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[Mass Effect] Is an awesome game. You should play it.

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  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    Antimatter wrote: »
    oh yeah it took me forever to go from 1 to 2, i really didn't like it. eventually you get used to it, and 1 is nearly unplayable when you go back to it.

    3 plays the best, though.

    I found the transition between 1 and 2 to be amazing. All the shite was suddenly stripped away.

    Maybe the reason I didn't like 3 so much was that it wasn't another step change in quality. It was just more of the same, with a slight step back towards annoying inventory management (for the guns and their upgrades).

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  • Chubby BunnyChubby Bunny Regal Pocket Monster Boston, MARegistered User regular
    I agree; I thought 2 was leaps above 1. I don't think 3 was a big leap from 2 mechanics-wise, but I really enjoyed the story telling for the vast majority of the game. The real thing I love about ME2 though: Thane.

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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    Strikor wrote: »
    One of the hardest parts about going back to ME1 is remembering you can crouch, but after the 5th crouch-related death it usually comes back to me.

    What always happens to me is forgetting I don't have to reload, and throwing a grenade when I hit what's supposed to be the reload key.

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  • AgusalimAgusalim Registered User regular
    Strikor wrote: »
    One of the hardest parts about going back to ME1 is remembering you can crouch, but after the 5th crouch-related death it usually comes back to me.

    its a common problem

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  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    Agusalim wrote: »
    Strikor wrote: »
    One of the hardest parts about going back to ME1 is remembering you can crouch, but after the 5th crouch-related death it usually comes back to me.

    its a common problem

    That was guddamn hilarious.

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  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    edited March 2014
    So uh

    there might be a mod

    that does a thing

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    Anybody that wants Kaidan to come to the Citadel party in a suitable outfit can get it here: http://mods.girlplaysgame.com/?p=364

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  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    To be honest, those matches with you were some of the most fun I've had in ME3 MP in a while, simply because it was so chaotic and fun. Runs with curly, while efficient, are fun only in the sense of I wonder how fast we can blow up a single spawn

    and i tried to run support in our matches, dangit :P

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  • Jesus McChristJesus McChrist Registered User regular
    I'mma have to reinstall ME3 to Origin, aren't I

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  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    ye

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  • ThegreatcowThegreatcow Lord of All Bacons Washington State - It's Wet up here innit? Registered User regular
    Ugh I would KILL for a Harrier X. All these years playing and i'm still at Harrier II. Bleagh, I need effective dakka dammit!

  • envoy1envoy1 the old continentRegistered User regular
    I'm only on Harrier III, and it's still an amazing AR.

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    yeah the Harrier II is still blindingly effective as an AR @Thegreatcow‌

  • Jesus McChristJesus McChrist Registered User regular
    I jumped into gold after reinstalling and sorta sucked. Oops.

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  • ThegreatcowThegreatcow Lord of All Bacons Washington State - It's Wet up here innit? Registered User regular
    Yar daddy needs his dakka. Now if only I could get a revenant clip size for the harrier then I would die a happy cow, but I suppose we can't have everything at all times. Like peace between organics and synthetics.

    /catalyst

  • RamiRami Registered User regular
    Something I forgot to talk about is how Kai Leng was a terrible character who really seemed out of place in ME. Like, his writing was straight out of a saturday morning cartoon for 10 year olds.

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    Rami wrote: »
    Something I forgot to talk about is how Kai Leng was a terrible character who really seemed out of place in ME. Like, his writing was straight out of a saturday morning cartoon for 10 year olds.

    also he had like, the worst case of plot armour ever

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  • ThegreatcowThegreatcow Lord of All Bacons Washington State - It's Wet up here innit? Registered User regular
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    Rami wrote: »
    Something I forgot to talk about is how Kai Leng was a terrible character who really seemed out of place in ME. Like, his writing was straight out of a saturday morning cartoon for 10 year olds.

    also he had like, the worst case of plot armour ever

    And a disturbing cereal fetish...

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  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    Rami wrote: »
    Something I forgot to talk about is how Kai Leng was a terrible character who really seemed out of place in ME. Like, his writing was straight out of a saturday morning cartoon for 10 year olds.

    He was trolling you.

    Not Commander Shepard.

    You.

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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    like.....150% of that letter to you is untrue

    he's fucking deluded and he has the audacity to get in your face about it

    oh well

    enjoy your death, asshole.

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  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    edited March 2014
    Rami wrote: »
    Something I forgot to talk about is how Kai Leng was a terrible character who really seemed out of place in ME. Like, his writing was straight out of a fifth season episode of Blasto.

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  • Jesus McChristJesus McChrist Registered User regular
    His AI got all fucked up when I had that stupid boss fight with him.

    Moron got stuck on a piece of scenery, and couldn't take damage past his triggered "go hide" limit so I actually had to help him get free so I could continue beating the hell out of him.

    It's like that bit in They Live, where Keith David gives Roddy Piper his hand, and then punches the hell out of him after picking him off the ground.

    Except if Keith David proceeded to just swing on the bastard while he was stuck.

    For like.

    Fifteen minutes.

    And then help him up.

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    That fight was just the worst. Between tech bursts, biotic explosions, and biotic fucking charge, Kai Leng spent maybe 2.3 seconds in TOTAL doing anything besides recharging his shields.

    yet then the cutscene comes and Shepard's entire team suddenly forgets how to shoot their gun while Kai Leng literally strolls up to them and dickpunches

  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    like.....150% of that letter to you is untrue

    he's fucking deluded and he has the audacity to get in your face about it

    oh well

    enjoy your death, asshole.

