<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Agreschn:<BR>I got both Turian and Krogan ally achievements on my first playthrough. I'm trying to think of ways to balance parties for subsequent playthroughs but am having trouble... </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I've used Ashley and Tali. I was a vanguard. I think they would be a better combination for an Adept (since one is full tech, one is full combat), but they did the trick for me.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Agreschn:<BR><BR>You want <B>Frictionless Materials</B>, FYI. I've seen it in VII and VIII flavours. It's got damage boost and heat damping on it. Fucking crazy putting that and a rail extension on a Spectre pistol with expert marksman. You're a fucking sniper assault rifle pretty much. Well you don't have the crazy zoom but as long as you can see them, they're dead. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Yeah, now that I've started getting level 8 weapon upgrades, I'm seeing Frictionless Materials and others. But from 4-7 there was just those 3 that I mentioned.<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Hangfire:<BR><BR>Tungsten Rounds VII (Keep them! They disappear after lvl 7 and you never see these beauties again) +40% Damage vs Synthetics.<BR>Shredder Rounds VII (Same as with the tungsten rounds) +40% Damage vs Organics </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Dang, those go away? I guess I'll have to be careful not to dump them. It's kind of obnoxious that they stop giving you some of these upgrades.<BR><BR>I got my first High Explosive Rounds upgrade last night and was anxious to test them out based on what people said here. But then I was disappointed when the +500% Weapons Force didn't seem to do anything, and I couldn't even really tell whether the AoE was being effective. Oh well.
I purchased this game last week and played through all the Citadel missions I could find. I put it down, and resumed my determination to finish Oblivion (at least the main quests). If I dive into yet another RPG, I'll never finish Oblivion. Can't wait to start back at Mass Effect. I may even start a new character so I can get the Scholar achievement.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Daemonic:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Agreschn:<BR>I got both Turian and Krogan ally achievements on my first playthrough. I'm trying to think of ways to balance parties for subsequent playthroughs but am having trouble... </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I've used Ashley and Tali. I was a vanguard. I think they would be a better combination for an Adept (since one is full tech, one is full combat), but they did the trick for me. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I had a lot of success with Ashley and Liara, with my PC as an Infiltrator/Commando. Current playthrough is Vanguard, with Garrus and Tali, and oddly enough, Tali survives better than Garrus does. Sigh.<BR><BR>HappyBunny, I'm with you on the HE round thing. Hang on to your Tungsten rounds (on normal I just left them in all the time, didn't bother to switch to Shredders since my weapons were high enough damage anyway). Snowblind rounds may be worth trying on one of your party as a nice support ammo.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Daemonic:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Agreschn:<BR>I got both Turian and Krogan ally achievements on my first playthrough. I'm trying to think of ways to balance parties for subsequent playthroughs but am having trouble... </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I've used Ashley and Tali. I was a vanguard. I think they would be a better combination for an Adept (since one is full tech, one is full combat), but they did the trick for me. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>this was the combo I used as well.<BR><BR>current run I'm doing infiltrator with wrex and liara. light on tech and heavy on biotic with an even combat. so far so good. really trying to get the hang of the sniper this time around.<BR><BR>I'm torn on my next one as I'd really like to try a sentinel but the only two characters I haven't used at that point would be kaiden (another sentinel) and garrus which, if I also step up to hardcore, would be pretty rough as I'd be light on combat, and most of the tech/biotic would be doubled up from having 2 sentinels on the team. I might just go with soldier so I can really mess things up while my team hangs back.
So on a new playthrough, can you only add one added "bonus" skill that you've unlocked?<BR><BR>Oh the choices, the choices.
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<br>Correct, one and only one.<br><br>I really wish they'd let you add one on a NG+ so you could loop playthroughs and eventually make a super character -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif --
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<br>Correct, one and only one.<br><br>I really wish they'd let you add one on a NG+ so you could loop playthroughs and eventually make a super character -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif --
Quick question: what is the red light of death that periodically insta-kills me? Every once in a while an enemy hits me with a red light and my soldier just crumples to the ground dead.<BR><BR>I was fighting some Turians on the surface of a planet on foot for the experience points and I had to stay behind a cliff wall and only pop out for a second to take a shot with my sniper rifle before diappearing or they would insta-gib me.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Semi On:<BR>Quick question: what is the red light of death that periodically insta-kills me? Every once in a while an enemy hits me with a red light and my soldier just crumples to the ground dead.<BR><BR>I was fighting some Turians on the surface of a planet on foot for the experience points and I had to stay behind a cliff wall and only pop out for a second to take a shot with my sniper rifle before diappearing or they would insta-gib me. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Most likely an enemy sniper. I know Pirate Snipers and Geth Snipers both show the red beam before firing. Options for dealing with them include counter-sniping, DoT (incendiary ammo, warp, singularity), close the distance, disable (lift, throw, singularity), etc.
