So who's ready for Mass Effect 3?

[Sulaco]

B.F.D.

Everything you put a computer, on a phone, on you is spyware. Deal with it or ditch all your technological shit and move into a cave in the middle of wisconsin.

Of all places, why Wisconsin?

 

[Zenoth]

1. They've revealed their intentions of data-mining and hence can no longer be trusted. I value my privacy and security and will never install their software on my computer; they can change their ToS all they want.

So, basically you're ready for ME3, but not ready for Origin I see. It's up to you. But if ME3 was on Steam, would you buy it? The thing is Steam can also scan your computer's hardware and I believe some of the installed software. That general Steam users hardware survey they do I know is something optional but I'm not sure if Steam still doesn't scan anything "in the background".

In any case, pretty much agreeing with RavenSEAL, almost any types of electronics today including software installed on desktop or laptop computers do in some way or another "identify" you and puts you on-line and tracks some of "your information" without necessarily asking your permission to do so. I mean just having Internet itself, being subscribed to any Internet Service Provider and accessing the web itself via any browser already sends some of your information on-line to God knows where and to/for whom.

You won't exactly find stuff about you by doing a search on Google though, it's not that kind of display of information that we speak of but it's more about gathering of data/information about "you" or "your computer" over time in some servers or whatever that can be and is sometimes used I guess. I don't know much about all of that but I certainly don't feel completely anonymous when I'm on-line doing whatever, regardless of video gaming, EA or Origin, or even Steam and Valve. There's no angels out there it's all about business, money, information (power), data-gathering and things along those lines, especially since the past five years or so with streaming/clouding and integrating social-meeting software in electronics left and right, such as Facebook being almost everywhere, Twitter, Google, etc.

Of course, you have the last word on everything concerning purchases, they won't force you to use Origin nor to buy ME3, be it BioWare or EA themselves. But what I'm trying to say basically is that even if you don't install Origin it doesn't mean that some of your information already circulates somewhere "out there" on the web from usage of any other types of software not even related to gaming. If you use your credit card for example, or PayPal or whatever other services on-line, heck just browsing the web and having an ISP is enough for some of your information to be stored somewhere, and could be used "for" or "against" you if need be, not always asking you beforehand to do so.

Anyway, more on-topic (related to ME3 specifically regardless of Origin), I'm ready, I can hardly wait... but I just don't quite have the money to buy it on day one unfortunately. I won't wait for it to be on Steam since... well... I don't think it'll ever be available on Steam at all, I hope I'm wrong though. But by the time it could be on Steam I think I'll own it anyway. I'll buy it maybe two or three weeks after release, at which point maybe one or two patches will have been released and the day one DLC stuff will be something of the past.

 

[nemesismk2]

That should run it on high, the graphics aren't improved over ME2.

That is good news because I am waiting until Nvidia release their new video cards before I upgrade.

 

[PrayForDeath]

I am ready for mass effect 3, i've got a amd athlon ii x3 455 3.3ghz and amd radeon hd 4850 1gb so mass effect 3 will rock on low quality settings.

Meh you can probably max it out with that setup. The game doesn't look graphically demanding.

 

[Stuka87]

I pre-ordered the CE version the day it was available for pre-order. Can't wait for it to get here!

 

[nemesismk2]

Meh you can probably max it out with that setup. The game doesn't look graphically demanding.

that is good news

 

[irishScott]

that is good news

The Demo's been out for a while, download it and see what works.

 

[nemesismk2]

I will download it tomorrow to see how it runs.

 

[ramj70]

I am ready for mass effect 3, i've got a amd athlon ii x3 455 3.3ghz and amd radeon hd 4850 1gb so mass effect 3 will rock on low quality settings.

The recommended settings for the demo is a dual core at 2.4 GHZ and a 4850 512MB so your set up should be no problem.

 

[micrometers]

Nope. I'll wait for ME3 to drop to $20 two months later like ME2 did.

I might be exaggerating on the timescale, but ME2 dropped in price very quickly.

This. SO many AAA games out that I only buy games for 20 bucks. It's impossible to get through all of them anyways.

I thought ME2 was widely heralded as superior to ME1 though.

 

[irishScott]

Just got my key from Amazon. Apparently for pre-load only. Downloading now, worst case scenario I get the game on my HD before Origin servers die on the 6th, best case scenario I can play it tonight.

 

[SLU Aequitas]

Just got my key from Amazon. Apparently for pre-load only. Downloading now, worst case scenario I get the game on my HD before Origin servers die on the 6th, best case scenario I can play it tonight.

How would you play it tonight? It's not released until tomorrow night!

 

[irishScott]

How would you play it tonight? It's not released until tomorrow night!

I'm hoping for a glitch in Origin's activation system.

 

[VulgarDisplay]

2. I resent the game's attempt to normalize homosexuality through its inclusion of a gay sex scene. I don't want social engineering propaganda in my video games, thank you.

I'm ready for ME3.

As for this comment:

1. You are either the type of person who also thinks that black people should be riding in the back of the bus and not sharing bathrooms with you.

