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Ah, I thought that you might find it irritating because everything is smoother in ME3 due to combos, that's why I mentioned them
Engineers are indeed awesome, the drone is much much better in ME2 than ME3. I really look forward to play Engineer again. This class was my first Insanity run where I barely knew what I was doing, so it's going to be great to play it again with more knowledge on everything
Haha, I found the slowdown to be really distracting at first too. At some point I got used to it though. For shotguns, I personally really like the Eviscerator. You won't be able to get the Claymore with an Infiltrator (you can't even play shotguns from the very beginning and only unlock them at the Collector Ship), so I think the Eviscerator is a nice alternative. If you have the GPS from the weapon pack DLC this might be a good option too (I don't have it, but it looks fun to use in videos I've watched). I used the Eviscerator in ME3 too for continuation purposes, hehe.

Yeah, Adepts are of course a bit more squishy, but I've seen people do amazing stuff on Insanity with them, like in the video. I also would like to try a similar build with Pull/Throw. Throw can be massive fun in ME2. I might run with Singularity, Warp and Throw and use Jack for Pull and Samara for Reave. Haven't fully decided yet though. I've seen someone use Reave as bonus power to keep Shepard alive while wrecking everything with Singularity/Warp/Scimitar, which also looked very intriguing. Amazing gameplay.
If you try Adept, maybe you will tell your adventures in the What did you do today thread then. Would love to read about it

That's funny, I also think Adept fits more with female, but I will run a male Adept next anyway (I'm playing all classes on Insanity for the second time currently and use reverse gender this time for variety's sake).

I agree that all classes are functioning that way. I wasn't impressed with ME2 Sentinel at first, but once I learned how to use Assault Armor to my advantage it was one of the most fun and ballsy runs I had
Maybe Scimitar would be ok with Cryo Ammo? I have never used the Scimitar in ME2 though, so I can't say. Might try this weapon out on my next run.
Yeah, I like to compare the weapons in both games and also kinda like picking a 'favourite' for Shepard. There were runs where I ended up picking a different weapon though, like the Viper. Loved it in ME2, didn't like it that much in ME3, so I traded it for the Raptor. On my Vanguard I used the Claymore in both games, until I traded it for the Eviscerator in ME3 to get my cooldown bonus to 200%.

I don't, I think this name is great!
And tell me about ever being done playing ME. I really neglect a lot of games I could play just because I feel the need to try out so many things in the MET. I have lists of what I want to do and stuff like that. ME is my demise, and I love it

The Geth were far more interesting and compelling as an actual 'alien' race before they went all Pinocchio-bot on us in ME 3.

"But I just wanted to be a real boy" has to be one of the most unimaginative and worn out tropes in existence when dealing with robots and AI; well that and the whole "Destroy All Humans!" shtick. Why can't a truly gestalt consciousness, with perspectives and ideals wholly different from organic species just remain that way? Why do we have to dumb everything down to be exactly like us?

I've never read any complaints about it (and mong the Me community the complaints about romance a are, litteraly, EVERYWHERE).

Samara is a very underrated character. Not loved, not hated, mostly ignored.

At least, this was my impression

but from a krogan prospective it's not something that happen long time ago, due their life span.
okeer and wrex, for example, fought during the rebellion.

they are old, embittered, defeated, veterans.

For me, its not a masterpiece and a couple things that don't make sense.

The extended cut introduced the evacuation scene, or as I like to call it, the what-the-crap evac scene. To me its one of the funniest scenes in the game. If the SR2 is able to get that close to the beam with no problem, why didn't it do that in the first place? If not the SR2, use a shuttle. Up until that point, Harbinger is destroying everything in sight. All of sudden its, what?, everyone take a break,  smoke'em if you got em, while Shepard says bye, bye to someone he/she already said to a short time ago. If the top right dialogue is chosen, Shepard will say, "I need to know that someone will make it out alive". If the reapers aren't stopped, no one will survive. So what was the purpose of that line? If the bottom right line is chosen, Shepard will say, "You're in no condition to fight. Get to the medbay". What? Up until that moment, if a squadmate is "killed", Shepard can use medigel to get them back in the fight. So, what changed?

I understand it was done to explain how the 2 squadmates get back on the Normandy, but that left more questions than answers.

If ems is above 2600, the SR2 is seen flying off the unknown planet. So, what was the purpose of that planet?

The memorial scene. I like the scene, but who informed them that Anderson is dead? If ems is below 3100, Shepard's nameplate is put up without any hesitation. If above 3100, there's a hesitation. Why? If they knew Shepard was dead, with lower ems, they would know he/she is alive with higher ems. Someone had to tell them just like someone had to tell them Anderson is dead. What about the green and blue? How do they know Shepard is dead? Did someone see Shepard fry when choosing the blue or see them jump in the beam of green? If anything, Shepard is MIA. I would be curious how much time has passed from the crucible firing to the memorial scene.

