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thetrin posted:Geth are definitely the easiest. Cerberus has Phantoms that can seriously gently caress a team up. I think all of the enemies in MP are pretty well-balanced, except Reapers. gently caress Banshees. 
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By the way, is the day one From Dust DLC a Zaeed kind of thing, where it's obviously not core game content, or is it a Shale-From-Dragon Age thing?
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What also kind of bugs me about Synthesis ending is my Shep was a pretty paragon guy these last five years, who stuck to his guns with the mantra that "Organics defining trait is they choose for themselves.", "I'd rather die on my feet than live as a slave", "I won't let fear compromise who I am.", and "I'll win this war and not sacrifice the soul of our species." Even during the final conversation, he explicitly says, people have a right to live and make their own choices. This is a predicament because Synthesis is the only ending where everyone maintains their fundamental right to live, but in doing so Shepard completely takes away trillions of people's personal choice to become synthetic-organic.
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serewit posted:I think all of the enemies in MP are pretty well-balanced, except Reapers. gently caress Banshees. The stupid Rachni that love to knock you down to half a sliver of health from the opposite side of the map are my least favorite, both in MP and SP. gently caress those dudes.
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Fag Boy Jim posted:By the way, is the day one From Dust DLC a Zaeed kind of thing, where it's obviously not core game content, or is it a Shale-From-Dragon Age thing? More like shale, it has some good interactions with other crewmembers.
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I romanced Thane in ME2 but he won't do more than make out with me now. Can I Gingrich his rear end or am I stuck with him?
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thetrin posted:Geth are definitely the easiest. Cerberus has Phantoms that can seriously gently caress a team up. But I am that idiot. Speaking of which, how are you supposed to use Concussion Shot? I feel it's basically useless, and the time you spend sending it could be better used with Adrenaline Rush and some hot lead instead.
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By the way, I am VERY disappointed in the lack of an achievement for never romancing any character in all three games 
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Okay, look. the ending is obviously Shepard passing out after the crucible docks and everything after that is a coma dream. That's why all of this choice poo poo comes out of no where, that's why the catalyst looks like the kid that died on earth, that's why the Normandy was suddenly magically in transit on a mass relay with all of the crew aboard instead of in orbit around Earth like it's supposed to be. It's a coma dream while Shep's implants repair the damage. Also, Why would the destruction ending kill the Geth? It might take out some of their platforms, but they're computer programs, not robots. Tali even mentioned that there's a buch of them uploaded into Quarian's suits helping out with adapting their immune systems. It wouldn't do poo poo to them. Stroth fucked around with this message at Mar 8, 2012 around 18:46 |
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serewit posted:I think all of the enemies in MP are pretty well-balanced, except Reapers. gently caress Banshees. Reapers favor concentrated fire above all else. For Geth, you want the party to be a little divided to watch each other's backs; for Cerberus, even more so, because otherwise a well-placed grenade will flatline two or more of your team. But Reapers? Stay in a terrified huddle at all times and open fire on anything that moves until it stops. They focus on overwhelming force and shock tactics, so the best way to deal with them is to hold them back with a solid wall of lead. ymgve posted:But I am that idiot. I've found it's decent for putting down Nemeses and Phantoms long enough to get some decent shots in. Worthless otherwise.
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Fag Boy Jim posted:By the way, I am VERY disappointed in the lack of an achievement for never romancing any character in all three games Never finding space love is its own reward.
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The best way to take out reapers in MP is to go solo and gently caress everything with the spike shotgun 
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thetrin posted:Never finding space love is its own reward. I maintained a professional work environment for three games over like five years, and what do I get for my efforts? Nothing. God drat Bioware
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Nucular Carmul posted:Who wants to go firebomb a building owned by EA? If you'd caught me last night right as I finished the game, I would have totally been up for that.
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Hi guys! Sorry I've been ignoring the thread (all 2000 posts I missed dear god) but I'm playing the game nonstop so I can update the OP and help people out in here ASAP. I'm 27 hours in (feel free to judge me) so I can't imagine it'll take me more than another day or two to beat it. After that the OP will be better and I'll be around more. Hope everyone else is as in love with this game as I am! A final word: Kaidan 
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Fag Boy Jim posted:I maintained a professional work environment for three games over like five years, and what do I get for my efforts? Nothing. God drat Bioware Achievement Unlocked: Castrada Space Opera (50g)
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Nelson Mandingo posted:I get the distinct impression that though Shepard's body clearly dies in the Synthesis ending by jumping into the beam, it's not really explicitly stated that he's 100% dead. I mean, he's a part of everyone now? It's not explained very well and neither is the Control ending. Shepard dies, but he also controls the Reapers somehow? Did he control them before or after death? Again, it's all not very clear. Endgame conjecture In Synthesis, it's assumed and stated that Shepards essence/lifeforce is used to merge all organics and synthetics (which is a cute way of saying 'turn everyone into Shepard'). With the Control ending, Catalyst states that Shepard is consumed but does retain control over the Reapers. The ending simply shows them punching out, but who knows from there? Maybe slaughter those rear end in a top hat Salarians?
