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Post by Element Zero on May 17, 2018 3:12:21 GMT
I think I might want to experience my Biotic Bomber from level-1. Using Annihilation at early levels is no small thing. It kills your cooldown times before acquiring FMoA. Lance isn't itself until evolution 6! Energy Drain needs fully evolved passives to truly shine, or at least priming/detonating capability, though it's never poor.
I'll have to decide on a single weapon to evolve for a while. Valkyrie is the obvious choice, but there are other all-purpose options. A customized Dhan or Hesh would be an obvious choice, but I kind of want to stick with MW. Anyone know of shotguns that don't sound like shotguns? They're so damn loud. I might do some testing of custom MW weapons that I've not really used. There are some I've not tried in so long that I may as well never have used them.
I have a really cool pair of twins I just crafted. They look "bronze-complected" Arab, which means they look like they could be from anywhere. It's an aesthetic that I used often for FemShep, but haven't yet really employed in MEA.
I'll EDIT, of course, after weapons testing and making a decision. I was happy to be finished with low-levels my last PT, but I think playing a "Leader" from level-1 will add at least a short-lived "challenge". (Less a challenge and more a different flavor.)
EDIT: Ugh! There are so many terrible weapons! I focused on a few versions of the Crusader, the only MW weapon that I'd not thoroughly tested previously and had a cool look. It's not good. It's objectively worse than the Dhan and Hesh in pretty much every way. It is way less effective than even a vanilla Valkyrie, let alone a customized one. Valkyrie it is. Autofire, Beam Emitter and Bioconverter shouldn't be too hard to acquire. Autofire is the only one dictated by RNG. Until it's crafted, I'll use the Pathfinder AR.
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Post by dazk on May 17, 2018 5:49:19 GMT
Autofire is the only one dictated by RNG. Until it's crafted, I'll use the Pathfinder AR. What do you mean by this, you can buy them on the Nexus? I have been getting quite a few Bioconverters drop lately and even a couple of VHS which I rarely get.
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Post by Element Zero on May 17, 2018 5:52:34 GMT
Do the rest of you ever get a blank, black screen in the "Hyperion Bridge" scene? 50% of the time, everyone stares fixedly at the blank screen that should display the Scourge. It's even reflective, so I see reflections from the bridge. Sigh.
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Post by dazk on May 17, 2018 6:56:27 GMT
Do the rest of you ever get a blank, black screen in the "Hyperion Bridge" scene? 50% of the time, everyone stares fixedly at the blank screen that should display the Scourge. It's even reflective, so I see reflections from the bridge. Sigh. Never
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Post by Element Zero on May 17, 2018 7:22:45 GMT
Autofire is the only one dictated by RNG. Until it's crafted, I'll use the Pathfinder AR. What do you mean by this, you can buy them on the Nexus? I have been getting quite a few Bioconverters drop lately and even a couple of VHS which I rarely get. Whether or not they're in the store is randomized. Sometimes I find them easily, sometimes I'm past level-20 before I see one. By comparison, researching the other two will give me one of each immediately. I always have dozens of VHS, but I never saw a single Bioconverter drop through the end of Voeld (before my saves bugged). I really wanted one, too. I had the research in place via NG+, so it was just RNG curse. I'm glad they drop. I used to refuse to use this augmentation as cheese. Then, after a year of using everything else, I had to try them. They may not make much sense, but they're fun.
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Post by dazk on May 17, 2018 7:42:31 GMT
What do you mean by this, you can buy them on the Nexus? I have been getting quite a few Bioconverters drop lately and even a couple of VHS which I rarely get. Whether or not they're in the store is randomized. Sometimes I find them easily, sometimes I'm past level-20 before I see one. By comparison, researching the other two will give me one if each immediately. I always have dozens of VHS, but I never saw a single Bioconverter drop through the end of Voeld (before my saves bugged). I really wanted one, too. I had the research in place via NG+, so it was just RNG curse. I'm glad they drop. I used to refuse to use this augmentation as cheese. Then, after a year of using everything else, I had to try them. They may not make much sense, but they're fun. They rotate, if you go and they have burst fire just go to another part of the Nexus and then go back and it will usually change or travel somewhere in the Tempest and come back and will be auto-fire. I am unlucky at picking up VHS but BC I have gotten two just today on Voeld!!! There is a merchant on Aya that also stocks Auto-fire and it rotates the same as the Nexus. I think I read somewhere that BC drops from Anointed, so I always make sure I pick up their loot but I got one from the Prefect in the Voeld base today.
