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Post by dmc1001 on Apr 5, 2019 4:22:02 GMT
Jaysen is dead certain Maji has the best night sky anywhere in the galaxy. Place isn't all that interesting but there was some crazy skull that my suit couldn't identify. That means it isn't in Citadel Archives which makes me wonder just how old it is. Then we found a geth base. Didn't seem all that tough compared to the others but we thought it was the last one. Until we picked up a signal coming from "somewhere" within the cluster. The signal led to the moon Solcrum. I brought Tali because she's an expert on geth and probably wants to see them stomped down into the ground. FYI, the night sky here is damn decent. Almost as good as Maji's but lacking that burning red star in the sky. Found the final base. Blah blah. Geth playing quarian pop music? Interesting.
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Post by brfritos on Apr 5, 2019 23:19:35 GMT
Jaysen is dead certain Maji has the best night sky anywhere in the galaxy. Place isn't all that interesting but there was some crazy skull that my suit couldn't identify. That means it isn't in Citadel Archives which makes me wonder just how old it is. Then we found a geth base. Didn't seem all that tough compared to the others but we thought it was the last one. Until we picked up a signal coming from "somewhere" within the cluster. What, are you kidding?! This is one of the most interesting locations in the whole Armstrong cluster. The other ones in my opinion are Antibaar and Ryingri, Casbin is the last one in my list.
The interesting thing about the planets in ME1 is they are all believable and a lot more accurate than most sci-fy games.
Planets and moons like Earth, called garden-worlds in the game, are rare. IRL this's what we will find if landing in the moons of Saturn, Neptune, Uranus or landing on Venus. Bare or desolate worlds.
From a gameplay perspective is dull of course, we players need something to do.
Sometimes I simply land on a planet in ME1 and start to daydreaming about them (and a lot of other things). In Andromeda I do this in H-047c (Remav). Ok, the planet is basically a debris field now, but good lord.
The design is great.
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Post by dmc1001 on Apr 6, 2019 1:07:07 GMT
Jaysen is dead certain Maji has the best night sky anywhere in the galaxy. Place isn't all that interesting but there was some crazy skull that my suit couldn't identify. That means it isn't in Citadel Archives which makes me wonder just how old it is. Then we found a geth base. Didn't seem all that tough compared to the others but we thought it was the last one. Until we picked up a signal coming from "somewhere" within the cluster. What, are you kidding?! This is one of the most interesting locations in the whole Armstrong cluster. The other ones in my opinion are Antibaar and Ryingri, Casbin is the last one in my list.
The interesting thing about the planets in ME1 is they are all believable and a lot more accurate than most sci-fy games. Planets and moons like Earth, called garden-worlds in the game, are rare. IRL this's what we will find if landing in the moons of Saturn, Neptune, Uranus or landing on Venus. Bare or desolate worlds.
From a gameplay perspective is dull of course, we players need something to do. Sometimes I simply land on a planet in ME1 and start to daydreaming about them (and a lot of other things). In Andromeda I do this in H-047c (Remav). Ok, the planet is basically a debris field now, but good lord. The design is great.
Pretty, yes, but I covered that in my comment above the image. As far as stuff going on? Jaysen Shepard didn't find it all that exciting. He wants to shoot things and the geth on this planet weren't challenging enough.
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Post by brfritos on Apr 6, 2019 2:43:25 GMT
What, are you kidding?! This is one of the most interesting locations in the whole Armstrong cluster. The other ones in my opinion are Antibaar and Ryingri, Casbin is the last one in my list.
The interesting thing about the planets in ME1 is they are all believable and a lot more accurate than most sci-fy games. Planets and moons like Earth, called garden-worlds in the game, are rare. IRL this's what we will find if landing in the moons of Saturn, Neptune, Uranus or landing on Venus. Bare or desolate worlds.
From a gameplay perspective is dull of course, we players need something to do. Sometimes I simply land on a planet in ME1 and start to daydreaming about them (and a lot of other things). In Andromeda I do this in H-047c (Remav). Ok, the planet is basically a debris field now, but good lord. The design is great.
Pretty, yes, but I covered that in my comment above the image. As far as stuff going on? Jaysen Shepard didn't find it all that exciting. He wants to shoot things and the geth on this planet weren't challenging enough.
Go to Ryingri then and have fun. Like you did.
Funny thing about this game's section. Depending what level you are and usually Shepard is already at level 30 and beyond, these missions on the Armstrong cluster are usually a formality.
Nassana's sister mission is a heck more difficult, since is in the very beginning of our journey and Shepard didn't listened to Anderson and took the "Spectre Advanced Classes course - How to avoid traps by politians" in the Spectre Office. This also has dire consequences in ME3.
