Mass Effect 2 Details :)

[farlex85]

Has anybody else had trouble connecting to the Cerebrus network in-game? I got the dl content but every time I try to connect to Cerebrus I get a timed out message. No router, have tried disabling firewall, not sure what's going on here. Perhaps EA is telling me I need not buy their games anymore when it's so much easier to pirate......

 

[Polaris573]

I was having trouble connecting on release day, but it was a problem with their servers. They fixed it and I haven't had trouble since. Sorry I don't know what else to say since you don't have a router or firewall.

 

[Bjorn_Of_Iceland]

Couldn't finish the game untill today. Had so many things to finish first....

It has been so long since the last time I actually enjoy an RPG's story, and actually care to read/listen to the dialogues.

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Damn... they let my lil Grunt died... , and then Thane...

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I think it depends on the character's loyalty.. on my first play through on the final battle, I sent Grunt (who is loyal) to escort dr Chakwas and the gang and didnt die. On the 2nd, I sent Zaeed (Who is not loyal) to escort them, and died. If everything fails, you can always send the black guy lol.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Has anyone played ME2 with an ME1 save that left Garrus on the Citadel? I just told no to him but if ME2 acts like Garrus was always with you then I might as well go back and get him.


Edit: I think I'll just leave him. I'm trying to piss-everyone-off-and-if-they-don't-like-it-kill-them play through anyway...

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The thing is, I can't see Garrus becoming "Archangel" without his experiences on the Normandy. I doubt the Archangel missions would be gone though...

 

[Muhad]

Yep. It's good stuff.

Do you have to pay for the DLC?

 

[Yukikaze]

The thing is, I can't see XXXXXXX becoming "Archangel" without his experiences YYYYYYYYY I doubt the Archangel missions would be gone though...

You might want to edit the post. It is a spoiler - Albeit a minor one.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Do you have to pay for the DLC?

You need to pay for "Cerberus Network" access. It comes with the collector's edition or costs $15 to get it on the side. Most DLCs are apparently going to be from the Cerberus Network.

Has anyone seen the "Hammerhead?"

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The controls are defined (by the controls, looks like the Mako) but as far as I can tell, never used. I bet that will be the focus of the yet-to-be-released DLC.

 

[mdsx1950]

Anyone here completed the game yet?? And how many hours did you take to complete.

I have a still a looooong way to go... Im doing all side missions.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I finished it on insanity doing every thing I could. It took between 40-50 hours--about the same as ME1 on insanity.

There really aren't very many assignments even if you load a ME1 save. Replaying the Dossier/Loyalty missions get more tedious than running around planet-side in the Mako. It's always the same damn thing--kill a bunch of Blue Suns, Eclipse, or Blood Pack, chat a bit, fin; only a few were unique (two, won't spoil it).

 

[Deleted member 67555]

I finished it in 40-50 as well Now I'm playing with my ME1 Carry over to see the Diff...

Is that $15 cerberus network worth it?

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Right now, no, but I suspect there is a DLC coming where you can drive a vehicle (Hammerhead). If you didn't get the Collector's Edition, I would wait until that comes out.

Zaaed doesn't add anything very useful to your crew.

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His dossier just involves talking to him (no combat) on Omega, his loyalty mission (Inferno Grenade) is fairly interesting but nothing to get excited about, and he is the only character on the Normandy that doesn't have a conversation (just "back for more", "random memory 1", "random memory 2", "we'll talk more later").

 

[DrPepper]

There is a vehicle confirmed for the DLC

 

[Deleted member 67555]

I Dl'd Zaeed the Cerberus Amour and the Crash site...
I thought Zaeed was pretty useless TBH.. But last time I checked in it said I needed to get more BIOWARE points


I hope they expand the Game with some DLC... Like at least Further the Plot... I was a bit disappointed on how short the game...


