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Mass Effect 3: HOLIDAY 2011 MOTHERFUCKERS

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  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Forar wrote: »
    Spoit wrote: »
    Waffen wrote: »
    In before PC Gamers rabble. ME3 is being priced already at $60 for the PC Version. I guess we all get to blame Activision for entering highly anticipated PC Games at $60 now.

    We..uh...knew this. At the very latest, when it was leaked onto the website yesterday. But really, everyone should have realized when all future EA PC releases were 60 a month or two back

    I'm not at all surprised.

    But unless they step up their game significantly, I'm not getting fooled on the "digital collector's edition" again.

    To whom it may concern; 1/2 the soundtrack != "the soundtrack".

    I'm with you. I was...disappointed with it.

    Orca on
  • AegeriAegeri Tiny wee bacteriums Plateau of LengRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I'll be buying ME3 on release for certain. Unless I am dead.

    That's about the only thing that would stop me. But I am sure I could reanimate as a zombie and do it anyway.

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  • tofutofu Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Cool trailer

    I hope they don't tack on a lame multiplayer mode to ME3

    tofu on
  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Forar wrote: »
    Spoit wrote: »
    Waffen wrote: »
    In before PC Gamers rabble. ME3 is being priced already at $60 for the PC Version. I guess we all get to blame Activision for entering highly anticipated PC Games at $60 now.

    We..uh...knew this. At the very latest, when it was leaked onto the website yesterday. But really, everyone should have realized when all future EA PC releases were 60 a month or two back

    I'm not at all surprised.

    But unless they step up their game significantly, I'm not getting fooled on the "digital collector's edition" again.

    To whom it may concern; 1/2 the soundtrack != "the soundtrack".

    yeah

    that was 10 bucks down the drain :v:

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  • DraperDraper __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2010
    Is it weird that I'm looking forward to Deus Ex 3 a little tiny bit more than Mass Effect 3?

    Draper on
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  • TraumaTrauma Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    It warms my heart to have been busy most of the day, then come in here and see EXPLOSION OF SPECULATION.

    Mass Effect 3 Spoilers:
    Shepard and crew are alerted and distracted by the appearance of a Reaper in Strategic System X.

    But once they head to the scene, the reaper informs them he was simply a diversion. Shepard and the other races he is able to rally to his aid find themselves on the other side of the galaxy from Earth.

    Reaper fleet lands on Earth, proceeds to fucking ruin our shit.

    Council races become paranoid and worried they're next, become fragmented and isolationistic, as is natural, since they're concerned with their own survival, missing big picture.

    Shep rallies the species, one by one, calls in favors, and prepares for war. Rachni, if alive, assist. Krogan, if Wrex lives, as well. Liberated Geth also, if that was an option.

    Mordin/EDI/TIM/Council/Whoever comes up with idea. Reapers can be controlled, like any machine, but only from WITHIN. DUN DUN DUN!

    Shep and crew prepare to invade Harbinger, use controlled Reaper to turn tide in invasion, save Earth and help destroy other Reapers. Something involving Dark Energy (the darkest!)
    Plan falls apart when Conrad Verner takes matters into own hands, stows away in cargo deck and steals shuttle.

    Conrad invades Harbinger, only surviving by pure dumb luck. Harbinger starts to get angry and focus on the bumbling dipshit shooting wildly at non-vital systems in it's internal workings with a 1st generation overheating pistol.

    Distraction causes Harbinger to flail around wildly and become preoccupied, exposing a weakspot on it's undercarriage. A weakspot noticed by Serviceman Chung, who quickly "eyeballs it", fires from the hip, and critically wounds Harbinger.

    Stunned, the Reaper fleet tries to regroup, but the weakspot has been noticed. Attacks are fired by several key figures. Nictu Cal uses biotic godlike powers to flip a switch on a console, firing one shot. He then takes a nap.

    Elsewhere, Powell and Cole find a control module while war profiteering in the rubble of a destroyed Reaper. They consider selling it, but instead decide to use it, causing one reaper to malfunction, colliding with another of its comrades.

    As Shepard and crew return to Earth, they see the Reapers in disarray, panic and fear. The last shot is issued by the Friendzoned Turian, an act so impressive, his quarian crush decides to sleep with him. He refuses, dumping her for newfound groupies.

    Shepard puts his dick in the Council's mouths while they sleep and takes pictures.

    He does not remove it when they awake.

    CREDITS.

    Trauma on
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  • battledrillbattledrill Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I was late to the party with Mass Effect. Bought ME2 and ME1 this year around February. And now I am absolutely hooked. This might be the franchise I defend as some defend Mario, Zelda or Street Fighter.

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  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Trauma wrote: »
    It warms my heart to have been busy most of the day, then come in here and see EXPLOSION OF SPECULATION.

