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Yeah it is nice that they are remembering Mass Effect but why now? N7day was two weeks ago.
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Yeah it is nice that they are remembering Mass Effect but why now? N7day was two weeks ago.
Mass Effect 1's Anniversary is today. Might be that...?
Claymore ā¦ any shotgun ā¦ with a big-ass blade ā¦ or GTFO.
What's next BioWare, stripping heavy melee from the Krogan skill set?
SMDH
That was actually a cosplayer not Bioware. They just shared a pic of her Grunt costume, which I think is really well done. At least the pistol is a carnifex (I think, looks close enough).
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Claymore ā¦ any shotgun ā¦ with a big-ass blade ā¦ or GTFO.
What's next BioWare, stripping heavy melee from the Krogan skill set?
SMDH
That was actually a cosplayer not Bioware. They just shared a pic of her Grunt costume, which I think is really well done. At least the pistol is a carnifex (I think, looks close enough).
Thanks for clarifying. Well damn I thought it was just art work, that's impressive.
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Ya know, if the ME franchise really was dead, they wouldn't keep putting stuff like ^^^^^ this out. They'd quietly drop all references to the IP, other than selling the games on Origin or EA Access. I'm talking about the ME franchise broadly as an IP, not limiting it to the Holy TrilogyTM.
I don't know that MEA2 will have Ryder as the protagonist. I hope so, but I don't know that. I seriously doubt the next ME will be in the Milky Way ā¦ Shepard's story is done ā¦ if ME goes back to the Milky Way, it will be in a post-Shepard storyline ā¦ and no, there won't be a prequal ā¦ that's just a dead end ā¦ at best, a one off with nowhere to go.
But after Anthem settles in, after Dragon Age goes into it's final countdown to delivery, there will be an ME IP for folks to look forward to, obsess about, gripe about, love, hate, shit-post and fanboy over. When? IDK. Anthem in 2019, DA probably in 2021, though it could make a late 2020 timeline. That would put ME in 2023, though possibly as early as 2022. Which is a long time. BioWare needs to figure out how to create the games in their stable faster than a five or six year cycle.
Until then, I'll look forward to the next ME installment ā¦ impatiently.
Ya know, if the ME franchise really was dead, they wouldn't keep putting stuff like ^^^^^ this out. They'd quietly drop all references to the IP, other than selling the games on Origin or EA Access. I'm talking about the ME franchise broadly as an IP, not limiting it to the Holy TrilogyTM.
I don't know that MEA2 will have Ryder as the protagonist. I hope so, but I don't know that. I seriously doubt the next ME will be in the Milky Way ā¦ Shepard's story is done ā¦ if ME goes back to the Milky Way, it will be in a post-Shepard storyline ā¦ and no, there won't be a prequal ā¦ that's just a dead end ā¦ at best, a one off with nowhere to go.
But after Anthem settles in, after Dragon Age goes into it's final countdown to delivery, there will be an ME IP for folks to look forward to, obsess about, gripe about, love, hate, shit-post and fanboy over. When? IDK. Anthem in 2019, DA probably in 2021, though it could make a late 2020 timeline. That would put ME in 2023, though possibly as early as 2022. Which is a long time. BioWare needs to figure out how to create the games in their stable faster than a five or six year cycle.
Until then, I'll look forward to the next ME installment ā¦ impatiently.
Same, except patiently. I still need my better PC and TV, etc, to play both DAI and MEA on max, maybe multiple times, before I get impatient. That'll take up to years from now.
I want it in just a 'few' (2-4) years but I won't assume such because there's two games to get through first; one in end of release production (Anthem) and one in some other stage (Dragon Age).
Oh and I think there's plenty to do in the Milky Way though. And one game that departs/runs from ME3, isn't the same as the MW having nothing to do again. Opinion, but I'm pretty sure the earlier plan was to release 2015-2016, DLC and setup a sequel for late 2010s or 2020 (after an Anthem and DA), and have the sequel include the bridge to Milky Way (even if perhaps not actually go there yet) that the Ai is written to intend on, in the codex (what's a colony if not a way to return someday?).
With the shuttering of any DLC plans and Bioware Montreal, and ME 'on ice', then we may still see something similar but different, early to mid 2020s. Then if successful, it opens up to 1-2 more games in the 2020s that expand the franchise far further.
Ya know, if the ME franchise really was dead, they wouldn't keep putting stuff like ^^^^^ this out. They'd quietly drop all references to the IP, other than selling the games on Origin or EA Access. I'm talking about the ME franchise broadly as an IP, not limiting it to the Holy TrilogyTM.
