SPOILER<BR><BR><BR>I spared the Rachni queen and now I have Rachi swarming and attacking alliance posts. Something tells me I got sold a line of crap.
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SPOILERS<BR><BR>Ninja: That quest occurs regardless of your actions with the queen. <BR><BR>You find out later after beating the second listening post quest (sigma something I believe), or possibly the infested freighter, that the rachni came from the Noveria facility before you even got there. I'm actually pretty sure it's the infested freighter mission.
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What achievement? <BR>I just dumped about a million into weapons from the normandy shop guy, specter rifle, pistol, shotgun and sniper. Gave my hand me downs to my squad. <BR>Figured time to upgrade as I was about to continue main quest going to Noveria, at level 30. <BR>Is there things to avoid doing there? I read, but was confused, about taking hansar quest but then it closes other quests or something?
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by x5452:<BR>Is there things to avoid doing there? I read, but was confused, about taking hansar quest but then it closes other quests or something? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>The hanar merchant gives you a task, a shady one.<BR><BR>If you were a good honest law-abiding citizen (with a desire for justice to be served), what would you do?<BR><BR>However, doing that will end both quest lines with very few rewards. If you really want to see what happens, just save before doing anything.<BR><BR>There really isn't any reason for the hanar quest to interfere with the other quest, it's likely just a coding oversight that ends all interaction with that NPC because that NPC is involved in both quests.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by InfiniteNoodles:<BR>SPOILERS<BR><BR>Ninja: That quest occurs regardless of your actions with the queen. <BR><BR>You find out later after beating the second listening post quest (sigma something I believe), or possibly the infested freighter, that the rachni came from the Noveria facility before you even got there. I'm actually pretty sure it's the infested freighter mission. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I stumbled onto it by accident. I was exploring systems and when I got to Styx I got the distress call. I've cleared the other post and am following up with the freighter shipment now.<BR><BR>I think it would have been better if it tied to the queen. It would be a quest for XP that you could only get working paragon, and it would be one of those "tough lesson" things. Like the Scorpion and the tortoise. As much as you want to think the Rachni could change, they are what they are or something.
<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 InfiniteNoodles:<BR>SPOILERS<BR><BR>Ninja: That quest occurs regardless of your actions with the queen. <BR><BR>You find out later after beating the second listening post quest (sigma something I believe), or possibly the infested freighter, that the rachni came from the Noveria facility before you even got there. I'm actually pretty sure it's the infested freighter mission. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I stumbled onto it by accident. I was exploring systems and when I got to Styx I got the distress call. I've cleared the other post and am following up with the freighter shipment now.<BR><BR>I think it would have been better if it tied to the queen. It would be a quest for XP that you could only get working paragon, and it would be one of those "tough lesson" things. Like the Scorpion and the tortoise. As much as you want to think the Rachni could change, they are what they are or something. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I was a little surprised to get Paragon points for releasing her. Seems like releasing a species that did what they did previously in the hopes that this time they could be useful allies is a fairly Renegade action, while making sure that they never threaten the galaxy again would be the Paragon action. That and using the gas grenades were the two major sources of Paragon points on my "renegade" (I prefer to think of it as pragmatic) character.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by x5452:<BR>What achievement?<BR>I just dumped about a million into weapons from the normandy shop guy, specter rifle, pistol, shotgun and sniper. Gave my hand me downs to my squad. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>The Master Spectre Gear is not available until you get the Rich achievement (1,000,000 credits)
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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 Semi On:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">The Master Spectre Gear is not available until you get the Rich achievement (1,000,000 credits) </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Question about this. Does it occur when you have 1Mc in your account or when you've earned that much in total (ignoring what you've spent)? </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>in your account
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">The hanar merchant gives you a task, a shady one.<BR><BR>If you were a good honest law-abiding citizen (with a desire for justice to be served), what would you do?<BR><BR>However, doing that will end both quest lines with very few rewards. If you really want to see what happens, just save before doing anything.<BR><BR>There really isn't any reason for the hanar quest to interfere with the other quest, it's likely just a coding oversight that ends all interaction with that NPC because that NPC is involved in both quests </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Are both quests given by Hanar? Or are they just on that planet?<BR>I dont want to miss any quests, but Ive been playing as Paragon...
