Finished this a little while ago and enjoyed it. I don't know if this has been brought up already, but the game felt like a gameplay testing ground. This is especially true for the firewalker dlc. I liked that there were a small variety of missions besides combat. Some examples are the puzzle based missions, and that one crashed ship teetering off a mountain (all of which i quite enjoyed). Then they add the firewalker stuff to test a new kind of vehicle. Now I'm hearing they are expanding on this with that new dlc that includes an explorable planet like the first game. I have a feeling they are using this game to test out some of the changes they want to make for the third game.
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BarrelMakingPenguin
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Well, shit
I just found out that the crew is going to die because I didn't go through the relay immediately. I've done a mission or two since then. At this point, Would it make any difference if I went through the relay now rather than later?
BarrelMakingPenguin
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I was also wondering if I am able to re-spec with all of my skill points in a New Game+. I ask this because I Auto Leveled Up at one point and it selected level 4 of a skill. It did not occur to me at the time but it did not give me the choice to select one of the 2 branches of the skill at the end. I was wondering if this was because I didn't manually level my character in this instance.
BarrelMakingPenguin said:
You can re-train at the research terminal can't you? I think it costs 2500 element zero.
Anyway, can anyone tell me what 10% negoation bonus does? My death mask gives me 10% negotiation bonus but it's reallly ugly, I want to change back to my other head gear.
MrTroubleMaker
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adds 10% to your paragon/reneged meter, so if your just short of a conversation unlock level it will help, I never used it.nourali2 said:
BarrelMakingPenguin said:
Yes. If you do anywhere between 1-3 missions after your crew is taken by the Collectors, you will lose half of your crew including Yeoman Kelly. If you do 4 or more missions before going through the Omega-4 relay, all of your crew except for Dr. Chakwas will die.
nourali2 said:
Haha, this cracks me up because just before I picked up ME2, I realized I'd lost my old level 60 ME saves when I rebuilt my computer. The play through I had time for before ME2 actually arrived in the mail was exactly the one you just described, detail for detail. Go Infiltrators! As much as I love ME1, I simply cannot go back and play it at all, ME2 has completely spoiled me. Especially when it comes to Infiltrators.
Fun Factor
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X-Frame said:
Nice.
Wiggum2007
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Now they just need to fucking patch in M4 Part II to play during the credits.
ChoklitReign
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I've only done 3 or 4 recruitment missions and I alrerady think the soldier is boring. Adrenaline rush is mighty useful, as well as having all of the ammo powers, but it's not as fun as the vanguard. How's the adept?
legend166 said:
It's not exactly the mod you posted above, but you can find few mods (including those that adds resources and money) here: http://www.masseffectsaves.com/mods.php
There's also a save editor there, so you can just edit your saves and give yourself as much resources as you want.
Just beat ME2 on Veteran difficulty. 68.5h. Haven't yet tried any DLC.
As many have said, the game is mostly recruiting. Am hoping that this will set the stage for ownage in ME3, since the team has gotten to know each other.
As many have said, the game is mostly recruiting. Am hoping that this will set the stage for ownage in ME3, since the team has gotten to know each other.
I'm disappointed in the sex scenes in ME2. ME1 was better. Seems like EA was concerned about ratings moreso this time, although they did let out a couple of eff-bombs in ME2.
Pankaks said:
Scanned every planet, every surface, every nook and cranny, reread conversations a few times, where possible.
Never could figure out how to shag Kelly. I did a couple of missions before going to rescue the crew. She melted, while the cook and the doctor were retrieved. :lol
I uploaded my copylegend166 said:
Minamu said:
Depends on the class you use and what type of game you start.
Insanity is pretty easy (did it my first time through the game), but the class you use has a pretty big effect on how much fun/difficulty you have.
Not sure if things have changed, but I remember that Soldier/Sentinel/Infiltrator all had the easiest time on insanity. Vanguard is probably the faster, more efficient killing machine, but it takes serious skill to use it on insanity (unless you want to die a lot).
New Game+ is probably not a good idea. It is really frustrating since you have no upgrades and thus are basically level 1, whilst everything else is level 30. From what I hear(from Dresden anyway) Engineers probably have the easiest time in NG+, but I have not had a chance to test this out.
Rodney McKay
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Minamu said:
The beginning of the game is the worst when you start Insanity because you don't have any of the health, weapon, biotics and shield upgrades. The good idea is to take full control of your teammates and just tell them to take position out of harms way. That way you can use their powers from where you are and they won't die instantly.
Just be patient and use cover and you should be fine. Oh, and when you get to the collector ship mission be sure to have the Avalanche heavy weapon with you. That puppy was the only way I got past that floaty platform part.
RedNumberFive
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So I just started this as my PS3 died about an hour ago, but I can't connect to the Cereberus Network. Anyone else able to connect?
Cep said:
I don't understand this part. I just beat the game and I'm planning on using a new game + to play insanity. Should I not bother and just create a new Shepard?
Anyway, to make my run through insanity as quick as possible, I'm thinking of not doing any of the loyalty missions (or at least very few of them) so I can 1030 the game as quickly as possible... I really want to return to Mass Effect 1 soon because I know that game will take forever to get every achievement. Is it a good idea to ignore loyalty missions in the insanity run? I'm going to be an infiltrator, fyi, since my initial run was with an infiltrator (although... if I'm not gonna use new game+ I might use a new class).
I thinkBarrelMakingPenguin said:
you can do Legion's loyalty mission and (maybe one other mission that only becomes available after the kidnappings, iirc) before going through the relay and still have the crew survive. But those are exceptions and not rules.
Clockblockers
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RedNumberFive said:
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EatChildren
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Clockblockers said:
PS3 died, nothing to do, thus he plays Mass Effect 2.
