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Chat => Entertainment & Technology => Topic started by: Leon on November 26, 2007, 15:56:38 PM
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How is there no threads on this yet?!
Hows everyone finding it? There were a few issues some people had with disc unreadable or just random crashes but been good for me.
Im enjoying it at the moment, 12hours in and havent dont much of the story line but just been enjoying the side quests and general amount of detail in the game. I can see what some people are getting at with the lack of combat and too much reading but I love it, its like one giant very long interactive story :)
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Only played about an hour and a half of it last night, but it seems alright. Need to get used to the controls properly and how everything works, and obviously get past the starting portion of the game so I can give a better opinion of it.
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Ive only just reached the citadel, not had much time to play, but already its even more incredible than I was expecting. Game of the Year, alongside Orange Box. :D
Playing as a Paragon Infiltrator, will go evil next playthrough. :)
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What other games are there that have you contemplating the ethics of gene-splicing? So many good little side-quests.
Too much reading?...those people must have the attention spans of a dead hummingbird. :P
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Started my 3rd run through a coulpe nights ago. Its taking be about 21hours a run starting a new character each time and doing every sidequest.
Did Hardcore mode last run, now have to do insane :(
Oh and my achivements are bugged, I still havent got the search & rescue one (even tho Ive got liera twice now!), did full renegade and never gave me 75% renegade, did the whole game with a pistol and never got that one, still havent got 250 geth kills (impossible not to get!), I went through the game using overload and straight after sabotage but only got the overload one.... Ah well Ill get them all eventually :P
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This game is simply superb, definitely switch off the motion blur and grain in graphics options though :x
I have also spent ages in the game and have done very little of the main storyline :mrgreen:
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Looking forward to this when it ports to PC.
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This game is simply superb, definitely switch off the motion blur and grain in graphics options though :x
OMG I cant believe I didnt notice you can do that, the f**king gain thing is annoying. I played through the game twice thinking "why the f**k did they do that?!"
Turned it off last night and looks much better :)
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This game is simply superb, definitely switch off the motion blur and grain in graphics options though :x
OMG I cant believe I didnt notice you can do that, the f**king gain thing is annoying. I played through the game twice thinking "why the f**k did they do that?!"
Turned it off last night and looks much better :)
Why its on by default I have no idea :?
Got some of that spectre master gear the other day, but the stuff is only at VII, I thought it went up to X? anyway its great gear regardless :)
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The spectre stuff is VII but better than most IX stuff, havent got any X stuff... guessing thats lvl 50+
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Only three more days until Bringing Down the Sky (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/06/mass-effect-gets-bring-down-the-sky-dlc-in-march/) DLC! :D
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Only three more days until Bringing Down the Sky DLC! :D
I guess thats not free :drama:
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Only 400 points, I think thats fair.
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I completed it on Normal on Wednesday. I think this is a fantastic game with a few flaws. My first playthrough was with standard Shephard. My current play through is on hard,
I am annoyed I didnt get the Soldier achievement, but there was one mission where it recommended you take the daughter to cause her mother pause. I think that cost me the achievement with Ashley. :( I cant wait to do a play through with Wrex :)
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Did not play this becuase of my move till recently - loved it, It seems I got more unlocks then most first time through in terms of achievements which is cool
Started it on hard with a female and go for some lesbo action this time around :)
Graphics popping is a little annoying have to say but a fantastic game though
Question about when you done and the 50-60 levels unlocking?
When you done the game and the main plot line can you not go into the game and just finish up all the sub plots and quests and visit planets etc and get more levels?
How will the new content work in terms of with a finished character?
confused on that part
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Well, your character is still in the console, I assume you start the addon from the menu and then choose your shephard.
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Thank god this has been ported to PC.
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Now available to download from Xbox Live Marketplace:
The following in game content is now available for purchase from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Mass Effect. This download includes an additional achievement worth 50 Gamerscore points.
Content: Bring Down the Sky
Price: 400 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD,LANGUAGE,PARTIAL NUDITY,SEXUAL THEMES,VIOLENCE] (Select this for the English-language version of this module.) Batarian extremists have hijacked a mobile asteroid station in the Asgard system, setting it on a collision course with the nearby colony world of Terra Nova. Only you can save the human hostages on the asteroid and reroute it before it crashes into the world, killing millions of innocent civilians. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Size: 253.40 MB
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got the updated content today, little annoyed, You need to load up a save where your on the Normandy
I mean my main go through I am annoyed about becuase I do not have a save on there and my second play through is no where as its new.
It is supposed to be extending your content and you should be able to resume your game from a completed one be on the Normandy and allow you to then do new content, a bit gay
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ME:2 Trailer:
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/enemies-developer-mass-effect/58665
I love the new Geth voice.
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Legions voice?
i think itll be awesome. It said something about the collectors in the first game i think
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This looks sooo Dam good.
There are so many decent games in Q1 Coming!
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Cinematic Trailer (if you havent seen it already):
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/cinematic-trailer-mass-effect/60053
8-)
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ive seen it, its awesome, its already giving me a semi. Im so looking forward to the 29th. gonna be ill the whole week methinks
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Spent the last couple of days getting angry at ME1 trying to get from 59-60 ... its such a huge f**king gap!
Its the last thing I need to 100% it before ME2 comes out (CANT WAIT!! :D)
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im at 55, id kinda like to the know the exact reward so i can weigh up the pros and the cons
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They havent announced what they are giving the lvl 60 players in ME2, they said they want to give them something for dedicating so much time to the 1st game but not something thats over powered compared to people who havent played the first.
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Its Bioware...itll be a piece of armour which looks pretty good stat wise and may be a bit unique looking, but you soon find that there is better stuff in the game :/
The one thing I regret is having created my character, and getting it fairly high levelled, I realise I actually prefer the appearance of the stock character in the trailer etc :(
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Read somewhere that they will allow you to alter the appearance of any character you port over. Will see if i can find out where I read that from
There is the following on the ME2 Wiki page:
Mass Effect 2 allows the player to import their characters from any completed Mass Effect playthrough. This means that all decisions made by the player in Mass Effect will carry over into Mass Effect 2 and have the potential to impact the story. Decisions confirmed to have an impact on the game include:
* The decision to save either Kaidan or Ashley.[5]
* Whether or not the player kills Wrex on Virmire.[6]
* Whether or not the player decides to save the Citadel Council at the end of Mass Effect.[7]
* The players choice of love interest.[8]
* Whether the player spares or destroys the Rachni Queen at Peak 15.[9]
* The players treatment of Conrad Verner.[10]
* Whether or not the player completed the UNC: Asari Diplomacy sidequest.
* Whether the player chose to allow the Alliance to conduct experiments on Nirali Bhatias body.[11]
Due to massive gameplay redesign, your level will not transfer over to Mass Effect 2 and you will start out with basic abilities.[12][13][14] However, the game will acknowledge if you were a level 60 character and if you were a Renegade or Paragon and adapt it in ways that map across to the new system.[15] Also, the physical appearance and class of imported characters can be changed at the start of the game, if desired.[16][17]
If a player has no Mass Effect save files, Mass Effect 2 will start with an introduction sequence which, in combination with interactive decisions made by the player, introduces new players to the storyline and establishes a “canon” backstory.[18]
There are certain restrictions to transferring save files. Concerning the Xbox 360 version, the main restriction is that the gamer profile, career and related saves must be located on the original device it was first created on. Also, one must use the same profile in which save data from Mass Effect was saved. Specifically for the PC version, players will use the Mass Effect Configuration Tool to select the .MassEffectSave files they wish to import.[19]
Chris Priestly - community coordinator at the Mass Effect Forums - initially said there was a limit of 11 end-of-game saves that could be imported into Mass Effect 2 (i.e. if a player completes the first game 12 times, only completions #1-11 can be imported). However, in a later post he corrected himself and stated that it was no longer the case. [20]
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Not saving my character from ME1 was a really dumb move... :disappointed:
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I cant wait, the game looks amazing. All the shield effects etc looks so much better.
