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Mass Effect 1&2 - BECAUSE I CAAAAAAAN'T MAKE IT ON MY OOOOOOWN!! Soundtrack 19th Jan.

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  • NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Drake wrote: »
    Nuzak wrote: »
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    And, no, our Shepard armor is not for sale - we only have one copy that we use for tradeshows - and for me to wear to important meetings.

    look at him

    so smug in his shepard armour

    lording it over me

    He's tired of your snide insinuations

    Heh, gotta love the Internet Toughguy picture.

    i think the internet toughguy picture is justified, since the man is literally sylar

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Burnage wrote: »
    Saren throws you so hard that you break the laws of physics. That is some intense throwing.

    Also, I did not expect Tali to put a bullet in a certain someone's head near the ending. Apparently, the bitch is cold.

    The cutscene with Saren can play out pretty idiotically. Especially if you were kicking his ass. Which in I think has always been the case in my games.

    It never made sense for it to suddenly cut to him grabbing my neck.

    Egos on
  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Especially if Wrex is in your team at that point. Saren should grab your neck only for the Krogan to realise joyfully that somebody has attempted to engage his team in hand to hand. At that point Saren is crushed under half a tonne of quad-testicled space crocodile in power armour.

    That's what should happen.

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Solar wrote: »
    Especially if Wrex is in your team at that point. Saren should grab your neck only for the Krogan to realise joyfully that somebody has attempted to engage his team in hand to hand. At that point Saren is crushed under half a tonne of quad-testicled space crocodile in power armour.

    That's what should happen.

    So many of the characters wouldn't have just stood there and let Saren just choke Shepard. Garrus probably would have head shotted him a couple times, as you said Wrex would probably charge him , and Tali would probably nade him to the moon.

    I'm not sure how effective they would be.. but it would definitely be there. me thinks

    edit: I could have seen Wrex grabbing Saren's little hoverboard and smashing him in the head with it. :)

    Egos on
  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Wrex, a space crocodile? We've gone over this. He's a space toad.

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Renzo wrote: »
    Wrex, a space crocodile? We've gone over this. He's a space toad.

    BUT HE HAS A TAIL! IF ANYTHING HE IS A SPACE HORNY TOAD!

    Egos on
  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Egos wrote: »
    Renzo wrote: »
    Wrex, a space crocodile? We've gone over this. He's a space toad.

    BUT HE HAS A TAIL! IF ANYTHING HE IS A SPACE HORNY TOAD!

    Sounds good.

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Wrex is a Space God [/story]

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  • UltrachristUltrachrist Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    dunno if this has been posted yet but the best class was saved for last:

    http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14235013/mass-effect-2/videos/masseffect2_trl_soldier_11210.html

    (soldier vid)

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  • DashuiDashui Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Soldier video? Out now? YESSSSSS!

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  • HavelockHavelock Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Burnage wrote: »
    On a related note, any word on when 2's going to be available to pre-order on Steam?

    Sometime between now and January 26th?

    Steam/Bioware's been pretty quiet about it so far. I'm just doing what I did with Dragon Age and checking it every day until the Jan. 26th date. IIRC, they were silent on DA for Steam as well, and it came out for pre-order like a week or so prior to release.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Hopefully I don't fall asleep while watching it.

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  • Frosty the Snow PlowFrosty the Snow Plow Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    What the fuck Jesus.

    That class will definitely work for people who think ME2 is just a shooter. Fucking hell.

    edit: That Sniper Rifle? 12 shots instead of 1, and he fired them off so rapidly. :o

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  • DashuiDashui Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I am a fan of assault rifles and shooting heavy weapons. Yep, I'll keep my Shepard a Soldier.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    It was alright. I was wondering why Soldiers got two class abilities then I remembered they took out weapon classes so they wouldn't work like they used to.

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  • l337CrappyJackl337CrappyJack Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I just want my Infiltrator/commando to have assault rifles, is that so wrong?

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  • Frosty the Snow PlowFrosty the Snow Plow Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Honestly? Maybe it's because I tend to lean to shooting more than powers. That looked really fun.

    I'm starting to seriously reconsider Soldier on the grounds that 3 out of 6 classes get, what, SMGs and Pistols? Even Vanguard and Infiltrator are going to be sticking to their class weapon and pistol.

    Running around with all those different guns and a sort of short-cooldown grenade attachment and Bullet Time?

    Also, because it's worth repeating, 12-shot magazine Sniper Rifle. :rotate:

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  • -Loki--Loki- Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    It was alright. I was wondering why Soldiers got two class abilities then I remembered they took out weapon classes so they wouldn't work like they used to.

    So how does it work, every class can use any weapon effectively, aside from assault rifles for Soldier?

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  • jefe414jefe414 "My Other Drill Hole is a Teleporter" Mechagodzilla is Best GodzillaRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I wonder if that might be a heavily modified type of sniper rifle or if they all have more ammo for a soldier?

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Looks like my Renegade Shep will be staying a Soldier. I'll have to give the other classes a whirl, but that combat was just too slick-looking to pass up.

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  • Frosty the Snow PlowFrosty the Snow Plow Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Naa. That's the first they've shown higher-level weaponry in a class video. I'm sure Infiltrators will well-enough have access to the same rifle.

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    That was a pretty boring video.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    It was alright. I was wondering why Soldiers got two class abilities then I remembered they took out weapon classes so they wouldn't work like they used to.

    So how does it work, every class can use any weapon effectively, aside from assault rifles for Soldier?

    Basically, from the context they put it in.

    You can you any weapon like you would in your average shooter. However, you can only get bonuses(like damage boosts, etc) in the weapon classes your character is efficient in.

