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Post by nannerb on Jun 8, 2021 19:59:19 GMT
The roster of playable squadmates in the Mass Effect Trilogy is huge! A lot of our favorite characters weren't able to make the cut in the third installment and naturally there is some disappointment there. My question to you is - If you could have one character join Shepard's roster, who would it be? And what skills/powers would they need to have to keep the roster balanced? Who would be your second choice? My first pick would be Miranda. Story-wise, she was an incredibly important character in ME2 as second-in-command on the Normandy; The Illusive Man's right hand gal; and theoretically, should be Shepard's greatest ally in the fight against Cerberus, both from an intelligence and combat perspective, in ME3. From a combat perspective, the only Sentinel in the game is Kaiden, who may or may not be alive based on your choices. If he is alive, Kaiden goes MIA for a large chunk of the 1st half, so there's plenty of room for another Sentinel on the squad. Skillset: - Overload
- Warp
- Slam or Lash
- Barrier
- Cerberus Officer
My second pick would probably be between Thane (even if his fate remains the same), a Krogan, any Krogan, and Legion (since we got so little time with him in ME2).
So, who's your pick and why?
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Post by Blast Processor on Jun 8, 2021 20:09:51 GMT
I voted Jack, because I like her. But how can you have Jack without Miranda? It would be glorious. Plus, I think having two ME2 characters is necessary to make banter and stuff more enjoyable.
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Post by sgtreed24 on Jun 8, 2021 20:15:59 GMT
Well, before I had played the Omega DLC I probably would have chosen Mordin for usefulness or Jack for coolness/badass-ness but after playing Omega for the first time...
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Post by themikefest on Jun 8, 2021 23:47:01 GMT
I chose Miranda.
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Post by colfoley on Jun 9, 2021 0:26:43 GMT
Me too. Super torqued she was not on the squad and the reasons why, especially with her ME 3 power set to boot.
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Post by RedCaesar97 on Jun 9, 2021 1:30:45 GMT
I chose Mordin, my favorite squaddie. Unfortunately, he would probably end up sitting on the bench like most of the squad.
Power set based of his ME2 power set: - Incinerate - Cryo Blast - Neural Shock (new bonus power) - ??? (new bonus power)
He would need a power cooldown armor set to make him more likely to be used, and/our cooldown bonuses in his class passive. But if you base it off his ME2 passive, you would have power damage bonuses.
Neural Shock could be reworked as a bonus power instead an evolution in Overload. But both bonus power slots also be an opportunity to bring in some powers from multiplayer, such as: - Shield Boost - Tactical Scan - Submission Net - Recon Mine
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Jun 9, 2021 6:44:47 GMT
I'd have Drack with me but Wrex would suffice with ME1 powers, not that ME3 crap with consumables suddenly
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Post by Ravenfeeder on Jun 9, 2021 7:38:36 GMT
Mordin. Because it's Mordin. It would make the decision on Tuchanka even more poignant. Wouldn't stop me shooting him in the back if necessary but I'd feel even worse about it.
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Post by Element Zero on Jun 9, 2021 14:07:25 GMT
I'd have Drack with me but Wrex would suffice with ME1 powers, not that ME3 crap with consumables suddenly You mean Grunt? 😄 Drack is asleep. I chose Miranda. There's no competition. The choice to leave her out of the ME3 crew always seemed silly to me. She should've been a fairly early recruit. I like Traynor well enough, but most of her "big contributions" would make sense given to EDI and Miranda.
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Post by themikefest on Jun 9, 2021 14:20:53 GMT
I chose Miranda. There's no competition. The choice to leave her out of the ME3 crew always seemed silly to me. She should've been a fairly early recruit. I agree with that. I disagree with that. Traynor is an expert in comms. Even the hologram agrees having Traynor on the ship would be beneficial. If edi is able to do Sam's job, then I would have the hologram remain a hologram and not become a platform. Samantha would instead be the engineer squadmate.