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canada jezus posted:A savegame editor that could change warscore would really just take care of this nonsense. Funny you should mention this. I was getting sick of all this circular arguing about multi vs single and assets etc so I spent a few minutes testing with Gibbed's coalesed.bin extractor. 1. Backup your coalesed.bin file located in [your me3 folder]\biogame\cookedpcconsole 2. Download gibbed's coalesed.bin extractor. I don't have a link at hand but maybe someone can share it. 3. Drag and drop your coalesed.bin file on top of the executable and it will extract all of the configuration files into a seperate folder. 4. Open the file called 09_bioui.json and find the sfxgame.sfxgawassetshandler section which lists all of the assets. 5. When I did it I tested with the Kelly Chambers asset called GAWAsset_CerberusExPatriots. On that line you will see a value called starting strength as follows code:7. Drag and drop the folder on top of the executable to generate a new coalesed.bin file. Put this file in your cookedpc folder. 8. Load up a save game from before you recieve the asset in question. In Kelly's case it was when I read an email from her sometime after the coup and I had saved her life. 9. You will be awarded the asset at the value entered. Save your game 10. Exit the game and restore your backed up bin file to the cookedpc folder. You keep the new value as your asset and your bin file should be safe for using with multiplayer. 11. And most importantly from now on just enjoy multiplayer for the fun of it and single player for the fun of it and never the twain shall meet again.
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Nelson Mandingo posted:What also kind of bugs me about Synthesis ending is my Shep was a pretty paragon guy these last five years, who stuck to his guns with the mantra that "Organics defining trait is they choose for themselves.", "I'd rather die on my feet than live as a slave", "I won't let fear compromise who I am.", and "I'll win this war and not sacrifice the soul of our species." Even during the final conversation, he explicitly says, people have a right to live and make their own choices. This is a predicament because Synthesis is the only ending where everyone maintains their fundamental right to live, but in doing so Shepard completely takes away trillions of people's personal choice to become synthetic-organic. Ending talk: What is really dumb about the ending is that they did an almost identical ending just a few hours earlier in the game with the Geth/Quarian plot line. Peace = Synthesis, siding with Quarians = Destroy, Siding with Geth = Control. It's the same story with slightly different participants. That's incredibly lazy. It's like they ran out I time to do a real ending so they just redid the Geth/Quarian ending.
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Stroth posted:If you'd caught me last night right as I finished the game, I would have totally been up for that. I'm coming down from my mixed feelings, but god drat, there are signs that EA or someone rushed the game. There are some things throughout the game that can be forgiven, but that ending is a massive indicator that things got pushed out the door too fast. I now know how people who played KoToR 2 when it was released felt.
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Psyker posted:Endgame conjecture No, everyone should learn live in peace until the end of days. Except the Quarians, who should be blown up at the most convenient opportunity. Screw the Quarians.
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Stroth posted:Also, Why would the destruction ending kill the Geth? It might take out some of their platforms, but they're computer programs, not robots. Tali even mentioned that there's a buch of them uploaded into Quarian's suits helping out with adapting their immune systems. It wouldn't do poo poo to them. Yet more ending talk: It's because Legion suicides to upgrade them and make them all sentient. He used Reaper tech to do it, so they have to die. Same justification for Shepherd dying. Yes, it's incredibly stupid. You help lead them to peace an because you led them to peace, they all have to die.
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Amateur Saboteur posted:1) Taking very light weapons ideally just a single shotgun or even Heavy Pistol with the melee mod
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I just got the Black Widow. Game. Over. Three Rounds, each one kills everything without shields or Armor with one shot, everything that has shields or armor gets a tactical cloak headshot: instant death. I got myself some armor-piercing ammo as a bonus power, which makes Atlases hilarious. Also I have 40 spare rounds and can puncture through 1m of cover. I don't even carry a sidearm. This is on hardcore btw.
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rock2much posted:I capped out Charge, did most of Fitness and Nova, should I complete those or start placing points in other places? Complete Charge, make sure you get the one that restores your barrier to 100, then complete the others. One point in Pull to handle guardians.
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Schurik posted:I just got the Black Widow. Game. Over. When I got that, my first thought was "Well, this thing can't possibly be worth $300,000". A few moments later, I was all "Oh".
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ymgve posted:But I am that idiot. I upgraded Adrenaline rush fully, so I can pop off Concussion Shot while in Adrenaline Rush. then it's a free knockdown every time you go into bullet time.
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I really want that DLC, but I can't justify paying ten dollars for something already on-disc that should've been part of the main story to begin with. That's just disgusting.
