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Mass Effect 2

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  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    'just-got-out-of-the-shower shepard' is the only female hairstyle i can stand. The center-part one in pancake's screenshot looks like it must have about a pound of product in it, and while the 50s-era wave one is kind of neat looking, it just doesn't seem that realistic a haircut for shepard to have

    Eat it You Nasty Pig. on
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    hold your head high soldier, it ain't over yet
    that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Dyscord wrote: »
    'just-got-out-of-the-shower shepard' is the only female hairstyle i can stand. The center-part one in pancake's screenshot looks like it must have about a pound of product in it, and while the 50s-era wave one is kind of neat looking, it just doesn't seem that realistic a haircut for shepard to have

    What it needs is a bit of Umbra.
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    Pancake on
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  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Pancake wrote: »
    Lux wrote: »
    Is there some kind of repository of awesome giant ME2 screenshots? because sometimes

    sometimes I just like to stare

    There's a pretty sweet high-res gallery for the PC version here:
    http://deadendthrills.com/?page_id=1070


    And Pancake, did you make any progress on that David Boreanaz Shepard? (This was a thread ago I think, maybe I'm wrong and just *decided* you were making a Boreanaz Shep). The one I tried to make looked just like him from the side, but pretty ugly straight on.

    I got an album of my own screenshots right here.


    Be mindful there are some spoiler shots.

    But you wear Inferno armor, which is hideous. No one wants to see that.

    Not all the time....

    The Inferno armor grew on me. It looks like an 80's spacesuit of the kind you see in Heavy Metal.

    I'd love the Blood Dragon Armor more if I could remove the helmet.

    And I managed to trade an extra Inferno code for the Terminus. I used the particle gun in the IFF mission and it was so sweet.

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  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Pancake wrote: »
    Dyscord wrote: »
    'just-got-out-of-the-shower shepard' is the only female hairstyle i can stand. The center-part one in pancake's screenshot looks like it must have about a pound of product in it, and while the 50s-era wave one is kind of neat looking, it just doesn't seem that realistic a haircut for shepard to have

    What it needs is a bit of Umbra.
    masseffect2201002140105.jpg

    jacob and miranda are both like

    'greeeaaat she's doing that visor thing again'

    Eat it You Nasty Pig. on
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    hold your head high soldier, it ain't over yet
    that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
  • Fatty McBeardoFatty McBeardo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Yeah, I find Veteran to be just about right.

    I will go through on Hardcore at some point, though.

    Not sure I'll ever both with Insanity, though. I tend to get whooped by hard games.


    I like Hardcore except for Mordin's recruitment mission and the various encounters with the Collectors prior to the suicide mission. I usually switch to Veteran for those.

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  • SirsonSirson Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Deadfall wrote: »
    I might be in an immature mood today, but I opened my work computer to find this article on my newsfeed:

    Lysacek not a champion without a quad.

    And I couldn't explain to my office-mate why I was giggling so hard.

    I'm all, "Hmm, how true."

    They must've said quad like fifty times in that telecast last night and all I could think about was a bunch of Krogans noding in agreement.

    Sirson on
  • CorehealerCorehealer The Apothecary The softer edge of the universe.Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Yeah, I find Veteran to be just about right.

    I will go through on Hardcore at some point, though.

    Not sure I'll ever both with Insanity, though. I tend to get whooped by hard games.


    I like Hardcore except for Mordin's recruitment mission and the various encounters with the Collectors prior to the suicide mission. I usually switch to Veteran for those.

    Mordin's mission on Hardcore is only hard at the end, the very end.
    When you cross from one fan to the other and rockets go flying all over the place from the opposite balcony.

    Corehealer on
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  • JakorianJakorian Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Corehealer wrote: »
    Yeah, I find Veteran to be just about right.

    I will go through on Hardcore at some point, though.

    Not sure I'll ever both with Insanity, though. I tend to get whooped by hard games.


    I like Hardcore except for Mordin's recruitment mission and the various encounters with the Collectors prior to the suicide mission. I usually switch to Veteran for those.

    Mordin's mission on Hardcore is only hard at the end, the very end.
    When you cross from one fan to the other and rockets go flying all over the place from the opposite balcony.

    Or any enemy with a flamethrower.

