Mass Effect

[supersniper]

People! Show some love and make Jessica Chobot's dream come true! Her dream? To become a character in Mass Effect 3!!

Join 'Fight4Chobot' NPC petition for Mass Effect 3 & help make my dream come true!!! http://twb.ly/eWBVqn #MyIGN http://yfrog.com/h05e4rsj

That'd be interesting if she was one of the people your character could get to "know" better 

[Amplifier]

I started playing again a few days ago. I completed the game before any of the DLC had come out, and this is my first time playing since. Taking a mostly Renegade approach, even if it does feel kinda shitty at times. I still have to round up Tali & Thane, and do every single loyalty mission too. I'm already 12 hours in The Hammerhead missions are pretty cool, and the thing is actually fun to drive, unlike the Mako. Looking forward to doing Kasumi's mission, and the Shadowbroker one too.

I'm totally trying to make a move on Jack this time

[shirenuファクトリー]

Here's my ANOTHER ME1 Shepard
I realized I want to have a male Shepard on ME2 so I can romance some nice ladies (I really like the ME2 selection), but I don't want to start one on ME2 because I don't like the defaults for that... I want to import from ME1. So yeah... Meet Jon Shepard


I'm currently playing ME2, too, and HOLY CRAPWAFFLE IT'S AWESOME I find it has more sense of humour than the first game, too, cuz there have been several instances when I've cracked up. I love that there are all these interracial couples in all the space station thingies, they are interesting haha. And I love all the messages from people I helped in the first game, etc. Currently I'm just discovering planets in hopes of credits so I can buy a few more final updates to research before I go on to the next mission :3

[Tuffty]

Shi's playing ME2 yay! You're gonna have a longer time doing some romancing in ME2 that's for sure! You can literally bang anybody on the Normandy. Except Joker. And Mordin. And Grunt (eww)

[shirenuファクトリー]

^ Unfortunately my fierce Sansa Shepard seems to be going without a romance, and stay loyal to Kaidan... I don't really like any of the male romancing options (Jacob is a loser with daddy issues, the others are lizardy creatures, one with a terminal illness, COME ON NOW!!! Compared to TALI, JACK and MIRANDA?? Fuck you developers) and I think it's a pile of poop that she can't have a proper romance with ANY of the main 3 girls. They would be LUCKY to tap her fierce ass! Sheeeshhhhh

Sorry for the rant. I'm just disappointed. LOL


If I feel like playing the game again with my other femshep, I might try Garrus just for lulz. But it wouldn't really work for Sansa.

[THUNDERDUCK]

More DLC is on the way I heard.

[Tuffty]

^ You heard correctly! It's known as Arrival, and it's out this month:

It’s official: the final bit of Mass Effect 2 DLC, “Arrival” is a real and true paid add-on for the lauded sci-fi RPG. Publisher EA confirmed Arrival this morning, announcing that it’ll be available this March 29 across the PC, Xbox 360 and PSN. It’ll retail for the price of 560 Moon Dollars across the former two platforms and 7 dollars in Earth currency on PSN.

Did the rumors happen to peg what you’ll be doing in Arrival? Maybe. This morning’s press release teases that Arrival will take Shepard to the “edge of the galaxy” in order to aid an operative who has evidence of an impending Reaper invasion. Leaks suggest that you’ll be travelling to the Viper Nebula and meeting up with the Batarian Hegemony, an organization that has beef with the Alliance.

[thatonezombie]

Any excuse for me to play ME2 again, ill take it. I would like to start a new game and play Renegade but I don't have the patience for that 

[Tuffty]

So anyone played Arrival yet? Supposedly it's actually pretty disappointing and doesn't include the best parts about ME. So no interaction with the party, a mostly solo driven combat based affair and supposedly there is one big event that happens in the game but surprisingly, the decision isn't left to you to make. I guess they did it to set up the story for ME3, but apparently it doesn't even do that particularly well. And it's super short as well. If Shadow Broker was 3-4hrs, this one sounds like 1hr max. Think I'll watch it on Youtube.

