<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Hangfire:<BR>I'm not worried about XP, Omnigel or Cash anymore. All I'm looking for is the light colossus X armour for liara and kaiden now. Oh and getting the wrex and garrus achievements. Then I'll have to do biotic and engineer crap to get those achievements. But let me just say. A sentinel with the AR skill is quite amusing. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I know what you mean there, my cash has maxed out at 9,999,999 but I am still under level 40, so I cant get the X armor.<BR><BR>What is the name of the last quest, is it illos?<BR>I just landed there and dont want to do it if it is because I want to finish scanning systems elsewhere. I guess I did all the sidequests... I thought I read somewhere that there were derelict space stations to explore?<BR><BR>edit-Guess there are more side quests, I was reading xbox forum, are there some that you have to go and find? I just did all the ones popped up in my journal.
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<div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NinjaMutha:<br>I just finished the game. Whoever said Paragons cant level...I dunno. I finished as a level 50 paragon. Not one single renegade point. I'm sure a renegade probably could have more but I'm satisfied with 50/60 levels on a play through. </div>
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<br>New game+ completely resets your paragon/renegade scores, but they're completely independent anyway (i ended my first game with around 1/2-2/3 in both), other than the obvious issue of making individual choices one way or the other.<br><br>Your points in charm/intimidate are permanent, though, just like all your other talents.<br><br>Also, i believe you still get the free points in intimidate/charm when you become a spectre in a new game+, so even if you didn't invest any more talent points into them, you could theoretically max them both out by playing through the game enough times (that would probably be... somewhat tedious, though).
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<div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NinjaMutha:<br>I just finished the game. Whoever said Paragons cant level...I dunno. I finished as a level 50 paragon. Not one single renegade point. I'm sure a renegade probably could have more but I'm satisfied with 50/60 levels on a play through. </div>
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<br>New game+ completely resets your paragon/renegade scores, but they're completely independent anyway (i ended my first game with around 1/2-2/3 in both), other than the obvious issue of making individual choices one way or the other.<br><br>Your points in charm/intimidate are permanent, though, just like all your other talents.<br><br>Also, i believe you still get the free points in intimidate/charm when you become a spectre in a new game+, so even if you didn't invest any more talent points into them, you could theoretically max them both out by playing through the game enough times (that would probably be... somewhat tedious, though).
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<br>New game+ completely resets your paragon/renegade scores, but they're completely independent anyway (i ended my first game with around 1/2-2/3 in both), other than the obvious issue of making individual choices one way or the other.<br><br>Your points in charm/intimidate are permanent, though, just like all your other talents.<br><br>Also, i believe you still get the free points in intimidate/charm when you become a spectre in a new game+, so even if you didn't invest any more talent points into them, you could theoretically max them both out by playing through the game enough times (that would probably be... somewhat tedious, though). </div>
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<br><br>But it seems your paragon/renegade points dont really affect anything. It's all related to your charm/intimidate skills, correct?
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<br>New game+ completely resets your paragon/renegade scores, but they're completely independent anyway (i ended my first game with around 1/2-2/3 in both), other than the obvious issue of making individual choices one way or the other.<br><br>Your points in charm/intimidate are permanent, though, just like all your other talents.<br><br>Also, i believe you still get the free points in intimidate/charm when you become a spectre in a new game+, so even if you didn't invest any more talent points into them, you could theoretically max them both out by playing through the game enough times (that would probably be... somewhat tedious, though). </div>
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<br><br>But it seems your paragon/renegade points dont really affect anything. It's all related to your charm/intimidate skills, correct?
Well, I went to Chora's Den to kill Fist, and now I can't leave! All the doors are blocked, the auto-transit is disabled. Looking at the map I can see the door I need to open to get to Fist's office to kill him, but the door won't open!! Augghhhh!!!!!!
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NinjaMutha:<BR>But it seems your paragon/renegade points dont really affect anything. It's all related to your charm/intimidate skills, correct? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Yes, but the game won't let you add more points to charm/intimidate unless you have a high enough paragon/renegade rating.
