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The Mass Effect: Andromeda Multiplayer Thread
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TC McQueen
Member
I've been out of MP for like 2 weeks, but today, every Strike Team match I had was pure garbage. Laggy as fuck, rubberbanding me back to where I started jumps, dead enemies staying alive and sometimes still attacking... total shit show.
Also, is the Zalkin a decent rifle now or is it still trash tier? (Any links to up to date weapon tier lists would be great.)
That said, there are less Ascendant in Kett matches, which is fucking fantastic.
Also, is the Zalkin a decent rifle now or is it still trash tier? (Any links to up to date weapon tier lists would be great.)
That said, there are less Ascendant in Kett matches, which is fucking fantastic.
Yeah its cool how that new map opens up more and more as the waves move on. Kinda make you wonder why they made that other Remnant map that's basically just one room.
I wonder if they're going to bother making DLC for multplayer with how the game was received... or keep on continuing releasing new characters/maps like this once in a while.
I wonder if they're going to bother making DLC for multplayer with how the game was received... or keep on continuing releasing new characters/maps like this once in a while.
The new map plays so well on Gold. This is much more scoot and shoot than most Mass Effect MP experiences, but still fun as hell.
*Could be more scoot and shoot because I started off with just a level 4 new player teammate. Happy they stuck it out to the end and others eventually joined.
*Could be more scoot and shoot because I started off with just a level 4 new player teammate. Happy they stuck it out to the end and others eventually joined.
PinkCrayon
Member
Yeah the event map is really cool, makes me wonder why they didn't shift the multiplayer focus to a more progression based level design as opposed to making it exactly like me3 (to a fault imo).
Lone_Prodigy
Member
I've been playing Asari Adept and it's a lot of fun. Super squishy though.
Bigboss242
Banned
Would play more but people take 20 minutes to equip and ready up sometimes longer I don't have that much idle time.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Really? Every time I queue up I hit Ready and if they don't start within a minute I leave and queue again. That rarely happens though.
PC if it matters.
PC if it matters.
yankeehater
Member
Yeah the one asshole who won't hit ready is my biggest complaint by far. It happens to me all the time.
Yeah, same. People tend to hit Ready rather quickly on PC, so not much an issue. Also seems like 25-30% of the time, the game is already in progress(1st wave or 2) when i hit Ready anyway.
Idle lobby. Leave. Search. Get the same idle lobby. Leave. Search. Get the same idle lobby. Leave. Start my own lobby. Nobody joins.
Playing this game on anything but the best hours of the day on PS4 in my region is getting difficult.
And how about extending the grind for rares by 2.5 million credits with reskinned commons? This is mildly upsetting.
Playing this game on anything but the best hours of the day on PS4 in my region is getting difficult.
And how about extending the grind for rares by 2.5 million credits with reskinned commons? This is mildly upsetting.
PedroLumpy
Member
Holy crap, so they dropped like 50 junk rare cards into the rare card pool? Am I reading this right? Yikes, the level of contempt that shows.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Does anyone else get an audio bug on PC? I would just randomly lose sound entirely.
I also sometimes lose commands and character voices, but I think this only happens if I join a game in progress.
I also sometimes lose commands and character voices, but I think this only happens if I join a game in progress.
It's been an issue since day 1. I'm kind of surprised it hasn't been fixed yet.
What do you mean by "junk" rare cards?
PedroLumpy
Member
I'm having trouble reading up on the latest Livestream on my phone, but I think they're adding tweaked versions of the bronze weapons to the rare weapon pool. So like 'Katana S - 1->10'
I'm on my phone though, so it's a little slow trying to actually confirm this.
They're junk in the sense that you most likely already have the basic version of these guns, and the reskins aren't updraded enough to be worth using. The effect of adding these five guns is that the game now has 50 new rare cards to unlock, increasing the amount of credits it'll take to unlock all rares, and lowering the chance that a pack will contain one of the guns or characters that you are working towards.
They increased the amount of work necessary to put into the game if you want to max out the good stuff, all for some shitty reskins. Not by a massive amount, to be fair, but it just feels so unnecessary.
There aren't nearly enough items for those chasing URs. If you are chasing URs adding these new weapons changed absolutely nothing.
If you hadn't maxxed rares already it does suck. These weapons should be added to the table after you have maxxed rare mods which were already last in the line.
These weapons also make the challenges slightly easier.
If you hadn't maxxed rares already it does suck. These weapons should be added to the table after you have maxxed rare mods which were already last in the line.
These weapons also make the challenges slightly easier.
PinkCrayon
Member
Have they fixed the progression bug for bronze weapon challenges?
