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[kempd1]

I've previously read on this forum different discussions about whether or not there is an "official" order to complete the missions on ME1.  I'm not a proponent of an official order (I kind of like the freedom to chose when to do different missions), but I noticed something today that was interesting. I was listening to the ME1 soundtrack and noticed the track order (once becoming a Spectre and leaving the Citadel) went like this:

11. Liara's World...12. A Very Dangerous Place...13. Feros...14. Protecting the Colony...15. The Thorian...16. Noveria...17. The Secret Labs...18. The Alien Queen...19. Fatal Confrontation...20. Saren's Base...21. Breeding Ground...22. Virmire Ride...23. Exit...24. Love Theme...25. Uncharted Worlds...26. Ilos

I think about the soundtrack for ME1 in the same way that I think about the soundtrack for a movie (the music happens in sequence to the scenes within the movie).  Would that suggest then that the cinematic (or official) sequence for the missions would be Therum, Feros, Noveria, Virmire, Ilos?  This may have already been discussed ad nauseam, but I noticed it today and thought it was interesting. 

[Merchant2006]

There isn't exactly an 'official' order so to speak, but most people usually recruit liara, feros/noveria (I prefer doing Noveria first) and lastly Virmire, then Ilos. It's funny how you should point out the OST as it pretty much does explain the way to go for your playthrough ^^. You have the freedom to choose but if you're asking about my opinion, I'd do everything 100% before, ensuring I don't have anything left to do when I head for Virmire, therefore leaving little room for sidemissions at that point and continuing on smoothly with the storyline until the end.

But that is an interesting find, perhaps the OST is telling you how to play teh game heh.

[Haventh]

I do recruit Liara --> Feros --> Noveria --> Virmire --> Ilos. The assignments i do after i have recruited Liara, and then just do the assignments i get after that when i get them.

[RVallant]

I do Liaria, Noveria then Feros, Virmire and Ilos.



Feros is third because it has one of the highest paragon/renegade choices (12/10) so by the time I'm done with all the side quests and Noveria I can do it. It doesn't really matter though, there doesn't seem to be a fixed order you're meant to go through anyway.

[Stofsk]

I like to do Therum>Feros>Noveria>Virmire>Ilos, with assignments done here and there and in-between. (e.g. missing marines and asari diplomacy are easy to do either before or right after Therum because both of those assignments are in the Artemis Tau Cluster)



Therum is first because the plot has only a few leads but one of them is that Matriarch Benezia is in cahoots with Saren, so finding her daughter might shed some light on the situation (turns out it doesn't, but you're not supposed to meta-game so there), then the Artemis Tau Cluster assignments (I like to do them before Therum as a way of going 'I'm searching the cluster for Liara's dig site and keep getting these whacky adventures). Then I go to Feros because I got told by Udina and Anderson that a colony there reported being under attack by the geth so it's worth checking out ASAP.



(as an aside, how ****ed up is it that Alliance military didn't rush in with a task force upon receiving that distress call?)



After Feros it's a good idea to do the Armstrong Nebula missions (because during the Feros mission you can hack a geth terminal and get intel that they're preparing for a major offensive in the region by staging several bases in the Armstrong Nebula). Also by this time I'm sure to have gotten a call from Alliance HQ about the rogue VI on Luna, and following up on Kahuku's missing marine line of quests.

[Robhuzz]

stofsk wrote...

After Feros it's a good idea to do the Armstrong Nebula missions (because during the Feros mission you can hack a geth terminal and get intel that they're preparing for a major offensive in the region by staging several bases in the Armstrong Nebula). Also by this time I'm sure to have gotten a call from Alliance HQ about the rogue VI on Luna, and following up on Kahuku's missing marine line of quests.

You get that intel from Admiral Hackett regardless of progress in missions as soon as you head for the Armstrong Nebula so you could just do those assignments before you do feros.

I always find that the further into the game I go, assignments are becoming more and more of an annoyance, by that time you no longer REALLY need the xp from most assignments, also you already have tons of money and good weapons so I always just rush them. In my latest playthrough I did Therum -> ALL available planet scanning and assignments -> Feros -> Noveria ->Virmire->Ilos.

