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magimix posted:I daresay WarLocke's argument is rooted in just how much stuff Javik has to say and do in the game, and how much lore is carried. He's so integral to the game that one of the crappier ends to a mission Thessia exists because they had to completely change it because they yanked Javik out after EA told them to stop working on his content for the main release. It's glaring and frustrating how Javik worked out and it sucks for anyone that actually cares about the game's lore if they ignored it because he was DLC. He was developed as a main part of the game from the beginning.
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magimix posted:Certainly sounds general purpose. I'm sufficiently early in my Soldier run that I'm not locked into any particular mode. At the moment, I'm running with AR (Avenger) and SR (Mantis) as primary weapons, with HP as a backup. No reason I couldn't swap in the Particle Rifle. It'd be broadly in line with my preference for 'spray' over 'burst', when it comes to ARs (for Soldiers). I'd take a cooldown hit, but no harm in seeing how it pans out for me. Evolve Adrenaline Rush for the time dilation and damage buffs, get headshot damage from Mastery, find an Atlas/Brute/Banshee and put that murderbeam in their face/cockpit.  Also make sure to use an ammo power on your energy beam (how does it work  )-Dethstryk- posted:He's so integral to the game that one of the crappier ends to a mission Thessia exists because they had to completely change it because they yanked Javik out after EA told them to stop working on his content for the main release. Story please 
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-Dethstryk- posted:He's so integral to the game that one of the crappier ends to a mission Thessia exists because they had to completely change it because they yanked Javik out after EA told them to stop working on his content for the main release. If there is one thing that makes the idea of cutting out elements to reserve them as day one DLC even less palatable to me as a consumer, that lovely Kai Lengfight/cutscene is probably it. God dammit EA  Edit: And yeah, what were we supposed to get in its place?
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Scuzzywuffit posted:Edit: And yeah, what were we supposed to get in its place? WarLocke posted:Story please I wish I knew. That's all the Final Hours said about it. But considering Javik was involved and what was going on in that mission, it's safe to assume it would have been a hell of a lot better than what we got, I bet.
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Originally, the thing you find there IS Javik. Or so I read earlier in this thread.
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MrL_JaKiri posted:Originally, the thing you find there IS Javik. Or so I read earlier in this thread. That... would make a surprising amount of sense. Also kind of sucky that it would happen so relatively late in the game.
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WarLocke posted:That... would make a surprising amount of sense. Also kind of sucky that it would happen so relatively late in the game. My guess is that it's why we got the stupidly done Prothean VI. That probably should have been Javik. Edit: Okay, just got the Final Hours stuff back out. I don't think you would have discovered Javik there, because that original mission was in the game to get Javik. But it did cut out something at Thessia where TIM kidnaps Javik to extract information. So yeah, completely convinced that's why we got some stupid things on the mission and the poorly done Prothean VI. WarLocke posted:But then you either rewrite the rest of the game or Cerberus shows up and captures Javik anyway and you run off to save him. Your spoiler was apparently the original plan! -Dethstryk- fucked around with this message at 21:05 on Apr 8, 2012 |
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Apr 8, 2012 21:00
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-Dethstryk- posted:My guess is that it's why we got the stupidly done Prothean VI. That probably should have been Javik. But then you either rewrite the rest of the game or Cerberus shows up and captures Javik anyway and you run off to save him.
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So, instead of having him for every mission past Palavin, you would have him for the last two? I dunno, sounds like it turned out better
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That can't be right. A rewrite would've compromised their vision and artistic integrity. e: Veotax posted:So, instead of having him for every mission past Palavin, you would have him for the last two? Maybe Thessia would've been earlier in the game.
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No, the Final Hours stuff says that the From Ashes mission was in there originally. Removing it just had some shockwave effects, the biggest being the end of that particular mission... which is easier to write out of since it's pretty late.
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While we're on the subject of DLC, are there any plans to release the CE content? I NEED that N7 hoodie.
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El Tortuga posted:While we're on the subject of DLC, are there any plans to release the CE content? http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/PC_Tweaks_%28Mass_Effect_3%29 Scroll down to 'Unlocking Casual Appearances'.
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WarLocke posted:http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/PC_Tweaks_%28Mass_Effect_3%29 Haven't you heard? PC gaming is dead. I'm on the 360. fake edit: Seriously, though, I have it on the 360, so I'm out of luck in the "PC Tweaks" department. I think I had heard at some point that most of it would go on sale as DLC.
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El Tortuga posted:Haven't you heard? PC gaming is dead. You have chosen... poorly. Sucks, man. 
