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[Mass Effect] Jack and the Ghost of Alenko's Past

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    -Tal wrote: »
    all right, somebody has to say it

    i'm prepared to get death threats for this outrageous opinion

    the ME1 inventory sucked

    ...I don't know why you would get death threats for saying something 100% true.

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  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Karl wrote: »
    jhunter46 wrote: »
    So I'm about 2/3's of the way through Mass Effect and
    Ashley just killed Wrex. I ended up letting her die, because fuck that bitch.

    If I had somehow saved Wrex, would he have been playable in ME2?

    How can people let that happen is honestly beyond me.
    Just talk him down. Its easy.
    If you've done the sidequest or have tons of points in intimidate or charm

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  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Astale wrote: »
    So I'm currently doing like my tenth playthrough and I still haven't found the option to throw frog boy out an airlock.

    This needs to be rectified in ME3.

    Why would you want to do that?

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Frog boy? Oh he's means Thane?

    Yeah, on the list of 'Crewmates I would like to choke', Thane ranks pretty low.

    Though...Subject Zero is really the only one on that list.

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  • BinaryBinary Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Frog boy? Oh he's means Thane?

    Yeah, on the list of 'Crewmates I would like to choke', Thane ranks pretty low.

    Though...Subject Zero is really the only one on that list.

    Problem is that she'd rather enjoy that.

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  • BehemothBehemoth Compulsive Seashell Collector Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Orca wrote: »
    Karl wrote: »
    jhunter46 wrote: »
    So I'm about 2/3's of the way through Mass Effect and
    Ashley just killed Wrex. I ended up letting her die, because fuck that bitch.

    If I had somehow saved Wrex, would he have been playable in ME2?

    How can people let that happen is honestly beyond me.
    Just talk him down. Its easy.
    If you've done the sidequest or have tons of points in intimidate or charm
    The only reason you would have not done the sidequest is if you didn't talk to him enough.

    In which case you probably wouldn't care anyway

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  • KarlKarl Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Orca wrote: »
    Karl wrote: »
    jhunter46 wrote: »
    So I'm about 2/3's of the way through Mass Effect and
    Ashley just killed Wrex. I ended up letting her die, because fuck that bitch.

    If I had somehow saved Wrex, would he have been playable in ME2?

    How can people let that happen is honestly beyond me.
    Just talk him down. Its easy.
    If you've done the sidequest or have tons of points in intimidate or charm

    Well its you spent some time looking out for your boy wrex, instead of trying to bang the nerd bait upstairs you'd have gotten his quest.

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  • jclastjclast Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Frog boy? Oh he's means Thane?

    Yeah, on the list of 'Crewmates I would like to choke', Thane ranks pretty low.

    Though...Subject Zero is really the only one on that list.

    She stays because through her and the research station I can use warp ammo. Stupid as she is that one thing redeems her.

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  • SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Karl wrote: »
    Orca wrote: »
    Karl wrote: »
    jhunter46 wrote: »
    So I'm about 2/3's of the way through Mass Effect and
    Ashley just killed Wrex. I ended up letting her die, because fuck that bitch.

    If I had somehow saved Wrex, would he have been playable in ME2?

    How can people let that happen is honestly beyond me.
    Just talk him down. Its easy.
    If you've done the sidequest or have tons of points in intimidate or charm

    Well its you spent some time looking out for your boy wrex, instead of trying to bang the nerd bait upstairs you'd have gotten his quest.
    You can also just load up an earlier save and visit the planet in question. You don't have to have hte quest.
    Karl wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    all right, somebody has to say it

    i'm prepared to get death threats for this outrageous opinion

    the ME1 inventory sucked

    It had some pretty annoying flaws but i wouldn't say it sucked.

    I do miss the control you had over your squad mates appearance/weapons. But God, sorting through all the weapon upgrades to get the good ones was a pain in the arse.

    Crap, now I'm agreeing with -Tal. It was pretty godawful, simply because the sheer amount of useless crap that the game threw at you (Hey, 12 Combat Scanner IV! Sweet!) and that if you didn't constantly clear it out, you might actually get something that wasn't crap and be forced to omnigel it because you wanted to do something like change your equipment.

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  • eatmosushieatmosushi __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2010
    ok so what is the sniper good at?

    im an engineer, i just got jack and i really like her. so i'm ok at nukeing shields with overload, but armour is tricky.... should i just use the scientist instead of the sniper or does he have something to plink through armour with?

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  • jclastjclast Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    eatmosushi wrote: »
    ok so what is the sniper good at?

    im an engineer, i just got jack and i really like her. so i'm ok at nukeing shields with overload, but armour is tricky.... should i just use the scientist instead of the sniper or does he have something to plink through armour with?

    Something fire-based is good for armor. I'm playing a soldier so I just use incendiary ammo. Zaeed's fire grednade is good for armor, too. Warp seems good against everything, too, whether it be the biotic skill or the ammo variant.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    eatmosushi wrote: »
    ok so what is the sniper good at?

    im an engineer, i just got jack and i really like her. so i'm ok at nukeing shields with overload, but armour is tricky.... should i just use the scientist instead of the sniper or does he have something to plink through armour with?

