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Bestofworst Worstofbest
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2010.01.31 21:18:00 -
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Originally by: ReaperOfSly Right, I've finally recruited everyone that is available to recruit. I notice there's a medal available for sexing up someone on your crew. So I have to ask...
How do I seduce Dr. Chakwas?
I thought that Ice Brandy would do the trick, but alas. ________________________________________________
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Nova Fox
Gallente Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2010.01.31 21:41:00 -
[122]
yeah find it funny i can rescue an entire galaxy but not a tank of fish. EDI feed my fish! Pre-order your Sisters of ≡v≡ Exploration ship today, Updated 10JAN10
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Meiyang Lee
Gallente Azteca Transportation Unlimited Gunboat Diplomacy
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Posted - 2010.01.31 21:56:00 -
[123]
Originally by: Nova Fox for all you pc gamers i recommended getting a game controller to play intead. This is certainly no mouse and keyboard game.
I disagree, mouse speed is spot on, keyboard layout is clear and compact, perfect for playing, I have a 360 controller, but haven't touched it or felt the need to for ME2. Love that it's easy to change just about every keybinding through the options. Mouse Aiming is lovely too, especially with slow powerful weapons where precision really matters.
Got most of the crew loyal now, Loyalty mission for Tali just triggered and I'm still missing Legion, but other than that I'm complete. Wonder if Legion provides a ship bonus or a personal one. Most of the ship-board upgrades seem done.
100% Paragon so far continuing from a lvl 54 Paragon Liara lover from ME1. Not taking any new love-interests, I want to make sure I'll still have Liara available for ME3 (foresight in spite of the odds).
Made a mistake with the Scions btw, those are just the nberhusks. Burn their shields using rapid fire weapons then a few shots with a Hand Cannon to get rid of the armour. Just remember to switch to incendiary ammo on the armour or you'll be shooting it all damn day.
Thought you were talking about those Praetorian things (giant hovering crab things with particle beams).
found out that the CE rifle is fairly lousy unless your opponents have next to no health and lots of shields, the Battle rifle works much better as an all-rounder.
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Bestofworst Worstofbest
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2010.01.31 22:00:00 -
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Originally by: Meiyang Lee
Originally by: Nova Fox for all you pc gamers i recommended getting a game controller to play intead. This is certainly no mouse and keyboard game.
I disagree, mouse speed is spot on, keyboard layout is clear and compact, perfect for playing, I have a 360 controller, but haven't touched it or felt the need to for ME2. Love that it's easy to change just about every keybinding through the options. Mouse Aiming is lovely too, especially with slow powerful weapons where precision really matters.
Got most of the crew loyal now, Loyalty mission for Tali just triggered and I'm still missing Legion, but other than that I'm complete. Wonder if Legion provides a ship bonus or a personal one. Most of the ship-board upgrades seem done.
100% Paragon so far continuing from a lvl 54 Paragon Liara lover from ME1. Not taking any new love-interests, I want to make sure I'll still have Liara available for ME3 (foresight in spite of the odds).
Made a mistake with the Scions btw, those are just the nberhusks. Burn their shields using rapid fire weapons then a few shots with a Hand Cannon to get rid of the armour. Just remember to switch to incendiary ammo on the armour or you'll be shooting it all damn day.
Thought you were talking about those Praetorian things (giant hovering crab things with particle beams).
found out that the CE rifle is fairly lousy unless your opponents have next to no health and lots of shields, the Battle rifle works much better as an all-rounder.
I used the battle-rifle up until I got the gun to replace it in the Collector ship when you thought it was derelict. ________________________________________________
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Irida Mershkov
Gallente Honour Before Death Nominis Expers
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Posted - 2010.01.31 22:30:00 -
[125]
Pfft, check out you nubs with assault rifles, real men use sniper rifles and SMGs (and then complain that we can't control crowds).
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Zyck
Dark-Rising IT Alliance
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Posted - 2010.02.01 01:41:00 -
[126]
Soldier with MG + party incendiary rounds is epic-levels of awesome.
