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[Jeremy Winston]

I never understood this "scan until it hits moderate" concept.



If it goes to "moderate" but there's only 25% of the planet left to scan, then that's the same as Rich. Seriously. If a planet starts as rich, it's ALWAYS rich in terms of mineral density, until it's depleted.

[Sesshomaru47]

Tisiphne wrote...

I did not have this problem... I'm truly not certain how you managed it.

I got enough credits from importing a character and hacking wallsafes to have plenty of money left over.

Same, with discounts. Hacking and doing the few side quests you should have enough for what you will need upgrade and armour wise plus some fish, a rude magazine and a space hampster.

[Jeremy Winston]

Nialos wrote...

Jeremy Winston wrote...

Nialos wrote...

Alright. You want an infinite source of money? Head to Tuchanka, save, bet on Urz, save after he wins, repeat.

Reload if he loses and keep going. There. You have the (slow) road to infinite credits.

Ah... roleplaying at it's finest.

Never said it was the 'best' solution. I haven't actually used that trick myself. But, it seems to work for fellow 360 players who want an 'out' to their credit problem.

For some of us, using out-of-game actions takes away from the game far more than it adds.  That said, if I were on the PC, I wouldn't hesitate to trash the scanning requirement.  I would, however, refrain from giving myself extra money.  But, that's just me.

[nicodeemus327]

sleepy__head wrote...
We don't even NEED to play the game.  But if people not do or experience the content, why bother paying for the roleplaying game?

Because it's fun? Not all of us have OCD.

[Jeremy Winston]

Sesshomaru47 wrote...

Tisiphne wrote...

I did not have this problem... I'm truly not certain how you managed it.

I got enough credits from importing a character and hacking wallsafes to have plenty of money left over.

Same, with discounts. Hacking and doing the few side quests you should have enough for what you will need upgrade and armour wise plus some fish, a rude magazine and a space hampster.

I'm being more careful this time.  I might not have gotten discounts originally, and certainly mined more than I needed.  I'm also not going to check out systems unless I need to go there anyhow to save on fuel. 

We'll see how it goes.

As I said much earlier in the thread, it doesn't really bother me that they did it this way... if they want me to pick and choose upgrades, then fine.  I just wished I had some heads-up before I started spending money on the assumption that I could get what I needed somehow.

[Acero Azul]

are you a hoarder? i bought everything i needed and had around 50,000 - 100,000 going into the final mission

[gr00grams]

Okay, I'm here to help.

There are things to know, that save you a lot of coin.
I just finished a game on insanity with well over 100k left, and absolutely every single upgrade in the game.

EDIT NOTE* Starting the game in higher difficulties reduces the amount completion bonuses/ME1 save bonuses give. If you already have your insanity achievement etc, always start on casual, then jack it up as soon as the game actually starts.

1. Never buy fuel unless you have to.

2. Never buy probes unless you have to.

3. Don't EVER buy the hacking duration upgrades. Every hack can easily be completed in time.

4. Don't mess up hacking, it lowers the amount of credits you get. i.e. If it says 3000, and you hit a wrong thing, it goes down. Simply quicksave before hacking. THIS ONES IMPORTANT.

5. Don't buy fish, or at least until you can get Kelly to make sure they dont die.

6. If you do every quest etc, you will have more than enough money to buy everything, sans hacking durations, which are useless.

7. EVERY shop, can have a discount. If you don't have it, don't buy from that shop till you get it. It knocks off about 10-15k per item in every shop. 90k biotic upgrades to 75k. Weapons to 50k.

Lastly, Don't immediately buy the upgrades you see. Many, if not most, can be obtained in missions and sidequests, and will actually disappear if you buy them. The shops ones seem to 'scale up' too if you buy them later so they aren't obsolete.

Following these simple steps ensures you have enough to always buy everything.
Also, if you can, import a rich ME character. Starting with 350k helps a lot too

Cheers,

Modifié par gr00grams, 19 février 2010 - 08:59 .

[Nialos]

Jeremy Winston wrote...

Nialos wrote...

Jeremy Winston wrote...

