@TylerShads during conversations. I find myself laying down on the couch while playing most times (which probably means I need to up the difficulty), and holding the controller can become tedious. using connect for the dialogue lets me put the controller down
@row1 true. I actually still hold the controller in one hand or the other, so I can usually get the interrupt.
@TylerShads they rationalized it by saying that Kinect + 360 offers (at the very least) an abstraction layer that they'd have to create for other platforms
@TylerShads as a programmer, I'm going to have to say no. Apparently, the abstraction layer that Kinect offers is so high that pissing off PC gamers is worth it.
If you're in programming for pure ease, you're doing it wrong. You should be in it to make something you like and if you want to give voice commands, why limit it?
@TylerShads Yes, but do you want to create a pure software voice recognition library from (near) scratch that doesn't need training and has comparable accuracy to Kinect
@TylerShads but because of the abstraction layer, Kinect was an easy choice to implement. the software is essentially handed a string with what Kinect thought it heard, and it's a simple comparison to see if it's close to one of the options available
@MBraedley I'll agree that that sounds very easy to implement, its a matter of, is it necessary and what value does it add to the game? If its purely for EA's benefit and M$ benefit of saying "OH LOOK MORE KINECT STUFFS!" then well, that's just idiotic.
@TylerShads Okay, if we want to take it into player benefit territory, then one thing that I've used voice commands for, other than dialogue options, is quick saves. On PC, that can be mapped to a key. No such luck on 360
In the scene before the credits,
Which doesn't make any sense, as the squad I took for the final part
The ending was
What determines the characters in that scene?
I just started playing ME3, and it appears that the cast range for Shockwave is greatly reduced. 've only played the starting mission on Earth, but it seems like I had to wait for the enemies to get much closer to use Shockwave than I did in ME2. Am I just not doing something right or has the e...
I saved the Rachni in ME1, so now in ME3 I have to kill them on a frequent basis.
I'm just wondering, what would happen if I would have killed them? Would they still be there, or replaced by another ennemy? Also, if they are still there, what is the explanation why this species you made extinct ...
If the devs came out and stated that they wanted to toy around, fine. Though, even if Bioware came out and said that, I wouldn't believe it. But say Notch releases Minecraft on PS3 as well and only implements Kinect on 360 due to that and says "i wanted to toy around with it, sorry PS3 guys" then I wouldn't be so apprehensive. Its the matter of voice wasn't exactly a high feature requested as the removal of the Mako and it all just seems like uneccesary marketing from EA/M$
@TylerShads I don't really get your point. Why does it matter what internal reasons the devs had for implementing Kinect voice commands if players like having it?
Ok, and if the game didn't need it in the first place, as in the first 2 titles didn't have it, and it doesn't add any actual improvements (it is quicker to push a button than to voice a command, thats a fact) then why implement it at all?
@TylerShads because I just told you that across the board isn't easy. Kinect does all the hard work in ME3. The only thing that ME3 has to do (and this is my opinion based on observation) is parse a set of words
@murgatroid99 players like taking longer in battle to speak their command vs simply pressing a button for a quicker effect? Ntm, where are all the clamors for voice commands in the ME series?
@MBraedley I realize that and agree with that point, but I'm talking the usefulness of the feature in the first place. If the implementation was a simple switch statement then I agree with the ease
@murgatroid99 not exactly the overwhelming majority of ME fans
@TylerShads I didn't say everyone likes it. But a feature adds value to a game if it adds something for some people and doesn't subtract anything for the rest
I've all but told you that I, personally, don't use Kinect for combat. But that's because I'm already a gamer, and have played through ME1 and 2. If I'm new to Mass Effect, and I choose to go through the game in Story mode, then yes, Kinect commands durring combat might be useful
A rail shooter is a shooter game in which you don't have control over your movement, at least for the most part. The movement of the character is per-determined, although some rail shooters will give you some movement control. Although this normally amounts to nothing more then choosing which pat...
I think they did a decent enough job with the Kinect integration. I was surprised that it works as well as it does, especially since I can't get the 360 dashboard to obey any of my commands
@TylerShads I said "and doesn't subtract anything for the rest". If I don't use a feature and it doesn't affect me at all, I don't have any problem with it
@murgatroid99 because, I miss playing Nintendo games. Though, I think M$ got it the best by making it an optional component for the console, lets just say, I wasn't a huge fan of the latest Zelda title, coming from a die hard Zelda fan
@Wipqozn Everyone ignores the whole voting issue. Its not that the questions are low quality. That can be fixed. It's that they will have to get "special rules" for voting.
