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poptart_fairy posted:This has many, many variables. 
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Doc Hawkins posted:It is, like I said, I've done it. It changes the dialogue with Parker very slightly: instead of Thorton saying "whatever, they don't know it was me" and Parker scoffing and getting -1 rep, Mike says "No one saw me that I know of," and Parker says "that'll have to do." The same thing happens if you knock out all the guards, provided you don't raise their alertness. I knocked them all out last time and he said the exact same thing and I got +1 rep.
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Jul 10, 2011 22:52
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Polaron posted:In Moscow, what do I get for sending the weapons to Grigori as opposed to myself, beyond points with Mina or Grigori? Beyond what's already been mentioned, you can get some intel on Championchik depending on you response to his thank you e-mail.
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Jul 10, 2011 22:56
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Holy Calamity! posted:Yeah this game nails most of the 'spy' trumps, such as with this hideout introduction. It notably lacks a tuxedo-Thornton fancy party sequence. There totally was one. The Moscow embassy was originally a tuxedo party.
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Jul 11, 2011 00:05
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Torsade de Pointes posted:The same thing happens if you knock out all the guards, provided you don't raise their alertness. I knocked them all out last time and he said the exact same thing and I got +1 rep. Huh! My mistake.
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Jul 11, 2011 00:08
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Torsade de Pointes posted:gohuskies posted:I tried being an rear end in a top hat veteran this game, but I soon reverted back to awkwardly flippant ladies man Thorton. He just feels the most natural that way. 
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Jul 11, 2011 00:11
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Got this in the Steam sale expecting it to be average and it blew me away. Went full stealth (field agent, spy) and mostly suave first playthrough, trying to decide what do to next. Obvious choice for origin is Recruit, and I'll probably go for SMGs or shotguns or something. Beyond that I'm not really sure how to approach a second playthrough, I can't remember half of the dialogue options I chose. Should I just pick one response and stick with it for 90% of the game or what? My gamer instincts were to try and maximise my reputation with every character at every opportunity, is it actually interesting (plot-wise) to piss people off? Also I noticed that this game includes 'gently caress off' as a dialogue option twice. Just genius.
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Jul 11, 2011 00:42
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Jamsque posted:Also I noticed that this game includes 'gently caress off' as a dialogue option twice. Just genius. One conversation of mine had three options to choose from: -Reject -gently caress off -Go to hell I guess I didn't do the right things beforehand to get a positive option.
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Jul 11, 2011 00:47
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Jamsque posted:Got this in the Steam sale expecting it to be average and it blew me away. Went full stealth (field agent, spy) and mostly suave first playthrough, trying to decide what do to next. Obvious choice for origin is Recruit, and I'll probably go for SMGs or shotguns or something. Beyond that I'm not really sure how to approach a second playthrough, I can't remember half of the dialogue options I chose. Should I just pick one response and stick with it for 90% of the game or what? My gamer instincts were to try and maximise my reputation with every character at every opportunity, is it actually interesting (plot-wise) to piss people off? Just think of a character type and roleplay that. How would a recruit Thorton handle situations? Maybe he's a bit more green and lacking in experience, so he tends to pick aggressive over professional to compensate. AP is actually great fun to roleplay in.
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Jul 11, 2011 00:50
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Well gently caress this game I guess. Did a fresh install and reinstalled physx/NVidia drivers. I was excited to play this to.
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Jul 11, 2011 00:51
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Is it possible to make a run and gun build? My stealthy Thornton was really fragile, I never really like I could go head-to-head with guys using guns or melee, and until I maxxed out the range on the pistol crit shot I had no way of dealing with enemies that were on the other side of open environments.
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Jul 11, 2011 00:53
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Jamsque posted:Is it possible to make a run and gun build? My stealthy Thornton was really fragile, I never really like I could go head-to-head with guys using guns or melee, and until I maxxed out the range on the pistol crit shot I had no way of dealing with enemies that were on the other side of open environments. I'm doing toughness/SMGs and it's a blast to hit Bullet Storm and charge at people with guns blazing like a crazy person.
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Jul 11, 2011 00:54
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^^^ This guy has the right idea.Jamsque posted:Is it possible to make a run and gun build? My stealthy Thornton was really fragile, I never really like I could go head-to-head with guys using guns or melee, and until I maxxed out the range on the pistol crit shot I had no way of dealing with enemies that were on the other side of open environments. All the weapons are pretty good once you put the points into them. SMGs are a very underrated build. I usually recommend a bulletstorm-brilliance-bulletstorm combo to absolute demolish your enemies. Just hold down the trigger and charge into them. Shotgun rear end in a top hat is another popular build. Just pump your toughness a bit more than in a stealth build and use the technical skills that boost your weapon damage/armour and you should do fine.
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Jul 11, 2011 00:58
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Thanks for all these tips, one final dumb question: If I do go for a SMG/Shotgun rear end in a top hat build, is it worth dumping 5 points in to stealth to get the over-head markers or are those points better spent elsewhere?
