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Mass Effect 2 |OT|
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Just beat Mass Effect again. God damn, I forgot how much more epic the first game was, narrative wise. Even the end credits are fucking awesome 
Cant wait to replay ME2 with the imported save now.
Despite all the improvements in ME2 (better side missions and locales, better gunplay, improved classes) I think I still definitely prefer the first game.
Cant wait to replay ME2 with the imported save now.
Despite all the improvements in ME2 (better side missions and locales, better gunplay, improved classes) I think I still definitely prefer the first game.
mescalineeyes
Banned
is the off-hand ammo belt bug fixed yet on 360?
I think Soldier was very effective at my first / Insanity playthrough.
Lots of HP, passive bonuses to HP, and Hardened Adrenaline Rush helped me outlast a lot of very, very tough fights. Lots of different ammo and weapon options made gameplay pretty fun. Just like any other specialist class, you are more reliant on teammates to carry the other roles. This game does, however, stupidly use you as the starting point for any ally's attack, meaning that by simply bringing Miranda with you (something I almost always did), it is almost like having Warp and Overload yourself.
Lots of HP, passive bonuses to HP, and Hardened Adrenaline Rush helped me outlast a lot of very, very tough fights. Lots of different ammo and weapon options made gameplay pretty fun. Just like any other specialist class, you are more reliant on teammates to carry the other roles. This game does, however, stupidly use you as the starting point for any ally's attack, meaning that by simply bringing Miranda with you (something I almost always did), it is almost like having Warp and Overload yourself.
nelkon and parker
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I'm thinking about doing NG+, but I was wondering whether my NG+ ending is the one that would get imported into ME3.
Kelly died in my first run, so I was wondering if I completed the NG+ in my second run what would happen in my ME3 import, or do I get to pick a save?
I may have asked before, I don't remember, but have we been promised a patch or something?mescalineeyes said:
None of the bugs in the first game were fixed, and that game had some pretty serious bugs, some of which should have been very easy to fix. In fact, has BioWare ever patched a console game for any gameplay related issues?
If they haven't said anything, I wouldn't count on any patches.
pmj said:
They've put out patches for Dragon Age, though the issues they fixed were caused by the DLC and were game-breaking. Still, considering they seem to be planning to support ME2 for a while with the Hammerhead, more party members, missions and weapons, I wouldn't rule the possibility out yet.
Mr. Durden
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You get to pick a save for ME3nelkon and parker said:
rhino4evr said:
Reave is a loyalty ability. When you complete a squad member's loyalty mission, both they and you get access to a special unique loyalty power. They just get it free and clear, but for you to access it, you have to research "Advanced Training." You can only have one loyalty power at the time, but you're free to change which power it is at any time by researching "Advanced Training" again. Any points put into the old loyalty power just transfers to the new.
Reave is
Samara's
Reave "employs mass effect fields to biotically attack the target's nervous or synthetic systems and prevents healing. It restores health and gives a temporary health bonus when the power is used against organics. Reave also does double damage to armor and barriers."
Finished ME1 again and just realized how improved UE3 is after 2 years. In ME1 the slow down and loading is fucking ridiculous. Even with game installed (360 version) the texture popping up and framerate are still down the toilet.
But I have to admit the plot in ME1 is still pissing all over ME2. I still can't figure out what's going on in ME2. The final mission in ME2, as intense it is, is still miles behind the first game. Not sure after 2 years' development why the game still feels incomplete. Full game experience DLC $49.99 only from EA in 2011 maybe?
But I have to admit the plot in ME1 is still pissing all over ME2. I still can't figure out what's going on in ME2. The final mission in ME2, as intense it is, is still miles behind the first game. Not sure after 2 years' development why the game still feels incomplete. Full game experience DLC $49.99 only from EA in 2011 maybe?
Harry_Tequila
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I've just been looking at my final saves after the game is finished and I have a question. I didn't import a ME1 save so I'm not really sure how the import feature works. For ME2 I only appear to have an autosave from the actual end of the game, with all the other saves either from the beginning of previous chapters or other earlier manual saves. When I load the autosave it allows me to continue playing after the end of the game. Is this autosave what I'll need for ME3 or has it gone wrong somehow?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Harry_Tequila said:
Due to the ability to play after the game is over, I'm fairly certain you'll be loading an actual save file into ME3, and not a shadow save, as in the ME1->ME2 transition. If you choose not to continue playing the game, then, yes, that auto-save is what you'll use. If you do choose to continue playing, you'll use any save file you create later on (auto or otherwise).
Harry_Tequila
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Patryn said:
I'm curious, how did ME1-ME2 work? I can't remember if you manually saved the game once it finished or not.
Harry_Tequila said:
The game does a hidden save after you beat Saren but before you pick an ambassador (that's why you can change it in ME2, it's not a recorded decision). If you watch carefully you can see "NOW SAVING" popping up in the middle of the ending.
You load up this hidden save.
Harry_Tequila
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Patryn said:
Ahh, I see. Interesting. I may actually have a run through ME1 now and import it into a new ME2 game.
Cheers mate.
I think the game save your end game stats in a separate place. I just beat ME1 (let council die) and reloaded the last manual save and beat it again (save council). Then during the import process in ME2 I was asked to pick my save from 2 ME1 endgame saves even though they were in the same playthrough.Harry_Tequila said:
rhino4evr said:
Reave does a good deal to barriers and armor, not as much against shields but they're far easier to take down. One reave can take out a barrier + some health of a collector drone on insanity, half of a collector assassin, and probably 1/6 ish of the harbinger. If you use it on an enemy who only has health you regen the health you take from them.