@OrigamiRobot I (partially) disagree. Voting on the question makes perfect sense. However, if you're referring to votes on answers, I have no remark for you.
@TylerShads I don't know. I think that it's a good thing that Nintendo is willing to experiment with the video game medium instead of just making exactly the same thing over and over again forever
@OrigamiRobot Your answer was correct, but it didn't fit the question since the asker remembered details incorrectly. Therefore, I'm downvoting your correct answer since it's a bad fit, even though it's already accepted!
@OrigamiRobot I'm tempted to say votes mean good vs. bad instead of correct vs. wrong. In ITGs, a good answer can still be wrong, while a correct answer can be bad.
@OrigamiRobot If there are wrong answers that fit the criteria, then the question is most likely too vague. If there are right answers that don't fit, then the question most likely doesn't have a right answer. Again, it comes down to whether or not we can get the questions specific enough.
@MBraedley generally that is the case, votes are supposed to indicate things like usefulness and research effort, not necessarily that they solve the asker's problem
@TylerShads I don't think the motion controls are related to their inability to use modern technology. They still don't have very good internet stuff in their handheld released several years later
@Ullallulloo I think the only thing that could ever be specific enough to fit that definition is a question that was something like: "I'm remember this game I played on the NES. It was the first Zelda game to come out. I think maybe Zelda was in the title"
@TylerShads OK now I don't even know what point you are arguing anymore. Do you want people to create new technologies in video games and then overuse them even when they are completely unnecessary or do you want them to never add any gimmicks to games at all?
This entire discussion is why I've been on the fence of whether or not to allow ITGs. I voted in favour of strict ITGs because I think that they will provide enough detail for the community to determine if an answer is right or wrong.
@Sterno I meant there's multiple ways to explain the right answer, which is why you can have multiple posts, even on those one-answer problems, that are worthy of upvoting
The way I see it is that there are two ways to look at ITG:
A) They are just a guessing game. "What am I thinking of?". That has *no* place on the site. We're supposed to be a site for experts, we're not a game show.
B) You're trying to list games which match the criteria. That's basically just another form of game rec, and even if it wasn't, "List games which match criteria X" is neither a problem nor a question.
@Sterno but "who cares, they're fun" questions are pretty much globally off topic. There are a few exceptions (as mentioned in the latest podcast), but generally, I won't like seeing them.
I have to activate the terminal for the Hanar Diplomat quest, but I can't seem to find it? The only terminal I can find in the security checkpoint area (I'm standing next to it on the map) cannot be interacted with.
@OrigamiRobot Yeah I guess that's a point I hadn't noticed before: ITG only works if the users give completely accurate information from their memories of ten years ago
@Sterno this is why I think ITG is important to me because a lot of things on movies are identify, being in beta, idk if its smart to nix them at this stage
I got docked 180 rep two days ago because someone serial upvoted me :P
LessPop got docked for 40 for the same thing yesterday
There's still two weeks to go in the contest. I'm confident of hitting General and Admiral is pretty likely too. It's going to be interesting to see how many people make it
my problem right now is shared post throughput. I mean I've only shared one post outside of SE.com, but I don't think I'll be able to get the 5 posts with 5 click-throughs each needed in order to get a decent prize
I'm just going to ignore it and figure that by tomorrow, not only will my old score be back, but someone will log into my account and post enough answers for me that I'm Admiral by the time I wake up
Also, it doesn't remove your icon from a position when you even legitimately lose the votes. LessPop had serial voting removed yesterday which bumped him under 25/25 for a bit before he got it back
I was playing some quick match multiplayer and I noticed one of the players (who was not ready, and was taking a long time) had a red X on his display.
What does it mean?
Looks like the counters for the ME3 missions got bugged. I used to have 11 5+ scoring posts in the mission, now it shows me with 8. You can see the bugged numbers in my profile. As you can see from this search, I actually have 11.
From what I heard in chat, this happened to everyone. Probably a ...
I have to activate the terminal for the Hanar Diplomat quest, but I can't seem to find it? The only terminal I can find in the security checkpoint area (I'm standing next to it on the map) cannot be interacted with.
I was playing some quick match multiplayer and I noticed one of the players (who was not ready, and was taking a long time) had a red X on his display.
What does it mean?
