[QUOTE=Skyward;35350111]So I got bored and was thinking to myself, "What if Shepard failed? What if the reapers won? What would be the race that takes over in the next 50,000 years?" The answer? Varren.
(pardon the fact that I am not an artist by any stretch of the imagination)
[IMG]http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/SkywardDescent/varrenWIP-1.png[/IMG]
I never got around to finishing it, but I figured you guys may like to see it.
Its pretty obvious it was inspired by a Krogan. I was gonna do a Salarian-esque Pyjak, and a Turian-esque Space Cow, but I realized I can't draw for crap, and barely got through one.[/QUOTE]
I remember Hackett saying the Yahg would probably head the next cycle. Pretty neat thought.
Through extensive testing and the use of biotic explosions I have confirmed the theory that Asari are in fact octopi.
[t]http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/576700159623023042/A2733805F58B533E1781B203B33059301434E86C/[/t]
Alright ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you of one of the most tear jerking moments I've had in Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer to date:
The Story of K4Rev, or KevRev as my friend and I knew him.
So I'm trying to get my friend ready for the upcoming weekend operation so we can get our unique weapons from our Commendation packs. And we are going around trying out some new weapons, leveling up our other characters when we get grouped with this guy; K4vRev.
Normally I wouldn't have given him a second thought, but what drew my attention is that he somehow managed to get a N-37 Falcon with only an N-7 rating of 19, give or take a level. This I felt made him lucky, (or a lucky noob as we would later call him). It is also important to note that he was using plain black armor when we first began. My friend was using a Drell, and I was using a Salarian engineer with various shades of green coloring and patterning.
So we go through a few games, and it was clear that kevrev greatly prized his Falcon, as it was almost the only weapon he used, equipping it with a scope and usually using indindiary ammo. Out of all the games we had with him, he was always the one to get taken down, forcing one of us to go and rescue him. He ALWAYS died at least 3 times a round, and he always doggedly attempted to use his Prized falcon, and nothing else.
Now, this was getting pretty annoying, so for one round I decided to follow him and see what the hell he was doing wrong. What I found improved my respect for him a little.. Essentially KevRev took it upon himself to charge in like a one man army whenever a large quantity of enemies started moving after us or another player. He would charge in with his trusty N-37 Falcon, firing all the way and sacrifice his body in order to buy us a little time.
So the first time I saw this I would revive him, see him turn around, nod his character's head and run away to attempt to save another teammate (and need to be picked up again).
What happened next was truly unexpected. The round ends, we go to the lobby and I'm surprised to see that Kevrev has changed the colors of his armor to match my own. He didn't quite get the brown and green highlights right, but oh well I appreciated the effort. So another round or two and we're at it again, Kevrev giving his life a regular 2-3 times a round in a hopeless effort to save us.
Then it happened; His greatest, and last act of heroism, the last time we saw him. It was a rougher than usual match; Cerberus was really giving us a run for our money. So we get through to the second to last match on the level everyone was alive, Kevrev even managed to do some good without dying for once but unbeknownst to me, the next few moments of sheer hell were just seconds away.
Admiral Hackett orders us to defend this one upload point saying that The enemy had our fleet numbers or something like that and that we needed to destroy the data at all costs. "Yes SIR" I said allowed as my squad and I charged toward the nearest data terminal, Kevrev charging determinately forward, Falcon cradled in his arms.
Then the unthinkable happened; a fucking ATLAS spawned almost directly behind the point. We immediately opened up with everything we had, grenades biotic powers, Falcon grenades, but it was no good. We were hurting the atlas, that much was true, but infantry reinforcements had moved in behind us and it was getting increasingly difficult to dodge the grenades and turret fire from behind.
My friend's drell character was blown off his feet in front of me, and slammed into a wall, only to be stomped by an enemy trooper.
I blew the offending trooper's head off only to turn and see the Asari adept or vangaurd picked up and crushed by the atlas. I was about to turn and kill another trooper when a frag exploded next to me and threw me into a corner. I looked up to see a large, green armored form standing over me, hand extended. I regain my senses, seeing KevRev standing before me proud that he was able to help ME for once. Suddenly, before he could vault over the cover and resume the fight, a phantom grabbed his shoulder and impaled him with her sword.
The happy smile I imagined on his face faded, and he dropped to his knees and fell to the ground, dead.
Well, it wasn't long for me now. I fired one last defiant incinderate at the Atlas, killing it before I was shot to death. In my last moments I murmured to my would-be savior "You did good son, you did good. I'm proud of you."
The screen then faded to red, then to black and when we got back to the lobby KevRev was nowhere to be found.
So to all you fellow FP Alliance soldiers; if you happen to run into this elusive and heroic figure, say hello for me.
The indoctrination theory has made me feel a lot better, even if it is false. I found it incredibly interesting and its better to believe that there is something awesome there rather than think Bioware just dropped the ball.
Dealt with Rannoch, all downhill from here. I wish you [sp]got Tali earlier so you could have all the squadmates near the beginning. [/sp] I can see why the game is linear, but I would've liked it to be more like ME2 where you can do more things in your own order.
