Shifty-looking Chicken wrote...
Well, they're shrinking the squad size down, so that problem will be a thing of the past.Saphra Deden wrote...
The problem is there are too many squadmates. Jack should have barrier and some combat powers, like say carnage. However the huge squadmate roster forced the devs to spread everything around way too much .
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Modifié par mrsph, 25 janvier 2012 - 04:34 .
Rudy Lis wrote...
Volus Warlord wrote...
Insanity I almost always stuck with meatshield characters (*cough* Grunt). Didn't really like any of the Biotic squadmates, at least not on Insanity. Too soft, too useless (shockwave was USELESS on insanity) or too overspecialized.
May I ask you about your Shepard's class?
For starters, you have the Tali-Brand Infodump in ME1. And then the plight of the quarians, which you personally witness, in ME2. You see the slaughter the geth inflict personally--you spend half of ME1 and a good chunk of ME2 fighting through it. Tali nearly comes to tears in her loyalty mission when she tries to explain what it's like to be in her shoes.Saphra Deden wrote...
Fine, please point out to me where the fascinating and deep quarian/geth debate is to be found in ME2?
Beg to differ after how many I've used for target practice at this point.I never saw one. Not in ME2, not in ME1. It won't be there in ME3. The interesting debate only happens on the forums. In-game the debate was decided long ago and it goes like this:
The geth are good guys, the geth are victims.
Han'Gerrel, Shala'Raan, Tali'Zora, Veetor'Nara, Kal'Reegar, Lia'Vrel, and that poor kid, Kenn, were obviously all hateful, obsessed people. Totally bad guys. Don't like 'em at all, nope. What jerks.The quarians are stubborn and hateful, they are obsessed, they are flawed.
So, uh... the quarians just magically got into that flotilla by themselves. Thriving civilization reduced to a mere 17 million, which is less than the New York City metropolitan area? Mass effect fields did it. Abandon colonies? Oh, they just got bored and went home.The massive quarian genocide? That's never talked about. Never. The games never bring up just how many quarians must have died or ever address the geth's role in that slaughter.
The devil's in the details, my friend. Much of Mass Effect's depth comes not from what it tells you, but from what it shows you.So yeah, the debate is interesting, one of my favorites, but it's not in ME2.
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Well, not only will your squadmates have more powers (and more unique powers) this time around, but you'll get choices of how to evolve those powers more than in ME2.Volus Warlord wrote...
Shifty-looking Chicken wrote...
Well, they're shrinking the squad size down, so that problem will be a thing of the past.Saphra Deden wrote...
The problem is there are too many squadmates. Jack should have barrier and some combat powers, like say carnage. However the huge squadmate roster forced the devs to spread everything around way too much .
Is it? I only really used a few key powers repeatedly. Most I did not touch.
Shifty-looking Chicken wrote...
Well, not only will your squadmates have more powers (and more unique powers) this time around, but you'll get choices of how to evolve those powers more than in ME2.Volus Warlord wrote...
Shifty-looking Chicken wrote...
Well, they're shrinking the squad size down, so that problem will be a thing of the past.Saphra Deden wrote...
The problem is there are too many squadmates. Jack should have barrier and some combat powers, like say carnage. However the huge squadmate roster forced the devs to spread everything around way too much .
Is it? I only really used a few key powers repeatedly. Most I did not touch.
Shifty-looking Chicken wrote...
Well, not only will your squadmates have more powers (and more unique powers) this time around, but you'll get choices of how to evolve those powers more than in ME2.Volus Warlord wrote...
Shifty-looking Chicken wrote...
Well, they're shrinking the squad size down, so that problem will be a thing of the past.Saphra Deden wrote...
The problem is there are too many squadmates. Jack should have barrier and some combat powers, like say carnage. However the huge squadmate roster forced the devs to spread everything around way too much .
Is it? I only really used a few key powers repeatedly. Most I did not touch.
Volus Warlord wrote...
Engineer. Needed somebody tough to cover my butt.
