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  • Fatty McBeardoFatty McBeardo Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    After the endless beatdown on our heroes that was ESB, the first 20 minutes of RotJ was absolutely epic. I remember the crowd cheering quite loudly in the theater during the Sarlaac fight.

    Fucking Ewoks.

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  • EvangirEvangir Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I've never understood the Ewok hate. I liked the furry buggers!

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Evangir wrote: »
    I've never understood the Ewok hate. I liked the furry buggers!

    When that one ewok dies and his friend doesnt realize, nudged him to get up then realizes he is dead and holds him. Saddest moment in any film ever.

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  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Evangir wrote: »
    I've never understood the Ewok hate. I liked the furry buggers!
    it wasn't that they were bad, it's that they were pretty much the furry ex machina of the movie. there's nothing wrong with them, it's just how they were used. much like jarjar.

    lesson: leave the cute/ethnic aliens in their village. do NOT take them along or expect them to lead you to a lopsided implausible victory against a technologically and numerically superior force.

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  • Fatty McBeardoFatty McBeardo Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    They were ridiculously overpowered.


    The rebellion struggles for xx years in futility against the empire, but bathmats with spears lead to their undoing? NO.

    As obnoxious and borderline racist as the Gungans were, at least they actually lost their fight against the technologically superior enemy.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Picard sucks because everything related to TNG sucks. Well, it would suck if it existed. because the only ST series ever made was the original one.

    And I like ewoks because my dog looks like one. And that scene Scarab mentioned. I do agree they shouldn't be in RotJ.

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  • CronusCronus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Stormwatcher wrote: »
    Picard sucks because everything related to TNG sucks. Well, it would suck if it existed. because the only ST series ever made was the original one.

    And I like ewoks because my dog looks like one. And that scene Scarab mentioned. I do agree they shouldn't be in RotJ.

    Someone get me a padded room stat. We're about to lose this one.

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  • DozingDragonDozingDragon Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I never had a problem with ewoks until I found out they were originally going to be wookiees. I mean come on, wookiees. Who would complain about the empire being beat by wookiees?

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  • meatflowermeatflower Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Dissociater wrote: »
    The Dude With Herpes wrote: »
    Reading this article: http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/698232/Why-Did-BioWare-Spoil-A-Mass-Effect-2-Ending-At-E3-Ray-Muzyka-Answers.html
    made me realize that ME2 is going to end with on a giant frustrating cliffhanger and we'll have to wait another few years to have it finished. :(

    Bleh.

    I don't really mind this, I like the idea of a series of games, all tied together directly and intently. Sort of like a good movie trilogy. I just hope we don't get Shenmue'd

    Never again! D:

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  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    meatflower wrote: »
    Dissociater wrote: »
    The Dude With Herpes wrote: »
    Reading this article: http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/698232/Why-Did-BioWare-Spoil-A-Mass-Effect-2-Ending-At-E3-Ray-Muzyka-Answers.html
    made me realize that ME2 is going to end with on a giant frustrating cliffhanger and we'll have to wait another few years to have it finished. :(

    Bleh.

    I don't really mind this, I like the idea of a series of games, all tied together directly and intently. Sort of like a good movie trilogy. I just hope we don't get Shenmue'd

    Never again! D:

    Ryo passed up on so many Hong Kong hotties. Guess he's only into sailors.

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  • XeddicusXeddicus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Evangir wrote: »
    I've never understood the Ewok hate. I liked the furry buggers!

    When that one ewok dies and his friend doesnt realize, nudged him to get up then realizes he is dead and holds him. Saddest moment in any film ever.

    Hell, now I'm getting depressed thinking about it and I had forgotten all about that. Damn Ewoks! Mass Effect better not have any Tower of Hanoi crushing any Ewoks or anything. Or at least it better crush them all so there's no nudging afterwards.

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  • TheBoginatorTheBoginator Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    One of the worst things to happen to good science fiction movies in the last decade or so has been the rising popularity of the "comedic relief character." For example, Jar Jar, and those stupid stereotypically black autobots in Transformers 2.

