Mass Effect 3

Monty - the one and only · 21-02-2013 6:43pm

gah still in work.... cant click that link... thats just going to torture me until my break in 2 hours....

Although i was wondering what they were planning for the anniversary of me3
Though time to start saving in mp again for new shiney stuff

Paul1990 · 21-02-2013 6:47pm

There was a part of me that had a glimmer of hope that it would be some fancy post-ending DLC but unfortunately, no.

Gunmonkey · 21-02-2013 6:50pm

Details on the MP stuff

Prepare for the Reckoning! Newfound allies join the multiplayer war for survival in Mass Effect 3: Reckoning. The Geth Juggernaut, Female Turian Raptor, Talon Mercenary, Alliance Infiltration Unit, and more take up arms to stop the Reaper threat. Smash your enemies with the Biotic Hammer as you lay waste to the battlefield as the Krogan Warlord.

Wield 7 new weapons for multiplayer, including the Geth Spitfire Assault Rifle, Venom Shotgun, Lancer Assault Rifle, and amplify your arsenal with new equipment and weapon mods featuring the Geth Scanner and Assault Rifle Omni-blade.

Mass Effect 3: Reckoning launches at no additional cost worldwide on February 26th on Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 (February 27th on PlayStation 3 in Europe).

New MP stuff is always good, wonder who/what the "Talon Mercenary" is? Human or alien? And Krogan with a hammer...oh Bioware, its like you read my mind

Alactric · 21-02-2013 7:13pm

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Details on the MP stuff

New MP stuff is always good, wonder who/what the "Talon Mercenary" is? Human or alien? And Krogan with a hammer...oh Bioware, its like you read my mind

I haven't played ME in months but did the multiplayer DLC weapons ever wind up in the single player?

Monty - the one and only · 21-02-2013 7:22pm

Alactric wrote: »

I haven't played ME in months but did the multiplayer DLC weapons ever wind up in the single player?

Yup.

in different paid for dlc's though.

Monty - the one and only · 21-02-2013 7:33pm

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Details on the MP stuff

New MP stuff is always good, wonder who/what the "Talon Mercenary" is? Human or alien?

Talon merc's were in the omega dlc... could be any race...

Paul1990 wrote: »

There was a part of me that had a glimmer of hope that it would be some fancy post-ending DLC but unfortunately, no.

The Devs have stated before that they will not be doing that.

Gunmonkey · 21-02-2013 8:19pm

Monty - the one and only wrote: »

Talon merc's were in the Omega dlc... could be any race...

Ah, never played the Omega DLC. Another reason to get back into the MP next week.

ancapailldorcha · 21-02-2013 8:49pm

I think I'm nearly finished the single player. How bad is this ending (without spoilers please)?

Monty - the one and only · 21-02-2013 8:52pm

with or without the ending dlc... without is just wtf.... with is better, but still could be better. Though i do believe that there is a happy ending mod floating about

degrassinoel · 21-02-2013 8:56pm

The ending is an end.

Lots of people don't like it, i felt that the extended cut was a good addition and removed a lot of dramatic cutoff that we all got from the last episode of the sopranos err, ME3

Ah no, get the extended cut and finish it off the way it was ment to be finished.

ancapailldorcha · 21-02-2013 9:58pm

I plan to. Thanks chaps.

Zero-Cool · 22-02-2013 3:25pm

Mass Effect 3 will be free on PS3 to PS+ users in March.

Also, Sony said they have been working with Bioware to offer discounts on ME 2 and ME 3, details coming soon. Would like to try some of the ME 3 dlc packs but will wait to hear more about these discounts.

Polar101 · 22-02-2013 4:10pm

sheehy83 wrote: »

Mass Effect 3 will be free to PS3 users in March.

I assume you mean PS Plus, would be too good to be true otherwise?

Zero-Cool · 22-02-2013 4:13pm

Polar101 wrote: »

I assume you mean PS Plus, would be too good to be true otherwise?

Woops, edited my post now. Yupp, just PS+ users. That and Sleeping dogs is worth the 15 euro for 3 months subscription as is, never mind all the other games you get as well.

hooradiation · 22-02-2013 4:29pm

degrassinoel wrote: »

The final ME3 DLC's were announced today, the release date is a year to the day ME3 launched

As well as free multiplayer DLC - new classes etc..
http://blog.bioware.com/2013/02/21/mass-effect-3-citadel-reckoning-dlc-announced/

Assuming direct control of my wallet...

