Mass Effect series discussion

[LivewiresXe]

You could... Go look?

Seriously. I have no idea. You're kind of our guinea pig now.

All right. I'll hop on tonight for a few games and see. Hm...though hopefully Pluvia knows.

 

[Pluvia]

Log in today to recieve a loyalty pack.

Said that yesterday. Might have been able to get it this morning because of time zones but you wont get it tonight.

 

[LivewiresXe]

Said that yesterday. Might have been able to get it this morning because of time zones but you wont get it tonight.

Fortunately I still was able to. I logged in, got the Loyalty Pack and FINALLY after all this time got a Harrier. I've been trying to get that thing for what seems like forever, so I'm so glad I finally got it.

 

[Pluvia]

Yeah the Loyalty pack gives you a UR you don't have. If you have every UR it gives you a random one, and if you have every UR maxed it gives you a comendation weapon.

 

[O D I N]

It seems like everyone and their mother got the Harrier...

BUT ME.

I got the ****ing Wraith...

 

[LivewiresXe]

I've felt your pain man, don't worry. But if it's any consolation, it's worth the wait for sure.

 

[O D I N]

I've felt your pain man, don't worry. But if it's any consolation, it's worth the wait for sure.

 

[LivewiresXe]

I'm not sure if people have seen this yet, but there's a 20 minute developer commentary video showing like 20 mins of footage of the Omega DLC if anybody's interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVTamyxlNWo&feature=g-vrec

 

[Pluvia]

So the balance changes were delayed again, so I'm canceling my pre-order.

On a different note, tons of people who bought the PC version of Black Ops 2 got Mass Effect 2 on a Black Ops disc instead.

Bioware has responded by giving the first fifty people to send them a picture of them holding their Black Ops 2 (disc 2) disc a free copy of Mass Effect Trilogy.

 

[Master Xanthan]

So the balance changes were delayed again, so I'm canceling my pre-order.

On a different note, tons of people who bought the PC version of Black Ops 2 got Mass Effect 2 on a Black Ops disc instead.

Bioware has responded by giving the first fifty people to send them a picture of them holding their Black Ops 2 (disc 2) disc a free copy of Mass Effect Trilogy.

Your pre-order? On what game? And that's pretty cool that Bioware is giving Black Ops II players that got the mass effect 2 disc the entire trilogy. This could also make some Black Ops II players Mass Effect fans, which will be good for Bioware once they release the next Mass Effect game.

 

[Pluvia]

Oh yeah I forgot that pre-order reference is a BSN thing. Basically before ME3 came out lots of people seemed to be getting annoyed at info about it (multiplayer, From Ashes, smaller squad) and would say they're canceling their pre-order.

It happened so often that it became a sort of meme, with people saying they're canceling their pre-order for the most ridiculous of reasons.

 

[Pluvia]

Balance Changes:

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Nov 14, 2012
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New hazard maps available this week are Firebase Glacier and Firebase Ghost

Vorcha Hunter Engineer kit now available as a new Rare card

XP and Score Rewards (applies to points earned for Challenges)
- XP/Score bonus on Gold difficulty increased from 40% to 60%
- XP/Score bonus on Platinum difficulty increased from 60% to 100%

Shield Gate
- Cooldown between getting shield gates decreased from 4 to 3 seconds, meaning you have to wait
less time before you get your shield gate back.

Objectives
- Decreased the chance that enemies will spawn close to annex objectives

Challenges
- Fixed an issue causing the Turian Soldier challenge to give too many notifications

 

[LivewiresXe]

They're surprisingly small in the amount of changes, but I really don't have any complaints about the changes themselves.

 

[Pluvia]

Vorcha is buffed with pre-patch Cryo and pre-buff Submission Net.

So basically pointless until they buff Submission Net like they said they're going to do next week.

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[O D I N]

Vorcha is buffed with pre-patch Cryo and pre-buff Submission Net.

So basically pointless until they buff Submission Net like they said they're going to do next week.

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Lol at that pic. Like, holy bad particle render, Batman.

 

[Pluvia]

Balance changes:

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Nov 20, 2012
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New hazard maps available this week are Firebase Dagger and Firebase White

Volus Mercenary Sentinel is now available as a new Rare card

Submission Net (Vorcha Engineer)
- All stats changed to match the Batarian Submission Net

Challenges
- Renamed N7 Day Challenge banner title to "Loyalist"

Arc Pistol
- Damage multiplier when fully charged increased from 2.0 to 3.0

Disciple Shotgun
- Damage increased from [46.3-57.8] to [55.6-69.5]

Collector SMG
- Damage increased from [37.4-46.75] to [41.2-51.5]

Another Volus.

 

[LivewiresXe]

Well, can't say I disagree with any of the buffs. That being said, they don't seem overly noticeable at the moment to me.

 

[Pluvia]

Oh yeah and new small DLC today:

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[LivewiresXe]

Is that first one for Femshep or Multiplayer? And wonder how much those will cost.

 

[Pluvia]

It's for Shepard, that first one is on Femshep.

Dunno how much it'll cost, probably about the same as a weapons pack, it should be in the marketplace right now but I can't seem to find it on Xbox.

 

[LivewiresXe]

I will say though, the 2nd one is awesome looking.

