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Mass Effect: my biotic skills - let me show you them

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  • LockeColeLockeCole Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Riale wrote: »
    And, fun story: I got all the weapon mastery achievements in this runthrough - except sniper. In order to rack up the sniper kills, I spent the whole of the last few missions using only my trusty sniper. I was sad when I got to the end boss. No chance of getting it this playthrough, then. I kill the last boss. Achievement unlocked. 'Twas the 150th kill. Should've seen my grin.
    A very similar thing happened to me with my infiltrator, with overload. The last overload I ever cast was the one that unlocked the achievement moments before the end boss died.

    Had anyone else had a problem unlocking these achievements, I've been using the assault rifle as a soldier exclusively since I started the game, and somehow I haven't logged 150 kills with it yet? that seems... odd.

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  • KimFidlerKimFidler Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I've been unlocking them pretty easily. I got the assault rifle one after about 5 hours of play, working on the shotgun one now.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Pancake wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    What the hell happened to the planet caleston that was in a bunch of trailers?

    did i miss something hilariously obvious here?

    Based on the encounters shown in the trailers, it's, uh, the planet you find Liara on. They changed the name and the circumstances, but I was under the impression those early trailers were built more as demos of what they wanted the final game to look like than chunks of the actual game.

    Ah ok.

    I see.

    I just left the game on the title screen and it played the tv spot trailer and it mentioned caleston. then i remembered it from like a billion previews.

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  • s3rial ones3rial one Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I'm trying to do a renegade run this time, but you know what? I still can't do it. While the paragon/renegade system is substantially less retarded than KOTOR's light/dark dichotomy, it still boils down to one bad stereotype or another if you want the achievements.

    They should call it Sycophantic GI Joe Throwback and Juvenile Asshole.

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  • LookFreeGrenadeLookFreeGrenade Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Riale wrote: »
    And, fun story: I got all the weapon mastery achievements in this runthrough - except sniper. In order to rack up the sniper kills, I spent the whole of the last few missions using only my trusty sniper. I was sad when I got to the end boss. No chance of getting it this playthrough, then. I kill the last boss. Achievement unlocked. 'Twas the 150th kill. Should've seen my grin.
    A very similar thing happened to me with my infiltrator, with overload. The last overload I ever cast was the one that unlocked the achievement moments before the end boss died.

    Had anyone else had a problem unlocking these achievements, I've been using the assault rifle as a soldier exclusively since I started the game, and somehow I haven't logged 150 kills with it yet? that seems... odd.

    I got both my Assault Rifle and Pistol expert near endgame, but I used mostly shotgun, so It probably won't take you much longer.

    Make sure to do a lot of combat sidequests too.

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  • HandgimpHandgimp R+L=J Family PhotoRegistered User regular
    edited November 2007
    The_Scarab wrote: »

    Oh, and Bioware - make sure ME2 reads right off of your ME1 save file to see how things ended. I don't want to have to go through that rubbish that KOTORII had. What - Revan was a man?! I always thought it was a woman! etc.

    This was confirmed to be true by a BioWare employee in this thread.

    I'm pretty sure he included a disclaimer that they were planning to do that. Not a 100% confirmation.

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  • Der Waffle MousDer Waffle Mous Blame this on the misfortune of your birth. New Yark, New Yark.Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    s3rial one wrote: »
    I'm trying to do a renegade run this time, but you know what? I still can't do it. While the paragon/renegade system is substantially less retarded than KOTOR's light/dark dichotomy, it still boils down to one bad stereotype or another if you want the achievements.

    They should call it Sycophantic GI Joe Throwback and Juvenile Asshole.
    That's only if you're dedicated towards playing like a juvenile asshole. Which for you I guess isn't much of a stretch.

    Most of my responses in the renegade playthrough boiled down to either wanting to cut through the bullshit or being angry.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Handgimp wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »

    Oh, and Bioware - make sure ME2 reads right off of your ME1 save file to see how things ended. I don't want to have to go through that rubbish that KOTORII had. What - Revan was a man?! I always thought it was a woman! etc.

    This was confirmed to be true by a BioWare employee in this thread.

    I'm pretty sure he included a disclaimer that they were planning to do that. Not a 100% confirmation.
    Fair enough.

