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But then [Mass Effect] began to smell my greatness!

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Orca wrote: »
    Quick, someone convince me why I should get ME2 and not a pair of prescription sunglasses.

    Prescription sunglasses don't include Mordin.

    I never understood why there is no dialog option to even COMMENT on that singing. Its just like, oh hey, that was cool.

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    what words are there?

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    That Shepard is terrible.

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  • OptimusZedOptimusZed Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Reading that guy's writeup was illuminating.

    So apparently I've been doing it wrong, missing every single shotgun damage upgrade, not charging around like a horny bull on meth, etc.

    I may have to restart.

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    We're reading Rifts. You should too. You know you want to. Now With Ninjas!

    They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
  • Ad astraAd astra Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Hearing people talk about pure Paragon runs, and pure Renegade runs has got me thinking, how do most of you like to play your Shepard's?

    It seems to me a pure run would be annoying, because if you play pure Renegade, you end up being a needlessly cruel dick, and if you play pure Paragon, you end up being a naive spineless pussy.

    I like to play my Shepard as a Paragade.

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  • OptimusZedOptimusZed Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I tend to play my Shepard as a mix, with the "off" alignment mostly coming from interrupts.

    I'm sorry, but I don't care how much of a Renegade you are, if you let Tali cry without hugging her you're a bad person.

    OptimusZed on
    We're reading Rifts. You should too. You know you want to. Now With Ninjas!

    They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    OptimusZed wrote: »
    I tend to play my Shepard as a mix, with the "off" alignment mostly coming from interrupts.

    I'm sorry, but I don't care how much of a Renegade you are, if you let Tali cry without hugging her you're a bad person.

    No you're not. Do you know where she's been?

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Ad astra wrote: »
    Hearing people talk about pure Paragon runs, and pure Renegade runs has got me thinking, how do most of you like to play your Shepard's?

    It seems to me a pure run would be annoying, because if you play pure Renegade, you end up being a needlessly cruel dick, and if you play pure Paragon, you end up being a naive spineless pussy.

    I like to play my Shepard as a Paragade.
    mostly Renegade, minus the human-first mentality and overall dickishness

    at least to people I like anyway

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    OptimusZed wrote: »
    Reading that guy's writeup was illuminating.

    So apparently I've been doing it wrong, missing every single shotgun damage upgrade, not charging around like a horny bull on meth, etc.

    I may have to restart.
    yeah, that'll do it

    for what it's worth, the vanguard is my favorite class by far but I played my entire first run like you, just kind of sticking to cover and unloading Tempest magazines on people

    it wasn't until the second go at it that I figured out how to handle the class

    I know it's discomfiting to spend a lot of time out of cover at first, but if I can (eventually) take out a Geth Colossus one-on-one without cover on hardcore, it becomes clear that survivability isn't as big an issue as it would appear

    make sure you do the N7 mission in the D____ system of the Pylos nebula ASAP; it should be your third damage protection upgrade and open up Hard Shields, majorly increasing your defense

    the other protection upgrades don't show up until waaaay later, after you get booted out to a mission the second time

    as trite as it is, though, your best defense is offense; charge in, shotgun someone's face, find the next person to shotgun, charge when you can to refill your shields, and hope they die before you

    I actually don't spend much time looking for cover after a charge

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  • Ad astraAd astra Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Elendil wrote: »
    Ad astra wrote: »
    Hearing people talk about pure Paragon runs, and pure Renegade runs has got me thinking, how do most of you like to play your Shepard's?

    It seems to me a pure run would be annoying, because if you play pure Renegade, you end up being a needlessly cruel dick, and if you play pure Paragon, you end up being a naive spineless pussy.

    I like to play my Shepard as a Paragade.
    mostly Renegade, minus the human-first mentality and overall dickishness

    at least to people I like anyway

    I like to think that my Shepard is tough, but fair, he's kinda like a John Wayne character in space.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Yeah, I assume insanity's going to be a little more stringent on the "look for cover thing"

    I like hardcore, but I've had my fill of that difficulty

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  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Pancake wrote: »
    Goddamnit Pancake. :evil:

    What? It's the game's fault.

    Do we need to stage an intervention?

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  • finnithfinnith ... TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Pancake wrote: »
    Goddamnit Pancake. :evil:

    What? It's the game's fault.

    Do we need to stage an intervention?

    Quick, someone do a photoshop of that comic!

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  • OptimusZedOptimusZed Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    So I just spent Grunt's and Tali's loyalty missions playing vanguard "right".

    It's definitely completely different. It also appears to be a damn good way to get yourself frakked.

    OptimusZed on
    We're reading Rifts. You should too. You know you want to. Now With Ninjas!

