Because the only networked parts are the matchmaker system and the manifest storage system, it would be very very easy to set up an 'alternate' ME 3 multiplayer network.
So easy, that it has already happened.
Seriously, ME 3 mutiplayer costs EA very little in the way of resources.
and if they keep Multiplayer alive...
Damn, what a trip down memory lane... Even that ending couldn't take away the feelings I accumulated during all three games.
It feels like yesterday, and yet it feels like a lifetime ago.
... ****, I'll have to replay through this once again, sooner or later.
i might finally get a life when that happens
They can't do this. I haven't completed all the challenges, yet.
On one hand, I understand that some people think it's about time to move on. On the other, BioWare added some very nice MP content that will never be available again after they shut off the servers. I feel that to be a tremendous waste.
I also know that BioWare are under no obligation to kill off ME3 when Andromeda comes out. They are also under no obligation to keep them up either.
I expect that they would shutter them hamsters shortly after ME:A to focus and promote the new game. I hope I'm wrong. I love hamsters.
Anyone who wants to move on is free to do so, just as anybody who wants to keep on playing an old favorite game shouldn't have to be harassed or criticized for it.
As to the idea that a game's servers are likely to be shut down when the sequel is released, please provide me with examples. I haven't been able to find any myself. What I seem to find is that servers are typically shut down several releases later. The MW3 servers are still up, as are the BBC2 servers.
EDIT: Additional details and remarks.
First, Battlefield 1942 was released in 2002. EA shut down the servers in 2014, primarily because GameSpy - which was running the servers for DICE - went out of business.
Second, ME3 is a cash cow for EA at this stage. When ME:A is released (if ever) they can expect that many people who never played ME1/2/3 will buy the trilogy and play through them. They also like people getting hooked on ME3MP because it makes it more likely that they will be hooked on the series and get ME:A as well.
Finally, since this assertion about the servers being shut down keeps coming up, I would really like to see concrete info from a reliable source that suggests this is being planned, particularly because it does not fit either the business model or the pattern of behavior of EA in this regard.
Anyone who wants to move on is free to do so, just as anybody who wants to keep on playing an old favorite game shouldn't have to be harassed or criticized for it.
As to the idea that a game's servers are likely to be shut down when the sequel is released, please provide me with examples. I haven't been able to find any myself. What I seem to find is that servers are typically shut down several releases later. The MW3 servers are still up, as are the BBC2 servers.
EDIT: Additional details and remarks.
First, Battlefield 1942 was released in 2002. EA shut down the servers in 2014, primarily because GameSpy - which was running the servers for DICE - went out of business.
Second, ME3 is a cash cow for EA at this stage. When ME:A is released (if ever) they can expect that many people who never played ME1/2/3 will buy the trilogy and play through them. They also like people getting hooked on ME3MP because it makes it more likely that they will be hooked on the series and get ME:A as well.
Finally, since this assertion about the servers being shut down keeps coming up, I would really like to see concrete info from a reliable source that suggests this is being planned, particularly because it does not fit either the business model or the pattern of behavior of EA in this regard.
http://www.ign.com/a...re-game-servers
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Those are mainly sports games.... everyone..like me, who play sports games..know every year when the new version comes out, they shutdown the previous year's games servers.....
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Those are mainly sports games.... everyone..like me, who play sports games..know every year when the new version comes out, they shutdown the previous year's games servers.....
Okay... 
http://venturebeat.c...idea-editorial/
Some of the games affected by the shutdown are fairly recent releases, such as EA Sports MMA (17 months old), Spare Parts (14 months old), EA Create (16 months old), and EA Sports Active 2 (16 months old).
EA Sports MMA in particular is gutting because it's a splendid MMA game.
OK. That last article is from 2011, and it says the Online Pass is a bad idea. EA have done away with that, in 2013 IIRC. I'm not disputing that they eventually shut down servers, but typically not when the game is still selling, or there is an active playerbase. Battlefield 2 and it's variants were pretty old in 2011, and no-one ever played Army of Two because it was an awfully constructed game. (I'm not sure anyone ever bought it either.) Also, remember that Battlefield games need dedicated servers. As was pointed out above, ME3MP compute load is P2P, EA only needs to run the matchmaking and stats database, which is minuscule.
ME3 is about to be 4 years old. I joined BSN just 2 years back, and already there were rumors of imminent server shutdown. I've never seen a source discussing ME3 MP being shut down at some stage.
