thesapien Posted May 6, 2012 Posted May 6, 2012 I'm not the one jumping in on a long thread just to argue that someone is being "sarcastic", inadvertently revealing to the public that I know not what the word means, then bailing.
thesapien Posted May 6, 2012 Posted May 6, 2012 Auto dialog? Are you referring to the Action Mode? Or' date=' are you talking about the lack of options during certain cut-scenes? [/quote'] regardless of which mode you play on there are a large amount of conversations that you have no control over the spoken dialog, which would have been fine if we at least got the point of view that we would see in normal conversations. I found this to be one of the biggest immersion breakers in the game, far worse then the EA sale pitch from our DAO camp. I see what you're saying then. You probably didn't clarify because the lack of dialogue options in RP mode might be due to their also being an action mode. It's hard to say. Was it just me, or did it seem like there was more talking in ME3 than the previous games? If so, maybe it was a limitation of resources. Then, again, they did admit to removing some options when talking to the Catalyst. So maybe it was just lameness on their part. Btw, what was that about EA and the DAO Camp? I missed that. Was someone trying to defend the selling of BioWare to EA?
Vedli Posted May 7, 2012 Posted May 7, 2012 Auto dialog? Are you referring to the Action Mode? Or' date=' are you talking about the lack of options during certain cut-scenes? [/quote'] regardless of which mode you play on there are a large amount of conversations that you have no control over the spoken dialog, which would have been fine if we at least got the point of view that we would see in normal conversations. I found this to be one of the biggest immersion breakers in the game, far worse then the EA sale pitch from our DAO camp. I see what you're saying then. You probably didn't clarify because the lack of dialogue options in RP mode might be due to their also being an action mode. It's hard to say. Was it just me, or did it seem like there was more talking in ME3 than the previous games? If so, maybe it was a limitation of resources. Then, again, they did admit to removing some options when talking to the Catalyst. So maybe it was just lameness on their part. Btw, what was that about EA and the DAO Camp? I missed that. Was someone trying to defend the selling of BioWare to EA? I believe he is referring to the Wardens Keep DLC. You see in order to start the DLC, an NPC is spawned in the parties camp and he is the one who gives you the quest to do the DLC. This npc shows up however whether you have the DLC or not. If you didn't have it though and accepted the quest the game opened up whatever store you bought it from based on your platform. It's sort of like this: NPC: Hey you! Want to go adventure in a haunted castle? Warden: I sure do! NPC: Great, that'll be $10. Immersion destroyed.
thesapien Posted May 7, 2012 Posted May 7, 2012 I believe he is referring to the Wardens Keep DLC. You see in order to start the DLC' date=' an NPC is spawned in the parties camp and he is the one who gives you the quest to do the DLC. This npc shows up however whether you have the DLC or not. If you didn't have it though and accepted the quest the game opened up whatever store you bought it from based on your platform. It's sort of like this: NPC: Hey you! Want to go adventure in a haunted castle? Warden: I sure do! NPC: Great, that'll be $10. Immersion destroyed. [/quote'] What can I get for $10? lol, no, seriously, I do remember that now and do remember it working on me. It was what's her name's Warden armor that I wanted. But, yeah, I hate commercials and advertisements for things in the real world in my game. Even if presented at the very end after the credits, like in ME3, I still hate it.
thesapien Posted May 10, 2012 Posted May 10, 2012 One thing I liked, I got to kill... Real spoilers ahead... I'm not sure why, but I get the urge to kill Wrex any chance I get. I just discovered that if you talked him down in ME1, so is alive, and if you play your cards right in ME3, you'll be given the opportunity once again! It comes as a surprise later in the game, assuming you've sabotaged the genophage, shot Mordin in the back, and thought it was all behind you with no one the wiser. Yes, the biggest hurdle toward reaching this bonus was shooting Mordin. Although, if you do, you're given a very different Mordin death scene, very hard to watch but so well done that it is kind of a must see. And by "very different", I mean it had more than just different colors. Yes, I'm only being half serious, here. But this half is very serious.
