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ME3 will be after the Reaper invasion, with Shepard fighting an increasingly desperate resistance front. Eventually the Geth will yield the conclusion that Mass Relays can be used to project kill signals at Reapers in their systems, but at the cost of the Relay itself. The Quarians at the same time have weaponised dark energy, but they have to use suns as fuel. Shepard must choose between making entire worlds dark and uninhabitable(Renegade), or isolating the races of the universe to their systems until they progress along their own path to Mass Relay equivalent travel (Paragon) to finally destroy the Reapers entirely.
Love the idea of coming into the Reaper invasion some time into it.
I actually really like that idea, but can already see people complaining about it. I could see a critic dismissing that as a lazy way to ignore most of the player's choices in ME1/2 since most will probably be dead. On the other hand, it's possible for some choices in the previous game to be magnified. Maybe that refinery on Zorya or that Industrial centre on the planet attacked by Batarian terrorists becomes that much more important once the rest of the galaxy is taken over the Reapers. This is a great idea actually, my only demand being that Conrad Verner is one of the leaders of the resistance.
I could see the research aspect of ME2 being fleshed out A LOT more if they choose to go this route.
I don't know about starting in the middle of the war, because then it would feel like I was missing a lot. ME2 was clever about this, they let 2 years pass but you were on the same page as Shepard.
But having the reapers come in at the halfway point or something, that would be nice.
how the Normandy got back from the center of the galaxy. You need a mass relay to catapult you distances like that, don't you? And don't you need a receiving mass relay? We didn't see one when the Normandy popped in.
I guess it might have been the Collector base, but if you blew it up...
I'm pretty sure there is a mass relay in that field of debris. Perhaps you don't see it in the cinematic, but it must be there. It's just how the mass relays in the Mass Effect universe work.
The Collectors needed to get out of there somehow. There has to be a Mass Relay.
Right, but I was thinking since we never see one out there that it might have been the collector base itself, a la the Citadel. I'll chalk it up to it being somewhere in the junkpile.
So, hey, how does ME2 decide if you did a renegade or paragon run in ME1? Is it simply the renegade points or the action of saving/damning the council?
I picked up an old game of ME1 in order to finish it and then replay ME2.
How can you tell if Bring down the sky is correctly installed? I thought I went through the installer but I see no sign of it in game.
There should be 'Asteriod X-57' on your Galaxy map, in the same system as Eden Prime. The map indicator should look the same as the ones for Feros, Noveria, and Liara's Dig Site.
A word of advice as someone who is also doing another game of ME1 after ME2: remember to save frequently. The improved autosave in ME2 is wonderful.
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You may learn that one day to your sorrow.
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I went back to finish a game with my female Shepard in ME1 for my next ME2 run and I just set it to casual. That fixes any need to save because things just die when you look at them. I also really did not miss driving the Mako. In fact going back is so hard that it just shows how much ME2 was an improvement. Luckily I only had Ilos and the rest to do.
I'm actually rather looking forward in ME3 to rubbing it in the original Council's face that I took the ending renegade option.
Oh yeah, that massive stockpile of "Reaper" technology that isn't supposed to exist? I gave it to a human supremacist group. So jog on Turian Councilor!
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So, hey, how does ME2 decide if you did a renegade or paragon run in ME1? Is it simply the renegade points or the action of saving/damning the council?
Really hoping it's the former here.
It should be the points, since my Paragon didn't save the council and my Renegade did.
So, hey, how does ME2 decide if you did a renegade or paragon run in ME1? Is it simply the renegade points or the action of saving/damning the council?
Really hoping it's the former here.
It should be the points, since my Paragon didn't save the council and my Renegade did.
EDIT: Also, Echo for most righteous mod '10
Ah nice, thanks.
I want the council around for the trilogy, they're too charmingly annoying to kill off.
I think for the latter half of the game, no matter what I did, all Jack told me was to 'Fuck off'.
No dialogue options, nothing--even post game.
Fuck off, indeed.
Basically, the only way you can have Jack not tell you to fuck off is to sex her.
That's why I just end her conversation tree right before that part.
Bioware does need a bit more work on their friend zone options.