    Mass Effect 3 Spoilers:
    Shepard and crew are alerted and distracted by the appearance of a Reaper in Strategic System X.

    But once they head to the scene, the reaper informs them he was simply a diversion. Shepard and the other races he is able to rally to his aid find themselves on the other side of the galaxy from Earth.

    Reaper fleet lands on Earth, proceeds to fucking ruin our shit.

    Council races become paranoid and worried they're next, become fragmented and isolationistic, as is natural, since they're concerned with their own survival, missing big picture.

    Shep rallies the species, one by one, calls in favors, and prepares for war. Rachni, if alive, assist. Krogan, if Wrex lives, as well. Liberated Geth also, if that was an option.

    Mordin/EDI/TIM/Council/Whoever comes up with idea. Reapers can be controlled, like any machine, but only from WITHIN. DUN DUN DUN!

    Shep and crew prepare to invade Harbinger, use controlled Reaper to turn tide in invasion, save Earth and help destroy other Reapers. Something involving Dark Energy (the darkest!)
    Plan falls apart when Conrad Verner takes matters into own hands, stows away in cargo deck and steals shuttle.

    Conrad invades Harbinger, only surviving by pure dumb luck. Harbinger starts to get angry and focus on the bumbling dipshit shooting wildly at non-vital systems in it's internal workings with a 1st generation overheating pistol.

    Distraction causes Harbinger to flail around wildly and become preoccupied, exposing a weakspot on it's undercarriage. A weakspot noticed by Serviceman Chung, who quickly "eyeballs it", fires from the hip, and critically wounds Harbinger.

    Stunned, the Reaper fleet tries to regroup, but the weakspot has been noticed. Attacks are fired by several key figures. Nictu Cal uses biotic godlike powers to flip a switch on a console, firing one shot. He then takes a nap.

    Elsewhere, Powell and Cole find a control module while war profiteering in the rubble of a destroyed Reaper. They consider selling it, but instead decide to use it, causing one reaper to malfunction, colliding with another of its comrades.

    As Shepard and crew return to Earth, they see the Reapers in disarray, panic and fear. The last shot is issued by the Friendzoned Turian, an act so impressive, his quarian crush decides to sleep with him. He refuses, dumping her for newfound groupies.

    Shepard puts his dick in the Council's mouths while they sleep and takes pictures.

    He does not remove it when they awake.

    CREDITS.

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  • TaramoorTaramoor Storyteller Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Trauma wrote: »
    It warms my heart to have been busy most of the day, then come in here and see EXPLOSION OF SPECULATION.

    Mass Effect 3 Spoilers:
    Shepard and crew are alerted and distracted by the appearance of a Reaper in Strategic System X.

    But once they head to the scene, the reaper informs them he was simply a diversion. Shepard and the other races he is able to rally to his aid find themselves on the other side of the galaxy from Earth.

    Reaper fleet lands on Earth, proceeds to fucking ruin our shit.

    Council races become paranoid and worried they're next, become fragmented and isolationistic, as is natural, since they're concerned with their own survival, missing big picture.

    Shep rallies the species, one by one, calls in favors, and prepares for war. Rachni, if alive, assist. Krogan, if Wrex lives, as well. Liberated Geth also, if that was an option.

    Mordin/EDI/TIM/Council/Whoever comes up with idea. Reapers can be controlled, like any machine, but only from WITHIN. DUN DUN DUN!

    Shep and crew prepare to invade Harbinger, use controlled Reaper to turn tide in invasion, save Earth and help destroy other Reapers. Something involving Dark Energy (the darkest!)
    Plan falls apart when Conrad Verner takes matters into own hands, stows away in cargo deck and steals shuttle.

    Conrad invades Harbinger, only surviving by pure dumb luck. Harbinger starts to get angry and focus on the bumbling dipshit shooting wildly at non-vital systems in it's internal workings with a 1st generation overheating pistol.

    Distraction causes Harbinger to flail around wildly and become preoccupied, exposing a weakspot on it's undercarriage. A weakspot noticed by Serviceman Chung, who quickly "eyeballs it", fires from the hip, and critically wounds Harbinger.

    Stunned, the Reaper fleet tries to regroup, but the weakspot has been noticed. Attacks are fired by several key figures. Nictu Cal uses biotic godlike powers to flip a switch on a console, firing one shot. He then takes a nap.

    Elsewhere, Powell and Cole find a control module while war profiteering in the rubble of a destroyed Reaper. They consider selling it, but instead decide to use it, causing one reaper to malfunction, colliding with another of its comrades.

    As Shepard and crew return to Earth, they see the Reapers in disarray, panic and fear. The last shot is issued by the Friendzoned Turian, an act so impressive, his quarian crush decides to sleep with him. He refuses, dumping her for newfound groupies.

    Shepard puts his dick in the Council's mouths while they sleep and takes pictures.

