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[TuRiAn_AllY]

Everyone seems to have a lot of different idea for squad mates in general
i was hoping we could post request/ideas/theories/hopes for ME3 squad mates specifically to one post
My hopes for squad mates:

1.  Bring back as many ME1 and ME2 squadies as possible... otherwise its a waste of character developement (even with npc/cameo roles, like wrex, i felt as if my time with that character from the previous game was a waste, but with garrus i felt like i really acomplished something)

2.  Armor customization like the one designed for shepard.  I love customizing sheps armor, and id like to do the same for all of my squad mates, not just changing their outfit color like in ME2

3.  Modify squad mates combat styles, like in dragon age, i.e. when enemy has <75% health use Biotic Pull

4.  Squadmates of as many different races as possible.  There were four humans in ME2 out of twelve? (jacob, miranda, zaeed and kasumi) which is about a 1/3 of the squad... and in ME1 there were two humans out of 6 squad mates which is also 1/3... Id like to see less human squad mates and more different alien races, like a batarian or even an elcor (heavy weapon squad mate?) and my biggest hope... a VOLUS squadmate, yes a volus, perhaps the volus design a war/combat suit that makes them capable of fighting

5.  Squad mate with use of a heavy weapon... Not as much ammo for their weapon as shep has, but enough so they can use it, and not all squadmates could use heavy weapons, maybe just one or two (like an elcor)

6.  Bring back the loyalty aspect, but more advanced then ME2.. Instead of doing one mission that makes a squad mate 100% loyal to you, make a system like KOTOR II and Dragon Age, where each action the player does impacts the squadmates loyalty

these are just what i can think of off the top of my head, ill add more if i think of them, please add your own ideas as well

[Bamboozalist]

1. Keep the ME1 squad mates as important plot players (which they are) but not squad mates since they have actual crap to do.



2. Keep the ME2 squad mates as the lackeys to follow Shepard around.



3. Volus (who actually hides in combat and does not help fight at all), Elcor, Hanar, Rachni squad mates.



4. Dynamic shifting squad based that interacts with itself and giving you the power to play match maker for all the dating sim people who play Mass Effect (As long as it doesn't detract from the plot to make room for it, if it does then no)



5. Even more squad interaction, ME2 was a good step, but I want Kotor levels of squad interaction where they actually comment about side quests and take issue with your actions.

[AdmiralCheez]

1. Agreed completely.
2. Sounds cool, but how about we just make sure they all have armor to begin with?
3. Dunno about that, but smarter AI in general would be great, as in AI that realizes it's using a sniper rifle and not a shotgun.
4. I just want a batarian and a female turian ;P
5. I don't see why one or two squadmates (like Zaeed) couldn't have a rocket launcher or something... but I won't be heartbroken if it doesn't happen, since balance might get tricky.
6. Sounds awesome. The loyalty mission thing was great, but doesn't need to be done again.

Hey, anyone want to guess how many new squaddies we'd be getting? I estimate it at no less than two, no more than six.

Oh, and more squad-to-squad interaction, a la Miranda and Jack's occasional quips at each other.

Modifié par AdmiralCheez, 16 décembre 2010 - 02:16 .

[Sir Ulrich Von Lichenstien]

Meh, even though there are lots of topics of the same nature, I figure might as well give my opinions of your points.

1: Lots of people saying this, lots of people negative of it (though majority are pissed off ME LI fans that they didn't get quality time with their fave in ME2 and thus feel same should happen to all ME2 squadmates in ME3 IMHO)



2: No... I am Shepard, I dress Shepard, I don't need to babysit for my squad. Give them 'Hazard' outfits to wear in hazardous areas or areas which should be sterile (no skin, hair open to the elements), but I don't see the need to play 'dressup the squad'.



3: highly doubtful they'll add a 'tactics' scenario, increase the AI maybe sure, but can't see the tactics thing.



4: You alien lovers are racist to humans Some people like having all human squads. oh and as much as I love Volus, NO it just wouldn't work, 'Biotic god' was a joke of a character, it'd be more of a joke if we have a volus squadmate fighting with us. Also Batarian? sure... one thing though it BETTER be optional. People like to have their characters stick to their backgrounds, which means to some Shepards the only good Batarian is a dead one.



5: Firstly, Squadmates ammo = infinite, secondly the only person I'd trust with a Heavy Weapon is me. It's bad enough with the enemy firing them, don't need some crazy fool squadmate firing a Cain when am charging at an enemy.



6: If there is one thing I would say the majority of people want to see gone (specially if we are having to re-recruit people) it's the loyalty system. At this point Shepard should be looking for people they trust, not people that Shep has to gain the trust/focus of. Besides with regards your idea, it's already in play. Renegade/Paragon is most likely going to decide some squadmates I imagine in ME3, I could give an example but this topic is in the NO SPOILERS ALLOWED forum so I can't... but clue, she has a daughter.

[mattylee10]

I'd like to keep as many of the existing squaddies as possible, simply cause if you have to go and recruit a whole new team it just renders ME2 redundant.

Possibly allow a few new squaddies to replace dead ones or in exchange for existing ones?

Squaddies to have actual armour and helmets in environments that require it, armour to be moddable similar to Sheps.