    Jakorian on
  • hoodie13hoodie13 punch bro Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Jakorian wrote: »
    Corehealer wrote: »
    Yeah, I find Veteran to be just about right.

    I will go through on Hardcore at some point, though.

    Not sure I'll ever both with Insanity, though. I tend to get whooped by hard games.


    I like Hardcore except for Mordin's recruitment mission and the various encounters with the Collectors prior to the suicide mission. I usually switch to Veteran for those.

    Mordin's mission on Hardcore is only hard at the end, the very end.
    When you cross from one fan to the other and rockets go flying all over the place from the opposite balcony.

    Or any enemy with a flamethrower.
    Psh

    pistol/sniper shot in the tank and they're down for the count

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  • CorehealerCorehealer The Apothecary The softer edge of the universe.Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Jakorian wrote: »
    Corehealer wrote: »
    Yeah, I find Veteran to be just about right.

    I will go through on Hardcore at some point, though.

    Not sure I'll ever both with Insanity, though. I tend to get whooped by hard games.


    I like Hardcore except for Mordin's recruitment mission and the various encounters with the Collectors prior to the suicide mission. I usually switch to Veteran for those.

    Mordin's mission on Hardcore is only hard at the end, the very end.
    When you cross from one fan to the other and rockets go flying all over the place from the opposite balcony.

    Or any enemy with a flamethrower.

    I hate pyros and go out of my way to snipe their fuel tanks to give them the painful death their charging and BBQing asses deserve.

    Corehealer on
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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    hoodie13 wrote: »
    Jakorian wrote: »
    Corehealer wrote: »
    Yeah, I find Veteran to be just about right.

    I will go through on Hardcore at some point, though.

    Not sure I'll ever both with Insanity, though. I tend to get whooped by hard games.


    I like Hardcore except for Mordin's recruitment mission and the various encounters with the Collectors prior to the suicide mission. I usually switch to Veteran for those.

    Mordin's mission on Hardcore is only hard at the end, the very end.
    When you cross from one fan to the other and rockets go flying all over the place from the opposite balcony.

    Or any enemy with a flamethrower.
    Psh

    pistol/sniper shot in the tank and they're down for the count

    Overload and incinerate also do the trick.

    Pancake on
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  • Delta AssaultDelta Assault Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Jakorian wrote: »

    Or any enemy with a flamethrower.

    The only flamethrower guy I had any problem with was during the Archangel Shutter mission. On the leftward shutter, the tunnel turns right at a 90 degree angle and a flamethrower guy right as you turn the corner, so he immediately roasts you. Pretty annoying on Insanity. I eventually had to resort to the Black hole gun to take him out.

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  • LanrutconLanrutcon The LabyrinthRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Jakorian wrote: »

    Or any enemy with a flamethrower.

    The only flamethrower guy I had any problem with was during the Archangel Shutter mission. On the leftward shutter, the tunnel turns right at a 90 degree angle and a flamethrower guy right as you turn the corner, so he immediately roasts you. Pretty annoying on Insanity. I eventually had to resort to the Black hole gun to take him out.

    Infiltrate!

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  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    you can take that guy out with "thrown" powers if you're good at curving them. Not the most elegant solution in the world but hey.

    Eat it You Nasty Pig. on
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    hold your head high soldier, it ain't over yet
    that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
  • quarthinosquarthinos Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I think in my insanity Soldier playthrough I popped a shield buff (barrier I think, but the other two prolly would've worked), jumped over both miniwalls and shotgunned him to death.

    quarthinos on
  • Delta AssaultDelta Assault Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Dyscord wrote: »
    you can take that guy out with "thrown" powers if you're good at curving them. Not the most elegant solution in the world but hey.

    I have 4 Soldier playthroughs.

    Delta Assault on
  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Dyscord wrote: »
    you can take that guy out with "thrown" powers if you're good at curving them. Not the most elegant solution in the world but hey.

    I have 4 Soldier playthroughs.

    What's wrong with you?

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  • EndomaticEndomatic Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Just take Zaeed with you. He is very deadly with the first sniper rifle. He made that area cake. I didn't die once.

    I played very defensively naturally, and advanced slowly, but steadily.

