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Post by bshep on Nov 17, 2016 3:52:12 GMT
So... if Liam was a cop... Can he use Stunt Grenades & Pepper Gas on foes? (biover pls) Confess what you trully want to know is if he still carries his handcuffs.
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Post by Hrungr on Nov 17, 2016 3:59:53 GMT
TJ @timtheclassic1 can we order them to specific areas/ cover?
Ian S. Frazier @tibermoon Yup.
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Post by Hrungr on Nov 17, 2016 4:04:37 GMT
V @levinoise will there be cities or hubs like omega , ilium, tuchanka, the citade etc. in ME:A? If you can't say I understand
Mac Walters @macwalterslives Actually, I can say. Yes. We'll have Andromeda versions of those types of cultural hubs.
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Post by Hrungr on Nov 17, 2016 4:09:52 GMT
Ann🔥 @annlemay I've got a new gig starting soon that I'm incredibly excited about though, and I can't wait until I can share more details.
Ann🔥 @annlemay I've learned a great deal in my time at BioWare & I'm grateful that I got to work with such amazing, talented folk. So much love for y'all.
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Post by Element Zero on Nov 17, 2016 4:11:50 GMT
TJ @timtheclassic1can we order them to specific areas/ cover? Ian S. Frazier @tibermoonYup. Of course the "you can't order your squaddies" business was incorrect info. It's important to remember that one must always "trust but validate". False alarm, people. Everyone go home. The only thing that has changed, then, is the pause-and-play mechanics, as we've discussed to death. That's unfortunate for some, as I posted before; but I'm glad that we can still position our squaddies. Not being able to do this seemed silly.
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Post by Pearl on Nov 17, 2016 4:46:15 GMT
TJ @timtheclassic1can we order them to specific areas/ cover? Ian S. Frazier @tibermoonYup. Of course the "you can't order your squaddies" business was incorrect info. It's important to remember that one must always "trust but validate". False alarm, people. Everyone go home. The only thing that has changed, then, is the pause-and-play mechanics, as we've discussed to death. That's unfortunate for some, as I posted before; but I'm glad that we can still position our squaddies. Not being able to do this seemed silly. Unfortunate for some, yes, but ultimately it raises the skill ceiling on the game a bit, and that's a good thing for overall longevity of the gameplay.
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Post by Hrungr on Nov 17, 2016 5:03:08 GMT
Fabrice Condominas @faburisu To answer a recurrent question: we try new stuff because "The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of candles"-Harari Barrett Rodych ForgedPixels that explains why my apartment lights never come on when I use matches on them Michael Gamble @gamblemike @faburisu you are so deep. I prefer "fuck it. Because fortune favours the bold" Blair Brown @thefiddzz I prefer simplicity "fuck it".
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Post by Jaal Ama Darav (Kierro) on Nov 17, 2016 5:11:00 GMT
So... if Liam was a cop... Can he use Stunt Grenades & Pepper Gas on foes? (biover pls) Confess what you trully want to know is if he still carries his handcuffs. Liaaaam... I have those cuffs you asked for... I hope you don't mind the color Tbh not my type of fetish but eh... to each his own.
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Post by rapscallioness on Nov 17, 2016 5:25:18 GMT
V @levinoisewill there be cities or hubs like omega , ilium, tuchanka, the citade etc. in ME:A? If you can't say I understand Mac Walters @macwalterslives Actually, I can say. Yes. We'll have Andromeda versions of those types of cultural hubs. Yaasss! Now show us. Why haven't you all shown any of this? A little glimpse; a little taste; a little flavor. Then we wouldn't have to pester you with questions all the time...well.. And show us how the heck we're going to be issuing orders to our crew, in real time, without a wheel. Telling your crew to go to a specific spot was just a matter of the D-Pad. But having one crew Overload their shields, while another follows up with a Singularity slap is quite another.
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Post by rapscallioness on Nov 17, 2016 5:28:23 GMT
So... if Liam was a cop... Can he use Stunt Grenades & Pepper Gas on foes? (biover pls) Confess what you trully want to know is if he still carries his handcuffs. Omg. Ex-Cop. Handcuff thing. I can't believe I didn't snap to this sooner.