Azza · 22-02-2013 4:35pm

I'll pick these DLC up. I enjoyed ME3 both singleplayer and multiplayer. Got a lot of DLC free which is nice. From Ashes DLC was okay, Javik was a good character with good dialogue, his side mission was alright. Levthian DLC was pretty good, fleshes out the story better. Omega was fairly average though.

Monty - the one and only · 22-02-2013 4:46pm

omega was missing music...

just seemed too quiet at certin points

Adyx · 22-02-2013 6:10pm

Monty - the one and only wrote: »

omega was missing music... just seemed too quiet at certin points

I think they replaced all the music with elevators. Every 5 minutes there was a new one. Great way to flesh out the game.

Ronanc1 · 22-02-2013 7:52pm

Playing through mass effect 3 now after getting the trilogy at christmas, think ill download that extended ending just so i wont end up disappointed even more when its all over

Monty - the one and only · 25-02-2013 11:04am

Saw a pic of the new Geth Juggernaut last night.... All i can say, is I want...

images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRpLA2eWVSrYtn8V_lR-SUweRhKBhuJ1PtHRfCeZgvLbopntuB2

degrassinoel · 25-02-2013 8:07pm

Reckoning free multiplayer DLC official teaser trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7nk13M1H4Y

Gunmonkey · 25-02-2013 8:13pm

Dunno about you....but I saw Omni-Crossbow....best DLC ever confirmation!

Gbear · 25-02-2013 9:34pm

They could make an open world RPG with all the multiplayer content they've come out with.

Space Skyrim. Get on it Bioware.

degrassinoel · 25-02-2013 9:54pm

and all free at that too

Kiith · 26-02-2013 2:34am

Was that a good Collector at the end? Maybe a super rare player character?

Monty - the one and only · 26-02-2013 8:54am

the only UR character is the cabal turian, and the collector is an " awakened collector" adept...it was glanced over on the preview last night, no ideas on powers for it, the devs didnt want to answer questions on it...

Though it seems the geth juggernaught cant be sync killed

Using the batarian gaunlet gear type on a volus is just down right ammusing.

Gunmonkey · 26-02-2013 10:58am

Details from a NeoGaf post here:

Characters

Geth Juggernaut Soldier: Huge Geth unit. Cannot dodge or take cover. Cannot be staggered. Powers: Assault Pulse, Hex Shield, Geth Turret.
Turian Cabal Vanguard: Female biotic Turian, as introduced in Omega. Biotic abilities for dodge. Powers: Poison Strike, Nightshade Blades, Biotic Focus.
Alliance Infiltration Unit: EDI-like cyborg. Can uppercut because reasons. Powers: Tactical Cloak, Snap Freeze, Repair Matrix.
Krogan Warlord Sentinel: Gigantic hammer wielding Krogan. Cannot take cover or dodge. Rage regenerates health. Powers: Tech Armour, Biotic Hammer, Electric Hammer.
Talon Mercenary Engineer: Human mercenary armed with a tech bow because 2013 continues the "Year of the Bow". Powers: Trip Mines, Armor-Piercing Arrows, Concussive Arrows.
Awakened Collector Adept: Yes, a Collector. Assumed to be controlled by Leviathan. Powers: Dark Sphere, Seeker Swarm, Dark Channel.

Weapons

Geth Spitfire Assault Rifle: A portable Geth Gatling gun.
Venom Shotgun: Explosive round firing shotgun. Charge to have rounds fragment into more explosives.
Lancer Assault Rifle: New assault rifle.
Blood Pack Executioner Pistol: One-shot-per-clip high damage Magnum-like pistol.
Chakram Launcher Assault Rifle: Explosive disk launching rifle.
Blood Pack Punisher SMG: Heavy submachine gun, good against armour.
Adas Anti-Synthetic Rifle: Electric based rifle. Shoots travelling electrical rounds (no hitscan).

Equipment

Geth Scanner: Enhances radar
Assault Rifle Ultralight Materials: Lowers weight of assault rifles.
Pistol Power Amplifier:
SMG Power Amplifier:
Shotgun Ultralight Materials: Lowers weight of shotguns.
Batarian Gauntlet: Replaces any class heavy attack with the Batarian's falcon punch. Looks great on a Volus.