I don't hate bioware. I don't think they as a company made the decisions that we hate. I think that there was a lot of force by EA and bad decisions in a few members (whoever thought casey hudson should be taken seriously.) I am really disappointed with mass effect now. I was thinking all through the game how I wanted to play all 3 again and do the complete opposite choices even if I don't agree with them. I was constantly excited about the game and I think that the 99% of the singleplayer + multiplayer is really awesome. But that ending really just turns me off. I don't believe that there is any artistic quality we are supposed to appriciate unless a theme new stories are going to have is "forget the plot" and we are supposed to disconnect it from the last 100+ hours of three games we just played through.
I have me1 on the xbox and 2+3 on PC. So I was going to buy it for 1 for PC and play through them all. But now I'm really not that interested. I really really want to be. But it just leaves such a bad taste in my mouth. The mass effect series is just so fantastic up until the incredibly awful ending. I don't believe that the people that actually cared about the game had anything to do with that ending. It felt so wrong and misplaced that I can't blame bioware when they've provided us with so much fun aside from that.
I feel really bad for anyone involved in ME3 that wasn't directly responsible for ruining my game. They're get all this hate when really they didn't have any fault and can't explain that without being fired.
I think the problem is that they keep letting it happen. Bioware can be a good studio, but they need to stop caving and short-changing their own games and stories. I'm only willing to look aside so many times before it becomes all of their fault.
[QUOTE=Dr McNinja;35351410]I don't hate bioware. I don't think they as a company made the decisions that we hate. I think that there was a lot of force by EA and bad decisions in a few members (whoever thought casey hudson should be taken seriously.) I am really disappointed with mass effect now. I was thinking all through the game how I wanted to play all 3 again and do the complete opposite choices even if I don't agree with them. I was constantly excited about the game and I think that the 99% of the singleplayer + multiplayer is really awesome. But that ending really just turns me off. I don't believe that there is any artistic quality we are supposed to appriciate unless a theme new stories are going to have is "forget the plot" and we are supposed to disconnect it from the last 100+ hours of three games we just played through.
I have me1 on the xbox and 2+3 on PC. So I was going to buy it for 1 for PC and play through them all. But now I'm really not that interested. I really really want to be. But it just leaves such a bad taste in my mouth. The mass effect series is just so fantastic up until the incredibly awful ending. I don't believe that the people that actually cared about the game had anything to do with that ending. It felt so wrong and misplaced that I can't blame bioware when they've provided us with so much fun aside from that.
I feel really bad for anyone involved in ME3 that wasn't directly responsible for ruining my game. They're get all this hate when really they didn't have any fault and can't explain that without being fired.[/QUOTE]
I have to agree. Hell, I even feel bad for Casey Hudson in some respects. Yeah, it appears that he and Mac made a bullshit decision with the ending but...he's been the director of the trilogy since its outset. He proposed the original idea. He's just as responsible for much of the joy the series has given us as he is for the crapfest of an ending.
So, yeah. I think the team deserves the scorn they're getting for the ending, but they also deserve an immense amount of praise for accomplishing so much. If they hadn't done such an amazing job investing the players in the ingame universe and providing a detailed, entertaining and replayable series, we wouldn't have reacted so strongly to the ending. In a bizzare way, that's something to be proud of.
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;35351559]I have to agree. Hell, I even feel bad for Casey Hudson in some respects. Yeah, it appears that he and Mac made a bullshit decision with the ending but...he's been the director of the trilogy since its outset. He proposed the original idea. He's just as responsible for much of the joy the series has given us as he is for the crapfest of an ending.
So, yeah. I think the team deserves the scorn they're getting for the ending, but they also deserve an immense amount of praise for accomplishing so much. If they hadn't done such an amazing job investing the players in the ingame universe and providing a detailed, entertaining and replayable series, we wouldn't have reacted so strongly to the ending. In a bizzare way, that's something to be proud of.[/QUOTE]
They only get so much scorn because of how much they have already affected people. If the first 2.9 games were shit no one would care if the ending was shit.
I just hope Bioware can look at people's complaints and see why they're so angry, the media certainly can't.
The worst part for me about the endings is how regardless of what you choose, the universe you grew to know and love over the series just isn't the same anymore.
[QUOTE=Janus Vesta;35351605]They only get so much scorn because of how much they have already affected people. If the first 2.9 games were shit no one would care if the ending was shit.
I just hope Bioware can look at people's complaints and see why they're so angry, the media certainly can't.[/QUOTE]
While their PR campaign is being handled a bit obtusely, I have absolutely no doubt that they know -exactly- why the ending failed so hard in the eyes of their fans. Dozens of articles, thousands upon thousands of comments (some well-worded, some not), and an $80,000 charity drive from a poorly-named but well-intentioned Facebook group...Bioware knows what's up. How they choose to handle it from here on out is entirely up to them.
