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Mass Effect 3 |OT| Space Jesus Returns (tag all spoilers)
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HadesGigas
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The gunplay is a lot of fun yeah. Aiming controls surprisingly well with mouse (though the cover system is another matter); it's fun getting midair headshots on floating enemies. I picked up the Carnifex recently and that thing is lol. With Cryo Ammo + Carnifex, fools just explode.
I think playing for max effectiveness all the time is boring. People who just Charge --> Nova ---> Charge ---> Nova all day or do some other thing over and over and then complain that the combat is repetitive. There are some fun tools at your disposal, both through your own character and your teammates.
That rocket? It's coming from a sabotaged Geth Rocket Trooper who thought he'd try a mid-air rocket hit on his flying buddy. I think the only reason it didn't hit is because the dude was already dead.
BuckRobotron
Member
I was a Vanguard and discovered myself how well Charge and Nova worked after upgrading...but I would never want to bore myself using only those. I actually went out of my way to use the Chakra AR you get from playing the Kingdoms of Amalur demo. Lots of punch to the sound, somewhere between shotgun and AR, with explosive ammo. With that I'd set it up with fire, cryo, or squad bonus armor-piercing ammo for the desired effect and blast away until I needed to save myself with charge rather than the other way around.
People who abuse Nova+Charge will never know the joy of pull+shockwave, that's badass
HadesGigas
Member
Chakram launcher is the only gun I use. It's awesome. Though I might switch in that nailgun shotgun. I used it on the mission where you find it and it was pretty sweet too.
Pull -> Chakram fire is a fun combo. Or Slam if you get the timing right.
BuckRobotron
Member
Pull is awesome especially when upgraded to grab two at a time. Then Chakram shooting gallery time...heh.
Edit: And I'm obviously not the only one digging Pull-into-Chakram....lol
Well on the plus side you brought Garrus with you. Now you have someone to bro out with.
Find intel either through scanning or on missions.
Pull + Slam is hilarious. I've gone through a good stretch of the game with Javik and there's been a whole lot of that.
When you curve the Pulls upwards and get some nice height on them, and if you've got Slam's force level upgraded, enemies slam to the floor so violently. They literally land so hard that they bounce back up another several feet.
I went with the short recharge time upgrade, Imma overload-pull-shockwaving the whole field right now.
Now that you mention, we did shoot some cans while looking at the reapers from a distance in the end of the mission.
You have to find them in the Galaxy map/during missions first.
HadesGigas
Member
Pull + Slam is hilarious. I've gone through a good stretch of the game with Javik and there's been a whole lot of that.
When you curve the Pulls upwards and get some nice height on them, and if you've got Slam's force level upgraded, enemies slam to the floor so violently. They literally land so hard that they bounce back up another several feet.
I like Slamming cerberus troops as they are about to jump out of a dropship. Then slamming them again on the bounce.
But the how do I play with the DLC content that I bought?
Just a random observation, I think overall I was disappointed with the squadmate selection. They stated they wanted to focus on just a few this time and the benefits are pretty obvious with the amount of dialogue and banter they now have, but, for example, aside from 2 specific parts in the dialogue, Liara's character never seemed to treat the player as more than just another person/friend regardless of the backstory from the previous 2 games.
I've been using garrus and liara this whole time and honestly I don't really care for any of the other squad mates. I'll probably add the DLC character to this list on my next playthrough (I wanted to see how the story played out without him first)
Random question about the end of the Rannoch mission for anyone who took this path in ME2:
I've been using garrus and liara this whole time and honestly I don't really care for any of the other squad mates. I'll probably add the DLC character to this list on my next playthrough (I wanted to see how the story played out without him first)
Random question about the end of the Rannoch mission for anyone who took this path in ME2:
what does Tali do if she's exiled from the fleet and states to you that she doesn't care about the future of her people in ME2? Will she still kill herself if you side with the geth? Does she even show up in this mission if you took that outcome?
I was wondering why Kal'Reegar never showed up, then I saw the email later on.
I was wondering why Kal'Reegar never showed up, then I saw the email later on.
I know what you mean 100% - I almost exclusively select those two for every single mission. I can't stand that retard Vega.
Chakram Launcher was also my favorite weapon in the game. That was the gun you get from the Amalur demo? I'm glad I played that demo then.
I really wished I had had him with me for that. I took Garrus since he's been on every mission with me since ME1 but I really wanted to know what he had to say there.
AdmiralSnackbar
Member
it kind of does? Every time I boot up the game connects to EA servers like 3 times, it's doing something...
