Regarding the overall plot, am I the only one that thinks that...
You really didn't accomplish anything in this game. In the first one you find out about the plot and temporarily put a stop to the end of the galaxy. In this one you save some humans and stop a Reaper factory, but it doesn't feel like the overarching story (stopping the Reaper horde) is in any way dealt with. I can't see how my characters are in any way better prepared for ME3.
Well
stopping the Reaper factory was probably a really good thing considering the Reaper was already sort of alive, and you probably gathered some valuable data and intel (you got some stuff about Harbinger on a datapad at the end of the game)
You may have got a hold of some valuable tech if you left the base intact (I didn't because that was the wrong choice)
I suppose that yeah, it was mostly about fighting the servant race of the greater threat. But you can't expect the Reapers to get here in only a couple years, they have to hoof it from beyond the galaxy without the Citadel relay. Gotta give Shepard something to do until they get here
You stop countless hundreds of thousands, millions of humans getting abducted, you stop the Reaper proxy MutatedProtheans, you halt Harbinger's plans in the process, and you destroy the new enigmatic human Reaper from being built.
You don't save the entire galaxy, but it's a good measure of success.
Is harbinger really only explained in a datapad? I was a little thrown off at the end when shepard was talking about him since I don't remember him being told anything in specific besides hearing his disembodied voice now and then.
Basically the locust queen in gears of war all over again.
I think there's still a happy middle ground they could work towards in 3, leaning a little more towards two's system. I just really wanted more weapons, more armor, and I'm pretty sure I bought or found everything there is in the game.
At the very least we know BioWare listens to their fans. If a majority wants a middle ground, I wouldn't be surprised if BioWare gives it to them.
So did anyone else find Tuchanka almost unbearably hilarious after spending a couple of years reading this thread? Every time someone mentioned quads I snickered.
So I've got the IFF and I did Legion's loyalty mission. I understand that if I delay in doing the final mission, people will die. What about planet scanning? Is that safe to do? I need some more Platinum to get Legion's upgrade weapon.
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So did anyone else find Tuchanka almost unbearably hilarious after spending a couple of years reading this thread? Every time someone mentioned quads I snickered.
Why do you think the mentions of quads are in the game in the first place?
So did anyone else find Tuchanka almost unbearably hilarious after spending a couple of years reading this thread? Every time someone mentioned quads I snickered.
I finally beat ME1 yesterday as a Male, Sole Survivor, Earthborn Soldier (yes, Mr. Default).
I have a few questions about importing a save. Can someone help?
1) I know some of your story decisions matter. Does your background matter a great deal in ME2? Please no specific spoilers, but I'm curious if I should level up a War Hero Colonist and a Ruthless Spacer in ME1 too, or if it doesn't matter a great deal.
2) Can you change your class? I don't want to be a "soldier" or whatever in ME2.
3) Which achievements carry over? I know that if you are level 60, you get a bonus in ME2. What about the Hardcore/Insanity achivements, the Renegade achievement (I have Paragon only), the Tali/Wrex/Garrus/Liara ally achievements (I only have Kaiden and Ashley), and the Tech/Biotic talent achievements.
I DO have all the weapon talent achievements, Completionist, Tactician, Scholar, Paramour, the Pinnacle Station and Bringing Down The Sky achievements, and everything else I may be forgetting here but haven't specifically mentioned not having in the previous paragraph.
Basically I'm just trying to figure out which achievement-related unlocks carry over. I can figure out the story-related decisions myself.
P.S. Not that I think it matters, but I have the PC version of ME1 and ME2.
edit: Ultimately what I'm asking is if I can just power on to 60 with my Soldier character and have ALL of the bonuses in ME2 while being able to change my class. As a L50 soldier I don't have any Tech/Biotic achivements. I know I can spam those abilities as another throwaway character, but that would be tedious. If I can do this with just ONE more playthrough, I'd be happy.
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Is harbinger really only explained in a datapad? I was a little thrown off at the end when shepard was talking about him since I don't remember him being told anything in specific besides hearing his disembodied voice now and then.
Basically the locust queen in gears of war all over again.
No it's revealed at the end
with the cutscene of the collector general runnin' around and getting his "releasing control" and his eyes stop glowing and the hologram of a reaper disappears
And then at the very end when Shepard has a datapad that has a Reaper on it and it looks sort of like Harbinger, I don't know I can't tell for sure
I finally beat ME1 yesterday as a Male, Sole Survivor, Earthborn Soldier (yes, Mr. Default).
I have a few questions about importing a save. Can someone help?