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Lawlicaust posted:Yet more ending talk: Bull. As all the games repeatedly point out, the geth aren't hardware. Sure the upgrade was possible because of reaper hardware, but once they're off the platforms that used that hardware there's no connection any more. So unless it just wipes out all electronics, in which case the Quarians (suits), Krogans (the veil) everyone in the galaxy with any kind of medical implants (pacemakers) and everyone in a space ship/aircar/shuttle are all dead. Hell the Normandy was specifically built with reaper tech in all of it's computers and it still had enough control for Joker to safely land the drat thing. Crucible was bullshitting us. Schurik posted:I just got the Black Widow. Game. Over. Not everything. It takes two headshots to kill a Harvester.
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Nucular Carmul posted:That can't possibly be the ending Bioware wanted to go with. EA's corruption is absolute. This was a great ride, but that last five minutes. What the gently caress. Paragon/Renegade interrupt with TIM letting Shep challenge him to mano a mano fisticuffs while the timer on the anti-reaper macguffin counts down. Series ends with a freeze-frame of Shep and TIM punching each other in the face as the timer hits zero. Shepard defeats the reapers by finding the reaper core and throwing it into the fires of Mount Doom. Joker and EDI-bot appear riding a giant space-eagle and pull Shepard's unconscious body off of the mountain side before he's consumed by lava. Shep is crowned King of Space. Nobody bothers to question why they went to the trouble of building two Normandies when they had giant space-eagles all along. Shepard defeats the reapers, but reveals that the reaper tech Cerberus used to resurrect him will eventually take Shepard over and start the cycle of destruction anew. A tearful Conrad Verner lowers Shep into a pool of molten steel to end the cycle once and for all.
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Cyra posted:I really want that DLC, but I can't justify paying ten dollars for something already on-disc that should've been part of the main story to begin with. That's just disgusting. It's been said repeatedly both in these threads and by the developers themselves that the DLC was completed after they'd been ordered to finish production on the main game. So no, they're not charging for "something already on-disc." You can just believe that they're all lying to you, of course, but then you look like the rear end in a top hat.
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Cyra posted:I really want that DLC, but I can't justify paying ten dollars for something already on-disc that should've been part of the main story to begin with. That's just disgusting. I too hate DLC. At least on the PC version you have to download it separately. If you want the character, grin and bear it. Most of us did (except those who got the N7 edition)
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Okay this is gonna make me sound like a moron but, I just got off Earth and this elevator broke down, you have to climb up somehow. How? I found this pile of boxes but I only get 2 jumps up and then my guy gets stuck and refuses to move. What am I doing wrong? 
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Davincie posted:Okay this is gonna make me sound like a moron but, I just got off Earth and this elevator broke down, you have to climb up somehow. How? I found this pile of boxes but I only get 2 jumps up and then my guy gets stuck and refuses to move. What am I doing wrong? There's another button to push that creates an alternate path. And don't feel bad, a lot of people are getting caught on that one.
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I've only spent 4 hours playing this game but so far it's loving amazing.Also assault rifle infiltrator build works surprisingly well(gently caress precise aiming,gently caress it!). e: Combat feels much more dynamic.You are forced to move around and not just to sit behind the same box.Storyline and writing make you feel much more involved than in ME2(the boy thing is pretty simple but it's also really touching and adds a whole new level of immersion).Maybe I am just a terrible bioware fan boy.  But no,DA2 was terrible.
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cbservo posted:Seriously. my only complaint so far, having loads of fun traipsing all over the galaxy and I love every single member on board the Normandy....except for her. You can throw her off the ship at any time-- just talk to her again after she runs out of unique dialogue.
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She can rot wherever she is and never talk to anyone, as much as I care.
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clammy posted:whole post What the gently caress? I just came into this thread and is this a real spoiler? I haven't even played ME3 yet. Are people allowed to post unmarked spoilers now?
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Oxxidation posted:It's been said repeatedly both in these threads and by the developers themselves that the DLC was completed after they'd been ordered to finish production on the main game. So no, they're not charging for "something already on-disc." Seriously. A nearly 700meg download on my xbox is clearly "not on disc." It might use assets found on the discs, but it's definitely not in the core game.
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Dolphin Fetus posted:What the gently caress? I just came into this thread and is this a real spoiler? I haven't even played ME3 yet. Are people allowed to post unmarked spoilers now? I don't know if it's real or not but I would advise just staying out.
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Dolphin Fetus posted:What the gently caress? I just came into this thread and is this a real spoiler? I haven't even played ME3 yet. Are people allowed to post unmarked spoilers now? Yes, because one guy did it we're all allowed to now. EDIT: Beware your PMs, some random person PMed me with the ending spoilers. Seized Seizure Sei sent me it, fortunately I just now read it after having beaten it. Nucular Carmul fucked around with this message at Mar 8, 2012 around 19:21 |
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