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<br><br>this happened to me to.<br><br>there was an enemy who had somehow gotten out of the world. I could see the red dot but not kill him. since the next plot bit is contingent on killing everyone, you get stuck. I had to reload from my last save and start that bit again -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif --
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<div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bravehamster:<br>Well, I went to Chora's Den to kill Fist, and now I can't leave! All the doors are blocked, the auto-transit is disabled. Looking at the map I can see the door I need to open to get to Fist's office to kill him, but the door won't open!! Augghhhh!!!!!! </div>
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<br><br>this happened to me to.<br><br>there was an enemy who had somehow gotten out of the world. I could see the red dot but not kill him. since the next plot bit is contingent on killing everyone, you get stuck. I had to reload from my last save and start that bit again -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif --
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Kerii:<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>But it seems your paragon/renegade points dont really affect anything. It's all related to your charm/intimidate skills, correct? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Yes, but the game won't let you add more points to charm/intimidate unless you have a high enough paragon/renegade rating. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>OK what I'm getting at. I've got charm maxed out from this run through as a paragon. If I restart and go renegade, my max charm rating will hold while I build intimidate, right?
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I just got ME yesterday, and apart from having to wrestle the controller from my girlfriend this morning, it is awesome.<br>I just became a spectre and have wrapped up most of the Citadel quests I could find.<br>Apart from 1 "Disc Unreadable" crash which set me back almost an hour, the issues people complain about aren't too bad. The elevators aren't too long, and when the loading kicks in it is over fast enough. Tearing is the worst with the selfshadowing on faces (especially females) a close second.<br><br><strike>One question - how do you recruit Garrus when you expose Saren without him? The journal entry just says to talk to him if I "happen to run into him".</strike> Of course I find him just as I make my way to the docks to leave -- View image here: https://cdn.arstechnica.net/forum/smilies/biggrin.gif --
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HappyBunny:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BooDaa:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Shrikebtr:<BR>Ranting </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I've had little to no problems with the Mako. If there happens to be a cliff too sheer to drive straight up I just angle a little to the left or right and it will wind it's way around the mountain just fine. Yeah, it could be a little faster and the controls could be a little better for the thresher maw fights but it's definatly nothing game breaking. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Yeah I have to agree with BooDaa. Maybe I just haven't played enough yet to get bored of it, but so far I'm having a lot of fun with the Mako. Using the jump jets to get some air over a bump is a joy. The only real frustrations I have with it is that the controls for going forward/backwards are awkward, and it can be hard to position the Mako such that you can shoot down. But like I said, maybe I'll get more bored with it as I play more. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Ok then both of you post your total game time. I am basically 2 few hours from beating it, and I have done every single side quest that presented itself, and explored every planet you can land on. Thats a lot of jerking around with the mako. Dont get me wrong, I love the game, and I thoroughly enjoy the Mako in some cases. That doesnt mean I am a fan of spending 1/4-1/2 of the game driving the damn thing over barren plain after barren plain.<BR><BR>And if you have not yet tried to get all around Nodacrux, then no you have yet to see a cliff too sheer. But the whole planet is covered with them. Even worse, it is covered with many jagged peaks with bits of flatter land that make you THINK there is a path. Let me put it this way, I never saw a single piece of terrain that made me worry about getting stuck until Nodacrux. Yet I almost had to get picked up (by the Normandy) and redeployed 2-3 times while dealing with that planet.<BR><BR>All I am saying is they didnt need to pad things out so much.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Shrikebtr:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HappyBunny:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BooDaa:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Shrikebtr:<BR>Ranting </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I've had little to no problems with the Mako. If there happens to be a cliff too sheer to drive straight up I just angle a little to the left or right and it will wind it's way around the mountain just fine. Yeah, it could be a little faster and the controls could be a little better for the thresher maw fights but it's definatly nothing game breaking. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Yeah I have to agree with BooDaa. Maybe I just haven't played enough yet to get bored of it, but so far I'm having a lot of fun with the Mako. Using the jump jets to get some air over a bump is a joy. The only real frustrations I have with it is that the controls for going forward/backwards are awkward, and it can be hard to position the Mako such that you can shoot down. But like I said, maybe I'll get more bored with it as I play more. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Ok then both of you post your total game time. I am basically 2 few hours from beating it, and I have done every single side quest that presented itself, and explored every planet you can land on. Thats a lot of jerking around with the mako. Dont get me wrong, I love the game, and I thoroughly enjoy the Mako in some cases. That doesnt mean I am a fan of spending 1/4-1/2 of the game driving the damn thing over barren plain after barren plain.<BR><BR>And if you have not yet tried to get all around Nodacrux, then no you have yet to see a cliff too sheer. But the whole planet is covered with them. Even worse, it is covered with many jagged peaks with bits of flatter land that make you THINK there is a path. Let me put it this way, I never saw a single piece of terrain that made me worry about getting stuck until Nodacrux. Yet I almost had to get picked up (by the Normandy) and redeployed 2-3 times while dealing with that planet.<BR><BR>All I am saying is they didnt need to pad things out so much. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>QFT. Nodacrux sucks. While I didnt think the mako controls were great, I didnt mind them much except there. That planet made me want to put my controller through my TV.
