The GameInformer article thread

There should be an update in Game Informer today, with new screen shots. You can't access it though, or at least I can't. It's there but nothing happens when you click it. Also a new update tomorrow

Game informer

This lack of fixed classes does pose the question: how do they handle suddenly adding Biotic powers? Are all the characters assumed to be Biotic? Do they just wake up one day and decide to add a biotic implant to utilize the biotics they never got round to using before?

Seems a bit of a stretch!

This lack of fixed classes does pose the question: how do they handle suddenly adding Biotic powers? Are all the characters assumed to be Biotic? Do they just wake up one day and decide to add a biotic implant to utilize the biotics they never got round to using before?

Seems a bit of a stretch!

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Choices

-No more Paragon/Renegade system

-They want more nuance and subtlety and giving the player more opportunity to express themselves

-You can agree or disagree with someone without being punished or cornered into a paragon or renegade choice

-Dialogue option tones: heart, head, professional and casual.

-These don't affect you or sway a meter one way or another, rather they allow you freedom without worrying about unintended consequences

-"Narrative actions" (previously "interrupts) return but rather than giving a "red"=bad or "blue"=good choice, it can say "shoot", leaving more ambiguity to your choice

-Decisions aren't necessarily obvious "right" or "wrong", there are pros and cons to each and you'll just have to play the game the way you want

They could just go fell meta on this and add "reset skills" button on Ryder's bed, but it seems they've come up with some in-game explanation. And they seem to be proud of it, which is suspicious as hell. Special Pathfinder Omnitool? Special Pathfinder-only brainwashing machine?

This, in particular, pleases me greatly.

Very good question. I'd completely overlooked it since I already knew I'd be playing some type of biotic. (I gotta see those new biotics ASAP.) Maybe the 12/1 gameplay demo will provide answers. Alternately, it looks like the website will slowly but surely reveal quite a lot.

Edit: I misread your question as "are all Ryders assumed to be biotic?," which is still a good question. I guess biotic potential may be written into Ryder's background.

I was thinking mainly of Ryder but I reworded it to include other team members as it occurred to me that they might be flexible that way too. I hadn't realised we already knew they weren't!

I suppose the best way they can handle it is for Ryder to be established as biotic and fitted with an appropriate amp but just not experienced enough with the biotics to include any powers in his/her starting repetoire.  It's certainly less of a stretch if this just applies to Ryder.

Will we have nightmares with schematics of Reaper Obelisk? It's still would be better than being another Cerberus experiment.