Add in to that advanced training for barrier. Simply amazing.
On another note Joker and EDI interactions are hilarious.
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Daphne Mezereum
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.02.01 01:48:00 -
[127]
Well, installed when I wrote in this topic, been playing for 14 hours straight, need to get some sleep. Combat sucks, but the game in itself is hellishly addictive.
I miss Wrex, though, he had some very nice things to add.
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Bestofworst Worstofbest
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2010.02.01 01:51:00 -
[128]
Originally by: Daphne Mezereum Well, installed when I wrote in this topic, been playing for 14 hours straight, need to get some sleep. Combat sucks, but the game in itself is hellishly addictive.
I miss Wrex, though, he had some very nice things to add.
Combat sucks? I dare say that's a challenge *Dons his Fanboy Helmet* ________________________________________________
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Irida Mershkov
Gallente Honour Before Death Nominis Expers
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Posted - 2010.02.01 02:15:00 -
[129]
Originally by: Daphne Mezereum Well, installed when I wrote in this topic, been playing for 14 hours straight, need to get some sleep. Combat sucks, but the game in itself is hellishly addictive.
I miss Wrex, though, he had some very nice things to add.
Combat sucks? you having a laugh squire? You prefer just mindlessly absorbing damage whilst firing endlessly into the target until they hit the floor?
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Pr1ncess Alia
Caldari Perkone
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Posted - 2010.02.01 04:40:00 -
[130]
I'm guessing a lot of people here liked unlimited ammo in ME1 This allowed for a 'just keep shoot until everything is dead' approach. No such animal in ME2. I love the extra challenge.
I'm not done with the game yet, but it is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
Mining sucks, but that appears to be intentional (just as it was supposed to be a pain in the ass to find all minerals in ME1).
Combat is spectacular. You start every mission with full ammo and as long as you are using your abilities & squad members correctly you have plenty to last. (how friggin fun is that Viper sniper rifle!!!)
Some situations will really press your ammo if you use one gun all the time. You need to be able to switch around depending on badguy range etc
I miss the whole pick up items and sell them at the store thing. They have given us a decent customization scheme (props to the Armor tweaking stuff), however i've always liked the classic method of customizing outfit/arms for the character. I can go either way and again, the new system is cool.
Credits are hard to come by in this game, you need to be smart and get discounts from shop keepers if you want to be able to buy all items as you go through. It would be nice to be able to sell extra minerals for credits.
The story line is much more full and polished. The maps are beautiful. The game seems a bit linear but then again so was ME1. I'd rather have a rich full game with solid direction than running around the Wastelands for all Oblivion (*hint*hint*).
I think they could improve ME by allowing some larger maps for a bit more needless exploration (throw a few collect x/19 items quests out there) and it will give people that 'open world' experience they felt when driving around the Mako in ME1
9/10. This is about as good as they get. Until KOTOR 3 comes out (likely a frosty day in hell) this is my new game :)
Seriously though, at 41 hours in and I still have content/sidequests to go before continuing w/ the storyline! Excellent game length and I never thought i'd say this.... if this RPG was longer it would only hurt it. Looking at the time consumption for a masochistic completionists run-through (for me, that includes mining almost every planet to depleted /wrists) simply making the game longer would take away from its replay value.
ok, semi-spoiler alert / i need your help!:
dfskDIDdfskIdfskSCREWdfskUPdfskWITHdfskASHLEYdfskONdfskHORIZON?? dfskCANdfskYOUdfskGETdfskHERdfskTOdfskJOINdfskTHEdfskPARTY? dfskIFdfskIdfskWAITdfskDOESdfskSHEdfskCOMEdfskBACK? dfskIT'sdfskMYdfskONLYdfskEMPTYdfskSQUADdfskSLOT :( dfskWASdfskTHATdfskSLOTdfskFORdfskKAIDEN? |
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Bestofworst Worstofbest
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2010.02.01 06:01:00 -
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Originally by: Pr1ncess Alia I'm guessing a lot of people here liked unlimited ammo in ME1 This allowed for a 'just keep shoot until everything is dead' approach. No such animal in ME2. I love the extra challenge.
