I'll never forget this release. (memories). The Turian Cabal Vanguard character allowed me to complete the first ever flawless platinum solo in ME3 multiplayer. BioWare/EA, you need to stop taking so many hours from my life...and my money. XP
Still remember when I opened my first spectre crate after this dropped without knowing the awakened collector was a thing, never been so happy in my life
Yes! It was one of my favorite characters too. Or the Geth Juggernaut that brought out your inner Darth Vader and force choked enemies like a bitch. If the build was set up the right way you were virtually immortal, especially around Phantoms, Banshees, Atlas, Preatorians and whatever. It would have been weird, hilarious, and messed up if one of them said "...harder..."
Looks awesome though I have to say I´m sad it has to end in this, one of the best multiplayer experiences during this decade. Not only has the game itself been a blast to play, with friends or randoms but also some of the best of the best and most dedicated communities I have seen!
Apparently you haven't discovered rapid spamming of Cain Trip Mines... And the Cabal is beast mode with a Lancer and some of the best survivability around.
I still can't believe how fast BioWare stopped supporting this game. I know at some point they had to so they could work on other projects but damn, I wasn't ready for it to end!
Same dude. I still remember watching build videos and whatnot that turned characters like the Kro-gaurd (Krogan Vanguard), the Awoken Collector and even the Volus Sentinel as the hilarious and yet effective "meatball" if used right.
Oh I remember when I first got the Krogan Warlord with his hammer that could kill super elites with like one or two hits even on higher difficulties. 'membah krogan warlord? :D
I one time unlocked it at the same time as the Alliance Infiltration Unit, after the shit I kept on getting I had a HUGE smile on my face, still trying to get the Cabal though...
well remember the Collector General did look like he was wondering where he was when he was freed of Harbinger's control so its possible that some Collectors still have some memory buried deep inside of them, also its stated in the wiki only a very few Collector's survived when Harbinger severed their ink only the truly bioticly adapt ones survived and through their powers they were "Awakened"
Got the most support out of all the Mass Effects though. Mainly because of the free multiplayer DLC but still more dlc packs than (I think atleast) ME1 and 2 combined.
The collector at the end is the Awakened Collector Thrall Adept, a playable character with Dark Channel, Dark Sphere and Seeker Swarm (supposedly) abilities.
the talon is able to get killsteaks without using missles, pretty easy if you understand spawn points and the cabal essentially has a slightly watered down but infinite use stimulant pack in the form of biotic focus and she's a master of hit and run
You may also note that Shepard was "dead" for over two years, and considered KIA during that time. After ME2, he/she was in Alliance custody for a further sixth months, during which he/she was not considered Alliance military. Anderson does only reinstate Shepard after the ME3 prologue, after all. Hence lack of promotion. But I did find it odd that both Ashley (also a Lt. Commander) and Alenko, a Major (same as Captain, see game codex) serve under Shepard.
There was a livestream by the devs earlier today, and in the last few seconds they skimmed the cursor over the "Awakened Collector" Adept. There will, in fact, be a playable Collector. Ultra Rare. And just to get it out of the way, its powers are: Dark Sphere (new), Seeker Swarm (new), and Dark Channel. Nothing else is known.
We do, the Awakened collector adept is ultra-rare and as far as they say it's a collector freed by the leviathan from the reaper control and like Javik it is an avatar of one virtue of the Protheans in this case Vengeance.
The juggernaut's turret also heals like the engie's does. If you ever look the BW's live feed of the DLC from earlier today they explain a lot about the abilities. AND the jugg has the 3-shot cannon like the prime-although it's a power and not a default weapon.
It means that whoever the Collector used to be thousands of years ago...has once again taken control of its own body. It will most likely have to do with the single player DLC's story hopefully.
the Awakened Collector Adept reminds me of "Marauder Shields" by Koobismo (AMAZING series BTW). "A shell of its original being,repurposed by the Reapers to do their bidding. Yet,by chance,a surviving fragment from eras lost long ago awakens this husk from its synthetic chains,allowing it to regain its original organic demeanor. When it comes to the realization that it has been 'saved' from its mechanical slavery,it decides to go against its puppeteers,and join the war against the Reapers."