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    Robman wrote: »
    No you don't. It's mass effect brah, just grab your controller in one hand and your dick with the other and go to town
  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    This thread isn't about ME anymore.

    Back on topic, is there a reliable way to reset the merchant on the Normandy if you've completed everything else except Ilos?

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    TheBoginator wrote: »
    One of the worst things to happen to good science fiction movies in the last decade or so has been the rising popularity of the "comedic relief character." For example, Jar Jar, and those stupid stereotypically black autobots in Transformers 2.

    So, true on those autobots. If I didn't love Optimus so much I would have walked out of that movie. But it had Optimus so I didn't.

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  • Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    The Dude With Herpes wrote: »
    This thread isn't about ME anymore.

    Back on topic, is there a reliable way to reset the merchant on the Normandy if you've completed everything else except Ilos?

    New Game+

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  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    well, i got to virmire, and bam if i didn't leave ashley behind to
    die in a nuclear fire.


    that done, i checked the lower decks and noticed captain kirrahe and his mans all standing in a row.

    what i wanna know is, since ashley was with them, and THEY made it out, why didn't she? unless she died BEFORE the nuclear fire, in which case i'm pissed off because there's no way she's dying to a few geth. ESPECIALLY after i spent time disabling alarms, killin flyers, and in general making their frontal assault a walk in the park :|

    still, i think she didn't mind, all in all. she died in battle, defending the galaxy, blaze of glory, etc etc.

    kaiden, however, is kinda useless once he gets shot. i had to sling him over my shoulder and carry him on board myself. then again, it's fitting i saved him - cause there's no way he'd be saving himself. FULL-STRENGTH BIOTIC KICK NOTWITHSTANDING.

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  • CronusCronus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    curly haired boy wrote: »
    well, i got to virmire, and bam if i didn't leave ashley behind to
    die in a nuclear fire.


    that done, i checked the lower decks and noticed captain kirrahe and his mans all standing in a row.

    what i wanna know is, since ashley was with them, and THEY made it out, why didn't she? unless she died BEFORE the nuclear fire, in which case i'm pissed off because there's no way she's dying to a few geth. ESPECIALLY after i spent time disabling alarms, killin flyers, and in general making their frontal assault a walk in the park :|

    still, i think she didn't mind, all in all. she died in battle, defending the galaxy, blaze of glory, etc etc.

    kaiden, however, is kinda useless once he gets shot. i had to sling him over my shoulder and carry him on board myself. then again, it's fitting i saved him - cause there's no way he'd be saving himself. FULL-STRENGTH BIOTIC KICK NOTWITHSTANDING.

    It's probably best if you just don't think about it too hard. That's what I did and my life continued.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    curly haired boy wrote: »
    well, i got to virmire, and bam if i didn't leave ashley behind to
    die in a nuclear fire.


    that done, i checked the lower decks and noticed captain kirrahe and his mans all standing in a row.

    what i wanna know is, since ashley was with them, and THEY made it out, why didn't she? unless she died BEFORE the nuclear fire, in which case i'm pissed off because there's no way she's dying to a few geth. ESPECIALLY after i spent time disabling alarms, killin flyers, and in general making their frontal assault a walk in the park :|

    still, i think she didn't mind, all in all. she died in battle, defending the galaxy, blaze of glory, etc etc.

    kaiden, however, is kinda useless once he gets shot. i had to sling him over my shoulder and carry him on board myself. then again, it's fitting i saved him - cause there's no way he'd be saving himself. FULL-STRENGTH BIOTIC KICK NOTWITHSTANDING.

    Because [whoever you sent] wasn't with the Salarians.

    They went off alone (maybe with their "team") specifically to take out the last AA gun, they say this in the chatter, and is why you start heading that way to begin with; they're pinned down. At that point they're no longer with Kirrahe and the other duder.

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  • Fatty McBeardoFatty McBeardo Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    You could see this coming. IMDB shows that a Mass Effect film is in development for a 2012 release.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1482455/

    This film will bring the lens flare wars straight back to JJ Abrams' doorstep.

