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    Mass Effect 3

    Game » consists of 19 releases. Released Mar 06, 2012

    When Earth begins to fall in an ancient cycle of destruction, Commander Shepard must unite the forces of the galaxy to stop the Reapers in the final chapter of the original Mass Effect trilogy.

    Mass Effect 3 - Multiplayer Reveal

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    The_Laughing_Man

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    #2  Edited By The_Laughing_Man

    So..they are gonna bow down to what everyone does and shove in a multiplayer mode? 

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    #3  Edited By natetodamax

    Oh right, today is that holiday where people say things like they are facts when in fact they aren't and are totally false.

    ...

    Please tell me that day is today.

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    #4  Edited By YI_Orange

    As long as the single player is anywhere near as good as the first 2 I'm cool with it. Multiplayer could even be a good thing.

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    #5  Edited By Linkin10362

    As long as it's a interesting concept that plays well. Like with Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, at first I hated the idea of multiplayer in that game, but after playing it and seeing what they were going with, and how it didn't hamper the actual campaign of the game, I was fine with it.

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    #6  Edited By scarace360

    Please just let multiplayer be leaderboards!

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    #7  Edited By BraveToaster

    Multiplayer won't be mandatory, so I don't mind.

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    #8  Edited By TheHT

    Everything on that cover besides Bioshock really bums me out.

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    #9  Edited By hatking
    @YI_Orange said:

    As long as the single player is anywhere near as good as the first 2 I'm cool with it. Multiplayer could even be a good thing.

    SHUT UP!  I demand you to jump down the throats of the developers for trying something new before having played it and, in fact, even knowing if it is terrible or not despite all evidence pointing to this being something thought out and well done, because, you know, it is BioWare! 
     
    EDIT: Seriously though, what makes you guys hate this idea so much?  Both Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Dead Space 2 (traditionally amazing EA single player games) added multiplayer functionality to their most recent release without sacrificing an ounce of the quality contained in the single player - Dead Space 2, in fact, improved greatly the campaign - and simultaneously generating a, at very least, decent multiplayer component.
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    #10  Edited By Jimbo

    I hear it has one MP map and you just have to pretend it's 12 different ones.

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    #11  Edited By Cloudenvy

    I think it could be cool, I'll stay optimistic!

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    #13  Edited By StarvingGamer

    Without any details about what multiplayer will entail, I remain hopeful. It would be awesome if they had a side story about a squad of marines or something playable as a co-op multiplayer experience. Hell, I'd even enjoy a class-based multiplayer where I could bring in my own Shepard if they've managed to zip up the gameplay enough. Of course it would probably be imbalanced as hell but that's ok, I play Vanguard.

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    #14  Edited By innacces14

    *crosses fingers hoping that it's in the co-op sense*

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    #15  Edited By alistercat

    The third game in a trilogy is a great time to introduce multiplayer.

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    #16  Edited By project343

    This can work in one of two ways:

    - Cooperative missions/full campaign

    - Cooperative horde-mode

    If it's neither of these, I'm putting my scepticism shades on.

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    #17  Edited By Kyreo

    @Cloudenvy said:

    I think it could be cool, I'll stay optimistic!

    @project343 said:

    This can work in one of two ways:

    - Cooperative missions/full campaign

    - Cooperative horde-mode

    I agree with these two gentlemen. Cloudenvy especially. :P

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    #18  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @project343 said:

    This can work in one of two ways:

    - Cooperative missions/full campaign

    - Cooperative horde-mode

    If it's neither of these, I'm putting my scepticism shades on.

    Someone....will get to play as grunt...real akward if you pick him as your romance...
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    #19  Edited By Chaoskiller2000

    Kinda annoyed everyone thinks they need multiplayer when their is only a few games that multiplayer actually matters

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    #20  Edited By rockinkemosabe

    @project343: Yeah, anything competitive and I'll probably won't play the multiplayer.

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    #22  Edited By RE_Player1

    Fuck you Bioware. I have no problem putting multiplayer in a Mass Effect spin off but leave the core trilogy alone.

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    #23  Edited By Jimbo

    I figure multiplayer will be The Battle On Earth... right? It could be alright, as long as it hasn't hurt the SP side of things.

    I can understand why they want to add it. Mass Effect has sold well, but not as well as it should have.

