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

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I hope they don't make so many concessions to the people who haven't played the first game that it feels like the first game didn't matter, is my one concern.

    This talk of choices in ME1 not being as keenly felt as reviewers would have liked worries me.

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    In my playthrough with my fem-Shep I am leaving Garrus on the Citadel. Not taking him with me at all.

    Curious to see if this has any impact on our meeting in ME2.

    I think it'll be the same as playing ME2 without an ME1 save, where you show up and Garrus is like "Oh, Shepard, I've heard of you, cool"

    Except that he talks with you a couple times even if you ditch him and don't take him with you.

    He talks to you, but no more than any other NPC. The only times you have to interact with him are when first entering the Citadel Tower and when he asks to join your party at C-Sec.

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  • SzechuanSzechuan Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    nonplussed wrote: »
    I just finished Hades' Dogs and totally forgot that an agent of the Shadow Broker contacts me in hopes of getting information that was promised to him by Kahoku.

    Now, I'm in a particularly unusual position of having foresight into his future given what I know about part 2.

    So... yea or nay?

    I refuse. You can't verify it's not just a Cerberus operative trying to recover the data.

    Szechuan on
  • l337CrappyJackl337CrappyJack Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    In my playthrough with my fem-Shep I am leaving Garrus on the Citadel. Not taking him with me at all.

    Curious to see if this has any impact on our meeting in ME2.

    I think it'll be the same as playing ME2 without an ME1 save, where you show up and Garrus is like "Oh, Shepard, I've heard of you, cool"

    Except that he talks with you a couple times even if you ditch him and don't take him with you.

    If you've never played ME1, you would not know this, and therefore it would just seem weird to you when this random turian you've never met comes up to you talking like you've known each other forever. So if you don't bring in an ME1 save, from what I've heard, Garrus just won't remember you. Or maybe they'll do it like Gothic, where he goes "Shepard?" and your responses are "Garrus!" or "Do I know you?", and depending on which you pick determine whether he was in your party to fight Saren, or if he's just heard of your exploits.

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  • Zetetic ElenchZetetic Elench Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Szechuan wrote: »
    nonplussed wrote: »
    I just finished Hades' Dogs and totally forgot that an agent of the Shadow Broker contacts me in hopes of getting information that was promised to him by Kahoku.

    Now, I'm in a particularly unusual position of having foresight into his future given what I know about part 2.

    So... yea or nay?

    I refuse. You can't verify it's not just a Cerberus operative trying to recover the data.

    People rarely fuck with the Shadow Broker. I think if Cerberus went so far as to pretend to be him, that'd be tantamount to a declaration of war.

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  • SzechuanSzechuan Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Szechuan wrote: »
    nonplussed wrote: »
    I just finished Hades' Dogs and totally forgot that an agent of the Shadow Broker contacts me in hopes of getting information that was promised to him by Kahoku.

    Now, I'm in a particularly unusual position of having foresight into his future given what I know about part 2.

    So... yea or nay?

    I refuse. You can't verify it's not just a Cerberus operative trying to recover the data.

    People rarely fuck with the Shadow Broker. I think if Cerberus went so far as to pretend to be him, that'd be tantamount to a declaration of war.

    While we didn't know at the time that the decision was made, information suggests that Cerberus is probably fucking with him anyway. Then again, I'm stupid paranoid and always worry the writers are going to outsmart me. :P

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Szechuan wrote: »
    nonplussed wrote: »
    I just finished Hades' Dogs and totally forgot that an agent of the Shadow Broker contacts me in hopes of getting information that was promised to him by Kahoku.

    Now, I'm in a particularly unusual position of having foresight into his future given what I know about part 2.

    So... yea or nay?

    I refuse. You can't verify it's not just a Cerberus operative trying to recover the data.

    People rarely fuck with the Shadow Broker. I think if Cerberus went so far as to pretend to be him, that'd be tantamount to a declaration of war.

