Alright before I begin allow me to list what exactly patch 1.08 for Mass Effect Andromeda added (I’ll leave the one’s for multiplayer out of this post):
Two new heads for male and female Ryder
Male Ryder can now romance Jaal (FUCK YES!)
Ryder’s appearance can now be changed onboard the Tempest
Expanded the range of options available in the character creator
Dialogue for Hainly Abrams was adjusted to change the flow of personal information she discusses with Ryder.
Fixed issue with Nomad upgrades Shield Crafting quest.
Nexus level and cryo pod points are retroactively grantedVendors now carry weapon mods for Level 60-71 players.
Vendors now sell weapon augmentations for automatic fire, burst fire, and single-shot fire.
Improved clarity of descriptions for augmentations.
Plasma Charge system now works properly for shotguns.
Beam Emitter augmentation now causes guns to fire a constant beam with scaling damage based on the weapon’s damage per second.
Ryder Sr. can remain default appearance when customizing your Ryders.
Now firstly, I can say I’m much more happy to know that we have an option to change the look of Ryder anytime we wish during the game on the Tempest. Perhaps they should have introduced this earlier in the first place but I’m definitely not complaining that this is an actual option that we as players have, it is much like Dragon Age where you can use Mirror of Transformation on both your Hawke and Inquisitor so I was pleasantly surprised that they had added this since this really hasn’t been really an option before in previous Mass Effect games.
They also added a new complexion and some more skin tones and I like the fact that Bioware unlocked all the hairstyles to both Ryders. Though Character Customization had improved with things like texture I’m still a bit meh to be honest and hope that they continue to patch up the game over time. I’m not sure if I’m considering it wishful thinking that if it were to be possible to have the flexibility of a character creation like Dragon Age: Inquisition. I’ve made so many wonderful and diverse characters and all with many different personalities and backgrounds I like to cook up (I can talk all day about my Lavellans, Adaars, Cadashes, and Trevelyans).
Additional thing: I’m so glad I can choose default Ryder Sr or not, that is so cool! Cause I actually really like default papa Ryder.
Another thing I adore to bits is the fact my male Ryder can romance Jaal! And I’m sure many others are excited about that too! Though I’m not just going to throw lovely Gil and Reyes (haven’t done their romance yet but I look forward to it) under the bus but it is exciting to have same sex romance with Jaal because to simply put it, he’s not human like Gil and Reyes and come on, everyone enjoys a hunky Andromeda Alien like Jaal? And one of my male Ryders is crying tears of joy
But I’m curious to see what others have to say about this new patch aside from myself.
Thoughts anyone on the new update?
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