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Mass Effect 3 |OT| Space Jesus Returns (tag all spoilers)
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RedAssedApe
Banned
Any easy way to earn credits or is it impossible to get all the spectre equipment in one play through?
It's not like the multiplayer is any good. What a waste of resources...
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
There was a follow up to the Mass Effect 3 NPR story on NPR today.
It was hilarious and depressing hearing the tone of the reporters voice. He very clearly did not want to be doing a story on video games, and yet he really wanted to do it well.
Different studio.
It was hilarious and depressing hearing the tone of the reporters voice. He very clearly did not want to be doing a story on video games, and yet he really wanted to do it well.
Different studio.
I think to revive and to heall yourself it costs a medigel. If you hover over a down person you can revive them without consuming a medigel pack.
Do you have a link to this?
I do not know yet, but it seems to me it's not possible: I didn't buy many weapons/upgrades, just a few (and gimmicks like fish and ships). I'm not far from the ending (at least I think so) and I've got about 420.000 credits. If I recall correctly the spectre weapons are about 200k each?
edit: I did every single sidequest I could find and searched every mission location for loot.
After just beating ME2 I immediately started ME3. I like the shooting mechanics more, it feels a lot smoother.
But does anyone else think the mission organization is much worse than in the previous one? I can't click a mission for a more detailed explanation on what to do. I'm lost in the citadel trying to do two missions I have here. It's really kind of frustrating. Hopefully I'm just doing something wrong.
But does anyone else think the mission organization is much worse than in the previous one? I can't click a mission for a more detailed explanation on what to do. I'm lost in the citadel trying to do two missions I have here. It's really kind of frustrating. Hopefully I'm just doing something wrong.
The quest log is pretty horrendous. Just have to try and remember what you've done for who on the citadel.
Every time I went there I just brought up the map and flipped through the different areas. If you see a name on there that isn't part of your immediate crew then you've probably got something to hand in to them.
Sniper McBlaze
Member
Is it possible to get a refund on this turd from EA or Bioware? I can't even get my character from ME2 imported and I have no intention to make a new character for Mass Effect 3. It just wouldn't be the same. It ironic that Bioware has talked so much about how the actions affect the world and I can't even import my dude to Mass Effect 3. I'm so fucking mad.
I think there's a patch coming for that soon.
http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/4/7/2933178/mass-effect-3-patch-face-import-bug
Sniper McBlaze
Member
Well, that's just for the face. My game can't even find the file to import.
HadesGigas
Member
If you're on Xbox 360 you have to move your ME2 save off of cloud storage.
Sniper McBlaze
Member
Didn't have it on cloud storage. Never even used it. Apparently I have to have my save file on the original harddrive that I used to play ME1 on. That was a jetplane sounding Xbox 360 that I sold years ago...
You didn't play ME2 on your new harddrive?
I heard of the issue before the game came out but I havn't come across anyone who actually had this issue.
HadesGigas
Member
Weird. I changed my hard drive twice in the time ME1-3 all came out and it wasn't an issue for me. Though they were all attached to the same Xbox and I used the transfer kit that comes with a new hard drive.
Sniper McBlaze
Member
I did, but the save file from ME2 is an imported save file from ME1 so I guess that's why it isn't working.
Same situation, but it worked for me, odd.
Sniper McBlaze
Member
Can you maybe somehow make a new import file without finishing Mass Effect 2? I really don't feel like playing the game again.
HadesGigas
Member
You can get your face code from ME2 and then reconstruct a save file using a PC save editing tool I guess. I don't know anything more specific, sure someone here does.
Maybe you can start ME2, load your save, and save it again in a different slot?
I played it on PC, but if you have a friend or something with a 360, can you try to copy your save files to a USB and use their 360 with ME3 to see if it'll import on theirs?
Tribes of Trusty
Member
Man I can't wait to get to the ending. Having seen my fair share of weird endings in Japanese animation, I wonder if it can get even weirder than the classics.