MUST HAVE THAT JUGGERNAUT. I still haven't unlocked any of the Geths :P And I'm very much looking forward to reading the info about the EDI infiltrator, very curious about the story behind that one, well I can imagine it of course. The trailer looks awesome :D
Next DLC is about Shepard trying to foil an assassination plot against him. And we get new places in the citadel, an apartment for Shepard, a casino and a training place like Pinnacle Station in ME
That's ok... The only thing I can think of which may've been my post you responded to, was about the 4 weapons being ultra rare. I've been trying to max out my Black Widow for ages, and it's only at tier VII at the moment...
Yeah Edi is the Normandy and a fully fledge AI and her class is engineer I think. Would be nice to have an engineer AIU class with overload instead of tactical cloak. Ice explosions every where
This is the last MP DLC for ME3 as the development team has disbanded and moved on to other projects (Most likely Dragon Age III Inquistion imo, as that's slated for release later this year), with the MP development team given the ME4 project.
The lore of so and mp are the same. The mp is showing the fight during the war not in the aftermath. All the races available to play are around during the conflict and can view reapers as enemies. Which works especially well for a collector who is awakened from reaper control
Darn. Ah well, these new guys will be massive fun regardless. At least we get the Awakened Collector Adept. Any word if they'll keep doing the Weekend Challenges? I've missed out on quite a few thanks to my slow computer.
That'd be pretty sick. The Trooper could hang by Juggernaut and burn anything alive before he got swarmed AND apparently get a damage bonus I think just by standing near the juggernaut, hehehe. Engie's overload could set of troopers flamer for FE's while it's turret helped keep their sheilds up and the GI could do whatever it wanted really, lol.
Actually... the Multiplayer was made by a different team at BioWare to the Singleplayer development. The same team which did the multiplayer are working on Mass Effect 4.
The 7 characters are the Geth Juggernaut Soldier Cabal Vanguard Talon Mercenary Engineer Krogan Warlord Sentinel Alliance Infiltration Unit Infiltrator Awakened Collector Adept
I hope Bioware doesn't stop making Multiplayer patches like this. Mass Effect 3 has the best multiplayer level/character progression that I've seen in any recent game. The free patches and the weekend challenges are extremely engaging, allowing for a replay value that's outta this world. Bioware has such a genius system set up with their DLC, I don't want to see them stop working on ME3. On the other hand, it's gonna be very interesting to see what Bioware will do with the next gen consoles
I'm guessing its a Leviathan assuming direct control over a collector using it as its Thrall. If u've seen the Leviathan dlc and read what the EMS chart said it is very much possible :)
They showed 5 characters. The sixth I bet will either be a Salarian, the new Turian 26th Armiger guy like at the begining, or a Prothean. I'm calling one of those 3!
That Turian looks badass. And what's with that Collector at the end? First blue-eyed glow I've seen in one. Are we finally going to see a true Possession feature? 'Cause not gonna lie, I've been waiting to hear that "Assuming direct control..." ever since they released.
GUYS it said at the end "for no additional cost". Why is everyone saying like that it's costs like 50 bucks? Besides this is the last dlc they're releasing alongside the citadel dlc. After this they are going to make plans for the fourth mass effect entry.
Unless you've played the Leviathan DLC... then it kinda makes sense (in a way) that this Awakened Collector Thrall COULD be controlled by Leviathan or something similar...
They DID say fighting that every Reaper invasion may take centuries and I'm sure that it takes Shepard a good chunk of time to get his Ass from Point A to point B...
I'll never forget this release. (memories). The Turian Cabal Vanguard character allowed me to complete the first ever flawless platinum solo in ME3 multiplayer. BioWare/EA, you need to stop taking so many hours from my life...and my money. XP
+N7SPECOPS Got inspired by that video, very well done! :P
Oh shit! You're actually alive...
Juggernaut shows up "Sorry i'm late guy's, falling from space takes along time as it turns out."
nice
Yes!
Still remember when I opened my first spectre crate after this dropped without knowing the awakened collector was a thing, never been so happy in my life
Yes! It was one of my favorite characters too. Or the Geth Juggernaut that brought out your inner Darth Vader and force choked enemies like a bitch.
If the build was set up the right way you were virtually immortal, especially around Phantoms, Banshees, Atlas, Preatorians and whatever.