Some other news, seems ME will have it's own anime film:

A Mass Effect anime feature film is currently being produced for a summer 2012 airing, BioWare has announced.

FUNimation, an American distributor of Japanese animation, and Japanese production company T.O. Entertainment will co-produce the project.

The Mass Effect animation will spin a familiar tale of space exploration rife with dangerous aliens and mysterious planets.

BioWare's Mass Effect overlord Casey Hudson has signed on as executive producer of the film.

"Over the last few years, we have revealed different pieces of the Mass Effect world through different media. Extending the story through an anime medium is another amazing opportunity for us," commented Casey Hudson.

FUNimation already has production under way on a Dragon Age film, and is "excited" about adding "an exciting new chapter" to the Mass Effect universe.

[thatonezombie]

^ Give me a quick "Whaaa" and "Huh" with Vegeta's voice and its all good in my book

[zoolander]

Mass Effect 3 info from GI

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/04/07/may2011_2d00_cover_2d00_reveled_2d00_me3_2d00_789055.aspx

The latest issue of Game Informer contains a ton of details about Mass Effect 3. The first round of information is beginning to trickle in, which you can read about below. We’ve also included a blurry scan/magazine image (via GameFAQs) from the issue.

- Game begins with Shepard on Earth
- Shepard is on trial in regard to the events of Arrival
- Reapers invade while the trial is happening
- Prologue: Shepard’s escape to the Normandy, off to start finding allies, fighting Reaper troops
- Squadmates include Liara, Ashley/Kaiden, Garrus, James Sanders
- Screenshot shown of Ashley with her hair down
- Confirmed appearances (may not be squadmates): Wrex, Mordin, Legion, and Anderson
- Game will show a “previously on Mass Effect” comic to make decisions if you’re starting from scartch
- The Illusive Man plays a big role
- Cerberus is out to kill Shepard
- Enhanced RPG elements
- More freedom with character skills
- Larger skill trees
- Powers will evolve several times, not just once
- Weapons are like the ones in Mass Effect 2, have a set list
- Mods returning, swap out different parts such as barrels, scopes (effect both the weapon’s combat performance and its appearance)
- All classes can wield all weapons unhindered now,
- There will be limited slots to carry these weapons
- Soldier can carry all weapons at once
- Adept, Engineer, and Sentinal will likely be limited to two weapons, three for Vanguard and Infiltrator
- Numerous endings
- Who you have in your squad and which allies you recruit greatly impact the endings that are available
- No multiplayer

Sounds great!

[Tuffty]

No multiplayer? That almost seems to go entirely against EA's ethos of shoehorning multiplayer into all their games. I'm sure heads were being banged against the wall for that meeting. But it's all good, it doesn't need multiplayer just like Arkham City or Skyrim doesn't.

[Amplifier]

Something interesting to read in GI for once, at least. I want to know more about the galactic exploration possibilities. Don't know if more larger skill trees will be worth anything or not.

But no MP? 

[THUNDERDUCK]

Completed The Arrival.  Problem was that I hadn't played ME2 in a LOOONG time, so I sucked at combat. 

[Tuffty]

A Mass Effect MMO is not only a possibility, teased BioWare series overlord Casey Hudson - it "makes sense".

"We've been trying to think of a way that makes sense for people to experience Mass Effect with their friends. We haven't yet come up with a way to do that, so we don't have anything to announce at this time. But, obviously, multiplayer is something we want to do more of in the future as a company," Hudson told Game Informer (via VG247).

"A lot of people say that they want to see an MMO - that kind of makes sense for this universe.

"Part of what you're trying to do is save the universe so you can live in it. That's part of the promise for any great IP. It has to be a world worth saving. Mass Effect has that quality to it.

"If you get rid of the Reapers and win that," he added, "wouldn't it be amazing to just live on the Citadel or just take a ship to Omega? That makes sense."