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Post by lavigne on Jun 9, 2021 15:00:16 GMT
I agree with Miranda.
That said, I’d have liked all the ME2 crew back in a bigger capacity than they were.
Re Traynor, I disagree. EDI already gets a sh*t-load of stuff in ME3, no need to push even more on her. Plus Traynor was a great character in her own right. Same goes for Cortez, and, god help me, Vega, who I loathed originally.
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Jun 9, 2021 16:33:07 GMT
I'd have Drack with me but Wrex would suffice with ME1 powers, not that ME3 crap with consumables suddenly You mean Grunt? 😄 Drack is asleep. No, I never liked Grunt much.
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Post by lavigne on Jun 9, 2021 17:19:47 GMT
No, I never liked Grunt much. 😲
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Jun 9, 2021 17:26:09 GMT
No, I never liked Grunt much. 😲 Funny moment, yes. But as a 'person'.
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Post by lavigne on Jun 9, 2021 18:01:14 GMT
Funny moment, yes. But as a 'person'. I didn’t mind Grunt. I preferred Wrex obviously, but I quite liked Grunt too. Tbh there weren’t many characters across the three games that I didn’t much like. The VS in ME2 and the first half of ME3 came across as a bit dickish, and Ash’s constant moaning in general was a bit of a drag, but those aside I quite liked the rest. Except maybe Jacob....
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Post by KrrKs on Jun 9, 2021 18:53:08 GMT
Wrex obviously
Second choice would be Legion, in their old ME2 self (selves?)
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Jun 9, 2021 19:08:48 GMT
Funny moment, yes. But as a 'person'. I didn’t mind Grunt. Sure me neither, I didnt hate but more than having incendiary ammo and heavy shotgun, not much there in the end
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Post by nannerb on Jun 9, 2021 19:48:12 GMT
I chose Mordin, my favorite squaddie. Unfortunately, he would probably end up sitting on the bench like most of the squad. Power set based of his ME2 power set: - Incinerate - Cryo Blast - Neural Shock (new bonus power) - ??? (new bonus power) He would need a power cooldown armor set to make him more likely to be used, and/our cooldown bonuses in his class passive. But if you base it off his ME2 passive, you would have power damage bonuses. Neural Shock could be reworked as a bonus power instead an evolution in Overload. But both bonus power slots also be an opportunity to bring in some powers from multiplayer, such as: - Shield Boost - Tactical Scan - Submission Net - Recon Mine I really liked Neural Shock as an individual power. I found it balanced nicely as an organic specific weapon. Tali had AI hacking and Kaiden had neural shock. I found it really unique in that it can be used as a crowd control device and be a damage dealer over time. In ME2, with a drone and Neural Shock, you could control the battlefield just as well as any biotic.
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Post by Guardian on Jun 9, 2021 20:07:58 GMT
Jack makes the most sense really and having another Biotic would be good. I'd be okay with Miranda if we wanted to boot James (or Javik) for her. Wrex would be my second choice, but from a narrative standpoint, it makes sense why he wouldn't join back up.
So, I vote Jack
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Post by AnDromedary on Jun 9, 2021 20:11:13 GMT
Would have loved to keep Nyreen from the Omega DLC. I really liked her.
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Post by shotgunjulia on Jun 9, 2021 21:36:47 GMT
Jack. Because I could take her to Rannoch. "I'd rather be dead than let someone scramble with my brain. Give them the code or kill them. Same thing."
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Post by kotoreffect3 on Jun 9, 2021 23:39:58 GMT
Wrex easily.
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Post by quarianmasterrace on Jun 11, 2021 15:20:13 GMT
Legion with its ME2 writer as the synthetic perspective. Then delete the idiotic sex bot.
Would necessitate a re-write of the Rannoch arc but that's good because it's terrible. Get rid of that Reaper code crap.
Then also add back either Miranda or Jack since the narrative as is has nothing important for them to do.
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Post by trinity0 on Jun 14, 2021 17:12:03 GMT
Aria would be fun for a Renegate Shep
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