Mass Effect 3 Player's Corner

[Chile]

Mass Effect 3: Circle Jerk Topic

Alrighty. So let's kick this off shall we. ME3 is the most anticipated game of the year, and honestly, I think it's going to be on par with Skyrim. I'd like for everyone to address and discuss the following:

• What new features that you've read about in ME3 are you most excited about?

• Who is(are) your lover(s) in the ME series? Who do you plan on hookin up with?

• Which character that you have made are you going to play first? (shed some light on their track record and what side they took in crucial key decisions that helped to unfold the story).

• Which team members are you excited for? Which ones are going to be apart of your squad?

• What class do you plan on being and why? (If you're making a new play through)

[Grif of Hearts]

• What new features that you've read about in ME3 are you most excited about?

Primarily the fact that certain classes aren't restricted to certain weapons. Now you can have an infiltrator with a shotgun or an engineer with an assault rifle. It'll mean that I might actually play as a vanguard for once, as I had always felt too restricted with just a shotgun.

• Who is(are) your lover(s) in the ME series? Who do you plan on hookin up with?

Considering I have about four characters, that's four lovers. They are, in order of the character creation; Ashley, Liara, Thane and Tali.

• Which character that you have made are you going to play first? (shed some light on their track record and what side they took in crucial key decisions that helped to unfold the story).

Definitely my paragon infiltrator. It's become my favourite class, and he'll be the one tearing his way through the enemy ranks, both from afar with his rifle and close up with his new omni-blade.

He's pretty standard infiltrator, honestly, although I plan on making him a little more unpredicatable in ME3. Keep people on their toes.

• Which team members are you excited for? Which ones are going to be apart of your squad?

Once again, depends on the profile. I'm going to try and keep the character's love interest in with them, if it's entirely possible. For example, my infiltrator will be dragging around Ashley while my Adept will take Liara around.

• What class do you plan on being and why? (If you're making a new play through)

Sticking to my pre-made characters. m/p/infiltrator, f/r/adept, m/n/sentinel and f/p/soldier.

/endofanswerstogenericquestions

[Sanquin]

What new features that you've read about in ME3 are you most excited about?

I can tell you what I'm not happy about. The gameplay footage I've seen had a LOT of cutscene and little actual play time in it. I hope that's not how the entire game is. Also, this kinect voice commands thing sucks. And I still don't like how they seem to want to dumb down the RP side of the game even further, and want to focus even more on the 3rd person shooter side.

What I do like is melee playing a larger role (vanguard was my fav class in Me2), classes being able to use any weapon again, weapon mods being back again, keeping your level from ME2, the planet scanning being changed, but also not reverted to exploration from ME1, and being able to pick from 3 play styles.

I also have a love/hate the idea of co-op, and it having an effect on the overall story. I like being able to play with others together, which consoles have too little of apart from shooters and fighting games like soul calibur. Yet I dislike this being implemented in mass effect.

Who is(are) your lover(s) in the ME series? Who do you plan on hookin up with?

Ashley in the first, then Jack in the second. Probably Jack again in 3, since she's just...well awesome.

Which character that you have made are you going to play first? (shed some light on their track record and what side they took in crucial key decisions that helped to unfold the story).

I used to have several. A soldier, a vanguard, an adept, engineer and infiltrator. (I played through the game like 3 times, and didn't fully finish the other two.) But now I want to get the game for the PC instead. I think...not sure yet. And on PC I have a vanguard atm.

Which team members are you excited for? Which ones are going to be apart of your squad?

Kelly, my personal assistant! I just...like her, I dunno why. EDI of course. AI's are fun. Jack, since she's awesome. Legion, a geth on your side. Illusive man, he's a dick but a very good character. Joker, my funny and trustworthy pilot. (I really like him as well) And lastly Wrex. He's just all badass.

As for who will be on my squad... Ashley for side-missions probably, my previous lover. For main stuff Liara and Tali for the usual battles, and Liara and Garrus for gun-heavy battles.

What class do you plan on being and why? (If you're making a new play through)

Will stick to Vanguard but probably make a tech specialist too as second play through. Even after 2 games I'm still undecided on which one I like more.