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Jul 11, 2011 01:01
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Jamsque posted:Thanks for all these tips, one final dumb question: Always get awareness, it's worth it in every run you can do. I always pick it up as soon as I can.
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Jul 11, 2011 01:04
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Yeah "Always get awareness first every single run no matter what" should really be in the OP, knowing where all the guards are at all times is pretty much required unless you want to be blind going into every encounter. Lets you see all the guards patrol routes and what you're dealing with and such.
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Jul 11, 2011 01:26
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Don't listen to these guys; if you don't care about alarms, Awareness is totally optional. I've beaten the game without a single point in stealth.
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Jul 11, 2011 01:28
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Jamsque posted:Got this in the Steam sale expecting it to be average and it blew me away. Went full stealth (field agent, spy) and mostly suave first playthrough, trying to decide what do to next. Obvious choice for origin is Recruit, and I'll probably go for SMGs or shotguns or something. Beyond that I'm not really sure how to approach a second playthrough, I can't remember half of the dialogue options I chose. Should I just pick one response and stick with it for 90% of the game or what? My gamer instincts were to try and maximise my reputation with every character at every opportunity, is it actually interesting (plot-wise) to piss people off? Extremely. "Bitch." "rear end in a top hat."
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Jul 11, 2011 02:12
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Here's something I never thought to try out. (Moscow and Taiwan spoilers) Does anyone know what happens if you kill Albatross in the assault on Brayko's mansion and then do the G22 mission in Taiwan? Is that mission still available? Does someone else from G22 contact you at the end? Does the end sequence where you get contacted just not happen?
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Jul 11, 2011 03:00
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Jamsque posted:Got this in the Steam sale expecting it to be average and it blew me away. Went full stealth (field agent, spy) and mostly suave first playthrough, trying to decide what do to next. Obvious choice for origin is Recruit, and I'll probably go for SMGs or shotguns or something. Beyond that I'm not really sure how to approach a second playthrough, I can't remember half of the dialogue options I chose. Should I just pick one response and stick with it for 90% of the game or what? My gamer instincts were to try and maximise my reputation with every character at every opportunity, is it actually interesting (plot-wise) to piss people off? Do what feels right, no matter what the game rewards you. Also, after doing stealthy professional, shotgun rear end in a top hat Thorton is a popular second style.
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Jul 11, 2011 03:02
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LAWLandMine posted:Trying a fresh install on Steam but I have a feeling it isn't gonna do much. Reinstalled physx and updated Nvidia drivers. Try going into the AP install directory, go into Support/DirectX/ and run DXSETUP.exe. Reboot once you're done.
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Torsade de Pointes posted:Here's something I never thought to try out. (Moscow and Taiwan spoilers) Does anyone know what happens if you kill Albatross in the assault on Brayko's mansion and then do the G22 mission in Taiwan? Is that mission still available? Does someone else from G22 contact you at the end? Does the end sequence where you get contacted just not happen? I've done this. The mission is still available but you don't get the post-mission dialogue.
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Jul 11, 2011 03:11
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Nehru the Damaja posted:I've done this. The mission is still available but you don't get the post-mission dialogue. So do G22 never find the bugs then?
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Jul 11, 2011 03:17
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Just finished my first play through. GAME loving OWNS. Bioware should take note of how to do romance. Or should I say bromance. Stephen Heck and Michael just boated off into the sunset talking about how much poo poo they just hosed up! Now I just have to find time to start a second play through...
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Jul 11, 2011 03:32
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Wildtortilla posted:Just finished my first play through. GAME loving OWNS. True Fact: Originally, I'm On a Boat was going to play for that ending, we've been told.
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Jamsque posted:My gamer instincts were to try and maximise my reputation with every character at every opportunity, is it actually interesting (plot-wise) to piss people off? Yes Jack Bauer aggressive spy is pretty hilarious especially getting everyone to hate your guts especially when you smash battles over their head or just execute them outright after hearing their pathetic attempts at bribery. Wildtortilla posted:Just finished my first play through. GAME loving OWNS. Especially all the extra intel buy options you get from Steve Heck Everything from poisoning Brakyo's coke supply at the Moscow hub so he takes damage during the boss fight when he does his coke snort or having him do a driveby in the Taipei Metro level with a mini-guy to clear the entire platform etalian fucked around with this message at 04:05 on Jul 11, 2011 |
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Lynx posted:So do G22 never find the bugs then? Taipei after Moscow Spoilers. Correct. You can intercept an e-mail from them talking about how Albatross has gone offline and if you killed Sis, how there's no sign of her either. Not sure what happens if you kill Albatross but spare Sis.
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Jul 11, 2011 04:08
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In Training posted:Always get awareness, it's worth it in every run you can do. I always pick it up as soon as I can. Yeah it's a really handy wall-hack that's very handy even for combat focused characters to avoid surprises.
