Mass Effect 2

[Arclight]

Didn't have a ME2 thread yet, right? :06:

No personal experiences yet (for me anyway), but it's a matter of days; release draws ever closer (I think today is release-day for US). To kick it of, a review:

(SPOILERS AHEAD, obviously)

What kind of man (or woman) has intergalactic hero Commander Shepard become after saving the universe from the Reapers in Mass Effect? That's all up to you in BioWare's Mass Effect 2.

Shortly after the events in the original game, Commander Shepard comes down with a serious case of death, but death is only the beginning in Mass Effect 2. Reconstructed by the mysterious Cerberus organization, our hero is tasked with investigating the disappearance of several human colonies, an investigation that will lead him on another star-spanning adventure with an all-new cast of colorful companions by his side.

More than a simple sequel, Mass Effect 2 refines several of the original game's features, most notably the combat system, which now plays more like a third-person shooter than anything seen in the role-playing genre. Are the changes a giant leap in the right direction, or did BioWare make a massive mistake?
For the full article: Mass Effect 2 Review: Once More Unto The Breach (http://kotaku.com/5456089/mass-effect-2-review-once-more-unto-the-breach)

[ReFaN]

Im playing it as we speak, pretty fun.

dont know why it got sent out too me so early, im in sweden.

[Dowly]

Cant say I remember how the combat was in ME1, but I love it in ME2. I think you can compare it pretty much to Gears of War's combat. Works very well. :yep:

The main story was a bit short (~18hrs on easy, with few sidequest done), but I think ME is best played when ME3 comes out so you can play all the games one after another, ME2 is just one chapter of the book. As much as I wouldnt want to say, ME2 lacked some of the epicness of ME1, not much, but still. :hmmm:

The companions are pretty cool and they certainly are different between. :DL You even see an old friend from ME1 joining you. :03: (Tho, this might not be the case if you use ME1 savegame and that character dies in your ME1 game)

Cant really say anything big is wrong with it, hell, it's Mass Effect. :haha: But if I really must pick something then I'd say the new resource thingy is the weakest in it. It goes like this:

You have 4 resources you need to research upgrades to your armor, weapons and ship. The resources can be found during the missions, but only in small quantinies, so you must use the new planet scan thingy to move your cursor around a planet and watch this mineral thingy that spikes when you find a hotspot for one of the minerals. Then you launch a probe that extracts the minerals. Moving the cursor is very sluggish until you get the mineral scanner upgrade to your ship, which ofcourse costs minerals you need first to get. :O:

Anywho, it's a good game and Bioware certainly is the moneymaker these days in the gaming business. Just the sheer size of the series is astounding, everything you do in ME1 affects to ME2 which then affects to ME3, the replayability value is HUGE.

EDIT: Ow forgot one other thing that bugged me in ME2. Again, something I dont remember how it was in ME1, but the good/evil system doesnt seem to have any effect on how your crew looks at you. I might be wrong, but I have pretty evil character atm and nobody seems to care. On top of that the extra discussion options you get from either being evil or good seems to work everytime you use them. :hmmm: But then again, this might be a clever trick from Bioware to make players either take the easy route (evil, kill the guy if you dont get what you want or insult him/her :D) or work for your goals trying to be diplomatic which then affects how ME3 will play out.:hmmm:

:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:/5

[Wolfehunter]

I'm going to pick mine up today. I've ordered it. YAY... :D

[Dowly]

I pulled all my teeth out and put them under my pillow, the toothfairy brought me ME2. :smug: (then I knocked the sorry bitch cold and stole her money. :yeah:)

[Wolfehunter]

I pulled all my teeth out and put them under my pillow, the toothfairy brought me ME2. :smug: (then I knocked the sorry bitch cold and stole her money. :yeah:):har::haha: Excellent..:yeah:

[Arclight]

She had it coming! Invading peoples homes, taking their teeth and leaving a bit of change... I demand good value for my pearly whites! :stare: :88)

[ReFaN]

Cant say I remember how the combat was in ME1, but I love it in ME2. I think you can compare it pretty much to Gears of War's combat. Works very well. :yep:

The main story was a bit short (~18hrs on easy, with few sidequest done), but I think ME is best played when ME3 comes out so you can play all the games one after another, ME2 is just one chapter of the book. As much as I wouldnt want to say, ME2 lacked some of the epicness of ME1, not much, but still. :hmmm:

The companions are pretty cool and they certainly are different between. :DL You even see an old friend from ME1 joining you. :03: (Tho, this might not be the case if you use ME1 savegame and that character dies in your ME1 game)

Cant really say anything big is wrong with it, hell, it's Mass Effect. :haha: But if I really must pick something then I'd say the new resource thingy is the weakest in it. It goes like this:

You have 4 resources you need to research upgrades to your armor, weapons and ship. The resources can be found during the missions, but only in small quantinies, so you must use the new planet scan thingy to move your cursor around a planet and watch this mineral thingy that spikes when you find a hotspot for one of the minerals. Then you launch a probe that extracts the minerals. Moving the cursor is very sluggish until you get the mineral scanner upgrade to your ship, which ofcourse costs minerals you need first to get. :O:

Anywho, it's a good game and Bioware certainly is the moneymaker these days in the gaming business. Just the sheer size of the series is astounding, everything you do in ME1 affects to ME2 which then affects to ME3, the replayability value is HUGE.

EDIT: Ow forgot one other thing that bugged me in ME2. Again, something I dont remember how it was in ME1, but the good/evil system doesnt seem to have any effect on how your crew looks at you. I might be wrong, but I have pretty evil character atm and nobody seems to care. On top of that the extra discussion options you get from either being evil or good seems to work everytime you use them. :hmmm: But then again, this might be a clever trick from Bioware to make players either take the easy route (evil, kill the guy if you dont get what you want or insult him/her :D) or work for your goals trying to be diplomatic which then affects how ME3 will play out.:hmmm:

:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:/5

on my first playtrough, took me 12 hours, didnt do any side quest, no upgrades etc, dont know why was before i knew i could import saves from ME1, and it ended quite badly for me, and everyone else :P

[Dowly]

She had it coming! Invading peoples homes, taking their teeth and leaving a bit of change... I demand good value for my pearly whites! :stare: :88)

Yeah... but I hadnt planned it to go like that. I was thinking of making sweet sweet love to her for the, oh I dont know, 10 years she'd be locked in my basement, but then I realised that the two sacks dangling about werent teeth pouches. :o :nope:

[Arclight]

:haha: :har:

Well, she has been around for a while. :timeout:

[Arclight]

Ah, I see my latest waste of time has been delivered. 1 day before release too! :D

Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a galaxy to save. :)

*this space reserved for rant about fatal errors, gamebreaking bugs or crippling DRM issues*

edit: anyone remember the password I used for my Bioware account? :88)
Me neither. :damn:

edit edit: got it. stupid online crap *grumble* *mutter*

[Castout]

You lucky @@@$#@$#!@#!#@@!@#^%$&* I probably have to wait a few months...oh rot.

[Arclight]

I waited a few months as well. :lol:

Had this pre-ordered since the dawn of time. :rotfl2:



So I redeemed the code for this Cerberus crap, and there's a new squad-mate available for download. Great! But it's a 500MB download. :shifty:

Ah well, it's free, so who am I to complain. :D

[Lionclaw]

Just purchased the Digital Deluxe Edition. It's going to be great to continue the story with my character from ME1. :rock::woot:

I'm doing a second playthrough with a Renegade character in ME1, then I guess I'll have to do a third playthrough as a neutral character. :DL

[Arclight]

I like it. :yeah:

Not really sold on the weapons suddenly being ammo-based, but I haven't run out yet, think it's manageable. :lol:

The proloque bit on the Normandy was great, even my neighbors now know I'm playing a game. Bass ftw. :rotfl2:

[Lionclaw]

I like it. :yeah:

Not really sold on the weapons suddenly being ammo-based, but I haven't run out yet, think it's manageable. :lol:

The proloque bit on the Normandy was great, even my neighbors now know I'm playing a game. Bass ftw. :rotfl2:

Ammo-based?! :o

That will certainly add to the challenge, a nice change. :yeah:

[Dowly]

There's plenty of ammo, enemies usually drop some. What I dont like is that some weapons have so idiotic limits on how much ammo you can carry. Like the M6 Pistol (the handcannon thingy) can only carry like 24 round total. Tho, I can understand that, it's one of the best weapons and you get it very early in the game, but still.

Started playing ME1 last night and wow, ME2 is quite an improvement gameplay wise. Runs much smoother. :yeah:

[Arclight]

Yeah, they did a good job on the engine as well. Cranking the visuals to max on ME caused my card to crap out; memory overheat before the fan even spun up (sensor only monitors core temp, not memory). Happens with a lot of ports, actually.

This doesn't feel like a port (I should say "cross-platform game") at all. Visuals maxed, very smooth, no worries.



Just ran into Tali, gonna have to leave it at that for today. :(

[Dowly]

You found our C-Sec friend yet from ME1? :03: I was soooo happy to learn he's in too (well, unless you killed him in ME1, I think :hmmm:).

[Wolfehunter]

You found our C-Sec friend yet from ME1? :03: I was soooo happy to learn he's in too (well, unless you killed him in ME1, I think :hmmm:).
If your talking about Wrex.. Then yes he's in the game. If he is alive so I'm told he's reorganizing the Krogen people's.. And there friendly to you. If he's dead then the Krogan have another warlord and there hostile to you.

I'm still working on finishing my ME1 character... Damn me for accidentally deleting my original characters... :nope: :damn:

[Dowly]

Noo, I meant Garrus. :03:

[Arclight]

Nope, haven't run into Garrus yet. Gonna pick up where I left off yesterday.

The only one I'm definitely not going to run into is Ashley, being dead and all.



I never had any sex-scenes in ME. Got closest with Ashley, but she kind of died. To be honest, I wasn't "interested" in any of the women in ME. Now, Miranda on the other hand... :DL

I'm sure I'll learn something about her that turns me off, but for the moment I'm interested. :yep:

(btw is 5000 of a resource a lot? I got +5000 to all of them for importing ME character)

[Wolfehunter]

Resources? Those are points to buy items? Lol I didn't even start MEPC2 yet.

