a side-story in a co-operative campaign.

How dare they make such assumptions about me!

They keep making that assumption about me, and its starting to get annoying as shit.

Thing is tho, is that they said: ALTERNATE. Not NEED, Alternate. you can get the best ending without ever playing co-op.

People wonder why they get angry responses in articles. It's a lot of times b/c they don't even read the whole article!

 

[GameMaNiAC]

Soooo... Shepard Twincest?

The idea of Shepard twins fighting off the Reapers together would make for something pretty awesome..... I think there is a fanfic of that though......

Please read the whole article before commenting. It says you can create your own alien character (Salarian, Krogan, Turian... etc).

OT: Well, this sounds like something I can cope with. May even give it a try.

 

[Xaositect]

Exactly what I was worried about.

Hey Bioware, how about... instead of wasting that MP teams efforts on some tacked on shit like that to try and seduce RPG hating shooter fans, why not... I dont know... have their time effort and funds spent on the single player gameplay this cheap crap is encroaching on?

Its a disappointing thing to know that, before ME3 has even been released and had a chance to surpass ME1 in terms of epicness its been handicapped from the start with this garbage.

Still, it could always just be trying to surpass ME2 in terms of shittiness and disappointment.

"We didnt think you could do enough banal and repetative shooting through maps designed for this sole purpose in the main game, so we gave you a multiplayer component too!"

I remember a time when Mass Effect had the balls to say "heres a few hours to spend doing something that isnt just combat/TPS". Kind of like Deus Ex HR. Now I get the distinct feeling ME3 will follow ME2 in that the game shits itself if you arent involved in dumbass, repetative shootouts every 10 minutes.

It would be nice if this co-op element was a signal that the game did actually TRY and pace itself, and set aside time for lengthy roleplaying and storytelling and not just fucking GOW'shooting.

No chance of that though.

 

[vrbtny]

Soooo... Shepard Twincest?

The idea of Shepard twins fighting off the Reapers together would make for something pretty awesome..... I think there is a fanfic of that though......

Please read the whole article before commenting. It says you can create your own alien character (Salarian, Krogan, Turian... etc).

OT: Well, this sounds like something I can cope with. May even give it a try.

That's why I said 'the idea.' If you had been able to do multiple Shepards I would have been bouncing of the proverbial walls of the forum.

 

[Dr Snakeman]

Humm.... that actually sounds pretty cool. I feel the wind has been somewhat taken from my sails of cynicism. I like the idea of creating my own alien character too. Damn you Bioware! *shakes fist*

Same here. This whole "factors into single player's 'Galactic Readiness Meter'" thing actually sounds- *gasp*- creative. Who'da thunk it?

I like this idea. Should be fun to play as a turian.

 

[Dr Snakeman]

Yeah, Mass Effect 2 was famously screwed-up. Oh wait, no. The other thing.

It was quite bad actually.

I guess I am one of the few people out there that actually prefer both DA2 and ME2 to the originals then?

There's nothing wrong with liking bad games. I admit I enjoy playing WoW even though it's lacking in quality.

You mean "I found Mass Effect 2 quite bad actually", factoring sales and views you're objectively wrong. At some point using statistics an opinion can be proved to be a wrong fact : D

Well if you think sales determine quality, then the Sims is the best game ever created. But coming from someone who can be so eloquent as to say something as weird as "wrong fact", I can see exactly who Bioware is pandering to with their titles.

I enjoyed ME, yet gave up ME2 halfway in from being bored to death by the lack of immersion. I just haven't seen two products from a developer change up as much as DA2 and ME2 honestly. If you enjoy being a part of the action demographic that loves a heaping of simplicity with their drawl, then enjoy the next offerings from Bioware/EA. I however sadly have to withdraw my interest from this company after so many great titles up until the recent sequels which show a lack of interest in making a thinking mans game.

Aw well, you can't win em all. Just keep moving on. I have alot of Indie titles to bide my time which cost a fraction as a AAA title. You know something has changed when The Binding of Isaac is ten times the RPG that ME2 is. Give Isaac a try though, it's great fun.

I don't think I've ever seen any more pretentiousness in one post.

Cause knowledge is power! ^_^

What, are you equating "pretentious" with "knowledgeable", now? Because that's not what it means. "Pretentious" refers to a person who thinks they are far smarter/cooler than they really are. A better synonym would be "arrogant".

So yeah. From what I read, "pretentious" describes you pretty well.

P.S. Of course, I could be totally misinterpreting what you mean with that Schoolhouse Rock quote. If I am, then, well... oops. I'm going to go away and leave you alone forever now.

 

[Joey245]

What else can I say that hasn't already been said? As long as it's not necessary, it's fine. I'm cautiously optimistic. Hell, it might even be fun!

