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Post by dazk on Apr 26, 2018 2:25:12 GMT
No, not the cornrows. We have that style. (I do use those on one of my Scott Ryders.) Cassidy Shaw has the ridiculous grayish purple hair on the Nexus. She is the witness we interview in connection with the Reynolds murder case. Such a great style! I feel like they always hold back the best style, like they're intentionally trolling us. Yeah know which one you mean hence the comment above re the mods for it for PC users
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Apr 26, 2018 5:54:02 GMT
No, not the cornrows. We have that style. (I do use those on one of my Scott Ryders.) Cassidy Shaw has the ridiculous grayish purple hair on the Nexus. She is the witness we interview in connection with the Reynolds murder case. Such a great style! I feel like they always hold back the best style, like they're intentionally trolling us. She's awesome :gasp:
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Post by Element Zero on Apr 26, 2018 6:00:59 GMT
No, not the cornrows. We have that style. (I do use those on one of my Scott Ryders.) Cassidy Shaw has the ridiculous grayish purple hair on the Nexus. She is the witness we interview in connection with the Reynolds murder case. Such a great style! I feel like they always hold back the best style, like they're intentionally trolling us. She's awesome And this style is in the damn game. Why was it not put into the CC? I'd be using this 9 out of 10 times. It's exactly the type of hair I'd most hoped (but not expected) to see in the CC pre-release. Sigh. I wish there were a PS4 Gibbed Editor that could add this to my game. Edit: After spending half an hour looking at MEA mods, I've never been more annoyed to be a console gamer. This is a good-looking game, so modders make it look incredible. There are great quality of life mods, too. Alas, I cannot get into PC gaming. I'd pour way too much money into it.
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Post by Element Zero on Apr 27, 2018 5:50:15 GMT
I only played a little bit of MEA, today. He first half of my day was spent trying to avoid a full blown migraine episode. The latter bit was spent watching 6 episodes of Black Sails Season 4. We landed on Kadara, today. Got Vehn into Resistance hands. Killed a bunch of asshats in the Badlands. Saved Remi Tamayo from Cannibals. Sadly purged Charybdis Point of life. Found more dirt on Spender. Saved some stoners from a critical emergency. Tomorrow, maybe, we'll finish up Kadara. Edit: Everytime I see that pic of Sara with the curly blonde, stylish cut I get annoyed. She looks soooo much better, and I don't even like default Sara's face. Just that hair makes her more interesting and less dorky. (Some may find dorkiness endearing, but it's not a trait I want in a protagonist. I can tolerate it in a sidekick in limited doses.) With that hairstyle, I could work magic. Biovar, Y U No Let Us Have Gud Hairs?!?
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Post by Curious Crow on Apr 27, 2018 13:15:23 GMT
. It’s also hilarious that she’s attached to Black Dad! I’ve wanted Black Dad so many times, but can’t get him when he’s needed. I think they changed that in the latest patch that came out so now she's connected to the default (or maybe third?) Alec. So now only Scotty number nine get's that dad. And now I want to muck around in the character creator. So gonna add mucking to what I done did in Andromeda today. Edit: Did check and it's the third dad. Which fit my Richard run, since he was head 3 and his sister a niner. So now they have the same dad.
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Post by Element Zero on Apr 27, 2018 15:25:57 GMT
. It’s also hilarious that she’s attached to Black Dad! I’ve wanted Black Dad so many times, but can’t get him when he’s needed. I think they changed that in the latest patch that came out so now she's connected to the default (or maybe third?) Alec. So now only Scotty number nine get's that dad. And now I want to muck around in the character creator. So gonna add mucking to what I done did in Andromeda today. Edit: Did check and it's the third dad. Which fit my Richard run, since he was head 3 and his sister a niner. So now they have the same dad. I’m glad they fixed that! If only I could do something about that taaaalll forehead... I’ve been having to resist the urge to play in the CC. It will destroy my interest in my current character if I create something new and good. I have some ideas I want to explore, but have little idea of how the CC will cooperate. I like the texture swapping, but wish eyebrows were a separate entity. I make so many compromises to avoid horrible eyebrows. Scott has it really bad in that regard, but Sara also has some really bad ones.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2018 16:30:14 GMT
Well, my TV has decided I don't need to hear anything, so I'm investigating whether or not I should get it fixed or just replace it. Anyway, I thought I'd try to play a little without the sound (captions on, of course). Surprisingly, I've been able to survive some battles on H-047c, but it's taking a lot of concentration (and I'm getting a headache)... so I think I'll leave it there until I decide what to do about the TV. Still no luck getting the Hang Time Achievement either.
