Is multiplayer worth the time?
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gilpsp
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 11:42
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I have just compelted the sp first time through, I am going to play another round and wanted to know if MP was worth trying, by trade I am not into MP much and last time had a rough experience with people being jerks since they always play MP. If its worth a try, I'd like to do it but really want to play with people who know what to do and do not expect much being my first play through. I also favor infiltrator so I like to hide and sneak up and snipe a headshot. I was also wondering if the dlc was worth getting that just came out, I have the collectors edition so I got most of the sp dlc already, any advice would help. I have the game on PS3.
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 12:00
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I am a SP kind of person. I had a playthrough of ME3 without MP and wanted to start a new playthrough but tried MP, which meant no more SP for me... IT IS EPIC. Like you, I like the infiltrator class and play it most of the time.
Start on Bronze and work your way higher.
The store system is utter nonsense, but try the following: download Narida_L's multiplayer checklist (google it, search on this forum) and with your earnings buy nothing but recruit packs. When you have maxed out everything in the common section, move on to buying veteran packs for the uncommons. When you are done, move up to spectre packs. This system has saved the remains of my nervous system after trying to random unlock stuff.
You will find jerks, but you can always change lobbies.
About the dlc: the new maps are sniper heaver. (thanks Bioware:)
The most important thing, however, is to have a great time!
Start on Bronze and work your way higher.
The store system is utter nonsense, but try the following: download Narida_L's multiplayer checklist (google it, search on this forum) and with your earnings buy nothing but recruit packs. When you have maxed out everything in the common section, move on to buying veteran packs for the uncommons. When you are done, move up to spectre packs. This system has saved the remains of my nervous system after trying to random unlock stuff.
You will find jerks, but you can always change lobbies.
About the dlc: the new maps are sniper heaver. (thanks Bioware:)
The most important thing, however, is to have a great time!
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 12:03
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 12:15
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Multiplayer is a ton of fun. Like greghorvath said, just stick with Bronze until that is no longer a challenge. On Bronze you don't have to worry too much about anything; it's really easy once you get the hang of it.
As an infiltrator you'll do really well. A good infiltrator can consistently outscore anyone else, IMO. In fact Infiltrator is the one class that I have no problem with being a low level on higher difficulties.
The only thing to keep in mind about the infiltrator is that, in multiplayer, there is no time dilation for your sniper rifle. I loved infiltrator in ME2, but I'm not a good enough sniper to do well without the time dilation. As a result, that's one class that I don't enjoy and haven't leveled up to 20 in multiplayer.
The other thing to remember about multiplayer is that the biggest asset you get in your single player campaign is that it multiplies your galactic readiness. The down side, though, is that your GR degrades by a percent or two every few hours. So if you go grind away in multiplayer to get a 100% GR rating at the start of your single player campaign, that advantage will evaporate completely by the time you need it in single player. So if your only reason for playing multiplayer is to boost your single player campaign, I'd wait until you're about to head in to the "no turning back" Cerberus headquarters mission.
But you should really give multiplayer an honest shot, just for the fun of it. The classes are varied enough that most players can find a character that really suits their strengths and interests. FWIW, playing the human engineer as a casting class is not too hard (once you get your level up a bit, which only takes a couple of games). Vanguard is also a lot of fun, especially on the lower levels where it's a LOT easier.
Have fun
As an infiltrator you'll do really well. A good infiltrator can consistently outscore anyone else, IMO. In fact Infiltrator is the one class that I have no problem with being a low level on higher difficulties.
The only thing to keep in mind about the infiltrator is that, in multiplayer, there is no time dilation for your sniper rifle. I loved infiltrator in ME2, but I'm not a good enough sniper to do well without the time dilation. As a result, that's one class that I don't enjoy and haven't leveled up to 20 in multiplayer.
The other thing to remember about multiplayer is that the biggest asset you get in your single player campaign is that it multiplies your galactic readiness. The down side, though, is that your GR degrades by a percent or two every few hours. So if you go grind away in multiplayer to get a 100% GR rating at the start of your single player campaign, that advantage will evaporate completely by the time you need it in single player. So if your only reason for playing multiplayer is to boost your single player campaign, I'd wait until you're about to head in to the "no turning back" Cerberus headquarters mission.
But you should really give multiplayer an honest shot, just for the fun of it. The classes are varied enough that most players can find a character that really suits their strengths and interests. FWIW, playing the human engineer as a casting class is not too hard (once you get your level up a bit, which only takes a couple of games). Vanguard is also a lot of fun, especially on the lower levels where it's a LOT easier.
