I'd just hope Bioware has some of the bigger names signed up to do voice recordings for the next game. Because it would kind of suck to have Aria just not show up this time because Carrie Ann Moss is busy filming a children friendly version of Momento, or EDI being destroyed first thing in the next game.
For what its worth, Casey Hudson said they wanted to really let the story diverge in ME3, since they don't have to worry about the story still crossing paths at the end. We'll see what really happens though, I'm not holding my breath for two games in one.
If ME3 starts out with the Normandy getting blown up again though, I'm probably not going to buy it. Ok, I'll still buy it and any DLC they put out ever again, but I'll totally be angry about it.
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TexiKenDammit!That fish really got me!Registered Userregular
edited October 2010
I'm expecting there to be some mission you're on, and at the end you get shot in the face or something, resulting in a face rebuilding as well as a memory loss fill-in the holes questionnaire.
For what its worth, Casey Hudson said they wanted to really let the story diverge in ME3, since they don't have to worry about the story still crossing paths at the end. We'll see what really happens though, I'm not holding my breath for two games in one.
If ME3 starts out with the Normandy getting blown up again though, I'm probably not going to buy it. Ok, I'll still buy it and any DLC they put out ever again, but I'll totally be angry about it.
TIM: "Shepard, good news, I've had Cerberus operatives install upgrades to the Normandy, it should increase efficiency tenfold and give you a significant boost in your battle against the Reapers."
*Player is treated to explosion in foreground as Shepard's real-time image fades out instantly.*
TIM: *Presses button on console* "Operative Howard, please send Cerberus recovery squads to retrieve Shepard, also prepare your cell for Project Lazarus 2.0."
Shepard will start off fully leveled, but will need authorization from Cerberus before he/she can use any applicable abilities.
Of course Shepard will only use protective gear after the usefulness of said protective gear has become nil, right?
GEE THE HEAT FROM THIS LAVA IS MAKING ME BURN.
IT'S SURE NICE I HAVE A HEAT SHIELD RIGHT?
I literally can't play that game anymore. The fact that they somehow took the plot of Fusion and made it FUCKING WORSE is a testament to how horribly they fucked up.
or for that matter why the collectors were there when the normandy was scouting around, and how the collectors could see them while cloaked
The Normandy was sent out to sweep up geth remainders or something, right? Cerberus knew about it, so the Shadow Broker probably knew, especially given the latter's highly-placed Alliance contacts. If the Normandy was directed to areas of suspected geth activity, and those directions were known by the Alliance brass, that's a chain of information right back to the collectors. As for their jumping in right behind them, that's probably because it's more exciting than watching them lay in ambush/sweep the area for a few weeks.
The heat signature cloak doesn't help against visual. The collector ship probably doesn't use visual, though, so I'd say it's a consequence of their superior reaper tech vs. the SR1's dumb ol' turian tech. I don't think the SR2's cloak is going to work against reapers.
The Normandy SR2 will get destroyed in ME3, simply because some Bioware writer (not the ones that vist here of course. :P) will think it will have a 'deep emotional impact' on the player.
After the SR2 is destroyed, Shepard will be forced to flying the hammerhead around the galaxy. The only available squad members will be Ashley/Kaiden and Liara.
The sole new recruitable ally will be a batarian dancing girl.
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I really hope we don't get a Batarian on the squad in the third game. Just save us all the idea that there are some nice Batarians, let them be hated forever and ever.
I wouldn't mind it if they just didn't have a ton of recruitables this time. Just give me Wrex and Ashley back and then develop the already huge crew further rather than adding new characters in the last installment of the series
I wouldn't mind it if they just didn't have a ton of recruitables this time. Just give me Wrex and Ashley back and then develop the already huge crew further rather than adding new characters in the last installment of the series
I would agree to that. And give us at least twice as many conversations with each party memeber (three times as many, now we're talking).
And maybe a romance/friendship system that's more acknowledgable, kind of like in FFX (there's probably a more recent version of that I just can't think of it off the top of my head). You know, you take Miranda or Garrus with you more on missions, better banter between them and Shepard.
my guess for a new normandy is that cerberus will want their very, very expensive ship back and it either gets stolen out from under you or blow up while
then someone else builds you the SR3 or something i dunno
It's pretty much guaranteed that there'll be a few new characters in ME3, at least. I don't think Bioware is going to allow a situation where a badShep (say, an adept) comes into ME3 with Ashley, Liara, and two of ME2's (Zaeed and Jacob, for example) thus being deprived of any tech abilities. The paper-rock-scissors aspect of combat/biotic/tech has been important in both games, and they're not going to leave you without scissors.