I've always hated Garius.. first for his ugly face. Second for his constant whining. If I could shoot him myself I would have done it the first time he squealed. ;)

I like wrex we get along good. We kill and blow things up for fun.. muhahahaa... :yep:

I can't stand Ashley.. But she makes a good shield.

Liana is cool.. Blue and all.. Had some sex scene with her.. :D

Quarian chick is also a whiner... But she's good with engines so i'll keep her with scotty.. :O:

MEPC2 crew.. I don't know yet.. I'll worry about it when the times comes... I would pay good credits to have wrex and his mighty army on my side.. I bet four krogan nads on it. :arrgh!:

Also if any of you are having PC issue with MEPC2, Here are some Fan fixes that can help.

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/106/index/784595

[Arclight]

No issues yet, as fas as I'm concerned. Seems like those "fixes" are all a matter of preference. :hmmm:

Frankenreview: Mass Effect 2 (http://kotaku.com/5458755/frankenreview-mass-effect-2)

[Dowly]

5000 resources isnt much. If we are talking about minerals? Some of the upgrades take only 1500 or so, but especially the ship upgrades are quite expensive. I got 50000 resources when I played the game thru and started over. :O: And 200k cash IIRC. :03:

As for romances, I boned Miranda and that tattooe'd chick, Jack. Tho, it wasnt much of a romance with Jack, I told her I wanted sex and she gave me some, no strings attached. :DL The new blue chick wasnt that much into giving any, but then again, I was a bit put off when she told me she's over 1000yo. :o Dont think you can have any with Tali. :hmmm: I had dinner with the yeoman, Kelly, but that didnt go any farther than that. :nope: *Note to self: Dont save her on the next playthrough* (And yes, I went all around the ship begging for pity-sex :haha:)

.....

I wonder if you can cyber with EDI. :hmmm:

[Arclight]

:rotfl2:

Typical. :O:

I'm touring the ship at the moment, made my way to engineering. That guy's (engineer Donnely) accent is great, I just hope I'll hear him say "I'm giv'n ye all she's got, commander" at some point. :lol:

Just met Kelly before that, seemed to be interested. Just dinner? :hmmm:

Don't trust EDI though; half the info is restricted, and part of her hardware is "offline untill needed". Pretty sure that's going to come back and bite me on the ass. Not really fond of parts of the ship being off-limits either. :nope:

Joker's right, should vent that AI into space. :shifty:

(the scene with Tali was on YT, but taken down on EA request)
* (there ya go: http://www.gamerfuzion.com/LaserBolt/video/mass-effect-2-tali-zorah-sex-scene/)

[Dowly]

Haha, Joker's great. :haha:

Re: Tali's sex thingy. Righto, need to do her then too. :hmmm: Stupid they didnt show her face, if I am Shepard and Shepard just saw her face, then why the heck they dont show it!! :shifty:

Ow and if you buy fish for your quarters, make sure to feed them or ask Kelly to do it. I kinda starved my first bunch of fishes. :nope:

[Arclight]

Pretty sure the same thing would happen with me. :haha:

Wow, they really supersized the game. Normandy is huge, just arrived at Omega and seems to be fairly substantial as well. Think if I really take my time, this will keep me busy for a while, longer than ME at least. :hmmm:



I really haven't seen much yet, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and state that Bioware, once again, did a fine job, above and beyond.

I really can't describe the amount of respect I have for these guys. :up:

[Arclight]

Shepard: "I assume everything is going well up here?"

Joker: "Good for now. Fractured my thumb on the mute, but I think I made my point."

:haha: :har:

I forgot how much the ME dialogues made me laugh. Marvelous Bioware humour, as always.:rotfl2:

[ReFaN]

a word of warning, if you get Morinth instead of Samara, dont romance her, its lethal.

[Arclight]

Mass Effect 2: strip-mining the galaxy, 1 planet at a time. :lol:

[SgtPotato]

Did anyone catch Legion starting to dance when you're going inside the AI room? I found it damn cool and funny, too.


Plus, I lol'd hard about EDI pranked Joker with his chair spinning.

[Arclight]

Joker and EDI make a nice pair. :lol:

Just got the team together and got send off to a colony under attack by the Collectors. Wonder what Alenko is up to over there. :hmmm:

[Arclight]

Oh hell yes, that was awesome! :)

And so the wait for ME3 begins. :lol:

* the only ones I couldn't save were my first batch of fish. :rotfl2:

[Wolfehunter]

I'm sooo pissed as hell with Bioware... I spend Valuable credits that can be used to save the galaxy and you know what... A god damn waist of moneys.

My fish died in the tank... :stare: Damn you Bioware for selling me sick fish... :dead:

I feed them and cleaned the fish tank... I'm sure the illusive man had something to do with this or grunt... with krogan you never know.. they love fish...


Where's joker we're going to blow up EDI... She failed me for the last time... Lost my fish god dammit... :doh:

[Dowly]

LMAO! :haha:

[Wolfehunter]

Joker and EDI make a nice pair. :lol:

Just got the team together and got send off to a colony under attack by the Collectors. Wonder what Alenko is up to over there. :hmmm:Ya I laughed too. I think EDI is in love with Joker.... She picks on him signs of affection I think.:D I mean he handers her right... rides her.... hehehehehe. :haha:

[Dowly]

Yaay, Finns know a good game when they see it. ME2 knocked MW2 out of the #1 position in sales. :O:

[Arclight]

Riiiiight. :roll:

Wanna place a bet on who pre-ordered it first? :O:



Wolfe, you can actually steer the conversation to that topic after the suicide mission. :yep:

[Wolfehunter]

Riiiiight. :roll:

Wanna place a bet on who pre-ordered it first? :O:



Wolfe, you can actually steer the conversation to that topic after the suicide mission. :yep:
What? between Joker and EDI? I've mastered game.. They get along well after you get the IFF chip from the derelict reaper ship. I laughed when I hear joke saying **** ****... after the collectors raid Normandy.

I bet those two in ME3 will be in love.. :haha:

[SgtPotato]

I'm sooo pissed as hell with Bioware... I spend Valuable credits that can be used to save the galaxy and you know what... A god damn waist of moneys.

My fish died in the tank... :stare: Damn you Bioware for selling me sick fish... :dead:

I feed them and cleaned the fish tank... I'm sure the illusive man had something to do with this or grunt... with krogan you never know.. they love fish...


Where's joker we're going to blow up EDI... She failed me for the last time... Lost my fish god dammit... :doh:

You need to romance Kelly to ask her taking care of your fish.

[Wolfehunter]

You need to romance Kelly to ask her taking care of your fish.Thanks you thankyou... Me fish lives muhahahaaha...:D

[SgtPotato]

Fish suck.

Boo the Space Hamster rules the galaxy!

[Wolfehunter]

a word of warning, if you get Morinth instead of Samara, dont romance her, its lethal.:nope: Too late... :dead:

[SgtPotato]

Don't tell me that she fired your brain with all the "EMBRACE ENTERITY" something like that.

[Wolfehunter]

Don't tell me that she fired your brain with all the "EMBRACE ENTERITY" something like that.Yup.. Best last minute sex... My brains are fried but who cares..... I died with a stiff... :har:

[Castout]

:hmmm: . . . .a few more weeks at the very least before I can get my hands on this game . . .

[Overboard]

:hmmm: . . . .a few more weeks at the very least before I can get my hands on this game . . .

Don't worry it will be that long befor any of the DLC. is out anyway so no rush.

It will be there when your ready to play, just play something else = no "real" lose :smug:

[Spike88]

According to IGN, you're ME2 save might not work with ME3.


"Dead is dead. Mass Effect 3, as with the rest of the trilogy, is Shepard's story. If you have a dead Shepard at the end of Mass Effect 2, that saved game won't import into Mass Effect 3, Hudson explained.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/106/1067324p1.html

[Dowly]

It's kinda hard to play if the main character dies. :O:

[Overboard]

Anyone have word on the DLC yet, Im going to stop playing till then,..Don't want to ruin the whole game without haveing it all in one place.. hehe :D

[Wolfehunter]

According to IGN, you're ME2 save might not work with ME3.


http://pc.ign.com/articles/106/1067324p1.htmlI've master the game. You can survive the incedent if you play your cards right. Actually I won't spoil it but I'm helping Cerberus out. Humanity will be the empire that rule with an iron hand.

Palpatine + Darth Vader = Empire

Illusive Man + Shepard = Empire

This is war people! Collector technology will give us the edge to dominate the galaxy. :arrgh!:

[Overboard]

I've master the game. You can survive the incedent if you play your cards right. Actually I won't spoil it but I'm helping Cerberus out. Humanity will be the empire that rule with an iron hand.

Palpatine + Darth Vader = Empire

Illusive Man + Shepard = Empire

This is war people! Collector technology will give us the edge to dominate the galaxy. :arrgh!:

Shepards not the bad guy here,..Its TIM hes the bad one, wait and see. :stare:

[Overboard]

I have played this game enought to know, You cannot predict the ending.
:D

[Wolfehunter]

Shepards not the bad guy here,..Its TIM hes the bad one, wait and see. :stare:
My shepard is very bad..:stare::D:up:

[Weiss Pinguin]

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Currently playing Mass Effect, I might have to get the sequel ;)


Also one question... Are the animations better in ME2?

[Castout]

Turned out it's in stock here

How is it compared tot the first game?
Dragon Age is also tagged at a very tempting price :hmmm:
38 bucks here got to love the global crisis :O:

[Wolfehunter]

Turned out it's in stock here

How is it compared tot the first game?
Dragon Age is also tagged at a very tempting price :hmmm:
38 bucks here got to love the global crisis :O:Well it depends on the player.

Don't get me wrong. ME2 is great game. But not epic as Bioware is normally good for. Feels like EA has stepped in and cut them short. But I could be wrong.

There is alot of newer features. But some bugs too.

You can customize your suit. You only have one suit fits all classes.

helmets dont' go auto off in dialog or kissing moments.. Really bad bug.

The control's are geared to consoles and far worse than ME1 was for PC.

The game is dumbed down. Not an RPG but shooter mainly. There is elements of RPG.

I like the game. There is great moments and feel to it. Like the normandy crash site DLC. You really feel it when your there. The dead who served you faithfully. I hate having to go there.. Bad memories.

New crew is awesome. New dialog and interactions are priceless. New ship is even better.

I'm kinda divided on some issues with ME2. I had my romance with Liara and what happens after in ME2 I was kinda upset with biowares direction.