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Jul 11, 2011 04:13
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This is a really good game, having a lot of fun with a stealth/pistols run. On the third mission in Moscow. I even enjoyed Saudi Arabia. But one thing is really starting to kill my enjoyment of it -- I'm having horrendously long loading times, especially if I have to reload from last checkpoint in the middle of a mission. Like several minutes to load. Is this standard? Is there any fix for it other than "get a better PC?" I'm hoping there's an .ini change or something I can do. My computer isn't that bad, more advanced games than this load up a lot quicker. Aside from a few minor geometry type bugs here and there, that's my only gripe with this game, but it's getting frustrating.
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Just started my second playthrough as recruit. I never noticed one of the photos in the Moscow safehouse on my first playthrough. Got a good laugh out of me when I noticed it this time. Doesn't seem like a spoiler but more of a minor easter egg. Was thinking of using it for an avatar. Need to figure out some good accompanying text though. The Photo Using SMGs this time around and not giving a gently caress about alarms. Quite fun so far. Just finished Saudi Arabia. Can't wait to see how everything changes the second time around.
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Vizrt posted:Just started my second playthrough as recruit. I never noticed one of the photos in the Moscow safehouse on my first playthrough. Got a good laugh out of me when I noticed it this time. Doesn't seem like a spoiler but more of a minor easter egg. Was thinking of using it for an avatar. Need to figure out some good accompanying text though. Make sure you spare Brayko in the Moscow hub for the best safehouse upgrades.
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Vizrt posted:The Photo "He addressed it to Mike Thor...n...ton. With an n."
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Vizrt posted:Just started my second playthrough as recruit. I never noticed one of the photos in the Moscow safehouse on my first playthrough. Got a good laugh out of me when I noticed it this time. Doesn't seem like a spoiler but more of a minor easter egg. Was thinking of using it for an avatar. Need to figure out some good accompanying text though. Doesn't Mike comment on the photo if you examine it? How about, for the text bit, "Mike and Sean, gently caress YEAH!!!", which, if I remember correctly, is what Mike noted was written on the photo (yes, with three exclamation points!)?
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StarkRavingMad posted:This is a really good game, having a lot of fun with a stealth/pistols run. On the third mission in Moscow. I even enjoyed Saudi Arabia. But one thing is really starting to kill my enjoyment of it -- I'm having horrendously long loading times, especially if I have to reload from last checkpoint in the middle of a mission. Like several minutes to load. Is this standard? Is there any fix for it other than "get a better PC?" I'm hoping there's an .ini change or something I can do. My computer isn't that bad, more advanced games than this load up a lot quicker. Aside from a few minor geometry type bugs here and there, that's my only gripe with this game, but it's getting frustrating. There's a belief (not sure if it's true) that Unreal Engine games have a weird load time bug on some procs. Try setting the affinity to a single core, then back to both cores (if you have a dual core machine that is!)
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etalian posted:Make sure you spare Brayko in the Moscow hub for the best safehouse upgrades. Haha, yes. I loved that upgrade. I remember him stating as much during the dialogue but didn't actually expect it in the safehouse. Davin Valkri posted:Doesn't Mike comment on the photo if you examine it? How about, for the text bit, "Mike and Sean, gently caress YEAH!!!", which, if I remember correctly, is what Mike noted was written on the photo (yes, with three exclamation points!)? He says something about buddy cop flicks for that photo. The one you're talking about is upstairs by the bed. Going to use that quote though, it fits.
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Vizrt posted:Just started my second playthrough as recruit. I never noticed one of the photos in the Moscow safehouse on my first playthrough. Got a good laugh out of me when I noticed it this time. Doesn't seem like a spoiler but more of a minor easter egg. Was thinking of using it for an avatar. Need to figure out some good accompanying text though. If it's not "Mike and Sean, gently caress yeah!!!" [with three exclamation points] I don't even know what to tell you.
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Chasiubao posted:There's a belief (not sure if it's true) that Unreal Engine games have a weird load time bug on some procs. Try setting the affinity to a single core, then back to both cores (if you have a dual core machine that is!) Holy poo poo, I love you. Worked like a charm, my load times went from like 3 minutes to 30 seconds.
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Vizrt posted:Just started my second playthrough as recruit. I never noticed one of the photos in the Moscow safehouse on my first playthrough. Got a good laugh out of me when I noticed it this time. Doesn't seem like a spoiler but more of a minor easter egg. Was thinking of using it for an avatar. Need to figure out some good accompanying text though. ...Does Mike always have kaczynski-beard in that picture?
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Doc Hawkins posted:...Does Mike always have kaczynski-beard in that picture? Yes 
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StarkRavingMad posted:Holy poo poo, I love you. Worked like a charm, my load times went from like 3 minutes to 30 seconds. Also works on ME 2. Then I went out and got a quad core and it's not an issue anymore 
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