And after every mission world I just complete all new assignments and visit/scan systems that opened up just then. Leaving you with just the main mission shortly after finishing noveria (after a few rachni dominated assignments)

[Stofsk]

Robhuzz wrote...

stofsk wrote...

After Feros it's a good idea to do the Armstrong Nebula missions (because during the Feros mission you can hack a geth terminal and get intel that they're preparing for a major offensive in the region by staging several bases in the Armstrong Nebula). Also by this time I'm sure to have gotten a call from Alliance HQ about the rogue VI on Luna, and following up on Kahuku's missing marine line of quests.

You get that intel from Admiral Hackett regardless of progress in missions as soon as you head for the Armstrong Nebula so you could just do those assignments before you do feros.

I know. I find that it makes greater sense from an RP and immersion perspective that you only go to the Armstrong Nebula when you hack that geth terminal and get that intel.

Of course, ADM. Hackett contacts you either way so it's a moot point. It was a clumsy thing in the game. (I think it should have been like how Styx Theta doesn't open up until you do Noveria; the Armstrong Nebula shouldn't be explorable until you finish Feros)

[RVallant]

Isn't the Maroon Sea cluster locked until you finish Feros anyway?



There's a few of those type of missions you mentioned though which you can get off computer consoles or just stumble upon them. Don't really miss much beside a very vague clue to the mission in text...

[All-a-Mort]

Drat. Ignore. Too much mulled wine befuddled my brain. Where's the delete post button?

Modifié par All-a-Mort, 13 janvier 2011 - 10:19 .

[JaylaClark]

Me, it's always the Primarific order of Therum --> Noveria --> Feros --> Virmire. But I can see how switching the middle up makes good dramatic sense.

[jwalker]

Therum > Feros > Noveria > Virmire

But I was thinking about switching Noveria with Virmire on my current run in ME1.

[sarahN7]

To play devil's advocate: They can't just give them all the same track number. That being said, I do play them in that order. Most people, I suspect want their team complete. In my opinion, Feros is more urgant than Noveria, because they are under attack. Virmire has always felt very end-game-ish to me. Since I always play in that order, I've never thought much of it (the order on the soundtrack), but you do bring up an interesting point.

[elitegamer89]

I am a ps3 user and i FINALLY got mass effect 1 ive played it on 360 but i cant remember half the game and on my first ps3 playtrough i didnt realize theres was an order i just dove in and did thurem-noveria-vimire-dlc and im about to do feros, now what i would like to know is that gonna eff up my ending at all?

Modifié par elitegamer89, 14 décembre 2012 - 12:11 .

[PsiFive]

Doing Therum last is worth a go once. Leave Liara trapped there that long and her dialogue changes.

[NeroonWilliams]

I typically follow a counterclockwise course around the galaxy. This leads me to Noveria->Therum->Feros->Virmire->Ilos. I do the side missions in pretty much the same way, just sweeping the galaxy in that counterclockwise fashion. For straight up story purposes, I like to do Feros (urgency)->Therum (intel on Benezia)->Noveria (confront the henchman, Benezia)->Virmire->Ilos. I do agree, Therum last is hilarious (as well as ridiculously easy with a fully leveled up singularity).

[wepeel_]

I usually do Feros -> Therum -> Virmire -> Noveria

Reasoning: as Feros is actually reportedly being attacked, it seems to make sense to hurry there. Liara on the other hand could be expected to take awhile to find as you only know the cluster she's in, and as far as my Shepard knows at the time, she may or may not be able to help with the mission - doesn't seem to be any need to rush to find her. As for Noveria, the only thing Shepard gets told is that there's been geth sightings around there, so that also doesn't seem like an emergency.

With Feros done, it suddenly makes a lot of sense to go look for Liara, even if it takes a long time to find her, as my Shepard has received the Cipher but can't make much sense of it. Also, once Liara is picked up, the intimate bond that she and Shepard very quickly develop makes at least a bit of sense as they share the Cipher visions right away.

After that it's down to Virmire and Noveria and here I'm guilty of a little bit of metagaming. On one hand I feel the lead for Virmire (Salarian team emergency call) is more fresh and promising than the Noveria one (geth sightings) - but the main reason is that I feel it makes for better story pacing to have a small encounter with Saren around the game halfway point rather than to have all the encounters with him take place back-to-back closer to the end. This way, he will have enough time to consider my words about indoctrination until we meet again on the Citadel, and there will also be enough time for him to get implanted by Sovereign. The way I see it, when you talk to Saren on the Citadel he implies that Virmire was some time ago, rather than that you just chased him down overnight.

