Headed to the Citadel and had a drunk talk with Miranda, derpy faces considered
I like the Miranda outfit. I'm new to mod-using, and wasn't sure how well all the changes would co-exist, so I only tried a couple at first...and, well, I was never one who minded Miranda's default outfit to begin with 
Star Brat bein' a brat!
Oh the suspense of the choice!
It was only Control. "Heads will roll."
Used gibbed to make shep a soldier before going to Tuchanka to foil Cerberus' plans again. Screenies below (with apologies to Daemul 
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Used gibbed to make shep a soldier before going to Tuchanka to foil Cerberus' plans again. Screenies below (with apologies to Daemul
Spoiler
I practically snipe with the Claymore.
I practically snipe with the Claymore.
I think I just got lucky.
I think I just got lucky.
This is narrative. You don't need luck...
This is narrative. You don't need luck...
I know, I know 
... the mid-distance shotty mailslot was where the luck entered into it. Or... claymores just make their own mail slots. Haven't reached consensus on that yet.
I know, I know
Claymore doesn't have innate piercing which is hard to believe, but it doesn't. Geth Plasma Shotgun doesn't have any piercing nor can it pierce regardless of piercing mod, but it can still kill Guardians like it did have piercing.
Claymore doesn't have innate piercing which is hard to believe, but it doesn't. Geth Plasma Shotgun doesn't have any piercing nor can it pierce regardless of piercing mod, but it can still kill Guardians like it did have piercing.
Ah okay, well... maybe it just renders those shields ineffective.
Ah okay, well... maybe it just renders those shields ineffective.
Geth Shotgun has a homing mechanic where it seeks out the targeted enemy. It's likely due to the shotgun being able to mailslot them most of the time, or it is because the pellets can somehow leak through the Guardian's shield.
Geth Shotgun has a homing mechanic where it seeks out the targeted enemy. It's likely due to the shotgun being able to mailslot them most of the time, or it is because the pellets can somehow leak through the Guardian's shield.
That's what i think happened with the claymore -- the pellets leaked through the shield. 
That's what i think happened with the claymore -- the pellets leaked through the shield.
LOL. You have the High Velocity Barrel, it gives you 25% more shotgun damage, also it gives you .65 meters of piercing(ignores 65% of armored targets' defense)with 30% damage reduction on all shots, given if those particular shots had to pierce something to hit the target.
LOL. You have the High Velocity Barrel, it gives you 25% more shotgun damage, also it gives you .65 meters of piercing(ignores 65% of armored targets' defense)with 30% damage reduction on all shots, given if those particular shots had to pierce something to hit the target.
Hmmm, I did get the mailslot achievemnent updates -- as an aside sometimes I hate those pop-ups, unless they're for something cool like mailslotting cerby mooks -- so at least some of the shot didn't have to pierce anything.
-- as an aside sometimes I hate those pop-ups,
Well, there's one way to cure that. I never get pop-ups.
Well, there's one way to cure that.
Lol, my PC crashed when I alt+tabbed out of the game with fraps running. It reset all my achievements and re-locked all my bonus powers. So now I get pop-ups because I'm too lazy to change the game settings.
I like the Miranda outfit. I'm new to mod-using, and wasn't sure how well all the changes would co-exist, so I only tried a couple at first...and, well, I was never one who minded Miranda's default outfit to begin with
I didn't mind it either, I just found it weird for her to keep wearing a cerberus uniform in the middle of the citadel
I didn't mind it either, I just found it weird for her to keep wearing a cerberus uniform in the middle of the citadel
Agreed.
shep: Miranda, that is not what incognito means.
Miranda: But EDI told me it meant-
shep: Pretty sure that was a joke.
Miranda: Guess my fancy genetics can't help me with a sense of humor.
shep. No they can't. *shakes head*
Miranda: *ahem* well... I should get out of sight.
shep: Better luck this time.
We continued our good works on Tuchanka. Our mission: Save the survivors of a downed turian vessel. We set down and made contact with the primarch's son, then started picking our way through the rubble. Screenies below:
It's been a while since I last gave an update on John, I've been pretty busy as of late. However, since I completed this play-through a few days ago, I'll go ahead and give a brief summary of the last bits of this play-through.
After dealing with the situation on Rannoch, John got a message from the Asari Councilor. She wanted to meet him on the Citadel. When John arrived at Udina's former office, she explained to him that high ranking Asari officials have decided to release some sensitive information to John, information that could help with the Crucible. John's immediate response was WTF? Why did you wait until now to tell me this? But he hid his emotions and heard her out(damn diplomacy).
