With the Commander Shepard story coming to an end, fans are left wondering where the future of Mass Effect is headed. The Success of Knights of the Old Republic led to that series transforming to an MMO, so could the same happen for the currently single-player experience we know as Mass Effect?
A lot of fans were not happy to see Knights of the Old Republic 3 not happen in favor of The Old Republic MMO. That very same thing could potentially happen with Mass Effect if SWTOR proves to be the success BioWare and Electronic Arts hope it to be (they even opened up a new 400-person help center in Ireland just for the game).
Speaking to IndustryGamers, BioWare’s Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk spoke of their current focus on launching the new Star Wars MMO.
With rumors of Mass Effect 3 pointing towards the introduction of multiplayer, it seems an inevitability that the series will expand into that realm at some point - especially since it’s been their goal since Mass Effect 2 to make the games more accessible.
BioWare is working out the details for the next Mass Effect game and you can read our thoughts on what we want from Mass Effect 4 but we can safely say that all fans of the series would like to see the captivating, in-depth story-driven campaigns to continue and this is lost in an MMO.
Then again, back in April, BioWare did say Mass Effect lends itself well to the MMO genre and that it “makes sense” to pursue that opportunity.
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Source: IndustryGamers
