What I have gathered from hints in dev twitter feeds this week, at least partly, is about class profiles and how swapping skill sets on the fly works.
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MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA Gameplay Series #1: Combat
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What I have gathered from hints in dev twitter feeds this week, at least partly, is about class profiles and how swapping skill sets on the fly works.
Alcoholikaust
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hold on a second, they actively blocked it? I hadn't heard about that
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This is false you can download full native controller support from nexusmods for all 3
there is also controller support for ME3 MP
(played all weekend)
RedlineRonin
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Hmmmmm.....
Well that might be a bit less bombastic than last week's was, but still good info.
It's all good though, I literally need some videos to hold me over until Tuesday when Horizon shows up, and then life will be good right up until ME:A shows up. March is on pace to be one of the best months in games for the year and even a couple years ago, that never happened.
Good times.
I have yet to hear the wonderful sound of biotic explosion that ME3 had. Or did I miss it?
Sadly.
Not seeing that whatsoever. I like the design. A lot more distinct than the Ryders, that's for sure.
RedlineRonin
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As you wish.
Is that the same actress that plays Claire?
It is, from The Princess Bride (1987).
RedlineRonin
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Weird. Gf and I are rewatching Cards right now, and I did not realize she was ever in anything before that. I've never seen that movie either (came out the year after i was born).
When looking at her IMDB history HoC is her breakthrough moment. Before that only "big deal" she has been in was Forrest Gump. Slightly surprised she has flown below radar for most part, she is good actress imo.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000705/
sleverfunk
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Man I really want to play this on PC but I don't think my HD7850 can handle this.
PS4 it is then.
PS4 it is then.
I'm really glad you haven't bothered to read the post he replied to.
I said the controller support was originally blocked and it took modders YEARS to complete the mods to add controller support back.
Tal Shiar Agent
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Do we know what the game will have in the way of PS4 Pro support?
RedlineRonin
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prag16
Banned
Not to be pedantic, but isn't it 1800c upscaled to 4k? Not actually 4k (or even checkerboard 4k).
I actually how no idea how they are going about it here.
That said I should learn to say "4k through checkerboard" when talking about PS4Pro :b
Tal Shiar Agent
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Downsampling?
Oh yeah, for sure. But those you can create.
I wonder if we can make compelling looking males this time around of if you're forced to play the default because he's the only one that looks remotely like the part.
LaunchpadMcQ
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hold on a second, they actively blocked it? I hadn't heard about that
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Blocked isn't the right word. They just didn't include it in the original release, even though the majority of the files for button prompts, etc. were there in the game. It seems like they just thought it wasn't worth the effort, however simple it may be.
That said, the mods are pretty easy to install and it looks like BioWare is doing controller support for all their games going forward, so you can rest easy on that.
though honestly, I found the games controlled better on M+KB and Andromeda seems to follow suit
Easy sharing of customized faces on all platforms.
https://twitter.com/DiscoBabaloo/status/834484348124540928
https://twitter.com/DiscoBabaloo/status/834484348124540928
exmachina64
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Sounds like you're projecting.
TC McQueen
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I see what he's saying. That demographic definitely exists.
That said, I associate that hair style with Californians and Millennials more than soccer moms.
This was explicitly said at the end of the combat video this thread is about.
I remember it saying "in future videos", not "in next video". Could be I remember wrong, but yeah. Skill presets, class profiles and squad interactions on missions are on slab for #2.
Not yet. I expect it to be shown in one of weekly videos or during IGN First at latest.
cleveridea
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Easy sharing of customized faces on all platforms.
https://twitter.com/DiscoBabaloo/status/834484348124540928
Nice
Eagerly awaiting Shepard face(s)
DarkChronic
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Yeah I'm worried about this too. Shepard looks so cool and both Ryder's look real lame.
Hoping it's just because I spent so long with Shepard. We'll see.
AllIsOneIsNone
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Based on the gameplay in this video, I don't have a problem with not directly choosing squadmates' actions, reason being: the game much more resembles an action game than in the past. It's fast paced, and that would slow it down. Equipping the squad with skills/weapons would be good enough for me as long as the AI is decent.
Sounds like it's a significant improvement on Inquisition.
Da:I was not that good in that department (male humans).
The character you made looked nothing like it "in game" and you had to restart the game 50 times to get what you wanted.
And even then, they all had weird eyes and mouth. Not to mention the hair... There was just one face preset that allowed for a decent looking guy.
:/
Hopefully they improved things quite a bit with this one.