Semi On, are you talking about the little sort of red ball of energy that flies over and kills you? I've been hit by that too and I have no idea what it is.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Semi On:<BR>I don't <I>think</I> the red light that surrounds my body and cripples me is the same as the red laser beam sight of snipers. I could be wrong. It seems like a biotic of some sort. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>From what you are describing, it sounds more like a Tech skill... but then you would have seen a big glowy orb/ball thing flying at you.<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> I'm torn on my next one as I'd really like to try a sentinel but the only two characters I haven't used at that point would be kaiden (another sentinel) and garrus which, if I also step up to hardcore, would be pretty rough </div></BLOCKQUOTE> <BR><BR>Honestly, I played through my 1st game like so: Citadel (all I could find), sidequests (almost all I found), Feros, Sidequests, Noveria and Virmire. While certain fights in the game gave me nothing but trouble, to the tune of 6-20 reloads (6 or so for the "guy captured by biotics" fight, and 20+ for fucking Benezia), I still ended up raising the difficulty from normal to Veteran somewhere during Feros.<BR><BR>Now I am doing my second run on Hardcore (new character) and honestly I have to say I am not exactly having a horrible time. Yeah certain sidequests are tough, as the enemies can take a pretty large beating before going down, but the fights are still doable. Cover becomes crucial, as does more careful aiming.<BR><BR>My point being, you dont need to worry about it. For what its worth, my game is me as a soldier, Tali and Kaidan. If your hypothetical sentinel would have access to any weapons other then pistols, then I say go for it. There aint nothing wrong with stacking the same skills in this game, as anyone who has used "Lift" on an enemy, only to have a team-mate follow up with "Throw" will attest. My favorite moment in combat continues to be killing the first clone in the Thorian fight. Conversation ends, I Throw once, and she is tumbling ass over tea-kettle on her way down the pit.
"you could bomb it from orbit but the damage would be catastrophic"<br><br>thanks bishop -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif -- (from when you receive the luna assignment)
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">I don't think the red light that surrounds my body and cripples me is the same as the red laser beam sight of snipers. I could be wrong. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>When you say red, do you mean amber? Biotic attacks cause the victim to "glow" with a blue-ish effect, and Tech attacks cause the target to glow amber in much the same way. This is how you can tell which Geth has been hacked and wait to kill him last. It sounds like you're getting hit with Dampening, most likely.
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<br><br>I have a Mitsu TV, so I could be seeing your amber as red. -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif --
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<br><br>I have a Mitsu TV, so I could be seeing your amber as red. -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif --
There are also some very high damage rocket attacks that you'll be hit with later in the game.<BR><BR>You'll want to get some practice literally dodging them.<BR><BR>As others have said, I'm pretty sure that the red beam indicates an enemy sniper.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> quote:<BR> Originally posted by Skippy:<BR> Just got started with Mass Effect a few days ago and ran into something last night. My character is a Vanguard, I came across a locked box which I did not have the omni gel or decryption skill to open, however, one of my party did, is there a way to use party members to open things? <BR><BR><BR><BR>It should use the highest skill of people who are currently in your party. Is this not what was happening? </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>It doesn't seem to be working that way for me. I was playing last night, the first major mission exos something, clearing the geth out of the tower..anyway..one of my party is maxed with decryption yet any box I encounter says "x level encryption - insufficient omni gel". The only way I have been able to open them so far is by spending omni-gel or playing the minigame.
the minigame is what you get when you have enough skill. if your skill is not sufficient to open it you get a "average decryption/electronics: skill too low" and you don't even have the opportunity to try to open it until you have enough skill.
question, do you get more renegade points for intimidating people or just killing them.<BR><BR>Like I just got done with the dock workers outside Fist's office on the Citadel. When I got there I threatened them and they left. If I had just killed them would it have gotten me more renegade points?
infinite paragon/renegade loop for anyone who hasnt seen.<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Infinite Renegade/Paragon<BR><BR>On the planet Noveria, head to the hotel bar and look for a Turian named Lorik Quinn. Accept his quest to steal the data from his office. Once you get the data, the receptionist will ask you to get Quinn to testify. Tell her you'll do it, and then go talk to Quinn. From here:<BR><BR>1) Tell Quinn that he should testify (top left option).<BR><BR>2) When he refuses, select the Charm option (top left) for Paragon points or the Intimidate (bottom left) for Renegade points and end the conversation.<BR><BR>3) Talk to him again, and ask about the Matriarch.<BR><BR>4) When he gets done talking about her, select the "Other questions" option (bottom right).<BR><BR>5) Now, you'll have the option to ask him to testify again (top left). He'll refuse, and you'll be able to use the Charm or Intimidate option again to gain another 24 Paragon or Renegade points.<BR><BR>Repeat steps 3-5 until you have all the Paragon or Renegade points you want. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
That only works if you have high enough Charm or Intimidate. So if you plan to exploit this just for the achievement, make sure you have high Charm or Intimidate when you have this conversation.
You know, I think I'm going to put in no Charm or Intimidate next game just to see what that makes me choose. I habitually choose the red/blue convo option without looking at the others...
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by The Faceless Rebel:<BR>That only works if you have high enough Charm or Intimidate. So if you plan to exploit this just for the achievement, make sure you have high Charm or Intimidate when you have this conversation. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I should have enough. It's weird, I dont like being a renegade. I'm going to loop that to max my renegade/intimidate. Once it's maxed I can finish the game paragon, only being a renegade when it involves brutally killing my enemies. I still want to treat my crew/others well.
