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Dan Didio posted:You won. Congratulation. Now you can continue to build that congratulation through further gameplay and downloadable content.
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What's sad is I'll probably sell the trilogy to my friend for half of what I bought it for because I have no interest in playing it again. There's something I can't quite describe that's missing in the ME trilogy that made me want to play both of the KOTORs through like seven times each. I don't know if it's the ending though, because dear God, KOTOR II's ending...  Is a mostly renegade play-through worth it?
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Oct 31, 2013 05:04
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The true ending is the Red Ending and then Citadel. 
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Oct 31, 2013 05:05
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2house2fly posted:Now you can continue to build that congratulation through further gameplay and downloadable content. Hahahahaha. Brilliant. It feels pretty weird to have a day of celebration based around promoting a videogame, it feels weirder to have it in a year with no releases for that videogame franchise.
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Oct 31, 2013 06:01
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Are there any upcoming game expos? Dropping info on the next game seems like the only reason to drum up interest like this.
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Oct 31, 2013 06:09
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Dan Didio posted:Hahahahaha. Brilliant. Did you not see the glory that is Risk: Galaxy at War Edition???
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Oct 31, 2013 06:25
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So how about that Kaidan comic.   
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^^^^ Great googly moogly ^^^^ Also, I'm so glad N7 pride day is coming. Finally, I can openly express my desire to play a video game series without being persecuted for my beliefs. Maybe someday we can be treated as equals every day of the year, but this is a good first step. I just might come out to my family as a mass effect fan this weekend. edit: wait what the gently caress: "Did you name your child Garrus and dress them in an N7 onesie?" Stop encouraging them bioware. Chexoid fucked around with this message at 03:11 on Nov 2, 2013 |
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Nov 2, 2013 03:04
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Why is Kaidan on fire?
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Alteisen posted:Why is Kaidan on fire? I would also like to know why that chick's face appears to be melting off like one of the nazi's in indiana jones. although if kaidan is on fire i guess it makes sense.
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So I never bought any of the DLC for Mass Effect and reading about a lot of it (namely Lair of the Shadow Broker), I feel like I'm really missing out on some great gameplay. It irks me to have to spend SO MUCH money for what will probably only amount to a couple of extra hours (If I get LotSB, From the Ashes, Omega, Citadel and Leviathan) of gameplay. Is it worth it? I'm dying for another game like Mass Effect but I haven't been able to get into Dragonage at all, so figured getting the DLC was the next best thing.
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Nov 2, 2013 03:17
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Shadow Broker, Leviathan, and Citadel are all miles better than like 90% of normal mass effect content. They really killed it with most of the DLCs. Pinnacle is the only one that truly blows.
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Chexoid posted:Shadow Broker, Leviathan, and Citadel are all miles better than like 90% of normal mass effect content. Pinnacle Station sucks, but I still grind my way through it for completion's sake every time I play ME1. Of course, I take the difficulty all the way to easy because that poo poo seems impossible otherwise.
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Nov 2, 2013 03:26
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How many hours of gameplay did you get out of it? I mean it's essentially paying the money you would for a totally new game to get all that stuff.
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Lair, Citadel, Leviathan are incredible. Omega and Arrival are hit and miss. Overlord is good with some touching moments but still not on the level of the first three. Bring Down the Sky is more ME1. Pinnacle Station is, as stated, pretty awful- no new story content, just a combat simulator not entirely dissimilar to what you get in Citadel, but using ME1 combat mechanics, which are the worst in the series. And a ridiculously tough mission. Salis posted:How many hours of gameplay did you get out of it? I mean it's essentially paying the money you would for a totally new game to get all that stuff. About six or seven for ME2, and more for ME3. So you're pretty much getting two-thirds a game out of it, by ME standards (average 30 hours per playthrough for me, all quests completed, not all collectibles).
