The XP penalty while in the Mako has been removed.

Its cooldown is separate from the jump jets’.

Resolved issues preventing the Mako from accurately aiming at lower angles.

Physics tuning improved to feel “weightier” and slide around less.

Here are the updates specifically pertaining to the Mako, that much loved, much hated rover you’ll use to explore (especially in the first game):

Ammo drops have been rebalanced in Mass Effect 2.

XP has been rebalanced in the first game.

Entering and exiting cover is now more reliable.

Additional cover added to some encounters.

Cover has been improved across the trilogy.

Some boss fights and enemies in the first game have been tweaked to be fairer for players but still challenging.

Squadmates can now be commanded independently of each other in the first Mass Effect, the same way you can command them individually in Mass Effect 2 and 3.

Here are some general gameplay changes covering all the games in the series (with our added details in brackets):

Effectiveness/strength is increased (duration reduced in some cases).

Weapon powers (i.e., those that are unlocked on each weapon type’s skill tree) have been improved:.

Inventory and stores now have sorting functionality.

All Junk items can be converted into Omni-gel or sold to merchants at once.

Specializations (the ability to train/upgrade certain weapons) are still class-specific.

All weapons can be used by any class without penalty.

They are now also available to purchase from merchants.

Previously, these stopped dropping at higher player levels.

Ammo mods (Anti-Organic, Anti-Synthetic, etc.) can now drop throughout the whole game.

Previously some did not, including humanoid enemies.

All relevant enemies now take headshot damage in the first game.

Improved aim assist for target acquisition.

Aiming down sights/”tight aim” camera view has been improved.

Weapon accuracy and handling has been significantly improved.

Melee attacks are now mapped to a button press rather than automatically occurring based on proximity to an enemy.

Here are the official notes for the gameplay rebalance in the first Mass Effect: Customization options for Shepard are now unified across all three games.īut the amount of new detail on each of these points is pretty staggering, akin to patch notes for all three games included in Mass Effect Legendary Edition. The first Mass Effect will have its combat retuned to feel a bit closer to the second and third games. That’s changed, thanks to a new in-depth blog post.įrom a top-line perspective, we already knew about many of these changes. We’ve already seen plenty on how Mass Effect Legendary Edition will improve the graphics of the Commander Shepard trilogy, but EA and BioWare have offered up considerably less detail on the gameplay changes coming to the remaster.

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