More stupid newbie questions: Mass Effect 3

thanks for clearing that up 

yup extended cut is free 

I honestly don't know.  He/she doesn't appear especially stupid to me either.  I know I call him/her an idiot from time to time, but that's usually because I'm screwing up in combat at that particular moment... and he/she doesn't know it yet, but he/she is about to die for no good reason. 

What explanation do you have for Shepard not asking Leviathan about the catalyst? Shepard does ask about the crucible. So why not ask about the catalyst?

There are a few lines of dialogue  and actions Shepard has in the game that does make you scratch you head

The player learns about the catalyst when talking with the council. Liara mentions it. Its a missing piece to complete the device/crucible. When Leviathan say's it doesn't know what the outcome of the crucible will be, its a good chance it might know what the catalyst might be. It would  make sense for Shepard to ask.

I never said Shepard was an idiot/stupid. I was just asking what explanation would you give for him/her not asking about something that is important when talking with Leviathan.

Is there anything special about the spectre shooting range other than just being a shooting range?

That's a good point. I've taken the tactic of carrying just a few light weapons around so my powers recharge quickly, but I suppose that may not always work.

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Next question! Are there any squad mate missions in this game? For example, Garrus mentioned his father and sister, and it seems like running off to save them would be the perfect "loyalty" mission, so I'm curious to know whether this type of mission just in general exists in the game.

I'm also wondering whether I'll see Miranda again. It seems odd that she would pop up just to tell me about her sister, only to never see her again. I'm pleased to see that she has (supposedly) abandoned Cerberus.


I'm about to go help some krogans in the Attican Traverse, then will do Priority: Tuchanka unless another side quest pops up. I already helped the turians.

Edit: YAAAAAY IT'S GRUNT

I wanna pinch his cheeks. He'd take my hands off though, right?

Cured the genophage. Mordin died singing.

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Despite Wreav's terrible leadership, I have some hope for the krogans with Eve there. I hope she will become the leader they need.

EMS is 1543, and reputation is this:

Have you been to the Citadel yet to meet the Salarian councilor? Miranda's second email should come after you've done one mission (or two missions max) after going to the Citadel for this meeting. Before this meeting with her, it's also important that you've received and read a message from Admiral Anderson.  (I don't know when this meetup expires, since I tend to make sure to do it the moment I get both emails.)  You can also "stumble" into it before reading the emails... if a red "click" circle appears on the left-hand terminal in the Spectre Requisitions office, clicking on it will activate this second meeting... However, that is NOT a good idea.  Make sure you've read both emails before activating this meeting.

Miranda's third email (to meet her at the Citadel apartments) is the one that melbella noted that she's not receiving. As best I can tell, this is because the apartment on the Citadel where she meets you opens up long before her email comes. Once that apartment unlocks, you can just drop in and meet her there without having actually received the email yet. This third meeting stays available for a long time and only expires if you haven't done it before settings off to do a mission called Priority: Horizon.

To help you determine what emails you've received, I've listed the subject lines for all three in the spoiler below (not that there's anything in the subject lines that's really a spoiler).

The email message to meet her at the Spectre Terminal comes long before doing the dreadnought mission.  Just after the Citadel Coup, you talk with Anderson and Anderson sends you an email.  Miranda's email comes in shortly after.  On one of my recent Shepards, I have done the Citadel Coup and only Eden Prime and N7 Cerberus Fighter Base afterward... and I have that second email in my terminal.  I have just gone back to the Citadel for the first time since the coup... and that terminal is active.  (ETA:  I just loaded an old save from my non-import Xbox One Shepard.  At the point I saved, he had clearly only done N7 Cerberus Fighter Base after the Citadel Coup... and that email from Miranda is in his inbox.)

The email to meet up with Miranda and the apartments is the one, I think, that comes in after doing the geth dreadnought, but she can be in the apartment long before that.

Is that perhaps because you tend to save the N7 ones until after everything?... i.e. that you do the Coup and then go immediately to do the dreadnought?

I'm pretty sure the trigger for the second email is Citadel II + 1 mission