Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer to be released as DLC: Bioware stopping all discussion

[DustyDrB]

I've literally not seen this said anywhere else, and that blurb didn't sound all that official. So pardon my skepticism.

That said, it wouldn't kill Mass Effect 3 if it had multiplayer. I was wondering how they were gonna do post-game DLC anyway, with Shepard's story being over. So I could easily just not get it and it wouldn't affect me. I'm more than secure in my preorder of the game.

 

[RYjet911]

Has everyone already forgotten the free DLC that came about in Mass Effect 2? Remember the Cerberus Network?

I imagine the DLC will come free to those who purchased the game new, but pre-owned will have to fork out for the multiplayer access.

 

[AgentBJ09]

At least it's optional. Then again, I don't see this thing selling much anyway. People play ME for the story, not for multiplayer.

If it bombs, fine. It's the fault of whoever created and pushed it in the first place, which I would imagine is from both Bioware and EA.

 

[twistedheat15]

And about the whole "They're making the game and then working on MP post-release" thing, I don't see how it makes sense to do something as demanding as multiplayer and make it in a month.

As someone else already stated, they don't work on games until just before it's released, most big titles are finished months in advance of the release date, then given a spit shines and adjustments. They're putting the multipayer out after the game is released because they didn't wanna spend normal dev time trying to fit it in.

 

[Kingsnake661]

It's a rumor guys... Sure, with EA being involved, it's a creditable one... but it isn't offical until you hear it from Bioware.

My feeling on MP are... indifferent. At this point, i get the impression they genuianly put alot of effort into finishing the serise. Assuming that's the case, and the game, the single player game is a fun, satisifing end to Shepards story, i don't really CARE if they add MP or not. I just don't. If the game is FUN, I *may* accually consider trying the MP. If i feel the game is lacking, and MP is the result, Bioware won't be getting any more of my money for it's ME DLC. That's kind of where I'm at. I'm buying ME3, i just have too, to finish the story. If it's good, I'll buy the DLC, and may even consider MP. If it sucks, or feels lacking, no DLC from me.

But then... Bioware already has it's hands in my pockets for TOR...

...

*shrug* I'm hopeful still. Lets wait and see what happens at Gamecon before we spaz out... even more that is.. lol

 

[Cheery Lunatic]

Why're people acting like this is a bad thing?

It's completely optional, you don't have to buy it, and it won't affect your campaign experience whatsoever. Plus it'll widen their audience to those who might not have been as interested as they were before. If you want multiplayer, pay for it, if you don't, don't get it. It's quite simple.

It's a smart business move, I don't see why people are bitching.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

since it's a DLC. I don't actually need, want or will ever buy it.

 

[O maestre]

and so begins the downfall of my favorite franchise, multiplayer cannot work in a game like mass effect.. it doesn't even make any sense. the whole point is that you are the hero you are commander shepard and you control the story... so no co-op if you ask me.

every time multiplayer has been shoehorned into a game that is not supposed to have it, the single player portion takes an irrecoverable hit. this is the last game in the franchise there is no reason to add multiplayer people will buy it regardless. if they want to make a multiplayer fps in the mass effect universe than make it a stand alone game. there is absolutely no logical reason to screw up the trilogy now that we are at number 3

i sincerly hope they dont spend a second of their development time on anything else but to make mass effect 3 proper, not some loosely hinged multiplayer "addition"

 

[scar_47]

If this is true its probably the best testing of the waters I've seen I'm not opposed to multiplayer just don't have it touch the main game thats where 90% of companies go wrong making you rely on random people for a large portion of your game play experience, I also think its a good idea to plan your dlc if your going to do it theres several months of nothing but polish where you could have some people that don't do polish begin planning out the dlc lokk at new vegas all the dlc have hooks that lead to the next one and while you were playing their teasing the next dlc to you it worked really well and only occured because they planned it out. And in the case of ME 3 with its pushed back date to avoid the onslaught of games this fall theres more time to polish it so why not use some of that time to work on dlc. This way it doesn't mess with the single player and if your not interested don't buy it, I'm intrigued as to how this will pan out if true and honestly it could be fun wether its just competative play or maybe some more mission like mode where your part of a squad, look at uncharted it has good multiplayer has no ill effect on the single player I don't see this screwing up ME in any way.

