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[Shinjitsu]

Anybody know where or how to get this weapon

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m920 cain

You get it with enough heavy weapon upgrades.

 

[Draft]

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The Widow anti-material rifle? I found that on infiltrating the Collector ship for the first time. And it does kick ass.

Huh. I guess it changes depending on what you have at the time. I had the

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Cain

researched before going on the mission.

That was the one I was thinking of. Someone on another forum said they found it during Thane's mission, but per the ME wiki, you find the Viper on his recruitment mission, which I did in fact find. I guess the Widow is the equivalent of the Claymore shotgun, which is what I found on the Collector ship.

 

[Shinjitsu]

LTTP on this question I'm sure, but for those who got the Steam/PC Digital Deluxe edition, how are you supposed to get the non-game bonus content? The music specifically. I've got all the in-game stuff.

It's in the bonus folder in the mass effect 2 directory.

 

[EatChildren]

In ME2, it's Shepard's Space Adventure. Everyone had motivations, but they were basically just "This is bad, we should stop it!" They all had backstory and were mostly interesting characters, but I just never bought their involvement in the actual main story.

ME2 felt more like a set of vignettes connected by Shepard, which may have been the actual intention. I just liked how cohesive the first game felt.

I think that was kind of the point though. They were supposed to be, as the Illusive Man puts it, "The best of the best". But unlike the crew of the first game they dont have immediate reasons to side with you, hence their loyalty missions and helping them get over whatever is on their minds.

They're chosen because, much like you, they are mostly exceptionally talented. Many represent the apex of their species or powers.

Whether or not the execution was done well is debatable, but that was what the plot was trying to convey; the Collectors could only be stopped by the best of the best, not a group of people related to the plot. Convince these people to join, earn their loyalty, and then win.

 

[neojubei]

Yeah, my favorite store on the Citadel is every store on the Citadel.

:lol Totally sold out myself.

No, it was during battle, when he used Pull.

I'll have to try that out.

 

[LiK]

That was the one I was thinking of. Someone on another forum said they found it during Thane's mission, but per the ME wiki, you find the Viper on his recruitment mission, which I did in fact find. I guess the Widow is the equivalent of the Claymore shotgun, which is what I found on the Collector ship.

I love the revenant assault rifle from the ship. Kicks ass

 

[Dennis]

People apparently find different weapons on the Collector ship depending on their character class.

 

[Sriffat]

played about 4 hours last night. damn where was the hype of this thing. 3 hours in I already thought this is goty right here. this will be very tough to beat at the end of the year.

 

[Metalic Sand]

I finally got a inferno armor code from amazon and i dont know where to enter it. Anyone have any idea. its not a 25 digit code for the "Redeem code" on Xbox live.


Maybe they gave me a PC one? : /

1234-1234-1234-1234 <-- Like this.

 

[neojubei]

People apparently find different weapons on the Collector ship depending on their character class.

It appears that way, I forgot what weapon I found.

I finally got a inferno armor code from amazon and i dont know where to enter it. Anyone have any idea. its not a 25 digit code for the "Redeem code" on Xbox live.


Maybe they gave me a PC one? : /

http://masseffect.bioware.com

redeem there.

 

[EatChildren]

played about 4 hours last night. damn where was the hype of this thing. 3 hours in I already thought this is goty right here. this will be very tough to beat at the end of the year.

Joke question, right?

I finally got a inferno armor code from amazon and i dont know where to enter it. Anyone have any idea. its not a 25 digit code for the "Redeem code" on Xbox live.


Maybe they gave me a PC one? : /

I'm pretty sure those codes work both for PC and Xbox360, in that one code unlocks it for both 'accounts'. I have no idea what that code is though.

 

[AstroLad]

It's in the bonus folder in the mass effect 2 directory.

Cool thanks. Guess I just have to locate that now, which should be easy but then again thisissteam.gif.

 

[Dyno]

People apparently find different weapons on the Collector ship depending on their character class.

As a soldier I got a choice of three: Claymore Shotty, Widow Sniper, and Renevant AR.

 

[LiK]

It appears that way, I forgot what weapon I found.

What's your class?

 

[sdornan]

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Collector ship mission. This gun or a weapon specialization is your choice

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That can't be right. I got the M920 somewhere else and picked assault rifle specialization on the ship.

 

[Metalic Sand]

I'm pretty sure those codes work both for PC and Xbox360, in that one code unlocks it for both 'accounts'. I have no idea what that code is though.

Do i enter it on the bioware social site or something?

 

[sdornan]

played about 4 hours last night. damn where was the hype of this thing. 3 hours in I already thought this is goty right here. this will be very tough to beat at the end of the year.

Where was the hype? Really?

 

[neojubei]

What's your class?

Vanguard.


I might have to look at the guide that i bought. I hope the guide book has a list of all the weapons in the game.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I think that was kind of the point though. They were supposed to be, as the Illusive Man puts it, "The best of the best". But unlike the crew of the first game they dont have immediate reasons to side with you, hence their loyalty missions and helping them get over whatever is on their minds.

