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"I should go", said this [Mass Effect] thread - find the new one.

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    Got the game last Friday.

    It's immensely enjoyable.

    I'm not very good at it, on MP, i mean, especially since i don't have fancy guns or even upgraded common guns, but i'm getting better every game...

    I'm kinda kicking myself for not jumping on the Mass Effect bandwagon earlier... Had i done so, i might've been able to partake in the challenge things?

    Oh well, the game is still fun and that's what counts, right?

    Fancy guns aren't required for the majority of classes.

    Human adept, sentinel and engineer will all serve you well once you learn explosions (hint, hit with one spell, then another DIFFERENT spell will work most of the time).

    Also are you on PC? Because we have a uhm... present for you :bz

    Oh, yeah, sorry.

    I'm The21stCentury on Origin.

    Just so you know, for approximately half of the map, you were standing still.

  • Ethan SmithEthan Smith Origin name: Beart4to Arlington, VARegistered User regular
    I'm DeeceConway on Origin (the only Mighty Ducks reference I could find)

  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    Got the game last Friday.

    It's immensely enjoyable.

    I'm not very good at it, on MP, i mean, especially since i don't have fancy guns or even upgraded common guns, but i'm getting better every game...

    I'm kinda kicking myself for not jumping on the Mass Effect bandwagon earlier... Had i done so, i might've been able to partake in the challenge things?

    Oh well, the game is still fun and that's what counts, right?

    Fancy guns aren't required for the majority of classes.

    Human adept, sentinel and engineer will all serve you well once you learn explosions (hint, hit with one spell, then another DIFFERENT spell will work most of the time).

    Also are you on PC? Because we have a uhm... present for you :bz

    Oh, yeah, sorry.

    I'm The21stCentury on Origin.

    Just so you know, for approximately half of the map, you were standing still.

    What, when I could neither shoot, use powers or melee attacks? Turns out i wasn't moving either?

    doesn't surprise me.

    21stCentury on
  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    Got the game last Friday.

    It's immensely enjoyable.

    I'm not very good at it, on MP, i mean, especially since i don't have fancy guns or even upgraded common guns, but i'm getting better every game...

    I'm kinda kicking myself for not jumping on the Mass Effect bandwagon earlier... Had i done so, i might've been able to partake in the challenge things?

    Oh well, the game is still fun and that's what counts, right?

    Fancy guns aren't required for the majority of classes.

    Human adept, sentinel and engineer will all serve you well once you learn explosions (hint, hit with one spell, then another DIFFERENT spell will work most of the time).

    Also are you on PC? Because we have a uhm... present for you :bz

    Oh, yeah, sorry.

    I'm The21stCentury on Origin.

    Just so you know, for approximately half of the map, you were standing still.

    What, when I could neither shoot, use powers or melee attacks? Turns out i wasn't moving either?

    doesn't surprise me.

    maybe you can try communicating that you're having a problem in the game or via chat?

    maybe you (fencing) could ask him why he was doing that privately?

    just a suggestion.

    “I used to draw, hard to admit that I used to draw...”
  • Ethan SmithEthan Smith Origin name: Beart4to Arlington, VARegistered User regular
    edited April 2013
    You think that smoking makes you cool

    But smoking just makes you look like this
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    also jk it does make you cool

    Ethan Smith on
  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    Got the game last Friday.

    It's immensely enjoyable.

    I'm not very good at it, on MP, i mean, especially since i don't have fancy guns or even upgraded common guns, but i'm getting better every game...

    I'm kinda kicking myself for not jumping on the Mass Effect bandwagon earlier... Had i done so, i might've been able to partake in the challenge things?

    Oh well, the game is still fun and that's what counts, right?

    Fancy guns aren't required for the majority of classes.

    Human adept, sentinel and engineer will all serve you well once you learn explosions (hint, hit with one spell, then another DIFFERENT spell will work most of the time).

    Also are you on PC? Because we have a uhm... present for you :bz

    Oh, yeah, sorry.

    I'm The21stCentury on Origin.

    Just so you know, for approximately half of the map, you were standing still.

    What, when I could neither shoot, use powers or melee attacks? Turns out i wasn't moving either?

    doesn't surprise me.

    maybe you can try communicating that you're having a problem in the game or via chat?

    maybe you (fencing) could ask him why he was doing that privately?

    just a suggestion.

    I did communicate that my powers weren't hitting, that i couldn't get more ammo, that I couldn't climb ladders and finally that i couldn't do any for of damage, through the voice chat.

    Someone responmded to me, telling me it was a pernicious bug or something, so i assume it got through?

    Plus, me and Fencing aren't on each others' friends list... yet... *wink*

  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    did someone really say the word pernicious? :P

    “I used to draw, hard to admit that I used to draw...”
  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    did someone really say the word pernicious? :P

    i'm not even sure what "Pernicious" mean, so if it fits, it was probably used. i could've misheard a word, i guess?

