Mass Effect 3 being 'tweaked' for a larger market - EA.

[infohippie]

Casey Hudson has said that ME3 will invariably be compared to the top shooters on the market, such as COD and GOW and the way in which they deliver action to the player.

But WHY? Mass Effect is meant to be an RPG series, not a goddamn shooter! In no way should it be compared to the top shooters, it isn't one. It should be compared to Dragon Age, KOTOR, even The Witcher. Those are it's peers, not bloody Call of Doody.

 

[Ensiferum]

If being "tweaked" for a larger audience means "dumbed down" in any way, then no, do not want.

 

[ultrachicken]

I hope this just means that the gunplay won't suck balls. If we get even less character customization and dialogue, then I'm skipping this one.

 

[ultrachicken]

Well at least Skyrim looks like it hasn't been butchered...

Too much....

Why no more Mysticism and classes Bethesda?

Because expecting the player character to know exactly how they want to play the game from the very start is ridiculous. And Mysticism was useless as its own school. None of the mysticism abilities have been removed, they've just been lumped in with another school.

In short, you can still do everything you've done in the previous Elder Scrolls games, they've just made it easier to choose what that is.

 

[Still Life]

Casey Hudson has said that ME3 will invariably be compared to the top shooters on the market, such as COD and GOW and the way in which they deliver action to the player.

But WHY? Mass Effect is meant to be an RPG series, not a goddamn shooter! In no way should it be compared to the top shooters, it isn't one. It should be compared to Dragon Age, KOTOR, even The Witcher. Those are it's peers, not bloody Call of Doody.

ME is a RPG/Shooter hybrid. Bioware have stated this from ME1.

Two things:

1. Tightening up the shooter mechanics doesn't mean Bioware are ignoring the RPG aspects.

2. As I said prior, Bioware have released info that states the inclusion of richer RPG features and emphasis on story.

 

[Volkov]

Rofl.

Yup, EA continuing to murder Bioware. Well, I mean, that's about as surprising as a naked pretty girl getting raped on the street in a third world country...

Seriously, it's EA. What's surprising?

 

[Volkov]

Rofl.

Yup, EA continuing to murder Bioware. Well, I mean, that's about as surprising as a naked pretty girl getting raped on the street in a third world country...

Seriously, it's EA. What's surprising?

Some of us thought that was the one single line they would not cross. We should have known better and the first sign of 'Mass effect online multi-player" we need to nuke EA from orbit and quarantine Bioware to check of the corruption has made them unable to be saved.

Bioware is dead. Bioware IS EA now... Dragon Age 2, and even to some degree (but a lot less so) Mass Effect 2 demonstrated that perfectly. So I mean, after all these blatant demonstrations (EA giving Bioware a year to develop Dragon Age 2 is a thousand red flags right there), only waking up at the sound of Mass Effect 3 being murdered by EA is over a year late.

 

[strigon33]

Rofl.

Yup, EA continuing to murder Bioware. Well, I mean, that's about as surprising as a naked pretty girl getting raped on the street in a third world country...

Seriously, it's EA. What's surprising?

Some of us thought that was the one single line they would not cross. We should have known better and the first sign of 'Mass effect online multi-player" we need to nuke EA from orbit and quarantine Bioware to check of the corruption has made them unable to be saved.

Its still not too late! I know some people!!!

 

[Nomanslander]

Tweaked for a larger market? WTF? ME2 was already dumbed down for, but not enough to bother me. Now they're going to dumb down the third game even further??

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[Mrsoupcup]

Well at least Skyrim looks like it hasn't been butchered...

Too much....

Why no more Mysticism and classes Bethesda?

Because expecting the player character to know exactly how they want to play the game from the very start is ridiculous. And Mysticism was useless as its own school. None of the mysticism abilities have been removed, they've just been lumped in with another school.

In short, you can still do everything you've done in the previous Elder Scrolls games, they've just made it easier to choose what that is.

Really? Okay now I'm not worried, because detect life was OP. As long as it's in there I could care less the school.

 

[kelevra]

Oh. Dear. God.

Thinking of economic implications is why the human race cant have nice things. Like space travel.

*Rant incoming*

To the tards in charge: We dont want an interactive movie, or a multiplayer FPS. We want a strong shooter-RPG with a signature Bioware storyline. Like ME1, but better, because ME2 felt like an interactive movie with over the shoulder shooting sections thrown into it. Not that the shooting mechanics werent an improvement (Good God they were!)... its just that ME2 lost ME1's enormous sense of scope in a vast alien galaxy. At no stage in ME2 did I park my Mako and look up at an alien, hostile sky and think... FUUUUUCK: this is beautiful and I feel tiny and insignificant and OH FUCK Earth so small and precious and SHIT Saren and the Reapers are coming to wipe us the fuck out.

Dumbing down and playing to the lowest common denominator isn't a good way to retain moments like that. I dont want a Call of Duty clone in spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace. Dear Bioware, we love you, but play to your strengths. Dear EA and shareholders, without you this enormous enterprise is impossible, and for that we thank you. Trust Bioware, let them do their thing and the fans will come- hell, I've bought three versions of ME1 and two of ME2. But if you mistreat us again, eat shit and die.

*Rant over*

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

....."Normandy-Ville"?

OT: Jokes aside, you guys REALLY need to chill the fuck out. Can we just put away the pitch forks for now? We don't KNOW anything yet. Actually, that's not true. We DO know that they're bringing back Weapon and Armor customization. That's something? We have no proof that they're gonna.....I dunno, cut out all the dialogue or heavy-hitting choices from the game?

If they do anything like THAT, I'll be heading the crowd marching towards EA, with the intent of burning it's HQ to the Ground. But till then, can we just relax guys?