I'm not done with the game yet, but it is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
Mining sucks, but that appears to be intentional (just as it was supposed to be a pain in the ass to find all minerals in ME1).
Combat is spectacular. You start every mission with full ammo and as long as you are using your abilities & squad members correctly you have plenty to last. (how friggin fun is that Viper sniper rifle!!!)
Some situations will really press your ammo if you use one gun all the time. You need to be able to switch around depending on badguy range etc
I miss the whole pick up items and sell them at the store thing. They have given us a decent customization scheme (props to the Armor tweaking stuff), however i've always liked the classic method of customizing outfit/arms for the character. I can go either way and again, the new system is cool.
Credits are hard to come by in this game, you need to be smart and get discounts from shop keepers if you want to be able to buy all items as you go through. It would be nice to be able to sell extra minerals for credits.
The story line is much more full and polished. The maps are beautiful. The game seems a bit linear but then again so was ME1. I'd rather have a rich full game with solid direction than running around the Wastelands for all Oblivion (*hint*hint*).
I think they could improve ME by allowing some larger maps for a bit more needless exploration (throw a few collect x/19 items quests out there) and it will give people that 'open world' experience they felt when driving around the Mako in ME1
9/10. This is about as good as they get. Until KOTOR 3 comes out (likely a frosty day in hell) this is my new game :)
Seriously though, at 41 hours in and I still have content/sidequests to go before continuing w/ the storyline! Excellent game length and I never thought i'd say this.... if this RPG was longer it would only hurt it. Looking at the time consumption for a masochistic completionists run-through (for me, that includes mining almost every planet to depleted /wrists) simply making the game longer would take away from its replay value.
ok, semi-spoiler alert / i need your help!:
dfskDIDdfskIdfskSCREWdfskUPdfskWITHdfskASHLEYdfskONdfskHORIZON?? dfskCANdfskYOUdfskGETdfskHERdfskTOdfskJOINdfskTHEdfskPARTY? dfskIFdfskIdfskWAITdfskDOESdfskSHEdfskCOMEdfskBACK? dfskIT'sdfskMYdfskONLYdfskEMPTYdfskSQUADdfskSLOT :( dfskWASdfskTHATdfskSLOTdfskFORdfskKAIDEN?
As far as I know you can't get her back because you are with cerberus, but here is your squad:
SPOILER ALERT
Legion, Tali, Garrus, Samara, Mordin, Miranda, Jacob, Grunt, Thane, Jack, and Zaeed if you have the DLC. I looked around and the only place that hasn't been taken up by a squad member is port observatory, but it doesn't even have an open option (with it being red) compared to the other places that had the door console but was locked off for team members. ________________________________________________
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Bestofworst Worstofbest
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2010.02.01 06:32:00 -
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Bioware side-topic. Anyone else find Dragon Age pretty dissapointing? It lacked the depth and epicness that Mass Effect had. I was sorely turned off by the fact that my character wasn't talking at all even though I gave him a voice that has some combat lines "THAT ALL YOU GOT?!" and the characters aren't as deep as I'd expect them.
Maybe I'm just drawn to Space Operas, but DA was dissapointing. ________________________________________________
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Pr1ncess Alia
Caldari Perkone
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Posted - 2010.02.01 06:38:00 -
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Originally by: Bestofworst Worstofbest Bioware side-topic. Anyone else find Dragon Age pretty dissapointing? It lacked the depth and epicness that Mass Effect had. I was sorely turned off by the fact that my character wasn't talking at all even though I gave him a voice that has some combat lines "THAT ALL YOU GOT?!" and the characters aren't as deep as I'd expect them.
Maybe I'm just drawn to Space Operas, but DA was dissapointing.
i tried very hard to like DA:O, i probably played it through 3 times? was a cool game but really fell short in MANY categories. it seemed rushed.