Every time this thread gets bumped I think its the PC patch or DLC or something.
Clockblockers
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EatChildren said:
Well I feel stupid. Is there going to be a new content based DLC or are they shifting towards ME3?
EatChildren
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Clockblockers said:
Yeah. The Overlord mission pack comes out in June, and BioWare said they were shifting more towards mission based DLC over item packs now. Casey said in a recent interview that they had some DLC in the work that would bridge the story gaps between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, so they're not done with the DLC just yet.
Whether or not it ends up being any good...
nourali2 said:
Yes create a new Shepard.
Most people do not realize it, but the upgrades when added together make a massive difference.
So when you start out at level 30, you have all the skills, but none of the upgrades. What this means is that your enemies have weapons and defenses meant for a level 30 character, while you have to basically start from scratch.
Rodney McKay
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Cep said:
:lol Shut up red...neck...man!
In my defense I didn't know that the enemies scaled to your level and I was a level 30.
And I don't like like the sniper rifle, whenever I use my biotics it zooms in like I'm aiming with the thing and it bugs the crap out of me.
But man, that Avalanche can freeze an entire platform of collectors in 2-3 shots and made that entire section a cake walk.
Oh, you mean like newer & stronger weapons, huh? So far I've noticed that my AIs are dying almost instantly so I have to spam singularity+warp on almost every single enemy but it hasn't been *that* hard so far (granted, I just unlocked the chance to go find Mordin). It's kinda like playing Modern Warfare with hardcore settings.Cep said:
I'm feeling the Adept. Wide Singularity sucks people in with a nice Warp explosion after. Only tough part I'm having is taking down shields since I don't have Zaeed(Borrowing a friend's copy), Miranda and Garrus do their thing but I'm sure that disruptor ammo and inferno grenade help a lot.
Mr. B Natural
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Rented this game a few days ago. So far it's really unremarkable, but I'm still playing it.
I did plan on making all the characters loyal, but a bug caused the Thane quest to break and stop in the middle of it. I can no longer play the quest, as it ended abruptly (with some scenes playing for a couple of seconds then ending with no reasoning whatever). Is there a work around or am I screwed?
I did plan on making all the characters loyal, but a bug caused the Thane quest to break and stop in the middle of it. I can no longer play the quest, as it ended abruptly (with some scenes playing for a couple of seconds then ending with no reasoning whatever). Is there a work around or am I screwed?
Rodney McKay said:
Yes I hate this. I'm an infiltrator who loves using the Widow rifle (so powerful and satisfying). Whenever I use incinerate in cover the rifle zoom screen comes up. I figured out that if I'm not hiding in cover then that's not a problem. So if I'm taking heavy fire, and I'm in cover, and I need to use incinerate, I'd push back on the left stick for a second (to get out of cover), quickly use incinerate, then get right back into cover.
Cep said:
You know, your avatar is mesmerizing. And I will heartily take your advice and play with a new Shepard. I'll make it a renegade run, for once. Probably choose vanguard/adept.
BTW, is this the same case in Mass Effect 1? I was so banking on my being level 50 in my hardcore new game+ run (and eventually reaching level 60 for my insanity run) making things slightly easier...
DjangoReinhardt
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I enjoyed the hell out of ME2.
I'd love to see BioWare quit shoehorning in grinding to the series, though. Sidequests should be substantive (read: no mining) or non-existent. If there's a planet, then there should be an enjoyable mission there for me to undertake. Otherwise, don't bother creating it.
I'd love to see BioWare quit shoehorning in grinding to the series, though. Sidequests should be substantive (read: no mining) or non-existent. If there's a planet, then there should be an enjoyable mission there for me to undertake. Otherwise, don't bother creating it.
VaLiancY said:
I also hadn't seen it, and it's really nice. I think it really finally gels for me exactly WHY I had an almost visceral negative reaction to the game shortly after I beat it. Because I can remember liking it while I was playing it for the most part barring those GODDAMN MISSION COMPLETE SCREENS.
But then I beat it. And I felt extremely underwhelmed. That feeling quickly gave way to a burning dislike for the game. Now, part of that was talking through it and hyperfocusing on the plot holes of the game, and part of it was playing through Mass Effect 1 shortly after and realizing just how much I preferred that game to ME2.
But I really think the fact that I had everyone (barring the crew) live at the end just killed all the emotional impact of the finale after the fact. At the time I was on the edge of my seat, but afterwards it was like sand in a hourglass that just left little to no impression on me.
They made it way too easy to gain everyone's loyalty and keep everyone alive. I just played the game the way I thought it was supposed to be played, and I didn't realize until I read people's complaints that you could LOSE a person's loyalty. I had no idea you could fail a loyalty mission!
I think if they had forced a heroic sacrifice, if they had MADE you have to make a hard decision and send a crew member, or ideally multiple crew members, to their deaths like in Mass Effect 1, the whole thing would have felt much more epic and important, at least to me. It would have made an impact.
I'd almost guess that they didn't do that simply because of Mass Effect 3, but as it is people have such a variety of combinations of dead and alive crew members I highly doubt that most, if not all, of the party of ME2 will have any notable role in ME3. Too much effort crafting all those possibilities, after all. (Side note: In the end, this will likely be my biggest complaint about ME2. If I'm vindicated, and the ME2 cast is sidelined, then ME2 had little to no point and its non-epic and intimate tale of revenge probably would have been better served as an expansion pack or large-scale DLC, because it sure as hell doesn't work as a part of a trilogy).
It's clear that Bioware studied stuff like The Dirty Dozen. It really is a shame that they didn't study it closely enough.
The_Inquisitor
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Leckan said:
Nope you get one.
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