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Post by dmc1001 on May 17, 2018 7:51:40 GMT
[Currently flitting back and forth between MEA, ME3 and even The Technomancer.] Went to look for the active vault. Got to the system, which had more of the Scourge than anyplace we'd seen so far. That's about the time the kett showed up and took control of our ship. SAM, however, was a match for their systems and was actively working to set us free. I suppose I could have taken the nice route to delay him but I wasn't interested. I pretty much told him to fuck off. Once we were free, Kallo piloted a path through the Scourge. I don't know how he did it. I'd heard of a pilot back in the MW who served under Commander Shepard who was supposedly the best pilot in the Alliance. I think Kallo, though a salarian, might have him beater. When we got through it we found a planet. It was beautiful, certainly more so than Eos. This was a thriving world. I decided if we were going to meet a new race that it was up to me, as Pathfinder, to make first contact. My team didn't like it but none of them were pathfinders and I had to make sure we didn't come out armed and start a war. I walked off the ship with my arms raised to make myself appear non-threatening. They were armed, but I imagine humans would react the same if aliens landed on Earth. The other guys were armored but I saw a few who weren't. I learned that the female at the head was named Paaran Shie and that the name of the planet was Aya and they were called angara. They understood our language, which I would have questioned but knew that there were people who'd been exiled from the Nexus. If the angara had met them then perhaps they were still alive and there was some hope for them. Someone named Jaal appeared. He didn't seem very friendly. When I said we wanted to coexist peacefully he said he'd heard that before. Was it the exiles who were a problem or the kett? Or both? It did mean we had to be cautious. Jaal said he had to report to someone named Evfra, the leader of the Resistance who protect the angara against the kett or other threats. The name suggests they are fighting back against an aggressive enemy. I was escorted by the governor of Aya took me to see Evfra. I decided the best tactic with meeting him was honesty. I told him I'd brought the Vault on Eos back online and wanted access to the one on Aya. Evfra said the Moshae could help me but had been abducted by the kett. Without her we couldn't go in, at least in part because he didn't trust me. Jaal had other ideas. He decided he should tag along with us and decide for himself if we could be trusted. Evfra gave him leave to do so and we had a new member of the crew. If we were going to survive in Andromeda we needed friends. We couldn't afford to alienate the angara. Met an angara named Avela. She was searching for relics from their past since it was largely unknown to her. This was more Sara's field than mine since her position with the Alliance had been uncovering Prothean technology. I was up for it, especially if it would help me look good in the eyes of the angara. Enrah Bosaan, assistant to the governor, would watch me whenever I was on Aya. He outright said assisting the angara would earn their trust. Sohkaa Esof wanted to learn about or economic system, specifically trading. He needed me to look into a supplier who stopped checking in who had needed supplies. I was to find out what happened to him and get those supplies back to Aya. Jaal with impressed with the Tempest, inside and out. My crew were not as impressed with Jaal. They wanted inside the Vault on Aya and couldn't understand why we were leaving. So short-sighted in their thinking, not understanding we had to earn the trust of the angara before we could get what we wanted. That meant traveling to Havarl and Voeld, two angaran worlds in need of help. That would get to Evfra to trust us and we'd be welcome on Aya and get into its Vault. Spent some more time getting to know my crew. I came late into the AI so I didn't get a chance to really know them. One in particular sparked my interest, Gil Brodie, the chief engineer. Could not help flirting with him and he was okay with that. This might take some time but I had a feeling he was worth it. I feel like I'm really falling in love with this game. New experiences, things I've never done before, the ability to have just one romance (instead of five, before the patch that whittled it down to one), making different choices. Seeing it now, knowing no DLC is coming, any maybe not even another game, is helping me see it from an entirely different angle.
