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firehawk12
Subete no aware
GuardianE said:
It's like Warp and does Damage over Time along with stopping enemy regeneration, but it also heals you.
firehawk12 said:
So it's a biotic that leeches health over time? Or an ammo type that leeches ammo over time? I'm just curious since I'm trying to build my Vanguard in my mind before I play. Everyone seems to prefer Reave, but I think that I'd have to go Barrier. Is there any Immunity equivalent in this game?
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Just ordered the CE for PC. I love the cover art.. I'm really bummed that I don't have a PC save file though. I played through the first on 360 and have a 50 something level vangaurd there.
I just had to have this on PC because I just built a beast. Plus I sold the 360 to help finance the pc upgrades.
I just had to have this on PC because I just built a beast. Plus I sold the 360 to help finance the pc upgrades.
Ultimo hombre
Banned
If I do the IFF quest, will I have time to hit up the citadel/illium/omega to buy items or no?
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
squicken said:
No stats because for most weapons the difference is either functional or really obvious (eg: THIS HEAVY PISTOL UPGRADES THE OLD ONE).
Collectors Assault Rifle is okay, from seeing my squadmates use it (I'm infiltrator). I've heard its not as accurate or something like that.
Enosh
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you know thinking about it I kinda don't like the blue and red dialog options, it kinda feels like a copout from making real choices
lets take the
argument, both have valid points, which one to choose sould be a choice, it would have more of an impact
as it is right now the game rewards you for either playing like a saint or like a total jerk, there is no benefit for actualy doing what you think is moraly right beacose you know if you don't take the good/bad option you get fucked later on beacose you lack points
they should imo keep the blue/red thingy but tie it to something else, don't know what exacatly just something else than dialog options. Maybe as a buyable stat like charm/intimidation*, trading of some combat efficiency for being able to resolve those situations
*but ofcourse the way most game are structured means you get fucked latter on when you get to a point you can't talk your way out of, also called the Vampire:Bloodlines symptom by me (I had a Toreador with high charm and other talking skills which was usefull for most of the game, but feel apart by the point you got to that hotel full of sabath, beacose it was combat only from that point on -.-)
lets take the
tali vs legion
as it is right now the game rewards you for either playing like a saint or like a total jerk, there is no benefit for actualy doing what you think is moraly right beacose you know if you don't take the good/bad option you get fucked later on beacose you lack points
they should imo keep the blue/red thingy but tie it to something else, don't know what exacatly just something else than dialog options. Maybe as a buyable stat like charm/intimidation*, trading of some combat efficiency for being able to resolve those situations
*but ofcourse the way most game are structured means you get fucked latter on when you get to a point you can't talk your way out of, also called the Vampire:Bloodlines symptom by me (I had a Toreador with high charm and other talking skills which was usefull for most of the game, but feel apart by the point you got to that hotel full of sabath, beacose it was combat only from that point on -.-)
Shake Appeal
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100% agree with you, Enosh, and I'd go further with it, but I don't want to start an argument when everyone is still in the mid- or post-coital bliss of ME2.
Yeah, but that's a game-by-game thing. Fallout didn't cop out like that, as did Planescape:Torment. The first time I played Fallout, I beat the final boss in a conversation. Bioware sometimes tries to go there, but they ultimately puss out like they did with Saren in ME1.Enosh said:
Shake Appeal
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The abstract of my much longer and larger argument is this:
Bioware's need to make their games "movielike", and to have seamless, fully-voiced dialogue, has rendered the conversations in Mass Effect 1, and especially those in Mass Effect 2, only a couple of notches of superficiality above a QTE.
Outside of the combat, I often feel my role as "player" boils down to the prompter for one of two amateur stage productions of Bioware's Gripping Space Opera.
Don't get me wrong, I love their Gripping Space Opera, and I think the universe it draws on has grown deeper and more interesting with this installment, but I still can't shake the feeling that so much of what you do in this "game" is utterly, utterly -- forgive me -- illusive.
Bioware's need to make their games "movielike", and to have seamless, fully-voiced dialogue, has rendered the conversations in Mass Effect 1, and especially those in Mass Effect 2, only a couple of notches of superficiality above a QTE.
Outside of the combat, I often feel my role as "player" boils down to the prompter for one of two amateur stage productions of Bioware's Gripping Space Opera.
Don't get me wrong, I love their Gripping Space Opera, and I think the universe it draws on has grown deeper and more interesting with this installment, but I still can't shake the feeling that so much of what you do in this "game" is utterly, utterly -- forgive me -- illusive.
Wiggum2007
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Where the hell is my Week 1 Hammerhead DLC??
Shake Appeal
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Bundled with Return to Ostagar.
Or wait, did they finally get RtO out? :lol
Or wait, did they finally get RtO out? :lol
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Wiggum2007 said:
Latest word is that we'll hear about new free DLC in the 'coming weeks' or some shit. In otherwords it doesnt exist.
Wiggum2007
Junior Member
Hmm, well I was hoping the DLC would come out in time for me to use it in my first playthrough which I am still not finished with. That was foolish to hope for.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
EatChildren said:
Norman confirmed on the podcast that it is coming anyway.
And yeah, Ostagar stealth launched last week. :lol
The only thing I'd be worried about in terms of DLC is the fact that they promised that there would be lots and lots and lots for ME1...and all they gave us was Bring Down the Sky for like 2 years, until they basically just dumped Pinnacle Station with no fanfare (not that it deserved any).
Plus, they couldn't even get Zaeed ready for launch.
