Bioware General (Mass Effect/Dragon Age/Other)

[TTTX]

I think it's dev burnout frankly. I think Edmonton is sick of making ME and DA and it's one reason (among others) that they have been shedding high ranking people left and right. I'm actually glad some new blood got a chance. Let the jaded people work on something else and leave ME in the hands of somebody who might actually be excited to make it.

Look at it this way. If this isn't part of some death spiral (and I don't think it is) we may potentially get 3 Bioware teams (4 if you count Austin) to make RPGs of this style.

considering the development hell they have been put through just during just the development of DA2 and ME3, I can see why they want to do other things.

[Dragaros]

Getting the husk head was cute too.

All that's left is Citadel, then Cerberus Base. Should finish tomorrow after work.

Now when you and Tali have sexy time before hitting TIM's base, the Husk Head will be watching you two. ALWAYS WATCHING. HUSK HEAD SEES EVERYTHING. HUSK HEAD SEES ALL.

I'm in a Mass-Effect mood, so I think I’m gonna take a brief break from Zelda: Breath of the Wild, dust off my copy of ME2, do a playthrough of that, and then maybe do ME3’s Citadel DLC again to cap things off.

[SciFlyBoy]

Getting the husk head was cute too...

I hated that thing. Never once did I allow Vega to bring that thing aboard.

[Vol]

Just finished the Citadel party. Went Rowdy->Rowdy, does going the other way produce different conversations? Tali was adorable, especially when she poisoned herself with cheese, and her morning woes. Need to have a visit from each squaddie a can, then it's off to finish this.

2.5 hours to go!

[Deano]

I hate staggered releases, really what's the point?

[NCLanceman]

Maximum Hype, yo.

No really, I have no idea. It's dumb.

[Su37]

I caved and bought it, and I'm actually feeling kind of excited to play more Mass Effect, even if it the overall quality is mediocre.

[magnuskn]

Okay, I think I've seen a pretty substantial amount of MP footage by now. I got one question:

What is up with the death animations of the Kett? It seems that when they die, they make a really unnatural looking dramatic leap off their feet.

[Grand Admiral Cheesecake]

Okay, I think I've seen a pretty substantial amount of MP footage by now. I got one question:

What is up with the death animations of the Kett? It seems that when they die, they make a really unnatural looking dramatic leap off their feet.

They're being paid by the ham.

The hammier they are the more space bucks they get.

[Vol]

Finished ME3 one hour past unlock. Not bad. The EC, all the DLC, it really did make it less of a soul-rending mistake.

"Synthesis is the ultimate evolution of life."
"Hey thanks buddy, I'm gonna go ahead and _beeline_ to the right and pick Destroy." Didn't hesitate for a second. Ending was better. Max EMS Destroy + male Shep + Tali romance + all squaddies alive and accounted for, make it canon, Numbah 1.

I have more thoughts, but it's 1:15 AM and I really want to get ME4 started.

[magnuskn]

I hope you have fun. Gotta wait til Thursday for mine.

[Raga]

Don't get my copy until tomorrow night, but I don't have to be at work until noon on Wednesday so I can marathon on it at least.

[Su37]

I found an N7 Valkyrie in a crate aboard the Nexus. I am pleased.

[Someone With Mass]

Maximum Hype, yo.

No really, I have no idea. It's dumb.

If it had been anyone else than BioWare and their resources, I'd guess that it's because they don't want to overload their servers.

Playing it is a no-no, but I can download and install patches onto my copy just fine.

[DarkStorm]

Finished ME3 one hour past unlock. Not bad. The EC, all the DLC, it really did make it less of a soul-rending mistake.

"Synthesis is the ultimate evolution of life."
"Hey thanks buddy, I'm gonna go ahead and _beeline_ to the right and pick Destroy." Didn't hesitate for a second. Ending was better. Max EMS Destroy + male Shep + Tali romance + all squaddies alive and accounted for, make it canon, Numbah 1.

I have more thoughts, but it's 1:15 AM and I really want to get ME4 started.

Funny enough i was watching some indoctrination theory stuff yesterday.

[TTTX]

If it had been anyone else than BioWare and their resources, I'd guess that it's because they don't want to overload their servers.

Playing it is a no-no, but I can download and install patches onto my copy just fine.

I believe it's politics, Europe generally gets things later then Japan and USA.

[Someone With Mass]

Ha. I just got to Noveria and Anoleis called me a vagabond for being a spacer. I naturally made an angry comment about it. Tali wasn't happy with that remark either. I also found it funny that she considered using me as a meat shield at the security checkpoint.

[magnuskn]

Just finished the Citadel party. Went Rowdy->Rowdy, does going the other way produce different conversations? Tali was adorable, especially when she poisoned herself with cheese, and her morning woes. Need to have a visit from each squaddie a can, then it's off to finish this.