His comments were made as BioWare announced that there will be no multiplayer in Mass Effect 3.

There will, however, be deeper RPG and equipment/weapon customisation elements in the third game. You'll also witness the return of familiar faces - Ashley Williams and Kaidan Alenko included.

[Asmodai]

Everything for ME3 sounds great. I don't have much interest in the MMO though - pretty much burned out on the genre.

[thatonezombie]

I wouldn't want to see Mass Effect in an MMO setting. I love the universe they have built. It's fully fleshed out and extremely detailed which makes it really compelling sci-fi. It would be cool to be a Krogan or an Asari and live the universe in another POV but ME to me, is all about Shepard. The story around Shepard and his/her interactions with other characters is why I played the games.

Also with Asmo, I too am burned out on the MMO as a genre.

 

[Tuffty]

Mass Effect 3's Shepard has a "SWAT turn" and new melee attacks, including kicks and punches. The Heavy Melee class takes advantage of these new melee attacks.

Shepard can roll, jump small gaps, and hit cover in a way likened to Max Payne.

Space battles are possible, but unconfirmed at this stage. The Engineer can build turrets, and weapons are customisable.

New locations include New York, London, the Salarian home planet, a Quarian moon, and Mars. Developing each location takes six months, and BioWare test them as soon as they start working on them.

Pro-human organisation Cerberus, which acts against Shepard in the game, has mechs, assault units and "ninja-style" shock troops at its disposal.

But Shepard and his party members are able to cause damage dynamically to enemies. The Cerberus mechs, for example, have a weak spot that must be shot. Arms can be cut off and armour can be broken.

The combat is described as "more dynamic", forcing players to move quickly. "Game rhythm" is 10-15 per cent faster.

Mysterious alien robot race the Reapers come in different sizes, from 500-600 metres to two kilometres. Sovereign, for example, is a two kilometre Reaper.

Environments are bigger. We'll see people walking, ships fighting and more detailed architecture. BioWare is looking for photo-realism by using new lightning techniques for the environments. Atmosphere is also better and there are more interactive elements in the scenarios.

A new scanning system has been implemented, and we won't drive the vehicles of previous Mass Effect games.

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I wonder how you are gonna fight the Reapers? I mean, space battles is the only feasible way right? You can't expect they'll land neatly on Earth. And especially when they're so huge!
     

[shirenuファクトリー]

Well I need help with ME2

[16:49] <shirenu> who has mass effect 2?
[16:50] <shirenu> i need you to play a mission for me that i can't pass because my laptop is a piece of shit
[16:50] <shirenu> the thing is
[16:50] <shirenu> i can do the shooting and running
[16:50] <shirenu> at the end i have 1min 30s left right
[16:50] <shirenu> but i cant open
[16:50] <shirenu> the fucking door
[16:50] <shirenu> it claims i'm not aiming at it or sth
[16:50] <shirenu> even if i'm right there
[16:50] <shirenu> this is such bullshit
[16:50] <shirenu> i just failed the fucking mission 4 times in a row
[16:50] <shirenu> because the counter ran out
[16:51] <shirenu> because i couldn't open
[16:51] <shirenu> THE FUCKING DOOR
[16:51] <shirenu> so someone who has ME2
[16:51] <shirenu> take my save file, finish the quest
[16:51] <shirenu> and give the save back to me
[16:51] <shirenu> please

It's the Help Legion mission

Anyone? I'm seriously not going to be able to go forward unless someone does it for me. The game is so wobbly on my comp, I apparently cannot aim at the door to open it. I just wonder why the fuck they had to make the doors so picky, wtf isn't enough that I'm right next to it??? Ridiculous

[Tuffty]

Aw Shi I would gladly help if I had it for the PC. Or even if I owned a PC that has a dedicated graphics card

I don't remember there being a timer in Legions loyalty mission. It is the one regarding the Geth heretics right?