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Mass Effect Multiplayer?

[May 29, 2010, 3:00 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

A post on Game Blend cites a LinkedIn posting by EA recruiter Jeff Goldstein strongly suggesting that multiplayer support will be part of the future of the Mass Effect series of science fiction RPGs. Jeff's profile does have a note from a few weeks ago saying a Senior Multiplayer Engineer is one of the openings at BioWare Montréal, but Blend also has an image of a listing (which we cannot find on LinkedIn) calling for a "Multiplayer Programmer (Mass Effect Franchise)."

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Re: Mass Effect Multiplayer?

May 30, 2010, 18:14

Jerykk

At the core and RPG is just you playing a roll inside a game. Your logic is flawed. If the only requisite for RPGs was that you play a role, then almost every game ever made would considered an RPG. Mario Kart? RPG. God of War? RPG. Call of Duty? RPG. Command & Conquer? RPG. I do believe that RPGs don't have to have loot and leveling. However, they absolutely do need to have choice, as choice is the foundation of RPG. In those games, you had established characteristics of gameplay, such as leveling, inventory, skill points, etc. This is true. However, things like loot and leveling have become so ubiquitous these days that they can no longer be considered a defining element of RPGs. You can't throw a rock without hitting a game that has loot or leveling.

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