Read more at http://www.destructoid.com/details-on-mass-effect-3-s-final-free-dlc-pack-reckoning-246973.phtml#optk9k0dYTQUJeef.99

Oh, and a little rundown of the base and DLC content over the past year:

Mass Effect 3: Multiplayer (no DLC)

18 characters (+male/female variations for humans) across six classes
33 weapons
24 weapon mods
14 consumables
6 maps
3 enemy factions (Geth, Cerberus, Reaper)

Total Added via Free DLC Expansion Packs

41 characters
19 weapons
7 weapon mods
7 consumables
7 maps
6 hazard maps
1 difficulty: platinum
1 enemy faction (Collectors)
2 units to existing factions (Cerberus Dragoon and Geth Bomber)
2 game objectives
38 gear
Challenge system + banners

Monty - the one and only · 26-02-2013 12:06pm

the geth scanner isnt a radar per say, it gives geth vision (See enemies through walls) without the buffs

Clover · 26-02-2013 12:16pm

Downloading this now on the 360 ( 157 megs ).

Monty - the one and only · 26-02-2013 2:10pm

PC release should be in a few hours... thankfully on an early shift in work today and have next Tuesday off

degrassinoel · 26-02-2013 5:25pm

should be around 6 or 7 i think, have saved a heap of credits for the new classes

Gbear · 26-02-2013 5:26pm

I've just let this game die to me. I lost ME1 and 2 and allll of my saves and I just don't have the heart to start again.

By the time I get around to it the multiplayer community will probably have dwindled.

Agricola · 26-02-2013 7:29pm

Just got ME3 today. First Origin game Ive played. Load DVD > Install > Enter CD-Key > Download Game

Sorry? I have the game on disk, I don't want to download 10gigs worth of game thanks.

No theres no way around it Im afraid

FÚÚÚÚÚÚÚÚÚCCK YOU EA!

Gbear · 26-02-2013 7:38pm

Agricola wrote: »

Just got ME3 today. First Origin game Ive played. Load DVD > Install > Enter CD-Key > Download Game

Sorry? I have the game on disk, I don't want to download 10gigs worth of game thanks.

No theres no way around it Im afraid

FÚÚÚÚÚÚÚÚÚCCK YOU EA!

I got Crysis 3 and didn't have to download the game.

I'm pretty sure I didn' have to do it with ME3 either.

Check your settings.

Gunmonkey · 26-02-2013 7:42pm

I think it just runs the install off the disc anyways, having the installer run through Origin means they only have to make one that covers both download and disc.

How long did you leave it to download before the "Funk Yous EA" came spilling out?

ancapailldorcha · 26-02-2013 8:03pm

Finished it last weekend. Ending was a bit of a downer but nowhere near as bad as I expected.

The multiple choice thing is stupid. I went for the destroy option as it seemed the only one which would make sense with the Shepard character.

Maybe it was more the fact that it's over. I'm definitely tempted to see if I can beat the trilogy on higher difficulty now.

Agricola · 26-02-2013 8:25pm

Gunmonkey wrote: »

I think it just runs the install off the disc anyways, having the installer run through Origin means they only have to make one that covers both download and disc.

How long did you leave it to download before the "Funk Yous EA" came spilling out?

Nope, if you make the mistake of installing Origin first and entering the activation key from your DVD box, the disks effectively become frisbees. The only official way is to download the game. This is apparently an issue thats been known since release and theres no answer to it from EA.

What actually works (thank fúck) is if you unzip the contents of the dvds to your installation folder manually, delete some cache files, and make everything non read only. Then when you restart the downloader it skips to 99%

Pretty cat to have to go through all that though

Adyx · 26-02-2013 8:40pm

Agricola wrote: »

Nope, if you make the mistake of installing Origin first and entering the activation key from your DVD box, the disks effectively become frisbees. The only official way is to download the game. This is apparently an issue thats been known since release and theres no answer to it from EA.

What actually works (thank fúck) is if you unzip the contents of the dvds to your installation folder manually, delete some cache files, and make everything non read only. Then when you restart the downloader it skips to 99%

Pretty cat to have to go through all that though

That's what I did with all the DLC when moved to Win8 from 7. I just copied all the DLC folders across to the new drive. I do get an error about DLC when I start up but it won't tell me which and everything works fine.

EA are a joke. Despite actually paying for the DLC for ME1, after I lost the downloads I had to resort to slightly more illicit means to get it back because neither EA or Bioware provide a working download outside of Origin where my only option is to buy it again. Had similar issues with ME2 not installing. I love the ME series but god help anyone who runs into issues with it.

degrassinoel · 26-02-2013 11:14pm

looks like the multiplayer dlc for pc is delayed

lame.. was looking forward to it too

Alactric · 26-02-2013 11:42pm

Kiith wrote: »

Was that a good Collector at the end? Maybe a super rare player character?