Your both right, 90 % of the series is good, but they still fucked up. I feel sorry for them on one hand, but only if they handle the next few weeks with intelligence and [I]understand[/I] why people are pissed, not just [I]know[/I] that people are pissed
ME1 100% complete last weekend, now I just need to blow up some Batarians in ME2 for 100% there. Then it's on to ME3 again.
It still irks me that the N7 Defender armor was a DLC exclusive. It's one of the best looking 'sets' of armor in the game, and I have no access to it.
Almost got a code from someone over steam, until he let on that he'd give me the 'thre digit code' after I gave him the game. Good times.
[QUOTE=noneshallpass;35351658]Your both right, 90 % of the series is good, but they still fucked up. I feel sorry for them on one hand, but only if they handle the next few weeks with intelligence and [I]understand[/I] why people are pissed, not just [I]know[/I] that people are pissed[/QUOTE]
A lot of what is driving the hatred here is not just that the endings are bad but also that the general gaming press is treating the complainers with absolutely no respect whatsoever as well as our (understandable) impatience to hear some concrete news.
Remember, the game hasn't even been out for a month yet. I don't care who you are, it's bad business to admit such a -gigantic- misstep (to be polite) so soon after release. Unless the issue is legitimately game-breaking such as a glitch/hack/etc, they need to be vague about it until the issue can be handled appropriately. Compounding this problem is the fact that the financial quarter doesn't end for another day.
I anticipate we'll hear much more about this at PAX.
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;35351692]
I anticipate we'll hear much more about this at PAX.[/QUOTE]
I will be there!
I don't think bioware would agree to do anything if they didn't care about it and think it was bad too. There's just so much they can come out and say. I really want to believe that if you talked to some of the people involved off the record they'd tell you their frustration about the whole thing.
[QUOTE=Dr McNinja;35351875]I don't think bioware would agree to do anything if they didn't care about it and think it was bad too. There's just so much they can come out and say. I really want to believe that if you talked to some of the people involved off the record they'd tell you their frustration about the whole thing.[/QUOTE]
Bet you anything that Casey Hudson and Mac Walters would say the same. Nobody [B]wants[/B] to fail. The important part is to step up, own your mistake, and keep an honest dialogue with your fanbase. Ideally, this includes fixing the problem as best you can.
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;35351964]Nobody [B]wants[/B] to fail.[/QUOTE]
Failure is different for everyone, making bank may be the only thing that they want.
Welp, this is great. Arrival keeps crashing right after the maintenance area. How fun.
I guess the Reapers will have to come early.
[QUOTE=DX_V;35351976]Failure is different for everyone, making bank may be the only thing that they want.[/QUOTE]
Fair point. Though I think you and I can agree that this backfired for them on both a trust and financial level. Bioware's brand loyalty has been severely damaged, if not outright shattered by this.
Okay, I have a question.
I didn't do the Arrival DLC on one of my Mass Effect 2 playthroughs, and then I just imported him straight to Mass Effect 3. One would assume that you're grounded and in jail and disgraced and shit because you blew up that Mass Relay and shit, right? Well, later in the game Hackett mentions to me that he sent a team to do the Arrival stuff, because Shepard didn't do it.
Then why the fuck is Shepard in Earth-jail? I didn't do anything wrong. I even got my Spectre status re-invoked during Mass Effect 2, meaning I could basically have done anything I wanted to.
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;35351991]backfired for them on both a trust and financial level.[/QUOTE]
The financial aspect may overrule the trust aspect. The higher ups at EA might not pay much attention to the outcry, as the media isn't really siding with the 'take back the ending' crew. Not many anyway. The reviews and financial gain from the game might be enough for them to just write this off as a success.
This was just put up.
[url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/mass-effect-mega64/728610[/url]
I want a trophy now :C
Hey anyone know if Operation Raptor has begun yet?
[QUOTE=Grim Joker;35352079]Okay, I have a question.
I didn't do the Arrival DLC on one of my Mass Effect 2 playthroughs, and then I just imported him straight to Mass Effect 3. One would assume that you're grounded and in jail and disgraced and shit because you blew up that Mass Relay and shit, right? Well, later in the game Hackett mentions to me that he sent a team to do the Arrival stuff, because Shepard didn't do it.
Then why the fuck is Shepard in Earth-jail? I didn't do anything wrong. I even got my Spectre status re-invoked during Mass Effect 2, meaning I could basically have done anything I wanted to.[/QUOTE]
I think I remember it was a combination of working with Cerberus plus still going on about Reapers and whatnot. They just couldn't trust Shepard while he's going off doing whatever against imaginary war machines and mutated Protheans with no proof.
[QUOTE=Framperton;35352142]Hey anyone know if Operation Raptor has begun yet?[/QUOTE]
Starts tomorrow night at 5PM PST I believe.
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;35352149]Starts tomorrow night at 5PM PST I believe.[/QUOTE]
5PM?! GOD DAMNIT WHAT THE FUCK.
[QUOTE=FloaterTWO;35352097]This was just put up.
[url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/mass-effect-mega64/728610[/url]
I want a trophy now :C[/QUOTE]
THIS IS WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.
the mako is more fun than i remembered.
fucking vertically aligned mass effect fields
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