{"id":33399,"date":"2012-03-03T00:05:33","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T22:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=33399"},"modified":"2012-03-05T10:14:11","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T08:14:11","slug":"mass-effect-3s-reputation-system-according-to-bioware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/33399-mass-effect-3s-reputation-system-according-to-bioware","title":{"rendered":"Mass Effect 3’s reputation system according to BioWare"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today’s most sad news, BioWare<\/a> has confirmed that there’s no special ending in Mass Effect 3 that reveals Commander Shepard is actually secretly a Reaper, and everything that’s happened was just an elaborate plot to gain the trust of humanity, before Reaper-Shepard turns on his crew and eats them while the credits roll across a screen spattered in blood.<\/p>\n

Okay, technically they didn’t say all that stuff, but they did<\/em> say that there’s no way to be “the villain”, which is more or less exactly the same thing.<\/p>\n

“Paragon actions are usually about building alliances, obeying galactic law, and basing decisions on sympathy and trust,” BioWare senior writer Patrick Weekes told Eurogamer. “Renegade actions usually involve a pragmatic, results-focused approach, breaking laws or taking extreme steps as required to get the job done.<\/p>\n

“You’re never going to be the villain of Mass Effect 3.”<\/p>\n

“If you take every Renegade option in the game, you may be brusque with your friends and brutal to your enemies; you may make hard choices that cost you friendships; you may have to go to your grave carrying the weight of crimes that would have you reviled as a monster if they ever came to light. But you are always fighting to save the galaxy, no matter what tactics you take.”<\/p>\n

Instead of filling Paragon and Renegade bars on the character screen (and making your eyes red), your actions will instead increase a total reputation meter, comprising all Paragon, Renegade, and other miscellaneous activities. That combined reputation score, in its turn, determines your character’s charm and intimidation options.<\/p>\n

“You’re still rewarded for being a completionist player and doing as much content as you can, but you can do it as a Paragon or Renegade player without penalty.”<\/p>\n

But damn it, I had money on Reaper-Shepard. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

Source: Eurogamer<\/a><\/h5>\n

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