    Dont see why it wont happen though. seems like a pretty simple thing to do, especially given the current system of game saves and autosaving in the game at the moment, which differentiates between profiles and character careers.

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  • Mei HikariMei Hikari Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Handgimp wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »

    Oh, and Bioware - make sure ME2 reads right off of your ME1 save file to see how things ended. I don't want to have to go through that rubbish that KOTORII had. What - Revan was a man?! I always thought it was a woman! etc.

    This was confirmed to be true by a BioWare employee in this thread.

    I'm pretty sure he included a disclaimer that they were planning to do that. Not a 100% confirmation.

    He used the word 'ideally', so no guarantees.

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  • TaramoorTaramoor Storyteller Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Riale wrote: »
    And, fun story: I got all the weapon mastery achievements in this runthrough - except sniper. In order to rack up the sniper kills, I spent the whole of the last few missions using only my trusty sniper. I was sad when I got to the end boss. No chance of getting it this playthrough, then. I kill the last boss. Achievement unlocked. 'Twas the 150th kill. Should've seen my grin.
    A very similar thing happened to me with my infiltrator, with overload. The last overload I ever cast was the one that unlocked the achievement moments before the end boss died.

    Had anyone else had a problem unlocking these achievements, I've been using the assault rifle as a soldier exclusively since I started the game, and somehow I haven't logged 150 kills with it yet? that seems... odd.

    Make sure your henchmen aren't stealing your kills.

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  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Speaking of achievements, here's a small tip. If you're already at the very end of the game, but you're sure you're only a few shots away from the weapon/biotic achievements, there's a little trick. Use them as much as you can, and then when you beat the game, it automatically saves. You can then reload the same game, and your total will be the same. I was using Overload throughout the last fights hoping I'd get it, but no go. Reloaded the save game to see the renegade ending, and I got it half way through.

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  • Der Waffle MousDer Waffle Mous Blame this on the misfortune of your birth. New Yark, New Yark.Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Taramoor wrote: »
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Riale wrote: »
    And, fun story: I got all the weapon mastery achievements in this runthrough - except sniper. In order to rack up the sniper kills, I spent the whole of the last few missions using only my trusty sniper. I was sad when I got to the end boss. No chance of getting it this playthrough, then. I kill the last boss. Achievement unlocked. 'Twas the 150th kill. Should've seen my grin.
    A very similar thing happened to me with my infiltrator, with overload. The last overload I ever cast was the one that unlocked the achievement moments before the end boss died.

    Had anyone else had a problem unlocking these achievements, I've been using the assault rifle as a soldier exclusively since I started the game, and somehow I haven't logged 150 kills with it yet? that seems... odd.

    Make sure your henchmen aren't stealing your kills.
    The autorifle achievement seems to be harder to get, for some reason. I've noticed this in my recent game, as well. It took me most of the playing time to get that, then I switched to Shotguns, and got that in maybe two hours of play.

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  • The Count Of Midget FistoThe Count Of Midget Fisto Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I really wish there was a Spector set of armor

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  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Why can't I not let some pissant bartender slow me down? Where's that?


    Also: assault rifles make it a bit harder to make the killing blow. An easy way to help yourself out: use an ammo mod that alters the graphical effect of your kill. Chemical/Polonium rounds work well, since they add the DoT effect and green glowiness, and then they disintegrate when you kill them. If you set your party to not have such an effect you can tell when you got the killing blow. Party members tended to steal a lot more kills than when I was using the sniper rifle.

    I think someone also mentioned that kills and uses are added on to your next playthrough (although, I'd think that would have to be the same career).

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  • HounHoun Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Ok. Virmire was AWESOME. I'm so beating this tonight...

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Houn wrote: »
    Ok. Virmire was AWESOME. I'm so beating this tonight...

    If you just did Virmire you have anything from 3 to 20 hours left.

    Grab some coffee man, cause the rest of the game is one giant thrill ride of amazing.

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  • LookFreeGrenadeLookFreeGrenade Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Why can't I not let some pissant bartender slow me down? Where's that?

    The pissant bartender is in flux at the citadel, but you can't talk to him.

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Ok after 35hours of playtime I finished my first playthrough.

    I went Paragon, got completionist, quarian ally, turian ally,power gamer, tactician and a bunch of other stuff.