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    #24  Edited By SethPhotopoulos

    Maybe if we knew what the multi player was and have heard about other people's experiences about it I'd have an opinion other than I'm gonna buy it because of the single player.

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    #25  Edited By SethPhotopoulos
    @RE_Player92 said:

    Fuck you Bioware. I have no problem putting multiplayer in a Mass Effect spin off but leave the core trilogy alone.

    @OtakuGamer said:
    @Linkin10362 said:
    As long as it's a interesting concept that plays well. Like with Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, at first I hated the idea of multiplayer in that game, but after playing it and seeing what they were going with, and how it didn't hamper the actual campaign of the game, I was fine with it.

    I just can't see Mass Effect having a fun and competitive multiplayer. Assassins Creed always had the potential to have one. This doesn’t. Bioware has tried to implement DLC purely based on combat and guess what? IT FAILED. 
     
    I guess we have to wait until GamesCom but i'm not expecting a cheer.

    Maybe wait to see what it is?
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    #26  Edited By fishmicmuffin

    If they aren't taking resources away from the team making the single player, then I couldn't care less. But if anything is sacrificed from the single player campaign as a result, there will be hell to pay...

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    #27  Edited By landon

    If the shooting turns out to be better than Mass Effect 2, I think it could be fun.

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    #28  Edited By Dany

    Whatever. I've always wanted the game to have MP, don't know where the bitching about MP in ME came from. If it's co-op or a horde style mode then sure If it is a proper multiplayer game that would be fun if done properly.

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    #29  Edited By rjayb89

    Christina Norman, come back!

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    #30  Edited By Jimbo

    One team should have to play as those shitty robots whose arms keep falling off.

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    #32  Edited By CL60

    I don't understand why people are constantly pissed off when multiplayer is added to sequels..
     

    Uncharted 2 now with multiplayer!   

     
    The internet before the game came out - FUCK EVERYTHING AND FUCK EVERYBODY! 
    The internet after the game came out - THIS IS AWESOME! 
     

    Bioshock 2 now with multiplayer! 

     
    The internet before the game came out - FUCK EVERYTHING AND FUCK EVERYBODY!
    The internet after the game came out - This is pretty sweet! 
     

    Assassins Creed Brotherhood  now with multiplayer! 

     
    The internet before the game came out - FUCK EVERYTHING AND FUCK EVERYBODY! 
    The internet after the game came out - THIS IS AWESOME!! 
     

    Mass Effect 3 now with multiplayer!  

     
    The internet before the game came out - FUCK EVERYTHING AND FUCK EVERYBODY! 
    The internet after the game came out - To be continued
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    #33  Edited By RE_Player1

    @SethPhotopoulos said:

    @RE_Player92 said:

    Fuck you Bioware. I have no problem putting multiplayer in a Mass Effect spin off but leave the core trilogy alone.

    @OtakuGamer said:
    @Linkin10362 said:
    As long as it's a interesting concept that plays well. Like with Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, at first I hated the idea of multiplayer in that game, but after playing it and seeing what they were going with, and how it didn't hamper the actual campaign of the game, I was fine with it.

    I just can't see Mass Effect having a fun and competitive multiplayer. Assassins Creed always had the potential to have one. This doesn’t. Bioware has tried to implement DLC purely based on combat and guess what? IT FAILED.

    I guess we have to wait until GamesCom but i'm not expecting a cheer.

    Maybe wait to see what it is?

    The thing is I do not go to Mass Effect for the combat whatsoever, even though it is solid for the type of game it is. Unless they completely overhauled Mass Effect 2's combat I can not possibly see this being a feature I touch, much like GTA 4's online and MGS4's. I'm pissed because resources, even if small, went into this and not the single player. After Dragon Age 2, that dude bro space marine party member, John Riccitelo's comments about bringing new people into the franchise with 3 and that turret sequence being highlighted at E3 I can 100% see them ruining this franchise. I'm sorry if I come off as a douche for not seeing what this mode is but I am heavily entrenched in the series, read all the books, comics, have some figures, and am extremely worried.

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    #34  Edited By fripplebubby

    We don't know what it is, shut up. Hopefully it's Kart racing. 

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    #35  Edited By RE_Player1

    @CL60: Bioshock 2's online kinda sucked along with MGS4's and GTA 4's multiplayer.