One quest is given by the hanar, the other is part of the main story line and has multiple ways it can end.<BR><BR>Getting the hanar involved is just the quickest way to end it, since you'll have gotten the quest item you need and the game thinks you're done with that NPC.
When/where does the X grade Master Spectre gear show up? I'm on my second run through and I'm seeing all VIII stuff. Also, where the FUCK is that last keeper?<BR><BR><BR><hr><BR><BR>Random hints<BR><BR>- Explore, do quests, explore some more. You're a fucking pussy until your powers start unlocking. Exploring is XP. XP is levels. Levels is powers.<BR>- PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR PARTY! A whole assload of good scenes can only happen if you have the right member at the right time. (e.g. Wrex and Fist) and you will NOT gain paragon/renegade points for something your party did, so even though Wrex has his way, I gained no renegade.<BR>- Want to score points with your party? Don't be good to them. Some of them respond to a more forceful or even threatening approach. "Be a renegade to a renegade" - Williams, Garrus and Wrex are renegades. But don't confuse that with outright rudeness.<BR>- Unlike most other RPGs, your influence (Intimidate or Charm) options ALWAYS succeed. If the option is available, it WILL work and almost always benefit you. As to what works best, that depends as much on who you're dealing with. Renegades respond best to intimidate, for example. If you're dealing with a crime lord, do so with pistols and threats.<BR>- You wanna be a bad-ass? Be one. Certain characters will notice if you're all charisma and no action.<BR>- Physics Threshold has a meaning. It's where a hard hit does damage. See those geth? See your Bloody Great Tank? Floor it. It'll kill them or severely hurt them and bypass shields.<BR>- Thresher Maw killing: Circle strafe it with the Mako, use the big cannon. Machine gun doesn't do shit. KEEP MOVING. You can retreat to higher ground for repairs if needed.<BR>- As a general rule, sticking with either intimidate or charm, rather than using both, will serve you best with the same NPC.<BR>- There's an assload of roleplaying which gives little to no gameplay benefit. If you want to get positive outcomes from that (XP rewards mostly) you need high intimidate/charm/both. <I>If you see a charisma option, USE IT!</I><BR>- Conversation options will open if you have the right codex entries or if you've been told the right thing. An example is gryyvat gur nqzveny jub vafcrpgf Abeznaql gung vg'f n Ghevna wbvag qrfvta<BR>- In at least one quest I've come across, the NPCs will tell you a completely different story if you're playing Paragon or Renegade. They pay attention and will try to manipulate you.<BR>- Usually a good character can take an evil quest and make it good. Likewise, an evil character can take a good quest and make it evil. Generally, take all quests regardless of your RP alignment. At the very least, there's a neutral way to finish every quest.<BR><BR>Specific hints:<BR>- Lbh'yy or nzohfurq ol n ercbegre. Hayrff lbh unir tbbq yriryf va Vagvzvqngr be Punez, fur'f tbvat gb evc lbh n arj bar. Orfg, sebz n ebyr cynlvat cbvag bs ivrj, gb qral ure vagreivrj erdhrfg vs lbh'er n fgenvtug naq aneebj ratvar bs qrngu. Gur svsgu syrrg nqzveny jvyy evqr lbhe nff vs lbh qba'g bja uref.<BR>- Ab znggre jung lbh qb jvgu gur Enpuav dhrra, gur Enpuav ner nyernql nebhaq naq JVYY nggnpx nyyvnapr bhgcbfgf.<BR>- Hayrff lbh unir fhofgnagvny enaxf va vagvzvqngr be punez, lbh jvyy abg fhpprrq jvgu Jerk jura lbh'er urycvat gur Fnynevnaf.