firehawk12
Subete no aware
So those guys who switched one line in some config file to get Javik in their game are fine? lol
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Mass Effect 3 Spoiler Thread |OT2| Taste the Rainbow
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Nah. I can mix choices much more easily in 1 and 3 and still get access to the important red/blue options since they dont work on the percentage. And frankly the renegade shouldnt be able to get most people to work together cause being a tremendous douche nozzle is not how you get people on board to do anything. But then again, seeing how bioware approaches political dialogue, where being a screaming lunatic is suppose to get the council to believe you, it seems inevitable.
Apophenia Overload
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I just watched the encounter with Balak video on YouTube and most of the comments were complaining about how anticlimactic it was and how it could have been the perfect lead into him joining Shepard's squad. That could have been cool, they didn't have to portray him as the last highest ranking batarian officer on the Citadel, they could have had him joining Shepard's squad and it would be like Legion in ME2 except even cooler because Balak hates Shep's guts unlike Legion who was always a fanboy).
but if he hates your guts, why would he want to join? Why wouldnt he just stick with his soldiers?
MrTroubleMaker
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what if you killed him in 1, you get his brother?
Well if any of your current squad is dead, you dont get replacements.
WrenchNinja
Member
Do you even need the dlc to meet Balak? Arent some of the sidequests with the Batarians you help out supoosed to be modifiers for the Batarian fleet he gives you?
You always meet him in 3.
Apophenia Overload
Member
Because it'd be COOL. And I'm sure that there are plenty of instances in games where a party member hates the PC's guts but is forced to accompany him in the quest because of circumstances beyond his control.
WrenchNinja
Member
Well that's good. The save I imported didn't have the bdts done.
Like bad writing?
Apophenia Overload
Member
It's called moral ambiguity these days.
This horrible logic is why there are so many dumb things in this series already though. TBH, you should have had a batarian party member in 2.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Apophenia Overload
Member
As it stands the scene where Balak backs down because of your persuasion is already dumb. He just gives up and goes "Aaah" and gives you his ships. So lame. Wasted potential.
And it doesn't even have to be him who joins your crew. He could have sent one of his "best operatives" to join your squad or something as part of the deal of adding his fleet to yours.
And it doesn't even have to be him who joins your crew. He could have sent one of his "best operatives" to join your squad or something as part of the deal of adding his fleet to yours.
Well you want some build up on a character. Just giving you a random dude is kinda lame.
Apophenia Overload
Member
Much like James Vega? Or, much like Jarvik? If the premise and his dialogue is good then there's no need for a build up.
That hypothetical batarian squadmate might try to kill you later but you can Renegade/Paragon him out of it, and everyone learns a valuable lesson against space racism, much like most other confrontations in this series.
That hypothetical batarian squadmate might try to kill you later but you can Renegade/Paragon him out of it, and everyone learns a valuable lesson against space racism, much like most other confrontations in this series.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Even if it is 'clarified' I could have sworn someone on the forum posted a few weeks ago how modding the single player got them banned from Origin. EA's invasive and over controlling stance on Origin and Origin games guarantees nothing.
CrankyKong
Member
What happens If I let jack die in ME2?
Who trains the students?
Who trains the students?
Some teacher that dies in the mission.
Apophenia Overload
Member
"Jason"
Edit: Jason Prangley, some guy who doesn't even have a ME wiki entry.
Edit: Jason Prangley, some guy who doesn't even have a ME wiki entry.
She doesn't necessarily die. Or are you talking about that boy?
CrankyKong
Member
What about some of the other characters like Garrus, samara and morin?
Javik doesnt need that cause he is the last living prothean and you have access to him from the start of the game. Same with James. You cant talk to Balak until after the Citadel is attacked.
Which is a problem a lot of games have that let you choose either "good" or "evil" and I find to be really annoying, developers most of the time seem to think that because I am being "evil" or "renegade" that I want to miss out on a bunch of content because they design it in mind with "good" choices instead of starting it off neutral and having my actions dictate whether I was being "good" or "evil" in whatever circumstance.
Being "evil" or "renegade" shouldn't automatically mean I want to skip missions and such like, if there are going to be a whole bunch of "good" aligned quests in a game that an evil character can't do then there should be a whole bunch of "evil" quests that a good character can't do too.
Garrus is just dead. Mordin is replaced by Padok Wiks, an excellent character. Probably in the running with Eve and Javik for best new character.
WrenchNinja
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Yeah I'm kind of curious about all the ME2 rwplacements.
Padok Wiks for Mordin.
Urdnot Dagg for Grunt.
Oriana for Miranda.
Samaras daughter for Samara and Morinth.
If there's no Kasumi the Hanar/STG mission plays out differently.
No Tali has Admiral Xen and Raan taking her place.
No Legion gives you Geth VI.
No Jack gives you random teacher.
No Than leaves Kirahe or no one to defend the Salarian Councilor.
What about Garrus, Jacob and Zaaed?