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Tom Taylorson @taylorson My ME: Andromeda fact for the day: I began following @bioware writers soon after I got the gig. So Important! They're as much Ryder as I
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Post by The Elder King on Nov 17, 2016 6:41:13 GMT
Glad they talked a bit about companions and hubs.
As it was said (probably by shinobi), the AI of the squadmates should be more developed then in the trilogy. I really hope that at the game awards and hopefully on the site at the time they show enough about the combat and its mechanics.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Nov 17, 2016 6:53:59 GMT
Glad they talked a bit about companions and hubs. As it was said (probably by shinobi), the AI of the squadmates should be more developed then in the trilogy. I really hope that at the game awards and hopefully on the site at the time they show enough about the combat and its mechanics. I'd also like them to show conversation gameplay, so we can see how that works as well. I'm not too worried since they've done that before with the previous Mass Effect games within the rumored time slot of 5 minutes.
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Post by Legenlorn on Nov 17, 2016 8:17:46 GMT
Guys, guys, new info. So I have this gaming magazine from my country and they have an article about Mass Effect Andromeda. First of all, guy that wrote that was one of 4 people that could see actual gameplay. He is a big fan of the series. There is a lot of info that was already in Game Informer but there are some new things: 1. There are no reapers in game itself but BW said that they will be mentioned in some way later on 2. We start the game on Hyperion ( mostly human arc) 3. BW still quiet about Quarians 4. We can choose whatever we want to attack some aliens or go with peaceful approach when exploring planets 5. Highest lvl is 70th 5. We can have only 2 more characters in our party but BW showed battle in which friendly NPCs helped our team 7. On one planet they encountered 2 fighting fractions which ignored player for the time of battle 8. Doing everything on one planet should take 2-3 hours 9. Tempest has landing zones on every planet and this is the place when you can find quests 10. You can leave planet from anywhere 11. Tempest is much smaller than Normandy but has a lot more windows to enjoy the view of the galaxy 12. Scanning planets returns in some way and it's a little similar to the one in ME2 (you will need to land and find something on your own sometimes) 13. Crafting is much more developed but it's optional 14. At least 2 new races (on of them is Kett) 15. PeeBee irritated writer for some reason ( ) 16. Writer also says that ME:A takes what's best from trilogy adding to it enormous worlds to explore and a brand new story. He is very optimistic about this game so far Multi: 1. Turians in multiplayer (among others) 2. Multiplayer feels fluid and fun, rocket jumps and sprinting is incorporated 3. Granades have holographic sign that gives player information about range of said granade 4. Overall all, looking good Hey guys. I bought the cd action magazine and thought I might write down some more info that might add to the already given info. 1 the author wrote that each ark has 100 000 people on board.
2 from what I understood the ships are divided by race cause of differences in hibernation equipment.
3 the author wrote that mkst of the crew is in sleep mode but it seems that ( translating from polish) " the crew taking care of the sleepers during the travel is multi racial" - so crew is awake? and more than just the asari on board?
4 both siblings were trained to be pathfinders
5 the default and official main protagonist is the fem ryder this time ( writes the author)
6 there seem to be film sequences in the game during the player can only maneuver the camere
7 the author complimented the special effects
8 the encounters are more dynamic ( due to the me3 multiplayer bioware team being the ones mainly responsible for andromeda)
9 three most important changes are the jetpack, automatice ( no need to press a button) covering behind objects and sprinting (replacing tumbling)
10 the dev team first balances the weapons and powers in multiplayer before passing it on to singleplayer ( the exception being sniper rifles)
11 he mentions things like shooting from the air and charging from hights
12 this sentence did catch my eye - "in comparison to its archetype ( the nomad) it is not - atleast at the beginning - armed..."
13 said optional crafting will allow to strongly improve weapons
14 all planets are hand crafted
15 quests are acquired in hubs and during exploration
16 he did mention the rumours of 100 planets but did not confirm it. ( in relation to maxing quests on planets taking 2-3 hours)
17crafting is more expanded than in any other bioware production
18 lvling system atleast as complex as me1
19 point distribution either by yourself or the computer ( though it will follow your chosen klass ex. an infiltrator will be an even better "ghost" when lvling up)
20 there are abilities that are not directly related to fighting but are used during conversations or uncovering new places.
21 andromeda is compared to the witcher by the devs
22 it seems m&k in multiplayer is well programmed.
