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[Mass Effect] Bioware: Yes, we are racist ;_;

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    for a species with less genetic diversity than us, salarians are pretty goshdang diverse

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  • DidgeridooDidgeridoo Flighty Dame Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Well heck, turians too since we're at it. I'm seeing quite a range of colors on those guys

    In fact, it seems that the only ones who are really NOT diverse are the asari.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    They come in a range of blue hues and facial patterns.

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  • electricitylikesmeelectricitylikesme Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Mordin calls you an idiot for suggesting this means "diversity" in his loyalty mission.

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  • DidgeridooDidgeridoo Flighty Dame Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Well, I certainly am an idiot when compared to Mordin

    Would you care to elaborate?

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Mordin calls you an idiot for suggesting this means "diversity" in his loyalty mission.

    diverse phenotypes

    turians have several colors, but their faces are more similar to each other than salarians.

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  • DidgeridooDidgeridoo Flighty Dame Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Gotcha, thanks Tal

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Whats better to choose from the Collector ship as an Adept? Sniper Rifles, Assault Rifles, or Shotguns?

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  • BobbleBobble Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    Whats better to choose from the Collector ship as an Adept? Sniper Rifles, Assault Rifles, or Shotguns?

    I see assault rifle mentioned in here usually. Haven't pushed the adept that far myself, but I would think the shotgun would be lacking without charge, and the sniper (if you've played Infiltrator/Soldier) would feel like it's missing the time warp.

    Bobble on
  • finnithfinnith ... TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    Whats better to choose from the Collector ship as an Adept? Sniper Rifles, Assault Rifles, or Shotguns?

    I've heard of Shotgun Adepts, but most choose either the AR or SR.

    The Viper could be a good choice since it can essentially be your second Canifex (with more ammo too). It also gives you some range and lets you take care of Heavies very easily. Also, Armour is usually the hardest to take down, isn't it?

    The Collector Rifle, Geth Pulse Rifle and Vindicator are all really good AR's, and with enough upgrades, can strip away protection pretty easily, making it easy to get your Warp Explosion combos ready. In addition, they don't suffer from the problem that Sniper Rifles do, that you have to be out of cover for a while to line up a good Sniper Rifle shot.

    I myself have not tried both (my current Adept is an SR one), though I am thinking about it. You can do the game either way, and even on Insanity it wont really end up making the game harder overall.

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Didgeridoo wrote: »
    Well heck, turians too since we're at it. I'm seeing quite a range of colors on those guys

    In fact, it seems that the only ones who are really NOT diverse are the asari.

    Turians aren't really diverse. They mostly just seem to have different colored faceplates.

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    finnith wrote: »
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    Whats better to choose from the Collector ship as an Adept? Sniper Rifles, Assault Rifles, or Shotguns?

    I've heard of Shotgun Adepts, but most choose either the AR or SR.

    The Viper could be a good choice since it can essentially be your second Canifex (with more ammo too). It also gives you some range and lets you take care of Heavies very easily. Also, Armour is usually the hardest to take down, isn't it?

    The Collector Rifle, Geth Pulse Rifle and Vindicator are all really good AR's, and with enough upgrades, can strip away protection pretty easily, making it easy to get your Warp Explosion combos ready. In addition, they don't suffer from the problem that Sniper Rifles do, that you have to be out of cover for a while to line up a good Sniper Rifle shot.

    I myself have not tried both (my current Adept is an SR one), though I am thinking about it. You can do the game either way, and even on Insanity it wont really end up making the game harder overall.

    Armour for an Adept? What with Warp and combining teammates with Warp, armour is not hard to take down. Bringing Miranda and Garrus so far has given me double Overload for shields, double Warp for armour and barriers, and Singularity + Warp for health. The only thing I'm lacking is range, so perhaps I will go for the Vindicator since it is a fairly accurate AR.

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  • BethrynBethryn Unhappiness is Mandatory Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Pancake wrote: »
    Turians aren't really diverse. They mostly just seem to have different colored faceplates.
    Apparently their diversity is such that only some of them get the superspines on their heads.

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  • Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Pancake wrote: »
    Didgeridoo wrote: »
    Well heck, turians too since we're at it. I'm seeing quite a range of colors on those guys

    In fact, it seems that the only ones who are really NOT diverse are the asari.

    Turians aren't really diverse. They mostly just seem to have different colored faceplates.

    And some of it's war-paint, like the blues in Garrus' face.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I discovered some sort of side-mission I'd never done before!

    But because I'm doing an Insanity run, I can't do it right now.

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  • manwiththemachinegunmanwiththemachinegun METAL GEAR?! Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Has ANYONE ever finished the Dr. Banes subquest? I have never in my five odd playthroughs finished it due to the fact that Kahoku is always gone by the time I realize I need him to finish it. This is from ME1.

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  • IceBurnerIceBurner It's cold and there are penguins.Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Who else enjoyed the short and silly stompymech side-mission in ME2? Come to think of it, some Bioware employees occasionally look in. If you get the chance, please tell whomever was behind it that my friend and I both enjoyed the premise, diversion, and the little bit where the guest-star gets so fired up about the mission that they can't stop.

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  • deowolfdeowolf is allowed to do that. Traffic.Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    I discovered some sort of side-mission I'd never done before!

    But because I'm doing an Insanity run, I can't do it right now.

    I'd ask for details, but I'm too busy getting raped on Horizon to make it to any side missions right now.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Has ANYONE ever finished the Dr. Banes subquest? I have never in my five odd playthroughs finished it due to the fact that Kahoku is always gone by the time I realize I need him to finish it. This is from ME1.

