BBMB Gaming Journal

[Bob]

I haven't read anything that they will be charging for multiplayer. Isn't that what X-box gold is for?


that's what i thought, but dead space 2 charges extra for it. and i rented battlefield 3, and you had to either pay a one-time $10 fee for multiplayer access, or redeem the code that came with your new copy of the game (so renters and used-copy buyers get fucked)

and i mean, it's battlefield, that's a game that you play for the multiplayer. i just wanted to try it out, but i wasn't paying $10 for it

[nodanaonlyzuul]

You do have to pay for Xbox LIVE but no extra cost for multiplayer if you buy the game new. If you rent or buy the game used, then yes, you have to pay to get a code to access multiplayer.

Multiplayer is fun but not at all necessary to the game.

Explanation from BioWare:
Your ending(s) are determined by your "Effective Military Strength" (let's call it EMS for now) bar. Focus on that bar - that is your indicator of how well you will do in the end-game.

You can maximize your EMS just by collecting War Assets in the single-player game. There is a certain threshhold of these you would need to exceed (I can't get too specific) but I can tell you there are MORE than the required amount that can be gathered in the single-player campaign.

"Galactic Readiness" is a modifier you can improve by playing multiplayer. That is to say, if you play a lot of multiplayer, you will need less War Assets from single-player to fill up your EMS bar (ie it will balance out the requirements to account for you playing in both modes). Single-player game play does not impact that bar.

EMS = success. EMS can be maximized via collecting war assets alone, even if your Galactic Readiness is 50%.

[nodanaonlyzuul]

Also, I forget what I said in my last post in this thread but I played Saints Row: The Third, Skyrim (still have to get through more of it), then Mass Effect 3.

I got very lucky with these games. Each one is great.

Despite the uproar over the ending(s) in Mass Effect 3 - and no spoilers of course - I really liked it myself. Though I understand the arguments against it, and some of those arguments I even thought of, I decided to overlook them just to enjoy the experience.

Kind of glad I like the ending anyway because here I am, all happy while others seem to be seriously stewing so hard over it.

*keeps on rocking N7 hoody like it ain't no thang*

[Bob]

yeah, i played the game pretty religiously since day 1 and i beat it already (it is pleasingly long). i am kind of curious what effect my war score actually had on the ending...i'm gonna do another run where i beeline through the plot collecting as few assets as possible and see what happens

multiplayer seems neat, if a little simple, but unfortunately i seem to have the worst luck with xbox live and can never seem to stay in multiplayer matches for very long without getting disconnected. i think it has something to do with NAT ports something something i'll figure it out some day

anyway ME3 rules

[BBboy20]

Journey

It's something you have to experience for yourself.