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Post by Element Zero on Apr 27, 2018 17:06:00 GMT
Well, my TV has decided I don't need to hear anything, so I'm investigating whether or not I should get it fixed or just replace it. Anyway, I thought I'd try to play a little without the sound (captions on, of course). Surprisingly, I've been able to survive some battles on H-047c, but it's taking a lot of concentration (and I'm getting a headache)... so I think I'll leave it there until I decide what to do about the TV. Still no luck getting the Hang Time Achievement either. That sucks! I hope whatever solution you choose works out for you. I just decided on an audio solution this morning and placed my order. I’ve wanted to upgrade/modernize for years. If this new system works out, it should serve for a very long time. We have access to such beautiful sound via new games and content. I look forward to finally being able to fully enjoy the latest advances. My HT audio was very dated, and I notably lost some audio with MEA.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2018 17:16:58 GMT
Well, my TV has decided I don't need to hear anything, so I'm investigating whether or not I should get it fixed or just replace it. Anyway, I thought I'd try to play a little without the sound (captions on, of course). Surprisingly, I've been able to survive some battles on H-047c, but it's taking a lot of concentration (and I'm getting a headache)... so I think I'll leave it there until I decide what to do about the TV. Still no luck getting the Hang Time Achievement either. That sucks! I hope whatever solution you choose works out for you. I just decided on an audio solution this morning and placed my order. I’ve wanted to upgrade/modernize for years. If this new system works out, it should serve for a very long time. We have access to such beautiful sound via new games and content. I look forward to finally being able to fully enjoy the latest advances. My HT audio was very dated, and I notably lost some audio with MEA. I haven't even started to think about audio quality yet. Our TV is at least 10 years old and I was just using the speaker built into the TV itself. I'll have to do some shopping around and learning before I decide on anything new. I really surprised myself, though, that I could still play a shooter without sound... just didn't think I could get away with that.
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Post by Element Zero on Apr 27, 2018 17:33:42 GMT
That sucks! I hope whatever solution you choose works out for you. I just decided on an audio solution this morning and placed my order. I’ve wanted to upgrade/modernize for years. If this new system works out, it should serve for a very long time. We have access to such beautiful sound via new games and content. I look forward to finally being able to fully enjoy the latest advances. My HT audio was very dated, and I notably lost some audio with MEA. I haven't even started to think about audio quality yet. Our TV is at least 10 years old and I was just using the speaker built into the TV itself. I'll have to do some shopping around and learning before I decide on anything new. I really surprised myself, though, that I could still play a shooter without sound... just didn't think I could get away with that. I’ve done it while stubbornly playing too late without a headset. Like you, I found it less than ideal. The visual clues, fire indicators, etc... do their job, but it’s so much better to just hear the enemies behind you. The option I chose has Dolby Atmos. I’m not sure if MEA supports Atmos. If it does, I’ll soon hear Kett shuttles zipping overhead! I’m excited for that. I’ve not unboxed my old audio since moving in March, so I’ve been using TV speakers or a headset, too. I look forward to seeing what this new thing can do. I've held out for years for the tech and price I wanted to both exist and align.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2018 18:04:02 GMT
I haven't even started to think about audio quality yet. Our TV is at least 10 years old and I was just using the speaker built into the TV itself. I'll have to do some shopping around and learning before I decide on anything new. I really surprised myself, though, that I could still play a shooter without sound... just didn't think I could get away with that. I’ve done it while stubbornly playing too late without a headset. Like you, I found it less than ideal. The visual clues, fire indicators, etc... do their job, but it’s so much better to just hear the enemies behind you. The option I chose has Dolby Atmos. I’m not sure if MEA supports Atmos. If it does, I’ll soon hear Kett shuttled zipping overhead! I’m excited for that. I’ve not unboxed my old audio since moving in March, so I’ve been using TV speakers or a headset, too. I look forward to seeing what this new thing can do. I've held out for years for the tech and price I wanted to both exist and align. Sounds really sweet.