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Post by Blast Processor on Apr 6, 2019 4:44:10 GMT
How many trilogy runs have you folks finished at this point? Tons, especially ME1 and ME2. I don't really do trilogy runs anymore. I tend to play the games individually. ME1 being my favourite. Last year I did my first renegade playthrough of ME1 since probably before ME3, and I discovered its now my preferred way to play. Love the Council's speech after a renegade Shep and the Alliance save there asses.
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Post by dmc1001 on Apr 6, 2019 14:27:51 GMT
Funny thing about this game's section. Depending what level you are and usually Shepard is already at level 30 and beyond, these missions on the Armstrong cluster are usually a formality. It was the easiest of the geth missions. That's why Jaysen was disappointed. I like to write from his perspective rather than my own. I like to RP my write-ups.
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Post by dmc1001 on Apr 6, 2019 14:29:26 GMT
Thread is basically dead and here at least there's always some updates, anyways, it was just a quick question considering how many of you constantly post here. No harm intended. I have no idea. I could probably give you hours but I couldn't say how many complete runs I've done. I just popped in to ME3 to replay the clone stuff and discovered I was at 1300 hours for that game alone.
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Post by 10k on Apr 6, 2019 15:09:30 GMT
I have 300 hours of me1, 2586 hours of me2, 150 hours of me3. I'm actually doing another me2 run and just picked up jack yesterday.
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Post by ahglock on Apr 6, 2019 16:36:00 GMT
Thread is basically dead and here at least there's always some updates, anyways, it was just a quick question considering how many of you constantly post here. No harm intended. I have no idea. I could probably give you hours but I couldn't say how many complete runs I've done. I just popped in to ME3 to replay the clone stuff and discovered I was at 1300 hours for that game alone. I can’t even know that as I’ve played all the games over multiple platforms.
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Post by Psychevore on Apr 6, 2019 17:14:15 GMT
I installed ME1 and installed some minor mods (ME1 recalibrated/Unlock achievements) and am currently waiting for MEUITM Anniversary Edition to finish downloading. Not sure how I'm going to play yet, aside from that it will be a full trilogy run and I will mod every game to some extent. ME1 was one of the last games I actually bought on a physical disc. I have not done so in such a long time that my new computer doesn't even have a disc player as I saw no need for it. I got this ME version from the Vault games, but I could not seem to add any DLC. Is this different for the ME2 version in the vault? Else I'll just play ME2 on Steam where I do have some DLC. (edit: I just checked, and my DLC on steam seems to be missing and I can't buy it. Oh well, let's hope the vault is nice to me by the time I get to ME2) Anyway, I will most likely play a Biotic Shepard with either Garrus and Tali as squadmates, as I can use that team for most of the trilogy, or I will power game every single game, which for ME1 means Biotic Shepard with Liara and Kaidan, which trivializes most of the game even on the hardest difficulty (and is probably the reason why biotics don't effect shielded enemies anymore in ME2 )
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Post by dmc1001 on Apr 6, 2019 20:35:37 GMT
I installed ME1 and installed some minor mods (ME1 recalibrated/Unlock achievements) and am currently waiting for MEUITM Anniversary Edition to finish downloading. That was three hours ago. Are you done yet? I recall it being an exceptionally long wait. Worth it, though. ME1 was one of the last games I actually bought on a physical disc. I have not done so in such a long time that my new computer doesn't even have a disc player as I saw no need for it. I got this ME version from the Vault games, but I could not seem to add any DLC. I could be wrong, but I think the only way to get the ME1 dlc is to buy the trilogy from Origin. Then they're included. It's only Pinnacle Station and Bring Down the Sky. I think Pinnacle used to be available on the original BSN but EA took the site down a while back.
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Post by RedCaesar97 on Apr 6, 2019 20:36:52 GMT
Brandi Shepard: 1. Something was going down in the Citadel Archives, so Brandi and her crew went to go check it out. They were ambushed almost as soon as they stepped foot in the archives. Really dumb move by the bad guys. Then the real bad guy showed up and it was... a clone of Brandi Shepard. Brandi was a little surprised, but considering some of the really weird stuff she's encountered over the past few years, this did not faze her for long.
The clone left, so Brandi and her crew fought off the rest of the goons, then chased after the clone. A bunch more of the clone's merc squad kept showing up, but it was clear they were only in the way to slow the real Brandi down. Eventually Brandi caught up with her clone, but ended up walking into a trap, being sealed inside a vault. Turns out Brooks was behind the whole mess the entire time.
Brooks left with the clone. Glyph unlocked the vaults so Brandi and her crew could go after the clone.