Red Blaster
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dejan said:
Slapping in special ammo =/= using tech/biotic. Concussive shot's fun, I'll give you that though. But my main issue with Soldier is that it makes the game way too easy.
It doesn't heal them, it heals YOU. It basically sucks the life out of them when their defenses are down.rhino4evr said:
Not quite true unless you're playing a soldier or infiltrator. Extremely inefficient to rely on guns to take down health. My Adept was destroying stuff at the end on Insanity because healthbar=one shot death for him.
I would have to agree. Why anyone would choose soldier over the other far more interesting classes is beyond meGuardianE said:
especially because all classes can use the submachine gun which basically the AR but a little less powerful
using biotic skills is So much more fun then just shooting
edit: so Quick vote: sniper shotgun or ar? Personally I think the shotty may be the best bet for my adapt as I am pretty weak once a husk or krogan gets too close. Might be a nice way to battle close up. Ar seems like a waste
How about Bastian or nemesis? Thinking bastian for the paragon boost/ longer effect but the Idea of doing more damage is tempting is it that big of a upgrade?
It's not like playing as a Soldier means you lose access to every tech/biotic ability, you can hotkey teammates abilities for a reason.
Having said that though, the Shepard specific class abilities do make a difference, slowing down time every time I used my scope was something I won't easily swap for shiny biotic bubbles.
Having said that though, the Shepard specific class abilities do make a difference, slowing down time every time I used my scope was something I won't easily swap for shiny biotic bubbles.
Colkate said:
Actually, the Infiltrator has that ability, so it's not unique to a Soldier. Things like Tech Armor, Tactical Cloaking, Biotic Charge, and Singularity aren't just shiny bubbles. They're key differences that separate the different classes. Bullet time seems like a very safe power, one that everyone's familiar with... like everything else in the Soldier's skillset. He's an incredibly safe character, staying directly in the middle of everyone's comfort zone because he's exactly how we know all third person shooter characters play.
I'll never buy that canon Shepard is a Soldier. It's just the easiest class to get accustomed to, so that's the one that they default to. John Shepard is also an asshole
who killed Wrex and the Council
GuardianE said:
The infiltrator ability was exactly what I was referring to when I said "every time I used my scope". If you're going for the safe but boring angle then fair enough, I'd have to agree, otherwise soldier is a great class.
Either way my point was that no matter what class you choose, you've still got access to most of the abilities in the game via your party members.
Wiggum2007
Junior Member
pmj said:
Ya that's annoying as hell.
Scythesurge
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I'm guessing this would be the same for my Vanguard eventually?pmj said:
Scythesurge said:
Yeah, pretty certain it works like that for every class using a sniper rifle. Unless it's a bug, I guess they did it to take advantage of the Infiltrator scope time slowdown, although having played Infiltrator, I would personally have preferred that it didn't happen.
Go for AR, the only use I had for the sniper rifle was in killing bosses.rhino4evr said:
My adept at hardcore was much faster at killing enemies with biotic abilities than using his sniper rifle.
The nemesis/bastion boost isn't that big, but combined with the other upgrades you get, you're looking at 13-15 seconds singularity/pull hold with the bastion (with a default 40% dmg bonus) and 55%-60% more damage when using warp/warp detonation with the nemesis (with a default 11-12 seconds pull/singularity hold).
I myself prefer the singularity/pull duration since my enemies are dead as soon as they're unprotected meaning my objective as the adept is to strip down their defenses as soon as possible.
mescalineeyes
Banned
.nimrod said:
apparently you only get the extra ammo for the first mission you play with it equipped.
on another note: my girlfriend is going to sex up
garrus
RedRedSuit
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mescalineeyes said:
In that case, between her setting that up and actually going through with it... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make her go talk to Mordin to get his input. :lol
ChoklitReign
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What bonus power should my infiltrator get? Should I go with armor-piercing rounds or get something effective against barriers?
mescalineeyes
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.nimrod said:
no, thank god! because that thing + the death mask = ultimate badassery.
RedRedSuit: Thanks for that, I told her to do it. Unfortunately she's wearing headphones so I'll never find out what goes on there... I assume it's hilarious. Mordin is awesome.
I <3 Memes
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RedRedSuit said:
Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAP92rvm1hQ
Depends on enemy encounters - against collectors, warp ammo is the best.ChoklitReign said:
For most enemies, AP ammo usually is the standard choice.
Honestly though, with the way cloak works, reave or geth drain shield can also be alternatives for the infiltrator in order to get shield or health back.
That way, once you're outside of cloak, instead of having to bunker down and wait for your health to go back, you can just use reave or geth drain to get some health/shield back and attack enemies at the same time.
Other than that, if you like using AI hack against synthetic enemies, dominate is another great ability to use to "hack" organic enemies while you bunker down and regain health.
If you are the standard issue sniper who prefers sitting in the back and sniping from far away, ammo powers are usually best.
If you like to get in the fray and using snipers at medium range (using the infil's time slowdown and cloak to great effect), the active powers and "hacking" powers are great as well.
That turian really does get the chicks, eh? :lolmescalineeyes said:
mescalineeyes
Banned
Arde5643 said:
it must be the scars.
also, paragon points for
"garrus, you were always ugly"
gah, this game. I love it so much.
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