    He does not remove it when they awake.

    CREDITS.

    clap.gif

    That spoiler exceeded my bandwidth as well.

    Taramoor on
  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    it's the clap gif, first one GIS gave me :P

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  • Renegade WolfRenegade Wolf Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I was late to the party with Mass Effect. Bought ME2 and ME1 this year around February. And now I am absolutely hooked. This might be the franchise I defend as some defend Mario, Zelda or Street Fighter.

    Same. Its all Dox's fault. He made me play it and now I've got about 6 playthroughs to the end of ME2.

    Renegade Wolf on
  • HeatwaveHeatwave Come, now, and walk the path of explosions with me!Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Trauma, as I was reading your post this immediately came to mind.

    http://tubedubber.com/#s8vvbRovPO4:nfLEc09tTjI:0:100:0:0:true

    Also I think i may have destroyed September

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  • Dox the PIDox the PI Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Heatwave wrote: »
    Trauma, as I was reading your post this immediately came to mind.

    http://tubedubber.com/#s8vvbRovPO4:nfLEc09tTjI:0:100:0:0:true

    Also I think i may have destroyed September

    We;ll just get Cerberus to res it for a couple of billion credits

    Dox the PI on
  • Ninja Snarl PNinja Snarl P My helmet is my burden. Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Draper wrote: »
    Is it weird that I'm looking forward to Deus Ex 3 a little tiny bit more than Mass Effect 3?

    I love the ME series and am completely skeptical of the next Deus Ex game, but dammit, Deus Ex was something wholly unique which has yet to be properly continue in some other game. I know I'm going to love ME3, but DE3 may actually be incredible despite years and years of skepticism against the possibility. It's the not knowing that's drawing me to be excited despite hardened cynicism.

    Ninja Snarl P on
  • CaptainNemoCaptainNemo Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
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  • KazakaKazaka Asleep Counting SheepRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Whoa guys it's been a while!

    I am now going to post in this thread again because two opportunities have arisen to give Bioware more of my money: PS3 ME2 and ME3.

    Kazaka on
  • SilkyNumNutsSilkyNumNuts Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Why is the london eye there?

    In fact, why does london in general look pretty much the same?

    SilkyNumNuts on
  • BasilBasil Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    It's a historical theme park.

    The Turians blew it up.

    They blew it all up.

    Basil on
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  • envoy1envoy1 the old continentRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    London baby yeah! I wake up to London burning. Sweeet!!! Although the whole, "hope shepard comes soon" will probably lead to many "just one more side-mission before I go save earth, who cares if buenos aires burns". Awesome. And we get it in 2011 and not 2012? Even better. Please deliver bioware. I'll pay £100, I don't care.

    envoy1 on
  • Raider MonkeyRaider Monkey Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Dashui wrote: »
    None of you are invited to my birthday party.

    Kaidan was slightly boring, it didn't really feel like there was a lot to learn about him, but I don't know if that deserves a lot hate. And with Ashley, she had more character and background that you could explore than any of the others. She felt much more believable as a result, even if you disagreed with her opinions or didn't bother to try and influence her moral alignment (which you could do, along with Garrus and Kaidan). That's why I kept her alive.

    Tali was just a walking encyclopedia about her people and not herself and Liara was nerd bait who fainted into your arms and acted shy. I liked both of their characters, but there still wasn't that much to either of them in the first game.

    I just have to say...I agree with you completely. Near the start of ME1, Ashley was kindof a prick. Around halfway she was somewhat likable, and then once I started actually seeing more of her character, and influencing some of her morals and the like, I started to actually like her. As a result, my Shep didn't cheat on her in ME2 at all. I'm weird enough to where when I read about romance in ME2, I made sure to find out what lines "locked in" the romances, so that I could avoid those lines while still being everyone's buddy. And when I found out about what happens if you don't romance someone new, I was all like fuckyeah being sad, although I haven't gotten there yet.

    ANYWAYS
    MASS EFFECT 3 FUCK YES PLEASE
    timetogobeatmasseffect2nowbye.

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  • envoy1envoy1 the old continentRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Speaking of the London Eye (it's the UK's most popular paid attraction - of course it'll be there in the future - and who knows the reapers might want to give their indoctrinated slaves a nice view!), it would be even more awesome if the sniper sits in the top-most pod.

    Thanks whoever tubedubbed september over the trailer. I love how he jabs the adrenalin shot/whatever medigel into his thigh just as the song goes: "do you REMEMBER". I think Bioware tell their trailer makers to time it to September because that is statistically prove to work with consumers.

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  • BlackDoveBlackDove Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Reapers have arrived.

    =/.

    BlackDove on
  • Zoku GojiraZoku Gojira Monster IslandRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    EA Store wrote:
    Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth.

    But that's where I keep all my stuff!

    This aggression will not stand, man.

