Wait, you can place Turrets as Infiltrator? What power is this? I've been mostly just sniping and burning people alive as Infiltrator.
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Mass Effect 3 |OT| Space Jesus Returns (tag all spoilers)
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Wait, you can place Turrets as Infiltrator? What power is this? I've been mostly just sniping and burning people alive as Infiltrator.
Nah, you can use Sabotage and make the turrets turn on the enemies and kill them for a bit. Also works on the Atlas and all Geth units.
Combat Engineers are clever bastards about the turret placement, but it works to your advantage here.
Oh right, I forget that Turrets are technically mechs. Yay! Insanity is going to be more fun than I thought.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Hell yeah! Insanity should be a breeze. I'm maxing out Sabotage and Tactical Cloak ASAP.
PastorOfMuppets
Banned
Vanguard is an absolute blast to play with. Turrets and banshees are the only things that will give you issues.
Best way to deal with turrets as a vanguard is to take a companion that can quickly take down shields and then have Liara Warp the turret to finish it off. Alternatively, you could also take shield drain as your bonus power. Quite a few enemies in the game have shields on them so it has a lot of use and it's also decent at taking down biotic barriers in a pinch.
As for the build: Spec for 200% power recharge, Charge->Nova->Charge. My powers were recharging so quickly, I would be able to charge a group of enemies, knock them into the air with nova and charge again before they hit the ground. My personal favourite gun to use for this build a Wraith.
Best way to deal with turrets as a vanguard is to take a companion that can quickly take down shields and then have Liara Warp the turret to finish it off. Alternatively, you could also take shield drain as your bonus power. Quite a few enemies in the game have shields on them so it has a lot of use and it's also decent at taking down biotic barriers in a pinch.
As for the build: Spec for 200% power recharge, Charge->Nova->Charge. My powers were recharging so quickly, I would be able to charge a group of enemies, knock them into the air with nova and charge again before they hit the ground. My personal favourite gun to use for this build a Wraith.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Isn't it a bit broken? I am debating Vanguard vs. Adept for next game, at least with an Adept you have to chain different powers to get biotic explosions.
Arjen
Member
Just take Liara with you as a Vanguard, Singualirity, Charge, BOOM!
im doing singularity, charge and nova. it feels so good.
lol garrus. you're the best alien friend i have.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
I liked the ending, I'm feeling very alone in this opinion. Sure it wasn't the greatest thing ever, but at least it wasn't Lost.
MisterAnderson
Member
Sorry for reposting my question from the other page, but I just want to make sure I get this right on my first playthrough. First playthrough in an ME game is sacred to me.
MisterAnderson
Member
20 hours into the game and I've got the feeling that characters are better developed. Obviously, in general terms they're all almost the same than in the previous games, but there are little details that help us know them better.
BTW, I was in tears when
BTW, I was in tears when
Joker and Garrus where telling jokes in the Normandy.
End of Quarian Missions question/spoiler:
So I let the Geth upgrade themselves and they killed all the Quarians after Tali couldn't talk the fleet down and then she jumped off a cliff. I am fine with this outcome, because consequences for my choices are cool.
According to my friend he also did the same thing, but Tali talked the Quarians out of attacking and thus there was way less tragedy. Why did this work for him but not me?
According to my friend he also did the same thing, but Tali talked the Quarians out of attacking and thus there was way less tragedy. Why did this work for him but not me?
Started the game this week and I'm a bit underwhelmed by it. I love some parts of it but there are also numerous things in this game that bothers me and ruins the experience. Still overall a pretty good game.
Poor Joker is Geordi in this game. Does he get any
Poor Joker is Geordi in this game. Does he get any
Citadel conversations that aren't about EDI if you persuade them to not date?
There is a system in place that covers your ME2 and ME3 choices. You can earn a total of 7 points by doing things like:
ME2
Not getting Tali Exiled - 1 point
Resolving the Legion/Tali argument in ME2 using either the paragon or renegade option - 2 points
Destroy the Geth Heretics - 2 points
ME3
Saving the Quarian Admiral - 1 point
Stopping the Geth Fighters - 1 point
If you earn 5 points (which is impossible using just ME3 choices), you can achieve peace between the two people. If you have less than that, you have to pick a side and the other gets wiped out.