Nialos wrote...

Alright. You want an infinite source of money? Head to Tuchanka, save, bet on Urz, save after he wins, repeat.

Reload if he loses and keep going. There. You have the (slow) road to infinite credits.

Ah... roleplaying at it's finest.

Never said it was the 'best' solution. I haven't actually used that trick myself. But, it seems to work for fellow 360 players who want an 'out' to their credit problem.

For some of us, using out-of-game actions takes away from the game far more than it adds.  That said, if I were on the PC, I wouldn't hesitate to trash the scanning requirement.  I would, however, refrain from giving myself extra money.  But, that's just me.

I agree, don't get me wrong. But someone, somewhere appreciates having the 'outs'. Whether or not I approve doesn't matter in the end.

...But I would totally trash the scanning requirement if I had the ability.

[Rayhaana]

I'm not sure if the OP is mad at being broke all the time, or the fact that there is no way for him to make any more money due to no ingame mechanic to generate money other than missions. If it's the latter I agree, there should be some mechanism to generate money (maybe selling resources you gather or something??). If it's the former I don't agree; yes there were times I had no money, but that's because I spent it all on upgrades, but a few missions later I had more to buy new stuff.

[Jeremy Winston]

gr00grams wrote...

Lastly, Don't immediately buy the upgrades you see. Many, if not most, can be obtained in missions and sidequests, and will actually disappear if you buy them. The shops ones seem to 'scale up' too if you buy them later so they aren't obsolete.

I don't think so.  There are a total of five upgrades per weapon.  Some you can buy and some you can find.  You never find one that you can buy.

If you see an 2/5 upgrade in the store (because you already have the 1/5) and later find a 2/5 in a mission, then the store will become 3/5.  it's just an upgrade and it's always the next you need.

It's not like you go to a store and see a 5/5 upgrade when you don't have any at all.

[Nialos]

For future credit generation, we'll have to see if Bioware ever plans to release DLC that requires credit usage. I would imagine they do, but only in the form of N7 armor pieces or new fish. If, however, they plan on opening a new hub world and give us access to more expensive shopping options, then they'll have to implement a way to generate credits.



I vote for an arena.

[Nialos]

Jeremy Winston wrote...

gr00grams wrote...

Lastly, Don't immediately buy the upgrades you see. Many, if not most, can be obtained in missions and sidequests, and will actually disappear if you buy them. The shops ones seem to 'scale up' too if you buy them later so they aren't obsolete.

I don't think so.  There are a total of five upgrades per weapon.  Some you can buy and some you can find.  You never find one that you can buy.

If you see an 2/5 upgrade in the store (because you already have the 1/5) and later find a 2/5 in a mission, then the store will become 3/5.  it's just an upgrade and it's always the next you need.

It's not like you go to a store and see a 5/5 upgrade when you don't have any at all.

This person is correct.

[nicodeemus327]

Jeremy Winston wrote...

gr00grams wrote...

Lastly, Don't immediately buy the upgrades you see. Many, if not most, can be obtained in missions and sidequests, and will actually disappear if you buy them. The shops ones seem to 'scale up' too if you buy them later so they aren't obsolete.

I don't think so.  There are a total of five upgrades per weapon.  Some you can buy and some you can find.  You never find one that you can buy.

If you see an 2/5 upgrade in the store (because you already have the 1/5) and later find a 2/5 in a mission, then the store will become 3/5.  it's just an upgrade and it's always the next you need.

It's not like you go to a store and see a 5/5 upgrade when you don't have any at all.

Ah good, someone called BS on this one so I don't have to. ty

[Jeremy Winston]

Now that I think about it.. there was a lot of money on Zaeed's loyalty mission. So, for people that didn't get the DLC, they lose that money as well!

[RigAudio]

ProTip: Don't buy what you won't use.

[RigAudio]

Damn double posts.

Modifié par RigAudio, 19 février 2010 - 09:02 .

[Talogrungi]

nicodeemus327 wrote...

Jeremy Winston wrote...

gr00grams wrote...

