Mass Effect Legendary Edition - New Players Discussion

Actually I was speaking objectively. For example the characters are objectively better because they actually experience an arc and have growth as opposed to being stagnant like in the trilogy (other than each game going “oh, they’re this now”). Classic case of show vs tell.

People can absolutely speak objectively. There are objective facts in the world.
Meanwhile you are resorting to fallacies.

As I said... the 30+ streamers I see are not the ones saying they are on first playthorughs (or blind playthroughs).  The 20ish streamers I've seen are the ones who are making that claim.  You're assuming most streamers are 20-somethings.  I disagree because I personally know more who are clearly 30-something and older.  I'm making a personal observation... that's why I said "I think."  Bioware would, I think, consult with a corporation who tracks such metrics.  I don't know what access the people running this forum have to that sort of information.  I'm not "claiming" anything beyond a personal observation and opinion.  To flip your question back on you... why are you assuming the opposite of what I am?

Maybe apprepro to the current conversation saw Oxhorn started playing it a couple of days ago and while I have a bad time judging ages I would think he would be mid to late 30s.

I actually just watched a video interview on which Mac said multiplayer was a goal for each game.

According to Mac, with Me1 they decided they really needed to just focus on the core elements of choice and story. Given its poor mechanics, I'm relieved. A ME1 with MP might've sunk the franchise from the outset.

With ME2, they again decided the MP component wasn't compelling enough, and decided to just polish the game.

They finally added it with ME3, and by all accounts did a good job with it.

The idea that MP was on the table for the original game surprised me. It was a cool video. There were several tidbits I'd never heard, despite being BSNer since before Mass Effect, and a huge devotee of the series. I think it was an IGN MELE pre-launch video, but I can't recall for certain.

The first game plays dramatically differently than MEA. As you progress through the trilogy, you'll see the gameplay evolve in that direction.

ME1 has a lot of old school RPG elements, like skills needed for "lockpicking" (in this setting, it's Decryption and Electronics). Some classes have those, allowing you to manage it on your own. Others don't, meaning you'll need to take along a squadmate who has those skills.(There are three such squaddies.) There are also Charm and Intimidate skills that require investment to unlock those Paragon/Renegade dialogue options. (So primitive, I know. 😆 This game is old.)

Certain classes can train to be especially effective with certain weapons; and only the Soldier can learn to wear heavy armor. It doesn't sound like you're looking to be a gun specialist; so Soldier probably isn't for you.

The "combination classes" allow you to combine features from main classes as follows:

Infiltrator lets you train Medium Armor; gain some useful survival abilities from the Soldier; train Electronics and Decryption; and specialize with Pistols and Sniper Rifles. (Note: Tactical Cloak arrived in ME2.)

Vanguard lets you train Medium Armor; gain some useful survival abilities; train some biotic powers like Lift, Throw, Barrier, etc...; and specialize with Pistols and Shotguns. (Note: Biotic Charge didn't exist until ME2; and it didn't become a super-power until ME3.)

Sentinel lets you steal heavily from both Engineer and Adept. These classes are masters of debuffing enemies and trivializing combat, respectively. Sentinels can get nearly all their best tools, and is (arguably) the best class in my opinion.

You can't specialize in any particular weapon, though you'll get minor boosts to Pistols. That said, you can do just fine with baseline weapon usage. You can instead spend those skill points to decrypt and hack your own way into every locked item. You can use the best biotic abilities to send enemies airborne or become practically untouchable within a Barrier. You can freeze nearly any foe in Stasis and kill them before they get a chance to fight back. By mid-levels, Sentinels can dominate any situation.


I like Sentinel a lot, but any class will be fun. All of the above will evolve into more familiar forms in ME2 and ME3. Also, as you use your skills and those of your squadmates, you'll unlock trophies/achievements. These will permanently make available the corresponding skills as selections for a "bonus power" on all subsequent Shepards. Pretty cool incentive to play more than once. For instance, my favorite way to play an Adept is to play a Vanguard with Singularity as bonus power.

Could it have, though?

To me, we are like that secret community that are here and everyone outside is unaware of the existence. I don't see talks about the forums anywhere outside here, plus most of the folks here are from the original one. Some have moved on and such, but back then, even new copies of Bioware's games and their social media talked about the old BSN.

Also, it's not like a question from a 10 year old trilogy couldn't be answered by taking 2 minutes to google.

We may think too highly of ourselves at times; as devoted Bioware fans, we should have a say in any decision the company makes. We may number around 10.000 but games are sold in the millions. 10.000 gamers don't change the numbers in EA's account books by any significant margin.