If your into old school RPG ME2 isn't that. Its a shooter. Thats all. But with ME3 coming out next year. ME1 and then ME2 helps you setup your character for ME3 journey should you survive the ME2 ending.

So I'm stuck and going to buy the game because to continue the story.. Damn them for that...

I find DAO much better RPG than ME2. But I've always like space game all the way back to Space quest.. :yeah:

[SgtPotato]

I found a good spoof video in between Mass Effect 2 and Monty Python!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJg24mT15w0

:har:

[Wolfehunter]

I found a good spoof video in between Mass Effect 2 and Monty Python!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJg24mT15w0

:har:LOL awesome vid..:har:

[Oberon]

:har::har::har::har::har::har:

Great find Spud! And I haven't even played the game! :har:

[Spike88]

Welp, I've bought ME1 last weekend and started playing it. I love how I've played for 3 hours and I'm still in the beginning of the game.


And I got ME2 for Valentines day.

[Wolfehunter]

Welp, I've bought ME1 last weekend and started playing it. I love how I've played for 3 hours and I'm still in the beginning of the game.Search the worlds carefully... There is hidden resources and loot.

Becareful of your actions in ME1 because they will effect your future... :up:
Same will go for ME2 when ME3 comes out.

[Castout]

Well it depends on the player.

Don't get me wrong. ME2 is great game. But not epic as Bioware is normally good for. Feels like EA has stepped in and cut them short. But I could be wrong.

There is alot of newer features. But some bugs too.

You can customize your suit. You only have one suit fits all classes.

helmets dont' go auto off in dialog or kissing moments.. Really bad bug.

The control's are geared to consoles and far worse than ME1 was for PC.

The game is dumbed down. Not an RPG but shooter mainly. There is elements of RPG.

I like the game. There is great moments and feel to it. Like the normandy crash site DLC. You really feel it when your there. The dead who served you faithfully. I hate having to go there.. Bad memories.

New crew is awesome. New dialog and interactions are priceless. New ship is even better.

I'm kinda divided on some issues with ME2. I had my romance with Liara and what happens after in ME2 I was kinda upset with biowares direction.

If your into old school RPG ME2 isn't that. Its a shooter. Thats all. But with ME3 coming out next year. ME1 and then ME2 helps you setup your character for ME3 journey should you survive the ME2 ending.

So I'm stuck and going to buy the game because to continue the story.. Damn them for that...

I find DAO much better RPG than ME2. But I've always like space game all the way back to Space quest.. :yeah:

Thank you these kind of honest straight up opinions you don't get from reading or watching gamespot review. Really appreciate it.

I'm torn between Hearts of Iron 3, Mass effect 2 or Dragon Age Origins. LOL
Don't want to burn my pocket so I'm getting only one game(well actually three but the other tow are board games).

[Arclight]

Has Bioware stated the helmet thing is a bug? I'm still inclined to say it's a feature; wear a helmet: deal with the consequences. :hmmm:

Controls are fine imho, whole interface is designed for PC, not console. :-?

[Wolfehunter]

Has Bioware stated the helmet thing is a bug? I'm still inclined to say it's a feature; wear a helmet: deal with the consequences. :hmmm:

I find kissing and drinking odd when the helmet doesn't auto off like in ME1. Should be natural... We don't drink Mr coffee like Lord helmet shows us..
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff110/WolfeXhunter/Icons%20and%20sigils/51225_thumb_1194068218503.gif

Controls are fine imho, whole interface is designed for PC, not console. :-?controls are worse than in ME1. I don't like the auto duck and cover system. But I have no choice in the matter so I accept it as a loss for the game. But there are alot of good features too. Which balances the game out.

Ether you like it or not depends on the player's wants in Mass effect. I'm still torn in between. :D

[Wolfehunter]

Thank you these kind of honest straight up opinions you don't get from reading or watching gamespot review. Really appreciate it.

I'm torn between Hearts of Iron 3, Mass effect 2 or Dragon Age Origins. LOL
Don't want to burn my pocket so I'm getting only one game(well actually three but the other tow are board games).I would go for DAO first. Great game. Very good mods out there too.:yeah: Replay value is very high.. ME2 I find it low.. I'm tugging at my second try.. I might play it one more time.. with a new class... but hard to say.. I hate having to the normandy crash site dlc.. damn too emotional... Damn you Bioware hehehe...

[Castout]

I would go for DAO first. Great game. Very good mods out there too.:yeah: Replay value is very high.. ME2 I find it low.. I'm tugging at my second try.. I might play it one more time.. with a new class... but hard to say.. I hate having to the normandy crash site dlc.. damn too emotional... Damn you Bioware hehehe...

Thinking the same thing too, I figured that DAO would be my safest and best bet(thanks for your input and since have read too similar opinions elsewhere or they were still yours :O:) just that dragons don't catch my interest like they used to :) but I may very well pick it up while waiting for Napoleon.

I missed Mass Effect 1 for ages before taking the plunge and boy I realized I had missed something GREAT then. Looks like I'm may be in the similar situation in regard with DAO. Wouldn't want to miss anything epic from Bioware. That would be folly

[Arclight]

controls are worse than in ME1. I don't like the auto duck and cover system.
I don't understand. :huh:

In ME you go into cover automatically if you get near, iirc. In ME2 you have to press space. :06:

Guess you're right about the helmet. Was aware of the issue, so I never wore anything but the visor to begin with. :lol:


ME2 is a great adventure, but DAO probably gives more bang for the buck. :yep:

[Wolfehunter]

I don't understand. :huh:

In ME you go into cover automatically if you get near, iirc. In ME2 you have to press space. :06:

Guess you're right about the helmet. Was aware of the issue, so I never wore anything but the visor to begin with. :lol:


ME2 is a great adventure, but DAO probably gives more bang for the buck. :yep:I like ME2 Arclight I do. But I like DAO better. There is more for the PC fans. ME2 is restricting.. It is dumbed down. Bioware has admitted it in there reviews. There targeting new fans and making it more general player.

Its a more fast pace game. I'm guessing most of the players in the world like that type of quick games. I like slower games RPGs or more old school type of games that lasts and has replay value.

For the controls I've re-keyed the space bar to my E key similar to ME1. I don't like the new setup.. ME2 is really geared for Controllers not PCs. Also it acts as the running key. You can't turn when running. If you hit the wrong wall or barrier your screwed. The AI is sharp shooters. Your dead. Very frustrating. Then it takes 2 to 3 sec to unlock your self from the positional duck and cover technique... very bad from bioware..

[Arclight]

I just didn't understand what you meant with auto-cover, since it requires a key press. That's all. ;)

You should try the game on "insane", talk about frustrating. Good thing I play infiltrator and have that cloak and powerfull sniper, doubt I'd even get through it otherwise. :lol:

[Wolfehunter]

I just didn't understand what you meant with auto-cover, since it requires a key press. That's all. ;)

You should try the game on "insane", talk about frustrating. Good thing I play infiltrator and have that cloak and powerfull sniper, doubt I'd even get through it otherwise. :lol:I'm playing hardcore now.. I'm going to try insane next... First time I played normal.. I want to rebuild my imported NPC. :yeah:
Infiltrators rule.. my favorite in ME1 and 2

[Arclight]

Skipped hardcore and went straight for insane. :nope:

Even the basic baddie has some extra protection. I used to just lob Incinerate around and that would kill 'm, but now it takes 2 hits just to get their health to 0, let alone get rid of the defense. 2 headshots with Widow and an incinerate to get rid of a Krogan's armor, and then he's still coming at ya. Heavy mechs are ridiculously tough, I don't even want to think about that Thresher Maw or Geth Armature. :o

Insane really is insane. :rotfl2:

[Arclight]

Ha, coolio. :lol:
Two Turntables And A Planetary Scanner (http://kotaku.com/5471780/two-turntables-and-a-planetary-scanner)


Instrumental version (article link busted): http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=889415

[Wolfehunter]

Ha, coolio. :lol:
Two Turntables And A Planetary Scanner (http://kotaku.com/5471780/two-turntables-and-a-planetary-scanner)


Instrumental version (article link busted): http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=889415:o:D Awesome...

[Spike88]

Here's my progress in Mass Effect 2:

Captains Log; We just made it to the planet Feros while it was still being attacked by the Geth. Met up with Fai Dan and killed the Geth sitting in one of the towers.Found one of their antennae farther in colony. Need to go back and speak with Fai Dan. Oh wait, this is still ME1. :hmmm:

[Wolfehunter]

Here's my progress in Mass Effect 2:

Captains Log; We just made it to the planet Feros while it was still being attacked by the Geth. Met up with Fai Dan and killed the Geth sitting in one of the towers.Found one of their antennae farther in colony. Need to go back and speak with Fai Dan. Oh wait, this is still ME1. :hmmm:

Did you install this DLC? Its free,

http://masseffect.bioware.com/me1/galacticcodex/bringdownthesky_pc.html

[Weiss Pinguin]

Well that sucks, it costs M$ points on the 360 :cry:

I had a Vanguard going, but after I picked up Dr. T'Soni I decided I liked assault rifles better. I'm currently boarding the MSV Ontario with my level 16 soldier... Great fun, especially now that I've got a decent gun and enough points dumped into assault rifles that short bursts are more than enough. (Heat sinks are a must though :doh:)

I'm really loving the combat system. Close quarters battles are really fun, although half the time I get knocked out cuz I thought I would last longer than I did.

[Spike88]

Did you install this DLC? Its free,

http://masseffect.bioware.com/me1/galacticcodex/bringdownthesky_pc.html
I bought it. :haha:

[Wolfehunter]

Many Xbox fans where pissed when they found out they had to pay for it when the pc version was for free.. :D:O:

[AFRIKAKORPS]

Man I love this game, I've played through it at least three times now, playing as an adept is awesome. Now all I need to do is play it again being a total renegade *******!

[Weiss Pinguin]

lol I keep trying to acquire renegade points, but I just don't have the heart to pick the conversation options half the time :lol:

[Arclight]

Ha, same here. I can never play an evil character in any RPG. :nope:

[Dowly]

Being evil is so much easier. :03:

[Weiss Pinguin]

Well I got a big boost to renegade points by sticking a gun in Conrad Verner's face. That was actually pretty satisfying though.