    I have a feeling the Shadow Broker has many people who pretend to be him, whether they are his agents or not.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I sold it, as the Shadow Broker is cool dudes whereas Cerberus is dicks.

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  • BeezelBeezel There was no agreement little morsel..Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    so is the shadow broker Keyser Soze in space?

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  • ArteenArteen Adept ValeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Szechuan wrote: »
    nonplussed wrote: »
    I just finished Hades' Dogs and totally forgot that an agent of the Shadow Broker contacts me in hopes of getting information that was promised to him by Kahoku.

    Now, I'm in a particularly unusual position of having foresight into his future given what I know about part 2.

    So... yea or nay?

    I refuse. You can't verify it's not just a Cerberus operative trying to recover the data.
    The data was obtained from Cerberus, correct? If the agent is a Cerberus agent, you're just giving them a copy of the data they already have. That's not much of an issue.

    Arteen on
  • SzechuanSzechuan Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Arteen wrote: »
    Szechuan wrote: »
    nonplussed wrote: »
    I just finished Hades' Dogs and totally forgot that an agent of the Shadow Broker contacts me in hopes of getting information that was promised to him by Kahoku.

    Now, I'm in a particularly unusual position of having foresight into his future given what I know about part 2.

    So... yea or nay?

    I refuse. You can't verify it's not just a Cerberus operative trying to recover the data.
    The data was obtained from Cerberus, correct? If the agent is a Cerberus agent, you're just giving them a copy of the data they already have. That's not much of an issue.

    I was under the impression Shep stole the data. If it indicated you were just sending a copy or something, I would have. If I remember correctly it acts like you can either report it to the UNC (which never happens) or sell it to the 'broker', with no happy middle ground, which irritated me a bit.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    "UNC" just stands for uncharted

    it took me a while to realize this

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  • HavelockHavelock Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Elendil wrote: »
    "UNC" just stands for uncharted

    it took me a while to realize this

    Really?

    I'd always wondered what that stood for.

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  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Szechuan wrote: »
    Arteen wrote: »
    Szechuan wrote: »
    nonplussed wrote: »
    I just finished Hades' Dogs and totally forgot that an agent of the Shadow Broker contacts me in hopes of getting information that was promised to him by Kahoku.

    Now, I'm in a particularly unusual position of having foresight into his future given what I know about part 2.

    So... yea or nay?

    I refuse. You can't verify it's not just a Cerberus operative trying to recover the data.
    The data was obtained from Cerberus, correct? If the agent is a Cerberus agent, you're just giving them a copy of the data they already have. That's not much of an issue.

    I was under the impression Shep stole the data. If it indicated you were just sending a copy or something, I would have. If I remember correctly it acts like you can either report it to the UNC (which never happens) or sell it to the 'broker', with no happy middle ground, which irritated me a bit.

    I just did it yesterday and i clearly was given the impression that I was selling the shadow broker the data but still had it myself. Either the person on the com or shepherd definitely mentioned a copy

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  • GraviijaGraviija Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I didn't give the data to the Shadow Broker. Mostly because I was a super nice guy Paragon, but also because I had more money than god by that point in the story. I could actually buy the Shadow Broker outright. Offer me something besides money for the info, and maybe we'll talk. But those 30 sets of Proton Rounds VIII are burning a hole in my pocket (figuratively and literally), and they sell for, like, 25k each. Money, not really an issue.

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I just finished my first run through Mass Effect.

    That ending was fucking awesome.

    Drake on
  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Graviija wrote: »
    I didn't give the data to the Shadow Broker. Mostly because I was a super nice guy Paragon, but also because I had more money than god by that point in the story. I could actually buy the Shadow Broker outright. Offer me something besides money for the info, and maybe we'll talk. But those 30 sets of Proton Rounds VIII are burning a hole in my pocket (figuratively and literally), and they sell for, like, 25k each. Money, not really an issue.

    I did it, because I figure Cerberus is a bunch of dicks so they deserve their info spread around, plus it gets me on the good side of the Shadow Broker, which is definitely a good thing.

