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Post by themikefest on Sept 11, 2018 12:10:49 GMT
But it will be worth it on the long run as long as it is done right. From what I have seen around here is there are many different versions of "done right" and I believe that it would require pretty much making the game from square 1 so its going to need millions in sales just to cover the cost of Mass Effect 1. Throw in the "I don't buy remakes or I already own the game" type of people, I personally fall into the later so there will be lost sales just because of that. So somehow they have to try and make all the different versions of "done right" happy combined with people like me with the attitude of "why do i need this" I just see it being an even bigger risk that what you describe for even if it is done well it could still easily crash and burn. How much do you believe they would lose from the I don't buy remakes or I already own the game people that couldn't be made up from new people to the series?
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Post by Sanunes on Sept 11, 2018 12:53:57 GMT
From what I have seen around here is there are many different versions of "done right" and I believe that it would require pretty much making the game from square 1 so its going to need millions in sales just to cover the cost of Mass Effect 1. Throw in the "I don't buy remakes or I already own the game" type of people, I personally fall into the later so there will be lost sales just because of that. So somehow they have to try and make all the different versions of "done right" happy combined with people like me with the attitude of "why do i need this" I just see it being an even bigger risk that what you describe for even if it is done well it could still easily crash and burn. How much do you believe they would lose from the I don't buy remakes or I already own the game people that couldn't be made up from new people to the series? I really don't know for I can only speak for myself and I feel the same way you do so my thinking would be skewed more in that direction with bad sales.
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Post by alanc9 on Sept 11, 2018 21:13:43 GMT
From what I have seen around here is there are many different versions of "done right" and I believe that it would require pretty much making the game from square 1 so its going to need millions in sales just to cover the cost of Mass Effect 1. Throw in the "I don't buy remakes or I already own the game" type of people, I personally fall into the later so there will be lost sales just because of that. So somehow they have to try and make all the different versions of "done right" happy combined with people like me with the attitude of "why do i need this" I just see it being an even bigger risk that what you describe for even if it is done well it could still easily crash and burn. How much do you believe they would lose from the I don't buy remakes or I already own the game people that couldn't be made up from new people to the series? Depends. What's our hypothetical release year?
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Post by cloud9 on Sept 12, 2018 8:01:18 GMT
But it will be worth it on the long run as long as it is done right. From what I have seen around here is there are many different versions of "done right" and I believe that it would require pretty much making the game from square 1 so its going to need millions in sales just to cover the cost of Mass Effect 1. Throw in the "I don't buy remakes or I already own the game" type of people, I personally fall into the later so there will be lost sales just because of that. So somehow they have to try and make all the different versions of "done right" happy combined with people like me with the attitude of "why do i need this" I just see it being an even bigger risk that what you describe for even if it is done well it could still easily crash and burn. I disagree. gamerant.com/10-best-video-game-reboots-925/
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Post by Sanunes on Sept 12, 2018 10:02:36 GMT
From what I have seen around here is there are many different versions of "done right" and I believe that it would require pretty much making the game from square 1 so its going to need millions in sales just to cover the cost of Mass Effect 1. Throw in the "I don't buy remakes or I already own the game" type of people, I personally fall into the later so there will be lost sales just because of that. So somehow they have to try and make all the different versions of "done right" happy combined with people like me with the attitude of "why do i need this" I just see it being an even bigger risk that what you describe for even if it is done well it could still easily crash and burn. I disagree. gamerant.com/10-best-video-game-reboots-925/I could use a little more dialogue then "I disagree." Going to take what you are saying is you disagree with my feeling about "done right". The thing is I wasn't talking about reboots/remasters in general I am talking specifically about Mass Effect because it is so heavily story based and to me the games on that list are all mechanics based so they can get away with completely scrapping the lore and story to make a new game to focus on the new mechanics, but I really don't think people would be that willing to accept BioWare trying to tweak The Reapers or having a different protagonist to try and update the story for someone like me who would want to see something new to the game over just graphics.