1) I know some of your story decisions matter. Does your background matter a great deal in ME2? Please no specific spoilers, but I'm curious if I should level up a War Hero Colonist and a Ruthless Spacer in ME1 too, or if it doesn't matter a great deal.
2) Can you change your class? I don't want to be a "soldier" or whatever in ME2.
3) Which achievements carry over? I know that if you are level 60, you get a bonus in ME2. What about the Hardcore/Insanity achivements, the Renegade achievement (I have Paragon only), the Tali/Wrex/Garrus/Liara ally achievements (I only have Kaiden and Ashley), and the Tech/Biotic talent achievements.
I DO have all the weapon talent achievements, Completionist, Tactician, Scholar, Paramour, the Pinnacle Station and Bringing Down The Sky achievements, and everything else I may be forgetting here but haven't specifically mentioned not having in the previous paragraph.
Basically I'm just trying to figure out which achievement-related unlocks carry over. I can figure out the story-related decisions myself.
P.S. Not that I think it matters, but I have the PC version of ME1 and ME2.
1. no
2. yes
3. level 50 and 60 start you off with more squad points. The rich achievement gives you more money and resources. Renagade or paragon give you more points for each respective side.
Is harbinger really only explained in a datapad? I was a little thrown off at the end when shepard was talking about him since I don't remember him being told anything in specific besides hearing his disembodied voice now and then.
Basically the locust queen in gears of war all over again.
No it's revealed at the end
with the cutscene of the collector general runnin' around and getting his "releasing control" and his eyes stop glowing and the hologram of a reaper disappears
And then at the very end when Shepard has a datapad that has a Reaper on it and it looks sort of like Harbinger, I don't know I can't tell for sure
Right, but Shepard doesn't see that first part. Only we do. I don't see how he has any idea who he is.
I finally beat ME1 yesterday as a Male, Sole Survivor, Earthborn Soldier (yes, Mr. Default).
I have a few questions about importing a save. Can someone help?
1) I know some of your story decisions matter. Does your background matter a great deal in ME2? Please no specific spoilers, but I'm curious if I should level up a War Hero Colonist and a Ruthless Spacer in ME1 too, or if it doesn't matter a great deal.
2) Can you change your class? I don't want to be a "soldier" or whatever in ME2.
3) Which achievements carry over? I know that if you are level 60, you get a bonus in ME2. What about the Hardcore/Insanity achivements, the Renegade achievement (I have Paragon only), the Tali/Wrex/Garrus/Liara ally achievements (I only have Kaiden and Ashley), and the Tech/Biotic talent achievements.
I DO have all the weapon talent achievements, Completionist, Tactician, Scholar, Paramour, the Pinnacle Station and Bringing Down The Sky achievements, and everything else I may be forgetting here but haven't specifically mentioned not having in the previous paragraph.
Basically I'm just trying to figure out which achievement-related unlocks carry over. I can figure out the story-related decisions myself.
P.S. Not that I think it matters, but I have the PC version of ME1 and ME2.
1. no
2. yes
3. level 50 and 60 start you off with more squad points. The rich achievement gives you more money and resources. Renagade or paragon give you more points for each respective side.
For Renegade/Paragon, does it only matter what path your last run was? Or if you have both achievements, does that provide an extra bonus?
Also: Please see edit in above post.
EDIT for this post: So you're basically confirming that all I need to do is hit level 60 and I'll have all the bonuses? I don't need the tech/biotic or other ally achivements? Or Hardcore/Insanity? Just level 60, rich/a lot of money, and finishing a Paragon run.
Only three things affect your stats in ME2 when carrying over from ME1. The state of the universe is obviously the big thing that changes.
1. Do you have the Rich Achievement? If no, why the hell not? Silly goose.
2. If your Paragon/Renegade score is maxed at the end of ME1, you'll get a 10% starting bonus to the respective score in ME2. If both are maxed you get the bonus to both.
3. Your level gives you some bonus levels at the start of ME2. It's 5 if your character was 60.
But none of the class achievements or anything carry over, so you're fine to switch class with no penalty. Don't sweat it.
The level bonus is really nice, by the way. I did pretty much everything and I just managed to tag Level 30 at the very end of the game, with the level 60 starting bonus.
Only three things affect your stats in ME2 when carrying over from ME1. The state of the universe is obviously the big thing that changes.
1. Do you have the Rich Achievement? If no, why the hell not? Silly goose.
2. If your Paragon/Renegade score is maxed at the end of ME1, you'll get a 10% starting bonus to the respective score in ME2. If both are maxed you get the bonus to both.
3. Your level gives you some bonus levels at the start of ME2. It's 5 if your character was 60.
But none of the class achievements or anything carry over, so you're fine to switch class with no penalty. Don't sweat it.
The level bonus is really nice, by the way. I did pretty much everything and I just managed to tag Level 30 at the very end of the game, with the level 60 starting bonus.
Really.
So is it worth abusing those Renegade/Paragon glitches then? :P
Is harbinger really only explained in a datapad? I was a little thrown off at the end when shepard was talking about him since I don't remember him being told anything in specific besides hearing his disembodied voice now and then.
Basically the locust queen in gears of war all over again.
No it's revealed at the end
with the cutscene of the collector general runnin' around and getting his "releasing control" and his eyes stop glowing and the hologram of a reaper disappears
And then at the very end when Shepard has a datapad that has a Reaper on it and it looks sort of like Harbinger, I don't know I can't tell for sure
Right, but Shepard doesn't see that first part. Only we do. I don't see how he has any idea who he is.
Possibly fanwank eplanation:
Shepard recognizes the effect from when Sovereign took control of Saren.
Only three things affect your stats in ME2 when carrying over from ME1. The state of the universe is obviously the big thing that changes.
1. Do you have the Rich Achievement? If no, why the hell not? Silly goose.
2. If your Paragon/Renegade score is maxed at the end of ME1, you'll get a 10% starting bonus to the respective score in ME2. If both are maxed you get the bonus to both.
3. Your level gives you some bonus levels at the start of ME2. It's 5 if your character was 60.
But none of the class achievements or anything carry over, so you're fine to switch class with no penalty. Don't sweat it.
The level bonus is really nice, by the way. I did pretty much everything and I just managed to tag Level 30 at the very end of the game, with the level 60 starting bonus.
Really.
So is it worth abusing those Renegade/Paragon glitches then? :P
Thanks so much for the confirmation.
It's not worth abusing them. It's worth opening the console and typing "GiveParagon/Renegade X"
Only three things affect your stats in ME2 when carrying over from ME1. The state of the universe is obviously the big thing that changes.
1. Do you have the Rich Achievement? If no, why the hell not? Silly goose.
2. If your Paragon/Renegade score is maxed at the end of ME1, you'll get a 10% starting bonus to the respective score in ME2. If both are maxed you get the bonus to both.
3. Your level gives you some bonus levels at the start of ME2. It's 5 if your character was 60.
But none of the class achievements or anything carry over, so you're fine to switch class with no penalty. Don't sweat it.
The level bonus is really nice, by the way. I did pretty much everything and I just managed to tag Level 30 at the very end of the game, with the level 60 starting bonus.
Really.
So is it worth abusing those Renegade/Paragon glitches then? :P
Thanks so much for the confirmation.
It's not worth abusing them. It's worth opening the console and typing "GiveParagon/Renegade X"
Penultimate question: What effect does maxing out your Renegade/Paragon points have on how your run is recorded (morality-wise)? I assume your run is noted as Paragon/Renegade at the end depending on your choices and not the amount of points you have?
Very last question: I hate most of these Mako missions. Are there any specific Assignments I should do on my last run that carry over story-wise? Should I do ALL of them again?
Only three things affect your stats in ME2 when carrying over from ME1. The state of the universe is obviously the big thing that changes.
1. Do you have the Rich Achievement? If no, why the hell not? Silly goose.
2. If your Paragon/Renegade score is maxed at the end of ME1, you'll get a 10% starting bonus to the respective score in ME2. If both are maxed you get the bonus to both.
3. Your level gives you some bonus levels at the start of ME2. It's 5 if your character was 60.
But none of the class achievements or anything carry over, so you're fine to switch class with no penalty. Don't sweat it.
The level bonus is really nice, by the way. I did pretty much everything and I just managed to tag Level 30 at the very end of the game, with the level 60 starting bonus.
Really.
So is it worth abusing those Renegade/Paragon glitches then? :P
Thanks so much for the confirmation.
It's not worth abusing them. It's worth opening the console and typing "GiveParagon/Renegade X"
Penultimate question: What effect does maxing out your Renegade/Paragon points have on how your run is recorded (morality-wise)? I assume your run is noted as Paragon/Renegade at the end depending on your choices and not the amount of points you have?
Very last question: I hate most of these Mako missions. Are there any specific Assignments I should do on my last run that carry over story-wise? Should I do ALL of them again?
Do all of 'em. You'll get payoff for almost every single one, although the payoffs for some are smaller than others.
Regarding maxed paragon/renegade bars, I played through as Space Asshole but got my attitude noted as 'Paragon' in the ME2 import screen, probably because I maxed it out second. It didn't make any noticeable difference, though.
Only three things affect your stats in ME2 when carrying over from ME1. The state of the universe is obviously the big thing that changes.
1. Do you have the Rich Achievement? If no, why the hell not? Silly goose.
2. If your Paragon/Renegade score is maxed at the end of ME1, you'll get a 10% starting bonus to the respective score in ME2. If both are maxed you get the bonus to both.
3. Your level gives you some bonus levels at the start of ME2. It's 5 if your character was 60.
But none of the class achievements or anything carry over, so you're fine to switch class with no penalty. Don't sweat it.
The level bonus is really nice, by the way. I did pretty much everything and I just managed to tag Level 30 at the very end of the game, with the level 60 starting bonus.
Really.
So is it worth abusing those Renegade/Paragon glitches then? :P
Thanks so much for the confirmation.
It's not worth abusing them. It's worth opening the console and typing "GiveParagon/Renegade X"
Penultimate question: What effect does maxing out your Renegade/Paragon points have on how your run is recorded (morality-wise)? I assume your run is noted as Paragon/Renegade at the end depending on your choices and not the amount of points you have?
Very last question: I hate most of these Mako missions. Are there any specific Assignments I should do on my last run that carry over story-wise? Should I do ALL of them again?
Do all of 'em. You'll get payoff for almost every single one, although the payoffs for some are smaller than others.
Regarding maxed paragon/renegade bars, I played through as Space Asshole but got my attitude noted as 'Paragon' in the ME2 import screen, probably because I maxed it out second. It didn't make any noticeable difference, though.
3. Your level gives you some bonus levels at the start of ME2. It's 5 if your character was 60.
If you import a level 50 character, you start at level 3. So still pretty helpful.
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It's only possible to hit 30 in one playthrough if you start off at level 5.
The level 5 bonus is REALLY big because the XP is so limited.
I finished all the sidequests and 100%'ed all of the systems, and I only got 30 just before fighting the final fight.
edit: Though I do wonder if XP gain varies with difficulity. I seem to remember getting +1000 on Insanity per mission before I switched to Normal because I'm a pussy (and I wanted to go through the story quickly). However it might have been the types of mission.
I hit every system and every N7 mission and every loyalty quest and just nailed 30 at the start of the second-to-last battle, starting at level 5.
But maybe I missed something! Who knows?
EDIT: Wait, +1000 XP per mission on Insanity? That's definitely more than anything I got on Veteran, I'm pretty sure. Well, that makes things more interesting indeed.
Im also surprised people keep mentioning the same few scenes but not the one with Grunt where
he's first activated and attacks you but you talk him down, then it pans out to show Shepard has his gun pointed at Grunt in case he couldn't be talked down
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Im also surprised people keep mentioning the same few scenes but not the one with Grunt where
he's first activated and attacks you but you talk him down, then it pans out to show Shepard has his gun pointed at Grunt in case he couldn't be talked down
Im also surprised people keep mentioning the same few scenes but not the one with Grunt where
he's first activated and attacks you but you talk him down, then it pans out to show Shepard has his gun pointed at Grunt in case he couldn't be talked down
That was the coolest thing
I think thats how he earned Grunts respect.
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I could not stop grinning like an idiot whenever I heard a quad joke.
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...I like Grunt...
whenever he does his charge during battle is awesome. "I AM KROGAN!"
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Well, not really, but come on.
You don't save the entire galaxy, but it's a good measure of success.
Basically the locust queen in gears of war all over again.
Won't stop them from complaining though.
Why do you think the mentions of quads are in the game in the first place?
Because of this place, and others just like it.
I have a few questions about importing a save. Can someone help?
1) I know some of your story decisions matter. Does your background matter a great deal in ME2? Please no specific spoilers, but I'm curious if I should level up a War Hero Colonist and a Ruthless Spacer in ME1 too, or if it doesn't matter a great deal.
2) Can you change your class? I don't want to be a "soldier" or whatever in ME2.
3) Which achievements carry over? I know that if you are level 60, you get a bonus in ME2. What about the Hardcore/Insanity achivements, the Renegade achievement (I have Paragon only), the Tali/Wrex/Garrus/Liara ally achievements (I only have Kaiden and Ashley), and the Tech/Biotic talent achievements.
I DO have all the weapon talent achievements, Completionist, Tactician, Scholar, Paramour, the Pinnacle Station and Bringing Down The Sky achievements, and everything else I may be forgetting here but haven't specifically mentioned not having in the previous paragraph.