<BR>- Fpber cbvagf jvgu Jvyyvnzf ol orvat n erartnqr. Trg va gur Nfnev'f cnagf ol orvat n Cnentba. Gurl qb arrq gb or va gur cnegl ng gur gvzr, gubhtu. Zber fcrpvsvpnyyl, Jvyyvnzf vf n pehfurq-fcvevg fbyqvre bcrengvat rkgerzryl pbafreingviryl. Cynl vg gur fnsr jnl, gehfg abobql naq gnyx guebhtu lbhe thaf naq lbh'er jvaavat jvgu ure. Gur Nfnev vf zber pbaprearq jvgu qbvat gur evtug guvat. Bs pbhefr, vs lbh jnag gb or n zrepvyrff oehgr, whfg qba'g gnxr Yvnan be vs lbh jnag gb fcernq unccvarff, qba'g gnxr Jvyyvnzf.<BR>- ACPf jub'er jnvgvat ba lbh gb qb n dhrfg sbe gurz znl tvir lbh nabgure dhrfg yngre, be or vaibyirq va n eryngrq bar. Gnyx gb rirelbar lbh frr, rira vs lbh nyernql unir.<BR>- Fbzrgvzrf n penml snaobl vf unezyrff...bgure gvzrf ur vf abg.<BR>- Gnyxvat gb na ACP jub qbrf abguvat jvyy "vagebqhpr" lbh gb gurz. Yngre ba, gurl znl tvir lbh n dhrfg be uryc lbh jvgu bar. Vs lbh vtaber gurz, gurl jba'g.<BR><BR>Yeah, the RP aspect of Mass Effect is something I haven't seen since PS:T. Rather than just "good" or "bad" NPCs, you actually have them with their own agendas and they will use you to further them, whether you like it or not, know it or not.
Wow, that was a blast through and through. I got my Paragon meter filled by the end, and it opens up an interesting option against Saren.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">When/where does the X grade Master Spectre gear show up? I'm on my second run through and I'm seeing all VIII stuff. Also, where the FUCK is that last keeper? </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>The X gear should appear on a New Game + file. As for keepers, the one in the embassy area has trouble streaming in. After I got the quest, I <BR>went to get it and it wasn't there. I knew I had seen one earlier, so I came back later and there it was. This is a known issue on the tech support forum. <BR><BR>Another tricky one is in the Wards Access corridor, since it's easy to completely avoid that area. Also a second on in the embassy area is out on a walkway out of the way. Another hidden one is in the citadel tower off to the side.<BR><BR>I'm currently in the process of using a bunch of biotic skills 75 times. This is dull.
Here's an interesting glitch: If you sell something in one career, and then start a new file (or maybe even just switch to, not sure yet) those items will show up in your new career's buyback menu (assuming you haven't sold anything yet). This would theoretically allow me to sell top level gear to my character which would otherwise be unavailable at that level.
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<br><br>Yeah, but good luck affording any of it with a new character. -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif --
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<div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by InfiniteNoodles:<br>Here's an interesting glitch: If you sell something in one career, and then start a new file (or maybe even just switch to, not sure yet) those items will show up in your new career's buyback menu (assuming you haven't sold anything yet). This would theoretically allow me to sell top level gear to my character which would otherwise be unavailable at that level. </div>
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<br><br>Yeah, but good luck affording any of it with a new character. -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif --
Ah, but here's the thing: It only charges you what you sold it for. For example: The survivor IX armor is currently listed for 30,000. I daresay you can save up 30k long before you hit the levels required for those items to spawn. No, you can't afford them right away, but it's going to make hardcore/insane much easier if I can buy level 50 gear at level 10.
I'm a little late to the party but just have to say that I'm loving this game. I'm just a few hours in and agree with most of the mechanical/UI gripes but am just blown away by how interesting and immersive the story is.<BR><BR>Why does bioware hate jumping? I really want to jump.