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Post by dazk on Apr 28, 2018 1:19:27 GMT
I think they changed that in the latest patch that came out so now she's connected to the default (or maybe third?) Alec. So now only Scotty number nine get's that dad. And now I want to muck around in the character creator. So gonna add mucking to what I done did in Andromeda today. Edit: Did check and it's the third dad. Which fit my Richard run, since he was head 3 and his sister a niner. So now they have the same dad. I’m glad they fixed that! If only I could do something about that taaaalll forehead... I’ve been having to resist the urge to play in the CC. It will destroy my interest in my current character if I create something new and good. I have some ideas I want to explore, but have little idea of how the CC will cooperate. I like the texture swapping, but wish eyebrows were a separate entity. I make so many compromises to avoid horrible eyebrows. Scott has it really bad in that regard, but Sara also has some really bad ones. Aaaaggghhhh THE EYEBROWS!!!!!!!! Seriously whoever thought it was a good idea to lock the eyebrows to certain textures but sheesh it limits what you can do. Eyebrows on my characters are one of the first things I have to choose in MEA, otherwise it just ruins the character in game for me. And given Ryder is so young what's with the "old" heads in the CC?????
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Post by dazk on Apr 28, 2018 1:21:33 GMT
I haven't even started to think about audio quality yet. Our TV is at least 10 years old and I was just using the speaker built into the TV itself. I'll have to do some shopping around and learning before I decide on anything new. I really surprised myself, though, that I could still play a shooter without sound... just didn't think I could get away with that. I’ve done it while stubbornly playing too late without a headset. Like you, I found it less than ideal. The visual clues, fire indicators, etc... do their job, but it’s so much better to just hear the enemies behind you. The option I chose has Dolby Atmos. I’m not sure if MEA supports Atmos. If it does, I’ll soon hear Kett shuttles zipping overhead! I’m excited for that. I’ve not unboxed my old audio since moving in March, so I’ve been using TV speakers or a headset, too. I look forward to seeing what this new thing can do. I've held out for years for the tech and price I wanted to both exist and align. Its so great when no one else is home and I can crank up my speakers, the sound really makes a lot of games from the music to the environmental sounds and the SFX
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Post by Element Zero on Apr 28, 2018 1:26:04 GMT
I’m glad they fixed that! If only I could do something about that taaaalll forehead... I’ve been having to resist the urge to play in the CC. It will destroy my interest in my current character if I create something new and good. I have some ideas I want to explore, but have little idea of how the CC will cooperate. I like the texture swapping, but wish eyebrows were a separate entity. I make so many compromises to avoid horrible eyebrows. Scott has it really bad in that regard, but Sara also has some really bad ones. Aaaaggghhhh THE EYEBROWS!!!!!!!! Seriously whoever thought it was a good idea to lock the eyebrows to certain textures but sheesh it limits what you can do. Eyebrows on my characters are one of the first things I have to choose in MEA, otherwise it just ruins the character in game for me. And given Ryder is so young what's with the "old" heads in the CC????? Some of the best eyebrows are stuck to the worst skin. It sucks. I had a few minutes to kill earlier, so I jumped into the CC. I shut it off in disgust. I don’t think I can create another acceptable Ryder that I haven’t already made. The eyebrows are part of the skins. The skins each have unique color palettes, so you often can’t pair the skin texture and color you like. The hair is bad. (One of the last patches made it worse.) Ugh. This CC is not good. It’s no better than the MET CCs, and in some ways more limited. That’s really sad.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2018 1:27:00 GMT
I’m glad they fixed that! If only I could do something about that taaaalll forehead... I’ve been having to resist the urge to play in the CC. It will destroy my interest in my current character if I create something new and good. I have some ideas I want to explore, but have little idea of how the CC will cooperate. I like the texture swapping, but wish eyebrows were a separate entity. I make so many compromises to avoid horrible eyebrows. Scott has it really bad in that regard, but Sara also has some really bad ones. Aaaaggghhhh THE EYEBROWS!!!!!!!! Seriously whoever thought it was a good idea to lock the eyebrows to certain textures but sheesh it limits what you can do. Eyebrows on my characters are one of the first things I have to choose in MEA, otherwise it just ruins the character in game for me. And given Ryder is so young what's with the "old" heads in the CC????? I share your pain.
