Mass Effect Megathread: He said "I should go." Do I sound like that? - Games

[QUOTE=gudman;51970807]What do they say if you don't keep the default name?[/QUOTE] Probably just "Ryder," like Shepard did.

[QUOTE=KaptonJack;51970808]Probably just "Ryder," like Shepard did.[/QUOTE] Well when other people referred to them they called them "commander" as it was their military rank, so that was a clever way to avoid the problem entirely. Do Ryders have one? Or does it default to "Pathfinder" and/or just Ryder? I'm just curious.

[QUOTE=gudman;51970825]Well when other people referred to them they called them "commander" as it was their military rank, so that was a clever way to avoid the problem entirely. Do Ryders have one? Or does it default to "Pathfinder" and/or just Ryder? I'm just curious.[/QUOTE] Pathfinder / Ryder is what people call you most of the time, even with the default name

I think it's funny that people immediately know you're the pathfinder, where ever you go.

[QUOTE=KaptonJack;51968025]I get being an epic "the game is gonna be bad" memer before the ea access stuff, but the general consensus is that it's a good game with some dopey facial animations, so why keep up the schtic, genuinely curious? [editline]16th March 2017[/editline] On a similar note, though, Addison looks like a realdoll with some gyros in the mouth. I cannot stand talking to her.[/QUOTE] Because you haven't played in played in far enough, and it's not a schtick; the only one with a 'schtic' is the the one who keeps running back to the thread and finding things to apologize for.

[IMG]https://abload.de/img/image547uekcn.png[/IMG] So if both siblings look like lizard people or Broccoli, does the father also look like this? edit: these are gold [IMG]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r521/landycakes42/lolzzz.gif[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Saxon;51969920]Pushes my 1080 pretty hard at 71c with 100 percent fan, but I have about a 15 percent overclock on it and its a founders edition :v: CPU is a 5820k, usually hovers around 55c but that's also overclocked as well[/QUOTE] If you have AO on, turn it off.

Wow, seems like the shit train has no brakes. Can't believe they had to fucking downgrade, really pathetic. [video=youtube;Y5yBqehUNDQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yBqehUNDQ[/video]

[QUOTE=Janus Vesta;51970513]God damn, the Kett don't fuck around on multiplayer. Maybe it's just because everyone has level 1 guns and unlevelled characters but by the time I was reaching the last wave it was more about hiding until the end than fighting.[/QUOTE] Jetpack dodging is the new thing; also enemies have issues dodging, especially Remnants in the interiors, exploit with AoEs until you can get your character to point where they're silver viable. Prime, jetpack melee at a choke point followed by AoE detonations does a metric shit ton of damage, something you can expect to see nerfed in all likelihood. Pulse priming powers like flamer also do wonders here. With low level weapons, shields and barriers on the enemies actually matter again, unless you've got characters with strong finishers on your team, stripping ammo and powers will probably be meta briefly until you get the good stuff unlocked. You're also getting a dilation effect from the shorter waves.

[QUOTE=Destroyox;51971028]Wow, seems like the shit train has no brakes. Can't believe they had to fucking downgrade, really pathetic. [video=youtube;Y5yBqehUNDQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yBqehUNDQ[/video][/QUOTE] Less of a downgrade and more just changing the lighting and even backgrounds around. In Peebee's case it's also a clearly different face structure. [QUOTE=Destroyox;51971084]You can't tell me the bomb ambush scene has the same quality of textures in the final game.[/QUOTE] Fair enough, but for instance I think the scene with DadRyder in the Remnant tower looks a lot better in the retail version. I don't feel like this is a case of "we were lied to" a la every Ubisoft game from Watch_Dogs to The Division and more like "we needed to optimize"

[QUOTE=I am Error;51971074]Less of a downgrade and more just changing the lighting and even backgrounds around. In Peebee's case it's also a clearly different face structure.[/QUOTE] You can't tell me the bomb ambush scene has the same quality of textures in the final game.