Here's what I did:
Jack and Miranda argued after Jack's loyalty mission: I chose Miranda's side because I wanted to hit that ass like a semi without brakes. I didn't have the Renegade/Paragon points at the time to 'smooth it over', so Jack was mad, and not loyal (even after I did the mission). Eventually, I could talk to Jack, and she had a Paragon/Renegade option that needed to be quite high, around 75% or so. I eventually got that, smoothed things out, and Jack was fine. And then she told me to fuck off for the remainder of the game.
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I think for the latter half of the game, no matter what I did, all Jack told me was to 'Fuck off'.
No dialogue options, nothing--even post game.
Fuck off, indeed.
Basically, the only way you can have Jack not tell you to fuck off is to sex her.
That's why I just end her conversation tree right before that part.
Bioware does need a bit more work on their friend zone options.
Here's what I did:
Jack and Miranda argued after Jack's loyalty mission: I chose Miranda's side because I wanted to hit that ass like a semi without brakes. I didn't have the Renegade/Paragon points at the time to 'smooth it over', so Jack was mad, and not loyal (even after I did the mission). Eventually, I could talk to Jack, and she had a Paragon/Renegade option that needed to be quite high, around 75% or so. I eventually got that, smoothed things out, and Jack was fine. And then she told me to fuck off for the remainder of the game.
That's just what she does at the end of her convo lines if you don't sex her.
ME3 will be after the Reaper invasion, with Shepard fighting an increasingly desperate resistance front. Eventually the Geth will yield the conclusion that Mass Relays can be used to project kill signals at Reapers in their systems, but at the cost of the Relay itself. The Quarians at the same time have weaponised dark energy, but they have to use suns as fuel. Shepard must choose between making entire worlds dark and uninhabitable(Renegade), or isolating the races of the universe to their systems until they progress along their own path to Mass Relay equivalent travel (Paragon) to finally destroy the Reapers entirely.
Love the idea of coming into the Reaper invasion some time into it.
I reckon me3 will open with you at the head of the alliance fleet you built up in the previous games, so if you saved the rachni they are there, if you saved the destiny ascension it's there, and so forth. You put out a few fires in the fleet and go straight into battle against the reapers. An epic space battle occurs, highlighted by a masons battle inboard a reaper flagship. Depending on how well
you gthered allies, your fleet may win or lose this battle
while you disable the flagship.
Trying to build such a fleet would be one of the most exciting plot parts of ME3, it would be incredibly disappointing if the game pops in at the climax.
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I already have how I want ME3 to end in my head. If it is anywhere near that I will be pleased.
Tali, Garrus, Chakwas, Joker (if they survive) to have some crew cover the whole trilogy. EDI as well.
Conclusion of Liara vs. Shadow Broker
Return of Ashley/Kaidan (because they've basically said this will happen)
Dark Energy and dying suns
Conclusion of Geth vs Quarians
A final decision on whether to fight for TIM or destroy him...or possibly replace him
Assembled fleet of Council, Alliance, and depending on choices, Rachni, Geth, Quarians, Krogan
At least a few new crew, too many options for me to suggest what though
I am not expecting a return of Mordin, Thane, Zaeed, or Samara/Morinth to the crew (maybe as cameos if they lived). I have doubts about Jack and Grunt. The Legion platform may not be there, but any intelligent Geth would be almost identical.
I would like to see visits to worlds in Turian and Salarian space.
Tali, Garrus, Chakwas, Joker (if they survive) to have some crew cover the whole trilogy. EDI as well.
Conclusion of Liara vs. Shadow Broker
Return of Ashley/Kaidan (because they've basically said this will happen)
Dark Energy and dying suns
Conclusion of Geth vs Quarians
A final decision on whether to fight for TIM or destroy him...or possibly replace him
Assembled fleet of Council, Alliance, and depending on choices, Rachni, Geth, Quarians, Krogan
At least a few new crew, too many options for me to suggest what though
I am not expecting a return of Mordin, Thane, Zaeed, or Samara/Morinth to the crew (maybe as cameos if they lived). I have doubts about Jack and Grunt. The Legion platform may not be there, but any intelligent Geth would be almost identical.
I would like to see visits to worlds in Turian and Salarian space.