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Post by dazk on Apr 28, 2018 1:30:53 GMT
Aaaaggghhhh THE EYEBROWS!!!!!!!! Seriously whoever thought it was a good idea to lock the eyebrows to certain textures but sheesh it limits what you can do. Eyebrows on my characters are one of the first things I have to choose in MEA, otherwise it just ruins the character in game for me. And given Ryder is so young what's with the "old" heads in the CC????? Some of the best eyebrows are stuck to the worst skin. It sucks. I had a few minutes to kill earlier, so I jumped into the CC. I shut it off in disgust. I don’t think I can create another acceptable Ryder that I haven’t already made. The eyebrows are part of the skins. The skins each have unique colors palettes, so you often can’t pair the skin texture and color you like. The hair is bad. (One of the last patches made it worse.) Ugh. This CC is not good. It’s no better than the MET CCs, and in some ways more limited. That’s really sad. The problem for me was the same and a of my 8 Sara's 4 of them could have been sisters!!!! Scott was far harder for me to create something I liked. My 4 Scott's, 2 were similar but the other two were very different and of all of them I really only liked one. Yeah I am not sure why they just didn't migrate the DAI CC, I haven't used it for a while but it seemed to have a lot more customisation of face shape and I don't remember eyebrows being locked to complexion or anything else. Oh and yeah the MET CC has been a challenge replaying the series, in then end I just stopped caring.
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Post by Element Zero on Apr 28, 2018 1:40:24 GMT
Some of the best eyebrows are stuck to the worst skin. It sucks. I had a few minutes to kill earlier, so I jumped into the CC. I shut it off in disgust. I don’t think I can create another acceptable Ryder that I haven’t already made. The eyebrows are part of the skins. The skins each have unique colors palettes, so you often can’t pair the skin texture and color you like. The hair is bad. (One of the last patches made it worse.) Ugh. This CC is not good. It’s no better than the MET CCs, and in some ways more limited. That’s really sad. The problem for me was the same and a of my 8 Sara's 4 of them could have been sisters!!!! Scott was far harder for me to create something I liked. My 4 Scott's, 2 were similar but the other two were very different and of all of them I really only liked one. Yeah I am not sure why they just didn't migrate the DAI CC, I haven't used it for a while but it seemed to have a lot more customisation of face shape and I don't remember eyebrows being locked to complexion or anything else. Oh and yeah the MET CC has been a challenge replaying the series, in then end I just stopped caring. Aside from the plastic-hat hair, the DAI CC was excellent. I had assumed that they’d build off of that. Finding it otherwise when MEA released was a disappointment. I feel like we fans have been very clear in regard to what we’d like to see in the CC, yet they keep dropping the ball. Usually, I’m not overly inclined to harshly criticize devs, considering my professional ignorance. In regard to CCs, though, I think BioWare should feel embarrassed. Their incompetence is so bad it’s legendary, almost seeming intentional.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2018 1:49:03 GMT
Some of the best eyebrows are stuck to the worst skin. It sucks. I had a few minutes to kill earlier, so I jumped into the CC. I shut it off in disgust. I don’t think I can create another acceptable Ryder that I haven’t already made. The eyebrows are part of the skins. The skins each have unique colors palettes, so you often can’t pair the skin texture and color you like. The hair is bad. (One of the last patches made it worse.) Ugh. This CC is not good. It’s no better than the MET CCs, and in some ways more limited. That’s really sad. The problem for me was the same and a of my 8 Sara's 4 of them could have been sisters!!!! Scott was far harder for me to create something I liked. My 4 Scott's, 2 were similar but the other two were very different and of all of them I really only liked one. Yeah I am not sure why they just didn't migrate the DAI CC, I haven't used it for a while but it seemed to have a lot more customisation of face shape and I don't remember eyebrows being locked to complexion or anything else. Oh and yeah the MET CC has been a challenge replaying the series, in then end I just stopped caring. Yeah, for the MET, I pretty much always roll with the default MaleShep. I've tried to create one a few times, but always wound up scrapping them before I finished Eden Prime. I don't like the default Femshep, so I did take hours creating her and have written down the settings. She's a little plain looking in ME, but imported into something I really like in both ME2 and ME3, so I've just stuck with her. I really like my Scott and Sara now in this 8th playthrough. I just kept tweaking and finally have something I'll probably stick with from now on... maybe just changing hair color and eye color from now on. I'm not big on tats or scars. I've been playing only NG+ games though since I can't seem to get them to upload onto the archive site. I was trying to figure out how the site worked early on and accidentally uploaded a bunch of default ones... now I'm wondering if my page is full, but I can't figure out how to delete those default ones to make room for the two I really want to keep now.