They're chosen because, much like you, they are mostly exceptionally talented. Many represent the apex of their species or powers.

Whether or not the execution was done well is debatable, but that was what the plot was trying to convey; the Collectors could only be stopped by the best of the best, not a group of people related to the plot. Convince these people to join, earn their loyalty, and then win.

Yeah, I'm not really faulting the game for it or saying it makes no sense, just that it felt a little less epic for it and I preferred the former way.

 

[EatChildren]

Do i enter it on the bioware social site or something?

Maybe? All my codes have been 16 digit; Cerberus, Collectors, Inferno, etc. I dont know where that code goes.

 

[Sriffat]

Where was the hype? Really?

maybe i WAS living under a rock

 

[Lunchbox]

played about 4 hours last night. damn where was the hype of this thing. 3 hours in I already thought this is goty right here. this will be very tough to beat at the end of the year.

2 mill sold. 96 or something on metacritic, GOTY on lock

if you werent hyped, you were living under a rock

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

One thing I like is the better pacing of the game. I just can't long mission slogs through similar looking environments. I feel that the previous model encouraged recycling designs. I understand that people feel is the reduction in the character missions, but I can also how Grunt's Rite could have really been padded.

I'm also in love with the Renegade/Paragon Trigger options during cutscenes. The amount of things that carry over from the first game, even if mentioned only in an email are such boon. I really feel that it rewarded me for playing the last game and investing myself in my decisions.

This could be a spoiler, but it's devoid of any context, so its fine.

"This is all Joker's fault. What a tool he was! I have to spend all day computing pi because he plugged in the overlord!"

I could not stop laughing this morning when I got to that part. Hell, even as I re-read it now in class in my head I have to hold my laughter.

I think people also need to take a look at the great satire of commercialism and its excesses, it's funny and doesn't reek of MUST CRUSH CAPITALISM. The dueling endorsements and the aftereffects are quite funny too.

 

[Draft]

I finally got a inferno armor code from amazon and i dont know where to enter it. Anyone have any idea. its not a 25 digit code for the "Redeem code" on Xbox live.


Maybe they gave me a PC one? : /

1234-1234-1234-1234 <-- Like this.

All codes go in the Bioware social site, and the unlock the content via Cerberus Network for whichever version you own.

 

[Shinjitsu]

Cool thanks. Guess I just have to locate that now, which should be easy but then again thisissteam.gif.

Steam\steamapps\common\mass effect 2\Bonus

 

[SirButterstick]

Is that . . . Lee Emery (the Drill Instructor from Full Metal Jacket) doing the voice fo the Elusive Man? Their voices sound very similar.

 

[mYm|17|]

People apparently find different weapons on the Collector ship depending on their character class.

I am a Vanguard and the weapons that were available for me were the Sniper/Shotty/AR

 

[zombieshavebrains]

Anyone get annoyed at the doors in the game? Having to wait a split second for a door to open isn't so bad, its when i have to do it every single time i want to go through the door. Its almost as bad as metroid prime.

 

[Cep]

People apparently find different weapons on the Collector ship depending on their character class.

Correct:

Soldier, Infiltrator: Widow Sniper rifle

Soldier, Vanguard: Claymore SHotgun

Soldier: Revenant LMG

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

Is that . . . Lee Emery (the Drill Instructor from Full Metal Jacket) doing the voice fo the Elusive Man? Their voices sound very similar.

No, it's Joe Estevez.

Anyone get that joke?

 

[LiK]

Is that . . . Lee Emery (the Drill Instructor from Full Metal Jacket) doing the voice fo the Elusive Man? Their voices sound very similar.

It's Martin Sheen

 

[mYm|17|]

Is that . . . Lee Emery (the Drill Instructor from Full Metal Jacket) doing the voice fo the Elusive Man? Their voices sound very similar.

Martin Sheen is the Illusive Man

edit: beaten :lol

 

[SirButterstick]

Wow! I knew that voice from somewhere . . . . Captain Willard

 

[Draft]

Vanguards get these options on the Collector ship:

1. Unlock the ability to use assault rifles
2. Unlock the ability to use sniper rifles
3. Unique shotgun. The thing is a beast. Only holds one shot at a time, but does stupid damage.

My vanguard build has max charge, that shotgun, and I favor gear that buffs my shields. I charge, I melee, I shoot, and that kills almost every normal enemy, regardless of shields/barriers, on advanced.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Anyone get annoyed at the doors in the game? Having to wait a split second for a door to open isn't so bad, its when i have to do it every single time i want to go through the door. Its almost as bad as metroid prime.

My major annoyance with the doors is when you open one, and get close, but don't go in immediately and it just closes.

So if you're trying to stake out a room before entering, sometimes the door just closes on your face and you have to reopen it.

 

[Rad-]

Dominate is so fucking good and useful. My favorite bonus power.

 

[gregor7777]

LOL, speaking of voices, is Colonel Tigh from Battlestar the voice for Captain Bailey? :lol

EDIT: yes, that's awesome

 

[Metalic Sand]

Alright bioware social is completely bugged. Whenever i do anything it just ask me to login every fucking time. Redeem a code option doesnt work.