Oh, no...Ravensword wrote...
By the way, Shifty. I got that BBq suace right here.
Ravensword wrote...
That sounds really awesome. I can't wait to develop these unique powers.
By the way, Shifty. I got that BBq suace right here.
They're missing some from Prothy, unfortunately.RiptideX1090 wrote...
Ravensword wrote...
That sounds really awesome. I can't wait to develop these unique powers.
By the way, Shifty. I got that BBq suace right here.
Have you seen the confirmed powers thread?
The front page has like, all the powers and their evolutions. It's gonna be SWEET.
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Saphra Deden wrote...
Thane is actually very good for the plot because he has a very relatable reason for wanting to go on the suicide mission and he has a great arc when you do his story mission.
Originally I hate Thane but over time he has really grown on me.
Too bad he's crap in combat and not much of an "assassin".
Welsh Inferno wrote...
How do we unlock bonus powers from our squaddies this time around anyway? I. Want. Carnage.
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AdmiralCheez wrote...
For starters, you have the Tali-Brand Infodump in ME1. And then the plight of the quarians, which you personally witness, in ME2. You see the slaughter the geth inflict personally--you spend half of ME1 and a good chunk of ME2 fighting through it. Tali nearly comes to tears in her loyalty mission when she tries to explain what it's like to be in her shoes.
AdmiralCheez wrote...
Han'Gerrel, Shala'Raan, Tali'Zora, Veetor'Nara, Kal'Reegar, Lia'Vrel, and that poor kid, Kenn, were obviously all hateful, obsessed people. Totally bad guys. Don't like 'em at all, nope. What jerks.
Jona, your mother obviously lied about loving you very much. Because, see, the quarians are just a hateful bunch.
AdmiralCheez wrote...
The devil's in the details, my friend. Much of Mass Effect's depth comes not from what it tells you, but from what it shows you.
Too true.Saphra Deden wrote...
The problem is there are too many squadmates. Jack should have barrier and some combat powers, like say carnage. However the huge squadmate roster forced the devs to spread everything around way too much .GodWood wrote...
She's pretty much useless on lower levels but maxed out she's alright. On my insanity run I found myself utilizing her warp ammo and pull powers frequently.
She's still much weaker then she should be though. Far too much glass, not nearly enough canon.
What I think Thane needed was some kind of actual practical purpose in the SM. Something that puts his assassin skills to use.Saphra Deden wrote...
Thane is actually very good for the plot because he has a very relatable reason for wanting to go on the suicide mission and he has a great arc when you do his story mission.
Originally I hate Thane but over time he has really grown on me.
Too bad he's crap in combat and not much of an "assassin".
Modifié par GodWood, 25 janvier 2012 - 04:43 .
He does. Plus it has a dancing turian, and Kolyat makes funny noises when you shoot him.Saphra Deden wrote...
Thane is actually very good for the plot because he has a very relatable reason for wanting to go on the suicide mission and he has a great arc when you do his story mission.
Same here. At first I was like, "Ew, obvious attempt to make ideal love interest, go take your clichés elsewhere." And then it was like, "Whoa man, slow down, you just did a whole bunch of badass things and said something really touching, this calls for group hugs."Originally I hate Thane but over time he has really grown on me.
Crap in combat? He's my wingman. He snipes, he warps, he throws, and god damn, 50% weapon damage bonus? Oh hell yeah.Too bad he's crap in combat and not much of an "assassin".
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mrsph wrote...
I would have merged Samara and Thane into one character myself. Maybe Garrus and Zaeed too.
I'm thinking Jacob + Zaeed myself.mrsph wrote...
I would have merged Samara and Thane into one character myself. Maybe Garrus and Zaeed too.
Modifié par GodWood, 25 janvier 2012 - 04:49 .
Modifié par bleetman, 25 janvier 2012 - 04:50 .
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Welsh Inferno wrote...
Don't like the Miranda/Jack mix. The other two sound like plausible interesting characters.
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