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• can't stop laughing : ETPC1
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  This is coming to PC, right? : Jobos
  • Yeah, it is - says so just above. Looking forward to it! : Jobos
  • 10 months or so after console release most likely. : moogle
  • Origin Exclusive in 2015 : veras
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  automatic replies... yeah that's not a slippery slope. "Oh we decided to cut out 4,000 lines of dialogue ... : thebigbeefsandwich
  • JRPG mode amirite. : omnova
  • * D R A G O N A G E II ' D * : Volatus32x
• Eesh. : the Scrivener
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  oh lol. Any faith I had in BioWare is long gone, but this is even worse than my already low expectations.... : master_disaster_17
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    Did you even read this article? Because you must not of since it clearly states you can also do a mode wi... : Hemotoxin
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      Or you could do it the way you did in Mass Effect 2 with combat and dialog... : deject
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        Yeah, I was just pointing out that his "OH FFS ITS A FPS WITH OPTIONAL DIALOGUE" rant is bullshit as you ... : Hemotoxin
        • I suggest you read brickmatt's excellent post(s) further down. : master_disaster_17
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  Hey everyone, let's completely overreact. : skinlab133
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    Yes, because the last time BioWare promised us that a game would be just as good as the previous one, no ... : master_disaster_17
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      I don't want to alarm you but this doesn't actually contradict that. It could just as well be argued that... : Arceihn
      • Yeah, guess which mode is getting the most attention because it appeals to the widest demographic... Ah w... : master_disaster_17
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    Gamers. : walker270
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      bingo. the fundamental game here is "jump to conclusions mat". : Downforce
      • The whole "I don't know what this is but let me tell you why it sucks before I know anything about it" at... : walker270
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    I'M ALREADY DESPERATE RIP APPLE RIP BIOWARE RIP DICE RIP EA : Nitrium
    • LOL XD : akaigirl
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  Automatic replies... so they consolized the console version. I didn't think that it was possible to dumb ... : Saldrin
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    ME4 will feature automatic combat as well. ME5 will come with a mode that just unlocks all achievements ... : master_disaster_17
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      Sir, please do your homework. BioWare said that Mass Effect is to be a trilogy. Last I checked, trilogy m... : TheDr7
      • Like Halo? : master_disaster_17
  • that's what people want though. skippable everything. then they complain there's no dialog or depth, bec... : Downforce
• An option to disable the shitty combat sounds like a great idea to me. : daedraug
• This sounds like an interesting concept. It could be an interesting way to provide a deeper shooter expe... : spidlb
• This whole games that play themselves trend is troubling and baffling. : johnlocks
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  Don't sell me options. SELL ME YOUR VISION! : Chipwarrior
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    Not sure if this post is serious, but I do think this is an interesting issue. It's a kind of creative co... : Arceihn
    • We agree! Look at how Dragon Age 2 turned out as a result of their attempts to "streamline" the game per ... : brickmatt
  • That's what I was going to say as well. : Lucy Labia
• lmao @ auto login to origin : Downforce
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  I'm going to play whatever mode allows me to be a total asshole : Magus
  • I will play whatever mode allows me to play the soonest. : royalally
  • That'll be DLC. Asshole mode. : master_disaster_17
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  What exactly is everyone's problem with this? "Oh no, you're getting dudebros and grandmas into my action... : Magitek
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    the problem is, why would a dudebro bother buying the third in a trilogy? If they didn't like the first ... : deathofrats
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      If you take that mentality, though, you're giving in to the notion that less people are probably going to... : drhazard
      • It may not be in their best interest. They could fail to interest the dude bros anyway while turning off... : Lucy Labia
    • So you're saying they should shoot for fewer and fewer sales on each sequel? That's asinine. : OverloadUT
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      Are they wasting resources? I have yet to see anything that says this will adversely affect the rest of t... : The Grolar Bear
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        Are they going to announce it will or has adversely effected the product? : Lucy Labia
        • It doesn't have to be their announcement, the Shack knew that Dragon Age 2 was going to suck long before ... : The Grolar Bear
    • How is it that most sequels for big games always sell more than their previous counterparts then? : Sailor of Fortune
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    One thing done exceptionally well or 20 things done half-assedly... it's not complicated. Trying to "broa... : thebigbeefsandwich
    • Defining a default response to each dialog option is not "20 things done half-assedly". : OverloadUT
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  That's a really good idea. Allow people to enjoy the parts of the game they like. : OverloadUT
  • Civilization 6 Confirmed to include "Skip All Turns" Mode : EricZBA
  • Stop being so reasonable. : pgharavi
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    I think it's a horrible idea, from a creative standpoint. It strikes me as cowardly and full of compromis... : brickmatt
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      I get what you're saying and I agree with some of it. However, I think you're coming to a conclusion that... : OverloadUT
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        If they can put up with conversations happening in their Gears of War and their Calls of Duty, I'm sure t... : briktal
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          That's exactly my point: they don't have to watch the GoW3 story because they can press start to skip it.... : OverloadUT
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            and yet when a game doesn't allow you skip the cutscenes everyone bitches about it. : Prozium
            • You can't skip the gears story when the main character puts his finger in his ear and walks slowly. Als... : brickmatt
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        This is a slippery slope of content offering. You can't skip discussions in ME because they aren't cutsce... : brickmatt
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          I just don't think designating one of the dialog options as "default" is a slippery slope. Action mode re... : OverloadUT
          • When you're designing your game to minimize decisions it doesn't make sense to simultaneously design the ... : brickmatt
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            For one thing if it turns out that the action mode is most popular then next game the smart business move... : Lucy Labia
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              That's a pretty ridiculous fear because they can already know what is more popular using focus tests. If ... : OverloadUT
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                How do you focus test a mode in your game if it doesn't exist? : Lucy Labia
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                  That's like saying "how do you focus test your game if it's not finished?" : OverloadUT
                  • It's actually nothing like that. When we focus test things we do it for things that are IN THE GAME. Ye... : Lucy Labia
        • Hmm I wonder if adding a story mode could be as simple as some scripting that selects a default set of re... : Ducky_dky
        • I agree with you. The story sequences of Mass Effect are content, not filler. If anything, much of the ... : action wombmate
    • I agree, I'm not a fan of this everything has to be for everyone type of game design. : veras
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      sorry, but mass effect 2 sort of did this indirectly and was one of the best games ever : EvilDolemite
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        Mass Effect 2 was one of the best games ever? : Wisp!
