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tmp7704 wrote...

Poor kid.

just sayin'

I ruined Ferelden!  Woo hoo!

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tmp7704 wrote...

Speaking of which, this was updated about week ago or so if you have the earlier version. Nothing drastic, just fixed some errors in how the characters are positioned so the punch lands better.

I love that punch soooo much.  Thank you!

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Zachriel wrote...

I had quite a laundry list of complaints when I first played Mass Effect:

• Excessively long elevator rides.  Seriously, these are boring in real life.  Why would I want to experience them in game?  Happily, there was a rapid transit system in most areas to help avoid this problem.  The Citadel Tower and docking bay elevators were still annoying, though.
  
• The Mako controls seemed waaaay to sensitive.  I'd try to turn slightly, and the damn thing would pull a 180 on me.  Thankfully, with practice I was finally able to master it.
  
• Planetary exploration.  Most planets, we can't land on.  Instead we "scan" them and get to look at a picture with some captions.  When we can land, we're given a very small rectangular space, like a sandbox, to play in.  Try to go beyond the box's borders, and Joker will tell you that you can't go beyond the mission parameters.  Excuse me, who's in command here?  And of course, the combination of extremely difficult terrain and ultra sensitive controls on Mako provided me hours of hair pulling frustration.  Eventually, I just said "**** it.  I'm going straight to the objectives and ignoring anything else that might be out here."  I was much happier that way.
  
• Squad AI.  You team mates in Mass Effect are brain dead.  All of them.   Let them use their special abilities, and they will.  Quite often they'll use every single special ability in their repetoire within the first 10 second of battle - and all on a single target.  Leaving you with no support at all if you actually need it.  Thankfully, I never did.  I ended up using my companions as fodder.  Distractions for the enemy while I blew everything up.  This was especially true when playing on the "Insane" difficulty with a fresh, level 1 character.

Anyway.....

I tend to play these types of games the same way you do.  If possible, I'll set up the script/AI I want my party memebers to use, then either charge in or set up an ambush and let everybody else do their thing while I control my character.  I only take direct control of party members when their AI fails or I need to interrupt what they're doing to make them do something else, like getting Wynne to cast Group Heal after we've been hit by a fireball or something.

There is one thing I would have liked to have in Dragon Age that was present in the Baldur's Gate series:  The ability to toggle the entire party's AI on or off with the press of a button.  I believe it was the "a" key in BG2 taht did this.  It was great.  I could have them all use their AI for standard combat, then instantly disable all party AI and take direct control of everybody for a boss fight, or make them all stop doing something stupid when their AI was not so intelligent. 

I also miss spell triggers and the "defend this area" command.

                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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[*]I'm going to have to catch up on Baldur's Gate, too.  I never played it.  I played the PS2 version...and here I was thinkin' I'd played the game.  Noooo.
[*]I can't make the bullets go away now.
[*]Weird.
[*]Look.  Bullet.

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Recidiva wrote...

*Alistair's speech*

I feel now is the proper time to say what's been on my mind ever since I heard that damn speech. 
Am I the only one who HATES when Alistair says 'darkspawn'?  For all the love and attention his voice gets, I'd rather stabbity-stab a steel pipe-cleaner through one ear and let it come out the other, then proceed to destroy whatever remains of my brain after five hours of continuous video games, than hear him say 'darkspawn' in that speech again.

[Kohaku]

Recidiva wrote...

tmp7704 wrote...

Poor kid.

just sayin'

I ruined Ferelden!  Woo hoo!

We need to make an effort to screw Ferelden over at every turn. I have to make a "Dark Lady" Character.

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Kerridan Kaiba wrote...

We need to make an effort to screw Ferelden over at every turn. I have to make a "Dark Lady" Character.

I have done my due diligence.  I think the only person in my game with a happy ending was me.  Sten never got his sword, Oghren never got hooked up with Felsi.  Alistair's dead.

Sure, Anora's happy, I suppose, but she screws over so many people it's like a perpetual disaster machine.  "Gosh, I wonder how they got a food shortage!"

I did buy Kaitlyn's sword, allowing Bann Teagan a happy ending.   Doh!  Earlier in the game I was concerned about some approval just because I couldn't really risk Sten taking off when we went to Haven really early...so I bought the sword for a boost.

Dog's okay.  But just because he's a narcissist's dream.

My deepest regret is that I couldn't get Morrigan killed.  *sigh*

[Kohaku]

Recidiva wrote...

Kerridan Kaiba wrote...

We need to make an effort to screw Ferelden over at every turn. I have to make a "Dark Lady" Character.

Sure, Anora's happy, I suppose, but she screws over so many people it's like a perpetual disaster machine.  "Gosh, I wonder how they got a food shortage!"

Now this is pure gold.

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Kerridan Kaiba wrote...
Now this is pure gold.