Basically I'm just trying to figure out which achievement-related unlocks carry over. I can figure out the story-related decisions myself.
P.S. Not that I think it matters, but I have the PC version of ME1 and ME2.
edit: Ultimately what I'm asking is if I can just power on to 60 with my Soldier character and have ALL of the bonuses in ME2 while being able to change my class. As a L50 soldier I don't have any Tech/Biotic achivements. I know I can spam those abilities as another throwaway character, but that would be tedious. If I can do this with just ONE more playthrough, I'd be happy.
No it's revealed at the end
And then at the very end when Shepard has a datapad that has a Reaper on it and it looks sort of like Harbinger, I don't know I can't tell for sure
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1. no
2. yes
3. level 50 and 60 start you off with more squad points. The rich achievement gives you more money and resources. Renagade or paragon give you more points for each respective side.
Right, but Shepard doesn't see that first part. Only we do. I don't see how he has any idea who he is.
For Renegade/Paragon, does it only matter what path your last run was? Or if you have both achievements, does that provide an extra bonus?
Also: Please see edit in above post.
EDIT for this post: So you're basically confirming that all I need to do is hit level 60 and I'll have all the bonuses? I don't need the tech/biotic or other ally achivements? Or Hardcore/Insanity? Just level 60, rich/a lot of money, and finishing a Paragon run.
1. Do you have the Rich Achievement? If no, why the hell not? Silly goose.
2. If your Paragon/Renegade score is maxed at the end of ME1, you'll get a 10% starting bonus to the respective score in ME2. If both are maxed you get the bonus to both.
3. Your level gives you some bonus levels at the start of ME2. It's 5 if your character was 60.
But none of the class achievements or anything carry over, so you're fine to switch class with no penalty. Don't sweat it.
The level bonus is really nice, by the way. I did pretty much everything and I just managed to tag Level 30 at the very end of the game, with the level 60 starting bonus.
Really.
So is it worth abusing those Renegade/Paragon glitches then? :P
Thanks so much for the confirmation.
Possibly fanwank eplanation:
It's not worth abusing them. It's worth opening the console and typing "GiveParagon/Renegade X"
Penultimate question: What effect does maxing out your Renegade/Paragon points have on how your run is recorded (morality-wise)? I assume your run is noted as Paragon/Renegade at the end depending on your choices and not the amount of points you have?
Very last question: I hate most of these Mako missions. Are there any specific Assignments I should do on my last run that carry over story-wise? Should I do ALL of them again?
Now I start the game and it lags like a silly goose and is prone to crashing. What the heck just happenend? Playing on PC if it's not clear.
Do all of 'em. You'll get payoff for almost every single one, although the payoffs for some are smaller than others.
Regarding maxed paragon/renegade bars, I played through as Space Asshole but got my attitude noted as 'Paragon' in the ME2 import screen, probably because I maxed it out second. It didn't make any noticeable difference, though.
Harbinger is (a) an asshole and (b) gets really repetitive after a while/during a long fight.
It's a really neat mechanic for the Collector fights, though. Makes them a lot more tense, since the grunts are literally no challenge at all.
OK, thanks everyone!
If you import a level 50 character, you start at level 3. So still pretty helpful.
I doubt you'd get Power Gamer in a single playthrough that way, though. Not until a bit more DLC hits.
You might be able to. I hit 28 on my first playthrough after starting at 3, and got to 30 after completing the intro on my New Game +.
The level 5 bonus is REALLY big because the XP is so limited.
I finished all the sidequests and 100%'ed all of the systems, and I only got 30 just before fighting the final fight.
edit: Though I do wonder if XP gain varies with difficulity. I seem to remember getting +1000 on Insanity per mission before I switched to Normal because I'm a pussy (and I wanted to go through the story quickly). However it might have been the types of mission.
But maybe I missed something! Who knows?
EDIT: Wait, +1000 XP per mission on Insanity? That's definitely more than anything I got on Veteran, I'm pretty sure. Well, that makes things more interesting indeed.
Also, I liked the little scene I got for not romancing any of the new characters and being faithful.
That was the coolest thing
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Also the stolen chit, I don't seem to be able to resolve that.
mild spoilers
"Krogan live for a long time...it isn't like humans where you just have to wait them out a century..."
Then Shepard gives her this kind of "the fuck" look and she promptly replies "No offense."
I also got this bug where Conrad things I put a gun in his face even though I told him to go home.
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whenever he does his charge during battle is awesome. "I AM KROGAN!"