HanPL Posted May 21, 2012 Author Posted May 21, 2012 On her personal Twitter account, Tricia Helfer, the voice of EDI, stated she would be returning to the recording studio on May 7. She did not state, at the time, if it would be for the Mass Effect 3 ending DLC. Raphael Sbarge, the voice of Kaidan Alenko, released a similar comment stating that the Mass Effect 3 voice acting studio just kept pulling him back in. Again, no mention of whether it was for the Mass Effect 3 ending DLC or for other, future DLC. Mike Gamble confirmed on Twitter that the voice actors are returning to record for the Mass Effect 3 ending DLC and that not all the voice actors are connected with Twitter or announcing when they are coming in for recording. Rest assured Mike Meer and Jennifer Hale, the voices of Shepard, will be recording along with all the squadmates.
thesapien Posted May 21, 2012 Posted May 21, 2012 That's cool. I appreciate the update. I'm so curious what they are going to add. I think I'm one of those who didn't hate the ending enough to rule out the idea that BioWare can improve it by adding and not subtracting stuff. So I'm one of those who might actually like this. Though, it could push me further to the other side. I'm guessing others aren't expecting much still? I can't argue against that really anymore since I've been kind of overplaying this game and some of the bad parts are getting more annoying.
gregathit Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 That's cool. I appreciate the update. I'm so curious what they are going to add. I think I'm one of those who didn't hate the ending enough to rule out the idea that BioWare can improve it by adding and not subtracting stuff. So I'm one of those who might actually like this. Though' date=' it could push me further to the other side. I'm guessing others aren't expecting much still? I can't argue against that really anymore since I've been kind of overplaying this game and some of the bad parts are getting more annoying. [/quote'] NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Not you too!!!!! You MUST NOT FALL TO THE DARKSIDE!!!! You were the ME universe's last best HOPE!!!!!!! LOL!!! Yea, still expecting a complete flop on this end. I figure they blew it so badly, on so many levels and never really ever seemed to have a clue as to why so many folks disliked things that fixing it.......square peg/round hole and no hammer......... I would love to be wrong and forced to eat my words but sadly I don't think this will happen. I did manage another play through but I switched it off after the cut scene with Anderson and Shep sitting side by side on the citadel.
GSBmodders Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 That's cool. I appreciate the update. I'm so curious what they are going to add. I think I'm one of those who didn't hate the ending enough to rule out the idea that BioWare can improve it by adding and not subtracting stuff. So I'm one of those who might actually like this. Though' date=' it could push me further to the other side. I'm guessing others aren't expecting much still? I can't argue against that really anymore since I've been kind of overplaying this game and some of the bad parts are getting more annoying. [/quote'] NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Not you too!!!!! You MUST NOT FALL TO THE DARKSIDE!!!! You were the ME universe's last best HOPE!!!!!!! Fear not! For Marauder Shields shall save him in nic of time.
Wheelhouse Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 Yea' date=' still expecting a complete flop on this end. I figure they blew it so badly, on so many levels and never really ever seemed to have a clue as to why so many folks disliked things that fixing it.......square peg/round hole and no hammer......... I would love to be wrong and forced to eat my words but sadly I don't think this will happen. I did manage another play through but I switched it off after the cut scene with Anderson and Shep sitting side by side on the citadel. [/quote'] Yeah, for me I don't get the impression that Bioware gets what so many see wrong with it, so I don't have any hope that it will be "better", as it will be based around the existing end, which so many people hate (including myself). As Diablo 3 came out, many people are moving on, though as the servers being down prevent you from playing single player, I can see that getting old real fast. I really enjoyed ME 3's multiplayer, but haven't played since the last special weekend (12/13). Logged in to get my commendation pack, and that was it. No plans to buy any DLC for either SP or MP, but free stuff I'll take. I am curious how this will play out with regards to single player DLC purchases. I know I bought everything for ME 1 and 2 (barring the item packs - but any quest packs I bought). I have have no plans whatsoever to buy any DLC for ME 3, either MP or SP, as I don't ever plan on playing the SP again - except, of course, for the Extended Cut.
