Mass Effect 3 multiplayer details in XBW

Ror1984 on 7 Aug '11 said:

http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

Spectre on 7 Aug '11 said:

The exact quote from the magazine:

"Well, if you believe the rumours - which we certainly do - ME3 will have MP. According to various sources, there will be a batch of 3 player co-op missions that run parallel to the main story, with each player assuming the role of a single squad mate. It seems likely that this will happen, and it'll form part of EA's Online Pass system. However devs have been known to ditch MP during development in the past, if it doesn't work..."

Way to bulls**t your readers into buying your magazine.

stonecold77 on 7 Aug '11 said:

f**k multiplayer just give me a great single player game

BenThomasFoster on 7 Aug '11 said:

f**k multiplayer just give me a great single player game

Why not have a great singleplayer and a multiplayer if it works. I don't get you types of people... Sure i'll play the singleplayer more than multiplayer but it's there as a nice bonus feature.

damoxuk on 7 Aug '11 said:

Well half the articles on CVG are faux advertisements / direct copy/paste jobs for all the Future gaming mags.

PMIKE5 on 7 Aug '11 said:

To be honest, since the majority of the game you're spend in a squad of three, this kindda makes sense. Instead of having the glitchy AI stand in front of gun fire, taking bullets and then blaming you for it, you could have an actual person with their own brain control Liara or Garrus. Maybe add a fourth player to work for the baddies, planning strategies for squards to take down Shep, organising where they should attack and if they should be hidden or not.

I was completely against the idea of multiplayer in ME, and in a way, I still am as I want the single player to be immaculate, but the game seems like such a natural fit for multiplayer.

Spectre on 8 Aug '11 said:

f**k multiplayer just give me a great single player game

Why not have a great singleplayer and a multiplayer if it works. I don't get you types of people...

Because the multiplayer will drain resources that could have been better spent on improving the singleplayer?

Besides, after a few months the multiplayer would most likely be abandoned, similarly to Dead Space 2 and BioShock 2. Why waste the time and money?

Gaz78 on 8 Aug '11 said:

I don't think mass effect games need a multiplayer. They work perfectly as they are. Plus I'm poor and don't have Xbox live so if any of the achievements are online based then I'm screwed

Jensonjet on 8 Aug '11 said:

To be honest, since the majority of the game you're spend in a squad of three, this kinda makes sense. Instead of having the glitchy AI stand in front of gun fire, taking bullets and then blaming you for it, you could have an actual person with their own brain control Liara or Garrus.

I was completely against the idea of multiplayer in ME, and in a way, I still am as I want the single player to be immaculate, but the game seems like such a natural fit for multiplayer.

There are two types of multiplayer game; adversarial and co-op. The article suggests adversarial, as in team deathmatch and capture the flag. What you're referring to and have assumed is co-op campaign, where two, three or four players go through the game together.

I absolutely agree with you that the game would benefit from this, and with few changes is perfectly suited to this, albeit it would probaby need to be a separate game to the single player with simplified or even removed conversational branches in order to accomodate several players. Sadly though, as you know, co-op campaign is generally hated by the industry with few incorporating this game mode. So your belief that Mass Effect 3 will have co-op is sadly not the case, and judging by Bioware's attitude in the past look extremely unlikey to incorporate it into any future games.

PMIKE5 on 8 Aug '11 said:

To be honest, since the majority of the game you're spend in a squad of three, this kinda makes sense. Instead of having the glitchy AI stand in front of gun fire, taking bullets and then blaming you for it, you could have an actual person with their own brain control Liara or Garrus.

I was completely against the idea of multiplayer in ME, and in a way, I still am as I want the single player to be immaculate, but the game seems like such a natural fit for multiplayer.

There are two types of multiplayer game; adversarial and co-op. The article suggests adversarial, as in team deathmatch and capture the flag. What you're referring to and have assumed is co-op campaign, where two, three or four players go through the game together.

I absolutely agree with you that the game would benefit from this, and with few changes is perfectly suited to this, albeit it would probaby need to be a separate game to the single player with simplified or even removed conversational branches in order to accomodate several players. Sadly though, as you know, co-op campaign is generally hated by the industry with few incorporating this game mode. So your belief that Mass Effect 3 will have co-op is sadly not the case, and judging by Bioware's attitude in the past look extremely unlikey to incorporate it into any future games.

The thing I've noticed about BioWare is that they listen to fans. Whether this is to improve games or they genuinely have no original ideas of their own, they like to listen. So hopefully, if enough people say they would prefer co-op as opposed to the usual, boring, wrist cutting, 'capture the flag' option, who knows they might just listen.

Spectre on 8 Aug '11 said:

I really doubt that there will be multiplayer. To quote Casey:

""We actually have wanted to try and put multiplayer into the Mass Effect series from the very beggining. But really, it is a series about the singleplayer experience and so we never figured out how we can put it in there in a way that doesn't compromise the singleplayer experience." "

That was from a GTTV interview at Comic-Con. That's about as close to a "no" as we are likely to get.

Darkwun on 8 Aug '11 said:

Why not have a great singleplayer and a multiplayer if it works. I don't get you types of people...

Because the multiplayer will drain resources that could have been better spent on improving the singleplayer?

Besides, after a few months the multiplayer would most likely be abandoned, similarly to Dead Space 2 and BioShock 2. Why waste the time and money?

not if released later as dlc. would b a welcome addition if done well!

Spectre on 8 Aug '11 said:

Why not have a great singleplayer and a multiplayer if it works. I don't get you types of people...

Because the multiplayer will drain resources that could have been better spent on improving the singleplayer?

Besides, after a few months the multiplayer would most likely be abandoned, similarly to Dead Space 2 and BioShock 2. Why waste the time and money?

not if released later as dlc. would b a welcome addition if done well!

Or they could make an actual, story-based DLC for the game?...

Darkwun on 9 Aug '11 said:

Because the multiplayer will drain resources that could have been better spent on improving the singleplayer?

Besides, after a few months the multiplayer would most likely be abandoned, similarly to Dead Space 2 and BioShock 2. Why waste the time and money?

not if released later as dlc. would b a welcome addition if done well!

Or they could make an actual, story-based DLC for the game?...

yes because an either/or option is the ONLY way! lol the third is the end of the trilogy, so multiplayer could be added at any point without draining resources and taking away from the story. no harm no foul

Spectre on 10 Aug '11 said:

yes because an either/or option is the ONLY way! lol the third is the end of the trilogy, so multiplayer could be added at any point without draining resources and taking away from the story. no harm no foul

That's because there really is only one option as far as the vast majority of people are concerned. As you pointed out, it's the last game in Shepard's trilogy. Why expend resources on a throw-away feature for the last game? Why not wait until the game is finished, DLC included, and then focus on a separate game that incorporates multiplayer.

Darkwun on 10 Aug '11 said:

cuz theres a market for it? when the story is done and dusted, a testing bed for multiplayer when the story based options are already done is a great way to test for whatever they plan for the future. for everyone that just wants story... theyve already been done. leaving multiplayer until last means people who might be interested in it can play, people who only want single play are COMPLETELY unaffected. as i said in previous threads about this, i am actually one of those people who have no interest in mass effect multiplayer as a standalone feature. i dont play online much. but the foundations for a great multiplayer team based frag fest are in place. i just dont get people who complain about it when it doesnt affect them. "dont touch my game!" why? if your games already finished, why should we deny others the fun of something that should be good? a team of five each with their built up shep and their class and individual look; infiltrators sneaking behind lines, engineers takin over enemy base turrets... it'd be a good experience for many.