I hate Anora sooo much.  If only I could get her killed too.  But all Alistair does is lock her up in a tower in the best of circumstances.  Not good enough!

[Kohaku]

Recidiva wrote...

Kerridan Kaiba wrote...
Now this is pure gold.

I hate Anora sooo much.  If only I could get her killed too.  But all Alistair does is lock her up in a tower in the best of circumstances.  Not good enough!

I think I told another user I probably am more like Anora than I want to admit. I think if I was in that position I would have screwed over everyone to get the throne. Granted I would have been nicer about it.

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Kerridan Kaiba wrote...

I think I told another user I probably am more like Anora than I want to admit. I think if I was in that position I would have screwed over everyone to get the throne. Granted I would have been nicer about it.

I'm not a fan of fame and power.  Gets in the way of me just doing what I want to do.  I doubt I'd be allowed to hang out and play video games if I were the leader of a nation.  The only reason I'd ever accept it is if I thought I could do some actual good to offset the inconvenience of being in a gilded cage solving everyone else's problems.

I have zero tolerance for someone holding onto power just so they can abuse it and play dress up.  I have no admiration for Anora at all, just contempt.

I know exactly why Alistair doesn't want to be King.  I wouldn't want to be either, but I'd surely see that I was a better prospect for the country than leaving Anora in charge of it.  And I'd feel like I had to, especially the state Ferelden is in.

[Kohaku]

Recidiva wrote...

Kerridan Kaiba wrote...

I think I told another user I probably am more like Anora than I want to admit. I think if I was in that position I would have screwed over everyone to get the throne. Granted I would have been nicer about it.

I'm not a fan of fame and power.  Gets in the way of me just doing what I want to do.  I doubt I'd be allowed to hang out and play video games if I were the leader of a nation.  The only reason I'd ever accept it is if I thought I could do some actual good to offset the inconvenience of being in a gilded cage solving everyone else's problems.

I have zero tolerance for someone holding onto power just so they can abuse it and play dress up.  I have no admiration for Anora at all, just contempt.

I know exactly why Alistair doesn't want to be King.  I wouldn't want to be either, but I'd surely see that I was a better prospect for the country than leaving Anora in charge of it.  And I'd feel like I had to, especially the state Ferelden is in.

True. I feel for the kid. I don't think in any other playthoughs I'll make him king. I'll just let him roam around with me or something. Maybe help me make super secret potions...

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Kerridan Kaiba wrote...

True. I feel for the kid. I don't think in any other playthoughs I'll make him king. I'll just let him roam around with me or something. Maybe help me make super secret potions...

I can't NOT make him King if I'm a good character.  Just because of my convictions about Anora and how he's a good king if he's hardened.  I've even married him to Anora and Ferelden comes out best in the end.

I've never taken the ending where we go off together.  Even when I took Morrigan's deal, he was King and I was chancellor.

I don't care about the Grey Wardens.  I do care about the people of Ferelden not being subjected to worse horror than the Darkspawn.  (i.e. Anora)

And I've only finished once as evil and I'm not doing THAT again.  Eeew.

Modifié par Recidiva, 01 janvier 2010 - 04:25 .

[Kohaku]

Recidiva wrote...

Kerridan Kaiba wrote...

True. I feel for the kid. I don't think in any other playthoughs I'll make him king. I'll just let him roam around with me or something. Maybe help me make super secret potions...

I can't NOT make him King if I'm a good character.  Just because of my convictions about Anora and how he's a good king if he's hardened.  I've even married him to Anora and Ferelden comes out best in the end.

I've never taken the ending where we go off together.  Even when I took Morrigan's deal, he was King and I was chancellor.

I don't care about the Grey Wardens.  I do care about the people of Ferelden not being subjected to worse horror than the Darkspawn.  (i.e. Anora)

And I've only finished once as evil and I'm not doing THAT again.  Eeew.

Stop giving me ideas! Stop it!

I'm about to look for that rogue mod for the game. I'm going to do my Noble Warrior and I need those locks picked.

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Kerridan Kaiba wrote...

Stop giving me ideas! Stop it!

I'm about to look for that rogue mod for the game. I'm going to do my Noble Warrior and I need those locks picked.

I'm sorry.  Should I stop talking now?  I don't really want to.  You should put me on ignore.  Now I'm sad. 

I'm sure a lot of what I say is bad ideas!  Does that help?  I hope?  Awwww.

Oh yeah.  That mod is awesome.  Sometimes you destroy what's in the chests, but that's okay.  They're OPEN, dammit.

There's also an autoloot mod that's good.  It doesn't loot corpses automatically, but it does make the running around much easier as it'll loot from a further distance, and if there are items in chests or barrels, it sends party members out to collect them.

[Kohaku]

Recidiva wrote...

Kerridan Kaiba wrote...

