It all makes sense now.

*shrug*

No rose-tinted glasses here, because I played MET for the first time this year. I love ME3 and Citadel DLC, though I agree Citadel is a bit tonally awkward given what is at stake. On my first playthrough, I was just taking it all in and enjoying myself too much to be bothered by that. (Plus, I'd heard so many awful things about the game's ending that I was glad for the emotional reprieve.) On my second (current) playthrough, I will need to headcanon that the Normandy is in very bad shape and cannot possibly put off lengthy repairs any longer, in order to accept that Shepard would spend so much time away from the mission. But aside from that, I don't have a problem with the "cheesefest." To each their own.

Complains about rose tinted glasses with ME 3. Pretends like it was any different then ME 1 or 2.  The same flaws ME 3 has are just as present in ME 1 and 2. Bioware is nothing if not consistent with the flaws.

In effect you are using the same rose tinted glasses you don't like others using.

Switch to an Eagle or other bullet based handgun or SMG and mail slot the idiots. Head shots do 40% more damage against them. Or use Pull to yank shields away before you attack them.  Clone is annoying but no worse then fighting any other class.  Vanguard Clone spams the hell out of Biotic Charge and Nova.

I don't know. I love Citadel dlc. I know it's cheesy. Like dragontartare I headcanon that the Normandy is in major need of repairs since I've done every possible mission and all that's left is Cronus. It's meant to be feel good and that's how I take it.

EDIT: However, with that in mind, it does make sense that Ryder is considerably more lighthearted.

The dlc was ok. I would have preferred a crucible dlc.

Oh look, another one of these threads.

It was marketed as a valentine. So I wasn't upset that I got it.

Never said the mod makes it easier only that using a PC allows for more precision aiming to allow head shots easier. It is the reason why Sony and Microsoft, especially Microsoft do not allow console gamers to play with or against PC gamers. Particularly in FPS games because console gamers wouldn't stand a chance against them. The technology is there and it is extremely easy to have a console and PC play with or against each other online. But simply isn't all that fair to console gamers.  Because of that mail slotting or using pull to disable shield then head shot for extra 40% damage drastically reduces claim of difficulty spike with Cat 6 guys.

That being said difficulty is entirely subjective. My 20+ years of gaming has shown that to be true time and time again. Particularly if you ever play an MMORPG. There is content I can do with mid level to upper mid level gear and can kill just fine. And there are players that are higher level with better gear then me struggle with.  As well as content with higher end gear I struggle with but other can take on with lower level gear and fair better then me. 

And yet if you hold the other games to the same criteria as ME 3 they are not that good either. ME 1 has eavesdropping creeper who helps people in strange ways as does ME 2.  There isn't any long cinematic scenes with crew mates in ME 1 or 2. The only really long one is the final speech before you go after proto reaper. And in ME 3 unlike 1 or 2 your crew mates are capable of moving around the ship and interact with each other.  When was Wrex shown talking with Liara in ME 1 or Mordin with Jacob talking again? Remember that mission for the Hanar to collect a package and bring it to him. Or that whole clear up the misunderstanding with the Consort or scan the Keepers? How about the land on this mission walk from one side to the other killing mercs and collect X reward (credits, upgrades, resources) or simply land on an area go alone as Shepard and do meaningless task like travel along a crashed ship to recover the logs for some credits. 

As well I would love to see your source that all of Andromeda was build around how warmly received the Citadel DLC was.  A single DLC being the defining build concept of an entire game would be fascinating to know about.

Well you say that but I can't seem to find anything that backs that statement up.  I did find something about BioWare admitting they made ME 2 a bit harder on PC because of the advantages it has over console. Increased aiming accuracy, easier power usage, etc. But nothing about fps= more difficult other then some guns like Typhoon apparently being capable of more damage on MP.  So it is possible BioWare made the game a bit harder on PC. Not because of FPS but because of the advantages PC has over console.  In fact I'm fairly certain the reason on MP you only get access to 3 powers instead of the full group you would expect is specifically because of console players and the fact you can only have 3 powers mapped at any given time.  But hey you got some proof would be an interesting read.

