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Mass Effect |OT| Alien love in an elevator
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cleveridea
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Kinan said:
yes electronics and decryption should both be upgraded to level 9 (mastering the relevant skills) on at least one of your active team to cover everything. tali & garrus have both these skills
MrTroubleMaker
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great, choose a different class, and play the bad guy role if you did the good guy role the first time, or switch it around if you did the oppositeBishman said:
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Not to regurgitate my review, but when they said one hour... it was basically one hour. It introduced one new gameplay element and for a side mission planet, it was maybe one of the busiest planets (well, asteroid) in the game.
My only real disappointment is that they didn't do any new character moments. They only brought back the Shepard voice actors and left it at that.
My only real disappointment is that they didn't do any new character moments. They only brought back the Shepard voice actors and left it at that.
I've been playing a lot of Mass Effect lately and I'm absolutely loving it. I never really liked RPGs, except for Oblivion, and I hated KOTOR even though I really wanted to like it, but wow, Mass Effect is unbelievable! I'm on my fourth play through and still it feels really fresh; first time that has happened to me in gaming.
I first started as the Soldier class because I though the whole biotic/tech stuff were just a gimmick, it took me three play troughs to get to 60 (I was kinda expecting a huge skill point bonus, but there was only 1 point, which was sorta like a kick in the nuts), The leveling is pretty well done, but on insanity, all the organic enemies, especially the Creepers, were soo damn hard to kill.
Now I started the game as the Adept class and chose to play as a women. I never thought I would be enjoying the biotic powers as much as I am, and the female voice actor is quite a bit better than the male, quite a bit sexier as well. I can see myself playing at least three more plays.
Game performance wise, I was expecting much worse, it runs pretty smoothly to the most part, only major performance drop I've noticed is on uncharted planets, especially the snowy ones. But other than that, I think it runs very well for what its doing.
Oh and the ending...
I first started as the Soldier class because I though the whole biotic/tech stuff were just a gimmick, it took me three play troughs to get to 60 (I was kinda expecting a huge skill point bonus, but there was only 1 point, which was sorta like a kick in the nuts), The leveling is pretty well done, but on insanity, all the organic enemies, especially the Creepers, were soo damn hard to kill.
Now I started the game as the Adept class and chose to play as a women. I never thought I would be enjoying the biotic powers as much as I am, and the female voice actor is quite a bit better than the male, quite a bit sexier as well. I can see myself playing at least three more plays.
Game performance wise, I was expecting much worse, it runs pretty smoothly to the most part, only major performance drop I've noticed is on uncharted planets, especially the snowy ones. But other than that, I think it runs very well for what its doing.
Oh and the ending...
Shit, everytime I upgraded I felt like "hey, it's been a long time since you've given any points to Charm, you know it could be helpful sometime" and then "oh right, next time".
And now
I knew it would help sometime to have Charm/Intimidate, by I didn't think it would go that far. Well done, Bioware.
And now
I have to kill Wrex (or get him killed)
I knew it would help sometime to have Charm/Intimidate, by I didn't think it would go that far. Well done, Bioware.
Ramenman said:Shit, everytime I upgraded I felt like "hey, it's been a long time since you've given any points to Charm, you know it could be helpful sometime" and then "oh right, next time".
And nowI have to kill Wrex (or get him killed)
I knew it would help sometime to have Charm/Intimidate, by I didn't think it would go that far. Well done, Bioware.
I felt really sad... really really sad
Although, if you do the Wrex's Family Armor side quest, you don't need any charm or intimidate to get through the confrontation without Wrex being killed.
dreamer3kx
Member
just picked up the pc version also, love it so far, one question, Im having trouble which weapon/upgrades suits each character, is there auto option were I dont have to worry about that stuff and just focus on my character?
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
This weekend I did playthroughs 3 and 4 of Mass Effect. #3 on Veteran doing the majority of sidequests, #4 on Insanity doing a "speedrun". Took a hair over 4 hours on Insanity. Started up playthrough #5 on Casual to experiment with a female character and a different character build.
gregor7777
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See said:I felt really sad... really really sad
Although, if you do the Wrex's Family Armor side quest, you don't need any charm or intimidate to get through the confrontation without Wrex being killed.
Really....now there's something I didn't know.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
gregor7777 said:
Yeah, it's a nice touch.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
There are certain moments where having a character in your party will effect the conversation, but for the most part you won't miss anything.
One of them is obvious, since it involves a family connection between two characters... one involves flirting between your character and either Kaidan or Ashley, depending on your gender (this happens on the Citadel near the doctor's office) and... that's about it.
There are some very small touches otherwise - having Tali along when you talk about the Geth, for example, but these are so minor that you're not really missing anything.
Honestly, I was expecting more... like, if you had an alien with you and you said something "racist", I was expecting them to respond... but, not so much.