I've never understood the argument against dlc saying it should be on the disk in most cases dlc is created after the game is done and either being polished or after its gone gold, it involves extra work and thus is a separate product if you kept waiting until it was done you'd never get a game out until a year after it was supposed to be and at that point its not dlc.

 

[MASTACHIEFPWN]

I wouldn't mind a cooperitive mode, where player one plays as shepard, player 2 as garrus, doing some extra missions across the universe, or something of that matter, but I don't think multiplayer is a good idea for mass effect.

 

[Azaraxzealot]

if it's released as DLC, then i don't see why anyone should get their panties in a knot.

DLC means you CAN get multiplayer... or you can just keep buying single player content.

it doesn't mean you HAVE to get multiplayer, so anyone who is cancelling their pre-order is being an elitist dipshit

 

[HerbertTheHamster]

stop feeling sorry for bioware and blaming EA

bioware gets it's fat paycheck as well

 

[IronicBeet]

if it's released as DLC, then i don't see why anyone should get their panties in a knot.

DLC means you CAN get multiplayer... or you can just keep buying single player content.

it doesn't mean you HAVE to get multiplayer, so anyone who is cancelling their pre-order is being an elitist dipshit

To be fair, Bioware was quite the fan of making DLC that was vital to the storyline in ME2 and then making people pay ten bucks for it.

And I don't think I'm being an elitist dipshit, because this was really just the straw that broke the camel's back, so to say. ME3 already wasn't looking too good to me in the first place.

 

[Korten12]

and so begins the downfall of my favorite franchise, multiplayer cannot work in a game like mass effect.. it doesn't even make any sense. the whole point is that you are the hero you are commander shepard and you control the story... so no co-op if you ask me.

every time multiplayer has been shoehorned into a game that is not supposed to have it, the single player portion takes an irrecoverable hit. this is the last game in the franchise there is no reason to add multiplayer people will buy it regardless. if they want to make a multiplayer fps in the mass effect universe than make it a stand alone game. there is absolutely no logical reason to screw up the trilogy now that we are at number 3

i sincerly hope they dont spend a second of their development time on anything else but to make mass effect 3 proper, not some loosely hinged multiplayer "addition"

How is this the downfall? ME3 is shepard lost arc, the end of his story. The multiplayer, will come out AFTER, meaning they probably haven't even started on it yet. Since as stated,

1. They will finish the game.
2. Begin working on Multiplayer DLC
3. Release the game
4. Release the Multiplayer DLC

So in ends, it doesn't ruin the franchise at all. Hell we don't even know if we will get the next Mass Effect game anytime soon after the end of 3.

 

[Ascarus]

i think that the DLC is great! i suspect the MP component will suck ass, so this way i will never even have to look at it, let alone pay extra for it.

EA did me some inadvertent good here!

 

[Azaraxzealot]

and so begins the downfall of my favorite franchise, multiplayer cannot work in a game like mass effect.. it doesn't even make any sense. the whole point is that you are the hero you are commander shepard and you control the story... so no co-op if you ask me.

every time multiplayer has been shoehorned into a game that is not supposed to have it, the single player portion takes an irrecoverable hit. this is the last game in the franchise there is no reason to add multiplayer people will buy it regardless. if they want to make a multiplayer fps in the mass effect universe than make it a stand alone game. there is absolutely no logical reason to screw up the trilogy now that we are at number 3

i sincerly hope they dont spend a second of their development time on anything else but to make mass effect 3 proper, not some loosely hinged multiplayer "addition"

Stupid EA. Stop making Mass Effect more mainstream.

There are games that should be more mainstream, and there should be games that fit a niche for specific types of people who play those types of games.

