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[NextGenCowboy]

Okay, so all I really have left for trophies is doing an Insanity Run, and reaching level 60. Everything else is cleanup. I've got a level 54 Vanguard that I just went through the trilogy with, and a level 50 Soldier who I used to unlock a bunch of bonuses for my Vanguard due buying a newer (less dead) PS3.
 
But I don't particularly want to use either of them. I'd prefer to start a new FemShep as an Infiltrator and run through the trilogy with her. Partly because my Soldier was also my Renegade run, and partly because I want the challenge of a fresh Insanity run. My question is, how much total XP is available in PS3 version? That's the main game and Bring Down the Sky. I did a lot of work to get to level 54, but I still skipped quite a few of the quest, like the collection stuff (except the Keepers), Nasana Dantius' quest, and I'm sure some others that I just never found.

 

The ME wiki list the table, so I understand there's a massive jump, but enemy XP also takes a jump with levels. I don't know the formula there either. Will I make it to 60? Will I be close enough that it will only require playing through a couple hours of a NG+ to hit 60, or would it be more simple to just run through with my level 50 soldier, and put those 10 extra levels in Charm and pick and choose choices for ME2/3?

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Farangbaa]

Getting to 60 in one run is impossible, unless you're willing to glitch it up. (Therum mining laser glitch)

 

Getting from level 55 to 60 takes more experience than getting from 1 to 55. If you have any doubts about the impossibility, that should take it away.

 

1-55 =364,100

55-60 = 862,100 - 364,100= 498,000 

[KrrKs]

AFAIK reaching level 60 is impossible with a new character --at least if you don't exploit bugs or cheats.

Th highest level i get is 57, and that only with infiltrators or soldiers, where I really kill most enemies on foot.

58 might be possible, when you really kill everything (especially the geth right before the beam run) and do so on foot.

 

From level 54 or 50 it will still take (likely) all of the main missions and probably a batch of side missions to reach lvl 60.

[Farangbaa]

58 might be possible, when you really kill everything (especially the geth right before the beam run) and do so on foot.

 

I don't think that can be done, because of time constraints. And definetly not on insanity

 

I have trouble enough as it is to keep the Mako in one piece without trying to kill them. Going in there on foot equals suicide.

[RedCaesar97]

I have gotten to level 58 in one playthrough, but I have Pinnacle Station to help squeeze out the extra XP needed.

 

As others have pointed out, you cannot reach level 60 in one playthrough without exploiting a glitch, or --on PC only -- outright giving yourself XP through console commands.

[NextGenCowboy]

I'm not one to glitch it up anyway, and as far as I know (from reading up on this) the Therum glitch was fixed in the PS3 version. I think I'll go through a fresh file, try and reach 56 or so, and then import to 2, and run through the main missions again. I can always do side mission prior to my last trip to the Citadel if needbe. I assume that's the quickest way to go about it, perhaps sneak in the Geth Incursion missions for Armatures and Primes.

 

I can handle most things with an Infiltrator (at least on Hardcore), due to Sniping from range, and it's much safer than trying to bring the Mako along. Usually it only requires dying 5 or 6 times as opposed to 10+... I'm really not looking forward to Illos' last section, let alone trying to actually kill everything at that part.