One of them is obvious, since it involves a family connection between two characters... one involves flirting between your character and either Kaidan or Ashley, depending on your gender (this happens on the Citadel near the doctor's office) and... that's about it.
There are some very small touches otherwise - having Tali along when you talk about the Geth, for example, but these are so minor that you're not really missing anything.
Honestly, I was expecting more... like, if you had an alien with you and you said something "racist", I was expecting them to respond... but, not so much.
supermackem
Banned
Buying this again never got anywhere with it the firs time and its a bargin £9.99 in argos.
Just finished it on my new PC, God damn what a great game. It only took me 11 hours, which seems short, but the story was so epic, especially the last hour or so, that it doesn't really bother me. I didn't really do any side quests, which seems to be what most people complain about, and I actually enjoyed the Mako sections.
The only planet I didn't care for was Noveria, for some reason it just kind of felt like I was playing Doom 3 or something, what with me not knowing what the fuck I was supposed to be doing and the whole place being narrow hallways connecting small rooms and labs and bugs jumping out of floors and walls and shit. But whatever, at least I didn't need a flashlight, and the fight at the end was pretty cool.
I'm still pissed about what happens to Wrex, as he was my BFF up to that point. I'm looking forward to playing through it again now that I have a better understanding of the various systems (combat system, skill system, gear system, etc.) - I really didn't have a fucking clue about anything for like the first 6 hours, it's a miracle I made it as far as I did.
I played as a soldier though, and so the whole tech/biotics thing is still a mystery to me. I'm going to be going down that route a bit more in my second play through - are there any particular skills I should be aware of? Also, how do you have the game not auto-level up your team mates? I want to be able to specialize them a bit more, when the game auto levels them it just seems to go with a balanced approach, like evenly distributing points across many different weapon skills instead of just focusing on one.
The only planet I didn't care for was Noveria, for some reason it just kind of felt like I was playing Doom 3 or something, what with me not knowing what the fuck I was supposed to be doing and the whole place being narrow hallways connecting small rooms and labs and bugs jumping out of floors and walls and shit. But whatever, at least I didn't need a flashlight, and the fight at the end was pretty cool.
I'm still pissed about what happens to Wrex, as he was my BFF up to that point. I'm looking forward to playing through it again now that I have a better understanding of the various systems (combat system, skill system, gear system, etc.) - I really didn't have a fucking clue about anything for like the first 6 hours, it's a miracle I made it as far as I did.
I played as a soldier though, and so the whole tech/biotics thing is still a mystery to me. I'm going to be going down that route a bit more in my second play through - are there any particular skills I should be aware of? Also, how do you have the game not auto-level up your team mates? I want to be able to specialize them a bit more, when the game auto levels them it just seems to go with a balanced approach, like evenly distributing points across many different weapon skills instead of just focusing on one.
Killthee said:
Nice find! Going to BarnsandNoble on Tuesday to grab ME Ascension after I pickup my copy of SC4 at GS
Gully State
Member
I'm in the process of upgrading my comp and I was wondering if anyone here is playing this game at 1600x1200 resolution with high detail @ b/t 30-60 fps? If so, what are your specs?
MWS Natural
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Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Jtyettis said:
Honestly, I say bring on Mass Effect 2. The hype that Bringing Down the Sky brought for me didn't actually satisfy my ME needs. :lol
I love the story so much, and I think it's time to at least start hearing about the sequel.
Nemesis_
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I've only got to do my Insanity run now to get the full 1000 (as I am almost certain I'll reach Level 60 AND all my Engineer abilitys too).
Does anyone know if it's possible to control someone other than Shepherd? In a video I remember watching (that appeared to be Feros) I saw that the play took control of Garrus to disrupt a Geth Armature - did that make it into the final game or not?
Does anyone know if it's possible to control someone other than Shepherd? In a video I remember watching (that appeared to be Feros) I saw that the play took control of Garrus to disrupt a Geth Armature - did that make it into the final game or not?
Kitschkraft
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big_z said:
If you buy it after a certain point, you won't be able to complete it until you start a new game.
Actually, it might be a bit confusing if you bought it completely before playing the game a bit, as you don't get to control your ship until a bit into the story, just wait until you have full control of the ship (You will know), and buy it then. Just don't wait too long, because as I said, at a certain point late in the game you reach a "point of no return" and are no longer able to freely travel.
Kitschkraft
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Nemesis556 said:
Nope...you can only control Shephard.
I'm (obviously) a big fan of the game, but there is soooooo much untapped potential that if they release Mass Effect 2 without MASSive improvements, I won't be able to enjoy it as much. It seems like the game was going so well, and then like, somewhere towards the end of development, they just decided to nerf the shit out of certain aspects of the game. Truth be told, they need to upgrade to Unreal 3.5 (I'd say RAGE, but I'm guessing that asking them to completely switch the kind of engine they use is a bit much) and they need to split the game into a couple of disk (If disk space really was a problem, I actually never heard exactly how much disk space was used for the 360 version, sometimes it's not as much as people think).