 

[Master Xanthan]

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/11/20/bioware-considering-mass-effect-prequel.aspx

Seems that Casey Hudson is asking fans if they are interested in a prequel or a sequel. I'd be more interested in a sequel honestly, it would be interesting to see how they would build upon the 4 different endings. I would still buy a prequel, but the thing with prequels is that you already know what will happen to an extent.

 

[LivewiresXe]

You could also argue that they could do a smaller game that covers the 2 year period between Mass Effect 1 and 2. Or have unique characters and cover the time between ME1 and ME3, but without Shepard and crew being involved.

 

[Pluvia]

I don't think a sequel would be possible on this generation of consoles, but it wouldn't really be that hard I think, just

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add a texture overlay for Synthesis, add some Reapers for Control and Synthesis, and remove Reapers and the Geth for Destroy.

It would be really complicated but with a new character, therefore ignoring all but the MAJOR choices, it wouldn't be impossible. They'd probably just need something more than an Xbox 360 and 2 DVD's.

 

[LivewiresXe]

Yeah, that sort of thing would like...be the first PS3 game to need 2 Blurays.

 

[Pluvia]

Hmm, well in other Omega style news, turns out it's going to be 1.99Gb's.

So that means it falls just under the Xbox limit or maybe it's the max? I know 2Gb's is the limit but I dunno if it means DLC has to be under 2Gb's or if it's not allowed to be over 2Gb's. Anyway this basically means it's as big as a DLC's allowed to be and it's the biggest DLC I'll have ever downloaded.

 

[O D I N]

Hmm, well in other Omega style news, turns out it's going to be 1.99Gb's.

So that means it falls just under the Xbox limit or maybe it's the max? I know 2Gb's is the limit but I dunno if it means DLC has to be under 2Gb's or if it's not allowed to be over 2Gb's. Anyway this basically means it's as big as a DLC's allowed to be and it's the biggest DLC I'll have ever downloaded.

You didn't get the Extended Cut? I thought that was 2 gigs?

Well, time to delete RE6.

 

[LivewiresXe]

You didn't get the Extended Cut? I thought that was 2 gigs?

Well, time to delete RE6.

That bad huh? I may clear some stuff out too, and I like to keep my PS3 so that it has at least 34gigs of space on it. Then again...when I get Tekken Tag 2 and its 7.5gig install....whew, that won't be happening.

 

[O D I N]

That bad huh? I may clear some stuff out too, and I like to keep my PS3 so that it has at least 34gigs of space on it. Then again...when I get Tekken Tag 2 and its 7.5gig install....whew, that won't be happening.

I got RE6 and Alan Wake for free after my account being hacked fiasco (digital download). I installed them, and never got around to playing them. Wanted to. But eh. I've beaten 6, so that's first up on the chopping block. Even with a 120gb HD, I'm pressed for space. It's crazy. I've gone through and deleted tons of stuff. But goodness gravy, I've run out of stuff to get rid of.

 

[Pluvia]

Extended Cut was only 1.85.

 

[O D I N]

Extended Cut was only 1.85.

Meh. Close enough.

 

[LivewiresXe]

What's 150megs either way, I say.

 

[sakuraZaKi]

So glad I have PC, so I don't have to worry about space.

But then I sacrifice having to play with randoms. Hard to find friends. I resort to BW forums.

 

[LivewiresXe]

So glad I have PC, so I don't have to worry about space.

But then I sacrifice having to play with randoms. Hard to find friends. I resort to BW forums.

You have to resort to going to the BW forums with those crazy people? Oh crap...that's awful. I legit feel for you because there's a lot of weirdness there.

 

[Master Xanthan]

You have to resort to going to the BW forums with those crazy people? Oh crap...that's awful. I legit feel for you because there's a lot of weirdness there.

I wouldn't say weird, BW forums (multiplayer section at least) is nothing more than a bunch of people calling for stuff to be nerfed 24/7. I've stopped going there because all the negativity is just depressing.

 

[sakuraZaKi]

Well, to look for matches, yeah. Usually those are pretty good.

Haven't done it in a long time, though.

 

[LivewiresXe]

I wouldn't say weird, BW forums (multiplayer section at least) is nothing more than a bunch of people calling for stuff to be nerfed 24/7. I've stopped going there because all the negativity is just depressing.

To me that's pretty weird, and incredibly insane. Now, if they were constantly calling for stuff to be buffed, THEN I could understand.

 

[Pluvia]

The multiplayer section is relatively sane, it's the Spoilers section that's full of life draining negativity.

While people call for nerfs on everything, it's pretty much died down now as everything is getting quite balanced. Occasionally you'll see a Harier nerf post, and I dunno what happened to all the Ghost threads seeing as though there was like 10 of them a day but now I haven't seen one in weeks.

Anyway I keep you generally updated here I think, but yeah the multiplayer forum still has tons of arguments but at least it's about things other than buffs/nerfs these days.

Edit:

Oh nevermind a Ghost nerf thread popped up just after I made this.

 

[Pluvia]

Everyone check out the new challenge, there's a community goal to get a 6th Ops Pack.

Also the next DLC has every DLC writer involved.

 

[Pluvia]

OMEGA TRAILER! Oh man that was epic!

On a multiplayer note, the guy that keeps on leaking the multiplayer DLC said "the future looks bright", then he said this in a thread contemplating that Retaliation was the last MP DLC:

Patience grasshoppers. Soon all the brainy goodness you could desire will be upon you.

So that means more MP DLC in the future. My theory is he's talking about the Adjutants: