spoiler tag the battle readiness thingy, i dont want to know how much I need for a good ending. That way I lose the thrill of things once I get the points needed.
[QUOTE=Xenofobia;34913443]Still 25 points for one seems kinda low if you're going to need [sp]15000[/sp] points to get a ''good'' ending[/QUOTE]
it's a way of pretending the choices meant something, when in reality the points are so low it makes fuck all difference.
[QUOTE=Arvuti;34913475]spoiler tag the battle readiness thingy, i dont want to know how much I need for a good ending. That way I lose the thrill of things once I get the points needed.[/QUOTE]
Done
[QUOTE=Xenofobia;34913443][sp]Still 25 points for one seems kinda low if you're going to need 15000 points to get a ''good'' ending[/sp][/QUOTE]
I think your decisions in ME3 will have the greatest impact. I wouldn't want to be fucked just because I made bad decisions in the past 2 games.
[QUOTE=darkrei9n;34913488]I think your decisions in ME3 will have the greatest impact. I wouldn't want to be fucked just because I made bad decisions in the past 2 games.[/QUOTE]
I would, seeing as, you know, its your own fault for making bad decisions?
Legion probably didn't need to report back to the collective, since he could establish a link to them on the Normandy, although they might've assigned him to a new "case". Man, it makes since sound like a P.I., doesn't it? (Legion P.I.; Consensus Noir)
Grunt was required to help reinvigorate the krogan people, since after all he's "pure krogan", but Shepard was still his battlemaster so he might've had conflicting desires concerning his next move. Maybe Shepard said something like "your people need you Grunt" and help Grunt make up his mind.
I suppose Thane was called back by his hanar "masters" to help defend their world, though it'd be understandable if he initially wanted to stay with Shepard.
But in general, my theory is that perhaps Shepard was the glue that held together the rag-tag bunch of misfits that was his team, and when he was recalled to Earth due to the events of Arrival, the team probably fell apart, like what happened after Shepard died. Plus, they couldn't exactly stay on the Normandy when the Alliance "reclaimed" it. After all, I don't think there's a hotel in Vancouver-Seattle that could provide accomodation a dozen squad members, let alone be willing to, even if there was plenty of monies involved.
This isn't me defending BioWare for splitting up Shepard's ragtag bunch of misfits; no siree Bob, i'm just saying my reasonings on how it panned out.
You can do combat only and still get the best ending. ME1 and ME2 literally do not mean anything, and neither does the story. Kill enough bad guys and do enough resource/rescue missions and you'll get the "best" ending in the game.
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This is how the Dutch play basketball [img]http://i.imgur.com/D8Ygv.gif[/img]
Speaking of Legion, does [sp]saving those Geth instead of killing them or whatever on Legion's loyalty quest make a difference? And what about the Rachni?[/sp]
Other choices that didn't matter:
[sp]Destroying the Collector base or saving it differs only by 10[/sp] points.
[sp]Udina will becomes councilor no matter what and seems to stage a plot against you.[/sp] [sp]Maybe indoctrinated.[/sp]
[sp]Rachni queen will live no matter what, because Cerberus will find an egg.[/sp]
[QUOTE=27X;34913527]You can do combat only and still get the best ending. ME1 and ME2 literally do not mean anything, and neither does the story. Kill enough bad guys and do enough resource/rescue missions and you'll get the "best" ending in the game.[/QUOTE]
Well THAT sucks; if anything doing combat only should give you an ending whereby the game laughs at you for being such a shallow jarhead and screws you over to no end.
Also why the hell is Mark Vanderloo in a provocative naked position with a basketball between his feet? This bemuses and unsettles me.
[QUOTE=ironman17;34913571]Well THAT sucks; if anything doing combat only should give you an ending whereby the game laughs at you for being such a shallow jarhead and screws you over to no end.
Also why the hell is Mark Meer in a provocative naked position with a basketball between his feet? This bemuses and unsettles me.[/QUOTE]
That's Vanderloo, not Meer. The face of shepard and the voice are two completely different people.
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Vanderloo is a male model you see
[QUOTE=ironman17;34913571]
Also why the hell is Mark Meer in a provocative naked position with a basketball between his feet? This bemuses and unsettles me.[/QUOTE]
this is mark meer
[img]http://trialx.com/curetalk/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/2011/04/gcelebrities/Mark_Meer-2.jpg[/img]
that nude guy is mark vanderloo (aka sheploo)
[QUOTE=Lambeth;34913603]That's Vanderloo, not Meer. The face of shepard and the voice are two completely different people.
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Vanderloo is a male model you see[/QUOTE]
Mark Meer isn't all that different
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[QUOTE=ironman17;34913571]Well THAT sucks; if anything doing combat only should give you an ending whereby the game laughs at you for being such a shallow jarhead and screws you over to no end.
Also why the hell is Mark Meer in a provocative naked position with a basketball between his feet? This bemuses and unsettles me.[/QUOTE]
I think that's a stupid idea. "Oh, someone wants to have the story of Mass Effect but isn't seasoned in shooters and isn't good at it? FUCK THEM OVER, CAUSE ONLY WE PEOPLE WHO PLAY ON ACTION ONLY ARE THE BEST
[QUOTE=mercurius;34913570]Other choices that didn't matter:
[sp]Destroying the Collector base or saving it differs only by 10[/sp] points.