Stop giving me ideas! Stop it!

I'm about to look for that rogue mod for the game. I'm going to do my Noble Warrior and I need those locks picked.

I'm sorry.  Should I stop talking now?  I don't really want to.  You should put me on ignore.  Now I'm sad. 

I'm sure a lot of what I say is bad ideas!  Does that help?  I hope?  Awwww.

Oh yeah.  That mod is awesome.  Sometimes you destroy what's in the chests, but that's okay.  They're OPEN, dammit.

There's also an autoloot mod that's good.  It doesn't loot corpses automatically, but it does make the running around much easier as it'll loot from a further distance, and if there are items in chests or barrels, it sends party members out to collect them.

Oh snap. I like that too. That's how I ended up missing the Arcane Warrior only weapons. Not seeing bodies that were there.

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Kerridan Kaiba wrote...

Oh snap. I like that too. That's how I ended up missing the Arcane Warrior only weapons. Not seeing bodies that were there.

The Tab key and the autoloot mod are beautiful things in combo.

It just makes replay a lot more fun and a lot less tedious.  I do have limits on how much I want to roleplay running around and picking up stuff.

[sagevallant]

Recidiva wrote...

sagevallant wrote...

She's talking about herself. Blue chick's alien species is all chicks. Well, they evolved beyond man parts and female parts. Or whatever. So, y'know, go ahead and roll a female, won't change her attitude toward you one bit. Just means you get Kaiden for competing love interest instead.

Yeah, romance aspect is freakin shallow by DA:O standards. Just talk to them after every mission, go ahead and be a dick. Won't matter at all, I think. As long as you don't flat out shut them down, you're in. Too bad real life doesn't work like that.

I'm wondering if one of your teammates won't shoot you in the back if you do a bad job as leader in Mass Effect 2.

Evolved beyond sex?  Shoot me now.  Poor blue chick.

Well, not completely, the society would die out. It's more like "hyper sex" since they're all a bunch of psychics or some junk. Sex that doesn't require man parts and girl parts. So yeah, like I said, she'll be all about getting in your pants whether you roll dude or chick.

[sagevallant]

The Mako: Yeah, once you master it, it's not too bad. I guess I felt like it should be kinda hard to drive though. With all those wheels so close together, I'm surprised it can turn at all.



Planetary Exploration: A way for completionists to feel like the game is longer than it is.



Squad AI: Facepalm.



Mass Effect Elevator Technology: Internet Meme. I mean, they can jump between galaxies faster than they can go ten floors in an elevator. Of course there will be jokes about it.

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sagevallant wrote...

Well, not completely, the society would die out. It's more like "hyper sex" since they're all a bunch of psychics or some junk. Sex that doesn't require man parts and girl parts. So yeah, like I said, she'll be all about getting in your pants whether you roll dude or chick.

So we're tossing biology now.  Just like nugs.  Hokay!

"They eat limestone."

"They think babies into being,"

Right.  Gotcha.

[sagevallant]

Recidiva wrote...

So we're tossing biology now.  Just like nugs.  Hokay!

"They eat limestone."

"They think babies into being,"

Right.  Gotcha.

It's the future. Sex is just so 20th Century, they decided to get rid of it.

I think their sex works like it did with Kiff from Futurama, but don't quote me.

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sagevallant wrote...

It's the future. Sex is just so 20th Century, they decided to get rid of it.

I think their sex works like it did with Kiff from Futurama, but don't quote me.

I'm afraid now I'm going to associate Mass Effect sex with Slurm.

I'm not sure if that makes me like the game more or not...

But thank you for lowering my expectations.  My new video card makes everybody prettier and move faster and I am going to power through this baby.

[sagevallant]

Recidiva wrote...

sagevallant wrote...

It's the future. Sex is just so 20th Century, they decided to get rid of it.

I think their sex works like it did with Kiff from Futurama, but don't quote me.

I'm afraid now I'm going to associate Mass Effect sex with Slurm.

I'm not sure if that makes me like the game more or not...

But thank you for lowering my expectations.  My new video card makes everybody prettier and move faster and I am going to power through this baby.

It's only low expectations to where we are today. Back in the day, it was by far the most involved game. It's just that now we're spoiled by always having very intricate backstories for our party members, and elaborate conversations, and so on, and so on...

I'm reacquiring a copy of KoToR as we speak. I lost a lot of comp games when me and this old gf broke up. I was a console gamer back then, and didn't have a comp to run this stuff on myself. Will never understand why she let me rip hers open and install RAM, graphics card, etc. Could very easily have broken the dumb thing. So, yeah... I lost Kotor, Diablo 2, Neverwinter Nights (>_<)... bleh.

Sigh. I was an Aribeth fanboy >.>

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sagevallant wrote...

