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« Reply #480 on: January 19, 2010, 08:44:59 PM »
is it confirmed that the retail copy comes with a additional character, similar to dragon age?
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« Reply #481 on: January 19, 2010, 08:52:15 PM »
is it confirmed that the retail copy comes with a additional character, similar to dragon age?

Yeah.
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« Reply #482 on: January 19, 2010, 08:57:23 PM »
is it confirmed that the retail copy comes with a additional character, similar to dragon age?

All copies come with a code for the Cerberus Network, which in itself has the free character.

DLC for DLC
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« Reply #483 on: January 19, 2010, 09:12:50 PM »
so the DLC is 'a necessity for players traveling across harsh planetary environments throughout the galaxy'

Fucking horse armor is one thing; now they want us to pay for the HORSE?
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« Reply #484 on: January 19, 2010, 09:17:23 PM »
fuck ea and their shrewd business decisions. LET ME GAMEFLY YOUR GAMES IN PEACE.
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« Reply #485 on: January 19, 2010, 10:04:21 PM »
there is a video on IGN that shows how the importing process works, but more importantly, shows off the first screen of the PC version



Doesn't really say anything except it still allows skills on the numbers.

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« Reply #486 on: January 19, 2010, 10:23:16 PM »
Time to crate = Zero

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« Reply #487 on: January 20, 2010, 09:58:51 AM »
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This is actually becoming an astronomically high standard now.

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« Reply #488 on: January 20, 2010, 10:00:13 AM »
so the DLC is 'a necessity for players traveling across harsh planetary environments throughout the galaxy'

Fucking horse armor is one thing; now they want us to pay for the HORSE?

Isn't that free?
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« Reply #489 on: January 20, 2010, 10:28:32 AM »
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« Reply #490 on: January 20, 2010, 10:29:27 AM »
CUTE WHITE BRUNETTE WITH ELF EARS
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« Reply #491 on: January 20, 2010, 12:16:04 PM »
Game sounds fucking awesome.

Now i really need to play the first game.

  :lol :lol :lol @ Some of Shepard's actions in the vid

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« Reply #492 on: January 20, 2010, 03:18:48 PM »
I wanna watch the videos, but I started watching the first and it seemed spoilerish. That chick in the thumbnail is pretty cute though. I'd pee in her butt.

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« Reply #493 on: January 20, 2010, 05:57:20 PM »
Little warning for non-spoilerish people... :pirate attack in progress
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« Reply #494 on: January 20, 2010, 06:03:41 PM »
Yeah, PAL version is out. Doesnt work on US though...
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« Reply #495 on: January 20, 2010, 06:14:16 PM »
Yeah, PAL version is out. Doesnt work on US though...
Are you sure?Pirates claim that its region-free...
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« Reply #496 on: January 20, 2010, 06:15:48 PM »
ABGX must have updated since then
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« Reply #497 on: January 20, 2010, 06:28:23 PM »
Yeah, PAL version is out. Doesnt work on US though...

:bow PAL :bow2
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« Reply #498 on: January 20, 2010, 09:41:38 PM »
Giant Bomb has a podcast where they talk with Casey Hudson (Bioware team) about the game. I'm sure its full of spoilers so if that bothers you, ignore.

http://www.giantbomb.com/podcast/?podcast_id=138

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« Reply #499 on: January 20, 2010, 10:01:28 PM »
[youtube=640,385]lbOoG06FP6E[/youtube]

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« Reply #500 on: January 20, 2010, 10:18:04 PM »
 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
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« Reply #501 on: January 20, 2010, 10:39:03 PM »
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« Reply #502 on: January 20, 2010, 10:45:10 PM »
sterling work, Crushed
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« Reply #503 on: January 20, 2010, 11:20:19 PM »
Only game I plan on buying this quarter! :rock
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« Reply #504 on: January 21, 2010, 01:15:46 AM »
I'm so excited for this game, I wanna put my dick in it I want it to put its dick in me.

EDIT: OH MY FUCKING GOD I JUST WATCHED THE TRAILER WHERE ARE MY MEDZZZ

:hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper

:bow :rock BioWare :rock :bow2
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« Reply #505 on: January 21, 2010, 01:31:00 AM »
a stream is up of the game being played but he/she making it so fucking boring  :yuck

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« Reply #506 on: January 21, 2010, 02:35:05 AM »
a stream is up of the game being played but he/she making it so fucking boring  :yuck

I hate watching game streams. They drive me nuts. Sometimes I think everybody but myself plays games like a complete idiot.

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« Reply #507 on: January 21, 2010, 03:13:39 AM »
I wonder if my Radeon 4650 will be able to run this on low settings . . .

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« Reply #508 on: January 21, 2010, 03:58:21 AM »
Someone please the thread title to "Mass Erect" as the game is referred to everywhere else but this backwater forum.

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« Reply #509 on: January 21, 2010, 07:05:13 AM »
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« Reply #510 on: January 21, 2010, 08:47:51 AM »
Hmm, :)
One little detail that i want to share...you can get drunk,have to find Miranda room :D
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« Reply #511 on: January 21, 2010, 08:51:25 AM »
I'm buying this.

Will my MS still ban my X360 if I go online to get the DLC with the original copy?

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« Reply #512 on: January 21, 2010, 09:42:34 AM »
is this badass gun really Gamestop-exclusive??

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fuck...i wonder if the codes are one-time use or like in the past sometimes they're universal.  better be able to get that gun eventually
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« Reply #513 on: January 21, 2010, 09:50:40 AM »
Wow that's a confusing trailer. What did I just watch?
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« Reply #514 on: January 21, 2010, 09:57:49 AM »
:lol Seriously I dont know what's happening
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« Reply #515 on: January 21, 2010, 10:06:06 AM »
:lol Seriously I dont know what's happening

It's Mass Effect meets the Dirty Dozen which seems to be a theme of this game.

Trailer is neat but then story has always been the easy part of the equation for Bioware. It's the other stuff where things start to trip up.

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« Reply #516 on: January 21, 2010, 03:02:07 PM »
weird place for a disk swap :teehee

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« Reply #517 on: January 21, 2010, 03:09:22 PM »
PC version leaked mwahahahahaa

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« Reply #518 on: January 21, 2010, 03:27:00 PM »
PC version leaked mwahahahahaa

Gonna nab it, and if it isn't done by the release date, will just buy it.

Pretty sure I'm gonna buy it regardless, but yeah.

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« Reply #519 on: January 21, 2010, 03:28:42 PM »
I don't see the point in dling a (how big is this again?) 20 gig file if you're going to buy it anyways.
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« Reply #520 on: January 21, 2010, 03:32:28 PM »
I don't see the point in dling a (how big is this again?) 20 gig file if you're going to buy it anyways.

It's like 14GBs.
Because I don't have the money to buy it now/at launch? Depending on how hassle-free the installation is, I may just trash it and wait.

If I'm gonna be buying this game off of Steam, should I get the CE or just roll with the vanilla edition? I'm thinking the latter.

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« Reply #521 on: January 21, 2010, 03:51:54 PM »
Holy shit renegade Shepard is fucking hilarious  :lol  :lol  :lol


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« Reply #522 on: January 21, 2010, 03:52:18 PM »
Oh, not having the money to buy at launch I can see.
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« Reply #523 on: January 21, 2010, 04:49:57 PM »
I am looking for spare change in the couches because work is pretty thin at the moment (even though I'm working endless hours on a project that I'm hoping will net me a pay day), but even I will scrounge up enough money to buy at launch. Do want.
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« Reply #524 on: January 21, 2010, 04:51:51 PM »
I don't see the point in dling a (how big is this again?) 20 gig file if you're going to buy it anyways.

I'm not buying it. I'm downloading it off of Usenet so it downloads at max speed, meh to torrents.

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« Reply #525 on: January 21, 2010, 04:54:32 PM »
> download 15GB
> beat in 2 days
> bioware hahahaha
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« Reply #526 on: January 21, 2010, 05:09:09 PM »
> download 15GB
> beat in 2 days
> bioware hahahaha

PC gaming in a nutshell.

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« Reply #527 on: January 21, 2010, 05:11:17 PM »
> download 15GB
> beat in 2 days
> bioware hahahaha

you forgot to download the trainer!!



