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[alchemist42]

I’ve just finished playing ME2 and loaded up ME3 today.  (never played ME1).
I have the option of importing my old character or not.  
If I choose to start a new character do all of my surviving team from ME2  (i.e. Garrus, Tali) still get transferred over?
I started by choosing to import my old character and noticed I was continuing at the same level as I left ME2.   In other games where I have done this I got bored pretty quickly starting at high level,  so what’s the general feeling with ME3, better to start from low level or high level?

[Navasha]

Well, I for one, can't imagine not importing my previous playthroughs. Its kind of the whole point to Mass Effect is to carry it all from ME1-ME3 as one big narrative, at least in my opinion.

So I have always played a "high" level ME3 game. The challenges do scale accordingly for the most part and you could change the difficulty setting up a notch if you need.

[Matiello]

I agree with Navasha.
If I were you I would start playing ME1 and start the saga all over again!
;-)
Regards,
Matiello.

[themikefest]

If you choose a new character for ME3, Garrus, Tali, Mordin, Jacob and Miranda will be the only characters from ME2 in the game

When importing from ME2 into ME3 it can vary at what level you start at. I imported with all characters from ME2 and started at level 32. When importing with only two characters I started at level 21.

[Drengin]

Always import as the storyline is much better with more conversation based on the previous 2 games.
As a reminder do not forget to reset your points in Mordins lab after you defeat the Collector base. That way you can allocate them yourself at the beginning of 3.

[Maximillion46]

Or you could use Gibbed to make yourself a lower level?

[Invisible Man]

I've always done at least 2 playthroughs with each character in each ME game, otherwise in me1 & me3 it's like you only finished half the game. though in me2 I could only level up to level 30, how'd you start me3 with a level 32 shep, or do you mean you did me3 once and replayed it with that character?

I'd also say it's well worth it to go from me1 through me3 with a single character, it's not fun to start a saga from the middle or end, well in my opinion anyway.

[themikefest]

Invisible Man wrote...

I've always done at least 2 playthroughs with each character in each ME game, otherwise in me1 & me3 it's like you only finished half the game. though in me2 I could only level up to level 30, how'd you start me3 with a level 32 shep, or do you mean you did me3 once and replayed it with that character?

I'd also say it's well worth it to go from me1 through me3 with a single character, it's not fun to start a saga from the middle or end, well in my opinion anyway.

As mentioned, I had a ME2 import with all characters alive and did everything that can be done in ME2 which started me out at level 32

The few times that I did a default Shepard in ME3 I ened up well past level 32  before the ending in one playthrough.

[Guanxii]

Starting on level 30 is fine the very first time but after you've already done that once and bought the t-shirt it feels kinda pointless having already bought all that gear and upgrades and got yourself up to level 60 only to regress back to square one. Level 60 on insanity is the only way to go on repeat playthroughs imo... why play with gimped powers on lower levels when you don't have to - having mastered the game mechanics you should be beyond that now and putting them to optimum use, imo. If you're bored try a different class or create one using bonus powers on gibbed.

People often say the combat in mass effect sucks. Those people clearly haven't played level 60 playthroughs on insanity which for me is the optimal experience. To me not to do so results in a sub-optimal experience.

Modifié par Guanxii, 10 janvier 2014 - 04:33 .

[Khayness]

The difficulty is lower than ME2, so it doesn't really matter. Tons of single layer HP bar enemies, you will mow through them anyways.

[Invisible Man]

themikefest wrote...

Invisible Man wrote...

I've always done at least 2 playthroughs with each character in each ME game, otherwise in me1 & me3 it's like you only finished half the game. though in me2 I could only level up to level 30, how'd you start me3 with a level 32 shep, or do you mean you did me3 once and replayed it with that character?

I'd also say it's well worth it to go from me1 through me3 with a single character, it's not fun to start a saga from the middle or end, well in my opinion anyway.

As mentioned, I had a ME2 import with all characters alive and did everything that can be done in ME2 which started me out at level 32

The few times that I did a default Shepard in ME3 I ened up well past level 32  before the ending in one playthrough.

there must be something wrong with my copy of me2 then, when I hit level 30 I stop leveling. for instance, on my first & second character's 2nd playthrough of me2 (before I had any dlc, even before I got the freebees from Cerberus network) I would start at level 28 or 29, and I'd stop leveling as soon as I hit 30, which is at omega, pretty early in my character's second run.

[themikefest]

Invisible Man wrote...

there must be something wrong with my copy of me2 then, when I hit level 30 I stop leveling. for instance, on my first & second character's 2nd playthrough of me2 (before I had any dlc, even before I got the freebees from Cerberus network) I would start at level 28 or 29, and I'd stop leveling as soon as I hit 30, which is at omega, pretty early in my character's second run.