    That was for trolling me, you son of a bitch!

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited March 2014
    Yeah, you know... I didn't survive long enough in any single stretch in those gold missions to require replenishment of my ammunition. I am glad you had fun, but I feel worse than a narcoleptic epileptic with Parkinson's for having played that.
    When my friends were dragging me around in gold and silver having just started, I found the easiest way to be useful, was grab one of the default human engineers, spec it for powers damage anywhere you have that option, then spec incinerate for AoE and recharge time, and overload for chain hits and recharge.
    Then cackle madly as you run around and detonate everything.

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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    Yeah when you're first starting out, don't expect weapons to do much for you. Choose a biotic or tech class and 'splode things. And yeah you'll die a lot at first, but you'll also be learning how not to die by running around, and how to revive people without putting yourself in the line of fire. Eventually, anyway.

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  • ShimshaiShimshai Flush with Success! Isle of EmeraldRegistered User regular
    Improving your situational awareness is also something that will serve you well in the future. Nice weapons are great, but knowing where to go and what to do is always going to benefit the entire team.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    I took that build on a run with a couple of friends and a random on gold. I forget who they were playing. At least one had a flamer, but they both could prime. We just stuck together and by the end of the mission, I only had a 25 kill medal, just barely. But we all had 50+ assists, and they both had 75+ kills because there were just constant packs of dudes fire or cryo exploding simultaneously. It was one of the easiest runs we've done.

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    Knowing where to go is far more important than good weapons. Back when I only had a Harrier II or III, I routinely outscored people with Harrier X's because they didn't seem to know how to position themselves for the best firing lanes on spawns.

  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    Knowing where to go is far more important than good weapons. Back when I only had a Harrier II or III, I routinely outscored people with Harrier X's because they didn't seem to know how to position themselves for the best firing lanes on spawns.

    I still don't. You guys clear out an entire spawn before I even find it!

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  • FairchildFairchild Rabbit used short words that were easy to understand, like "Hello Pooh, how about Lunch ?" Registered User regular
    edited March 2014
  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    Cambiata wrote: »
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    Knowing where to go is far more important than good weapons. Back when I only had a Harrier II or III, I routinely outscored people with Harrier X's because they didn't seem to know how to position themselves for the best firing lanes on spawns.

    I still don't. You guys clear out an entire spawn before I even find it!

    One would think that someone who played enough to get a Harrier X would know, though.

    For your help - the two biggest factors that determine where enemies spawn are

    a) where the team is
    b) where the team is looking

    Generally, the game will pick the spawn locations that are neither near your team nor where any of your team is actually currently looking. Each wave that usually only fits the bill for 2-3 different spawn points on any given map, so you can be pretty confident where to go. Some maps are trickier than others - for example, Vancouver and London are nearly impossible to do this reliably on, but Glacier and Firebase White are two of the easiest.

  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    Cambiata wrote: »
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    Knowing where to go is far more important than good weapons. Back when I only had a Harrier II or III, I routinely outscored people with Harrier X's because they didn't seem to know how to position themselves for the best firing lanes on spawns.

    I still don't. You guys clear out an entire spawn before I even find it!

    One would think that someone who played enough to get a Harrier X would know, though.

    I have a Harrier X! That's my point.

  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    edited March 2014
    Cambiata wrote: »
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    Cambiata wrote: »
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    Knowing where to go is far more important than good weapons. Back when I only had a Harrier II or III, I routinely outscored people with Harrier X's because they didn't seem to know how to position themselves for the best firing lanes on spawns.

    I still don't. You guys clear out an entire spawn before I even find it!

    One would think that someone who played enough to get a Harrier X would know, though.

    I have a Harrier X! That's my point.

    Wow, wait, seriously? That's some insane UR luck. I have only 15-20 UR unlocks left to max out a manifest, and the Harrier was one of the last to get to X.

    You play well though, so maybe it's just a case of fix the spawn knowledge and you'll become the top scorer!

    Dhalphir on
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    No, my mistake, I only have a Harrier VI. None of my URs are at X.

  • HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    edited March 2014
    Fairchild wrote: »
    That's because they are nerds and you are not.

    I'm afraid the Firefly avatar betrays her, Fairchild :P

    And yes I did edit this just to capitalize "Firefly"

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  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    Cambiata wrote: »
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    Knowing where to go is far more important than good weapons. Back when I only had a Harrier II or III, I routinely outscored people with Harrier X's because they didn't seem to know how to position themselves for the best firing lanes on spawns.

    I still don't. You guys clear out an entire spawn before I even find it!

    dhalphir's right, and on certain maps like jade you can force every enemy in every wave to spawn in a single location.

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  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    Cambiata wrote: »
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    Knowing where to go is far more important than good weapons. Back when I only had a Harrier II or III, I routinely outscored people with Harrier X's because they didn't seem to know how to position themselves for the best firing lanes on spawns.

    I still don't. You guys clear out an entire spawn before I even find it!

    dhalphir's right, and on certain maps like jade you can force every enemy in every wave to spawn in a single location.


    Typically in the room above, the alcove below the extraction zone, or the lower room...

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