Gotta love there "beta" site. fuck.

Redeem code > Login > Redeem code > Login. Endless cycle...

 

[Micius]

Started a second run today, masochistic insanity adept run. I know it's not a good idea, it's a new game+ though, and

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I got to keep the unlocked sniper rifle weapon class for Shepard,

so it's not completely hopeless. Still though, getting flanked by enemies = death, ignoring the charging Krogans and letting them reach me = death, any time I get stunned or stuck somehow outside of cover = death. The enemy swarms and the gunfights... well let's just say I kinda understand now why most people have 20-30 hours of played time yet a few are reporting 60+... :lol

I might start a ME1 import soldier run on the side to stay sane, but I'll keep working at this. I figure at this rate I might just get through it before Mass Effect 3 is released. :lol

 

[Shinjitsu]

Dominate is so fucking good and useful. My favorite bonus power.

Yep, its AI hacking for humanoids, quite good.

 

[Cep]

One thing I like is the better pacing of the game. I just can't long mission slogs through similar looking environments. I feel that the previous model encouraged recycling designs. I understand that people feel is the reduction in the character missions, but I can also how Grunt's Rite could have really been padded.

I'm also in love with the Renegade/Paragon Trigger options during cutscenes. The amount of things that carry over from the first game, even if mentioned only in an email are such boon. I really feel that it rewarded me for playing the last game and investing myself in my decisions.

This could be a spoiler, but it's devoid of any context, so its fine.



I could not stop laughing this morning when I got to that part. Hell, even as I re-read it now in class in my head I have to hold my laughter.

I think people also need to take a look at the great satire of commercialism and its excesses, it's funny and doesn't reek of MUST CRUSH CAPITALISM. The dueling endorsements and the aftereffects are quite funny too.

Very true, but for the first 1/4 of the game, there is this extreme rebel 'Fuck Government' vibe and it was really fucking annoying. I mean I can understand and sympathize, but the lack of subtlety pissed me off.

Dominate is so fucking good and useful. My favorite bonus power.

Ties with Reave as the best.

 

[LiK]

LOL, speaking of voices, is Colonel Tigh from Battlestar the voice for Captain Bailey? :lol

EDIT: yes, that's awesome

Really? OMG that's awesome

 

[gregor7777]

Really? OMG that's awesome

Yep.

I kinda knew it was him, but I kept telling myself it couldn't be because it seems like such a small role.

 

[kitzkozan]

I think that was kind of the point though. They were supposed to be, as the Illusive Man puts it, "The best of the best". But unlike the crew of the first game they dont have immediate reasons to side with you, hence their loyalty missions and helping them get over whatever is on their minds.

They're chosen because, much like you, they are mostly exceptionally talented. Many represent the apex of their species or powers.

Whether or not the execution was done well is debatable, but that was what the plot was trying to convey; the Collectors could only be stopped by the best of the best, not a group of people related to the plot. Convince these people to join, earn their loyalty, and then win.

That's exactly what ME 2 is in a nutshell. It's not the standard save the world plot,so that's something I appreciated at least (standard is being on a quest to save the world and meeting your future allies during the journey,just like the first Mass effect or Dragon age or KOTOR or pretty much 99% of rpg :lol ).

It's hilarious that many find the story to lack in term of epicness,since it's more or less admitting that you want the same thing served to you over and over again.

 

[neojubei]

Really? OMG that's awesome

Definitely Awesome. All mass effect is mission now is Kara Starbuck Thrace.

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

Martin Sheen is the Illusive Man

edit: beaten :lol

It's Martin Sheen

You both lose points for missing the Joe Estevez joke.

Very true, but for the first 1/4 of the game, there is this extreme rebel 'Fuck Government' vibe and it was really fucking annoying. I mean I can understand and sympathize, but the lack of subtlety pissed me off.

I think that is more of a natural reaction to the way the incidents of the first game are swept under the rug and the meeting of reality with ideal hopes. Considering how a lot of the people saying it are from Cerberus or got royally screwed over the Citadel, it makes sense

 

[Jonsoncao]

Really? OMG that's awesome

OMG

this is really a sci-fi fest, isnt it...

 

[gregor7777]

I feel pretty comfortable in saying ME2 has the best voice acting of all time.

You can write that of as hyperbole if you like, but IMO the quality of the actors and the consistency throughout the massive amount of dialog put it above any game I've ever played.

Note: I always play FemShep.

 

[EatChildren]

I feel pretty comfortable in saying ME2 has the best voice acting of all time.

Bloodlines baby. Bloodlines.

 

[neojubei]

I feel pretty comfortable in saying ME2 has the best voice acting of all time.

You can write that of as hyperbole if you like, but IMO the quality of the actors and the consistency throughout the massive amount of dialog put it above any game I've ever played.

Note: I always play FemShep.

I won't go as far as saying the game has the best voice acting but it is one of the best and yes femshep is the better voice actor than maleshep

Bioware should get more talent from BSG alumni.