________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 decades of RPG gaming from green screen to 4K. Moderator posts mostly marked by 'Police' emoji. Other views shared are just personal ones. On UK time zone.
bryan goolsby @therigormotis @gamblemike When is the Archive site going to go up? I've been waiting since last night so I can start playing with a custom preset.
Michael Gamble @gamblemike Should be TODAY!
aka IronRoy - Heart Breaker - Back Stabber - Plaideweave Lover - Vuvuzela - Proud Enabler - Uncaring - Immersion Breaker - Jedi Grand Master (4%) "My post #3000 told Lyn she's dead inside. I call it account mission complete. Wouldn't have wanted to spend it any differently." --Dieb
Hi all! Anyone knows if there is any indication on how sales are going? Was really upset by the reviews (even though I was somewhat disappointed by some things in the game - mostly the CC and the M/M romance options), and I really hope the game sells well despite their... ummm... is "lukewarmth" a word?
Brianne Battye @bbattye Looking forward to my Andromeda adventure.
aka IronRoy - Heart Breaker - Back Stabber - Plaideweave Lover - Vuvuzela - Proud Enabler - Uncaring - Immersion Breaker - Jedi Grand Master (4%) "My post #3000 told Lyn she's dead inside. I call it account mission complete. Wouldn't have wanted to spend it any differently." --Dieb
I met the developers today for a launch day signing, at an EB Games in Complexe Des Ailes here in Montreal. I got to meet Darin, Joanna, Femshep, and re-meet Yanick Roy (studio director).
They were all in cheerful spirit. I told them how they inspired me to become an aerospace engineer, after playing their games starting at the age of 7 with KOTOR, all the way until MEA. Yanick told me that KOTOR is still his favorite game till this day, and Garrus was there as well, complaining about the heat
So then, I popped the question about what they thought about the feedback they were getting about MEA, and I talked about that with Yanick.
Please note that memory is not my strong point, so I hope I remember this right and don't spread false info.
He told me that was he was seeing on Metacritic, reviews sites, Reddit, Twitter, etc. was a game that was getting bad review numbers that doesn't necessarily reflect what is actually being written. From what he's read, most people actually like the game, and the pre-reviews they had done in-studio said the same thing.
Of course, there are going to be bugs and flaws, like he told me. They are reading through feedback right now and seeing what can be implemented in patches (which are coming soon, according to him). He recognizes that the game is not perfection, but that he feels a bit sad and frustrated when he sees people online go "Pre-order cancelled!" over the smallest of details, or how people are just hating on the game in general, without constructive reasons explaining why.
In particular, he told me that ever since ME3's ending, there seems to be a a small swarm of negativity around Mass Effect in general. Again, he doesn't mind constructive feedback at all, but people who just trash the game for the sake of being negative are quite annoying.
From what he's heard personally, both by meeting people today and from reading constructive reviews, people seem to be liking the game, flaws and all. And that's what matters to him, and he hopes that people will see through that, dig into the game, and realize the things it does very well.
In terms of the future, it's very soon to decide. DLC is likely, though they haven't decided on a timeline, and I may have heard the word expansion pack in our discussion (might be wrong though). In terms of future ME games, it all depends on long term reaction to MEA and whether the fans want more Mass Effect. Again, it's too soon to be certain of anything.
In any case, they seemed happy with the product they put out, and so am I. I played a bit of MP before heading to bed, and gameplay is fantastic. I'll have to wait a month or so to play SP (university life ), but that should give them time to patch the game.
Just keep in mind that these are people too guys, and sometimes it doesn't hurt to give them a nice handshake and tell them congrats on launch, which is what I did. They are listening to feedback, they will improve, and I think this game is a game worthy of the Mass Effect name.
Good luck, Pathfinders
P.S: A completionist MEA playthrough is 120 hours according to Yanick Roy!
BioWare @bioware Mass Effect: Andromeda Early Access and Patch 1.04 notes are available now: bit.ly/2o1OODn
Mass Effect: Andromeda Patch 1.04 & Early Access Patch Notes Patch 1.04 and the Early Access Patch introduce a number of general performance improvements and bug fixes. Patch 1.04 corrects an issue causing players to experience a black screen on launch, as well as a problem with hearing character audio in multiplayer.
