Mass Effect 2

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Seriously can't wait for this bad boy. But here's the thing, I'm not happy with my ME1 character/chocies so I'm going to start from a scratch on ME2. A reboot, if you will.

Anyone else getting it? If so, how will you start?

WOW, I am really looking forward to playing this now!

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hmmm... I hadn't even realised they'd made a second expansion. I think part of my disappointment for the first was, that I saved doing it till I got truly bored of the replaying the main game. Then when I finally played the expansion it just seemed to end too quickly, so it was a bit of an anticlimax to my expectations of what it was going to be.

Kent Hammer wrote:WOW, I am really looking forward to playing this now!

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I'm away for ages, then come back and start THE SECOND MOST POPULAR THREAD EVARRRR IN THE HISTORY OF GSA.

Kent Hammer wrote:WOW, I am really looking forward to playing this now!

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niteowl1980 wrote:On Insanity this is quite a nice relaxing activity after the trauma of boss fights

I'm actually beginning to think that it may well have been easier to start the Insanity play through from first level, at least as far as the AI companions go anyway... they are more of a hinderance than a help at times!

Kent Hammer wrote:WOW, I am really looking forward to playing this now!

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we need to put the effort in to make it number one.

The current number one is currently held undeservedly by some over rated, short shooter that a few people seem to be playing online now and again

niteowl1980 wrote:The current number one is currently held undeservedly by some over rated, short shooter that a few people seem to be playing online now and again

Totally agree, how that other thread go so popular I will never know... I mean seriously, it's the same game as the last one

niteowl1980 wrote:Insanity difficult is really testing my patience. 2 hours working out how to take down a Geth Prime with infinite Geth spawning while he is alive, oh and by the way they are all running at you and deploying powers........

Ok, having given this a really good amount of time on the Insanity difficulty I think I can now accurately fomulate my opinions on such and I am totally with Niteowl... it sucks... hard...

Things were going quite well up for me and I had no real problems up until last night when I got to the Horizon set piece battle... I know that it is Insanity difficulty, but seriously if Horizon is anything to go by this is actually stupid... no infact it is worse than stupid. One virtual slider has managed to turn what is a great game into the single worst and most frustrating gaming experience ever (and no I'm really not exagerating). No amount of clever play, tactics or skill actually matter... the whole things basically devolves into luck, that and exploiting the bugged and at times shit AI.

So for all you folks who love and cherish this game, I send thee this warning... if you wish to maintain your ME2 innocence and keep your love of the game alive then for the love of all that is holy stay well away from Insanity.

The Mad Ronin wrote:

niteowl1980 wrote:Insanity difficult is really testing my patience. 2 hours working out how to take down a Geth Prime with infinite Geth spawning while he is alive, oh and by the way they are all running at you and deploying powers........

Ok, having given this a really good amount of time on the Insanity difficulty I think I can now accurately fomulate my opinions on such and I am totally with Niteowl... it sucks... hard...

Things were going quite well up for me and I had no real problems up until last night when I got to the Horizon set piece battle... I know that it is Insanity difficulty, but seriously if Horizon is anything to go by this is actually stupid... no infact it is worse than stupid. One virtual slider has managed to turn what is a great game into the single worst and most frustrating gaming experience ever (and no I'm really not exagerating). No amount of clever play, tactics or skill actually matter... the whole things basically devolves into luck, that and exploiting the bugged and at times shit AI.

So for all you folks who love and cherish this game, I send thee this warning... if you wish to maintain your ME2 innocence and keep your love of the game alive then for the love of all that is holy stay well away from Insanity.

The Horizon set piece took a lot of time and patience, having to stand miles away from Harbringers so I could just reach them with a fire ball but far enough away that the AI didnt send them after me.Lots of running backwards away from Husks trying to kneecap them and trying to slowing kill a Scion who head is popping out of his cover location before they come running

Ok, having given this a really good amount of time on the Insanity difficulty I think I can now accurately fomulate my opinions on such and I am totally with Niteowl... it sucks... hard...

This game is unbelivably hare on insanity. It took me 3 flippin days to pass on stupid side mission on one of those unexplored planets. I was so close to restarting my game over that mission. Cant remember the planet name but its the one where you must go explore a crash site of a ship that was transporting mechs! Aarggh, most frustrating gaming experience since mile high club

niteowl1980 wrote:The Horizon set piece took a lot of time and patience, having to stand miles away from Harbringers so I could just reach them with a fire ball but far enough away that the AI didnt send them after me.Lots of running backwards away from Husks trying to kneecap them and trying to slowing kill a Scion who head is popping out of his cover location before they come running

Exactly what I ended up having to do in the end, no skill what-so-ever, just blatantly exploiting the AI and a crap load of luck... basically that whiffs of really bad game design...

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niteowl1980 wrote:The Horizon set piece took a lot of time and patience, having to stand miles away from Harbringers so I could just reach them with a fire ball but far enough away that the AI didnt send them after me.Lots of running backwards away from Husks trying to kneecap them and trying to slowing kill a Scion who head is popping out of his cover location before they come running

Exactly what I ended up having to do in the end, no skill what-so-ever, just blatantly exploiting the AI and a crap load of luck... basically that whiffs of really bad game design...

I am determined to finish it though. Currently stuck on the collector ship section. Gonna finish off the 1000g in Bioshock 2 then go back to it

niteowl1980 wrote:I am determined to finish it though. Currently stuck on the collector ship section. Gonna finish off the 1000g in Bioshock 2 then go back to it

Same here, I am that bloody minded I am determined to finish it on Insanity even though Bioware don't want me too!

Right guys, I'm coming along nicely with this now... but there is one squad member misisng. On the left, next to Zaeed. No info or anything, just that simcard icon... will it be DLC, or have I missed something?!

Also, I'm almost ready to go through the Omega 4 relay... is this final portion of the game? I don't really want it to end!

Don't worry Monders, just go and get the Reaper IFF which you need anyway to go through the relay and all will be revealed

Ba5sett wrote:Don't worry Monders, just go and get the Reaper IFF which you need anyway to go through the relay and all will be revealed

EEEEEEK. I'm literally buzzing like a second hand fridge

Just wondering what level people were before they went through the omega 4 relay? I'm right at the point of going through it now but am only level 24, have done tonnes of side quests and random ones from planet scans etc but was wanting to make sure I get the achievement for hitting level 30 in my first play through I'm guessing that I'll get quite a lot in the final stages of the game but just wondered

I dont think you can get to level 30 first time. I also did all the side missions and level 24 at that point and finished t level 28. Importing level 60 character from number one starts you at level 5 and that still doesnt help enough

Cheers I reckon I'll go ahead with the final mission then and get level 30 next time around

It doesnt take that long as on second run through if you carry your character on you get 25% more XP

Quick question for those of you in the know, im going for the incineration specialist cheevo and just wondering which character has the incinerate power??

I had it myself as an engineer not sure who else gets it

niteowl1980 wrote:I had it myself as an engineer not sure who else gets it

Just looked up the mass effect wiki and Mordin has it. Guess ill be bringing bug eyes on my missions from now on!

Jameseire85 wrote:Quick question for those of you in the know, im going for the incineration specialist cheevo and just wondering which character has the incinerate power??

niteowl1980 wrote:I had it myself as an engineer not sure who else gets it

If you play an infiltrator they get incinerate too, as well as the (life saving on Insanity) Assassin Cloak!

Finished it off last night, what a great game looking forward to my second playthrough