I normally roll my eyes at forum whiners..

..but several significant persistent issues are flat-out killing this game for me.

I'd only experienced a handful of disconnects between myself and the group I've been playing with before the last couple of nights.  I'd had some latency, but nothing that made the game unplayable.

Had to call it quits this evening a couple of hours earlier than any of us had intended because we couldn't stay connected. We rotated hosts across 3 of us to see if we could make a stable game, but we only completed 2 out of 6-8 games without someone dropping.

Also, previously we had at least occasionally been able to join back into games in progress in private lobbies, but tonight whenever anyone joined back in, nobody got paid at the end of the match (xp still awarded, it seemed).  Not just the parties reconnecting - nobody.

I've been extremely patient with and even dismissive of people complaining about various aspects of the game, but between this and the balance issues, I'm about ready to suspend playing until/unless significant changes are made. It's gotten to be a chore. I refuse to just Talon all the things for hundreds more hours in the hope that I'll eventually snag a gem out of the river of shit that is the UR pool.

I saw someone shortly after launch state something to the effect that powers and combos could have their damage doubled and it still might not be too much. Four-ish weeks now after I started on the pre-play, I'd have to say I agree. The lack of viable weapon variety is equally glaring. I remember the degree to which guys like Eric and BroJo interacted with the community back in 2012-13 -- I traded PMs with each a handful of times and found them both pleasant and responsive -- and I remember feeling like even if they whiffed sometimes or mangled a weapon/power, they were fucking trying. I have no idea now who's involved in balancing the game or when we might hear something. I have zero confidence that the balance situation is even under consideration, let alone that meaningful effort is being exerted. Has there been any noteworthy change other than the weird, random buffnerf to the Mattock? Ammo cap for the Hesh? Jesus.

I guess I've been hoping so hard to recapture how much I enjoyed ME3MP for two full years that I resisted acknowledging how disappointed I've been.

Anyway, thanks for attending this therapy session. Happy trolling, BSN.  You're pretty much the only thing I'm enjoying about MP at the moment.