Mass Effect Megathread: Electronic Skills Still Too Low - Games

Well, V18 already closed. [Insert Banner] Spoiler Tag Mass Effect 3 Spoilers NSFW Tag Links that belong in Fornax Mass Effect 1 & 2 Spoilers are okay Mass Effect 3 - Cooperative Multiplayer IDs - Facepunch Edition [URL="https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1iL-1ydYA1T5EmXEVjYy1SIsKNyvqgtF_l2hdwje8Zd0"]https://docs.google.com/document/pub...tF_l2hdwje8Zd0[/URL] Thanks to guicool-BR- for the list! [IMG]http://wikicheats.gametrailers.com/images/0/06/Mass_Effect_Header.jpg[/IMG] You take on the role of Commander Shepard onboard the SSV Normandy en route to the human colony of Eden Prime in an operation to recover a recently unearthed Prothean beacon. The crew is joined on the mission by the turian Spectre Nihlus Kryik from the Citadel's Office of Special Tactics and Reconnaissance. The mission was meant to test Shepard's suitability for the role as a Spectre, but quickly changes when the Normandy arrives at the colony to find it's under attack by an unidentified alien space craft. When your squad arrives you identify that the colony is under attack by geth forces led by a rogue turian Spectre named Saren Arterius - who kills Nihlus. When you locate the beacon it activates, imparting strange visions in Shepard’s mind before becoming inactive. After the mission is complete you return to the Citadel Council to inform them of what happened and the actions of Saren. After the Council rejects your initial accusation you start your own investigation, uncovering evidence which leads to Saren being declared a rogue Spectre. Shepard is then granted Spectre status and given command of the Normandy with orders to hunt down Saren. While doing so you unravel his plot to bring back the ancient machine race known as the Reapers. Now it is no longer just about bringing one man to justice, but also to save a galaxy from extinction... Available for the PC and XBOX 360 (PS3 too, included in the Trilogy Edition). [IMG_thumb]http://s2.n4g.com/media/11/newssi/135000/137817_0_org.jpg[/IMG_thumb] [IMG_thumb]http://www.playkon.com/uploads/2008/02/Mass-Effect-PC_ss-04.jpg[/IMG_thumb] [IMG_thumb]http://www.bioware.com/_commonext/images/me/screenshots/pc/masseffect_pc_31_745x440.jpg[/IMG_thumb] [IMG_thumb]http://www.bioware.com/_commonext/images/me/screenshots/pc/masseffect_pc_24_745x440.jpg[/IMG_thumb] [IMG]http://www.justpressplay.net/images/stories/mass_effect_2_banner.jpg[/IMG] Two years after Commander Shepard repelled invading Reapers bent on the destruction of organic life, a mysterious new enemy has emerged. On the fringes of known space, something is silently abducting entire human colonies. Now Shepard must work with Cerberus, a ruthless organization devoted to human survival at any cost, to stop the most terrifying threat mankind has ever faced. To even attempt this perilous mission, Shepard must assemble the galaxy's most elite team and command the most powerful ship ever built. Even then, they say it would be suicide. Commander Shepard intends to prove them wrong. Available for PC, XBOX 360 and PS3. [IMG_thumb]http://gamerinvestments.com/video-game-stocks/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/mass-effect-2-engineer-screenshots-1.jpg[/IMG_thumb] [IMG_thumb]http://i30.tinypic.com/14uzv5c.jpg[/IMG_thumb] [IMG_thumb]http://www.dpadmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sfdeclazarus4.jpg[/IMG_thumb] [IMG_thumb]http://www.framestatic.com/wp-content/uploads/wppa/20.jpg[/IMG_thumb] [IMG]http://puu.sh/rXUL[/IMG] Six months have passed since the events of Arrival. Commander Shepard has been relieved of command and detained in a Systems Alliance facility in the city of Vancouver on Earth. Without warning, Alliance deep space outposts beyond Sol begin to go dark. Admiral Steven Hackett, the head of the Alliance military, begins to prepare for an imminent invasion. Admiral David Anderson arrives in Vancouver and escorts Commander Shepard to a meeting with an Alliance defense committee. Shepard confirms their worst fears: the Reapers have returned to the galaxy and are on their way to Earth. With no help from the Council, it is up to Commander Shepard to unite the forces of the galaxy to even have a chance to save all life in the galaxy. Available for PC, XBOX 360 and PS3. 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[B]In Memoriam[/B] [IMG_thumb]http://i2.cdnds.net/13/06/618x681/showbiz-robin-sachs.jpg[/IMG_thumb] [URL="http://eu.masseffect.com/assets/universe/characters/screens/previews/zaeed/zaeed-01.jpg"][IMG]http://eu.masseffect.com/assets/universe/characters/screens/previews/zaeed/zaeed-01.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [B]As many of you may or may not know, the talented voice actor Robin Sachs died on the 1st of February , 2013. Sachs provided the gruff voice of hardened mercenary Zaeed Massani in the Mass Effect series, as well as Lord Pyral Harrowmont in Dragon Age: Origins, as well as providing his talents for television shows, movies, and other Bioware games. His voice brought on throes of wit, rage, and a bit of dark charm. The hard-edged mercenary we've all come to love and respect just wouldn't be the same without the energy and talent that Sachs put into him. Rest in Peace, you goddamned hero.[/B]

