"The Truth" for Mass Effect 3

[BloatedGuppy]

This is something that I pray to god will be true but I'm going to save my squeeing until Bioware makes the announcement. Also one explination for the ending is the writerss being frustrated with the constant harassment by the haters...ok, the endings still piss me off but at least that kinda makes sense.

That makes sense? You're annoyed by spiteful fans, so you deliberately submarine your highest profile, critically respected and popularly revered IP? That'll show those snooty fans! Ha! Now who's laughing?

 

[Erttheking]

This is something that I pray to god will be true but I'm going to save my squeeing until Bioware makes the announcement. Also one explination for the ending is the writerss being frustrated with the constant harassment by the haters...ok, the endings still piss me off but at least that kinda makes sense.

That makes sense? You're annoyed by spiteful fans, so you deliberately submarine your highest profile, critically respected and popularly revered IP? That'll show those snooty fans! Ha! Now who's laughing?

Hence the "the endings still piss me off" part of my comment.

 

[Loop Stricken]

I already posted this! [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.354268-Mass-Effect-3-The-Truth-Ending-spoilers-naturally] This is an outrage!

 

[Jitters Caffeine]

Zaeed - The Price of Vengeance
Normandy Crash Site
Cerberus Weapon and Armor pack
Arc Projector
Firewalker

Its important to note though that out of the ones you've listed the Zaeed DLC was the only thing that really felt to me like it brought anything of value to the game. Firewalker was atrocious and short, and the weapons packs overpowering, making the game quite easy on even the hardest difficulty.

I actually really liked Zaeed as a character. If you listen to him, you actually find out he has a history with another one of your Squadmates.

Spoiler

Turns out he was part of the Merc group that picked up Jack after she escaped the Cerberus Facility, raped her, then sold her and the ship she was on to the Quarian Flotilla. Which in turn led to Cerberus attacking the Flotilla and the animosity between the Quarians and Cerberus

I'm sorry but I need some confirmation on this. I never heard this mentioned anywhere in game over several playthroughs and checked the Wiki again and found nothing on it. Where the hell does this come up?

On topic, if this is true, I'm going to be thrilled. I've been wanting Batarians ever since Multiplayer was announced so the chance to play one will be much appreciated.

I'm holding on to my optimism for right now. I'm hoping It'll pay off in the end

 

[Navvan]

Yes, that's going to be the name of the magic DLC that will fix all the woes people have about the Mass Effect 3 endings. You'll be able to continue playing after the ending and it's adding a TON of multiplayer stuff including:

At least two new maps

Two new enemy types

Batarian and Geth Characters

AND IT'S ALL FREE PEOPLE!!

After all the venom I've heard spewed about Bioware and mass Effect 3 lately, Ive stayed positive and I'm so glad I have. Now I can act all smug when this turns out to be the endings we all wanted to see.

http://www.gamefront.com/rumor-mass-effect-3-dlc-the-truth-due-in-april/

Here's hoping April or May will make everything right with the galaxy

Right now that's a baseless rumor. I'd LOVE to see that happen, but it would involve Bioware basically pulling a 360 on the statements they have already made... and honestly their attitude and the main storyline itself irked me more than the ending. I wrote a lengthy post on the subject in the gaming forum a little while ago if anyone is curious (which hopefully some people will be).

Basically I think the "best" ending is okay, but I consider Leng to be the downfall of the entire game and it's writing.

... and

Spoiler

I wanted an epic dust-up with Harbinger after ME2. I see it as Shepard's real Arch-Enemy at this point. For me that was the biggest disappointment. Every time I've heard he might be around, or ran into Reaper minions I waited to hear "Assuming Direct Control" but it never happened. The bastard didn't even play a direct role in the final confrontation. This is a spoiler largely because... you know... it spoils that you never get to fight Harbinger.

yada yada avoid mod wrath because the real post is spoilered

Spoiler

I was REALLY hoping for a dust up with harbinger as well, especially after on the quarian world when the one reaper destroyer said how Harbinger talks about Shepard often. And when I was facing TIM I was totaly expecting "Assuming Direct control!"

Well you can kind of extrapolate an encounter with Harbinger.

Spoiler

It was mentioned that Harbinger and a group of reapers were breaking off to come stop you from reaching the catalyst. I like to think it was his laser that blasted you.

