Mass Effect 3

**Siya** · 2012-03-08 01:52

When does the romance option from previous games show up? Liara has been flirting for a while now but won't do anything, yet Traynor and the reporter chick want to come all up in my cabin. Will starting anything with them affect my relationship with Liara?

**Gokulo** · 2012-03-08 02:57

I'm wondering about Cortez myself. I had a "moment" with him in the Citadel, and he said he will see me back on Normandy but I can't invite him to my chambers yet. Maybe need to progress story more?

**Hellfury** · 2012-03-08 03:03

[major spoiler] question regarding ashley

Spoiler: show

**Gokulo** · 2012-03-08 03:30

Here:

Spoiler: show

**Hellfury** · 2012-03-08 04:50

Spoiler: show

on a positive note, Galaxy at War wasn't nearly as painful as I thought, quite the opposite, after work, I am making myself an engineer, this is fun :D

**mightyg** · 2012-03-08 05:29

which guns are you guys liking? Raptor is a very nice semi auto sniper rifle. Also liking the phalanx quite a bit now, good mix between accuracy, fire rate, and punch.

**WahiGuard** · 2012-03-08 05:39

Originally Posted by Bweigelt

Man Garrus and Joker telling each other jokes was the most hilarious thing ever.

Jimmy Vega sounds like the name of an Omega pole dancer.

oh yeah Mission Complete. My Shep started out to do what he had to do.

**Appie** · 2012-03-08 05:42

Why the fuck do I need an Origin account on the Xbox to play this online?! While I'm mostly interested in the single player I still find this stupid, chances of me even trying the multi dropped to 1%.

inb4 quit bitching about Origin

Gentaro · 2012-03-08 05:49

The thing that pisses me off is the "optional" DLC.

"Commander Shepard, why is you entire team scattered across the Galaxy? The last thing I remember is that you destroyed the collector base."

"Looks like you didn't get the DLC for ME2, I helped Liara becoming the new Shadow Broker, stopped the Reapers from getting to earth and blew up a batarian colony"

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**WahiGuard** · 2012-03-08 05:54

Originally Posted by BadKarma

Oh my god. Ashley drunk is the most hysterical thing

Fuck that haters James Vega is a good character. Just didn`t have much use for him with my Vanguard charging all over the map. Furthest I got my cooldown to was abot 2 seconds on charge and shockwave(which I actually found a use for this time)

**WahiGuard** · 2012-03-08 06:03

Originally Posted by Boyiee

The story up to tuchanka definitely feels rushed, and slightly bad.

Story is great, I`d say to Mars it is definitely rushed. Seeing Earth being attacked should have had a bigger impact. Maybe because this is the first time seeing Earth so as a player we have no real connection to Earth(cept that we live on it)
One thing I will say about the ending, I want to know what happens to my squadmates a la DA >.>

Gentaro · 2012-03-08 06:12

I really liked the suicide mission part of ME2, I kind of missed that in ME3 - a possibility where all ME1+2+3 characters could have survived, some happy end. :3

**Rulke** · 2012-03-08 11:06

For anyone who knows, are there any happy endings? As in Shep lives, isn't some indoctrinated slave or some ish, defeats the Reapers etc? Simple yes/no is all I am looking for.

**Tyrath** · 2012-03-08 11:07

Take it with a grain of salt

http://crystalprisonzone.blogspot.co...developed.html

Day One Disappointment: Where does DLC come from?
Today's article is brought to us courtesy of internet sensation Ceski, author of the Deus Ex: Unreal Revolution mod and creator of some very funny videos:

BioWare lied to you.

Two weeks ago, a listing on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace inadvertently revealed details for the "From Ashes" downloadable content for Mass Effect 3. Many fans expressed anger at the confirmation of "launch day" DLC. Consumers are typically enraged by the premise of "Day One DLC" because, as they see it, the DLC is game content which could have been included in the game but was instead removed so that it could be sold back later. In the case of Mass Effect 3, the prospect of Day One DLC is particularly irritating, since failing to buy the DLC removes an entire character from the game - a curious design decision for a product so focused on narrative and characters.

Han Solo character for $10, or free with purchase of Collector's Edition ($20 extra).