Fixed an issue whereby players were unable to land on Ark Natanus Fixed an issue whereby the game loaded to a black screen or ran as a background process when Corsair Utility Engine or similar programs were running
Multiplayer Fixed an issue causing players to stop hearing their character’s audio and start hearing another player’s instead Fixed an issue causing the game to crash when using the Human Male Soldier and F key Early Access Patch
General
Overall performance improvements Fixed an issue with the title only accepting input from the last controller synced when two controllers are assigned to the same profile Fixed various collision issues Fixed a few rare audio issues
Improvements to many cinematics, conversations, and other character interactions Improved quest rewards Fixed an issue whereby a door could become jammed in mission 5 Fixed issues with objective markers not appearing correctly Minor performance improvements after some Tempest transitions Fixed an issue whereby the combat music was not functioning as designed Fixed some minor quest-related issues Fixed a small cinematic issue during the Drack loyalty quest Minor balancing change to the “Remove the Heart” quest Improvements to quest tracking and waypoints
Multiplayer Improvements to Strike Teams UI screens Additional multiplayer tutorials implemented Balance changes to guns, loot drops, reward packs, and objectives scoring Improved appearance of character portraits Added new artwork for MP characters, armor, and challenges in menus and codex entries
aka IronRoy - Heart Breaker - Back Stabber - Plaideweave Lover - Vuvuzela - Proud Enabler - Uncaring - Immersion Breaker - Jedi Grand Master (4%) "My post #3000 told Lyn she's dead inside. I call it account mission complete. Wouldn't have wanted to spend it any differently." --Dieb
If it makes you feel any better Best Buy screwed me and I am gonna be waiting as long as the EU. I live in northern Alberta, Canada and they sent me the game from their Ontario warehouse instead of BC. They shipped it Friday and it's not even in my Province yet . I am with you folks in spirit! (That's what I get for stupidly falling for a physical pre-order bonus. Just had to have that Nomad mini. Sad thing is I had the mini yesterday, they managed to send me that from their BC warehouse)
Mass Effect @masseffect Reason #10 to be excited for Mass Effect: Andromeda: Ensure you're ready for every fight with the crafting system. bit.ly/2mq5E2w
aka IronRoy - Heart Breaker - Back Stabber - Plaideweave Lover - Vuvuzela - Proud Enabler - Uncaring - Immersion Breaker - Jedi Grand Master (4%) "My post #3000 told Lyn she's dead inside. I call it account mission complete. Wouldn't have wanted to spend it any differently." --Dieb
Joel MacMillan @mrjoelmac #masseffectandromeda is finally out there after five years! We poured our hearts and souls into it & we hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Annferno 🔥 🖋 @annlemay Y'all, I may be Drack's space mom, but please add @bengelinas to any praise about the old grump. He did some lovely additional writing!
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Thank you for that.
Morpheus: "know what happened happened and that it could not have happened in any other way".
Expansion pack? Well, from what I understand, for better or worse, it has the framework for it.
Just hope it'd do better in quality than the main game.
I don't think ME is dead nor do I want it to be. I'd certainly take a redemption if it came in a pack bigger and better than any 'DLC' ME has done before.
(After a lot of significant fixes and at least minor overhauls. MEA is *not* acceptable to me, and I'm tolerating it for the sake of the future.)
Michael Gamble @gamblemike If you pre-ordered the standard edition, you should be getting a code which gives you the extra goodies. If not,contact your retailer ASAP
aka IronRoy - Heart Breaker - Back Stabber - Plaideweave Lover - Vuvuzela - Proud Enabler - Uncaring - Immersion Breaker - Jedi Grand Master (4%) "My post #3000 told Lyn she's dead inside. I call it account mission complete. Wouldn't have wanted to spend it any differently." --Dieb
Caroline Livingstone @cablivingstone .@nyashabishbish on it! Thank you for the magnum! Holy smokes...this is going to be trouble. Whose coming with me
aka IronRoy - Heart Breaker - Back Stabber - Plaideweave Lover - Vuvuzela - Proud Enabler - Uncaring - Immersion Breaker - Jedi Grand Master (4%) "My post #3000 told Lyn she's dead inside. I call it account mission complete. Wouldn't have wanted to spend it any differently." --Dieb
BioWare @bioware Mass Effect: Andromeda Early Access and Patch 1.04 notes are available now: bit.ly/2o1OODn
Mass Effect: Andromeda Patch 1.04 & Early Access Patch Notes Patch 1.04 and the Early Access Patch introduce a number of general performance improvements and bug fixes. Patch 1.04 corrects an issue causing players to experience a black screen on launch, as well as a problem with hearing character audio in multiplayer.