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Post by Element Zero on Apr 28, 2018 2:00:03 GMT
The problem for me was the same and a of my 8 Sara's 4 of them could have been sisters!!!! Scott was far harder for me to create something I liked. My 4 Scott's, 2 were similar but the other two were very different and of all of them I really only liked one. Yeah I am not sure why they just didn't migrate the DAI CC, I haven't used it for a while but it seemed to have a lot more customisation of face shape and I don't remember eyebrows being locked to complexion or anything else. Oh and yeah the MET CC has been a challenge replaying the series, in then end I just stopped caring. Yeah, for the MET, I pretty much always roll with the default MaleShep. I've tried to create one a few times, but always wound up scrapping them before I finished Eden Prime. I don't like the default Femshep, so I did take hours creating her and have written down the settings. She's a little plain looking in ME, but imported into something I really like in both ME2 and ME3, so I've just stuck with her. I really like my Scott and Sara now in this 8th playthrough. I just kept tweaking and finally have something I'll probably stick with from now on... maybe just changing hair color and eye color from now on. I'm not big on tats or scars. I've been playing only NG+ games though since I can't seem to get them to upload onto the archive site. I was trying to figure out how the site worked early on and accidentally uploaded a bunch of default ones... now I'm wondering if my page is full, but I can't figure out how to delete those default ones to make room for the two I really want to keep now. My mid-game edits never export. I can only export successfully from the beginning or end-game. It’s annoying, but I rarely edit mid-game anyway. I have a few I like, as with the MET. I prefer BrewisRyder, just as I preferred Sheploo. I had some good FemSheps, and have a few good Saras. Years of RPG CCs have made me good at this. Much of it is getting lifelike proportions. For women PCs, it’s important to know how to apply her makeup. With a good CC, I’d be able to churn out good characters all day. It’s so frustrating.
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Post by Element Zero on Apr 28, 2018 2:10:43 GMT
At present, I am trying to get motivated to continue my MEA PT. I skipped yesterday as I watched Season 4 of "Black Sails". Now, I'm having a hard time convincing myself to resume. I'll just power it on, I guess, and hope for the best. As ongoing discussion suggests, I'm having a hard time creating characters in which I feel invested. Part of that is MEA's tone. An even bigger part of it is the inability to create the faces I want. If I had mods, maybe? I'm on PS4Pro, though, so no mods.
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Post by dazk on Apr 28, 2018 3:12:38 GMT
The problem for me was the same and a of my 8 Sara's 4 of them could have been sisters!!!! Scott was far harder for me to create something I liked. My 4 Scott's, 2 were similar but the other two were very different and of all of them I really only liked one. Yeah I am not sure why they just didn't migrate the DAI CC, I haven't used it for a while but it seemed to have a lot more customisation of face shape and I don't remember eyebrows being locked to complexion or anything else. Oh and yeah the MET CC has been a challenge replaying the series, in then end I just stopped caring. Yeah, for the MET, I pretty much always roll with the default MaleShep. I've tried to create one a few times, but always wound up scrapping them before I finished Eden Prime. I don't like the default Femshep, so I did take hours creating her and have written down the settings. She's a little plain looking in ME, but imported into something I really like in both ME2 and ME3, so I've just stuck with her. I really like my Scott and Sara now in this 8th playthrough. I just kept tweaking and finally have something I'll probably stick with from now on... maybe just changing hair color and eye color from now on. I'm not big on tats or scars. I've been playing only NG+ games though since I can't seem to get them to upload onto the archive site. I was trying to figure out how the site worked early on and accidentally uploaded a bunch of default ones... now I'm wondering if my page is full, but I can't figure out how to delete those default ones to make room for the two I really want to keep now. Re MET I don't think I have ever used the default for either Shepard. Its great when you find what you like and that's why 4 of my Sara's ended up looking so similar except for different hair colour and style. My favourite Sara was the most different and I made her with a specific personality in mind and to specifically romance PeeBee. My generic template for Sara's resemble this one: My favourite was this one:
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Post by dazk on Apr 28, 2018 3:28:09 GMT
Yeah, for the MET, I pretty much always roll with the default MaleShep. I've tried to create one a few times, but always wound up scrapping them before I finished Eden Prime. I don't like the default Femshep, so I did take hours creating her and have written down the settings. She's a little plain looking in ME, but imported into something I really like in both ME2 and ME3, so I've just stuck with her. I really like my Scott and Sara now in this 8th playthrough. I just kept tweaking and finally have something I'll probably stick with from now on... maybe just changing hair color and eye color from now on. I'm not big on tats or scars. I've been playing only NG+ games though since I can't seem to get them to upload onto the archive site. I was trying to figure out how the site worked early on and accidentally uploaded a bunch of default ones... now I'm wondering if my page is full, but I can't figure out how to delete those default ones to make room for the two I really want to keep now. My mid-game edits never export. I can only export successfully from the beginning or end-game. It’s annoying, but I rarely edit mid-game anyway. I have a few I like, as with the MET. I prefer BrewisRyder, just as I preferred Sheploo. I had some good FemSheps, and have a few good Saras. Years of RPG CCs have made me good at this. Much of it is getting lifelike proportions. For women PCs, it’s important to know how to apply her makeup. With a good CC, I’d be able to churn out good characters all day. It’s so frustrating. I broke the CC one PT by doing too many in-game changes. I went to do another change after about 20+ and the game just crashed every time I tried after that. The fortunate thing on PC is MODS for hair and make up etc.
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Post by Element Zero on Apr 28, 2018 14:00:52 GMT
I almost finished Kadara last night. I know there’s a ton of good stuff yet, so I’m determined to keep plugging. This game builds strongly toward a good ending. I do wish I could create more varied protagonists and RP them in more varied ways; but the game is still fun. The gameplay is really, really strong.
I’m somewhere around Level 48. I usually ditch the +XP armor around Level 50 and start wearing better stuff. I’m about to finish up with the Combat tree, for now. (All weapons, passives and Turbocharge maxed.) I’ll then return to Tech, maxing Energy Drain (presently unevolved) and maybe Remnant VI (so that it’s not locked on any theoretical NG+.) I already have Tech heavily evolved (all passives, Assault Turret and Tactical Cloak are maxed.) Once Energy Drain is evolved, I’ll finally move into Biotics. Charge and Annihilation are both gated, so I’ll start with an ungated passive. Ultimately, my preferred Vanguard build (Charge/Annihilation/Energy Drain) will be the second build fully implemented for this character. (Right now, she’s a tightly focused Soldier.) By the time that happens, this PT will be finishing, and I’ll decide what to play next. (MEA? HZD? Nothing?)
Were I playing on PC, I’d likely look for some cosmetic mods and have another go at MEA. I’m on PS4Pro, though, and growing tired of the limitations of the CC, wardrobe, etc...
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Apr 28, 2018 14:09:08 GMT
I’ve done it while stubbornly playing too late without a headset. Like you, I found it less than ideal. The visual clues, fire indicators, etc... do their job, but it’s so much better to just hear the enemies behind you. The option I chose has Dolby Atmos. I’m not sure if MEA supports Atmos. If it does, I’ll soon hear Kett shuttles zipping overhead! I’m excited for that. I’ve not unboxed my old audio since moving in March, so I’ve been using TV speakers or a headset, too. I look forward to seeing what this new thing can do. I've held out for years for the tech and price I wanted to both exist and align. Its so great when no one else is home and I can crank up my speakers, the sound really makes a lot of games from the music to the environmental sounds and the SFX This is why I have mixing/mastering grade headphones&headphone amp .. no this is not why, but its good to have sounds amazing
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Post by Element Zero on Apr 28, 2018 14:18:20 GMT
Its so great when no one else is home and I can crank up my speakers, the sound really makes a lot of games from the music to the environmental sounds and the SFX This is why I have mixing/mastering grade headphones&headphone amp .. no this is not why, but its good to have sounds amazing I’ve been looking at Arctis headphones, of late. I decided I should focus on primary home audio first, since the (probably) right system was finally within my grasp. Still, a great pair of headphones is glorious. I’ll get a new pair. at some point.
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