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[Darziel]

Thanks for the background info - I always find these insights fascinating and they also confirm the amount of 'brainaching' you peeps go through for the gamers :]

BTW - really liked the DLC and though I initially cringed when I saw her power being used it didn't overbalance or iritate ... I actually put some more point into it :]

[ResidentNoob]

Stasis is definitely the most awesome power that there is, it's winning point being that you can use it on the freakin' Human-Reaper.

[didymos1120]

Collector Base.  On the way to the Human-Reaper  Larva.  Platform incoming.   Hit a drone with stasis. It stays there, platform keeps going.  Kill the other two just the instant before it wears off. Stasis drone gets possessed by Harbinger..who promptly plummets straight down to his doom.  Immediately after he's out of sight, I hear "Releasing this form."  I lol'ed. 

[Abrams216]

Stasis is a very useful power for me. I play a Guardian Sentinel wearing the Archon Visor to further reduce cooldowns, and I have to say, I enjoy getting back to my crowd control playstyle. I wish I could kill an enemy in stasis like I could with my Bastion Sentinel, but that would be too easy. Having them out of the fight is good enough for me!

[Permutation]

Very cool. Thank you. I still think stacking should be brought back for ME3. The unified cooldown really removed a lot of variety in the way players can combat enemies. Especially in a situation where Shepard is backed into a corner tactically, it feels like most of that time is spent waiting for cooldown vs. actually engaging the enemy. Just my thoughts.

[Aradace]

For players that use a more "defensive" strategy when playing Stasis is alright. But if you're a "damage heavy" party like mine then Stasis reallllllllllly loses it's usefulness except for in a couple of places, literally, a couple. (I.e. dropping Scions to their death in the Collector ship is nice but doesnt warrent me taking Stasis over my Tungsten Ammo on my Soldier or Infiltrator)

[Count Viceroy]

I don't like stasis at all, feels cheap as hell to use. Granted it's still better than its Me1 counterpart where you could shoot through it as bastion, but still feels cheap to me.

[Permutation]

For my play style, I would favor being able to shoot through the field in exchange for a shorter time in stasis. Putting an enemy in stasis and moving on to another enemy until the stasis expires to engage that enemy feels like a waste of time with no stacking because I could use that time spent deploying the stasis field to instead bring down enemy shields/armor and furthermore reduce the length of the fight. This is why I really like Heavy Reave, because it not only damages shields/armor like warp, but then siphons health from enemies once their defense is down.

[Permutation]

Just wanted to add that I really like the Firepower DLC. Really great to see more variety in not only weapons appearance, but their mechanics and the way they function. Makes the Mass Effect universe feel that much more alive. Thanks.

[etarm]

Thanks for the write-up. I enjoyed reading about some of the behind-the-scenes thoughts, and really enjoyed the DLC. I wished it was longer, but I'm NOT complaining at all. I've played through ME1 and ME2 as a soldier and infiltrator, and I've mostly let the AI run my companions, so haven't experienced using biotics very much, but after playing LotSB, I've started a playthrough with an adept. I'm enjoying using stasis in it's ME1 configuration, and I'm glad I'll be able to use it as a bonus power in ME2. Thanks for the excellent game design in ME 2.

[Cypher_CS]

Christina, maybe you can add to the Dev Diary something about the design of Tela Vasir.



Like many on the forums, I too think that she was perhaps the best Boss Fight yet.



She moved around, she picked good spots, she was much more of a challenge than the SB himself, for sure. And more than many others.

[durasteel]

Cypher_CS wrote...

Christina, maybe you can add to the Dev Diary something about the design of Tela Vasir.

Like many on the forums, I too think that she was perhaps the best Boss Fight yet.

She moved around, she picked good spots, she was much more of a challenge than the SB himself, for sure. And more than many others.

She made me mad, in a good way.  She was unpredicatable and mean.  It was a very satisfying fight.

[FuturePasTimeCE]

stasis looks awesome in mass effect 2

[Zan Mura]

FuturePasTimeCE wrote...

stasis looks awesome in mass effect 2

And the sound too. I love that sound effect. But tbh, I don't see how I could ever pass insanity with my adept without stasis. Every singular basic merc requires the full concentration of the team as is to take em down before they rush you, so stasis is absolutely vital in buying more time. Especially against those heavy mechs, I always have to run past and through them at least once when I run out of map while backing away from them. Stasis is a real lifesaver there.

[Jebel Krong]

tbh i never use stasis as i don't like putting enemies out of the fight where i can't kill them (especially harder ones - you want to take them out first). as a crowd control method it doesn't exactly work, either. thankfully liara's other powers are rather more useful.

[tonnactus]

Zan Mura wrote...


And the sound too. I love that sound effect.

Its the same as dominate.At least they could use the old sound that was unique.

