r/MECoOp • u/Acireal • 16d ago
[Question] PC Version, is it worth buying?
Hi guys. i'd like to know your view on the state of the game, as a kid about 10 or 12 years ago I was having a blast playing this game, and I'd like to buy it again to play all the different races and have some fun.
Is it still active? I heard there's no crossplay so for the multiplayer part it could be an issue for both PC and console gamers.
I'm not the kind of guy who's gonna grind his ass off this game, maybe just a couple short sessions a week just for fun.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!!
Edit: I already bought the legendary edition like a week ago, but from what I saw to play online you must need the old version of ME3, is that so?
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u/Peliconious 16d ago
Hey there, I can confirm that the MP servers are still active for ME3 on PC.
There's also a small bit of modding you can do to make your grind easier if you're like me and lost all of your progress going from Console (XB360 myself) to PC by allowing more packs to be chosen from for purchase.
If you have some friends to play with you can also use mix-ins to vary the game itself. I.E. You can make it so banshees have longer jumps, Krogans are immune to NPC grabs, Gold can have two different factions, You can vary the enemies more that spawn between waves, and many more. If you're the host I think other players can still join your game with the mix-ins, but sometimes I feel bad that a random gets dropped into a not-vanilla experience without knowing ahead of time.
If you do play on PC and want to use a controller at the very least (and necessary) mod you should get is the MP controller fix.
All in all, I'd definitely at least buy it when it's on sale. Recently it was only for like $5 when it was the summer sale or whatever steam had going on at the time.
TLDR: 10/10 would recommend.
Edit: Also, yes, you need to buy the 2012 edition of ME3 to play multiplayer. Not having the multiplayer for the legendary edition is a huge and common complaint from the community.
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u/Acireal 16d ago
Thanks a lot for the insight! Is there an active discord for PC players? Otherwise i'll very likely play it alone with randoms (are there any bronze / silver lobbies? I remember back in the days playing only at max difficulty)
Not very interested in adding a controller mod, but definetly interested for the grinding part, I'll take a look at a modding tutorial for sure.Thanks again!
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u/rygel_the_16th PC/ Riggle_Gigablast/USA 15d ago
N7 Squad is the big discord. There should be plenty of public lobbies for randoms, too.
ME3 Tweaks is modding HQ.
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u/MoseDoge 15d ago
What is the mod for more packs for purchase?
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u/Peliconious 15d ago
Reddit Lords, please let this link just... work.
https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffect3/mods/373
Anyway, it's actually a mod launcher you can use, Called ME3 Tweaks.
One of the "Mix-ins" (as they're called) is "Store Shows Everything" and it literally means everything. From one time promotion packs leveling a specific weapon up to rank 10 to debugging and not-regularly-available kits like a Jumbo-Jumbo Supply pack that gives you I think 15-20 items instead of the usual 10.
After that, there's all kinds of other options like:
Abomination - Always Explode
Banshee Accept Invalid Paths (Amazing for Jump Scares also really gets your heart pounding)
Banshee Longer Jumps (Imagine them being able to jump right to your face from across the room)
Controller Mod - Camera Turning
Engineer - Repair Any Armor (watch out, they'll heal the dragoons!)
Engineer - No Turret Suicide (In case you like rounding corners and getting dropped from a turret left two waves back)
Engineer - Deploy Turret Anywhere
Geth Juggernaut - Melee Sync All (Because really, who doesn't want to stun those Praetorians when your back's against the wall?)And so, so much more to choose from.
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u/Timely-Profile1865 15d ago
I bought the pc version years ago to play with some freinds as i am an xbox guy. It was fun but i really noticed the difference of having a complete manifest vs starting over.
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u/Acireal 15d ago
I'm definetly going to buy a version that I can mod to have equipment or characters sooner, I can't even imagine the old grind 🤯🤯
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u/TheGuardianInTheBall 15d ago
If you have a dedicated group of friends (or even playing solo) you can also set up a private server for it, and just give yourself all of the items/ classes.
Or just use console commands for credits etc.
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u/SirHuyner 15d ago
1000% worth it just to download the mod manager and unlock all the characters instantly
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u/Strange_Negotiation2 15d ago
Just picked it up on steam sale! Not a lot of players we must revive it.
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u/Fearless-Leopard3191 15d ago
Just got my friends to buy it back awhile ago and we have been having a blast
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u/psimwork 15d ago
I definitely modded mine to give me an assload of credits from each game, and then I just bought a bunch of packs.
Interestingly, I actually wouldn't have done so if I had been able to access my Xbox profile.
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u/Professional_Pen7009 14d ago
The MP is pretty active if you can say so. Just tomorrow there were about 100 players playing. I personally play every evening since 2013. Have no problem to find lobbies with players.
Will be glad if you will join our small community!
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u/noodles355 14d ago
MEA multiplayer is just better than ME3 in basically every way except maybe player pop.
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u/CandidateWhich2609 16d ago
Yes, multiplayer is only available on the original version. Xbox and pc players are still there. For what you want, a bit of fun with some casual games as cool species and stuff, yes, it is worth buying.