Once the Normandy arrived at Thessia, the Reapers were there in force, and Liara insisted on going with John. He empathized with Liara during the shuttle ride, but told her to put aside her grief and or turn it into anger. There was nothing that could be done about it now, except finding out what the Catalyst was so the Allied Fleets could complete the Crucible.
As to John’s reactions to the events that unfolded on Thessia, he felt…like he almost had the fight kicked out of him. It wasn’t because of the fact that the Asari homeworld itself was lost(though he understood Liara’s grief), but because he was so close to finding the information he needed to end the war. More or less, he was just tired of this crap, and losing the data to that f***wit Kai Leng put him in a s***ty mood. Losing Thessia was just the icing on the cake(or as Drew once said in his self-titled show, “The great circle of crap is complete”). But most of all, John was tired of Cerberus’ crap. They have been a pain in his ass since he lost his whole squad at Akuze. After going through his momentary grief, he took his own advice and turned it into a cold rage. He needed to find out where Kai Leng slithered off to, and Traynor gave him the lead he needed.
On Sanctuary, John found more reasons to utterly despise Cerberus. That’s not to say that he wasn’t annoyed with all those people just hiding instead of contributing to the war effort(especially since this was a war for survival), but Cerberus “encouraged” this behavior by creating a supposed “safe haven”(even if this safe haven turned out to be even worse than a concentration camp from WWII). He even understood that in War, you have to make the hard and morally questionable decisions sometimes to win. But Cerberus took it way too far. At least John was able to save Miranda in the process of shutting that place down. She even planted a tracer on Kai Leng before he left, which would lead John to TIM’s main base of operations. This was exactly what John needed to simultaneously destroy Cerberus once and for all and acquire the information he needed so Hacket’s fleet could complete their construction of the Crucible.
Once John felt like he did everything he could to aid the war effort(I completed all the side quests and Leviathan before moving on from this point), he told Admiral Hackett that he was ready to assault Cronos Station. On the ride there, Tali visited John in his quarters so they could spent some much needed time with each other. This also put John in better spirits.
When they finally arrived at Cronos Station, John was able to vent his frustrations and disgust with Cerberus on every Mook that got in his way, especially Kai Leng. He was also able to gain the information he needed on the Catalyst. Unfortunately, TIM ratted out this information to the Reapers. Because of this, they captured the Citadel and brought it to Earth. John informed Hackett, and they finally decided to bring make their final Assault on Earth with the Allied Fleets.
Now in regards to Priority: Earth, I’m not going to bother giving a summary of what happened(other than that Steve survived). As most of you know, it’s not one of ME3’s highlights(and that final speech is definitely cringe worthy). I will say that Tali’s goodbye in the Evac Scene was quite touching, even if the Evac Scene itself is nonsensical.
After John had somehow survived Harbinger’s “giant laser” and made it to the Beam, he found himself in a strange part of the Citadel. Apparently, the Reapers were trying to recreate their efforts on the Collector Base. John merely shook his head and continued on his way so he could open the Citadel arms. Anderson had the same idea, but TIM decided to crash their party. John spoke his mind at TIM, and shot his sorry a** in the process. Unfortunately, Anderson also got hit and died shortly after(at least John was able to say his goodbye’s). John then managed to open the Citadel Arms.
At this point, John himself is feeling groggy and weak. But before he loses consciousness, the floor below him moves and raises him to a level above him. He meets the “Catalyst”, and it explains that it controls the Reapers and gives John his reasons for existing. He also explains what the Crucible does and gives John three ways to activate it. He can either use the Crucible to destroy the Reapers, control them, or to synthesize organics and synthetics. John had no interest in controlling the Reapers or becoming an AI himself, and he was skeptical of the whole idea of Synthesis(he didn’t like the idea of tampering with Evolution). He decided to blow the Reapers to hell, and damn the consequences(he was also skeptical of the Catalyst’s claim that all synthetics would eventually turn on and destroy all organics). Afterwards, John wakes up in pain, but he is at least alive.
Afterwards, I played the Citadel DLC as a sort of Epilogue, and now I’m going to redo my Canon run, starting with ME1 again.
Saved the cilivians on Benning... in a dress, that is.
Sexy shot...
It's like a slap!
Met with Jack in the Purgatory Bar. Ironically, she was found in a purgatory.
Met Doctor Bryson... until he died.
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