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Mass Effect |OT| Alien love in an elevator
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RubberJohnny
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On my seond playthrough I found the Colussus X armour for her in Morlans shop in the Lower Markets.
Kill Your Masters
Member
Go to the options -> gameplay menu and adjust it. You can set your squad to fully use their abilities, or only use defensive abilities (shiled boost/barrier) or you can turn it off completely and do all the input in combat by yourself (which is the most fun anyway)Kweh said:
CajoleJuice
Member
Played a bit more tonight. Finally learning how to use the abilities, different weapons and party members effectively. Jesus, this game is so fucking cool. I love sci-fi stuff, and ME is just awesome.
Makes sense though; there are supposed to be just 50 million Quarians in a Galaxy of trillions of people right? When we innevitably get to visit the Quarian rag-tag-fleet, in DLC or a sequel, I expect we'll have an abundance of Quarian armours to buy...affableamerican said:
Everyone in your party has the same level. None of them level any faster or slower because your XP pool is for the party as a whole.Sylar said:I don't know how to level the noobs in this game, nor do I know who to pick for my party
Soo I picked the guy who looked like arliss or w/e that spectre was in the begining and the hot chick (not the robot one) and just do auto level.
Am I borked?
Arliss? You mean Nihilus the Turian Spectre? Yeah you have Garrus and Liara in your squad. The other one - Tali - isn't a robot either.
I have Garrus and Ashely in my squad. Also I meant as in which party members to pick to equally balance out the team, not level wise . I haven't unlocked the other girl yet.
As for not knowing how to level, I don't know how to correctly manage them, so I just have the game auto level the party members and I level myself.
. I haven't unlocked the other girl yet.As for not knowing how to level, I don't know how to correctly manage them, so I just have the game auto level the party members and I level myself.
neojubei said:
Everyone has every type of armor, including Colossus. Easiest way to get the armor, weapons and etc. you want is by using saving and reloading game option on the vendor that sales the armor type you need. If his / her / it does not change after inventory after reload, you will need to complete another step in the main quest.
Seems like I keep on having to repost this whenever anyone ask about finding items.
Ahh, Ashley... Hah, I'm a bit bemused that I've reached that "certain age" at just 22, but I think Tali's a lot sexier than Ashley. It's her figure around the waist I think. :sSylar said:I have Garrus and Ashely in my squad. Also I meant as in which party members to pick to equally balance out the team, not level wise
As for not knowing how to level, I don't know how to correctly manage them, so I just have the game auto level the party members and I level myself.
Any squad with at least 1.5 worth of Soldier is going to do fine. If you have Ashley and Garrus in it you'll be fine, since that's at least 1 whole soldier and one half soldier.
Future PhaZe
Member
Sylar said:I don't know how to level the noobs in this game, nor do I know who to pick for my party
Soo I picked the guy who looked like arliss or w/e that spectre was in the begining and the hot chick (not the robot one) and just do auto level.
Am I borked?
I can't help but to be slightly sickened by this post :lol
RubberJohnny said:
I'll have to try that.
knitoe said:Everyone has every type of armor, including Colossus. Easiest way to get the armor, weapons and etc. you want is by using saving and reloading game option on the vendor that sales the armor type you need. If his / her / it does not change after inventory after reload, you will need to complete another step in the main quest.
Seems like I keep on having to repost this whenever anyone ask about finding items.
ouch.
arhra
Member
Not strictly true - there are a few that only come in variations for particular races (Wrex gets Battlemaster, Rage, and Warlord, which are all Krogan-specific, and Garrus gets Phantom, which is Turian-specific, and matches the armour that Nihlus wears at the start of the game).knitoe said:
Depends whether you prefer raw mitigation, or shields. They're both great, and it's not like the game is ever hard enough at high levels that that degree of min-maxing is required, so just go with which one you think looks better (or whichever one you actually have, if you can't be arsed searching out the other).
Wow, just a simply amazing game; a masterpiece.
I just finished it up yesterday...COMPLETELY above my expectations, and I want more. :lol
There's something about this game...the atmosphere, the dialouge...it's too good. I've never even played a game close to this in terms of character interaction. Now every game I play seems inferior because of this. I keep thinking about the enviroments and the whole idea of the game too, it's taken over me the past couple of days. (Halp!)
As for the end, it was most definitely the high point of the game; amazing cut scenes, huge decisions, and a huge cliffhangar ending. For the decisions themselves, I chose
Well, off to start my second playthrough, hopefully its just as fun as the first.
I just finished it up yesterday...COMPLETELY above my expectations, and I want more. :lol
There's something about this game...the atmosphere, the dialouge...it's too good. I've never even played a game close to this in terms of character interaction. Now every game I play seems inferior because of this. I keep thinking about the enviroments and the whole idea of the game too, it's taken over me the past couple of days. (Halp!)
