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[Derek Hollan]

BiO_MaN wrote...

Mr. Derek, I have two questions that I'd really like to hear something official about:

1. Are there any plans to change or even remove the scoreboard mechanics? As of now, usually players will measure their contribution based on their score, which I don't really thing is an accurate representation. You've added pure support classes, like the Volus, but the offensive characters that deal the killing blows will still get the highest score, despite of the enormous debuffs your teammates are giving to enemies.

2. Lobby browser? Is there any hope for such a feature being added?

Both of these would require a patch.

On the scoreboard, in particular, we often discuss how we might make it fair to debuffers and healers as well.

[Derek Hollan]

Tibbur wrote...

Bet you cant answer this one Derek
What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

African or European?

[Derek Hollan]

Xeraphas wrote...

Derek Hollan wrote...

Hey Folks,

Just taking some time to answer some general questions you might have.  Nothing too heavy like in-depth game mechanics or how to adopt baby krogans.

Hopefully we can keep this light-hearted and fun though (and, yes, MP related too). 

Cheers

Is there a fix coming to the vanguard glitch?  Or a new one created?  I have had a few game completly freeze my ps3 console and need restoring even it was so bad. They players in one game it happened in were charging but it did not appear excessive to me and only 2 could charge.

Will we see more hazards?   More than 2 a week or any permanent ones or maybe a extra hazard map for a mission?  The maps look alot better.

Will we see any more game modes coming to multiplayer?  Or perhaps created into a new or separate game that focuses on multiplayer?

I have noticed powers and weapons seem to work better and are a bit more powerful in sp than in mp is this intentional?

Will we get any new character classes in the future?

Are any more new enemy factions in the works?

In future Mass Effect games will there be a customizable main character or perhaps an alien species or two to play as an option for the single player game. 

Only one question I can answer here.

When creating MP it was developed with the idea that it would take an entire team of four MP characters to equal one Shepard.

[Derek Hollan]

eromelcm7 wrote...

What are some of the most ridiculous multiplayer ideas that have ever been pitched at the office? Personally, I have always wanted capes, and now with the Volus added, even more so.

Keepers. 

[Derek Hollan]

wantsumcandii wrote...

Are you guys planning to fix the broken rank 5 and 6 fitness levels of the ex-cerberus Phoenix adept and vanguard? I didn't see any fixes for this issue in the last patch notes and was wondering if this was being worked on or what?

Hmm, seems to be working for me.

[Derek Hollan]

Gamer790 wrote...

Hello Derek,

First and foremost, thank you for doing this. Is it possible for an ingame mute option to be added via a later patch? I know it' s minor compared to many other concerns, but still it' d be nice.

I like where this is headed.

[Derek Hollan]

ToaOrka wrote...

Do you guys plan on fixing the Geth Pulse Rifle? Or the Disciple? Or the Raptor?
Or any SMG other than the Hurricane, Tempest, and Locust?

We continue to monitor the weapons.

[Derek Hollan]

kobayashi-maru wrote...

Derek, 80's cartoons Mysterious Cities of Gold or Ulysses 31?

I must admit, I should look these up.

[Derek Hollan]

guitarsniper wrote...

If you could hang out somewhere for an evening, NOT for romantic purposes, with any character from MP, who would it be, and what would you do?

Turian soldier on the rifle ranges.

Beer afterwards.

[Derek Hollan]

Ubergrog wrote...

Here is an interesting question.

What was the thought process during multiplayer development for sync kills and quicktime events? Who thought it was a good idea? Was there any discussion about how it would be recieved? 

It was a team decision.  We felt that there should be consequences for particular enemies so they would never be seen as trivial and always a threat.

Modifié par Derek Hollan, 24 octobre 2012 - 08:13 .

[Derek Hollan]

setrus86 wrote...

Who's BiowareDev12? Saw him/her in a match recently...got kind of sad that he/she left half a minute into the first wave. :-p

Not sure who was using it last.  Those ones are communal in the studio.

[Derek Hollan]

X-Frame wrote...

