Mass Effect Legendary Edition (General Discussion)

Yes it is.

Pinnacle Station had the misfortune of requiring combat from the game with some of the worst combat and/or shooting mechanics.

I do not hate (original) Mass Effect 1 combat, but it can feel like a real slog to get through, particularly in the beginning if the game. Building a practice combat arena for it ended up highlighting some of the issues with some of the combat, shooting, and some squadmates.

Some of the missions in Pinnacle Station ranged from laughably easy (all Capture modes), to frustratingly difficult/luck-dependent (Hunt missions, particularly Hunt Volcanic).

The reward for beating Pinnacle Station was absolutely worth it (access to most of the best equipment) and the final once-only mission can be somewhat enjoyable, although Shepard staking his/her life for it is incredibly stupid.

Armax Arena benefits from ME3 having more polished and varied combat, even if you do not think it is the best combat. That does no mean it does not have its own problems. Both Pinnacle Station and Armax Arena both suffer from not really having any story purpose behind them (no reason to really care). If you already have the best equipment available or maxed out manifest, they are better off being skipped.

I still have a playable Xbox360 copy of Pinnacle Station attached to my classic ME1 (and I still don't think it's worth it).

the connective tissue is better and it seems to fix one of my biggest problems with ME 2 and ME 3. It seems like a fairly descent list of changes on paper. Only objections is the Collector change, no reason for it, and the change to the SM. Also probably would have kept the Cerberus angle and well Lazarus is annoying but it might be a neccessary evil.

the connective tissue is better and it seems to fix one of my biggest problems with ME 2 and ME 3. It seems like a fairly descent list of changes on paper. Only objections is the Collector change, no reason for it, and the change to the SM. Also probably would have kept the Cerberus angle and well Lazarus is annoying but it might be a neccessary evil.

No Mars means no Crucible. No Crucible means Reapers auto win.  I mean I think that would be a great ending. The fruitless struggling against a force far greater then your own. But some how I don't think it would be as well received by most people.

Only ME DLC that is garbage is Firewalker.

Or they throw out the ass pull in the Crucible and are forced to actually write something better. Just because the shitty writing keeps saying, not showing but saying, that the Crucible is the only way doesn’t mean we have to adhere to it to actually get ME3 to connect to the rest of the trilogy.

Honestly, they should have just left the reapers unexplained and found a way to make dark energy research reveal a weapon to negate Reaper shielding. Then have war assets and choices have an effect on holding the Reapers off long enough until it is ready. That way endings could range from utter defeat to complete victory.

But that requires an actual effort to reward long term players and the possibilities that content isn’t seen by many players. Apparently Obsidian was the only one willing to offer that in that timeframe.

Or they throw out the ass pull in the Crucible and are forced to actually write something better. Just because the shitty writing keeps saying, not showing but saying, that the Crucible is the only way doesn’t mean we have to adhere to it to actually get ME3 to connect to the rest of the trilogy.

I'm not sure that would be better since the Prothean reveal more or less achieved the same overall point as what you are suggesting.  Granted we kind of already knew this anyways but it just drove the point home and gave us a glimpse into what would happen if humanity failed.  In more ways then one really.  

Yes that sounds cool but Priority Tuchanka was already cool enough.  Likewise Grunt not being involved in the plot greatly couldn't have been only because he was a quantum character since both Wrex and Mordin were also Quantum characters and had replacements for the plot but both were also involved heavily and to great effect within the Priority Tuchanka arc of the story.  As was Garrus, Tali, Miranda, etc.  

I've said this before but the reward for the Suicide Mission should have been the Crucible plans. All of a sudden ME2 is vital to the plot of ME3. Bit of a rewrite needed here and there but the structure of ME2 would remain the same, just with the goal of finding the MacGuffin rather than saving colonies. As it is you get the Collector base which has no effect beyond a few war assets as I recall (assuming you don't blow it up, which I usually do).