[UPDATE] BioWare Denies Multiplayer for Mass Effect 3
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they could make a pretty good mass effect multiplayer but dont add it to a normal mass effect game, give it, its own game or do an mmo type thing, I think of all the IPs that bioware has mass effect would make the best mmo, forget startwars
That would be because ol Shepard was rebuilt by Cerberus and last time I looked them up in the codex they were a pro-human organisation. I didn't feel ME2 was all about humans at all - especially when Shep can shag most of the aliens onboard! And we did get to check out new worlds and cultures. Nearly the entire game is set in the Terminus systems which is mainly run by the Batarians. We also get an indepth look into the Krogans and the Geth! Heck we even get to visit the migrant fleet.CosmicCommander said:
My theory on this is as follows: Shepard defeated Sovereign, Shepard is human. Then Shepard defeated the Collectors. Yes he had help in doing so, but he was the man who led the charge. Think about it, 1 man single handedly delayed the invasion and he's human. I assume that's never happened to the Reapers before. That is my theory.CosmicCommander said:
Uh, this article is worthless. Pacifen, is merely a moderator and is not employed nor does he have any input from Bioware. Believe me, I have talked to him. Regardless, I do believe it was Spike TV spewing nonsense to attract fans to watch their crappy award show.
Allow me to clarify... Why are they starting with Earth? Why does it seem to be their priority target? It's a very bad place to start, considering it's at the end of the Mass Relay system, and it isn't the head of galactic Government. Wouldn't it make far more sense to go with the original plan of destroying all infrastructure and communication in the Galaxy by wiping out the Citadel. Then everyone will be scrambled, unorganized, and then they can attack Earth with ease.MiracleOfSound said:
No it doesn't. Think of it... seeing as Earth is at the end of the line in the Mass Relay system, they'll have their backs against the wall if the other races turn up. And the fact that destroying a single planet will not screw things up at all for the rest of the Galaxy. You see, the Reapers rely on blitzkrieg; they can instantly wipe out foes, but they can't wage any defensive battles with ease. As omnipotent beings of logic, obviously they should realise that a quick attack on the infrastructure and military is their best bet, instead of waging a static war which leaves them easy targets.
The idea that they'd stupidly negate the plan that has worked dramatically well for the past several million years just for a hunt on a single human, by doing a static attack on one planet... Is ridiculous.
Wow i am very happy, if still surprised, that nearly everybody sees it like i do. Thanks escapists, thats another +1 for humanity
I don't want to see Shepard in a multiplayer situation.
Doesn't mean I wouldn't be interested (maybe, tentatively, possibly) in a Mass Effect multiplayer thing, but not with Commander Shepard, or indeed any of the cast from the games.
Doesn't mean I wouldn't be interested (maybe, tentatively, possibly) in a Mass Effect multiplayer thing, but not with Commander Shepard, or indeed any of the cast from the games.
That's right, and that's what logically should happen if Shepherd works for Cerberus. But I thought Mass Effect was about the Galaxy, and not about the humanity. I got the jeebies by ME2 when I looked at the box art- it's all "save humanity" when supposedly the goal is to save the Galaxy. And all through the game we don't hear about the wider Galaxy, except for the Paragon Suicide mission pep talk. Other than that... It wasn't about the Reaper threat to the Galaxy, and the fact that the Collectors were using humans to further the Reaper threat to every sentient being, we just heard about the stakes to humanity.Dwarfman said:
I'll give the game kudos to exploring aliens, but I'm snapping at it for making them feel second to humanity.
Really glad that the developers are sane. There are so few high quality single player rpgs, but there are tons of multiplayer shooters and MMOs - I don't understand why some fans want to lose the core of the game to turn it into a half assed version of something else (in this case Gears of War).
Greatly relieved that this and ESV are both going to be single player only.
Greatly relieved that this and ESV are both going to be single player only.
You know what? I just thought of a good simile. It's like pineapple on your pizza. Some people like it and some people don't but the fact is that you're not meant to have pineapple on pizza.Flamezdudes said:
P.S. I don't like pineapple on my pizza or Multiplayer in my RPGs.
I'd sooner say the story of Shepard should end with 3, or it'd be milking territory obviously by relying on Shepard's hype.Onyx Oblivion said:
But the universe...I'd love to see more facets of it, because the potential is just awesome. So long as it doesn't reference this trilogy too often for the sakes of milking it, and instead focuses on an aspect of the universe that was only mentioned in passing (like for example...a game about the Krogan rebellions!) then I'd be all for it!
God bless you Bioware, may you continue to prove to me EA is slowly crawling out of the pit it used to be in.
Finally a confirmation. The though of multiplayer in my favorite single player franchise was eating me alive.