I am done with MEA for now and why.

I love the ME universe. I have played all three multiple times with multiple characters, even with the ups and downs of the last three.

That being said I cannot continue playing Andromeda as it is and I want to say why in hopes that somewhere, somehow, enough people agree with me and start a converstaion that Bioware hears about and either A) patches Andromeda or at least learns from this one and fixes the next. Otherwise I am done, which is really sad because as slow as Andromeda is it has a lot of potential. Love it or not it has an interesting premise set in a world I love. So why is every second in the game a slog that drives me nuts?

This is not a complaint fest about animations, story, character models, squad ai, or some other issue many players are having (Which are all viable complaints). These are issues with the gameplay and the mechanics that make every second out of combat (which is great IMHO) an annoying, frustrating experience. 

It all came to a head for me when my wife, who is not a gamer but respects my hobby, looked at me and said, "Why are you playing that game when all it does is frustrate you?" And it is true, why am I suffering through annoyance when I do not have to? Game loyalty? Really? Not going to do it. I have better things to do with my time than be frustrated for hours and hours.So here is my list of some issues that are not already being talked about regularly by the public.

1. Bugs... 'nough said.

2. Not being able to change squad mates weapons. Sure they streamlined squads way more than I would like but at least I had some input before, no I have none. Thanks.

3. Scanning for research credits, a part in the game that should take 20 minutes takes 45 because I am sloooowly running a scanner over every aspect of this oversized world.

4. Crafting supplies are regulated to specific parts if the story only so I have to wait to craft a cool project I have unlocked even though the weapon armor system is tiered.

5. "Open world" - it is not an open world. Stop calling it that. You just made the mission sites too big to enjoy. I wont story and drama, not hours in between  of looking for that story and drama. 

But most importantly and above all else for me:

6. The inventory system is downright horrible. 

With upgrades you get 65 slots which would be fine if all that counted was weapons and armor, except that isn't the case. Every mod and crafting material counts as well. I have 10 weapons 6 pieces of armor and the rest is a bunch of crap so that I could possibly build something cool later. Which might not be a big problem for some but as an RPG fan and OCD collector getting rid of a perfectly good weapon to make space is blasphemy. I am constantly at 60-65 spaces full and constantly having to sell or deconstruct something to make room. 

If Andromeda was a great game story than I could overlook most of this. Curiosity would overrule. But it isn't. Its just a decent game marred by horrible mechanics and a ton of bad design choices. Some great design choices too, that are completely overshadowed by the bad. Some of you wont agree and that is fine. Some of you are going to say "Shut and and be happy with what you got, I am, why aren't you?" Well, to them I say that if there are enough problems with a game you love that it actually makes you stop playing it and you never say anything, then you are just at fault as the game developers when the next one comes out and it worse than the last one. 

I am not angry, I am very very sad. More than likely this game is going to remain unfinished and I'll eventually delete it to make room for some new game. So for me this is kind of the death of a beloved franchise. If you disagree then I am glad you like it and I hope your get to enjoy what you love about it for a long time.