I don't expect ANY of the ME2 cast, other than Shepard, to return as playables... considering all of them could die in your ME2 game, if at least 1 lives, you can carry your game over to ME3. This would just be a complete deal-breaker if they just instantly 'revived' several people. I'm banking that Kaidan/Ashley (whomever lived) and Liara will come back, since they're alive no matter what you do; there might be a 'guaranteed single survivor' if anyone's found it, the 1 person that survives ME2 no matter what in order to save Shepard(except when they die, Shepard dies, thus no ME3 carry-over) would probably hit ME3; that's about it, I predict.
Tali, Garrus, Chakwas, Joker (if they survive) to have some crew cover the whole trilogy. EDI as well.
Conclusion of Liara vs. Shadow Broker
Return of Ashley/Kaidan (because they've basically said this will happen)
Dark Energy and dying suns
Conclusion of Geth vs Quarians
A final decision on whether to fight for TIM or destroy him...or possibly replace him
Assembled fleet of Council, Alliance, and depending on choices, Rachni, Geth, Quarians, Krogan
At least a few new crew, too many options for me to suggest what though
I am not expecting a return of Mordin, Thane, Zaeed, or Samara/Morinth to the crew (maybe as cameos if they lived). I have doubts about Jack and Grunt. The Legion platform may not be there, but any intelligent Geth would be almost identical.
I would like to see visits to worlds in Turian and Salarian space.
Word. I also need to see some female Turians & Salarians before this is over.
Also, I hope not all of the major universe problems are solved. I don't want the game to end with Shepard curing the Krogan genophage and making them a peaceful race whilst reconciling the Geth & Quarians. It's too neat, convenient, and kind of bizarre to have one figure save the entire universe and cure it of all its social ills. If anything, it would be interesting if they made you choose between resolving those two conflicts.
Tali, Garrus, Chakwas, Joker (if they survive) to have some crew cover the whole trilogy. EDI as well.
Conclusion of Liara vs. Shadow Broker
Return of Ashley/Kaidan (because they've basically said this will happen)
Dark Energy and dying suns
Conclusion of Geth vs Quarians
A final decision on whether to fight for TIM or destroy him...or possibly replace him
Assembled fleet of Council, Alliance, and depending on choices, Rachni, Geth, Quarians, Krogan
At least a few new crew, too many options for me to suggest what though
I am not expecting a return of Mordin, Thane, Zaeed, or Samara/Morinth to the crew (maybe as cameos if they lived). I have doubts about Jack and Grunt. The Legion platform may not be there, but any intelligent Geth would be almost identical.
I would like to see visits to worlds in Turian and Salarian space.
I don't expect ANY of the ME2 cast, other than Shepard, to return as playables... considering all of them could die in your ME2 game, if at least 1 lives, you can carry your game over to ME3. This would just be a complete deal-breaker if they just instantly 'revived' several people. I'm banking that Kaidan/Ashley (whomever lived) and Liara will come back, since they're alive no matter what you do; there might be a 'guaranteed single survivor' if anyone's found it, the 1 person that survives ME2 no matter what in order to save Shepard(except when they die, Shepard dies, thus no ME3 carry-over) would probably hit ME3; that's about it, I predict.
That's why I said
if they survive. If they're not dead, I'd damn near guarantee Tali and Garrus will still be on your team.
Tali, Garrus, Chakwas, Joker (if they survive) to have some crew cover the whole trilogy. EDI as well.
Conclusion of Liara vs. Shadow Broker
Return of Ashley/Kaidan (because they've basically said this will happen)
Dark Energy and dying suns
Conclusion of Geth vs Quarians
A final decision on whether to fight for TIM or destroy him...or possibly replace him
Assembled fleet of Council, Alliance, and depending on choices, Rachni, Geth, Quarians, Krogan
At least a few new crew, too many options for me to suggest what though
I am not expecting a return of Mordin, Thane, Zaeed, or Samara/Morinth to the crew (maybe as cameos if they lived). I have doubts about Jack and Grunt. The Legion platform may not be there, but any intelligent Geth would be almost identical.
I would like to see visits to worlds in Turian and Salarian space.
