Given how the Co-op announcement and official FAQ thread has now spawned a horde of threads, each asking individual questions about it, I figured one thread containing all the questions would be far easier for people to find out the answers, as well as for the devs to respond to.
If I leave any out, let me know and I'll edit this post to contain them. I'll also edit it with dev responses and links if applicable.
General
- Will ME3 require an internet connection for each launching of the SP game, or will it retain ME2's single verification method? AdmiralCheez
- Will decisions made in ME1 & ME2 affect Galactic Readiness level? Ixalmaris
- Will there be any form of microtransactions for MP, either for gameplay, or equipment, or other reasons? United_Strafes.
Co-op Gameplay.
- Will local co-op be supported? (ie local split screen, PC-LAN)
- If local co-op is supported, will guest accounts be available (Xbox), or spawn mode (PC) -Skorpious-
- Will a patch be released supporting local co-op/private server in the event of EA taking down the servers in a couple of years time? CaolIla
- Can we create our own server (or do offline co-op), especially important for those in bandwidth-poor countries? DiegoProgMetal/Reaper Edge
- Will there be a match-making service, or a generic waiting room in which players can assemble and them form teams? Or will they have to plan out the teams in advance?
- Will player-kicking be supported to deal with any idiots you may team up with? If so, who can kick? TheZyzyva
- WIll there be a reporting system and/or personal ban list?
- Will there be a filter on character names to prevent profanity ridden names being used "for the lulz"? Pappi
- How will CE and/or DLC equipment be handled with Co-op? Will non CE/DLC owners get to have a taste of what the equipment is like, or will they be out of luck and can only be insanely jealous?
- Will Kinect still work in MP, and will using a headset to talk with team mates cause any interference?
- If it's a separate story campaign, are our multiplayer characters playing their part in dialogue scenes or is it more of a environmental storytelling, ie hearing your orders/exposition through radio and such? Nightcobra892b
- Will there be dialogues, and how will they be handled? Ylhaym
- Will co-op have its own disk, and/or executable? If not, how much space will it take up? Quinnzel
- Will there be any form of in-game communication system (ie quickchat) with team mates? Cjall
- How will Galactic Readiness be displayed? ie: Bar Meter. SE JN
- What sort of co-op modes will there be? ie: Horde, Tower defence etc. laudable11
- Exactly who will we be fighting for? Citadel Defence Forces, Mercenary Groups? Myworstfear
- Will there be leaderboards? AwesomeEffect2
- Will there be squad banter? Blooddrunk1004
- Can we use our MP characters as forum avatars? Sajuro
- Can friendly fire from powers/weapons be an option? Sajuro
- Will we be able to further customise the armour and/or weapons on MP characters through in game challenges that award points or credits? Sajuro
- Will there be a theatre mode? Mesina2
- How many MP missions will there be? Drone223
- Will co-op be available at all tmes, or only in conjunction with a particular lpaythrough? whitey2525
- WIll BSN track co-op statictics? ie: classes played, enemies killed, wins, losses etc? CaptainCrash
- Will MP achievements be seperated from SP achievements, or will they all combine toether into the overall score? Durdensbuddy
Character Customisation.
- Will there be full facial and armour customisation for the alien species?
- Which alien species will be included?
- Can I play as a female alien, of a species we have as yet not seen a model of? (Turian, Drell etc)
- Will the alien classes be the same as in game, or will they be specialised racial classes? (ie: Krogan Battlemaster, Quarian Mechanic)
- Will the aliens have their own combat lines, or will they speak the same way Shepard does?
- Will you be able to choose the voiceset for your MP character? Mesina2
- Will each race have their own walking animation, or will everyone share the same stick-up-the-coit/Thunderbirds animations we saw in the demo? Blooddrunk1004
- Will races be limited as to what class they can have. ie: Geth= Soldier/Tech only (no biotics) Mesina2
- How many Co-Op characters are we allowed to have, and how are they handled? Sam726
- Will playing the SP unlock content for the co-op mode, like additional races, armor, weapons, prints, etc.? Eyerock
- WIll there be any form of "team colours" customisation for MP games? Major_Tao_Tau
Impact on Single Player
- If I play Galaxy at War, will my galaxy readiness level be increased for all of my playthroughs permanently, or will my progress in GaW be tied to one playthrough at a time? Inutaisho7996
- Can we disassociate G.a.W completely from our SP campaigns? Neofelis Nebulosa
- Does 4 player co-op mean we can now have 3 squadmates instead of 2? Anacronian Stryx
Answered Questions
Answers: Provided by Brennon Holmes or Bioware devs, unless specified from other sources. Note, these may change by the end of the development phase.
Q) Can the MP mode be done solo, for those who either dont like MP, or want an extra challenge to finish the game without squadmates?
A) Currently, yes... but it's pretty hard. Though a lot of that depends on difficulty.
Q) Further to this, are 4 players definately required, or can it be done with 2, or 3? Will there be AI to fill out the teams if 4 are required? ViceVersaMan
A) You can play with less than 4 players.
