Why the hell would people resurrect bodies, anyway? The president of Earth had his brain uploaded into a computer, so, spoiler alert, death is already being surpassed before Shepard. If you want an interesting read on this concept, and one in which the Catholic church opposes it because it believes the soul has already passed, read Altered Carbon.
nemesi, and centurians are not synthetic, however they do use copious amounts of tech because I often stagger them when I energy drain them.
phantoms, dunno. I energy drain them to strip their barrier, but it hardly phases them. its usually followed by a widow round in excess of 1200n of force so I dont have time to check...
I stand by my theory that Project Lazarus, while expensive and scientifically impressive, is not some sort of holy grail of medical research (even if only for human anatomy). Which is precisely why Shepard is treated as weird and unusual in ME2, and not an unprecedented medical miracle that everyone wants to dissect.
For the most part, being able to improve medical triage so that 50 wounded soldiers who'd otherwise die are able to make a usable recovery is a lot more valuable than bringing back one person who died a time earlier. With a few exceptional cases (if said person is space Jesus, for example).
Essentially, they have to get to a point where they can mitigate the choices you've made, otherwise they'll completely snowball and just be impossible to design a game. It wouldn't surprise me either if a future main character was less of a galaxy changer and more of a cog in the machine. Less of a Master Chief, more ODST like. The epic level player choice just has to be annoying to plan around. "Oh we have no fucking idea whether the Rachni will be here so we have to plan around this or find some way to make their choice meaningless."
They could go a similar route as 2 and expand the universe quite a bit. I mean there were some familiar elements (krogan homeworld) or things hinted at , but there quite a few new conflicts that I don't think we saw much hints of in the first game (underworld, mercernary competition, vorcha, etc.) . Seems like they could take a similar approach and avoid the big choices, granted I'm not an expert on lore so I don't know if they already written in stone "this is all there is" (kinda doubting it..since it well limits them).
Why the hell would people resurrect bodies, anyway? The president of Earth had his brain uploaded into a computer, so, spoiler alert, death is already being surpassed before Shepard. If you want an interesting read on this concept, and one in which the Catholic church opposes it because it believes the soul has already passed, read Altered Carbon.
Wait, what?
From some old Cerberus News Dailies:
Earth Nations in Suspense as Systems Alliance Hears Ford v. Huerta
“The nations of Earth are in suspense tonight as the Systems Alliance hears Ford v. Huerta, the first case of a human leader using reconstructive data storage to prolong his brain functions and stay physically capable to perform his duties. Speaker of the House Lisa Ford has led the charge against Huerta, saying that the last year of his term was illegitimate. A stroke left the President legally dead and in cryocool for an hour and a half before his brain functions were fully transferred to a computer. The amount of memory degradation was never fully revealed. According to the United North American States' line of succession, if Huerta was considered dead, then power would transfer to the Vice President and Speaker Ford would have held the position of Vice President for the last year.”
03/12/2185
Friday, March 12th, 2010
Expert witness Dr. Lin Shiyin testified in the Systems Alliance trial of Ford v. Huerta today. He claimed that the former president made a full recovery from a temporarily brain-dead state. Stumbling a little when grilled on Huerta’s timeline of cognition, Lin nevertheless made the case for Huerta being in full control once his motor functions and memory were assigned synthetic analogues. “To believe that he is now a different person, a synthetic, is to draw a line where no line is needed,” he argued. “A new man did not appear on the table when the first open-heart surgery was performed. His life was merely extended beyond what was thought possible at the time.”
10/31/2185
Sunday, October 31st, 2010
Don’t be surprised to find your human friends in a costume today as large portions of Earth and its colonies celebrate the holiday of Halloween. Originally a “day of the dead” in which masks were worn to scare off evil spirits, Halloween evolved into a secular holiday with popular activities such as carving fruits, wearing costumes, and the curious custom of children going house-to-house, begging for food. It’s the biggest night of the year for the candy industry — 25% of their annual sales are typically purchased for the purpose of being distributed on Halloween. This year’s hottest-selling costumes include “Zombie Huerta,” “Lili T’Nigus,” and “Geth Hunter.”
Biotic power: noir grainy film filter that starts out with a one meter radius.
Synthesis on
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chiasaur11Never doubt a raccoon.Do you think it's trademarked?Registered Userregular
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Agreed on hoping Shepard doesn't have to do the sacrifice bit for any kind of good ending. Wouldn't mind if it's part of one of the "best" endings, but having the only not dying bit be "be an asshole" always feels weak.
Then again, I don't get why people always call sacrifice endings Jesusing. There's a lot of other people biting it for their friends. Point where it even begins to get localized to the Nazarene is coming back on his own steam.
Wait, so, the President of Earth is basically whoever becomes president of North America? Wow, that's all sorts of Futurama right there.