[Nerevar-as]

I couldn´t choose Stasis as bonus power in a new game. Had to wait to recruit Mordin. Is it the same for everyone?

[Zan Mura]

Nerevar-as wrote...

I couldn´t choose Stasis as bonus power in a new game. Had to wait to recruit Mordin. Is it the same for everyone?

I guess so. I was wondering about the same thing, about how I couldn't get it until Mordin.

Modifié par Zan Mura, 17 septembre 2010 - 09:37 .

[archurban]

Zan Mura wrote...

Nerevar-as wrote...

I couldn´t choose Stasis as bonus power in a new game. Had to wait to recruit Mordin. Is it the same for everyone?

I guess so. I was wondering about the same thing, about how I couldn't get it until Mordin.

did you finish mass effect 2 more than one time? if you so, you should have that bonus power already. otherwise, yes, you should wait for getting Mordin. why? he is the key that all upgrades are required. without him, you are just a human. 

[Heather Cline]

I wasn't a real fan of stasis in ME1 and never actually used it in game. In ME2 when it was brought back for Liara I never used it then either. No offense but Stasis is kinda useless unless you're surrounded by a bunch of enemies and you need a crowd control effect asap. Beyond that it annoyed me that you put someone in stasis but couldn't harm the enemy. Again I state useless. I loved that Liara had singularity, I spammed the hell out of that power and her warp power too.

Another power I found utterly useless was the Biotic Slam from Miranda and the Biotic Shock Wave used by Subject Zero aka Jack. Both were utterly cruddy. The pull ability really didn't have much use because Singularity was loads better as a crowd control ability.

One last thing there were male voices used for Asari who were clearly female. Also there were male grunts, groans and death cries used for the Asari commando's and npc's when in battle. Those need to be fixed in Lair of the Shadow Broker.

Just my two cents.

Modifié par Heather Cline, 18 septembre 2010 - 01:21 .

[Zan Mura]

archurban wrote...

Zan Mura wrote...

Nerevar-as wrote...

I couldn´t choose Stasis as bonus power in a new game. Had to wait to recruit Mordin. Is it the same for everyone?

I guess so. I was wondering about the same thing, about how I couldn't get it until Mordin.

did you finish mass effect 2 more than one time? if you so, you should have that bonus power already. otherwise, yes, you should wait for getting Mordin. why? he is the key that all upgrades are required. without him, you are just a human. 

You answered the wrong question there, one that was never made. You see, when you import a ME2 save you get to choose any of the bonus powers you unlocked in your previous game. Stasis being the exception. It's that exception that we're talking about here. You don't need Mordin for any of the other powers, you only need Mordin if you want to CHANGE the power that you picked when you imported the save for a New Game+, but not to pick the power in the first place. Stasis on the other hand is inaccessible until you really get to Mordin. And that's what we're wondering about: why is Stasis different from the rest?

[Jade Elf]

Zan Mura wrote...

And that's what we're wondering about: why is Stasis different from the rest?

It seems to be a bug with the PC version, which Christina mentioned elsewhere. So it's not intentional.

I'll find the quote later.

[Zan Mura]

Jade Elf wrote...

Zan Mura wrote...

And that's what we're wondering about: why is Stasis different from the rest?

It seems to be a bug with the PC version, which Christina mentioned elsewhere. So it's not intentional.

I'll find the quote later.

Yes, quite. And because the reasoning I provided before is the reason we assume it's a bug, we post it on this thread that is all about the bugs we feel need fixing for the next patch. If there's gonna be any. Clearly my fever makes me write stuff far more incoherently than I myself am thinking when it's this difficult to get my point across. My apologies.

[Jade Elf]

Zan Mura wrote...

Yes, quite. And because the reasoning I provided before is the reason we assume it's a bug, we post it on this thread that is all about the bugs we feel need fixing for the next patch. If there's gonna be any. Clearly my fever makes me write stuff far more incoherently than I myself am thinking when it's this difficult to get my point across. My apologies.

No worries.

Here's the quote:

Christina Norman wrote...

Regarding the appearance of the bonus power on new game.

We are still looking into this but it sounds like the current theory the player base has is that you can pick the bonus power on xbox, but can't on pc. We like to confirm everything ourselves, but I can say at this point that that is possible. I won't get into the technical details but pc and xbox dlc has to be packaged separately, and an error Iike that could occur.

The work around is to play to horizon, and then use the respec research option which should let you pick stasis. I believe there are other non-endorsed-by-bioware but effective solutions as well which are fully discussed in this forum (but which could void your import into me3 warranty).

(there's a minor mistake there -  no, obviously you do not need to wait 'till after Horizon, Mordin is enough)

Link: http://social.biowar...39&lf=8#4775595

Edit: formatting

Modifié par Jade Elf, 18 septembre 2010 - 07:51 .

[Nerevar-as]

Something more for a future patch. If they make one.