You gotta go planet probing. The general will still be around when you get back. Don't worry it was just a poorly worded quest.
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Mass Effect 3 |OT| Space Jesus Returns (tag all spoilers)
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Blue Ninja
Member
Know that feel, bro. Know that feel.
This. Play the game, enjoy the ride. It's a great one. Don't try to guess what the ending is... You'll fail. You need to see it for yourself. And who knows, maybe you'll like it.
But probably not.
Well hey look at that. The Origin store for PC decided not to be a bitch anymore and actually let me buy the DLC.. without giving me errors saying I had the wrong info for my Mastercard. Glad I waited on really getting into the game before I got this.
Now I just can't decide on male or female Shepard.
Now I just can't decide on male or female Shepard.
Arjen
Member
Fair enough, i'm absolutly loving the game so far, so many awesome smal things, tie ins with the books, great finale's to series long debates, it's amazing. Ending isn't the most important thing.
No offcourse not, but after years of reading his opinions on the books, dlc etc. i do trust his opinion a lot.
drhankmccoyphd
Member
I've given up trying to import my ME2 save. Is there a way to input all my decisions at the beginning of a new ME3 save?
HarryHengst
Member
The ending was like the WC finale against Spain: it was an amazing journey filled with hope, laughter, fear and love, only to completely fumble and end up with nothing in extra time.
The thing you mentioned at the end of your spoiler is the point of no return. Wrap up any lose ends.Hey, I just wanna know how far I am so if anybody can give me a ROUGH estimate of how close I am. I would appreciate that.
Rigth now I finished all side missions andI just visited the Asari homeworld and the Cerberus assassin stole the information I needed. Now my next mission is to find Cerberus on Horizon.
So I wanna know how close I am to the end,
Still a way to go
Nearing it
Almost there
Very close
Use one of those
I'm really liking it so far, and I want to finish it, but also not since I know it's the last game for Shepard in the series. Think I might wanna end it tonight though.. I guess..
Arjen
Member
The ending was like the WC finale against Spain: it was an amazing journey filled with hope, laughter, fear and love, only to completely fumble and end up with nothing in extra time.
WC finale was crap from the kick-off, there was no laughter only a lot of yelling
But i get your point.
Some, but not all.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
I'm pretty sure it's been answered before, but it's impossible to get
the 10,000 ships necessary for the perfect ending, without playing multiplayer, right? I swear I've done everything and still have "only" 7,000 ships. Galactic Readiness mechanic sucks.
brandonh83
Banned
So the opinions about the ending are unanimous? I haven't read one good thing about it. Why would they go the limit and make three awesome games with an epic, spanning storyline and make a shit ending?
I guarantee the writer of the ending thought it was a good ending.
However, I've also read that the endings were written by the two main writers alone, with minimal vetting as compared to the rest of the script.
Perfect Cha0s
Member
Some people are defending it, but that usually comes down to them making extreme simplifications about how we all wanted "a cliched predictable ending," and that we're too simple to appreciate the metaphors and drama Bioware created.
HarryHengst
Member
Pretty much. It seems to range from 'meh, ok' to 'this is fucking bullshit. Im going to write 200 posts on forums about it (but will also buy any DLC which promises to improve the ending)'. That last part is me.
That's probably the best idea.
Everyone who loves these games should avoid end-game spoilers. You need to experience that for yourself.
You're part of the problem!
Pretty much. It seems to range from 'meh, ok' to 'this is fucking bullshit. Im going to write 200 posts on forums about it (but will also buy any DLC which promises to improve the ending)'. That last part is me.
You're part of the problem!
Though we're all hopeless, sad, and broken. Even if just a bit.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Holy shit, is this from PC? I haven't played through ME3/new engine with a Default Shepard so I haven't seen it, but that model is just
:0
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
WOW! I need to get back to my ME1 Hal Shepard Default run.
Psychoward
Banned
same lol
You can always pick the default in ME3, since the imported faces from ME1 to ME2 are broken.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Gamer @ Heart
Member
I am 90% through, and reading some of the hate about the ending has made me sit back and appreciate just how well the ride has been in this game so far. So much more variety and importance to all im doing than in the past 2 games. My only real gripes are the minor quest bugs and horrible loading on the armor customization screens.
It disappoints me that people cant appreciate the journey, and let a cut scene sour their game experience.
It disappoints me that people cant appreciate the journey, and let a cut scene sour their game experience.
shinobi602
Member
Are you on the 360? If you press the Y button it instantly goes to the top.
Wait, what? Can somebody settle once and for all how much damn
war assets you need? First I heard 4000, then 5000, now 10000? I've only got like 6000ish before adjustment by the GaW percentage?
GringoLOCOo
Member
just going through mass effect 2 on the ps3 and they have done such a piss poor job of bringing it over, for example in a cut scene a when someone is speaking they get cut off randomly and don't finish what they were saying and this happens mostly everytime.
