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Welp, Origin update broke my multiplayer with the Online Pass issue. I'm not sure I'm even going to bother to get it fixed, with the slapdash way they do it. Anybody who also had this problem with a Digital Deluxe have any info on whether it fucks up any of your CE or preorder stuff?
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You have to mention specifically that it's the Digital Deluxe Edition/Collector's Edition otherwise they'll break your copy of From Ashes.
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Feb 6, 2013 03:09
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UnknownMercenary posted:You have to mention specifically that it's the Digital Deluxe Edition/Collector's Edition otherwise they'll break your copy of From Ashes. That part I know. I mean the other stuff, like Argus/Raider/Indra, soundtrack, etc. I realize the soundtrack and artbook aren't accessed through the game, but this is Bioware. They're better at breaking code now than I am at breaking my dad's appliances whenever I visit.
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Feb 6, 2013 03:15
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That stuff wasn't affected as far as I know.
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Feb 6, 2013 03:21
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Can you double-check? I'd really appreciate it. Garrus without the Indra just wouldn't feel right. 
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Feb 6, 2013 03:31
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The broken online pass doesn't effect anything other than being able to access multiplayer, and the only other thing that can be effected is From Ashes if they repair it incorrectly. There's little reason to not get it fixed, it happened to me this weekend and took maybe ten minutes talking to their live support.
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Feb 6, 2013 03:51
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Your Argus/Raider/Indra will be unaffected. Those things are in the base game from the start anyway, it doesn't really download anything. Even if you don't have the "rights" to have them you could use gibbed's editor to give them to yourself.
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Feb 6, 2013 03:55
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Yeah, I guess I'm just being a pansy about it. I'll get it fixed tomorrow; little too sour on it to bother tonight. Still going to make a backup of all the CE stuff though, just in case.
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Feb 6, 2013 04:00
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There's no need for that either, it will let you download the soundtrack and art stuff again because Origin knows that you own that content and a hosed up product key for online play won't change that. You won't have to re-download anything in fact, all the service rep will do is give you a new product code to input into Origin, another ME3 will pop up in your games tab, and you just launch from there instead of the old product code.
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Feb 6, 2013 04:19
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Kaizer88 posted:Individual Goal: Earn 50,000 points with the M-8 Avenger. Even if it doesn't become official, I'm still going to do that this weekend.
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Feb 6, 2013 07:55
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Moose12 posted:I will however have no problem spamming the ever loving piss out of inferno grenades.
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Feb 6, 2013 16:30
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Moose12 posted:If this does end up being official I guess it'll be time to dust of the avenger which I personally hate (though I do enjoy the noise). It's pretty cool with marksman - not much power behind it, but it's a drat bullet hose.
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Feb 6, 2013 17:20
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Nordick posted:A class with Inferno Grenades and Conc Shot would be loving hysterical. Like the KroSol's IG + Carnage fire explosion spam, but with added benefits of shorter cooldown, better crowd control (knock those fuckers down) and better effect against barriers. I want a Batarian Engineer with Inferno Grenade and Overload.
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Feb 6, 2013 18:41
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Perfectly Cromulent posted:a Batarian Engineer Oxymoron  But yeah, that combination would own!
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Feb 6, 2013 18:45
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Burning Mustache posted:Oxymoron Only if you can shock an oxymoron to death, which I remember roughly (read: all) 100% of players doing.
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Feb 6, 2013 18:54
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Well that just supports my point, see how being an "engineer" turned out for that guy On the plus side, if they do make such a class, I'm absolutely gonna name him Cathka. Also Blue Suns color scheme.
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Feb 6, 2013 18:57
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I agree with the Zaeed tribute weekend operation but one of the components must absolutely involve getting the Lone Survivor medal.
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Feb 6, 2013 18:59
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With how fun Snap Freeze / Incendiary Grenade + Chain Overload is, I wonder how long until Bioware realizes that it's missing a Cryo Grenade.exquisite tea posted:I agree with the Zaeed tribute weekend operation but one of the components must absolutely involve getting the Lone Survivor medal. Definitely. Bonus points for half of BSN crying that it can't be soloed.
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Feb 6, 2013 19:03
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Just used the Reegar for the first time. Holy poo poo that thing is like the anti-Phantom.
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Feb 6, 2013 22:54
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Burning Mustache posted:Well that just supports my point, see how being an "engineer" turned out for that guy When I was catching up on the thread, people were talking about how they named their different classes and how it would be fun to see the names. That would be pretty interesting, since I straight up named my Batarian Sentinel "gently caress". I don't even know why they need names, it's silly.
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Feb 6, 2013 22:56
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Badfinger posted:When I was catching up on the thread, people were talking about how they named their different classes and how it would be fun to see the names. That would be pretty interesting, since I straight up named my Batarian Sentinel "gently caress". I don't even know why they need names, it's silly. Yeah all mine are a mix of Infinite Jest characters and dorkface mcfucktron.
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Feb 7, 2013 00:05
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I like naming all of my Krogan characters bro names. Chad, Brock, etc. Krogans really are the bros of the galaxy.
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Feb 7, 2013 00:10
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Does multiplayer run off Disc 1 only, or can it run from disc 2? I seem to have misplaced disc 1.
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Feb 7, 2013 00:11
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So, turns out that playing a Volus Vanguard works wonders on my laptop for running through a Gold/Platinum game, but playing an actual combat oriented class like Vorcha Engineer doesn't work out so well. It's hard to keep the Reegar centered on something with a laptop mouse, an inconsistent 20fps, and an 800x600 play area.
