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Mass Effect 3 - No "Meaningless Stats"

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by RPGWatch, May 7, 2011.

  1. RPGWatch

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    [​IMG]OXM UK has a couple of small quotes from BioWare's Christina Norman on Mass Effect 3's combat. There won't be any background stats (or, at least, not "meaningless" ones) guiding combat - but since that was the direction already taken by ME2, it's no surprise:

    "We want to enrich the role-playing aspects of the game, while making sure that they're always meaningful in combat," Norman told OXM when asked whether the threequel's fleet-footed tactical gunplay might clash with its RPG elements.

    "We don't want to have any meaningless behind-the-scenes stat games, where the output is very minor in combat. Every single thing you do has a real impact in the battle."​
     
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    [​IMG] I think we have to accept, that RPG and Bioware no longer fit together :(
     
    Nekator, May 9, 2011
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    Quite right, Nekator. They removed every non-combat skill from DA2, so I can see where this is going.
     
    Rawgrim, May 9, 2011
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    Rawgrim, I have played ME and ME2 ad nauseam, and short of intimidation/charm there were no non combat skills in either predecessor. What do you mean?
     
    Ragusa, May 9, 2011
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    Mass Effect is a shooter with some rpg elements. DA2 however, is supposed to be a pure rpg.

    You forgot about the electronic skills in ME1 by the way.
     
    Rawgrim, May 9, 2011
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    I know.
     
    Merlanni, May 9, 2011
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    To bad, to be part of a generation who witnessed this!

    They started to go down the moment they sold to EA...
     
    Darion, May 9, 2011
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    Its a damn steep fall too. If you think about how amazing the BG games were, and how utterly bad DA2 is. Bioware is in serious trouble, thats for sure.
     
    Rawgrim, May 10, 2011
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    The Electronics skill give you overload and increases shield capacity, it's a combat talent as well ;).
     
    olimikrig, May 11, 2011
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    Ahh. Thought you could just use it as a hacking skill.
     
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