I don't expect ANY of the ME2 cast, other than Shepard, to return as playables... considering all of them could die in your ME2 game, if at least 1 lives, you can carry your game over to ME3. This would just be a complete deal-breaker if they just instantly 'revived' several people. I'm banking that Kaidan/Ashley (whomever lived) and Liara will come back, since they're alive no matter what you do; there might be a 'guaranteed single survivor' if anyone's found it, the 1 person that survives ME2 no matter what in order to save Shepard(except when they die, Shepard dies, thus no ME3 carry-over) would probably hit ME3; that's about it, I predict.
That's why I said
if they survive. If they're not dead, I'd damn near guarantee Tali and Garrus will still be on your team.
I doubt they'd hire voice actors, do sets of quests and animations, and make them complete roster members if they could *potentially* have died in ME2, and not be in your carry-over AT ALL. With ME2, they replace Wrex with some random schmuck, and it was all conversational--just a voice, and a skin change. Completely re-arranging characters would make things dull--kind of a Samara/whats-her-face switch, but without any real 'feeling'.
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Tali, Garrus, Chakwas, Joker (if they survive) to have some crew cover the whole trilogy. EDI as well.
Conclusion of Liara vs. Shadow Broker
Return of Ashley/Kaidan (because they've basically said this will happen)
Dark Energy and dying suns
Conclusion of Geth vs Quarians
A final decision on whether to fight for TIM or destroy him...or possibly replace him
Assembled fleet of Council, Alliance, and depending on choices, Rachni, Geth, Quarians, Krogan
At least a few new crew, too many options for me to suggest what though
I am not expecting a return of Mordin, Thane, Zaeed, or Samara/Morinth to the crew (maybe as cameos if they lived). I have doubts about Jack and Grunt. The Legion platform may not be there, but any intelligent Geth would be almost identical.
I would like to see visits to worlds in Turian and Salarian space.
I'd really like to see...
Shepard take over Cerberus and make it into a respectable organization. Someone mentions (Kelly or Miranda I don't remember right now) that the Salarians have their STG or Asari have their Commandos in regards to super elite groups fighting for a race, why not have Shepard make Cerberus respectable and command them? It would be a great retirement type job and a good reason why you couldn't play Shepard after ME3 (Who wants to play Mass Effect: The Paperwork Crisis) and still keep Shepard in universe. Quite naturally then, the new character you play would be a brand new Cerberus commando.
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Tali, Garrus, Chakwas, Joker (if they survive) to have some crew cover the whole trilogy. EDI as well.
Conclusion of Liara vs. Shadow Broker
Return of Ashley/Kaidan (because they've basically said this will happen)
Dark Energy and dying suns
Conclusion of Geth vs Quarians
A final decision on whether to fight for TIM or destroy him...or possibly replace him
Assembled fleet of Council, Alliance, and depending on choices, Rachni, Geth, Quarians, Krogan
At least a few new crew, too many options for me to suggest what though
I am not expecting a return of Mordin, Thane, Zaeed, or Samara/Morinth to the crew (maybe as cameos if they lived). I have doubts about Jack and Grunt. The Legion platform may not be there, but any intelligent Geth would be almost identical.
I would like to see visits to worlds in Turian and Salarian space.
I don't expect ANY of the ME2 cast, other than Shepard, to return as playables... considering all of them could die in your ME2 game, if at least 1 lives, you can carry your game over to ME3. This would just be a complete deal-breaker if they just instantly 'revived' several people. I'm banking that Kaidan/Ashley (whomever lived) and Liara will come back, since they're alive no matter what you do; there might be a 'guaranteed single survivor' if anyone's found it, the 1 person that survives ME2 no matter what in order to save Shepard(except when they die, Shepard dies, thus no ME3 carry-over) would probably hit ME3; that's about it, I predict.
That's why I said
if they survive. If they're not dead, I'd damn near guarantee Tali and Garrus will still be on your team.
I'd expect Tali and Garrus to come back, but it still has the problem of if they die in ME2, you're a crewman short. Maybe they can do the Samara/Morinth thing, and have another Quarian/Turian replace them if they die, and just do the same things.
Tali, Garrus, Chakwas, Joker (if they survive) to have some crew cover the whole trilogy. EDI as well.
