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Mass Effect - Use spoiler tags for ME2 information.

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  • jefe414jefe414 "My Other Drill Hole is a Teleporter" Mechagodzilla is Best GodzillaRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    SO this is interesting. Taken from the Bioware boards (Regarding the Dragon Age Blood Dragon armor for ME2):
    : Posted 08/18/09 23:38 (GMT) by slumlord722

    God Damnit they had to go and make this armor so badass...

    I pray that Mass Effect 2 does not fall prey to the unfortunate condition that plagues so many rpgs: as the level of the armor goes up, it looks sillier and dumber, while cool looking lower level armors become obsolete.
    Posted 08/18/09 23:43 (GMT) by crimzontearz
    no my friend, remember this is an EA move

    remember Dead space? they did the same for that game giving you a bonus armor if you preordered the game. that "elite" armor was THE SECOND most powerful armor in the game. only the soldier armor was better and you could only get that by finishing the game and starting a NG+

    most probably this armor will follow the same logic
    Posted: Wednesday, 26 August 2009 09:19PM by Jarrett Lee
    Marketing Manager (BIOWARE)
    I hope not! When we discuss in-game promo items, we (marketing) ask the team specifically NOT to make the items unbalancing or "too good". They have to fit properly with all the other items in terms of power and balancing. We don't want to break the game for people that way.

    So it isn't going to be super-awesome like in Dragon Age where you had to wait a while to use it?

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  • BlackDoveBlackDove Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    The Singularity Gun with the Terminus Armor (which has shit bonuses admittedly, bar the 10% negotiation) already looks fairly overpowering.

    Giving it to a Vanguard, he now has all of the Adept's powers I reckon.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I've heard it was going to be pretty good, but not necessarily the best. And who knows how the whole armor mod system works in here.

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  • HavelockHavelock Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Any news on a Steam release?

    Hopefully they do something similar to the Digital Deluxe version of DA. Complete with the low mismarked price of $54.

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Wet Bandit wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    I'm assuming Evil Chris Priestly has made a post on the forums about it but they're blocked to me right now.

    Right you are.

    http://meforums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html?topic=710653&forum=144

    United Kingdom
    Amazon www.amazon.co.uk : Inferno Gear
    Direct2Drive www.direct2drive.co.uk : No pre-sell offer
    Play www.play.com : Terminus Gear

    this is fucking ridiculous, none of those sites sell the collectors edition, only game.net and gameplay, none of which have any inferno fear or terminus gear.. no if you want them you have buy the regular edition? what bullshit is this.

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  • BlackDoveBlackDove Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Wet Bandit wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    I'm assuming Evil Chris Priestly has made a post on the forums about it but they're blocked to me right now.

    Right you are.

    http://meforums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html?topic=710653&forum=144

    United Kingdom
    Amazon www.amazon.co.uk : Inferno Gear
    Direct2Drive www.direct2drive.co.uk : No pre-sell offer
    Play www.play.com : Terminus Gear

    this is fucking ridiculous, none of those sites sell the collectors edition, only game.net and gameplay, none of which have any inferno fear or terminus gear.. no if you want them you have buy the regular edition? what bullshit is this.

    Retail bullshit. Not only will they sell used games, they will demand special copies of original games as compensation for any digital devilry being committed.

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  • BlackDoveBlackDove Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Achievements are out. Search the internet if you want some (apparently, I haven't read them) massive spoilers.

    Also they confirm Garrus as squad member. So fuck yes!

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Achievements are out. Search the internet if you want some (apparently, I haven't read them) massive spoilers.

    Also they confirm Garrus as squad member. So fuck yes!

    i guess they also would confirm the last slot..

    someone tell me if its a really big fucking spoiler, like the secret party member from da type deal.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Achievements are out. Search the internet if you want some (apparently, I haven't read them) massive spoilers.