    They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
  • CorehealerCorehealer The Apothecary The softer edge of the universe.Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    OptimusZed wrote: »
    So I just spent Grunt's and Tali's loyalty missions playing vanguard "right".

    It's definitely completely different. It also appears to be a damn good way to get yourself frakked.

    Vanguard is the definition of getting frakked.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    OptimusZed wrote: »
    So I just spent Grunt's and Tali's loyalty missions playing vanguard "right".

    It's definitely completely different. It also appears to be a damn good way to get yourself frakked.
    Well charge is basically useless for Grunt's loyalty mission and Tali's tends to have a lot of swarming

    otherwise, what shotgun are you using?
    what's your skill build?
    have you gotten the appropriate upgrades (biotic recharge, shotgun, and damage protection are the ones you'll want most)?

    I wish I could see when exactly you were using charge and on whom, but that's a bit much

    the best targets are

    1. somewhat isolated
    2. in the rear (excepting situations where there's an influx of reinforcements)
    3. at least somewhat shielded (the knockback is kind of disadvantageous)

    edit: you'll also want to keep on the ball with regard to cooldowns; chain your charges as often as possible, and try to keep your health from being whittled down overmuch, as it's your buffer

    after a charge is a good time to micromanage your teammates powers too, and a well-timed throw or slam can save your ass if things get hairy

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    charge is never useless, not even in Grunt's loyalty

    i can headbutt those klixen all day

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  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    also

    charge is SUPER useful on tali's loyalty

    that one room just before the room where you hug her

    charge them as soon as the door opens

    melee, run through OH HEY CUTSCENE BATTLE OVER ALL GETH DISAPPEAR <3

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  • DidgeridooDidgeridoo Flighty Dame Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I really do love how often this thread changes titles

    Didgeridoo on
  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    oh man

    just did mordin recruitment as an adept on veteran

    stripped a krogan of his armor

    hit him with a pull

    the fans caught him and he went sailing across the top of the giant room until he hit the wall on the opposite side

    it was awesome :D

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Well.
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    I'm still not happy with the face, but I soldiered on.

    Pancake on
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  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Pancake wrote: »
    Well.
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    I'm still not happy with the face, but I soldiered on.

    The smugness

    it is overwhelming

    3cl1ps3 on
  • finnithfinnith ... TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    For some reason I've never liked that hairstyle.

    The new title's a Grunt quote right? I know it's a Krogan one.

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  • UtsanomikoUtsanomiko Bros before Does Rollin' in the thlayRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Volus quote.

    Utsanomiko on
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  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Pancake wrote: »
    Well.
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    I'm still not happy with the face, but I soldiered on.

    ...8-)

    <3

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  • TomInKoreaTomInKorea Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Utsanomiko wrote: »
    Volus quote.

    Volus crackhead quote, to be more accurate.

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  • envoy1envoy1 the old continentRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Holy crap. Re: Garrus' loyalty:
    I just heard Emily Wong say Sidonis handed himself in for the murder of ten men. Too bad Omega doesn't have a government. I had no idea there was some kind of ulterior resolution to the paragon ending.

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  • DocshiftyDocshifty Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Choosing the Paragon in that situation just seems....wrong.

    Also, the renegade interrupts are awesome. I don't think I've seen one I haven't liked yet. Garrus loyalty and Miranda loyalty interrupts are tied for greatest.

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  • DocshiftyDocshifty Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    All just snap.

    I can't do a Paragon shep. I have thermal clips and people to shoot.

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Pancake wrote: »
    Well.
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    I'm still not happy with the face, but I soldiered on.

    ...8-)

    <3

    Really, though, I don't get the hate for the goggles. I think they look goofy mostly on male Shepard. And cool people don't play male Shepard.
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  • DocshiftyDocshifty Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    They're stuck inside!

    Man this reference gets creepier the more you think about it.

    Docshifty on
  • envoy1envoy1 the old continentRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Ad astra wrote: »
    Hearing people talk about pure Paragon runs, and pure Renegade runs has got me thinking, how do most of you like to play your Shepard's?

    It seems to me a pure run would be annoying, because if you play pure Renegade, you end up being a needlessly cruel dick, and if you play pure Paragon, you end up being a naive spineless pussy.

    I like to play my Shepard as a Paragade.

    I play 85% paragon and use a few renegade interrupts. Both ME1 and ME2 I've tried playing renegade for shits and giggles but it's mostly shit and no giggling. I'll do it, just to see the alternate dialogue, but I don't enjoy it.
    I know there are exceptions to this rule, like Enyala in boob-asari's loyalty quest, or even better Jacob's loyalty quest, but by and large I just don't enjoy space-dick shepard. Period.

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