I feel bad for those of you waiting for Kasumi, because I have a feeling we're talking months before you see her/him/it.
Plus, they couldn't even get Zaeed ready for launch.
I feel bad for those of you waiting for Kasumi, because I have a feeling we're talking months before you see her/him/it.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Patryn said:
I thought he was ready for PC launch? I dont know, as it launched in Australia a day or two after the US, but he was definitely there for us.
As for Kasumi, I'm not looking forward to her simply because she's a human. I dont want another fucking human goddamnit BioWare.
okay, I totally changed my mind on hating engineering. it seems the issue I was having was, when I turned off subtitles at the beginning of the mission, I had the difficulty jacked way up to hardcore and didn't realize it. I am plenty powerful now that I fixed that issue. :lol
Patryn said:
Yea they really screwed up the first time around on the DLC. Hopefully they learned a lesson. Getting great DLC is out in a timely fashion after launch will only be a boon to them. Fact is though I really do not want anymore of this 5 dollar 1 hour DLC like the first. We need something meaty. Real xpacs down the line.
RPGCrazied
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I doubt it, but would a Pentium D 3.40 run the PC version?
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Patryn said:
Okay. That's a problem on the distribution end though, not development. He was still completed for launch.
Some dude on the BioWare forum appears to have found evidence of Kasumi, the 12th recruitable character and DLC, in the game's code. See the image here.
Really enjoyed Zaeed's
. If the DLC is anything like that, I will gladly purchase.
On an unrelated note, are the planets the same, as far as materials is concerned? Or does the strategy guide show where to find the best metals? I need platinum! Lots and lots of platinum!
loyalty mission
On an unrelated note, are the planets the same, as far as materials is concerned? Or does the strategy guide show where to find the best metals? I need platinum! Lots and lots of platinum!
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Another picture of her art. Most have probably seen it already. Regardless, her dossier description and art (which looks unfinished) are in the game.
I'm actually really glad that Mass Effect shies away from the horrible RPG trend of making "choice" boil down to "this or this polar opposite thing". I don't think any other single element has done so much to ruin storytelling in RPGs. The situation you described is really a good example of why that is, too, because there's absolutely no reason to side with either party - they're both hung up on petty bullshit, and there's clearly a better way. It's a conflict that runs pretty deep, which I suppose justifies needing some pretty high persuasive skills to mediate things amicably, but if there's a mistake in that scene, it's that if you don't have a high enough negotiation skill, there's no option to say "Deal with it on your own, but not here, and not now". Even if you lost both loyalties that way, it's a tenable position, while the other two aren't. Choosing one when they're both blatantly wrong makes Shepard feel like a pretty inept hero, and I don't think that anything kills my interest in an RPG more than giving me control of a character, and then forcing that character to act in a way that makes them impossible to respect. That's why I quit Dragon Age, anyway, and why the end of MotB soured me on the whole game.Enosh said:
And it is totally possible to play both Mass Effect games according to your own morality and still have high enough negotiation skills to not be screwed over when the choices pop up, but in fairness, that's only if you played the same character from the beginning of Mass Effect 1. I don't know how I feel about that exactly; it's definitely cool for me that how I played ME1 has a direct impact on how capable Shepard is of doing what I want her to in ME2, but I can see how it would be a pain in the ass for anybody who didn't have that kind of save file on hand to import.
Spasm said:
Maybe true, but don't spend too much time on a poor/depleted planet.
Sometimes you get lucky and find the caches, sometimes you go over the planet 3-4 times before picking up a cache that's only 2-3 bars large.
There are so many planets that it is indeed a fair call to abandon all poor/depleted planets. I tend to abandon the planets once I've given them a good once over, irrespective of what state they're in.
Did anyone else think Samara looked a whole lot like Lucy Liu?
http://www.hotgirldesktop.com/?level=picture&id=72
Has lucy liu pic, but above linked image is the better comparison.
http://www.hotgirldesktop.com/?level=picture&id=72
Has lucy liu pic, but above linked image is the better comparison.
The Lamonster
Member
Is that the red one? Do you get itsquicken said:
inside the Collector Ship
Basically, I'm talking about the 3rd AR you get and wanting to know if there is a 4th.
Also, is the
IFF mission the final suicide mission? And when do I get Legion?
The Lamonster
Member
Wait... am I wrong to assume that you have to choose between eitherEnosh said:
Tali or Legion?? I want to have them both.
He's talking about that insect-looking rifle you get for the Collector's Edition of the game.The Lamonster said:
And no, the collector rifle isn't very good. Your choice comes down to Revenant, that red one, or the vindicator. Vindicator does more damage but you have a huge clip size with the Revenant
Weapon stats here.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
The Lamonster said:
The suicide mission is after the IFF mission. You will aquire Legion naturally in the plot. Dont worry. I advise you have everything you want done before the IFF mission though, such as the other character's loyalty quests.
The Lamonster said:
No. There is a confrontation in the game, similar to Miranda and Jack.
The Lamonster
Member
Damn, I love ARs and it sucks that they made an awesome one for the game but I can't ever have it. Wish they would've printed more Collector's EditionsDresden said:
macfoshizzle
Member
ok just finally finished my ME1 60 character playthough and jumped straight into ME2 last night...
wow the intro was bad ass! really clever how they set everything up in the beginning.. like how they don't show your face. it reminded me of the first episode of knight rider when they reconstructed michael knights face.. :lol
wow the intro was bad ass! really clever how they set everything up in the beginning.. like how they don't show your face. it reminded me of the first episode of knight rider when they reconstructed michael knights face.. :lol
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