I think a way to improve the Mako's controls would be to add a "Turbo" button which boosts you forward, in addition to the regular jump button. This way you can boost yourself up the sheer cliffs where the Jump button is useless and serves to push you *away* from the cliff face that you're trying to climb up.
Yeah, boosters definitely need to go on the back.<BR><BR>As for shooting outside the reach of the turret: If you hold the left trigger and press the right stick you can go into sniper view in the mako. While in this view, you can shoot well outside the angles that the turret can normally fire. This is useful for hitting targets which are very close to the mako or are too high up on a mountain to normally hit.<BR><BR>In fact, you can use stasis on your mako. This will make it temporarily invincible, but you can't move, and the turret stays aimed wherever it was when you froze it. But, if you go into sniper view, you can still aim wherever you want and you'll be invincible.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Shrikebtr:<BR><BR>Ok then both of you post your total game time. I am basically 2 few hours from beating it, and I have done every single side quest that presented itself, and explored every planet you can land on. Thats a lot of jerking around with the mako. Dont get me wrong, I love the game, and I thoroughly enjoy the Mako in some cases. That doesnt mean I am a fan of spending 1/4-1/2 of the game driving the damn thing over barren plain after barren plain.<BR><BR>And if you have not yet tried to get all around Nodacrux, then no you have yet to see a cliff too sheer. But the whole planet is covered with them. Even worse, it is covered with many jagged peaks with bits of flatter land that make you THINK there is a path. Let me put it this way, I never saw a single piece of terrain that made me worry about getting stuck until Nodacrux. Yet I almost had to get picked up (by the Normandy) and redeployed 2-3 times while dealing with that planet.<BR><BR>All I am saying is they didnt need to pad things out so much. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Well I did acknowledge that it might be because I hadn't played enough to get tired of it yet. I'm about 20 hours of game time into it and am busy exploring all the side quests.<BR><BR>Haven't gotten to Nodacrux yet, though. That does sound like it sucks.<BR><BR>I was mostly just responding to a general feeling of Mako-hate I've gotten from some people. So far I actually really enjoy running around in the Mako.
Well the thing about Nodacrux and all the Mako planet exploring is that these are *<I>optional side quests</I>*. Meaning that you don't have to do them.
Well, so far a few annoyances.<BR><BR>That keeper I mentioned earlier? I did the Noveria mission, and he's still not appeared. Stuck on 20/21.<BR><BR>Thresher Maws if they use their melee attack (the lunge) WILL kill you if you're in melee range, REGARDLESS of the direction they lunge to. (For what it's worth, I don't use x5452's stick and jump strategy, it's boring, I use circle strafing.)<BR><BR>I am yet to see ANY Master Specter armour. Anywhere. I've got my weapons, level VIII and level X. Just not the armour. Pointers? (2nd run through, Engineer, level 56, 9,999,999 creds)<BR>(Note: Engineers RAWK against the geth. I can have a geth without shields and shooting at other geth in seconds - shame they rarely shoot back at him)<BR><BR><hr><BR><BR>More hints.<BR><BR>Infiltrator (specialised to operative) with Liara and Kaiden works well according to Diabolical, I'd have thought Kaiden would be replacable by the Quarian to give tech offensives rather than Kaiden's pitifully weak (compared to Liara) biotics.<BR><BR>Engineer (spec. operative) with Ashley and Liara works incredibly well. Specialise Ashley with shotguns before assault rifles (yes, you have to waste points on pistols, it's worth it) most combat you do is inside and short range.<BR><BR>Use high explosive rounds on your sniper rifles. One shot, one kill, right? Well, sometimes it's one shot five kills.<BR><BR>Don't be afraid to use untrained weapons. Sure you get no bonuses, but you do get the raw stats. Flip out an untrained sniper rifle before trying to use your level omfg shotgun from 500 metres.<BR><BR>When you're dealing with Rachni (and Noveria) take along Wrex and Ashley with shotguns if you're not a soldier-type class yourself. You can thank me later. All the harder battles are at melee range, and nothing beats a shotgun there. Your Quarian can also handle shotguns if you level her right, so consider taking her if you need tech.<BR><BR>Geth Snipers: Storm them. I've seen more than one player whine about them being overpowered. They're virtually defenceless against you when storming.