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Bestofworst Worstofbest
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2010.02.01 07:14:00 -
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Edited by: Bestofworst Worstofbest on 01/02/2010 07:14:03 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a54Vm1ww8w&feature=related
Here's the conversation about the missing Elevator conversations. Bioware thought ahead. ________________________________________________
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Garia666
Amarr T.H.U.G L.I.F.E The Volition Cult
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Posted - 2010.02.01 07:21:00 -
[135]
Mass effect 2 is awsome. almoste as good as the 1st one. I played it for many hours now. www.garia.net |
Irida Mershkov
Gallente Honour Before Death Nominis Expers
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Posted - 2010.02.01 09:16:00 -
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Originally by: Bestofworst Worstofbest Edited by: Bestofworst Worstofbest on 01/02/2010 07:14:03 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a54Vm1ww8w&feature=related
Here's the conversation about the missing Elevator conversations. Bioware thought ahead.
That's awesome, haha.
My fave were Wrex and Tali in the elevators.
"Do you Krogans only ever talk about your great wars?" "Yep."
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Daphne Mezereum
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.02.01 10:13:00 -
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No, I prefer turn based combat, and I'd prefer if my RPG wouldn't turn into and FPS half the time (looking at you "Fallout" 3).
The whole "duck, shoot, duck, shoot" mechanics are, for me, boring. Except in STALKER, but that game had a much better combat model.
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Pr1ncess Alia
Caldari Perkone
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Posted - 2010.02.01 10:48:00 -
[138]
Originally by: Daphne Mezereum No, I prefer turn based combat, and I'd prefer if my RPG wouldn't turn into and FPS half the time (looking at you "Fallout" 3).
The whole "duck, shoot, duck, shoot" mechanics are, for me, boring. Except in STALKER, but that game had a much better combat model.
did you buy ME or Fallout not knowing there would be a strong fps combat scheme? It's not like they tried to pass off ME2 as Neverwinter Nights or anything...
or just a comment in general regarding RPG/FPS games? if so, ignore me
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Nova Fox
Gallente Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2010.02.01 10:51:00 -
[139]
Edited by: Nova Fox on 01/02/2010 10:55:04
try brining legion to tali's court case (it will have to be the second to last loyalty mission you pull off.)
Also to the citadel and Ilos
What I really want to try though is brining legion to the council for the first time to get my specter licence reinstated with the alive council but that will require me beating the first ME again.
aside from that legion deserves alot more dialouge and story options imo but alas that would be something very intersting for ME3.
so far... I havent gotten a single suicide squad through without casualties, every one's list is seeminlgy different. So far Im at distraction trying ot figure out who wont die in that one and im hoping i dont have to swap out with the rest of the winnning combination there. Pre-order your Sisters of ≡v≡ Exploration ship today, Updated 10JAN10
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Bestofworst Worstofbest
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2010.02.01 11:02:00 -
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Originally by: Nova Fox Edited by: Nova Fox on 01/02/2010 10:55:04
try brining legion to tali's court case (it will have to be the second to last loyalty mission you pull off.)
Also to the citadel and Ilos
What I really want to try though is brining legion to the council for the first time to get my specter licence reinstated with the alive council but that will require me beating the first ME again.
aside from that legion deserves alot more dialouge and story options imo but alas that would be something very intersting for ME3.
so far... I havent gotten a single suicide squad through without casualties, every one's list is seeminlgy different. So far Im at distraction trying ot figure out who wont die in that one and im hoping i dont have to swap out with the rest of the winnning combination there.
You can use this site to get a save that has a living council, plus as a second play through you get a +25% xp bonus. ________________________________________________
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Bestofworst Worstofbest
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2010.02.01 11:05:00 -
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Anyone else absolutely love the soundtrack? Burning it to CD now to listen to in the car. ________________________________________________
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TimMc
Gallente Trans-Solar Works Rooks and Kings
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Posted - 2010.02.01 11:20:00 -
[142]
Edited by: TimMc on 01/02/2010 11:21:25 Just played ME2 to completion yesturday, all missions and assignments. All planets visited. 30 hours in 3 days.
