Modding single player Mass Effect 3 bans you from Origin

[endtherapture]

This is a unacceptable. They couldn't even be arsed to make the FOV in PC version tolerable. We have to mod the game in order to play it without getting sick, and they wanna ban us for it. They fucked up PC version. Is it really that hard to make a FOV slider and add in some graphics options and a holster button? They made the fuckin' game they can add that stuff in less than 5 minutes.

Okay, I have to ask: what exactly does changing the FOV do? I haven't had any problems with it in any of the Mass Effects, but seeing everyone complain about it makes me curious.

It makes more of your surroundings viewable I think, like increases the range of stuff you can see.

When you're playing a Krogan in multiplayer for instance, he takes up like...half the screen. This can be rubbish. If we could increase the FoV we could see more than a Korgan's back taking up half the screen.

 

[Wieke]

This is a unacceptable. They couldn't even be arsed to make the FOV in PC version tolerable. We have to mod the game in order to play it without getting sick, and they wanna ban us for it. They fucked up PC version. Is it really that hard to make a FOV slider and add in some graphics options and a holster button? They made the fuckin' game they can add that stuff in less than 5 minutes.

Okay, I have to ask: what exactly does changing the FOV do? I haven't had any problems with it in any of the Mass Effects, but seeing everyone complain about it makes me curious.

In short, as the post above mine explains it has to do with how much you can see. If it is wrong in a video game some people get sick or get headaches when playing it.

Found these, they explains field of view and explains how people can get sick when a wrong field of view is used. Fairly interesting, explains it quite well.

Spoiler: two youtube video about field of view (15 min)

 

[Nathaniel Kitt]

The only thing I am against is modding for multiplayer games, even co op modes that have a scoring system. I take the ME3 co op somewhat seriously (bastards taking my fucking kills). But when it comes to physical modding, it should be okay. At the same time, I think that the whole achievement/trophy system kinda makes modding shady because people can cheat to get the rewards they don't deserve. I wish there was a way to at least turn these rewards off when you activate a mod or something.

 

[ScaryAlmond]

Just found this link its good because it clarifies that we can mod
http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/344/index/9917845/1

 

[sunsetspawn]

Why shouldn't people be modding? What ethical rule does it breach to set your FOV, fix bugs, or add content to a single-player game?

Why don't you ask BioWare that question?

There's no need to ask BioWare, or EA for that matter as I'm certain that this is an EA thing. The bottom line here is that...

YOU CANNOT GET THE BEST ENDING WITHOUT MULTIPLAYER...

OR MODDING.


EA wants you to play multiplayer because that puts you one step closer to paying real money for extra ammo or whatever the fuck it is they're selling via multiplayer microtransactions. I wouldn't know because I won't play the multiplayer.

Seriously, EA and BioWare need to collectively die, in a car crash, on the way to Christmas dinner...

with cancer...


and AIDS.

Fuck them in their stupid asses.

 

[Bocaj2000]

Ill informed and misleading title. 0/10

You fail as a forum poster.

 

[Christopher Brent-chase]

Ok allow me to close this discussion.

People come to this thread for one of 3 things:
1. Look for validation for modding Mass Effect 3.
2. Come to condemn anyone who mods Mass Effect 3.
3. Those that just have an opinion and want to flash everyone with it.

For those that fall in the first group: You already have or have already decided that you are going to mod Mass Effect 3 and are just looking for validation for your actions. Personally I like modding games to look and run better (and yes I pay for every game I get.) While I do not condemn those for doing so I do not think it wise but then again most of us are too young to really care about that kind of stuff.

For those in the second group as long as you don't mod Mass Effect 3 what does it matter that others did I mean it's not like you have anything to worry about. As far as I have read none of the people reading these posts are going to listen. They will just refute anything they have to say.

For those in the last group - do you really care or do you just like to read what you wrote. Just remember that anything you say can and will probably be used to ban you. But other than that happy flashing.

In the end no one really cares what the other person has to say and will do whatever they want anyways. If people want to do something there will be someone out there already trying to find it. Thanks Internet.

 

[Christopher Brent-chase]

Directly posted by a bioware employee:

Locked.

Thomas Abram wrote...

To clarify,

Scylla was
correct and I was correct. Scylla's answer was more broadly based in
that if you modify your SP and it has no game changing effects to
your/others multiplayer experience (say for example, granting you x
amount of credits or making a weapon x times more powerful) then there
is no problem with this. My answer was poorly worded and I apologize for
that - I was aiming to answer a couple questions I had received via PM
(the same two questions from many different users) as well as support
what Scylla said.

As mentioned by Scylla, you will not be banned
for modifying your files *unless (and this is where my intention was)
they give you an unfair advantage in any multiplayer aspect of the
game.

 

[Keith]

Modding is not as "Evil" as some make out take skyrim
it has become a success not in small part to modding
the modding community for skyrim is large, but EA is NO Bethesda
they see modding as evil and illegal...they will see this in their game sales
Revenge shall be the modders

I'd love to go running round space with a bow and arrow or an M16
I run around skyrim with a "Lightsabre"