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What does the robot dog even do?It's completely useless isn't it.
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Kurtofan posted:What does the robot dog even do?It's completely useless isn't it. It walks around.
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Kurtofan posted:What does the robot dog even do?It's completely useless isn't it. It runs around and makes Shepard say "Good dog!". And sometimes it sleeps.
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El Tortuga posted:I think I had heard at some point that most of it would go on sale as DLC. You heard wrong.
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I don't seem them selling the dog that does absolutely nothing.
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Ambiguatron posted:I don't seem them selling the dog that does absolutely nothing. You don't?
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Ambiguatron posted:I don't seem them selling the dog that does absolutely nothing. I wouldn't be so sure given past experiences... http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Alternate_Appearance_Pack
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How the gently caress do I buy From Ashes? I can't navigate Origin. edit: I found it not at all in the place they said it would be. Christ.
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If you have ME3, open the details page, then there should be a "shop for add-ons" button.
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Origin is really awfully designed in a lot of ways.
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Those appearance packs did do something, they gave Jack a shirt.
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You could already get that by doing her loyalty mission. Although that didn't fix her annoying flapping jacket, which bothered me far more than the nipstraps.
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dwazegek posted:If you have ME3, open the details page, then there should be a "shop for add-ons" button. quote:From the Main Menu, choose “Downloadable Content” and follow the prompts to purchase the DLC in the Origin In Game overlay. And now it fails every time it gets to order processing. Fantastic.  edit: I had to go to their website and get the points there. On the plus side, 240 + 560 - 800 = 0, so that works out nicely. Elysiume fucked around with this message at 23:06 on Apr 8, 2012 |
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Zoran posted:And gave Miranda real armor. Thats the one. In every ME2 playthrough, pretty much the first thing to be done after getting onto the Normandy is equiping that costume. Sure, it may not confer any actual *effects*, but at the least it looks somewhat like something that could be worn in combat. That said, neither of Miranda's 'base game' costumes will ever, *ever* top EDI's white outfit. Gynoid camel-toe  Thats in a whole league by itself!
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magimix posted:Gynoid camel-toe Has anyone involved in producing the game said anything about this? Because really, what the gently caress.
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Zoran posted:And gave Miranda real armor. And gave Garrus non-"battle-damage" armor.
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magimix posted:That said, neither of Miranda's 'base game' costumes will ever, *ever* top EDI's white outfit. Gynoid camel-toe Miranda had a camel-toe in ME2 too. I'm not sure whether that's as bad as giving EDI one, but it still pretty messed up. edit: Come to think of it, EDI's entire appearance is basically as ridiculous as Miranda's. Is it at all possible they just reused models or something?
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dwazegek posted:Miranda had a camel-toe in ME2 too. I'm not sure whether that's as bad as giving EDI one, but it still pretty messed up. Pretty much, they modified Miranda's outfit skin from 2 to make Edi's in 3 and you get Miranda's camel toe.
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magimix posted:Thats the one. In every ME2 playthrough, pretty much the first thing to be done after getting onto the Normandy is equiping that costume. Sure, it may not confer any actual *effects*, but at the least it looks somewhat like something that could be worn in combat. I just looked at a picture of that Miranda outfit and holy Christ it's so much loving better it's almost insulting. Also they... gave Thane shades? Whatever. Charging for appearance packs is bullshit anyway 
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dwazegek posted:Miranda had a camel-toe in ME2 too. I'm not sure whether that's as bad as giving EDI one, but it still pretty messed up. I don't remember that at all, to be honest. I'm sure I'd remember something like that if I'd noticed at some point. That said, Miranda's DLC costume has been available for so long know that its her proper appearance so far as I am concerned. When she shows up in ME3 I'm all like, 'Where is your combat armour?'. By contrast, EDIs white-costume surprise... I remember it well. Grissom Academy - EDIs first outing in a shore-party. The white outfit looked kind of cool on the character screen. Then the first cutscene happened, and I reloaded to a save on the Normandy to change the costume. Zedd posted:And grunt holo-braces. Its the one thing that bugs me about pretty much all the DLC outfits; they are big on superfluous eye-wear.
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Hentai Tentacle Demon posted:Pretty much, they modified Miranda's outfit skin from 2 to make Edi's in 3 and you get Miranda's camel toe. I just used the 'nude' silver robot metal skin 'costume', shrug. I did put Liara in some actual armor instead of that pleather labcoat thing, though.
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Hentai Tentacle Demon posted:Pretty much, they modified Miranda's outfit skin from 2 to make Edi's in 3 and you get Miranda's camel toe.
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