I think EA is upset that Activision stole the title of Biggest Dicks in the Industry from them and have been working hard to take back. They're doing an amazing job. Activision is currently trying to fight back with Diablo 3, but man, they don't seem to have a chance.

It's Damn EA's fault. Throwing Multiplayer on everything that needs it.

I'm going to guess it's something Horde-ish though.

Sorry to sound like a Cynical bastard but the DLC will not be produced post Dev-time. It will be produced in dev time and released after it has been given a quick spit-shine. I Fully expect Mass Effect 3 to be an 8-10 hour game and i fully expect EA to be charging full price for it and £20 or so for the multiplayer.

This is also what im expecting, or maybe a 15hour game but exactly like ME2 save for a couple of differences

urgh mass effect is a truely great game series so why are they spoiling it with a crappy multiplayer tie in.??????????

dlc should NOT be planned before games release and it should definately not be released only a month after becuse why dont they just include it in the game such a disgrace it making me not want to buy it

okay after doing a double take and let do something i never done before...
WHAT THE FUCK oh come on since when does ME3 need a multiplayer it sold well already with ME 1 & 2. While where on it do you really really reaaaaaaaaally think that the people your loyal fans and customers who bought your game want a multiplayer in ME 3? If i want a 3rd person cover based shooter i'll go play gears or war not this shit. Look i love bioware to death but i don't think that could put toghether any sort of decent multiplayer. The only go thing about this is that rolled it out as DLC(If this is on the disk so help me god...)

I shake my fist in the air and scream "EAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"

Well, fuck. Guess I'm going to have to cancel my pre-order for this too.

Really wanted to finish the story, what a bummer. Too bad it's looking more like Gears of War than Mass Effect at this point.

to all you who want to be so negative about OPTIONAL CONTENT that you don't even have to have (unless you're under some sort of spell that makes you HAVE to buy all DLC relating to games)

you don't HAVE to have multiplayer if you don't want it. it seems like this may even be the rumor mill at work here, so... you're cancelling your pre-order based on an unsubstantiated rumor, and even THEN you're getting worked up over something that will be made optional that you don't have to pay for.

i'd be pissed if they shoe-horned it in as well, but they're not. they're putting it out on the side, like they gave us a nice sandwich or burger and put peppers on the side like at Quiznos. don't be stupid, is all i'm saying, no need to get all up in arms if Bioware and EA decide to release optional multiplayer as an afterthought later

 

[RatRace123]

If it's being released as DLC, that makes it all the easier for me to ignore it.
I hardly think of multiplayer when I think of Mass Effect, and it's doubtful I'd play the multiplayer much, if at all.

Not a deal breaker for me.

 

[IronicBeet]

and so begins the downfall of my favorite franchise, multiplayer cannot work in a game like mass effect.. it doesn't even make any sense. the whole point is that you are the hero you are commander shepard and you control the story... so no co-op if you ask me.

every time multiplayer has been shoehorned into a game that is not supposed to have it, the single player portion takes an irrecoverable hit. this is the last game in the franchise there is no reason to add multiplayer people will buy it regardless. if they want to make a multiplayer fps in the mass effect universe than make it a stand alone game. there is absolutely no logical reason to screw up the trilogy now that we are at number 3

i sincerly hope they dont spend a second of their development time on anything else but to make mass effect 3 proper, not some loosely hinged multiplayer "addition"

Stupid EA. Stop making Mass Effect more mainstream.

There are games that should be more mainstream, and there should be games that fit a niche for specific types of people who play those types of games.

I think EA is upset that Activision stole the title of Biggest Dicks in the Industry from them and have been working hard to take back. They're doing an amazing job. Activision is currently trying to fight back with Diablo 3, but man, they don't seem to have a chance.

It's Damn EA's fault. Throwing Multiplayer on everything that needs it.

I'm going to guess it's something Horde-ish though.

