why would they want to change the ending and derail the entire plan?

The new ending was done badly and it may backfire by fans not picking up future ME series, I am one of them.

its very simple actually

Around october/november, somebody leaked the original ending. Bioware is pissed as the ending got major plot twist which they are proud of.
Around December, they start working on the new ending.
However deadline is around January/February for validation and production.
With just one month, you cannot expect them to create a new ending for a trilogy and have time for the epilogue. that's why the no matter what choices you made, its the same ending lol.

Besides, its EA bosses whom decides when its the deadline, Bioware have to follow it or their team leads get their asses fired.

Yes, maybe they should just get the original ending back as DLC.

Seriously this ME3 ending debacle really destroys the playability of the franchise, and I won't buy any future games from Bioware.

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Added on March 21, 2012, 1:06 pmSo there are still hope that Bioware might be actually working on some new twist to the ending and to release it as DLC? They are extremely quiet and ambiguous about this. Maybe they are really guarding their plan and not to repeat the leak.

This post has been edited by soul2soul: Mar 21 2012, 01:08 PM

The one who leaked needs to get shot.

Read that the bioware going to buff Atlas in the oncoming MP patch. why not buff Banshee too?

Personally i dont think i can up myself to play the game again... maybe for the 'good' ending and also the mission where you take but with all the technical hiccups the game is giving on ps3 (i have the psn downloaded version), i dont think i can buy any bioware games anymore (although mass effect 2 & 3 are the only bioware games i've ever played).

This post has been edited by tekplyrX: Mar 21 2012, 02:18 PM

Technical hiccups?
Ah, you mean the damn lag in mp if you are not the leader despite low ping or the inconsistent freeze during sp?

Hell. This ending would have been fine as well. At least you get to see more stuff! Satisfaction that the ending was there... and with this version.

Both. For me even if i created the game/match i get disconnected.. ME3 is the only game that has crashed/frozen my ps3 more than 3 times while playing.. i think my hdd is getting messed up now because of it.

Because just hearing the Banshee scream is enough to put players on edge

but when you see an Atlas it is no biggie...

This post has been edited by East_Bound: Mar 21 2012, 02:46 PM

the only way to stop banshee charge is someone keep shooting the banshee, which is easier say than done with double to triple f**king brutes on the final waves.

What I have learned from playing with others is that you don't camp at the evacuation site in the final wave, you actually camp somewhere further away. That draws the enemies away from your evacuation site.

When the clock ticks down to about 30 seconds left, you make a dash to the evacuation zone. Naturally you will need to communicate for this to work, hence at least one person has got to have a microphone to coordinate when and where to move.

but but but...Atlas got the stomping sound although its nowhere as horrorfying as banshee's scream

I am too old and slow for multiplayer. Always got kicked out. I slow them down all the time and they have to keep reviving me.

I agree with you on this. If they catch that guy who leaked the original ending, they should really break every bone in his body and then shoot him.

It's not easy to hide development of creative products in a very well-connected world today. With so many people involved and high turnover rate of employees, company secret may not stay that long.

But I really like the original ending better. It leaves room for future Mass Effect series with new protagonist.

The current ending, IMHO does not leave much room for future series. Reapers gone, mass relays gone, etc.

Oh pls dont buff banshee, even current banshee is super badass. If buff, it become ultimate badass. LOL

Btw, maybe bioware got many after-game feedback shows that atlas is underpowered.

And maybe we should turn off the auto-feedback option haha. The default setting is off actually.

This post has been edited by slowpoker: Mar 21 2012, 04:17 PM

atlas like lan c*** only. Very easy to handle it. Phantom is harder to handle. The ninja always flank and kill someone before you noticed.

Wonder why ranged heavy factions like cerberus and geth is FAR easier to pay against than the OMG reapers forces. I damn hate the wave where all the husk, brutes and banshee come to you while marauders keep shooting at you.

Cerberus is bad bcoz the damn Phantom=>2 hits combo->stagger->OHKO animation

Geth=> Hunter->One hell of a f*cking backstabber.

Reaper=> Dat screaming b*tch and her OHKO with vacumn effect animation

Banshee = hv shield + too thin + hv biotic charge + screaming

>> high resistant + hard to shoot + hard to shoot again + traumatized



This post has been edited by slowpoker: Mar 21 2012, 04:51 PM