[sp]Udina will becomes councilor no matter what and seems to stage a plot against you.[/sp] [sp]Maybe indoctrinated.[/sp]
[sp]Rachni queen will live no matter what, because Cerberus will find an egg.[/sp][/QUOTE]
This is absolutely ridiculous. It sounds a [i]lot[/i] like this game is going to disappoint.
[QUOTE=Saza;34913643]I think that's a stupid idea. "Oh, someone wants to have the story of Mass Effect but isn't seasoned in shooters and isn't good at it? FUCK THEM OVER, CAUSE ONLY WE PEOPLE WHO PLAY ON ACTION ONLY ARE THE BEST[/QUOTE]
"Mass Effect 3 is a perfect place for new players to enter the series"
Sorry 'bout that; changed it to Vanderloo to avoid any further confusion. (sorry for the inconvenience)
Still worth the story.
ANd it only makes sense, especially for PS3 players who were stuck without the original Mass Effect.
[QUOTE=Aperture fan;34913556]Speaking of Legion, does [sp]saving those Geth instead of killing them or whatever on Legion's loyalty quest make a difference? And what about the Rachni?[/sp][/QUOTE]
[sp]Well the Rachni won't make any difference no matter what you did in ME1. Although the Legion shit will probs have some minor impact.[/sp]
[QUOTE=Saza;34913643]I think that's a stupid idea. "Oh, someone wants to have the story of Mass Effect but isn't seasoned in shooters and isn't good at it? FUCK THEM OVER, CAUSE ONLY WE PEOPLE WHO PLAY ON ACTION ONLY ARE THE BEST[/QUOTE]
Wait, where did I say that? Or are you talking about the bad design decision whereby the plague-bearing CoDfish swim into our untroubled waters, with Action and Story looking lame in comparison to RPG?
I know that i'll only play RPG version, where the combat, story and RPG elements are strong, and won't give much ado about the version for jarheads, or the version that whilst is strong in story, is honestly for weak whelps.
[QUOTE=GetBent;34913655]"Mass Effect 3 is a perfect place for new players to enter the series"[/QUOTE]
ME2 on Easy or w/e it was was pretty fucking easy. I died maybe once?
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[QUOTE=ironman17;34913751]Wait, where did I say that? Or are you talking about the bad design decision whereby the plague-bearing CoDfish swim into our untroubled waters, with Action and Story looking lame in comparison to RPG?
I know that i'll only play RPG version, where the combat, story and RPG elements are strong, and won't give much ado about the version for jarheads, or the version that whilst is strong in story, is honestly for weak whelps.[/QUOTE]
Oh derp I read that backwards as the non-combat difficulty
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i have no friends :(
[QUOTE=killergumybear;34913795][URL]http://imgur.com/JhePx[/URL] oh god im new how do you post images[/QUOTE]
Put [img][/img] around the link for the full image, or ["t"] [/"t"] without the quotes for a clickable thumbnail
[QUOTE=Aperture fan;34913556]Speaking of Legion, does [sp]saving those Geth instead of killing them or whatever on Legion's loyalty quest make a difference? And what about the Rachni?[/sp][/QUOTE]
[sp]ID=210 Geth Heretics Saved Type: Modifier - StartingStrength=0 ConditionalDescription="Saved the Geth in ME2"
ID=216 Geth Heretics Destroyed Type: Modifier - StartingStrength=0 ConditionalDescription="Destroyed the Geth in ME2"[/sp]
[sp]Both have 0 impact, they don't give any points or take them away. It simply has no influence.[/sp]
Not even any diplomatic influence?!
Wait, is this from the demo?
Developers tend to make a demo version and a final version. The demo being an earlier point with specific stuff programmed in to change things so its like a clean slate while you do everything.
[QUOTE=VengfulSoldier;34913958]Not even any diplomatic influence?!
Wait, is this from the demo?[/QUOTE]
Yes, it's from the demo. Bioware has the manner not to delete plot relevant files from their stuff before handing it out.
[QUOTE=VengfulSoldier;34913958]Developers tend to make a demo version and a final version. The demo being an earlier point with specific stuff programmed in to change things so its like a clean slate while you do everything.[/QUOTE]
Do you realize this was confirmed by two people owning the space copies? Bioware didn't change the plot as promised and the game will pan out as in old and recent leaks stated.
[QUOTE=Jackald;34913870]That's OBVIOUSLY Jennifer Hale, duh.[/QUOTE]
Nah, default femshep irl
To be honest, having Mass Effect 3 be a "perfect place for newcomers" is a horrible idea. EA should've simply pointed towards the original Mass Effect (maybe give it a bit of polish) and said "start here to begin your Mass Effect experience", maybe even bundle Mass Effect 2 into the package so the newcomers can get up to speed quicker.
It woulda been a win-win situation; the newcomers experience the fullness of the Mass Effect universe, whilst EA rakes in a substantial pile of monies from the Mass Effect 1 & 2 bundles they buy (whilst BioWare wait for the crumbs to fall from the master's table).
But nope; they had to mush it up to appeal to the newcomers, whereas they shouldn't be taking the short course and instead invest in the other two games as well. Sure I enjoy the multiplayer component very muchly, but I can't help but feel that it might have taken away something from singleplayer development, most likely time and resources.
I only hope they look back on their mistakes and make a Director's Cut with better writing (it's still fairly decent writing, but doesn't seem as super-stellar as the earlier ones).
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