It's being "assumed control of" by

Leviathan

Sort of an awesome way of making them playable actually

Gunmonkey · 27-02-2013 12:06am

Reckoning is up on Origin now, 200 MB.

degrassinoel · 27-02-2013 3:15am

the "good collector" is an adept, and a pretty decent one, bit squishy.. but then it is a feckin' insect..

the geth Juggernaut soldier is a P O W E R H O U S E ! cant use cover, cant sprint, it's a big fat walking tank, with sentry turrets and a mobile shield! haha, best class ever!

The talon merc's tripmines are brilliant, variant of the volus recon mine without the scan thingie.. the model is Zaeed without Zaeed's face, looks badass, but it's a squishy engineer. That's all i've managed to play, loving the geth prime

Monty - the one and only · 27-02-2013 9:05am

the collector adept is crazy powerful if used right, the Juggernaut is fun, all be it a bit squishy for its lack of sprint/cover...The batarian gauntlet on a volus vanguard is just down right amusing...

The suppressor pistol, very accurate over long range, the executioner pistol packs a punch, but only has 1 bullet per clip and alot of kick back. Got the edi bot before logging out last night, will have to try that tonight.

Oh and the talons bow, is considered melee damage.

SB2013 · 27-02-2013 10:18am

Agricola wrote: »

Just got ME3 today. First Origin game Ive played. Load DVD > Install > Enter CD-Key > Download Game

Sorry? I have the game on disk, I don't want to download 10gigs worth of game thanks.

No theres no way around it Im afraid

FÚÚÚÚÚÚÚÚÚCCK YOU EA!

I made this back when ME3 was first released

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peYnFEtK_Q4

DarkNinga · 27-02-2013 10:23am

Do you guys like ME3 than ME2 .
I like MF2 more than ME 3 .

Agricola · 27-02-2013 8:23pm

SB2013 wrote: »

I made this back when ME3 was first released

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peYnFEtK_Q4

Haha, and your video was the very one that sorted me out. Cheers man. Nice to hear an Irish voice instead of some annoying American 15 year old for a change too.

ShaneU · 02-03-2013 1:06am

Just finished this and am absolutely disgusted with bioware, I did every side quest and still didn't get the perfect ending

Shephard died

. I have zero interest in multiplayer and I shouldn't be forced to. Raging.

degrassinoel · 02-03-2013 1:29am

ShaneU wrote: »

Just finished this and am absolutely disgusted with bioware, I did every side quest and still didn't get the perfect ending
Shephard died
. I have zero interest in multiplayer and I shouldn't be forced to. Raging.

You're not forced to, it's entirely optional.

Promoting from co-op mp increases your single player galactic readiness rating but the single player game doesnt require you to play MP to achieve any of the endings. You can do it all in single player.

ShaneU · 02-03-2013 1:37am

degrassinoel wrote: »

You're not forced to, it's entirely optional.

Promoting from co-op mp increases your single player galactic readiness rating but the single player game doesnt require you to play MP to achieve any of the endings. You can do it all in single player.

Incorrect, my effective military strength was around 2700 after completing every quest possible , 5000 is needed for the best ending which is only achievable by increasing your readiness rating in multiplayer.

degrassinoel · 02-03-2013 1:43am

You're doing something wrong or missing a huge part of the game if your score is that low. Besides the 5000 MR was reduced ages ago to 4000 or even less.

Honestly, ye dont need to do MP, nor have you ever for ME3 man.

Where are you getting this info from btw? it's completely wrong.

Mass Effect 3: Galaxy at War is an optional gameplay system in Mass Effect 3 that will allow the player to manage Commander Shepard's resources in the galactic war against the Reapers. Galaxy at War directly affects the state of the war effort in single-player, and can determine how the final confrontation of Mass Effect 3 plays out.[1][2] Access to Galaxy at War requires an Online Pass which is included in new copies of Mass Effect 3.

from here http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Mass_Effect_3:_Galaxy_at_War

I completed the game with no dlc and not having played any multiplayer for the first time last year shortly after release and got all of the endings. Since then the GR rating has been dropped from what it was @ 5000 to 4000 or less. Also, if you're playing with DLC you'll get more war assets anyway. It is easier if you play multiplayer co-op, but like i said.. i've done it without before and it was easy enough, and i missed a load of stuff that i'd only noticed the second time round.

Mass Effect 3

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