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Post by dmc1001 on May 17, 2018 18:26:56 GMT
Did some exploring of uncharted systems. Or, as Jaal said, once charted but now forgotten. It's amazing how beautiful eezo looks before we refine it for ships or turn it into dust which ends up creating biotics. Found the wreckage of an angaran ship that had been in orbit for a decade. Curious thing is that it have a quarian nav processor. Did the quarians somehow arrive ahead of us even though they left later? Finally made it to Voeld to meet the Resistance. All I can say is that if Hell is a frozen wasteland then we've somehow made it there. Met with the Resistance leader, got a few missions to help out and met the kett. Nothing like sending them flying through the air. "I Believe I Can Fly" R. Kelly. Appropriate for that kett in the air. That's all for now. Got things to do. Maybe get back to it later.
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Post by Element Zero on May 17, 2018 19:29:41 GMT
Did some exploring of uncharted systems. Or, as Jaal said, once charted but now forgotten. It's amazing how beautiful eezo looks before we refine it for ships or turn it into dust which ends up creating biotics. Found the wreckage of an angaran ship that had been in orbit for a decade. Curious thing is that it have a quarian nav processor. Did the quarians somehow arrive ahead of us even though they left later? Finally made it to Voeld to meet the Resistance. All I can say is that if Hell is a frozen wasteland then we've somehow made it there. Met with the Resistance leader, got a few missions to help out and met the kett. Nothing like sending them flying through the air. "I Believe I Can Fly" R. Kelly. Appropriate for that kett in the air. That's all for now. Got things to do. Maybe get back to it later. I hope that kett is dead. Nothing is worse than having to find them after they quit flying. 😡
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Post by dazk on May 18, 2018 3:19:40 GMT
So yesterday in Andromeda Sara roamed Voeld some more, doing a few side missions and taking down the main Kett base. Fought the Kett for Tej which I am not sure helped him seek glory, he hadn't even gotten past the small ice wall in front of him by the time Sara came back that her laser of death had taken the whole base out. Seriously The Hornet build I am using that Element Zero shared is amazing, it really is a death beam. The Prefect or whatever it is that heads up the main Kett base, had his Orb melted and was dead in less than 10 seconds. Restocked medical caches, scanned some rocks, animals and some edible food. Killed the AI. After being kind to me the other day Voeld has again returned to its stingy self and sites aren't coughing up the final parts of the random quests. Next will be to activate the monoliths and the vault, set up an outpost and take down the Architect. I will be seriously tempted to leave after that if the random quests don't pop. Some pic's Aaah Tej you missed the party!!!! The beam of death Sara playing in the snow Energy Drain in action Sara leaves her mark on the Kett base
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Post by ahglock on May 18, 2018 4:37:26 GMT
I got killed 3 times fighting the architect on Voeld. all 3 times Jaal decided standing exactly where I tried to dodge to would be a good plan so I got hit by a dozen grenades or that electric ball of doom. God those fights would be easier if you could just execute your teammates from the get go. As soon as they die I blow up the leg no problem, too bad they come back after each stage of progress.
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Post by dazk on May 18, 2018 5:04:19 GMT
I got killed 3 times fighting the architect on Voeld. all 3 times Jaal decided standing exactly where I tried to dodge to would be a good plan so I got hit by a dozen grenades or that electric ball of doom. God those fights would be easier if you could just execute your teammates from the get go. As soon as they die I blow up the leg no problem, too bad they come back after each stage of progress. I never worry about my squad mates, I just try and find a good position near the warmth cause that damn Architect on Voeld is the toughest. It's even worse when it has a glitch and adds extra Remnant Bot spawns to its repertoire!!!!!
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Post by Element Zero on May 18, 2018 5:35:38 GMT
I wish we could respec a single skill at a time. I’ve been trying slightly different evolutions with certain skills, and wouldn’t mind changing back to my original specs. I am not in the mood to rebuild my character from the ground-up. dazk, I’m glad you’re enjoying the Hornet. Optimized gear really makes a huge difference. Just think of the jump in performance from H7 to Eos. Optimized gear is another comparable jump up from standard junk. Yes, it makes Insanity a total joke, but I enjoy optimizing. I wish they’d make a difficulty that offered a challenge while using every tool at our disposal; but that’s never been BioWare’s thing.
