Mass Effect Andromeda Multiplayer - General Discussion

it shouldnt be a tutorial, the information would fit in the description of the skills / equipment that you should be able to read. this can look like this:



weaponlore          -          stats                        Base / current Upgradelevel / current damage with buffs etc.
-----                           damagetype:                      Projectile
-----                           effective DPS:                      x / x / x
-----                           Single Projectile Dmg:         x / x / x
-----                            -...-                                    x / x / x
                                 unique weapon traits: Armor piercing****

**** Armor piercing: xx% damage is directly done to health


this is an easy to make weapon description and is terribly helpful if you are into creating custom builds

It's never a good time to preorder any game.

I hope for better enemies and better enemies strategy. 

Enemies in ME3 follow a very linear pattern of movement, they rarely try to flank the player and when they do it is executed poorly and slowly. Enemy spawns are same on every map and against every character. 

Hope they won't be so linear in Andromeda, and hope they are going to be a bit smarter.

I do remember a statement from BioWare that they were going for enemy AI that is more active, tries to flush players out of cover and makes the gameplay more dynamic overall. They didn't say anthing about spawning but given that pretty much every shooter uses fixed spawn locations and a spawning alogrimth that usually only involves player positions (and wave budget where applicable), I don't think much will change compared to ME3MP there.

Definitely going for actual AI improvements.

Last-gen consoles were very limited in regards to computing power, so even a moderately complex AI was pretty much out of the question. IIRC they didn't even include a holstering animation in ME3 because they didn't have the hardware resources for it. With the new generation, though, they should have no problem at all implementing a proper AI.

Regarding spawns, adaptive enemy composition could certainly be interesting but with a 4-player coop I don't think they'll sacrifice development resources on that. Chances are, the individual playstyles balance each other out anyway, so why bother with the ability to adapt spawn rates when it won't be effective most of the time anyway. 
And while it would promote more reasonable team compositions, it would also punish people for trying out different things. Not something they'll be comfortable with, especially with a character roster as diverse as in ME.

Heh.

Peasant problems.

I've been thinking about how Bioware could utilize the jet pack mechanic in multiplayer without making it too gimmicky and a nobrainer pick I think that this would work best:

Instead of just giving every single kit a jet pack to go zipping around the map in, how about tying its use to the weight system? It would make sense that the mobility afforded by the jet pack would require a lower mass object to effectively lift and carry around. So, if your weight drops below say +100% cool down reductions then you will become unable to use the jet pack for aerial maneuvers. Drop to 0% cool down reductions and you will no longer be able to use the jet pack for assisted side dashes and backpedals. Anything that goes into negative cooldown reductions will remove the jet pack's use entirely. Now to counteract the diminishing mobility associated with more weight you could have a system in place that would give you an increasing buff to shields/barriers; essentially as the jet pack becomes less efficient at moving the target it would start diverting that power to the character's shield generation. This way your choice of weapons would provide a more significant tactical choice; do you want to be quick but have less firepower, or do you want to give up your mobility for increased protection and firepower. This could be further integrated into kit/class diversity by placing certain species at a given point on the weight scale. For instance, your Salarians and Asari would start out with a positive cooldowm reduction by default, your human and Turians would start at the middle of the ground with zero bonuses to cooldown reduction, and your Krogan would automatically start with a negative reduction.

Of course this would all require a reformatting of the cooldown/weight system, but I think it would offer a nice level of character customization to multiplayer if the jet pack was something more than just a shiny new feature implemented with no consideration for multiplayer diversity. I mean I really can't picture Krogan being able to go zipping around the map with this so there has to be some sort of balance in place that would make players want to use the other species that would be unable to use this mechanic.

I really like the idea. It makes sense gameplay-wise, is consistent with the world and yet another thing to weak and fiddle around with. Also, it'd add more weight ( ) to the loadout and weight system as characters would feel even more distinctive based on their build.

I don't think it's gonna happen, though. It adds quite a bit of non-obvious complexity and that's rarely something companies like EA like in their major blockbuster titles. I feel like it'll be either tied to the class or the race (much like the dodge variety in ME3) or both (cause a Krogan would look ridiculous with a jetpack, no matter the class).

Still, would be an awesome addition to the MP.

Would it be cool to have your multiplayer characters to belong to a clan and get something back for belonging to that clan? For instance, Human Sentinel gets Blade Armour if it belongs to ClanA, and if it belongs to ClanB it get's Tech Armour ofc each class would get different things.

No, enemies need an Acolyte with Pull, & Throw.

There only needs to be the "Best of the Best" banner in ME:AMP, & sheploo is still on it.