As for the end, it was most definitely the high point of the game; amazing cut scenes, huge decisions, and a huge cliffhangar ending. For the decisions themselves, I chose
to save the Council. I believe, if Bioware/EA stays with their plan to "carry all of your decisions on to the next game", that it will be a good thing that the Council is still there. Even though my character didn't exactly like them throughout the story, they seemed to respect the humans a LOT more after the battle, going as far as to have Captain Anderson (I chose him) to join the Council. I also never realized what a dick Udina was until the end of the game. I tried to get on his good side the entire story, but I finally found out he's a dirtbag. I can't wait to see what happens with the Reapers in ME2...should be epic. One other thing is that I really hope the Citadel is open in the next game, I loved walking around there, seeing everything and talking to everybody. Hopefully Bioware will add a lot more places to visit in the Citadel, too.
Well, off to start my second playthrough, hopefully its just as fun as the first.
civilstrife
Member
Quick question.
I just rented the game and am about to pop it in. I moved my 360 to a room without internet access for the better TV. Is there an automatic update that I should get first, by moving it back to the other room?
I just rented the game and am about to pop it in. I moved my 360 to a room without internet access for the better TV. Is there an automatic update that I should get first, by moving it back to the other room?
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Two questions/concerns:
1) I'm taking a break from ME, but once I go back, I'm going to be starting my third playthrough, but this time on Insane. I was just wondering how Insane plays. Tougher than you expected? Easier than you expected? (Lvl 57 Vanguard, btw.)
2) I can't find the Battlemaster X/Rage X armor for Wrex to save my life.
1) I'm taking a break from ME, but once I go back, I'm going to be starting my third playthrough, but this time on Insane. I was just wondering how Insane plays. Tougher than you expected? Easier than you expected? (Lvl 57 Vanguard, btw.)
2) I can't find the Battlemaster X/Rage X armor for Wrex to save my life.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
RSTEIN said:This game continues to amaze and shock me.
Ashley just shot Wrex and I think I just sent Kaiden to die with the Salarians
"Come out to the coast, have a few laughs..."
RSTEIN said:This game continues to amaze and shock me.
Ashley just shot Wrex and I think I just sent Kaiden to die with the Salarians
Spoilers!
I was in the exact same situation and got pretty pissed off at Ashley. I chose Kaiden to go with the Salarians though. Continue reading only if you want to know what happens.
I thought Kaiden was going to die too, but the real choice comes at the end of the level. You can either stay with Ashley or go save Kaiden. Since Ashley killed Wrex, I went to save Kaiden and let her die. The cutscene of her fighting the geth while the nuke goes off is very nice though.
I thought Kaiden was going to die too, but the real choice comes at the end of the level. You can either stay with Ashley or go save Kaiden. Since Ashley killed Wrex, I went to save Kaiden and let her die. The cutscene of her fighting the geth while the nuke goes off is very nice though.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Mejilan said:
Is there any other kind?
;D
speculawyer
Member
FINALLY, after about 4 hours of playing I'm getting pulled into the game. I'm understanding how to upgrade weapons and ammo, and am finally caring about the story and characters. I knew it was only a matter of time. Great game now too.
Future PhaZe
Member
Ventrue said:
This got me really thinking about the sequel in terms of bringing things over. I'm interested in how they handle your armor, skills, etc if they intend to bring that over. Some of the classes and such tend to get invincible, if not completely broken. A Bastion Adept is damn near invulnerable with infinite stasis locks and just destruction in general. Thats the only thing I'm concerned with for a possible sequel, is balance in terms of bringing over leveled characters, armor, weapons, etc. Either way I see it as a good thing to push the combat system to a new level for the sequel. It should get Bioware thinking hard.
Hootie said:
Glad to hear you liked it. And the upside is that if you've ever played a BioWare game, this is probably their worst work in terms of character interaction within your party and a few other things in general. I think we're in for a much better experience in the sequel.
I finished my first playthrough the other day and I've been smilng ever since. This game is frakin' AWESOME.
Bioshock may be GOTY on technical merit, but ME is now one of my all time favorites. The cinematic feel of
and beyond were worth every slog through an uncharted world.
I think I'm going to have the shakes every day until ME2 comes out. C'mon Bioware/EA! I need another fix!!!!!
Bioshock may be GOTY on technical merit, but ME is now one of my all time favorites. The cinematic feel of
Ilos
I think I'm going to have the shakes every day until ME2 comes out. C'mon Bioware/EA! I need another fix!!!!!
Dark FaZe said:
Actually this is my first Bioware game I've ever played. I would've played KOTOR 1 and 2, but I can't stand RPGs that don't give you the ability to run around and fight without having to give the command. Games like ME and Oblivion are the RPGs that really appeal to me, I love the absolute freedom of it.
I just got this game yesterday, and holy wow at the graphics. The combat is a mixed bag though. It seems like I need to babysit my squad members, but the customization options make me want keep going. There's something I'm wondering about though. Can I trust the computer to apply the skill points of my other squad members to the proper attributes if I set to autolevel them?