Not familiar with that one. What was it?
Not mentioned are some big changes to assault rifles. They're finally getting the buff they needed instead of just, 'moar damage.'
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Early word is that the bloom changes make ARs much more viable. I'm looking forward to trying later.
CommandThrower
Member
Oh shit, that's a damn good buff!
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Is there any way to remove all skill points? I used a respec but it still put 1 point in my 3 main skills.
(Just need 1 more point to unlock Offensive 6.)
(Just need 1 more point to unlock Offensive 6.)
WHAT?! That's pretty OP.
Yeah, but only in close range, like 10m. So you still have to be in their face.
Bigboss242
Banned
Krogans have always been Op so glad they got a buff now feel like a tank.
Undocumented? and some important previously documented changes. That's proper.
Being able to pull out a rocket mid-reload.
Something about reloading in general feels FAR better. Almost perfect. Only tested with Sandstorm/Charger S, but my ammo never disappeared and I could start firing just before the animation ended.
Bronze Apex challenge gives you and Apex pack this weekend with a guaranteed UR.
Throw's cooldown without the 4B offensive biotic buff on my Asari Sentinel is crazy fast. Almost always ready for use after applying a primer with ED or a weapon.
If you are still mildly interested in the mode it's worth dabbling in the bronze mission.
Sandstorm felt like a faster firing Sabre.
Being able to pull out a rocket mid-reload.
Something about reloading in general feels FAR better. Almost perfect. Only tested with Sandstorm/Charger S, but my ammo never disappeared and I could start firing just before the animation ended.
Bronze Apex challenge gives you and Apex pack this weekend with a guaranteed UR.
Throw's cooldown without the 4B offensive biotic buff on my Asari Sentinel is crazy fast. Almost always ready for use after applying a primer with ED or a weapon.
If you are still mildly interested in the mode it's worth dabbling in the bronze mission.
Sandstorm felt like a faster firing Sabre.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Fired it up in a month or so. Got two UR... pistols. lol
How's the meta now? Can I still play Vanguard?
How's the meta now? Can I still play Vanguard?
Daily challenges, new packs, and weapon mods in the store. The game is starting to feel like it's ready for launch. Never gonna give up my beta test badge though.
Vanguard has seen some pretty serious nerfs over time. Juggernaut shield melee bonus was reduced from 75% to 15%, enemies can now stagger you, enemies are more aggressive and do more damage, and saving barrier has a much longer cooldown. Maybe more.
You have to be more mindful of where you charge since a single mook can take you down in 0.5 seconds if they feel like it, but on the plus side, guns and shockwave do more damage so it's not like you have to charge everything all the time and punch punch punch in order to get things done.
Vanguard has seen some pretty serious nerfs over time. Juggernaut shield melee bonus was reduced from 75% to 15%, enemies can now stagger you, enemies are more aggressive and do more damage, and saving barrier has a much longer cooldown. Maybe more.
You have to be more mindful of where you charge since a single mook can take you down in 0.5 seconds if they feel like it, but on the plus side, guns and shockwave do more damage so it's not like you have to charge everything all the time and punch punch punch in order to get things done.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
We totally aren't ever getting an ME3-style multiplayer expansion, are we.
They're releasing new characters/maps/guns without DLC so far, so i'd say it's not like they've abandoned multiplayer. Just not in big packages this time.
Boombloxer
Member
I deleted this yesterday, and decided to move on.
Even after the patches, a lot of annoyances or changes I dont really like to the base game.
I'll be back in a few months to see what's changed, but this was a massive disappointment for me.
Even after the patches, a lot of annoyances or changes I dont really like to the base game.
I'll be back in a few months to see what's changed, but this was a massive disappointment for me.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
I suppose, but I really hate that method of adding weapons, maps, and characters. The best part of ME3 for me was when they dropped 5 new characters in, and my friends and I all unlocked different ones. Now it's like, best case scenario we all unlock the same one new character but only one of us uses it at a time.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Got Krogan Gladiator in my elite pack. Seems to be similar to the Asari Adept I've been using.
OG_Original Gamer
Member
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Hoya Destroyer
Member
I just finished a Gold mission and my payout was $0. WTF!?
Happened to me as well a couple of times since patch 1.08...
Also, you now get a huge xp and money penalty for joining a game late which is beyond stupid.
I think, I'm almost done with this game...
Sometimes when it looks like you get no credits from a game, the credits have been added server side and will appear to you later. This is something that could be caused by network issues that the game doesn't know how to handle. And sometimes it really does rob you of your credits.
The reduced credits for joining late is such a bad idea, because while it might make some sense in rewarding based on participation, you no longer have any incentive to join an in-progress game and that's something nobody benefits from.