Sniper McBlaze
Member
I could, but I won't go through the trouble. I'm never ever buying a Bioware product again. It wouldn't surprise me if it is because I haven't played ALL the DLC from ME2 that I can't import the file.
I doubt it has nothing to do with that.
Seriously, don't set the bar that high.
Boombloxer
Member
Replaying parts of ME2 now and holy shit at these controls.
That part took two tries. Part before that with the banshees was bullshit.
I'm also mad because I got Unwavering, but not Insanity...which I don't see how that's possible, I only have 1 playthrough on Insanity.
That part took two tries. Part before that with the banshees was bullshit.
I'm also mad because I got Unwavering, but not Insanity...which I don't see how that's possible, I only have 1 playthrough on Insanity.
RedAssedApe
Banned
So many drunkards aboard the Normandy. Lol
harriet the spy
Member
That was by far the second hardest part of the game for me, after the endgame.
Maybe you lowered down the difficulty on the last one, which is why you passed so easily.
But me, I stuck with it all the way through and go those sweet Insanity and Unwavering trophies. And after last night's game, Veteran and Platinum are now in the bag too.
Taking a quick study break and firing up ME3 for the first time....
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...Why the crap can't I import my ME character face? Are you kidding me? Is there a way around this? (XBOX)
Edit: just read the OP. Freaking BioWare. One of the biggest promises, years in the making, blown. I can't believe how inept that studio has become.
Edit 2: looks like a patch is imminent. Phew.
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...Why the crap can't I import my ME character face? Are you kidding me? Is there a way around this? (XBOX)
Edit: just read the OP. Freaking BioWare. One of the biggest promises, years in the making, blown. I can't believe how inept that studio has become.
Edit 2: looks like a patch is imminent. Phew.
Not really a spoiler, but here's a video that goes along with that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_qvrpnx42UM
ColonelColon
Member
The upcoming patch will fix the face import glitch. It's due to come out on April 10th for 360.
There's no film grain and no info on whether it'll be added back. So far, only a PC mod can do it.
Boombloxer
Member
Maybe you lowered down the difficulty on the last one, which is why you passed so easily.
But me, I stuck with it all the way through and go those sweet Insanity and Unwavering trophies. And after last night's game, Veteran and Platinum are now in the bag too.
Yea right. The two Banshees prior to that raped me quite a few times. I don't see how you get one and not the other, but whatever. I'll give it a few days and maybe I"ll do it over.
I have like 100 or so to go for Veteran.
What character you're playing as? And which team mates you're bringing with you?
RedAssedApe
Banned
Just beat the game and I want to see the other endings (damn thing won't let you save). Do the other endings give you different achievements or should I not bother doing the excruciatingly long ending sequence and just youtube?
YouTube it. You'll thank me later.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Thank you. LOL. Welp time to sell the game. Look forward to Youtube-ing the ending DLC.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Pat Weekes is the deadliest SOB in Space, as quoted from someone in the Bioware forum.
"This, recruits, is a 20 kilo PR speak. Feel the weight! Every five seconds the main gun of an Electronic Arts-class dreadnought accelerates it 1 to 1.3 percent of light speed."
"It impacts with the force of a 38 kiloton DLC. That is three times the yield of the ending of Fallout 3 dropped by Bethesda, back on Earth.That means, Sir Patrick Weekes is the deadliest SOB in Space!"
"Now serviceman Hudson, what is Weekes first law?"
"Sir, an honest statement calms the fanbase, sir!"
"No credit for partial answers, maggot!"
"Sir, unless acted on by corporate speak sir!"
"Damn straight! I dare to assume you ignorant jackasses know that the internet is empty! Once you fire this corporate BS,it keeps going till it hits something! It could be twitter, or the BSN fans behind that twitter. It may go off in the deep internet and hit EA's stock values by 10.000 points."
"That is why we peer-review the endings. That is why we wait for the team writers to give us a damn ending solution! That is why, serviceman Walters, we do not "eyeball" the endings! You are not Isaac Asimov shooting from the hip!"
"Sir yes sir!"