 

[Thoric485]

EA releasing something for free?

I'll believe it when i see it.

 

[Jitters Caffeine]

I already posted this! [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.354268-Mass-Effect-3-The-Truth-Ending-spoilers-naturally] This is an outrage!

Our links actually ARE different, so there's that. At least this might get people talking a little.

 

[Valanthe]

Ah but here is where my problem is.

I saw that first article that reported on petition to change the games ending compared it to the movie "misery". That is a pretty good comparison to be honest.

I presume are referring to the female lead of Misery, and the fact she forced the author to rewrite his book. While yes, on a very general level, there is similarity. Once you look past that very general first glance, you'll notice some very key differences. The biggest difference is that it was a single crazed fan who demanded such a change. This is not one voice in a crowd, this is a majority of the fans. There is a saying that if you are the only voice in a crowd of people crying the opposite of you, then it may not be they who are in the wrong.

I think everyone got a little bit crazy. You mention Lost as an example of a bad ending. More people worldwide has seen Lost, yet we havn't seen a petition to change the ending of it.

It is insanity.

While you are correct that some of the more 'extreme' protests of this are very much that, a little too extreme, the overlying theme is the same, people are unhappy with something, and they are expressing their discontent. And as a case in that direction, enough people were angered about the endings of that and the Sopranos that myself, someone who's not even watched a full episode of either, heard about it.

On your first note thou.

Is it really a wonder EA/Bioware stopped answering the hate mail?
"From ashes" DLC was judged BEFORE people knew what it was, and it was negative. Right now you go "and that is a big if". What is the point of responding to that? Especially when the best they could hope for is righteous contempt

Firstly, the hatred for the Day One DLC is an entirely different kettle of fish, and I actually defended Bioware's stance on that, and still do. Secondly, the "big if" from my first post is expressing my skepticism of the legitimacy of the rumour.

"Not enthusiastic, and certainly not ready to apologize for my vitriol"
was your exact words even if they manage to make it better. Would you try to please someone with this attitude?
Look at the other comments in this thread. People are not only predicting failure, but actively hoping for it.

I maintain my stance. Just as a bandaid does not stop the hurt from a skinned knee, neither would a DLC negate the fact the endings are terrible unless it is something that completely blows it out of the water. I have a policy that if I am stung once, I don't stick my hand back in the water without good reason and caution. So while I cannot speak for anyone else in this thread, I maintain that Bioware stung me once with that shit ending, so I am not going to raise my hopes at this unfounded, anonymous rumour that they 'might' be fixing the ending.

 

[bz316]

If this is true, it might be the single most (evil) brilliant thing I have ever heard. It will give me exactly what I want, and if its good, my stupid monkey brain will receive the gratification it wants and will forever associate that feeling with Bioware. Intellectually realizing this will do nothing to change it, and Bioware will subsequently have a hold on me and my money for all time. Damn you all...

 

[BloatedGuppy]

I think everyone got a little bit crazy. You mention Lost as an example of a bad ending. More people worldwide has seen Lost, yet we havn't seen a petition to change the ending of it.

Facile comparison. People need to stop comparing this to books, films and television. Those narratives always have a single fixed end point. Games are different. Not only are they a more fluid medium that can be constantly added to, modded, etc, but especially in the case of a game like Mass Effect there is no single "canonical" representation of events. Two different games of Mass Effect may contain hundreds upon hundreds of deviations from one another. Different people die, certain key events resolve in different ways, etc. Asking them to expand upon or allow for a different resolution in this medium is not even remotely on the same plane as asking Lieber and Abrams to re-write Lost.

Bethesda completely changed the ending of Fallout 3. COMPLETELY. And no one batted an eye, and everyone preferred the new ending.

 

[Nfritzappa]

If it fixes the ending, hell yeah I'll be playing Multiplayer.

 

[lordtec]

Zaeed - The Price of Vengeance
Normandy Crash Site
Cerberus Weapon and Armor pack
Arc Projector
Firewalker

Its important to note though that out of the ones you've listed the Zaeed DLC was the only thing that really felt to me like it brought anything of value to the game. Firewalker was atrocious and short, and the weapons packs overpowering, making the game quite easy on even the hardest difficulty.

I actually really liked Zaeed as a character. If you listen to him, you actually find out he has a history with another one of your Squadmates.

