Author Topic: Mass Effect 2 Thread (Read 142638 times)

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #2280 on:** January 27, 2011, 01:02:13 PM »

Insanity mode is no longer fun. I put it down for a week and now I'm still trawling through this fucking collector ship. I'm sick of enemies with respawning health that stroll right up to you and instantly kill you.

I do not have the firepower to put these guys down before they reach me, even with all three of us focus firing. Fuck up once and you have to replay 10 minutes of combat.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2281 on:** January 27, 2011, 03:30:46 PM »

sucks to hear man

I'm finding Insanity to be pretty easy as an Infiltrator... maybe you should re-start as that class?

My team is Grunt and Kasumi. I maxed assassination cloak (+75% damage while cloaked), so on the Collector Ship I could go into cloak mode, and take out Collector Drones with one headshot even if they have full barrier! Grunt is a great damage sponge so he can draw the enemies attention while you hang back and pick off the bad guys with your rifle. You have the DLC? Kasumi's shadow strike skill is great at hitting for big damage from a distanse too. Grunt's concussive shot is good at crowd control as it knocks dudes down at higher levels. The SMG you get on Kasumi's mission is amazing as an Infiltrator too, extremely accurate even at a distance.

I'm also doing every sidequest I can straight away, and constantly checking stores for upgardes, which is helping alot.

Also I can't count the number of times where the cloak has saved my ass. If youre jumped by some enemies and you're about to eat it, as soon as you activate your cloak the enemies forget you're there! It effectively makes you invincible, and you can run back and find some cover.

Raban · « **Reply #2282 on:** January 27, 2011, 03:52:28 PM »

seriously, as Infiltrator, Kasumi is the best thing ever. Part of me wishes BioWare would let you rock just one other person on your squad sometimes instead of always having two.

demi · « **Reply #2283 on:** January 27, 2011, 03:53:23 PM »

Infiltrator is instant win on Insanity. Kite the enemies.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #2284 on:** January 27, 2011, 03:55:09 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on January 27, 2011, 01:02:13 PM

Insanity mode is no longer fun. I put it down for a week and now I'm still trawling through this fucking collector ship. I'm sick of enemies with respawning health that stroll right up to you and instantly kill you.

I do not have the firepower to put these guys down before they reach me, even with all three of us focus firing. Fuck up once and you have to replay 10 minutes of combat.

I also didn't care for it at that level and stopped playing it on the 360. It quickly goes to being tedious which isn't why I play games nor do I chase achievements. The level beneath it at hardcore is much easier by comparison with an occasional challenge. But then I feel that way about a lot of games.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #2285 on:** January 27, 2011, 03:57:07 PM »

kasumi iso ne piece of ass but fuck her "HAHA" and "NOW YOU SEE ME" emotes

Raban · « **Reply #2286 on:** January 27, 2011, 04:01:41 PM »

Quote from: The Worst Poster Ever on January 27, 2011, 03:57:07 PM

kasumi iso ne piece of ass but fuck her "HAHA" and "NOW YOU SEE ME" emotes

Fuck all the emotes in ME2.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2287 on:** January 27, 2011, 04:02:25 PM »

I could imagine Insanity would be frustrating as hell without sniper rifles and invisibilty. As an Infiltrator though I've found it to be pretty smooth sailing, except for the recruit Garrus mission which I did too early and died for about an hour. My team is Level 25 now and all uber so yeah. Cakewalk

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2288 on:** January 27, 2011, 04:03:38 PM »

Quote from: Raban on January 27, 2011, 04:01:41 PM

Quote from: The Worst Poster Ever on January 27, 2011, 03:57:07 PM
kasumi iso ne piece of ass but fuck her "HAHA" and "NOW YOU SEE ME" emotes

Fuck all the emotes in ME2.

I AM KROGAN!

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #2289 on:** January 27, 2011, 06:49:04 PM »

I beat it

I am an Infiltrator. I had Garrus and Miranda though. They fucking died constantly.

Should I have Kasumi with me at all times?

How hard is Shadow Broker? Should I do every other available mission before that to buff my dudes up?

Also what are all the ship upgrades necessary to get the best possible ending? Is the Med Bay one of them?

Raban · « **Reply #2290 on:** January 27, 2011, 06:52:00 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on January 27, 2011, 06:49:04 PM

I beat it

I am an Infiltrator. I had Garrus and Miranda though. They fucking died constantly.

Should I have Kasumi with me at all times?

How hard is Shadow Broker? Should I do every other available mission before that to buff my dudes up?

Yes. Always Kasumi. Always. Shadow Step. Do it.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #2291 on:** January 27, 2011, 06:53:32 PM »

Who whould my other teammate be?

Also what is the best ally skill to choose for Advanced training? I took Squad Warp Ammo as my starting bonus.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2292 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:01:52 PM »

Use Grunt. Once he's loyal and gets his shield buff he will NEVER EVER DIE. He is a tank. I always just send him up to shotgun his way through the crowd while I hang back and snipe.

Also do you have Cerberus Network? The Arc Projector gun from that is really helpful on insanity, hits a huge group of enemies, deals lots of damage and stuns them all. Indispensible when youre may out numbered. Since a shot stuns the enemies you can fire again and again while theyre paralyzed.

Shadow Broker was kinda challenging on Insanity, the mid-boss fight was a bit tricky, I died a few times. Wasn't too bad though IMO.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #2293 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:07:25 PM »

Ok, I will do Grunt's loyalty next and switch to Arc Projector.

I just died on a fucking Firewalker shit mission and there are no checkpoints so I have to go all the way back to the squad screen. This is the kind of shit I'm talking about. The game moves pretty briskly most of the time but then you hit a brick wall doing dull shit like this with no checkpoints.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2294 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:10:52 PM »

Yeah Grunt shield buff lasts 1 minute even at level one, and it has a 6 second recharge so he will have it on basically all the time. I just unlocked it in my game and he's friggn unstoppable now. I havent even died once in the past couple of missions, so I'm assuming I'm running a dream team right here

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #2295 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:13:45 PM »

Shit, I'll do him right after this Firewalker crap.

I maxed out Kasumi's base skill and her cloak skill. I did faster cooldown for the former and more damage for the latter, hope that was good.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2296 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:18:35 PM »

also I would advise you to trawl through all the shops and buy any upgrade that will increase weapon damage or improve your shields etc.

also check the research terminal on the Normandy and make sure you upgrade EVERYTHING you can. Even if it involves an hour of planet scanning.

Currently Im rocking shit like +50% shields for shepard and squad, Shepards sheilds take -20% damage, Shepard has +50% health, sniper damage +30%, sniper headshot damage +50%... etc etc etc. Combine base upgardes with different armor parts for even more bonuses to stack!

The Sniper damage upgrades combined with Assassination Cloak means I can blow the head off most enemies with one shot. (even if they have shields)

Upgrades are the key to success on Insanity I reckon.

I know all this shit about upgrades probably goes without saying, it just sounds like Insanity is giving you a harder time than it's giving me, so I'm just trying to type up how I'm playing the game and stuff

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #2297 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:26:32 PM »

Yea, part of the problem was that they forced me into the mission even though I was sitting on $300,000. I didn't feel like bouncing around the shops for 20 minutes since I was not having a hard time with the game, and all of a sudden they tell me I have to talk to the Illusive Man and I can no longer use the galaxy map. Horrible design to force me into a mission like that with no warning.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #2298 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:39:02 PM »

Kasumi content is badass. Play it asap.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #2299 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:48:19 PM »

I did her mission but I never used her again.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #2300 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:49:37 PM »

My PC had like no special effects in mass effect 2

can't wait to play it on my new pc

Himu · « **Reply #2301 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:51:15 PM »

who's the new japanese chick

Raban · « **Reply #2302 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:51:37 PM »

Kasumi's the best. Seriously people, ME2 DLC > ME2. That SMG in Stolen Memory is the bee's knees.

Himu · « **Reply #2303 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:52:47 PM »

you are fucking kidding me

i need to get me2 ps3 asap

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #2304 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:53:27 PM »

Kasumi's mission only lasts like 15 minutes though but she's prob the best team mate in the game. And she has a nice ass

Raban · « **Reply #2305 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:55:17 PM »

Her signature move is more or less a one-hit kill.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2306 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:56:58 PM »

Quote from: Raban on January 27, 2011, 07:51:37 PM

Kasumi's the best. Seriously people, ME2 DLC > ME2. That SMG in Stolen Memory is the bee's knees.

Yep, Viscen you sohuld make sure you have the Locust SMG equipped, it's da bomb.

Her signature move is like a 3 hit kill on Insanity, but it still deals huge damage

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #2307 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:57:23 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on January 27, 2011, 07:52:47 PM

you are fucking kidding me

i need to get me2 ps3 asap

It's awesome. I got Kasumi last night.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2308 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:58:05 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on January 27, 2011, 07:52:47 PM

you are fucking kidding me

i need to get me2 ps3 asap

you're that keen to brick your system?

Himu · « **Reply #2309 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:58:43 PM »

it can brick ps3s?

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #2310 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:58:46 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on January 27, 2011, 07:52:47 PM

you are fucking kidding me

i need to get me2 ps3 asap

That shot was taken from the PC version. You can get DLC for both PC and 360 as well.

Himu · « **Reply #2311 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:00:11 PM »

I know. I have it for pc but I'm more interested in playing 3 on ps3 than pc.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #2312 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:02:02 PM »

Quote from: The Sceneman on January 27, 2011, 07:58:05 PM

Quote from: Stringer Bell on January 27, 2011, 07:52:47 PM
you are fucking kidding me

i need to get me2 ps3 asap

you're that keen to brick your system?

I play in one hour sessions as to not brick it until the patch comes out.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #2313 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:03:36 PM »

Isn't the patch out today?

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #2314 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:04:55 PM »

So what advanced training skill should I do for Shepard? I have

Disruptor Ammo lvl2
Cryo Ammo lvl1
Tactical Cloak lvl3
Incinerate lvl2
AI Hacking lvl1
Assassin lvl4
Squad Warp Ammo lvl4

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #2315 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:04:58 PM »

Quote from: The Worst Poster Ever on January 27, 2011, 08:03:36 PM

Isn't the patch out today?

Not yet, I was playing about an hour ago.

Himu · « **Reply #2316 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:06:38 PM »

what is this about bricking

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #2317 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:07:21 PM »

It hasn't bricked any PS3's, it just was corrupting saves.

Himu · « **Reply #2318 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:08:25 PM »

can you have sex with japanese chick

y/n

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #2319 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:10:05 PM »

n

she's like zaeed in that she doesn't have any real dialogue either just short snippets that aren't cutscened

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #2320 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:10:15 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on January 27, 2011, 08:06:38 PM

what is this about bricking

Quote

BioWare began collecting data from affected users shortly after the problem became known and now says that a patch is in testing and should be ready to deliver to Sony by Friday for verification and distribution. As well as fixing the save-game bug, the update will also slightly improve load times and level streaming, fix some spelling mistakes, make sure the right love interest picture is on display in Shepard's cabin and straighten out a few other small errors.

BioWare Community Manager Chris Priestly wrote that while "data and telemetry have shown that very few people have seen this issue," a workaround has been developed to ensure that everyone can continue playing the game without fear of losing hours and hours of gameplay. "Simply restart your game every few hours," he said. "By shutting down and restarting your game, you will not encounter the corrupted save issue."

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2321 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:14:20 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on January 27, 2011, 08:04:55 PM

So what advanced training skill should I do for Shepard? I have

Disruptor Ammo lvl2
Cryo Ammo lvl1
Tactical Cloak lvl3
Incinerate lvl2
AI Hacking lvl1
Assassin lvl4
Squad Warp Ammo lvl4

Uh, you dont need any more skills to waste your skill points on , upgrade your cloak to level 4 ASAP. Get that +75% cloaked damage. It's best for Sniping but you can also empty most of an SMG clip with that sick damage bonus, which also stacks with your other upgrades

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #2322 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:47:29 PM »

Not even lvl1 Fortification?

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2323 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:03:40 PM »

that might be ok, but seriously that damge bonus allows me to take down most enemies easily, they cant get you in cover or while youre cloaked so I dont really see the point of fortification on Shep? To me it just seems like a waste of points to add even more abilities and be jack of all trades but master of none

I dunno give it a whirl. I wouldnt go for it on my guy is all. But yeah dont just listen to me or something. I havent even beat the game yet

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #2324 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:04:40 PM »

Come to think of it, how hard would it be for me to just rush the endgame?

I just bought Sniper, SMG, shield and health boosters on Ilium. Unless there are some good upgrades being sold on Tuchanka that I forgot about, there isn't much else out there for me. If I have the loyalty of Grunt and Kasumi, is that enough to make a run on the endgame?

Then I could just turn it down to Hardcore and do the rest of the loyalties and DLC in peace.

Or would I just be making it harder on myself? I am level 18.

demi · « **Reply #2325 on:** January 28, 2011, 12:58:32 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on January 27, 2011, 08:04:55 PM

So what advanced training skill should I do for Shepard? I have

Disruptor Ammo lvl2
Cryo Ammo lvl1
Tactical Cloak lvl3
Incinerate lvl2
AI Hacking lvl1
Assassin lvl4
Squad Warp Ammo lvl4

Re-spec and do Incinerate MAX, Assassin MAX, Cloak MAX

Ammo is useless

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #2326 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:18:30 PM »

Warp seems pretty good, sometimes I forget to put it back on when I visit a gun rack and I can instantly tell that it's not there.

I already maxed Assassin and Cloak now. I have 3-4 points left over so I can go far on Incinerate.

I might re-spec just to drop Cryo and AI Hack, I never use those. I rarely use Disruptor. And then add Fortification.

For lvl4 Incinerate, I'm thinking area splash is the way to go?

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #2327 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:31:32 PM »

I love this game. Makes me really sad that we're not getting another single player KOTOR.

Stupid MMO.

demi · « **Reply #2328 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:35:16 PM »

No, since youre biggest complaint is how wack yo uare at the game, go with whatever makes your powers stronger.

ManaByte · « **Reply #2329 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:38:46 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on January 28, 2011, 01:31:32 PM

I love this game. Makes me really sad that we're not getting another single player KOTOR.

Stupid MMO.

Oh it's single player. You just have to pay BioWare $15 a month for access to the game and buy your items from a cash shop.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #2330 on:** January 28, 2011, 02:00:37 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on January 28, 2011, 01:38:46 PM

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on January 28, 2011, 01:31:32 PM
I love this game. Makes me really sad that we're not getting another single player KOTOR.

Stupid MMO.

Oh it's single player. You just have to pay BioWare $15 a month for access to the game and buy your items from a cash shop.

No thanks.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2331 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:58:35 AM »

beat game on insanity, 1255/1255

naff · « **Reply #2332 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:41:25 PM »

Best gif ever

Himu · « **Reply #2333 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:57:10 PM »

what expansion is that gif from

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2334 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:58:29 PM »

I think it's an optional scene from Samara's loyalty mission, where you have to be a mack in the club to get her daughter's attention.

So yep I've got 1200/1200 in ME1, 1255/1255 in ME2 now. Bring on Mass Effect 3! (and more ME2 DLC

)

Himu · « **Reply #2335 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:59:08 PM »

oh man i'm totally doing that next time

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2336 on:** January 31, 2011, 06:02:13 PM »

you probably need a high renegade score I'm assuming, my Shepard just a little boogie with that asari as opposed to those fly ass moves in the gif.

You'll need to utilise Shepard's great pimp hand in the earlier stages of the game

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #2337 on:** February 04, 2011, 11:10:28 AM »

I played through the Project Overlord DLC last night, that was awesome! Finished up all the loyalty missions and ready to do that IFF mission. Looks like I'm gearing up for the endgame.

I've left Lair of the Shadowbroker for after I complete the main campaign. Good idea?

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #2338 on:** February 04, 2011, 11:19:25 AM »

Yeah, I mean you don't have to, but it has dialogue differences if you beat it.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #2339 on:** February 04, 2011, 11:30:42 AM »

Quote from: The Worst Poster Ever on February 04, 2011, 11:19:25 AM

Yeah, I mean you don't have to, but it has dialogue differences if you beat it.

That's what I figured, seeing how it came out after most people probably beat the game.

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