    The game was AMAZING (except for maybe some sidequests that just paled completely compared to the story planets).
    Question about something at the end:
    Is it just me/my version (german) or did Saren lose is cool techno-bass voice at the end of the game? When I encountered him in the Citadel Tower, he spoke in a completely normal voice without any metallic echos and stuff. Did you guys get that too?

    Now listening to the credits, which are pretty awesome.

    Oh and I need Mass Effect 2 NOW. Cause the story is actually superb, which I didn't really realize until my 20th hour of play or so, cause I was ONLY doing side missions. Go me.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I don't know if anybody knows this or cares, but for those of you who don't like the idea of buying a strategy guide just for the art book, they're apparently selling it seperately

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  • TomantaTomanta Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Handgimp wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »

    Oh, and Bioware - make sure ME2 reads right off of your ME1 save file to see how things ended. I don't want to have to go through that rubbish that KOTORII had. What - Revan was a man?! I always thought it was a woman! etc.

    This was confirmed to be true by a BioWare employee in this thread.

    I'm pretty sure he included a disclaimer that they were planning to do that. Not a 100% confirmation.
    Fair enough.

    Dont see why it wont happen though. seems like a pretty simple thing to do, especially given the current system of game saves and autosaving in the game at the moment, which differentiates between profiles and character careers.

    Also, the endings make it somewhat easy to translate
    The main differences are: Humanity's role on the council and who represents them. The other races will still have representatives... the models may change, but nothing else need change about them. So maybe a few different conversations and maybe a different sidequest or two. It's actually pretty awesome that they can do what amounts to a pretty large change for the universe without changing the sequels that much.

    I want to see ME3 deal with the consequences of some of your actions in ME1. That'd be awesome.
    Like, the Rachni queen can help you out in the final battle of ME3 if you saved her. Or maybe she'll side with the enemy....

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    All I want from the sequel is someone answering my "I have a ship in the orbit, I could bombard them" with "Yeah, that would be great!".

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  • LockeColeLockeCole Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Monkey quest question
    I found the monkey in the back of the cave with the module, and then got jumped by the geth, but my journal doesn't seem to have updated, it still says go find the module... did I miss something?

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Monkey quest question
    I found the monkey in the back of the cave with the module, and then got jumped by the geth, but my journal doesn't seem to have updated, it still says go find the module... did I miss something?

    As far as I know,you just need to get on board of the Normandy again.

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  • LockeColeLockeCole Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Klyka wrote: »
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Monkey quest question
    I found the monkey in the back of the cave with the module, and then got jumped by the geth, but my journal doesn't seem to have updated, it still says go find the module... did I miss something?

    As far as I know,you just need to get on board of the Normandy again.

    Yup, went back to the normandy and the quest turned grey.

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  • DisruptorX2DisruptorX2 Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    LockeCole wrote: »
    I just don't get it. My roommates all refuse to put points into anything besides weapon skills and intimidate, despite being Infiltrators and Engineers, and play as homicidal jackasses who apparently love reloading save games. Is this enjoyable? Am I not right in suggesting that they should maybe give Wrex some points in an actual biotic power or two?

    Is anyone playing this game as anything but a total renegade dick besides me?

    I've been mostly Paragon myself thus far. Most of my Renegade points have been one or two points here or there where I kind of liked one of they slightly renegade-ish side of a gray area.

    I'm playing Chaotic Good, mostly. I've got renegade points, but not all that many.

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  • SoggybiscuitSoggybiscuit Tandem Electrostatic Accelerator Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Question:

    In order to get the hardcore and insanity difficulty achievements, do I need to start the game with a fresh, level 1 person or can I select the higher difficulty on the Normandy before the first mission (the prologue)?

    I tried it from a fresh level 1 person, but it is stupid hard because of the crap weapons and lack of skills that you have. Most enemies ate through me in about 1 second.

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  • Ghandi 2Ghandi 2 Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Pancake wrote: »
    Ghandi 2 wrote: »
    WTF, why do I get less skill points now that I'm a higher level?

    Uh, yeah, that starts to happen at level 5. Up to and including level 5, you gain 3 points per level. Six to... I don't remember off-hand, it switches to 2 per level. Then it decreases to 1. Your party's points decrease at a faster rate than yours.
    I don't remember ever getting 3, so I was confused. Your teammates go to 1 at 21.