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Havelock wrote: »
    Elendil wrote: »
    "UNC" just stands for uncharted

    it took me a while to realize this

    Really?

    I'd always wondered what that stood for.

    I always thought it was some future version of the U.N. with a C at the end , standing for something I didn't know.

    I did it, because I figure Cerberus is a bunch of dicks so they deserve their info spread around, plus it gets me on the good side of the Shadow Broker, which is definitely a good thing.

    Ditto and Cereberus killed fucking Kohaku. I'm kinda disappointed to see that the Shadow Broker seems to be aiding the Collectors.

    Egos on
  • XeddicusXeddicus Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I almost forgot to transfer my saves off my old PC to my new one. Bullet dodged.

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  • BlackDoveBlackDove Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    http://www.gametrailers.com/video/n7-developer-mass-effect/60951

    Time to start gushing with the videos, 8 days left.

    edit: blah, old video, but still, guess now on gametrailers or whatever

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    "...AND WAITING IS THE HHHAAAARRRDDDEST PART!"

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  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Man, the first playthrough really caps you at level 50, kind of annoying. Can you disable that on PC?

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Man, the first playthrough really caps you at level 50, kind of annoying. Can you disable that on PC?

    Cheat to unlock the achievement for beating the game once.

    But in one playthrough, you're not going to get that high above 50 anyway.

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  • Fatty McBeardoFatty McBeardo Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    I hope they don't make so many concessions to the people who haven't played the first game that it feels like the first game didn't matter, is my one concern.

    This talk of choices in ME1 not being as keenly felt as reviewers would have liked worries me.

    It's probably going to be the most linear of the trilogy since it has to tie parts 1 and 3 together cleanly as well as tell its own story. But not to say it won't be filled with lots of choices and callbacks to ME1. But part 3 could get to be pretty crazy depending on the number of endings that Bioware is prepared to create.

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  • SomestickguySomestickguy Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    so I just found out this unlocks 3 days later for us in the UK

    hhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    Somestickguy on
  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    so I just found out this unlocks 3 days later for us in the UK

    hhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    Are you gonna have to go drinking?

    Egos on
  • Fatty McBeardoFatty McBeardo Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    it's never too late to move

    or to buy a PC in the USA and set up some remote access software

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    I hope they don't make so many concessions to the people who haven't played the first game that it feels like the first game didn't matter, is my one concern.

    This talk of choices in ME1 not being as keenly felt as reviewers would have liked worries me.

    It's probably going to be the most linear of the trilogy since it has to tie parts 1 and 2 together cleanly as well as tell its own story. But not to say it won't be filled with lots of choices and callbacks to ME1. But part 3 could get to be pretty crazy depending on the number of endings that Bioware is prepared to create.

    Have any details been released on the major choices?

    I know Anderson
    is Admiral, if Udina is chosen.

    with the council. I'm guessing we just get a similar variation if they got killed off?

    Egos on
  • LawndartLawndart Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    I hope they don't make so many concessions to the people who haven't played the first game that it feels like the first game didn't matter, is my one concern.

    This talk of choices in ME1 not being as keenly felt as reviewers would have liked worries me.

    It's probably going to be the most linear of the trilogy since it has to tie parts 1 and 2 together cleanly as well as tell its own story. But not to say it won't be filled with lots of choices and callbacks to ME1. But part 3 could get to be pretty crazy depending on the number of endings that Bioware is prepared to create.

    I have a lingering yet probably delusional hope that most of the ME1 references will show up as part of ME2's side missions and whatnot rather than aspects of the main plot.

    Lawndart on
  • SomestickguySomestickguy Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Egos wrote: »
    so I just found out this unlocks 3 days later for us in the UK

    hhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    Are you gonna have to go drinking?

    nope

    kind of question is that

    Somestickguy on
  • StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Finally finished my last playthrough. It's the eighth time I've fully completed ME1. And hopefully the last.

