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Post by Blast Processor on Jun 24, 2021 1:43:17 GMT
Not much to report. -Recruited all of the merc gangs into the Alliance against the Reapers (sic?) -My favorite of all of them had to be the whole thing with the Eclipse. 'I see Aria's indentured servant has come to free me'. Abigail 'bitch I'm going to have your second in command murder yo ass.' I do actually also find it quite delightful that Bailey went along with this. Covers for Shepard assassinating corrupt politicians and now this... -Did Surkesh with the A team of Shepard's boys James and Garrus. -I thought you could talk to Padok WIks somewhere in the base but I didn't find him. -Oh something to keep in mind that the game automatically dresses you in the dress uniform before talking to the dalatras. I would've done it anyways so its nice I don't have to. -Didn't find the Yagh terminal which even if I don't in the canon playthrough I am going to make it so Shepard does find it given how important it is to my later fic. -I might have done this before but recent conversations I let Wrex know that Abigail is rather annoyed at him for doing this, she understands but they are wasting time. -I did however love their non verbal nods of acknowledgement when they saw one another. -In other news been working on a Mass Effect version of 'Toss a Coin to your Witcher' in my head. Edit: I did also realize that I forgot something I did. Talked to EDI about whether or not she should pursue a relationship with Jeff and 1. Abby, like she usually does tells her to pursue it...and well that is more or less it. Just that I made an offhand remark about it to the wife and then she said something back and it did get me thinking that given Abby's experiences with Kaidan and belief in regulation this could be OOC...but then I am also setting up kind of a slow burn chiselling away on changing that perspective as she develops feelings for James, and this conversation, this very small scene, actually is perfect fodder from a pure RP perspective for that very reason. Because despite being out of her depth, despite believing that one shouldn't mingle because of the risk of pain right now...she still is rooting for EDI and Jeff to succeed. Paddok Wiks is hard to see as he is crouching next to a black terminal near the elevator wearing black armour. Pure chance I stumbled across him yesterday. I had the now becoming very annoying issue of Cerberus Troops getting stuck inside stuff or in a place you can't shoot them this time on Surkesh twice yesterday. Have started spamming F5 all the time I can. Haha. I had Cerberus troops get stuck all the time, or in most cases get stuck laying on the ground. Grunting and moaning, kinda wish there "taking damage" sounds were more amusing. Reminded me of those Blue Suns guys from ME2. LOL.
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Post by Element Zero on Jun 24, 2021 2:03:36 GMT
colfoley, dazk, don't you have to talk to Padok Wiks before entering the elevator? It's possible that I have never even tried to enter the elevator without doing so, I guess. RedCaesar97, I know you've played some Soldier in ME1LE. Does it feel different in LE with headshots and tweaked weapon-handling? I'm not sure I can play ME1 with "weapons only" unless the gunplay feels better than in the old days. I could compromise by going Infiltrator (Assault Rifles). I'd gain Decryption and Electronics. I'd lose Heavy Armor, Adrenaline Burst, and three weapons skills. Since I'm not too worried about developing pistols and SRs, this could be the better path. Hmm.
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Post by dazk on Jun 24, 2021 2:05:22 GMT
Did Surkesh with James and Liara The went to Eden Prime and picked up Prothy the Prothean. Tried out the Cerberus Ajax armour which I like the look of and the stats but I just feel werid rocking Cerberus armour. Then did some running around on The Citadel and met Felicia Hannigan or whatever Kelly's new name is and set up some Merc Stauff for Aria with Narl, the Turian guy and Dana Vosk. Then cleaned up some systems to get them mostly to 100% then did Grunt and The Rachni quest which is always fun. Let the queen go.