    Endomatic on
  • quarthinosquarthinos Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Zaeed can fire a sniper rifle around corners??? When did this happen? He might have grenaded the pyro to death, but I doubt very much he sniped him.

    quarthinos on
  • Delta AssaultDelta Assault Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Pancake wrote: »
    Dyscord wrote: »
    you can take that guy out with "thrown" powers if you're good at curving them. Not the most elegant solution in the world but hey.

    I have 4 Soldier playthroughs.

    What's wrong with you?

    Well, I like shooting people with guns. I like using Adrenaline Rush. I like ripping stuff apart with the Revenant. I like being able to snipe with the sniper rifles right off the bat.

    Have I mentioned I like shooting people with guns?

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  • InvisibleInvisible Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I gave up on Insanity after the robot sidequest mission. The one that just spawns wave after wave of droids with one or two of the big ones as you try to make it back to your shuttle.

    Also if anyone wants the Terminus Assault Armor and M-490 Blackstorm Projector, GameStop has a ton of left over pre-order codes. I went by today, asked for and received one (I ordered through Amazon). One of the guys at the register said his other store still had 300(!) of them left.

    Invisible on
  • Brovid HasselsmofBrovid Hasselsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Soldier is great fun. It's gone from being my least favourite class in ME1 to my favourite in ME2.

    The fact that Shepard's biotic/tech powers have to travel instead of being an instant hit like squadmates' has really ruined power classes for me in this game.

    Brovid Hasselsmof on
  • DunxcoDunxco Should get a suit Never skips breakfastRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    smof wrote: »
    Soldier is great fun. It's gone from being my least favourite class in ME1 to my favourite in ME2.

    The fact that Shepard's biotic/tech powers have to travel instead of being an instant hit like squadmates' has really ruined power classes for me in this game.

    I thought the fact that the powers can be curved, and combined for super-effects, more than made up for travel times.

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  • DrunkMcDrunkMc Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    smof wrote: »
    Soldier is great fun. It's gone from being my least favourite class in ME1 to my favourite in ME2.

    The fact that Shepard's biotic/tech powers have to travel instead of being an instant hit like squadmates' has really ruined power classes for me in this game.

    Yeah, but Shephard's teammates powers slam into fucking walls all the time while my curve like sweet, beautiful butterflies.

    I like it now better.

    DrunkMc on
  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Hey, where do you get that Collector armor?

    Also, if you beat the game on Insanity and get the achievement, the Geth Rifle should always spawn no matter what difficulty you choose... dammit.

    Skull2185 on
    Everyone has a price. Throw enough gold around and someone will risk disintegration.
  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Hey, where do you get that Collector armor?

    The collector's edition.

    Pancake on
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  • Brovid HasselsmofBrovid Hasselsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Dunxco wrote: »
    smof wrote: »
    Soldier is great fun. It's gone from being my least favourite class in ME1 to my favourite in ME2.

    The fact that Shepard's biotic/tech powers have to travel instead of being an instant hit like squadmates' has really ruined power classes for me in this game.

    I thought the fact that the powers can be curved, and combined for super-effects, more than made up for travel times.

    I can't get the hang of curving powers. Half the time mine hit a wall or cover. And trying to curve it seems to require such precise aiming that it really slows down the flow of a fight. I dunno, maybe I'm retarded. I just find it easier to let others deal with powers, while I run around alternately sniping and punching people.

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Hey, where do you get that Collector armor?

    Also, if you beat the game on Insanity and get the achievement, the Geth Rifle should always spawn no matter what difficulty you choose... dammit.

    collectors edition code

    Buttcleft on
  • InvisibleInvisible Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Hey, where do you get that Collector armor?

    Also, if you beat the game on Insanity and get the achievement, the Geth Rifle should always spawn no matter what difficulty you choose... dammit.

    Just set the game on Hardcore or higher before the mission and you'll find it. You can switch it back to whatever after you pick it up.

    Invisible on
  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Lame

    Skull2185 on
    Everyone has a price. Throw enough gold around and someone will risk disintegration.
  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Invisible wrote: »
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Hey, where do you get that Collector armor?

    Also, if you beat the game on Insanity and get the achievement, the Geth Rifle should always spawn no matter what difficulty you choose... dammit.

