The netcode for the game is structurally flawed actually. It puts hit detection client-side and doesn't triangulate with the server like in most games. Thats why you get those inexplicable instant deaths and so forth. Supposedly they're working on a fix for the retail edition, but its ****ing DICE, their games are never playable on the PC until half a year later.
As I said before , Mass Effect is an incredible universe. ME1, 2 and 3 focused on Shepard’s tale but set the scene for books and graphic novels to complement that story arc and chronicle the stories of other characters such as Anderson, and the Illusive Man whose adventures feed into the events we have already played through. It’s testament to BioWare’s creation that the tapestry is so rich that even after the main plot and the complimentary plots are taken care of there is... read more...
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