Future PhaZe
Member
Mr.City said:
They'll do a decent job. I do it myself though, as its not to worrisome. The main issue I have with auto-levels is that the cpu typically will level up multiple weapons for your party members. If you'd like them to be more versatile in that way, then its fine, but I've never found a need for my party members to use more than their main weapons other than Garrus, who I had sniping quite a bit.
Ventrue said:
I damn near forgot about that games existence
.Mr.City said:
I haven't finished the game and by no means am I an expert but I wouldn't auto-level. There are certain skills that you can unlock when specific talents reach a certain level. For example, when you rank up with Assault Rifle you can unlock the overkill talent - which I'd say is a must for a combat-centric character (e.g. Wrex & Ashley). Another cool one is Carnage which gives your shotgun tremendous firepower (almost turns it into a rocket launcher!). The same goes for biotics/tech. You need lift/stasis/decryption/overload/etc. Master overload or sabotage is deadly!
I wouldn't want the computer giving my guys first aid, fitness, or whatever when these combat skills are essential in certain big fights in the game. Also, if you purchase the upgrade to cary more medi-packs then having your guys have 10, 20% more health is kind of a mute point (plus you get heavy armor with awesome shields).
Just my $0.02.
I've put about 26 hours into this game since I first started it around 9pm on Thursday. So basically, it's hitting me like every BioWare game has aside from Jade Empire. I don't want to sleep, I don't want to eat, I just want to PLAY THE GAME. Really incredible experience so far. I've done every sidequest available, so I'm just about to hit
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My only issues with the game so far are the ones already mentioned: Side quests are kind of generic/repetitive; framerate is inconsistent; Character interaction seems way lower than it was in other Bioware games; etc. The main story is really fantastic, though. Can't wait to plug on through the end.
Vermir
My only issues with the game so far are the ones already mentioned: Side quests are kind of generic/repetitive; framerate is inconsistent; Character interaction seems way lower than it was in other Bioware games; etc. The main story is really fantastic, though. Can't wait to plug on through the end.
arhra
Member
You realise that Fitness gives you the Immunity skill, right? Which basically becomes god-mode at high levels. Hell, even at fairly low levels and on Insanity, Wrex becomes basically unkillable if you spec him for tanking (concentrate on armor/fitness/barrier/krogan battlemaster talents).
Also, first aid counts the total healing granted by the first aid talent across all of your active party members, rather than just picking the highest, so it's a good idea for everyone to have at least a point or two in first aid.
As far as auto-levelling goes, though, i'd say avoid it. But remember that you can hit Y on the level up screen to see what it suggests (then clear the suggestion by hitting X and spend the points yourself, if you disagree with it).
BobFromPikeCreek
Member
I just shot a "shifty looking cow"... Was this relevant to any mission or just dev humour?
PjotrStroganov
Member
Finished it last night. Despite its many flawes. Awesome awesome game.
One thing however, I really couldn't get myself to playing the sub quests once
Did a few extra missions but then went on to the roller-coaster ride at the end.
One thing however, I really couldn't get myself to playing the sub quests once
sovereign revealed the real plot. Suddenly the other missions just didn't seem to matter anymore once I knew the entire galaxy was at risk.
IoCaster
Member
DY_nasty said:I loved my cold, nasty, cut-throat bi-sexual bitch Sheppard. Nothing topped seeing herthen leave, completely unimpressed.laugh in the face of the Asari consort, bump uglies with her
I did something I usually never do. On my third playthrough, I made a custom female character to play. I almost always stick with male characters because I never really saw the attraction to gender switching in my gameplay. Here's the thing though, on my third playthrough I decided to experiment a bit. I created a renegade style female Shepard and it's been a hell of a ride playing this bitch. I did the Consort, but didn't bother romancing Liara with this character. I've killed just about anyone that has given me the slightest provocation and/or to further the advance of my cutthroat career path. I've bullied and intimidated everyone. I made the C-Sec guy release my old gang crony from lockup, double-crossed and back-stabbed everyone and told the Council to kiss my ass multiple times. It's been a blast to play this chick. I simply cannot believe the amount of hours that I've put into this game. It's just so addictive to experiment with different characters and abilities. So far, I can honestly claim that every playthrough has been a significantly different experience. Just an excellently crafted narrative. A totally awesome game.
GenericPseudonym
Banned
PjotrStroganov said:Finished it last night. Despite its many flawes. Awesome awesome game.
One thing however, I really couldn't get myself to playing the sub quests onceDid a few extra missions but then went on to the roller-coaster ride at the end.sovereign revealed the real plot. Suddenly the other missions just didn't seem to matter anymore once I knew the entire galaxy was at risk.
The problem with Virmire is that it is a point of no return, you are pulled back to the citadel and once you leave you can't come back. I wish they told me that the first time.