ME2
Not getting Tali Exiled - 1 point
Resolving the Legion/Tali argument in ME2 using either the paragon or renegade option - 2 points
Destroy the Geth Heretics - 2 points
ME3
Saving the Quarian Admiral - 1 point
Stopping the Geth Fighters - 1 point
If you earn 5 points (which is impossible using just ME3 choices), you can achieve peace between the two people. If you have less than that, you have to pick a side and the other gets wiped out.
Oh, okay. That somewhat makes sense. I must've ended up with 4 points.
It would've been nice if the game had communicated just slightly more why things happened the way they did so as to make the consequences of stuff from previous games clear.
Like how in the Tuchanka missions it was clearly spelled out that
It would've been nice if the game had communicated just slightly more why things happened the way they did so as to make the consequences of stuff from previous games clear.
Like how in the Tuchanka missions it was clearly spelled out that
destroying Maelon's data led to Eve's death.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Did you have enough paragon points?
Doesn't matter. See my above post.
I also appreciated how in that case the (quarian spoilers again + Tuchanka spoilers) 'Paragon' choice
was the one that led to mass slaughter of the previously friendly alien species and the death of a major squad member.
On Tuchanka they made the renegade stuff pretty much straight up evil since you had to gun down Mordin. I think it'd be better if you had to shoot a squad member to do the "right" thing.
On Tuchanka they made the renegade stuff pretty much straight up evil since you had to gun down Mordin. I think it'd be better if you had to shoot a squad member to do the "right" thing.
Gillian Seed
Banned
Just finished it on the 360. It was easily one of the greatest and most polished games i have ever played. But with that said, i think i still like the first Mass Effect a little better. It had the perfect atmosphere, and a lot of exploration. And yes the ending on ME3 was crappy. The multiplayer is actually really fun. That was a suprise to me.
If you don't have enough points, yeah. Otherwise, paragon is the right thing to do. The kicker being is that unless you know about the points system and how many you have, you don't know if you'll be able to defuse the situation or not until the opportunity comes.
You may want to add that this is an endgame spoiler, NOT a spoiler about that scene. I haven't quite beaten the game yet and am upset that I read the spoiler (although
it's to be expected really
bigace33
Member
Can Tali hack those turrets?
So I cracked and started the single player last night. I want to experience the apparent mess that is the 'ending' before bioware patches it so I broke a promise to not start without the face import fixed.
I mostly got my guy right but there is something a little off with the mouth. Too much teeth I think.
And the fact there isn't the film grain filter is really annoying.
I just don't get what Bioware was thinking with all these changes & glitches. they must have known they would piss off people who'd stuck with the series since the beginning. It just feels like I'm being nickle & dimed to death with cut corners.
I don't think I've ever been as disappointed with what still amounts to a really good game.
I mostly got my guy right but there is something a little off with the mouth. Too much teeth I think.
And the fact there isn't the film grain filter is really annoying.
I just don't get what Bioware was thinking with all these changes & glitches. they must have known they would piss off people who'd stuck with the series since the beginning. It just feels like I'm being nickle & dimed to death with cut corners.
I don't think I've ever been as disappointed with what still amounts to a really good game.
Arjen
Member
Yep, i believe she has Sabotage as well
Blue Ninja
Member
You're probably interpreting it wrong, then. It's not that spoilerific.
Okay, sweet
. I should finally beat the game tonight, then I can read this thread worry-free!B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Escape Goat
Member
Chakwas just sits in her chair in Sickbay and drinks herself into oblivion. Do you really want your medical officer liquored up?
Do you want to take the Normandy's doctor you've been with since ME1, or some simple Citadel doctor you helped in a small sidequest back then?
No need to thank me!
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
This is why I asked if the other dr is any more interesting. Two games and all i can remember is that Chakwas likes to drink. If the other girl is just as useless in dialog options I'll stick with the drunk just for history reasons.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
You get war points if you leave her and take the other Dr. , but I like my drunk doc. so..
Kung Fu Grip
Banned
Question about ME2.
At the end of jack's mission when your given the option to let her walk around her room; is it suppose to cut away to the movie like that? It looks like a glitch. Im playing on PS3.
At the end of jack's mission when your given the option to let her walk around her room; is it suppose to cut away to the movie like that? It looks like a glitch. Im playing on PS3.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Pretty sure that's how it happened on the 360 as well.
Kung Fu Grip
Banned
Weird because the journal update says walk jack around her room and as im walking it cuts the movie.