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Finally got ME back from my siss boyfriend today. it appears I loaned it to him on my 2nd play through just after I had pretty much been to all the side planets and just had the core planets left. Just hit level 57, have about 52k ex and from what I can see on the internet you need about 82k to get to 60. Not sure whether itll be doable in playthrough 2!
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Finally got ME back from my siss boyfriend today. it appears I loaned it to him on my 2nd play through just after I had pretty much been to all the side planets and just had the core planets left. Just hit level 57, have about 52k ex and from what I can see on the internet you need about 82k to get to 60. Not sure whether itll be doable in playthrough 2!
I need to check what level I am, I swear I did just about everything and the expansion.
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You need something like 120k for 59-60.
I had lvl 58 with Iios & Citadel under attack left and didnt even get 1/2 a level from it. 59-60 will take a whole indepth play through or 2 shorter plays.
Down here in Bristol I havent got my 360 so Im not going to get to 60 before ME2 is out. Depending on what you get depends if I finish that last 59-60 stint while ME2 is sitting unplayed next to me or not :P
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Hmm, I managed to get 57-58 in about 3 hours and only 2 of the core worlds.
Ive also read that most people can get to 60 by doing 2 playthroughs so long as they go for doing all side quests etc. I certainly think that at this rate if I dont get to 60 this playthrough, I will early on on a 3rd...Little things like always hacking anything and everything rather than using the omnigel soon add up.
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You need something like 120k for 59-60.
I had lvl 58 with Iios & Citadel under attack left and didnt even get 1/2 a level from it. 59-60 will take a whole indepth play through or 2 shorter plays.
Down here in Bristol I havent got my 360 so Im not going to get to 60 before ME2 is out. Depending on what you get depends if I finish that last 59-60 stint while ME2 is sitting unplayed next to me or not :P
I think that is what I did. I think you need 60 to get that best armour you get which I think I did.
When is this out again? Later this month? I need to set asside some mulla for it. I was good and not bought batman or assassins creed 2 for xmas but this is a must!
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26th Jan for the states, and 29th for the UK, and also for New Zealand as well it seems
if you preorder from certain shops you get bonus items. you also get bonus items if you order the collectors edition
I want to order the collectors edition from play to get the collectors edition bonus items, and the store bonus items, but play dont f**kin sell the collectors edition. the only place ive seen it is game
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Im wondering whether itll kill my xbox or be unplayable. ME has a large amount of popping and will frequently pause for a few secs in levels to load things. Quite often Ill get 30 seconds into a cutscene before the armour textures are rendered properly. I presume all this is due to it being a 1st gen box that has already RRODd once and gone off to MS. I was actually kinda hoping the 2nd playthrough would kill it so I could get an elite and use it on my monitor in my room, as the TV downstairs is so bad you can hardly ever read the text in games.
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You need something like 120k for 59-60.
I had lvl 58 with Iios & Citadel under attack left and didnt even get 1/2 a level from it. 59-60 will take a whole indepth play through or 2 shorter plays.
Down here in Bristol I havent got my 360 so Im not going to get to 60 before ME2 is out. Depending on what you get depends if I finish that last 59-60 stint while ME2 is sitting unplayed next to me or not :P
I just hit level 59 I noticed whilst on the Citadel at the end. Have 67k and need 862100 to go from 59 to 60. Im hopeful that Ill hit 70k by the end of this play through, leaving maybe just the core worlds to do on a 3rd play through to hit 60. Certainly 56-59 has only taken 6 hours or so.
