Mass Effect 3 - Page 39

On February 22 2012 05:42 zoLo wrote:
This is an awesome fan made trailer.

On February 23 2012 00:10 xDaunt wrote:
Here's an interesting article that argues that Mass Effect is the most important sci-fi universe of our generation. The article seems to be including Star Wars and Star Trek in "our generation," which will likely stir up some mixed feelings. If "our generation" meant only the past fifteen or twenty years, I'd wholeheartedly agree that Mass Effect is the best by default, if nothing else. I personally prefer it to Star Trek (not a fan of Star Trek), would have to think about whether it's better than Star Wars, and do not think that it's better than Dune.

http://io9.com/5886178/why-mass-effect-is-the-most-important-science-fiction-universe-of-our-generation

On February 23 2012 01:07 Tobberoth wrote:
Man, I'm just blown away by how fun the multiplayer demo is. I have many issues with it, but overall, it's just so much fun. And that's saying a lot since I more or less hate Horde mode in Gears of War, which is similar... but this works so much better since:
A. It doesn't take 10 hours to "beat" it because there aren't a needlessly huge amount of waves.
B. Not all waves are pure "wait for enemies while camping", you're forced to actively move around.
C. Classes and what that gives to remove repetitiveness.
D. Classes and how that means you can work as a team instead of camping at different covers.

My issues so far:
1. I still get some lag. It's not unplayable like my first match, but it's a big annoying if you play vanguard and have issues with melee hit detection.
2. Origin is shit as usual and I find it dumb that you can't search for quick matches as a party. We are two people, but making our own lobby is useless, no one joins.
3. For some reason, the game has some issue with my mic, I have to put it an atom away from my mouth and speak really loud for it to register.

Very minor issues indeed. It's in fact so much fun, that I can't help but wonder if PvP wouldn't actually work out OK... has there been definite word from EA that it's only this coop mode which will be available?

On February 23 2012 01:07 Tobberoth wrote:
Man, I'm just blown away by how fun the multiplayer demo is. I have many issues with it, but overall, it's just so much fun. And that's saying a lot since I more or less hate Horde mode in Gears of War, which is similar... but this works so much better since:
A. It doesn't take 10 hours to "beat" it because there aren't a needlessly huge amount of waves.
B. Not all waves are pure "wait for enemies while camping", you're forced to actively move around.
C. Classes and what that gives to remove repetitiveness.
D. Classes and how that means you can work as a team instead of camping at different covers.

My issues so far:
1. I still get some lag. It's not unplayable like my first match, but it's a big annoying if you play vanguard and have issues with melee hit detection.
2. Origin is shit as usual and I find it dumb that you can't search for quick matches as a party. We are two people, but making our own lobby is useless, no one joins.
3. For some reason, the game has some issue with my mic, I have to put it an atom away from my mouth and speak really loud for it to register.

Very minor issues indeed. It's in fact so much fun, that I can't help but wonder if PvP wouldn't actually work out OK... has there been definite word from EA that it's only this coop mode which will be available?

On February 23 2012 01:26 solidbebe wrote:


Can't you just use third party software for communication like skype or teamspeak?

On February 23 2012 00:58 ZeaL. wrote:
Normally I'd be annoyed at day 0 dlc but I preordered the CE so



Dune is considered our generation :O? I mean, yeah if Dune is included then probably not but Dune was almost 50 years ago now. I would consider our gen to be Ender's Game, BSG, The Matrix, Firefly/Serenity, maybe some of the newer trek stuff? (I don't think star wars is really our generation, the books are just licensed fan fictions and lets not discuss ep 1-3). While I wouldn't say its the best of our gen I'd say it's tied for first with Ender's Game. Both are great in very different ways so it would be very difficult to compare them imo

On February 23 2012 00:10 xDaunt wrote:
Here's an interesting article that argues that Mass Effect is the most important sci-fi universe of our generation. The article seems to be including Star Wars and Star Trek in "our generation," which will likely stir up some mixed feelings. If "our generation" meant only the past fifteen or twenty years, I'd wholeheartedly agree that Mass Effect is the best by default, if nothing else. I personally prefer it to Star Trek (not a fan of Star Trek), would have to think about whether it's better than Star Wars, and do not think that it's better than Dune.

http://io9.com/5886178/why-mass-effect-is-the-most-important-science-fiction-universe-of-our-generation

On February 23 2012 00:10 xDaunt wrote:
Here's an interesting article that argues that Mass Effect is the most important sci-fi universe of our generation. The article seems to be including Star Wars and Star Trek in "our generation," which will likely stir up some mixed feelings. If "our generation" meant only the past fifteen or twenty years, I'd wholeheartedly agree that Mass Effect is the best by default, if nothing else. I personally prefer it to Star Trek (not a fan of Star Trek), would have to think about whether it's better than Star Wars, and do not think that it's better than Dune.

http://io9.com/5886178/why-mass-effect-is-the-most-important-science-fiction-universe-of-our-generation

On February 23 2012 01:29 Tobberoth wrote:

Sure, but my friend has this even weirder issue where the system Origin uses for voice communication messes up his microphone... as long as he has origin installed, his mic only works in origin. It's really retarded but then again, EA.

On February 23 2012 02:50 Redox wrote:

Really? I love the Mass Effect games, but I would have never even gotten the idea that the universe could be that important. I was never that intrigued by it. And it does not have that much content (especially compared to the other franchises named there). Or are there any books or TV series about it I dont know?

Also I dont get the praise for the Shepard character. Imo he hardly is a real character, more like a void hull. Which is normal of course because he is the player character.

On February 23 2012 03:13 AntiGrav1ty wrote:


Mass effect universe no content?? Have you really played the game? Codex is filled with information about the universe. A lot of stuff is mentioned in dialogue that can be expanded a lot. Every race has entries about culture and society and other treats of their race. Also quite a lot of information on planets, diplomacy and demography.
I found the universe the created very remarkable for a pc-game that isnt a port from some other franchise. That was one of the things that kept me fascinated in ME1. And yes, there are books out for the Mass Effect series.

On February 23 2012 03:13 AntiGrav1ty wrote:


Mass effect universe no content?? Have you really played the game? Codex is filled with information about the universe. A lot of stuff is mentioned in dialogue that can be expanded a lot. Every race has entries about culture and society and other treats of their race. Also quite a lot of information on planets, diplomacy and demography.
I found the universe the created very remarkable for a pc-game that isnt a port from some other franchise. That was one of the things that kept me fascinated in ME1. And yes, there are books out for the Mass Effect series.

On February 23 2012 04:01 Redox wrote:

Obviously I did not say it has no content, there is no reason to make stuff up. For a video game it has a lot. But it is hardly comparable to other major Sci-Fi universes that have up to hundreds of books, decades long TV series etc.
And ME can of course not have a greater importance than those it was compared with in the article when the number of people that have played / read / watched it or just know about it are that much smaller.

On February 23 2012 04:33 Rafreaky wrote:
is it only on xbox? or is it released on ps3 too?

On February 23 2012 04:06 MtlGuitarist97 wrote:
Anyone else REALLY mad at bioware for what they did with the DLC?

I'll give a non spoiler version first:

Pretty much they accidentally released the DLC on Xbox Live before the game came out with a character that is vital and fascinating. They will charge $10 for it and obviously it could've just been released with the game. Pretty much any ME fan wants this character.

+ Show Spoiler +

Thanks bioware, you guys rock...