2. You think your parents are bigots for thinking that it was ok for black people to ride on the back of the bus and not share bathrooms and drinking fountains. You are just to stupid and ignorant to realize that just like you're racist parents you too are on the wrong side of history and your kids or grandkids are going look at you with disgust.

Who cares if there is an optional gay scene in the game. It's optional. Gay people don't go out of their way to hurt you, so why can't you just let them live their life.

Me personally I will be busy objectifying Ashley and Miranda with my Shepard and treating them like the dirty little sluts that they are.

 

[bononos]

B.F.D.

Everything you put a computer, on a phone, on you is spyware. Deal with it or ditch all your technological shit and move into a cave in the middle of wisconsin.

Absolute nonsense. If you really mean what you say then your pc is a rats nest of spyware and malware.
If the scope of your statement only refers to gaming apps then its hardly a given that game companies should be able to harvest whatever they want. Its the low expectation of privacy that consumers have gotten used to esp in US.

 

[Carfax83]

OK, anyone know how to use a proxy server to trick the game into unlocking early?

I tried using Hong Kong proxy server IPs from this website, but insofar, they don't seem to be working

*Edit* Nevermind, found one that worked!

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

I'm not going to pay for the game, but I'm still going to play it.

Notice I didn't admit to anything illegal and that that sentence could mean many different things.

 

[irishScott]

I'm not going to pay for the game, but I'm still going to play it.

Notice I didn't admit to anything illegal and that that sentence could mean many different things.

Yes, it means you either steal or you heavily mooch off your friends.

 

[Stuka87]

I'm not going to pay for the game, but I'm still going to play it.

Notice I didn't admit to anything illegal and that that sentence could mean many different things.

The fact that you tried making it sound like something different obviously shows what your intent was.

 

[Carfax83]

Hey guys, that proxy server trick really does work. My digital copy unlocks at 9am tomorrow. Without the proxy server, it would unlock at 2300 the same day.

 

[PrayForDeath]

Hey guys, that proxy server trick really does work. My digital copy unlocks at 9am tomorrow. Without the proxy server, it would unlock at 2300 the same day.

Haha that's cool

 

[Aristotelian]

Heh, so my version was more expensive AND I get to play it later? Pretty sure mine unlocks at midnight on the 7th of March. Grrr.

I have the game downloaded and am waiting for the unlock - what a tease.

Would anyone be willing to help me with a Renegade issue? Still trying to get the right ME2 import ready.

Spoiler

I have two loyalty missions remaining (Samara and Tali) and am almost entirely renegade, with the 100% paragon/renegade bonus from Shepherd's class power. In the previous loyalty mission (Thane) I was unable to intimidate using "I am a former Spectre, start talking" even with 80% renegade.

I just tried Samara's and was unable to resist Morinth's third tier with an intimidate.

This is problematic because I want to use the intimidate during Tali's loyalty mission to ensure that I get her loyalty and that she is not exiled from the fleet.

Is my only option to do the loyalty missions after the IFF and Suicide Mission? I think I can get a good number of renegade points by giving Legion to Cerberus and by not blowing up the base, and giving that to Cerberus also (I am happy with both of these story choices). But will my import be affected by doing the loyalty missions AFTER the suicide mission? After 30 plus overs of replaying ME2 I am at my limit, and am hoping for some help here.

I am really looking forward to seeing how they end this, given that I enjoyed ME2 greatly aside from the combat (which I found very repetitive) and the mining.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Hey guys, that proxy server trick really does work. My digital copy unlocks at 9am tomorrow. Without the proxy server, it would unlock at 2300 the same day.

LoL they still havent patched that out? I remember doing it for Battlefield 3 and playing it 2 days before my time zone's release date.

Im still trying to get through Mass Effect 1 but so many things annoy me and I end up playing an hour or two a day. I hate the 500 elevator rides. I hate the stupid driving portions of the game. I hate how every area feels completely dead and empty. Story is good but I also end up missing out on side quests because there isnt any indicators (Im used to MMOs with huge ass exclamation marks on a quest giver's head)

 

[irishScott]

LoL they still havent patched that out? I remember doing it for Battlefield 3 and playing it 2 days before my time zone's release date.

Im still trying to get through Mass Effect 1 but so many things annoy me and I end up playing an hour or two a day. I hate the 500 elevator rides. I hate the stupid driving portions of the game. I hate how every area feels completely dead and empty. Story is good but I also end up missing out on side quests because there isnt any indicators (Im used to MMOs with huge ass exclamation marks on a quest giver's head)

Wow, I knew people who played MMOs usually have horrible social skills, but when you can't even recognize the figure shouting your name at you in a video game...

Also there aren't 500 elevator rides. All you really need are maybe 4 or 5 to get the two side quests. Learn to use rapid transit.

 

[grohl]

Hey having never played ME 1 or 2, looking for a deal on these. Anyone familiar with where I can pick these up on the cheaps? I imagine Steam will have some kind of deal, soon, right?