Mass Effect: Retribution (novel, that was writed by Drew Karpyshyn) takes place in 2186. That means between suicide mission and Mass Effect 3 at least 1 year.
In latest Casey Hudson's interview to Xbox World 360 he said, that Mass Effect 3 will happen after a few moths after "Arrival".
I'm confused and can not figure out how many years have passed between ME3 and ME2.
Sorry for my bad English.
*Spoilers* How many years have passed between "Suicide Mission" and beginning of Mass Effect 3? *Spoilers*
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 01:56
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I'm pretty sure that ME3 is apparently taking place about 6 months from the ending of ME2.
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 02:02
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From what I understand ME3 takes place a few months after the events in the Arrival DLC.A couple of months,perhaps? I don't know for certain.
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 02:11
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The events of ME2 take place over the course of a year. Arrival takes place about 3-4 months after the suicide mission(though it can be done before then). ME3 takes place 2-4 months after Arrival. So ME3 is about 6 months after the suicide mission(if the various interviews/demos are to be believed).
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 02:19
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When should one play Arrival & other DLCs? After main story events, or prior to same? I'm new to ME universe, although I've played ME1 on PC long long ago, but just last month I started playing ME2 with all DLCs on XBOX360 so every info would be helpful. Thanks
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 02:26
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Clearly Balkan wrote...
When should one play Arrival & other DLCs? After main story events, or prior to same? I'm new to ME universe, although I've played ME1 on PC long long ago, but just last month I started playing ME2 with all DLCs on XBOX360 so every info would be helpful. Thanks
I think you should play every DLC except Arrival before the end of the main story, then you can do Arrival right after the main story ends.
On topic, I believe it's been said that ME3 takes place 2 months after ME2.
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 02:28
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It makes more sense to do LotSB AFTER the suicide mission, as well as Arrival. The other DLC's can be done whenever. Overlord, in particular, doesn't make a whole lot of sense to be done after the suicide mission.
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 02:29
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BioWare games and sense of time. Now there's two things you shouldn't put together.
I believe there's 6 - 12 months between ME2 (Suicide mission) and ME3.
Time between Arrival and ME3 is said to be about 2 months or so. Too bad all this sense of time was wasted by Arrival being playable directly after Horizon. Honestly... *Shakes head*
Lotsb after the suicide mission only makes more sense from a Roleplay perspective if you kept the base and you pretend TIM sent you the information as a reward for keeping the base. If you blow it up, there's no way he'd help Shepard by sending that data.
I believe there's 6 - 12 months between ME2 (Suicide mission) and ME3.
Time between Arrival and ME3 is said to be about 2 months or so. Too bad all this sense of time was wasted by Arrival being playable directly after Horizon. Honestly... *Shakes head*
It makes more sense to do LotSB AFTER the suicide mission, as well as Arrival. The other DLC's can be done whenever. Overlord, in particular, doesn't make a whole lot of sense to be done after the suicide mission.
Lotsb after the suicide mission only makes more sense from a Roleplay perspective if you kept the base and you pretend TIM sent you the information as a reward for keeping the base. If you blow it up, there's no way he'd help Shepard by sending that data.
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 02:29
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MELTOR13 wrote...
It makes more sense to do LotSB AFTER
the suicide mission, as well as Arrival. The other DLC's can be done
whenever. Overlord, in particular, doesn't make a whole lot of sense to
be done after the suicide mission.
For LotSB it depends on your final SM decision. If you break up with cerberus it makes more sense to do the DLC before the SM.
Modifié par MrFob, 01 juillet 2011 - 02:31 .
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 02:37
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There are 3 research bonuses on Arrival; Medigel, Heavy Weapons and Health, to do Arrival AFTER is the SM is kinna a waste of these resources. Personally I play, Horizon, Thane, Arrival, Samara, LOtSB, then Grunt's & Mordin's loyalty missions (both with OUT using the Galaxy map!); this maximizes all the research upgrades (SMG, Viper SR, Biotic, Hvy Pistol, Damage, 2 Hvy Weapons, Krogan health, and SG, PLUS Fortack's database AND the SB squadmate's reset) BEFORE the Collector Ship. The dialogue changes when you do it after the mission, the same as Liara's does with LOtSB. IMHO, IF BW had wanted Arrival to be played AFTER the SM then they should not have made it available right after Horizion, but remember "there is NO canon" story line as per CH & BW, only your Shepard's version.Clearly Balkan wrote...
When should one play Arrival & other DLCs? After main story events, or prior to same? I'm new to ME universe, although I've played ME1 on PC long long ago, but just last month I started playing ME2 with all DLCs on XBOX360 so every info would be helpful. Thanks
Modifié par JockBuster, 01 juillet 2011 - 02:42 .
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 02:40
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MrFob wrote...
MELTOR13 wrote...
It makes more sense to do LotSB AFTER
the suicide mission, as well as Arrival. The other DLC's can be done
whenever. Overlord, in particular, doesn't make a whole lot of sense to
be done after the suicide mission.
For LotSB it depends on your final SM decision. If you break up with cerberus it makes more sense to do the DLC before the SM.