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Eh that doesnt seem right, remember it going stupidly slow for me (and im a completionist every nook, cranny, decrpty, node etc) but cant check as my 360 is 150 miles away :)
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I think a full play thru was probably around 16-18 hours
but that could probably drop dramatically if you know exactly what to do
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Aye. Considering my save is now at something near to 50 hours play for 2 full runs. I think I started in the low 40k area of xp on the second run through, so I only got 37k for that run. With about 18k to go I think itll take a further 10 hours gameplay maybe to do about half the missions, seriously considering not doing that though, as I am guessing to get full benefit I will need to make all the right choices again. Id like it if I could just play to 60 and get the bonus, but you need to complete the game. I CBA doing the side quests though, so might just settle with level 59 for now, untill I find a complete list of all the things that get imported so I can just do them.
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I believe the benefit of getting to level 60 is as follows:
you have the ability to research upgrades on the normandy in ME2 and if you reached 60 in ME then you get extra materials or sh*t to be used in researching
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So, before I try it - is this anywhere near as good as bioshock ?
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So, before I try it - is this anywhere near as good as bioshock ?
Depends if you prefer RPG or 1st person shooter. Personally Bioshock doesnt come close but its all down to preference.
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I hate RPGs - does that matter ?
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I hate RPGs - does that matter ?
Not really, the RPG element is minimal and feels a bit tacked on, its much more an action game.
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Well the RPG (stat & inventory) side of it seemed like something added as a last minute thing but the RPG story/hours of talking/choices/team mates etc is very much 90% of the game with some combat thrown in :P
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Well the RPG (stat & inventory) side of it seemed like something added as a last minute thing but the RPG story/hours of talking/choices/team mates etc is very much 90% of the game with some combat thrown in :P
A good narrative with choices thrown in does not an RPG make in my opinion.
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I always felt that in ME it was an RPG and the shooter aspect was tacked on, considering how clunky the combat was (IMHO).
Certainly though if the idea of a game is to play a role, IE, Role Playing Game, then I certainly think ME fits the category seeing as you can play more than one role in it?
I am curious to see how good the cover system is in ME2, itd be good if its like GoW or Ghost Recon, but if its only a slight improvement on ME itll suck.
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apparently the cover system is vastly improved with over 200 animations for entering cover or something
also you now have to press a button to enter cover, instead of just walking into it, so now you wont be strafing someone and walk into cover
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I had the opposite issue in ME, where Id be wanting to get into cover and it wasnt happening. It certainly sounds more like a gears of war cover system which can only be a good thing :D
Admittedly in ME1 the cover wasnt needed, especially on the New Game+, you could pretty much stand in the middle of a firefight and shoot continuously without worry. Pinnacle station felt like cheating.
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lol pinnacle station. on my first survive mission i didnt know what time I had to beat, so i ended up playing it for 15 minutes before letting my char die. turned out i only had to beat like 3 minutes.
was dissapointed with the rewards too! i thought that turians weapon he gave you woulda been a new weapon that came with the DLC, but it was just a crappy breaker assault rifle, and I already had the master spectre gear assault rifle which was so much better
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Best thing about pinnacle was how easy it was to basically rack up the kills with different weapons for the achievements, if youre like me and just use the assault rifle.
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Heads up that ME2 has become "available" for the X360 already.............
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Does anyone know if you have to complete Mass Effect in order to be able to transfer your character to ME2 - or just have played it?
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I was under the impression that for the perks you had to have completed it, IE, I am a bit miffed that I have got to 59, and that if I want to migrate the char across for the lvl 60 character, I cant just play up to when I hit 60, I have to finish it. Combined with that I would also need to make all the choices I want my char to have for the back story, and I CBA, not yet anyway.
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Ive read that you can select a few choices on backstory when starting ME2 anyway...
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Ive read that you can select a few choices on backstory when starting ME2 anyway...
Yeah but thatll feel like cheating. I might use it on a 2nd playthrough if I wanted my character to be the biggest dick in the galaxy, but otherwise Id rather it be the same character all the way through :D
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I was under the impression that for the perks you had to have completed it, IE, I am a bit miffed that I have got to 59, and that if I want to migrate the char across for the lvl 60 character, I cant just play up to when I hit 60, I have to finish it. Combined with that I would also need to make all the choices I want my char to have for the back story, and I CBA, not yet anyway.