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Post by dazk on May 18, 2018 6:22:49 GMT
I wish we could respec a single skill at a time. I’ve been trying slightly different evolutions with certain skills, and wouldn’t mind changing back to my original specs. I am not in the mood to rebuild my character from the ground-up. dazk , I’m glad you’re enjoying the Hornet. Optimized gear really makes a huge difference. Just think of the jump in performance from H7 to Eos. Optimized gear is another comparable jump up from standard junk. Yes, it makes Insanity a total joke, but I enjoy optimizing. I wish they’d make a difficulty that offered a challenge while using every tool at our disposal; but that’s never been BioWare’s thing. I am enjoying using the Hornet immensely!!!! I AM alternating between the Valkyrie and the Hornet as the Valkyrie is useful if I need some range like against the Architect on Voeld this afternoon. Its just great when you find something that works really well like Energy Drain and the Hornet with the BC on it, its fun and OP'd Thanks for your help, I would never have attempted Insanity without confidence in the weapons I had and that's thanks to you so cheers
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Post by Element Zero on May 18, 2018 8:56:48 GMT
I wish we could respec a single skill at a time. I’ve been trying slightly different evolutions with certain skills, and wouldn’t mind changing back to my original specs. I am not in the mood to rebuild my character from the ground-up. dazk , I’m glad you’re enjoying the Hornet. Optimized gear really makes a huge difference. Just think of the jump in performance from H7 to Eos. Optimized gear is another comparable jump up from standard junk. Yes, it makes Insanity a total joke, but I enjoy optimizing. I wish they’d make a difficulty that offered a challenge while using every tool at our disposal; but that’s never been BioWare’s thing. I am enjoying using the Hornet immensely!!!! I AM alternating between the Valkyrie and the Hornet as the Valkyrie is useful if I need some range like against the Architect on Voeld this afternoon. Its just great when you find something that works really well like Energy Drain and the Hornet with the BC on it, its fun and OP'd Thanks for your help, I would never have attempted Insanity without confidence in the weapons I had and that's thanks to you so cheers That’s awesome, man! I’m glad I’ve added to your experience. That’s what makes communities great— enhancing the experience by sharing it with others!
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Post by dmc1001 on May 18, 2018 15:49:08 GMT
Spent a lot of time on Voeld. Did lots of little missions and activated two monoliths. Been running with Drack and Jaal the whole time. Those two get along quite nicely. I'm at like 35% viability so can't quite establish a colony yet. I've learned the Throw/Charge combo, which I really like.
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Post by dazk on May 19, 2018 1:25:04 GMT
So yesterday in Andromeda, Sara ran around like crazy as usual on Voeld. I think Voeld is beautifully done but the weather glitches, the random generating missions that seem to come in surges rather than randomly, the glitches with the architect and its spawning of bots and the sheer number of Kett and Remnant sites all start to drive me nuts by the end. So yesterday started with activating the monoliths and the vault, I tried unsuccessfully to do the puzzle that gives you the Data Core in the vault after about 15 minutes of trying. (don't laugh melbella ) Then did Subjugation and got Sara a damn data core anyway, so take that stupid vault puzzle Got the map thing from Astra and got Jaal to recruit Rjoek for the resistance. Then went to find Mashaal and decided to let her stay rather than shoot the Kett. Sara felt weird about that but when she went back to Haana Sara's reasoning was actually quite sound in letting her Angaran friends help her through it rather than a judgemental alien dictate what happened. See pic below with subtitles for the most relevant part. Sara found a crashed Angaran spaceship which I have never come across before and seems to have no relelvance to any quests on Voeld!!! (pic below). Completed the mission with the chipped Angarans and reported back to Intelligence officer Kaas re Torvar's data pad. Sara set up the outpost, placed the receiver for Davis, found Priya's dead drill tech's and took down the Architect. Still have a few missions left but will take care of the Periphona search and then Sara will have a break from Voeld. Pic's Aah PB maybe you can hold your pistol in a different position!!!!This is the furthest throw I have seen, thank god for Concussive ShotRandom crashed Angaran ShuttleBreachers look like Bats before they "activate" to attack youAnother Architect downSara's words to Haana re Mashaal
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Post by ahglock on May 19, 2018 1:45:32 GMT
Spent a lot of time on Voeld. Did lots of little missions and activated two monoliths. Been running with Drack and Jaal the whole time. Those two get along quite nicely. I'm at like 35% viability so can't quite establish a colony yet. I've learned the Throw/Charge combo, which I really like.