GSBmodders Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 they are in deep shit, no matter how they attempt to play the numbers game into there favor the evidence can be seen on the store shelves. Skyrim had a few 30.00 sales here and there but afterwards it went right back to 59.99. It is still selling and at most stores it is still $59.99 and moving off the shelves without complaints. mass deffect 3 has been largely reduced in price it can be found for as low as $20.00 and if a copy does manage to find its way from a dust collector shelf and into a console or pc chances are it will be returned. lets face it when retailers accept returns for an open box pc game with no questions asked and no visual inspection then the game fucking sucks
Mouse Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 The upcoming MP DLC (free, btw) looks sweet. I think I will have lot of fun playing ME3 MP. http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/343/index/12216768 Check further down in the thread for further details: New characters, maps, weapons, objective and gear slot.
gregathit Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 they are in deep shit' date=' no matter how they attempt to play the numbers game into there favor the evidence can be seen on the store shelves. Skyrim had a few 30.00 sales here and there but afterwards it went right back to 59.99. It is still selling and at most stores it is still $59.99 and moving off the shelves without complaints. mass deffect 3 has been largely reduced in price it can be found for as low as $20.00 and if a copy does manage to find its way from a dust collector shelf and into a console or pc chances are it will be returned. lets face it when retailers accept returns for an open box pc game with no questions asked and no visual inspection then the game fucking sucks [/quote'] The upcoming MP DLC (free' date=' btw) looks sweet. I think I will have lot of fun playing ME3 MP. [/quote'] The fact that they are pumping out free multiplayer DLC is IMHO clear evidence that GSB is quite correct in his assessment on bioware. If you look back to the day one paid DLC as an indicator of what bioware/EA "wanted" to do and contrast that with the numerous "free" DLC offerings for multiplayer and the upcoming EC for single player even a blind man can see that they are in full blown recovery mode. All of this is slightly funny since I am still just a touch bitter at how they botched ME3. Ultimately it is sad to think about how awesome this game "could" have been had they not rushed things or used the nonsense ending BS. If I suddenly become fabulously wealthy, I may have to hire some programers and remake the game the way I think it should have been......
GSBmodders Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 The upcoming MP DLC (free' date=' btw) looks sweet. I think I will have lot of fun playing ME3 MP. http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/343/index/12216768 Check further down in the thread for further details: New characters, maps, weapons, objective and gear slot. [/quote'] and so you are going to mindlessly kill the same shit over and over again. for what may I ask? there is no pvp, no reward, nothing that you do in multiplayer will change the 3 horrible endings, there is not even a challenge to it, not on any level. Anyone who has been even remotely competent at pvp shooters like UT and CS would find this trash mind numbingly boring. the mobs are dumber then they were in me 2. cerberus troops either grenade themselves to death, or expose themselves needlessly to your fire, and all other mobs simply attempt to tank everything. My 10 year olds do not even find it a challenge
sora3 Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 The upcoming MP DLC (free' date=' btw) looks sweet. I think I will have lot of fun playing ME3 MP. http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/343/index/12216768 Check further down in the thread for further details: New characters, maps, weapons, objective and gear slot. [/quote'] and so you are going to mindlessly kill the same shit over and over again. for what may I ask? there is no pvp, no reward, nothing that you do in multiplayer will change the 3 horrible endings, there is not even a challenge to it, not on any level. Anyone who has been even remotely competent at pvp shooters like UT and CS would find this trash mind numbingly boring. the mobs are dumber then they were in me 2. cerberus troops either grenade themselves to death, or expose themselves needlessly to your fire, and all other mobs simply attempt to tank everything. My 10 year olds do not even find it a challenge Agreed to the above. Unfortunately Mouse, you're probably on the losing side here. The single player is amazing and it is a fitting end to the Shepard trilogy. However, the ending and as well as the gall to tack on multiplayer as a way to improve your ending angers me like a bull to a red flag. In many cases, I had to get my rating up just to see a different scene which sucks badly. Plus the ending is quite a letdown compared to the rest of the single player experience. It's sort of like watching The Return of the King but then having it end just where the siege of Minas Tirith is. Multiplayer, I have to say this is pretty much a crappy experience to most other multiplayer games. Why? Well, it is pretty stale. You're fending X waves whilst doing some special task in between. Apart from that, there isn't a sense of 'wow, we did that!' moment. Sure it was fun at the beginning but it's a bit boring sitting through Gold ATM whilst your team mates rip up the enemy without any sweat. Heck, I worked harder on Payload maps than in ME3 survival mode. The maps themselves are another problem as it is just cut and paste jobs. Compared to TF2 maps, there isn't anything remotely good against them. I'm playing TF2 more compared to ME3 Multiplayer as the play is much more varied due to the maps. And finally the classes/items. Having them locked makes me rage to no end as it forces you to play in order to unlock. TF2 has this brilliantly with random drops and as well as working up the achievements to do so which isn't too hard. But earning 99000 credits to unlock a 'rare' item/class whilst a beginner isn't ideal. Honestly, it just screams 'PAY ME'. You might argue TF2 is the same but it doesn't force you as you can do quite well with the stuff you find. All in all, saying ME3 multiplayer isn't the greatest thing to be said honestly.