[Gill Kaiser]

wepeel_ wrote...

I usually do Feros -> Therum -> Virmire -> Noveria

Reasoning: as Feros is actually reportedly being attacked, it seems to make sense to hurry there. Liara on the other hand could be expected to take awhile to find as you only know the cluster she's in, and as far as my Shepard knows at the time, she may or may not be able to help with the mission - doesn't seem to be any need to rush to find her. As for Noveria, the only thing Shepard gets told is that there's been geth sightings around there, so that also doesn't seem like an emergency.

With Feros done, it suddenly makes a lot of sense to go look for Liara, even if it takes a long time to find her, as my Shepard has received the Cipher but can't make much sense of it. Also, once Liara is picked up, the intimate bond that she and Shepard very quickly develop makes at least a bit of sense as they share the Cipher visions right away.

After that it's down to Virmire and Noveria and here I'm guilty of a little bit of metagaming. On one hand I feel the lead for Virmire (Salarian team emergency call) is more fresh and promising than the Noveria one (geth sightings) - but the main reason is that I feel it makes for better story pacing to have a small encounter with Saren around the game halfway point rather than to have all the encounters with him take place back-to-back closer to the end. This way, he will have enough time to consider my words about indoctrination until we meet again on the Citadel, and there will also be enough time for him to get implanted by Sovereign. The way I see it, when you talk to Saren on the Citadel he implies that Virmire was some time ago, rather than that you just chased him down overnight.

I agree with this order. It also adds to the urgency near the end, as after Virmire you know what Saren's after, but you don't know how to get there, which ramps up the tension. Noveria tells you where to go.

Doing Noveria last also means your Shepard understands Indoctrination better, so can sympathise with Benezia's situation. It makes Benezia's sacrifice the final moment of reflection before the final rush to the Conduit on Ilos.

Modifié par Gill Kaiser, 23 mars 2013 - 06:59 .

[Exile Isan]

For me it's Therum ---> Feros ---> Virmire ---> Noveria

I like doing Therum first because it seems like if Saren is looking for something that the Protheans built or knew about a Prothean expert would be quite handy to have on our side. Also, being Benezia's daughter she may have insight into how Benezia became tangled up with Saren. And from a metagame standpoint she is your last squadmate and your squaddies nag you about going to get her if you don't do it first (which is annoying).

Feros is my favorite planet and as others have said communication has been lost with colony and there have been reports of Geth in the area. Also it's my favorite planet so I want to do it soon.

I like to do Virmire third because I think it is simply ridiculous that Saren would be sitting on Virmire waiting to have a confrontation with Shepard if he's already lost the opportunity to get Liara, has the Cipher already, and knows the location of Mu Relay. No he would be on Ilos using the Conduit. Also as someone else said it is implied that some time has passed between Virmire and the conversation you have on the Citadel with Saren.

Noveria is last because I like the idea of Saren and Shepard having all the information they need except where to find the Mu Relay. Also I hate Noveria and put it off as long as freaking possible.

[Jukaga]

Really the only rule is to recruit Liara before doing anything else and save Virmire for last (before Ilos obviously). The narrative breaks down if you do the missions in a goofy order.

[robbo316]

I generally do the first 3 missions/planets/stations, then do ALL the side missions I can, then move on to Virmire. Makes the first 3 a little easier because you're still getting good levelling up, and makes the side missions a bit more "worth it" because your a higher level and get a) better monetary rewards, and better loot in the crates.

[The Grey Ranger]

I think everyone should do Therum last at least once, or at least watch crazy Liara on youtube.

[BJshepard]

My order is Therum to get Liara, then any side missions. Between Feros or Noveria it really doesn't but I have always done Noveria next because it feels like it should be next for me. Before you head to each main planet do all side missions that you have obtain because all that leveling up will be a life saver especially on Noveria because the Matriarch can be a pain in the side. Virmire is next on the list. After completing it you'll return to the Citadel and be grounded. There are now 2 new side missions to do so get those done and then get to Anderson. Once you have left you can't go back so do any last minute side missions then proceed to Ilos to complete the game.