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  • AegeriAegeri Tiny wee bacteriums Plateau of LengRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I totally didn't see the reapers coming to ruin everyones shit coming.

    Totally didn't.

    Edit: Why do I get a Dragon Age like impression of needing to get various aliens to work with you - perhaps even with BINARY choices like Geth = Renegade and Quarian = Paragon - then off to ERF with a massive starship battle.

    Incidentally Bioware, there is going to be a massive starship battle. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LET ME DOWN WOULD YOU?

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  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2010
    EA Store wrote:
    Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth.

    But that's where I keep all my stuff!

    This aggression will not stand, man.

    That description sounds a lot like Dragon Age with reapers.

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  • ArkadyArkady Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Forar wrote: »
    Spoit wrote: »
    Waffen wrote: »
    In before PC Gamers rabble. ME3 is being priced already at $60 for the PC Version. I guess we all get to blame Activision for entering highly anticipated PC Games at $60 now.

    We..uh...knew this. At the very latest, when it was leaked onto the website yesterday. But really, everyone should have realized when all future EA PC releases were 60 a month or two back

    I'm not at all surprised.

    But unless they step up their game significantly, I'm not getting fooled on the "digital collector's edition" again.

    To whom it may concern; 1/2 the soundtrack != "the soundtrack".

    yeah

    that was 10 bucks down the drain :v:

    I was angry until I beat the greatest game ever made with the lamest digital collectors edition and then just felt like sending a continual stream of money and hookers to bioware, because even if the DE was shit, ME2 deserves piles of money.

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  • AegeriAegeri Tiny wee bacteriums Plateau of LengRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Honk wrote: »
    EA Store wrote:
    Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth.

    But that's where I keep all my stuff!

    This aggression will not stand, man.

    That description sounds a lot like Dragon Age with reapers.

    It's funny, I edited my post just above with the same idea.
    Aegeri wrote:
    Edit: Why do I get a Dragon Age like impression of needing to get various aliens to work with you - perhaps even with BINARY choices like Geth = Renegade and Quarian = Paragon - then off to ERF with a massive starship battle.

    Incidentally Bioware, there is going to be a massive starship battle. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LET ME DOWN WOULD YOU?

    Not that I at all mind, as long as I get my starship battle I do not care.

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  • electricitylikesmeelectricitylikesme Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    BlackDove wrote: »
    Reapers have arrived.

    =/.

    You know it occurs to me the solution may be somewhat like this:

    (Babylon 5 spoilers)

    electricitylikesme on
  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2010
    I sincerely hope that the focus is on the story this time. Sincerely.

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  • AegeriAegeri Tiny wee bacteriums Plateau of LengRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Honk wrote: »
    I sincerely hope that the focus is on the story this time. Sincerely.

    Personally I hope the focus is on GIANT SPACE BATTLES.

    And punching people.

    In short, what ME is good at.

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  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2010
    I'm hoping the game is a Mako cross country racing simulator.

    Honk on
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  • electricitylikesmeelectricitylikesme Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Aegeri wrote: »
    Honk wrote: »
    I sincerely hope that the focus is on the story this time. Sincerely.

    Personally I hope the focus is on GIANT SPACE BATTLES.

    And punching people.

    In short, what ME is good at.

    PUNCHING PEOPLE GOD YES.

    That thing they did with LotSB - they need to do that all the damn time!

    electricitylikesme on
  • AegeriAegeri Tiny wee bacteriums Plateau of LengRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    The Mako is currently sitting frozen on a giant chunk of rock.

    He's gone and in the past man. THE PAST.

    And thank fuck for that.

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  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2010
    I am hoping that the game is a tower of hanoi simulator.

    With slapping reporters as side quests.

    Honk on
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  • BlackDoveBlackDove Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    BlackDove wrote: »
    Reapers have arrived.

    =/.

    You know it occurs to me the solution may be somewhat like this:

    (Babylon 5 spoilers)

    That's... special.

    BlackDove on
  • electricitylikesmeelectricitylikesme Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    BlackDove wrote: »
    BlackDove wrote: »
    Reapers have arrived.

    =/.

    You know it occurs to me the solution may be somewhat like this:

    (Babylon 5 spoilers)

    That's... special.

    Well the UK is an island...

    electricitylikesme on
  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    "Ah yes. 'Earth'."
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  • WMain00WMain00 Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Uh oh.

    Yay Mass Effect 3.

    But the video didn't sit right with me at all. Now I am fearful of the last of ME's being a dud D:

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  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2010
    WMain00 wrote: »
    Uh oh.

    Yay Mass Effect 3.

    But the video didn't sit right with me at all. Now I am fearful of the last of ME's being a dud D:

    I also got an iffy feeling.

    Honk on
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  • WMain00WMain00 Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Just something about it made me think "Medal of Mass Effect: Save Earth" with it being an extremely linear game. :(

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