Mouse Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 Ah, insults. How very wonderful. Time to put you to ignore list.
thesapien Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 Ah' date=' insults. How very wonderful. Time to put you to ignore list. [/quote'] It's almost like some people who find that others enjoy something they don't feel the need to convince you why you shouldn't have fun with it. So very odd. I haven't touched the multiplayer and haven't played MP in any game for many years. So, if I tried it and liked it, I'd definitely keep it to myself around here since everyone here seems to know better about why it ought to be hated.
GSBmodders Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 Ah' date=' insults. How very wonderful. Time to put you to ignore list. [/quote'] It's almost like some people who find that others enjoy something they don't feel the need to convince you why you shouldn't have fun with it. So very odd. I haven't touched the multiplayer and haven't played MP in any game for many years. So, if I tried it and liked it, I'd definitely keep it to myself around here since everyone here seems to know better about why it ought to be hated. you just dont seem to get it, I enjoy multiplayer, I love multiplayer. That is of course when it is good multiplayer. There is no point or reason to mass effect 3 multiplayer, there is no story, no reward and I as I have stated absolutely no challenge all you do is mindlessly kill off waves of mobs, this can be done in any game, just run through a large group of agro mobs and presto you have mimicked the mass effect 3 multiplayer experience for the life of me I do not get how these fuktards are actually spending real cash to buy those damn reward boxes, You know I have it to hand it to EA and Bioware they put Chinese gold farmers to shame when it comes to selling useless trash now mas effect 3 multiplayer could have been good had the option for pvp been included. At least then there would be a challenge, cerberus teams vrs alliance teams both fighting it out while attempting to obtain the same objective and survive the hostile reaper forces. Unfortunately this is not what we got
thesapien Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 It's not that hard to get. I just thought you were being a bit harsh on mouse for having fun with it. "Chinese gold farmers"... had to look that one up. Hilarious. Gaming aside, did you know China's government actually encourages its citizens to save in the form of gold? Their major banks (which are larger in net assets than our largest) all supply gold to their customers, unlike here. Since China is probably the largest player in the global physical gold market, I saw your phrase and at first just thought, WTF? LOL
GSBmodders Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 It's not that hard to get. I just thought you were being a bit harsh on mouse for having fun with it. "Chinese gold farmers"... had to look that one up. Hilarious. Gaming aside' date=' did you know China's government actually encourages its citizens to save in the form of gold? Their major banks (which are larger in net assets than our largest) all supply gold to their customers, unlike here. Since China is probably the largest player in the global physical gold market, I saw your phrase and at first just thought, WTF? LOL [/quote'] I wasnt attempting to be hard on mouse I was merely bashing the game. Words like you, they, them can all be used in a variety of manner's in american english. If I wanted to bash mouse I would instead pick on him for staying home (and having fun playing mass effect 3 multiplayer.) instead of getting laid, drinking beer and you know doing the things that men younger then myself do I had no idea that china allowed it's citizens to trade in gold, much of the world stopped that practice (supposedly to prevent another global depression.)