Well with only ilos left, I went to every system and planet I could. Did every quest that was in the lists, found all minerals and collectible stuff, have maxed out bank account but I only am at level 47! Damn, guess Ill never get to see that X armor/weapons huh? poop.<BR><BR>Question, spoiler-rific though; <BR>V unir fgbyra gur abeznaql nyernql, fb pna V arire tb onpx gb pvgnqry? Gurer jnf bar dhrfg V oyrj bss gurer ynfg gvzr, fbzr thl jnagrq zr gb uryc uvz purng ng tnzoyvat va gur syhk be fbzrguvat, V jnf whfg ybbxvat sbe n srj zber kc.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by x5452:<BR>Question, spoiler-rific though; <BR>V unir fgbyra gur abeznaql nyernql, fb pna V arire tb onpx gb pvgnqry? Gurer jnf bar dhrfg V oyrj bss gurer ynfg gvzr, fbzr thl jnagrq zr gb uryc uvz purng ng tnzoyvat va gur syhk be fbzrguvat, V jnf whfg ybbxvat sbe n srj zber kc. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Once you begin Ilos, the game is effectively over.
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<div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Hat Monster:<br>More hints.<br><br>Infiltrator (specialised to operative) with Liara and Kaiden works well according to Diabolical, I'd have thought Kaiden would be replacable by the Quarian to give tech offensives rather than Kaiden's pitifully weak (compared to Liara) biotics.<br><br>Engineer (spec. operative) with Ashley and Liara works incredibly well. Specialise Ashley with shotguns before assault rifles (yes, you have to waste points on pistols, it's worth it) most combat you do is inside and short range.<br><br>Use high explosive rounds on your sniper rifles. One shot, one kill, right? Well, sometimes it's one shot five kills.<br><br>Don't be afraid to use untrained weapons. Sure you get no bonuses, but you do get the raw stats. Flip out an untrained sniper rifle before trying to use your level omfg shotgun from 500 metres.<br><br>When you're dealing with Rachni (and Noveria) take along Wrex and Ashley with shotguns if you're not a soldier-type class yourself. You can thank me later. All the harder battles are at melee range, and nothing beats a shotgun there. Your Quarian can also handle shotguns if you level her right, so consider taking her if you need tech.<br><br>Geth Snipers: Storm them. I've seen more than one player whine about them being overpowered. They're virtually defenceless against you when storming. </div>
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<br><br>You didn't want to specialize your infiltrator to commando for even more ridiculous sniper rifle goodness? I did that, and I just counter-snipe the Geth snipers. Sure, they hurt, but thanks to my weapon mods and +40% dmg ammo, I hurt much more! -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif -- Everybody is all "HE rounds, HE rounds" though. If I do a new game+ with this char maybe I'll force myself to use them for a while, just to get a feel for how to work with them. I find Tungsten to be much easier though, since I can engage multiple targets faster if I don't overheat on every shot.
