[QUOTE=Grim Joker;35535450]
In Mass Effect 2 Samara makes it sound there are only like four or five in existence. I know that the number shot up in Mass Effect 3, but I didn't figure it was in the millions.[/QUOTE]
There are 3 Ardat Yakshi that will always kill during mating. All 3 are offspring of Samara. However, there are many more Ardat Yakshi that can cause "mild" hemorrhaging during mating.
[url]http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Ardat-Yakshi[/url]
"According to Samara, these are the only three living Ardat-Yakshi. However, less severe cases are supposedly more common, including up to 1% of the population. "
[editline]12th April 2012[/editline]
They might not even cause hemorrhaging at all. The article implies they do, but doesn't outright say it.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;35535505]There are 3 Ardat Yakshi that will always kill during mating. All 3 are offspring of Samara. However, there are many more Ardat Yakshi that can cause "mild" hemorrhaging during mating.
[url]http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Ardat-Yakshi[/url]
"According to Samara, these are the only three living Ardat-Yakshi. However, less severe cases are supposedly more common, including up to 1% of the population. "
[editline]12th April 2012[/editline]
They might not even cause hemorrhaging at all. The article implies they do, but doesn't outright say it.[/QUOTE]
Huh, then Mass Effect 2 was just misleading. Samara pretty much outright said that Ardat Yakshi kill during mating, and there are only three in existence.
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Still on the citadel guises.
[QUOTE=Grim Joker;35535566]Huh, then Mass Effect 2 was just misleading. Samara pretty much outright said that Ardat Yakshi kill during mating, and there are only three in existence.[/QUOTE]
I think if you get her to elaborate she says that those are the most extreme cases.
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Still on the citadel guises.[/QUOTE]
you mean the one that exploded and is now drifting through space in many pieces without power or a breathable atmosphere
oh
that's a lot better
[QUOTE=Grim Joker;35535566]Huh, then Mass Effect 2 was just misleading. Samara pretty much outright said that Ardat Yakshi kill during mating, and there are only three in existence.[/QUOTE]
Having the Ardat Yakshi gene doesn't neccessarily make you an Ardat Yakshi. If it's a reccessive gene you'd need 2 parents with the gene to produce a true Ardat Yakshi. Kind of expands on the Asari idea of not mating with each other, not only is it not beneficial but it can also be detrimental.
Caught for air I see....
And obviously it's drifting though space, as it exploded and pieces of it and alot of shit falling into the atmosphere.
[QUOTE=supertribute;35535581][IMG]http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu288/nick_Crx/Untitled-157.png[/IMG]
Still on the citadel guises.[/QUOTE]
Might wanna replay the intro.
[QUOTE=Novangel;35534964]Anyone wanna play Gold :v:[/QUOTE]Sure. Origin PC: PariahKing
[QUOTE=27X;35535722]Might wanna replay the intro.[/QUOTE]
What would the intro tell us about this?
I finished the trilogy again yesterday, and I realized that basically anyone can just ignore ME1, and just start from ME2, continue on to ME3 and never really notice what happened back in ME1. What I mean is anyone who do not know about the franchise right now can just start the "trilogy" from ME2 without ever touching the first, and that wouldn't stop that person from "understanding" what's going on, since everything is basically "re-explained" (re-done) from ME2. It's not like watching The Two Towers and expecting to understand it right away, and then moving to The Return of the King and still understand everything, you'd HAVE to watch Fellowship first, and THEN the important dots would be connected to make sense of the LOTR trilogy.
With Mass Effect, the disconnection from ME1's lore (from ME2's first moments and beyond) is so strong that you can effectively never play ME1 at all, literally know nothing of it, and it would not even matter one moment. You'd get at the end of ME3, and ME2 itself (and only ME2) would "make sense", and you might be happy with that. It is ONLY when you actually BEGAN from ME1 that suddenly almost nothing makes sense anymore. It is as if Mass Effect 2 and 3 could have been completely different games, only borrowing Shepard as ME1's protagonist for the heck of it and labeling both games as being "Mass Effect" games just to sell them faster.
It's pissing me off.
[QUOTE=Molokk;35535925]I finished the trilogy again yesterday, and I realized that basically anyone can just ignore ME1, and just start from ME2, continue on to ME3 and never really notice what happened back in ME1. What I mean is anyone who do not know about the franchise right now can just start the "trilogy" from ME2 without ever touching the first, and that wouldn't stop that person from "understanding" what's going on, since everything is basically "re-explained" (re-done) from ME2. It's not like watching The Two Towers and expecting to understand it right away, and then moving to The Return of the King and still understand everything, you'd HAVE to watch Fellowship first, and THEN the important dots would be connected to make sense of the LOTR trilogy.
With Mass Effect, the disconnection from ME1's lore (from ME2's first moments and beyond) is so strong that you can effectively never play ME1 at all, literally know nothing of it, and it would not even matter one moment. You'd get at the end of ME3, and ME2 itself (and only ME2) would "make sense", and you might be happy with that. It is ONLY when you actually BEGAN from ME1 that suddenly almost nothing makes sense anymore. It is as if Mass Effect 2 and 3 could have been completely different games, only borrowing Shepard as ME1's protagonist for the heck of it and labeling both games as being "Mass Effect" games just to sell them faster.
It's pissing me off.[/QUOTE]
yeah I had that feeling when replaying the series I just couldn't exactly figure out what was wrong. You however, explained exactly what I thought.
[QUOTE=GetBent;35535879]What would the intro tell us about this?[/QUOTE]
He's saying 'So what, those tubes are everywhere."
You think Bioware would have more than one texture for tubes?
