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Post by zipzap2000 on Mar 16, 2017 6:54:23 GMT
This has been the only place to find spoiler free positive feedback so far.
Its very reassuring.
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Post by The Elder King on Mar 16, 2017 7:39:43 GMT
- No quicksave? Couldn't find a key for it under key bindings, tried tappping F5 nothing happened. How can you launch without quicksave? This is...driving me kind of nuts, TBH. I checked, and you can't manually save during priority missions. Period. Autosaves only. How is this possible in a game that's supposed to be about exploration? If I die, I have to retrace several minutes because the game saves from the last objective I completed. If I accidentally trigger events that don't allow me to backtrack, I either 1) reload an autosave from a while ago or 2) keep going and ditch that piece of exploration. Maybe it's just me. I'm a compulsive saver. But the lack of manual save kind of kills my desire to explore during priority missions since I don't know if I'll get knocked back to an autosave and have to do everything over. You mean even after the prologue? You can't manually save on planets, in either of the way provided in ME3?
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Post by wangxiuming on Mar 16, 2017 8:06:31 GMT
This is...driving me kind of nuts, TBH. I checked, and you can't manually save during priority missions. Period. Autosaves only. How is this possible in a game that's supposed to be about exploration? If I die, I have to retrace several minutes because the game saves from the last objective I completed. If I accidentally trigger events that don't allow me to backtrack, I either 1) reload an autosave from a while ago or 2) keep going and ditch that piece of exploration. Maybe it's just me. I'm a compulsive saver. But the lack of manual save kind of kills my desire to explore during priority missions since I don't know if I'll get knocked back to an autosave and have to do everything over. You mean even after the prologue? You can't manually save on planets, in either of the way provided in ME3? You can manually save after the prologue. For some reason it won't let you save during the prologue. But I've saved multiple times in various locations afterwards without problems.
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Post by Ajna on Mar 16, 2017 8:08:34 GMT
Haven't had a chance to play yet, my internet is very very slow, when I woke up this morning I'd done 58% although it's enough to play... I needed to upgrade my gfx drivers, which I'm currently doing.
Considering this will be my first bioware game where I'm min req's only it'll be interesting to see how it looks. I hope I don't cry.
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Post by bryanky5 on Mar 16, 2017 8:10:57 GMT
You mean even after the prologue? You can't manually save on planets, in either of the way provided in ME3? You can manually save after the prologue. For some reason it won't let you save during the prologue. But I've saved multiple times in various locations afterwards without problems. Were you on priority missions? Because the text clearly said "Manual save is not allowed on priority missions". So far this is my only gripe with the game if it holds true throughout the entirety.
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Post by The Elder King on Mar 16, 2017 8:11:23 GMT
You mean even after the prologue? You can't manually save on planets, in either of the way provided in ME3? You can manually save after the prologue. For some reason it won't let you save during the prologue. But I've saved multiple times in various locations afterwards without problems. Do you mean on the other planet available in the access as well?
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Post by wangxiuming on Mar 16, 2017 8:14:44 GMT
You can manually save after the prologue. For some reason it won't let you save during the prologue. But I've saved multiple times in various locations afterwards without problems. Do you mean on the other planet available in the access as well? Yes, as well as the central hub.
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Post by The Elder King on Mar 16, 2017 8:17:11 GMT
Do you mean on the other planet available in the access as well? Yes, as well as the central hub. Thanks. So It seems only a problem for the prologue.