[Arclight]

Oh wait, can I shoot Zaeed? Don't think I would have much difficulty with that. :lol:

[Dowly]

You can shoot a whole bunch of people. :haha:

I must say, the main reason for me usually being an evil character is that you dont have to be someone's errand boy. I mean, it's just so simple; As a good you must travel around doing some stupid tasks for someone you need something from, where as as evil you can just threaten or shoot the guy the first time you meet and go back to saving the galaxy.

"Pleeease kind sir, my cat is mis-" *KA-BLAM* :har:

[Arclight]

Too bad you don't have a 'point and laugh' option. :hmmm:

"My wife has gone missing, I think she might be dead!"
BLAM!
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/HAHA.jpg

[Dowly]

LMAO! :rotfl2:

[SgtPotato]

I'm always be a good guy because saving the galaxy does make you very proud.

[AFRIKAKORPS]

I think this video pretty much sums up how much fun being a renegade can be:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PjTuSQNLI4

[mookiemookie]

I heard all the hullabaloo about ME2, and decided to give it a go. Of course, I had to play ME1 first in order to be up to speed with the storyline and whatnot, so I went ahead and got it from Steam. I had a bit of trepidation as I was never a big fan of Sci-Fi/space kind of stuff.

Man, was I wrong. ME1 was awesome, and I went through it as a paragon in about a week. Finished it late one night and went and bought ME2 right then and there so it would download overnight and then dove into it the next day. I really like what they've done in ME2 with the combat system and just the little upgrades....having a captain's cabin and whatnot...and how they've integrated your savegame material from ME1 into the storyline of ME2 is absolutely impressive.

All I have to say is Miranda is HAWT, and everytime I see the Illusive Man smoking, it makes me go outside for a cig. For as addicted I am to it, this game is going to smoke me into a tumor!

[Ducimus]

I did pretty much the same thing. Played ME 1 in its entirety. Finished EVERYTHING in one playthrough, and capped my shepard out at level 50.

Now ME2 has me by the balls. I love what they did with it, and I can see myself playing/replaying this for awhile.

Rumormill is, ME3 is in the making now, and you'll be able to continue your character if you didn't die in ME2.

OH yeah, and Miranda is smoking hot, but i think the devs did that on purpose.. to tempt you. Not an issue if you didn't bang Ashley in ME1, but i hear if you cheat on her in ME2, its gonna bite you in the ass in ME3.

[Weiss Pinguin]

Yup, coming up on the 50-level cap myself. Looted a pair of geth pulse rifles, so anytime I'm planetside with Garrus the firefights sound really awesome.

Now I have to decide whether I want to do another playthrough with this character or start an Engineer +Assault Rifle skill like I was going to. :hmmm:

[Wolfehunter]

I did pretty much the same thing. Played ME 1 in its entirety. Finished EVERYTHING in one playthrough, and capped my shepard out at level 50.

Now ME2 has me by the balls. I love what they did with it, and I can see myself playing/replaying this for awhile.

Rumormill is, ME3 is in the making now, and you'll be able to continue your character if you didn't die in ME2.

OH yeah, and Miranda is smoking hot, but i think the devs did that on purpose.. to tempt you. Not an issue if you didn't bang Ashley in ME1, but i hear if you cheat on her in ME2, its gonna bite you in the ass in ME3.Same with liara.. I liked liara better than ash.. ash annoyed me to much.. I don't know but, blue assed chicks look good for me... :har:

[Arclight]

Firewalker With ME2, If You're On The Cerberus Network (http://kotaku.com/5480715/firewalker-with-me2-if-youre-on-the-cerberus-network)


That Firewalker pack will be, like the Cerberus Assault Armor and M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun, priced at "free" for Mass Effect 2 owners already on the Cerberus Network, namely those of you who purchased it new with a working redeemable code.
Did I ever mention how much I appreciate Bioware? Or should I say; free stuff. :lol:

[Dowly]

Oh no, not the vehicles! :wah:

[Weiss Pinguin]

Same with liara.. I liked liara better than ash.. ash annoyed me to much.. I don't know but, blue assed chicks look good for me... :har:
I went with Ash this time, partly cuz her voice actor reminds me of Mila Kunis. :lol:

[Wolfehunter]

Did I ever mention how much I appreciate Bioware? Or should I say; free stuff.YES sounds good to me muhahahhaaa... I like free..:yeah:

[Falkirion]

Boy am I in heaven with ME2. Finally got my Xbox 360 back after a RROD. Found out that its actually an entirely new unit. Good stuff. That makes this box number 4! Worst console ever, luckily its game library and fun factor outweigh the cons I've experienced (The first 2 being easy return to store and swap out consoles, damn hdd and dvd drive failures)

Loving the new game, but I miss the old style heat accumulation firing mechanic. I also miss the Mako, I liked exploring in that thing. Planet scanning is complete fail material unfortunately. New races and characters make up for it though. Only about 1/3d of the way in. Just landed on Illium, finished up a couple of jobs there and sent a stupid fanboy home. Looking forward to getting deeper into the game to see what awaits me.

[Arclight]

More freebies for the fans. :)

Get a Charge Out of Mass Effect 2's Latest Gun (http://kotaku.com/5489561/get-a-charge-out-of-mass-effect-2s-latest-gun)

What are you waiting for? It's available now! :D

[Dowly]

I don't see the point of releasing new weapons. Why? Because the stock pistol (the better one) is already pretty much the best weapon in the game for everything else than the bigger opponents. :yep:

[Wolfehunter]

More freebies for the fans. :)

Get a Charge Out of Mass Effect 2's Latest Gun (http://kotaku.com/5489561/get-a-charge-out-of-mass-effect-2s-latest-gun)

What are you waiting for? It's available now! :Ddamn I must have missed it.. :D time to DL it. :yeah:

[Falkirion]

I've got all the DLC, good thing Bioware's releasing that stuff for free so far. No MSP on my Live account. Hoping Fire Walker is out soon

[Falkirion]

Well finished my first run through. And I have to say its got me wanting to play it again. So thats probably why I'm speed running a Black Renegade Vangaurd Shepard through ME1.

My one gripe. Its too short, even with the planet scanning bull you have to go through to get minerals.

[Aramike]

Yeah, okay, I'm a closet nerd too.

Mass Effect is incredible. Mass Effect 2 built upon that awesome formula, and in a ballsy way, redefined the very series.

But seriously, what I found to be the most intriguing feature is the way that decisions I made *LITERALLY* years ago affected time and again in both major and minor ways. There were so many "Oh yeah, I *do* remember that!" moments, I can hardly count.

One of these days, when I'm finally bored with Battlefield Bad Co. 2, I'll start the saga anew.

:rock:

[Aramike]

Well finished my first run through. And I have to say its got me wanting to play it again. So thats probably why I'm speed running a Black Renegade Vangaurd Shepard through ME1.

My one gripe. Its too short, even with the planet scanning bull you have to go through to get minerals.Not a criticism on your comment, but just a thought: aren't all great experiences too short, when you come right down to it? :know:

[Arclight]

My thoughts exactly. :yep:

[Seth8530]

Can i play this game without having played mass effect 1 and still appreciate it?

[HunterICX]

Can i play this game without having played mass effect 1 and still appreciate it?

Yes, but be prepared to references of the first game a lot. at least thats what I've been told

---

I got Mass effect 1 recently, and I'm enjoying it a lot...I'm playing it at a step at the time instead of rushing into quests but heck...does my tasks pile up....after every quest I completed and plan to the next I get a transmission from the council or whoever out there....and I feel the urge to ignore the incomming calls or when its forces just to act as a jerk towards them.:haha:

HunterICX

[Wolfehunter]

Did someone tweak the punch bowl or did this guys drop in to the wrong thread? :hmmm: I have no idea what he just said. :nope:

[Dowly]

Can i play this game without having played mass effect 1 and still appreciate it?

The ME series is one whole story, you know, think of the LOTR trilogy for example. Like Hunter said, you can play the game without having played ME1, but you're missing the whole point then. ME1 shouldn't cost that much anymore so I'd suggest you get it and only after that get ME2 (and then ME3 when it comes out :O:).

[HunterICX]

just completed ME 1, talk about one epic ending :o

HunterICX

[Dowly]

Right, now go find ME2, before you forget what all happened in ME1. :DL

[HunterICX]

Right, now go find ME2, before you forget what all happened in ME1. :DL

Well, still have to play ME1 as a renegade :D

HunterICX

[Falkirion]

Fnished my Renegade run through ME1. Good fun, by the end of the game I felt untouchable as a vanguard.

Can't wait to see some of the options I skipped as a Paragon during my first run.

[Wolfehunter]

Well, still have to play ME1 as a renegade :D

HunterICXJoin the club bro.. :hulk: Being bad is better...

[onelifecrisis]

'lo chaps.

I haven't read the thread, but I just popped in to say: OMFG!

I have not been this obsessed with a game since... well... ever!?

In 20 years of gaming I've never seen anything quite like it. I'm not normally one for fanboy gushing but ****ing fricken heck this game is awesome. Mass Effect 3 in 2011? How the hell am I meant to wait that long? :wah:

I do have one complaint. WTF happened to Liara!? I'm all for character progression but this was more like character rewrite! And apart from one awkward kiss she acted all cold. I thought she lurved me. :cry:

[onelifecrisis]

Shepard: "I assume everything is going well up here?"

Joker: "Good for now. Fractured my thumb on the mute, but I think I made my point."

:haha: :har:

I forgot how much the ME dialogues made me laugh. Marvelous Bioware humour, as always.:rotfl2:

Damn, I missed that one! But yeah, there are some laugh out loud lines in the game, and really well delivered too. It's great to see a game company who can get humour right (not to mention drama).

[onelifecrisis]

Fish suck.

Boo the Space Hamster rules the galaxy!

I just couldn't buy it. Even on my "buy everything" playthrough. Even then I couldn't bring myself to buy it. It's the description. It says looks up at you with what seems like a knowing smile. Urgh!

[HunterICX]

hehe, same here OLC...the game hooked me onto it like no other game I've played lately...the last game that hooked me on so bad was Warcraft II on the PC.

the story, gameplay the character development...its just a interactive movie your playing and a very well done one.

still have to get ME2, but will do that soon.:yep:

Mass Effect 3 in 2011? How the hell am I meant to wait that long?