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Post by dazk on Jun 24, 2021 2:08:16 GMT
Paddok Wiks is hard to see as he is crouching next to a black terminal near the elevator wearing black armour. Pure chance I stumbled across him yesterday. I had the now becoming very annoying issue of Cerberus Troops getting stuck inside stuff or in a place you can't shoot them this time on Surkesh twice yesterday. Have started spamming F5 all the time I can. Haha. I had Cerberus troops get stuck all the time, or in most cases get stuck laying on the ground. Grunting and moaning, kinda wish there "taking damage" sounds were more amusing. Reminded me of those Blue Suns guys from ME2. LOL. ROFL
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Post by Element Zero on Jun 24, 2021 2:10:05 GMT
Did Surkesh with James and Liara The went to Eden Prime and picked up Prothy the Prothean. Tried out the Cerberus Ajax armour which I like the look of and the stats but I just feel werid rocking Cerberus armour. Then did some running around on The Citadel and met Felicia Hannigan or whatever Kelly's new name is and set up some Merc Stauff for Aria with Narl, the Turian guy and Dana Vosk. Then cleaned up some systems to get them mostly to 100% then did Grunt and The Rachni quest which is always fun. Let the queen go. I like the Ajax Armor quite a bit. It looks good and is very strong. It remains an optimal choice well into the game. It is mechanically superior to the N7 Defender for which we are asked to pay 80k credits. 🤨 James has an Alliance version. (It's the +Weapon Damage armor I always have him wear.) It's a shame Shepard can't access the same.
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Post by dazk on Jun 24, 2021 2:10:18 GMT
colfoley , dazk , don't you have to talk to Padok Wiks before entering the elevator? It's possible that I have never even tried to enter the elevator without doing so, I guess. RedCaesar97 , I know you've played some Soldier in ME1LE. Does it feel different in LE with headshots and tweaked weapon-handling? I'm not sure I can play ME1 with "weapons only" unless the gunplay feels better than in the old days. I could compromise by going Infiltrator (Assault Rifles). I'd gain Decryption and Electronics. I'd lose Heavy Armor, Adrenaline Burst, and three weapons skills. Since I'm not too worried about developing pistols and SRs, this could be the better path. Hmm. I meant after you speak to him when he rushes out to stop Wrex's Krogan air drop. I always speak to him again as he has some interesting stuff to say but I looked for him and couldn't see him and then stumbled upon him. I thought the second conversation was optional but not sure.
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Post by dazk on Jun 24, 2021 2:13:58 GMT
Did Surkesh with James and Liara The went to Eden Prime and picked up Prothy the Prothean. Tried out the Cerberus Ajax armour which I like the look of and the stats but I just feel werid rocking Cerberus armour. Then did some running around on The Citadel and met Felicia Hannigan or whatever Kelly's new name is and set up some Merc Stauff for Aria with Narl, the Turian guy and Dana Vosk. Then cleaned up some systems to get them mostly to 100% then did Grunt and The Rachni quest which is always fun. Let the queen go. I like the Ajax Armor quite a bit. It looks good and is very strong. It remains an optimal choice well into the game. It is mechanically superior to the N7 Defender for which we are asked to pay 80k credits. 🤨 James has an Alliance version. (It's the +Weapon Damage armor I always have him wear.) It's a shame Shepard can't access the same. Yeah I want to wear it but I feel weird wearing Cerberus armour whilst fighting Cerberus troops. In the editor it says there are these three armours but not sure i have ever heard of them are they from the Omega DLC? Cerberus Shade Armour Cerberus Nightmare Armour Cerberus Spirit Armour
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Post by Element Zero on Jun 24, 2021 2:15:51 GMT
colfoley , dazk , don't you have to talk to Padok Wiks before entering the elevator? It's possible that I have never even tried to enter the elevator without doing so, I guess. RedCaesar97 , I know you've played some Soldier in ME1LE. Does it feel different in LE with headshots and tweaked weapon-handling? I'm not sure I can play ME1 with "weapons only" unless the gunplay feels better than in the old days. I could compromise by going Infiltrator (Assault Rifles). I'd gain Decryption and Electronics. I'd lose Heavy Armor, Adrenaline Burst, and three weapons skills. Since I'm not too worried about developing pistols and SRs, this could be the better path. Hmm. I meant after you speak to him when he rushes out to stop Wrex's Krogan air drop. I always speak to him again as he has some interesting stuff to say but I looked for him and couldn't see him and then stumbled upon him. I thought the second conversation was optional but not sure. I thought Wiks had to grant elevator access before Shepard could proceed. I could be wrong. I might've guessed that colfoley originally meant to type Major Kirrahe rather than Wiks. Kirrahe can be missed, while Wiks must be spoken to, unless I'm wrong about that bit. If I am, someone will know and tell me.