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<div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Hat Monster:<br>More hints.<br><br>Infiltrator (specialised to operative) with Liara and Kaiden works well according to Diabolical, I'd have thought Kaiden would be replacable by the Quarian to give tech offensives rather than Kaiden's pitifully weak (compared to Liara) biotics.<br><br>Engineer (spec. operative) with Ashley and Liara works incredibly well. Specialise Ashley with shotguns before assault rifles (yes, you have to waste points on pistols, it's worth it) most combat you do is inside and short range.<br><br>Use high explosive rounds on your sniper rifles. One shot, one kill, right? Well, sometimes it's one shot five kills.<br><br>Don't be afraid to use untrained weapons. Sure you get no bonuses, but you do get the raw stats. Flip out an untrained sniper rifle before trying to use your level omfg shotgun from 500 metres.<br><br>When you're dealing with Rachni (and Noveria) take along Wrex and Ashley with shotguns if you're not a soldier-type class yourself. You can thank me later. All the harder battles are at melee range, and nothing beats a shotgun there. Your Quarian can also handle shotguns if you level her right, so consider taking her if you need tech.<br><br>Geth Snipers: Storm them. I've seen more than one player whine about them being overpowered. They're virtually defenceless against you when storming. </div>
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<br><br>You didn't want to specialize your infiltrator to commando for even more ridiculous sniper rifle goodness? I did that, and I just counter-snipe the Geth snipers. Sure, they hurt, but thanks to my weapon mods and +40% dmg ammo, I hurt much more! -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif -- Everybody is all "HE rounds, HE rounds" though. If I do a new game+ with this char maybe I'll force myself to use them for a while, just to get a feel for how to work with them. I find Tungsten to be much easier though, since I can engage multiple targets faster if I don't overheat on every shot.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by x5452:<BR>Question, spoiler-rific though; <BR>V unir fgbyra gur abeznaql nyernql, fb pna V arire tb onpx gb pvgnqry? Gurer jnf bar dhrfg V oyrj bss gurer ynfg gvzr, fbzr thl jnagrq zr gb uryc uvz purng ng tnzoyvat va gur syhk be fbzrguvat, V jnf whfg ybbxvat sbe n srj zber kc. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Lbh pna qb fvqrdhrfgf ba bgure cynargf, ohg V nffhzr gung lbh pna'g tb onpx gb gur Pvgnqry. V qvqa'g gel. Naq, nf zragvbarq orsber, V haqrefgnaq gung geniryvat gb Vybf vf gur cbvag bs ab erghea.
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<div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Hat Monster:<br>More hints.<br><br>Infiltrator (specialised to operative) with Liara and Kaiden works well according to Diabolical, I'd have thought Kaiden would be replacable by the Quarian to give tech offensives rather than Kaiden's pitifully weak (compared to Liara) biotics.<br>/snip<br><br> </div>
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<br><br>You didn't want to specialize your infiltrator to commando for even more ridiculous sniper rifle goodness? I did that, and I just counter-snipe the Geth snipers. Sure, they hurt, but thanks to my weapon mods and +40% dmg ammo, I hurt much more! -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif -- Everybody is all "HE rounds, HE rounds" though. If I do a new game+ with this char maybe I'll force myself to use them for a while, just to get a feel for how to work with them. I find Tungsten to be much easier though, since I can engage multiple targets faster if I don't overheat on every shot. </div>
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<br><br><br>Okay.<br><br>Couple of things:<br><br>Just beat the game. lvl 50, full paragon, Infiltrator (spec Operative). Ending group was Williams and Wrex. I took my time, explored every nook and cranny. I don't think I got an optional side quest for a crack quack doctor named Banes due to a part of the quest no longer being available (played the sidequests 'out of order' maybe). Ended up with 45 hours and 00 minutes acording to the game clock. A little long, but I looked at everything. I completed all the collection quests, but I may have missed a few things for the codex achievement, apparently.<br><br><br>The reason I took Liara and Kaiden is for redundancy. I pushed ALL of my points in the sniper rifle as soon as possible, and would have them just lift up the baddies. It worked very well for medium distances, and was VERY useful for short distance combat. I would let them go to town and would turn marksman on with the pistol and shoot everything.<br><br>Here is how my ammunition broke down:<br>For the first 3/4's of the game, I'd swap between tungsten and shredder rounds, or their equivalents. Next 1/8th of the game, I was a polonium/advanced variant due to the high mixture of organics and synthetics. Use a round that works for everyone. The remaining 1/8th of the game was the HE rounds. BOOM. Instakill on most geth, and the splash damage was horrific in certain settings.