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Feb 7, 2013 00:59
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Aphrodite posted:Does multiplayer run off Disc 1 only, or can it run from disc 2? Testing as of 5 seconds ago says that it runs fine off of either disc. You should be good.
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Feb 7, 2013 01:07
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Argus Zant posted:Testing as of 5 seconds ago says that it runs fine off of either disc. You should be good. Good news, but drat. That means I could have just bought a second Online Pass instead of a second copy for multiplayer. Oh well. At least I only paid $20 for that second copy.
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Feb 7, 2013 01:20
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Yea it works of either disc, a friend of mine gave me his 2nd disc just so I could play with him and I've never had issues. Also thought of a claymore wielding volus guard and holy gently caress it works, spec for recharge and all the weight bonuses and you can charge, shoot, cancel the reload with the charge and just murder to your heart's content, its absolutely hilarious. I skipped shield boost though since I needed full fitness seeing as he's a vanguard.
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Feb 7, 2013 01:31
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So the first Volus I unlocked is the Mercenary. I want to run around as a chubby little fucker, so somebody teach me how to play him. 
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Relentless posted:So the first Volus I unlocked is the Mercenary. I want to run around as a chubby little fucker, so somebody teach me how to play him. Hide behind people bigger than you spamming shield boost and drop your decoy at a good chokepoint, he's not as cooldown dependent so you can carry a reasonably large gun(the mattock is an excellent choice or even the harrier). You can also go full weapon damage bonuses.
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Feb 7, 2013 02:07
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Alteisen posted:Hide behind people bigger than you spamming shield boost and drop your decoy at a good chokepoint, he's not as cooldown dependent so you can carry a reasonably large gun(the mattock is an excellent choice or even the harrier). 6/6/6/4/4?
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Relentless posted:So the first Volus I unlocked is the Mercenary. I want to run around as a chubby little fucker, so somebody teach me how to play him. Hurricane, spam Shield Boost, support teammates. He has literally no offensive powers. Bonus points for decking him out in Phoenix armor colors.
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Relentless posted:6/6/6/4/4? I'd say skip the drone, it dies from a fart to pretty much anything, for the most part you're there to draw agroo with the decoy.
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Alteisen posted:I'd say skip the drone, it dies from a fart to pretty much anything, for the most part you're there to draw agroo with the decoy. Also, what do I pick up for ranks 4 and 5 from Shield Boost? 6 seems like I should go for the damage reduction, but the others seem like kind of a tossup.
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Relentless posted:Also, what do I pick up for ranks 4 and 5 from Shield Boost? 5 I go with the recharge, 6 I use protection, its insanely useful and will save peoples asses a lot, get good at it and you'll be able to negate stuff like the banshees warp or the atlases rocket.
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Alteisen posted:5 I go with the recharge, 6 I use protection, its insanely useful and will save peoples asses a lot, get good at it and you'll be able to negate stuff like the banshees warp or the atlases rocket. For 4 is there a huge difference between radius and shields restored? That seems like one of the few times I've really wanted both power options. Some of them in fitness are a distinct choice between weapon and power damage, but both of those seem incredibly situationally useful.
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I didn't pay much attention to some of the newer classes after I unlocked them, but I've been playing around with the Batarian Slasher and it's actually a really excellent class. I find Lash a really annoying power, both for myself and when other people on my team use it, so I put zero in it and maxed everything else. Run around at Batarian speed, warping everybody and shooting them with a Graal with warp ammo, spamming cluster grenades at groups, and occasionally punching faces for sheer variety.
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Relentless posted:For 4 is there a huge difference between radius and shields restored? That seems like one of the few times I've really wanted both power options. Some of them in fitness are a distinct choice between weapon and power damage, but both of those seem incredibly situationally useful. Nope, I've been going radius since the first voluses and have never had any trouble. Keep in mind that very few classes have shields over 800, mostly the big tanky ones but even the slight boost will trigger their natural shield regen and keep them alive.
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Alteisen posted:I'd say skip the drone, it dies from a fart to pretty much anything, for the most part you're there to draw agroo with the decoy. http://narida.pytalhost.com/me3/classes/#Sentinel/VolusMercenary/KPNFF/Talon4AK5AH5////MediGelTransmitter5/ The ideal setup is this: Drone Enemies Enemies Enemies Decoy You because they'll spin around to shoot at the drone, then back up into the decoy's shock radius, then the drone will move forward and shock them. If they kill either, it explodes and you replace it pretty much instantly. Welcome to stunlock country. SurreptitiousMuffin fucked around with this message at 02:33 on Feb 7, 2013 |
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Feb 7, 2013 02:27
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Yeah the drones great. If you target an enemy (have them in your crosshairs with that orange box around them) and activate the drone it will spawn behind them. It took me way too long to figure out you can do that, and making it appear in the middle of a group of enemies makes it much more useful as a distraction than just spawning it in the open especially if you take the shock/explode options  Its also very useful for guardians and big slow enemies like primes and atlases because they will often turn around to attack the drone giving you a chance to do some easy damage.
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SurreptitiousMuffin posted:This is the worst advice. The drone is meant to electrocute things and die, then explode and stagger things, then you pop out a new one because it has a tiny, tiny cooldown. If you have an exploding, shock decoy out as well you can coordinate them to completely lock down areas in a sea of perma-stagger. It's like being a tiny, obese geth prime. That sounds fun and I would love to see a video of it in action if you could oblige
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