thesapien Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 I wasnt attempting to be hard on mouse I was merely bashing the game. Words like you' date=' they, them can all be used in a variety of manner's in american english. If I wanted to bash mouse I would instead pick on him for staying home (and having fun playing mass effect 3 multiplayer.) instead of getting laid, drinking beer and you know doing the things that men younger then myself do I had no idea that china allowed it's citizens to trade in gold, much of the world stopped that practice (supposedly to prevent another global depression.) [/quote'] Yeah, I think it's just a manner of speech that often hinders communication. Sometimes, too, I think people are too polite and sensitive. That said, it sounds like you've been completely fooled about gold. Anyone who buys that reasoning is naive at best. Edit: To avoid derailing this thread, here's another thread where the topic took over: http://www.loverslab.com/showthread.php?tid=8136&page=2
GSBmodders Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 I wasnt attempting to be hard on mouse I was merely bashing the game. Words like you' date=' they, them can all be used in a variety of manner's in american english. If I wanted to bash mouse I would instead pick on him for staying home (and having fun playing mass effect 3 multiplayer.) instead of getting laid, drinking beer and you know doing the things that men younger then myself do I had no idea that china allowed it's citizens to trade in gold, much of the world stopped that practice (supposedly to prevent another global depression.) [/quote'] Yeah, I think it's just a manner of speech that often hinders communication. Sometimes, too, I think people are too polite and sensitive. That said, it sounds like you've been completely fooled about gold. Anyone who buys that reasoning is naive at best. Edit: To avoid derailing this thread, here's another thread where the topic took over: http://www.loverslab.com/showthread.php?tid=8136&page=2 I never bought that reasoning, that was simply the trash that the government fed everyone. Both JFK and Ronald Regan attempted to mess with the federal reserve and bring back gold and silver currency, JFK even created hiis own $5.00 bill that was backed by silver. we saw what happened to both
thesapien Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 yep. (tho "yep" is too short a reply, getting error message from LL, so yep)
thesapien Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Yeah' date=' I think it's just a manner of speech that often hinders communication. Sometimes, too, I think people are too polite and sensitive. That said, it sounds like you've been completely fooled about gold. Anyone who buys that reasoning is naive at best. Edit: To avoid derailing this thread, here's another thread where the topic took over: http://www.loverslab.com/showthread.php?tid=8136&page=2 [/quote'] I never bought that reasoning, that was simply the trash that the government fed everyone. Both JFK and Ronald Regan attempted to mess with the federal reserve and bring back gold and silver currency, JFK even created hiis own $5.00 bill that was backed by silver. we saw what happened to both Oh, and I just kept it at "yep" because I'd already written a post over in the other thread I mentioned above that was mostly for your benefit but then came back here and saw that you seem to be already clued in. Prolly nuttin ya don't already know but it said: Oh, and if a certain somebody pops in from another thread, I'll add this: China started their own new futures exchange for gold and silver. The difference? Theirs is allocated 1:1, meaning paper contracts match physical holdings. No cheating. China has also recently reversed their laws on allowing citizens to own gold. Their government actually encourages it. Their banks actually supply it. In the US, you can definitely see the opposite pattern (and I'm not talking just in the futures market (referring to the dollar here instead)). We've gone from trading with gold to trading with paper backed by gold to trading with paper not backed by anything. Paper is simply created when wanted with the limit being the self discipline of the money makers. Lack of discipline is what pushed us away from gold since gold itself couldn't be imagined into existence. Nixon closed the gold window because it had gotten too out of hand with way too much paper to link to gold. Replacing a real asset (gold) with a purely financial instrument (paper/digital), led to free flowing liquidity and thus credit induced bubbles. Dollars have been inflating along the way as the supply ever increased. Thanks to crazy amounts of credit creation and insane borrowing, we had the roaring '20's. Party! Oh, but then the horrible hangover (The Great Depression). To prevent crashing any more parties, Mr Prez ordered his people to hand over their gold to the Fed. Yeah, that worked great. Well, it did for some people, those who now had all the gold AND controlled the supply of dollars. WWII, checkmate! Welcome the petro-dollar as the new world reserve currency. Since 2008, the Fed has had a near 0% interest rate. With inflation, that is effectively a negative interest rate. So if you're a primary dealer able to borrow from the Fed (create money), you're basically getting paid to borrow. Yep, you heard that right. Party like it's 2012.
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