Sorry to sound like a Cynical bastard but the DLC will not be produced post Dev-time. It will be produced in dev time and released after it has been given a quick spit-shine. I Fully expect Mass Effect 3 to be an 8-10 hour game and i fully expect EA to be charging full price for it and £20 or so for the multiplayer.

This is also what im expecting, or maybe a 15hour game but exactly like ME2 save for a couple of differences

urgh mass effect is a truely great game series so why are they spoiling it with a crappy multiplayer tie in.??????????

dlc should NOT be planned before games release and it should definately not be released only a month after becuse why dont they just include it in the game such a disgrace it making me not want to buy it

okay after doing a double take and let do something i never done before...
WHAT THE FUCK oh come on since when does ME3 need a multiplayer it sold well already with ME 1 & 2. While where on it do you really really reaaaaaaaaally think that the people your loyal fans and customers who bought your game want a multiplayer in ME 3? If i want a 3rd person cover based shooter i'll go play gears or war not this shit. Look i love bioware to death but i don't think that could put toghether any sort of decent multiplayer. The only go thing about this is that rolled it out as DLC(If this is on the disk so help me god...)

I shake my fist in the air and scream "EAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"

Well, fuck. Guess I'm going to have to cancel my pre-order for this too.

Really wanted to finish the story, what a bummer. Too bad it's looking more like Gears of War than Mass Effect at this point.

to all you who want to be so negative about OPTIONAL CONTENT that you don't even have to have (unless you're under some sort of spell that makes you HAVE to buy all DLC relating to games)

you don't HAVE to have multiplayer if you don't want it. it seems like this may even be the rumor mill at work here, so... you're cancelling your pre-order based on an unsubstantiated rumor, and even THEN you're getting worked up over something that will be made optional that you don't have to pay for.

i'd be pissed if they shoe-horned it in as well, but they're not. they're putting it out on the side, like they gave us a nice sandwich or burger and put peppers on the side like at Quiznos. don't be stupid, is all i'm saying, no need to get all up in arms if Bioware and EA decide to release optional multiplayer as an afterthought later

Like I said, my decision not to buy it isn't based on this alone.

And it's not really like putting peppers on the side at Quizno's, it's more like getting a cheeseburger and then being offered a box of art supplies for a little extra after finishing your burger; it's unnecessary and it doesn't make any damn sense.

 

[Ghengis John]

It's EA,what did you expect? And even if they're considering it,it should be Co-op not multiplayer.

I thought it was co-op... the two terms aren't mutually exclusive.

I'm still discovering that DLC is planned before games are released. THAT ISN'T HOW IT SHOULD WORK. Gah...

Why shouldn't it work that way?

All content should be planned well in advance.

I think it's got something to do with the factor of planning elements for the game that are willfully withheld. Time constraints are one thing, and have always been, but in the old days you actually tried to include everything you had planned for the initial release, in the initial release.

Of course I'm not going to get upset no matter what. I don't get mad, my opinion of a developer or publisher simply diminishes. That said, I'll reserve judgement until I learn more.

 

[Legion IV]

You know what?

If this is their project $10 part of the game, I guess I'm ok with that. Better they make it this way rather than cutting out people who bought it second hand.

The game has had a three year dev cycle. I highly, highly doubt we're only looking at an 8-15 hour game here.

I think your wrong. Every mass effect can be beaten in around 8-12 hours. But sidequests you say. I completed almost EVERYTHING in mass effect 2, playtime 26:34 hours. Thats around 40% of the average JRPG i play. Mass effect has always had painfully short campaigns its pretty much the Call of duty of RPGS. Also i forget to mention half of the sidequests in mass effect 2 are pretty much. Mercenaries are on this planet kill them.

average games but like i said Call of duty of Rpgs.

I also love how everyones saying this is okay. the SAME people who would call a boycott on any other developer. Oh escapist community i love how hypocritically biased you all are.

edit: BTW beat Mass effect 1 main storyline in 10:14 hours. mass effect 2's in 9:53.