The Little Things 2.0

When heading to Earth with ems below 2300, a reaper capital ship destroys an Alliance ship and a destroyer is seen landing on top of a Turian ship to destroy it

If ems is above 2300, an Alliance ship destroys two legs of a capital ship before it gets destroyed

When talking with Anderson at the fob, he will have 3 lines of dialogue based on ems

if ems is below 2600, he will say less than 25% of hammer made it
if ems is between 2600-3399, he will say less than 40% of hammer has made it
if ems is above 3400, he will say barely 50% of hammer has made it

During the beam run both squadmates will be killed if ems is below 1900. I don't know where that number came from, but when I did that I always had my ems below 1900. In my last 3 playthroughs, I decided to test that number. Its not 1900, its 2000. So if your ems is below 2000, both squadmates will be killed.

With ems that low, it will show one of the squadmates reaching out with his/her left arm before being killed. To decide who that squadmate is, its based on the number of missions he/she was taken on and/or if the player talked with them

I had Liara and James, didn't talk to either of them, it was James since I took him on the most missions
I took Ashley and James, talked with Ashley and she was the one reaching out with her left arm even though James went with me on more missions. The same thing happened when I took Ashley and Liara. I didn't talk to Liara, but talked to Ashley and she is the one reaching out with her left arm
On another playthrough using only Liara and edi, it was Liara reaching out with her left arm because I talked with her.

After Shepard opens the arms, Hacketts ship will be taking damage if ems is below 2000 before the crucible docks with the Citadel
If ems is above 2000, Hacketts ship will not take any damage

When first encountering the cataylst, it will say 'why are you here' if ems is below 2700
It will say 'wake up' if ems is above 2700

When talking with the catalyst and Shepard chooses the bottom right dialogue while it mentions control, this dialogue will happen

S: I didn't fight this war just to give up everything I have
C: And I don't look forward to being replaced by you, but...I would be forced to accept it
S: Not if I refuse to do it.
C: True, but you will be bound by these decisions, just like I am
S: I'm not bound by anything. Not by you or these choices
C: If you don't choose, you will be forced to accept our dominion. The harvest will proceed

The reason why I posted that dialogue is because I like it. Its better than the other dialogue the player gets if ems is above 2700. The dialogue only happens if ems is below 2700

If ems is above 2700, synthesis is available. 2800 is not needed

If ems is below 1750, only one ending will be available.
If the base is saved in ME2, control will be the only option if ems is below 1750. The door to the Normandy opens and still have the memorial scene
If the base is destroyed in ME2, destroy will be the only option. Earth is scorched. The door to the Normandy does not open suggesting everyone onboard is dead.
If playing an ME3 default playthrough, the game assumes the base is destroyed leaving destroy as the only option if ems is below 1750

If ems is between 1750-2000, Big Ben is destroyed and the soldiers are not cheering. Hacketts' speech will be slightly different than higher ems
If ems is above 2000, Big Ben is ok, the soldiers are cheering and Hackett has the same speech as high ems

If ems is above 2600, the relays don't explode. Below 2600, the relays explode
If ems is above 2600, Joker is being very calm in the c**kpit. Below 2600, he's in panic mode
If ems is above 2600, the Normandys is seen flying off the planet. Below 2600, the Normandy is stuck on the unknown planet
If ems is above 2600, cutsecenes will be shown of the reapers destroyed on Thessia and Tuchanka. Below 2600, the cutscenes are not seen

I have posted that Anderson gives 200 war assets if 'saved' and takes away 100 war assets if TIM kills him. I never tested those numbers on low ems. This time I did and it changes nothing. It only effects if your ems is at 2900 or higher.
So if the player heads to Earth with 2900 ems and TIM doesn't shoot Anderson, the player will get the breath scene if destroy is chosen. If the player has TIM shoot Anderson having ems at 2900, the breath scene will not happen if destroy is chosen. The numbers make no difference if ems is at 3200 or higher when heading to Earth.
Whenever I want to get the breath scene, I make sure to have my ems at 3200 or higher when heading to Earth just in case I decide I want TIM to shoot Anderson

Well, if we are to speak about little things. At one point I wanted an fantasy rpg because I felt like playing one and the only ones I had were Spellforce 1 and 2. So when it came the time to pick one I remembered, if I buy DA:O I get the Blood Dragon Armor for ME2 and I love the design of that armor...and so I bought DA:O. So, yeah, the only reason I played and then became a fan of DA is because of the armor featured in my avatar.

Storywise? I loved that in Miranda's loyalty mission she gets made fun of her outfit (even more if you bring Jack. Why wouldn't you? Extra drama).

Wrex can survive ME3 even if the genophage has been sabotaged credit goes to Professor X. now using the username teh DRUMPF!!

Before seeing the asari councilor, I had 330 Krogan war assets. After talking with the councilor, I made a save and then went to dock 24 where I encountered Wrex and killed him. Once on the ship, I checked my war assets and lost all war assets from the Krogan leaving me with zero. I reloaded the save, went to Citadel transit terminal to visit Dr. Bryson. Once done, I headed back to the Normandy without encountering Wrex.

I went and did the Thessia mission. Went back to the Citadel, made a save and went to dock 24 where I encountered Wrex. I reloaded and went to Dr. Bryson's office for a few seconds and then went back to the Normandy avoiding Wrex. The same thing happened after finishing Sanctuary. Just before attacking Chronos, I still had Krogan war assets

After finishing Chronos, I checked my war assets and still had my 330 Krogan assets.

At the fob, I talked with Primarch Victus. He was upset that Wrex pulled his Krogan leading to many turian civilians dying. He even mentioned the bomb going boom on Tuchanka

I saw Wrex giving a speech to a platoon of Krogan. I talked with him. He mentioned the bomb on Tuchanka. You can hear the anger in his voice. He never mentioned anything about the genophage.

After choosing destroy, Wrex is not seen in any of the slides. He might in the other endings, I don't know.


What I like about this is that you can save Maleon's data in ME2, do the bomb mission and sabotage the cure with Wrex without loosing Krogan war assets at all while still getting Salarian support.

I will add to that

Before breaking the glass on Mars, 2 of the 4 Cerberus troopers will leave the area. The other 2 just stand still. The one on the right is nodding his head yes while the one on the left is shaking his head no

Here's what happens if Shepard chooses to rescue the crew instead of Koris

This is why I am always paying attention to the world around when i am playing.

Laura thinking you're a hallucination if you go to Therum last.

This thread and the 'little things' in it is why I adore Bioware games.

21st century Earth Hotdogs not good enough for you?

I really enjoyed that in the first Mass Effect game, the red-shirt that comes with you on the first mission, who runs out of cover and gets shot right away, is named Richard L. Jenkins. "L." as in Leeroy! He's Leeroy Jenkins! I found that to be hilarious.

7 squadmates can be recruited after the suicide mission. Not all at once of course since you need at least 8 to go through the relay.

Grunt(open tank after the suicide mission), Samara, Tali, Thane, Kasumi, Zaeed, and Legion(activated after the suicide mission)