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Post by griffith82 on Sept 12, 2018 11:54:13 GMT
I could use a little more dialogue then "I disagree." Going to take what you are saying is you disagree with my feeling about "done right". The thing is I wasn't talking about reboots/remasters in general I am talking specifically about Mass Effect because it is so heavily story based and to me the games on that list are all mechanics based so they can get away with completely scrapping the lore and story to make a new game to focus on the new mechanics, but I really don't think people would be that willing to accept BioWare trying to tweak The Reapers or having a different protagonist to try and update the story for someone like me who would want to see something new to the game over just graphics. Reboots/remakes can be good but I agree that a story focused game like this would be very hard to reboot and it would be imo a mistake.
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Post by dmc1001 on Sept 12, 2018 17:10:07 GMT
I could use a little more dialogue then "I disagree." Going to take what you are saying is you disagree with my feeling about "done right". The thing is I wasn't talking about reboots/remasters in general I am talking specifically about Mass Effect because it is so heavily story based and to me the games on that list are all mechanics based so they can get away with completely scrapping the lore and story to make a new game to focus on the new mechanics, but I really don't think people would be that willing to accept BioWare trying to tweak The Reapers or having a different protagonist to try and update the story for someone like me who would want to see something new to the game over just graphics. Reboots/remakes can be good but I agree that a story focused game like this would be very hard to reboot and it would be imo a mistake. Yeah, this is too much. Do any of those games from the article actually qualify as RPGs?
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Post by griffith82 on Sept 12, 2018 17:38:10 GMT
Reboots/remakes can be good but I agree that a story focused game like this would be very hard to reboot and it would be imo a mistake. Yeah, this is too much. Do any of those games from the article actually qualify as RPGs? No they don't. Only one I know of is FFVII but that's not even out yet.
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Post by lelytoc on Sept 12, 2018 21:49:08 GMT
If they try to get protagonist Shepard back, I will hate it. Everything ends and this is what makes them beautiful. I don't want to legend die.
Shepard can be have role in future games. I will love it. But not playable, like mentor or something else.
Personally, Ryder have a lot of potantial. But Bioware must be avoided make Ryder new Shepard. Quarian Ark, new wave arks, remnant, reapers which followed them. There is a lot of topic can be used. But not Kett, please. (If they something in mind.)
Bioware forgets something, protagonist can be only stronger as a antagonist. Kett and Archon is ruined Andromeda. Inquisition has a same problem also. But now we have Solas. Reapers are one of the antagonist ever created.
If member of the Bioware reading this please work very hard on antagonist.
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I would love an Milk Way Mass Effect game to have a New Player Character with a CAIN shooting Harbringer in the face several times. yelling, "THIS IS FOR SHEPARD AND THE REST OF THE GALAXY." I know it is a pipe dream, But I always wanted a Harbringer boss battle
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Post by dmc1001 on Sept 13, 2018 4:02:25 GMT
If they try to get protagonist Shepard back, I will hate it. Everything ends and this is what makes them beautiful. I don't want to legend die. Shepard can be have role in future games. I will love it. But not playable, like mentor or something else. Personally, Ryder have a lot of potantial. But Bioware must be avoided make Ryder new Shepard. Quarian Ark, new wave arks, remnant, reapers which followed them. There is a lot of topic can be used. But not Kett, please. (If they something in mind.) Bioware forgets something, protagonist can be only stronger as a antagonist. Kett and Archon is ruined Andromeda. Inquisition has a same problem also. But now we have Solas. Reapers are one of the antagonist ever created. If member of the Bioware reading this please work very hard on antagonist. We're pretty much on the same page here. I love Shepard, and definitely would love to see a post-Destroy story where Shepard retires (maybe injuries bad enough that s/he can't return to battle) and perhaps raises a family. Could be a military advisor but nothing ore.
I don't think BioWare reads this stuff. I think you'd have to tweet any ideas to them.
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Post by ewigDunkelheit on Sept 14, 2018 2:05:20 GMT
I voted for a new protagonist in Andromeda. I think that the Andromeda galaxy still has a lot of potential. But, if the company wants to jettison anything related to this spin-off, I would be open to a new protagonist set somewhere else in space or time.