So ME3 is indeed (technically at least) false advertising according to the [url=http://www.bbb.org/blog/2012/04/mass-effect-3-is-having-a-mass-effect-on-its-consumers-for-better-or-worse/]BBB's Blog[/url].
[QUOTE=Errorproxy;35536116]He's saying 'So what, those tubes are everywhere."
You think Bioware would have more than one texture for tubes?[/QUOTE]
I don't know I thought it would be something about how there is rebar sticking out of concrete debris in the first level and it looked exactly like that or something.
[B]Composing Mass Effect: Episode 2[/B]
[url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/composing-mass-backtrack/729084[/url]
Fuck yes, just got a Geth Engineer. I can finally achieve my dream of playing as a Geth.
"Okay I'm at, uh... you"
Love that line. Always makes me laugh.
[QUOTE=Molokk;35535925]I finished the trilogy again yesterday, and I realized that basically anyone can just ignore ME1, and just start from ME2, continue on to ME3 and never really notice what happened back in ME1. What I mean is anyone who do not know about the franchise right now can just start the "trilogy" from ME2 without ever touching the first, and that wouldn't stop that person from "understanding" what's going on, since everything is basically "re-explained" (re-done) from ME2. It's not like watching The Two Towers and expecting to understand it right away, and then moving to The Return of the King and still understand everything, you'd HAVE to watch Fellowship first, and THEN the important dots would be connected to make sense of the LOTR trilogy.
With Mass Effect, the disconnection from ME1's lore (from ME2's first moments and beyond) is so strong that you can effectively never play ME1 at all, literally know nothing of it, and it would not even matter one moment. You'd get at the end of ME3, and ME2 itself (and only ME2) would "make sense", and you might be happy with that. It is ONLY when you actually BEGAN from ME1 that suddenly almost nothing makes sense anymore. It is as if Mass Effect 2 and 3 could have been completely different games, only borrowing Shepard as ME1's protagonist for the heck of it and labeling both games as being "Mass Effect" games just to sell them faster.
It's pissing me off.[/QUOTE]
There's still a lot of context left over from ME1. Virmire being the biggest event. You have to know what went down on Virmire to see the context of Wreav/Wrex's actions and thoughts towards Shepard. There is also Eden Prime and Noveria which add some context to the game.
However, you're right. Besides a few events in ME1, you can jump right into ME2, and ME2 & 3 go in a different direction that can confuse a ME1 veteran.
[QUOTE=27X;35535722]Might wanna replay the intro.[/QUOTE]
I WANT TO BELIEVE! :zoid:
geth engineer with hunter mode is incredible. if you use the black widow with the penetration mod, you can shoot through almost any wall, floor and ceiling in firebase white. this negates my weak shields, since i just stand behind a wall and shoot my enemies through it.
[QUOTE=burninplaces;35537039]geth engineer with hunter mode is incredible. if you use the black widow with the penetration mod, you can shoot through almost any wall, floor and ceiling in firebase white. this negates my weak shields, since i just stand behind a wall and shoot my enemies through it.[/QUOTE]
Spec into the turret, too. Damage-wise it's about as good as the Quarian Turret, but it gives shield boosts/buffs shield recharge to people who are standing near it. It's really great.
Only Javik becomes pointless if you do his mission before the end of the game. lol jk.
I'll send him off to fight in the Illusive Man.
I love the Marauder Shields comics. If Bioware did implement another ending that I'd probably want it based off the comics after episode 6.
Also if you missed previous episodes [url]http://koobismo.deviantart.com/gallery/[/url]
Playing as the Geth infiltrator. Phantom is the target, 4 other Nemesis and soldiers around her, I run in, spam heavy attack, died in a second after getting the kill and like 2000 points. Totally meant to do that.
I like how Legions song references Sarens theme because of the Geth being a big part of Saren in the first game, its referenced at 1:56 in the Legion song
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhrbK254yRE[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5lRR7Hh-aU[/media]
What the hell is wrong with EA servers? I've been losing connection to them all day.
[QUOTE=Molokk;35535925]I finished the trilogy again yesterday, and I realized that basically anyone can just ignore ME1, and just start from ME2, continue on to ME3 and never really notice what happened back in ME1. What I mean is anyone who do not know about the franchise right now can just start the "trilogy" from ME2 without ever touching the first, and that wouldn't stop that person from "understanding" what's going on, since everything is basically "re-explained" (re-done) from ME2. It's not like watching The Two Towers and expecting to understand it right away, and then moving to The Return of the King and still understand everything, you'd HAVE to watch Fellowship first, and THEN the important dots would be connected to make sense of the LOTR trilogy.
With Mass Effect, the disconnection from ME1's lore (from ME2's first moments and beyond) is so strong that you can effectively never play ME1 at all, literally know nothing of it, and it would not even matter one moment. You'd get at the end of ME3, and ME2 itself (and only ME2) would "make sense", and you might be happy with that. It is ONLY when you actually BEGAN from ME1 that suddenly almost nothing makes sense anymore. It is as if Mass Effect 2 and 3 could have been completely different games, only borrowing Shepard as ME1's protagonist for the heck of it and labeling both games as being "Mass Effect" games just to sell them faster.
It's pissing me off.[/QUOTE]
I dunno, Mass Effect 1 offers a hell of a lot to the overall narrative. Yeah, the Codex explains a fair amount but it doesn't even come close to what you learn from Vigil on Ilos, or from talking with Sovereign. Mass Effect 1 really is the introduction and exposition piece by which the rest of the trilogy is launched. Could you figure out the trilogy by skipping it? Yeah, probably. Would it be even half as meaningful? Not a chance.
Because he's banned, Jackald wanted me to forward this:
[QUOTE=Jackald]let the thread know i'm not doing any more livestreams
I just can't be arsed with doing livestreams any more[/QUOTE]
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