Good points....I kinda forgot about that. I just have a hard time taking extra risks to help Liara fight the SB when I still haven't even gone off to the Collectors. But you (and the poster above you) are both right, it depends on how you plan on ending the game.
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 02:41
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At least a year, to account for Retribution.
From the Bioware planning perspective, they assume that you played the bridging DLC after the Suicide Mission whenever they refer to timelines. Bioware also considers Arrival the last part of ME2's story.
From the Bioware planning perspective, they assume that you played the bridging DLC after the Suicide Mission whenever they refer to timelines. Bioware also considers Arrival the last part of ME2's story.
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 02:44
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As to timing, CH stated 2 months after the end of ME2.
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 02:54
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JockBuster wrote...
As to timing, CH stated 2 months after the end of ME2.
Actually it's 2 months after Arrival and 6-12 after the end of ME2.
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 03:34
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brain_damage wrote...
Actually it's 2 months after Arrival and 6-12 after the end of ME2.
You mean there's an entire year when Shepard did nothing?
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 03:48
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OdanUrr wrote...
brain_damage wrote...
Actually it's 2 months after Arrival and 6-12 after the end of ME2.
You mean there's an entire year when Shepard did nothing?
They needed a vancation,
Oh boy a vaction dlc is needed now!
Modifié par Talosred, 01 juillet 2011 - 03:48 .
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 09:58
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It's meant to take place between 2 and 3 months after the events of Arrival, whenever that may be. Regarding timeline, the fixed points are that:
- The opening scene of ME2 takes place around 5 or 6 months after the end of ME1
- ME2 proper starts just over two years after the opening sequence
- LotSB happens around a year after the beginning of ME2 proper, according to one of the SB dossiers
- ME3 takes place a few months after Arrival
- The opening scene of ME2 takes place around 5 or 6 months after the end of ME1
- ME2 proper starts just over two years after the opening sequence
- LotSB happens around a year after the beginning of ME2 proper, according to one of the SB dossiers
- ME3 takes place a few months after Arrival
Modifié par TheOtherTheoG, 01 juillet 2011 - 09:58 .
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 11:35
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TheOtherTheoG wrote...
It's meant to take place between 2 and 3 months after the events of Arrival, whenever that may be. Regarding timeline, the fixed points are that:
- The opening scene of ME2 takes place around 5 or 6 months after the end of ME1
- ME2 proper starts just over two years after the opening sequence
- LotSB happens around a year after the beginning of ME2 proper, according to one of the SB dossiers
- ME3 takes place a few months after Arrival
So about 14-15 months after ME2 total then?
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Posté 01 juillet 2011 - 11:50
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I demand a Top Gun style volleyball scene with the Normandy crew...Talosred wrote...
They needed a vancation,
Oh boy a vaction dlc is needed now!
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Posté 02 juillet 2011 - 01:53
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Oh, hey, speaking of proper timelines, does anyone know if we can mod the game (on PC) so that Arrival doesn't start until after the SM?
I always find it very weird that Hacket gives me that call for help which sounds kinda urgent and than I wait for half a year to help him out.
I always find it very weird that Hacket gives me that call for help which sounds kinda urgent and than I wait for half a year to help him out.
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Posté 02 juillet 2011 - 02:39
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sbvera13 wrote...
I demand a Top Gun style volleyball scene with the Normandy crew...Talosred wrote...
They needed a vancation,
Oh boy a vaction dlc is needed now!
Oddly would work.
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Posté 02 juillet 2011 - 02:58
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ME3 takes place two months after the events of Arrival. I doubt Arrival happened that long after ME2 SM. The novel Retribution said that Cerberus has no idea where Shepard has been for several months. So it is roughly 3-4 months since the SM,
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Posté 02 juillet 2011 - 04:00
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Arrival "starts' when you play it, there is no set time in the game as to when YOU start it. It only becomes "available" after Horizion.MrFob wrote...
Oh, hey, speaking of proper timelines, does anyone know if we can mod the game (on PC) so that Arrival doesn't start until after the SM?
I always find it very weird that Hacket gives me that call for help which sounds kinda urgent and than I wait for half a year to help him out.
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Posté 02 juillet 2011 - 05:15
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Robhuzz wrote...
BioWare games and sense of time. Now there's two things you shouldn't put together.
I believe there's 6 - 12 months between ME2 (Suicide mission) and ME3.
Time between Arrival and ME3 is said to be about 2 months or so. Too bad all this sense of time was wasted by Arrival being playable directly after Horizon. Honestly... *Shakes head*It makes more sense to do LotSB AFTER the suicide mission, as well as Arrival. The other DLC's can be done whenever. Overlord, in particular, doesn't make a whole lot of sense to be done after the suicide mission.
Lotsb after the suicide mission only makes more sense from a Roleplay perspective if you kept the base and you pretend TIM sent you the information as a reward for keeping the base. If you blow it up, there's no way he'd help Shepard by sending that data.
I was able to role play it after the suicide mission perfectly. I gave the data to Liara after helping her out with her little side missions and consider the time between me doing the rest of the game til post Final mission as the time she took to research the data on it. Now it might be harder to roleplay that way if you download it after the Mission,but thats what importing is for.