Have fun
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 12:15
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Thanks for the information, I am going to give this a try, I have to charge up my blue tooth headset for it. I downloaded teh item you advised to get, very helpful it shall be, I am also going to buy the dlc, Bioware has me, I figure I invested 80.00 so why not more. Also, it looks like more dlc to come for SP too. Anyways, maybe I can get a higher galatic readiness now. Thanks again for the help.
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 12:19
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Actually I wuill keep that in mind then and play multiplayer once I am ready to go to the cerberus base, taht way I do not lose GR. I may try another class sounds like vanguards and the human casting class ie engineer is good. I'll look into it, I most likely will stay with my class I am strong with and I think I can tweek my powers to suit the multiplayer. But if I am having trouble, Ill change the class and start over.
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 12:26
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wirelesstkd wrote...
The only thing to keep in mind about the infiltrator is that, in multiplayer, there is no time dilation for your sniper rifle. I loved infiltrator in ME2, but I'm not a good enough sniper to do well without the time dilation. As a result, that's one class that I don't enjoy and haven't leveled up to 20 in multiplayer.
Have fun
If you have the salarian infiltrator, use the sequence: cloak/energy drain/shoot. Cloak gives you a damage boost, energy drain stops enemies in their tracks and strips/damages shields, shooting... well, it kills them. A headshot does very nicely.
The other infiltrators are nice too, but I just can't play them 'cause the SI is so good...
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 12:39
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greghorvath wrote...
wirelesstkd wrote...
The only thing to keep in mind about the infiltrator is that, in multiplayer, there is no time dilation for your sniper rifle. I loved infiltrator in ME2, but I'm not a good enough sniper to do well without the time dilation. As a result, that's one class that I don't enjoy and haven't leveled up to 20 in multiplayer.
Have fun
If you have the salarian infiltrator, use the sequence: cloak/energy drain/shoot. Cloak gives you a damage boost, energy drain stops enemies in their tracks and strips/damages shields, shooting... well, it kills them. A headshot does very nicely.
The other infiltrators are nice too, but I just can't play them 'cause the SI is so good...
Interesting tip. I did recently unlock the SI (and promptly ignored it, cursing the fact that it wasn't an Asari Adept). I think my infiltrator class is a high enough level that I should be able to get cloak up to level 6 so I can cast a power while in it... I may give this a try, thanks
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 12:51
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I found multiplayer to be impossibly boring and more than a little frustrating.
There are too many waves/the matches go for too long, I absolutely hate anything to do with random award equipment, and there's no story at all. What is the point?
There are too many waves/the matches go for too long, I absolutely hate anything to do with random award equipment, and there's no story at all. What is the point?
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 12:52
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you don't need to cast the power.
lvl1 SI with a point each in energy drain and tactical cloak can keep up with the rest of a team on gold. I don't think you should try this right away, though...
lvl1 SI with a point each in energy drain and tactical cloak can keep up with the rest of a team on gold. I don't think you should try this right away, though...
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 12:58
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BigBad wrote...
I found multiplayer to be impossibly boring and more than a little frustrating.
There are too many waves/the matches go for too long, I absolutely hate anything to do with random award equipment, and there's no story at all. What is the point?
well, the MP is mainly for shooter fans, that is true. I am an RPG/shooter kind of guy and find the MP extremely entertaining (to the sincere and often voiced dismay of my wife). Finding some people to play with just makes it even better.
A gold run with a random/mediocre team takes about 25 minutes. For a decent team gold takes about 20 minutes, silver around 16. An excellent team does them in about 5 minutes less. How is that too long?
The random award system is in fact horrible, can't argue with you there. The unlock list does help, though.
The point is to have fun, obviously. And the great thing about it is that if you don't enjoy it, you don't have to play!
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 12:59
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gilpsp wrote...
I have just compelted the sp first time through, I am going to play another round and wanted to know if MP was worth trying, by trade I am not into MP much and last time had a rough experience with people being jerks since they always play MP. If its worth a try, I'd like to do it but really want to play with people who know what to do and do not expect much being my first play through. I also favor infiltrator so I like to hide and sneak up and snipe a headshot. I was also wondering if the dlc was worth getting that just came out, I have the collectors edition so I got most of the sp dlc already, any advice would help. I have the game on PS3.
