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Post by nxp5 on Feb 23, 2017 21:43:31 GMT
Hello all, well it seems this thread is gonna be my main MEA hub for the next month+
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Post by TaliWhacker on Feb 24, 2017 0:52:49 GMT
shechinah would you or really anyone else be interested in a full spoiler free breakdown of mechanics, abilities, multiplayer design (when it comes out)? It seems like a lot of people in here only use this but all that information requires a full post and the only way I can think of doing that is to make my own post, disable comments, and link it in my signature. It wouldn't be a trouble because I don't have to proof anything (a lot of proofs could contain spoilers).
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Post by melbella on Feb 24, 2017 2:05:29 GMT
It's countdown time now - less than a week till PC specs are out and 3 wks to early access. Eep!
I'm waiting on the specs before I place my pre-order. I'm hoping my current rig will work. I can play DAI fine with it so fingers crossed!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 2:56:47 GMT
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Post by SpiritVanguard on Feb 24, 2017 4:05:46 GMT
Whoa... I see the MEA twitter thread is locked right now because it's still in my bookmarks (stopped reading it months ago.) That one is usually pretty light and positive... ...Interesting days are ahead.
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Post by OhDaniGirl on Feb 24, 2017 4:10:59 GMT
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Post by SpiritVanguard on Feb 24, 2017 4:45:29 GMT
Not sure I want to know what happened. Unlocked now...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 5:34:07 GMT
Drama, the worst kind of high school drama happened.
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Post by SpiritVanguard on Feb 24, 2017 6:12:40 GMT
The twitter thread is the one thing I've been missing during the blackout, but that's also because it was typically without drama.
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Post by PhroX on Feb 24, 2017 8:21:48 GMT
I've enjoyed the info we've gotten so far, but I think it's about time for me to come join y'all in this thread.
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Post by phantomrachie on Feb 24, 2017 8:52:31 GMT
I get where you're coming from but light spoilers are generally used to advertise games. CD Projekt, for example, did reveal information about locations and general plot for the Witcher 3 & the two major expansions. Bioware may have traditionally shown more than that but not by much, DA:I was a complete oversaturation, but I don't remember the Mass Effect, DA2 or DA:O being particularly spoilery, character videos in ME2 were about the height of it. The amount of information people want about a game varies so much that it is difficult to get a balance, with both sides of the aisle saying it shows lack of confidence. With Mass Effect 1, at E3 2007 Bioware allowed the media in a behind closed doors session to see the Shepard vs Wrex Virmire confrontation and after the embargo lifted, this whole scenario was spoiled. Also, it was pretty much confirmed before launch that at some point in the game, you (Shepard) Ashley or Kaidan can die and you can only save one of them. With DAO, the entire plots regarding the Origin stories was essentially spoiled in pre-release marketing material either from previews from the media or trailers. Even the Cailan death at Ostagar was hinted at. Wow I must have completed missed all that. Fair enough then
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Post by majesticjazz on Feb 24, 2017 9:23:08 GMT
With Mass Effect 1, at E3 2007 Bioware allowed the media in a behind closed doors session to see the Shepard vs Wrex Virmire confrontation and after the embargo lifted, this whole scenario was spoiled. Also, it was pretty much confirmed before launch that at some point in the game, you (Shepard) Ashley or Kaidan can die and you can only save one of them. With DAO, the entire plots regarding the Origin stories was essentially spoiled in pre-release marketing material either from previews from the media or trailers. Even the Cailan death at Ostagar was hinted at. Wow I must have completed missed all that. Fair enough then Yeah, I have been following Bioware for a long time now. With KOTOR, the marketing was done with Bioware being very secretive and holding all their cards to their chest so to speak. With KOTOR, the marketing was centered around the hybrid realtime/turn based combat with a little bit of focus on the DS/LS system. With ME1, thats when they really began to change. With ME2 it got so bad that Bioware had to reassure fans that ME3 would be different: egmr.net/2011/04/bioware-promises-there-will-be-less-spoilers-for-massSo yeah, Bioware IS known to use marketing strategies that places an emphasis on mild spoilers. I can bet you that with the MEA launch trailer (which I wont watch) would be full of spoilers and what not.
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Post by SofaJockey on Feb 24, 2017 9:30:51 GMT
Two major threads locked yesterday for a time. Mostly over fighting resulting from spoilers.
The consensus about MEA from the preview news dump was: Generally enthusiastic with a few minor concerns.
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Post by shechinah on Feb 24, 2017 10:02:49 GMT
shechinah would you or really anyone else be interested in a full spoiler free breakdown of mechanics, abilities, multiplayer design (when it comes out)? It seems like a lot of people in here only use this but all that information requires a full post and the only way I can think of doing that is to make my own post, disable comments, and link it in my signature. It wouldn't be a trouble because I don't have to proof anything (a lot of proofs could contain spoilers). That'd be nice
I'd be interested in it as long as it dosen't contain anything about the story, characters or descriptions of the maps. The last bit is because the ME3 maps were basically copies of maps from the singleplayer campaign and MEA may likewise do the same and potentially contain visual spoilers of events.
