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BLackHawkodst
Since 6059 Days
The Adept class just rocks.
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deftangel
Since 7040 Days
I acquired Legion last night. Kinda got a tip that was coming mind and think I had the ending spoiled by that idiot yesterday. Very cool though.

Just got pretty much everybodies loyalty mission to do now, a few sidequests and it's off to the relay we go this weekend hopefully. Anyone got any mining tips in the meantime?
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dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 7032 Days
Just mine the rich planets don't bother with the rest, and only scan the middle portions for a quick scan-run, there are websites out there that list which planets are best for which type of substances as well.
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LEBATO
Since 7294 Days
Posted by deftangel
I acquired Legion last night. Kinda got a tip that was coming mind and think I had the ending spoiled by that idiot yesterday. Very cool though.

Just got pretty much everybodies loyalty mission to do now, a few sidequests and it's off to the relay we go this weekend hopefully. Anyone got any mining tips in the meantime?
Mining tips, yeah. Make sure you get the mining upgrade (research it), and make sure you get the probe upgrade.

What I do to finish off a planet is the following once you get the upgrade. Press the left trigger repeatedly while holding the two sticks pointing int the same direction. Follow an up and down zigzag pattern--go up diagonally, and down diagonally while keeping the same direction with the two sticks. Again, repeatedly press the left trigger.

The important thing here is to keep an eye on the graph, and not the feel. Since you are doing this so quick, the controller has no time to vibrate before you let it go and press it again in a different place of the planet. So as soon as you see the graph do a jump on the graph, let go and find that point. I got really good at this. I can usually get a rich planet to moderate or good on the first turn of the planet--within a minute I'd say.

Happy mining.
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RC_Master
RC_Master
Since 7074 Days
Posted by GrimThorne
I wish we were given the option to choose our weapons and I don't like that have to spend points on ammo types.
Agreed. In the first game I used an upgrade AR on my infiltrator even though I had no training in it. On this game I haven't even had the chance to use a shotgun yet. Kinda lame.
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I acquired Legion last night. Kinda got a tip that was coming mind and think I had the ending spoiled by that idiot yesterday. Very cool though.

Just got pretty much everybodies loyalty mission to do now, a few sidequests and it's off to the relay we go this weekend hopefully. Anyone got any mining tips in the meantime?
for scanning tips: http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/103/index/825862
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LEBATO
Since 7294 Days
Posted by RC_Master
LOL, scanning for half a second, you'd be there for your whole life. Seriously, reduce this to about 1/15th of a second and you are set.
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GrimThorne
GrimThorne
Since 7044 Days
Posted by dcdelgado
Just mine the rich planets don't bother with the rest, and only scan the middle portions for a quick scan-run
Yeah, I finally reconciled my hatred for planet scanning by coming up with a simple system for mining.

Now with every game I put off the scanning until the missions on Illium become available. The taxi port on Illium has a kiosk where I buy the Pylos Nebula map, that one sector has everything any of us will ever need throughout the game. I got 23,000- EZO, 180,000 Iridium, 140,000 Platinum (the most used resource in the game) and another 150,000 in Palladium. Combine that with the 55,000 you get of each resource when you start a new game and you're covered for every upgrade.

It costs about an hour and half's worth of time to scan all of the systems in this sector and then I'm done with scanning for the entire game. I just make sure that I have snacks to eat while I'm doing it or else it will literally put me to sleep every single time.

I wished I could sell or trade some of that stuff at the hub worlds. I remember playing for the first time and landing on Illium and seeing all of the trading stations and listening to the chatter between the Volus and Asari and incorrectly assumed that I would be able to trade resources for whatever I wanted to purchase. Boy was I wrong about that :(
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RC_Master
Since 7074 Days
Posted by LEBATO
LOL, scanning for half a second, you'd be there for your whole life. Seriously, reduce this to about 1/15th of a second and you are set.
Well yeah, they're not perfect. I tap the trigger rapidly too.

Also, Insane is an absolute bitch. I thought the recruit mission for Garrus was a bitch. But when I got to the Colony being attacked by the collectors I had to invent completely new tactics! Especially for that damn thing at the end the praetorian. So annoying. Just having to completely throw out nearly everything you've been using for the rest of the game!

Also didn't help that my allies are such dumb bitches and either ignore what I say entirely or follow it so rigidly as to get themselves killed.

Not looking forward to some of the forthcoming sections.

Edit: sugar! fix my spoiler tags!
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Sath
Since 7038 Days
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deftangel
Since 7040 Days
So anyway I think I might have had the end spoiled for me but I didn't count on the surprise Collector ship attack!. That was pretty awesome. It's funny though as Kelly was kidnapped and although I've been chatting up Miranda, I've been trying to string her along too but now she's gone. Does she get out of it somehow if the game thinks you're just after her?