Conclusion of Liara vs. Shadow Broker
Return of Ashley/Kaidan (because they've basically said this will happen)
Dark Energy and dying suns
Conclusion of Geth vs Quarians
A final decision on whether to fight for TIM or destroy him...or possibly replace him
Assembled fleet of Council, Alliance, and depending on choices, Rachni, Geth, Quarians, Krogan
At least a few new crew, too many options for me to suggest what though
I am not expecting a return of Mordin, Thane, Zaeed, or Samara/Morinth to the crew (maybe as cameos if they lived). I have doubts about Jack and Grunt. The Legion platform may not be there, but any intelligent Geth would be almost identical.
I would like to see visits to worlds in Turian and Salarian space.
I don't expect ANY of the ME2 cast, other than Shepard, to return as playables... considering all of them could die in your ME2 game, if at least 1 lives, you can carry your game over to ME3. This would just be a complete deal-breaker if they just instantly 'revived' several people. I'm banking that Kaidan/Ashley (whomever lived) and Liara will come back, since they're alive no matter what you do; there might be a 'guaranteed single survivor' if anyone's found it, the 1 person that survives ME2 no matter what in order to save Shepard(except when they die, Shepard dies, thus no ME3 carry-over) would probably hit ME3; that's about it, I predict.
That's why I said
if they survive. If they're not dead, I'd damn near guarantee Tali and Garrus will still be on your team.
I'd expect Tali and Garrus to come back, but it still has the problem of if they die in ME2, you're a crewman short. Maybe they can do the Samara/Morinth thing, and have another Quarian/Turian replace them if they die, and just do the same things.
The trouble with that is backstory. If Garrus survives, he'll be all buddy-buddy with Shepard, being they've been through 2 crazy adventures together, and I'm sure the 'personal' mission with that will also be pretty in-depth with his personality. Replacing him with some random Turian would completely change quests, conversations... the entire character overall, which is frankly a lot of work, which turns out to be a lot of money.
Tali, Garrus, Chakwas, Joker (if they survive) to have some crew cover the whole trilogy. EDI as well.
Conclusion of Liara vs. Shadow Broker
Return of Ashley/Kaidan (because they've basically said this will happen)
Dark Energy and dying suns
Conclusion of Geth vs Quarians
A final decision on whether to fight for TIM or destroy him...or possibly replace him
Assembled fleet of Council, Alliance, and depending on choices, Rachni, Geth, Quarians, Krogan
At least a few new crew, too many options for me to suggest what though
I am not expecting a return of Mordin, Thane, Zaeed, or Samara/Morinth to the crew (maybe as cameos if they lived). I have doubts about Jack and Grunt. The Legion platform may not be there, but any intelligent Geth would be almost identical.
I would like to see visits to worlds in Turian and Salarian space.
I'd really like to see...
Shepard take over Cerberus and make it into a respectable organization. Someone mentions (Kelly or Miranda I don't remember right now) that the Salarians have their STG or Asari have their Commandos in regards to super elite groups fighting for a race, why not have Shepard make Cerberus respectable and command them? It would be a great retirement type job and a good reason why you couldn't play Shepard after ME3 (Who wants to play Mass Effect: The Paperwork Crisis) and still keep Shepard in universe. Quite naturally then, the new character you play would be a brand new Cerberus commando.
oh man,
I would love if the end of mass effect 3 is your shepard sitting in TIM's office, looking out onto that sun and it cuts to the back of a hologram coming in, and the hologram says "So you're Shepard."
Instead of having specific characters to switch out for each case, it could be there will be 2-3 characters that will only be recruitable if your team is otherwise X short of what you need.
Tali, Garrus, Chakwas, Joker (if they survive) to have some crew cover the whole trilogy. EDI as well.
Conclusion of Liara vs. Shadow Broker
Return of Ashley/Kaidan (because they've basically said this will happen)
Dark Energy and dying suns
Conclusion of Geth vs Quarians
A final decision on whether to fight for TIM or destroy him...or possibly replace him
Assembled fleet of Council, Alliance, and depending on choices, Rachni, Geth, Quarians, Krogan
At least a few new crew, too many options for me to suggest what though
I am not expecting a return of Mordin, Thane, Zaeed, or Samara/Morinth to the crew (maybe as cameos if they lived). I have doubts about Jack and Grunt. The Legion platform may not be there, but any intelligent Geth would be almost identical.