Yes we are talking about Mass Effect and the fact that all games released for Playstation, X Box and PC would all be 100% playable together online together. Yet for all the time and popularity of console and PC they have never been connected together with online fun times.  PS and Xbox not playing together is understandable but Microsoft treats X box and PC like brothers and there would be no reason for them not to connect to each other.  I mean Call of Duty Infinite Warfare doesn't use Unreal Engine and yet to my knowledge One and PC users can not play with each other.


I'm not appealing to anything I'm stating a fact. 10 different people playing the same game on the same difficult with same load outs can result in 10 different experiences in how well they progress. If you have played longer then I have then you should be aware of that fact. Unless you only ever play single player games and never talk to anyone about them or ever watch someone else play a game ever. I mean it is why I could get farther in Time Crisis at the arcade then my brother. Even though it is on the same difficulty setting. Or if you want to get even older Dig Dug or Pac Man or Galaga. I mean take your pick there was a reason every person up to the arcade game wasn't putting ASS as the initials for the new high score.

Your right you didn't say long. How ever my point still stands. You may enjoy cinematic cut scenes more but for pure immersion I much prefer ME 3 were I could walk into an area and the squad mate that inhabited it was gone in another part of the ship having a conversation with someone else. But that is I suppose a personal opinion though attempting to use that as a reason will undercut heavily the value of that statement with people who enjoy the actual interaction that takes place. Not the rooted to the ground anachronistic set up of previous games.

ME1- Consort, Keeper Scan, Family matter, Dr. Michel, Jahleed's Fears, Rita's Sister, Missing Marines. Just to name a few. All start with Shepard over hearing something and then talking to do quest.

ME2-  Salarian Family Data, Blue Rose of Illium, Indentured Servitude, The Prodigal: Lost Locket Found. Just to name the ones on Illium.  All have Shepard able to listen in on conversations then bring relevant item if found during mission.

You are the one that said ME:A was made that way because of the Citadel DLC.

I beat the clone in insanity with soldier (easy), engineer (good challenge), sentinel (easy) and Infiltrator (HAAAAAAAAARRRRRRD, jesus).

Next time I will try the Boringuard.

I always ignore Brooks in this fight. She does not even attack me.

No your not the only one saying it. How ever that is the only place on the web to see that. Even doing a google search came up with nothing else. That being said after reading that at 60 fps the jump isn't a massive jump. You get hit a bit more in the MP side but it isn't till 120 that problems actually start happening. Like being hit before you even leave cover and people in your lobby dying instantly on their screen and around corners.

That being said with a PC unlike consoles you are fully capable of adjusting your FPS to as high as your system can handle or as low as you want. So you are more then capable of reducing your FPS down to the console level and reducing those problems to the same easier game as console users play. Thus bypassing the bug in the game's programing that causes this.

So when you say that PC's game is harder that is true. How ever that increased difficulty is also by choice. It was an interesting read to be sure. Kind of wish all game developers could be as sharp and willing to fix issues as fans are.

It very well may be well known but if it is so well known why was the link you provided on a thread posts jump so much. One post is dated Oct 21 2014. Then the next is Jul 03 2016. And interestingly enough that July 2016 post is asking if all of this effects single player. The very mode we were talking about. With them replying to themselves that only at 100+ frames does it start to interfere with power usage. 

Something so well known being so hard to track down is odd.


 So again your point is kind of undercut by the opinion you take. Much like picking if you want to play as a vanguard or engineer or on Insanity or normal is a choice. So to is playing at 60 or 120 FPS then complaining about how easy console version is because of this issue and the fact they run at 30 FPS. Someone who is unaware of this issues which apparently is so well known. Would also realize the very simple fix to that problem. Or at least know were to look for possible mods that address it or simply altering their graphical settings.  There was a few examples of how to address this issues on that link.

So my question to you really is if you know about this problem and you know how to deal with said problem. Why are you using a non issue to complain about? You are just as capable of taking on an Adept Clone Shepard on Insanity with the same difficulty as console gamer. With all the benefits of a PC gamer like potentially more sensitive mouse for better aiming, better camera movement and all powers yours and squad are mapped to keyboard allowing quicker use of them  Because on console you are basically restricted to only 3 powers mapped at any given time for Shepard with only 1 power per squad mate mapped.