Hypothesis - if all platinum games played as if eveyr player was a host...

If you're used to playing on a shitty host, yeah. At least three of us among the 5-6 I play with frequently are very stable, so I only really see the contrast in full force when PUGging.

My recommendation? Make nice with people who have more better internets.

Just like ME3's MP the game dies pretty much as soon as you max your manifest since you no longer have anything worth playing for/unlocking. So whether platinum is too easy or too hard for some players, even by just playing gold you will still hit that same wall eventually.

ME multiplayer suffers from non-replay-ability issues due to there not being a pvp element. But to be fair pve makes things less toxic. I think adding more bigger maps/characters/guns and new objectives is what will keep the game fresh.

LOL. I think many of us easily played double the hours we completed our max manifest in. The replay-ability lied in different builds and playstyles. Something that's present in MEA, yet not as much.

Welcome to the internet, where everyone has an 11-inch penis, a Scrooge McDuckian vault filled with whatever will confer the most credibility in a given setting, and a business with 90 employees that we've set up to run so smoothly we can afford to spend a ridiculous amount of time playing a game and shitposting in its forum.

Incidentally, it always cracks me up when you call BSN on its bullshit and promise to bookmark to rub some noses in it later. Without fail, the sheer volume of bullshit causes you to forget. I'll bookmark this thread to point it out next time.