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Post by Iakus on Sept 15, 2018 1:06:10 GMT
Destroy story where Shepard retires (maybe injuries bad enough that s/he can't return to battle) and perhaps raises a family. Could be a military advisor but nothing ore. [/div] I don't think BioWare reads this stuff. I think you'd have to tweet any ideas to them.
[/quote] I don't think they read this stuff even when there was a official forum. As for tweeting them, pretty sure they only listen to praise there too. Twitter makes it real easy to live in an echo chamber.
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Post by Sanunes on Sept 16, 2018 21:46:57 GMT
Destroy story where Shepard retires (maybe injuries bad enough that s/he can't return to battle) and perhaps raises a family. Could be a military advisor but nothing ore. [/div] I don't think BioWare reads this stuff. I think you'd have to tweet any ideas to them.
I don't think they read this stuff even when there was a official forum. As for tweeting them, pretty sure they only listen to praise there too. Twitter makes it real easy to live in an echo chamber.[/quote] They listen just because they won't come out and say "you know what folks, we were completely wrong and you were right" doesn't mean they aren't reading and making notes of what is being said.
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Post by Iakus on Sept 16, 2018 21:49:37 GMT
[/div] They listen just because they won't come out and say "you know what folks, we were completely wrong and you were right" doesn't mean they aren't reading and making notes of what is being said. [/quote] But deciding that the audience was just "confused" and didn't understand the Art is a good indication that they weren't reading or taking notes on what was being said.
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Post by Sanunes on Sept 16, 2018 22:03:00 GMT
But deciding that the audience was just "confused" and didn't understand the Art is a good indication that they weren't reading or taking notes on what was being said. Deciding BioWare isn't listening at least how I look at it is the same as getting upset at thinking the entirety of everyone at BioWare is thinking the audience is "confused". They went to where the most vocal statements were coming from to stop the bleeding, if anything I bet this is why they have to really watch what they say because people will start talking about how they were directly responded to.
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Post by abedsbrother on Sept 25, 2018 21:22:44 GMT
ME3 sequel with other.
Remember Captain Riley from ME3? From the malfunctioning reactor side-mission. She could lead a game about rebuilding in a post-ME3 world. She was an N7 marine. Start the game with her, on earth, watching the space magic. Then into establishing infrastructure, defending against opportunists, looters, pirates, slavers, and the like, while trying to help repair the Sol relay.
(Yes, there is a conditional in that mission where she dies, but come on. BioWare has to choose a canon at some point.)
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Post by dmc1001 on Sept 26, 2018 3:32:29 GMT
ME3 sequel with other. Remember Captain Riley from ME3? From the malfunctioning reactor side-mission. She could lead a game about rebuilding in a post-ME3 world. She was an N7 marine. Start the game with her, on earth, watching the space magic. Then into establishing infrastructure, defending against opportunists, looters, pirates, slavers, and the like, while trying to help repair the Sol relay. (Yes, there is a conditional in that mission where she dies, but come on. BioWare has to choose a canon at some point.) We would need that conditional if there were a singular ending. First things first.
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Post by Sanunes on Sept 26, 2018 3:48:01 GMT
ME3 sequel with other. Remember Captain Riley from ME3? From the malfunctioning reactor side-mission. She could lead a game about rebuilding in a post-ME3 world. She was an N7 marine. Start the game with her, on earth, watching the space magic. Then into establishing infrastructure, defending against opportunists, looters, pirates, slavers, and the like, while trying to help repair the Sol relay. (Yes, there is a conditional in that mission where she dies, but come on. BioWare has to choose a canon at some point.) Why not choose canon that she is dead and they make a new character?