    Also they confirm Garrus as squad member. So fuck yes!

    i guess they also would confirm the last slot..

    someone tell me if its a really big fucking spoiler, like the secret party member from da type deal.

    I'll ask. No way am I even glancing at that list.

    Edit: Yeah don't even look at them.

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  • VarcaynVarcayn Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Achievements are out. Search the internet if you want some (apparently, I haven't read them) massive spoilers.

    Also they confirm Garrus as squad member. So fuck yes!

    Yesssssss

    10th member spoilers/speculation:
    Achievement signs appear to point heavily at Legion.

    Edit:

    What they say on #10:
    There are achievements for recruiting the known party members, ex: "Recruit the Professor". There is also a loyalty one for each squad member, ex: "Gain the loyalty of the Professor".

    At the end of those two respective lists are "Obtain Geth Technology" and "Hack A Geth Collective".

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Varcayn wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Achievements are out. Search the internet if you want some (apparently, I haven't read them) massive spoilers.

    Also they confirm Garrus as squad member. So fuck yes!

    Yesssssss

    10th member spoilers/speculation:
    Achievement signs appear to point heavily at Legion.

    yeah i just looked at them, its has to be.

    and the list really isnt as spoilerly as you might think, at least with what we already knew before last weeks info burst.

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  • BlackDoveBlackDove Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Varcayn wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Achievements are out. Search the internet if you want some (apparently, I haven't read them) massive spoilers.

    Also they confirm Garrus as squad member. So fuck yes!

    Yesssssss

    10th member spoilers/speculation:
    Achievement signs appear to point heavily at Legion.

    Actually, that's exactly what they don't do.
    Justicar is a her.

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  • SnowblindvictimSnowblindvictim Flying casual Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Also they confirm Garrus as squad member. So fuck yes!

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  • Wet BanditWet Bandit Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    How bad are the achievement spoilers? Is it story stuff? Last character stuff?

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I think the best news is that none of the achievements are going to be obviously annoying

    the biggest number of shit you have to do seems to be thirty

    thirty!

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  • BlackDoveBlackDove Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Level 30 seems to be the cap as well?

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Wet Bandit wrote: »
    How bad are the achievement spoilers? Is it story stuff? Last character stuff?

    mostly character stuff and planet stuff, tho if you've read the last book you know exactly where your going for the last mission anyway.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    BlackDove wrote: »
    Level 30 seems to be the cap as well?
    you got Power Gamer in the first at 50 so it might be a little higher than that

    it probably is lower though

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    BlackDove wrote: »
    Level 30 seems to be the cap as well?

    good, means they can do 31-60 for me3 without changing shit up again.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    and with that my absolute blackout begins.

    right




    fucking






    .....




    now.


    see you in February.

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  • VarcaynVarcayn Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Wet Bandit wrote: »
    How bad are the achievement spoilers? Is it story stuff? Last character stuff?

    You can come pretty close to identifying the 10th member of your crew, but without broader context you won't spoil anything significant significant.

    There is an achievement for gaining the loyalty of each crew member, the titles of which are likely significant in terms of personal quests, but for now there is little to be gleaned.

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  • -Loki--Loki- Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    So I did Virmire last night. The choice thing at the end would have been annoying if I liked the characters :?

    I decided
    to let Ashley die, since my female shepard is getting it on with Liara. I'll save Ashley in my male renegade run to get him some action.

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  • Wet BanditWet Bandit Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Wet Bandit wrote: »
    How bad are the achievement spoilers? Is it story stuff? Last character stuff?

    mostly character stuff and planet stuff, tho if you've read the last book you know exactly where your going for the last mission anyway.

    Yeah, I bit the bullet and looked. Nothing really surprising to me.

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  • VarcaynVarcayn Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    The most pleasing thing from this list is the absence of the ME1 style squad member achievements.

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Varcayn wrote: »
    The most pleasing thing from this list is the absence of the ME1 style squad member achievements.