Of course we won't be grabbing a whole 'nother dozen, though.
I'm not so sure about the RPS-ness. I mean, the most effective way to deal with shields is overload, and the only real way to deal with barriers is reave/warp (ammo), because seriously, who uses concussive shot?
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Why would they even need to upgrade the ship so extensively again?
what more do they need? They already seem to have the best of everything (equipment wise) and plenty of room to spare for additional potential new crewmembers. Just put them in the huge rooms like the armory or the hangar, like they did in ME1.
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DragkoniasThat Guy Who Does StuffYou Know, There. Registered Userregular
edited October 2010
I'm sure that most of the ME3 squad will be new members.
I'm not so sure about the RPS-ness. I mean, the most effective way to deal with shields is overload, and the only real way to deal with barriers is reave/warp (ammo), because seriously, who uses concussive shot?
There was a guy in here who only used concussive shot and never adrenaline rush, and wondered why everyone thought soldier was easy.
I'm sure that most of the ME3 squad will be new members.
I hope not, because then they'll have to spend most of the game introducing them and trying to make them interesting rather than developing the whole "Reaper" dealie and the regular crew.
Seriously, I'd rather they just develop the current 16 crewmembers
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I'm not so sure about the RPS-ness. I mean, the most effective way to deal with shields is overload, and the only real way to deal with barriers is reave/warp (ammo), because seriously, who uses concussive shot?
There was a guy in here who only used concussive shot and never adrenaline rush, and wondered why everyone thought soldier was easy.
I'm sure that most of the ME3 squad will be new members.
I hope not, because then they'll have to spend most of the game introducing them and trying to make them interesting rather than developing the whole "Reaper" dealie and the regular crew.
I'm not naive enough to believe that every single team member will play a significant part in ME3 (especially the DLC characters), and quite a few members have significant reasons for not coming back as a squadmate. It also depends on how much longer it will be until ME3 in the game universe (if its more than two years there's a good chance Mordin would just be too old to be any good in combat anymore, and Thane will be dead pretty much no matter what).
My best guess is that a handful from each game will make the cut for ME3, with another couple of new characters. But not a completely new crew like ME2.
Then again, I suppose they could leave you down, because the reason for the 2-survivors-or-deadShep requirement is so you can have a squad for any skipped/DLC missions done post-game, even at squad disadvantage. (Unless it was Miranda and Grunt, in which case you win against everything.)
I just doubt Bioware would make a game without new squaddies. Like our incoming batarian and vorcha love interests, available to both genders!
I'm sure that most of the ME3 squad will be new members.
I hope not, because then they'll have to spend most of the game introducing them and trying to make them interesting rather than developing the whole "Reaper" dealie and the regular crew.
ME1 didn't do that
Didn't do what? Character development?
It did have on-ship conversations and even personal missions... Hell, even the elevator rides. They just weren't very good or focused a lot of the time. The crew was also smaller back then with only 6 members so it was easier to develop and highlight any one character throughout the game compared to ME2
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Then again, I suppose they could leave you down, because the reason for the 2-survivors-or-deadShep requirement is so you can have a squad for any skipped/DLC missions done post-game, even at squad disadvantage. (Unless it was Miranda and Grunt, in which case you win against everything.)
I just doubt Bioware would make a game without new squaddies. Like our incoming batarian and vorcha love interests, available to both genders!
of course, you don't need to be recruitable to have a significant role in the plot. I figure the minimum ME3 team will have to cover all combat scenarios like Plush said. Some ME2 squadmates were just useless above veteran (looking at you, Jack)
we have 9 combat-ready races, 2 humans makes 10. We don't know if the raloi can fight, there are probably no vorcha above mook level.
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or for that matter why the collectors were there when the normandy was scouting around, and how the collectors could see them while cloaked
I'd just hope Bioware has some of the bigger names signed up to do voice recordings for the next game. Because it would kind of suck to have Aria just not show up this time because Carrie Ann Moss is busy filming a children friendly version of Momento, or EDI being destroyed first thing in the next game.