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  • Ghandi 2Ghandi 2 Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Riale wrote: »
    And, fun story: I got all the weapon mastery achievements in this runthrough - except sniper. In order to rack up the sniper kills, I spent the whole of the last few missions using only my trusty sniper. I was sad when I got to the end boss. No chance of getting it this playthrough, then. I kill the last boss. Achievement unlocked. 'Twas the 150th kill. Should've seen my grin.
    A very similar thing happened to me with my infiltrator, with overload. The last overload I ever cast was the one that unlocked the achievement moments before the end boss died.

    Had anyone else had a problem unlocking these achievements, I've been using the assault rifle as a soldier exclusively since I started the game, and somehow I haven't logged 150 kills with it yet? that seems... odd.
    I didn't unlock it until level 15+. Your teammates steal your kills quite frequently.

    Double post, sorry.

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  • TaramoorTaramoor Storyteller Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Question:

    In order to get the hardcore and insanity difficulty achievements, do I need to start the game with a fresh, level 1 person or can I select the higher difficulty on the Normandy before the first mission (the prologue)?

    I tried it from a fresh level 1 person, but it is stupid hard because of the crap weapons and lack of skills that you have. Most enemies ate through me in about 1 second.

    According to BioWare, the moment you activate the beacon on Eden Prime, your difficulty is locked in. You can change it before then, but if you change it afterward the achievement will not unlock.

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  • SoggybiscuitSoggybiscuit Tandem Electrostatic Accelerator Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Ghandi 2 wrote: »
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Riale wrote: »
    And, fun story: I got all the weapon mastery achievements in this runthrough - except sniper. In order to rack up the sniper kills, I spent the whole of the last few missions using only my trusty sniper. I was sad when I got to the end boss. No chance of getting it this playthrough, then. I kill the last boss. Achievement unlocked. 'Twas the 150th kill. Should've seen my grin.
    A very similar thing happened to me with my infiltrator, with overload. The last overload I ever cast was the one that unlocked the achievement moments before the end boss died.

    Had anyone else had a problem unlocking these achievements, I've been using the assault rifle as a soldier exclusively since I started the game, and somehow I haven't logged 150 kills with it yet? that seems... odd.
    I didn't unlock it until level 15+. Your teammates steal your kills quite frequently.

    Double post, sorry.

    The best place to get your shotgun achievement (or take a big chunk out of it) is probably
    The thorian creepers on feros. Their are alot of em, and most die to a single blast of the shotgun. Not to mention, you can keep you allies back far enough because of the tight corridors, so it makes it even easier
    Taramoor wrote: »
    Question:

    In order to get the hardcore and insanity difficulty achievements, do I need to start the game with a fresh, level 1 person or can I select the higher difficulty on the Normandy before the first mission (the prologue)?

    I tried it from a fresh level 1 person, but it is stupid hard because of the crap weapons and lack of skills that you have. Most enemies ate through me in about 1 second.

    According to BioWare, the moment you activate the beacon on Eden Prime, your difficulty is locked in. You can change it before then, but if you change it afterward the achievement will not unlock.

    Thanks! That is a big help.

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  • EvangirEvangir Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Has anyone tried playing a Biotic on Insane difficulty (From level 1)? I'm just curious about how high their resist/immunity rate is. The start of Hardcore as a Soldier was rough enough. :|

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  • TaramoorTaramoor Storyteller Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Evangir wrote: »
    Has anyone tried playing a Biotic on Insane difficulty (From level 1)? I'm just curious about how high their resist/immunity rate is. The start of Hardcore as a Soldier was rough enough. :|

    The trouble with playing an Adept on Insane from Level 1 is that you face flying drones FIRST.

    Flying Drones are the bane of Adepts everywhere since disabling biotics don't work. Warp and your Pistol are really all you have. However, if you make good use of Kaidan's Sabotage it's completely doable.

    Once you've passed the prologue you can hustle around the Citadel and do Sidequests for a long time before journeying out into the black.