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Post by wangxiuming on Mar 16, 2017 8:20:49 GMT
You can manually save after the prologue. For some reason it won't let you save during the prologue. But I've saved multiple times in various locations afterwards without problems. Were you on priority missions? Because the text clearly said "Manual save is not allowed on priority missions". So far this is my only gripe with the game if it holds true throughout the entirety. I completed multiple objectives of the priority mission on the second planet and saved multiple times during those objectives (once right before a bunch of Kett attacked me). Minor Spoilers for context: Those objectives lead up to acquiring the Nomad. It could be that certain sequences disallow manual saving, but I have yet to encounter any since the prologue. Will update if I run across another; I'm not that far into the second planet yet.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 8:28:57 GMT
Note to Mods: Please move this thread wherever you want it.Hey folks, With Early Access going live on both Xbox One and Origin, I'm very excited to see many of you begin playing the game and sharing your thoughts. If you've got any NON-SPOILER feedback on the game that you'd like to share from your early access experience which is too long for Twitter (or you just don't use Twitter), please post it here. I'm not going to respond to it, for the most part (only so many hours in the day) but I WILL read it all, and it'd make it a whole lot easier for me to find the feedback largely collated in one place. Plus I can point other devs here if I see some particularly valuable feedback. Once the game hits shelves there will be a zillion threads to read, here and elsewhere, but since the pool for Early Access is comparatively small, I thought it would be nice to consolidate your feedback from the trial here over the next few days. I just ask that you respect the rules of the forum and not post any spoilers here, and that you don't share your feedback on the game in this thread if you haven't actually played it yet--there are numerous other threads for that. Happy gaming! Isnt the BSNer toxic?
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Post by The Elder King on Mar 16, 2017 8:33:12 GMT
Note to Mods: Please move this thread wherever you want it.Hey folks, With Early Access going live on both Xbox One and Origin, I'm very excited to see many of you begin playing the game and sharing your thoughts. If you've got any NON-SPOILER feedback on the game that you'd like to share from your early access experience which is too long for Twitter (or you just don't use Twitter), please post it here. I'm not going to respond to it, for the most part (only so many hours in the day) but I WILL read it all, and it'd make it a whole lot easier for me to find the feedback largely collated in one place. Plus I can point other devs here if I see some particularly valuable feedback. Once the game hits shelves there will be a zillion threads to read, here and elsewhere, but since the pool for Early Access is comparatively small, I thought it would be nice to consolidate your feedback from the trial here over the next few days. I just ask that you respect the rules of the forum and not post any spoilers here, and that you don't share your feedback on the game in this thread if you haven't actually played it yet--there are numerous other threads for that. Happy gaming! Isnt the BSNer toxic? There were only a few devs that said that (Ian wasn't), and the decision to close down the forum was likely not one many of them had any say about it.
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Post by aard on Mar 16, 2017 8:37:53 GMT
Still downloading. I have to say i am really encouraged that even people who where really doom and gloom before are even saying they where wrong and are loving it.
This thread so far is 100% more positive than what the Thread about the RPS Preview had you think/fear.
The Flaws where for everybody to see(Animations etc) but i am happy to hear that everyone seems to agree on 3 things:
1. Story seems good so far 2. Characters are interesting so far 3. It defenitivly feels like Mass Effect
If those 3 things remain true.. i am a very, very happy camper :-) And i think most people will be too.
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Post by The Twilight God on Mar 16, 2017 9:14:54 GMT
Is everyone is charge white while all the irrelevant background characters non-white? Liam excluded.
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Post by zaeedisking on Mar 16, 2017 9:29:00 GMT
Is everyone is charge white while all the irrelevant background characters non-white? Liam excluded. I"ll just assume this is a drunk post (If not my apologies). As a white male let me just say Bioware is one of the few companies in the last decade or so who has catered to a multi-cultural-ethnic fanbase... could they do better? Sure. I don't care if the main character is black or white or gay or straight or bi (give the player the option) but that's up to development I guess. But, I want a damn good story and well written characters regardless. If I play a game and the main character is well written... gay/straight/bi/indian/black/asian/hispanic etc... you're damn right I'll stand up for it.
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Post by kpeter on Mar 16, 2017 10:05:21 GMT
Can anyone tell me, who has early access, how the game runs on non K Sandy / Ivy or haswell i5 cpu? I'm about to upgrade to Skylake i7 but the news just got out that Ryzen R5 is coming aprill 11th, and i might wait for it instead. That means I'll have to play with this rig for about a month. I have a non K sandy i5 cpu overclocked to 3600mhz, its like as fast a stock Ivy I5 3570 or maybe a very tiny bit faster. I have 8gb ddr3, and an RX480.
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Post by Rico01 on Mar 16, 2017 10:17:39 GMT
Can anyone tell me, who has early access, how the game runs on non K Sandy / Ivy or haswell i5 cpu? I'm about to upgrade to Skylake i7 but the news just got out that Ryzen R5 is coming aprill 11th, and i might wait for it instead. That means I'll have to play with this rig for about a month. I have a non K sandy i5 cpu overclocked to 3600mhz, its like as fast a stock Ivy I5 3570 or maybe a very tiny bit faster. I have 8gb ddr3, and an RX480. Go check the system reqs thread please.