Robin Sachs was a villain in Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Never connected the two. Badass though.

Sachs, one of the most badass voice ever. Seriously. I furiously clicked Zaeed so many times just to admire the voice and accent. In other news, fanservice DLC is going to be fanservice. Downloadable. Content.

[QUOTE=gudman;39805731]Sachs, one of the most badass voice ever. Seriously. I furiously clicked Zaeed so many times just to admire the voice and accent. In other news, fanservice DLC is going to be fanservice. Downloadable. Content.[/QUOTE] I think the existence of both the extended cut and fanservice DLC is good news for future BioWare titles; they can't just wing the endings of future titles and expect that nobody will notice.

[QUOTE=Goldenboy;39805947]I think the existence of both the extended cut and fanservice DLC is good news for future BioWare titles; they can't just wing the endings of future titles and expect that nobody will notice.[/QUOTE] Can't agree with this, I am strongly convinced that EC meant that Bioware is willing to say something along the lines of "eat shit and be content with it" to their fanbase. Or they're clueless of what the fuss was all about. Don't know what's worse.

[QUOTE=Goldenboy;39805947]I think the existence of both the extended cut and fanservice DLC is good news for future BioWare titles; they can't just wing the endings of future titles and expect that nobody will notice.[/QUOTE] Fanservice is about the worst thing a company can get caught up in. The occasional nod to fans is fine, but letting fans have too much control reduces the story to fan fiction levels of stupidity. As DLC I suppose it's not the worst thing though. The EC is nice in theory since it was Bioware listening to fan disapproval, but it didn't fix anything about the endings other than the unfortunate implications of how vague it was. Everything that took a gigantic shit on the themes of the series is still there, and now it has the refusal ending as an added slap in the face.

Brooks is goddamn adorable.

I've noticed that in ME3 most paragon / renegade dialogue can be summarised as "c'mon guys, reapers :(" or "uh guys, reapers?!? >:("

[t]http://i2.minus.com/igKFdWHR4LECQ.png[/t][t]http://i4.minus.com/i2qF9Cd64KerJ.png[/t] Never thought I'd like green as the main color of something.

[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;39805627] By the way, I'll get the rest of the pictures up in a minute. How do you add thumb tags?[/QUOTE] [IMG_thumb]

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so when exactly is this DLC out

[QUOTE=RetaDepa;39807837]so when exactly is this DLC out[/QUOTE] Within 12 hours, I think? I'm a bit unsure on normal BW release schedule.

Isn't it usually somewhere around 12 PST?

[QUOTE=dogmachines;39806451]Fanservice is about the worst thing a company can get caught up in. The occasional nod to fans is fine, but letting fans have too much control reduces the story to fan fiction levels of stupidity. As DLC I suppose it's not the worst thing though. The EC is nice in theory since it was Bioware listening to fan disapproval, but it didn't fix anything about the endings other than the unfortunate implications of how vague it was. Everything that took a gigantic shit on the themes of the series is still there, and now it has the refusal ending as an added slap in the face.[/QUOTE] Fanservice is good in small chunks. Lair of the Shadow Broker was all fanservice and it was fucking awesome. At the same tme Lair of the Shadow Broker is like 2 hours long in a 40 hour game. [editline]5th March 2013[/editline] DLC is up in Europe. It's 2 2GB downloads on XBL, part one is 1200MS points, part 2 is free.

Ok, so DLC of the year.

Is the DLC available on PC yet?

All I want to do is watch Fleet and Flotilla with Tali and bro up with Wrex to smash some heads. Also wonder what can be done with Zaeed in it.

So if anyone wanted to see some footage of Wrex from the new DLC...enjoy! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okGt_1rNsf0[/media]

The party is the best thing ever. Listening to grunt give me sage advice. [sp]drunk and half asleep in the shower[/sp]

Started to play ME3 multiplayer recently, any tips?

[QUOTE=Angus725;39809033]Started to play ME3 multiplayer recently, any tips?[/QUOTE] Shoot stuff until it dies. Cover your team mates and do the objectives. Try to communicate, especially on harder difficulties. Just the basics really.

[QUOTE=Janus Vesta;39809110]Shoot stuff until it dies. Cover your team mates and do the objectives. Try to communicate, especially on harder difficulties. Just the basics really.[/QUOTE] Im assuming that in the higher difficulties people tend to use their mic more?

[img]http://i.imgur.com/ceFa2Oc.png[/img] What the [I]fuck[/I]

New MP operation. There are 2 objectives: 1) Extract on silver or higher against cerberus, geth, reapers and collectors. 2) Extract on platinum against cerberus, geth, reapers and collectors. And there's a new banner titled "Stood Fast, Stood Strong, Stood Together" [img]http://na.llnet.bioware.cdn.ea.com/u/f/eagames/bioware/social/game2webaxis/images/masseffect3/icons/emblems/FullTeam.png[/img] I'll miss these guys

[QUOTE=jp_rsardeto;39809225]New MP operation. There are 2 objectives: 1) Extract on silver or higher against cerberus, geth, reapers and collectors. 2) Extract on platinum against cerberus, geth, reapers and collectors. And there's a new banner titled "Stood Fast, Stood Strong, Stood Together" [img]http://na.llnet.bioware.cdn.ea.com/u/f/eagames/bioware/social/game2webaxis/images/masseffect3/icons/emblems/FullTeam.png[/img] I'll miss these guys[/QUOTE] And then EA and Bioware make this the last MP operation and we all get stuck with half evolved N7 weapons.

What kind of tactics are required to survive Platinum? I gave it a try just for the heck of it using a level 18 Infiltrator against Reapers, I only made it to round 2. Other questions: Why is the human reaper the only one that looks like the species it was created out of, and all of the other ones look like giant space ticks? If Legion dies at the end of ME2, [sp]Who takes his place on the Juggernaut? I'm assuming he just re-downloaded his processes to another platform. [/sp]

[QUOTE=Estolle93;39809422]Why is the human reaper the only one that looks like the species it was created out of, and all of the other ones look like giant space ticks? If Legion dies at the end of ME2, [sp]Who takes his place on the Juggernaut? I'm assuming he just re-downloaded his processes to another platform. [/sp][/QUOTE] beep beep spoiler train ahead 1. [sp]That's Bioware dodging a bullet, whilst most of the reapers are modelled after the leviathan, their creators(you wanted spoilers you got em), the only reason you don't see big giant Javik-shaped reapers flying around is because "the reapers couldn't collect enough prothean goop to make one like them", even though considering there's been countless cycles they should've been able to fully create at least /one/ unique reaper of some species.[/sp] 2. [sp]A partially reaper-controlled holographic AI of Legion that only mimics his likeness(which is silly if you never woke him up, besides i guess to haunt you slightly that you never got to know him and sold him to cerberus), iirc he acts more like a regular geth than legion and Tali's like "OH I KNEW WE COULDN'T TRUST THAT THING" when he tries to kill you if you choose to betray the geth.[/sp] [QUOTE=Zeos;39809679]No, the Reapers [I]don't[/I] look like the species that makes them up. Their cores do. The Bioware artists drew up what the completed Reaper looks like, just like all of the others.[/QUOTE] Oh, right, yeah, forgot about that. That too, was only thinking of what EDI said in me2.

Ninja'd.

Its out on PC now just an FYI