So, should I even try Multi Player?
I will admit, I've only really played Single Player so far and avoided Multi Player. Now it's not strange for me by itself because my first interest is the Single Player stuff, but I did enjoy the Multi Player missions in ME3, except for having to do it in support of the Single Player campaign.
So now that I find myself starting to get an interest in the Multi Player side of things in ME:A, I am also very much aware of a lot of criticism of the Multi Player part of the game.
So I'd like to ask you guys your views on it. I would be interested in what you like and what you don't like about your experience so far in Multi Player and if you would recommend a player to go for it or wait for certain changes.
And if you think it's better to wait, then which changes would you feel are necessary to make Multi Player worth it.
Positive and Critical views are welcome.
@EgoMania wrote:
@Psych0_Trauma wrote:
Until they ACTUALLY roll out something to fix things, don't go into it.
Could you give me some examples of what you feel should be fixed? Like one or two main ones?
Well, from *my* perspective the main problem is that weapons and powers are even weaker in MP than they are in SP, and thus enemies feel even more like HP sponges. This is a bit averted by the fact that - as far as I can tell - there is no level adjustment in MP, so with better equipment and high-level chars You are actually *stronger* in comparison to SP where in some cases You get weaker with every new Ryder level.
Another thing is limited control on many aspects of the game: You are getting new weapons, new chars, and tier upgrades randomly, which means that in many cases You need to play with what You have rather than with what You would like to play with. On the other hand it is perspective-changing and interesting in itself.
Also, MP is just as strong as MEA gemaplay is - which means that You need to live with 3 active skills per character, and with the fact that it is very difficult to coordinate combos with other players. It is still very fun, but please do not expect that MP offers You more than SP does in this respect.
One thing that is a bit disappointing is that some players started to use cheat engines. Host using a cheat engine can ruin Your match, but You are usually able to immediately notice that cheat engine is being used, so You can simply quit the match. And then join another random match - hopefully with no cheat engine enabled. We should probably expect EA/BW to stop online cheating soon... But, well, let's not expect too much.
And eventually, yes, there are some infrequent bugs, like disappearing sound, server disconnections, or even crashes to desktop. For me they are really rare, but I do believe that other players experience them more often. I guess that if You have no issues with SP then You should have no real issue with MP... But, well, that is another thing that You will need to test for Yourself. :-(
Also, no lag or rubber-banding for me. When on occasions I do have FPS drops or char control issues it usually means that host is using cheat engine.
