Let's assume this game gets a remaster…

Jetpacks don't matter. With or without them, combat flows slightly better in Andromeda. But generally, I didn't mind them. Specifically, a Krogan with a jetpack? GOML!

I'm getting more and more excited and afraid at the same time what this remaster will turn out to be. I'm really looking forward to playing all games again and while I could certainly do so with the old ones I just can't bring myself to ever play the original ME1 again even though I totally loved the story (but the technical side is just utter crap). I'll keep my fingers crossed that the ME trilogy remaster will turn out great and the overhaul as well.

I've heard "it's coming" and "it's fake" enough not too bother too much about it. After all - it's games I've already played. Multiple times. I'm not particularly excited - the only reason really would be to pick up the DLC I never saw.

I just want the ability to play ME3MP again on newer hardware. I don't care if there are new shinies added or not. My PS3 is... long in the tooth. But I'd buy a remaster on PS4 or PS5 in a heartbeat, most especially if it connected to the same servers and you just continued where you left off. Like how ME3MP got a revive on XBox when that older games Vault (or whatever it's called) let the XBox One folks get into ME3MP.

Welp, the bad news is in. Delayed till next year.

And NO MULTIPLAYER, period.

Guess I will do that full replay I had on hold ... maybe after I finish up The Outer Worlds.

Turns out I didn't need edit out the relevant quote. :p

Funny thing, I think I'm actually okay with it. It probably helps that I don't really jump on hype trains.

At this point, when I jump back into ME 3 MP, my enjoyment depends at least partly on familiarity. And I haven't done a new account since years ago on PS3 (which I can't play anymore due to lack of backwards compatibility.) Starting from scratch would probably be more work than I was likely to put in, given the hundreds of hours necessary to unlock everything I'm accustomed to having.

So I'm okay with a remaster not including MP. Especially after reading what they said about the first Mass Effect. Based on that assessment, they would have re-done ME 3's MP to be more like ME:A's MP, which was okay, but not nearly as good.

I would love MP to be included with a remastered trilogy, but in all honesty the priority has to be to make the original game truly playable and enjoyable with the level of technical improvement appropriate for the PS5/Xbox Series X generation of consoles. Texture and lighting upgrades won't cut it. I may not have hopes for a RE2-standard remake, but the game needs a major overhaul to make playing it desirable.

That said, I think the decision (if it's true) not to include MP is poor by EA, and fairly short-sighted. It would take a lot to convince me that the investment: reward ratio for basically re-enacting the weekly challenge series with a new release wouldn't be economically viable and profitable. It shouldn't be hard to incorporate another dozen or so MP maps from the first two games, and perhaps throw in some of the ME:A evolutions for objective waves. Still, I'm something of a die-hard fan, so I'm obviously biased regarding the joys and addictions of MP. Only the EA suits know the financial nitty-gritty, and ultimately that's all that matters. I know the MP component earned them more of my cold hard cash than both trilogies plus DLC across two console platforms. I'm not proud, and I wouldn't spend that much again, but EA's business model may not be so sure of that. A well structured MP component could be a potential goldmine.