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Post by abedsbrother on Sept 26, 2018 4:42:13 GMT
ME3 sequel with other. Remember Captain Riley from ME3? From the malfunctioning reactor side-mission. She could lead a game about rebuilding in a post-ME3 world. She was an N7 marine. Start the game with her, on earth, watching the space magic. Then into establishing infrastructure, defending against opportunists, looters, pirates, slavers, and the like, while trying to help repair the Sol relay. (Yes, there is a conditional in that mission where she dies, but come on. BioWare has to choose a canon at some point.) Why not choose canon that she is dead and they make a new character? This for me is one of the main problems of returning to the Milky Way in a contemporary-to-Shepard or post-Shepard timeline. If we play as a nobody, a young soldier whose only responsibility is to wield a gun - well, it's hard (though not impossible) to craft a galaxy-shattering story out of that. The protag HAS to become a larger-than-life figure like Shepard, Master Chief, The Grey Warden etc. I mean, it's fine if you want to go all Star Trek: Elite Force (you're not the captain of the ship, you're the leader of the elite squad assigned to ship), but that's not what I want from a Mass Effect game. If the "new" character is a "certified bad-ass" - why haven't we or Shepard heard of them before? Shepard's reach was one of the longest in Milky Way, both thanks to their authority as a Spectre and the Normandy's infiltration abilities. If there was bad-assery going down, (s)he would have heard about it or been involved - especially during Mass Effect 2, when (s)he had access to Cerberus intelligence, the resources of the future Shadow Broker and (covertly) Alliance leadership. A new "badass" can't be created within the time-line of the original trilogy without also inventing a reason Shepard had no knowledge of them. Otherwise we wind up with a situation like the Andromeda arks being built above Earth's moon, but when we visit the moon in ME1 we can look up in the sky and see - nothing. Creating a new protagonist in the Shepard Milky Way timeline has to dovetail PERFECTLY with existing lore, or there's no point in trying. Take another loop-hole I've considered - the SSV Ain Jalut, the other Normandy-class frigate. It was launched in 2184, and commissioned in 2185. Much more heavily armored, with more powerful armaments than the SR1, though it maintained its stealth abilitiies. There had to be another commanding officer, another crew - basically another whole Mass Effect adventure just sitting there, waiting to happen. But the risk there is that it will feel too much like a repeat of the original trilogy. And Admiral Hackett's frequent declarations to Shepard that the "Normandy is the only ship capable of completing X mission on Y planet" immediately become smoke blown up Shepard's ass. Of course a new character can be created. But I think there are a lot of road-blocks to a new character gaining acceptance that have nothing to do with how good or bad that character is written. Reason enough for BioWare to never take the franchise back to the Milky Way. Which is why I think it's better for them to take an existing character, choose a canon for that character, and forge a new trilogy around them. It doesn't have to be Riley - it could be anyone from the OT (even someone like Seryna from Mass Effect 2). All the issues of fitting that character into the original trilogy disappear because the character already exists in that timeline.
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Post by TabithaTH on Sept 26, 2018 7:15:03 GMT
It doesn’t have to be exactly at the end of ME3. A child on earth in ME3 who tragically loses their parent(s). At some point they see the legend that is Shepard, maybe (s)he saves them and they are inspired. Or maybe it’s the opposite, Sherpard failed to save the child’s parents and they blame them for their loss, thus giving us a juxtaposition to the hero we know. At any rate, the child is now all grown up and the universe is slowly recovering from the attacks of the Reapers. Shepard is either dead or retired or maybe they are just too old and are now more like Hackett, essentially a quest giver. Maybe the PC has t deal with a new galactic threat or maybe they are just the clean up crew, making sure that the universe can recuperate in peace or maybe both.
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Post by cloud9 on Oct 5, 2018 10:30:16 GMT
[/div] They listen just because they won't come out and say "you know what folks, we were completely wrong and you were right" doesn't mean they aren't reading and making notes of what is being said. [/quote] But deciding that the audience was just "confused" and didn't understand the Art is a good indication that they weren't reading or taking notes on what was being said.[/quote] They should've come forth and admit that they fucked up Mass Effect and assure fans that they will do better.
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Post by Sanunes on Oct 5, 2018 22:32:55 GMT
They should've come forth and admit that they fucked up Mass Effect and assure fans that they will do better. *Removed other quotes to fix misquotes. Why would they do that, based on prior statements from BioWare people would look at every word and syntax to prove that they are lying and claim BioWare is misdirecting us from what they are really saying. That happened on the BSN and pretty sure that happened here with Andromeda. Besides how could they do better when people are primed to prove BioWare can't do anything right?
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