  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    it fits, but you have to be about eighty years old to use it.

    tastydonuts
  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited April 2013
    That was in fact, me. I was the one communicating with you about your bugs.

    And I am not eighty.

    Also, I cannot figure out which stupid 21st century you are in the add thingo.

    Fencingsax on
  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    That was in fact, me. I was the one communicating with you about your bugs.

    And I am not eighty.

    Also, I cannot figure out which stupid 21st century you are in the add thingo.

    Are there several?

    I'm the one with an avatar like this:
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    Hope this helps. :)

  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    yeah, got it now.

  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    if ya'll want to hop on the curly train

    ya'll best add curlyhairedboy on origin

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  • HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    if ya'll want to hop on the curly train

    ya'll best add curlyhairedboy on origin

    Tried but it will only let me add you once

    Sorce
  • Ethan SmithEthan Smith Origin name: Beart4to Arlington, VARegistered User regular
    Aight, I changed my screename to something actually amazing--Beart4to, and sorry A Duck I have your screenface.

    Cambiata
  • Bliss 101Bliss 101 Registered User regular
    1-I can't see half of the classes when I look at my characters, I can only see the uncommon/some of the rare classes blacked out.

    Have you installed all the multiplayer DLC?

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    Bliss 101 wrote: »
    1-I can't see half of the classes when I look at my characters, I can only see the uncommon/some of the rare classes blacked out.

    Have you installed all the multiplayer DLC?

    If you have, try restarting Origin, sometimes I get that bug even when I do have the Dlc installed

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    Got the game last Friday.

    It's immensely enjoyable.

    I'm not very good at it, on MP, i mean, especially since i don't have fancy guns or even upgraded common guns, but i'm getting better every game...

    I'm kinda kicking myself for not jumping on the Mass Effect bandwagon earlier... Had i done so, i might've been able to partake in the challenge things?

    Oh well, the game is still fun and that's what counts, right?

    Fancy guns aren't required for the majority of classes.

    Human adept, sentinel and engineer will all serve you well once you learn explosions (hint, hit with one spell, then another DIFFERENT spell will work most of the time).

    Also are you on PC? Because we have a uhm... present for you :bz

    Oh, yeah, sorry.

    I'm The21stCentury on Origin.

    Just so you know, for approximately half of the map, you were standing still.

    What, when I could neither shoot, use powers or melee attacks? Turns out i wasn't moving either?

    doesn't surprise me.

    maybe you can try communicating that you're having a problem in the game or via chat?

    maybe you (fencing) could ask him why he was doing that privately?

    just a suggestion.

    I did communicate that my powers weren't hitting, that i couldn't get more ammo, that I couldn't climb ladders and finally that i couldn't do any for of damage, through the voice chat.

    Someone responmded to me, telling me it was a pernicious bug or something, so i assume it got through?

    Plus, me and Fencing aren't on each others' friends list... yet... *wink*

    I had the exact same issue when I jumped into my first game. My shots seemed like they were hitting, but I couldn't grab ammo or climb ladders or do anything useful.

  • grouch993grouch993 Both a man and a numberRegistered User regular
    I have had that sort of lag/desync behavior occasionally. Lately it has even happened when I am the "host", was on my level 1 human vanguard and dying because I wasn't hitting mobs and recharging my shield.

    Promoted everyone but soldiers last night and then ran some bronze just to get some levels and work on medals. After breezing through silver and doing mediocre on gold, bronze just seems to pose no challenge. I was soloing with my level one characters until the pubs added. The nice thing was getting more revive medals from them. :)

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  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    quick question regardingthe Citadle DLC.

    I juat reached the point where I can do it... Is there a best time to do it and do I have to do it next time I hit the Citadel?

  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    edited April 2013
    You don't have to do it unless you go to the apartment. Once you go to the apartment you're locked in.

    Like the rest of the DLC, you have to do it before starting the final mission (you'll know it when you see it).

    I like doing it after (yes, AFTER) completing the game. Some people like doing it right away.

    I'm not sure you'll want to right before completing the game, since the change in tone and writing is incredibly jarring--in both directions.

    Orca on
    Sorce
  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    quick question regardingthe Citadle DLC.

    I juat reached the point where I can do it... Is there a best time to do it and do I have to do it next time I hit the Citadel?

    The story-based missions can be done whenever, but I recommend holding off on the celebratory mission until right before the end=game.

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  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    Gotcha, thanks.

    I'll wait, then!

    is it made clear when the final mission is? Like, is it made really clear?

  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    It's made as clear as it was in ME2. You can't possibly miss it.

    Albino BunnyCaptain Carrot
  • NEO|PhyteNEO|Phyte They follow the stars, bound together. Strands in a braid till the end.Registered User regular
    It's the little things that make the multiplayer fun. Like giving a class the final promotion you're planning to, then getting an XP card for that class right away.