I don't think so, its just that System Alliance courts have supranational legal authority over the USNA, like the ECJ has in EU. Maybe, really its not all that clear.
Essentially, they have to get to a point where they can mitigate the choices you've made, otherwise they'll completely snowball and just be impossible to design a game. It wouldn't surprise me either if a future main character was less of a galaxy changer and more of a cog in the machine. Less of a Master Chief, more ODST like. The epic level player choice just has to be annoying to plan around. "Oh we have no fucking idea whether the Rachni will be here so we have to plan around this or find some way to make their choice meaningless."
They could go a similar route as 2 and expand the universe quite a bit. I mean there were some familiar elements (krogan homeworld) or things hinted at , but there quite a few new conflicts that I don't think we saw much hints of in the first game (underworld, mercernary competition, vorcha, etc.) . Seems like they could take a similar approach and avoid the big choices, granted I'm not an expert on lore so I don't know if they already written in stone "this is all there is" (kinda doubting it..since it well limits them).
I feel like the immediate aftermath of the Reaper invasion wouldn't be all that interesting anyways. Maybe that's just me. It would also be impossible to have a direct sequel without talking about what Shepard did and all the recent choices made, which would complicate things.
I'd like to see it a bit in the future anyways. I'd like to see the long term ramifications of the Reaper wars and you'd still be close enough to run into old friends like Liara or something.
Wait, so, the President of Earth is basically whoever becomes president of North America? Wow, that's all sorts of Futurama right there.
I don't think so, its just that System Alliance courts have supranational legal authority over the USNA, like the ECJ has in EU. Maybe, really its not all that clear.
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A homeworld style Mass Effect game set during the Human/Turian war would be pretty neat. That or a flight sim that is crossed bewteen Freespace and Babylon 5 in physics.
nemesi, and centurians are not synthetic, however they do use copious amounts of tech because I often stagger them when I energy drain them.
phantoms, dunno. I energy drain them to strip their barrier, but it hardly phases them. its usually followed by a widow round in excess of 1200n of force so I dont have time to check...
I think the idea is that the electricity-transference powers (Overload and Energy Drain) shock the nervous system of an organic, so tech parts aren't required for that to have an impact. If they don't affect Phantoms, that blows a hole in my theory, but maybe barriers block it more effectively or something.
nemesi, and centurians are not synthetic, however they do use copious amounts of tech because I often stagger them when I energy drain them.
phantoms, dunno. I energy drain them to strip their barrier, but it hardly phases them. its usually followed by a widow round in excess of 1200n of force so I dont have time to check...
I think the idea is that the electricity-transference powers (Overload and Energy Drain) shock the nervous system of an organic, so tech parts aren't required for that to have an impact. If they don't affect Phantoms, that blows a hole in my theory, but maybe barriers block it more effectively or something.
As far as I know barriers are a separate beast from shields. My warp will knock out a few blocks of barriers but only one from shields.
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chiasaur11Never doubt a raccoon.Do you think it's trademarked?Registered Userregular
Honestly it would be awesome if a Krogan had a religious experience and became the Pope. A Krogan Pope, imagine the possibilities.
The Catholic Church is officially cool with aliens, I imagine it would go over well.
It'd be hard for him to get promoted that far I imagine. Not because he's an alien, or even a Krogan, but because Krogans live so long. I mean, he'd probably be wearing the pope hat for generations, to the point "Is the pope Krogan?" would be as common as "Do bears shit in the woods?"
On the other hand, Cerberus assassination teams would be in for a bit of a shock, and Terra Firma would probably burst a collective artery.
Urgh. Lost connection again in a late wave. Not sure how much more mp I can stomach, with these frequent lapses of connection. I tried the quarian engineer and felt a lot less able to contribute to the team than as an adept. I guess the turret gets better at later levels.
Does anyone else have obscenely low-resolution textures in the PC demo. To the tune of the Alliance symbols on people's shirts being barely discernible and the stripes of the shoulder of an admiral being nearly blurred together? Sure they say the texture resolution will improve, but I find it hard to believe that they couldn't afford the space for texture with better resolution than the original Half-Life. So I am assuming there's something wrong with my computer or the demo.
Here's the breakdown of Shepard's medical condition acted out by Jason Statham and Dwight Yoakam from Crank:
Chev Chelios: What is this stuff?
Doc Miles: Synthetic ephedrine diluted with some saline.
Chev Chelios: Feels sort of good.
Doc Miles: Yeah well. I got a little Meth in there too, so that's the endorphins you feel running to your brain.
Chev Chelios: Wait a minute so I'm not better?
Doc Miles: Fuck no you're not better. You're in such shit shape it's stunning. I can't belive your hearts still beating. Shit should be in a fucking medical journal.
Hey quick question about ME2 saves and how they work in regards to transferring into the next game.