Also awesome is Legion which makes me really glad I preserved the Rachni now as it's a similar sort of thing with eye-popping possibilities for ME3.

Anyhow, I've just rocked up at the Krogan homeworld and I've done 3 loyalty missions so a bit left to go yet.
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icemanufc
Since 5838 Days
So when dose the Mako DLC drop?
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deftangel
Since 7040 Days
Ok I had no interest in this new tank DLC at all. Then I watched this segment on GameTrailers(!)

http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-t...
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Doomsong83
Doomsong83
Since 5582 Days
Posted by deftangel
Ok I had no interest in this new tank DLC at all. Then I watched this segment on GameTrailers(!)

http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-t...
That looks pretty awesome!
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RC_Master
RC_Master
Since 7074 Days
Posted by deftangel
It's funny though as Kelly was kidnapped and although I've been chatting up Miranda, I've been trying to string her along too but now she's gone. Does she get out of it somehow if the game thinks you're just after her?
Kelly's survival depends upon your actions. For survival it shouldn't matter what you do with Miranda though, I think. The choices are independant. Unless you want to 'persue' kelly more than you already have, then you may have to make a choice.

^potential spoilers for others I guess, but very minor, and only directly answers your question Deft. The hows and whys are still left a mystery.

Edit: Damn, keep messing up the spoiler tags!
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GrimThorne
GrimThorne
Since 7044 Days
Posted by deftangel
Ok I had no interest in this new tank DLC at all. Then I watched this segment on GameTrailers(!)

http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-t...
OMG it's Maaaaaaass WipeOut!

They tossed out the Mako and replaced it with THIS? Some kind of half-ass futuristic combat racer? Oh man, what the hell is happening over there at Bioware?! They really don't want to make RPGs anymore do they?

No wonder they're giving this shit away for free :P
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dcdelgado
Since 7032 Days
Looks like hella fun to me :)
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deftangel
Since 7040 Days
Ok so the credits are rolling. Overall, bloody excellent. The scene as you go through the relay and pop out the other side is intense! I don't think the cinematic presentation of this game beats Uncharted 2 but it comes damn close and that's no mean feat.

As for the end I saved everyone, mainly because I did all the loyalty missions and made common sense decisions when picking out teams (love this feature of the last mission btw) i.e. sending Legion in to the vents, Samara for the field. I *always* kept Miranda and Thane with me as I assumed I'd be able to keep an eye on them and keep them alive (Thane because he's cool, Miranda because she's the hot love interest).

I'm quite interested in seeing endings where people die. Especially Jack. I did have casual sex with her but felt dirty afterwards. I'm gonna read about the Shepard dying options as they sound interesting.

The end mission was excellently paced though I agree that the end isn't a patch on Mass Effect 1. ME1 bombarded you with big decisions, relevations and spectacle. ME2 has an excellent final mission but the decisions are kinda missing. Final boss doesn't sit well with the aesthetic of the game. It looks comical, not "Holy fuck they're turning humans into a Reaper WTF?!"

Playthrough was totally renegade I might add, almost filled the meter up and kept my scars. Gave Collector tech to the Illusive Man, have a feeling I might change that decision considering his reaction at the end.
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Tinks
Tinks
Since 7102 Days
Wow I didn't know you could have sex with her
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LEBATO
Since 7294 Days
Posted by Tinks
Wow I didn't know you could have sex with her
Oh yeah you can. The great part is that she's not like Tali ('exclusive' crap), Jack just wants casual sex

Which is good, because I don't want to get more involved with that stupid character.
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dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 7032 Days
I messed up with Tali :(
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deftangel
Since 7040 Days
Posted by Tinks
Wow I didn't know you could have sex with her
You can actually do this one of two ways. If you pick the renegade option you'll have a casual encounter but she'll hate you for it. If you turn that down, she becomes eligible for a proper romance scene as you hit the relay like the others. You can still screw that up depending on other things mind
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Tinks
Tinks
Since 7102 Days
So who can't you have sex with in this one?
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LEBATO
Since 7294 Days
Posted by Tinks
So who can't you have sex with in this one?
I don't know, but I'd hit Dr. Chackwas.
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Doomsong83
Doomsong83
Since 5582 Days
Posted by LEBATO
I don't know, but I'd hit Dr. Chackwas.
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LEBATO
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Posted by Doomsong83
G.I.L.F.
lol, I had to google that one, good one.
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