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ExtraKr1spy
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Got one more squad member to go. Do I get him/her before or after IFF?
If its before do I just scan planets randomly or will Illusive man give me the dossier?
If its before do I just scan planets randomly or will Illusive man give me the dossier?
A snippet from the blog posted on Assortment of Geeks - My Wish for Mass Effect 2 DLC
What I do want is origin story DLC packs for the various playable characters. I want to play as Jack
. I want to play as Jacob Taylor when he was a
. Thane Krios would be a great origin story as well, we find out in Mass Effect 2 that
. I think playing any of these origin stories would only make the player care much more about each of the party members when progressing through Mass Effect 2 as Commander Shepard.
Bioware could offer the content up as individual downloads or offer a discount for players willing to pay up front for all of origin stories. Ideally each episode would contain approximately an hour of play time and story. Launching any characters origin story could happen from the main menu screen or as an option from within the Normandy. For example if you go into the Lab to strike up a conversation with Mordin, an additional option is listed to launch his origin story DLC.
What I do want is origin story DLC packs for the various playable characters. I want to play as Jack
leading up to the point she was captured, with the DLC ending at the point when she meets up with Shepard
part of the Alliance or even his early days with Cerberus
his wife was murdered by a group of mercenaries in earlier years. Let us experience that, understand why Thane couldn't prevent it
Bioware could offer the content up as individual downloads or offer a discount for players willing to pay up front for all of origin stories. Ideally each episode would contain approximately an hour of play time and story. Launching any characters origin story could happen from the main menu screen or as an option from within the Normandy. For example if you go into the Lab to strike up a conversation with Mordin, an additional option is listed to launch his origin story DLC.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Thermite said:
Yeah, I dunno what to do, other than go to the ME technical forums http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/category/107/index/P/1 and post about it. :/
I might do it later, wanna redo my decisions on some things
edit: Someone apparently had the same issue, and just brute-forced it after restarting 3 times, he got it to work on the 4th, lol.
Bump it up to an hour+ per and we can talk.
After hearing Wrex talk about his fight with Aleena in ME1 and then Aria talk about her fight with the Patriarch now in ME2, I really wish that we had a squad member who was originally an adversary of some kind and we had a big ass fight with them that just reigned havoc on the entire area in a back forth kind of fight.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Does someone has unused Inferno or Terminus armor? I know it's LTTP, but I would gladly give GoW 3 demo code for it. Please PM if interested.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Alucrid said:
Fixed.
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
Mindlog said:
I find Insanity much much easier this time. Nothing will kill you in less than three hits unlike the multiple ways you could die in a single hit on ME1. Then again, the only time I tried Insanity from level 1 was with an Adept, and that sucked. If you mean NG+ Insanity with a level 50+, then maybe it's a bit harder in the beginning, but it will get much easier when your upgrades turn you into an armored damage dealing machine.
The three phases of the final area of Horizon took me 90 minutes to get through on Insanity (well, about an hour to realize I should reload an earlier save and go back with some medi-gel, half an hour after), but considering I've spent far longer on far shorter encounters on NORMAL difficulty in certain games (albeit, usually the final encounters) this was nothing. Horizon is also the most difficult part of the game for most people too, followed by IFF.
MegaKungFuRadio
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bran said:
Officially? No, but I'm sure someone will figure out some PC voodoo (aka mod) that will let you sooner rather than later.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Jintor said:
See, that's the only one to happen that I know of, other than some squad member making random comments on others' loyalty missions, (the only one I can recall off hand is Jack's, where the other squad mate will make a comment about "storing children here"), or Tali with
Legion
While I admit that most of the time in ME2, you're in combat anyways, so this doesn't really have as much of a chance to happen, I still would have liked to see more of it.
Sir Garbageman
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You know what the Normandy needs? A Danger Room in the vein of the X-Men similar to the Pinnacle Station DLC from ME1. With so many characters and abilities it would be nice to be able to quickly fire up an encounter to test things out.
Sir Hamish
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Doing my first play through and quite enjoying it but I do have a major concern, not real spoilers but i will spoiler them anyway
Ive collected the first bunch of crew mates and suddenly ive got 5 loyalty missions to do. In the first game, you had to talk to them and get to know their character before these missions popped up. I think Ive only had one conversation with garrus and the other crew, so it feels kinda rushed. Is there a bit more interaction with the crew after these missions are over? I liked the do major quest/have a new conversation format in the last game.
