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precision posted:One thing I noticed is that EDI actually gets angry and yells a lot. Obviously she has some semblance of emotion (why else is she hot for Joker) but... drat. I thought her original writer said she was incapable of anger, what with being essentially equipment and all. I guess it got tossed by the new writers. It does seem like it could easily be good or bad. Hey, which is funnier in this DLC, Ash or Kaidan. I just want to know which playthrough I should take in. I'm leaning towards Ash because she doesn't get to do much of anything in the vanilla game. VVVEdit: Ah, nice. That sounds pretty good. I hope that Ash is more than movable background as well. Geostomp fucked around with this message at 00:27 on Mar 9, 2013 |
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Geostomp posted:Hey, which is funnier in this DLC, Ash or Kaidan. I just want to know which playthrough I should take in. I'm leaning towards Ash because she doesn't get to do much of anything in the vanilla game. I dunno about Ashley, but one of the party conversations for Kaiden involves him swearing to the crew that no, he doesn't use hair gel, it's just a static charge buildup from his L-2 amp. Also, "beef, bacon, and beer: the foods of my people" 
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I'm now playing through ME1 for the first time. drat, this game handles so differently; it's unreal. I must've died 3-4 times in my Normal run of ME3 and I've already doubled that count in the first few levels here.
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TheLoser posted:I'm now playing through ME1 for the first time. drat, this game handles so differently; it's unreal. I must've died 3-4 times in my Normal run of ME3 and I've already doubled that count in the first few levels here. Yeah, ME1's difficulty is a lot more front loaded because you're much more dependant on gear level and skill point investment. Gun accuracy dependant on skill points, the long initial cooldowns meaning skills won't be used so often at first, your armour actually being the basis for your defense instead of a bonus... Once you get some levels and better gear (around level 10? Certainly by the 20s) it gets better, and after 30 or 40 you're just unstoppable.
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Yeah ME1 basically was "hard" until you were able to endlessly cycle powers. After that, the whole game was trivial.
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precision posted:Sadly, Cortez seems to have been really sidelined, unless I missed something. Hopefully that's fixed if you romance him (which I still haven't done...)   but at the end it just didn't get prioritized for whatever reason, which is too bad.His romance scene is quite nice though, and he actually gets two of them; one where he and James go to Shepard's place to watch a "bioti-ball" game but James takes off when he senses he's being a fifth wheel (with the most amazing expression imaginable), and another that ends with sexytimes in the back of the shuttle which, let's be honest here, is the most fitting possible resolution to a Cortez romance. It's not as snarky or tongue-in-cheek as some of the other romances and just goes straight for the fuzzy-fluffy puppy love jugular. The entire DLC is just fanservice done right, really.
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What's actually really nice about Citadel is that you're never locked out of stuff for not having romanced someone, like you were in ME2. For example, in both of the Cortez scenes BrianWilly just mentioned, you can still do them even if you haven't romanced him! It's just that in one case you'd be all flirty and poo poo and in the other you're not. I think the one with the biggest change would probably be Jack's second one Not-romance Jack shows up with a biotically powered Varren that's totally a metaphor for her own life Romance Jack gives Shepard a tattoo. Maybe Garrus' too Either you play wingman for him or you do the tango
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Yeah I do like that Jack gets a...um..."puppy"...if you don't romance her because in that situation, when she's not with Shepard, she obviously needs another outlet for her affections. (Not saying she's boning the puppy but y'get what I mean.)
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SubponticatePoster posted:I'm wondering if that isn't the director's fault. He can clearly do great voices, so why make the hero of your epic sound like a wooden post? That has more to do with how Meer approached the role. If you ever listen to him and Hale talk about Shep they really come from totally opposite ends.
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Mazerunner posted:What's actually really nice about Citadel is that you're never locked out of stuff for not having romanced someone, like you were in ME2. For example, in both of the Cortez scenes BrianWilly just mentioned, you can still do them even if you haven't romanced him! It's just that in one case you'd be all flirty and poo poo and in the other you're not. Apparently Tali starts singing along to Fleet & Flotilla if you're romancing her. Since I'm boring as hell and went with Liara this runthrough, what's her non-romance scene like? Exactly the same until you grab her arm?
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Speaking of romance scenes, the Paragon interrupt when you first see Traynor after not-you steals the Normandy made me grin like crazy and was just perfect. Also the toothbrush. Holy poo poo, the loving toothbrush.
