Poll do you want that Bioware made patch/DLC which give more customization Freedom to MEA squadmates

If you can't complete the game without paying for DLC then that's stupid. Never heard of that happening ever.

Apart from that I completely disagree. What you're saying makes no sense to me. I pay for DLC because I want stuff that will improve my game experience. Better weapons and upgrades that allow me to tackle the game more easily or on harder difficulties are included in that. If people want to have a harder time playing they don't have to buy the DLC if they want an easier and more enjoyable time playing then they can pay for it. They should pay for it. You get what you pay for in this world and I don't see why I shouldn't get rewarded for spending my hard-earned money on what I enjoy.

Even Today astronauts spacewalk suits protect astronauts from cooking in intense heat or freeze to death and from most part of radiation because it have environmental control in self MEA suits are same but more modern because it give also some level of protection from weapons

scouserant23 read about it en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_suit


Space suit primary requirements/role:

A space suit must perform several functions to allow its occupant to work safely and comfortably, inside or outside a spacecraft. It must provide:

A stable internal pressure. This can be less than earth's atmosphere, as there is usually no need for the space suit to carry nitrogen (which comprises about 78% of earth's atmosphere and is not used by the body). Lower pressure allows for greater mobility, but requires the suit occupant to breathe pure oxygen for a time before going into this lower pressure, to avoid decompression sickness.

Mobility. Movement is typically opposed by the pressure of the suit; mobility is achieved by careful joint design. See the Theories of space suit design section.
Supply of breathable oxygen and elimination of carbon dioxide; these gases are exchanged with the spacecraft or a Portable Life Support System (PLSS)
Temperature regulation. Unlike on Earth, where heat can be transferred by convection to the atmosphere, in space, heat can be lost only by thermal radiation or by conduction to objects in physical contact with the exterior of the suit. Since the temperature on the outside of the suit varies greatly between sunlight and shadow, the suit is heavily insulated, and air temperature is maintained at a comfortable level.

A communication system, with external electrical connection to the spacecraft or PLSS

Means of collecting and containing solid and liquid bodily waste (such as a Maximum Absorbency Garment)


Secondary requirements/role:

Advanced suits better regulate the astronaut's temperature with a Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) in contact with the astronaut's skin, from which the heat is dumped into space through an external radiator in the PLSS.

Additional requirements for EVA include:

Shielding against ultraviolet radiation

Limited shielding against particle radiation

Means to maneuver, dock, release, and/or tether onto a spacecraft

Protection against small micrometeoroids, some traveling at up to 27,000 kilometers per hour, provided by a puncture-resistant Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment, which is the outermost layer of the suit. Experience has shown the greatest chance of exposure occurs near the gravitational field of a moon or planet, so these were first employed on the Apollo lunar EVA suits (see United States suit models below).

As part of astronautical environment control (i.e., protecting astronauts from extremes of temperature, radiation, etc.), a space suit is essential for extravehicular activity. The Apollo/Skylab A7L suit included eleven layers in all: an inner liner, a LCVG, a pressure bladder, a restraint layer, another liner, and a Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment consisting of five aluminized insulation layers and an external layer of white Ortho-Fabric. This space suit is capable of protecting the astronaut from temperatures ranging from −156 °C (−249 °F) to 121 °C (250 °F).

During exploration of the Moon or Mars, there will be the potential for lunar/Martian dust to be retained on the space suit. When the space suit is removed on return to the spacecraft, there will be the potential for the dust to contaminate surfaces and increase the risks of inhalation and skin exposure. Astronautical hygienists are testing materials with reduced dust retention times and the potential to control the dust exposure risks during planetary exploration. Novel ingress/egress approaches, such as suitports, are being explored as well.

In NASA space suits, communications are provided via a cap worn over the head, which includes earphones and a microphone. Due to the coloration of the version used for Apollo and Skylab, which resembled the coloration of the comic strip character Snoopy, these caps became known as "Snoopy caps."

Mass Effect 1 had a phenomenal storyline, good animations/graphics (for its time), and pretty well-written characters (Ashley was a little corny IMO with her daddy issues but everyone else was cool). Yes, combat was awkward at times, but it didn't suck. So, of the things that according to you (because I guess you're some all-knowing expert on how all video games should work?  ) AAA games need -- ME 1 had all but one.

Weapon and armor customization allow individual players more freedom to develop their own play-styles, which adds depth to the combat itself. Since squadmates have been a pretty important part of the combat in the past, allowing squadmate customization to complement Shepard's strengths/weaknesses was an integral part of the combat.

Bottom line: taking away player freedom is not something that makes a good RPG. If I want to play a linear space shooter with limited equipment choices, I'll just play Halo. At least the UNSC Marines wear combat gear.

I would, but tbh. I think this suits most people more in the long run. The reason we don't have so much customacation and proper skill system, is because Bioware (for a long time now) have focused on new age gamers and console players, while still applealing to its old fan base.

I don't really consider this a true RPG anymore, even if it has awesome story and choices that matter. But its a good ARPG. Simplistic in many ways, but still awesome. I have other games to fill my "old style RPG hunger"

You kind of answered your own question there: Helmets give protection from head shots. Breathers don't.

Breathers aren't combat gear, helmets are.

Hence helmets are preferable  if you need them to soak up weapon fire.

The objection to breathers, though, was that they wouldn't protect against environmental hazards. I'm just suggesting a way in which they don't need to if they're coupled with tech which shields against environmental hazards. Which I believe should not be beyond the realms of possibility in the ME universe.

How bout more customizing in general.

Ian can you tell us do you allow or at least don't block mods in MEA?

I prefer companion armor customization in Dragon Age, as for me it's still more of a "traditional" RPG. As Mass Effect has always been more of an action game and the companion armor customization was removed since ME2, I'm okay with default looks. I prefer to have, for example, Garrus in his new and greatly detailed personal armor from ME3 than have him running around in tight yellow light armor like in ME1 because it has better stats.

I can understand why people would like companion customization though, and I'm always for more freedom of choice in gaming, even if it doesn't affect me personally.

I ask Ian about modding of MEA please vote
bsn.boards.net/thread/5213/bioware-allow-modding-mea-singleplayer