God I love that move. I felt stupid for not thinking of it myself instead of seeing it on youtube first, but to be fair to myself I rarely use charge its kind of my cheat mode power.
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Post by ahglock on May 19, 2018 1:49:57 GMT
I got killed 3 times fighting the architect on Voeld. all 3 times Jaal decided standing exactly where I tried to dodge to would be a good plan so I got hit by a dozen grenades or that electric ball of doom. God those fights would be easier if you could just execute your teammates from the get go. As soon as they die I blow up the leg no problem, too bad they come back after each stage of progress. I never worry about my squad mates, I just try and find a good position near the warmth cause that damn Architect on Voeld is the toughest. It's even worse when it has a glitch and adds extra Remnant Bot spawns to its repertoire!!!!! Yeah level 2 hazzards are a bitch to fight in. This is my first run through where I visited the area before clearing the vault. There were a lot of kett, it was a really fun fight. It is by far my favorite architect fight. Side note to that, which i'll throw into what the what does MEA do well. The boss fights were awesome. Yeah you can find ways to cheese them once you know the game well enough, but when first learning the game these fights were fantastic.
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Post by dazk on May 19, 2018 2:16:29 GMT
I never worry about my squad mates, I just try and find a good position near the warmth cause that damn Architect on Voeld is the toughest. It's even worse when it has a glitch and adds extra Remnant Bot spawns to its repertoire!!!!! Yeah level 2 hazzards are a bitch to fight in. This is my first run through where I visited the area before clearing the vault. There were a lot of kett, it was a really fun fight. It is by far my favorite architect fight. Side note to that, which i'll throw into what the what does MEA do well. The boss fights were awesome. Yeah you can find ways to cheese them once you know the game well enough, but when first learning the game these fights were fantastic. Oh man I agree, that first Remnant fight on EOS I was like WTF is going on, those damn exploding red bubble grenades, the massive gun thing shooting at you, Remnant spawning, Squad mates yelling at you what to do and all the time I just trying to survive LOL. Then you get to Voeld and I was so focused on killing the damn thing I died from the cold or getting shot while finding a heater several times!!!!! But as you said now it's pretty much a walk in the park as you know what to do, have better weapons and armour etc... Although I always still get a bit nervous re the Voeld Architect.
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Post by dmc1001 on May 19, 2018 4:24:47 GMT
Spent a lot of time on Voeld. Did lots of little missions and activated two monoliths. Been running with Drack and Jaal the whole time. Those two get along quite nicely. I'm at like 35% viability so can't quite establish a colony yet. I've learned the Throw/Charge combo, which I really like.
God I love that move. I felt stupid for not thinking of it myself instead of seeing it on youtube first, but to be fair to myself I rarely use charge its kind of my cheat mode power.
Nova (Do they still call it that in MEA? Can't remember.) after a Charge is also nice. I used that combo in ME3 but also in MEA.
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Post by Element Zero on May 19, 2018 4:36:41 GMT
Nova is defintely still around. I often eye it as a potential part of a CQC build, but it doesn't do exactly what I'd like. They reined it in a lot in MEA, which was really needed. It feels like a different power in some ways. I imagine not everyone was pleased by the changes. I could see Nova being fun in a high-risk build like Vanguard (Nova/Charge/Lance), or something. Charge into the fray, Nova (it's like a priming grenade blast), then detonate with Lance. If Nova could detonate, that would be lots of fun but also broken if combined with Annihilation. We'd be back to ME3's invincible Vanguard problem.
For me, Vanguard in ME3 was God Mode: kind of cool, but too OP. In MEA, I guess I had a similar experience. I had a lot of fun with Vanguard (Charge/Annihilation/Energy Drain). Prime with ED at a distance, close explosively with Charge, and then quickly shoot or melee anything left standing. Then, turn and do something similar to another target, maybe attacking some already primed foes within your Annihilation radius. It's the most powerful of all the builds I've tried. It's boringly good, to be honest, but it was fun for that single Vanguard PT.