    So you can use all weapons, but will mostly end up using weapons you're good with.

    But that'll be nice for when I have to brush off the old sniper rifle every now and then with my vanguard.

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  • Frosty the Snow PlowFrosty the Snow Plow Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Not anymore. Classes that aren't proficient in a weapon simply don't carry it.

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  • UltrachristUltrachrist Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    It was alright. I was wondering why Soldiers got two class abilities then I remembered they took out weapon classes so they wouldn't work like they used to.

    So how does it work, every class can use any weapon effectively, aside from assault rifles for Soldier?

    You don't have to put points into weapon skills, but classes are still limited to specific types of weapons. For instance, a vanguard gets shotguns and pistols. Assault rifles are special because only soldiers can use them whereas every other gun has at least two classes capable of using them.

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  • BirudojinBirudojin Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    You can only equip or use weapons your class is trained in - infiltrators can snipe, for example, but adepts cannot.

    There's no class specific bonuses (ie, more ammo for soldiers), but obviously a soldier may want to spent more research on weapon boosts than, say, an engineer might (unless you wanted to boost weapons for your squad).

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  • DozingDragonDozingDragon Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    More nuances include that every class can use Heavy Weapons, and it is possible to get "Weapon Training" for Shepard at some point in the game, and presumably only once.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Birudojin wrote: »
    You can only equip or use weapons your class is trained in - infiltrators can snipe, for example, but adepts cannot.

    There's no class specific bonuses (ie, more ammo for soldiers), but obviously a soldier may want to spent more research on weapon boosts than, say, an engineer might (unless you wanted to boost weapons for your squad).

    Oh...hmm, first I've heard of this.

    Well, I guess the answers my question about ammunition too.

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  • Zetetic ElenchZetetic Elench Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    It was alright. I was wondering why Soldiers got two class abilities then I remembered they took out weapon classes so they wouldn't work like they used to.

    So how does it work, every class can use any weapon effectively, aside from assault rifles for Soldier?

    You don't have to put points into weapon skills, but classes are still limited to specific types of weapons. For instance, a vanguard gets shotguns and pistols. Assault rifles are special because only soldiers can use them whereas every other gun has at least two classes capable of using them.

    Not true!

    Every class gets the Assault Rifle. It's a universal workhorse.

    edit: I am so, so wrong

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  • hoodie13hoodie13 punch bro Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fuck that looks awesome.

    That is the shooter I wanted ME1 to be.

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  • hoodie13hoodie13 punch bro Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    It was alright. I was wondering why Soldiers got two class abilities then I remembered they took out weapon classes so they wouldn't work like they used to.

    So how does it work, every class can use any weapon effectively, aside from assault rifles for Soldier?

    You don't have to put points into weapon skills, but classes are still limited to specific types of weapons. For instance, a vanguard gets shotguns and pistols. Assault rifles are special because only soldiers can use them whereas every other gun has at least two classes capable of using them.

    Not true!

    Every class gets the Assault Rifle. It's a universal workhorse.
    Video disagrees with you, pretty decisively?

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  • Zetetic ElenchZetetic Elench Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    hoodie13 wrote: »
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    It was alright. I was wondering why Soldiers got two class abilities then I remembered they took out weapon classes so they wouldn't work like they used to.

    So how does it work, every class can use any weapon effectively, aside from assault rifles for Soldier?

    You don't have to put points into weapon skills, but classes are still limited to specific types of weapons. For instance, a vanguard gets shotguns and pistols. Assault rifles are special because only soldiers can use them whereas every other gun has at least two classes capable of using them.

    Not true!

    Every class gets the Assault Rifle. It's a universal workhorse.
    Video disagrees with you, pretty decisively?

    Ahaha, that it does, holy shit. Consider me utterly, utterly repudiated.

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Christ I love the LMG.

    All classes get the SMG, which acts as an AR-lite so you don't have to always rely on pistols.

    but man

    that Soldier is lookin' good

    I suppose that Sniper Variant adds another weapon to the list, too

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  • tofutofu Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    So weapon skills are all gone but classes are all restricted to which weapons they can use?

    tofu on
  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Honestly? Maybe it's because I tend to lean to shooting more than powers. That looked really fun.

    I thought it looked pretty fun also, considering that ME1 Shepard felt like the black sheep left out of the fun (ability wise)

    tofu wrote: »
    So weapon skills are all gone but classes are all restricted to which weapons they can use?


    yup

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    tofu wrote: »
    So weapon skills are all gone but classes are all restricted to which weapons they can use?

    Correct. They found that weapon skills in ME1 were pretty boring and they wanted you to be investing your points in "active" abilities rather than just "spend points to shoot better" which naturally everyone is going to max out first thing anyway.

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  • -Loki--Loki- Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    tofu wrote: »
    So weapon skills are all gone but classes are all restricted to which weapons they can use?

    Sounds like it. I like this version - I had all of the weapon types on my Vanguard in ME1, even through I only used the pistol. looked pretty stupid. I could have just sold them, but I was lazy.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Yeah. I know my first few points in Vanguard in ME1 were spend on my pistol/shotgun.

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  • Frosty the Snow PlowFrosty the Snow Plow Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Heightened Adrenaline Rush
    Duration: 5.00 Seconds
    Cooldown: 3.00 Seconds

    O_o

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  • UltrachristUltrachrist Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Article is up

    http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/106/1060359p1.html

    Such gems as
    The soldier is our weapon master. He carries more weapons, and better weapons, than any other class. He has access to all three special ammo types, so he can customize his guns to take down any enemy. A properly played soldier outdamages any other class in the game.

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