Talking about Mass Effect 3 With Spoilers - Page 14

Osterbaum · 05-17-2011, 07:07 PM

I'm personally wondering about Thane. His condition didn't give him that long to live. I wonder what kind of a part he'll play in the game.

MildShow · 05-17-2011, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Osterbaum

I'm personally wondering about Thane. His condition didn't give him that long to live. I wonder what kind of a part he'll play in the game.

I think there was something in Lair of the Shadow Broker about how he could get a lung transplant, but I'm not sure if they'll go that route.

As for characters who'll be sidelined, I think they'll go with Samara or Morinth, Zaeed, and Kasumi, the latter two on the basis of being DLC characters and Samara just because I feel like she was completely incidental to ME2's plot, and really doesn't have anything more to add. I can also see them sidelining Grunt, maybe having him challenge Wrex/Wreav for the leadership of Urdnot

Overcast · 05-17-2011, 09:06 PM

I would shoot Grunt pretty much immediately. Of course I don't know who Wreav is, because I would never kill Wrex.

BitVyper · 05-22-2011, 08:44 PM

Just finished Shadow Broker. Miranda's chatlogs are fantastic. Also hahahaha @ Legion's gamer profile; "tactics better than possible without knowledge of underlying code behaviour."

If ME3 doesn't show me Grunt's action figure collection, I shall be most displeased.

Solid Snake · 06-02-2011, 02:47 PM

Compilation of Information Released by Casey Hudson and other sources in the Past Couple Weeks:

* James Vega (renamed from Sanders, apparently), Liara, Tali, Garrus, and Ashley / Kaidan are the confirmed squadmates. Jack may or may not be confirmed; see below.

* (I've read multiple sources claiming that Jack's since been officially confirmed as a squadmate but I can't find the original source from anywhere in Bioware, so I'm leaving that out.) Adding: I found the source that claims Jack returns as a squad member: Here. It's the only source of that nugget of information and Hudson did not explicitly confirm Jack on twitter, so I'm not convinced.

* Jack will be more mature as a character, have hair (a ponytail) and be wearing clothes.

* Miranda and Jacob return and they both have 'big roles' that are being kept under wraps. (I'm guessing there's a correlation with the new Cerberus storyline.)

* Admiral Hackett is returning and will have a larger role in ME3 than in previous installments.

* Shepard can now have longer hair.

* Joker is returning and will likely have a bigger role in the game (as Seth Green will be recording twelve hours of dialogue for him. Not all of that will be used, but it seems like an increase.)

* There are unconfirmed rumors of a new female 'vigilante' character. (Emily Kirkwood Hopkins, who I've never heard of, apparently has something to do with this. Her name's been thrown around.)

* All the original voice actors for major characters in previous games are returning.

* Wrex, Mordin, Thane, Zaeed and Kasumi are confirmed to not be full-time squad members, but everyone on that list has been confirmed to at least appear in a cameo in ME3 in they are alive. Wrex and Mordin involved with Shepard in a mission to rescue a Krogan "princess." (Yes, there are apparently Krogan 'princesses.' I was not happy to see several sites rely on the term.)

* James Sanders has been renamed to James Vega. (I honestly preferred Sanders.)

* Liara became the new Shadow Broker whether you played through that DLC or not. (Doesn't stop her from joining Shep, though.)

* Legion has been confirmed to return but may or may not be a permanent squadmate.

* Shepard can drive an enemy mech after defeating it if it's left intact.

* Looks like we'll have the typical male-Shepard trailer in E3, but Bioware's working on a fem-Shepard trailer that won't be ready by then.

There will be a demo in E3, too.

Melfice · 06-02-2011, 03:00 PM

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* James Sanders has been renamed to James Vega. (I honestly preferred Sanders.)

Yeah, but I'm guessing people were assuming a link between Kahlee Sanders and James where there was none.

The curse of videogames, I guess. You never have two characters share a name. So when they do share one (surname, at least), they're automatically related.

EDIT: In the end, I probably won't care much.
He'll just be little Jimmy taking care of my fish back on the Normandy, (or whatever it is he'll be doing) unless he'll be such a great asset to the team.

Kim · 06-02-2011, 03:06 PM

I thought it was a link between him and Colonel Sanders...

**Revising Ocelot** · 07-08-2011, 01:54 PM

http://store.origin.com/store/ea/en_...pbPage.me3_US/

Welp, that sucks.

