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Mass Effect: The monkey doesn't have the fucking module!
Yeah, reading the thread (and manual) before playing got me at least far enough to realize how to steer and use both guns. I just can't aim or drive for shit.
Edit: Normal squad combat is not a problem at all. My Sentinel kicks all kinds of ass.
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KnobTURN THE BEAT BACKInternetModeratorMod Emeritus
edited November 2007
in the mako
zoom with LT to be more accurate, use r3 to cycle through levels of magnification
I will try that, thanks. Probably I just need more practice.
Just run over stuff in the mako, jump over their shots and then run over the guys. You can even ram armatures and colossi (they'll only ragdoll but you can kill them while they're helpless on the ground). I think the only thing you can't ram is a thresher maw(which are fun to kill while you're on foot, it takes a while but it's fun)
Also pushing down the right analog while you're zoomed with the mako helps you zoom in further so you can snipe things from very long distances.
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CokomonOur butts are worth fighting for!Registered Userregular
edited November 2007
I think I am finally clicking with the fighting system, I wasn't getting rocked so hard last night.
I'm 99% sure humans either are Protheans or are descended from Protheans. It's such a huge sci-fi cliche', all the signs are there. That's why the Council treats humans in such a manner, and that's why Saren flew off the handle when he learned that a human interfaced with the beacon.
Regarding the Shadow Broker:
It's got to be an AI. I think it may be the city's tour guide, Avia or whatever her name is. She claims to be a VI, but what better cover is there for an AI than to hide itself as a program with complete knowledge of the city, with terminals all over the place? It can sit there and listen, and learn, completely undetected. The other possibility is that the Keepers are the Shadow Broker.
So I woke up this morning to this update on my UPS mass effect fiasco. I have no friggin idea what it means... I swear to god I must have killed kittens in another life to be put through this bullshit. Making it a spoiler so as to not take up space.
LACONIA,NH, US 11/21/2007 10:00 P.M. THE RECEIVER REQUESTED A HOLD FOR A FUTURE DELIVERY DATE. UPS WILL ATTEMPT DELIVERY ON DATE REQUESTED / DELIVERY RESCHEDULED
11/21/2007 8:10 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY
11/21/2007 6:20 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
The whole tracking thing from start to finish.....
US 11/19/2007 11:18 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
LOUISVILLE,KY, US 11/20/2007 4:14 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
11/20/2007 1:53 A.M. ORIGIN SCAN
MANCHESTER,NH, US 11/20/2007 7:06 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
11/20/2007 6:13 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
LACONIA,NH, US 11/20/2007 8:20 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY
11/20/2007 8:10 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
BREWER,ME, US 11/20/2007 8:40 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
11/20/2007 9:15 A.M. AN INCORRECT ROUTING AT A UPS FACILITY CAUSED THIS DELAY / THE PACKAGE WAS MISSORTED AT THE HUB. IT HAS BEEN REROUTED TO THE CORRECT DESTINATION SITE
CHELMSFORD,MA, US 11/21/2007 4:41 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
11/21/2007 1:04 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
LACONIA,NH, US 11/21/2007 10:00 P.M. THE RECEIVER REQUESTED A HOLD FOR A FUTURE DELIVERY DATE. UPS WILL ATTEMPT DELIVERY ON DATE REQUESTED / DELIVERY RESCHEDULED
11/21/2007 8:10 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY
11/21/2007 6:20 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
If anybody has any insight on what I should do at this point please feel free to offer suggestions. I would think a shipping refund would be in order. I understand that it's the holidays and whatnot being a busy time of year for UPS. However I paid for overnight delivery to receive this past Tuesday. It will be Friday before I get it if I get it at all.
My humble suggestion: Buy a copy locally and return the game when it finally arrives. I would say do it today, but it's Thanksgiving. But if there is a Wal Mart near you that is open today (a lot of them are) then I say go get the game.
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KnobTURN THE BEAT BACKInternetModeratorMod Emeritus
edited November 2007
i stabbed her ass full of drugs
i ain't got time to deal with crazy, and it was taking forever to push her into just capping herself
My girlfriend wants to roll a female character, but she's wondering if she can have a heterosexual romance plot. I'm not sure, but all's I kept hearing was lesbian this and lesbian that.
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KnobTURN THE BEAT BACKInternetModeratorMod Emeritus
edited November 2007
There's a straight romance option
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KnobTURN THE BEAT BACKInternetModeratorMod Emeritus
edited November 2007
And if i may put on my nerdhat for a moment, there ain't any lesbianism in ME at all
Lady Shepards can nail two different asari
but asari ain't got genders, they all just look like ladies
gah! ME is at my UPS station and it's stupid Thanksgiving!
You! Sentinel, scout the station for cameras and security devices.
You! Engineer, bypass said security devices and gain entry into UPS station.
You! Vanguard, assault the station and take out the Geth garrison no doubt responsible for not delivering today.
Sorry, just annoyed that it is so close, yet so far away.
"I Remember Me". That's still my favorite sidequest, dialogue-wise.
RE: Wrex's Badass Berserker Armor
It's only available at the Normandy Req Officer's store, and only after you purchase the Geth Armory license from Morlan in the Citadel Market. I think you have to be level 40 or 50 to get the License to show up. And even after you purchase a license it's random what he'll have for sale from that manufacturer. No offense BioWare, but the license system kind of sucks. If they carried over between playthroughs that would be one thing, but really now.
