Has anyone else just stopped playing?

I finished my first play through at around 100 hours, nearly level 70, and 98% completion. I started my 2nd play through immediately after I finished the first...got the first base...then stopped. I realized, there's no reason to play anymore. Unlike the original trilogy, I can't make any dialog choices that will change how Ryder reacts, it'll always be positive (basically Paragon), and the characters just aren't all that good, not enough to make me want to spend another 40+hours with them. I certainly do not want to waste more time on the boring side quests just to raise the planet's viability...again; Once was enough, thank you very much.

I thought I'd want to play to make different decisions when it came to major choices, but MEA lacks the replayability (dialog choices that mean nothing, decisions that don't seem to affect the game in any meaningful way, lackluster squadmates) that MET had. I haven't played it since the beginning of the month. Without a massive overhaul of...well the entire thing, I don't think I'll play it again. To get the other story decisions, I'll just use a save game editor and save myself the headache.

Set up ME 1 , 2 and 3 again and have a go on the original trilogy again. I've done two plays of MEA and geared for a third when its more patched and stable. But it's not going to be fun and i am not looking foward to doing it but the romance achievement and rank 6 achievement.😧

MET though still has replayability to do this day. Only things i missed from MEA was combat , graphics (not it's fault) and my rem tech suit.

I played the 10 hour demo, then didn't buy it. Shrug

I'm back to playing again, but i only took a few days off from it, because Veold was just starting to feel like a grind along with some missions on Eos....The planet Kaedra (spel) so far has been filled with side missions that feel a little more interesting than what i experienced earlier in the game...it still feel likes a grind at some points, but quests i've encountered so far, i have been actually wanting to do....


I can't remember the name of the rain forest type planet?...alot of bluish hues/themes...anyway, i liked the visuals of that planet but i hated the design...in terms of traveling the landscape. Too many times i would try to follow my mission marker, only to be blocked by a wall or some misplaced mountain and the location itself would be in some weird obscure location that had me searching in circles for the correct path.... ...that is just annoying game design when you have to in some cases walk to these locations....

One other nit-pick the location of hidden cache crates.....i like the rewards in terms of equipment, but again stop placing these things on top of mountains or structures that run the risk of the character getting stuck "in" the mountain..... ....I had to unrealistically drive the nomad to the very tip of a mountain pop out with the character doing some jittery animation *like he was about to get stuck* then i had to nervously jump around to avoid him actually getting stuck then carefully made my way on the top of the mountain to walk to the crate.

It's just one of those aspects that wasn't tested properly...the top of those mountain peaks really aren't made for characters to walk on the top of them as they will seem like they will get stuck.....better placement of these items would have been far better....

Don't want to rant too much as it seems at this point, i'm finally starting to enjoy the game somewhat, at least this planet in particular.

After 2 and a 1/2 playthougths I said to myself: "F**k this!" and quit playing. Then I sold my copy to my mate.

Finished that game, will pick it up again after all the patches and DLC (if there are any).