It's a small sacrifice, because a good story mustn't be rushed :03:

HunterICX

[onelifecrisis]

So you're playing ME1 at the moment?

Yeah, good point. Mustn't be rushed. *sigh*

[HunterICX]

Already played through ME1 once as a good guy with the original John Shepard.

now playing throught it again as a Renegade Vanguard class customized Shepard.
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/8581/myfist.jpg
and beeing a arsehole towards the council is funny :D
especialy when that turian counceler is bla bla bla about humans in a negative way in a transmission sesion on the Normandy I just ''Disconnect'' :haha:

And so far nobody lived after they tried to kill me and surrender, have a change of mind or claimed to have been possessed and try to explain there action.

HunterICX

[onelifecrisis]

Somehow I always managed to avoid pressing that disconnect button. But I really wanted to!

I've noticed a lot of people tend to play all-paragon or all-renegade. I prefer playing each option as it comes. I think "what would I do" and go with that. I tend to end up mostly paragon with some renegade points. Sometimes it's hard to predict exactly what a certain option will do, and I occasionally end up killing someone when all I wanted to do was intimidate them. This is made even worse with the paragon/renegade interrupts in ME2. I won't spoil anything for you but be aware that they can lead to unexpected results! :)

[HunterICX]

With the Original Shepard I did the same as you did, ''What would I have done''

Mostly paragon points I got from it with a little renegade here and there.

That part where you have to choose who your going to save, the one you ordered to do the nuke or the one with the other commandos....I thought it would contain a time limit or something and thinking I could save both I chose to go to the AA tower and rescue ashley go back and pick up kaidan....gosh was I suprised. So the Character Development part in ME is really good...because you really get attached to the crew of the Normandy and to make a choice...that gets hard.

HunterICX

[HunterICX]

:yeah: Got Mass Effect 2: Collectors Edition today :rock:

HunterICX

[onelifecrisis]

:yeah: Got Mass Effect 2: Collectors Edition today :rock:

HunterICX

Ah yes, the "collectors edition". We have dismissed that claim.

[HunterICX]

Ow crap, that Jack is something I don't think I like her on my ship that much...:D Joker would hate to see the hull paint beeing scratched when she punches a hole in it.

and Joker & EDI:har:

HunterICX

[HunterICX]

HUMANITY WILL RULE THE GALAXY! DEATH TO ALL REAPER SCUM!
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/5845/me1xr.jpg

(finished my 2nd playthrought of Mass effect 1 and made pretty much am the one that made sure that the annoying cuitadel council members are dead!)

HunterICX

[Dimitrius07]

Jack died in my case :dead:.

[HunterICX]

Finished my first playthrought in ME2 with my Renegade Vanguard.

the second game really feels like your middle in the trilogy, you want to get into 3 right away..:wah: but we'll have to wait.

HunterICX

[SgtPotato]

Hunter, you can mix paragon and renegade as you can. Some of my characters are 80% paragon and 20% renegade because I love to see some of the renegade interruption. Like breaking the Merc leader's neck, shot at the barrel hanging, and ended up to the result like this:

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m136/Solo_Wing_Pixy/Misc/1267308335733.jpg?t=1273933848

Gotta love that expression! :rotfl2:

[Spike88]

I just got back into playing the first ME. I'm currently on the moon destroying the VI that went out of whack. The last main story mission I completed was on Feros.

[aergistal]

Finished both on insanity a few times now. What I really liked in 2 was the miniature space hamster, a reference to Baldur's Gate. Remember Minsc?

[Arclight]

Previously, on Mass Effect: http://kotaku.com/5562466/previously-on-mass-effect

3min trailer recapping the plot that leads up to ME2. Nice primer if you haven't played the first game.

[Spike88]

So I've put close to 14 hours into ME1 and the last main mission I completed was the Feros mission. :haha:

I have three minor complaints about the games though. Keyword Minor.

For one I hate the Mako sections with a passion. It's so annoying when you're trying to get to something on a planet and your target is on a mountain. I spend 30 minutes trying to get to the top. :damn: Thank god they remove the Mako from ME2.

Two, 90% of the worlds you visit look exactly the same. Same holds true for their buildings and their building interiors.

Third, the game feels empty in terms of people to talk to(outside of the Citadel and Missions).

[Task Force]

Umm... Where in mass effect 1 can I find the Docks?

[aergistal]

Umm... Where in mass effect 1 can I find the Docks?

Do you mean the Docking Bay on Citadel? There's an elevator in C-Sec.

[Task Force]

Do you mean the Docking Bay on Citadel? There's an elevator in C-Sec.

DATS IT! Danke!

[aergistal]

DATS IT! Danke!

Bitte schön!

[Weiss Pinguin]

Played through the ME2 demo the other day, and then yesterday got the full game, so here we go :arrgh!:

[Task Force]

Played through the ME2 demo the other day, and then yesterday got the full game, so here we go :arrgh!:

Yep, Im starting ME2 after finishing ME1... its been 9 hours of playing and not ever 1/4 of the way through!

I will say one thing tho... This game has a good soundtrack, much better than most do.

[Weiss Pinguin]

I will say one thing tho... This game has a good soundtrack, much better than most do.
My favorite tune is probably Saren's theme, but it's all fantastic :yeah:

[Task Force]

Ok, anouther mass effect 1 question, what is a Husk considered, organic, or synthetic... im guessing synthetic, but a 2nd opinion is nice. (my anti organic lineup isnt really working against them)

[Weiss Pinguin]

Synthetic. Husks are just that, organics that have been stripped of everything organic and turned into cybernetic zombies.

[onelifecrisis]

Ok, anouther mass effect 1 question, what is a Husk considered, organic, or synthetic... im guessing synthetic, but a 2nd opinion is nice. (my anti organic lineup isnt really working against them)

In ME1 they are considered to be both synthetic and organic.

[Weiss Pinguin]

In ME1 they are considered to be both synthetic and organic.
Huh, tungsten rounds always seemed more effective than anti-personnel/shredder rounds against husks :hmmm:

[onelifecrisis]

Huh, tungsten rounds always seemed more effective than anti-personnel/shredder rounds against husks :hmmm:

Seemed?

I tested it and IIRC both types did extra damage to husks, but maybe I was mistaken.

[Weiss Pinguin]

Seemed?
I could be wrong as well, I never did any testing and was only speaking from personal experience with the buggers :hmm2: Tungsten/armor piercing seemed (there's that word again) to take them down a little faster, though I never personally used organic rounds vs synthetics once I got a hold of armor piercing ammo. I'll have to go back to ME1 and check it out...

[Task Force]

A shotgun with tungsten rounds loaded to the face did nicely.:p2: One to Three close range hits.

Hmm, I usualy use Incendiary, or schredder rounds myself.

[onelifecrisis]

Yeah, an ME1 shotgun will eat ME1 husks for breakfast. :DL

But...

ME2 shotgun = facepalm :nope: and ME2 husks = RUN AWAY!!! :o

[Task Force]

Yea, and anouther question, why did we go back in weapontry evolution to useing normal smaller amounts of aamo in ME2?:hmmm:

[onelifecrisis]

I think that when you combine the spending power of the gamers who write things like "wtf no reload. fail." the result is a shockingly large $$$.

"Think about how stupid the average person is. Then realise that half of the people in the world are more stupid than that." --George Carlin

[Weiss Pinguin]

I wouldn't mind the new reload mechanic if they hadn't given you such a ridiculously small amount of ammunition/thermal clips. 5 or so clips might be more than enough in a 'realistic' FPS, but when your gun is dealing out arbitrary amounts of damage per shot you end up burning through your assault rifle, and then your pistol in about 30 seconds of combat. My hardcore playthrough is going to be very interesting :lol:

[onelifecrisis]

^ wot he said :)

[Arclight]

Yea, and anouther question, why did we go back in weapontry evolution to useing normal smaller amounts of aamo in ME2?:hmmm:
They didn't: instead of overheating, it now ejects the sink and allows continued fire.

What they fail to explain is why heat doesn't dissipate from these sinks over time though. :nope:

[aergistal]

In both ME1/ME2 armor piercing ammo is better against husks.


ME2 shotgun = facepalm :nope: and ME2 husks = RUN AWAY!!! :o


ME2 Husks + Shockwave = what husks?

Only time on insanity when they were a problem was on that mission on Horizon, and only because of their companions. But with a bit of strategy... I'm not going in details so I won't spoil anything.

...but when your gun is dealing out arbitrary amounts of damage per shot you end up burning through your assault rifle, and then your pistol in about 30 seconds of combat. My hardcore playthrough is going to be very interesting :lol:

That's why it pays being an adept :DL

[Weiss Pinguin]

What they fail to explain is why heat doesn't dissipate from these sinks over time though. :nope:
Indeed. IMO a better way would've been to mix the mechanics: Instead of just having a set number of shots per heatsink, heat builds up but can dissipate over time (like the first game), but if it goes above a certain level you need to insert another (like the second). And maybe on top of that, the longer you use a heatsink the longer it takes to cool down until it eventually you have to swap it out anyway.


But oh well. Looking at the wiki the ammo situation apparently doesn't get much better with upgrades...

[onelifecrisis]

ME2 Husks + Shockwave = what husks?

Only time on insanity when they were a problem was on that mission on Horizon...

Um, are you saying your recommended attack for ME2 husks on insanity is... shockwave!? Surely I've misunderstood you...

[aergistal]

Um, are you saying your recommended attack for ME2 husks on insanity is... shockwave!? Surely I've misunderstood you...

When they come in large numbers and accompanied by abominations, shockwave does wonders dispersing and knocking them back. And if you have Heavy Shockwave it goes right trough them.

[onelifecrisis]

When they come in large numbers and accompanied by abominations, shockwave does wonders dispersing and knocking them back.

I suppose dispersing them and knocking them back is better than nothing, but I prefer to just kill them. ;) Seriously, shockwave vs husks on insanity!? :doh:

And if you have Heavy Shockwave it goes right trough them.

Um, no it doesn't. It doesn't even damage their armor. It just staggers them.

[aergistal]

Um, no it doesn't. It doesn't even damage their armor. It just staggers them.

We are talking about the blue, re-purposed zombie-like guys right? When I use shockwave on a group some of them are instantly killed...And the squad finishes the rest.