    Sniper rifles get a damage bonus against armor.

    You won't really notice it in the beginning though. Also fire and armor-piercing abilities work pretty well.

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  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    as much as tal and i disagree about Cerberus' relative competence

    thread title edited

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    eatmosushi wrote: »
    ok so what is the sniper good at?

    im an engineer, i just got jack and i really like her. so i'm ok at nukeing shields with overload, but armour is tricky.... should i just use the scientist instead of the sniper or does he have something to plink through armour with?

    Reading about someone playing Mass Effect and not caring enough about the characters to remember their names makes me wear my sadface. D:

    Double D: for managing to remember Jack's name.

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  • eatmosushieatmosushi __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2010
    Well I didnt want to use the snipers name because it might be spoilery.

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  • Brovid HasselsmofBrovid Hasselsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I really hope in ME3 we get to toss someone out an airlock. A batarian would be great. Or maybe Conrad Verner as a reward for not getting him killed in 1 or 2.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Everyone knows Archangel is Garrus. And if they didn't, now they do.

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  • Pablo the PenguinPablo the Penguin Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    eatmosushi wrote: »
    ok so what is the sniper good at?

    im an engineer, i just got jack and i really like her. so i'm ok at nukeing shields with overload, but armour is tricky.... should i just use the scientist instead of the sniper or does he have something to plink through armour with?

    Well, the main advantage of the engineer is that they excel at solving practical problems.
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    The main drawback is that they are unable to solve conundrums of philosophy. So use Garrus/Archangel/whateverhisnameis for that.

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  • Alucard6986Alucard6986 xbox: Ubeltanzer swtor: UbelRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    smof wrote:
    I really hope in ME3 we get to toss someone out an airlock. A batarian would be great. Or maybe Conrad Verner as a reward for not getting him killed in 1 or 2.

    I don't think you can kill him. At least, the renegade resolution where you hear about his death in 1 doesn't carry over into 2. As a result, I was pretty surprised to see him when he turned up in the bar.

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  • BehemothBehemoth Compulsive Seashell Collector Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    smof wrote:
    I really hope in ME3 we get to toss someone out an airlock. A batarian would be great. Or maybe Conrad Verner as a reward for not getting him killed in 1 or 2.

    I don't think you can kill him. At least, the renegade resolution where you hear about his death in 1 doesn't carry over into 2. As a result, I was pretty surprised to see him when he turned up in the bar.

    You hear about him dying again in ME2. He gets hit by a truck!

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  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    That's because it's bugged, not because Conrad is invincible.
    eatmosushi wrote: »
    im an engineer, i just got jack and i really like her. so i'm ok at nukeing shields with overload, but armour is tricky.... should i just use the scientist instead of the sniper or does he have something to plink through armour with?

    The sniper rifle is good. Use incinerate for yourself. When you unlock it, Garrus's loyalty power is very powerful vs armor.

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  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Behemoth wrote: »
    smof wrote:
    I really hope in ME3 we get to toss someone out an airlock. A batarian would be great. Or maybe Conrad Verner as a reward for not getting him killed in 1 or 2.

    I don't think you can kill him. At least, the renegade resolution where you hear about his death in 1 doesn't carry over into 2. As a result, I was pretty surprised to see him when he turned up in the bar.

    You hear about him dying again in ME2. He gets hit by a truck!

    really? :D

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  • electricitylikesmeelectricitylikesme Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    The renegade resolution doesn't get him killed in ME1 either.

    It's only if you tell him to shove off does he die.

    Come to think of it, that's true of ME2 as well.

    In fact keeping Conrad Verner alive, by virtue of his own stupidity, is one of the harder things to accomplish in Mass Effect.

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  • BehemothBehemoth Compulsive Seashell Collector Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Behemoth wrote: »
    smof wrote:
    I really hope in ME3 we get to toss someone out an airlock. A batarian would be great. Or maybe Conrad Verner as a reward for not getting him killed in 1 or 2.

    I don't think you can kill him. At least, the renegade resolution where you hear about his death in 1 doesn't carry over into 2. As a result, I was pretty surprised to see him when he turned up in the bar.

    You hear about him dying again in ME2. He gets hit by a truck!

    really? :D
    Conrad will storm off unhappily if Shepard tells him to get lost when first talking to him in the bar. Eventually, a news report will be heard reporting that Conrad has gotten himself killed attempting to capture transient youths hitching a ride on top of a bus. The report carries on detailing that Conrad fell from the bus, struck several passing cars and eventually fell into the power turbine of a bio-mass recycling facility.

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  • Alucard6986Alucard6986 xbox: Ubeltanzer swtor: UbelRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Maybe it's a running joke, not a bug.

    Conrad does something stupid, you hear about his death, then he turns up in the next game like nothing happened.