Right now it ranks with COD MW2 as in Game not finished before ending for some Skeezy scheme to get you to pay for DLC to actually finish the game

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Oh, Crash Site was alright if you want a bit of nostolgia. Inferno and Terminus armors are the best early in the game. The Collector rifle is exceptional and probably the best until you get the Geth rifle.


Overall, I'm pretty disappointed with it like you are. The opportunity for greatness presented itself and instead of fixing the problems in ME1 and expanding the storyline, they basically put ME1 in the trash and put ME2 together out of peices that frankly don't matter. The more I think about it, the more disappointed I get. If you never played ME1, ME2 would come across as a good game. ME2 is crap coming from ME1.


Edit: If ME3 were coming out tomorrow, I don't know if I would buy it. I certainly wouldn't pre-order it three months in advance like I did with ME2.


The greatest disappointment of all is how little impact the major decisions in ME1 have in ME2. For example...

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Saving Rachni Queen = Lady on Illium contacts you on behalf of the Queen but you can't meet her or anything.
Saving Feros = A short assignment on Illium to yet again help the people of Feros.
Williams or Alenko = Appears briefly on Horizon, clearly angered by your ties with Cerberus.
Saving Coucil = Have an optional chat with the council potentially getting you Spectre status reinstated (which is pretty much useless).

All of those elements had huge impacts on Renegade/Paragon and/or plot in the first game and, instead of being shockwaves in the second, they were treated as barely more than ripples that have no bearing on your current mission. Extremely disappointing.

 

[Deleted member 67555]

It just leaves me feeling like I'm not Done....

I didn't feel like that in ME1

 

[Yukikaze]

For me Mass Effect 2 is everything Mass Effect 1 was - Just better, more polished, better looking and far more fun.

I'll pre-order ME3 the second it shows up.

 

[Deleted member 67555]

I like how they hint towards a yearly release with the doc

(lets not wait 2 years to do this again lets have a drink every year)

I do like the game but it's not an Internet game so such a short story is Horrible
for $50 I did expect a bit more 3 days of game play is not enough even if it was 17 hours at a time

 

[FordGT90Concept]

The only reason it gives the appearance of being "more polished" and "better looking" is because they got rid of the Mako (very simple/bland portion of the game) and didn't reuse any environments (they recycled the underground and warehouse environments many times on ME). Once you get beyond those differences, they are essentially the same game with minor tweaks (one button does everything--PITA on PC--and thermal clips instead of overheating) and a horrible plot/story continuity.


Yup, without multiplayer, it's value has to come through in replayability--it fails pretty miserably in that regard namely because there is no Earth-shattering decisions in ME2 like there was in ME1 (I can't name one, actually). Also, the achievements are much easier to get in ME2 (could get all in one play through using an ME1 save on insanity) compared to ME1 which also takes away replayability (if you want them all without cheats, you'd have to beat it three times and start a fourth--see spoiler below).

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Engineer - Ashley, Wrex, Paragon, Veteran difficulty
Soldier - Liara, Tali, Renegade, Hardcore difficulty
Adept - Kaiden, Garrus, Paragon or Renegade (neutral not recommended), Insanity difficulty, start the final mission with Liara and Kaiden (Garrus should already be over 75% complete by then for the achievement) because lift and singularity are critical in the final battle
After completing one of those three, start a new game with that character to get from level 50-57 to level 60--do it on casual, you earned it

 

[Yukikaze]

I like how they hint towards a yearly release with the doc

(lets not wait 2 years to do this again lets have a drink every year)

I do like the game but it's not an Internet game so such a short story is Horrible
for $50 I did expect a bit more 3 days of game play is not enough even if it was 17 hours at a time

I disagree - This game has an incredibly amount of value, fun an replay value. Not to mention that sublime entertainment on the order of 40-50 hours is easily worth 50$ (You'd pay a helluva lot more for a similar amount of engaging entertainment if you were buying/watching movies - And it wouldn't be interactive).

What I can't believe is that people pay OVER 50$ for idiotic titles like Modern Warfare 2.

 

[Deleted member 67555]

Ford I'm glad to see someone feels the same way about it...

