Kasen13 wrote...
Seems pretty obvious to me that it's this way due to gameplay mechanic restrictions. If the Quartermaster was free (again, from a gameplay stance), then you'd have little reason to use any other store unless his inventory was severely limited to the point that he'd be virtually useless. I for one have no problem with it working the way it does ingame.Random citizen wrote...
Kasen13 wrote...
I'm kind of surprised to find anyone astonished by this. Mass Effect has made it pretty obvious (at least to me) that the galaxy's economy is largely based on Capitalism. Noveria and Illium in particular are really big clues, as well as the Citadel itself. Not to mention the colony on Feros (and presumably others) was funded by Exo-Geni, a seemingly major corporation. There's even an entire species, the Volus, dedicated to it...Paula Deen wrote...
Great blog, except for the "buying equipment" thing. It's a galactic war for survival and there's still a money-based economy? Seriously? And people are selling you stuff ON YOUR OWN SHIP? You, Commander Shepard, widely known as a Reaper killer?
Huh?
I could go on, there are litterally dozens of corporations mentioned throughout the series, from the heavily regulated Synthetic Insights to Elanus Risk Control Services, a private security firm. Some are portrayed as thoroughly corrupt, others are not (or at the very least they're portrayed in a neutral light).
It took me awhile to get that as non-political as I could... Staying on topic though, I'm impressed with what all was mentioned in this blog, in particular the line about squadmates interacting and the quartermaster. I'm assuming the only reason Kelly Chambers is not mentioned is because, like everyone else, she isn't garaunteed to make it through ME2.
Do you think any government would charge their solders with money for their equipment when fighting a very powerful foe that will destroy all civilization?
Edit: I seem to recall this being a complaint with the Quartermaster on the original Normandy in ME1 now that I think about it. I just don't see that it's a problem...
Buying stuff in stores has no value in itself.
Some people and organisations might have unique upgrades though. Find them, accuire them, steal them, buy them or unearth them. If you are with the alliance you should get N7 gear. If you are also a spectre, you should get spectre gear. Yes it is extremly good, but that does not mean it cant be improved.
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