Does anyone know how big Bioware is as a company or how many employees they lost/gained by joining EA? Seems like they are working their asses off on a ton of different projects (A fucking MMO? That HAS to take some time). I'm feeling like they are either 1) Not going to be able to complete the trilogy on the 360 as promised or 2) Are going to complete them as lackluster games or even 3) Hand the franchise over to Obsidian again...:lol
Kitschkraft
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Killthee said:
I like how a Quarian is on the cover (Is that supposed to be Tali?), I wonder if we get a detailed explanation of what they look like. Attractive FTMFW, Unattractive FTMFL!!!
Conflict NZ
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Liara T'Soni said:
That is Bioware Austin working on the MMO, not the main Bioware.
Kill Your Masters
Member
Nah, thats what I thought first, too. But its definitely a Quarian, probably even Tali. Look at the cape.Sai said:
cleveridea
Member
DEO3 said:
Did you know you can save him? Either have enough charm/intimidate points, or complete his family armor quest (speak to him on the ship after story missions, eventually will get it)
The biotic skills are fun and flashy, like the 'Force' powers lift and throw, and singularity (like a mini black hole). Singularity is especially good at getting to enemies behind cover, and it focuses them in one spot for easy killings. At higher levels, Warp becomes more useful (damage increase). Stasis can be one of the best skills in the game if you are an adept or sentinel bastion specialisation class because it can freeze any enemy in the game and as a bastion, you can harm it while it is frozen.
A vangard is probably the easiest of the adapt classes to play because they have decent medium armor (especially as a shock trooper specialistion), and the assault training skill which is very handy for not just triggering talents again but also you ability to heal and cast unity to revive team members.
Tech skills are more subtle, and can be hard to appreciate at first. They are great spoilers (overheat enemy guns, prevent enemy tech/biotics, hack/control synth enemies). An infiltrator is a nice mix of a tech skills, with the Fitness skill to make you survive tough enemies, and the sniper rifle is great at maxed level because it does 3.25x damage.
Note that starting a new character you can also pick a bonus skill based on prior achievements (typically kill 150 enemies with a weapon type, or use a talent 75 times). This can complement a class's weak points eg adding shotgun to sentinel, or lift or singularity to a soldier.
I also recommend you ramp up the difficulty level on subsequent playthroughs, as on easier levels you can just fire guns to kill all enemies. On levels like insanity you will need a blend of skills eg:
warp & singularity biotics for tough enemies
anti-charging to melee range skills like lift or throw
tech skills become a lot more important/useful like damping and sabotage
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Killthee said:
Nice, the first book was very entertaining, cant wait for this one.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Danj said:
I wish they would say something about it
this thread
http://masseffect.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=636037&forum=125
hasn't been updated in a while
Lonesome_Raod
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I NEED some new DLC.
wayward archer
Member
Killthee said:
Bioware has posted a sample chapter of this book over at their site:
http://masseffect.bioware.com/galacticcodex/ascension.html
Spoilers about Omega (the "dark counterpart" of the Citadel) from the preview chapter
It's an ancient Prothean(?) mining base deep in Terminus space built inside a hollowed out gigantic asteroid that has become a central hub for both human and alien pirates, mercenaries and other unsavory space folk, basically serving as their version of the Citadel.
Sounds like an awesome setting for the second game (or maybe some DLC for the first?)
Gully State
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Gully State said:
No one here is playing on PC at this quality/resolution?
Kitschkraft
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big_z said:
There's no warning, but believe me, you will have more then enough time to get the DLC before you reach that point.
If you want, I can just tell you that the point of no return is
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Conflict NZ said:
Cool, I was worried that they were gonna be tied up in that project.
dreamer3kx
Member
I just cant get into this game for some reason, I have it for the pc w/ my gtx 260 but I dont know what it is, I love rpg's and I'm a big fan of bioware, shit I think im getting old.
I think its the depth of this game that's turning me off, there's just so much weapons, its just overwhelming. If there a way to simplify the game, like auto equip the best weapons on myself and teammates, just so much stuff to do in the game.
I think its the depth of this game that's turning me off, there's just so much weapons, its just overwhelming. If there a way to simplify the game, like auto equip the best weapons on myself and teammates, just so much stuff to do in the game.
dreamer3kx said:I just cant get into this game for some reason, I have it for the pc w/ my gtx 260 but I dont know what it is, I love rpg's and I'm a big fan of bioware, shit I think im getting old.
I think its the depth of this game that's turning me off, there's just so much weapons, its just overwhelming. If there a way to simplify the game, like auto equip the best weapons on myself and teammates, just so much stuff to do in the game.
Just keep playing until you get to Virmire. Then it gets EPIC beyond belief. I swear I've played through the game at least 8 times by now. I usually blast through the first 3 planets really quick, then I really get into the game. To put it bluntly; shit gets real.