Padok Wiks for Mordin.
Urdnot Dagg for Grunt.
Oriana for Miranda.
Samaras daughter for Samara and Morinth.
If there's no Kasumi the Hanar/STG mission plays out differently.
No Tali has Admiral Xen and Raan taking her place.
No Legion gives you Geth VI.
No Jack gives you random teacher.
No Than leaves Kirahe or no one to defend the Salarian Councilor.
What about Garrus, Jacob and Zaaed?
I think people who said it was clarified are confusing some posts.
Here is the thread:
http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/344/index/9917845/1
There's a first staff post, from 16 days ago, that says you're only banned for MP modding. But there is a new one, from today, that says "To confirm, YES you will be banned if Origin picks up that you modified SP which it scans for on ME3 launch. Locked."
Yay for EA and Bioware.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I rather do like the Dragon Age series.
Pity I won't be buying DA3 now.
No, guys, this is a big thing for me.
I like DA like I like Halloween.
Halloween.
Cthulhu with a Headcrab is my fucking avatar.
Confidence Man
Member
Is it a JRPG where you have no stats to improve, you just upgrade equipment and spells?
From what I remember of playing those games usually they have a host of character stats that inform the combat that develop over time, so the character development focus is elsewhere.
There's very little of that in ME3 though (or ME2 for that matter); you don't have any attributes or weapon proficiencies, the most you have is generic improvements (i.e. increase weapon/power damage by 20% or whatever) condensed into one class skill and Fitness for defense/hp.
I mean at least in ME1 you had to invest in specific weapon proficiencies which fed into into the combat, as well as armor proficiencies, medical, etc...
Considering the lack of Morinth in my Renegade play through besides a few random entries in that level along with an email and that banshee, I think having Samara die or choosing Morinth plays out the same way.
At least I assume so.
Apophenia Overload
Member
What's Urdnot Dagg like as a character?
GillianSeed79
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National Public Radio's On the Media actually had a segment on today's broadcast about the ending.
MAJOR WARNING - The actual segment is somewhat light on ME3 spoilers but completely spoils the entire end to RED DEAD REDEMPTION if you haven't played it - MAJOR WARNING
I'm trying to avoid ME3 spoilers as I've yet to play the game, so I'm just jumping in and out of the thread to tell anyone if they were interested in listening to it. I apologize if it's been mentioned before. I know it's like beating a dead horse, but I thought it was kind of cool/interesting/odd that a national news radio broadcast focused on the national media did a story on it.
MAJOR WARNING - The actual segment is somewhat light on ME3 spoilers but completely spoils the entire end to RED DEAD REDEMPTION if you haven't played it - MAJOR WARNING
I'm trying to avoid ME3 spoilers as I've yet to play the game, so I'm just jumping in and out of the thread to tell anyone if they were interested in listening to it. I apologize if it's been mentioned before. I know it's like beating a dead horse, but I thought it was kind of cool/interesting/odd that a national news radio broadcast focused on the national media did a story on it.
Psychoward
Banned
Garrus doesn't get a replacement, and Jacob gets replaced by some other generic black guy. There's a few extra lines for each, but nothing major.
Oh, and on Palaven Liara stays with you the entire time instead of going back to the ship.
riceandbeans
Member
What type of ban? Banned from multiplayer or banned from playing the game like that one guy was locked out because he got banned on Bioware's forum? If they ban me from multiplayer I don't care, but if I get locked out from Origin, I'm gonna be pissed off.
I can't stand the multiplayer and now I can't modify the coal file? It's the exact opposite of how I play, slow, careful, and with teamwork, and the matches are horribly laggy. Can't count the amount of times I spent running forward, then teleported back, then back forward, and end up no where.
What did they say?
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Yeah, I'm going to look it up, because I can't possibly imagine why it would be a big enough news story to warrant being on NPR.
Wow. I'm really curious how much the sales will drop off. I know most Bioware games' sales are made in the pre-order/launch window period, but ME3 dropped off (allegedly) some 70% the second week and 50% the third week. I wonder if the bad press will catch the eye of EA executives or if it will just be full steam ahead with DLC.
Rush the next one out in 12 months!
GillianSeed79
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Audio link: http://www.onthemedia.org/2012/mar/30/new-endings/
MAJOR WARNING: Again, Red Dead's ending is spoiled in the segment.
The only thing spoilerish they mention regarding ME3 is the different color of choices at the end and it's possible 'it was all a dream theory'. I have no context, since I've yet to play it. I'm not sure how spoilerish it is.
I think EA needs people from the meat packing industry, you know, to take the fun out of game development.
Randolph Freelander
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Bissell's still off on just why the ending is bad, but I've come to expect that from people who really aren't invested to the extent that most fans are.
Hasphat'sAnts
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I agree with what he says about Red Dead.
NPR talks about games on a semi-regular basis.
I heard it yesterday. Someone posted the MP3 here and didn't put the warning.
I don't think you can.
RedRedSuit
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You cannot.