Fixed an issue whereby players were unable to land on Ark Natanus Fixed an issue whereby the game loaded to a black screen or ran as a background process when Corsair Utility Engine or similar programs were running
Multiplayer Fixed an issue causing players to stop hearing their character’s audio and start hearing another player’s instead Fixed an issue causing the game to crash when using the Human Male Soldier and F key Early Access Patch
General
Overall performance improvements Fixed an issue with the title only accepting input from the last controller synced when two controllers are assigned to the same profile Fixed various collision issues Fixed a few rare audio issues
Improvements to many cinematics, conversations, and other character interactions Improved quest rewards Fixed an issue whereby a door could become jammed in mission 5 Fixed issues with objective markers not appearing correctly Minor performance improvements after some Tempest transitions Fixed an issue whereby the combat music was not functioning as designed Fixed some minor quest-related issues Fixed a small cinematic issue during the Drack loyalty quest Minor balancing change to the “Remove the Heart” quest Improvements to quest tracking and waypoints
Multiplayer Improvements to Strike Teams UI screens Additional multiplayer tutorials implemented Balance changes to guns, loot drops, reward packs, and objectives scoring Improved appearance of character portraits Added new artwork for MP characters, armor, and challenges in menus and codex entries
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Thanks. The good news is, when I buy this game goes on sale, most of the main and annoying issues will be fixed = lower cost and "bugger freer."?
Morpheus: "know what happened happened and that it could not have happened in any other way".
Mass Effect@masseffect Building an Infiltrator? @gamermd83's Intel Brief has everything you need to know about the Infiltrator Profile: bit.ly/2nkqfEI
aka IronRoy - Heart Breaker - Back Stabber - Plaideweave Lover - Vuvuzela - Proud Enabler - Uncaring - Immersion Breaker - Jedi Grand Master (4%) "My post #3000 told Lyn she's dead inside. I call it account mission complete. Wouldn't have wanted to spend it any differently." --Dieb
Sanshee @teamsanshee The newest designs in our ME line are available for pre-order! Claim your N7, Pathfinder and Blast-Ohs shirts today! bit.ly/2nyMreK
Rock Band @rockband Congratulations @bioware on the launch of @masseffect Andromeda! We're stoked to rock out with you, now and 4ever. 💖
Plants vs. Zombies @plantsvszombies Congratulations to the @masseffect team on the launch of Mass Effect: Andromeda!
aka IronRoy - Heart Breaker - Back Stabber - Plaideweave Lover - Vuvuzela - Proud Enabler - Uncaring - Immersion Breaker - Jedi Grand Master (4%) "My post #3000 told Lyn she's dead inside. I call it account mission complete. Wouldn't have wanted to spend it any differently." --Dieb
BioWare @bioware Mass Effect: Andromeda Early Access and Patch 1.04 notes are available now: bit.ly/2o1OODn
Sadly nothing about fixing DirectX error messages, game is unplayable at the moment, it froze even in the CC and it freezes randomly. Plus can't save the game properly, it is really annoying.
Michael Gamble @gamblemike So. How's everyone's playthrough from the USA? Let's talk about your favorite moments so far
Mac Walters @macwalterslives Launch day in NA! Thanks for all the excitement & positivity. And for those w questions or concerns, we're listening. #MassEffectAndromeda
Ian S. Frazier @tibermoon So, anybody craft some cool weapons or armor today that they'd like to show off? #MEAndromeda
Jos Hendriks @sjosz It's fun playing MEAMP online with people who don't know me and dispense useful tips and people going "wow you are way helpful, awesome".
aka IronRoy - Heart Breaker - Back Stabber - Plaideweave Lover - Vuvuzela - Proud Enabler - Uncaring - Immersion Breaker - Jedi Grand Master (4%) "My post #3000 told Lyn she's dead inside. I call it account mission complete. Wouldn't have wanted to spend it any differently." --Dieb
So to say there is "excitement & positivity" is correct,
as is that there are people "with questions or concerns"
Am I excited and generally positive? Hell yes. Could you be in the 'concerned' camp? You may be.
Being in one camp does not deny the other. BioWare are allowed to respond to the "excitement & positivity" they will have received from many people.
(as well as listening and responding, through actions, to those less so)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 decades of RPG gaming from green screen to 4K. Moderator posts mostly marked by 'Police' emoji. Other views shared are just personal ones. On UK time zone.
Day two: Surprisingly I'm still alive However, there is no Sara's trailer. Also I'm in Europe so I didn't play the game yet so it's day -1 or something
So to say there is "excitement & positivity" is correct,
as is that there are people "with questions or concerns"
Am I excited and generally positive? Hell yes. Could you be in the 'concerned' camp? You may be.
Being in one camp does not deny the other. BioWare are allowed to respond to the "excitement & positivity" they will have received from many people.
(as well as listening and responding, through actions, to those less so)
Im roughly 10 hours in and Im having a ton of fun, though there have been a few technical issues (PC). The animations aren't horrifying outside of a few examples and I've grown used to it just like I did with the OT. Hopefully you have as much fun as I have!
Day two: Surprisingly I'm still alive However, there is no Sara's trailer. Also I'm in Europe so I didn't play the game yet so it's day -1 or something
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Day two: Surprisingly I'm still alive However, there is no Sara's trailer. Also I'm in Europe so I didn't play the game yet so it's day -1 or something