Spoiler

Turns out he was part of the Merc group that picked up Jack after she escaped the Cerberus Facility, raped her, then sold her and the ship she was on to the Quarian Flotilla. Which in turn led to Cerberus attacking the Flotilla and the animosity between the Quarians and Cerberus

Wrong, the reason that Cerberus attacked the Flotilla was to capture Gillian Grayson (the adopted daughter of Paul Grayson) who is one of the most powerfull human biotics. Read Mass Effect: Ascension. Kahlee Sanders, Jon Grissom Academy and the Ascension Project are also part of it.

OT: I think this is just rumor and I don't put a lot of faith in it. It would be great if true, but I don't see EA giving the OK to give anything away for free after release.

 

[NinjaDeathSlap]

I'm not believing it until I see it with my own 2 eyes. But if this is true... FUCK YEAH!

Still kind of takes the piss that the real ending is in DLC though. Yes, it's good that it's free, but still the ending is an essential, if not the most essential, part of any narrative, so to not have it there on the disc from the beginning just seems, wrong...

However, I will forgive them if this is true, and the ending doesn't suck this time. I don't necessarily want a cliched happy ending, but I do want an ending that makes sense, and that doesn't make me feel like the price I paid to stop the Reapers was just as bad as letting the Reapers win.

It would also be nice to have some hope that my Shep and Liara can have all those little blue children someday. Again, not asking for them to ride off into the sunset, just some hope that you guys didn't make me love her so much for nothing. Because seriously, when that "to find someplace very far away" line came up I was like 'Ok, screw Cerberus, screw the Reapers! There someone else's problem now. Now I'm going to go elope with Liara if you don't mind.'

 

[Jitters Caffeine]

EA releasing something for free?

I'll believe it when i see it.

They HAVE done it before. With Mass Effect 2. A whole 5 free DLC if you bought the game new.

 

[mxfox408]

Sniff sniff, smell that? Smells a lot like a nasty troll, a troll by the name of 4chan.

 

[Xathos]

So this will bring us:

Batarians, Protheans, and Geth as playable races
Asari Justicar and Krogan Battlemaster classes
Some DLC weapons will be found in Multiplayer Packs
At least one new map
2 new enemy types for Multiplayer
Fixed/Added on Ending(s)
And a side/main mission available during Single Player

All for free?

If this is all true, then I'll be one super happy Mass Effect Fan. Though I'll keep my expectations low (in truth however, I'm pretty excited right now, lol) in case they do decide to charge for it. Sure they have given us free stuff or very cheap stuff in the past, but when I look at what we're getting...I can't help but think there is going to be some catch. If they do charge it, please don't be expensive.

Of course, this is assuming that this is all true. While I can't rule it out, I'm just a bit wary. Sadly, something tells me I'm going to believe its true, simply for the chance of a better ending.

Basically, I'm hoping for a lot with this, but it is a blind hope; if fake I'll probably be even more saddened at ME3 than I already am.

 

[Seanfall]

Before geth: No interest in Multiplayer.

Hearing rumors about geth: Mild Nerd boner.

 

[Seanfall]

Also we're all assuming that this is a 'fix' to the ending. And not what they had planned in the first place. Again that's mostly if the Indoctrination theory holds out.

 

[Jitters Caffeine]

So this will bring us:

Batarians, Protheans, and Geth as playable races
Asari Justicar and Krogan Battlemaster classes
Some DLC weapons will be found in Multiplayer Packs
At least one new map
2 new enemy types for Multiplayer
Fixed/Added on Ending(s)
And a side/main mission available during Single Player

All for free?

If this is all true, then I'll be one super happy Mass Effect Fan. Though I'll keep my expectations low (in truth however, I'm pretty excited right now, lol) in case they do decide to charge for it. Sure they have given us free stuff or very cheap stuff in the past, but when I look at what we're getting...I can't help but think there is going to be some catch. If they do charge it, please don't be expensive.

Of course, this is assuming that this is all true. While I can't rule it out, I'm just a bit wary. Sadly, something tells me I'm going to believe its true, simply for the chance of a better ending.

Basically, I'm hoping for a lot with this, but it is a blind hope; if fake I'll probably be even more saddened at ME3 than I already am.

No shame in being a little optimistic