I don't know that MEA2 will have Ryder as the protagonist. I hope so, but I don't know that. I seriously doubt the next ME will be in the Milky Way ā¦ Shepard's story is done ā¦ if ME goes back to the Milky Way, it will be in a post-Shepard storyline ā¦ and no, there won't be a prequal ā¦ that's just a dead end ā¦ at best, a one off with nowhere to go.
But after Anthem settles in, after Dragon Age goes into it's final countdown to delivery, there will be an ME IP for folks to look forward to, obsess about, gripe about, love, hate, shit-post and fanboy over. When? IDK. Anthem in 2019, DA probably in 2021, though it could make a late 2020 timeline. That would put ME in 2023, though possibly as early as 2022. Which is a long time. BioWare needs to figure out how to create the games in their stable faster than a five or six year cycle.
Until then, I'll look forward to the next ME installment ā¦ impatiently.
Same, except patiently. I still need my better PC and TV, etc, to play both DAI and MEA on max, maybe multiple times, before I get impatient. That'll take up to years from now.
I want it in just a 'few' (2-4) years but I won't assume such because there's two games to get through first; one in end of release production (Anthem) and one in some other stage (Dragon Age).
Oh and I think there's plenty to do in the Milky Way though. And one game that departs/runs from ME3, isn't the same as the MW having nothing to do again. Opinion, but I'm pretty sure the earlier plan was to release 2015-2016, DLC and setup a sequel for late 2010s or 2020 (after an Anthem and DA), and have the sequel include the bridge to Milky Way (even if perhaps not actually go there yet) that the Ai is written to intend on, in the codex (what's a colony if not a way to return someday?).
With the shuttering of any DLC plans and Bioware Montreal, and ME 'on ice', then we may still see something similar but different, early to mid 2020s. Then if successful, it opens up to 1-2 more games in the 2020s that expand the franchise far further.
/needlesslongview
You should know ive barely survived Cancer once. Time like a decade from now is up in the air for me, Bioware should be considerate of fans like me living on borrowed time. I doubt the afterlife has a Gamestop.
Same, except patiently. I still need my better PC and TV, etc, to play both DAI and MEA on max, maybe multiple times, before I get impatient. That'll take up to years from now.
I want it in just a 'few' (2-4) years but I won't assume such because there's two games to get through first; one in end of release production (Anthem) and one in some other stage (Dragon Age).
Oh and I think there's plenty to do in the Milky Way though. And one game that departs/runs from ME3, isn't the same as the MW having nothing to do again. Opinion, but I'm pretty sure the earlier plan was to release 2015-2016, DLC and setup a sequel for late 2010s or 2020 (after an Anthem and DA), and have the sequel include the bridge to Milky Way (even if perhaps not actually go there yet) that the Ai is written to intend on, in the codex (what's a colony if not a way to return someday?).
With the shuttering of any DLC plans and Bioware Montreal, and ME 'on ice', then we may still see something similar but different, early to mid 2020s. Then if successful, it opens up to 1-2 more games in the 2020s that expand the franchise far further.
/needlesslongview
You should know ive barely survived Cancer once. Time like a decade from now is up in the air for me, Bioware should be considerate of fans like me living on borrowed time. I doubt the afterlife has a Gamestop.
This is always in the back of my mind. So we have to wait six years be patient... What!? Six years? People have died while waiting for Elder Scrolls six! Now Mass Effect is 2024 at the earliest?
Kind of why I am ok if they start making games half as long and charge 29.99 or probably 39.99.
Oh and I think there's plenty to do in the Milky Way though. And one game that departs/runs from ME3, isn't the same as the MW having nothing to do again. Opinion, but I'm pretty sure the earlier plan was to release 2015-2016, DLC and setup a sequel for late 2010s or 2020 (after an Anthem and DA), and have the sequel include the bridge to Milky Way (even if perhaps not actually go there yet) that the Ai is written to intend on, in the codex (what's a colony if not a way to return someday?).
This. Note that I think it would be likely for a bridge to come from the MW side, as this can happen any time in the 600 years between ME3 and MEA. If it came from MEA side, then it would be 1200 years... a bit too long (ignoring improved technology). A lot of interesting transition stories could be written in MW.
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You should know ive barely survived Cancer once. Time like a decade from now is up in the air for me, Bioware should be considerate of fans like me living on borrowed time. I doubt the afterlife has a Gamestop.
This is always in the back of my mind. So we have to wait six years be patient... What!? Six years? People have died while waiting for Elder Scrolls six! Now Mass Effect is 2024 at the earliest?
