Mass Effect 2 - No More Elevators

Kotaku reports that Bioware has officially dumped the elevators transition system in favor of loading screens. It seems that Bioware recieved a lot of grief over these infernal contraptions. Ray Muzyka said back in April that there would be a completely new system to handle transitions into other areas in Mass Effect 2 and now Thomas R. Roy said this:

The elevators were made in ME1 so we didn't have to show boring loading screens. However there were a lot of complaints, so we've gone back to loading screens and movies. We still have elevators in ME2, but you don't wait inside them. We'll cut to a loading screen instead. [emphasis added]

We've tried to make the loading screen more interesting this time by adding interesting visuals and information.

The elevator conversations had some funny moments, but hopefully people will enjoy this new system better than the old one!