More conversations with squaddies - less 'i've got calibrations to do'

More interaction between squaddies ie, conversations in hub areas, random comments when they see something interseting or when Shep does something (dragon age had really good team member interactions), and interactions on the ship - Kotor 2 was really good at this and gave a good idea of the characters motivations, opinions and state of mind.

[TuRiAn_AllY]

I didnt really picture a squad mate with a cain

I was thinking more along the lines of grenade launcher or arc charger





I want to add the ability to say no to ANY squad mate, if you dont want them... like garrus in ME1

[coltromoaustin]

i hope they improve the AI, when im playing i want to feel like my squadmates can take on a whole band of mercs. Thane for example hes supposed to be this bad ass assasin but it doesnt feel like it when you actually play alongside with him...he usually runs out and gets killed in every mission.

[lazuli]

coltromoaustin wrote...

i hope they improve the AI, when im playing i want to feel like my squadmates can take on a whole band of mercs. Thane for example hes supposed to be this bad ass assasin but it doesnt feel like it when you actually play alongside with him...he usually runs out and gets killed in every mission.

Wouldn't it be awesome if they knew how to stay in cover until their shields regenerated?

[FRSHPRNFILL]

lazuli wrote...

coltromoaustin wrote...

i hope they improve the AI, when im playing i want to feel like my squadmates can take on a whole band of mercs. Thane for example hes supposed to be this bad ass assasin but it doesnt feel like it when you actually play alongside with him...he usually runs out and gets killed in every mission.

Wouldn't it be awesome if they knew how to stay in cover until their shields regenerated?

Pfft no. Then what would we have medi-gel for.

[mattylee10]

TuRiAn_AllY wrote...
I want to add the ability to say no to ANY squad mate, if you dont want them... like garrus in ME1

Some are plot essential though (Liara in ME1 and Mordin in ME2) can't finish the game without them.

[coltromoaustin]

ahh man it would make my day if they would get smart and stay down when their getting shot at

[coltromoaustin]

thanes my favorite character by far but man i they need make him a way more legit when you choose him to fight with you, make him be able to do some of the badass things he does in the cuttscenes. now that would be sick

[lazuli]

FRSHPRNFILL wrote...

Pfft no. Then what would we have medi-gel for.

I find medi-gel most useful in quickly healing Shepard, with the proper upgrades of course.

[FRSHPRNFILL]

I never use it for that reason....

[coltromoaustin]

id rather have a squadmate that can handle themselves rather than having to revive with medi-gel them every 5 seconds

[Lvl20DM]

I'd like to see squad-mates have more unique features. Grunt has rapid regen and that Berserker charge; Kasumi has her shadow strike. It would have been very cool if Thane had good close combat skills and stealth, and if Jack had a biotic punch like in her cut-scenes.

Having less squad members would make something like this easier, I think.

I'd like to see a Batarian squadie, so that we can get a new perspective on that species. I'm not sure how feasible it would be, but an Elcor would be great. Hanar or Volus crew-members could also be interesting, though I doubt they'd be fighters (but a merchant? Sure).

[coltromoaustin]

i completely agree unique skills with every squadmate would be very cool!

[Marta Rio]

As far as implementing the squadmates goes, which should be a challenge given the number of dead/alive permutations of ME1/2 characters, I think there's some room for thinking outside the box. Here are a couple of ideas that were posted in earlier threads that I liked:

(1) Make a number of missions follow the Lair of the Shadowbroker style - if character X is alive then they join you for a particular mission as a squadmate, if not then you get a placeholder character or a random squadmate. Whether character X is alive could have ramifications for the mission. This is sort of an extended cameo - but much more satisfying than the ME2 cameos. 

(2) Have certain squadmates only available for certain parts of the game. Make up a plausible reasons for them being missing during those portions of the game (Maybe Garrus takes Thane and Miranda and Legion on a B-team mission, for example). If you think about it, this is actually how they implemented the squaddies in ME2 (i.e. you couldn't recruit certain characters until the second half of the game).

Modifié par Marta Rio, 16 décembre 2010 - 05:43 .

[MrDizazta]

Blasto the Jellyfish. DUH!

[Zoheb]

I really really want Aethyta as a recruitable squad member For some reason, Bioware just creates excellent characters for Claudia Black

And we definitely need some elcor and hanar

Modifié par Zoheb, 16 décembre 2010 - 05:57 .

[Aglazzboi]

Lets just stick with the races we have for fighting. I wont be able to take me3 seriously with a volus biotic god, and a hanar of peace, and elcor thats sounds like cleveland from family guy.

[Zoheb]

Hahaha! I would love that team to take on the final mission in ME3. I bet the Reapers would facepalm if they got beat by those...

[Evelinessa]

I want:
1) All the previous squadmates to be back in ME3 or at least the LIs
2) More dialogue and squad interaction
3) More aliens and less humans
4) Expand on the previous romances
...I might think of more later

[SilverEST]

1) Better squad A.I, including some parameters to figure out what weapon should be used(Scan area for Hostile A.I, compare distance of A.I and movement vector to own Weapon, change weapon if necessary; if unable to use Long Range weapon, flank hostile A.I from opposite vector/optimal path)
2) Agent 47 as a squaddie. He'll solve everything.

Modifié par SilverEST, 16 décembre 2010 - 08:28 .