    It's not Doctor Banes, but there's no real finish.
    After you hear about Banes for the first time you're supposed to just go ask Anderson about it. He gets all weird and just tells you that Banes is actually dead but the Alliance doesn't want that information leaked just yet.

    If you go talk to Kahoku, he just tells you that he already knew Banes was dead but that the people who found his body on the ship are missing.

    That's it.

    It doesn't pick up in ME2 either.

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  • Sunday_AssassinSunday_Assassin Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Banes is the Reapers

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  • mister tuxedomister tuxedo Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    IceBurner wrote: »
    Who else enjoyed the short and silly stompymech side-mission in ME2? Come to think of it, some Bioware employees occasionally look in. If you get the chance, please tell whomever was behind it that my friend and I both enjoyed the premise, diversion, and the little bit where the guest-star gets so fired up about the mission that they can't stop.
    I am intrigued and confused.

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  • NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    there's an n7 mission where you have this YMIR heavy mech with shitty batteries

    you turn it on, it stomps and shoots through everything, rock walls, boulders, what have you, and every so often it runs out of juice so you have to go get a battery and put it in the mech

    you follow it around while it ploughs through everything and then at the end it blows up, revealing the prize- minerals!

    Nuzak on
  • evilthecatevilthecat Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Nuzak wrote: »
    there's an n7 mission where you have this YMIR heavy mech with shitty batteries

    you turn it on, it stomps and shoots through everything, rock walls, boulders, what have you, and every so often it runs out of juice so you have to go get a battery and put it in the mech

    you follow it around while it ploughs through everything and then at the end it blows up, revealing the prize- minerals!

    there's also three surprise varren ;)

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  • mister tuxedomister tuxedo Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Nuzak wrote: »
    there's an n7 mission where you have this YMIR heavy mech with shitty batteries

    you turn it on, it stomps and shoots through everything, rock walls, boulders, what have you, and every so often it runs out of juice so you have to go get a battery and put it in the mech

    you follow it around while it ploughs through everything and then at the end it blows up, revealing the prize- minerals!
    glorious minerals! I gotta try that next time through.

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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 April 2010
    don't forget, you get to kill a few varren while you're there

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    God, I fuckin' love minerals.

    Aww yeah.

    Drake on
  • envoy1envoy1 the old continentRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Argh. No internet until middle of april. No Kasumi. No fun. I feel like plucking a silly goose and stuffing it full of bile.

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    A couple pages ago we were discussing Grunt and his lack of the traditional Krogan crest.
    I was just looking at him, and I don't know about you guys but its pretty blatantly obvious that he is in the process of growing one.
    320px-Gruntredesign.png

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    so what was all that countdown stuff about? has it ended yet, haven't really heard anything about it..

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  • envoy1envoy1 the old continentRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    so what was all that countdown stuff about? has it ended yet, haven't really heard anything about it..

    Am sure I was beat, but it was just some US-only auction of random stuff through the bioware community website.

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    so what was all that countdown stuff about? has it ended yet, haven't really heard anything about it..

    It's a contest/auction thing for Bioware swag.

    Bioware Bazaar

    edit: You weren't beat, but you don't have linkage!

    Drake on
  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    envoy1 wrote: »
    so what was all that countdown stuff about? has it ended yet, haven't really heard anything about it..

    Am sure I was beat, but it was just some US-only auction of random stuff through the bioware community website.

    doesnt look us only to me, i have a fuckton of tokens already it seems.

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    It's definitely US-only, check the rules.

    They just gave the tokens to people outside the US to rub it in.

    Drake on
  • mister tuxedomister tuxedo Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    A couple pages ago we were discussing Grunt and his lack of the traditional Krogan crest.
    I was just looking at him, and I don't know about you guys but its pretty blatantly obvious that he is in the process of growing one.
    320px-Gruntredesign.png
    agreed, I always thought that. He's an adolescent or something,

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  • Sunday_AssassinSunday_Assassin Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Drake wrote: »
    It's definitely US-only, check the rules.

    They just gave the tokens to people outside the US to rub it in.

    the shitstorm on the official forums was awesome

    seems to have died down since bioware issued an apology though

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Drake wrote: »
    It's definitely US-only, check the rules.

    They just gave the tokens to people outside the US to rub it in.

    mother fuckers! D:

    Deaderinred on
  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Never another penny, mirite?

    Drake on
  • reVersereVerse Attack and Dethrone God Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Drake wrote: »
    It's definitely US-only, check the rules.

    They just gave the tokens to people outside the US to rub it in.

    the shitstorm on the official forums was awesome

    seems to have died down since bioware issued an apology though

    You got a link to the apology?

    Personally, I wasn't angry at them, I was just disappointed.

    reVerse on
  • NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    A couple pages ago we were discussing Grunt and his lack of the traditional Krogan crest.
    I was just looking at him, and I don't know about you guys but its pretty blatantly obvious that he is in the process of growing one.
    320px-Gruntredesign.png
    agreed, I always thought that. He's an adolescent or something,

    no, grunt is a duck
    uglyshep3382.jpg

    Nuzak on
  • Wet BanditWet Bandit Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    reVerse wrote: »
    Drake wrote: »
    It's definitely US-only, check the rules.

    They just gave the tokens to people outside the US to rub it in.

    the shitstorm on the official forums was awesome

    seems to have died down since bioware issued an apology though

    You got a link to the apology?

    Personally, I wasn't angry at them, I was just disappointed.

    http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/13/index/1988326

    Wet Bandit on
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