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Post by Element Zero on Jun 24, 2021 2:18:20 GMT
I like the Ajax Armor quite a bit. It looks good and is very strong. It remains an optimal choice well into the game. It is mechanically superior to the N7 Defender for which we are asked to pay 80k credits. 🤨 James has an Alliance version. (It's the +Weapon Damage armor I always have him wear.) It's a shame Shepard can't access the same. Yeah I want to wear it but I feel weird wearing Cerberus armour whilst fighting Cerberus troops. In the editor it says there are these three armours but not sure i have ever heard of them are they from the Omega DLC? Cerberus Shade Armour Cerberus Nightmare Armour Cerberus Spirit Armour Those are the armors won at Armax Arsenal Arena. They are statistically superior to any other armors in terms of total percentage points. Cerberus Spirit is great for power users. Nightmare is great for weapon users. Shade is too generalized for my taste. There are N7 (male) and Alliance (female) skins for these in the files, but of course we can't use them. Colors be damned, I use these quite a bit on MaleShep when I have them. I don't like the FemShep version, as it emphasizes the funky female build they put on the rig. Boobs and butt too low, hips are weirdly loooong, etc... EDIT: Liara has an Alliance version with +25% Recharge Kai Leng wears a black version minus the very nice helmet.
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Post by Blast Processor on Jun 24, 2021 2:20:21 GMT
I like the Ajax Armor quite a bit. It looks good and is very strong. It remains an optimal choice well into the game. It is mechanically superior to the N7 Defender for which we are asked to pay 80k credits. 🤨 James has an Alliance version. (It's the +Weapon Damage armor I always have him wear.) It's a shame Shepard can't access the same. Yeah I want to wear it but I feel weird wearing Cerberus armour whilst fighting Cerberus troops. In the editor it says there are these three armours but not sure i have ever heard of them are they from the Omega DLC? Cerberus Shade Armour Cerberus Nightmare Armour Cerberus Spirit Armour They all look the same, just with different stats. You choose 1 of the 3 after setting the record in combat arena in the Citadel DLC.
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Post by dazk on Jun 24, 2021 2:23:50 GMT
I meant after you speak to him when he rushes out to stop Wrex's Krogan air drop. I always speak to him again as he has some interesting stuff to say but I looked for him and couldn't see him and then stumbled upon him. I thought the second conversation was optional but not sure. I thought Wiks had to grant elevator access before Shepard could proceed. I could be wrong. I might've guessed that colfoley originally meant to type Major Kirrahe rather than Wiks. Kirrahe can be missed, while Wiks must be spoken to, unless I'm wrong about that bit. If I am, someone will know and tell me. I think he just tells you access has been granted, the button is green before you speaking but not 100% certain.
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Post by dazk on Jun 24, 2021 2:27:10 GMT
Yeah I want to wear it but I feel weird wearing Cerberus armour whilst fighting Cerberus troops. In the editor it says there are these three armours but not sure i have ever heard of them are they from the Omega DLC? Cerberus Shade Armour Cerberus Nightmare Armour Cerberus Spirit Armour Those are the armors won at Armax Arsenal Arena. They are statistically superior to any other armors in terms of total percentage points. Cerberus Spirit is great for power users. Nightmare is great for weapon users. Shade is too generalized for my taste. There are N7 (male) and Alliance (female) skins for these in the files, but of course we can't use them. Colors be damned, I use these quite a bit on MaleShep when I have them. I don't like the FemShep version, as it emphasizes the funky female build they put on the rig. Boobs and butt too low, hips are weirdly loooong, etc... That's weird, it's been a long time but don't remember getting them even though I played it to the end getting the high score several times and thought I bought everything. Oh well will have to have a look this time around but wasn't planning on investing the time and effort to get maximum score.
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Post by dazk on Jun 24, 2021 2:28:14 GMT
Yeah I want to wear it but I feel weird wearing Cerberus armour whilst fighting Cerberus troops. In the editor it says there are these three armours but not sure i have ever heard of them are they from the Omega DLC? Cerberus Shade Armour Cerberus Nightmare Armour Cerberus Spirit Armour They all look the same, just with different stats. You choose 1 of the 3 after setting the record in combat arena in the Citadel DLC. Cheers my memory is bad at the best of times and it was a while ago. Not sure I'll put the effort in this time around.