"This, recruits, is a 20 kilo PR speak. Feel the weight! Every five seconds the main gun of an Electronic Arts-class dreadnought accelerates it 1 to 1.3 percent of light speed."
"It impacts with the force of a 38 kiloton DLC. That is three times the yield of the ending of Fallout 3 dropped by Bethesda, back on Earth.That means, Sir Patrick Weekes is the deadliest SOB in Space!"
"Now serviceman Hudson, what is Weekes first law?"
"Sir, an honest statement calms the fanbase, sir!"
"No credit for partial answers, maggot!"
"Sir, unless acted on by corporate speak sir!"
"Damn straight! I dare to assume you ignorant jackasses know that the internet is empty! Once you fire this corporate BS,it keeps going till it hits something! It could be twitter, or the BSN fans behind that twitter. It may go off in the deep internet and hit EA's stock values by 10.000 points."
"That is why we peer-review the endings. That is why we wait for the team writers to give us a damn ending solution! That is why, serviceman Walters, we do not "eyeball" the endings! You are not Isaac Asimov shooting from the hip!"
"Sir yes sir!"
Blue Ninja
Member
This is just utterly untrue.
Tribes of Trusty
Member
How important is the readiness of allied forces for the ending ? Is there a certain percentage that affects it ? Thanks.
Arjen
Member
It works like this, multiply your War Assests with your readiness.
So if you have 6000 war assests and 50% readiness, your EMS (effective milliary strength) is 3000. You need 4000 or 5000 for the "best" ending.
And when i say 'best' i mean, don't worry about the number at all. Becasue it is really insignificant in the outcome
Finally beat it this weekend and tbh, I didn't mind the ending at all. Sure it was in no way a "good" ending, but the amount of complaining and whinging about it just strikes me as completely silly.
Overall, I enjoyed the game much more than 2, probably tied with 1.
Liked:
-actually getting to "solve" lots of the problems that effected the galaxy over the aeons
-battlefields were a bit less corridor-like than ME2
-music was a big improvement over 2
-multiplayer, although there's not much to it, was a fun diversion
Disliked:
-James Vega, such a useless waste of a character
-lots of lockups when I played (I installed both disks on 360), and of course the bugged Hanar Diplomat quest
-only one hubworld
-how you had to access different consoles to change armor/modify weapons
-quest list, terribly implemented - doesn't log updates as you do the missions and always resets cursor position to the middle of the list instead of the top
-thought there could have been a few more "natural" environments/planets
-game was extremely linear, both in terms of missions and the mission environments
-sidequests (aside from N7 and stuff like From Ashes/Grissom Academy) were really stupid
-day 1 DLC
-evading the Reapers on the galaxy map while you scan
-final area
-ending
Overall, I enjoyed the game much more than 2, probably tied with 1.
Liked:
-actually getting to "solve" lots of the problems that effected the galaxy over the aeons
-battlefields were a bit less corridor-like than ME2
-music was a big improvement over 2
-multiplayer, although there's not much to it, was a fun diversion
Disliked:
-James Vega, such a useless waste of a character
-lots of lockups when I played (I installed both disks on 360), and of course the bugged Hanar Diplomat quest
-only one hubworld
-how you had to access different consoles to change armor/modify weapons
-quest list, terribly implemented - doesn't log updates as you do the missions and always resets cursor position to the middle of the list instead of the top
-thought there could have been a few more "natural" environments/planets
-game was extremely linear, both in terms of missions and the mission environments
-sidequests (aside from N7 and stuff like From Ashes/Grissom Academy) were really stupid
-day 1 DLC
-evading the Reapers on the galaxy map while you scan
-final area
really drab, post-apocalyptic London? looks like every single generic dudebro shooter environment ever...
Boombloxer
Member
Infiltrator. The time I got past it I brought Garrus and EDI.
Prior to that, Liara and James (didn't work).
I can get past it again, but I'll need a few days more, I've started replaying ME2 and am about 1/2 through.
Side note, going back to the mechanics of 2 is really hard. And I forgot how fucking tedious That One Sidequest was.
Melchiah
Member
Sounds plausible.