2. Brandi could not take the squad with her (not enough room in the skycar), so she took Garrus and EDI to the Normandy. EDI's body shut down when clone took her offline on the Normandy, but EDI still had enough control over the body to continue. With some help from Traynor, Brandi snuck on board the Normandy before it took off.
3. Inside, Brandi took care of all the mercs in the CIC, then confronted the clone in hangar bay. Flanked by Brooks and a ton of mercs, the clone put up a good fight, but Brandi eventually got the upper hand. Brooks offered the clone a chance to live, but the clone instead chose to die.
(Clone fight was easier than expected. It only took me 3-4 tries. Brandi is a Vanguard, but she is a chargeless Vanguard. Chargless Vanguard versus Vanguard clone is the toughest straight-up fight in the game. Having Energy Drain certainly helped I think.)
4. Met up with a few squaddies on the Silver Sun Strip. Played one match in the Armax Arsenal Arena.
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Post by Psychevore on Apr 6, 2019 20:39:06 GMT
I installed ME1 and installed some minor mods (ME1 recalibrated/Unlock achievements) and am currently waiting for MEUITM Anniversary Edition to finish downloading. That was three hours ago. Are you done yet? I recall it being an exceptionally long wait. Worth it, though. ME1 was one of the last games I actually bought on a physical disc. I have not done so in such a long time that my new computer doesn't even have a disc player as I saw no need for it. I got this ME version from the Vault games, but I could not seem to add any DLC. I could be wrong, but I think the only way to get the ME1 dlc is to buy the trilogy from Origin. Then they're included. It's only Pinnacle Station and Bring Down the Sky. I think Pinnacle used to be available on the original BSN but EA took the site down a while back. Yeah, I've been playing for a bit already. I downloadeed BDtS but it couldn't find my Mass Effect copy. I don't recall the DLCs of ME1 to be very good though, so it doesn't matter much.
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Post by brfritos on Apr 6, 2019 22:26:27 GMT
Funny thing about this game's section. Depending what level you are and usually Shepard is already at level 30 and beyond, these missions on the Armstrong cluster are usually a formality. It was the easiest of the geth missions. That's why Jaysen was disappointed. I like to write from his perspective rather than my own. I like to RP my write-ups. If you wanna something challenging, after Anderson give you the Normandy go to Noveria. Even my own grandma said not to play in that cat's sand so soon in the game. Also the missions in the Armstrong Cluster are good for giving you ammo level VII. That was three hours ago. Are you done yet? I recall it being an exceptionally long wait. Worth it, though. I could be wrong, but I think the only way to get the ME1 dlc is to buy the trilogy from Origin. Then they're included. It's only Pinnacle Station and Bring Down the Sky. I think Pinnacle used to be available on the original BSN but EA took the site down a while back. Yeah, I've been playing for a bit already. I downloadeed BDtS but it couldn't find my Mass Effect copy. I don't recall the DLCs of ME1 to be very good though, so it doesn't matter much. BDtS is very fun to play, my opinion of course.
It's the cut mission on Caleston to recruit Liara. After the cut they repurposed it and moved her to Therum.
You can see it in the ME1 XBox official trailer.
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Post by melbella on Apr 6, 2019 23:01:11 GMT
BDtS is very fun to play, my opinion of course. I like it too, especially for a colonist Shepard. It certainly makes Balak's appearance in 3 make waaaay more sense, as well as the announcement in 2 about a memorial for Kate whatshername.
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Post by brfritos on Apr 6, 2019 23:20:26 GMT
BDtS is very fun to play, my opinion of course. I like it too, especially for a colonist Shepard. It certainly makes Balak's appearance in 3 make waaaay more sense, as well as the announcement in 2 about a memorial for Kate whatshername.
Funny you say that, a Colonist Sole Survivor Shepard is the background I like the most. Or a colonist ruthless.
"I know you. The butcher of Torfan".
But now you've got me. Why a colonist background makes Balak more believable in ME3?
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Post by melbella on Apr 6, 2019 23:54:42 GMT
But now you've got me. Why a colonist background makes Balak more believable in ME3? Sorry...I meant playing the DLC, not Shep as colonist. My first time through 2 and 3 I hadn't played BDtS yet, so there was a bit of a disconnect for me in those situations. Importing a save where you have met Balak before and either saved/didn't save Kate gives those encounters way more context.
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Post by Psychevore on Apr 7, 2019 7:49:21 GMT
Went for Colonist/Sole Survivor for maximum trauma added benefit is that this starts me with 10 points in charm and intimidate, which is just perfect as I intend to be kind/paragon in most casual situations and intimidating/renegade in stressful situations. Metagaming reason for doing so is that I want to import maximum values of paragon and renegade into ME2, giving me a lot of leeway to be just as morally ambiguous in ME2. And maybe even get both options available in the toughest late game checks, as I've done once before. (I looked for the screenshot, but I can't find it in the piles of piles of screenshots I have haha)
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Apr 7, 2019 11:12:54 GMT
Some random pics along the way. Now on Level 13 Adept. Things are not so easy on Veteran since I last played phew Eden Prime was a success! These Salarians are not up to any good! Lets save the Quarian... I wonder what these are? These are the small things I really love in ME1 and MEA: I wonder if anybody is at home?
