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[Estelindis]

Sorry, Chris, but I am taking my Shepard through my first unspoiled experience of Mass Effect. Thanks for the suggestion though!

[twoacross]

I may eventually do a run through with a non-imported Shepard but first time through will definitely be with an import. Want to experience the game with my Shepard's.

[Heimdall]

I like the suggestion Chris, but I don't think I'll be able to restrain myself.

[IBPROFEN]

I've done that for ME2 and it gave me Ash by default even though I let her die on Virmire. So, it might be another interresting part of the story. Thanks

[Fidget6]

 Thanks for the suggestion Chris. I'm not going to follow it, but thanks anyway.  

[dgcatanisiri]

It might be interesting to try, but I'm invested in the Shepard's I've played from ME1 to ME2, and I want to spin the conclusion to their story. For me, Mass Effect has been less of three games and more of one game in three installments, and I'm not looking to just play from the third act on through. I have not and probably will not play an ME2 that wasn't imported from ME1, and I don't think I'll play an ME3 that didn't come from ME2 either.

The game is based on the choices you've made to date, so while seeing them without those choices being made might allow for the impact to show on a later playthrough, I want to see them carried through, and I consider that the joy of the series overall.

[DimmockDude]

That couple you were talking about priestly did you mean that woman and her brother in law who were arguing about whether or not to get gene therapy for her unborn child from his dead brother?

[Urazz]

Interesting idea. I don't have the self restraint to hold back on playing through with my main Shepard first but it's an interesting idea.

[Juha81FIN]

Chris Priestly wrote...

Yes yes, I hear you ranting at me "Priestly! You hadsome fool, of COURSE we are going to import our saved games into ME3. Why, I have 17 saves and I'm bringing each one. ME3 is all about finishing MY Mass Effect story, etc etc" and yeah I totally get that, but hear me out.

The first time I played through ME3 in its completed state I played the default game, so I didn't import a save. This lets the game make assumptions for you on the story of the game and what has happened previously. I played it, I enjoyed when certain charcters returned and I noted certain choices were made for me. I finished the game and really enjoyed it. Then I imported a save and replayed it.

Now I see how all the choices I made in my ME1 and ME2 playthroughs effect ME3. That guy who was just some guy in my first default game, is now a character I remember encountering in ME1. In that plot where the krogan was just a random krogan in charge of a troop, now it is Grunt! And the ending I saw previously with the default guy changes in interesting ways because it is Grunt and he and Shepard have history and stuff (I won't go into spoiler details, but it is wicked cool) and there is SO MUCH more like that through the game. Some major some minor.

Ok, one little spoiler as an illustration, but it is minor. Remember that couple in ME1 on the Citadel debating whether to have a child or not? If you import, they are in the game! If you don't, their role isn't there. These are the little details you pick up only when you know they weren't there the first time.

If I had imported my save first, it would still have been aswesome, but it would have been almost what I expected. I expect to see returning characters. I expect my choices to matter. I expectdialogs to change based on the choices I made. By playing the default game first, that just isn't there to the degree I expected as a fan. Importing after the first playthough better illustrated that what I did before actually mattered.

Still, I may just be crazy. For me, this made ME3 even better the second time around.

I don't think you're crazy at all, infact you just encouraged me to play with default Shepard for first time around, just what I did in ME 2 aswell .

Modifié par Juha81FIN, 15 février 2012 - 11:51 .

[MarauderESP]

ok, i see your point, i have played ME1 & 2 on pc and i know that couple with the child issue, due "some" requieremts to play ME3 on pc that im not willing to pass over ill get a ps3 version instead, i already have a save for the me2 ps3 version, but as far i can remember the ps3 version of 2 had a lot of holes in secondary missions, like conrad for example, or the chick from noveria, so my question is "for the me3 ps3 version we will have by default all that little secondary mission so we can experience all those litte changes to the game?" or we´ll have an option to put all the lost stuff from 1 in to 3 ps3 version
i hope u can understand what im saying, english is not my first language so sorry if there´re some mistakes on it

[paul165]

An interesting theory not sure I have the required restraint for it but an interesting idea that I will consider.

[EsSeven]

Not a chance!

"Play through it again with your own save and all those random characters you didn't recognise or care about are replaced with some you do!"

I think I'll just skip straight to that part. ;-)

[TheCreeper]

Um...no. I mean I'll probably do a no import run as my second playthrough but I've put a lot of work into my latest run, I want to see the effects of all my decisions.

[Gold Dragon]

Chris Priestly wrote...

annihilator27 wrote...

Allright, Chris is no longer metally healthy to mod these forums.

There is no such thing as being mentally healthy enough to moderate these forums.

Something tells me that the terms "Mentally Healthy" and "BSN Poster" may be mutually exclusive......

Anyways, there are many ways to accomplish this, Chris' suggestion is but one way.

I almost completely changed both ME 1 and ME 2 when I decided that I wanted to get the Paramour achievement in ME 2.  After looking over the LIs for ME2, I eventually decided on Tali.

So I created a Male Shepard.  Many changes to the games, and when I left Ash on Virmire, the ending parts of ME 1 were radically different.  And many things I had taken for granted in ME 2 were also altered or missing.

Think on it.  I'm certain it will come to you, eventually....

EDIT: clarity

Modifié par A Golden Dragon, 16 février 2012 - 12:32 .

[K_Tabris]

This might be the resolution to my indecision...I don't know which Shepard to import first, so maybe a trial run Shepard will help figure out which one to enjoy the second time around. It's the second and third, etc. games that you'll metagame the hell out of (unless you are an Action!mode fan, LMAO), so... intriguing idea.

