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[Derek Hollan]

Heggy wrote...

This is more of a recommendation than a question, and I'm sure you or the team have considered it, so I was just hoping for comment.

Now that you have a challenge system that rewards a specific pack for completing a specific challenge. Many newcomers are now inundated with the vast array of rares. The tonnes of content is fantastic. But the newer people have little to no chance of getting decent items for quite some time, so that while their skill is top notch, their loadout cannot complement it.

What I would suggest is this.
Take one weapon, from each class of each rarity (think MP demo selection days, excluding any ultra rares) and create an achievement which unlocks the first level of each. That way, you could introduce people, give them a specific goal to work towards with a guaranteed reward to get them started.

I'm not a new player I know, but I understand the difficulty of unlocking stuff when there are vast swathes of possibilities and all you have is a random number generator.

We are definitely looking at how new players react to all the content and the road ahead of them

[Derek Hollan]

bk1217 wrote...

Hey Derek,
Has there been any discussions on adding a banner selection to the Lobby, something that could utilize the right and left joystick click buttons? they don't do anything. Something that could bring up a quick select menu above the screen allowing you to switch the Challenge banner to what you want at the time? Also, is there any talk on harder difficulties?

Our philisophy has always been that the lobby is reserved for getting ready to start a match.  The more fiddling a player does in a lobby, the longer everyone else has to wait for that person to ready up.

Harder?  We really want Gold to be the most difficult challenge with Platinum only as something beyond even that.  If that is not happening, then those difficulties are too easy.

[Derek Hollan]

.458 wrote...

Are you tempted by holiday seasons, e.g., special things showing up on halloween? I'm sure it's a lot of work, but it's so much fun. Banshees riding broomsticks across the sky would certainly get attention. I love the Krogan heavy melee laugh, I'd love for them to suddenly gain a white Santa beard during December as they laugh. If you've ever seen the Captain Morgan commercials, many of us have talked about how much fun it would be to see the geth gain the captain's pirate hat and eye patch at the moment of the foot-up-in-the-air for the Captain Morgan pose. Or gear that lasts for a short event like this and then disappears which allows non-Krogans to do the ceremonial headbutt (perhaps telling someone to not whine at the same time).

I like holidays and holiday events

[Derek Hollan]

DullahansXMark wrote...

Derek Hollan wrote...

xBUMMx wrote...

Is it possible that we can get a schedule for Retaliation character releases? Or maybe if the rotation for the hazard maps will always be the same pairs?

We intend (at least at this point) to keep each one a surprise.  We had intended not to accidently show our hand on them but the preverbial cat is meeerrrrrooooww...right out of the bag.

We intend to keep the map rotation random as well.  You CAN expect one map to be a non-damaging hazard and one damaging.

Any chance of throwing us a hint every week that's so vague, that our brightest minds here will only be capable of nailing the class down to like, four possible options? I think that'd build hype.

Can't say as I would

[Derek Hollan]

mrcanada wrote...

Why not incorporate the female skin for the Shaman like most were asking for? It would have been a unique look and most associate an adept Krogan with the female. I think quite a few were disappointed that it was just a reskin of the Battlemaster.

Design decision. Not much I can add there. 

[Derek Hollan]

nhcre8tv1 wrote...

Hey Derek! I love behind the scenes creative process kind of stuff, and I've been wondering if you could give us some insight into what goes into the making of these powers and what both they and the characters look like? Do you guys just just find cool models and stuff in the files you like to see and edit them, or do you think of the powers and then create them aesthetically? An answer would be awesome. Also, you was the brilliant mind behind giving the new Turians ****ING JETPACKS!

EDIT: aaand I just realized you finshed answering. Oh well.

Wow.  That's a big question.  Trying to keep this short though.  It really is a collaberation of teams; design, art, animation, sfx, sound, and QA.  I think that's everyone for kit design.

The art and animation guys are wild folks we keep fed with pez and caffeine.  To watch their creative minds at work would make a mortal man go insane.  They say anyone who is left to watch them never returns.  I have yet to test that legend.  Seriously, though, they are awesome and take ideas from all around their environment.  They then implement the idea around the core themes of the game.

Jet packs?  Corey Gaspur, our combat designer.

[Derek Hollan]

Nancomerian wrote...

Hey Derek, as this is a question thread I got a simple one. I'd like to know will these operations be every week now or will it still be every 2nd as it was till now? And how many of you guys in the office practice skydiving?

well I lied, there were 2 of them >

Every weekend.

I know of at least 2 people from our studio who skydive.

I find the idea of practicing skydiving to be funny.  How do you "practice?"  I mean, you remove gravity, what's left?  Flailing your arms and screaming?

20 years military and I've never jumped out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft.

[Derek Hollan]

Man_of_Beer wrote...

If you work on MP then you must be in the beautiful city of Montréal ... invite me to a staff 5-7 and we can chew the fat! I work for Sleeman, I'll provide da beers .

On a more serious note cheers for a great SP and MP game that I've spent (well until recently lol) countless hours on and plan on spending many more. I seriously should buy you dudes and dudettes a beer!

