[UPDATE] BioWare Denies Multiplayer for Mass Effect 3

[mad825]

what? the mods for the forum DO NOT speak for BioWare. the mods only maintain the forum, simple as. The mods do not get any extra information either.

This not confirmation and in fact not official.

 

[Dr Snakeman]

Oh thank god.

Funny, those were the exact words I uttered the moment I saw the thread title. If they put multiplayer in Mass Effect, I'd probably start drinking the pain away. And I'm underage.

 

[Xaositect]

Yeah, agree with what some here have posted.

1. The mods dont know the ins and outs of the game. They just keep the vermin in line at the Bioware forums.

2. Its the Bioware forums.... Unfortunately google search turns it up from time to time and I have to say I havent been impressed. Its like what should be the centre of mass effect fandom is the epicentre for the worst of it all.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

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!

That's my main worry, that the spin-off would be too closely linked to the main series. I mean, Shepard has made some important and far reaching decisions, and linking more games to this world would force canon choices on a game series about choice.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

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.

The 'single human' being the only being ever to actively threaten their routine. Maybe they want to attack his home planet and lure him into a trap to capture him, They seem fascinated by Shepard and his nature and might want to study him.

At this stage it's silly to call the plot ridiculous when none of us even know what it's going to be yet.

Sometimes I think people just want a reason to *****.

 

[Wakefield]

Could this mean that the game will feature Mass Effect deathmatch after all?

Dear god I hope not. Mass Effect doesn't need and it's team definitely doesn't need to waste its time on multiplayer. Just concentrate on the story.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Usually updates make the news better...Now it's suddenly worse.

 

[RollForInitiative]

Sometimes I think people just want a reason to *****.

A writer I once worked with said something to the effect of: "You could give the players a hat that will create their perfect RPG experience for them and they would ***** about the color of the hat."

 

[Dr Snakeman]

Here's my question, albeit one that is slightly off-topic- the Reapers are supposed galactic threat, with the ability to wipe out several trillion beings in mere decades. They have technology far beyond that of any known race in the Mass Effect universe, and they have the capability to cripple intergalactic Government in seconds.

So why are they solely attacking Earth in Mass Effect 3?

It just doesn't make sense that they'd target a specific race instead of the whole galaxy- especially when they can purge the Citadel, and hence the head of all organization in the Galaxy, with relative ease. What about that whole "darken the skies of every world" idea? It just seems from my end that BioWare are dumbing down and nerfing the Reapers; which is hard to do after... Well... We all know Mass Effect 2's ending will be harder to top in terms of stupid.

See, I actually had problems with this as well. The way I see it, they are just going after Earth first. The Reapers are planning on harvesting the human species to make the next Reaper, right? So, before they go and begin their unstoppable genocide of every species, they are going to grab all the humans they can. I figure that the plot of the third game is going o be something like, "Okay, the Reapers have landed on Earth to collect humans for their next Eldritch Abomination. This is the only time they are vulnerable, so we need to come up with a plan to destroy them before they get the chance to attack the rest of the galaxy."

It's safe to say that I spend way too much time thinking about Mass Effect.

 

[RollForInitiative]

Usually updates make the news better...Now it's suddenly worse.

Relax. Nobody knows the answer to the matter in question. Hell, I work here and even I don't know. I just don't appreciate falsely purported fact where there is none to be had yet, hence the correction.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

I really don't see the point of multiplayer in Mass Effect. All that you COULD co-op on is combat as the game is still heavily story/dialogue-based

 

[Delusibeta]

Usually updates make the news better...Now it's suddenly worse.

Rule 1 of reporting stuff posted on forums: Moderators =/= Staff. The post reported on was made by a moderator, thus not official word. Same applies in these forums, and CVG's forums, so poor show on both CVG and The Escapist for this report.

 

[Vanaron]

1. They're not.

The Reapers wipe out all civilised worlds when they come for their little visits.

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.

The thing is taking out the Citadel made sense when the people of the galaxy weren't expecting it, taking it out fast when its defenses aren't built up.

Look at it from the Reapers perspective: They've just made two pushes that were supposed to go undetected, but instead they were not only detected but stopped cold with very little gain for them. Trying to go for the central most important and most defended place in the galaxy when you don't have the element of surprise on your side (quite the contrary, for all the reapers know the civilization of the galaxy could be EXPECTING their next attack) is just suicide.

All out war is the only choice for the reapers at this point, and if you're gonna wage war, what's your first move? Take out the biggest threat, fast and hard (remember when the Collectors started going after humans, the first thing they did was lure the Normandy into a trap to take Shepard out).

 

[mechanixis]

Here's my question, albeit one that is slightly off-topic- the Reapers are supposed galactic threat, with the ability to wipe out several trillion beings in mere decades. They have technology far beyond that of any known race in the Mass Effect universe, and they have the capability to cripple intergalactic Government in seconds.

So why are they solely attacking Earth in Mass Effect 3?

It just doesn't make sense that they'd target a specific race instead of the whole galaxy- especially when they can purge the Citadel, and hence the head of all organization in the Galaxy, with relative ease. What about that whole "darken the skies of every world" idea? It just seems from my end that BioWare are dumbing down and nerfing the Reapers; which is hard to do after... Well... We all know Mass Effect 2's ending will be harder to top in terms of stupid.

On another note; ever since Mass Effect 2, it seems the focus of the player's actions is less about the Galaxy as a whole, and more about humanity... Which contradicts the original premise of Mass Effect. Y'know... The whole save the galaxy and work with everyone. I thought the big thing about the first Mass Effect was the exploration of worlds and cultures, and the insight into the Galaxy. Now... It just seems all about humans. And human's are boring.

I'm pretty concerned that Mass Effect 3 is going to be stupid... And that'll be a stretch, after my scorn of Mass Effect 2's story.

These were my thoughts exactly after seeing the trailer. I want to believe that Bioware came up with something more nuanced than "Humans are SPECIAL so the Reapers only care about THEMMMM", but after ME2, I've lost a lot of faith in their plotting.

I don't understand how that happened after the first Mass Effect was so good. The Reaper storyline was mysterious, terrifying, and very believable. And then ME2 decided to take the Reapers down from Cthulhu to Snidely Whiplash and make the story more about doing 'cool' things than doing intelligent things; while ME1 felt very realistic and restrained, a lot of things in ME2 felt like they were only in the game because a concept artist doodled it during a brainstorming session and then shoehorned it into the story.

 

[GeorgW]

Considering the update, I'd say it's fairly certain it's going to have multiplayer. And I'm happy about that. Bioware's an awesome company, and I have faith that they won't neglect the single player for the multiplayer. They wouldn't be doing it if they didn't think they could do both versions well.

 

[Crimsane]

On one hand, I'd like the ME3 team to concentrate on single player to polish the everliving bejesus out of and make it the best campaign possible for the finale.

On the other, I reeeeally wanna shoot Jack, Jacob and the council members in the face. Here's hoping that if there is multiplayer, it uses characters from the game's campaign.

 

[Kuhkren]

1. They're not.

The Reapers wipe out all civilised worlds when they come for their little visits.

Spoiler

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.

2. It makes sense they target Earth first...

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.

Spoiler

It could stem from their desire to make humanity into a reaper, and in case during their mass galactic invasion war breaks out among the different species or within humanity and reduces the numbers far too much to make a reaper. Making a reaper out of worthy species seems to be a very important practice to them. They probably don't think the galaxy is a big enough threat to warrant such an attack, being supposedly politically splintered and with insufficient technology and numbers to eliminate the horde of reapers. Heck if I know though, just a few thoughts.