    Just set the game on Hardcore or higher before the mission and you'll find it. You can switch it back to whatever after you pick it up.

    that damn colossus gave me more trouble than any Scions or Praetorians on insanity

    Buttcleft on
  • DunxcoDunxco Should get a suit Never skips breakfastRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    smof wrote: »
    Dunxco wrote: »
    smof wrote: »
    Soldier is great fun. It's gone from being my least favourite class in ME1 to my favourite in ME2.

    The fact that Shepard's biotic/tech powers have to travel instead of being an instant hit like squadmates' has really ruined power classes for me in this game.

    I thought the fact that the powers can be curved, and combined for super-effects, more than made up for travel times.

    I can't get the hang of curving powers. Half the time mine hit a wall or cover. And trying to curve it seems to require such precise aiming that it really slows down the flow of a fight. I dunno, maybe I'm retarded. I just find it easier to let others deal with powers, while I run around alternately sniping and punching people.

    Apples and oranges Smof, me laddo. Nothing wrong with the Soldier. Felt like I was playing a hybrid of Gears of War and F.E.A.R.

    Still... Four Soldiers... Yeesh.

    Dunxco on
  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I wish heavy weapons recharged when you were on ship.

    Hell, make it a research project and make it cost 20,000 eezo or something.

    I just want to go into a mission with a full charge. I've never been able to fire Cain D:

    Buttcleft on
  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    smof wrote: »
    Dunxco wrote: »
    smof wrote: »
    Soldier is great fun. It's gone from being my least favourite class in ME1 to my favourite in ME2.

    The fact that Shepard's biotic/tech powers have to travel instead of being an instant hit like squadmates' has really ruined power classes for me in this game.

    I thought the fact that the powers can be curved, and combined for super-effects, more than made up for travel times.

    I can't get the hang of curving powers. Half the time mine hit a wall or cover. And trying to curve it seems to require such precise aiming that it really slows down the flow of a fight. I dunno, maybe I'm retarded. I just find it easier to let others deal with powers, while I run around alternately sniping and punching people.

    How is it possible to have so much trouble curving powers? I found it really easy and really fun.

    Pancake on
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  • Delta AssaultDelta Assault Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    smof wrote: »
    I can't get the hang of curving powers. Half the time mine hit a wall or cover. And trying to curve it seems to require such precise aiming that it really slows down the flow of a fight. I dunno, maybe I'm retarded. I just find it easier to let others deal with powers, while I run around alternately sniping and punching people.
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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    oh and if anyone needs eezo the planet you do jacobs loyalty misison on has a several massive lodes.

    Buttcleft on
  • Brovid HasselsmofBrovid Hasselsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Pancake wrote: »
    smof wrote: »
    Dunxco wrote: »
    smof wrote: »
    Soldier is great fun. It's gone from being my least favourite class in ME1 to my favourite in ME2.

    The fact that Shepard's biotic/tech powers have to travel instead of being an instant hit like squadmates' has really ruined power classes for me in this game.

    I thought the fact that the powers can be curved, and combined for super-effects, more than made up for travel times.

    I can't get the hang of curving powers. Half the time mine hit a wall or cover. And trying to curve it seems to require such precise aiming that it really slows down the flow of a fight. I dunno, maybe I'm retarded. I just find it easier to let others deal with powers, while I run around alternately sniping and punching people.

    How is it possible to have so much trouble curving powers? I found it really easy and really fun.
    smof wrote:
    I dunno, maybe I'm retarded.

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  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    The point of curving powers is that you don't aim. In fact, the worse you aim, the more it'll curve.

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  • RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Curving powers is super easy.

    Step 1. Get a lock on the target you want to put a power onto.

    Step 2. Move the targeting reticle away from the target.

    Step 3. Fire the power. It will head straight towards the targeting reticle, and then curve towards the target.

    So if someone is hiding behind a crate/barrier, you aim ABOVE them, and rain death upon their face. If someone is hiding around a corner, you aim into open space to their side, and slap them in the face with your biotics/incinerate.

    There's a few powers that only operate in a straight line, though.

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  • gregor7777gregor7777 Registered User new member
    edited February 2010
    Rainfall wrote: »
    If someone is hiding around a corner, you aim into open space to their side, and slap them in the face with your biotics/incinerate.
    .

    This can be inconsistent. Sometimes the power will curve, but seemingly curve too early causing it to get stuck on whatever object the bad guy is behind. Kinda annoying.

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