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Mass Effect - Use spoiler tags for ME2 information.

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  • BirudojinBirudojin Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Hey so I hear this is gold now.

    Are we cracking open the beers up North gentlemen?

    Because I can certainly raise a glass to a job well done.

    If this was hypothetically true, then I would be hypothetically tipsy, yes :)

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  • BirudojinBirudojin Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I just rewatched all the class videos that Bioware has released thus far, something is nagging me a little about one thing particular; the sentinel gets a bigger and much better heavy armor then the soldier class (AKA tech armor).

    I hope we get to add a single ability to our classes like in the first game at the very least, because now I'm going to want to give my soldier that tech armor, or give my sentinel an assault rifle...Now that's a pickle of a choice, do I want a more tech orientated soldier or a more well equipped sentinel.

    Edit: Correction made.

    We have something in place for bonus talents, but it's not quite that or the same as in ME1. Presumably, marketing will announce some more about it sometime in the new year :/

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  • BirudojinBirudojin Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Actually, elaborating on that. If they really call it Slam, than that Sentinel had it as his bonus skill. Was after the passive tree, not highlighted the entire vid, and is one skill too many :rotate:

    I really want to know how they handle bonus skills. They said they are in, but differently.

    Slam is a bonus power, yes.

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  • Frosty the Snow PlowFrosty the Snow Plow Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    You're delightful, thanks. :)

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Christ, Sentinel is already an amazing class. With Slam, it's even better than the dumbfiltrator.

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  • Wet BanditWet Bandit Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    You know what I just realized? Slam isn't a power that any class gets by default. The only time we've seen it has been as a bonus power the sentinel in the class video had. I wonder if there will be other powers that can only be nabbed as bonus powers.

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  • Dr.ObliviousDr.Oblivious Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    -Tal wrote: »
    Christ, Sentinel is already an amazing class. With Slam, it's even better than the dumbfiltrator.

    One of these days, Bioware is going to make a ME game where a lot of the enemies will be able to 'resist' biotic powers. Then we'll see whose laughing at the end of the day.

    Edit: Damn you Birudojin for being insightful and helpful, now I'm going to be racking my poor little brain trying to figure what these 'bonus' skills are before the game even comes out.

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  • Frosty the Snow PlowFrosty the Snow Plow Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    One obvious theory is that they are the unique powers that the teammates have and maybe you can learn one of them for loyalty.

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  • manwiththemachinegunmanwiththemachinegun METAL GEAR?! Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    So how's that Mass Effect 3 going by the way?

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  • BirudojinBirudojin Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Already started in at least a few of the team's minds..

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Wet Bandit wrote: »
    You know what I just realized? Slam isn't a power that any class gets by default. The only time we've seen it has been as a bonus power the sentinel in the class video had. I wonder if there will be other powers that can only be nabbed as bonus powers.

    I'm pretty sure Slam is the Vanguard power. No solid proof for this, but his move can be pretty accurately described as a slam.

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  • Zetetic ElenchZetetic Elench Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    -Tal wrote: »
    Wet Bandit wrote: »
    You know what I just realized? Slam isn't a power that any class gets by default. The only time we've seen it has been as a bonus power the sentinel in the class video had. I wonder if there will be other powers that can only be nabbed as bonus powers.

    I'm pretty sure Slam is the Vanguard power. No solid proof for this, but his move can be pretty accurately described as a slam.

    Agreed, completely.

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Unique powers for teammates that you can learn would be a pretty nifty idea, I have to say. I'm hoping it's that.

    Still waiting on Chrono Trigger-style combined powers for ME3. Come on, incinerate + singularity = fire singularity! Cyro + pull = Ice spike! Overload + Distruptor Ammo = bullets of ultimate death! Slam + Adrenaline Rush + Throw = My God.

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  • No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    So any super official super detailed info no what all carries over?

    I feel like they are really dropping the ball by not getting that information to us in a timely manner before the release of the next game.

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  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I bet the Vanguard's ability is called Charge, and not Slam.

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  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    So any super official super detailed info no what all carries over?

    I feel like they are really dropping the ball by not getting that information to us in a timely manner before the release of the next game.

    They aren't dropping the ball. Dude, you gotta live the way you feel you should live. See where those decisions take you. Just pretend like every decision matters and pick what you want.

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    If Slam isn't the Vanguard's thing, then what would it be to make it distinct from the Vanguard's ability?

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  • No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    So any super official super detailed info no what all carries over?

    I feel like they are really dropping the ball by not getting that information to us in a timely manner before the release of the next game.

    They aren't dropping the ball. Dude, you gotta live the way you feel you should live. See where those decisions take you. Just pretend like every decision matters and pick what you want.
    It's not so much the decisions more like, does doing all the unc mineral collecting get you something good?

    Stuff like that, because that's a significant chunk of time.

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  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    -Tal wrote: »
    If Slam isn't the Vanguard's thing, then what would it be to make it distinct from the Vanguard's ability?

    You biotically slam someone down into the ground? I mean, has Slam even been shown off? I thought you just see it listed under the Sentinel, but it's never highlighted and never used in a video.

