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[Mass Effect 3] Ops over and nobody died. Good job, team.

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  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    "Pictured left, Jim Smith Sr., moments before shouting 'By the power of greyskull!' and subsequently suffering a heart attack."

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Tolkien's crap glowed blue in the dark.

    It's a freakin nightlight!


    "LIGHT-saber"

    Light-knife. Hobbits are small.

  • AgusalimAgusalim Registered User regular
    dinnae remember seeing this posted before so heres an interview with preston watamaniuk

    most of it is standard bumf but it does say theyve been talking about making more hazard maps and that theyre going to be introducing new packs at some point

  • Mild ConfusionMild Confusion Smash All Things Registered User regular
    @curly haired boy

    Why you no never accept my Steam friends request?

    Me smell? Me take shower!

    Me too ugly? No, you ugly, hahaha!

    <3

    Kidding, but I just wanted to say hi :)

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  • Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    Agusalim wrote: »
    dinnae remember seeing this posted before so heres an interview with preston watamaniuk

    most of it is standard bumf but it does say theyve been talking about making more hazard maps and that theyre going to be introducing new packs at some point

    I don't like this part:

    "Patches are very expensive, and we always need to evaluate the current state of the game versus the cost of doing another patch."

    It really does sound more and more like this was the last patch.

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  • KafkaAUKafkaAU Western AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited November 2012
    Servers down? Edit: Working now, must have been temporary.

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    Agusalim wrote: »
    dinnae remember seeing this posted before so heres an interview with preston watamaniuk

    most of it is standard bumf but it does say theyve been talking about making more hazard maps and that theyre going to be introducing new packs at some point

    I don't like this part:

    "Patches are very expensive, and we always need to evaluate the current state of the game versus the cost of doing another patch."

    It really does sound more and more like this was the last patch.


    Or at least somebody wants it to be.

  • Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    edited November 2012
    So this is interesting!

    The interview mentions they "...are releasing new Packs."

    And this is on a Playstation store news page:


    Mass Effect 3

    Alternate Appearance Pack 1 (£1.59/€1.99)
    Arsenal Pack (£2.39/€2.99)
    N7 Equipment Pack (£1.99/€2.49)
    Reserves Pack (£2.39/€2.99)



    Sauce

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    Sounds like pre-order weapons and such.

  • Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    edited November 2012
    Sounds like pre-order weapons and such.

    It says (on another website, can't find it right now) "in-game only" in terms of avaiability.

    Besides, preorder weapons can't seriously be spread over 3 differnet DLCs...

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited November 2012
    hmmm with the appearance pack in the same list it seemed to suggest actual sp content, if its in game then new multiplayer packs?

    still "N7 Equipment Pack" sounds like all the n7 weapons to me, the other two packs could be the mp weapons not released with additional new ones.

    Reserves pack sounds more multiplayer though, like a consumables only pack.

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  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    They all sound like multiplayer packs to me

    At those prices they'd have to be rad as Hell

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    Alternate Appearance 1 is out, at least. I bought it (on PC).

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  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    @curly haired boy

    Why you no never accept my Steam friends request?

    Me smell? Me take shower!

    Me too ugly? No, you ugly, hahaha!

    <3

    Kidding, but I just wanted to say hi :)

    sorry broski, it's all good :^:

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  • Mild ConfusionMild Confusion Smash All Things Registered User regular
    Sweet, I'll shoot you a line tomorrow if I have a moment.

    I..uh..got something going on tomorrow.

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  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    Here's alt appearance pack 1's page.

    Short version: Cerberus engy armor for Shepard, Terminus armor for Garrus, slightly more robo look for EDI, different colors for Liara.

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  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    Sweet, I'll shoot you a line tomorrow if I have a moment.

    I..uh..got something going on tomorrow.

    Stacy's mom?

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  • Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    edited November 2012
    Found it:

    blog.us.playstation.com/2012/11/20/playstation-store-update-266/


    Available In-Game Only (Not on PlayStation Store)
    Mass Effect 3

    Arsenal Pack — ($2.99)
    Reserves Pack — ($2.99)
    N7 Equipment Pack — ($2.49)

    UPDATE

    Descriptions for the Packs:

    Arsenal Pack: It's easy to smile when you're armed to the teeth! $3 / 240MSP
    (Probably a guaranteed weapon)

    N7 Equipment Pack: Superior gear to round out your combat kit. $2.50 / 200MSP
    (Probably a guaranteed gear item)

    Reserves Pack: Need backup? Bring in fighters from all corners of the galaxy to diversify your team. $3 / 240MSP
    (Probably a guaranteed character card)

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    wonder if n7 is a rare-ultra-rare only pack then. arsenal guns only and reserves consumables...

  • HandfalconHandfalcon Registered User regular
    Love me some Krogan Solider with a Reegar. Kill all the things with lightning. Or my head, when appropriate. (Its always appropriate).

    Still hate sync kills. If you are going to have an enemy that ignores or eliminates 3 core dynamics of the game (health, shields and reviving) does it really need to be the toughest most mobile enemy in the faction? Ah well. 'splode them with rockets I guess.

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  • StrikorStrikor Calibrations? Calibrations! Registered User regular
    If they're MP it doesn't necessarily mean we'll ever see them. But if we do, my guess would be that Arsenal Pack = 1 guaranteed rare weapon, Reserves Pack = 1 guaranteed character card, and N7 Equipment Pack = 1 guaranteed gear item. Maybe I'll finally be able to max my guddam shotgun amp.

  • ShimshaiShimshai Flush with Success! Isle of EmeraldRegistered User regular
    Played a few games today, got synced by banshees a lot of times. It really is the only thing that makes them any way dangerous.