<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 Zaskar:<BR>I am still pissed that wall of text was not a cut scene. I think they ran out of disk space. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>More likely they ran out of time, as it is with almost all games.<BR><BR>Word on the tubes has it that Mass Effect only weighs in at 5.86 gigabytes. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>If they were running out of disk space, i'd imagine the first thing to be cut would be the voiced Codex entries. That's got to be using a fairly significant chunk of space for something that isn't amazingly important (would anyone really care if they were all just text?).<BR><BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">The X gear should appear on a New Game + file. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>It can appear on your first playthrough - you just have to hit level 50 (i think - pretty sure it didn't show up until i levelcapped).<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">As for keepers, the one in the embassy area has trouble streaming in. After I got the quest, I<BR>went to get it and it wasn't there. I knew I had seen one earlier, so I came back later and there it was. This is a known issue on the tech support forum. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I managed to get that one by scanning empty space earlier. Another one that i've heard of multiple people missing at first is the one in the back room of the Emporium.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">That's got to be using a fairly significant chunk of space for something that isn't amazingly important (would anyone really care if they were all just text?). </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I would prefer it, actually.<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">I managed to get that one by scanning empty space earlier. Another one that i've heard of multiple people missing at first is the one in the back room of the Emporium. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>They popped out and then back in once I met with the council. I just assumed it was supposed to illustrate variation in their routine.
A question on weapon upgrades:<BR><BR>I did a quest a little while ago (maybe around level 20) for an Asari (I'm pretty sure it was the Asari diplomat in the embassy lounge of the Citadel), and after the quest was done she offered payment but I got angry and demanded more, so she said she would unlock some groovy weapon upgrades for me.<BR><BR>Thing is, I can't work out what these upgrades are. The shops all seem to be selling the same gear as ever. Anyone know?
<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>Question about this. Does it occur when you have 1Mc in your account or when you've earned that much in total (ignoring what you've spent)? </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>You need 1 million in your account to get the achievement. But by the time you get to that point, the game will be practically throwing money at you so you really won't have to worry about it.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ZombieJebus:<BR>You need 1 million in your account to get the achievement. But by the time you get to that point, the game will be practically throwing money at you so you really won't have to worry about it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>This is the truth. I am pretty sure I didn't even buy a single weapon or armor upgrade until the Master stuff showed up. Everything I picked up along the way was always better than anything in stores.<BR><BR>I still don't think the game is anywhere near as good as other people do. It's still better than most games yes, but I had more fun playing KOTOR and Jade Empire. Mass Effect really is just the same thing over and over again. Go to a system, scan planets, land, drive, enter building, kill stuff, go to next system. The only thing that changes is whether the landscape is brown and rocky or white and icy, or which of the three building models you enter. Your party members are not nearly as interesting as in past Bioware games, I don't feel any attachment to any of them nor feel like they are even important to the story. It seems like they spent more time writing Codex entries than anything else.
What happens when you beat the game and start again? I heard that you can continue with your current stats, but what happens if you want a new character class? Do you have to start from scratch?
so many little missions all of the sudden... <BR><BR>one thing that bugs me about the game is the galaxy map... it's easy to use but annoying that i can't pause and get check my journal... i have to do that before... unless i am missing something...<BR><BR>also, i have decided that for this first run through, i am picking my answers based on "what would Mal from Firefly say". seems to be going well so far
I am liking this game so far. 25 hours on the clock with Feros next on my agenda.<br><br>Some annoyances - elevators, inventory system, irrelevant mako driving, HUD fonts difficult to read.<br><br>The saddest thing of all might be that the game had poor first week sales - will this jeopardise the sequels or at least the scale of them?<br><br>I hate the idea that other "casual" games might be drawing gaming money away from works like Mass Effect -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif --
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<br><br>i have a feeling that this will be a word of mouth game... <br><br>and it doesn't have the multiplayer angle that most games have now... also, the ads show it as an epic story (which it is) but don't show the combat (at least from what I have seen)
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<div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Luke-Alexander Johnson:<br>I am liking this game so far. 25 hours on the clock with Feros next on my agenda.<br><br>Some annoyances - elevators, inventory system, irrelevant mako driving, HUD fonts difficult to read.<br><br>The saddest thing of all might be that the game had poor first week sales - will this jeopardise the sequels or at least the scale of them?<br><br>I hate the idea that other "casual" games might be drawing gaming money away from works like Mass Effect -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif -- </div>
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<br><br>i have a feeling that this will be a word of mouth game... <br><br>and it doesn't have the multiplayer angle that most games have now... also, the ads show it as an epic story (which it is) but don't show the combat (at least from what I have seen)
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<br><br>That sucks... I bought it the day it came out. Just wish I had more time to play it.<br><br>:-\
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<br><br>That sucks... I bought it the day it came out. Just wish I had more time to play it.<br><br>:-\
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Shrubber:<BR>It seems like they spent more time writing Codex entries than anything else. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Well, at least for me, all that codex stuff is part of what really draws me into the game. I'm continually amazed at how much world building they did with this game. It's obvious that they put a lot of thought into how some of these technologies and racial interactions would play out in their universe, and I have a lot of fun discovering that stuff. I can't wait to see the sequels where they've had a chance to tweak the core gameplay some more. Hopefully the game sells well enough for them to actually get completed.<BR><BR>That said, I'm also having a lot of fun with the game. Definitely has its flaws, but so far I'm loving it. It's giving me an urge to play KOTOR again too. I think I might do that in between Mass Effect playthroughs.<BR><BR>I'm somewhat torn on my first playthrough. I'm having a lot of fun exploring the galaxy, and I want to get some of the achievements. But on the other hand, I also sort of want to leave some new stuff to do for next time.<BR><BR>Edit: I can't really articulate what I'm finding so fun about the game, but it draws me in for hours at a time like no other game has done for me recently.