It would have been weird, hilarious, and messed up if one of them said "...harder..."
"Oh so y'all using facy space guns?
-STOP-
HAMMER-TIME"
The scene with the Krogan Warlord is one of the most badass things I've ever seen
Who's watching one of these, even years later? I so missed this multiplayer mode.
Finally unlocked Krogan Warlord! Every time I take a swing, I say to myself "You want me to put the hammer down?!"
I still don't get him.
BlueWave Wave i got him in the first pack
Diary. Day 465, still haven't unlocked the Awakened Collector in ME3 multiplayer. Food and supplies running low, I don't think I'll make it.
Shawn Sig Did you make it?
Like may Krogan Warlord,"I get all of Krogan character collection,Where is him!"
In all my time with ME3 I must have gotten the awakened collector at least 5 times but I never got the talon merc
Looks awesome though I have to say I´m sad it has to end in this, one of the best multiplayer experiences during this decade. Not only has the game itself been a blast to play, with friends or randoms but also some of the best of the best and most dedicated communities I have seen!
Apparently you haven't discovered rapid spamming of Cain Trip Mines... And the Cabal is beast mode with a Lancer and some of the best survivability around.
AIU + Claymore X = one-shot ALL the bad guys!
Krogan Warlord, because Hammertime is a person
took me about 20 reserve packs to unlock...you'll get it eventually
I still can't believe how fast BioWare stopped supporting this game. I know at some point they had to so they could work on other projects but damn, I wasn't ready for it to end!
i wonder what they're going to do for the 1 year anniversary in march...
I miss this
I know you feel this.
Same dude. I still remember watching build videos and whatnot that turned characters like the Kro-gaurd (Krogan Vanguard), the Awoken Collector and even the Volus Sentinel as the hilarious and yet effective "meatball" if used right.
Oh I remember when I first got the Krogan Warlord with his hammer that could kill super elites with like one or two hits even on higher difficulties.
'membah krogan warlord? :D
Talon merc is an amazing character
I one time unlocked it at the same time as the Alliance Infiltration Unit, after the shit I kept on getting I had a HUGE smile on my face, still trying to get the Cabal though...
*Fires bow at a husk and realizes that it just doesn't work*
"Gun, please."
If one wonders, the song is called The Cerberus Plot and its part of the original ME3 Soundtrack,
I know. The MP was insanely fun though. I wasn't ready for them to stop adding things to it.
First bioware in game trailer with 1080p quality. Please don't stop doing trailer like this.
well remember the Collector General did look like he was wondering where he was when he was freed of Harbinger's control so its possible that some Collectors still have some memory buried deep inside of them, also its stated in the wiki only a very few Collector's survived when Harbinger severed their ink only the truly bioticly adapt ones survived and through their powers they were "Awakened"
Got the most support out of all the Mass Effects though. Mainly because of the free multiplayer DLC but still more dlc packs than (I think atleast) ME1 and 2 combined.
Love the fact new stuff comes out for this all the time xd
Keep up the epic work
The live stream this morning was awesome. Dat Juggernaut Lightning Force Choke...
The collector at the end is the Awakened Collector Thrall Adept, a playable character with Dark Channel, Dark Sphere and Seeker Swarm (supposedly) abilities.
the talon is able to get killsteaks without using missles, pretty easy if you understand spawn points and the cabal essentially has a slightly watered down but infinite use stimulant pack in the form of biotic focus and she's a master of hit and run
If anyone is wondering why there is a collector as a character, bioware staff revealed that it is assumed that it is controlled by leviathan
It's called Awakened Collector. You can see it in the last seconds of the Bioware latest video on Twitch TV.
I would too but you got to understand that the developers must make an entirely new character controlled model to implement an elcor into the game
Geth: Affirmative
*joins in pummelling of Banshee*
There's just something mesmerizing about that Krogan flattening that Banshee.
Seriously, look at the frame-by-frame.
You may also note that Shepard was "dead" for over two years, and considered KIA during that time. After ME2, he/she was in Alliance custody for a further sixth months, during which he/she was not considered Alliance military. Anderson does only reinstate Shepard after the ME3 prologue, after all. Hence lack of promotion. But I did find it odd that both Ashley (also a Lt. Commander) and Alenko, a Major (same as Captain, see game codex) serve under Shepard.