And there's the out of sync audio that happens randomly as well in cut scenes which is ANNOYING!!
frame rate is GARBAGE most of the time, when ever i'm turning it starts to go down or it'll totally go to 0 in a action heavy scene or in cut scenes and most of the time gameplay
and lastly most of the textures are a horrible mess which i dont remember them being on the 360 and PC versions.
it really is a shame Bioware haven't put out a patch for this mess!!
luckily i'm halfway through and i really really hope Mass Effect 3 PS3 is in alot better shape.
I find it funny how IGN said that Mass effect 2 Ps3 was the better version to get lol
what a bunch of nobs.
And there's the out of sync audio that happens randomly as well in cut scenes which is ANNOYING!!
frame rate is GARBAGE most of the time, when ever i'm turning it starts to go down or it'll totally go to 0 in a action heavy scene or in cut scenes and most of the time gameplay
and lastly most of the textures are a horrible mess which i dont remember them being on the 360 and PC versions.
it really is a shame Bioware haven't put out a patch for this mess!!
luckily i'm halfway through and i really really hope Mass Effect 3 PS3 is in alot better shape.
I find it funny how IGN said that Mass effect 2 Ps3 was the better version to get lol
what a bunch of nobs.
UnlovedJew
Member
When is the Master and Commander achievement supposed to pop? I started the mission that you're supposed to receive it on with 3331 assets and 100% readiness. Do I really need 4000 assets? How can I get them up quickly?
Had the same issue, but it's doable with headshots, took me about ten tries though.
It's not about looking better, more like, this is my Shepard.
My azn shep might have bulging eyes with eyeshadow (no idea where that came from), but that's my main character, dammit.
ScreenSplitter
Member
What a load of shit!
, the game crashes after the loading screen twice, and then Joker/Shepard are having what I assume is an important conversation, and there's NO SPEECH SOUND. And now, black screen. Fucking a.
FUCK. Hairline scratch on Disc 2. I can't be this unlucky surely. Please.
Cerberus has just invaded Council
FUCK. Hairline scratch on Disc 2. I can't be this unlucky surely. Please.
Eh, I think in some scenes mine look more appropriately emotive compared to Sheploo's wooden, stoic face. If you're talking about shader/texture then yeah obviously none of the customs can match the personalized Shep made by Bioware. Although that's for male Shep. Default female Shep looks Godawful.
ScreenSplitter
Member
Installing Disc 2, as the disc itself loads up fine, it's just whenever I get to that cutscene the game freezes up.
I will be beyond upset if it's broken already. I've not done anything out of the ordinary, except change the disc about 12 fucking times.
I will be beyond upset if it's broken already. I've not done anything out of the ordinary, except change the disc about 12 fucking times.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
Man, this game runs terribly on the ps3. I'm only an hour in so for but, yeah, the framerate
had been the worst I've seen in a major console release in a long time. I'm not sure how any development team can think that this is acceptable.
had been the worst I've seen in a major console release in a long time. I'm not sure how any development team can think that this is acceptable.
ScreenSplitter
Member
Nope, disc definitely scratched.
So yeah, weeks and month of fucking waiting, for nothing. My game's dead. This is unbelievable. This whole experience has been an absolute joke to be honest.
So yeah, weeks and month of fucking waiting, for nothing. My game's dead. This is unbelievable. This whole experience has been an absolute joke to be honest.
ScreenSplitter
Member
I sincerely hope so. Contacted both Amazon and Microsoft, because as far as I can tell, this isn't my bloody fault.
MisterAnderson
Member
Okay so I could use some information to help me with this decision. I'm fairly early on, on the Citadel.
I just encountered Miranda. I romanced her in ME2 and romanced Ash in ME1. Can someone tell me without spoiling anything, if by "leading Miranda on" so to speak, would that ruin my chances with Ashley? Alternatively, would ending things right then with Miranda lock me out of any content or anything? I tried both options just to see Miranda's immediate reaction, and by telling her that I want her in my life I was able to converse with her about her sister/Cerberus etc. (which makes it seem like something will happen regarding that later on in the game), but by saying that we needed to focus on work she just left without a word.
bigace33
Member
Ashley was killed in action on the planet Virmire.
Warrior_Keoni
Member
Please elaborate...my brother is considering getting it!
MisterAnderson
Member
You had me for a second there, bravo good sir.
Unless you really want it to boost your Galactic Readiness in ME3, I would avoid it. ME:I is only similar to the ME series in that it shares some artistic elements, some of the aliens, and biotics. It doesn't have much of anything that makes the ME series great. No dialogue options, the morality choices are paper-thin and repeat too many times without any purpose.
The shooting isn't even the standard 3rd-person that I thought it'd to be. You tap on an enemy and Randall, the hero, will automatically shoot. You can chain kills thisay. It wouldnt be too bad if The controls werent so bad and on my iPad 2 the frame rate is choppy.
Wiggum2007
Junior Member
Pretty sure it doesn't, I loaded up Liara with a crazy heavy smg and pistol and her singularity recharge was still as awesomely short as ever.
ElectricBlue187
Member
Hit the square button if the audio gets out of sync
ScreenSplitter
Member
Well, that's me fucked then. Anyone know how decent Amazon's replacement policy is?