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« Reply #528 on: January 21, 2010, 05:18:07 PM »
Hmm,will post my impressions sometime later,if you have any questions just shoot

My advice is...freeze yourself
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« Reply #529 on: January 21, 2010, 06:30:21 PM »
Maxy any confirmation of a Tali romance?

That trailer was incredible, I really shouldn't be buying games right now but DAY ONE.
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« Reply #530 on: January 21, 2010, 06:45:51 PM »
There's no Tali romance.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Male Shepard:

Miranda :drool :drool :drool
Subject Zero
chick on the Normandy who's not in your squad

Female Shepard:

Garrus :yuck
Thane :yuck
Jacob :drool
[close]
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« Reply #531 on: January 21, 2010, 06:55:46 PM »
I just read some crazy ass spoilers

spoiler (click to show/hide)
[close]
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« Reply #532 on: January 21, 2010, 06:56:21 PM »
Let's guess it based on BioWare tradition

KOTOR - you are the virran
Jade Empire - master is the virran
Mass Erect - the ship is the virran
Dragon Age - virrans everywhere
Mass Erect 2 - you are the virran again
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« Reply #533 on: January 21, 2010, 06:58:50 PM »
lol bioware
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« Reply #534 on: January 21, 2010, 07:05:06 PM »
Let's guess it based on BioWare tradition

KOTOR - you are the virran
Jade Empire - master is the virran
Mass Erect - the ship is the virran
Dragon Age - virrans everywhere
Mass Erect 2 - you are the virran again

:lol
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« Reply #535 on: January 21, 2010, 07:15:22 PM »
There's no Tali romance.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Male Shepard:

Miranda :drool :drool :drool
Subject Zero
chick on the Normandy who's not in your squad

Female Shepard:

Garrus :yuck
Thane :yuck
Jacob :drool
[close]

Wait a second here, there's no lesbian sex in ME2?!

That's it! You just lost a sale, Bioware!  :maf
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« Reply #536 on: January 21, 2010, 07:53:58 PM »
No lesbian sex, sorry. :(
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« Reply #537 on: January 21, 2010, 08:04:26 PM »
Maxy any confirmation of a Tali romance?

That trailer was incredible, I really shouldn't be buying games right now but DAY ONE.

I haven't got to that romancing part yet,but Himu has already answered that.

As for Mass Effect 2

Basically it is Bioware next-gen rpg vision,all unnecessary clutter is gone,no inventory,no potions,clean as space itself and yet it is an rpg.
During missions you can get...ammo,credits,minerals and blueprints,nothing else
Also,it is not true that you can't level up during missions,you can,but only if you have unused points

Two things separate ME2 from the rest:

1.When you fight,you just fight,you don't think about potions,armor,status,levels,etc...you only think how am i going to survive this,should i go left or right,what powers,weapons should i use...just pure beautiful fight
2.When you level up,you just level up,when you research new armor,weapons,etc,you just do that

Combat itself is excellent,when you hit an enemy,you hit an enemy,he really feels it,you see and hear it...you really feel powerful in this game...it works vice-versa too,when you get hit you will know it...

Locations are huuge,really huuge with no loading included and they all feel like real cohesive locations...and there are windows everywhere,you can actually see outside,the game really gives you the feeling of being somewhere in space
Game also features tons of different characters...
Graphics-amazing,what else to say
Performance-no tearing,smooth framerate,quick loading

Hacking minigame is actually fun, at least for me
Firewall cracking minigame,not so much,people will hate it...it just requires little more concentration
Planet minigame-some people will hate it,not annoying,just boring...relaxation after missions :D
You can buy things that make them easier,more effective
But if ME2 was an elephant,those minigames would be mosquitoes.

I am playing as an Adept on Veteran,game is not frustrating,just challenging and Adept is a kick ass class.
 
If Mako was included i would give game 11/10...no Mako just 10/10

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« Reply #538 on: January 21, 2010, 08:06:56 PM »
How is the difficulty? They claimed this one was going to be more challenging than the first which is really necessary imo. The first was a cakewalk.


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« Reply #539 on: January 21, 2010, 08:10:50 PM »
If you don't use cover and just walk into enemies you are dead within few seconds.Fights can be long,there are tons of enemies attacking you this time.

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