Your on the right lines mate. Depending on what you did the new game will reflect how people interact with you and some of the story will flow based on that. If you Saved the council for example people will be nice to you about that. You saved everyone but the council died and now mostly humans are on there - Some Races will be a bit more negative.
With your level and what you obtained and Did will be taken into account and you get some skill perks added based on that.
If you got the nice bits of kit as well you will get nicer rewards a little earlier on to reflect that.
You are basically starting from scratch again, you can change your look and class but you get perks as you say depending on what you did in the last game.
Can not wait for this. Out Monday (today) for you guys, out Wednesday here I think, delay in shipping or something.
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Hmm. Ok, Ill blast through it on easy-peasy just to save time.
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Ive read that you can select a few choices on backstory when starting ME2 anyway...
Yes you do, I got to chose from 2 (I completed it 3 times but I assume one of those was the bad ending) both give you a very brief rundown of the choices you made in the first, essentially just highlighting 7-8 things like
WREX - ALIVE
COUNCIL - DEAD
etc
The interesting thing is even if you where a complete hardass your Renegade/Paragon meter starts from the beginning again.
Im only 6 hours in but I have done my usual trick of not touching the storyline as much as possible, so I have done the first mission, and thats essentially it 8-)
Will keep it spoiler free except for they havent changed the galaxy map music :w00t: if it aint broke, dont fix it :rock:
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ive played it all the way thru, except for some of the N7 missions
good game
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ive played it all the way thru, except for some of the N7 missions
good game
Git ;) I had to work on my house all weekend :disappointed:
Glad to hear its good though, got my collectors edition pre-ordered 8-)
Will be definitely getting some more hours in tonight :w00t:
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Will keep it spoiler free except for they havent changed the galaxy map music :w00t: if it aint broke, dont fix it :rock:
Question is have they improved the side-planet missions? The music, as ok as it was, was made worse by the fact that every time you heard it it pretty much meant you were about to start another tedious side-mission.
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Git ;) I had to work on my house all weekend :disappointed:
Glad to hear its good though, got my collectors edition pre-ordered 8-)
Will be definitely getting some more hours in tonight :w00t:
I also ordered the collectors edition, should get it thursday
also the game took me like 24 hours play time to finish. pretty good going in todays terms. Compare that to MW2 which was like 8 hours (altho you could say that the multiplayer more than makes up for it)
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Will keep it spoiler free except for they havent changed the galaxy map music :w00t: if it aint broke, dont fix it :rock:
Question is have they improved the side-planet missions? The music, as ok as it was, was made worse by the fact that every time you heard it it pretty much meant you were about to start another tedious side-mission.
Ive only done some moderate exploring, so have found but one side mission, which was a short burst of activity, I cant comment on others yet obviously :)
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Must admit I actually didnt mind the exploring missions too much, as I found the challenge of getting up some areas to be a bit like what I used to do in WoW which was trying to get as far up the blatantly impassable cliffs as I could. The thing I didnt like was the scanning/map interface. Itd be nice to have a "scan all planets for minerals/artefascts upon arrival in system" option considering that is what you do :D
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The thing I didnt like was the scanning/map interface. Itd be nice to have a "scan all planets for minerals/artefascts upon arrival in system" option considering that is what you do :D
Ah, this could be a minor gripe for you.
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I wouldnt have as much of a problem if its more obvious which are scanable and which have been scanned. The number of times in ME1 I entered a system and scanned half a dozen planets before coming to the conclusion Id already been there was too many. That and the fact that to do the mineral quest, on my 2nd play through I had something like +5 extra for each type bar one, which I was 5 under for right through to near the end :/
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I wouldnt have as much of a problem if its more obvious which are scanable and which have been scanned. The number of times in ME1 I entered a system and scanned half a dozen planets before coming to the conclusion Id already been there was too many.