    I mean, I really like ME1, but it felt like a chore around the 5th time. >_<

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Egos wrote: »
    so I just found out this unlocks 3 days later for us in the UK

    hhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    Are you gonna have to go drinking?

    nope

    kind of question is that

    *shrugs*

    thought you may be the type that goes insane waiting 3 days. would be one way to deal with the pain if you were :P

    Egos on
  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Pancake wrote: »
    Man, the first playthrough really caps you at level 50, kind of annoying. Can you disable that on PC?

    Cheat to unlock the achievement for beating the game once.

    But in one playthrough, you're not going to get that high above 50 anyway.

    Sure you can, if you make an effort. Heck, in this last cannon runthrough, where I started from scratch and went down the checklist to make sure I got all the UNCs, and got out of the mako to manually snipe the turrets (which is quite silly how you can take rocket after rocket with barely a scratch when you have immunity up), I was easily able to get to 58

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  • SomestickguySomestickguy Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Egos wrote: »
    Egos wrote: »
    so I just found out this unlocks 3 days later for us in the UK

    hhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    Are you gonna have to go drinking?

    nope

    kind of question is that

    *shrugs*

    thought you may be the type that goes insane waiting 3 days. would be one way to deal with the pain if you were :P

    never touched a drop in my life

    maybe if i induced a self inflicted coma....

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  • StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Egos wrote: »
    Egos wrote: »
    so I just found out this unlocks 3 days later for us in the UK

    hhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    Are you gonna have to go drinking?

    nope

    kind of question is that

    *shrugs*

    thought you may be the type that goes insane waiting 3 days. would be one way to deal with the pain if you were :P

    never touched a drop in my life

    maybe if i induced a self inflicted coma....

    It doesn't have to be self-inflicted.

    I'm sure there are some people here who would be happy to help. :whistle:

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Spoit wrote: »
    Pancake wrote: »
    Man, the first playthrough really caps you at level 50, kind of annoying. Can you disable that on PC?

    Cheat to unlock the achievement for beating the game once.

    But in one playthrough, you're not going to get that high above 50 anyway.

    Sure you can, if you make an effort. Heck, in this last cannon runthrough, where I started from scratch and went down the checklist to make sure I got all the UNCs, and got out of the mako to manually snipe the turrets (which is quite silly how you can take rocket after rocket with barely a scratch when you have immunity up), I was easily able to get to 58
    not for the first playthrough, though, which won't get the bonus exp for the level 50 and 60 achievements

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  • Fatty McBeardoFatty McBeardo Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    People from Bioware are going to be on this coming week's Giant Bombcast. ME2 is obviously going to be the main topic of discussion.
    BlackDove wrote: »
    http://www.gametrailers.com/video/n7-developer-mass-effect/60951

    Time to start gushing with the videos, 8 days left.

    edit: blah, old video, but still, guess now on gametrailers or whatever


    Shepard's expression at 0:49 - hilarious. "Wait, it's SNACK TIME? I LOVE snack time!"

    Oh crap
    Ashley is in the opening cutscene, when the Normandy gets attacked. If the only yourself, Chakwas, and Joker survive the attack (as has been claimed), then... :(

    Fatty McBeardo on
  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Elendil wrote: »
    Spoit wrote: »
    Pancake wrote: »
    Man, the first playthrough really caps you at level 50, kind of annoying. Can you disable that on PC?

    Cheat to unlock the achievement for beating the game once.

    But in one playthrough, you're not going to get that high above 50 anyway.

    Sure you can, if you make an effort. Heck, in this last cannon runthrough, where I started from scratch and went down the checklist to make sure I got all the UNCs, and got out of the mako to manually snipe the turrets (which is quite silly how you can take rocket after rocket with barely a scratch when you have immunity up), I was easily able to get to 58
    not for the first playthrough, though, which won't get the bonus exp for the level 50 and 60 achievements

    That was the part I was responding to

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    In one playthrough period you won't go much past 50, though, which is the point of the post to begin with, what with the level cap thing.

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  • StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Which is why Pancake suggested using a console code to unlock the achievement so you don't have to bother with a capped playthrough.

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