I know that it's possible that I'm expecting to much..But ME1 was such a Great ground breaking Game That I couldn't help but to expect more..

and I hate to bring it up here in this post but in MW2 why the hell end the Game just as you start to after the person you set off to get...BS

But like i said I expect quite a bit of DLC for both those games


Ford I'll work on the spoiler stuff Thanks

 

[Mussels]

i'm of the opinion that while your choices in ME1 didnt affect ME2 much, the choices in 1+2 will have a huge effect on 3... such as alliances with the council/geth/rachni/etc/etc

i believe that there will be some perfect path to take, that will allow you to have everyone as allies in the final ass-kicking battle of the trilogy

 

[Deleted member 67555]

I hope they release 3 by Christmas time this year
and I hope your right Mussels

 

[FordGT90Concept]

DLCs are generally not-very good. ME2 is fundamentally flawed (see spoiler) and no DLC will fix that.

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-Killing Shepherd just to make the player feel obligated to Cerberus/Illusive Man is a stupid plot move that will never work.
-Why collect, what was it, 9 characters?, when you can only ever take two with you at a time. There's a good chance at least half of those characters will only ever come with you on a mission because they are required to be present.
-The Collectors? Who gives a flying f***!?! The Reapers are the real threat--you talked to one in ME1. That was the climax of the plot: the OMFG-the-Reapers-are-real-and-they're-out-to-kill-everyone unforgettable moment. Add to that, speaking the VI which explains most of the loose ends before the shit hits the fan. With the Collectors, we have this stupid drone Harbringer saying "we are your destiny" and other crap that doesn't matter. Then you don't meet a Reaper, you meet a Reaper under construction. You let an actual Reaper fall into a failed star and the Illusive Man gives you shit about not destroying the Collectors when there's nothing on that base that actually matters in the first place.

I could go on forever.


We only learn three things from this sequel:
1) Husks are Reaper, not Geth, technology. So? Their both enemies, who cares?
2) The Collectors are Protheans. And? As stated in the game, they are Prothean no more. The Collectors merely represent a meaningless proxy war. It is not even really a war seeing as it is only you against them. I think that classifies more as a nuisance/side note than a war.
3) There's two factions inside of the "Geth:" The geth and the heretics.

i'm of the opinion that while your choices in ME1 didnt affect ME2 much, the choices in 1+2 will have a huge effect on 3... such as alliances with the council/geth/rachni/etc/etc

The two-year dev period tells me it won't. The tiny ripple effect you see in ME2 is all that will remain from ME1. ME2 is likely to have little/no impact on ME3. They would need three-four years to do it right. Additionally, the Unreal Engine isn't capable of handling massive battle scenarios with hundreds/thousands of units which should result from ME1 + ME2. Instead, it is likely to be like the finale of ME1: a pretty vid followed by your three member squad doing all the work. The only difference is that it will last considerably longer than it did in ME2 to give the impression that you really are taking on the Reaper empire. There's really nothing they could do, knowing what we know, to redeem the series.

 

[D007]

Just finished the game 60.3 hours.
Everywhere was 100% explored.
I had so many extra minerals lol..

Great game from start to finsh.
Can't wait for 3.

i'm of the opinion that while your choices in ME1 didnt affect ME2 much, the choices in 1+2 will have a huge effect on 3... such as alliances with the council/geth/rachni/etc/etc

i believe that there will be some perfect path to take, that will allow you to have everyone as allies in the final ass-kicking battle of the trilogy

I second that notion.
Making absolutely sure I have the best chance at allying with all races/species.
Even the geth and Rachni.

 

[Deleted member 67555]

Just finished the game 60.3 hours.
Everywhere was 100% explored.
I had so many extra minerals lol..

Great game from start to finsh.
Can't wait for 3.



I second that notion.
Making absolutely sure I have the best chance at allying with all races/species.
Even the geth and Rachni.

LOL I always killed the Rachni
Extinction Tube fire is cool