Hey Derek ..

Quick question -- how come whenever balances are made to content in MP that the same isn't changed in the SP?

Different style of gameplay and different experience.

[Derek Hollan]

Beeno4Life wrote...

Is there a plan to fix the Praetorian being able to shoot through walls and cover?

Never claimed it was broken

[Derek Hollan]

Rokayt wrote...

What is the most badass moment a teamate has had in one of your games up to date?

I remember in my first game, I had been downed as the FQI, and a geth trooper had came up to stomp me, His head was promptly taken off with a widow shot, and a Salarian Infiltraitor quickly ran up from off screen with the widow, and revived me.

He had a really "Everyman" Color scheme to his armor.

Played a session with Bro Jo (Bryan J), one day, he rolls with his Drell.  Wave 2 starts, he drops in on the enemy spawn, a few seconds later wave 3 starts.

[Derek Hollan]

FeralJester616 wrote...

Which is your favourite weapon and which was your first maxed UR?

I stll like the typhoon despite the negativity.

I have yet to max a UR on my personal account.

[Derek Hollan]

cowwy wrote...

Favorite cut of meat from a chicken?

The fingers.

[Derek Hollan]

Volkai7 wrote...

Hey Derek...

How, if at all, would you say Bioware's other projects has affected the development of Mass Effect? For example, did the work on SWTOR (and other MMOs in the past) have any impact on the development of Mass Effect 3's multiplayer? Or do teams working on different games have little/no interaction on a level that might affect game development?

And how do you think the success of ME3's multiplayer might affect future games? For example, would you say it's better than even odds that we'll see multiplayer in some form in the next Mass Effect series? (I understand you can't provide any absolute answers about a game that has as far as I can tell not yet been announced, but I'm hoping you can say something on its likelihood without that being a guarantee.)

Ideas are constantly being discussed and shared amongst the studios and they certainly have an impact on processes and procedures as well as overall creativity.

I can't really comment on future developments.

[Derek Hollan]

Bryan Johnson wrote...

 Derek are you wanting one of these?

Yes.  Yes I would.

[Derek Hollan]

Rokayt wrote...

Will there be a suicidal Drell Swimming Instructor in future DLC?
A Valleygirl Quarian Swimsuit model? A Volus Swimsuit model?
A Krogan Baby Sitter?

(Thinking of the worst job-race combos in the universe.)

Haha!

[Derek Hollan]

Tallnesss wrote...

Are there characters that were designed that werent really intended to be amazing but ended up a really popular class? and vice versa, were there characters that were designed to be a popular class but didnt really turn out that way?

We strive for kit harmony.  Hoping that one kit is just as popular as the next.

I think we knew, during development, that the alien kits would be more popular though, as you could never do that before in the Mass Effect series.

[Derek Hollan]

Aveus wrote...

Just a query about a feature I didn't know existed till tonight, the one where if you stand still for a few seconds and stare at another player's character for a moment his or her title will appear underneath their Gamertag.

Just wondering if this feature could be made possible to be a constant effect? Would be pretty nice and also making titles have a more present effect.

I will pass this feedback along.

[Derek Hollan]

Iron Spetsnaz wrote...

Bugger, missed the oppurtunity to ask questions, oh well.


Anyway, what sort of music do you listen to while playing?

I don't typically listen to music while playing.  However, I prefer classic rock.

[Derek Hollan]

Outrider42 wrote...

Why no Medic Title?
Some players pride themselves for helping revive teammates, and it would promote more team play.
I would wear it over my Biotic God.

The Medic Challenge could involve the player getting X revives on each map over time, with each map being one part of the challenge.

I will pass this along

[Derek Hollan]

BioticShepard wrote...

Hey Derek,

If there were to be a new DLC, what would you want to have in it? (Besides a Krogan Sentinel). Also, what are your thoughts on the Cerberus Harrier?

Hmm, last I checked we had a Krogan Sentinel.

[Derek Hollan]

Lokiwithrope wrote...

Cesium Salami or Beryllium Baloney?

I shall have to try these.