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  • RaynagaRaynaga Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Isn't IMDB user submitted?

    Just saying, I'd hope we'd hear of such a thing before the movie version of wikipedia breaks the case.

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  • Dr.ObliviousDr.Oblivious Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Fatty McBeardo wrote: »
    You could see this coming. IMDB shows that a Mass Effect film is in development for a 2012 release.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1482455/

    This film will bring the lens flare wars straight back to JJ Abrams' doorstep.

    Well it's probably going to suck (game to movie curse or vice versa aside), because whoever they get is going to be someone with no previous movies experience under their belt, and if they do its probably from some really bad or average movie. On top of the fact, they'll not be interested in retelling a game's story/presentation/art style but implementing their own sex fan-fiction.

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Dr.Oblivious wrote: »
    Fatty McBeardo wrote: »
    You could see this coming. IMDB shows that a Mass Effect film is in development for a 2012 release.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1482455/

    This film will bring the lens flare wars straight back to JJ Abrams' doorstep.

    Well it's probably going to suck (game to movie curse or vice versa aside), because whoever they get is going to be someone with no previous movies experience under their belt, and if they do its probably from some really bad or average movie. On top of the fact, they'll not be interested in retelling a game's story/presentation/art style but implementing their own sex fan-fiction.


    The problem with the majority of game/tv/whatever movie re-makes is that the director looks at the source material on wikipedia and goes "You know what, I can do this better." Which is why Allan is a teenager in the Thunderbirds movie, Bowser is a human/reptile cross-over and Linkin Park is blaring over the Transformers credits. I'll wait to hear more official news.

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  • WMain00WMain00 Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Cantido wrote: »
    meatflower wrote: »
    Dissociater wrote: »
    The Dude With Herpes wrote: »
    Reading this article: http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/698232/Why-Did-BioWare-Spoil-A-Mass-Effect-2-Ending-At-E3-Ray-Muzyka-Answers.html
    made me realize that ME2 is going to end with on a giant frustrating cliffhanger and we'll have to wait another few years to have it finished. :(

    Bleh.

    I don't really mind this, I like the idea of a series of games, all tied together directly and intently. Sort of like a good movie trilogy. I just hope we don't get Shenmue'd

    Never again! D:

    Ryo passed up on so many Hong Kong hotties. Guess he's only into sailors.

    Obligatory:

    "I'm looking for some sailors?"

    "Do you know where I can find some sailors round here?!"

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  • Nova_CNova_C I have the need The need for speedRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I finally got the last ally achievement the other day, but I played the whole game on hardcore without ever changing it and didn't get the achievement.

    Fuck's sakes.

    I'm also about 60K from level 60. Fuck's sakes. :P

    I'd also like to note that Edmonton is not Northern Canada.

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  • NartwakNartwak Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Nobody cares for the arcane details of obscure Canadian geography.

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    There's about 3-4 new shots released here, mostly shots of how
    badass Thane
    is, also one with the krogan from the front cover
    who obviously isn't Wrex.

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  • DunxcoDunxco Should get a suit Never skips breakfastRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    So, about the "- Ally" achievements - are there enough assignments to go around outside of the character specific ones? I'm doing a run-through to get the Soldier and Krogan Ally achievements, but Garrus' Dr. Saleon quest has popped up. If I temporarily switch out Ashley or Wrex, will there be enough assignments to go around to get the achievement, or should I just do the assignment with Garrus benched?

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  • AnteCantelopeAnteCantelope Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Dunxco wrote: »
    So, about the "- Ally" achievements - are there enough assignments to go around outside of the character specific ones? I'm doing a run-through to get the Soldier and Krogan Ally achievements, but Garrus' Dr. Saleon quest has popped up. If I temporarily switch out Ashley or Wrex, will there be enough assignments to go around to get the achievement, or should I just do the assignment with Garrus benched?