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    I actually really like Liara's new skin. I'm using it on my current mission.

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  • HuddsHudds Fool Just Outside TimeRegistered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    That old man looks like he 'bout to fuck somebody up.


    That's Lou. You don't fuck with Lou.

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  • ShimshaiShimshai Flush with Success! Isle of EmeraldRegistered User regular
    Playing with bad players is annoying, of this there is no doubt.

    What's worse than those though, is when you get good players who are bad. More concerned with padding out their own scores than reviving team mates who go down 10 feet away, won't move to take care of objectives.

    Sure, they can kill things super fast with their Striker and Piranha X, but that's not going to get anybody else extracted.

    I can tolerate somebody inexperienced getting in over their heads in a gold match but veterans should have no excuse.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Shimshai wrote: »
    Playing with bad players is annoying, of this there is no doubt.

    What's worse than those though, is when you get good players who are bad. More concerned with padding out their own scores than reviving team mates who go down 10 feet away, won't move to take care of objectives.

    Sure, they can kill things super fast with their Striker and Piranha X, but that's not going to get anybody else extracted.

    I can tolerate somebody inexperienced getting in over their heads in a gold match but veterans should have no excuse.

    Had this happen to me one game.

    It was a Quad-hack and the one of our teammates gets downed while hacking the 3rd node. I was too far away at the time but the other 2 guys were right next to him so I think they're going to revive. They don't and he gets stomped.

    So I'm like whatever, I'm holding back a spawn and decide to continue to do so, so that they have enough time to hack the third one. After half a minute I see they aren't so I run to hack it myself.

    I capture the 3rd one and on my way to the 4th one I run right until a grenade that exploded instantly because the enemy threw it short as they do from time to time. I go down and thinking that with only one node left surely my teammates will revive me(not to mention it was only Wave 3 and I don't revive that early).

    So, they don't revive me but I'm like well...its only wave 3 surely they can just get that last node and we can be done with it. After a minute of watching them run around I saw that they had no intention of hacking the node at least not until time was almost gone. And they weren't new because they both had N7 rating in the 1000s.

    Decided to quit out because while they were competent at killing stuff, I wasn't going to go through 8 more waves of this.

  • StrikorStrikor Calibrations? Calibrations! Registered User regular
    Yeah that's the problem with achievements or accomplishments or whatever they're called. Dicks are no longer simply dicks but rather point-obsessed dicks.. Dead teammate? More like one less competitor!

    Unless you were playing a dirty batarian, anyway. Then, it's justified.

  • cassiusregicidecassiusregicide Registered User regular
    I had a game on Hydra where two Demolishers with Widow X's got themselves up on a wall out of play and where content to snipe things. Problem was on wave 6 on gold when the hack objective was out of their field of fire. They were content to watch the other player and myself die hacking and lose the match. What really pissed me off was they complained when we refused to use our consumables.

  • ForarForar #432 Toronto, Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    Are the EA servers down for anyone else? I keep trying to log in, and it keeps telling me it can't.

    First they came for the Muslims, and we said NOT TODAY, MOTHERFUCKER!
  • ShimshaiShimshai Flush with Success! Isle of EmeraldRegistered User regular
    Strikor wrote: »
    Yeah that's the problem with achievements or accomplishments or whatever they're called. Dicks are no longer simply dicks but rather point-obsessed dicks.. Dead teammate? More like one less competitor!

    Unless you were playing a dirty batarian, anyway. Then, it's justified.

    You sir, are a blight!

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  • metaghostmetaghost An intriguing odor A delicate touchRegistered User regular
    Forar wrote: »
    Are the EA servers down for anyone else? I keep trying to log in, and it keeps telling me it can't.

    I had a lot of trouble getting on tonight, and I when I did, there was terrible lag and many matches froze. (On PS3.)

  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    edited November 2012
    Allied Goal: Complete 50,000 cumulative total extractions of Batarian, Vorcha, or Turian characters.

    Have they clarified how they're doing the count? Are they doing each character counts again (a party of 4 of those is 4 extracts) or is it 1 extract counted per group?

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  • ShimshaiShimshai Flush with Success! Isle of EmeraldRegistered User regular
    Well, my Batarian Soldier is going to do his part this weekend.

    For the Hegemony!

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    Does the Vorcha Flamer count as a weapon or a power?

    I'm asking because I just unlocked the Sentinel and since Vorcha are part of the weekend extraction challenge, I'd like to give him a try. Anyone have any tips on how to build him?

  • Trajan45Trajan45 Registered User regular
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    Does the Vorcha Flamer count as a weapon or a power?

    I'm asking because I just unlocked the Sentinel and since Vorcha are part of the weekend extraction challenge, I'd like to give him a try. Anyone have any tips on how to build him?

    I believe going by the challenges it's considered a Tech power. I usually use the +12% to Tech power and recharge speed.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    Doing damage to shields? Time to whip out the Turian Sentinel.

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  • ShimshaiShimshai Flush with Success! Isle of EmeraldRegistered User regular
    Apparently Leviathan is $5 on Xbox today only. According to the SE++ thread anyway, can't confirm it myself.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Shimshai wrote: »
    Apparently Leviathan is $5 on Xbox today only. According to the SE++ thread anyway, can't confirm it myself.

    Yep, it's true.

  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    Hmmm, so an allied goal after none for awhile and right before a major dlc release?

    that puzzle theory is looking more and more likely...

  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Hmmm, so an allied goal after none for awhile and right before a major dlc release?

    that puzzle theory is looking more and more likely...

    That before the release of the Collector's DLC that they would still be doing Allied operations.

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