    And there hasn't been a Vanguard true video, so we don't know the names of the skills. Did I miss something?

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  • manwiththemachinegunmanwiththemachinegun METAL GEAR?! Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Birudojin wrote: »
    Already started in at least a few of the team's minds..

    All according to plan.

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  • Frosty the Snow PlowFrosty the Snow Plow Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    So any super official super detailed info no what all carries over?

    I feel like they are really dropping the ball by not getting that information to us in a timely manner before the release of the next game.

    They aren't dropping the ball. Dude, you gotta live the way you feel you should live. See where those decisions take you. Just pretend like every decision matters and pick what you want.
    It's not so much the decisions more like, does doing all the unc mineral collecting get you something good?

    Stuff like that, because that's a significant chunk of time.

    I'm pretty sure a dev's word on those were something like "Oh, god no, those were just collection quests."

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
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  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    So any super official super detailed info no what all carries over?

    I feel like they are really dropping the ball by not getting that information to us in a timely manner before the release of the next game.

    They aren't dropping the ball. Dude, you gotta live the way you feel you should live. See where those decisions take you. Just pretend like every decision matters and pick what you want.
    It's not so much the decisions more like, does doing all the unc mineral collecting get you something good?

    Stuff like that, because that's a significant chunk of time.

    Well, that would at least contribute to the Rich achievement, which I believe has been confirmed to give you something in ME2.

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  • No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Does the rich achievement net you something with all your characters, or only the characters that met the requirements to get that achievement, even if it were already gotten.

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  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    -Tal wrote: »

    Are you talking about his charging dash attack? I'm just curious how you know that's called Slam. It never calls it that in the video.

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I don't know, but it's a fair enough guess. Before I was asking that if that charge isn't called Slam, then what would Slam be to make it distinct from that?

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  • l337CrappyJackl337CrappyJack Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Does the rich achievement net you something with all your characters, or only the characters that met the requirements to get that achievement, even if it were already gotten.

    Achievement based rewards are good for all characters on your profile. As long as you're playing on a profile with an unlocked achievement, the reward applies to any and all characters.

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  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    -Tal wrote: »
    I don't know, but it's a fair enough guess. Before I was asking that if that charge isn't called Slam, then what would Slam be to make it distinct from that?

    Well, Slam could definitely be a unique party member ability, such as Samara's. Like I said, maybe she lifts them and then slams them straight down.

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    So is the Adrien Chow (sp?) interview on gamespot as spoilerific as someone on the main forums said?

    They basically said it ruins/spoils entirely how your decisions affect ME2. I've been avoiding it, but was wondering if it is really all that bad?

    Yes or no would suffice.

    The most I know about carry -overs is
    that your integration into Krogan world will be better if you got Wrex to stay alive

    I'm wondering if the time is getting close where I go on media blackout.

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Maybe, but Slam doesn't imply a vertical force. We haven't seen a vertical slam move but we have seen the Vanguard's charge, so I think it's more likely to be that.

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  • BirudojinBirudojin Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    -Tal wrote: »
    Wet Bandit wrote: »
    You know what I just realized? Slam isn't a power that any class gets by default. The only time we've seen it has been as a bonus power the sentinel in the class video had. I wonder if there will be other powers that can only be nabbed as bonus powers.

    I'm pretty sure Slam is the Vanguard power. No solid proof for this, but his move can be pretty accurately described as a slam.

    Vanguard's power isn't "slam" :)

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Well hot damn!

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  • Frosty the Snow PlowFrosty the Snow Plow Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    /strokechin

    I'm betting teammate uniques. :rotate:

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  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Hah! I knew it. Hi5 Biru

    So, on Noveria now. So many more choices than Feros.

    I think Noveria was meant as the first planet you go to, because the rewards for a few quests are like 500 credits. I'm only doing it as my second, and that's chump change to me already.
    I bet Biru is so wasted right now, let's pump him for more info

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I'm just excited to know that we don't know all the powers.

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  • Dr.ObliviousDr.Oblivious Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I bet Biru is so wasted right now, let's pump him for more info

    What in the world are you talking about? He's clearly not.

    Edit: I mean come on, you know how fucking hard it is to type something coherent on a keyboard when you’re even a little bit tipsy? It nets worst results then drinking and driving, believe me.

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  • Zetetic ElenchZetetic Elench Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    /strokechin

    I'm betting teammate uniques. :rotate:

    Oh my, I would fucking love that. That's a brilliant idea. Suddenly teammates who are a similar/equivalent class to you wouldn't be redundant at all.

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Birudojin wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    Wet Bandit wrote: »
    You know what I just realized? Slam isn't a power that any class gets by default. The only time we've seen it has been as a bonus power the sentinel in the class video had. I wonder if there will be other powers that can only be nabbed as bonus powers.

    I'm pretty sure Slam is the Vanguard power. No solid proof for this, but his move can be pretty accurately described as a slam.

    Vanguard's power isn't "slam" :)

    its RUSH! :mrgreen:

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Bumrush.

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  • l337CrappyJackl337CrappyJack Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Bumrush.

    Sounds dangerous.

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