Bolded part seems to be problem in every possible game that has CC. I don't get it why they insist on using lightning in CC that is nowhere near what actual gameplay environments use.
I already expect to use most of 10h Origin Access in CC, recreating FemRyder over and over again because end result is somehow off in-game.
LegalEagleMike
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other than forgetting to turn off lip shine I never had issues with DA:I CC. I mean the beginning of the game did have some unfavorable lighting and that one short cutscene at the beginning with the dumb face after your hand shocks up makes every character look bad. But after that they look fine the rest of the game.
prag16
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I should cut myself off soon, but I probably can't. Never can in these situations. If you can, best of luck to you! May this game exceed even the loftiest of expectations!
Always-honest
Banned
There better be (if it's rendering at a higher res...). No downsampling, no buy.
Q: How does MEA Insanity compare to ME2 Insanity?
Ian: Hard to compare them apples to apples. ME2 added layers of defense (shield, barriers, armor, etc.) to everybody, which made it brutally difficult to take enemies down. While I enjoyed the challenge of ME2 Insanity, I didn't like that Adepts got the shaft due to all those layers of defense.
With MEA, we decided to keep defenses static (i.e. If an enemy doesn't have shields on Normal, then he doesn't have them on Insanity either), but we increase enemy durability enough to require a well-made character (and ideally well-crafted weapons) to take them down quickly, we increase enemy damage enough to melt you very quickly when you're out of cover, we increase enemy reaction times and make them smarter about flanking and taking advantage of when you do something unwise (trying to use a hover attack when surrounded by entrenched foes, for instance), using more flushing attacks to force you out of cover, and so forth. We also scale the player's health and shield gates, so you've got very little slack if you screw up.
In general I find that if I want to get through insanity without a silly amount of deaths, it's best to:
- Optimize my build. Your skills, armor, weapons, and profile should all have strong synergies.
- Build in some flexibility. Whether with Favorites, Consumables, backup weapons, or some mix of the above, be prepared to deal with different sorts of threats than my "main" build is optimized for.
- Use my squad smartly. Choose their skill evolves in a way that complements yours and each other's. In battle, order them into strong positions which guard my flanks, and order them to directly attack a target when a good opportunity presents itself.
- Git gud
Source: http://bsn.boards.net/post/305838
Ian: Hard to compare them apples to apples. ME2 added layers of defense (shield, barriers, armor, etc.) to everybody, which made it brutally difficult to take enemies down. While I enjoyed the challenge of ME2 Insanity, I didn't like that Adepts got the shaft due to all those layers of defense.
With MEA, we decided to keep defenses static (i.e. If an enemy doesn't have shields on Normal, then he doesn't have them on Insanity either), but we increase enemy durability enough to require a well-made character (and ideally well-crafted weapons) to take them down quickly, we increase enemy damage enough to melt you very quickly when you're out of cover, we increase enemy reaction times and make them smarter about flanking and taking advantage of when you do something unwise (trying to use a hover attack when surrounded by entrenched foes, for instance), using more flushing attacks to force you out of cover, and so forth. We also scale the player's health and shield gates, so you've got very little slack if you screw up.
In general I find that if I want to get through insanity without a silly amount of deaths, it's best to:
- Optimize my build. Your skills, armor, weapons, and profile should all have strong synergies.
- Build in some flexibility. Whether with Favorites, Consumables, backup weapons, or some mix of the above, be prepared to deal with different sorts of threats than my "main" build is optimized for.
- Use my squad smartly. Choose their skill evolves in a way that complements yours and each other's. In battle, order them into strong positions which guard my flanks, and order them to directly attack a target when a good opportunity presents itself.
- Git gud
Source: http://bsn.boards.net/post/305838
Because 100% of players will go through the character creation screen and 10% of them will reach the ending. All about making a good first impression, rest of the game be damned.
Look likes you have to activate the trial by March 7th which means it would end two days before the MEA trial on the 16th.
Man Called Aerodynamics
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ME2 was legit hard because of having to deal with those varied layers of defense. I found ME3 Insanity to be significantly easier, so I wonder how that bodes for Andromeda.
Has this been confirmed?
Her face looks better here. Same happened with Sara Ryder in the latest screen. Wonder if both were recently retouched, or if it's just a case of different angle/illumination and the fact neither have their jaw/mouth in motion. Hope it's the former.
The texture of her shirt looks ON POINT. Pretty amazing.
BTW, do we know if there is a way to fully turn the HUD off/on, and that such option can be assigned to a key (instead of having to enter the menu)? Not sure why that's not standard.
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