Wow, the whole thread is about the MP, while SP seems to be ignored.

How many people brought ME3 for that gawd awful MP?

The problem is, ME3 doesnt give you any decent ending to the whole 100 hours you spend playing the games. It just shove some nonsensical ending and thats it.

I love the first 2 games, but the final game, its crap with those Galactic Readiness crap, the garbage MP with random card packs and a nonsensical ending. Seriously, i want my money back now. It's just crap to the point that i should just take Mass Effect series ended in the second game. The third game is so lacking in almost everything.

The squadmates in the final game isnt as well written as the first 2 games. There are far lesser conversation option. Less interesting characters like Wrex, Thane, Mordin, Miranda and so on. EDI is fairly fun, but the rest, especially Vega, what the hell is he doing in the game? Garrus and Liara isnt as well developed in the final game too as they felt a lot more generic than the first 2 games. Not to forget, the conversation choices are far lesser than first 2 games.

Then, the problem with all those fetch quests. Go out, bring some junk to Citadel and get some war asset. Combat side quests are even lesser and shorter than ME2. Also, not to forget about the forced multiplayer crap, where you cant get good ending without playing some MP. Did CoD or BF ever did that where if you refuse to play the single player, your experience points earned in the multiplayer is halved?

Also, the problem with the multiplayer, i dont know why Bioware took out the progression tree from games like BF3, but then give the multiplayer a random different tiered cards pack system. It is incredibly annoying as you dont get to plan or foresee what will you get because the unlocks you'll get is random. Some people get Widow in their first pack, while some couldnt get it even after 20 packs. Is it fun to have such system in a game, where you have no control at all on what you get?

Geez thanks, EA, thanks for ruining everything. First NFS series with rubbish Hot Pursuit, then, BF3 with all sorts of redundant content like the single player and Metro. Now, ME3 is ruined with multiplayer and a unfulfilling ending.

Thats a damn good article, i would say.

Dont know and i dont like her at all. She's annoying.

At least she gave some war assets.



This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Mar 19 2012, 09:29 AM

Bioware wants you play more MP.

Thats one of the reasons why i hate the side quest system so much in ME3.

You tend to miss out information on the quest you got, such as where the person is or even knowing that you got a side quest.

No, it doesnt. Walking pass someone listening to what are they saying, without interacting with them and got given a rubbish side quest is not realistic. Sometimes i just walk pass the quest given and didnt know where to meet the person again due to the incompetent Journal and map marking. Its suppose to be something that take a short time, not something that annoys the crap out of me because you I find the person.

Dont tell me you started doing that data analysis for your boss just because you heard your boss talking about needing a data analysis when you walk pass him.

All the flaws in the game, from rubbish side quest to really rubbish ending, has made a decent game to look like a rubbish game. So many poor design ideas and that includes the terrible multiplayer with gambling elements.

No, its not similar. Skyrim's one is decently implemented, as it rarely gives you a quest for overhearing someone. You have to talk to them for more information or some other way to find out about it because they want you to explore the game. Even if Skyrim wants to shove quests to you, it always appear at Miscellaneous section, rather than presenting it as a main quest to clutter your Journal.

Mass Effect 3's one does not and the quest is just shoved to you because you overheard someone talking about it. No conversation, no exploration. And the gameplay of these side quests are absolutely rubbish. Just dozens of boring fetch quests with no combat or anything to explore. It would be less painful to do these quests if they actually do some maps with some combat and a bit of exploration.

I do not know which game could top Mass Effect 3's disappointment this year. Mass Effect 3 is probably the worst game i ever played in the past few years. So much potential, but its so screwed up at the same time.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Apr 19 2012, 12:21 AM

It is fair to point it to ME3's terrible side quests. Skyrim never shove you a main quest by overhearing someone. You need to interact with someone. The most it does is just put an entry for you in your journal. At the same time, ME2 and ME1 side quests, mostly require you to interact with the quest giver, not just walk pass and bam, a side quest for you to do.

Random people talking to each other adds atmosphere to make the game more lively, not shoving you rubbish quests by overhearing people.

Aside from some of the main quest, the whole ME3 single player is just terrible. I still want my money back, seriously. If ME3 got Game of the Year, game journalism needs to be burn with fire.

I played 140 hours of Skyrim that only happen like 2-3 times with the courier interrupts you. It's not even half as annoying as ME3's side quest. At least you can see the person and know that he has gave something to you.

The guard part is different, he is just suggesting you to explore a cave. It is optional and it has no impact or whatsoever if you choose to ignore it, unlike ME3's side quest where if you ignore it, less War Assets for you which affects the ending. War Assets become incredibly important if you are playing single player without being forced to play that gawd awful multiplayer. While in Skyrim, all you lost is just a chance to gain some xp.

Malukah, who did some amazing cover for Skyrim's song, now, she wrote a song for Mass Effect 3. Man, its amazing.

I just bought the Normanday SR2 replica the other day, the replica comes with a code too.

And the Normandy looks amazing.

All 4 endings are good, way better than multicoloured explosion without any explanation.

I actually like Control ending the most. Followed by Refusal with the middle finger to Reapers.

The whole series is finally felt completed with a rather satisfying ending. Thank you, EA.

At least it has some similarity with the original trilogy ending now where you can control the reapers to win the war as the renegade option or destroy them as a paragon option. The Star Child is a lot less annoying now, at least he sort of introduce himself than talk rubbish. ME3 is still no where as good as the first and second game, though.

Better than the multicoloured explosion with your team mates mysteriously beamed back to Normandy and fell on some strange planet.

No idea how they gonna continue this franchise as it's story is screwed up. Knowing EA, they will never leave ME universe the way it is now.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Jun 27 2012, 01:57 PM

Sadly that was cut, if not, that would make the original ending more bearable.

Definitely one of the best lines in the game.