Mass Effect 3

Spudman_20000

Any idea what time this content will become available?

degrassinoel

I'm guessing around 7pm tonight.

On the banners, it could be good to be able to instantly recognise that someone has completed gold/platinum on certain maps just by a glance at their name in the lobby. Then again, i've gone through nightmarish golds with people who've had a 3k+ rating and did nothing but fail and die on every wave, whereas someone with a rating less than 100 did amazingly well.

Clover

Downloading it now (436 meg in size)

degrassinoel

it's not on origin yet, where are you getting it from?

Edit: nvm, xbox version is early, pc is due for around 7 or 8pm and ps3 got effed in the a as usual

degrassinoel

It's up on origin now!

ibFoxer

Clover wrote: »

Downloading it now (436 meg in size)

Any trouble with the download? I keep getting an error around 98% saying it can't be downloaded

Gunmonkey

Worked fine for me, that happens a lot on Origin though. You tried closing Origin and re-opening? Dunno if can clear local data to try download again.

Anywyas, tried a Silver against Collectors....jesus....granted the team I was with were kinda crap but man are the Collectors tough. Nice big heads though

Got enough for a Spectre pack from that and opened a Volus Engineer. Funniest moment in gaming this year, cant take cover, cant vault and no melee but hilarious to run round shotgunning Cerberus guys in the crotch (eye level)

degrassinoel

Firebase white is changed! no more gold camping lol

Yeah collectors are rotten tough, but so are all the others too, they all have an anti-camping unit, Geth have bomber drones that drop grenades all over you... nasty!

LuckyFinigan

degrassinoel wrote: »

and ps3 got effed in the a as usual

Is it coming out on ps3 at all?

noodler

LuckyFinigan wrote: »

Is it coming out on ps3 at all?

Just a day later than the rest I believe.

Clover

foxerv1 wrote: »

Any trouble with the download? I keep getting an error around 98% saying it can't be downloaded

No trouble with the Mass Effect dlc but I did have trouble tonight downloading the Forza and Xcom demos from the Marketplace.

Kiith

Typical...i spend 100k credits on a chest and get 3 characters, none of which are from the last 2 dlc's

J. Marston

Volus's?! I might have to go give this another go.

FutureGuy

Multiplayer 2.0

That's how I'm summing it up. An incredible (and still free) revision of the multiplayer system. They have injected months of life into the game. They fixed the bugs, added challenges and titles, created very clever new character classes and added 2 enemies which are designed to rethink their strategies. The geth bomber was badly needed.

No more farming on firebase white is a welcome addition. As someone that frequently farmed there, it detracted from the rest of the game and I simply got bored of it unless there were operations on during the weekend.

3 packs opened...got a Volus Adept AND a Volus Engineer The Volus are Ultra Rares.

My brother and myself were wrecking Gold last night with 2 x Krogan Vanguards and a Volus Adept

FOR TUCHANKA!!!!

ibFoxer

FutureGuy wrote: »

Multiplayer 2.0

That's how I'm summing it up. An incredible (and still free) revision of the multiplayer system. They have injected months of life into the game. They fixed the bugs, added challenges and titles, created very clever new character classes and added 2 enemies which are designed to rethink their strategies. The geth bomber was badly needed.

No more farming on firebase white is a welcome addition. As someone that frequently farmed there, it detracted from the rest of the game and I simply got bored of it unless there were operations on during the weekend.

3 packs opened...got a Volus Adept AND a Volus Engineer The Volus are Ultra Rares.

My brother and myself were wrecking Gold last night with 2 x Krogan Vanguards and a Volus Adept

FOR TUCHANKA!!!!

Definitely agree with that, I think this is going to being a lot of people back in who felt it got stale and samey. I can see this becoming an online staple for myself and my mates.

FutureGuy

foxerv1 wrote: »

Definitely agree with that, I think this is going to being a lot of people back in who felt it got stale and samey. I can see this becoming an online staple for myself and my mates.

The one thing we noticed yesterday was that people were playing more like a team than before.

Regarding the Volus...(spoilering in case people want to discover for themselves)

The Volus are a pure support class. They cannot hide behind cover at all and so need to literally place themselves well whereever they are.