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Post by Blast Processor on Jun 24, 2021 2:39:58 GMT
Those are the armors won at Armax Arsenal Arena. They are statistically superior to any other armors in terms of total percentage points. Cerberus Spirit is great for power users. Nightmare is great for weapon users. Shade is too generalized for my taste. There are N7 (male) and Alliance (female) skins for these in the files, but of course we can't use them. Colors be damned, I use these quite a bit on MaleShep when I have them. I don't like the FemShep version, as it emphasizes the funky female build they put on the rig. Boobs and butt too low, hips are weirdly loooong, etc... That's weird, it's been a long time but don't remember getting them even though I played it to the end getting the high score several times and thought I bought everything. Oh well will have to have a look this time around but wasn't planning on investing the time and effort to get maximum score. Yeah, I've missed it before as well. You have to go to where its on display and redeem your choice of armor. Cheers my memory is bad at the best of times and it was a while ago. Great for replay value though. Haha.
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Post by Element Zero on Jun 24, 2021 3:03:50 GMT
There is something "I've been doing in Mass Effect" that I just thought to share.
I've been reading the Karpyshyn novels again. It occurs to me when I read them how Mac Walters gets blamed for Cerberus being so integral to the story. Yet, reading Karpyshyn's novels, Cerberus is the centerpiece of all but the Saren novel.
I feel like I get Cerberus, and can even buy most of it. They just did a poor job of realistically presenting Cerberus. It can be tough to present complex concepts in VGs because so much ends up on the cutting room floor.
Cerberus was a shadow-Alliance. It was an unofficial, off-the-books way for powerful, human-centric individuals and groups to support human-centric ideals. Cerberus wasn't as well funded as the Alliance, naturally, but it didn't need to be. It was leaner, more selective in its goals, and had a budget in the billions of credits.
Yeah, Cerberus ended up being nuts, but that's because they were indoctrinated. Jack Harper had probably been subtly indoctrinated for decades, needing only the Reapers' arrival to bring it to the fore. Before they were nuts, they were simply "amoral" (evilly so). They frequently end up looking like dumbasses in game, but the Lazarus Project shows what they can do at their best. With a more consistent and serious presentation, they might've been less annoying in-game.
Oh, well. I've said way more than I intended. I started out intending to point out that Cerberus can't be believably pushed as "Mac's baby/obsession" when Karpyshyn seemed just as focused on them. Mass Effect was intended to be a story about humanity's place in the galaxy, and Cerberus was the dark side of the coin.
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Post by dazk on Jun 24, 2021 3:07:53 GMT
That's weird, it's been a long time but don't remember getting them even though I played it to the end getting the high score several times and thought I bought everything. Oh well will have to have a look this time around but wasn't planning on investing the time and effort to get maximum score. Yeah, I've missed it before as well. You have to go to where its on display and redeem your choice of armor. Cheers my memory is bad at the best of times and it was a while ago. Great for replay value though. Haha. It's actually been good in some ways but others not so much. Walk into an area and know what's going to happen but can't remember quite what and bam instadeath. Yeah I remember going and redeeming stuff and it kind of triggers a memory of choosing the armour but until this discussion had completely forgotten about it.
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Post by colfoley on Jun 24, 2021 3:10:55 GMT
colfoley, dazk, don't you have to talk to Padok Wiks before entering the elevator? It's possible that I have never even tried to enter the elevator without doing so, I guess. RedCaesar97, I know you've played some Soldier in ME1LE. Does it feel different in LE with headshots and tweaked weapon-handling? I'm not sure I can play ME1 with "weapons only" unless the gunplay feels better than in the old days. I could compromise by going Infiltrator (Assault Rifles). I'd gain Decryption and Electronics. I'd lose Heavy Armor, Adrenaline Burst, and three weapons skills. Since I'm not too worried about developing pistols and SRs, this could be the better path. Hmm. Its funny on that note because I think given the lack of active powers available on console it is very hard to play as anything but guns only/ Soldier. And even that is a bit of a chore. There is something "I've been doing in Mass Effect" that I just thought to share. I've been reading the Karpyshyn novels again. It occurs to me when I read them how Mac Walters gets blamed for Cerberus being so integral to the story. Yet, reading Karpyshyn's novels, Cerberus is the centerpiece of all but the Saren novel. I feel like I get Cerberus, and can even buy most of it. They just did a poor job of realistically presenting Cerberus. It can be tough to present complex concepts in VGs because so much ends up on the cutting room floor. Cerberus was a shadow-Alliance. It was an unofficial, off-the-books way for powerful, human-centric individuals and groups to support human-centric ideals. Cerberus wasn't as well funded as the Alliance, naturally, but it didn't need to be. It was leaner, more selective in its goals, and had a budget in the billions of credits. Yeah, Cerberus ended up being nuts, but that's because they were indoctrinated. Jack Harper had probably been subtly indoctrinated for decades, needing only the Reapers' arrival to bring it to the fore. Before they were nuts, they were simply "amoral" (evilly so). They frequently end up looking like dumbasses in game, but the Lazarus Project shows what they can do at their best. With a more consistent and serious presentation, they might've been less annoying in-game. Oh, well. I've said way more than I intended. I started out intending to point out that Cerberus can't be believably pushed as "Mac's baby/obsession" when Karpyshyn seemed just as focused on them. Mass Effect was intended to be a story about humanity's place in the galaxy, and Cerberus was the dark side of the coin. What saves it to is Martin Sheen utterly killed it as the Illusive Man. Even at his most mustache twirliest the delivery and presentation always nailed it and added a lot to the character...probably my favorite role of his (though maybe that's not saying much. )
