Prestige and the promotion farming apocalypse.

I don't know who "shinobi602" is, but this dude apparently has had a hands-on game session with Mass Effect Andromeda and he knows stuff.
Nightman had the courtesy of sharing "shinobi602" experience with the game on this forum. The full info is on this link right here.


It all sounds pretty good. Now one part regarding the Multiplayer is particularly concerning:

"New "Prestige" mechanic added: With several types of characters, you earn regular XP and prestige XP. The prestige XP goes into every character of that 'type', for example 'tanky' characters. Earning enough prestige can grant you added health for all tank characters, etc."

This reminds of the Prestige system of Dragon Age Inquisition Multiplayer. There were three classes on that game - Rogue, Warrior and Mage - and after hitting Level 20 you have the option to promote. Sounds like Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer, right? Well, by promoting you get a higher Prestige rank on the Leaderboards, but not just that: you also get one permanent stat point for each attribute: Cunning, Constitution and Willpower. And there is no cap, you can promote over and over and become invincible. With a few hundred promotions (a number easily achievable, I got well over a thousand promotions myself) a Level one Rogue can be tankier than three Level 20 Warriors. Builds usefulness becomes obsolete. Skill becomes irrelevant.
For those who have played Diablo III, it is just like the Paragon system of that game.

I really don't want to see this crap in a Mass Effect game. Imagine if N7 10,000 players were completely invincible on Gold? Imagine if an Infiltrator could have more Health/Shields than the Juggernaut?