Their light melee is a cloak and their heavy melee is a shield bubble lol.

Just 150 health and 500 shields so if you get caught in a firefight you are goosed. But that's the point...the Volus are not fighters...they are not meant to be thrown in 1 vs 1 against enemies. They have guns as a last resort really. I'm using an Avenger X with them and nothing more.

I played the Volus Engineer last night for 3 games. The cloak allows you to be a battlefield medic without using one of your regular power slots. The Regen Shields is a lifesaver for all your squadmates, allowing them to stay longer in a fight. Finally, their Recon Mine is one of the coolest powers in the game. You plant it as recon tech and blow it up when you really need it!

Gunmonkey

Opened 2 packs...2 Volus Engineers :rolleyes: . How many classes were added since there seems to be no new characters after the N7's in Sentinel and Vanguard?

ibFoxer

FutureGuy wrote: »

foxerv1 wrote: »

Definitely agree with that, I think this is going to being a lot of people back in who felt it got stale and samey. I can see this becoming an online staple for myself and my mates.

The one thing we noticed yesterday was that people were playing more like a team than before

I only played two games, 1 silver, 1 gold, and I definitely noticed that although it was against the collectors both times so it might be necessitated by force, they are IMHO by far the toughest enemy.

degrassinoel

I gave up doing golds after a few collector runs, firebase dagger with the duststorm and collector hordes..

Those scions and the Starship Trooper Deaths are just NASTY! But they do look awesome Managed to get the grenade challenges completed with my N7 engineer (and her 9 arc grenades)

Clover

The new dlc is now up on the PS3 store ( 385 meg download ).

Mr. K

Quite looking forward to getting back into ME3 after I finish RE6. It'd be cool if Bioware released some single player DLC about the Collectors. Have they confirmed any DLC beyond Omega?

Gunmonkey

No word, but was an odd reference in the Retaliation DLC announcements: "The Black Arks have arrived" or such signalling the Collectors, dont remember any mention of that phrase from ME2 so could be something. Would explain what happened to the Collectors during ME3

doubt the Reapers turned a billion strong galaxy spanning race into only 1 stations worth of Collectors, gotta eb more knocking round the galaxy somewhere.

GetInTheHole!

Folks..

I've just picked up ME3 on Xbox (having completed ME1 and 2).

Having put the purchase on the long finger for months - I've tried to avoid this thread because of spoliers etc.

I have heard though that there was issues with the original ending and there may have been DLC to correct it? Is this true?

Also is there much DLC that I should get at the very start?
Or does it make any difference when I download it?

(Really only interested in single player for now).

thanks

Gbear

GetInTheHole! wrote: »

Folks..

I've just picked up ME3 on Xbox (having completed ME1 and 2).

Having put the purchase on the long finger for months - I've tried to avoid this thread because of spoliers etc.

I have heard though that there was issues with the original ending and there may have been DLC to correct it? Is this true?

Also is there much DLC that I should get at the very start?
Or does it make any difference when I download it?

(Really only interested in single player for now).

thanks

The ending is still pretty **** but the multiplayer absolutely makes up for it. I held off playing online for a while but it's like crack once you start playing it.

The singleplayer game is also excellent over all - even if the dialogue is a bit **** on occasion the power and poignancy of the story is breathtaking at times.

Definitely get all the free DLC at the start - most of it is multiplayer but it's better to have it. I haven't gotten the paid DLC so I can't comment on how good they are but if they bundle them at some point I will.

FutureGuy

GetInTheHole! wrote: »

Folks..

I've just picked up ME3 on Xbox (having completed ME1 and 2).

Having put the purchase on the long finger for months - I've tried to avoid this thread because of spoliers etc.

I have heard though that there was issues with the original ending and there may have been DLC to correct it? Is this true?

Also is there much DLC that I should get at the very start?
Or does it make any difference when I download it?

(Really only interested in single player for now).

thanks

The original ending was ok but lacked explanation. The new ending explains it better. I see the entirety of ME3 as the ending, not the last ten minutes.

Get the single player DLC From the Ashes from the start.