I would like to see visits to worlds in Turian and Salarian space.
I'd really like to see...
Shepard take over Cerberus and make it into a respectable organization. Someone mentions (Kelly or Miranda I don't remember right now) that the Salarians have their STG or Asari have their Commandos in regards to super elite groups fighting for a race, why not have Shepard make Cerberus respectable and command them? It would be a great retirement type job and a good reason why you couldn't play Shepard after ME3 (Who wants to play Mass Effect: The Paperwork Crisis) and still keep Shepard in universe. Quite naturally then, the new character you play would be a brand new Cerberus commando.
I... I dunno bout that.
While that would be absolutely awesome... there is one small problem with that.
My Shepard is my Shepard, there is absolutely no way any amount of Renegade or Paragon point silliness can capture who I played my Shepard as. Therefore, if Shepard is not a playable character, but remains an active player in any future Mass Effect games, I will end up very angry, because it isn't my Shepard at the head of Cerberus. It's the Shepard that Bioware thought would be mine based on the Paragon and Renegade points.
This assumes that there will be games in the ME universe post ME3, and that those games will have an active Shepard.
If Shepard just becomes a background character that doesn't really do much outside of make news reports, that'd be just fine with me.
EDIT: LookFreeGrenade, that would be the perfect last shot for Shepard before being turned into a background character.
There won't be multiple characters for the same role. If anything, Garrus will be one of the optional recruits, sort of like how you don't need Zaeed. But even that's unlikely.
Other Spectres. Especially if, like someone else once suggested, the Council is sending them after you. I wouldn't be at all surprised if you get one on your team (especially since by ME3 you may have lost your own membership entirely).
Shepard can't really be important to subsequent characters in the series because Shepard isn't anyone in particular and BioWare's been very careful to ensure that so far.
Other Spectres. Especially if, like someone else once suggested, the Council is sending them after you. I wouldn't be at all surprised if you get one on your team (especially since by ME3 you may have lost your own membership entirely).
Exactly. I love how Spectres were SUCH a big deal during ME1, and then... you hear it come up in conversations like what, once? Twice in ME2?
Other Spectres. Especially if, like someone else once suggested, the Council is sending them after you. I wouldn't be at all surprised if you get one on your team (especially since by ME3 you may have lost your own membership entirely).
Exactly. I love how Spectres were SUCH a big deal during ME1, and then... you hear it come up in conversations like what, once? Twice in ME2?
Spectres are always a big deal. But they're covert operatives that work alone most of the time. Hearing about them all the time would be like hearing about what everyone in the CIA is doing on a daily basis.
Celebrity Spectres like Shepard and living legends like Saren are pretty rare.
I did like that one Cerberus report on the main menu about how a Spectre shot and killed 4 people for trading sensitive council economic data, and that she called the operation a complete success.
Seems like Spectres have a habit of trigger happy behavior
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edited February 2010
I am playing a Renegade Male Shep Infiltrator for my Insanity run.
My team mates seem to be earning points at really odd intervals. Like, level 6 I got two points, Miranda got no points and Jacob got nothing (because BioWare is racist).
I am always uncomfortable with making non-light side choices. ME1 was better because it was less about doing horrid stuff and more about being a jerk who gets things done.
But in Zaeed's loyalty mission, if you choose the Sith option then you hear people screaming in agony for the rest of the level.
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I actually really like that idea, but can already see people complaining about it. I could see a critic dismissing that as a lazy way to ignore most of the player's choices in ME1/2 since most will probably be dead. On the other hand, it's possible for some choices in the previous game to be magnified. Maybe that refinery on Zorya or that Industrial centre on the planet attacked by Batarian terrorists becomes that much more important once the rest of the galaxy is taken over the Reapers. This is a great idea actually, my only demand being that Conrad Verner is one of the leaders of the resistance.
I could see the research aspect of ME2 being fleshed out A LOT more if they choose to go this route.
You should receive a quest alert soon after becoming a Spectre and checking the Galaxy Map. Haven't played ME1 in a while so not completely sure.