At least it worked for me :hmmm:

later edit:

sorry, you were right! It's been a while since I finished it. I remember now: on insanity they gain armor. I used Incinerate and Shockwave to keep them at bay though.

[Task Force]

Ok, Commander Sheaperds first tour of duty is almost done, do where is his character profile saved so I can import him to ME 2? So I can get killed, revived by cerberus, and then kill some more people as soon as im done with ME1...

[HunterICX]

Ok, Commander Sheaperds first tour of duty is almost done, do where is his character profile saved so I can import him to ME 2? So I can get killed, revived by cerberus, and then kill some more people as soon as im done with ME1...

It's SHEPARD!

just complete the ME1 game, then import the save to ME2 in the Configure panel of ME2 (Save Games)

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/3968/me2save.jpg

HunterICX

[Task Force]

yea yea yea, was in a hurry, didnt pay attention to spelling (like I ever do), this game dosent like to be ALT tabed...

Hmmf... no Resume to finish my last missions...:shifty:

Other than that this is a great game, just finished it after about 30 hours over the past week, now to start 2.

[Task Force]

And here is My issue.
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5063/62372643.jpg
Now where might this be located.(woops, bic pic...) Oah, I have the steam version if that helps.

[onelifecrisis]

Should be somewhere in [My] Documents\My Games\BioWare

[Task Force]

Dont tell me it didnt make the last save I need to do this... well... guess ill have to re do the end again...

[onelifecrisis]

Dont tell me it didnt make the last save I need to do this... well... guess ill have to re do the end again...

You don't have to make a special save. Just make sure you have "autosave" enabled in ME1.

[Task Force]

That I do.

[Task Force]

Good, works now! Now to play ME2 with my level 44 Shepard.

[onelifecrisis]

Have fun :DL

[SgtPotato]

Good, works now! Now to play ME2 with my level 44 Shepard.

You can replay your lvl 44 character to lvl 50 or 60 in ME1, unless if you want the bonuses in ME2?

[Task Force]

That I will do.:DL I Really Liked ME1, it is a good game.

[Task Force]

Yay, Ive completed ME2. Lost only one member. Mordin (spelling, never payed attenting to how his name is spelled)

Good game, even tho I still kinda liked 1 better. but 2 was still Very close behind.

[Task Force]

I am still playing with my old ME2 save. and decided to go to the cockpit to talk to joker on the mission, and I started talking to EDI.

After joker removed the block, you find alot of stuff out. Do it, if you havent. It is quite intresting.

[aergistal]

Yay, Ive completed ME2. Lost only one member. Mordin (spelling, never payed attenting to how his name is spelled)

Good game, even tho I still kinda liked 1 better. but 2 was still Very close behind.

Congrats! Paragon or renegade?

So much for salarians holding the line, eh..

[Task Force]

Err, I was just acouple of points away from full renegade. Lots, and lots of bullets!

(this was also from my ME1 Shepard, who was/is Renegade)

Kind of un-nerving tho to findout EDI has some Reaper programing in her from Soverign. lets hope she dosent go crazy in 3.

[Dowly]

Good job on brushing out the folder name, Barry. :haha:

[Task Force]

Darn Ferret!:har:

Ya know, The last fight in this game is not really hard, just annoying. I only lost once because of running out of aamo...

(dont spoil it for those who didnt play yet.)

[Task Force]

SO, im thinking of replaying the game! which class do youall surgest! Ive already done soldier.

[Arclight]

Infiltrator. :yep:

[Task Force]

Thats what I was also thinking of doin!

[Weiss Pinguin]

Sentinel was pretty fun when I played it, and the vanguard's biotic charge is supposed to be impressive. Went with soldier again myself so I could use the geth pulse rifle :cool:

[Falkirion]

My renegades a Vanguard. Charge is fun to use but be careful about where you use it and make sure you have barrier ready to use if things go pear shaped fast.

Prefer Soldier myself, fun and balanced class.

[Task Force]

Hmm, Think I will go Infiltrator this play through. Ive grown quite fond of the sniper rifles.

Think I will mess with Biotics in my 3rd play through.

[onelifecrisis]

Vanguard!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qgjrQPuX9M

[Highbury]

in ME2 you can only carry very limited sniper ammo.. but once you get a few upgrades and skill points, you won't need many rounds. Very few things will survive a headshot :yeah:

[Task Force]

in ME2 you can only carry very limited sniper ammo.. but once you get a few upgrades and skill points, you won't need many rounds. Very few things will survive a headshot :yeah:

Yep, got use to that with my soldier play through. After I got that anti-material sniper I couldnt keep aamo in it! All the bullets were in the enemys head!

[Spike88]

Mass Effect 2 is coming to the Ps3.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/111/1113393p1.html

Looks like I didn't have to buy it for the 360 after all. :haha:
Too bad it's too late. Oh well atleast I get to use my ME1 save file whenever I get around to playing ME2.

[Task Force]

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/105/index/4412257
Was browseing the Bioware forums, and came accrost this. check his sig for some more hidden dialog, some of the stuff they left out is pretty good.:yep:

[Raptor1]

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/105/index/4412257
Was browseing the Bioware forums, and came accrost this. check his sig for some more hidden dialog, some of the stuff they left out is pretty good.:yep:

Ha, not nearly as good as what was cut from Kotor 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3-JD658XcQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb_DYnKhPTg

[Lagger123987]

Mass Effect 2 is coming to the Ps3.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/111/1113393p1.html

Looks like I didn't have to buy it for the 360 after all. :haha:
Too bad it's too late. Oh well atleast I get to use my ME1 save file whenever I get around to playing ME2.

It's a sign that ME3 will be for all three platforms PC, 360 and PS3, maybe release a trilogy version like a year after with a lot of bonus content.

[Task Force]

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/292/masseffect2201008261941.jpg
Anyone else knotice this? that wasnt ilos silly legion!
(he is still my favorite character tho, IMO probaly the best, and most intresting. He has alot of cool stuff to tell you of. You have to talk to him before, and after the last mission to find it all tho)

[Task Force]

Spoilers* you dont want the end game boss thingy spoiled, dont look.







http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5605/masseffect2201008270007.jpg
Ive came to a conclusion, about this thingy... That what you see in mass effect 2, the funny human reaper cyborg terminator thing. Is what the Brain of a reaper looks like, and what you see in the first game, is the shell of it. This would actualy go inside of the squid shaped ship you see in the first game. Hence why the area its in is so large...
http://i50.tinypic.com/wcb6ug.jpg
(hence the concept art)

[Task Force]

Ok, so Ive played through the game 2 times now. and I must say. im a bit dissapointed with it. The first time through I just wanted to see how things would go, didnt pay attention to the story really.

But now that I actualy payed attantion to the story. It feels quite weak. If I didnt know better id think it was a family talk show where everyone tells the host about their problems, and they go take care of it.

Some how I feel the first game had a different writer, or something along those lines because of how different these games feel. also In my first playthrough I never knoticed how dummed down it feels. Almost like a 3rd person shooter with some RPG stuff added. also anouther dissapointment is the lack of exploration. I actualy miss the mako.:doh:

The final part of the game also is too easy. Even on Insanity I only managed to get killed twice because of those stupid husks.

Oah well, I hope they dont mess the third game up, and that the end boss is less annoying.

[Arclight]

They went a bit overboard. :yep:

Inventory in 1 was terrible, so they took it out completely. Some kind of management would have sufficed.

Planetary exploration in the Mako was too time-consuming, so they took it out completely. Taking a shuttle down to scan the planet up close would have been an option, landing or launching a mako to check places of interest afterwards.

Elevators took too long, so they went back to loading screens. Maybe they could have optimized the elevator system. At least it was a good place for some banter or hearing a news broadcast. (I honestly rarely used the news stations in ME2)

[Task Force]

Yea, but myself, oddly liked the mako. It was different. just wish they refined the planet stuff. the main issue was the planets themselfs, with 80 degree angles, and no plant life of any kind. (and dont get me started about that stupid hammerhead)

Even tho The guns in the first game was just copyed and pasted, at least as you leveled up they did get better. you just use the same old fiew guns for most of the 2nd game. (and the shotguns suck from my experience)

I must say tho, im glad about those damn elevators, tho I often have loading screens longer than they were.

[Task Force]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR558wTjOUU
*Extreme spoilers!

Here we go, This series of vedios basicly covers some of the ME2 issues.

[Arclight]

Though it does have it's own issues... why doe people assume there's only 1 more Reaper, for example? By the game's definition alone, it's a race. Kinda implies there's more than one, right? :doh:

[Task Force]

you talking about the "reapers" the squidy things, or the human thing

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100206110822/masseffect/images/6/69/Reaper_fleet.png
Yea, theres more than one.
(I must say sovereign looked cooler.)

[SgtPotato]

I'll bet you can count how many reapers in this picture, task. :arrgh!:

[Weiss Pinguin]

http://knowyourmeme.com/i/000/060/323/original/reapers_.jpg?1279570792

I agree the end boss was ridiculously easy, but I really felt like it was a giant, massive monster smashing up the little pancake I was sitting on. Maybe it was just me, but I thought they got the sense of scale right. (Then again I was playing on a projector screen :smug:)

Also agree with Arclight on all points (Except maybe inventory... :shifty:), although at least the loading times were mercifully short compared to ME1.

[Arclight]

you talking about the "reapers" the squidy things, or the human thing
Ehm, squidy thing. :lol:

[Task Force]

I agree the end boss was ridiculously easy, but I really felt like it was a giant, massive monster smashing up the little pancake I was sitting on. Maybe it was just me, but I thought they got the sense of scale right. (Then again I was playing on a projector screen :smug:)


Hmmm...
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/5577/masseffect2010081612084.jpg
sov/nazara! (cool name)
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/6951/masseffect2010081612244.jpg
http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/7130/masseffect2201008271314.jpg
old termanoid! about to get a nuke in his face!(sorry about size, are have to fix it eventualy.)

In the end, sovereign wins! (Harbinger dosent come close, has a really stupid voice, and dosent realy seem too "alien" more like a winey kid.)

I also found Saren was a harder boss, and that the first games music was better


Also agree with Arclight on all points (Except maybe inventory... :shifty:), although at least the loading times were mercifully short compared to ME1.

It was quicker in the first game for me. the elevators werent really all too long, but for me I was in loading screens for quite alot of time.