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  • LockeColeLockeCole Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Ghandi 2 wrote: »
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Riale wrote: »
    And, fun story: I got all the weapon mastery achievements in this runthrough - except sniper. In order to rack up the sniper kills, I spent the whole of the last few missions using only my trusty sniper. I was sad when I got to the end boss. No chance of getting it this playthrough, then. I kill the last boss. Achievement unlocked. 'Twas the 150th kill. Should've seen my grin.
    A very similar thing happened to me with my infiltrator, with overload. The last overload I ever cast was the one that unlocked the achievement moments before the end boss died.

    Had anyone else had a problem unlocking these achievements, I've been using the assault rifle as a soldier exclusively since I started the game, and somehow I haven't logged 150 kills with it yet? that seems... odd.
    I didn't unlock it until level 15+. Your teammates steal your kills quite frequently.

    Double post, sorry.

    Uhhh yeah, I'm level 30 and I haven't gotten it yet.

    Couple of other things, anyone have a list of the keeper locations? I can't find the last 3 for the life of me
    Also (spoilers? maybe in the Hercules system - same planet as the monkeys)
    Whats up with the ruin with the sphere? something that unlocks with the protean disk collection quest?

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Pancake wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    What the hell happened to the planet caleston that was in a bunch of trailers?

    did i miss something hilariously obvious here?

    Based on the encounters shown in the trailers, it's, uh, the planet you find Liara on. They changed the name and the circumstances, but I was under the impression those early trailers were built more as demos of what they wanted the final game to look like than chunks of the actual game.

    Yea, I missed the part where they talk about the miners, twice (they don't). I'm disappointed some of the stuff from the trailers isn't there, but, meh... I'll take what we got. :)

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Ghandi 2 wrote: »
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Riale wrote: »
    And, fun story: I got all the weapon mastery achievements in this runthrough - except sniper. In order to rack up the sniper kills, I spent the whole of the last few missions using only my trusty sniper. I was sad when I got to the end boss. No chance of getting it this playthrough, then. I kill the last boss. Achievement unlocked. 'Twas the 150th kill. Should've seen my grin.
    A very similar thing happened to me with my infiltrator, with overload. The last overload I ever cast was the one that unlocked the achievement moments before the end boss died.

    Had anyone else had a problem unlocking these achievements, I've been using the assault rifle as a soldier exclusively since I started the game, and somehow I haven't logged 150 kills with it yet? that seems... odd.
    I didn't unlock it until level 15+. Your teammates steal your kills quite frequently.

    Double post, sorry.

    Uhhh yeah, I'm level 30 and I haven't gotten it yet.

    Couple of other things, anyone have a list of the keeper locations? I can't find the last 3 for the life of me
    Also (spoilers? maybe in the Hercules system - same planet as the monkeys)
    Whats up with the ruin with the sphere? something that unlocks with the protean disk collection quest?

    That part in the spoiler was really interesting and a nice little backstory about the protheans and humanity.
    I am actually kinda glad that they didn't go to far into that.

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  • EvangirEvangir Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Taramoor wrote: »
    Evangir wrote: »
    Has anyone tried playing a Biotic on Insane difficulty (From level 1)? I'm just curious about how high their resist/immunity rate is. The start of Hardcore as a Soldier was rough enough. :|

    The trouble with playing an Adept on Insane from Level 1 is that you face flying drones FIRST.

    Flying Drones are the bane of Adepts everywhere since disabling biotics don't work. Warp and your Pistol are really all you have. However, if you make good use of Kaidan's Sabotage it's completely doable.

    Once you've passed the prologue you can hustle around the Citadel and do Sidequests for a long time before journeying out into the black.

    My main concern is those two assassins you face right off the bat, and a few of the early sidequests. I recall spending almost an hour fighting the same group of enemies on my Soldier, simply because they were smart about pulling back when their shields dropped, so I couldn't finish any of them off (ridiculously high health against my horrible weapons). Plus, they all seemed to have the Immunity skill, which was giving me fits. I guess the Throw skill is a decent defence against that though.

    Oh what the hell, I guess I'll give it a shot. Once I finish my Hardcore playthrough :D (Just reached...
    Ilos!)