There was a livestream by the devs earlier today, and in the last few seconds they skimmed the cursor over the "Awakened Collector" Adept. There will, in fact, be a playable Collector. Ultra Rare.
And just to get it out of the way, its powers are: Dark Sphere (new), Seeker Swarm (new), and Dark Channel. Nothing else is known.
@Angrysmoker it's the geth spitfire. It's one of the guns added in the dlc
There surely will be one, there was a live-stream by bioware yesterday and we could see it being there in the character selection ;)
Well that was nothing short of badass! Can't wait to see the Citadel DLC trailer next.
I'm gonna go a limb and assume the UR character is gonna be that collecter with green eyes at the end.
We do, the Awakened collector adept is ultra-rare and as far as they say it's a collector freed by the leviathan from the reaper control and like Javik it is an avatar of one virtue of the Protheans in this case Vengeance.
The juggernaut's turret also heals like the engie's does. If you ever look the BW's live feed of the DLC from earlier today they explain a lot about the abilities. AND the jugg has the 3-shot cannon like the prime-although it's a power and not a default weapon.
the collector at the end is called a awakend collector a new playable class in the dlc
Things we are waiting for: Hanar, Elcor (Back cannons!), Yahg, Rachni, and Leviathans.
It means that whoever the Collector used to be thousands of years ago...has once again taken control of its own body. It will most likely have to do with the single player DLC's story hopefully.
Wish the textures were actually that high-res in game (PC). Looking forward to it no matter what!
I like the fact that the one character has Zaeeds armor on.
the Awakened Collector Adept reminds me of "Marauder Shields" by Koobismo (AMAZING series BTW).
"A shell of its original being,repurposed by the Reapers to do their bidding. Yet,by chance,a surviving fragment from eras lost long ago awakens this husk from its synthetic chains,allowing it to regain its original organic demeanor. When it comes to the realization that it has been 'saved' from its mechanical slavery,it decides to go against its puppeteers,and join the war against the Reapers."
Geth Juggernaut (falling on Phantom): We are sorry for causing injuries
I never was any good at math, BUT I believe that is six characters you listed.
the talon is actually now usable, man I wish there was an infiltrator version
can honestly say im lookin forward to this
MUST HAVE THAT JUGGERNAUT.
I still haven't unlocked any of the Geths :P
And I'm very much looking forward to reading the info about the EDI infiltrator, very curious about the story behind that one, well I can imagine it of course.
The trailer looks awesome :D
You can look on the ME3 wiki for more info on the new characters/equipment/weapons
A Rachni soldier mp character would be pretty awesome. Might even make up for their minimal involvement in ME3
this looks sick. i think that last character is the "Awakened Collector Adept." Now I want Citadel DLC trailer.
Next DLC is about Shepard trying to foil an assassination plot against him. And we get new places in the citadel, an apartment for Shepard, a casino and a training place like Pinnacle Station in ME
Perhaps they are new enemies?
That's ok... The only thing I can think of which may've been my post you responded to, was about the 4 weapons being ultra rare. I've been trying to max out my Black Widow for ages, and it's only at tier VII at the moment...
Geth: This unit is prepared to Rock and Roll.
Geth: We have achieved consensus that the combat is over.
I can hardly wait.So awsome!
She's not EDI, it's Alliance Infiltrator Unit. And yes, you can play with it.
Yeah Edi is the Normandy and a fully fledge AI and her class is engineer I think.
Would be nice to have an engineer AIU class with overload instead of tactical cloak. Ice explosions every where
This is the last MP DLC for ME3 as the development team has disbanded and moved on to other projects (Most likely Dragon Age III Inquistion imo, as that's slated for release later this year), with the MP development team given the ME4 project.
The lore of so and mp are the same. The mp is showing the fight during the war not in the aftermath. All the races available to play are around during the conflict and can view reapers as enemies. Which works especially well for a collector who is awakened from reaper control
was kinda hoping for something on the cinematic scale of the retaliation trailer, but still pretty psyched for the dlcs coming out.
Darn. Ah well, these new guys will be massive fun regardless. At least we get the Awakened Collector Adept. Any word if they'll keep doing the Weekend Challenges? I've missed out on quite a few thanks to my slow computer.
