ME3MP Favorites - In Memory of Corey Gaspur

I'm on ps3 now, currently changing the colors of my Havoc before taking flight. Anyone willing to join come along.

I'll hop on in a sec

Seems I just missed out on PS3 shenaniganz, so I took my sentinel for a spin on my non-havoc alt, showed the rippaz what-for, and Corey must have had a word with the RNG gods

As promised, our Tribute to Corey Gaspur. Was a lot of fun, great to catch up with some players who haven't played in a while and some others I'd never met before.

So I finally got to do a havoc match with some budfies (Clyde and GKHand) instead of randoms and as mentioned in the highlights thread we had a blast. Batgloving havoc is fun!
I tried to get a pic of all if us as Clyde was unable to record, but they wouldn't stay still long enough!

Sad news. RIP Corey. As a great Turian once said, "May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead." To those who knew him and may end up reading this thread, be assured he made a positive difference to many people's lives. The fact the MP section of BSN Prime was an entirely different environment from the rest of the forum speaks volumes about the part of the game Corey helped create, and to some extent those who play it. It was and is almost universally loved, and we are still holding the line here, sharing war stories and build advice and generally accepting that lightning was indeed captured in a bottle. It's not perfect, but it's pretty damn close. In a world where the bottom line appears to be the sole consideration for the corporate suits, and the cause of much wailing and gnashing of teeth among increasingly frustrated gamers, it's heartening to be reminded that Corey and the team he worked with actually loved what they were doing, and managed to create something of outstanding quality where profit appeared to be a secondary consideration.

ME3 MP became much more than 'just a game' to me, it became a way of life. It still is, 3000+ hours on, something I seem incapable of tiring of. Particularly for someone like myself with bad health, time spent doing something you love can never be considered a waste of time. Genuine fun is priceless, vital nourishment for the soul. I've always believed that co-operation is better than competition, in all walks of life beyond individual sports, and gaming is no different for me. I was initially terrified of playing multiplayer, and was one of those who questioned its validity in a Mass Effect game. It took me a while for the penny to drop that all my Shepards naturally gravitated towards uniting the galaxy in its entirety against the Reaper threat, so my unwillingness to do so with other real life players was slightly paradoxical. I finally accepted that there was nothing wrong with the concept of the Galaxy at War rating, and that it might actually turn out to be fun to raise it to 100%, just as long as I didn't suck too much.

My initial resistance was futile anyway as the attraction of playing as a Krogan eventually proved too strong, and before I knew it I was heavily addicted, making friends on BSN and from among the random pugs I would regularly exchange 'Good Game' messages with. The variety on offer and the attention to detail in crafting the individual species has brought me so much joy I wouldn't know where to start picking highlights, but I'll finish by saying I look forward to a new highlight every time I play, and that will continue when I take my green and black Havoc into battle and respectfully remember his creator. For Palaven, and for Corey.