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Post by dmc1001 on Apr 7, 2019 19:33:14 GMT
If you wanna something challenging, after Anderson give you the Normandy go to Noveria. Even my own grandma said not to play in that cat's sand so soon in the game. I've played ME1 many times. I've done it as a completionist many a time. Again, I'm speaking from "Here's how my Shepard thinks of things" rather than my own opinion.
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Post by dmc1001 on Apr 7, 2019 19:36:09 GMT
But now you've got me. Why a colonist background makes Balak more believable in ME3? Colonist background ought to make your Shepard have a special kind of hatred for batarians. They killed his family and everyone he knew. They also took a lot of slaves from Mindoir. As I RP it, Shepard is more than happy to shoot them on sight. In my current PT my Shepard made sure Balak was dead in BDtS. I imagine that has an impact on ME3 in regard to war assets. Even if Balak does survive, that desire to want Balak get a bullet to the brain while investigating an e-crime makes the most sense.
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Post by brfritos on Apr 8, 2019 13:44:22 GMT
But now you've got me. Why a colonist background makes Balak more believable in ME3? Colonist background ought to make your Shepard have a special kind of hatred for batarians. They killed his family and everyone he knew. They also took a lot of slaves from Mindoir. As I RP it, Shepard is more than happy to shoot them on sight. In my current PT my Shepard made sure Balak was dead in BDtS. I imagine that has an impact on ME3 in regard to war assets. Even if Balak does survive, that desire to want Balak get a bullet to the brain while investigating an e-crime makes the most sense.
Well, you can have a space or earthborn background and still have hatred for batarians if your military background is ruthless. Also Balak in ME3, if he survived or scape, is perfectly fine.
If you did BDtS he threatens Shepard because of what happened in asteroid X-57. If not, he will not mention anything of it and simply introduce himself as part of the hegemony and brag about how batarians despise humans and the other races and killing Shepard will doom the alliance that's being forged. If Shepard killed him in ME1 a generic batarian take his place, but the outcome are still the same. The only difference is this batarian justify his actions because Shepard killed Balak in ME1 and he is arrested.
Then Shepard can use him to gain batarian assets or let him go to jail and gain nothing.
What is contradictory is how little war assets you lose if he sabotage Alliance ships, kill soldiers in the hospital or disrupt ship's supplies. I thik it's very few points, like 10 or lesss, and also you don't gain the remains of the batarian fleet, which are 100 points if I remember correctly.
Usually I kill him most of the time.
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Post by dmc1001 on Apr 8, 2019 18:13:32 GMT
I usually don't kill him because I want to save the humans working on the asteroid. If I could have gotten away with just killing Kate, I'd have taken it. I really disliked how coldhearted she was in letting her brother getting his brains blown out. Maybe he would have ended up dead regardless but damn she didn't even seem to give a shit. She was protecting MARINES over her brother. People have come to her defense but I don't like her.
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Post by melbella on Apr 9, 2019 0:50:50 GMT
What is contradictory is how little war assets you lose if he sabotage Alliance ships, kill soldiers in the hospital or disrupt ship's supplies. I thik it's very few points, like 10 or lesss, and also you don't gain the remains of the batarian fleet, which are 100 points if I remember correctly. You can convince Balak to give you what's left of his fleet even after all the sabotage. I usually use renegade convincing but sometimes I go paragon. I have yet to shoot him ME3 but I have done all 3 options in ME1 - let him go to save the hostages, shoot him/send him to prison, and kill him outright. The latter 2 both result in the hostages being killed but no sabotage in ME3, only stolen supplies.
She was protecting MARINES over her brother. No, she was protecting Marines who were going to stop the asteroid from crashing into Terra Nova. She was protecting her entire planet. Her decision to do so is one reason some of my Shepards are ok with not letting Balak escape, even if the hostages will die.
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Post by dmc1001 on Apr 9, 2019 3:30:27 GMT
No, she was protecting Marines who were going to stop the asteroid from crashing into Terra Nova. She was protecting her entire planet. Her decision to do so is one reason some of my Shepards are ok with not letting Balak escape, even if the hostages will die. My real point here was that Balak knew someone was sabotaging things. Did it make any difference at all if she said "marines" or not? She could have made up any lie. She chose to be quiet.
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