[Task Force]

I'll bet you can count how many reapers in this picture, task. :arrgh!:

I read someone counted around 2xx reapers. dont remember where.

[Weiss Pinguin]

I also found Saren was a harder boss, and that the first games music was better
Definitely agree on Saren, but I kinda prefer the new theme. The old one I didn't much care for, just not to my tastes. But that's just me.

It was quicker in the first game for me. the elevators werent really all too long, but for me I was in loading screens for quite alot of time.
Well I'm playing on an Xbox, dunno if that has any effect on it.

[Falkirion]

Xbox version can run similar to the PC, loading times can be mitigated if you install the game first.

Saren was definitely the hardest boss in ME1. Still great that you could make him do something before the battle if you had a high enough paragon/renegade rating.

I like the music in ME1 more than ME2, but the sound tracks in both are pretty damn good.

[Wolfehunter]

First game was better all around. Second was a cheap cop out. Sure better graphics and sound effects. But story sucked. I give ME2 better Character interaction that was an improvement over ME1. I like Jokers relationship with AI. Some nice catchy dialogue was a bonus.

But the game combat and total rape of the first version. really sucked.. I like the mako explorations. I like the scenery. Sure there was some repetitive textures. But over all it was nice. Now if you like clicking a 2D drop anal probs on planets for hours... i'll choose the mako any day.

I fear ME3 will suck even more. I've given up on it ME2. Fun factor ended really fast at the final combat with the T-100000 Contra cyborg that looks like a bad atari game from the 80's. Pathetic....

ME was great for a console game. I hate console games but ME passed.

ME2 sucked royally. Total console conversion. Why they put it on PC? Oh ya money... I forgot. :nope:

[Task Force]

*wolfe`s post


yep, my thoughts also. and have the same feelings about ME3.

oah well, maby the third time will be the charm.:hmmm:

and also, where are my ME1 decisions? what, all I get is a email, no real effect? it dosent feel like its a series, it feels like stand alones. that dont seem to really tie in all to much. I just hope there is less "hey shepard, my daddy is gonna do X could you help me with it"

also I hope he old characters do not get Liaraed, the part she had... well sucked. along with garrus, other than in 2 parts of the games he is working on the guns... those must be some high maintnence guns.

[Weiss Pinguin]

those must be some high maintnence guns
Those might not be the only guns he's calibrating :D

[Task Force]

Ya know, there are two ways I can take that! :lol:

ya know, he was always working on the mako also, and it still handled like crap...

[Weiss Pinguin]

ya know, he was always working on the mako also, and it still handled like crap...
I rest my case :smug:

[HunterICX]

But the game combat and total rape of the first version. really sucked.. I like the mako explorations. I like the scenery. Sure there was some repetitive textures. But over all it was nice. Now if you like clicking a 2D drop anal probs on planets for hours... i'll choose the mako any day.


I hated the mako bits, the planets where a complete utter barfed out mess that is randomly created in some 3D map editor.

I do agree, in ME2 you're stuck that you probe and landed...but at least I skipped the crappy part where I looked at a landscape that was uninspiring for that alone screw the mako rides.

probing the planets well, I never focused on it...and mixed it in between the missions when I felt like upgrading some stuff, it's a crappy job but someone has to do it.

also those ME1 side missions....:damn: land, roam around that awfull landscape and do physically impossible things with the mako to get as fast to the location you need to be....just to get to the same kind of bunker or warehouse to kill some badies that hardly contribute anything to the actual story...it's crap like that that makes ME1 replay value having the same crapfactor as probing the planets in ME2...it's something you dont want to do...but it's neccesary to get some more exp, money/resources or some items and ofcourse the feeling that you don't leave too much out when you end the game.

the combat in ME1 is horrible, when ever I REALLY want to cover it doesn't and whenever I want to charge I passed a wall or hit a boc or something I went into cover when I didn't want too :damn: that stupid crap costed me countless times of loading save game and start a bit back and just getting more and more frustated. Also if you take a different class which isn't trained to use let's say a sniper rifle and/or assault rifle...why do I carry that/those damn thing(s) around just to screw me up whenever in combat and want to switch weapon with my mousewheel and scroll the wrong way and get the damn weapon(s) I can't use.

also what's up with the sniper rifle in ME1? I hated it....in ME2 it's at least something that's stable and you can properly aim with it.

the ME1 inventory, too much crap....couldn't they list it with counters as in let's say Ammo Piercing rounds x 5 , Heat Sink II x 2 or something? no you get this endless craplist of junk which is hard to sort out when you don't feel like wasting your time to get +5% more damage.

I was glad that I didn't had that crap in ME2.

the story in ME1 is indeed a bit more satisfying in the end, it gives you a good feeling. ME2 story does more explaining but the ending is a bit duller then 1 but I see it in between and you want to get to the 3th game right away to have the total story of Mass Effect

the end bosses....they both suck...Saren is easy as hell heck I had more dificulty to kill Benezia with those Geth Snipers and Asari commando's around you...with saren just walk around the track near the wall sideways and keep shooting him...it's a no brainer...same goes for big ass reaper in ME2...but he's easier...as he's too slow cover, shoot , cover shoot cover shoot.

I like both games, both have their pros and cons, I find ME1 a bit more frustating here and there

HunterICX

[Task Force]

Saren, easy HA... took me 40 mins to kill him because of the funny red gernade things he kept throwing. Hell, I died 3 times.

and the new cover system... shepard in ME2 was stuck to the wall when I wanted him to run. killed me over 10 times because he wouldnt move.

[HunterICX]

Saren, easy HA... took me 40 mins to kill him because of the funny red gernade things he kept throwing. Hell, I died 3 times.

Died once in all my play throughts when fighting Saren on all dificulties.

and the new cover system... shepard in ME2 was stuck to the wall when I wanted him to run. killed me over 10 times because he wouldnt move.

never had that happen, only when sprinting Shepard seems not to be able to turn left or right.

HunterICX

[Wolfehunter]

I hated the mako bits, the planets where a complete utter barfed out mess that is randomly created in some 3D map editor.

True but far better than 2D anal probs. :salute:

I do agree, in ME2 you're stuck that you probe and landed...but at least I skipped the crappy part where I looked at a landscape that was uninspiring for that alone screw the mako rides.

I still like the idea of exploring. I'm old timer gamer. I like the time to walk on worlds. Not my fault the DEV team sucked at making interesting worlds or they're just cheap?

probing the planets well, I never focused on it...and mixed it in between the missions when I felt like upgrading some stuff, it's a crappy job but someone has to do it.

Upgrading the ship is a cool feature. They could have done more.. The upgrade system for the guns was ok.. I preferred the ME1 system though.

also those ME1 side missions....:damn: land, roam around that awfull landscape and do physically impossible things with the mako to get as fast to the location you need to be....just to get to the same kind of bunker or warehouse to kill some badies that hardly contribute anything to the actual story...it's crap like that that makes ME1 replay value having the same crapfactor as probing the planets in ME2...it's something you dont want to do...but it's neccesary to get some more exp, money/resources or some items and ofcourse the feeling that you don't leave too much out when you end the game.

So blame the DEV team for ****ty job on the variaty of textures, maps and imagination. But in ME2 Its even WORSE! Dumb down further. :nope:

the combat in ME1 is horrible, when ever I REALLY want to cover it doesn't and whenever I want to charge I passed a wall or hit a boc or something I went into cover when I didn't want too :damn: that stupid crap costed me countless times of loading save game and start a bit back and just getting more and more frustated. Also if you take a different class which isn't trained to use let's say a sniper rifle and/or assault rifle...why do I carry that/those damn thing(s) around just to screw me up whenever in combat and want to switch weapon with my mousewheel and scroll the wrong way and get the damn weapon(s) I can't use.

I hate ME2 combat duck and cover **** system. It you run and bang into a wall your stuck and ****ed over. By the time you get unstuck your dead. They designed the game for Consoles not PC layouts. I can't stand that system. If they make a PC game they have more resources available for them to add value to combat experience not hinder it because ooops its for Consoles. :down:

also what's up with the sniper rifle in ME1? I hated it....in ME2 it's at least something that's stable and you can properly aim with it.

Don't know never used it much. Use my pistol mostly... :woot:

the ME1 inventory, too much crap....couldn't they list it with counters as in let's say Ammo Piercing rounds x 5 , Heat Sink II x 2 or something? no you get this endless craplist of junk which is hard to sort out when you don't feel like wasting your time to get +5% more damage.

I like the older system better. I like the variety of choices. Dev's could have done a better job in making better quality items instead of repetitive crap. Again its about doing the job right the first time.. Still In ME2 they cut back on everything for the sake of profits. Not quality. :yawn:

the end bosses....they both suck...Saren is easy as hell heck I had more dificulty to kill Benezia with those Geth Snipers and Asari commando's around you...with saren just walk around the track near the wall sideways and keep shooting him...it's a no brainer...same goes for big ass reaper in ME2...but he's easier...as he's too slow cover, shoot , cover shoot cover shoot. You talking about Sovereign's avatar or Saren? Saren Didn't take me long to finish hims since he did the job himself. Sovereign's avatar was interesting since he's tough and fast. Reaper I agree with you. Joke... I don't know if I should laugh or cry for the waist of my time. :doh:

I like both games, both have their pros and cons, I find ME1 a bit more frustating here and there Agreed. We could go on forever too.. ;) Its a matter of taste and ME2 has lost its flavour for me. One of those cheap bubble gums that don't last long.... ME1 is better tasting gum... :smug:

[Task Force]

also, poor shepard forgot to crouch in death...:wah: Poor shepard, suffering from altimers and he is still under 40.

I also found the second game felt like it wasnt letting me explore. it was very linear, and felt like I was running in a tunnel.

I know I did one mission where I went to a planet, pressed 4 buttons and left! :{O

Tho I did like Omega.

*and to add to ma little rant.

The new weapons system, sucked in my opinion, yeas the weapon aamo powers were better, its easyer to press 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 to do a power than choose it from the equipment screen. but the gun upgrades didnt really do it for me. Never knoticed them much. just a gun that sucked just abit less.

and the aamo system... they could have done it better.

have heat sinks, have them heat up as in ME1, but have them be effective. over time it starts to build up heat quicker because it is getting old, and you have to eject it and add a new one. and when you runout you can still fire but it builds up quicker. And if you overheat the gun, you can keep fireing but you can damage the gun, to the point evenualy where it stops working/ malfunctioning, and you have to get a new one from the ship. I know I died afiew times because of the new aamo system, and running out.