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chaosapiant posted:Pinnacle Station sucks, but I still grind my way through it for completion's sake every time I play ME1. Of course, I take the difficulty all the way to easy because that poo poo seems impossible otherwise. Do it on Insanity. Suffer. Suffferrrrrr. I did it
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How much did you pay for the base games? I've seen people who didn't want to buy DLC because they got a game for $10 or something and couldn't justify paying more. The real answer is this: If you like ME, then buy all the DLC. All of it. The price per hour might be lower, but you are still supporting the franchise and if you are wasting $$$ on video games to begin with, might as well waste some more. And for reference: ME2 Zaeed/Kasumi - they are characters so you should make sure you have them. Shadow Broker - A major plot point in ME3, so you might as well see it come to fruition. Arrival - Same as above. Overlord - Small payoff in ME3, but still an interesting quest. ME3 From Ashes - The most important of ME3 DLC because it introduces a main character. Omega - It's fun but unless you read the comics, it has no bearing on the rest of the game. Leviathan - a HUGE info dump. So major that it should have been in the main games. Citadel - the greatest thing ever. The pinnacle of all of ME. Psion posted:Do it on Insanity. Suffer. Suffferrrrrr. Holy poo poo. Seriously, holy poo poo.
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The secret to Pinnacle Station insanity is to use the command menu to save time lining up shots.
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Salis posted:So I never bought any of the DLC for Mass Effect and reading about a lot of it (namely Lair of the Shadow Broker), I feel like I'm really missing out on some great gameplay. The only thing that might be really worth it at this point is Citadel. Lair of the Shadow Broker is really good, one of the best pieces of DLC you can buy, but I can see it losing some of its punch playing it after ME3. It also depends on you liking Liara (I do, it just seems some don't). Leviathan is only worth it if you want some better justification for ME3's ending. From Ashes adds a fairly good character to ME3, and he even gets his own dialogue and cutscenes unlike ME2's Zaeed and Kasumi outside their loyalty missions. But that's only worth it if you plan to replay ME3 again. Omega is something to think about if you really enjoyed ME3's combat and/or thought Aria was a great character. But assuming you're someone that enjoys the characters of Mass Effect (and didn't get them all killed in ME2) Citadel is well worth the $15. Every single character you can recruit at some point during the game gets something to do in there. There's tons of dialogue, most of it actually funny/touching/charming/etc, the main mission set isn't anything special on its own but combined with the dialogue, in-jokes, and REFERENCES! it turns it into something really fun. The combat simulator you get access to also has a fair bit of content to it; you can change a number of variables to make it harder/easier, bring along various squadmates, unlock stuff, and so on.
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Thanks for the input everyone. Looks like I'll be getting them while I anxiously await for another game basically exactly like Mass Effect. And I paid $0 for the games - got them as a Christmas present from my brother who guessed I'd love them. He was right. I suppose I should throw them some money for the amount of enjoyment I've gotten out of them.
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Salis posted:It irks me to have to spend SO MUCH money for what will probably only amount to a couple of extra hours (If I get LotSB, From the Ashes, Omega, Citadel and Leviathan) of gameplay.
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Psion posted:Do it on Insanity. Suffer. Suffferrrrrr. Man I'm pretty sure the survival one was impossible to die on for anything less than hardcore/insanity if you were high level /had good gear which meant you'd never be able to leave.
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Mazerunner posted:Man I'm pretty sure the survival one was impossible to die on for anything less than hardcore/insanity if you were high level /had good gear which meant you'd never be able to leave. When I played it recently I really did have to just stand out in the open for about four minutes before I died. I was playing an Engineer, the least tanky class.
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Psion posted:Do it on Insanity. Suffer. Suffferrrrrr.
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Lycus posted:Trying to do the time trial levels on hardcore/insanity is the single worst possible Mass Effect experience. I still couldn't finish the time trials in time even when I trucked the Krogans to the ground so they couldn't pop Immunity. Giving NPC enemies that ability was the single worst idea in the entire series.
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Zoran posted:I was playing an Engineer, the least tanky class. In what universe is this true? Rick_Hunter posted:I still couldn't finish the time trials in time even when I trucked the Krogans to the ground so they couldn't pop Immunity. Giving NPC enemies that ability was the single worst idea in the entire series. You're supposed to use warp.