Obviously no game is perfect, and ME2 is not, but its definetly one of the best games I've played in a long while.
1. Losing ship at beginning is definetly an exciting start. At end I thought was going to lose ship again which would have been stupid to keep losing ships between games. 2. Joker was boring or irritating in first game, but ME2 he is hilarious with EDI. 3. Alot darker than ME1. ME1 feels very star trek - clean and simple with sometimes dark undertones. 4. Much funnier. Found myself laughing out loud, and giggling at references to other films or sci fi. 5. Annoyed me you couldn't get your previous romance to join you. I went with Liara in ME1, but she has turned into an obcessive angry woman suddenly. Ended up moving on to Tali, but didn't get to see her face. Apparently most of your squad can be romanced, and you can die from having sex with the asari's daughter. 6. Alot of dialogue. Most characters are pricks, even ones I liked in first game like Garrus. Talking to them and helping with issues seems to humanise them. 7. Holy **** Jack scares me. 8. I swear Ashley has changed voice actor in the brief time you see her. 9. Ammo is good. Always wondered where my ammo was coming from. 10. I disliked the simplified weapon system where very few guns, and new ones always better than current. There is a large variety of heavy weapons though which is fun. 11. Far more challenging fights than in ME1. Biotics aren't massively overpowered like before. Being able to storm and moving abilities/orders out of the paused view keeps it very action packed. However seems swapping weapons is only accessible from pause menu. 12. Huge amount of new information about interesting races. 13. At first I hated the lack of skills, but it makes sense. After playing ME1 you shouldn't need to relearn everything. Paragon/Renegade conversation trees being open only if you have been previously a Paragon/renegade also makes more sense than simply skilling up for them. Actions in cutscenes is also very good improvement. 14. Ability to completely fail is good. I lost half my crew by doing side missions before going to save them. Its also possible to fail the last mission if you don't upgrade the normandy. Losing most your team is possible. I lost 1 teammate, which I presume because 2 of my teammates were "normal" rather than "loyal". 15. End boss battle was predictable but fun, mostly because I was on my last rounds of ammo when it went down.
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Originally by: Nova Fox yeah find it funny i can rescue an entire galaxy but not a tank of fish. EDI feed my fish!
heh my fish always died. Apparently though if you flirt with kelly she will offer to feed your fish.
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Nova Fox
Gallente Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2010.02.01 12:55:00 -
[143]
oh btw go mine uranus for some funny comments from EDI. Pre-order your Sisters of ≡v≡ Exploration ship today, Updated 10JAN10
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Victor Valka
Caldari Preta Light Industries Naraka.
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Posted - 2010.02.01 12:56:00 -
[144]
Go for the eyes, Boo!
I honestly LOL'ed when I realized what I was looking at.
Originally by: Spaztick You are not outnumbered, you are in a target-rich environment.
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Culmen
Caldari Macabre Votum Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2010.02.01 16:17:00 -
[145]
My opinion of ME 2 just dropped several notches.
Since I have borderline OCD, I decided to run every single assignment. Ran into 3 that reliably crashed.
This is the kind of crash that could have been spotted with 5 minutes of beta testing.
They are Mining the Canyon. The bot can start moving while still in the "sleep state" and refuses to take power cells. Result "Stuck, reload"
Theres the Estevanius, walk down the only path avalible to you (a very very narrow path), walk off the map Stuck walking on air, reload.
But these are just annoyances compared to the utter CCP levels of incompetence in "N7: Abandoned Research Station"
There is a bug with one of the puzzles that crashes to desktop 100% of the time if you look at it, across all PC settings. Did anyone even run this game on the PC?
