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Bioware announces Mass Effect Online (MMO)

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited April 2012 in Ten Forward
Cliff Notes from the Bioware announcement:


Uses the Star Wars Old Republic Engine.

Storyline will take place prior to Mass Effect 1.

Main characters from the games will make appearances (Sheppard's appearance may or may not occur)

Gameplay will be primarily ground based, with some ship board action and of course travel to other planets. Ship to ship combat may be implemented later. Ground vehicles will be utilized.

Most missions will be story based and not "Kill X amount of things" (I'm not sure how they can do this and still keep it an MMO)

Players will choose from Humans or one of three council races: Turrian, Asarian, Salarian, and start on their prospective homeworlds (starter zones)

Other races will be non-playable (at first, perhaps later?) but make appearances in the game of course.

Trait choices (character background) and classes will resemble the previous games (Adept/Vangard/soldier, etc.).

Player choices during the game allow their character to either become a Paragon or Renegade (same as normal games) and their options in terms of organizations they may join will be determined by this (I.E. instead of two distinct sides like Sith and Jedi, players start "neutral" and their choices determine what side they are on and what organizations they might join)

As the game progresses, players may join various Organizations/factions.
Paragon Factions: C-Sec (all), Systems Alliance Military (human), Asari Commandos (Asari), Salarian STG forces (salarians), Turian Military
Renegade Factions: Cerberus, Blue Suns, Eclipse, Blood Pack and also non-affiliated factions (Bounty Hunters, Pirates, etc.)

Reapers may or may not make make an appearance...


Link to the official Announcement: http://www.bioware.com/announcement.html
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Today it is 1. April so its a April Joke you know

    the Mars Effect online too
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    kostamojen wrote: »
    Uses the Star Wars Old Republic Engine.
    Firstly if this was real then they would use the correct name for the engine. (HeroEngine)
    Secondly... Thumbnail for the link is well... Obvious.
    However, playing on the hopes of the masses always works. :)

    7/10 but only because people want to believe.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    I trust nothing this day.

    A fire alarm could go off and i would not believe it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Chat wrote:
    Firstly if this was real then they would use the correct name for the engine. (HeroEngine)
    Secondly... Thumbnail for the link is well... Obvious.
    However, playing on the hopes of the masses always works. :)

    7/10 but only because people want to believe.


    Although this thread is an April fool's prank, there really is a serious discussion of Bioware using TOR as a test for a Mass Effect MMO.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    wrote:
    Although this thread is an April fool's prank, there really is a serious discussion of Bioware using TOR as a test for a Mass Effect MMO.
    I have some doubts about that happening, even though I think it could be cool. The problem is becoming your own competitor. There is a lot of overlap in the crowd for Mass Effect and Star Wars online. Now, should TOR fail like everyone on the forums says is inevitable (hint: exaggeration), then it seems more likely.

    I could see them instead building up the ME3 mutliplayer part more. It seems pretty successful and it's not that complicated.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    And now there's the Mass Effect Saturday Morning Cartoon to add to the list of April Fools Pranks, check out IGN for that one
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOqHUa2LfNY&feature=player_embedded"


    The above mentioned Mass Effect cartoon.

    "We can defeat the reapers... WITH ROCK AND ROLL."
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    hevach wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOqHUa2LfNY&feature=player_embedded"


    The above mentioned Mass Effect cartoon.

    "We can defeat the reapers... WITH ROCK AND ROLL."
    I thought genocide was the weapon of choice? :confused:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Although this thread is an April fool's prank, there really is a serious discussion of Bioware using TOR as a test for a Mass Effect MMO.
    The best April Fools day jokes always have to have a grain of truth :p
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