Try MP, it's good fun, whathave you got to lose? I think I have the same issues as you - too many douchebags online that have no patience for people who actually work for a living/have family/do sports etc thus can't dedicate countless hours to multiplayer in order to become world class at it. I'm under no illusion as to my skill level, I usually play in the bronze matches and do ok and I find that 99% of the squads will help you out if you get into a spot of bother.
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 01:05
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Depends. I found great fun in it, so I say it is worth checking out. Especially if you have some friends to play with. But I also enjoy random groups, mostly they are not bad in working together, or giving a helpful hand when headbutting a Banshee fails.
I, for one, do like the random award system too, it gives an element of surprise, like looting in Diablo 2.
I would say give it a try, maybe you'll enjoy it as I do.
I, for one, do like the random award system too, it gives an element of surprise, like looting in Diablo 2.
I would say give it a try, maybe you'll enjoy it as I do.
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 04:01
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I was very skeptical about MP, but after giving it a shot in the demo, I fell in love with it. Mind you, I'm really not a great shooter, and rarely have I enjoyed FPS games.
What I love about the ME3 MP is the fact you can get by on powers alone if necessary (think adept, vanguard, quarian engineer), which means you don't have to shoot at all.
Also: don't worry too much about jerks. I play mostly in random games without friends, and so far it's been only in the demo that I came across one jerk. As long as you stick to Bronze difficulty until you truly get the hang of it, and don't head into Silver games below level 10, you should be just fine. Don't try gold before lvl 18 and at least one weapon upgraded to VII. (Of course there's always people who can do things earlier than this, but keep it as a rule, and you can bend it to your will)
GL & HF
What I love about the ME3 MP is the fact you can get by on powers alone if necessary (think adept, vanguard, quarian engineer), which means you don't have to shoot at all.
Also: don't worry too much about jerks. I play mostly in random games without friends, and so far it's been only in the demo that I came across one jerk. As long as you stick to Bronze difficulty until you truly get the hang of it, and don't head into Silver games below level 10, you should be just fine. Don't try gold before lvl 18 and at least one weapon upgraded to VII. (Of course there's always people who can do things earlier than this, but keep it as a rule, and you can bend it to your will)
GL & HF
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 04:05
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Multiplayer is quite fun I think, even if it starts being a bit too much of the same after a while.
The main problem with the multiplayer is the unlock system. To get the really good weapons, you need to be farming gold for ages, and even then that's not a guarantee. You need to be lucky too.
The main problem with the multiplayer is the unlock system. To get the really good weapons, you need to be farming gold for ages, and even then that's not a guarantee. You need to be lucky too.
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 05:08
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I actually don't mind multiplayer as much as I thought I would. I was annoyed when I found out that was the only way to increase my RP (I still think there should have been other options) but it can be fun.
It also gave me the chance to experiment with the best powers, weapons etc to kill banshees, brutes, atlas' and other tougher enemies. I also like that I can test out different classes I haven't tried too often and I now have a better idea of which ones I will choose for my next single player game. (I normally stick with Vanguard but now I'm liking Adepts and Engineers as well).
I haven't found any jerks honestly. But then again I found turning off my headset allows me to play in peace and still gets the job done I've played as a level 20 with someone who is a level 5 on Bronze challenges and it honestly doesn't make too big a difference and you will always get your RP increase
It also gave me the chance to experiment with the best powers, weapons etc to kill banshees, brutes, atlas' and other tougher enemies. I also like that I can test out different classes I haven't tried too often and I now have a better idea of which ones I will choose for my next single player game. (I normally stick with Vanguard but now I'm liking Adepts and Engineers as well).
I haven't found any jerks honestly. But then again I found turning off my headset allows me to play in peace and still gets the job done
I've played as a level 20 with someone who is a level 5 on Bronze challenges and it honestly doesn't make too big a difference and you will always get your RP increase
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 05:57
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The multiplayer is incredibly fun.
Once I tried it, I didn't touch SP anymore.
Once I tried it, I didn't touch SP anymore.
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 06:18
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gilpsp wrote...
I have just compelted the sp first time through, I am going to play another round and wanted to know if MP was worth trying, by trade I am not into MP much and last time had a rough experience with people being jerks since they always play MP. If its worth a try, I'd like to do it but really want to play with people who know what to do and do not expect much being my first play through. I also favor infiltrator so I like to hide and sneak up and snipe a headshot. I was also wondering if the dlc was worth getting that just came out, I have the collectors edition so I got most of the sp dlc already, any advice would help. I have the game on PS3.
If your only concern is that some players will be rude, this game has a more polite playerbase (usually) than other online shooters.
