I've had it happen to a few comments now, which is really annoying because I tend to type several paragraphs. It comes out as a wall of text. :(
I was on the fence about the multiplayer for ME3, I wasn't totally sold on it and I didn't really see myself using it at all. An old friend of mine sent me a message earlier today asking if I'd like to try the multiplayer in the demo out with him tonight. I figured sure, why the hell not?
For the first half hour or so it was just the 2 of us, and we were finding it understandably challenging. Then we convinced another friend to join us. Another half hour goes by, the three of us are having a blast. Then a fourth friend who had just hopped online asked if we had a spot for him, and then we had a full group.
I was a sentinel, the first friend was a vanguard, the third was a soldier, and the last was an engineer. 2 hours just zipped right by, we were having so much fun. I was having as much fun as I do when I play L4D, and I think ME3 could possibly replace L4D as our 'go to' MP game.
Every time I leveled up, I could actually feel the difference it made. I was getting more and more powerful, starting to unlock new weapons and ammo. And each of us were experiencing the same thing, we all loved the classes we had chosen, and by the end of it we had figured out how to use our powers to their maximum effectiveness. I can't accurately describe how much fun this was.
As we got more powerful, we survived through more waves, which meant facing more difficult enemies as the waves progressed. We started moving as a unit, defending all angles and using choke points.
Stellar experience, and I am really glad they decided to add the multiplayer. I am now sold.
Good job, BioWare.
This is in London, yes? My aunt lives there, her husband worked at that plant and lost his job. Ontario has a huge unemployment problem, it's really disheartening to see and hear of so many people just barely scraping by. Or not even being able to scrape by.
I'm sorry you want to leave Canada, but I don't blame you. I would second Australia as a good choice, there's a lot of opportunity over there, and you can find affordable housing in most places.
I sleep on all of my sides. Whatever's most comfortable.
You need to buy the 3.5mm jack cable to plug it into your computer, but those are cheap as hell... so it's compatible with an extra purchase.
He games, but we only play SWTOR together because the other stuff we play is single-player RPGs and action games. I'm by far the bigger gamer, and he's the comic nerd.
I will watch him play things like Mass Effect, partly because I never play a dude and like to see how it goes, and partly because I've already played the games to completion by the time he gets around to them. But mostly because I enjoy being with him.
Most of our time together is spent with our dogs, we also watch a lot of movies and TV shows together. He grew up as an only child, and playing video games was not a social activity to him. It was something he did by himself to escape, whereas I grew up with an older sibling that was close to my age. We shared everything, took turns playing as Link (she was good at puzzles, I was good at fighting), stayed up late training our Pokemon, etc. I spent most of my childhood playing games with not only her, but my parents, neighbours, and best friends as well. He didn't have that, so it's hard for him to see gaming as something you share with others.
Eh, gaming doesn't ruin relationships, people's inability to communicate effectively and lack of self-control does. Don't ignore your significant other for a video game. If they want to spend time with you, go spend time with them. If they come to you with concerns about how much time you're spending on your computer or console, hear them out, present your side of things, and work out a compromise. That's what adults do.
Don't fight about it, don't get over-defensive just because they asked you to play a little less. Reassess your priorities in life. Is your guild more important to you than the person you love and share your life with? No? Then put the controller down and go take a walk together.
This goes for any hobby that you put above your family. Your hobby will always be there, but time spent with the people you love? That's not going to be there forever. Cherish the ones you care for because you never know how long they'll be around.
I used to get annoyed when my husband would interrupt my playtime in WoW. We even argued about it a few times, and then I realized I was putting a game first, putting a bunch of virtual strangers before my own husband. How fucked is that? I didn't need to finish that heroic, and my guild could deal without me being there every once in a while.
I'm not hardcore anymore. I don't raid any longer, and it took me 2 months to get to 50 in SWTOR. I go AFK frequently for long periods of time which really hampers my gaming time, but I'm much happier now than I was several years ago. When my husband wants to spend time together, I drop whatever I'm doing. He is the most important part of my life, I can always finish that quest later.
I play normal and complete everything. Don't care for hardcore setting, I don't need bragging rights.
They're both about 25 hours each, and it's only the 12th right now. I have plenty of time. Already a third done my ME1 playthrough.
Haha, I was thinking the same thing.
What the hell was that?
I want both Squalls right now.
My husband was romancing Ashley, but got tired of her poetry and beliefs, so when it came time to Virmire someone, she got left below. He doesn't like Kaidan, but he disliked Ashley more which I thought was pretty funny.
If I see hair hanging in someone's eyes or stuck to their face, it drives me up the wall... it makes me want to push it away, and then tell them to get a damn haircut. I also have a hard time with dirty windows, it makes me feel like my glasses are dirty (which I clean compulsively every hour), so I tend to make people's cars very clean for them.
A bit of OCD, maybe.
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If you're on the PC, pick a save you like and edit it with the save editor to tweak your name and stuff. Otherwise, no, whoever died will still be dead. You can start a new game and be the default Shepard, but you won't get any of your choices from your previous saves.
If you feel like just playing through the end again to fix that, here's what you do to ensure no one dies.
Vent: Tali or Legion
Second Squad Leader: Garrus or Miranda
Escorting Survivors: Anyone but Mordin, he seems to die randomly
Biotic Shield: Jack or Samara
My first playthrough, I messed up and got Legion killed because I had appointed Samara as my second squad leader. Mordin also died when I sent him back with the survivors to the ship.
That's weird. I've never been hacked, but I had a problem with my copy of The Sims 3 on Origin, and EA CS was pretty quick and helpful for me. Sorry to hear about your friend's problem, it sounds like he needs to call in and ask for a supervisor.
Customer service is a hit and miss thing because it depends on how shitty of a day that person you speak to is having. I don't even give the grunts a second to talk with me when I call in to hydro, cable, etc because I don't want to deal with that one jackass who wants to make my day miserable because he has a shitty job. I immediately ask to speak to a supervisor. I never have problems getting things done that way.
Oh my god, why isn't it March yet? Son of a bitch.
Pre-ordered and dying to play it. I think I'll have to play through the first 2 again just to tide me over.
Hell, even SWTOR has hair that moves.
Yes they do.
I saw Miranda and Samara, yay!
Face looks nice, but I'll be sticking with my custom Shepard. She is me, and new default is not.