One more thing. From what the author wrote It seems that March is the release window for MEA. Though its not like he wrote " it comes out in march". ( more like "let march be here already")
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Post by traks on Nov 17, 2016 10:22:16 GMT
BTW: the question of "why are we going to Andromeda" (in-game reason) pops up pretty frequently in other threads and is the biggest question left for me before jumping into the new setting, so has anyone who is on twitter asked: Why are we going? What's wrong with Earth and the Milky Way? Why do we have to leave? Why do we have to find a new home for Humanity?
We know that the meta-game reason is leaving the trilogy behind and untouched, but what is our in-game motivation to leave everything behind and start a new life in unknown territory after a 600 year cryo sleep? Why take so many with us or worded another way: why do so many volunteer to make the trip?
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Post by Evamitchelle on Nov 17, 2016 11:05:14 GMT
BTW: the question of "why are we going to Andromeda" (in-game reason) pops up pretty frequently in other threads and is the biggest question left for me before jumping into the new setting, so has anyone who is on twitter asked: Why are we going? What's wrong with Earth and the Milky Way? Why do we have to leave? Why do we have to find a new home for Humanity? We know that the meta-game reason is leaving the trilogy behind and untouched, but what is our in-game motivation to leave everything behind and start a new life in unknown territory after a 600 year cryo sleep? Why take so many with us or worded another way: why do so many volunteer to make the trip? That's what Mac Walters said on Twitter: Its Steve, Kupo! @saofollower@macwalterslives Quick question: Chronology, if I'm correct, the A.I. started pre-reaper war. So why are they looking for a new homeworld? Mac Walters @macwalterslives Originally? Same answer as to "Why go to the moon?" Or Mars; Curiosity. Ambition. Discovery. Because nobody had ever done it before...
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Post by Adhin on Nov 17, 2016 11:07:43 GMT
BTW: the question of "why are we going to Andromeda" (in-game reason) pops up pretty frequently in other threads and is the biggest question left for me before jumping into the new setting, so has anyone who is on twitter asked: Why are we going? What's wrong with Earth and the Milky Way? Why do we have to leave? Why do we have to find a new home for Humanity? We know that the meta-game reason is leaving the trilogy behind and untouched, but what is our in-game motivation to leave everything behind and start a new life in unknown territory after a 600 year cryo sleep? Why take so many with us or worded another way: why do so many volunteer to make the trip? Well beyond knowing Jian obviously had the funds (or most of the funds) and wanted to go to Andromeda not... really? But that is also part of the OOC reason (not really meta-game, but I got whatcha meant ). What they've said, and I agree, is since it's not all about the Reapers each person has/can have their own reason for deciding to sign up. If it was just the Reapers (which I'm like 99.9% sure is the reason it launched when it did, and why theres 3 Arks) that's all anyones reason would be, you know? So to answer your question I don't think we'll learn much of any individuals till we play the game. Which I personally think is a good thing, least we know going in story wise the better. But the main reason is theres a rich person who wants to go to Andromeda, why her personal reasons are besides the Reapers? I dunno, but she started it before the whole Reaper hub-bub started so that can't 'really' be the reason she started and founded the project. But yeah beyond that we don't really know. If I had to wager a guess as to her initial (and primary) reason? Probably something about a legacy. Sometimes people do something big because they want to be remembered. Sometimes you have to do something big and crazy to advance things. We got A LOT of new tech due to going to the Moon. Like every day life stuff that didn't exist till we decided we wanted to go to the Moon. That's the best I think we got atm, which is enough for me, rather not know all the details till I get em in game.
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Post by elitepinecone on Nov 17, 2016 11:11:52 GMT
Jo Berry @joanna_Berry That "how to find Andromeda" video has me listening to 'Spectre Induction' from the original #MassEffect soundtrack again. Mass Effect @masseffect A great song, have you found Andromeda in your night sky yet? My favourite (?) thing is when devs tweet and mention Mass Effect, and then the @masseffect account replies and doesn't seem to realise they're a dev?