[Weiss Pinguin]

I agree with Hunter on all points. But as I said, I'm playing on a console; from what I'm reading if I had ME2 on the PC I might feel a little differently ;)

[Task Force]

I would say some of the gameplay is better in the second game, yes the combat is abit more streamlined, and the sniper rifles dont wobble like crazy (tho in ME2 they are way to stable) my main issue would be with the story, an example would be when you are attacking the ship, shepard says for joker to close in on them... BIG mistake. which *******s the mission that otherwise seems to go off without a problem.

*Also anouther issue, alot of people didnt wear armor. Those clothes must have some great bullet proof propertys!

IIRC the only people who do have armor are garrus, shepard, zaeed, grunt, legion... and I think thats it.

a good example is Samara, yea, she has a biotic barrier, but when she looses that, and is down to health. she just has that silly suit between her and a hail of projectiles. It dosent feel like we are fighting with a "group of soldiers who are ready for a fight"

[Task Force]

http://masseffect.bioware.com/
and now something good that I have to say about ME2 (lair of the shadow broaker trailer)! looks like it will be pretty good.

[HunterICX]

:haha:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOiadBeRCpg

I nearly fell of my chair just walking to joker and get to hear this. :har:

HunterICX

[Highbury]

:haha:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOiadBeRCpg

I nearly fell of my chair just walking to joker and get to hear this. :har:

HunterICX

That is awesome, haven't heard that one yet. I should give both ME's another playthrough. It's been awhile AND I now have a wonderfully geeky N7 hoody my wife bought for me at Comic Con to wear while I do it. :D

[Task Force]

Lol, yep, joker is a much better (and funnier) character in this game.

And in other news... Lair of the shadow broaker was pretty good. tho It could have been longer, had abit more conversation. But I will say I was not expecting what the shadow broaker was.

[Task Force]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTp7sqq-RsM&feature=related
(ME1 sovereign speach... in german.)
I must say, sovereign sounds much creepyer in german, the characters not so much.

[HunterICX]

I think you just find the German Language sound scary, I find them sound pretty much the same which is good...can't say the same for the other characters :-?

currently finishing another playthrough (Ilos) with a Defualt setup Shepard (John Shepard, Soldier Class, Survivor)
reaching level 50 done all the side missions I could find and shaped him the way I would choose things so currently its around 70 - 80 % paragon and around 50 % Renegade.

HunterICX

[Schroeder]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTp7sqq-RsM&feature=related
(ME1 sovereign speach... in german.)
I must say, sovereign sounds much creepyer in german, the characters not so much.
Oh god, they pronounce the names in a German way.:damn:
The entire voice acting sucked pretty much (a common problem with dubbed video games in Germany). I know why I'm always trying to get an English version of games.

BTW I was also somewhat disappointed with ME2.
There were so many things that didn't make sense and after passing the Omega 4 really it really fell apart. Injection tubes that are retracting their armor after you fought a bunch of baddies just to cover the surviving tubes again and send in the next bunch of baddies, rinse and repeat. Oh come on, that would have made sense in something like Duke Nukem but not in a game that I am supposed to take seriously.:damn:
A three eyed skeleton? Was that supposed to be somewhat creepy or something? To top it of it was always moving in the same pattern all the time.:damn:

Well the games was pretty good over all, but it could have been so much better.

[HunterICX]

Yeah some bits had a arcade feeling to it, like the Mass Effect core in the derelict Reaper...that opens, you hit it , closed, fight a wave of husks and repeat....best way to deal with it is to get the M-920 Cain (that nuclear heavy weapon) when you enter the room do not move the core will stay open 1 hit and it's done.


Well the games was pretty good over all, but it could have been so much better.

perhaps Me3 will have the best of both according to the Mass Effect Wikia about the early game play reveal:


Gameplay
As Mass Effect 3 is still early in development, only gameplay development goals have been outlined publicly, and these are subject to change.







In a presentation by Lead Gameplay Designer Christina Norman, at the Game Developer's Conference in March 2010, titled Where Did My Inventory Go? Refining Gameplay in Mass Effect 2, Norman outlined her goals for Mass Effect 3.These included:

Richer RPG features.
More combat options.
More complex enemies.
While Norman also noted that "nobody liked" the mining mechanic in Mass Effect 2, Casey Hudson later stated in an interview that mining will not be abandoned completely in Mass Effect 3, but acknowledged concerns about its speed and that the game relied upon it too heavily in parts of the story.
In an interview with PC Zone magazine in August 2010, Casey Hudson stated that Mass Effect 3 will continue, with adjustments, the approach of Mass Effect 2 by focusing on "an awesome sense of exploration, intense combat, a deep and non-linear story that's affected by your actions, and rich customisation of your armour, weapons and appearance" instead of an approach where the player "(equips the) hero by sifting through an inventory of hundreds of miscellaneous items and spend hours fiddling with numerical statistics", noting the "overwhelmingly positive" response Mass Effect 2 received for its approach.
Vehicle based exploration may make a return in Mass Effect 3. Casey Hudson has indicated that the vehicle exploration segment of the Mass Effect 2 DLC pack Overlord was an attempt at addressing issues players had with the exploration segments in the original Mass Effect, and lessons learned from its implementation will be used to implement similar segments in Mass Effect 3.


HunterICX

[Schroeder]

BTW wasn't there something about free download contend like the Normandy crashsite?
I can only find stuff you have to pay for.:-?

[HunterICX]

BTW wasn't there something about free download contend like the Normandy crashsite?
I can only find stuff you have to pay for.:-?

You have the Cerberus network key?

go to http://social.bioware.com/home.php

(create a account if you haven't done that yet, but I think you already have on since you also got the ''Bring down the sky'' DLC content for Mass Effect)

if you're done with that, just log in and put the cerberus key into ''redeem promo code'' under profile and after that the DLC you've unlocked will show in ''Your registered Game promotions''

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/4339/bioware.jpg

HunterICX

[Task Force]

Hmm, well, ME3 will hopefully use the best from both games (tho they really need to work on the emotions I beleive, a good example would be the people being taken by the collecters, you are never given a chance to feel sorry for them).

I hope they let you fight the real enemy more, In the 2nd game you only fight the Collecters three times. I dont know, and the Merchs didnt feel like a threat and my Vanguard shepard felt much weaker. (no throw, no barrier.) and also the fact that everyone has armor that biotics do not work seem to work on.

[Weiss Pinguin]

I really hope they sort out the heatsink/ammo deal and go back to planetside exploration, but without the gawdawful Mako :yep:

[Task Force]

have heat sinks, have them heat up as in ME1, but have them be effective. over time it starts to build up heat quicker because it is getting old, and you have to eject it and add a new one. and when you runout you can still fire but it builds up quicker. And if you overheat the gun, you can keep fireing but you can damage the gun, to the point evenualy where it stops working/ malfunctioning, and you have to get a new one from the ship. I know I died afiew times because of the new aamo system, and running out.

I still like this Idea instead of the aamo thing. and have a vehicle with decent controls.

[Schroeder]

@Hunter

Thanks.:salute:

[Weiss Pinguin]

I still like this Idea instead of the aamo thing. and have a vehicle with decent controls.
Or if they don't get rid of the ammo system, at least give us some freakin pouches to put more magazines in :damn: It's ridiculous how little ammo you can carry at a time.

[Task Force]

http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Cerberus_Daily_News_-_August_2010#08.2F15.2F2010

Hmmm... I have a feeling that some of the stuff (the Ghost Ship parts)in this may have a part in ME3.:hmmm: (and is quite intresting to read)

[Task Force]

So, I was searching you tube today, and was woundering what the crew death scenes looked like (cause I only lost one person so far)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkRxe_R6SqI&feature=related

[Arclight]

*"where's that bloody thread... Ah!*

Right, might have picked up on the news of upcoming DLC: it's official, and aparently the last one. This particular release is an attempt to bridge the gap between ME2 and ME3;

Entitled “Arrival”, the new adventure will see Shepherd sent to the “border of the galaxy” “to rescue a female undercover agent that might have evidence for an upcoming Reaper invasion”.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/03/18/final-mass-effect-2-dlc-hits-march-29th/

[Task Force]

This month just keeps getting better.:DL cant wait for that, had a bunch of bio ware points sitting dormant in my account just waiting for this kind of stuff.

[SgtPotato]

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/198385_201759416518332_136219176405690_680366_2615 7_n.jpg

Man, Admiral Hackett looks badass... and sexy, too! :yeah: But, does he look lik Zaeed's brother?

[Task Force]

yes, but that backs up his badassness.

[HunterICX]

and is voiced by Lance Henriksen :yeah: aka ''Bishop'' in Aliens

HunterICX

[Task Force]

WOOT! First preview of the new DLC! It looks FKing awesome!!!
(NVM, video was taken down...)

BTW, Spoilers there are afiew.
Its the first 22 mins of the DLC, so id say the dlc is about 2 to 4 hours.

[Weiss Pinguin]

Maybe now I'll finally get around to finishing up my current playthrough :hmmm:

[Task Force]

Maybe now I'll finally get around to finishing up my current playthrough :hmmm:

Lol, yea, gotta finish my current play through.

[Task Force]

http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/03/28/mass-effect-2-arrival-launch-trailer
Heck ya! we have a trailer!

[Weiss Pinguin]

Well, it's downloaded and waiting for me to finish my playthrough. Man I've got so far to go still, I haven't even been attacked by the collectors yet...

[Wolfehunter]

I'm wondering if EVE is working with the team of MASS EFFECT to bring us a new EVE gameplay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45mlVuLs_Nw&feature=player_embedded

Very cool....

[onelifecrisis]

I'm getting worried about Bioware. It seems their latest offerings (DA2 and Arrival) were both poo. I hope they get ME3 right. If not, I may have to add Casey Hudson to my lottery hit list.

Actually I might add him anyway for being such an annoying poser twat, but that's a different matter altogether.

[Task Force]

hmm, i didn't think arrival was that bad.. short, and a bit rushed, but not bad for a 4$ DLC i believe. (and DA2 is made by a different team than ME, so i wouldn't worry too much about that. Though i hope its better than ME 2 was, as I didn't really like 2.)