Riposte
Member
Two things I didn't like about it:
1. A puzzle section with very boring puzzles.
2.
BioWare's excuses to not make 3D models of suit-less Quarians is kind of exposed here, especially if you romanced Tali in ME2 and beyond. "Have you seen a Quarian's face?" "Well, one" "Doesn't count"
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
I know I'm late to this, but just got the game (so far behind in backlog). Is this From Ashes DLC worth it? What's the general consensus. I've never downloaded a DLC add-on before, but this is saying it's a full squad member and more story from the others? I have 640 MS Points... I'd have to add more... but it's tempting. If people say worth it.
Sir Garbageman
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Miranda spoilers, don't highlight unless you are very, very near end game:
Is there anyway to save her besides romancing her as male Shep? Romanced her and had her loyalty in ME2 but broke off the romance in the beginning of the game. Apparently that cut off part of a conversation that is needed to save her. Did all other aspects of her questline (visited her hologram at the Specter station, gave her the alliance intel at her apartment) and went with the paragon option. Did I miss something? Sucks horribly.
Riposte
Member
The DLC character is more of a squad mate than Kaiden/Ashely (romance-aside, wouldn't know). Lots of conversations and conversations with other members of crew (some of which are really funny). He also changes up a mission late in the game involving Liara by a huge degree.
HadesGigas
Member
If you're into the story of ME it's a pretty good buy. He has a lot of dialogue on the ship, he even talks to the other squadmates a lot (especially Liara). It doesn't really change the story of ME3 (at least not that I've seen so far), but it gives you a much fuller understanding of the protheans.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Ah, ya bums. You talked me into it. First DLC bought.
And here I hear they have a 40% day 1 attach rate for this guy. Part of the problem, etc etc
And here I hear they have a 40% day 1 attach rate for this guy. Part of the problem, etc etc
Sir Garbageman
Member
Can you summarize how that mission changes? I finished it a day or two ago and I didn't bring him.
You get some history regarding the
Asari people and how their Gods were actually Protheans, 100% confirmed by Javik.
But do you see a message that says it's validating the DLC?
You are at the point of no return. But there is still a lot happening.
Yes.
I know i should bring Javik to
Anyway, why should i bring him? I know he got unique dialogues in here, but so is everyone else in every other missions. Do we learn much more on
over there or something? Extra cutscenes?
Thessia, but is Liara also a necessity with him? Since...well... its her homeworld.
Anyway, why should i bring him? I know he got unique dialogues in here, but so is everyone else in every other missions. Do we learn much more on
Protheans
I am still uncertain whether the game has more contrast than the previous two, or if my memory of the previous games is that the gamut was wider. Either way, I feel the same way as you: things seem darker in this game, and far heavier in contrast.
Yes.
BuckRobotron
Member
Number two there is as you say, my Shep said that at the very moment I was thinking it and the response might as well have been
"oh yeah, close up even...whatever, we'll skip that"
I think I said this before. They maybe have been trying to conceal the bloom by lowering the Gama. Everything can get a lot darker than the other games.
The contrast seems to me to be significantly higher than the previous 2 games.
When you start the mission via the map, Shepard will start talking to Hackett and you have the option to hold off and finish up everything else or embark on the mission.
Also, regarding quarians:
Can't understand why Bioware was too lazy to model Tali's face and instead left it as an image in your cabin.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
ugh wtf, why arent people making a bigger deal about not importing your original character face? I just encountered this, its ridiculous that it cant read ME2 face data after it was imported from 1. I spent like 110 hours with this guy. I don't want to remake him!
Is there a way to increase "galactic readiness" without playing multiplayer? Will skipping multiplayer prevent me from getting a good ending?
Can anybody tell me the requirements for different endings without revealing any spoilers?
I played a couple of multiplayer matches and found it to be boring. I like this series for the story, world, etc - all of the RPG stuff. The shooting is fine, but it's kind of just something you do between talky bits.
Can anybody tell me the requirements for different endings without revealing any spoilers?
I played a couple of multiplayer matches and found it to be boring. I like this series for the story, world, etc - all of the RPG stuff. The shooting is fine, but it's kind of just something you do between talky bits.
You can play the iphone game, and i think that was something about a facebook app, but I don't know much about it.
Big Chungus
Member
How close to the end am I?
Fighting Ling on the Cerebrus station.
Riposte
Member
Learn the depths of BioWare's laziness lol: (quarian storyline end spoiler, though not necessarily true)
http://tinyurl.com/7l8awqa
You are two grueling levels away from the end.
Pretty close.
Point of no return. Wrap up anything else you have going on.