The reduced credits for joining late is such a bad idea, because while it might make some sense in rewarding based on participation, you no longer have any incentive to join an in-progress game and that's something nobody benefits from.
Hoya Destroyer
Member
Just finished a Silver game (it said I died during extraction, but I was still standing in the circle when the game finished) and didnt get paid. Frustrating. This game probably owes me millions, when I take into account all the non-payments I've been issued with due to disconnects, freezes and bugs.
Also, another reason that losing money for joining late is dumb, is because its impossible to tell if its worth investing in consumables going into the game, when you could be joining on the final round.
And they havent fixed the perma-invisibility glitch that Stealth Grid causes yet either.
Im in a shit mood now :/
Also, another reason that losing money for joining late is dumb, is because its impossible to tell if its worth investing in consumables going into the game, when you could be joining on the final round.
And they havent fixed the perma-invisibility glitch that Stealth Grid causes yet either.
Im in a shit mood now :/
PinkCrayon
Member
On the stream today they mentioned that you will no longer get reduced rewards for joining late.
Hoya Destroyer
Member
I just experienced this change (joined on wave 4 and got a full pay out after extraction). Very nice to see.
Not to beleaguer the point, but within their auspices I have a tremendous amount of respect for the MEA MP team. SirTrion noted it well when he pointed out how long MW3 players have complained about certain systems to no avail vs how quickly the MEA team has worked towards alleviating all of the most pressing concerns that they could.
Being able to buy mods with Apex Mission points will save you a lot of time when jumping up in packs.
New 11 round Gold difficulty Apex mission this weekend.
The MP team is once again putting in work.
Being able to buy mods with Apex Mission points will save you a lot of time when jumping up in packs.
New 11 round Gold difficulty Apex mission this weekend.
The MP team is once again putting in work.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
I got all the basic mods so I'm buying the next pack up. Maybe I'll use my Apex points to buy some uncommon mods.
(Please bring back Biotic Power Amp.)
(Please bring back Biotic Power Amp.)
They've done a good job, considering the circumstances. I think the game would really benefit from a big content refresh, but that would take money that I don't think EA is going to give them.
The mission was a nice one. I had no idea about it being 11 waves and had played recklessly and wasted all but one of my revives by wave 7, so the game continuing was a nasty surprise. Fortunately, everyone on my team did a good job, and I didn't embarrass myself any further either, and we got it done with surprising ease. We ended up mostly camping out on the far end of the map and held everything off. A few revives were necessary, but we were never really in trouble. Going by other impressions, and today's disastrous (in terms of results) Bioware dev stream, I got off lightly. Thanks team!
The mission was a nice one. I had no idea about it being 11 waves and had played recklessly and wasted all but one of my revives by wave 7, so the game continuing was a nasty surprise. Fortunately, everyone on my team did a good job, and I didn't embarrass myself any further either, and we got it done with surprising ease. We ended up mostly camping out on the far end of the map and held everything off. A few revives were necessary, but we were never really in trouble. Going by other impressions, and today's disastrous (in terms of results) Bioware dev stream, I got off lightly. Thanks team!
They've seemingly removed the penalties for joining games late, which is good. It would still be nice to know how far an in-progress game is so you really know whether to commit to using consumables.
Honestly, you might want to save your points and buy the rare mods, because those are the barrel mods that add damage. They're pretty damn useful. IIRC, the first ranks of those all give +9%.
Reineldinho
Member
The new gold APEX 11 waves mission and the new map is great. It really gives me the ME3 multiplayer vibe when Gold was difficult, you had to play smart and you had to equip with mods and boosters to deliver.
Yesterday I tried it 4 times and the further I got was to complete the wave 10's objective but not the wave itself. I'll try today with my friends rather than randoms whom normally reaaaaally don't like using Medkits or Cobras at all. It's frustrating.
Really, I now realize how much I miss the 11 waves runs rather than 7.
Yesterday I tried it 4 times and the further I got was to complete the wave 10's objective but not the wave itself. I'll try today with my friends rather than randoms whom normally reaaaaally don't like using Medkits or Cobras at all. It's frustrating.
Really, I now realize how much I miss the 11 waves runs rather than 7.
Hoya Destroyer
Member
That new mission seems tough. Ive had two shots at it so far and have failed both times. Wave 8 or 9 is as far as Ive gotten. It just gets too overwhelming. Those damn space-dogs are always nipping at my heels, when Im concentrating on an important target.
The map itself is very nice too. I think it'll look even better during the day time.
The map itself is very nice too. I think it'll look even better during the day time.