I don't recall any firm confirmation, but I remember hearing something about how he wasn't human?
As for the 2nd? Everyone want's a piece of shepard
If ME3 starts out with the Normandy getting blown up again though, I'm probably not going to buy it. Ok, I'll still buy it and any DLC they put out ever again, but I'll totally be angry about it.
Also that I'm not capable of explaining it to her
renegade option is to nuke ceberus8-)
TIM: "Shepard, good news, I've had Cerberus operatives install upgrades to the Normandy, it should increase efficiency tenfold and give you a significant boost in your battle against the Reapers."
*Player is treated to explosion in foreground as Shepard's real-time image fades out instantly.*
TIM: *Presses button on console* "Operative Howard, please send Cerberus recovery squads to retrieve Shepard, also prepare your cell for Project Lazarus 2.0."
Of course Shepard will only use protective gear after the usefulness of said protective gear has become nil, right?
GEE THE HEAT FROM THIS LAVA IS MAKING ME BURN.
IT'S SURE NICE I HAVE A HEAT SHIELD RIGHT?
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
If they ever pull that particular trick with now-default femshep, I'll burn their headquarters down myself.
The Normandy was sent out to sweep up geth remainders or something, right? Cerberus knew about it, so the Shadow Broker probably knew, especially given the latter's highly-placed Alliance contacts. If the Normandy was directed to areas of suspected geth activity, and those directions were known by the Alliance brass, that's a chain of information right back to the collectors. As for their jumping in right behind them, that's probably because it's more exciting than watching them lay in ambush/sweep the area for a few weeks.
The heat signature cloak doesn't help against visual. The collector ship probably doesn't use visual, though, so I'd say it's a consequence of their superior reaper tech vs. the SR1's dumb ol' turian tech. I don't think the SR2's cloak is going to work against reapers.
Then of course, we immediately get the SR3.
The sole new recruitable ally will be a batarian dancing girl.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
if you take him, he kills you in your sleep the next day and your file is deleted
when you go to make a new Shepard, this is the only face available for both genders:
or why the collectors didn't take Shepard's body directly when they were right there instead of buying it from SB
I would agree to that. And give us at least twice as many conversations with each party memeber (three times as many, now we're talking).
And maybe a romance/friendship system that's more acknowledgable, kind of like in FFX (there's probably a more recent version of that I just can't think of it off the top of my head). You know, you take Miranda or Garrus with you more on missions, better banter between them and Shepard.
then someone else builds you the SR3 or something i dunno
no need to blow up the old one
*only if you kept the base
Of course we won't be grabbing a whole 'nother dozen, though.
what more do they need? They already seem to have the best of everything (equipment wise) and plenty of room to spare for additional potential new crewmembers. Just put them in the huge rooms like the armory or the hangar, like they did in ME1.
There was a guy in here who only used concussive shot and never adrenaline rush, and wondered why everyone thought soldier was easy.
Yeah, I don't know either.
I hope not, because then they'll have to spend most of the game introducing them and trying to make them interesting rather than developing the whole "Reaper" dealie and the regular crew.
Seriously, I'd rather they just develop the current 16 crewmembers
16 crewmembers with the possibility of 14 of them being dead.
You're basically the lone survivor at that point.
I bet the standard non-import 'new game' will have them all surviving anyway, so anything beyond that will be optional and up to the player.
The fight against the reapers will be done via tower of hanoi puzzle.
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You called my name?
ME1 didn't do that
My best guess is that a handful from each game will make the cut for ME3, with another couple of new characters. But not a completely new crew like ME2.
the SR3 will be a dreadnaught
how awesome would that be
I just doubt Bioware would make a game without new squaddies. Like our incoming batarian and vorcha love interests, available to both genders!
So it was you! I trust you've seen the light of adrenaline rush = easy mode.
Didn't do what? Character development?
It did have on-ship conversations and even personal missions... Hell, even the elevator rides. They just weren't very good or focused a lot of the time. The crew was also smaller back then with only 6 members so it was easier to develop and highlight any one character throughout the game compared to ME2
Halo came out. I've always maxed out AR but never hardened. I know I was doing it all wrong. I'll get back to ME eventually.
we have 9 combat-ready races, 2 humans makes 10. We don't know if the raloi can fight, there are probably no vorcha above mook level.