Q) In case of player drop-outs, will their avatar disappear, be taken over by an AI, or will it be a universal "dump to main menu"? Will they come back with the same avatar should they reconnect quick enough?
A) That player will drop, they can always reconnect.
Q) Are teams rigid, and set once the game is underway, or can players join in later on?
A) Players can leave and join.
Q) What effect will time dilation abilities (A.R, Infiltrator Zoom) have in co-op? sam726
A) There is no time dilation in MP, the powers that might have normally had it were adjusted accordingly.
Q) Will there be MP-only achievements? DontTeachMyHamsterToSuckEggs
A) We're still working on achievements, but it's likely there will be MP specific achievements.
Q) Will it be Peer to Peer, or Client-Server based? Soul Cool
A) Server/Client
Q) How does pause and the radial meny work in multiplayer and will class abilities function sameway in MP, like they do in singleplay? Juha81FIN
A) There is no radial menu in MP. There's a simplified version of it (kind of) that doesn't pause the game - as was mentioned above, affected abilities have been adjusted as needed.
Q) Will there be friendly fire from powers?
A) Right now, yes... but that's a bug and though funny isn't really what I think we want in the final product... it is after all a cooperative experience. :happy:
Q) How will difficulty levels be handled? ViceVersaMan
A) Difficulty in MP leverages the same systems we use for SP, though it uses different scaling factors (I believe).
Q) Will Co-Op contain any spoilers for the SP campaign, or is it totally seperated? Phaedon
A) Beyond some of the enemy types, which might have specific reveals in SP - no.
Q) Can we have multiples of the same class? Sir Ulrich Von Lichenstien
A) Yep!
Q) Can we name our own characters, or will they just be generic race/class labels? Sir Ulrich Von Lichenstien
A) You can name them.
Q) Is Co-op going to be cross platform, or will each platform be restricted to its own network?
A) The various platforms will most likely be restricted to their respective networks.
Q) What effect will 3rd party modding have on MP? Will MP still read local files, read-compare-produce error with server files, or only use server-based files?
A) You won't be able to modify your online experience via local modifications (as you probably suspected).
Q) Are squad ammo powers be still available? Quinnzel
A) I don't think so, I'm fairly certain that the ammo powers that are available only affect your character - not other players.
Q) Will weapon & armour mods be available, either at the beginning of the game, or via workbenches during the course of the game? Nightcobra892b
A) You select your gear before the game starts, at that point you also have the opportunity to mod your gear.
Q) Will there be a savegame/save point system in Co-op, and how will it function? Beerfish
A) No, you don't really save progress like that - your character progression is updated periodically during the sequence though.
Q) Will heavy weapons be available to all players? Neo7732
A) Yep, though not in the same way as in SP.
Q) Will Co-op require Gold membership for Xbox users? Cjail
A) I'm not certain, but I would guess yes... as I believe that's generally the case for online connectivity with XBL.
Q) What happens if one person dies? Is there medi-gel? Malanek999
A) There are currently a few options, but the easiest is that another player can come over and revive that player. There is no cost to doing so currently, beyond time/effort.
Q) Will there be any form of vehicular combat in MP? Bobad
A) No, sorry.
Q) Will SP require a lot of "grind" (Repeatable Missions) in order to acheive the same level of Galactic Readiness as co-op? Ixalmaris
A) No.
Q) What is this "online pass" things that keeps getting mentioned?
A) The online pass you are so concerned about is nothing more than ME3's veerion of the Cerberus Network. Its just that it will activate the co-op part of the game, as well as any "buy new" DLC that gets released. (my own answer, basic on observation, logic and deductive reasoning.)
Q) Will the Online Pass be user or region locked? Cjail
A) User locked. The Online Pass is ME3's equivalent of the Cerberus Network. IsaacShep
Q) Will Origin be required for PC owners to install and/or run the game, either SP or Co-op? IsaacShep
A) According to the ME3 EULA on Amazon, yes, it is required for installation. Link (PDF) Found by N0-Future
Note: I am currently investigating, and testing, legal methods which would render Origin's snooping behaviour null and void. So far, virtual machines require too much in hardware terms (and have their own limitations), so sandboxing the application is the next thing to try.
Q) How, exactly, will co-op and Galaxy at War preparedness work with the SP campaign? Extra missions, resources, cannon fodder to throw at the Reapers? Blooddrunk1004
A) Resources in the form of equipment and troops, not minerals or creds. Official FAQ
Stupid Questions that need no answer, but will get, or have been asked.
- Can I romance my Co-op team mates?
- As a Krogan, can I pick up and throw any Volus team mates?
- If I play as a Hanar, can I equip all of my guns at once for total pwnage?
- Does a Volus Vanguard roll along the ground like a biotic bowling ball?
- Will a Hanar Infiltrator cause Hentai nightmares?
- Why does my butt hurt so much? PrinceZeel + Gleym
You were warned.
People who cant be bothered reading a FAQ
Tony_Knightcrawler
Kakita Tatsumaru
Sharrack
Fantazm1978
Ulthair
Ricinator
Major_Tao_Tau
Lumikki
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