3 Buttons for Powers (3x3 solution)

I did forget how limiting having only three powers was, but I guess that was a consequence to basically having access to every power/talent. SAM rewiring mind and body had to have some limitations. Which, I now realize, maybe isn't inconsistent with ME lore given that the geth are fully capable of fixing the immune systems of quarians.

I had a whole other thing typed out but erased it. I guess you're just trying to make sense of the three button idea. It's not bad but I wouldn't want it overpowered to the point of a single character having access a full range of powers/abilities. I'd rather a PyroTech, for example, not be able to do all of that plus all of the ThrowFields. If we try to take it to just the minimal amount of realism, it would require ridiculous amounts of training that I don't think any protagonist would be up to without a powerful AI rewriting their minds and bodies on the fly.

I could see a different breakdown though. Say you have two buttons in the same category. Maybe button one is incinerate (you'd go from regular to advanced) and the double tap would be grenade, button two could be flamer and drone (isn't there some crossover between Engineer and Infiltrator?). Then the third button could be the bonus power, which might be two from a different class. Charge is a higher level power so I would say that's off the table. But maybe throw or barrier and it would be the only ability in that category. It gives you five talents. However, this would still leave you without the ability to heal your companions because you only have three buttons so maybe that third button has medi-gel as the double tap. That's sort of six talents. It places limits but not too many.

I think i tdepends on what kind of comba tyo uwan tif yo uwant moer powers then it needs t obe moer strastegic wher it allows for a pause an aim function like on the trilogy. Andromeda on the other hand has a moer action focused combat where yo uneed to think on  your feet as yo ufier off your powers which was why they limited the numbher of poewrs in my opinion t otry and help simplify things a bit. They maybe could have stretched it to 4 but imo they made the right call to keep it simple

I do prefer the fast paced action from Andromeda, its just that most powers dont feel that strong.

My idea of One Button to activate 3 same brench powers was that by holding the button you get a stronger version of the power.
Our character could be charging his power while in cover to avoid critical hits, and go out of cover uppon relese.