Author Topic: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Reynar_Tedros  9533 posts
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Date Posted: 12/9/07 11:09am Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Yep, those are sidequests too.

And man, the sniper is this game sucks. At least, when you don't have any skills with it.

 

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zacparis  18120 posts
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Date Posted: 12/9/07 11:13am Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Apparently the collection quests don't count towards the ally achievement... but then again I've heard so many versions of what does and doesn't count who the hell knows!!

The sniper rifle is awesome when you skill up on it. The aiming becomes as solid as a rock and you can take down almost anything with just a head shot.

 

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Aragorn327  10376 posts
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Date Posted: 12/9/07 11:50am Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Sniper rifle destroys everything, with just about half the talents in it. So useful.

 

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Master-Fett  12209 posts
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Date Posted: 12/9/07 1:08pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Be sure to use radioactive ammunition and an upgrade that either improves sighting or reduces cooldown time. So handy.

 

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Equal_Protection  158 posts
Registered: Oct '04
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Date Posted: 12/10/07 8:10am Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
So I am on my second playthrough as an adept and already I am finding quests that I didn't see the first time around. Also, I went to Sha'ira and there was a little cut scene that wasn't there during my first playthrough...very Titanic-esque. Anyway, this game is amazing.

 

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Equal_Protection  158 posts
Registered: Oct '04
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Date Posted: 12/10/07 4:50pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Also, are there any benefits to achieving paragon or renegade status? Does it change appearance like in KotOR2? Does it affect crew members?

I just don't know the significance of these choices.


 

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Master-Fett  12209 posts
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Date Posted: 12/10/07 6:25pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
The achievements unlock two extra skill slots for Intimidate and Charm or whatever. I don't know if theres any actual in game significance though.

 

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Reynar_Tedros  9533 posts
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Date Posted: 12/10/07 9:22pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Equal_Protection posted:
So I am on my second playthrough as an adept and already I am finding quests that I didn't see the first time around. Also, I went to Sha'ira and there was a little cut scene that wasn't there during my first playthrough...very Titanic-esque. Anyway, this game is amazing.

Did you get to the part where she tells you about you? If so, pick the bottom right option on the wheel afterwards. You'll get sex.

 

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jangoisadrunk  2318 posts
Registered: Mar '05
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Date Posted: 12/11/07 12:13pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
So I discovered that the level cap of 50 only applies to the very first time you play through. Once you unlock 51-60, it also becomes available to newly created (non-new game+ characters). Now my Bastion is at lvl 51 (I'm pretty sure I got every side quest this time. I count 52 completed in my journal) and I just landed on Vermire. I should squeeze one or two more levels out of my character before the final battle. This is going to be great.

 

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Equal_Protection  158 posts
Registered: Oct '04
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Date Posted: 12/11/07 1:31pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
I wanted to try the adept approach to the game after playing through as a soldier. It's a lot more intense as an adept, especially early on. There aren't many great powers. I've been using my assault rifle too much for an adept.

I have already seen so many sidequests that I missed the first time through...and I got the completionist achievement my first playthrough!.

 

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Espaldapalabras  4826 posts
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Date Posted: 12/11/07 1:52pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
I died so many times when I first started playing as an adept, but then the last half of the game I died only a few times, and usually only when a sniper or rocket got lucky.

 

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Marric_Korde  1113 posts
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Date Posted: 12/11/07 2:56pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Yep, I actually prefered my Adept to my Soldier. Early on it is little trickier but later it becomes alot of fun, i would use my minions to attract the enemies and then lift them all. Also when a sniper would hide behind a box just using throw to knock the box back into them was quite fun.

 

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Sith_Lords  2492 posts
Registered: May '04
Date Posted: 12/11/07 4:15pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
I completed the game, and all the side quests bar one (which was bugged I think - destroying the transmitter on Feros) with Wrex and Garrus - and I painstakingly went through every dialogue choice etc to get the side quests for just these characters - the only time I did not use them was when I could not, but I did not get the achievement. So I am rather frustrated.

Any idea why? I have been reading how that I should wait on all side quests etc until I have the 2 characters I want the achievement with in my team, which I did, and with them I completed 15 main quests, and 45(+) side quests - yet I still have no achievement...

 

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Star_Rocker  3451 posts
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Date Posted: 12/11/07 8:22pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Oh that transmitter thing on Feros. My first playthrough I did all the things down where you do that, after the main quest even though the guy was dead. And I got it.

This time around though I did it before the guy was dead but forgot to tell him I did it...so now it's annoyingly still there....

 

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Equal_Protection  158 posts
Registered: Oct '04
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Date Posted: 12/13/07 4:58pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
My next character will be a female infiltrator. Are there long hair options? I haven't even looked at the female options.

 

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