As far as I know level 30 is the highest level for ME2. When I import into ME3, depending on what I did in ME2, I would start anywhere from level 21 to level 32.

[AlanC9]

Guanxii wrote...

People often say the combat in mass effect sucks. Those people clearly haven't played level 60 playthroughs on insanity which for me is the optimal experience. To me not to do so results in a sub-optimal experience.

Which game? In ME1 I thought gameplay fell apart after level 50. That might have something to do with overpowered equipment, though.

[AlanC9]

I'm a bit confused by the OP. Why would the game keep your choices if you're not importing? Or am I misreading that?

[mhmbaSR1]

Invisible Man wrote...

themikefest wrote...

Invisible Man wrote...

I've always done at least 2 playthroughs with each character in each ME game, otherwise in me1 & me3 it's like you only finished half the game. though in me2 I could only level up to level 30, how'd you start me3 with a level 32 shep, or do you mean you did me3 once and replayed it with that character?

I'd also say it's well worth it to go from me1 through me3 with a single character, it's not fun to start a saga from the middle or end, well in my opinion anyway.

As mentioned, I had a ME2 import with all characters alive and did everything that can be done in ME2 which started me out at level 32

The few times that I did a default Shepard in ME3 I ened up well past level 32  before the ending in one playthrough.

there must be something wrong with my copy of me2 then, when I hit level 30 I stop leveling. for instance, on my first & second character's 2nd playthrough of me2 (before I had any dlc, even before I got the freebees from Cerberus network) I would start at level 28 or 29, and I'd stop leveling as soon as I hit 30, which is at omega, pretty early in my character's second run.

im pretty sure that the level cap in me2 is 30 so I have no idea how you could start out me3 with level 32? I cant remember what happened for me exactly (i reached level cap on all the games), but i would think it would be impossible to acquire the experience to give you two extra levels before you do anything in me3....but its been a while so i could be wrong.

[Guanxii]

AlanC9 wrote...

Guanxii wrote...

People often say the combat in mass effect sucks. Those people clearly haven't played level 60 playthroughs on insanity which for me is the optimal experience. To me not to do so results in a sub-optimal experience.

Which game? In ME1 I thought gameplay fell apart after level 50. That might have something to do with overpowered equipment, though.

All of the games. Whenever Mass Effect comes up in conversation amongst non-fans (besides berating the ending, naturally) the most common complaint is still the gameplay by far.

I suppose 90% of people play soldier and insanity players are a minority and playing a low level soldier on a low difficulty isn't exactly thrilling.

Modifié par Guanxii, 10 janvier 2014 - 06:14 .

[Invisible Man]

I've only done one soldier shepard, I liked tech & biotics too much to let them go. and sentinel was the most fun, imho anyhow.

I've also maxed out my characters in each game, though I've only ever started a freshly imported shep in me3 as a level 30 character. perhaps there's a bunch of bonus exp points for starting a new game while having specific achievements in me3 (something dlc specific perhaps, as a lot of my dlc achievements never get added to my profile). though I've never seen this for myself even though I've done at least 7 fresh import plays of me3.

---edit

so that makes 6 fresh imports after I completed me3 once,  maybe 4 that have ashes, and 2 that have both ashes & citadel dlc from the start. all at starting level 30.

---edit again
though it's true I don't seem to be getting credit for completing most of the dlc content. so maybe that's the issue? idk.

---yet another edit (last one I hope)
I just checked my online me3 profile, there I've got the achievements, just don't seem to have them in my extras list in game.

Modifié par Invisible Man, 10 janvier 2014 - 07:59 .

[Ajensis]

Unless you set out to specifically try a no-import ME3 game, I'll always recommend importing a save it's what makes Mass Effect personal.

Guanxii wrote...
why play with gimped powers on lower levels when you don't have to - having mastered the game mechanics you should be beyond that now and putting them to optimum use, imo.

Because some of us enjoy the RPG experience of levelling up. There's a certain satisfaction at growing your character. You know at what point I stopped playing Fallout 3? The moment I hit levelcap.

It may be old-fashioned by now and some might feel very strongly about the whole XP system, but my brain can't divorce itself from the enjoyment of level-up. For me, it feels integral to the experience. Maybe I'm just stuck in my ways, but I can at least relate to the OP's hesitation to start out as too high-level

[spockjedi]

AlanC9 wrote...
Which game? In ME1 I thought gameplay fell apart after level 50. That might have something to do with overpowered equipment, though.