Blue Ninja
Member
Kung Fu Grip
Banned
So the PS3 version is messed up? Not surprised.
She does, but since she joins fairly late you miss out on it for a lot of missions.
For the Geth/Quarian thing, the renegade choice of siding with the Quarians has a 3 part renegade trigger where you keep shooting Legion because he won't let shepard stop him from uploading the data. I guess it depends on what you think the "right" thing is.
WrenchNinja
Member
I've played through the ps3 version like three times and have never heard of this issue before.
thetechkid
Member
So is the limit for save slots decreased in ME3 or am I just running into a bug on the 360?
About 8 or 9 hours in. Made my first return trip to the Citadel (after Palavin and before Surkesh) and then completed the From Ashes DLC last night. I know this has been discussed to death, but I can't believe From Ashes isn't just part of the game itself. This is HUGE story-wise - it should be something everyone sees, and it should happen naturally as part of the story. Would have been a really neat surprise. Now, it's not a surprise at all (since you know what you're downloading), and a lot of people won't see it due to either not having XBL or not wanting to pay an extra $10. And I'm sure some people will wait till they finish the game then buy it when they want more content, at which point it won't matter anymore. From what I've heard, having
results in some very different conversations and moments throughout the course of the game, and I can easily see why that would be. Really poor decision on Bioware's part.
As for the game itself:
-Combat is so much better now that I went with a Sentinel instead of a Soldier (as I was in the first two games); the combo of biotics and guns is a lot of fun. I almost feel like my powers recharge too fast when I go with a two-weapon loadout.
-Not a fan of picking up sidequests by walking around eavesdropping on people. I've gotten like 10 random quests to find things and bring them to people, and no real motivation to actually do any of them.
-Sexy
? Can that even be called fanservice? Were people actually clamoring for her to
It's funny 'cause of
, but seriously, Bioware.
-Mansell's piano music is really nice, as expected, but I feel like it's wasted in a game like this, due to all the generic Hollywood action movie dialogue and the awkward character interactions. I know they were talking a lot about this being a more personal story for Shepard with a lot of emotional moments between the characters, but it just isn't working for me. Everything comes off as forced. Now I'm wondering if ME1 was like this too - it's been too long for me to accurately remember.
-Speaking of awkward character interactions - I was walking around the Citadel when I came across one of those "Support this person or that person" situations. I pressed A, Shepard began to make what should have been a poignant statement to a young couple about staying strong or something like that, but as he did so he started stretching and yawning. Totally took me out of the moment. That's a small nitpick, and it's not like it would have been too impactful anyway, but that kind of thing seems sloppy.
All that said, I'm still enjoying the game. Plus I'm really, really early. I'm sure there's a lot of goodness to come.
a Prothean in your party
As for the game itself:
-Combat is so much better now that I went with a Sentinel instead of a Soldier (as I was in the first two games); the combo of biotics and guns is a lot of fun. I almost feel like my powers recharge too fast when I go with a two-weapon loadout.
-Not a fan of picking up sidequests by walking around eavesdropping on people. I've gotten like 10 random quests to find things and bring them to people, and no real motivation to actually do any of them.
-Sexy
EDI
have a sexy physical form?
Joker
-Mansell's piano music is really nice, as expected, but I feel like it's wasted in a game like this, due to all the generic Hollywood action movie dialogue and the awkward character interactions. I know they were talking a lot about this being a more personal story for Shepard with a lot of emotional moments between the characters, but it just isn't working for me. Everything comes off as forced. Now I'm wondering if ME1 was like this too - it's been too long for me to accurately remember.
-Speaking of awkward character interactions - I was walking around the Citadel when I came across one of those "Support this person or that person" situations. I pressed A, Shepard began to make what should have been a poignant statement to a young couple about staying strong or something like that, but as he did so he started stretching and yawning. Totally took me out of the moment. That's a small nitpick, and it's not like it would have been too impactful anyway, but that kind of thing seems sloppy.
All that said, I'm still enjoying the game. Plus I'm really, really early. I'm sure there's a lot of goodness to come.
Kung Fu Grip
Banned
Well i've loaded that part 3 times and the samething happens. It doesn't let me walk around.
ME2 has tons of glitches. Sound drops outs, magically appearing on top of an object and getting stuck, and i had my first game freeze last night. And now this.