FutureGuy

Anyhow, played another 3 hours of Gold with my brother. We both play Krogan Vanguards and were joined by a third Kroguard.

There is something very funny about 3 Krogan meleeing a Geth prime to death.

degrassinoel

silly question, but does anyone know if there is a screenshot feature for me3 pc with origin, ye know like the one on steam?

Kiith

Nope, no in built screenshot feature iirc. You can launch the game through Steam apparently, and use the Steam feature though.

degrassinoel

awesome, that'll work

degrassinoel

well, thats 345 hours i'll never get back..

kind of ashamed to be in the top 1% on the N7 leaderboard

http://social.bioware.com/n7hq/index.php?name=sprucelee76&platform=pc

Gbear

degrassinoel wrote: »

well, thats 345 hours i'll never get back..

kind of ashamed to be in the top 1% on the N7 leaderboard

http://social.bioware.com/n7hq/index.php?name=sprucelee76&platform=pc

Awesome. Top 8% me.

Kinda surprised. Obviously I'm still on the thick end of the bell curve there.

Only 65 hours played.:)

Has the latest patch fixed the vanguard bugs?

Cuz they're so fun to play but its a right pain in the arse when you have to leave 1/4 of games.

degrassinoel

giz a look at your profile Gbear. Not sure on the vanguards, tbh i just played two matches today and got one slightly different bug than i'm used to.

Charged a possessed abomination - it exploded in the massive boom - ME3 sound stopped for the entire duration of the match. Maybe it just deafened my vanguard lol

Kiith

Bought 3 premium chests tonight....and not a single new character.

This is bull****.

degrassinoel

the volus are ultra rare, good chance of getting them if you have most or all of the weapons already, otherwise you could be ages waiting to get one.

What packs are you buying? premium spectres?

Kiith

Yeah, premium spectre packs. I wouldnt mind if it was just a Volus character i was looking for, but i've no Geth, no N7, no Vorcha etc...so i should have at least gotten one of them.

degrassinoel

ye can get those from the 20k veteran packs too, and the 5k credits packs give you weapon & gear mods sometimes(non-consumable). Spectres and Premiums usually always give a rare, but it can an incredibly crap one like a consumable weapon mod instead of a weapon or character.

try getting a few veteran packs, they should pop the characters for you, they just have a really low chance for ultra rares.

Kiith

Bought 4 veteran packs there, but still none of the newer characters. I keep getting xp boosts for characters i already have, and weapons i don't like. Got the Harpoon gun earlier from a premium chest, and thought it would be brilliant. Boy oh boy was i wrong. I embarrassed myself in that round :P

Still though, really enjoying it again so i'm happy to wait it out.

degrassinoel

The Kishock harpoon gun, havent used it much myself but i didnt like it much either, it's an awkward weapon to use.

I tend to use the valiant sniper rifle, or the saber assault rifle when i'm sniping, that AR is insane! does almost as much damage as the widow with the right mods, and fires a lot faster

Gbear

http://social.bioware.com/n7hq/home/overview/?name=Grogleberry&platform=pc

Nothing to write home about. I had most of the characters before the latest DLC - missing about 3 or 4 of the N7 ones and a few of the others from the previous DLC.

I spent loads of money on new PC bits so now I have nothing to buy new games with.

That's grand. Starcraft 2 and ME3 reward playing lots.:)

Kiith wrote: »

Bought 4 veteran packs there, but still none of the newer characters. I keep getting xp boosts for characters i already have, and weapons i don't like. Got the Harpoon gun earlier from a premium chest, and thought it would be brilliant. Boy oh boy was i wrong. I embarrassed myself in that round :P

Still though, really enjoying it again so i'm happy to wait it out.

The harpoon gun is a funny one. It's dead hard to use but it's super satisfying when you aim slightly above an enemy halfway across the map and get the head shot.
I think it's possibly the most powerful gun in the game when charged.

On balance it's pretty crap though. I don't really enjoy only using snipers anymore. The best one I have is a Viper 7 and that's alright because the big clip and rate of fire.