I completed the game as Dude Shepard the Renegade, but some crew members died. So that's a completed save file that I could presumably import, right?
Can I now play Dude Shepard again on New Game+, and save everybody and maybe even make some paragon decisions, and have a SEPARATE save file to import? Does it over-write the original? How's this work?
Honestly it would be awesome if a Krogan had a religious experience and became the Pope. A Krogan Pope, imagine the possibilities.
The Catholic Church is officially cool with aliens, I imagine it would go over well.
It'd be hard for him to get promoted that far I imagine. Not because he's an alien, or even a Krogan, but because Krogans live so long. I mean, he'd probably be wearing the pope hat for generations, to the point "Is the pope Krogan?" would be as common as "Do bears shit in the woods?"
On the other hand, Cerberus assassination teams would be in for a bit of a shock, and Terra Firma would probably burst a collective artery.
If he was as popular as say... John Paul II it might go over smoother. It would basically be like Saint Moses the Black being in charge for a few hundred years. "Look, you're trying to kill me and all and that's cute, but I don't really do the whole violence thing anymore. But seriously, you should repent before I start hitting you."
Hey quick question about ME2 saves and how they work in regards to transferring into the next game.
I completed the game as Dude Shepard the Renegade, but some crew members died. So that's a completed save file that I could presumably import, right?
Can I now play Dude Shepard again on New Game+, and save everybody and maybe even make some paragon decisions, and have a SEPARATE save file to import? Does it over-write the original? How's this work?
starting a new game with a me2 save makes an entirely new "career" i.e. new shep.
edit:
to be blunt: your "old" shep/career isnt touched.
Hey quick question about ME2 saves and how they work in regards to transferring into the next game.
I completed the game as Dude Shepard the Renegade, but some crew members died. So that's a completed save file that I could presumably import, right?
Can I now play Dude Shepard again on New Game+, and save everybody and maybe even make some paragon decisions, and have a SEPARATE save file to import? Does it over-write the original? How's this work?
Every time you beat the game, it's a new save file. That said, NG+ sucks in ME2, so I'd just play again from your ME1 save.
man, some douche on the mass effect wikia keeps uploading pictures of the dlc squadmate. how considerate.
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chiasaur11Never doubt a raccoon.Do you think it's trademarked?Registered Userregular
Man, the more I think about a game set entirely on the Citadel, the more I like it.
Play as a human, a Salarian, a Turian, or an Asari!
Choose your background! Are you an ex-merc trying to go straight, a C-Sec cop kicked out over a scandal, or just a brilliant amateur criminologist who hates being bored?
Have a straightlaced Turian detective on the force constantly chewing you out, but when the going gets tough, he admits he needs your help!
Find the crime boss, but have nothing to do legally, leaving the options of letting him off without punishment, or Renegade Interrupt!
Man, the more I think about a game set entirely on the Citadel, the more I like it.
Play as a human, a Salarian, a Turian, or an Asari!
Choose your background! Are you an ex-merc trying to go straight, a C-Sec cop kicked out over a scandal, or just a brilliant amateur criminologist who hates being bored?
Have a straightlaced Turian detective on the force constantly chewing you out, but when the going gets tough, he admits he needs your help!
Find the crime boss, but have nothing to do legally, leaving the options of letting him off without punishment, or Renegade Interrupt!
Punch reporters!
I'd play it.
DLC will include "Freddy, the Krogan Janitor".
Scrub citadel crappers! Confront messy patrons! Mistake Asari refuse for a Hanar delicacy and vomit all over your freshly cleaned workspace!
Features Pablo, the mexican space volus. Or was it the space mexican volus? EH, details!
If you're looking to go spoiler free at this point, it's better to be safe than sorry and bug out now. I've had a few things spoiled, nothing I consider super major, but its only going to get worse as we enter the last two weeks.
Cerberus is bad guys is the only thing I've felt has been spoiled, but it's in pretty much all the marketing, and the demo, so it's impossible to avoid.
no First Contact games, I don't know why everyone wants that
The First Contact war was pretty small and lame
Agreed, but a first contact book (done by someone who knows the lore) would be interesting. I felt the story deserved more than a half page in the first ME book.
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Wait, what?
phantoms, dunno. I energy drain them to strip their barrier, but it hardly phases them. its usually followed by a widow round in excess of 1200n of force so I dont have time to check...
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For the most part, being able to improve medical triage so that 50 wounded soldiers who'd otherwise die are able to make a usable recovery is a lot more valuable than bringing back one person who died a time earlier. With a few exceptional cases (if said person is space Jesus, for example).
They could go a similar route as 2 and expand the universe quite a bit. I mean there were some familiar elements (krogan homeworld) or things hinted at , but there quite a few new conflicts that I don't think we saw much hints of in the first game (underworld, mercernary competition, vorcha, etc.) . Seems like they could take a similar approach and avoid the big choices, granted I'm not an expert on lore so I don't know if they already written in stone "this is all there is" (kinda doubting it..since it well limits them).