Steam: CavilatRest
But having the reapers come in at the halfway point or something, that would be nice.
Wait. You mean Jack is Jacob?
Really hoping it's the former here.
There should be 'Asteriod X-57' on your Galaxy map, in the same system as Eden Prime. The map indicator should look the same as the ones for Feros, Noveria, and Liara's Dig Site.
A word of advice as someone who is also doing another game of ME1 after ME2: remember to save frequently. The improved autosave in ME2 is wonderful.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
It should be the points, since my Paragon didn't save the council and my Renegade did.
EDIT: Also, Echo for most righteous mod '10
No dialogue options, nothing--even post game.
Fuck off, indeed.
Basically, the only way you can have Jack not tell you to fuck off is to sex her.
That's why I just end her conversation tree right before that part.
Bioware does need a bit more work on their friend zone options.
Ah nice, thanks.
I want the council around for the trilogy, they're too charmingly annoying to kill off.
Here's what I did:
That's just what she does at the end of her convo lines if you don't sex her.
*shrug*
Trying to build such a fleet would be one of the most exciting plot parts of ME3, it would be incredibly disappointing if the game pops in at the climax.
It's gonna be tough, in my mind, to beat the intro to ME2.
That was the baddest thing I've seen in a game in a long, long time.
Conclusion of Liara vs. Shadow Broker
Return of Ashley/Kaidan (because they've basically said this will happen)
Dark Energy and dying suns
Conclusion of Geth vs Quarians
A final decision on whether to fight for TIM or destroy him...or possibly replace him
Assembled fleet of Council, Alliance, and depending on choices, Rachni, Geth, Quarians, Krogan
At least a few new crew, too many options for me to suggest what though
I am not expecting a return of Mordin, Thane, Zaeed, or Samara/Morinth to the crew (maybe as cameos if they lived). I have doubts about Jack and Grunt. The Legion platform may not be there, but any intelligent Geth would be almost identical.
I would like to see visits to worlds in Turian and Salarian space.
Word. I also need to see some female Turians & Salarians before this is over.
Also, I hope not all of the major universe problems are solved. I don't want the game to end with Shepard curing the Krogan genophage and making them a peaceful race whilst reconciling the Geth & Quarians. It's too neat, convenient, and kind of bizarre to have one figure save the entire universe and cure it of all its social ills. If anything, it would be interesting if they made you choose between resolving those two conflicts.
That's why I said
I'd really like to see...
oh man,
I... I dunno bout that.
My Shepard is my Shepard, there is absolutely no way any amount of Renegade or Paragon point silliness can capture who I played my Shepard as. Therefore, if Shepard is not a playable character, but remains an active player in any future Mass Effect games, I will end up very angry, because it isn't my Shepard at the head of Cerberus. It's the Shepard that Bioware thought would be mine based on the Paragon and Renegade points.
This assumes that there will be games in the ME universe post ME3, and that those games will have an active Shepard.
If Shepard just becomes a background character that doesn't really do much outside of make news reports, that'd be just fine with me.
EDIT: LookFreeGrenade, that would be the perfect last shot for Shepard before being turned into a background character.
Other Spectres. Especially if, like someone else once suggested, the Council is sending them after you. I wouldn't be at all surprised if you get one on your team (especially since by ME3 you may have lost your own membership entirely).
Exactly. I love how Spectres were SUCH a big deal during ME1, and then... you hear it come up in conversations like what, once? Twice in ME2?
Spectres are always a big deal. But they're covert operatives that work alone most of the time. Hearing about them all the time would be like hearing about what everyone in the CIA is doing on a daily basis.
Celebrity Spectres like Shepard and living legends like Saren are pretty rare.
Seems like Spectres have a habit of trigger happy behavior
My team mates seem to be earning points at really odd intervals. Like, level 6 I got two points, Miranda got no points and Jacob got nothing (because BioWare is racist).
I am always uncomfortable with making non-light side choices. ME1 was better because it was less about doing horrid stuff and more about being a jerk who gets things done.
But in Zaeed's loyalty mission, if you choose the Sith option then you hear people screaming in agony for the rest of the level.
:O :O :O :O
Horrifying.