[Mendelevosa]

No. I didn't romance Liara in ME1 and ME2's shadow broker DLC just for her to treat me like a "friend" in ME3.

[Justicar]

I'd do this.

BUT I WANNA IMPORT NOW, MY PATIENCE IS ALREADY TESTED

[Terror_K]

Chris Priestly wrote...

That guy who was just some guy in my first default game, is now a character I remember encountering in ME1. In that plot where the krogan was just a random krogan in charge of a troop, now it is Grunt! And the ending I saw previously with the default guy changes in interesting ways because it is Grunt and he and Shepard have history and stuff (I won't go into spoiler details, but it is wicked cool) and there is SO MUCH more like that through the game. Some major some minor.

So... weak character substitutions in otherwise exactly the same situations instead of actual consequences and decent variations confirmed then? <_<

[Asenza]

If a character from the first or second game appears in ME3, I am certain I will remember them.

Give my memory some credit. Also, some of us have actually played the first two games, quite recently too, in preparation and anticipation.

I thought playing through these games with the same character was a highlight of the ability to personalize Shepard's story. Why on Earth (Or Sur'Kesh, or Thessia, or Rakhana) would I not want to take advantage of that?

I will decline. I don't like the implications of this advice.

Modifié par Asenza, 16 février 2012 - 12:31 .

[fresh101]

import first, want to see my decisions matter, put too much time in the series

but I must add, that I'm getting more and more concerned, this is unusual request, and I'm afraid something similar like DA2 will happen to ME3, auto dialogue, and lack of investigate option in conversation in the demo got me worried, and now this strange request. I'm afraid that story will be oversimplified because of newcomers in series, but then again ME2 story wasn't particularly good, not as ME1 was, but it still was a great game. Also in ME2 my decisions from first game didn't have much impact, but I nevertheless enjoyed the game, ME3 perhaps will be the same, but I hope it will be better

one thing is certain, if the mess up ME3, they can say goodbye to most of the long term fans

[ScorpioProX]

Who what great intellect! Play trough once without import so you can see the difference your saves have second play trough. Nooo! YOU DON’T SAY? Pay raise for you!

Just like the store keep who told me he was out of redbull because if he ordered less there is less to get stolen!Ya know if you don’t sell anything nothing will be stolen!

My gf told me the same thing yesterday, she said; go help yourself first then you will appreciate doing it with me more.

Went to a restaurant  they made me eat old bread first so I would appreciate the hard work of the chef more once I tried his meal.(Now you know why the waits are so long sometimes insecure chefs just starve them they will eat anything!)

You know if you go for 4 minutes without drawing breath you can really feel how great it is to draw breath! Even bad smelling air will be great after that!

Is the game that bad I have to lower expectations so I can find things that are cool about it the second time? Yea thnx GREAT TIP!

Modifié par ScorpioProX, 16 février 2012 - 12:23 .

[squee365]

ScorpioProX wrote...

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[Portia Cousland]

I see where you're coming from. I probably won't do this the first several times I play but eventually, once my multitude of Sheps get imported, I will welcome the variety

[N00blet666]

Chris Priestly wrote...

Yes yes, I hear you ranting at me "Priestly! You hadsome fool, of COURSE we are going to import our saved games into ME3. Why, I have 17 saves and I'm bringing each one. ME3 is all about finishing MY Mass Effect story, etc etc" and yeah I totally get that, but hear me out.

The first time I played through ME3 in its completed state I played the default game, so I didn't import a save. This lets the game make assumptions for you on the story of the game and what has happened previously. I played it, I enjoyed when certain charcters returned and I noted certain choices were made for me. I finished the game and really enjoyed it. Then I imported a save and replayed it.

Now I see how all the choices I made in my ME1 and ME2 playthroughs effect ME3. That guy who was just some guy in my first default game, is now a character I remember encountering in ME1. In that plot where the krogan was just a random krogan in charge of a troop, now it is Grunt! And the ending I saw previously with the default guy changes in interesting ways because it is Grunt and he and Shepard have history and stuff (I won't go into spoiler details, but it is wicked cool) and there is SO MUCH more like that through the game. Some major some minor.

Ok, one little spoiler as an illustration, but it is minor. Remember that couple in ME1 on the Citadel debating whether to have a child or not? If you import, they are in the game! If you don't, their role isn't there. These are the little details you pick up only when you know they weren't there the first time.

If I had imported my save first, it would still have been aswesome, but it would have been almost what I expected. I expect to see returning characters. I expect my choices to matter. I expectdialogs to change based on the choices I made. By playing the default game first, that just isn't there to the degree I expected as a fan. Importing after the first playthough better illustrated that what I did before actually mattered.

Still, I may just be crazy. For me, this made ME3 even better the second time around.

Alright man, your logic is sound. Your a bold kid Chris, a bold kid. 

[Annihilator27]

A Golden Dragon wrote...

Chris Priestly wrote...

annihilator27 wrote...

Allright, Chris is no longer metally healthy to mod these forums.

There is no such thing as being mentally healthy enough to moderate these forums.

Something tells me that the terms "Mentally Healthy" and "BSN Poster" may be mutually exclusive......

Anyways, there are many ways to accomplish this, Chris' suggestion is but one way.

I almost completely changed both ME 1 and ME 2 when I decided that I wanted to get the Paramour achievement in ME 2.  After looking over the LIs for ME2, I eventually decided on Tali.

So I created a Male Shepard.  Many changed to the game, and when I left Ash on Virmire, the ending parts of ME 1 were radically different.  And many things I had taken for granted in ME 2 were also altered or missing.

Think on it.  I'm certain it will come to you, eventually....

Lmfao, I love you guys