I just hope there's cross-platform support. I want to be able to play with some friends of mine, but I doubt they have PCs.

Everything I've heard about ME3 has made me giddy with excitement. I seriously cannot wait to play this.

 

[The Great JT]

IT STILL HAS MULTIPLAYER, IT IS RUINED FOREVER!

No, I'm kidding. Could you imagine if people were really saying that?

 

[ZehMadScientist]

As long as it remains optional and doesn't interfere with my singleplayer experience, I'm all for it. And we get to play as krogans too. No problem at all.

 

[Riff Moonraker]

Nothing I read alleviated my aggravation with this. Nothing. Its getting ridiculous how everyone feels there has to be a multiplayer with every.single.game. This game is all about my character, my decisions, and the world *I* created. There is no room in this particular world for anyone else, nor should it be.

 

[themilo504]

im curious the best part of all of this is that i can play as the alliens finnaly o please let me play as a elcor and hannar even if their useless.
Elcor player:trolling lol you guys suck i am more awesome.
Hannar player:this one believes that you are quite lacking in owning.

 

[fozzy360]

Look at Halo, as soon as they added a multi player, the single player campaign sucked

Uh, what?

I'm still not quite sure about co-op in ME, and they haven't said enough to quite win me over. The concept sounds interesting, but we'll have to wait and see if it's implemented nicely. What concerns me is the fact you can increase your "Galactic Readiness" through "other platforms and interfaces." Somehow I see a ME Facebook app or game in the works that will allow you to affect this Galactic Readiness by liking the page, spamming your friends with requests to join, or slogging through a freemium game for hours on end.

Then again, ME just doesn't strike me as a multiplayer type game. I personally never while playing thought, "This would be so much better with friends." It just doesn't seem like the game to include it. Best case scenario, it turns out like Brotherhood. Worst case scenario, it turns out like Bioshock 2 except you have to play in order to attain the complete experience (I know Bioware said this wouldn't be, but I never trust any dev speak until I see it for myself).

 

[Erttheking]

As M. Bison once said 'YES! YES! YES!" Me playing with budies in ME? Hell. Fucking. Yes. This is going to kick so much ass.

 

[Paragon Fury]

So......is Bioware telling me that I can't get a good/perfect ending in ME3 because I don't have friends to play ME with?

Not exactly but it will be easier to get the perfect ending. The co-op part of the game will also feature story elements so if you want the full experience you're going to have to play it.

Guess I better cancel my BF3 pre-order, because it too assumes I might have one friend in the entire world who shares a similar gaming interest as myself, and has included a side-story in a co-operative campaign.

How dare they make such assumptions about me!

They keep making that assumption about me, and its starting to get annoying as shit.

Thing is tho, is that they said: ALTERNATE. Not NEED, Alternate. you can get the best ending without ever playing co-op.

People wonder why they get angry responses in articles. It's a lot of times b/c they don't even read the whole article!

This is Bioware-EA we're talking about. The people who still think DA2 is god's gift to gaming.

It will be "alternate" in the sense that "You won't get 100% completion without it but can still finish the game and get a decent ending".

 

[Erttheking]

I am cautiously optimistic about this. It could definitely be good. My primary concern here regards whether or not it's necessary to play it. The talk of "Galactic Readiness" and whatnot has me concerned that the only way to get a "good" ending is to actually play through all of the various Galaxy at War shenanigans.

As long as they don't fuck that up, great. I'm not terribly hopeful they won't, considering the utter pile of shit ME2 was, but I can dream.

They mentioned that it's just another way, co-op is completely unnecessary for getting the 100% golden ending...or any ending, it's just another path.

 

[Grey_Focks]

So, why have it? The point of a good RPG is the story, characters, narrative. putting in multi play takes away from all as well as pacing. Utterly pointless and distractive. Thank you bioware, saddly enough I'm out. My interest in finding out the end of the story just went out the window. Time to cancel my pre order. I'll wait till it's second hand if I get it at all. Good bye bioware, it was fun.

Yea, RPG's with co-op suck. Baldur's Gate was SUCH a pile of shit. And my god did they screw up those characters and that story! Just horrible. Same with Neverwinter Nights, Diablo, etc...

Seriously though, co-op RPG's used to be an actual thing, and they were freaking awesome. I guess when RPG's stopped including it people just kinda forgot they ever did, and non-MMO RPG's were all just classified as single player only affairs, with people acting like this gentleman at the mere mention of it.

So listen friend, my sarcasm aside, I just hope that you realize adding co-op to an RPG DOES NOT have to take away anything, and it really can add all kinds of awesome. Hell, I kinda felt how YOU feel right now when I found out Dragon Age: Origins was single player only, despite it being a "spiritual successor" to my beloved Baldur's Gate.