<br><br><br>And I'm glad I went operative as opposed to commando. Here's why:<br><br>Sbe gur svany svtug, Jerk'f ovbgvpf jrer arne jbeguyrff hayrff V tbg yhpxl jvgu n fgnfvf be n jnec. Bgure guna gung, gur znwbevgl bs gur svtug jnf zvpebznantvat gur fubgthaf bs zl cnegaref juvyr hfvat znexfzna (cvfgbyf) va pbawhapgvba jvgu bireybnq naq fnobgntr. Guvf jbexrq irel jryy, hagvy gur ynfg 10 frpbaqf be fb. V orng gur tnzr ol ONERYL orngvat vg. Gur ynfg 3 frpbaqf be fb V jnf qrfcrengryl uvggvat l, ubcvat sbe n zrqv-try obbfg. V orng Fnera jvgu gur urnegorng fbhaq pbzvat bire zl fcrnxref, gungf ubj pybfr V jnf gb ovgvat vg.<br><br><br>Anyway, the game is fucking fantastic, and I spent the last 10 hours or so of the game thinking about the next playthrough with my current char, and about the next playthrough with a completely different one. <br><br><br>The technical glitches were a bit distracting. I won't recount them, because we all know what they are. I think it is a testament to how limiting the 360 can be at times. The PC version of this game would/could/hopefully will not suffer from this myriad of issues. <br><br><br>There were some very obvious plot points, but the game played out like a well written Sci-Fi cinematic experience. By far the most fun I've had playing a game this year. <br><br><br><br>And, ultimately, even though I hope for a PC version, this game makes me just absolutely freaking giddy over what Dragon Age could be.
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<br><br>You didn't want to specialize your infiltrator to commando for even more ridiculous sniper rifle goodness? I did that, and I just counter-snipe the Geth snipers. Sure, they hurt, but thanks to my weapon mods and +40% dmg ammo, I hurt much more! -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif -- Everybody is all "HE rounds, HE rounds" though. If I do a new game+ with this char maybe I'll force myself to use them for a while, just to get a feel for how to work with them. I find Tungsten to be much easier though, since I can engage multiple targets faster if I don't overheat on every shot. </div>
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<br><br><br>Okay.<br><br>Couple of things:<br><br>Just beat the game. lvl 50, full paragon, Infiltrator (spec Operative). Ending group was Williams and Wrex. I took my time, explored every nook and cranny. I don't think I got an optional side quest for a crack quack doctor named Banes due to a part of the quest no longer being available (played the sidequests 'out of order' maybe). Ended up with 45 hours and 00 minutes acording to the game clock. A little long, but I looked at everything. I completed all the collection quests, but I may have missed a few things for the codex achievement, apparently.<br><br><br>The reason I took Liara and Kaiden is for redundancy. I pushed ALL of my points in the sniper rifle as soon as possible, and would have them just lift up the baddies. It worked very well for medium distances, and was VERY useful for short distance combat. I would let them go to town and would turn marksman on with the pistol and shoot everything.<br><br>Here is how my ammunition broke down:<br>For the first 3/4's of the game, I'd swap between tungsten and shredder rounds, or their equivalents. Next 1/8th of the game, I was a polonium/advanced variant due to the high mixture of organics and synthetics. Use a round that works for everyone. The remaining 1/8th of the game was the HE rounds. BOOM. Instakill on most geth, and the splash damage was horrific in certain settings.<br><br><br>And I'm glad I went operative as opposed to commando. Here's why:<br><br>Sbe gur svany svtug, Jerk'f ovbgvpf jrer arne jbeguyrff hayrff V tbg yhpxl jvgu n fgnfvf be n jnec. Bgure guna gung, gur znwbevgl bs gur svtug jnf zvpebznantvat gur fubgthaf bs zl cnegaref juvyr hfvat znexfzna (cvfgbyf) va pbawhapgvba jvgu bireybnq naq fnobgntr. Guvf jbexrq irel jryy, hagvy gur ynfg 10 frpbaqf be fb. V orng gur tnzr ol ONERYL orngvat vg. Gur ynfg 3 frpbaqf be fb V jnf qrfcrengryl uvggvat l, ubcvat sbe n zrqv-try obbfg. V orng Fnera jvgu gur urnegorng fbhaq pbzvat bire zl fcrnxref, gungf ubj pybfr V jnf gb ovgvat vg.<br><br><br>Anyway, the game is fucking fantastic, and I spent the last 10 hours or so of the game thinking about the next playthrough with my current char, and about the next playthrough with a completely different one. <br><br><br>The technical glitches were a bit distracting. I won't recount them, because we all know what they are. I think it is a testament to how limiting the 360 can be at times. The PC version of this game would/could/hopefully will not suffer from this myriad of issues. <br><br><br>There were some very obvious plot points, but the game played out like a well written Sci-Fi cinematic experience. By far the most fun I've had playing a game this year. <br><br><br><br>And, ultimately, even though I hope for a PC version, this game makes me just absolutely freaking giddy over what Dragon Age could be.