So uh, regarding daddio [sp]He fucking kills himself right? Like that is a plot hole that I just don't understand. You're telling me that a grown ass man, with soldier training of the highest degree and is physically fit... suffocates in less than five minutes. What? Brain damage doesn't occur due to lack of oxygen for six minutes, and that's after you run -out- of oxygen, dad-Ryder just took a breath so his actual oxygen left might be like, 30 seconds before he's in trouble. They're just under 4 minutes out? You're telling me that they couldn't revive a guy who probably didn't even have brain damage? Or like, they don't have backup face masks? or like, switch helmets back and forth? Or literally anything other than sacrificing yourself for no reason?[/sp]

This is the only character I've been able to make that I'm actually somewhat satisfied with. I don't like the eyebrows but there's nothing I can do about that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25802995/ShareX/2017/03/2017-03-16_20-25-24.png[/t]

[QUOTE=Zeos;51971166]So uh, regarding daddio [sp]He fucking kills himself right? Like that is a plot hole that I just don't understand. You're telling me that a grown ass man, with soldier training of the highest degree and is physically fit... suffocates in less than five minutes. What? Brain damage doesn't occur due to lack of oxygen for six minutes, and that's after you run -out- of oxygen, dad-Ryder just took a breath so his actual oxygen left might be like, 30 seconds before he's in trouble. They're just under 4 minutes out? You're telling me that they couldn't revive a guy who probably didn't even have brain damage? Or like, they don't have backup face masks? or like, switch helmets back and forth? Or literally anything other than sacrificing yourself for no reason?[/sp][/QUOTE] [sp] It wasnt that there was nothing to breath, it was that the atmosphere itself was toxic and burned your insides it seems from that black shit, and just touching your face made it singe[/sp]

I don't understand how Mass Effect 2 is still way better looking than this. Sure the environments are nicer but the models and lighting was done so much better in 2.

[QUOTE=The Party Spy;51971346]I don't understand how Mass Effect 2 is still way better looking than this. Sure the environments are nicer but the models and lighting was done so much better in 2.[/QUOTE] Andromeda is dramatically superior on a technical level but I don't think it's controversial to say that ME2 has the best art direction in the series. Good art direction goes a long way to mask technical limits.

[QUOTE=The Party Spy;51971346]I don't understand how Mass Effect 2 is still way better looking than this. Sure the environments are nicer but the models and lighting was done so much better in 2.[/QUOTE] On a technical level ME2 isn't even close. The low resolution textures in ME2 are extremely blatant. Though the depth of field in Andromeda is just awful.

So I gotta say after playing 6 hours of the singleplayer in a single go, it is actually better then I initially expected. With conversations its this weird thing where half the conversations have pretty good animations, and the other half are decent at best.The dreaded Addison is one of the worst but for me it appeared to be much better than some of the videos I have seen online. The conversations mostly still don't hold up to TW3, but it is decent enough. I think most importantly, it still feels like a mass effect game, especially when you get to the nexus. I was most afraid of feeling alienated from the series, but despite some big changes to the formula the game still very much feels like a mass effect. Also the biotics are fun as hell and everyone should try the pull/throw.

i have Origin Access so I got to play the trial. extremely fun so far, better than I expected although I've never been a huge fan of Mass Effect, having only played the second and third games without finishing either im about 4 hours in and only just met addison, and jesus christ did they fuck that up. she is one of the most stale characters ive ever seen, barely has any facial animation and her voice actor should've gotten sacked after the first line

[QUOTE=Swebonny;51970297]Good thing we recently got fiber as well, so I may be able to try the game today! [IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3843429/ShareX/2017/03/Origin_2017-03-16_21-11-30.png[/IMG] [img]http://i.imgur.com/P6kL1Ig.png[/img] .[/QUOTE] hey can you donate some internet to me

I am in love with the trial thus far. There are some moments of iffyness, but on the whole the game feels a lot more alive than prior ones. The marketing team really dropped the ball showing some of the worst moments Combat is the best it's ever been in the series without a doubt. Also, the Nomad is so much fun. In AWD mode you can literally drive it over a field of chest-high cover without difficulty, and unlike the Mako you actually have some traction and don't slide off everything

Using the jump jet, hovering and scoring a quick kill/headshot with the Widow feels fucking amazing. I keep doing it even when I really don't need to just because I love it so much.

Jumping up so you can snipe enemies who are camping in their cover is SO satisfying. The movement really sets this game's combat apart from most generic 3rd person shooters.

I'm ready to go full Doomguy mode. I mean legit think of all the stupid gimmick builds you can do with the powers, weapons and augments in this.

I really don't get why the eyes look so bad, when that original PB face looks fine.

Krogan vanguard is god tier, headbutt everything until its dead Gain rage then headbutt harder

[QUOTE=KaptonJack;51971869]I really don't get why the eyes look so bad, when that original PB face looks fine.[/QUOTE] They have some sort of weird shader on them that makes them look really... out of place. Like they're fullbright all the time but everything else is shaded properly.

[QUOTE=death2sarge;51970995][IMG]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r521/landycakes42/lolzzz.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE] Oh lord he's got freezer burn!

[img]https://i.imgur.com/FUQQ7ox.png[/img] What the fuck is this writing?

Why do all the multiplayer characters have weird ass bios