Kind of why I am ok if they start making games half as long and charge 29.99 or probably 39.99.
It reminds me of that guy on the news who was terminal and wasn't expected to live long enough to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens in theaters. At least he got to have his own early private viewing before the end.
Things are always busy at a game development studio, especially when weāre finishing a game. A few years back, I toured a friend around the office as we were finalizing a game, and he said it was like being on a submarine ā the tangible energy of professionals doing their jobs with intensity and purpose. As we approach the release of Anthem, itās starting to feel like that againā¦
First, Anthem. Now that weāre past our Alpha milestone, weāre at the part of the project where weāre doing final tasks and changes, and doing a ton of testing and bug-fixing. And weāre able to do one of my favorite parts of game development: the Play From Home build.
Itās a tradition at BioWare. Late in a project, when the game is good enough and finished enough to really enjoy it as a complete experience, we enable it to be played at home by our developers. Itās an incredibly important step, because it allows us to get out of the mindset of being at the office, and just be at home experiencing the game like a player instead of a developer. Everything that prevents you from loving the game becomes a task or a bug, so we know that when we finish that work, weāll have something really special.
As creative people, we have a need to try new things. And while Anthem is definitely something new and different, my first Play From Home session with Anthem started with some things I expect from a BioWare game: discovering a vast new universe to explore, being drawn into a compelling story, and meeting characters that I want to learn more about. But for me, it also quickly started to deliver its own magic: superheroic gameplay that makes me want to come back just for the feel of it, and being able to have friends join with me on my adventure so we can explore and fight as a team. Seeing Game Director Jon Warner arrive in my game, resplendent in his white-and-red Ranger Javelin, was particularly inspiring ā especially when he led me to a secret location with Legendary treasure.
There is of course a lot of work ahead to get things ready for Anthemās Feb 22 launch date. And, since what you get with Anthem isnāt just the launch game but the ongoing story, features and content that will follow in live service, there are teams already working on entire seasons of post-launch content. Itās scary and exciting to work on something on this scale and complexity, but weāre doing everything we can to make sure itās an amazing experience for you.
As busy as we are with Anthem, thereās a lot more going on at BioWare. A couple of weeks ago it was once again N7 Day. Itās one of my favorite times of the year ā a day when people around the world share their experiences with Mass Effect. Itās so inspiring to know that there are so many fans of the series out there that are enjoying the games weāve made, and hoping that weāll make more. We announced one of the things weāve done recently (a 4k enhancement to Mass Effect: Andromeda on Xbox One) but as we alluded to in our N7 Day video, that was just a small part of the plans weāre making for Mass Effect going forward.
If youāve been following these blogs, or myself and Mark Darrah on Twitter, you know weāre also working on some secret Dragon Age stuff. Dragon Age is an incredibly important franchise in our studio, and weāre excited to continue its legacy. Look for more on this in the coming month (though I wonāt tell you where to lookā¦)
And even as we gear up for new projects, our Star Wars: The Old Republic team is hard at work delivering ongoing entertainment ā envisioning new worlds and storylines that are some of the most ambitious and exciting that Iāve seen yet from that game.
Whatās common across all of these things ā SW:TOR, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, and Anthem ā is that each one in its own way delivers on our studio mission. They create worlds of adventure, conflict, and companionship that inspire you to become the hero of your story. That has always been at the core of the best BioWare games, and itās our commitment to you on everything we do going forward.
Thanks again for your continued support, and weāll have lots more to share in the coming weeks!
Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Nov 29, 2018 20:02:07 GMT
"weāre making for Mass Effect going forward" ... to MEA2
[ LegendCNCD / AsariLoverFI ] Waiting for DA4 & ME5 - Look's like sometime in 2186, everything went to hell. We got out just ahead of it! MEA & ME1 (>>>> 3 > 2) -- DAI > DAO > DA2 -- 3500h+ & maxed out all 02/2020 in MEAMP, APEX 137001+, DAIMP (576/761/201), ANTHEM, SW BF II - Drinking tears of MP lamers since DooM & Quake in 90's softknees.bandcamp.com/
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda, SWTOR, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
A couple of weeks ago it was once again N7 Day. Itās one of my favorite times of the year ā a day when people around the world share their experiences with Mass Effect. Itās so inspiring to know that there are so many fans of the series out there that are enjoying the games weāve made, and hoping that weāll make more. We announced one of the things weāve done recently (a 4k enhancement to Mass Effect: Andromeda on Xbox One) but as we alluded to in our N7 Day video, that was just a small part of the plans weāre making for Mass Effect going forward.