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Post by kpeter on Mar 16, 2017 10:30:01 GMT
Can anyone tell me, who has early access, how the game runs on non K Sandy / Ivy or haswell i5 cpu? I'm about to upgrade to Skylake i7 but the news just got out that Ryzen R5 is coming aprill 11th, and i might wait for it instead. That means I'll have to play with this rig for about a month. I have a non K sandy i5 cpu overclocked to 3600mhz, its like as fast a stock Ivy I5 3570 or maybe a very tiny bit faster. I have 8gb ddr3, and an RX480. Go check the system reqs thread please. Very smart response. Not. You think i'm not aware of that thread? I'd like the feedback from someone with a similar rig who actually tried it out for real.
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Post by Rico01 on Mar 16, 2017 10:31:36 GMT
Go check the system reqs thread please. Very smart response. Not. You think i'm not aware of that thread? I'd like the feedback from someone with a similar rig who actually tried it out for real. You have the answer in that thread. I've written about my system config and how it runs. Check it out.
And with this, I'm not gonna continue derail this thread anymore.
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Post by kpeter on Mar 16, 2017 10:52:54 GMT
You have the answer in that thread. No i don't. Your stated system is I5 4690K OC to 4.7ghz with 16 GB DDR3 RAM. You cannot think that's an answer how the game runs on older generation non K i5 cpu's that have 65% of your clock speed, and even clock to clock are a bit slower (5-7%), combined with half of your ram. Getting feedback how the game runs on older machines is just as valuable feedback as how the actual gameplay is. Which seems to be good.
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Post by eternalshiva on Mar 16, 2017 11:01:44 GMT
Only issue I've had so far is figuring out how to keep the custom dies on my damned outfit on the Tempest. It keeps going back to default after I get out of the menu.
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Post by PillarBiter on Mar 16, 2017 11:18:18 GMT
Also, the reports about facial animations are (as ever) GROSSLY exagerrated. I think the criticisms of it have been pretty fair to be honest... and they are at best very average even compared to DAI. Well that's... like... you opinion, man. They haven't bothered me in the slightest. Are they up to Witcher 3 standards? No. But they do the job just fine and haven't bothered me in the slightest.
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Post by n7rhysj on Mar 16, 2017 11:48:26 GMT
Any one else finding they cannot access their pre orders or delux edition stuff it won't let me acesses the console
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Post by Pounce de León on Mar 16, 2017 11:48:35 GMT
Haven't had a chance to play yet, my internet is very very slow, when I woke up this morning I'd done 58% although it's enough to play... I needed to upgrade my gfx drivers, which I'm currently doing. Considering this will be my first bioware game where I'm min req's only it'll be interesting to see how it looks. I hope I don't cry. You "needed" to upgrade your graphics drivers? Did the installation tell you so? Gives me bad vibes. Did that with BF1 (Frostbite engine, too) and then it went downhill with random crashes they haven't been fixed since October.
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Post by zaeedisking on Mar 16, 2017 11:59:43 GMT
I think the criticisms of it have been pretty fair to be honest... and they are at best very average even compared to DAI. Well that's... like... you opinion, man. They haven't bothered me in the slightest. Are they up to Witcher 3 standards? No. But they do the job just fine and haven't bothered me in the slightest. Never played witcher 3 to be fair... but I've played every Bioware game for the last decade... this CC and facial animation based on current tech. is frankly lazy.
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Post by riou on Mar 16, 2017 12:00:06 GMT
I have a feeling the CC is specifically geared toward people whose CC style is to choose a preset they mostly like and then just make minor tweaks. I'm one of those people, hence the CC was fine for me, though I can see objectively that it has fewer options than previous games. Ironically, this is basically what I did for the OT. I took ME1's base FemShep, went into 'custom' and made a few tweaks. The amount of tweaking you can do with DAI was cool but it was incredibly overwhelming. I'd likely spend ALL my time in the trial version working the CC if I had all those sliders people wanted. Not saying it's good that we don't have those, but that for me, the fact I don't have to tweak every little bit of Ryder's face is good.
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