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Post by traks on Nov 17, 2016 11:33:08 GMT
BTW: the question of "why are we going to Andromeda" (in-game reason) pops up pretty frequently in other threads and is the biggest question left for me before jumping into the new setting, so has anyone who is on twitter asked: Why are we going? What's wrong with Earth and the Milky Way? Why do we have to leave? Why do we have to find a new home for Humanity? We know that the meta-game reason is leaving the trilogy behind and untouched, but what is our in-game motivation to leave everything behind and start a new life in unknown territory after a 600 year cryo sleep? Why take so many with us or worded another way: why do so many volunteer to make the trip? That's what Mac Walters said on Twitter: Its Steve, Kupo! @saofollower@macwalterslives Quick question: Chronology, if I'm correct, the A.I. started pre-reaper war. So why are they looking for a new homeworld? Mac Walters @macwalterslives Originally? Same answer as to "Why go to the moon?" Or Mars; Curiosity. Ambition. Discovery. Because nobody had ever done it before... Thanks for digging into past questions! Originally? Sure, the reasons stated make sense why to found a research project like that, but it doesn't answer the question regarding the setting why we go there with a population of 100k (as far as we know). The question is it possible to go there is totally different from can we find a new homeworld there? So Mac didn't answer the question but with including "originally" he left the door open for a proper reason for leaving.
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Post by Ahriman on Nov 17, 2016 11:40:03 GMT
Jo Berry @joanna_Berry That "how to find Andromeda" video has me listening to 'Spectre Induction' from the original #MassEffect soundtrack again. Mass Effect @masseffect A great song, have you found Andromeda in your night sky yet? My favourite (?) thing is when devs tweet and mention Mass Effect, and then the @masseffect account replies and doesn't seem to realise they're a dev? At least it doesn't suggest Walters to stay tuned for new info.
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Post by elitepinecone on Nov 17, 2016 11:41:17 GMT
BTW: the question of "why are we going to Andromeda" (in-game reason) pops up pretty frequently in other threads and is the biggest question left for me before jumping into the new setting, so has anyone who is on twitter asked: Why are we going? What's wrong with Earth and the Milky Way? Why do we have to leave? Why do we have to find a new home for Humanity? We know that the meta-game reason is leaving the trilogy behind and untouched, but what is our in-game motivation to leave everything behind and start a new life in unknown territory after a 600 year cryo sleep? Why take so many with us or worded another way: why do so many volunteer to make the trip? I expect the motivations of various ark passengers will be further developed in their stories, but to take some guesses: - exploring something totally new, that's never been seen or experienced by Milky Way races
- fleeing the law/unspecified Bad Things in one's personal history
- establishing a new frontier, or a new model for society (Puritans?)
- exploiting garden worlds and resources that might not necessarily be available in the Milky Way (remember the in-universe fiction that the Heleus Cluster is rich in resources)
- fleeing the arrival of the Reapers (for the few who know)
- to prove that a journey is possible, and to push the scale of civilisation to the intergalactic level
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Post by crossngen on Nov 17, 2016 11:45:46 GMT
It's a dumb comic, even dumber when you read the artist's reasoning for it.
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Post by Thrombin on Nov 17, 2016 11:46:44 GMT
It actually wouldn't surprise me if a few people had plans to go to another galaxy before they found a mass relay considering there was a human colonist ship sent off to colonize another planet before FTL drive technology was invented in the setting. Some people are just think BIG. Yes, but they sent to a near star, not the one in the other half of the galaxy. And of course, trying to colonize planets outside our star system makes perfect sense. I think it's exactly the same scenario. Before FTL they went on a centuries long, one-way trip, leaving everything behind to find a place to settle in an unknown Solar System which may or may not be able to sustain life, far away from any hope of support or rescue. It was a trip that would take mankind further than any human had ever gone before. No need to go further than the nearest Star to accomplish that. When we discovered the Relays going to the nearest star, or any star in the Milky Way, for that matter, became old news. Been there, done that. Every corner of the Galaxy was open for easy exploration and colonization. The next mountain to climb was no longer a new Star system, it was a new Galaxy. Notice how they only chose to go to the nearest Galaxy this time, not some further one. It's pretty much a direct parallel adjusted for the leap ahead in available technology. Makes perfect sense to me.
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Post by traks on Nov 17, 2016 11:50:36 GMT
So we don't discuss it here for too long, I will just say "twitter folks, please keep asking", because the devs doesn't seem to have given a straight answer. Yannick Roy apparently also got asked in this regard. His answers and the discussion can be found here: bsn.boards.net/post/149038/thread
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