Just checked the Wiki, I assume the "EDI" is the "Alliance Infiltration unit". I always assumed that there could have been other synthetics like Eva.
Awakened Collector is the new Adept class, gentlemen. Prepare for kickass
Let's hope getting that Collector doesn't take long with the new Character packs
I want that Collector. That will be awesome to play as. Appears he's gonna be the new adept class.
That'd be pretty sick. The Trooper could hang by Juggernaut and burn anything alive before he got swarmed AND apparently get a damage bonus I think just by standing near the juggernaut, hehehe. Engie's overload could set of troopers flamer for FE's while it's turret helped keep their sheilds up and the GI could do whatever it wanted really, lol.
Actually... the Multiplayer was made by a different team at BioWare to the Singleplayer development. The same team which did the multiplayer are working on Mass Effect 4.
"Oh so you all usin' fancy guns? WELL FUCK YA BITCHES I GOT A BOW!"
NinetyNineNo the krogan has a hammer, with +9000 more effectivity and style
Harbinger: I HAVE AN ARMY!
Talon Merc: We have a krogan.
i wonder how many i am the juggernaut quotes will be made during the first 24 hours?
The 7 characters are the
Geth Juggernaut Soldier
Cabal Vanguard
Talon Mercenary Engineer
Krogan Warlord Sentinel
Alliance Infiltration Unit Infiltrator
Awakened Collector Adept
There's still the Citadel DLC to be released, and that will be the last one. I'm very excited for it.
"One last push, one last fight."
I hope Bioware doesn't stop making Multiplayer patches like this. Mass Effect 3 has the best multiplayer level/character progression that I've seen in any recent game. The free patches and the weekend challenges are extremely engaging, allowing for a replay value that's outta this world. Bioware has such a genius system set up with their DLC, I don't want to see them stop working on ME3. On the other hand, it's gonna be very interesting to see what Bioware will do with the next gen consoles
Well, the COLLECTOR's eyes turned blue instead of orange, so it's only logical to assume direct control is now available.
I'm guessing its a Leviathan assuming direct control over a collector using it as its Thrall. If u've seen the Leviathan dlc and read what the EMS chart said it is very much possible :)
They showed 5 characters. The sixth I bet will either be a Salarian, the new Turian 26th Armiger guy like at the begining, or a Prothean. I'm calling one of those 3!
That Turian looks badass. And what's with that Collector at the end? First blue-eyed glow I've seen in one. Are we finally going to see a true Possession feature? 'Cause not gonna lie, I've been waiting to hear that "Assuming direct control..." ever since they released.
Amazing encoding quality on this video, saw no compression artifacts at all ! What is your secret ???
Gonna be sweet that the Juggernaut is sync-kill immune. Think it will be my main character unless the Awakened Collector Adept is great.
That's the Collector Thrall Adept... new playable character.
Imagine a team consisting of the juggernaut, engie, infiltrator and trooper...
GUYS it said at the end "for no additional cost". Why is everyone saying like that it's costs like 50 bucks? Besides this is the last dlc they're releasing alongside the citadel dlc. After this they are going to make plans for the fourth mass effect entry.
I am surprised to see no comments on the new adept unit....
Unless you've played the Leviathan DLC... then it kinda makes sense (in a way) that this Awakened Collector Thrall COULD be controlled by Leviathan or something similar...
The guy with the omni-crossbow is a talon merc engineer
didn't notice that before but you're right. i wonder if the passing of the man who voiced zaaed inspired them to that.
enough people to actually jump into the game at any given time and not having to wait forever for the room to fill up.
they patch small things every Wednesday, but I agree with you. Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer is one of the more refreshing things and is amazing.
Yes I have. Are they going to put little orbs all over the place to control you? Will you hear Leviathan commanding you? That would be pretty sweet.
Little do you know, the new Mass Effect game follows Blasto, the first Hanar spectre.
It could be a VI, Functional battle AIs are supposed not to be only illegal but rare too
They DID say fighting that every Reaper invasion may take centuries and I'm sure that it takes Shepard a good chunk of time to get his Ass from Point A to point B...
I'm pretty sure the collectors will be back for the citadel dlc
he does get regeneration though. and he is amazing against geth because of his massive stun resist. no jug but still. HAMMER TIME!!