    It was that somehow, from within the derelict-horror, they had learned a way to see inside an ugly, broken thing... And take away its pain.
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  • dporowskidporowski Registered User regular
    Another vote for "Do it after the game". The ending is... I mean I didn't scream "I WANT THOSE HOURS OF MY LIFE BACK!" like I've done with some games I won't mention, but it only barely crossed the bar into "satisfying".

    Picking up and doing the Citadel story after, however, was immensely satisfying. But as has been said, it's absolutely nothing like the entire endgame.

  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    I've heard a lot of bad things about the ending, but i feel it can't be lazier than the one for Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

    Plus, it's not the destination that matters, but the journey and I am enjoying the journey immensely. It would need a hell of a terrible, terrible ending to truly spoil that.

    I'll still do Citadel before the ending... If the ending is that bad, it might make me want to not play the game anymore...

  • Albino BunnyAlbino Bunny Jackie Registered User regular
    The endings just kinda weird and jarring in it's badness.

    Citadel will make you immediately hype though, so just do that as the last thing because trust me, hype.

    Sorce
  • dporowskidporowski Registered User regular
    I've heard a lot of bad things about the ending, but i feel it can't be lazier than the one for Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

    Plus, it's not the destination that matters, but the journey and I am enjoying the journey immensely. It would need a hell of a terrible, terrible ending to truly spoil that.

    I'll still do Citadel before the ending... If the ending is that bad, it might make me want to not play the game anymore...

    It's not that bad anymore. Honestly. But it's not (in my opinion) a good note to end on. I played it through, and... It was okay. The Extended Cut and Leviathan really really did help things.

    However, Citadel is FUN. Unambiguous fun, and a very enjoyable finish to the SP experience of the trilogy. Also, in terms of gameplay alone, it's just great. Good enemies, difficulty, etc.

    Albino BunnyHappylilElf
  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    Okay, I have another question, regarding the Multiplayer component.

    I noticed that all the "characters" from one class share the same XP Bar...

    So let's say I have a Male and a female human vanguard... If I promote it, all the vanguards will reset to level 1, right?

  • Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    Okay, I have another question, regarding the Multiplayer component.

    I noticed that all the "characters" from one class share the same XP Bar...

    So let's say I have a Male and a female human vanguard... If I promote it, all the vanguards will reset to level 1, right?

    Indeed, I believe so.

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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    Hey all, I have a friend from work who just started playing multiplayer, and I'll be playing some games with him the first time this weekend. Anyone up for dragging a newbie through gold?

    Strikor
  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    Cambiata wrote: »
    Hey all, I have a friend from work who just started playing multiplayer, and I'll be playing some games with him the first time this weekend. Anyone up for dragging a newbie through gold?

    Sure, why not. I've wanted to play a couple rounds anyway this weekend, I finally wanna get the Machine Mastery banner.

    Add me on Switch: 7795-5541-4699
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    We'll both be on late night saturday and prob sunday afternoon. If I don't get PAers I'll probably just do silvers with him though, I'm not confident I can drag someone through gold when the other people are pugs.

  • StrikorStrikor Calibrations? Calibrations! Registered User regular
    Nights are iffy for me right now but I should be able to make Sunday afternoon without issue. Unless I forget to sign on.

    Pray for not-collectors. Collectors gold is not something a new player should be made to endure.

  • HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    I'll help if I'm around when you guys are running them through.

  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    Strikor wrote: »
    Nights are iffy for me right now but I should be able to make Sunday afternoon without issue. Unless I forget to sign on.

    Pray for not-collectors. Collectors gold is not something a new player should be made to endure.

    I'm quite new at this game as well...

    What's so bad about Collectors on Gold that make them harder than the other enemies?

    is it the possession mechanic? Is that even worse on Gold?

    21stCentury on
  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    Strikor wrote: »
    Nights are iffy for me right now but I should be able to make Sunday afternoon without issue. Unless I forget to sign on.

    Pray for not-collectors. Collectors gold is not something a new player should be made to endure.

    I'm quite new at this game as well...

    What's so bad about Collectors on Gold that make them harder than the other enemies?

    is it the possession mechanic? Is that even worse on Gold?

    Yeah, Possessed troops are a pain in the ass, especially Scions and Abominations. Seeker Swarms are also incredibly annoying when playing a class relying on powers.

    Add me on Switch: 7795-5541-4699
  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    collectors are just harder in general and it gets really pronounced as you go up in difficulty

    possession, brutal boss enemies, absurdly high damage mid-tier units, the swarms are a pain in the ass for powers classes

    even the husk unit can cause a ton of shit

    CambiataCaptain CarrotAlbino Bunny
  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    at this point i find late-game cerb gold phantom spam more annoying than collectors

    but map choice is CRUCIAL

    anyway i'll be on during the weekend to carry etc.

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