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  • JucJuc EdmontonRegistered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Taramoor wrote: »
    Evangir wrote: »
    Has anyone tried playing a Biotic on Insane difficulty (From level 1)? I'm just curious about how high their resist/immunity rate is. The start of Hardcore as a Soldier was rough enough. :|

    The trouble with playing an Adept on Insane from Level 1 is that you face flying drones FIRST.

    Flying Drones are the bane of Adepts everywhere since disabling biotics don't work. Warp and your Pistol are really all you have. However, if you make good use of Kaidan's Sabotage it's completely doable.

    Once you've passed the prologue you can hustle around the Citadel and do Sidequests for a long time before journeying out into the black.


    If memory serves me right kaidan is actually invulnerable until you gain ashley, so the drones aren't going to be a problem.

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  • TaramoorTaramoor Storyteller Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Ghandi 2 wrote: »
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Riale wrote: »
    And, fun story: I got all the weapon mastery achievements in this runthrough - except sniper. In order to rack up the sniper kills, I spent the whole of the last few missions using only my trusty sniper. I was sad when I got to the end boss. No chance of getting it this playthrough, then. I kill the last boss. Achievement unlocked. 'Twas the 150th kill. Should've seen my grin.
    A very similar thing happened to me with my infiltrator, with overload. The last overload I ever cast was the one that unlocked the achievement moments before the end boss died.

    Had anyone else had a problem unlocking these achievements, I've been using the assault rifle as a soldier exclusively since I started the game, and somehow I haven't logged 150 kills with it yet? that seems... odd.
    I didn't unlock it until level 15+. Your teammates steal your kills quite frequently.

    Double post, sorry.

    Uhhh yeah, I'm level 30 and I haven't gotten it yet.

    Couple of other things, anyone have a list of the keeper locations? I can't find the last 3 for the life of me
    Also (spoilers? maybe in the Hercules system - same planet as the monkeys)
    Whats up with the ruin with the sphere? something that unlocks with the protean disk collection quest?

    Keeper Locations:
    Four in the Tower
    One in the Docking Bay
    One in the Wards Access
    Two in C-Sec
    Eight on the Presidium
    Four in the Wards
    One in Flux

    Breakdown:
    1. Back near where the Council Meets
    2. Where you get the Keeper Quest from Chorban
    3. Left of Chorban's Location
    4. Right of Chorban's Location
    5. Docking Bay
    6. Wards Access
    7. Flight Control Terminal in C-Sec
    8. Near the C-Sec Req Officer
    9. Elcor Embassy
    10. Terrace behind the fancy cafe
    11. Weird Library Room near the Fancy Cafe
    12. Behind the Emporium
    13. Wards Access Rapid Transit
    14. Outside the Tower Elevator
    15. Consort Chambers Rapid Transit
    16. By the Krogan Statue
    17. Med Clinic Rapid Transit
    18. Downstairs from the Med Clinic
    19. Back Alleyway where you get Tali
    20. Upstairs in the Market
    21. Upstairs in Flux, at the rear of the Casino

    That should do it.

    Taramoor on
  • WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    LockeCole wrote: »
    I just don't get it. My roommates all refuse to put points into anything besides weapon skills and intimidate, despite being Infiltrators and Engineers, and play as homicidal jackasses who apparently love reloading save games. Is this enjoyable? Am I not right in suggesting that they should maybe give Wrex some points in an actual biotic power or two?

    Is anyone playing this game as anything but a total renegade dick besides me?

    I've been mostly Paragon myself thus far. Most of my Renegade points have been one or two points here or there where I kind of liked one of they slightly renegade-ish side of a gray area.

    I'm playing Chaotic Good, mostly. I've got renegade points, but not all that many.
    I've been going like this: Anything to save the galaxy
    Character themselves doesn't do small favors for people (unless they're going to get good pay), despises getting their mission questioned and shows no respect to the questioner, and is fairly ruthless. However, they do not go around randomly killing everyone and abusing their crew, disposable as they might think they are.

    Wallhitter on
  • SilpheedSilpheed Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Man, playing as an Adept is so much fun that it should be illegal. I'm a one man wrecking crew with Singularity, Lift, Throw and Warp. Specializing as a Nemesis sure helped as well, the Geth are my playthings right now. Nothing brings a smile on my face like when I get the drop on those wall climbing Geth fuckers and hit them with Lift+Throw.

    Silpheed on
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