Kim · 07-08-2011, 02:02 PM

I'm actually totally fine with EA having special stuff if you buy it off their store.

Melfice · 07-08-2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Revolving Ocelot

http://store.origin.com/store/ea/en_...pbPage.me3_US/

Welp, that sucks.

You'll have to tell me what sucks, since I'm not seeing much related to Mass Effect 3.

Though, I can hazard a guess that this has something to do with ME3 now being Origin exclusive and not available on Steam.

EDIT: Oh, I see the problem. I'm automatically being relinked to the Dutch version of the Origin website. Exclusive content, eh?
*shrugs*
I'll be getting some, if not most, of that with my 360 version.

Though, I gotta wonder... Mechdog Companion? Seriously? Pets?

05-17-2011, 07:07 PM	#131
Osterbaum The revolution will be memed! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: FIN Posts: 5,967	I'm personally wondering about Thane. His condition didn't give him that long to live. I wonder what kind of a part he'll play in the game. __________________ D is for Dirty Commie!

05-17-2011, 09:06 PM	#133
Overcast Cinderella Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trespassing in the graveyard Posts: 3,076	I would shoot Grunt pretty much immediately. Of course I don't know who Wreav is, because I would never kill Wrex. __________________ Time to bust out the glow sticks!

05-22-2011, 08:44 PM	#134
BitVyper History's Strongest Dilettante Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Arcadia Posts: 6,662	Just finished Shadow Broker. Miranda's chatlogs are fantastic. Also hahahaha @ Legion's gamer profile; "tactics better than possible without knowledge of underlying code behaviour." If ME3 doesn't show me Grunt's action figure collection, I shall be most displeased. __________________ "There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea is asleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace; we've got work to do!" Awesome art be here.

06-02-2011, 02:47 PM	#135
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,562	Compilation of Information Released by Casey Hudson and other sources in the Past Couple Weeks: * James Vega (renamed from Sanders, apparently), Liara, Tali, Garrus, and Ashley / Kaidan are the confirmed squadmates. Jack may or may not be confirmed; see below. * (I've read multiple sources claiming that Jack's since been officially confirmed as a squadmate but I can't find the original source from anywhere in Bioware, so I'm leaving that out.) Adding: I found the source that claims Jack returns as a squad member: Here. It's the only source of that nugget of information and Hudson did not explicitly confirm Jack on twitter, so I'm not convinced. * Jack will be more mature as a character, have hair (a ponytail) and be wearing clothes. * Miranda and Jacob return and they both have 'big roles' that are being kept under wraps. (I'm guessing there's a correlation with the new Cerberus storyline.) * Admiral Hackett is returning and will have a larger role in ME3 than in previous installments. * Shepard can now have longer hair. * Joker is returning and will likely have a bigger role in the game (as Seth Green will be recording twelve hours of dialogue for him. Not all of that will be used, but it seems like an increase.) * There are unconfirmed rumors of a new female 'vigilante' character. (Emily Kirkwood Hopkins, who I've never heard of, apparently has something to do with this. Her name's been thrown around.) * All the original voice actors for major characters in previous games are returning. * Wrex, Mordin, Thane, Zaeed and Kasumi are confirmed to not be full-time squad members, but everyone on that list has been confirmed to at least appear in a cameo in ME3 in they are alive. Wrex and Mordin involved with Shepard in a mission to rescue a Krogan "princess." (Yes, there are apparently Krogan 'princesses.' I was not happy to see several sites rely on the term.) * James Sanders has been renamed to James Vega. (I honestly preferred Sanders.) * Liara became the new Shadow Broker whether you played through that DLC or not. (Doesn't stop her from joining Shep, though.) * Legion has been confirmed to return but may or may not be a permanent squadmate. * Shepard can drive an enemy mech after defeating it if it's left intact. * Looks like we'll have the typical male-Shepard trailer in E3, but Bioware's working on a fem-Shepard trailer that won't be ready by then. There will be a demo in E3, too. __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

06-02-2011, 03:06 PM	#137
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	I thought it was a link between him and Colonel Sanders... __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

07-08-2011, 01:54 PM	#138
Revising Ocelot Douchebag Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Probably somewhere in England. Posts: 1,897	http://store.origin.com/store/ea/en_...pbPage.me3_US/ Welp, that sucks. __________________ magic sucks

07-08-2011, 02:02 PM	#139
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	I'm actually totally fine with EA having special stuff if you buy it off their store. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy