Mass Effect 2 Thread

[Stoney Mason]

I'd be surprised if there's any more DLC after Kasumi.  What else can they do?  Maybe more missions for the Hammerhead?

They could do more standalone missions like Bring down the sky or a full on proper DLC beyond just a quest not that I believe they are going to do the latter. They may do some of the former.

[Ichirou]

Bring Down the Sky was pretty cool.

[Stoney Mason]

Bring Down the Sky was pretty cool.

Yeah it wasn't bad. And I probably actually prefer not introducing even more characters for your party. Its getting a bit much on that end.

[tiesto]

Finished the DLC.  It was pretty short and offered nothing that hasn't been seen before.  You're not missing much if you pass on it, IMO.

You get Kasumi on your team, a new gun, a new casual outfit, and a new room in your ship (with a bar) for beating it.

Do you remember how much XP you get on completing it? I need like 900 more to get to level 30.

[Ichirou]

I was at level 28 (my imported character started at level 3), and between this and the Firewalker missions I was able to reach level 30 and get the achievement.

[Third]

Kasumi DLC was pretty enjoyable. Just finished it.
The Hammerhead missions are really boring, though. I want more Kasumi-like missions. But longer.

[pilonv1]

http://kotaku.com/5541196/mass-effect-2s-planet-scanning-thrills-now-more-optimized

Scanning to be fixed. A bit late for me though

[Beezy]

Nice, I might actually replay it now.

[Ichirou]

They fixed the talent points glitch.

[Stoney Mason]

I wish it wasn't this nickel and dime you to death approach to DLC and instead more like the GTA 4 episodes.

'Continued stream' of Mass Effect 2 DLC planned.

BioWare will tell the story between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 with downloadable content packs, VideoGamer.com can reveal.

BioWare has released only one story-based downloadable pack since the January release of Mass Effect 2. The Kasumi - Stolen Memory DLC introduced a new party member and an associated loyalty mission.

The Overlord DLC, due in June, will see Commander Shepard investigate a Cerberus research base home to a hybrid AI.

BioWare intends to release a "continued stream" of DLC, lead producer Casey Hudson told VideoGamer.com as part of a Mass Effect 2 retrospective.

"We have a bunch of packs that are in the works right now," Hudson said.

"So, for the time being there's going to be a continued stream of DLC for people. We'll start to have packs that'll tell the story between Mass Effect 2 and 3. But beyond that we kind of have to see how people are responding to what we have and go from there."

Mass Effect 2 was released in January to critical acclaim. We gave it ten out of ten in our review.

Although BioWare has confirmed that work has begun on the third game in the RPG shooter series, the Canadian developer isn't ready to reveal details on it just yet.

"It probably won't be for quite a few months that we talk about Mass Effect 3," Hudson told us.

That makes an E3 reveal next month highly unlikely.

Earlier this year EA chief operating officer John Schappert said the publisher will release "something far reaching from Mass Effect" in the January through March 2011 quarter.

[Yeti]

Mass Effect 2: Awakenings? 

[Smooth Groove]

They fixed the talent points glitch.

I just gave myself 80 extra points in the PC version with a save game editor for my 2nd playthrough on insanity. 

But Insanity is seriously hard even with cheating. 

It would be a lot easier if Singularity hadn't been nerfed so much.  Not only is its range much smaller but it's completely useless against enemies with shields and armor, which you'll face quite frequently on Insanity. 

[demi]

Singularity sucks dick. Fireball is all you need

[Disposable White Guy]

It's true.  Spam hadouken until you win.

[Smooth Groove]

I took Demi's advice. 

[youtube=560,345]EmnRt6L7fOM[/youtube]

[demi]

lol, not that fireball. I meant Incinerate

[maxy]

For the losers that didn't play this masterpiece

Mass Effect 2 demo-June 15th

+Overlord DLC - June 15th, 560MP

[Stoney Mason]

The latest Mass Effect 2 DLC has been revealed, Lair of the Shadow Broker!
Two years ago, Commander Shepard died and Liara T'Soni fought in a desperate struggle against the Shadow Broker to recover her former Commander. Now that Shepard is back, it's time to even the score.
Team up with Liara and confront the mysterious and sinister Shadow Broker in the latest expansion to Mass Effect 2, coming soon! In the mean time check out three new screenshots and stay tuned for more info on Lair of the Shadow Broker.

http://masseffect.bioware.com/

[Great Rumbler]

This really should have been in there from the start.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Liara's story starts really good and then just tapers off with no resolution at all.

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[demi]

Stop burying news in megathreads, guys. Good job, you just killed another one.

[fistfulofmetal]

if im gonna play this DLC then i might as well start it all over again
gotta play through ME1 so I can accomplish a "No Romance" storyline
then go into ME2 ready for Tali

[AdmiralViscen]

I'll just wait for the GOTY edition and play all the DLC in one shot.

[Stoney Mason]

I'll just wait for the GOTY edition and play all the DLC in one shot.

I'm not gonna buy any of the DLC until they do like a bundle sale on all of it.

[brawndolicious]

if im gonna play this DLC then i might as well start it all over again
gotta play through ME1 so I can accomplish a "No Romance" storyline
then go into ME2 ready for Tali

Why?  You can have a romance with anybody in ME 2 no matter who you slept with in the last game.  In fact, after the final mission you can go start up a relationship with one conversation, fuck them, and then break up with them to go on to the next one.  Did that with Miranda, Jack, and Tali.

And no, you can't see Tali's face.

I'll just wait for the GOTY edition and play all the DLC in one shot.

I'm not gonna buy any of the DLC until they do like a bundle sale on all of it.

hopefully they put it on a disk so I can just rent it.

[Ichirou]

So we're finally gonna meet the shadow broker, cool.

The audiofiles to this DLC were already in the Mass Effect 2 disc, someone posted a youtube of the audio files over on Kotaku.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I think it sucks that a major element of the story like the shadow broker is being disposed of in optional DLC.  I was hoping it would be a major ME3 event.

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[Great Rumbler]

So we're finally gonna meet the shadow broker, cool.

The audiofiles to this DLC were already in the Mass Effect 2 disc, someone posted a youtube of the audio files over on Kotaku.

[The Sceneman]

I'll just wait for the GOTY edition and play all the DLC in one shot.

I'm not gonna buy any of the DLC until they do like a bundle sale on all of it.

same, its all just too pricey. Especially since a lot of it is unlock codes.

[fistfulofmetal]

Why?  You can have a romance with anybody in ME 2 no matter who you slept with in the last game.  In fact, after the final mission you can go start up a relationship with one conversation, fuck them, and then break up with them to go on to the next one.  Did that with Miranda, Jack, and Tali.

because it's been said that Bioware may implement some kind of "punishment" for people who didn't remain faithful to their partner throughout the series. so if I don't have a romance in the first I can hook up with Tali and remain faithful to me boo in ME3.

[Stoney Mason]

I've hit the bottom of the proverbial nerd barrel.

I'm listening to the mass effect audio book for the novel.

 

[Joe Molotov]

I've hit the bottom of the proverbial nerd barrel.

I'm listening to the mass effect audio book for the novel.

 

The next step is writing Babylon 5 fanfic.

[Stoney Mason]

I've hit the bottom of the proverbial nerd barrel.

I'm listening to the mass effect audio book for the novel.

 

The next step is writing Babylon 5 fanfic.

Sheridan three way with Talia and Ivanova

 

[Raban]

I almost clicked on that spoiler Ichi posted, then I remember it would spoil something I don't want spoiled.

Time to actually buy ME2 now that they're adding DLC that has to do with Liara. My boo

[Stoney Mason]

Finished off the first one. Mass Effect: Revelation. It's essentially a prequel for the first mass effect game even though its set and finishes like 20 years before it. It explores Anderson and Saren in their early years and the events sort of hinted at in the game. It concludes with Saren stealthily taking over research on Sovereign after screwing over Anderson. Not a great read (listen) but it provides decent context for the first game. On to the second audiobook. 

[Stoney Mason]

Finished up Mass Effect:Ascension

Similar to Revelation its a prequel set up for Mass Effect 2 in that the Illusive Man and cerberus play a large role it in. It's better than Revelation although I still couldn't recommend it to normal people and only the hardest of the hardcore Mass Effect nerds.

It's kind of weird because I feel either I got sucked in by the performace of Martin Sheen and didn't notice how much of a bastard he and his organization are, or the game underplays that aspect in relation to the book. Either way when I do my definitive run in Mass Effect 2 to setup a save for the final game I think I will change a lot of my decisions based on my gut reaction to the events in the book. I know it sounds nerdy but I feel like I have better insight into Cerberus and the Illusive Man now and I don't like them.

For what its worth there is one more book Mass Effect: Retribution but there is no audio book version of it yet I believe so I will wait for that.

[Stoney Mason]

Stoney would you recommend those stories?

Only if you are the type of person that is insanely into the mass effect universe. I can't really recommend them as just casual reading because neither book is really good enough on its own for normal people to read.

[maxy]

Soldier

Adept

[demi]

Infiltrator > Adept

[maxy]

Adept>>>everything

Funny thing is that i replayed Mass Effect 1,2 like 8-10 times combined,never played as a Soldier

Soldier 

[demi]

Soldier is for missionary losers. Infiltrator is two fingers in your butthole in hook position jabbing you at a rapid pace. Adept is... well, that's just gay

[Great Rumbler]

Six people beat the game more than twenty times. 

[maxy]

Adept is... well, that's just gay

I like it that way
 

[Beezy]

I watched my cousin play through the game as an adept.

Vanguard > Adept

Whenever I play on Insanity, I'm gonna use Infiltrator. It's the only other class that interests me.

[maxy]

Your cousin sucks obviously,adept is unstoppable

[MCD]

Soldier all the way.

[Stoney Mason]

I think a lot of people play solider simply because they are intimidated initially by the other classes. That's what I played Mass Effect 1 as. It's sort of like playing a fighter in a RPG over a wizard. The fighter class seems easier to grasp by comparison. I switched over in 2 though and I plan to switch over again in 3. 

[Beezy]

I played soldier in ME1 for the same reason. Never again.

[CajoleJuice]

I liked Soldier in ME2! I just used my squadmates to do the cool stuff that in turn allowed me to own with my GUNZ.

[Beezy]

I liked Soldier in ME2! I just used my squadmates to do the cool stuff that in turn allowed me to own with my GUNZ.

Vanguard biotic dash to shotgun/heavy handgun ownage during slow motion > *

[The Sceneman]

Okay so theres even more DLC out... I've completely lost track of it all.

Theres what: Kasumi, Hammerhead, Overlord and now Shadow Broker? Plus all the weapon/costume packs. Thats like 30 bucks worth of content.

I wanted to jump back into ME2, play on Insanity and do EVERYTHING as an Infiltrator renegade. But I will wait for a sale for all this content.

[The Sceneman]

I've hit the bottom of the proverbial nerd barrel.

I'm listening to the mass effect audio book for the novel.

 

I dunno bro, a read a thread once about people gushing over the Gears of War novels (I didn't even know they existed). That is when you've hit HALObro nerbo rock-bottom. The Mass Effect universe is actually pretty cool.

[Great Rumbler]

Lair of the Shadow Broker

[Great Rumbler]

I just finished Overlord ('twas ok) and now I'm about to start LotSB

Edit: playing as the female Sheppard? nice. I've heard lots of people saying that her VO >>>> male Sheppard's.

Yeah, female Sheppard's pretty awesome. Plus, you know, LESBIANS, so...

Anyway, Lair of the Shadowbroker is pretty awesome so far. It's got some intense battles, some great set pieces, and some really well done cutscenes. Can't really complain about anything except for my original complaint when this was first announced: it should have been included in the retail release.

[bork]

I just finished up a replay of this game yesterday.  Initially I was going to go the Renegade choice route, but the first time I played through on Paragon, I didn't quite get the ending I wanted.  Nobody on my team died, but I lost the crew.  So I decided to restart with my same character, getting a nice money and resource boost, bought Project Overlord and Lair Of The Shadowbroker, and played the whole thing again.  With all the DLC included, it raised my total play time to 36 hours and 36 minutes. 

This time around, having Kasumi from the beginning made that DLC purchase actually feel like it was worth it.  Her mission sucks, but I like her abilities and some of the stuff she says throughout the game.  Meanwhile, Zaeed once again mostly sat unused.  At one of the points where two character argue and you have to take sides, my Paragon level wasn't high enough, so I lost that character's loyalty.  I didn't have a backup save (everything was perfect up until this point, lol) and was freaking out that I'd have to start all over again.  Then when I got my Paragon level up I got the loyalty back.  Whew!   

Anyway, I saved most of the extra missions and planet-scanning stuff for after I finished the game.  Did Project Overlord while going through each galaxy, and enjoyed that DLC.  I did miss the scanning achievement though...forgot all about scanning with the Firewalker vehicle, since I did that DLC mission after Overlord.  D'oh!     I enjoyed Overlord's creepy feel in some of the bases, and loved the presentation at the end.  It was fun.

Lair Of The Shadowbroker was last, and yes, it really should have been a part of the game from the start.  One of my complaints about Mass Effect 2 was that they kind of brushed Liara and the whole Shadowbroker thing aside, and this definitely addresses all that!  Not gonna spoil anything, but the ending may have some people hating Bioware's storyline choice.  You also get another ship's quarters-style area you can revisit. 

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Here you can help broker some deals and purchase guides to the richest planet resources, plus read dossiers and a lot of the main cast, checking into their personal lives.  There's some pretty funny stuff in there.  You can also watch some very brief (new) video clips.  It keeps saying to come back to see more, too. 

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And yeah, you can re-romance Liara if you want to, too.  Like the Kasumi DLC, this one definitely "fits" into an earlier part of the story.  It doesn't feel like an epilogue (not that they said it would be), and I get the reason why it's not, but I would like to a DLC pack that does that. 

So now I'm done with the game again; back to Metroid Other M and time to start up Halo Reach.  Maybe one day I will replay it on an insanity run as a Renegade Shepard.  Wanted to be the male version, but the female version's voice actor just fits better, IMO.  Actually what I really wanted to do was play through the original game again as "Asshole Shepard," but it seems so hard to go back to ME1...

[Stoney Mason]

Lair Of The Shadowbroker was last, and yes, it really should have been a part of the game from the start. 

This is my problem with a lot of the DLC.

[rodi]

Lair Of The Shadowbroker was last, and yes, it really should have been a part of the game from the start. 

This is my problem with a lot of the DLC.

Do people have to pay for DLC? What a rip off...

[The Sceneman]

do they ever!

[Great Rumbler]

Lair of the Shadowbroker was definitely worth getting. It's got some good combat areas, great cutscenes, and the story in the DLC is really good. Everything about it is really strong, it's easily as good as anything from the main game. Plus, the new locations looked amazing, some of the best the game has to offer.

I only wish it could have lasted another two hours.

[tiesto]

Just bought some more MSbux, need to get Shadow Broker and Overlord... how much time does it take to beat both combined, with all 'cheevos? And is Shadow Broker gonna be the last DLC?

[Stoney Mason]

And is Shadow Broker gonna be the last DLC?

I highly doubt it. The DLC's are essentially free money for them.

[Great Rumbler]

I stopped playing last night after reaching *SPOILERS* the shadow broker's base/ship, I thought that stage was one of most visually impressive parts of the game. Very intense; loved it.

I wonder how far am I into the DLC.

About halfway, although there's stuff to do after the final battle of the DLC.