Red Blaster
Member
Sir Hamish said:
Sadly, there's very little real character interaction aside from the loyalty missions.
Sir Hamish
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Red Blaster said:
well thats disapointing
theres very little party banter either. and the soundtrack isnt as good and the combat isn't as deep.MegaKungFuRadio
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Sebulon3k said:
It's a factory, what do you expect!
I think that's what you guys are talking about.
lastplayed
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mYm|17| said:
Not with AI Hacking.
ShockingAlberto said:
I have to agree with this. I really loved that everyone in ME1 was working together to stop Saren because they personally had a stake in it (except Kaiden/Ashley kinda). Also, every one of the missions involved Saren in some way, so you were taking him down bit by bit throughout the game. In ME1, you also talked with the council a lot. The dialogue choices there made me feel a little more connected to the game world than when talking to the Illusive Man. I think the structure of ME2 should have been 1. Build your team and then 2. Systematically take down the Collectors like you did Saren. Otherwise, outside of recruiting people, missions felt like they just happened to come up during the game. The only sense of urgency was at the very end.
I also don't feel it mattered if I went Paragon or Renegade. It was awesome to make Saren shoot himself in the head. Nothing like that happens in ME2. You max out Paragon or Renegade just because you can, I guess, and that certain sidequests are worth it.
Finally, ME1 felt like it was a sci fi movie as a video game. The ending was better and made me want the sequel, unlike ME2's which just kinda stops at some point for some reason (the final mission was nicely done though). ME1 might be A New Hope, but ME2 is not Empire Strikes Back. There's no real cliffhanger or huge twist you didn't see coming
(human Reaper doesn't count since we still don't know the reason for human Reaper)
I think the focus of ME2 was the gameplay/shooting stuff. They tried to streamline it so much, the story likely got put on the backburner for the finale. I'm not particularly a fan of corridor shooters, but it was okay. Miss the powers and all that stuff though, and I wish leveling up affected charm like it did in the first game. I dunno. ME1 and ME2 are both mixed bags. Good ones, but still mixed.
MegaKungFuRadio
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If later DLC doesn't include some store where you sell resources for credits, even at a ridiculously low rate, I'm going to be disappointed. I hate leaving stuff in the stores.
MegaKungFuRadio said:
Yeah but that was annoying, I must have died like 10 times trying to progress through that maze area. I would kill 4 mechs then have to cover to regain my health / shields, I'd look behind the corner and 4 more mechs would be there. Not to mention they seemed to do tons of damage
StriKeVillain
Banned
Just add a game to your cart and go to checkout. I pre-ordered Bad Company 2 for $46.99. It said that it only works on games shipping by Feb 28th but BC2 worked and I tried it with GoW3 and that worked as well.george_us said:
MegaKungFuRadio
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Sebulon3k said:
I didn't die, but I was only on Hardcore when I did it, and I did run out of ammo, which is what made me finally move forward and stop the stream. I actually thought it was pretty fun because they were really easy to kill.
Psy-Phi
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Assault Rifle + Disruptor on one of your characters, sniper rifle with disruptor if possible but incendiary works too, and you won't have any trouble in there. Just mow them down and laugh maniacally as you do so.Sebulon3k said:
Oh yeah, get Barrier. Any time you're about to die, smack that and run for cover. That goes for any point in the game.
StriKeVillain
Banned
Yeah, shoot them a quick email. This is what I got in an email from them:george_us said:
Also. I purchased the regular edition, not CE.
Solideliquid
Member
SundaySounds said:
Dang I still have the two team members to get on Illium. The IFF mission just became available. I still haven't slept with anyone. Once I go to the IFF is that the beginning of the end of the game?
On the bright side, I've got Kelly doing shit for me. She's making sure all my fish are well fed when I go out.
StriKeVillain
Banned
Yeah, I fucked up Samara's loyalty mission. Anyway for me to redo that?
Red Blaster
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AniHawk said:
Right on the money. The story in ME2 just feels completely inconsequential at the end. I believe you mentioned earlier how it feels like a series of DLC missions tied together.
edgefusion
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I keep hearing people talk about Kelly, who is she? The PA woman?
Meus Renaissance
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What do you fellas reckon
Solideliquid
Member
Vamphuntr said:
Yeah dude she had dinner with me but now the trail seems cold...
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