I just finished my first play as well. I only made it to level 49, oh well. Curious though, two achievements, soldier ally and completionist I never got...is that weird? I had Ashley with me every time, and I beat the game, figured I would earn those two. Lol.<BR><BR>Now what happens when you start a new career, do your old saves get erased? What do you guys mean when you mention playing again with your same char, it doesnt start you a fresh one?<BR><BR>I really hope they make another one, most fun I have had with a game in a long time.
Just started a new game + and moved it up to veteran. One thing I dont like so far is that alot of the renegade options are rascist towards humans. I want to be more of a "get the job done at all costs" kinda guy, but still in line with the Council.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by x5452:<BR>Now what happens when you start a new career, do your old saves get erased? What do you guys mean when you mention playing again with your same char, it doesnt start you a fresh one? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>You can create as many careers as you want, and they'll each retain their own save points.<BR><BR>When startinf a new game you'll get the option to pick an existing profile (data taken from the point when you beat the game), you'll then start from the beginning but still have the same level/items/etc. If you don't pick that option, it'll create a separate (new) career at level 1.
When does this specialization thing happen? Go ahead and spoil me but don't give up too much. Be gentle, heh.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"><BR>Originally posted by Hat Monster:<BR>I am yet to see ANY Master Specter armour. Anywhere. I've got my weapons, level VIII and level X. Just not the armour. Pointers? </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Doesn't exist. Look for Predator L/M/H X and Colossus X armours, as they're the best i've seen, i think. Mercenary X is pretty good, too, as is Battlemaster X (not sure if that's available for all races/types - it's a rare Geth Armory one that showed up on the Normandy Requisition's Officer for me, in a Krogan Heavy variant).<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Diabolical:<BR>I don't think I got an optional side quest for a crack quack doctor named Banes due to a part of the quest no longer being available (played the sidequests 'out of order' maybe). </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Banes is just a way for the game to push you to talk to Kahoku, if you haven't picked up/completed his quests already. If you have, you don't miss anything, you're just left with a bit of dangling subplot (in case you want to know, [Kahoku sidequest spoilers]Onarf jnf jub gur zvffvat erpba grnz gung lbh sbhaq yherq vagb gur Guerfure Znj arfg jnf ybbxvat sbe).<BR><BR>edit:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by nikolaihunt:<BR>When does this specialization thing happen? Go ahead and spoil me but don't give up too much. Be gentle, heh. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>After you hit level 20, the next time you fly to a different system (or possibly different cluster, i'm not sure), you'll get a quest from Admiral Hackett (N ebthr IV ba gur Zbba). Complete that and you get to pick your specialisation class.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Banes is just a way for the game to push you to talk to Kahoku, if you haven't picked up/completed his quests already. If you have, you don't miss anything, you're just left with a bit of dangling subplot (in case you want to know, [Kahoku sidequest spoilers]Onarf jnf jub gur zvffvat erpba grnz gung lbh sbhaq yherq vagb gur Guerfure Znj arfg jnf ybbxvat sbe). </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR>Awesome. Dangling subplot aside, I completed every quest in the game then (I think). Coolies.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by arhra:<BR>After you hit level 20, the next time you fly to a different system (or possibly different cluster, i'm not sure), you'll get a quest from Admiral Hackett (N ebthr IV ba gur Zbba). Complete that and you get to pick your specialisation class. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Oh snap, I thought that was just another random quest and was putting it off. Kind of wished I had completed it before going to Feros but the talent points are already spread pretty thin as it is.
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For those mentioning they like the Mass Effect soundtrack, it's available for download via Sumthing Distribution. It's a very, very good deal as well. $9.99 for the downloadable soundtrack at 192 kbps with no DRM.<BR><BR>I picked up the Halo 3 OST from them the other day and was very pleased, but the ME OST wasn't up at the time. It is now, though!