Alas, I am in Edmonton.  I ran the multiplayer room at our main headquarters during development but conferred daily with the Montreal team.

[Derek Hollan]

Versus Omnibus wrote...

Hey Derek, just how hard would it be to include non-human kit like the Rachi, Elcor, etc?

An act of Parliament.

I am sure the team will continue to look at other possibilities.

[Derek Hollan]

CapitateGoose wrote...

Hey Derek.

Question about how the store work:
Can someone at BW decide to raise or lower the rate or quota for card categories, in selected packages?
To add more or completely remove selected card?

If yes, are there some events to make the decision maker more generous or less generous?
Thanks.

Sorry, but the store is really out of my domain.  I do know they always monitor it.

[Derek Hollan]

Trick 1224 wrote...

Just wanted to thank you for doing your job very well. It's gotta be hard to deal with the overwhelming negativity that is the Bioware boards at times, yet you always maintain the utmost professionalism.

Your company has made a great game and the people who play it love it. I've never been hooked on a single player / multi player combo that is the Mass Effect series before in my life. Yall should be proud to work on this incredible franchise!

Thank you for your kind words.

Someone once told me, "Events in life can make you better or bitter.  The choice is yours."  I try to live by that.

Cheers

[Derek Hollan]

3XT3RM1N4TUS wrote...

Hi, Derek.

Just a quick question. Will weapons from paid SP DLC be available in ME3 MP? I really enjoy new hand cannon!

You just never know, right?

[Derek Hollan]

KiraTsukasa wrote...

I'M ENJOYING A TREAT DEREK!!!

I have nothing to add to that

[Derek Hollan]

Jiovanie- wrote...

I have on question to ask...it's about the Asari Vanguard. The one with Stasis....I noticed that her outfit is a cross between a stripper's outfit and a dominatrix suit......Or is that just my imagination? >_>

How does this make you feel?

[Derek Hollan]

bk1217 wrote...

Derek, is it possible to change game sounds? because the only sound in the game that destroys ear drums is the Fury - Dark Channel. Did anyone test this in Bioware before releasing it into the game.

Hmm, I use the fury a lot (just ask Bryan J.)  I can't say as I have experienced what you describe.

[Derek Hollan]

neteng101 wrote...

Derek - you pick for best looking female kit in the game?

N7 Shadow

[Derek Hollan]

Rip The Reaper wrote...

Any chance we can get hazard versions for DLC maps?

It can be brought up to the team.  No promises though.

[Derek Hollan]

Pifase wrote...

What is the point of excessive amounts of screenshaking. It makes playing snipers very painful and frustrating.

Design choice.  Some powers have effects that effect everyone.

[Derek Hollan]

noob-zero wrote...

How come i see so many new players with typhoon whereas i can never seem to get it? its become an unhealthy obsession trying to get it.

Luck of the draw.  Some of our own team members do not have it on their personal accounts either.

[Derek Hollan]

Bolo Xia wrote...

it was stated in one of BW blogs that some hazard maps would have credit bonus instead of experience bonus based upon the challenge of the map.

my question is why are we not seeing any of the hazard maps with credit bonus yet?

is the damaging hazard maps considered more challenging than the visibility maps by BW?

if per week hazard maps are released with one visibility and one damaging, why are they both giving only experience bonus?

is it because "you guys" have not fully implemented the credit bonus yet for maps?

i am mostly just curious why one hazard map per week does not have a credit bonus, especially after reading a BW blog that said some hazard maps would and be based on difficulty.
unless i misread something?

If you could send me a link to that post, I would appreciate it.

Credit bonuses have been applied to extractions at this point in time.

I think the hazards for maps depend on your play style.  Sniping is certainly affected by visibility as are long range powers.

[Derek Hollan]

jpan89 wrote...

Will the heavy weapons from ME2 ever make an appearance.?

At this point they really have no place in MP.

I won't say never though.

[Derek Hollan]

nicethugbert wrote...

The other day I shot a cerberus assault trooper with an acolyte X and incendiary ammo 4 on bronze while it was reloading and he just kept on reloading then started firing when done. Why, Derek, why?

Asbestos underwear?

Something that requires investigating...The circumstance, that is...not the underwear.

[Derek Hollan]

andrew688k wrote...

HEY DEREK, can you guys make Quarian bum bums jiggle more?

Can and will are two different things. 

[Derek Hollan]

Cake Tasty wrote...

Whose idea was it to allow character trolling on teammates?

Shadows in Cerberus colours (Phantom)
Ex-Cerberus kits (Dragoons)
Geth Soldier with flamer (Pyro)
Geth Infiltrator in all black with GPS (Hunter)

Because they were a genius.

Team decision.  You're welcome

[Derek Hollan]

xavim wrote...

What are your top games of all time? Both Bioware and nonbioware?

Not in any particular order:

Baldur's Gate
Neverwinter Nights
Mass Effect
Dragon Age
Bioshock
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (The first one only)
Guild Wars
Company of Heroes

Plus a lot more