Mass Effect Andromeda Multiplayer - General Discussion

- more customisation - not only the way a character looks but also weapon modifications
- more varied powers/abilities - maybe being able to choose what powers you want to add to your character
- to correct the way some weapons were better on-host than off-host, hosting shouldn't make a difference to the way the weapon performs
- mixing up the gameplay a little - maybe more varied waves & objectives
...just a few ideas

I wish to be able to play with my character. It would have been awesome if ME3MP let people play with there Shepards.

I'm going to have to directly contradict you here. In fact, if I could only request one change for MEAMP, this would be it. Unlocking weapons should take half as long as in ME3. Players should not have to play 500-600+ hours to max their manifest (which seemed pretty standard going off posts by BSNers). That's just absurd. I've never played a single game that much in my life. (Including ME3. After 200 hours, I just played a couple of matches with crashsuit a year or two ago )

Point being, getting rare drops is fun, but grinding for an eternity for that rare drop and not getting to use the weapons or classes you want is not. I'm glad they're adding a store where you can just outright buy a rotating selection of items. I think they said that somewhere?




For the first point, didn't ME3MP already do this? MP used the same weapon mod system as SP.

As for the second, it might be nice if they'd maintain dedicated servers. Then that and the host's bad internet connection wouldn't be an issue.

I'd like to see more diversity in the enemies really. As in ME3Mp all they did was shoot or melee you, I'd like to encounter enemies that will use tech & biotics too(& more than just what the Banshee did), I'd like to get caught in an enemy singularity, for example & have to mash a button, or get help from a squadmate to get me out, or a enemy tech that has the shield drain ability, different types of 'nades, I could go on, but you get the idea from this.

Just my opinion.

Considering they unified the SP and MP with Andromeda with the lack of possibility of using powers on pause, and that we'll likely be able to use more then 3 powers (DAI had 8 mappable powers), I think we'll surely get more then 3 powers per kit.

I would like it to be like the old one, including the 3 abilities only. Less is more, imo. I'd rather get my variety from the kits than from muscle memory.

But, no matter what, I just hope it will have the provisions for the bad players like me to still play and enjoy it. ME3mp is great that way with different enemies and bronze tier I am concerned about the premium abilities, or whatever they call it, so they will keep overpowering already good players that play it for many hours a day, leaving the bands and the casuals out of luck....

More customization, more mods, more weapons, more kits. I like the idea of ennemies throwing singularities, or other powers at us. Variety in maps (but not randomly generated maps), lethal level design (falling off a cliff...), destructible covers. I hope the Ketts faction will sick their four-legged creatures/pets on us. No more on/off host non-sense for projectile weapons and vanguards. 60 fps for PC. No technical bugs (unless I can shot at them). Emotes and banter.

Mainly, I wish we were already in december, and we could have a good look at MEAMP gameplay, so that I know if pre-ordering is worth it for me.

i agree with this post

Other than that, i played a few rounds the last 3 days and it surprised me that you still find games with ease and fast on every difficulty level.
when i was bored over the last few years, i started to play a few MP rounds in ME3 and it never had problems of finding servers (unlike dragon age: inquisition for example).

Also the 3 different kits / characters added some diversity gameplay-wise, so its a good choice if they keep that imho. And it forced you to work to gether and watch your teammates actions, for example if they setup enemies with warp you could detonate it. Multiplayer should be teamplay and not 4 people that can solo everything but stay in group for more experience .
maybe they can add 1-2 custom class slots for people who like to setup their own character with custom powers. i would be ok with that, but some unique character kits should have powers that cant be used in custom kits, otherwise people would only play their own customized chars and/or find an OP build. And the point of multiplayer difficulty was that you dont have 4 shepards that can wreck all waves of enemies with ease

I agree with keeping the kits' power usage limited in order to maintain diversity. I know that lots of people are requesting to have the entirety of the power pool be available for all characters but that would ultimately result in the watering down of the various characters and aliens into simple texture swaps. If I choose to go into battle as a Salarian alongside a Krogan, I would like for our kits to feel and play differently.

That being said, I don't want BioWare to use the limited power choices as an excuse to just give us existing character models with a few powers switched around. I want to see unique additions to the roster, brand new mechanics explored that help liven up the game. As much as I disliked the DAMP gameplay, I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised by the Virtuoso character and the very unique 'song' mechanic he brought to the table. I want to see more of that, maybe a Hanar medic kit that can hover around the map and avoid danger, and strangle isolated enemies, or a Rachni brood warrior using only melee and biotic attacks etc. The possibilities are far too great to just throw in another human solider with slightly different colored armor and one new power.


To contrast the limited power usage, I would love to see increased customization options for the various characters. Skin color, face paint, tattoos, swappable armor pieces, helmets on/off, etc. I would also really like it if the customization of our armor would also tie into our characters' stats and how we are deciding to play. If my buddy is going into battle as a Krogan Soldier, fitted with massive armor plates and heavy duty shield generators, I would expect him to be far tankier (albeit slower) than my other teammate who is decking his Krogan Soldier out with lightweight, high mobility armor. Basically, allow the various kits to function differently, despite each having a limited power set.


Varied mission types would be most appreciated as well. I enjoy the standard horde "Hold your ground!" formula, but a little something to mix things up would be fun to play. Maybe something along the lines of your Left 4 Dead or Vermintide? Essentially a mobile horde mode though a linear level, complete with unique objectives and narrative points; although the Vaults mentioned in the leak sound similar to this.

I want Narnia, you have lost connections to the session and no key bugs if you please.