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Post by phantomrachie on Feb 24, 2017 11:17:26 GMT
Summary of what I've read so far. IGN is spoiler free, mostly talks about combat, classes, exploration, a quick idea of the dialogue system and some issues the author had. Also mentions the name of one of the human squadmates, the name of an Ark and the name of the new Mako and new Normandy. Gamespot has light spoilers around some of the characters and the types of things they say, not exact dialogue and on the very beginning of the game. Everything else is similar to the IGN article. Also gives a summary of the mission the author played, details of an area explored, the names of squadmates already released and their impressions of them. (both articles have this info) Polygon is spoiler free but not very informative. The author compares it to the Trilogy alot. RPGsite has light spoilers if you consider impressions of the dialogue system and characters spoilers. Impressions of the pilot and the doctor (who has had info revealed about her today). The video on this article does have some visual spoilers of environments and characters. The new gameplay trailer is very focused on combat and how the levelling system works. Does have visual spoilers the main alien bad guys and squadmates. The new Voice Actor Video does contain some light story spoilers. Hope this helps! Edit: Adding some additional points as requested by shechinah . Adding to this: Eurogamer contains light spoilers for personalities of squadmates, the intro mission, a summary of what was don on a specific planet. It also contains similar info on combat as the IGn and Gamespot articles Another thing to add to the list, just in case any of you hang out on Reddit: There was a Reddit AMA with someone who played for 3 hours. It has more information on combat & performance and light spoilers about general impressions of the story, exploration, crafting and characters.
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Post by TaliWhacker on Feb 24, 2017 13:39:53 GMT
shechinah would you or really anyone else be interested in a full spoiler free breakdown of mechanics, abilities, multiplayer design (when it comes out)? It seems like a lot of people in here only use this but all that information requires a full post and the only way I can think of doing that is to make my own post, disable comments, and link it in my signature. It wouldn't be a trouble because I don't have to proof anything (a lot of proofs could contain spoilers). That'd be nice
I'd be interested in it as long as it dosen't contain anything about the story, characters or descriptions of the maps. The last bit is because the ME3 maps were basically copies of maps from the singleplayer campaign and MEA may likewise do the same and potentially contain visual spoilers of events.
Yes, very few visual images, I am thinking mostly menu screens. I'll try and have it up this saturday or sunday.
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Post by SilentK on Feb 24, 2017 14:02:37 GMT
Well...
We will just hide in here. Still trying to keep myself busy with ME3. FemShep and Co are currently trying to mend the krogan-turian-situation. Herding cats could be a good description of it, lol.
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Post by revanshep78 on Feb 24, 2017 14:20:11 GMT
I'm glad there is a place like this on the forums. I want to stay connected to the community but I don't want to see "every single piece" of news that comes out. We were so starved for details for so long that any nugget was analyzed to the 1,000,000th degree. I guess that's what 4 years of waiting will do.
I've gotten what I needed to allay some of my fears of what the gameplay was turning into and I'm excited to jump into a new adventure.
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Post by PillarBiter on Feb 24, 2017 15:03:58 GMT
I think I'll hang out in this here thread for the coming month, other that the andromeda initiative training and the gameplay trailers. It was to be expected that evryone would be getting nitpicky over every last whiny review the moment they came out.
But: if you look at the previews critcally, it's mostly positive, but each reviewer has something different to be nagging about, which is more down to personal opinion than anything else. Gameplay - superb Worlds - great characters - fantastic
Those are the main selling points of the game anyway.
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Post by SilentK on Feb 24, 2017 15:38:16 GMT
I think I'll hang out in this here thread for the coming month, other that the andromeda initiative training and the gameplay trailers. It was to be expected that evryone would be getting nitpicky over every last whiny review the moment they came out. But: if you look at the previews critcally, it's mostly positive, but each reviewer has something different to be nagging about, which is more down to personal opinion than anything else. Gameplay - superb Worlds - great characters - fantastic Those are the main selling points of the game anyway. It sounds great! Fantastic for characters is the thing that makes me happiest and story of course.
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Post by majesticjazz on Feb 24, 2017 17:27:21 GMT
Lol, funny how after the lifted embargo this thread sees an increase in traffic.
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Post by majesticjazz on Feb 24, 2017 17:37:33 GMT
I'm glad there is a place like this on the forums. I want to stay connected to the community but I don't want to see "every single piece" of news that comes out. We were so starved for details for so long that any nugget was analyzed to the 1,000,000th degree. I guess that's what 4 years of waiting will do. I've gotten what I needed to allay some of my fears of what the gameplay was turning into and I'm excited to jump into a new adventure. I do not know what the rules are, but I am sure that your avatar is somewhat of a spoiler to many here as a major concept behind this thread is to not be exposed to characters and I believe your avatar shows off a major character....
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Post by AllyCatAttack on Feb 24, 2017 17:50:34 GMT
25 days to go, awww, yisss! For those of you who are watching the A.I. briefings, my obsessive checking of the site has shown me that there is a new briefing up today. Just wanted to pass that info on. Something's up with my speaker on my work computer and I forgot my headphones so I can't give a full break down yet but this briefing is Weapons and Biotics Training
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Post by revanshep78 on Feb 24, 2017 18:21:45 GMT
I'm glad there is a place like this on the forums. I want to stay connected to the community but I don't want to see "every single piece" of news that comes out. We were so starved for details for so long that any nugget was analyzed to the 1,000,000th degree. I guess that's what 4 years of waiting will do. I've gotten what I needed to allay some of my fears of what the gameplay was turning into and I'm excited to jump into a new adventure. I do not know what the rules are, but I am sure that your avatar is somewhat of a spoiler to many here as a major concept behind this thread is to not be exposed to characters and I believe your avatar shows off a major character.... Sorry about that and thank you for giving me a heads up! I changed my picture.
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Post by shechinah on Feb 24, 2017 19:48:49 GMT
Briefing Five - Spoiler Assessment
Yeah, I can say right off the bat that I don't recommend watching this for anyone who wants to remain in the dark about squadmate as this briefing features one squadmate talking about the two topics. Said squadmate is visible at the beginning and gives introduction. Other than that, the briefing showcases the different weapon types, new and old weapons. It very briefly shows customization. It also features biotic abilities new and old.
I think I'm going to screenshot the weapons and biotic abilities. The gameplay where these are shown and demonstrated only feature the female protagonist so should be safe for those that wish to see them but cannot watch the briefing because of the above squadmate.
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