That has been fixed :ptu:
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Anyone got an ME1 savegame file (PC) they could donate?
Dont recall exactly what I did but I guess I was about 60-80% Paragon. Perks-wise, would have been maxxed on strength/damage. Very little weird abilities as I played as a grunt not a freak-a-zoid hippy.
Not sure on the council (probably dead - would have preferred humans on it I guess). Wrex died and saved the girl instead of the young homster.
Can anyone help? :)
:cheers:
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Savegames here (http://www.annakie.com/me/) for just about every choice you could make. :)
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Its about the only remaining dilemma...xbox or PC. the save is on the xbox, but graphically my computer would make it a much better game.
Anyone played ME1 on both xbox and PC, which played better?
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I think Legion is deffo my fav character.
just waiting for the DLC stuff now, with extra missions, I did all the N7 and everything else :(
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Savegames here (http://www.annakie.com/me/) for just about every choice you could make. :)
Blanco pagio. :(
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Savegames here (http://www.annakie.com/me/) for just about every choice you could make. :)
Blanco pagio. :(
Strange; works fine for me. Though they have been having some bandwidth problems. (http://twitter.com/masseffectsaves/status/8459446872)
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Hehe... probing Uranus:
E.D.I : "Reaally, Commander?" :lol:
Also, this is an awesome scene. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yodC3l2yNKc&fmt=22) :)
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Ive given this a whirl over the past few days and I just cant get into it, shame really.
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If its for the 360 Ill buy it off ya :D
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apparently if you one of the tali missions on insanity, you get a Geth pulse rifle
also when ur on the collector ship, and you choose ur specialist weapon thing, you can choose assault rifles if its not included in ur training. pretty cool that, as I want to play as an adept but really want the assault rifle
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(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4315472736_5fe12451ec_b.jpg)
Graphics are absolutely amazing. Bioware have really outdone themselves. :)
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Wondering how this will look on my GeForce 8800 GTS, bit old in the tooth but its got a 2.8ghz core 2 with 4GB behind it.
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I do not mind the scanning and I got the upgrade asap but it is still a little slow.
I am not sure about the fuel business either at the moment too.
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Wondering how this will look on my GeForce 8800 GTS, bit old in the tooth but its got a 2.8ghz core 2 with 4GB behind it.
Thats my setup (only a GT) and it runs smooth as silk, maxxed out. :cheers:
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So, PC, or 360?
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So, PC, or 360?
Might as well buy the 360 version & import your Shepard from the first game.
You can always... *cough* acquire *cough*... the PC version later if you really prefer the KB&M. ;)
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Yeah, will give the 360 version a go but given the amount of popping going on in ME1, Im not sure whether the experience will be as good as it could be. (In ME1 quite often a cutscene would play through entirely before the textures had fully been rendered...)
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Yeah, will give the 360 version a go but given the amount of popping going on in ME1, Im not sure whether the experience will be as good as it could be. (In ME1 quite often a cutscene would play through entirely before the textures had fully been rendered...)
seen it twice only with quite a few hours played.
PC out at the same time rather then sometime after the original so expect it to be ni-on identical to the 360 version.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-FjEF1p_G4
^Awesome bug. :lol:
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Some free DLC for those of us playing ME2 http://tinyurl.com/ydfck39
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Some free DLC for those of us playing ME2 http://tinyurl.com/ydfck39
I Did see those visors.
I am very happy that once you completed you can carry on. I was only 25/30 level and thought I done everything so clearly missions I missed, I will go around finding things I need to do.
I not had time to do a review of the game, I want to because I think it is pretty dam good. The end was great. Choosing your people to do things for example and what can and can not happen as a result was great.
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Sounds like its quite short? (Or shorter than ME1?)
If you can continue after the end that is indeed great, though unless enemies respawn and all that Id imagine itd get to a point in the endgame where there isnt much to do?
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Hammerhead DLC! Hovertank awesomeness this month! (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-hammerhead-mass-effect/62772) :)