Mass Effect: Andromeda Won't Have Any More Single-Player Updates Or DLC

Wow.... how did you guys fugde this up?

How do you go from hero of the galaxy to this.?

read the rest in novels and comics..... what a slap in the face.

This is a sad end to this franchise?

Sorry this is a good thing, the game tarnished the Mass Effect brand. Wasting further resources on dlc or a sequel would only further taint it. BioWare used to be known for it's high quality masterpieces and epic story telling, Andromeda didn't come even anywhere close to matching those standards. Clearly most the real talent has left BioWare.

Loose narrative threads? More like giant holes in the canopy.

rip

now give me more Dragon Age

That's the thing with gaming (and most companies in general really) - if something goes wrong (like Andromeda) or doesn't sell well, rather than make any attempt to fix it or rectify it in any way, they just abandon it. Same thing happened to the Dead Space series; 3 was poorly received (an OK game, but went too far away from the Dead Space formula) so instead of fixing it and letting the devs make the next game the way they wanted to, EA just kills it. A hugely popular and interesting franchise - gone.

Andromeda wasn't the best game, but I put a good 70 hours into it, and it did get better the longer I played (I almost gave up a few hours in), so with a bit of improvement and some good quality DLC, fans would have stuck around, giving the devs a chance to learn from their mistakes and make the next game better. But no, it got bad reviews so EA kills it. Another game will take it's place, and when that gets rushed and botched, they'll kill that too.

Guess all the patches couldn't improve sales, and the few defenders of this game there was and gonna get dumped on, but they will keep trying to farm money from the multiplayer pile of excrement.

I can't say this bugs me a lot on the surface, I really don't get into the DLC add-ons as they really do just feel like a poorly connected epilogue to the released game. That being said, the ramifications is that EA management has heard the cries and likely will not fund/authorize any thing else for this universe.

Personally, there are things about the game that are annoying (the menu system sucks... how does a menu system blow? Why?) and clearly a lot of polish issues. Regardless, its been enjoyable entertainment, sort of the equivalent of the Expendables... enjoyable but not something I'll be talking about 10 years from now. I think a lot of the criticism has been borderline group think or mob mentality... and the sad thing is that probably killed this franchise more than the quality issues in the game itself.

Is this a good thing?

Honestly cannot believe EA just allowed this franchise to die the way it jas. 1 and 2 were great 3 was good. Was it the studio who made those games wanted to leave it alone and AS just wanted to cash in. Shame because the new one is ok it just could of been epic

i feel like EA announces this every week to make sure hope is dead about anything related to mass effect

The dream of Mass Effect: Andromeda DLC is dead.

I can't wait for their next game Anthem so I can NOT PURCHASE THE WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT. These wankers will never get another dime from me!

Its like a big thank you from bioware to all of us who supported them and pre-ordered the game just because we fucking loved the prequels... I've finished the first 3 games in series at least 8 times (can't remember the times I finished them as stand alone games) haven't finished andromeda yet, what a waste

called it.

How about a sequel instead of just resolving everything in comics and novels most people won't read or buy? Personally, I thought the game was great. A multi-tiered story? From Bioware post-EA acquisition? I thought it was a (very much needed) throwback.

Tier 1 - new galaxy to explore with new enemy killing everyone

Tier 2 - new enemy is out there in rest of galaxy, came here, have factions infighting, how big is the race, etc.

Tier 3 - who actually bankrolled the whole expedition, who is the benefactor, how did garson really die, who did it, etc?

Lots of loose story lines that need a deep and equally compelling sequel. Not just some resolution in some name brand literature. Fortunately, I feel fairly confident a sequel is on the way.

This is fine with me. I don't see the problem. I honestly think patches and DLC are the devil. I miss the old days where once a game was out, that was it. It had to have the least amount of bugs possible and if you wanted extra story or quests, you waited/hoped for a sequel. The way I look at it is, if it's not good enough to make it into the main game, either dump it or put it in the next one. Yeah, I know... unpopular opinion. I really don't care. Say what you want. I'll never see your comment.

And another rumour that EA denied turned out to be true. I remember when the trolls were knocking anyone who supported the possibility that the rumour just might be right. Where are they now, I wonder?

Truly unbelievable. Despite the hate they still have a LOT of loyal fans who were waiting for a DLC to help with more narrative. How could they just abandon these fans?! Shocking, honestly.

so just like Dead space they gonna drop thee ball like that on Mass effect as well? really? wow

That sucks was a good game.

Kinda hard to do anything with a turd. That being said; the fact that they're basically ditching the game (and most likely the franchise) speaks volumes. But this is EA and we all know (or should know by now) how they treat their franchises, so this should come as no surprise.

But have no fear; the hype machine will be out in force for Anthem assuring us that it will be the next great sci-fi video game franchise... after basically taking one of best sci-fi video game franchises behind the shed and shoot it in the back of the head.

don't waste your money on this filth.

Sad end to an epic series.

This doesn't help or make the game better or anything, but I thought the novel tie-in was pretty good. I'll probably read the next ones that are coming out (glad they aren't cancelled after the negative reception the game got (and deserved)). The Mass Effect universe is still an interesting one, and since Bioware obviously no longer cares about it, I'll get my fix from the books.