Screw the haters. I loved Dead Space 3. Is it "survival horror"? No. But its a good and fun game. If story was an integral part of what made my gaming experience good then I probably wouldn't like Dead Space....its a bit out there for me, but I love the series.
I hear you on waiting on the consoles. For 2 years I looked at the PS4 and I was like "All these people want to get PS4 because sony told them to. But what are they playing? Theres no games!" I taked crap to all my PS4 friends when they came back and played PS3 games haha. I finally have one now and I love it, but I only own 4 games aside from PSN stuff. I miss some of the PS3 games for sure, but it is an undeniable upgrade and way better than PS3. I am happy with it even though there are things I hate about it.
On the point of the thread Sony stated they will be supporting PS3 for many years to come as far as PSN goes. If ME3 goes down it will be an EA thing. I was a pretty big Assassins Creed player. There is a dedicated fanbase of players who actually took the time to learn how much depth that MP had and how good it was. It's community was still going with 10 or so games a night when I left PS3. You can still play Revelations and AC3 MP too. AC3 was the best of all of them....it used to have more than even ACIV.
It would suck, but I think the game has been going long enough that no one could be mad at EA for closing it. I hope its up for 10 more years ....might not happen because EA is hurting for money and all.
I liked DS3 but I can see the hatred for it. DS's charm is that Isaac's an engineer who gets caught up in crazy $hit and it really works in the first two games. Giving him a partner and having him fight human soldiers is a little out of place. But I really want to see a DS4. They can't end the series the way it did.
I would love to get a PS4 but there's really nothing that I want to play. The only reason I'm getting an XB1 is to play ME:A.
Why? Anyone who doesn't want to ply doesn't have to. If it brings pleasure to some, why shouldn't it keep going?
Also, EA, despite all the hating, has a policy of keeping online MP games alive for a long time, generally well past the release of the follow-up game. So I don't know where the idea comes from that ME3MP will shut down when ME:A is released.
They have to shut it down! Otherwise I'll never move on from ME3. It's like bigamy.
I for one will fight until we all descend into the vast abyss called Death
Mgagamerz:
True, I'd bet there's also a time sync function, an ad-hoc vlan over IP setup (with tunneling), and all sorts of fun traffic synchronization going on behind the scenes. Plus loading graphics data for other player's avatars on top of sending and receiving positioning data and time-stamped weapons fire / power fire direction and targeting.
I call it 'easy' because I'm looking at other multiplayer emulation servers, SWGEMU in particular, and they took what, four years and thousands of man-hours in order to get a playable ground game, and they're still trying to figure out space systems and crafting.
Maybe when this merry-go-round finally comes to a halt....I will finally be able to finish some of these games .....( I kid you not ) ====== Half Life 2, Crysis 3, Red Dead Redemption, GTA V, Batman Arkham Origins, Bioshock 2 & Infinite, Asassins Creed 3&4, Halo combat evolved, Darksiders,(I finished Darksiders 2), Dead Space 3, Diablo 3,...dude, I could go on & on ...not to mention the at-least 40 games that I bought either the day or the week they came out, that are still in their wrappers..as far as me getting a xboxone & a ps4...the titles arent there yet..there are maybe 7 total games between them that interest me...
Maybe when this merry-go-round finally comes to a halt....I will finally be able to finish some of these games .....( I kid you not ) ====== Half Life 2, Crysis 3, Red Dead Redemption, GTA V, Batman Arkham Origins, Bioshock 2 & Infinite, Asassins Creed 3&4, Halo combat evolved, Darksiders,(I finished Darksiders 2), Dead Space 3, Diablo 3,...dude, I could go on & on ...not to mention the at-least 40 games that I bought either the day or the week they came out, that are still in their wrappers..as far as me getting a xboxone & a ps4...the titles arent there yet..there are maybe 7 total games between them that interest me...
Yeah I know that feeling. I have (a lot) more games that I haven't even played, let alone unfinished, than I do finished games. What's basically happened over the last couple years is I play a game, go back to ME3MP. Get bored, play a new game... then go back to ME3MP. Rinse repeat. >.<
Edit: PS, that's because Steam Sales on Black Friday and their Summer Sale are ridiculous.
also, I do admit..I have cheated on this game with Titanfall & Gears of War 3's horde mode ....
^^^^^^^^ I am sorry, it really is fun to run around just as a little human destroying those huge jaegers..I am a Kaiju after all
Will solo matches still be available if this occurs?
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