    Yes, there are enough other missions. That said, I'd recommend you drop out Ashley, because you got her first, so if you skip a bunch of missions you should still be OK.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    AnteCantelope wrote: »
    Dunxco wrote: »
    So, about the "- Ally" achievements - are there enough assignments to go around outside of the character specific ones? I'm doing a run-through to get the Soldier and Krogan Ally achievements, but Garrus' Dr. Saleon quest has popped up. If I temporarily switch out Ashley or Wrex, will there be enough assignments to go around to get the achievement, or should I just do the assignment with Garrus benched?

    Yes, there are enough other missions. That said, I'd recommend you drop out Ashley, because you got her first, so if you skip a bunch of missions you should still be OK.

    For anyone other than Ashley/Kaiden you really don't want to skip any assignments unless you have to. You don't need Garrus on the Dr. Saleon quest, though it is more interesting with him there and he acts a little petulant if you do it without him.

    Honestly you'll spend so much time getting the achievements that you're really better off not taking your chances. I thought I was going to miss either the Ashley/Kaiden achievement on this run through because I decided to do them together but I got both of them doing Bringing Down the Sky which was literally the only thing left in the galaxy prior to Virmire; I was going to make two saves and do the entirety of the second half of virmire twice in order to get the missions/assignments I needed. It turns out what I needed were Assignments. It would be amazingly frustrating to finish the game and not get one of the allies you were aiming for.

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  • EvangirEvangir Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    In my experience, anyone other than Liara is an automatic achievement unless you switch characters every other mission. I always switch in Garrus/Wrex for their assignments, and never had a problem. I usually saw my ally achievements before Virmire with a few UCWs left over.

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  • SilpheedSilpheed Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Man, I really like the direction Bioware is taking with the armors in ME2. They really look like suits of armor instead of glorified Star Trek jumpsuits.

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  • FrontierPsychiatryFrontierPsychiatry Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Deaderinred wrote: »
    There's about 3-4 new shots released here, mostly shots of how
    badass Thane
    is, also one with the krogan from the front cover
    who obviously isn't Wrex.

    God damn it looks good. I agree with above about the new armor's look, only subtly different but significantly more... "realistic" isn't the right word but you know what I mean.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I'm going to hereby refer to the new assassin guy as fishtaco.

    I don't know why, I just am.

    Also the new armors don't look vastly more like "armor" than the ME ones do, in my view. Just a lot more detailed. A lot of the Heavy, and some Mediums already looked like "armor" to me, the one(s?) in those screens (really all we see is one krogan and a few of Shepard in the same N7 armor) just look more detailed because of a more optimized engine, not because of a different design.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    So how dumb would it be to start an asari/quarian ally playthrough on Insanity as a level 1 soldier?

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Hm just noticed in those shots with Thane and the one with Thane and Shep that in the background you can see
    the new Normandy sr2!

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  • CronusCronus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Deaderinred wrote: »
    Hm just noticed in those shots with Thane and the one with Thane and Shep that in the background you can see
    the new Normandy sr2!
    I didn't know we were getting a new ship. Hopefully one without an elevator, but I'm a bit disappointed. It doesn't look different.

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  • moocowmoocow Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    The Dude With Herpes wrote: »
    So how dumb would it be to start an asari/quarian ally playthrough on Insanity as a level 1 soldier?

    I don't think it'd be too bad. Soldier stands the best chance of not being insta-gibbed. Up your armor and immunity-giving-skill sooner rather than later. :D

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  • Fatty McBeardoFatty McBeardo Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Husks are back! Space zombies are gogogo!

    Also
    Tali! Thane! Grunt! Normandy 2.0!

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Hmmm...I just went to Bioware's site and I find it funny that in their Bioware games menu they've got a placeholder for "new next gen game"...suspicious indeed.

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Cronus wrote: »
    Deaderinred wrote: »
    Hm just noticed in those shots with Thane and the one with Thane and Shep that in the background you can see
    the new Normandy sr2!
    I didn't know we were getting a new ship. Hopefully one without an elevator, but I'm a bit disappointed. It doesn't look different.
    it is different, there was another shot of it flying in space from a good few threads back, it's way smaller and looks snazzy, but overall same paint-job.

    also you know, the trailer shows the sr1 getting blown up, what did you think they would be travelling around in space with, a station wagon?

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