It's only low expectations to where we are today. Back in the day, it was by far the most involved game. It's just that now we're spoiled by always having very intricate backstories for our party members, and elaborate conversations, and so on, and so on...

I'm reacquiring a copy of KoToR as we speak. I lost a lot of comp games when me and this old gf broke up. I was a console gamer back then, and didn't have a comp to run this stuff on myself. Will never understand why she let me rip hers open and install RAM, graphics card, etc. Could very easily have broken the dumb thing. So, yeah... I lost Kotor, Diablo 2, Neverwinter Nights (>_<)... bleh.

Sigh. I was an Aribeth fanboy >.>

I think KOTOR was more involving.  I LOVE that game.   Never had a problem wtih game mechanics and loved the interactions.

That was definitely a loss.  I think we have two copies of KOTOR because husband and I both got addicted at the same time.  I think I'm the only one that's finished it a few times though. 

I am going to have to check out Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights too...but so far I don't know where to get it.  I'm at a loss when Direct2Drive doesn't have it.

I just got in my first ME elevator and half of my responses are overly heated accusations.   I'm missing the humor, big time.  I might not make it...trying...to...hang...on...  But I've already bought ME2 on faith!  Stick with it!   I'd still rather be playing KOTOR, which is an older game but not as...clunky to my mind.  I never got permanently lost wandering steel hallways unable to find where I was supposed to be in that one.

But also not having a map is kicking my ass.  A little circle with an arrow doesn't help me when I have no freaking clue where I should be, the Journal is not helping...

My sense of direction is...well, it's negative.  My husband says if I didn't have my GPS, he'd find me stuck between the driveway and the front of the house, unable to find my way to the front door.  He's not far off.  Endless silver ramps are kicking my ass.  And I don't think I can do that elevator again.

[sagevallant]

Recidiva wrote...

I think KOTOR was more involving.  I LOVE that game.   Never had a problem wtih game mechanics and loved the interactions.

That was definitely a loss.  I think we have two copies of KOTOR because husband and I both got addicted at the same time.  I think I'm the only one that's finished it a few times though. 

I am going to have to check out Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights too...but so far I don't know where to get it.  I'm at a loss when Direct2Drive doesn't have it.

I just got in my first ME elevator and half of my responses are overly heated accusations.   I'm missing the humor, big time.  I might not make it...trying...to...hang...on...  But I've already bought ME2 on faith!  Stick with it!   I'd still rather be playing KOTOR, which is an older game but not as...clunky to my mind.  I never got permanently lost wandering steel hallways unable to find where I was supposed to be in that one.

But also not having a map is kicking my ass.  A little circle with an arrow doesn't help me when I have no freaking clue where I should be, the Journal is not helping...

My sense of direction is...well, it's negative.  My husband says if I didn't have my GPS, he'd find me stuck between the driveway and the front of the house, unable to find my way to the front door.  He's not far off.  Endless silver ramps are kicking my ass.  And I don't think I can do that elevator again.

NWN was great, sidekicks didn't need to be babysat at all that I remember. NWN2 / BG took a bit more babysitting, pretty slow for my tastes. NWN 2 really should've just been labeled Baldur's Gate X, imho. I liked that the original NWN played a little more like Diablo... and again, for its time, NWN had some pretty decent character interactions.

If you liked Kotor, does that mean you're excited at the prospect of kotor online? >.>

Best Buy near me has NWN2 and one of the expansions on the shelves. Also NWN  Diamond (NWN + All Expacs). But when I actually want a new and exciting game, it's lacking... I should start shopping Gamestop. There are actually TWO of them less than 5 miles from me. And less than 1 mile from each other, I might add. One's in the mall, the other's in the surrounding strip malls. It's like the Starbucks of video game stores!

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sagevallant wrote...

NWN was great, sidekicks didn't need to be babysat at all that I remember. NWN2 / BG took a bit more babysitting, pretty slow for my tastes. NWN 2 really should've just been labeled Baldur's Gate X, imho. I liked that the original NWN played a little more like Diablo... and again, for its time, NWN had some pretty decent character interactions.

If you liked Kotor, does that mean you're excited at the prospect of kotor online? >.>

Best Buy near me has NWN2 and one of the expansions on the shelves. Also NWN  Diamond (NWN + All Expacs). But when I actually want a new and exciting game, it's lacking... I should start shopping Gamestop. There are actually TWO of them less than 5 miles from me. And less than 1 mile from each other, I might add. One's in the mall, the other's in the surrounding strip malls. It's like the Starbucks of video game stores!

If you could help me out in my ignorance, what...exact...titles am I looking for?  Going to Amazon and typing in "Baldur's Gate" gets me at least 20 different choices...as does "Neverwinter Nights"

The number of games that have been remade in different franchises is confusing as hell.

If there was a KOTOR online...yeah, I'd give it a try