BioWare in general is dead for me by the end of Mass Effect 2 basically. ME3 wasn't horrible (aside from the ending) but I'm pretty sure the shift towards progressivism happened partway through ME2's development.
It's an utter shame because Mass Effect 1 and Dragon Age Origins are quite nice games.
After the founders left, they are slowly replacing the original talented developers with diversity hires. Of course the quality of the games went down. They hired a cosplayer to be the lead facial animator for Mass Effect Andromeda, we all know how that turned out.
That's the fucking point! It's throwing giant balls of fire at everything including allies because friendly fire is a thing in this game!
Also they might just go mad for being born and/or end up possessed! That's a pretty big downside if you ask me!
That said giving mages the ability to wear full plate, use a sword and board, still cast fireball, and debuff enemies with the spirit warrior sub class was up there with kensei-mage dual classes from Baldur's Gate 2 being utterly broken and unkillable. You'd think they learn these things given the company hadn't turned to shit yet.
BioWare in general is dead for me by the end of Mass Effect 2 basically. ME3 wasn't horrible (aside from the ending) but I'm pretty sure the shift towards progressivism happened partway through ME2's development.
It's an utter shame because Mass Effect 1 and Dragon Age Origins are quite nice games.
After the founders left, they are slowly replacing the original talented developers with diversity hires. Of course the quality of the games went down. They hired a cosplayer to be the lead facial animator for Mass Effect Andromeda, we all know how that turned out.
https://theralphretort.com/a-cosplayer-with-no-video-game-experience-was-the-lead-facial-animator-for-mass-effect-andromeda-3017017/
"But the mage class is OP..."
That's the fucking point! It's throwing giant balls of fire at everything including allies because friendly fire is a thing in this game!
Also they might just go mad for being born and/or end up possessed! That's a pretty big downside if you ask me!
That said giving mages the ability to wear full plate, use a sword and board, still cast fireball, and debuff enemies with the spirit warrior sub class was up there with kensei-mage dual classes from Baldur's Gate 2 being utterly broken and unkillable. You'd think they learn these things given the company hadn't turned to shit yet.