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Post by sgtreed24 on Jun 24, 2021 3:40:02 GMT
Been awhile, mainly because I hate how annoying it is to upload images in here lol. Anyways, Just finished another glorious DLC mission and between this and Omega DLC, whoever said ME3 sucks, is a liar. This was some of the most fun I had in the ME:LE after teaming up with Aria. Never been a huge fan of the casual looks in the trilogy but damn if I don't think this particular femshep of mine rocks it. Here's her being fancy on a spy mission: Here she is even looking good as a villain! P.S. Bioware, why don't we get this armor? No one steals her ship!! NO ONE
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Post by sgtreed24 on Jun 24, 2021 3:44:33 GMT
I meant after you speak to him when he rushes out to stop Wrex's Krogan air drop. I always speak to him again as he has some interesting stuff to say but I looked for him and couldn't see him and then stumbled upon him. I thought the second conversation was optional but not sure. I thought Wiks had to grant elevator access before Shepard could proceed. I could be wrong. I might've guessed that colfoley originally meant to type Major Kirrahe rather than Wiks. Kirrahe can be missed, while Wiks must be spoken to, unless I'm wrong about that bit. If I am, someone will know and tell me. If you don't talk to him and go to the elevator he'll just come over and give you access anyways. Did this on accident in this PT lol
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Post by sgtreed24 on Jun 24, 2021 3:52:39 GMT
Also shoutouts to this creepy dude in the background: ASSUMING CONTROL
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Jun 24, 2021 12:49:23 GMT
Recruited Mordin and Garrus last night. Saved Mordin's assistant, after threatening to kill some Batarians. Shepard ditched her N7 armor and donned a full suit to go uncover as a merc. As for how Garrus recognizes Shepard. I head canon it is the way she moves, and that he intercepted some merc comm chatter that a "dead" Spectre was seen meeting with Aria. Once Shepard attacks the mercs, Garrus' suspicions are all but confirmed. I also head canon Garrus and Shepard both remove their helmets when they are face to face for the first time in ME2. If ME2 allowed you to "equip/unequip" helmets like ME1 I would use the set all the time. I love how the set matches the M-490 Blackstorm.
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Post by RedCaesar97 on Jun 24, 2021 13:09:36 GMT
RedCaesar97 , I know you've played some Soldier in ME1LE. Does it feel different in LE with headshots and tweaked weapon-handling? I'm not sure I can play ME1 with "weapons only" unless the gunplay feels better than in the old days. I could compromise by going Infiltrator (Assault Rifles). I'd gain Decryption and Electronics. I'd lose Heavy Armor, Adrenaline Burst, and three weapons skills. Since I'm not too worried about developing pistols and SRs, this could be the better path. Hmm. Since weapons feel different, the Soldier feels different. Problem is that I think the Infiltrator with Shotguns or Assault Rifles as a bonus power still ends up being a better choice than the Soldier since you are not stuck with taking a tech squadmate. However, with short durations on Marksman and Overkill, you might actually use Adrenaline Burst more (Narrator: you will not actually use Adrenaline Burst more). With the changes to weapon handling and increased accuracy boost, you will actually use more weapons than just pistols early game. You can also one-shot kill enemies with sniper rifles on Insanity now. Of course all classes can do that, but Soldier and Infiltrator can do it better by default. I think the duration nerf bat hit Immunity too hard, and it makes it kind of pointless on Soldier (and Infiltrator) now. The extra health from Fitness is good, but not really needed in my opinion. Overkill actually feels like a good power now, providing a damage bonus in ME1LE. In original ME1, Overkill reduced heat and improved accuracy, but early assault rifles had 1 accuracy so Overkill was pointless, and by the time you started getting assault rifles with accuracy, you could afford the Spectre weapons which had just the accuracy you needed (plus points in the assault rifles talent), making Overkill still pointless. But even with the change to Overkill, I still do not use it all that much on Insanity, only saving it for rare occasions where I want to output a lot of weapon damage quickly, such as killing Krogan before the lift/singularity/poison wears off. Sorry for the wall of text, but I will repeat: I think Soldier is in the same spot in ME1LE as original ME1. Infiltrator with Shotguns or Assault Rifles as a bonus talent feels like a Soldier that can unlock/descrypt, which makes it a better Soldier in my opinion. I think Assault Rifles is the better bonus talent, as Carnage (shotgun power) is still literally hit or miss. I have not played Infiltrator yet in MELE but I will at some point. Having played Soldier and Engineer in ME1LE, the weapon talents/skills are not as important as they were in original ME1. Heck, I played through most of ME1LE as Engineer with points only in Electronics, Decryption, and Charm (I wanted to test some cooldown-related stuff and I needed all the other talents point-free), and did not feel gimped at all. Weapons are shooting are just that good now even without the weapon powers.