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Post by dazk on May 20, 2018 6:34:03 GMT
So forgot to write up Sara's exploits yesterday but essentially she finished Voeld. Took out the Kett shuttles despite the ambush, found the wreck of the Periphona and then headed to The Nexus. Chatted to PB re her project and got interrupted by Kalinda. Took some hops to the Vortex and had a tall moose and Sara demonstrated either a new way to drink or was trying to discreetly get rid of her drink. Watched some memories with SAM and then headed off to Kadara. Met this guy: Met the queen of The Exiles: Freed the soon to be Gardener on Aya: And had the joy of meeting another Verner:
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Post by Element Zero on May 20, 2018 7:23:17 GMT
I stalled out on the Nexus/Eos with my two attempts this week to begin a new PT. I'm just not feeling like replaying all of the sections I've already played. I'm also having a tough time getting invested in any of my Ryders. The one Scott just can't hold my attention. The Sara looks so flawless in complexion, even with her scar (burn beneath the right eye), that it's distracting. She looks artificial.
I'd like to give Skin Texture #0 a try, but it turns orange and the eyebrows look crazy with the slightest darkening of the complexion. Skin #10 is awesome, being the only one with freckles. I'd love to use it but it's so damn pink. It looks like she has a sunburn or just ran a few miles. The pink ruins any hope of darkening the complexion. I might make a #10 face with the #10 complexion. I'll change the hair (maybe another ponytail?), adjust the mandible protrusion a bit, and maybe tweak her nose. Really, head #10 has beautiful facial symmetry. She doesn't need tons of work. (None, too be honest, but I must tweak.) She would definitely be my least altered custom protagonist ever. I've also never created a redhead before, because the hair always looks so unnatural. The lighter, coppery shades aren't bad in MEA, though, so I could give it a go.
I hope I can settle on something, because I do love the gameplay. My Biotech Bomber Sentinel (Lance/Annihilation/Energy Drain) is a lot of fun, and I also have fully developed Adept (Pull/Singularity/Lance) and Soldier (Invasion/Tactical Cloak/Turbocharge) Favorites on that save (she's Level-75). If I can't make a fresh Ryder that entertains me, I should maybe try BrewisRyder before giving up on it. I've always found those PTs immersive.
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Post by dazk on May 20, 2018 23:36:42 GMT
I stalled out on the Nexus/Eos with my two attempts this week to begin a new PT. I'm just not feeling like replaying all of the sections I've already played. I'm also having a tough time getting invested in any of my Ryders. The one Scott just can't hold my attention. The Sara looks so flawless in complexion, even with her scar (burn beneath the right eye), that it's distracting. She looks artificial. I'd like to give Skin Texture #0 a try, but it turns orange and the eyebrows look crazy with the slightest darkening of the complexion. Skin #10 is awesome, being the only one with freckles. I'd love to use it but it's so damn pink. It looks like she has a sunburn or just ran a few miles. The pink ruins any hope of darkening the complexion. I might make a #10 face with the #10 complexion. I'll change the hair (maybe another ponytail?), adjust the mandible protrusion a bit, and maybe tweak her nose. Really, head #10 has beautiful facial symmetry. She doesn't need tons of work. (None, too be honest, but I must tweak.) She would definitely be my least altered custom protagonist ever. I've also never created a redhead before, because the hair always looks so unnatural. The lighter, coppery shades aren't bad in MEA, though, so I could give it a go. I hope I can settle on something, because I do love the gameplay. My Biotech Bomber Sentinel (Lance/Annihilation/Energy Drain) is a lot of fun, and I also have fully developed Adept (Pull/Singularity/Lance) and Soldier (Invasion/Tactical Cloak/Turbocharge) Favorites on that save (she's Level-75). If I can't make a fresh Ryder that entertains me, I should maybe try BrewisRyder before giving up on it. I've always found those PTs immersive. I hate it when the character you created distracts. I created one and she was absolutely magnificent but all I could think when the game started is this just doesn't work, just too implausible. She is the one I eventually broke the facial reconstruct thing in the med bay on!!!!!! The Sara I am playing this time round is almost too pretty at times but she just gets away with it in a believable way. I have used 10 a few times with minor adjustments and was happy with it. Good luck I hope something clicks for you soon, I want to hear more exploits of The Biotic Bomber!!!!!
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