Bioware addressed these concerns by saying that the DLC was developed only after the game was fully completed and submitted to a separate quality assurance team, meaning that these assets were developed separately and at extra cost, justifying the additional price tag for the DLC.

However, with the release of the final game, fans have been poking around the files and making some surprising findings. There appears to be content on the game disc that shouldn't be there based on previous statements by BioWare. For instance, the build which leaked in November, the official demo, and now the standard retail release of Mass Effect 3 all contain voice files for the Prothean squad member. There's also a full set of model and animation files for the Prothean, but file encryption makes it impossible to open these for further inspection. These files are just as big as they are for other, non-DLC characters, suggesting that the art, animation, and voice assets for the DLC character were developed at the same time, not after the completion of the project. If these assets were developed after end of development, they would have to be downloaded - not unlocked directly from the disc.

Finally, decompiling the game's Coalesced.bin file reveals many references to the Prothean squad member. Highlights include the Prothean's HUD and team screen images, his weapon loadout, and the appropriate script ids to call when he is added to the party.

Why is this such a big deal? The loudest complaint from fans was the cynical belief that BioWare had removed content from the game only to sell it back later for a DLC cash grab. BioWare is on record stating that "From Ashes" was developed AFTER the main game was done:

"[BioWare] completed the game in January & moved onto the 'From Ashes' DLC... It takes about 3 months from 'content complete' to bug-fix, certify, manufacture, and ship game discs. In that time we work on DLC."
- Casey Hudson, Executive Producer

"The content in 'From Ashes' was developed by a separate team (after the core game was finished) and not completed until well after the main game went into certification."
- Michael Gamble, Producer

"Sure. What a lot of people don’t know is that… We’ve got 150 people who worked on the Mass Effect game. When we get towards the end of the project, we get into the certification phase, and everything that we’ve ever wanted to do with the core game is actually finished. And now we just need to get it certified and put on the trucks and manufactured on discs and stuff. That takes three months or more. Three months or more for a team of 150 people, that equates to millions of dollars of development time. So we either would move on to the next game, which you might not see for several years, or we’re a multi-team studio, so they might move on to Dragon Age or The Old Republic. But we know that people really enjoyed the DLC for Mass Effect 2. So we wanted to start working on DLC." - Casey Hudson, Executive Producer

What's going on? Most likely, "From Ashes" was conceived early in Mass Effect 3's development cycle and was worked on side-by-side with core game content to ensure a seamless integration into the final product. The real "From Ashes" DLC that's up for purchase may just be a collection of easy-to-package assets while a good portion of the DLC-related game code sits right there on the retail disc. Speculation? Certainly, but this evidence would suggest that BioWare worked on "From Ashes" well before the game was completed and then lied about the development process.

**Gokulo** · 2012-03-08 11:15

Bleh, didn't like the ending.
The game was ok I guess, but some stuff made me angry, and the story was meh...
I hope Bioware will stop making games already

Gentaro · 2012-03-08 11:30

Originally Posted by Rulke

For anyone who knows, are there any happy endings? As in Shep lives, isn't some indoctrinated slave or some ish, defeats the Reapers etc? Simple yes/no is all I am looking for.

Yes, but not every character from the previous games will make it out alive.

**Lonely** · 2012-03-08 11:34

A warning. Don't bother doing Rannoch until you get at least 90% reputation or else you are in the the most rage worthy disappointing event in the game.

**Ikarys** · 2012-03-08 11:34

Originally Posted by mightyg

which guns are you guys liking? Raptor is a very nice semi auto sniper rifle. Also liking the phalanx quite a bit now, good mix between accuracy, fire rate, and punch.

Had a Phalanx in the demo and thought it was great, though the real benefit came only after putting a scope / extended barrel on it. I never like shotguns up until this Geth Plasma Shotgun, the thing is unreal.

**Tyrath** · 2012-03-08 11:38

Originally Posted by Lonely

A warning. Don't bother doing Rannoch until you get at least 90% reputation or else you are in the the most rage worthy disappointing event in the game.

Good to know, I was just about to venture out to this mission after work today.

As for weapons I've been using Raptor sniper rifle Vindicator assault rifle a lot. I love being able to use any weapon on any class.

**Ronfar** · 2012-03-08 11:43

Ending question;

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