4. Too Big A Focus On Multiplayer
BiowareWe won't deny that we ended up having a lot of fun with Mass Effect 3's online multiplayer coop mode. That said, the single-player has always been the main event, and we'd be saddened if development focus was placed on multiplayer at the campaign's expense. Despite being surprisingly decent, Mass Effect 3's wave-based coop was little more than a comparatively shallow distraction compared to the intricately woven experience offered by the campaign. It could also be a deceptively deep money pit, thanks to the paid-for weapon caches. In Mass Effect 4, it's a near certainty that there'll be some sort of multiplayer component. We can only hope that this won't impact too heavily on the single-player development (although, if we're honest, we wouldn't be too adverse to a co-op campaign).