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 06:24
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I appreciate the feedback, I am going to stick with bronze until I build up muy expertise and character. I am going to try other classes too since I played Me1 and ME2 on xbox as a soldier, and Me2 and Me3 on ps3 as a infiltraitor. I would like to try different characters and races since it is free to play. I just have to unlock them of course. At least they gave us a mp dlc for free. Now if they would just do that for the sp I might forgive them for so called endings.
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 06:30
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I've never played a MP game before. Never been nterested. Glad I tried this. It's a lot of fun.
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 06:34
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after the craptacular ending i was like well i didnt paid $80 for nothing might as well give the MP a try....BAM best $80 ive ever spent.
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 09:28
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MP is fun and worth trying (you did pay for it after all).
Some perks
1) If you promote a lot you will net a 75 PERMENANT war assets PER promotion under N7 spec ops in the alliance asset that carries through to every new game you start and is tied to your origin account. Getting lvls 1-20 is actually not difficult. If you do it enough times you can basically get the best ending everytime without having to get your GR past 50%
2.) It made me play the other classes/skill set. What I mean is I was able to lvl each class to 20 something I would not have done on SP. I found out that in addition to loving the adept, soldier, vanguard as I did in ME2 I also found I enjoyed the engineer and some of the new bonus powers.
3.) When you get to gold and are pugging a lot your gameplay improves. You'll learn to dodge better/more often, learn what skills work with your playstyle which don't, etc.
4.) Make some new friends (there are a lot of superb friendly non elitist people out there) that will talk the whole game about the crappy ending, chicks, etc. quite funny (although most do not talk I find).
Some perks
1) If you promote a lot you will net a 75 PERMENANT war assets PER promotion under N7 spec ops in the alliance asset that carries through to every new game you start and is tied to your origin account. Getting lvls 1-20 is actually not difficult. If you do it enough times you can basically get the best ending everytime without having to get your GR past 50%
2.) It made me play the other classes/skill set. What I mean is I was able to lvl each class to 20 something I would not have done on SP. I found out that in addition to loving the adept, soldier, vanguard as I did in ME2 I also found I enjoyed the engineer and some of the new bonus powers.
3.) When you get to gold and are pugging a lot your gameplay improves. You'll learn to dodge better/more often, learn what skills work with your playstyle which don't, etc.
4.) Make some new friends (there are a lot of superb friendly non elitist people out there) that will talk the whole game about the crappy ending, chicks, etc. quite funny (although most do not talk I find).
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Posté 11 avril 2012 - 10:04
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gilpsp wrote...
I have just compelted the sp first time through, I am going to play another round and wanted to know if MP was worth trying, by trade I am not into MP much and last time had a rough experience with people being jerks since they always play MP. If its worth a try, I'd like to do it but really want to play with people who know what to do and do not expect much being my first play through. I also favor infiltrator so I like to hide and sneak up and snipe a headshot. I was also wondering if the dlc was worth getting that just came out, I have the collectors edition so I got most of the sp dlc already, any advice would help. I have the game on PS3.
I'll start off by saying yes, the multiplayer is completely worth it
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The great thing about ME3 multiplayer is that at its nature it breeds cooperation. Now of course you're still going to find jerks or idiots that want to lone wolf it out. Most of the time though, they go down pretty quick and it's up to you if you want to rez them (I find they can still serve a purpose of being the resident "meat-shield" hehe). But I've already made quick work in making some friends and a good group of guys to pair up with whenever I'm online. I'd say give it a try and don't get frustrated the first couple of rounds seeing your tactics will be different in MP from when fighting in SP. I find it to be really rewarding and a lot of fun!
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Posté 12 avril 2012 - 01:34
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Ok I am goiung to start playing, I am going to start as a different class I chose human male infiltraitor but am going to switch it. I am going to give this a try and I am also going tocharge the old blue tooth up I guess I am at my second palythrough and have the cerberus level ready so I will play wsome multi player to up my stuff. I really want to play other races and classes and also want that geth and batarian. Anyways, I think I can get the Best Ending tot he game hopefully. I am crossing my fingers we get some good DLC for SP and also more free DLC mp maps then. Well givin it a try tonight!
I guess I am at my second palythrough and have the cerberus level ready so I will play wsome multi player to up my stuff. I really want to play other races and classes and also want that geth and batarian. Anyways, I think I can get the Best Ending tot he game hopefully. I am crossing my fingers we get some good DLC for SP and also more free DLC mp maps then. Well givin it a try tonight!