2.5 hours to go!

By the way, yes, going with other options at the party produces other results.

[SciFlyBoy]

Xbox One downloaded it for me by 10pm last night PST. Put a little more then an hour in, enough to only level up once.

[DarkStorm]

Well I'll wait to see what you all say about MEA.

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms2JUXOkjK8

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb_V9SsaPgg

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[Vol]

So with regards to quarians and the lesser races...

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They were delayed by technical issues, trying to get drell, hanar, and elcor along with them. But the game starts 2 years before the Reaperocalpyse, wherein every spare resource is corralled by The Shepard into the space battery. So that gives a real narrow time frame for potential.

[TheodoricFriede]

Hey Film Grain is back! Awesome!

This game is already a 10!

[Raga]

How bad is the CC?

[Deano]

How bad is the CC?

Really bad, you choose a preset face, and you can change the colour or your hair/eyes. Skin colour can be changed but not that extremely. You can't move many of the facial features much, or change the eye/nose/mouth/ears overall shape.

[Vol]

I went with default Scott, other than the pube beard, he's fine. Then I made Sara the preset 7, the good looking black chick, because that's how I roll. A lot of the other lady faces were not pleasant to look at.

[Riptide]

Hey Film Grain is back! Awesome!

This game is already a 10!

Except it reportedly butchers anti-aliasing.

[TheodoricFriede]

How bad is the CC?

Every bit as bad as people made it sound.

[TheodoricFriede]

Oh man.

Ooohhh man.

They need to patch saving IMMEDIATELY.

Ohhhh man.

[Mazder]

Hey Film Grain is back! Awesome!

....why?!?!?
Why bring back less visual acuity?
I turned that shit off in ME1!

[Someone With Mass]

Sounds like I will be doing some file editing, because I haaaaaate film grain. As for the CC, I've heard the devs talk about looking into updating it in the future and I really hope that's true.

[TTTX]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc-xNNAc45s

[TheodoricFriede]

Right now saving on Priority Missions needs to be fixed.

That needed to be fixed 3 months ago.

[Azint]

I like the game so far. Big shock.

[Dragaros]

I got the Art of Mass Effect Andromeda at my local book store today.

They had really awesome alien concept designs that are leagues better than the final product for the Kett and Angara. They had some great creativity going, and they tossed it aside. Shame.

They certainly know how to come up with with interesting looking worlds, ships, tech, and architecture. You can definitely see some Halo 4 influence here and there.

[SciFlyBoy]

Oh man.

Ooohhh man.

They need to patch saving IMMEDIATELY.

Ohhhh man.

How so? I tried saving my game last night (On the Xbox it's the top section of the menu) and it didn't seem right. I looked at my load scream and saw a bunch of auto saves, but not the one I made. Is this what you mean?

[TheodoricFriede]

How so? I tried saving my game last night (On the Xbox it's the top section of the menu) and it didn't seem right. I looked at my load scream and saw a bunch of auto saves, but not the one I made. Is this what you mean?

Try saving during a mission.

You cant.

[Someone With Mass]

Surely there are auto-save checkpoints somewhere.

[SciFlyBoy]

Try saving during a mission.

You cant.

I think that's what I experienced. I just found Cora and finished a wave of badies when I stopped. I died 10 times trying to get to that point. Hopefully that's an issue that's being worked on.

[Vol]

There are, but they're not very liberal if you're just exploring, so manual save often.

[Someone With Mass]

There are, but they're not very liberal if you're just exploring, so manual save often.

I'd imagine that it's a bit difficult for the game to determine when and where there is a good spot to auto-save because of the unpredictable nature of exploring. Don't want to save when you're in the middle of a fight or just about to die from an explosion and have you caught in a death loop, like in Halo.

That said, I'd reckon that a save function with a set time interval and made so that it doesn't save during battle would work.

[TheodoricFriede]

There are, but they're not very liberal if you're just exploring, so manual save often.

I'd imagine that it's a bit difficult for the game to determine when and where there is a good spot to auto-save because of the unpredictable nature of exploring.

I just finished Legend of Zelda breath of the Wild.

A game that had autosaves so perfect it was almost poetry.

If you cant match that, then you better let me manual save whenever and wherever the hell i want.

[TheodoricFriede]

I have hated every human I have met so far.

[TTTX]

I just finished Legend of Zelda breath of the Wild.

A game that had autosaves so perfect it was almost poetry.

If you cant match that, then you better let me manual save whenever and wherever the hell i want.

Nintendo qualities are generally different then EA's.

[SciFlyBoy]

The only issue I'm having so far and it's probably not that bad of an issue, but the font size is just too small for me. I found myself standing up and walking to my TV to read any prompts or hints a whole lot.

[Su37]

I like the game so far. Big shock.

Same. I made it to Eos and I'm having a great time.