[Grif of Hearts]

I can tell you what I'm not happy about. The gameplay footage I've seen had a LOT of cutscene and little actual play time in it. I hope that's not how the entire game is. Also, this kinect voice commands thing sucks. And I still don't like how they seem to want to dumb down the RP side of the game even further, and want to focus even more on the 3rd person shooter side.

I can't help but think that this paragraph sounds slightly contradictory...

You're complaining that they've not shown enough of the combat and yet you're complaining that they're putting too much emphasis on combat.

[Tyron]

What new features that you've read about in ME3 are you most excited about?

I'm honestly looking forward to the multiplayer demo that's due to be released on the 14th. When I first heard the ME3 would have it, I wasn't sure if it would work out or not, but after seeing some of the new footage, I'm pretty pumped to check it out. It's cool that it will help you with the story, but is also optional for those who'd rather not give it a try.

Who is(are) your lover(s) in the ME series? Who do you plan on hookin up with?

M/R/Soldier: Hooked up with Ashely and Miranda. F/P/Sentinel: Hooked up with Liara. Looking forward to seeing if there will be any other new romance options in ME3

Which character that you have made are you going to play first? (shed some light on their track record and what side they took in crucial key decisions that helped to unfold the story).

I'm looking forward to playing through with my Renegade Soldier.

Which team members are you excited for? Which ones are going to be apart of your squad?

I've done my best to try and avoid looking up information on squadmated for ME3, if only because I want to avoid any possible spoilers. From past games though, I'll probably want Garrus and Ashely on side.

What class do you plan on being and why? (If you're making a new play through)

I don't plan on making a new playthrough, but I look forward to playing as all the classes from the beginning and seeing how they change from game to game.

[Chile]

I can't help but think that this paragraph sounds slightly contradictory...

You're complaining that they've not shown enough of the combat and yet you're complaining that they're putting too much emphasis on combat.

Yea. Indeed. In any RPG they always put a major focus on combat. For some reason though, since in ME uses guns rather than sword and staff, people actually think this actually strays the game from it's RPG elements. The fact is, it is a major RPG element >__> Especially since combat is really versatile in the fact that you can choose you allies, position them, have combat abilities, and you can choose your class and weapon. Wtf more do you want?

[Turtlicious]

I want more goddamn talking thingies.

I also want to bone Tali.

[Sanquin]

Yea. Indeed. In any RPG they always put a major focus on combat. For some reason though, since in ME uses guns rather than sword and staff, people actually think this actually strays the game from it's RPG elements. The fact is, it is a major RPG element >__> Especially since combat is really versatile in the fact that you can choose you allies, position them, have combat abilities, and you can choose your class and weapon. Wtf more do you want?

RPG implies just 'roleplay' but considering what RPG has been in the past 20 or so years it's more than just tactics and conversation options. It's also the character customization that comes with leveling up. It's upgrading weapons and such the way you want (which they'll luckily put back in), it's training your skills.

Mass effect has gone towards a far more linear route in 2. Sure you got to pick a class, but as far as the leveling up went...well you could only pick from 5 abilities and was basically stuck with a very linear route in hour your character progressed. Take how leveling works in skyrim. Now that is RPG. While mass effect 2 is more like 2/3 shooter, 1/3 rpg. Which was still kinda okay, but from what I've heard so far it sounds like mass effect 3 will have something more like 1/5 or 1/4 rpg, rest shooter.

[Chile]

Mass effect has gone towards a far more linear route in 2. Sure you got to pick a class, but as far as the leveling up went...well you could only pick from 5 abilities and was basically stuck with a very linear route in hour your character progressed. Take how leveling works in skyrim. Now that is RPG. While mass effect 2 is more like 2/3 shooter, 1/3 rpg. Which was still kinda okay, but from what I've heard so far it sounds like mass effect 3 will have something more like 1/5 or 1/4 rpg, rest shooter.

I guess I can see what you're saying, but their emphasis in combat is to bring it back to that level of RPG. Didn't someone mention them bringing back weapon mods?

[Grif of Hearts]

I also want to bone Tali.

Because her innocence reminds you of an eight year old.

They are, but more interesting ones this time.

Less "radiation bullets" from ME1 and more "Scopes. Scopes everywhere".