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Irida Mershkov
Gallente Honour Before Death Nominis Expers
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Posted - 2010.02.01 16:34:00 -
[146]
Originally by: Nova Fox Edited by: Nova Fox on 01/02/2010 10:55:04
try brining legion to tali's court case (it will have to be the second to last loyalty mission you pull off.)
Also to the citadel and Ilos
What I really want to try though is brining legion to the council for the first time to get my specter licence reinstated with the alive council but that will require me beating the first ME again.
aside from that legion deserves alot more dialouge and story options imo but alas that would be something very intersting for ME3.
so far... I havent gotten a single suicide squad through without casualties, every one's list is seeminlgy different. So far Im at distraction trying ot figure out who wont die in that one and im hoping i dont have to swap out with the rest of the winnning combination there.
Bringing Legion to the Quarian fleet basically just has everyone gasping, and also having them ask Legion about retaking the homeworld, he replies that the Geth are peaceful and only attack in defence, and the Quarian homeworld hasn't been touched, as the Quarians were, and still are the first to fire.
To the Citadel Shep basically just says "he's my personal synthetic"
You do get Legion way too late yet.
Originally by: Daphne Mezereum No, I prefer turn based combat, and I'd prefer if my RPG wouldn't turn into and FPS half the time (looking at you "Fallout" 3).
The whole "duck, shoot, duck, shoot" mechanics are, for me, boring. Except in STALKER, but that game had a much better combat model.
Back to your JRPGs with you.
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Midge Mo'yb
Antares Shipyards Phalanx Alliance
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Posted - 2010.02.01 17:28:00 -
[147]
i completed it last night, lost 5 squadmates on the last mission :oops:
gonna redo it and try and keep them all alive - i kinda felt bad for cheating on liara, and i think its gonna affect something in ME3 and i will regret it xD -----------------------------------------------
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Kin'Tarr
Minmatar Absinthe Brothers
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Posted - 2010.02.01 18:48:00 -
[148]
Edited by: Kin''Tarr on 01/02/2010 18:48:58
Originally by: Midge Mo'yb i completed it last night, lost 5 squadmates on the last mission :oops:
*Spoiler
I had the same problem when I ran through the last mission, I went in thinking characters would die :[ . Reloaded and figured out that you have to chose the right people for the right job rather than use characters you care less for, i.e. Legion/Tali for vent shaft since they are techs, an experienced leader for the fireteam/escort back to Normandy etc. Im guessing having all your buddies loyal helps?
K.O.S
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Nova Fox
Gallente Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2010.02.01 19:37:00 -
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Originally by: Culmen My opinion of ME 2 just dropped several notches.
Since I have borderline OCD, I decided to run every single assignment. Ran into 3 that reliably crashed.
This is the kind of crash that could have been spotted with 5 minutes of beta testing.
They are Mining the Canyon. The bot can start moving while still in the "sleep state" and refuses to take power cells. Result "Stuck, reload"
Theres the Estevanius, walk down the only path avalible to you (a very very narrow path), walk off the map Stuck walking on air, reload.
But these are just annoyances compared to the utter CCP levels of incompetence in "N7: Abandoned Research Station"
There is a bug with one of the puzzles that crashes to desktop 100% of the time if you look at it, across all PC settings. Did anyone even run this game on the PC?
None of these I could get to happen on the xbox 360 version then again it autopatched as soon as i launched. Pre-order your Sisters of ≡v≡ Exploration ship today, Updated 27JAN10
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Daphne Mezereum
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.02.01 21:31:00 -
[150]
Originally by: Irida Mershkov
Back to your JRPGs with you.
This is a very grave insult. I have not played a single JRPG in my life. On the other hand, all my favourite RPGs have either fully turn-based combat (Fallout, Arcanum), or a real-time combat that is in effect turn based, with continuous turn resolution (BG1,2,PS:T).
Oh, and the whole "hunker down till the red jelly gets off the screen" type of healing is one of the worts ideas of gaming, imho.
I'd still give this game at least 8/10, for its still BioWare, with BioWare levels of storyline and characters, and its good enough to tie me to this computer for 12+ hours straight.
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