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          No. The best SP game ever. : ramshot
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            Keep it coming with the hyperbole. No need to step here. : Wisp!
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              Why don't you post your favorite game ever, and I'll just copy&paste your reply right back at you. If you... : ramshot
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                Half-Life 2. : Wisp!
                • lol if you think that game is exempt from criticism you haven't been around here too long great game -... : EvilDolemite
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                  To me, calling HL2 the best game ever is certainly hyperbole. It's a great, great game, which I've played... : ramshot
                  • Is it really fair to compare two games that come out six years apart on their technical merits? For what ... : Wisp!
                • Really? :/ Mass Effect 2 is pretty, pretty fucking good man - I liked HL2 but .. well it's your opinion... : abrasion
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    Let's not. The split of focus is never going to be a good thing for any game. This is why we have vario... : cetra00
    • It's not a split of focus. You could add this feature on top of Mass Effect 1 or 2 retroactively without ... : OverloadUT
  • Until ME4 when they look at the metrics and see ohh 64% of the people chose Action so we don't need to bo... : Crimsonbeak
  • no they're spending more time and resources on 2 other modes that stray from what the game actually is in... : dantastic
• me want. me want now. : crypt420
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  All this is showing is that the RPG elements are tacked on to the ME series. ME1 was fun because of the a... : Toth21
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    I don't understand why someone would look at this that way. Are you saying that the games would be the sa... : ramshot
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      No the equipment management does not add anything. Its poorly done and got in the way for me in both ME1 ... : Toth21
      • What you're saying here is that you don't like the RPG elements in the game. Fine. But even if so, many o... : ramshot
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  i don't see why this means that any less attention was paid to the RPG elements. seems they made some def... : dahanese
  • Well, the RPG elements were mostly utilized in upgrading your character for combat situations, and you'd ... : pyide
• The more I read, the more I worry that the final product is going to be a heap of overdesigned shit. T... : rottdcorpse
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  I don't understand the controversy. RPG Mode is exactly like before. Story Mode sounds like turning down ... : Zek
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    i thought it was a neat idea until I thought about it being applied to movies. think how gimped something... : Unleashed
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      You do know that the Animatrix was pretty much pure "extra" story that people could skip without missing ... : Jonathan
      • 1. I loved the animatrix 2. I was under the impression all of that extra story would not fit in the main... : Unleashed
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    Yeah, litereally the only thing that's new is having default dialog options, and an option that just uses... : OverloadUT
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      You don't think that contradicts the basic idea of an RPG? : master_disaster_17
      • Not at all. Tons of RPGs don't offer dialog choices. : OverloadUT
• Rage over more options = lol : pwnage1232
• I remember BioWare saying that this iteration will have more RPG stuff than ME2. So this means that peopl... : Sailor of Fortune
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  It's just mind blowing that people would choose to bitch and rage over something like this before even tr... : ramshot
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    Because it rather clearly indicates that the developer doesn't care about the RPG aspects either. Like wh... : master_disaster_17
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      If they don't care about the RPG aspects, why are the RPG aspects there then? Why have dozens of hours of... : ramshot
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        You think that BioWare will want to sink money and time into developing content that they fully intend 60... : master_disaster_17
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          And where exactly was it stated again that people wouldn't see it? A person playing through the game will... : ramshot
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            You think that they'll randomize their 'default' dialog options...lol, that would certainly be entertaini... : master_disaster_17
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              Uhh... How about randomizing the nature of the character at the start, you know... good guy, bad guy, neu... : ramshot
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                Good idea. But why? You're making an action game, you want to give it a good story. OK. Why would you bot... : master_disaster_17
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                  I really don't get your point here. ME games have always been about the story and the action. The announc... : ramshot
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                    What I read is 'Dialogue and character choice deprecated in ME3'. ''All it does is automate dialogue c... : master_disaster_17
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                      You talk as if it wasn't an option. Which it is. : ramshot
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                        Just like tactical combat is an option in DA2. : master_disaster_17
                        • Haven't played DA2 so can't comment on that, but I hardly think it's relevant just because team X from Bi... : ramshot
        • You do realize they already have those stats. They had them in the first game, and they had them after t... : spidlb
• ME2 was already 80% straight up shooter anyway. From what I've read of the leaked story, not a single de... : herradura99