Kiith

Gbear wrote: »

The harpoon gun is a funny one. It's dead hard to use but it's super satisfying when you aim slightly above an enemy halfway across the map and get the head shot.
I think it's possibly the most powerful gun in the game when charged.

On balance it's pretty crap though. I don't really enjoy only using snipers anymore. The best one I have is a Viper 7 and that's alright because the big clip and rate of fire.

Yeah, there were a couple of times when i got good shots and it was pretty satisfying, but overall i hated it. It's probably brilliant if you get good with it though. Sting with the N7 (Valiant?) sniper for now, and occasionally use the Widow.

Still playing as my Human Adept the most, with only a pistol. Constant biotic powers is great fun. Looking forward to trying some of the other characters though.

And god damn it, i want a Geth!! :P

Gunmonkey

Bioware announced details on the "Omega" Single-Player DLC.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-12-date-for-mass-effect-3s-omega-dlc-the-biggest-and-most-expensive-yet

Out on the 27th of November, round €12 and "largest DLC yet" at about twice the size of Leviathan. Not much details on content as of yet...

The expansion will see players team up with ousted Omega ruler Aria T'loak to retake the station from Cerberus control.

Omega's story follows the Mass Effect 3: Invasion prequel comics, which saw evil General Petrovsky move in and secure the space station for the Illusive Man's evil clutches. Petrovsky will return in Omega, Gamble confirmed. We'll also get our first glimpse at a female turian.

Not really pushed on it personally, have no real intrest in going back to the SP after finishing the game.

Azza

I'll almost certainly pick it up unless the reviews are dire.

Gbear

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Bioware announced details on the "Omega" Single-Player DLC.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-12-date-for-mass-effect-3s-omega-dlc-the-biggest-and-most-expensive-yet

Out on the 27th of November, round €12 and "largest DLC yet" at about twice the size of Leviathan. Not much details on content as of yet...



Not really pushed on it personally, have no real intrest in going back to the SP after finishing the game.

I presumed that'd appear at some stage.

Aria really stuck out like a sore thumb in the normal game.

degrassinoel

I'll be picking it up either way nice one!

J. Marston

Gbear wrote: »

I presumed that'd appear at some stage.

Aria really stuck out like a sore thumb in the normal game.

Yeah, there really was a smell of DLC from her from the get-go.

Varik

Have some points sitting in my account but as this'll be 1200 I need more, so in the end this is going to cost me more than €12 . Might wait to see if there is a sale even if it's unlikely.

No good reason for them to still be using points ( other than ripping off customers), there are times when you can get points cheaper than the € amount but that does not happen as often as to balance it out against the annoyance.

Josey Wales

I'm holding off on buying any of the DLC until they announce exactly what will be included in the ME Trilogy set for the PS3. They could include some ME3 DLC.

Mr. K

Josey Wales wrote: »

I'm holding off on buying any of the DLC until they announce exactly what will be included in the ME Trilogy set for the PS3. They could include some ME3 DLC.

The trilogy set really should be complete, it's a bit silly otherwise. Did I read that the 360 version won't have DLC? It's kinda like removing DVD extras from boxsets.

noodler

The DLC gets ridiculous.

ME3 the game: 45e. And about 25 hours of gameplay.

From Ashes 10e: 1.5 hours of gample
Leviathan 10e: 2 hours of gameplay
Omega 12e: (I'll be mega kind and say 4/5 hours og gameplay).

Not hard to see where they make their money. The DLC packs really are poor bang for your buck compared to the main game.



Played the new multiplayer tonight. Collectors are very hard, they also kind of don't fit in tbh but whatever. Did a GOld on Reapers and it was like a Banshee onslaught so maybe they have upped the difficulty of all classes.

Varik

noodler wrote: »

The DLC gets ridiculous.

ME3 the game: 45e. And about 25 hours of gameplay.

From Ashes 10e: 1.5 hours of gample
Leviathan 10e: 2 hours of gameplay
Omega 12e: (I'll be mega kind and say 4/5 hours og gameplay).

Not hard to see where they make their money. The DLC packs really are poor bang for your buck compared to the main game.

For From Ashes at least the inclusion of javik lasts the whole game, having him on Thessia was almost worth it by itself.