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    #36  Edited By Dany

    @CL60 said:

    I don't understand why people are constantly pissed off when multiplayer is added to sequels..

    Uncharted 2 now with multiplayer!


    The internet before the game came out - FUCK EVERYTHING AND FUCK EVERYBODY!
    The internet after the game came out - THIS IS AWESOME!

    Bioshock 2 now with multiplayer!


    The internet before the game came out - FUCK EVERYTHING AND FUCK EVERYBODY!
    The internet after the game came out - This is pretty sweet!

    Assassins Creed Brotherhood now with multiplayer!


    The internet before the game came out - FUCK EVERYTHING AND FUCK EVERYBODY!
    The internet after the game came out - THIS IS AWESOME!!

    Mass Effect 3 now with multiplayer!

    The internet before the game came out - FUCK EVERYTHING AND FUCK EVERYBODY! The internet after the game came out - To be continued
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    #37  Edited By Hairy_Fish

    Yes! Perfect! Let's hope they don't bother too much with the single player because who really cared about that anyway?

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    #38  Edited By Doctorchimp

    I can't imagine it being anything more than DLC co-op missions that have little to do with your Shepard.
     
    It would be pretty sweet if it was an up to 4 player mission campaign where there's a Krogan, a Turian, a Salarian and an Asari. They're spectres who are trying to do something vaguely important.
     
    I could get hyped and stoked for that, not to mention I'd pay like 20 bucks easily.
     
    Really nice job on shoving in Kinect and multiplayer though Bioware....

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    #39  Edited By rjayb89

    I could understand it if it takes place during the First Contact War, where humans and turians freaked the fuck out when they saw each other. Then that means, less customization for people who might mope about that. It'd kinda be like Halo, if it's just those two races.

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    #40  Edited By Doctorchimp
    @RE_Player92 said:

    @CL60: Bioshock 2's online kinda sucked along with MGS4's and GTA 4's multiplayer.

    I was about to say Bioshock 2's multiplayer did nothing for it....
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    #41  Edited By Dany

    @rjayb89 said:

    I could understand it if it takes place during the First Contact War, where humans and turians freaked the fuck out when they saw each other. Then that means, less customization for people who might mope about that. It'd kinda be like Halo, if it's just those two races.

    I don't want that. I want to bring my shepard into the MP.

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    #42  Edited By rjayb89

    @Dany said:

    @rjayb89 said:

    I could understand it if it takes place during the First Contact War, where humans and turians freaked the fuck out when they saw each other. Then that means, less customization for people who might mope about that. It'd kinda be like Halo, if it's just those two races.

    I don't want that. I want to bring my shepard into the MP.

    I should've noted that if this multiplayer was somehow related universe-wise then that is why that would make sense now. If there is some story ramification in Mass Effect 3 for Shepard and it to be in there, then I'd be cool with that. If it's just tacked on like, FUCK YEAH, KING OF THE NORMANDY BITCHES, then forget it. Not completely against this at all, despite my initial comments on the subject in another thread here.

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    #43  Edited By MEATBALL

    My knee-jerk reaction is one of rage and extreme annoyance. It's frustrating to see decisions like this made in service of the concept that videogames need features xyz so that they can avoid x number of second hand sales and sell x number of map-packs. That said, I doubt the inclusion of the feature will impact on the quality of the game, and I'm not dismissing the notion that Mass Effect multiplayer could be fun. Ultimately I'll probably just ignore it entirely like I did Dead Space 2's multiplayer.

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    #45  Edited By ThunderSlash

    This is great! I always lamented at the fact that my AI teammates would hop over cover even though the area ahead is swarming with enemies. That is assuming if multiplayer for this game means campaign co-op. Otherwise, DO NOT WANT!

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    #46  Edited By EuanDewar

    I'm going to have to avoid this thread for a while aren't I.

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    #47  Edited By Loose

    I must confess that my initial reaction was rage, but honestly as long as the single player holds up to the standard set by previous installments then I don't give a shit.

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    #48  Edited By pieman32

    ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................why

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    After I was proven wrong by Assassins Creed Brotherhood I'm not going to pass judgment until I play, and if it's co-op that will be badass.

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    #50  Edited By jeanluc  Staff
    @Cloudenvy said:

    I think it could be cool, I'll stay optimistic!

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