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So, are we ever going to merge the two single-player threads now that all of the DLC is out? Both of these threads will probably see a drop-off in activity once the Citadel DLC hype dies down, since there's no more Mass Effect coming any time soon.
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VirtualStranger posted:So, are we ever going to merge the two single-player threads now that all of the DLC is out? Honestly, I've never even been to the other thread.
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Haha, holy crap origin DLC is expensive. $18NZD for one DLC? Uhhh, yeah. No thanks, that's almost as much as the trilogy (which is still $90 on Origin, I got it for $20 from Amazon).
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VirtualStranger posted:So, are we ever going to merge the two single-player threads now that all of the DLC is out?
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Especially with how (until this last week) relentlessly negative the spoiler thread has been.
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This thread seems more about gameplay, and I rarely visit it, so I prefer the two threads.
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I was reading the OP over just for kicks and I noticed the bit about the bug with Kaidan being alive apparently screwing up Gabby/Ken/Javik conversions. Has that actually been fixed via patch by now or do I need to remember to do that fix later (if I ever get that far in the game)? Also, apropos of nothing, I will never not be amused by the shepface in the "is it a banshee?" section of the Vanguard Chart.  (edit) Hell let's have another one while I'm in here. Are tech combos somehow activated different than biotic combos? Does the victim have to die from the detonator or something? I started an Engineer and can't quite work out why they're being unreliable. Ciaphas fucked around with this message at 06:24 on Mar 9, 2013 |
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Mar 9, 2013 06:04
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When's the best time to play the Leviathan and Omega missions?
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I know I'm a looooooong way behind you all, but oh God I just finished Priority: Tuchanka  Farewell sweet Mordin, you were the best of all the Salarians. Also I'm sorry about that whole destroying Maelon's data thing, Eve  Still, the bit with the Thresher Maw was amazing.
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How do I make the Cerberus thing when you log in to ME2 not fail every single time? edit: Geth Primes are really hard on insanity! Elysiume fucked around with this message at 08:41 on Mar 9, 2013 |
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Jerusalem posted:Also I'm sorry about that whole destroying Maelon's data thing, Eve You monster 
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404GoonNotFound posted:You monster It made sense to me at the time! How was I know that EVERYBODY but the Salarian Dalatrass would change their mind about what was for the best for the Galaxy! At least Wrex is still my space-buddy 
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So I am a crazy person and bought this for the PC today. I already logged a shitload of time into the xbox version, but new pc + actually having people to play with on pc, so yeah. But anyways, I downloaded one of the ME2 saves from the website in the OP so that it doesn't give me all those lovely default choices, but I'm having trouble getting the save to come up when I go to the 'import me2 save' option for a new game. Where do I need to put the save file, and how do I need to format it? Thanks in advance, I'm an idiot when it comes to software stuff.Chasiubao posted:Holy dick is ME1's combat harder than 2 or 3 Yeah the combat is ridiculous in the first game, it's pretty hard to go back to.
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Ciaphas posted:I was reading the OP over just for kicks and I noticed the bit about the bug with Kaidan being alive apparently screwing up Gabby/Ken/Javik conversions. Has that actually been fixed via patch by now or do I need to remember to do that fix later (if I ever get that far in the game)? otherwise you can use a Gibbed editor fix. quote:(edit) Hell let's have another one while I'm in here. Are tech combos somehow activated different than biotic combos? Does the victim have to die from the detonator or something? I started an Engineer and can't quite work out why they're being unreliable. previously you would require an enemy's death to trigger a fire or ice explosion. Tech explosions will always trigger (but are quite weak). post Omega/recent multiplayer dlc & patches, you no longer require an enemy to die, you should be able to trigger fire and ice explosions while the enemy is alive. Tech explosions should work as normal. try incinerate --> warp, it should explode instantly. Warp will detonate everything, same with throw. you can also detonate incinerate with overload and cyro with incinerate and overload (but not the other way around). Energy drain will detonate only if the enemy you use it on has shields active or is synthetic. that should be correct, feel free to play around with it.
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So I got Mass Effect 2 for PC way back during release and completed it but never got around to getting 3. However, very recently someone gifted it to me for the 360. Is it possible to somehow import the ME2 PC save file to the 360 for ME3 to recognize or not?