I feel the same way. Everybody wearing Colossus/Predator L/M/H with medical exoskeletons, carrying spectre master gear weapons and using Savant X omni tools and bio amps can make things too easy.

@OP: Try reseting your powers in ME2 before importing, or do that as soon as possible in ME3. This way you'll have the chance to spend all your points in the passive skills and your bonus power, and start with the other skills at level 1.
I did that for most of my imported Shepards, and the feeling of starting from the beggining was preserved.

[RangerSG]

Invisible Man wrote...

themikefest wrote...

Invisible Man wrote...

I've always done at least 2 playthroughs with each character in each ME game, otherwise in me1 & me3 it's like you only finished half the game. though in me2 I could only level up to level 30, how'd you start me3 with a level 32 shep, or do you mean you did me3 once and replayed it with that character?

I'd also say it's well worth it to go from me1 through me3 with a single character, it's not fun to start a saga from the middle or end, well in my opinion anyway.

As mentioned, I had a ME2 import with all characters alive and did everything that can be done in ME2 which started me out at level 32

The few times that I did a default Shepard in ME3 I ened up well past level 32  before the ending in one playthrough.

there must be something wrong with my copy of me2 then, when I hit level 30 I stop leveling. for instance, on my first & second character's 2nd playthrough of me2 (before I had any dlc, even before I got the freebees from Cerberus network) I would start at level 28 or 29, and I'd stop leveling as soon as I hit 30, which is at omega, pretty early in my character's second run.

No, you didn't do anything wrong. ME2 LEVELS cap at 30. But what he's saying (and I've seen this happen too), is that if you import a character that did a completionist run (including the main DLC like Broker & Arrival), and especially if you did this with the XP% boost for a 2nd game, you will continue to gain XP, even though you don't level. So when you finish the prologue in ME3, you get a 2-3 level boost right out of the gate from all the XP you've had 'banked' from your ME2 game.

Modifié par RangerSG, 10 janvier 2014 - 10:31 .

[themikefest]

RangerSG wrote...

No, you didn't do anything wrong. ME2 LEVELS cap at 30. But what she's saying (and I've seen this happen too), is that if you import a character that did a completionist run (including the main DLC like Broker & Arrival), and especially if you did this with the XP% boost for a 2nd game, you will continue to gain XP, even though you don't level. So when you finish the prologue in ME3, you get a 2-3 level boost right out of the gate from all the XP you've had 'banked' from your ME2 game.

Just to let you know, I'm a male if you're referring to me.

[RangerSG]

themikefest wrote...

RangerSG wrote...

No, you didn't do anything wrong. ME2 LEVELS cap at 30. But what she's saying (and I've seen this happen too), is that if you import a character that did a completionist run (including the main DLC like Broker & Arrival), and especially if you did this with the XP% boost for a 2nd game, you will continue to gain XP, even though you don't level. So when you finish the prologue in ME3, you get a 2-3 level boost right out of the gate from all the XP you've had 'banked' from your ME2 game.

Just to let you know, I'm a male if you're referring to me.

Apologies. Fixed. 

[Invisible Man]

RangerSG wrote...

themikefest wrote...

RangerSG wrote...

No, you didn't do anything wrong. ME2 LEVELS cap at 30. But what she's saying (and I've seen this happen too), is that if you import a character that did a completionist run (including the main DLC like Broker & Arrival), and especially if you did this with the XP% boost for a 2nd game, you will continue to gain XP, even though you don't level. So when you finish the prologue in ME3, you get a 2-3 level boost right out of the gate from all the XP you've had 'banked' from your ME2 game.

Just to let you know, I'm a male if you're referring to me.

Apologies. Fixed. 

then why did my characters still start at level 30? I might not have gotten the total completionist medal as I don't have the complete stock of DLCs, but I've done everything I could find in me2. and I've done 2nd runthroughs with characters that were at level 30 for most of the game. 2 where he or she started a 2nd playthrough at level 30 (I'm talking me2 here, just to be clear).

[mhmbaSR1]

ok so I did two playthroughs with my character in me1 getting the level cap (60) and completionist achievements. I did two playthroughs with my character in me2 (couldn't get level 30 first time around, started second time around with level 28 or something close to that, I got the level 30 achievement like 2 hours into my second me2 playthrough) I did LotSB, overlord, and arrival, all on my second playthrough....so almost all of the experience from me2 and major dlcs from me2 are on my profile. I just checked my save game in me3 (I always save as soon as I can in any rpg, just in case I have to start over for some reason) and I started out at level 30! I am extremely confused...