    Or maybe it's bigger than that. Maybe conrad is the reapers.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Behemoth wrote: »
    Behemoth wrote: »
    smof wrote:
    I really hope in ME3 we get to toss someone out an airlock. A batarian would be great. Or maybe Conrad Verner as a reward for not getting him killed in 1 or 2.

    I don't think you can kill him. At least, the renegade resolution where you hear about his death in 1 doesn't carry over into 2. As a result, I was pretty surprised to see him when he turned up in the bar.

    You hear about him dying again in ME2. He gets hit by a truck!

    really? :D
    Conrad will storm off unhappily if Shepard tells him to get lost when first talking to him in the bar. Eventually, a news report will be heard reporting that Conrad has gotten himself killed attempting to capture transient youths hitching a ride on top of a bus. The report carries on detailing that Conrad fell from the bus, struck several passing cars and eventually fell into the power turbine of a bio-mass recycling facility.

    You see...now this deserved a cutscene.

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  • Brovid HasselsmofBrovid Hasselsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I'm so glad I didn't get him killed in ME1, because hitting him in the crotch is one of my favourite moments in ME2. Which is why I was sure to keep him alive then as well. Wanna hurt him again in 3.

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  • electricitylikesmeelectricitylikesme Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Man in ME3 just to screw with us Bioware will probably add a moment where Shepard get's all depressed like in ME1, only Conrad will rock up and punch you in the face to snap you out of it.

    I mean admit it - even having read this, no one would see that coming.

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  • Gaming-FreakGaming-Freak Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Maybe it's a running joke, not a bug.

    Conrad does something stupid, you hear about his death, then he turns up in the next game like nothing happened.

    Or maybe it's bigger than that. Maybe conrad is the reapers.

    MY. GOD. That would be the stupidest and most brilliant idea ever.

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  • SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    smof wrote: »
    I really hope in ME3 we get to toss someone out an airlock. A batarian would be great. Or maybe Conrad Verner as a reward for not getting him killed in 1 or 2.

    Come on, Bioware, make him worth my time.

    Anyone playing on PC noticed that your degree of renegade scarring in your squad portrait doesn't match how much you've got in game? Seems to be a minor bug...I'm always one step less scarred in the portrait than ingame. For example--in the game, I'll be in full glowing eyes of craziness mode, whereas in the portrait, I only have three tiny dots in each eye.

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  • NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Behemoth wrote: »
    Behemoth wrote: »
    smof wrote:
    I really hope in ME3 we get to toss someone out an airlock. A batarian would be great. Or maybe Conrad Verner as a reward for not getting him killed in 1 or 2.

    I don't think you can kill him. At least, the renegade resolution where you hear about his death in 1 doesn't carry over into 2. As a result, I was pretty surprised to see him when he turned up in the bar.

    You hear about him dying again in ME2. He gets hit by a truck!

    really? :D
    Conrad will storm off unhappily if Shepard tells him to get lost when first talking to him in the bar. Eventually, a news report will be heard reporting that Conrad has gotten himself killed attempting to capture transient youths hitching a ride on top of a bus. The report carries on detailing that Conrad fell from the bus, struck several passing cars and eventually fell into the power turbine of a bio-mass recycling facility.

    fucking GOD do i love this

    shepards who allowed him to survive to the third game should have him fall into a fucking sun that falls into a black hole that gets eaten by a reaper, during which he is still conscious

    e: oh hey smof thinks alike. i must be right

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  • vsovevsove ....also yes. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    If Conrad dies, I want it to be in the most mundane fashion ever.

    Strikes a heroic pose, gets hit by a space taxi.

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  • NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    vsove wrote: »
    If Conrad dies, I want it to be in the most mundane fashion ever.

    Strikes a heroic pose, gets hit by a space taxi.

    eaten by a giant worm

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  • NartwakNartwak Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    eaten by a krogan

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    choked by Legion in a heated argument about who is Shepard's biggest fan

    pulls a Neville Longbottom and slices off his head

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Permanently killed between ME2 and ME3 when the plot flag bug swaps in the other direction.

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  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Permanently killed between ME2 and ME3 when the plot flag bug swaps in the other direction.

    D: Nooooo!

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    vsove wrote: »
    If Conrad dies, I want it to be in the most mundane fashion ever.

    Strikes a heroic pose, gets hit by a space taxi.

    Fuck that shit. He deserves the most epic death scene ever. Crushed to death between a thousand-foot-tall telecommunications dish and a space zeppelin.

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  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    vsove wrote: »
    If Conrad dies, I want it to be in the most mundane fashion ever.

    Strikes a heroic pose, gets hit by a space taxi.

    Fuck that shit. He deserves the most epic death scene ever. Crushed to death between a thousand-foot-tall telecommunications dish and a space zeppelin.

    it would awesome if by his "accidental" death you can make a hard boss fight much, MUCH easier.

    make it both a renegade AND paragon interrupt.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Miranda: Shepard, we need to send someone into the ventilation shaft.

    Jacob: It's likely a suici-

    Shepard: CONRAD.

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