The Official Mass Effect 3 Thread

[AaronSOLDIER]

I think it did like ~500K on PS3. It didn't do amazingly well on 360 either though, nowhere near ME1s sales.

[ufo8mycat]

OMG This game and Skyrim - Cannot wait!!

[jlippone]

Have lost pretty much all respect for a bioware, so I will wait for a while to get proper understanding if the game is any good.
If it is, yay.

[podsaurus]

Have lost pretty much all respect for a bioware, so I will wait for a while to get proper understanding if the game is any good.
If it is, yay.

How did that happen? And I'm looking forward to playing it. Almost didn't play the first one but I'm glad I did and will have played through the entire series.

[jlippone]

How did that happen?

They have made same game too many times and the Dragon Age 2 was serious disapointment.
I do hope for MS3 to be improvement, but I have learned to wait and see what the response from actual gamers is this time.

[ToonAssassin]

not a big bioware fan but loved ME2, so ME3 is a day 1 buy for me, on PS3 as i have no gaming PC or 360 even if i wasn't happy with the PS3 version LOL

[Soldier 95B]

I think it did like ~500K on PS3. It didn't do amazingly well on 360 either though, nowhere near ME1s sales.

ME2 has passed ME1 sales, but by a small amount. It did really well in the first 3 days, selling 2 million.

[AaronSOLDIER]

That was both the 360 and PC versions, ME2 for 360 has actually done roughly the same as ME1 (around 2.5 mil):

http://www.examiner.com/video-game-i...over-7-million

[Soldier 95B]

Whoa, over 7 million for the ME series now? NICE.

[podsaurus]

They have made same game too many times and the Dragon Age 2 was serious disapointment.
I do hope for MS3 to be improvement, but I have learned to wait and see what the response from actual gamers is this time.

Very true I know. I didn't like Dragon Age myself. I didn't even get to the second one. Yeah I mean I hope I'm not spending much of the game recruiting again. I've done it twice. Everyone survived ME2 ending sooo they shouldn't be going anywhere. :/

[Morganator]

Very true I know. I didn't like Dragon Age myself. I didn't even get to the second one. Yeah I mean I hope I'm not spending much of the game recruiting again. I've done it twice. Everyone survived ME2 ending sooo they shouldn't be going anywhere. :/

Just out of curiosity. How'd you get everyone to survive ME2 ending? I don't think I've ever been able to get everyone to survive.

[Completely Average]

Just out of curiosity. How'd you get everyone to survive ME2 ending? I don't think I've ever been able to get everyone to survive.

Big fat spoiler alert:

Loyalty: Get max loyalty with everyone to guarantee their survival. You'll be using a majority of your team in someway or another. It's imperative that you do this because normal/non-loyal team members are bad choices for any kind of mission (especially escort or your own team). Some people have reported success with non-loyal members on lower difficulties but it's very much a hit-and-miss kind of thing. Get your conversation hat on and get them loyal.

Ship Upgrades: Get the following ship upgrades: Armor (Jacob), Shields (Tali) & Thanix Cannon (Garrus)

Pick the right team: You have to choose the right people for every job.

Best Leaders: Garrus, Miranda

Best Biotics: Jack, Samara/Morinth

Best Tech: Legion, Tali

Best Soldier: Grunt, Zaeed

Best Escorts: Mordin, Zaeed

*NOTE: It's been a long time since I played, but there used to be a bug that caused Mordin to die. Using him as the escort ensures his survival if the bug is not fixed.

Basically, send the best person to do whatever job they need to do (like for the pipe, use legion, or for the second team send Garrus, etc) then balance YOUR team with diversity (ex: if you're a Soldier, take Legion with you (unless he's in the pipe, then take Tali), and take Jack (unless she's doing the biotic barrier, then use Samara/Morinth). If you're an Engineer, then take Grunt/Zaeed, and take Jack (unless she's doing the biotic barrier, then use Samara/Morinth), etc., etc.)

[jlippone]

Just out of curiosity. How'd you get everyone to survive ME2 ending? I don't think I've ever been able to get everyone to survive.

Huge spoilers.

[Morganator]

Hehe. Thanks guys. I've beat the game so there's no chance of spoilage for me. I will try some different combinations.

[MATRIX 2]

Potential news of Mass Effect 3 MP?

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/06/ma...xbox-world-co/

http://myona.com/2011/08/06/mass-eff...-is-a-reality/

More info to come at Gamescon 2011?

[BoyBettaKnow]

Not to be a pedantic but shouldn't this be in the multiplat section seeing as it's on 3 platforms?

I'm not reading nothing about this game till it's released. I done the same for the first two games infact me playing the first game was a complete fluke. Loved it since the first minute though!

[bigCman123]

Ha, just realized this was in the 360 section. Doesn't matter, I came to talk about ME3, don't care what console it's on. I can't wait, I've been replaying ME2 lately since my PS3 died and I lost my old playthrough. I'm going for my ideal playthrough this time.

If bioware ever did a multiplayer for Mass Effect it better not be the same cookie cutter online everyone else has. They should try to do something cool and unique. Personally I'm far more interested in online coop missions. Also if there were an online I would hope that we could customize our characters and be any race we wanted. That would be awesome.

[BoyBettaKnow]

Ha, just realized this was in the 360 section. Doesn't matter, I came to talk about ME3, don't care what console it's on. I can't wait, I've been replaying ME2 lately since my PS3 died and I lost my old playthrough. I'm going for my ideal playthrough this time.

If bioware ever did a multiplayer for Mass Effect it better not be the same cookie cutter online everyone else has. They should try to do something cool and unique. Personally I'm far more interested in online coop missions. Also if there were an online I would hope that we could customize our characters and be any race we wanted. That would be awesome.

Yeah i've not got a problem with it but some members have no interest in the 360 and don't check the boards. Saying the the same users probably wouldn't even touch the multiplat section either so it was a void point lol.

I'm cautious of this multiplayer. I don't think it needs it personally but your right, if there is multiplayer i hope it's Co-OP as it would fit the nature of the game a bit more.

[MATRIX 2]

Not to be a pedantic but shouldn't this be in the multiplat section seeing as it's on 3 platforms?

I'm not reading nothing about this game till it's released. I done the same for the first two games infact me playing the first game was a complete fluke. Loved it since the first minute though!

FYI/Side note: I decided to put this in the 360 section because my thread about converging all multiplat game threads into the multiplat section went nowhere. So this thread is meant to cover both the 360/PS3 (along with PC) discussion of the game, and should be the sole ME3 thread on this forum.

[MATRIX 2]

New interview about the depth of ME3:

http://www.ripten.com/2011/08/14/dun...per-than-ever/


Also a trailer from gamescom for the combat reveal:

[LastManDancing]

Day one for the collectors edition, ME3 will be the game everyone has been waiting for.

[Morganator]

Day one for the collectors edition, ME3 will be the game everyone has been waiting for.

Same here and I concur.

[MATRIX 2]

Confirmation of Co-op in ME3.

http://kotaku.com/5848392/co+op-mult...-mass-effect-3

[Soldier 95B]

Co-op in Mass Effect 3 is for the fucking win. I can't wait to play with some of you guys.

[Morganator]

Okay. I'm a bit skeptical but I'm not gonna dismiss co-op out hand. Let's see how well they integrate it.