    Yessssss

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Varcayn wrote: »
    The most pleasing thing from this list is the absence of the ME1 style squad member achievements.
    you earn loyalty by doing 75% of the game with a party member

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  • tallgeezetallgeeze Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    So like a lot of you I've been reading stuff. Since we all play this game for hot human on human/alien action first and foremost I read what the ESRB had to say via IGN. I won't post the whole thing, but this made me chuckle in a "takes off his robe and wizard hat" sort of way.
    unzip a future-blouse

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  • BlackDoveBlackDove Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Oh right.
    Justicar is Samara.

    Yeah, Obtain Geth Technology and Hack a Geth collective are the 10th ally.

    It's Legion.

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  • VathrisVathris Baconist @EndofTimeRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    God I just got my Xbox fixed but I lost my saves from back when ME1 came out! o_O

    Now I'm speed running a paragon run, hopefully I'll be able to run a renegade one by the end of January.

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Havelock wrote: »
    Any news on a Steam release?

    Hopefully they do something similar to the Digital Deluxe version of DA. Complete with the low mismarked price of $54.

    Really, people just need to chill the heck out. Sure it's not up yet, but does anyone actually think that they'd sell it on other DD sites but not steam? Just wait, like DA, and it will show up eventually, before the game comes out

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    so squadmates
    Well Garrus is definitely in, but Legion as the 10th really? The uneven gender ratio throws me off.

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  • H*RH*R Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    ACTION FIGURES!

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  • BlackDoveBlackDove Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    -Tal wrote: »
    so squadmates
    Well Garrus is definitely in, but Legion as the 10th really? The uneven gender ratio throws me off.
    That is what throws you off?

    Whoever said there needed to be one anyway?

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  • HylianbunnyHylianbunny Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    -Tal wrote: »
    so squadmates
    Well Garrus is definitely in, but Legion as the 10th really? The uneven gender ratio throws me off.
    Legion can be whatever you want it to be, baby. :winky:

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    BlackDove wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    so squadmates
    Well Garrus is definitely in, but Legion as the 10th really? The uneven gender ratio throws me off.
    That is what throws you off?

    Whoever said there needed to be one anyway?
    Well among the other problems with a geth squadmate

    I was basing all my teammate predictions on an even gender ratio, it's just kind of weird having 6:4

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  • Wet BanditWet Bandit Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    -Tal wrote: »
    BlackDove wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    so squadmates
    Well Garrus is definitely in, but Legion as the 10th really? The uneven gender ratio throws me off.
    That is what throws you off?

    Whoever said there needed to be one anyway?
    Well among the other problems with a geth squadmate

    I was basing all my teammate predictions on an even gender ratio, it's just kind of weird having 6:4
    Can Legion even be considered a dude?

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Wet Bandit wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    BlackDove wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    so squadmates
    Well Garrus is definitely in, but Legion as the 10th really? The uneven gender ratio throws me off.
    That is what throws you off?

    Whoever said there needed to be one anyway?
    Well among the other problems with a geth squadmate

    I was basing all my teammate predictions on an even gender ratio, it's just kind of weird having 6:4
    Can Legion even be considered a dude?
    Well he's not a chick. Even if we consider him genderless, the ratio is 5:4:1 which is even weirder.

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  • Wet BanditWet Bandit Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Still regarding that tenth squadmate:
    -Tal wrote: »
    Well he's not a chick. Even if we consider him genderless, the ratio is 5:4:1 which is even weirder.
    Why is that weirder? What would you have them do? Cut out one of the guys in order to make it 4:4:1? This just strikes me as a really odd criticism.

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  • manwiththemachinegunmanwiththemachinegun METAL GEAR?! Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Wet Bandit wrote: »
    How bad are the achievement spoilers? Is it story stuff? Last character stuff?

    mostly character stuff and planet stuff, tho if you've read the last book you know exactly where your going for the last mission anyway.

    I assume that is the,
    mysterious gate to Collector space, from which no one has returned alive?

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