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Post by RedCaesar97 on Jun 24, 2021 13:15:40 GMT
Yeah I want to wear it but I feel weird wearing Cerberus armour whilst fighting Cerberus troops. In the editor it says there are these three armours but not sure i have ever heard of them are they from the Omega DLC? Cerberus Shade Armour Cerberus Nightmare Armour Cerberus Spirit Armour Those are the armors won at Armax Arsenal Arena. They are statistically superior to any other armors in terms of total percentage points. Cerberus Spirit is great for power users. Nightmare is great for weapon users. Shade is too generalized for my taste. Opinion: You can get slightly inferior versions of these armors much earlier in the game if you spend the credits in stores. For example, Spirit Armor is essentially Inferno Armor but with a couple extra +10% stat boosts. However, you are still better off not using any of the full armor sets and should focus on the mix-and-match sets to focus on increasing one specific stat, either weapon damage or power damage. You can even just go with what looks good (full armor or mix-and-match) and you will still do just fine.
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Post by Element Zero on Jun 24, 2021 13:44:13 GMT
colfoley, Martin Sheen does a phenomenal job as TIM. I think he turned in the best acting of the series. It makes sense, I guess, given his experience. Still, good screen-acting doesn't always translate to VA. He was great. I play on PS4, and Xbox360 before that. I can't imagine playing ME1 without using powers. Even if I play a Soldier, I'm going to be activating talents like Overkill, Immunity, etc... and of course Adrenaline Burst to reset my cooldowns and begin again. You can map active powers to the bumpers. I do that, but generally use the power wheel to activate most things. It's just part of the gameplay loop, so I don't find it disruptive. Even before combos were a thing, the best way to take apart a threat was to coordinate an assault with all three fire team members. I can't imagine just letting them "do their own thing", nor ignoring the bulk of my own powers. That would kill all the fun for me, reducing ME1 to a really bad, standard shooter.
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Post by Element Zero on Jun 24, 2021 13:52:19 GMT
Those are the armors won at Armax Arsenal Arena. They are statistically superior to any other armors in terms of total percentage points. Cerberus Spirit is great for power users. Nightmare is great for weapon users. Shade is too generalized for my taste. Opinion: You can get slightly inferior versions of these armors much earlier in the game if you spend the credits in stores. For example, Spirit Armor is essentially Inferno Armor but with a couple extra +10% stat boosts. However, you are still better off not using any of the full armor sets and should focus on the mix-and-match sets to focus on increasing one specific stat, either weapon damage or power damage. You can even just go with what looks good (full armor or mix-and-match) and you will still do just fine. Thanks for the LE Soldier breakdown. It confirms my expectations. Agreed on the armor. Inferno is my go to armor on casters for the first third to half of ME3, switching to modular pieces once I have enough Serrice and Rosenkov pieces to approximate it. Same for weapon-users: I build my set from Hahne-Kedar and the various +headshot and +shields pieces. In the early going, I might use the Cerberus Ajax Armor if I can tolerate looking at the Cord-Hislop branding and I'm in the mood for over-optimizing my gear. As you said, even Insanity is perfectly fine with the starting gear. Optimization is just a fun exercise.
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