Bioware isn't this consequential.
At least they usually aren't.
God I'd hate it if shepard has to jesus himself to save the galaxy at large.
I would never play another game.
From some old Cerberus News Dailies:
Oh Hell yes.
Biotic power: noir grainy film filter that starts out with a one meter radius.
Then again, I don't get why people always call sacrifice endings Jesusing. There's a lot of other people biting it for their friends. Point where it even begins to get localized to the Nazarene is coming back on his own steam.
I want this. Play as a ex C-Sec officer fired in a bribery scandal! Get double-crossed by dames! Smoke like a chimney.
With determination: I don't mind a reasonable amount of trouble.
Why I fear the ocean.
Press "X" to doubt =
I don't think so, its just that System Alliance courts have supranational legal authority over the USNA, like the ECJ has in EU. Maybe, really its not all that clear.
The Catholic Church is officially cool with aliens, I imagine it would go over well.
I feel like the immediate aftermath of the Reaper invasion wouldn't be all that interesting anyways. Maybe that's just me. It would also be impossible to have a direct sequel without talking about what Shepard did and all the recent choices made, which would complicate things.
I'd like to see it a bit in the future anyways. I'd like to see the long term ramifications of the Reaper wars and you'd still be close enough to run into old friends like Liara or something.
This is also how I interpreted it
got everything right but the teeth
also it's flipped, but eh
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The First Contact war was pretty small and lame
That would make the Sedes Stercoraria test interesting.
How would the cardinal rule?
As far as I know barriers are a separate beast from shields. My warp will knock out a few blocks of barriers but only one from shields.
It'd be hard for him to get promoted that far I imagine. Not because he's an alien, or even a Krogan, but because Krogans live so long. I mean, he'd probably be wearing the pope hat for generations, to the point "Is the pope Krogan?" would be as common as "Do bears shit in the woods?"
On the other hand, Cerberus assassination teams would be in for a bit of a shock, and Terra Firma would probably burst a collective artery.
Why I fear the ocean.
Chev Chelios: What is this stuff?
Doc Miles: Synthetic ephedrine diluted with some saline.
Chev Chelios: Feels sort of good.
Doc Miles: Yeah well. I got a little Meth in there too, so that's the endorphins you feel running to your brain.
Chev Chelios: Wait a minute so I'm not better?
Doc Miles: Fuck no you're not better. You're in such shit shape it's stunning. I can't belive your hearts still beating. Shit should be in a fucking medical journal.
Steam - NotoriusBEN | Uplay - notoriusben | Xbox,Windows Live - ThatBEN
I completed the game as Dude Shepard the Renegade, but some crew members died. So that's a completed save file that I could presumably import, right?
Can I now play Dude Shepard again on New Game+, and save everybody and maybe even make some paragon decisions, and have a SEPARATE save file to import? Does it over-write the original? How's this work?
If he was as popular as say... John Paul II it might go over smoother. It would basically be like Saint Moses the Black being in charge for a few hundred years. "Look, you're trying to kill me and all and that's cute, but I don't really do the whole violence thing anymore. But seriously, you should repent before I start hitting you."
starting a new game with a me2 save makes an entirely new "career" i.e. new shep.
edit:
to be blunt: your "old" shep/career isnt touched.
Kropope enters bloodrage.
Kropope [melee] Trooper
Kropope [melee] Trooper
Kropope [melee] Centurion
Kropope [melee] Turret
Kropope [melee] Engineer
Kropope [melee] Phantom
Kropope [melee] Nemesis
Kropope [melee] Atlas
Play as a human, a Salarian, a Turian, or an Asari!
Choose your background! Are you an ex-merc trying to go straight, a C-Sec cop kicked out over a scandal, or just a brilliant amateur criminologist who hates being bored?
Have a straightlaced Turian detective on the force constantly chewing you out, but when the going gets tough, he admits he needs your help!
Find the crime boss, but have nothing to do legally, leaving the options of letting him off without punishment, or Renegade Interrupt!
Punch reporters!
I'd play it.
Why I fear the ocean.
DLC will include "Freddy, the Krogan Janitor".
Scrub citadel crappers! Confront messy patrons! Mistake Asari refuse for a Hanar delicacy and vomit all over your freshly cleaned workspace!
Features Pablo, the mexican space volus. Or was it the space mexican volus? EH, details!
There have been posts that say that at least some of the DLC guns are in the game. If you've already unlocked it, the DLC becomes an upgrade.
With the lottery system, that makes sense. DLC isn't always a unique gun, just a guaranteed unlock.
Agreed, but a first contact book (done by someone who knows the lore) would be interesting. I felt the story deserved more than a half page in the first ME book.