For me, the only thing the cut fixed, was the flashbacks as Shepard is choosing whatever ending

Oh yeah, Sentinel is actually one of the best run and gun classes in the game. If played right, you are super hard to kill. I don't know about Scimitar. It shoots fast, but it just doesn't have the raw damage I want. And I rarely ever use cryo ammo. Maybe I should start. I tend to put more points into flame and disruptor for vanguards and infiltrators respectively. But I'm willing to try. You actually have given me a few good ideas with your posts.




Lol, I meant being in love with my own Shepard not the name itself. I really like her name too though. And you're in the same boat as me. While I have beaten a fair share of games, I have been neglecting a lot of games because of this series. And my friend just got me into ME3 multiplayer 6 months ago and I'm addicted to that too. I avoided it like the plague because I thought it was tacked on. I had no idea it would be so deep and interesting just like the story.

According to the wiki, the stealth system doesn't fool the collector ships. So if it doesn't fool them, it won't fool the reapers. Does opening the hangar door cause the Normandy to come out of stealth mode?
It is a threat. For all Harbinger knows, the Normandy could be dropping off more troops to make a run to the beam. Destroying the Normandy would most likely wipeout everything and everyone in that area. And if the Normandy isn't a threat, what's the excuse for the destroyer destroying the 2 shuttles at the beginning of the game? The shuttles weren't a threat.
What does the asari's dialogue have to do with anything? Its only speculation. She doesn't know. Where would they hide?

Why did Bioware put it in the game? Before the cut, the Normandy is seen having its thrusters torn from the fuselage. It ends up on the unknown planet. It should be in pieces with everyone onboard dead no matter what the player's ems is. With the cut, that is taken away, if ems is above 2600. With ems above 2600, the Normandy is able to leave the planet with no problem. Why the change?

That memorial scene wasn't needed to confirm Shepard survived before the cut.
Crashed on what planet? You mean Shepard ended up on Earth after the crucible fired? It's still around? Are you referring to Shepard?

The only upgrades the ship has is the armor, shields and cannon. Those ugrades are available in ME2. There was no upgrades to the stealth system
The Normandy was closer to the beam then a lot of troops and vehicles were before the cutscene
Is that what the asari was telling the player? I never gave that any thought. Where would they hide? How would she know where to hide to avoid the reapers?
What theory? The breath scene happened before the cut was released. I didn't need the memorial scene to confirm that.
You're forgetting the part where Shepard was dead until Cerberus brought him/her back. But it has nothing to do with what I posted.

Humanity, not once in the entire trilogy, is ever an underdog. Sure, the narrative tries to say we are, but honestly how can humanity be at the bottom of the galactic totem pole when:


• We are outpacing the Volus economically; the richest person in Citadel space is a human, and his company is larger than several Volus mega corps.

• Running circles around the Turians in terms of military development and tactics; apparently we're the only species in existence to conceive the concept of carrier class naval ships.

• Making the Salarians jealous with our scientific breakthroughs; universal medical treatment in the form of medi-gel and, let's not forget, being able to literally bring people back from the dead.

• Amazing the Asari with our diplomatic acumen, as well as our proficiency with biotics; Jack aka Subject zero being on par with Asari matriarchs despite only being in her twenties.

On top of that we're also:

• Being considered for Spectre status despite only being a part of galactic society for less than thirty years.

• Given an embassy on the Citadel Presidium; with our own separate office to boot; while other species like the Elcor and Volus had to wait over a century to gain access and even then have to share a space.

• At the conclusion of the Battle of the Citadel, the rest of the galactic government is perfectly willing to allow a de-facto installment of a human Council member; even an entirely human comprised Council; depending on choices made.

• During the Reaper invasion, despite Earth holding no strategic value to the conflict whatsoever, the other species are perfectly willing to throw away some of their best military assets so we can all 'Take Earth Back'. Luckily the Reapers moved the Citadel there or that attack would have looked really dumb.

• All species looking towards humanity as the leader during the Reaper invasion, deferring to our orders and following our lead.

• The rest of the galaxy perfectly willing to allow the Citadel to remain in orbit of Earth, with our home world as the new hub of galactic government, despite the the Citadel being seen as a symbol of a united and unbiased galaxy.

Etc.

Not once did I ever feel any fear for humanity. Not once did I ever wonder how our species was going to succeed in a hostile galaxy that didn't respect them. We never were the under dog, we were practically running things from day one. Which, really makes organizations like Terra First and Cerberus rather ridiculous/redundant. Why do we need a "Humanity First" group when humanity already is first and foremost in every area of society?

Bioware made the reapers stupid in ME3 for Shepard and the galaxy to have a chance to defeat them
Come on nothing. I know Shepard can survive the destroy ending, if ems is high enough. Read my original post