Lastly, Don't immediately buy the upgrades you see. Many, if not most, can be obtained in missions and sidequests, and will actually disappear if you buy them. The shops ones seem to 'scale up' too if you buy them later so they aren't obsolete.

I don't think so.  There are a total of five upgrades per weapon.  Some you can buy and some you can find.  You never find one that you can buy.

If you see an 2/5 upgrade in the store (because you already have the 1/5) and later find a 2/5 in a mission, then the store will become 3/5.  it's just an upgrade and it's always the next you need.

It's not like you go to a store and see a 5/5 upgrade when you don't have any at all.

Ah good, someone called BS on this one so I don't have to. ty

One minor addendum; there's 6 Assault Rifle Damage upgrades.

One's in Zaeed's loyalty mission if you do the Renegade option.

[Jeremy Winston]

RigAudio wrote...

ProTip: Don't buy what you won't use.

Only useful when you know ahead of time that it matters.

[Nialos]

Talogrungi wrote...

nicodeemus327 wrote...

Jeremy Winston wrote...

gr00grams wrote...

Lastly, Don't immediately buy the upgrades you see. Many, if not most, can be obtained in missions and sidequests, and will actually disappear if you buy them. The shops ones seem to 'scale up' too if you buy them later so they aren't obsolete.

I don't think so.  There are a total of five upgrades per weapon.  Some you can buy and some you can find.  You never find one that you can buy.

If you see an 2/5 upgrade in the store (because you already have the 1/5) and later find a 2/5 in a mission, then the store will become 3/5.  it's just an upgrade and it's always the next you need.

It's not like you go to a store and see a 5/5 upgrade when you don't have any at all.

Ah good, someone called BS on this one so I don't have to. ty

One minor addendum; there's 6 Assault Rifle Damage upgrades.

One's in Zaeed's loyalty mission if you do the Renegade option.

And if you do the Paragon path, you'll find a sixth Heavy Weapons upgrade.

[gr00grams]

My apologies for the incorrect option then, but the rest definitely applies.



I'm just trying to help, don't lynch me you angry mob you.

[JMKnave]

I agree in part. I'm a completionist and it's quite frustrating not being able to try it all. The betting on varren is the only economy left after you complete all the missions. The rest of the galaxy just runs out of money for some reason.

[sleepy__head]

R34P3RR3D33M3R wrote...

You can find a lot of upgrades on missions, and can research them on the Normandy, spending resources, not credits. That way, you can easily get every upgrade in the game, without even finishing all sidequests.

That is NOT!!! how the game works.  There are 6 Heavy Ammo upgrades in the game in total.  You can find part of them in missions, and the rest you can buy from stores.  If you don't buy the ones from the stores, you CANNOT somehow find those in missions.  Period.

[AngryFrozenWater]

BW did cut the vehicle from the game. That also included several missions involving that vehicle. That would account for the missing money. The DLC should bring them back, though.

[Nialos]

sleepy__head wrote...

R34P3RR3D33M3R wrote...

You can find a lot of upgrades on missions, and can research them on the Normandy, spending resources, not credits. That way, you can easily get every upgrade in the game, without even finishing all sidequests.

That is NOT!!! how the game works.  There are 6 Heavy Ammo upgrades in the game in total.  You can find part of them in missions, and the rest you can buy from stores.  If you don't buy the ones from the stores, you CANNOT somehow find those in missions.  Period.

Yes, we have cleared up that little issue. But, if you really wanted to, you could just not buy one of the AR or HW upgrades from the store, depending on how you plan to play Zaeed's mission. That of course requires hindsight on the matter and is only recommended for those playing through a second time.

[sleepy__head]

Nialos wrote...

Alright. You want an infinite source of money? Head to Tuchanka, save, bet on Urz, save after he wins, repeat.

Reload if he loses and keep going. There. You have the (slow) road to infinite credits.

Seems like we have a lot ot people offering advice on things they don't know the full story about, or on things they have never actually done.

I suggest you go to Tuchanka, do the save and reload thing as you said.  Come back after 10-15 wins and tell us if the game will let you "win" anymore even if you re-load over and over and over and over.