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Elysiume posted:Are either of the ME3 weapon DLCs worthwhile? I'd say yes. The two exceptionally good weapons are the Venom Shotgun and the Typhoon LMG, but I can't remember if they're in the same pack or not. Also the Kishook sniper rifle. That thing is nasty. My favourite moment in Citadel is when they're all trapped in the archives, and Shepard's ignoring his squadmates, idly going "I don't sound like that... do I? I should GO... I SHOULD go..." to himself. Also Wrex. Everything Wrex does is simply magical in Citadel. If you don't take him on EVERY combat mission in the DLC, you're missing out on the best lines. 
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Elysiume posted:Are either of the ME3 weapon DLCs worthwhile? Yes. Both of them. They both have 7 weapons and cost $2 each. I just said this in the other thread, but 14 guns for $4 is a great deal. (29 cents per gun, to be precise) Here are both of them: http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Mass_Effect_3:_Firefight_Pack http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Mass_Effect_3:_Groundside_Resistance_Pack
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404GoonNotFound posted:I dunno about Ashley, but one of the party conversations for Kaiden involves him swearing to the crew that no, he doesn't use hair gel, it's just a static charge buildup from his L-2 amp.
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I loved Mass Effect however threw my toys out of the pram when they messed up the ending, I swore I would never buy ME3 DLC. However is the new DLC in the Citadel worth it? I still love the universe so have been thinking of giving it a go.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:I'd say yes. The two exceptionally good weapons are the Venom Shotgun and the Typhoon LMG, but I can't remember if they're in the same pack or not. Also the Kishook sniper rifle. That thing is nasty. For my money, the Venom shotgun is flat-out the best weapon in the game. Its cluster shot is so drat powerful, and awesome fun to use, since you can bounce it off stuff. Give a nice tactical nuance to the carnage. I've done a couple of playthroughs where that was Shepards *only* weapon (where given the choice). Anyway, Citadel... I was thinking of holding out until I have a new Shepard ready, but that'd be a while, since they are still immersed in their ME1 run. So, an initial run through fell to Shinozaki Shepard, Venom-wielding Engineer with Dominate. It's fair to say the fights continued to be somewhat lop-sided, though some of the new enemies were cool. But where this hits of course is all the humour, character stuff, toungue-in-cheek riffing on franchise tropes, and a measure of poignancy. Bearing how super-serious the rest of ME3 is, it was a great departure, and wonderful final hurrah, that was steeped in much of what made me love the franchise so much in the first place. I get the sense there is still much for me to see, but thats okay, I've a throng of other Shepards waiting in the wings, and more still to be brought through from ME3 I should probably also take similar Shepard through, since apparently my Liara-romancing Shepard missed some scene involving a piano?. Must see all content Edit: While this DLC integrates into the normal flow of the game like the others, I strongly suspect in future runs I'll hold this one back until after having taken a given Shepard through the end-game. Edit: Six hours, my initial run through took - and its clear there is a poo poo load of stuff I didn't see yet. VoLaTiLe posted:I loved Mass Effect however threw my toys out of the pram when they messed up the ending, I swore I would never buy ME3 DLC. I'm not even going to pretend to be impartial in this, but yes, it is good, and you should buy it magimix fucked around with this message at 13:36 on Mar 9, 2013 |
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magimix posted:I've done a couple of playthroughs where that was Shepards *only* weapon (where given the choice). Uhhh, that seems like an odd restriction to put yourself through multiple times.
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Knuc If U Buck posted:Uhhh, that seems like an odd restriction to put yourself through multiple times. Don't underestimate how very fun and powerful. You can take down multiple Ravagers with a single, well-aimed cluster shot. Pulling off long-range ballistic rebound shots is always satisfying. It is ammo efficient, and when it is your sole weapon, very compatible with talent-focused Shepards.
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Sylphosaurus posted:You know, I was thinking of doing a completionist run through the entire ME sereis and I think I'll have Kaidan as the Virimire survivor this time. The above quote only reinforces this fact. Specced well, Kaidan's pretty solid. Running with him and Wrex or him and Liara and mobs end up in the stratosphere before you notice.
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Knuc If U Buck posted:Uhhh, that seems like an odd restriction to put yourself through multiple times. I don't think you really 'get' magimix
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