Don't quote me on this, but I think I remember hearing about someone who couldn't actually get the last two charm/intimidate points to unlock even after getting the achievement when he used the Lorik Quinn loop. Just be warned that messing with the game like that might have consequences. If you just want the achievements, I would suggest saving before hand, getting the achievements, and then reloading your save.
You have to level up high enough and put enough points into Spectre Training or the last few Charm and Intimidate points will never unlock.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by The Faceless Rebel:<BR>You have to level up high enough and put enough points into Spectre Training or the last few Charm and Intimidate points will never unlock. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I'm on new + and spectre is maxed.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NinjaMutha:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by The Faceless Rebel:<BR>You have to level up high enough and put enough points into Spectre Training or the last few Charm and Intimidate points will never unlock. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I'm on new + and spectre is maxed. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Both Charm and Intimidate should be fully unlocked for you then. I went all Charm and no Intimidate (except what was given by Spectre Training) and by the end of my first playthrough, both were fully unlocked for me.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Both Charm and Intimidate should be fully unlocked for you then. I went all Charm and no Intimidate (except what was given by Spectre Training) and by the end of my first playthrough, both were fully unlocked for me. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I could be wrong, but I thought it was supposed to be the achievements for paragon/renegade that unlocked the last two blocks of charm and intimidate respectively.
I'm pretty sure it's only your level and your Paragon/Renegade levels that determine your max Charm/Intimidate levels.<BR><BR>Low level or low paragon/renegade = low max charm/intimidate<BR>High level and high paragon/renegade = high max charm/intimidate<BR><BR>spectre level shouldn't even come into play
Overall level and spectre level seems to be the determining factors. I just hit lvl 60 with my adept that was on a game+ game and it is maxed out, I never paid attention to it however.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by InfiniteNoodles:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Both Charm and Intimidate should be fully unlocked for you then. I went all Charm and no Intimidate (except what was given by Spectre Training) and by the end of my first playthrough, both were fully unlocked for me. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I could be wrong, but I thought it was supposed to be the achievements for paragon/renegade that unlocked the last two blocks of charm and intimidate respectively. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I got all the paragon points and very little intimidate first run. I was limited to the first 6 intimidate points, whereas charm was fully open<BR><BR>EDIT<BR><BR>Damn, I didnt realized you got free charm/intimidate points as you gathered more paragon/renegade points. <BR><BR>File that one away for my new character<BR><BR>EDIT 2<BR><BR>For the skills achievements (like using a certain power 75 times) does it have to be my primary character, or can I use my allies
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NinjaMutha:<BR>For the skills achievements (like using a certain power 75 times) does it have to be my primary character, or can I use my allies </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>It needs to be your primary character.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by FractalLaw:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NinjaMutha:<BR>For the skills achievements (like using a certain power 75 times) does it have to be my primary character, or can I use my allies </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>It needs to be your primary character. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>not much I can do with a soldier then unfortunately.
Question: The varren meat quest doesn't seem to be completable. David Reynolds just keeps saying "I can't believe she's gone" etc...<BR><BR>Will he ever stop?
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by the lidless eye:<BR>Question: The varren meat quest doesn't seem to be completable. David Reynolds just keeps saying "I can't believe she's gone" etc...<BR><BR>Will he ever stop? </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I completed it just fine. I just killed all the small ones, then moved deeper into the room and killed the head beast. You sure you killed all of them in the room?
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NinjaMutha:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by FractalLaw:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NinjaMutha:<BR>For the skills achievements (like using a certain power 75 times) does it have to be my primary character, or can I use my allies </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>It needs to be your primary character. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>not much I can do with a soldier then unfortunately. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Well, you can unlock all the weapons so later you can have an Adept with assault rifles, or a Vanguard with sniper rifles, or whatever.<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by the lidless eye:<BR>Question: The varren meat quest doesn't seem to be completable. David Reynolds just keeps saying "I can't believe she's gone" etc...<BR> </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I had no problem completing it.
I had no problems either - I didn't even get it when I went into those tunnels (and didn't do it my first time through Feros).<BR><BR>I went down, killed them when I ran into them, and when I talked to him later, he accepted it.
Well after having a very good Xbox 360 experience from day 1 of release, my home unit finally gave up it's ghost. No RRoD, just a dead 360.<BR><BR>I'm happy though, Microsoft will fix it, no charge.<BR><BR>I only made it to level 4 too...
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Question: The varren meat quest doesn't seem to be completable. David Reynolds just keeps saying "I can't believe she's gone" etc...<BR><BR>Will he ever stop? </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Are you trying to complete these quests after going to exo-geni headquarters? If so, I would suggest doing them before you even head to the skyway.<BR><BR>Spoiler:<BR><BR>If he's saying that, it might be in reference to one of the colonists that could have gotten killed when you returned to the colony. (if you've gotten that far) This might have borked the quest.<BR><BR>I just found a frictionless materials X at the hanar merchant in the financial district, so that's kind of exciting. I can fire the spectre X AR non-stop and never even see a blip of red on the overheat meter now.
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