Regarding the Shadow Broker:
I'm almost certain that the Consort is the Shadow Broker. I haven't found any sidequests that reveal this, but it seems logical because not only is she above suspicion, but she seems to have unfettered access to information that noone else does. It will probably be dealt with in ME2 or 3.
I'm only like an hour in, but I think I'm going to play through the game not necessarily being good or evil, but reacting how I actually think I would to situations. Is this a good idea? Would I miss out on anything?
So I'm about 45 minutes in, beat the tutorial. I can't play much cause my XBox is being borrowed by my roommate to play Assassin's Creed. It's 3 feet away from it's normal location, but roommate's wife has a stranglehold on that TV.
Anyway, how come Microsoft can let companies assume everyone and their mother has HDTV, but not everyone has a HDD? Seriously, I couldn't read half the text in this on my SDTV. Maybe my larger (32 inch) SDTV in my room will be easier, but... Jesus.
So I'm about 45 minutes in, beat the tutorial. I can't play much cause my XBox is being borrowed by my roommate to play Assassin's Creed. It's 3 feet away from it's normal location, but roommate's wife has a stranglehold on that TV.
Anyway, how come Microsoft can let companies assume everyone and their mother has HDTV, but not everyone has a HDD? Seriously, I couldn't read half the text in this on my SDTV. Maybe my larger (32 inch) SDTV in my room will be easier, but... Jesus.
I can read everything fine on my 20" SDTV. I do use component cables though, that makes a big difference. I can even read Dead Rising text without an problems on it.
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yeah, I believe I mentioned that earlier
the game never feels cheap to me, which I like
by the time I beat it and go back through on normal or something I'll probably be godlike at it
So bad.
On Easy.
What do I do?
you know there's a cannon right
I know that's a dumb question but apparently manual reading is passe
other helpful hints from the Mass Effect Manual, conveniently located in your game case include:
- after inserting Mass Effect into the 360 and powering it on, press start to play
- use cover in combat
- the left analog stick is used to move your character
Edit: Normal squad combat is not a problem at all. My Sentinel kicks all kinds of ass.
zoom with LT to be more accurate, use r3 to cycle through levels of magnification
use the fucking big gun
don't sit still and trade fire, keep moving
jump over rockets and slow moving shit
Just run over stuff in the mako, jump over their shots and then run over the guys. You can even ram armatures and colossi (they'll only ragdoll but you can kill them while they're helpless on the ground). I think the only thing you can't ram is a thresher maw(which are fun to kill while you're on foot, it takes a while but it's fun)
Also pushing down the right analog while you're zoomed with the mako helps you zoom in further so you can snipe things from very long distances.
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Regarding Protheans:
Regarding the Shadow Broker:
felt pretty good about that
My humble suggestion: Buy a copy locally and return the game when it finally arrives. I would say do it today, but it's Thanksgiving. But if there is a Wal Mart near you that is open today (a lot of them are) then I say go get the game.
i ain't got time to deal with crazy, and it was taking forever to push her into just capping herself
My girlfriend wants to roll a female character, but she's wondering if she can have a heterosexual romance plot. I'm not sure, but all's I kept hearing was lesbian this and lesbian that.
Lady Shepards can nail two different asari
but asari ain't got genders, they all just look like ladies
You! Sentinel, scout the station for cameras and security devices.
You! Engineer, bypass said security devices and gain entry into UPS station.
You! Vanguard, assault the station and take out the Geth garrison no doubt responsible for not delivering today.
Sorry, just annoyed that it is so close, yet so far away.
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hahaha I'm kidding it's fucking amazing
well actually the are all female but can morph their genitals
or just do mind sex
"I Remember Me". That's still my favorite sidequest, dialogue-wise.
RE: Wrex's Badass Berserker Armor
It's only available at the Normandy Req Officer's store, and only after you purchase the Geth Armory license from Morlan in the Citadel Market. I think you have to be level 40 or 50 to get the License to show up. And even after you purchase a license it's random what he'll have for sale from that manufacturer. No offense BioWare, but the license system kind of sucks. If they carried over between playthroughs that would be one thing, but really now.
Regarding the Shadow Broker:
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without a second gender for reference, they're all either both or neither
if I see two versions of the same armor in a shop and one is limited and one is common
what's the difference
I'm just saying they call themselves mono-gendered, refer to every one in their race as she, and the codex calls them an "all female" race
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no shit
Ashley: Guys seem to have a weird obsession with the asari. I blame the extranet... and computer games.
Wrex: I don't get why a female with clothes on is more fascinating than one that's naked.
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have you recieved Mass Effect?
I haven't recieved mine but it was shipped on November 18th
Anyway, how come Microsoft can let companies assume everyone and their mother has HDTV, but not everyone has a HDD? Seriously, I couldn't read half the text in this on my SDTV. Maybe my larger (32 inch) SDTV in my room will be easier, but... Jesus.
Ahahahaha, when do they say this?
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I can read everything fine on my 20" SDTV. I do use component cables though, that makes a big difference. I can even read Dead Rising text without an problems on it.
If you go back to the Citadel after finishing a planet you should get the quest the moment you step off the elevator from the docking bay.
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