Yeah I finally lost my patience for the fucking Mako last night on Nodacrux. Some severely nasty cliff-faces on that planet. <BR><BR>Frankly, I hope they ditch it for ME2. If not, then SEVERELY limit it. Level about half the mountains on the planets, give the Mako some fucking wings, and make the planets a bit more compelling.<BR><BR>I mean the storyline planets are stellar (no pun intended), just seriously awesome, but holy fuck hour 15 of trying to get over/around a mountain... it starts to grate. It also upset me when it clicked last night, and I realize my current playtime of 24-25 hours or so would probably be closer to 15-18 if it wasnt for all the goddam Mako driving. I can live with repetitive bases with repetitive enemies... but for the love of God, dont make me spend 7-10 minutes jacking around in the clown car just to get there.
Question on Noveria. I just finished it, but when you finish and leave via tram, you go straight to the ship. Was there anything else to be done in the plaza area? I remember a hotel upstairs with a doorman telling me I could not enter, is that it or can you get in there?<BR>Just want to make sure I did not miss anything.
Generic romance question: can you successfully romance someone that you leave on the ship all the time, or do they need to come on the missions with you? I ask because I'd like to try getting more "Ally" achievements, but I'd prefer to be able to choose my party without worrying about who I'm romancing.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Shrikebtr:<BR>Yeah I finally lost my patience for the fucking Mako last night on Nodacrux. Some severely nasty cliff-faces on that planet. <BR><BR>Frankly, I hope they ditch it for ME2. If not, then SEVERELY limit it. Level about half the mountains on the planets, give the Mako some fucking wings, and make the planets a bit more compelling.<BR><BR>I mean the storyline planets are stellar (no pun intended), just seriously awesome, but holy fuck hour 15 of trying to get over/around a mountain... it starts to grate. It also upset me when it clicked last night, and I realize my current playtime of 24-25 hours or so would probably be closer to 15-18 if it wasnt for all the goddam Mako driving. I can live with repetitive bases with repetitive enemies... but for the love of God, dont make me spend 7-10 minutes jacking around in the clown car just to get there. </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.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Eyris6:<BR>Generic romance question: can you successfully romance someone that you leave on the ship all the time, or do they need to come on the missions with you? I ask because I'd like to try getting more "Ally" achievements, but I'd prefer to be able to choose my party without worrying about who I'm romancing. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>How do you romance people? I keep talking to the Ashley and Tali (only chicks on the normandy) and every so often they have new things to say, does it appear as a topic later on or something?
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">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>Thresher Maw fights are ridiculously easy. Just drive about 500-800feet away from the thing and rotate your canon 90deg left. You can literally just drive forward and backward dodging the thresher maw shots while constantly hitting it with the mako cannon. If you are the right distance away the thing wont even go back in the ground, it will just sit there and helplessly shoot those slow green shots at you.
You know, if you keep the Mako on the edge of a Thresher Maw pit, it can't jump up from under you, and then you just have to dodge the acid, which is easy.
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