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<br><br>really? Crap I did not know that, I just finished my first game and restarted a new career but with my same guy. I finished at lvl 49 so after redoing eden prime I hit lvl 50, and bought all the X weapons, then gave all my kick ass stuff to ash and kaiden. with just under 10 mil in the bank I figured I was set for a fun pure renegade attempt. But I didn't know there were different quests for diff. backgrounds..
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<br><br>really? Crap I did not know that, I just finished my first game and restarted a new career but with my same guy. I finished at lvl 49 so after redoing eden prime I hit lvl 50, and bought all the X weapons, then gave all my kick ass stuff to ash and kaiden. with just under 10 mil in the bank I figured I was set for a fun pure renegade attempt. But I didn't know there were different quests for diff. backgrounds..
It would have been nice if Bioware let you change your background, gender, and appearance for New Game. Maybe that's the sort of thing they can patch in.
I'm liking it quite a lot, but I regret reading a lot of previews/reviews etc. Some of the plot is revealed very nicely, so knowing it beforehand is a shame.<BR><BR>We've now had 2 "disc unreadable" crashes - one for me and one for my girlfriend. Extremely annoying, and hopefully patchable.<BR><BR><BR>I hope there are more Citadel-like parts of the game... The Mako is ok, but not anywhere near as much fun as being on foot and interacting with people. I personally preferred the Jade Empire minigames, but I'm weird like that.<BR>I've found some mineral deposits that weren't marked on the planetmap - but they were close to stuff that was. Do I have to explore the entire surface to find everything?<BR><BR>I like combat except for the one-hit-kill crap they sometimes throw at you, but (and this probably comes from playing an infiltrator) closequarters battles can be annoying.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">I've found some mineral deposits that weren't marked on the planetmap - but they were close to stuff that was. Do I have to explore the entire surface to find everything? </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Yeah, pretty much. Surveying minerals isn't really necessary though (it gets you a bit more XP and cash, but there's no special bonus for finishing the quest - same for the signs of battle, etc).<BR><BR>You don't even really need to bother with them for the Completionist achievement, as there are plenty of other sidequests, so hitting the required number without the collection quests isn't really a problem.<BR><BR>If you do decide to bother though, it's not too bad - the explorable area isn't that big compared to your radar range, so a loop around the outside (keeping the red line that marks the edge of the operational area at the very edge of your radar) followed by a bit of driving around in the centre will cover pretty much all of the map.
I just can't seem to get enough Renegade points to unlock the last two ranks of Intimidate... but I still have Feros left to do (finished with Virmir now), so hopefully there will be some badassery to perpetrate there.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">If you do decide to bother though, it's not too bad - the explorable area isn't that big compared to your radar range, so a loop around the outside (keeping the red line that marks the edge of the operational area at the very edge of your radar) followed by a bit of driving around in the centre will cover pretty much all of the map </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR>I finished off the collections by driving in essentially straight lines from A to B. Mountain in the way? Go over it. Thresher pit in the way, driver across it and not die. <BR><BR>You wouldn't believe the number of little nooks and crannies I came across with minerals in them that way.
An awesome Mass Effect moment...<br><br>Some asshat gets himself kidnapped by biots unhappy that they won't get compensation for the sideeffects from their implants. Now some people on a quest to save the galaxy might not care, but me? I just have an itch for other peoples problems – so immediately a course is set to board the ship in question.<br>The boarding party, Wrek and Garrus under the competent leadership of Jarrod Shepard, quickly make their way through the ship. At a chokepoint covered by hostiles, preparations are made and a toxic grenade sets off what is to become quite a fireworks display.<br><br>Now I thought biotics was essentially buffs – but fuck no! After the grenade goes off I fire maybe 3 shots with my pistol before everything explodes in blue, green and white light, space warps on every side and when I can see anything again I am flat on the floor. On every side are enemies, and the last thing I see before dying in a big ball of lightning is Garrus standing at my feet, his assault rifle close to overheating. At my head – in defiance of galactic history, Wrek stands back-to-back with Garrus, daring his shotgun to overheat.<br><br>Sometimes dying is worth it -- View image here: https://cdn.arstechnica.net/forum/smilies/biggrin.gif --
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