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sassassin posted:In what universe is this true? In ME1, Engineer is the only class that doesn't have either Immunity or Barrier, and it only uses light armor. That's why it was considered the squishiest class. sassassin posted:You're supposed to use warp. Even with that, it's just aggravatingly difficult to do it fast enough on insanity. It's not fun.
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Kibayasu posted:Lair of the Shadow Broker is really good, one of the best pieces of DLC you can buy, but I can see it losing some of its punch playing it after ME3. It also depends on you liking Liara (I do, it just seems some don't). For what it's worth, I positively hated Liara back in ME1 and then LotSB made me actually like her. The DLC is that good.
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Tremors posted:So how about that Kaidan comic. I cannot stop looking at these images, holy poo poo. edit: It's like every single person is melting and those three in the background have all become joined - quite literally - at the hip. I guess Kaidan got some banging hot re-constructive surgery? Milkfred E. Moore fucked around with this message at 11:39 on Nov 2, 2013 |
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Tremors posted:So how about that Kaidan comic. I'm afraid to ask, that is a fan work, right?
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Torrannor posted:I'm afraid to ask, that is a fan work, right? Nope, it looks very official.
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Lycus posted:In ME1, Engineer is the only class that doesn't have either Immunity or Barrier, and it only uses light armor. That's why it was considered the squishiest class. It also has an insane amount of shielding available i.e. the second best type of defence in the game The best being walls.
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Torrannor posted:I'm afraid to ask, that is a fan work, right? Mass Effect comics always seem to have terrible art. Even those Genesis DLCs where you make choices from the previous games have awful art.
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Burning Mustache posted:For what it's worth, I positively hated Liara back in ME1 and then LotSB made me actually like her. The DLC is that good. Shadow Broker is the worst non-vehicle piece of ME2 DLC and the harbinger of the horror ME3 was set to unleash. Gimmicky boss fights, waves of enemies dropping from the sky, writing that winked at its own plot holes as if that excused them... Overlord is far better.
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Tremors posted:So how about that Kaidan comic. I love that Kaidan just decided to pop his shirt off before killing Vyrnnus. I always knew he left something out of that story.
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There are people selling this and making money off this. Ponder that for a minute.
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etjester posted:I love that Kaidan just decided to pop his shirt off before killing Vyrnnus. I always knew he left something out of that story. He was sweaty. What's a guy to do.
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Somebody save me from myself. I'm beginning my second ME2 run, and in my first go around, I relentlessly scanned all planets and spent millions on probes to make sure I had not left any elements undiscovered. Honestly, I enjoyed exploring and reading weird planet descriptions, and I could spend an entire session just scanning planets without advancing the story at all. If that's how it should be, then fine. But how accurate do I need to be when actually scanning? Should I locate the very center of the "spike" before shooting the probe, or will I get the same amount as long as I'm somewhere near it?
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Kameh posted:Somebody save me from myself. I'm beginning my second ME2 run, and in my first go around, I relentlessly scanned all planets and spent millions on probes to make sure I had not left any elements undiscovered. Honestly, I enjoyed exploring and reading weird planet descriptions, and I could spend an entire session just scanning planets without advancing the story at all. I'm fairly sure you get all the resources of a given hotspot when you're just somewhat near it and don't require the full spike to show.
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Kameh posted:Somebody save me from myself. I'm beginning my second ME2 run, and in my first go around, I relentlessly scanned all planets and spent millions on probes to make sure I had not left any elements undiscovered. Honestly, I enjoyed exploring and reading weird planet descriptions, and I could spend an entire session just scanning planets without advancing the story at all. Element Zero 31,000 23,000 Iridium 220,000 191,000 Platinum 275,000 243,000 Palladium 195,000 166,000 Column A is total needed, column B is how much you need to actually scan if you collect all the stuff on missions. So as soon as you can scan, go about 10% above those numbers and you never have to scan again. And in answer to your question, you want the meter to be spiking on the Xbox. I've read that it just has to be close but after testing, this is not true.
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