bluemax151 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I lied earlier, my save file shows level 59 but I have the level 60 achievement. So I guess I hit sixty in the last level. My package still shows as being in Oakland since 03:57. Ironically I literally live 5 minutes from a UPS DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeyondTheGrave Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 (edited) Same here---2 plays on same character, ended on 59. Level 60 WILL get a specific bonus in ME 2. AFAIK the bonuses are for levels 40, 50, and 60. And they are picky--you have to have won with the character. I started yet one more playthrough and just blew through to Therum, and got Liara in the party in barely over an hour and hit level 60, as the beginning of the game has a TON of plot XP points. But it would have taken hours and hours and hours of playing at the end of the previous playthrough to go from 59 to 60. So I got my level 60 achievement/gamer score, but it won't count for ME 2. I've heard of people starting at 54 and not making it to 60. I went from 51 to 59. (and that's with every XP bonus there is) Another known bonus in ME 2 is for the "rich" achievement--but that's easy to get before the end of the very first playthrough. I actually died less on Insanity than Hardcore. Either I got better, or Colossus armor made all the difference. So which achievements adn story points carry over/ effect gameplay in ME2? Note still grinding in ME 1. Lvl 58 just started Noveria. I got plenty of time due to being laidoff Edited January 26, 2010 by BeyondTheGrave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I listed every achievement which is known for sure. Anything more than that is probably a spoiler. I'd bet money on the ally achievements counting for something though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I've got a spare Inferno armor code. Would like to trade for a Terminus armor code if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-19 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Noo!!! Normandy! And WTF, they kill off Shepard?!?! Only to resurrect him??? Heck of a way to start off the game. Want to play more, but I've got to go to bed... Stupid night crew job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 goddamit i want it now!!! Still have a day to wait down here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeszekely Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 (edited) I've got a spare Inferno armor code. Would like to trade for a Terminus armor code if possible. I'll see what I can do with my old Gamestop contacts. EDIT: PMed. I just hope you're not too busy playing it to get my message... Edited January 27, 2010 by mikeszekely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vepariga Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 comes out tomorrow here, cant wait!! :jumping: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammer Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 arrgh! I gotta wait till the thursday at the earliest to play.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Bonuses seem to be pretty basic: Money, a few extra skill points, some basic materials/items, a free level or two. Unless level 60 is VERY different than the other bonuses, I seriously doubt it's at all worth it. Stop playing ME 1 and start ME 2. (I had level 59 and the game specifically said level 59 bonuses, so I figure I have ALMOST everything you can) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeyondTheGrave Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Bonuses seem to be pretty basic: Money, a few extra skill points, some basic materials/items, a free level or two. Unless level 60 is VERY different than the other bonuses, I seriously doubt it's at all worth it. Stop playing ME 1 and start ME 2. (I had level 59 and the game specifically said level 59 bonuses, so I figure I have ALMOST everything you can) so no perk for insanity completion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Bonuses seem to be pretty basic: Money, a few extra skill points, some basic materials/items, a free level or two. Unless level 60 is VERY different than the other bonuses, I seriously doubt it's at all worth it. Stop playing ME 1 and start ME 2. (I had level 59 and the game specifically said level 59 bonuses, so I figure I have ALMOST everything you can) noooo, must... finish... ME1... can't stop.. ENEMIES EVERYWHERE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeszekely Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Bah. A common complaint I heard from the Halo frat party crowd was that they didn't like Mass Effect because it was too much RPG and not enough shooter. It's a damn shame Bioware listened to them. Don't get me wrong, Bioware's got some of the best storytellers (Drew Karpyshyn), and I expect that Mass Effect 2 will be an engaging experience that will be remembered as one of 2010's best games. It's just a shame that it plays like Mass Effect Lite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeyondTheGrave Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Bah. A common complaint I heard from the Halo frat party crowd was that they didn't like Mass Effect because it was too much RPG and not enough shooter. It's a damn shame Bioware listened to them. Don't get me wrong, Bioware's got some of the best storytellers (Drew Karpyshyn), and I expect that Mass Effect 2 will be an engaging experience that will be remembered as one of 2010's best games. It's just a shame that it plays like Mass Effect Lite. I'll take them over the Gears of War party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I like ME 1 better, gameplay-wise. ME 2 blows it away for cinematics, but I much prefer the powers/armor/weapons style of the first. I think asides from Shepard, everyone is "locked" into their default armor/appearance. I liked altering my party's appearance and stats. Also, so far, every armor upgrade for Shep has sucked, appearance-wise. I want LESS bulky and sleeker armor, not even bigger and more angular. It already looks like heavy to start with, I want medium/light not "massive". (not as light as what Miranda's wearing, but what Femshep has now would practically be overkill for Ashley). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemax151 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 My copy never left Oakland, not that it matters since all the DLC isn't live yet anyway. Spent some time running my extra character through the first game and I'm almost done now. Gotta love how exploitable the Sniper Rifle is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 So who here is having trouble with the new scanner interface for the Galaxy Map? Scanning planets is now, to me, a tedious pace of yawn, snort, and lip-smacking while I wear out my fingers from holding LT so much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 So...the game's not that great? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 So...the game's not that great? Blasphemy! Kill the unbeliever and hang his skin up as a warning to all others! *points dramatically* I'm only about five or six hours into the game and already the HSQ has gone up a few notches. A few moments of Fridge Logic and -type moments, but nothing I can't roll with so far. Plus Bioware has continued its long tradition of making the NPCs into real people and already I want to get to know more of them. I imagine that most of our confusion and comments stem from the fact that we've had the game for less than 24 hours and haven't quite gotten used to the new changes put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemax151 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I haven't even had the opportunity to play yet but the lack of a helmet toggle or an auto remove for dialogue is uh.. recockulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protostar8 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I haven't even had the opportunity to play yet but the lack of a helmet toggle or an auto remove for dialogue is uh.. recockulous. The helmet thing is supposed to be only the DLC armors. Normal armors should have the option to remove the helmet. It's still stupid though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 The helmet used to auto-remove for important dialogue if you had it equipped, so you could actually see Shep talking. Now it doesn't, it always stays on if you have it equipped. (I'm talking standard N7 armor---DLC armor always has it on period--which I also don't like---Shep would look very cool in Blood Dragon armor with the helmet off) So I'm playing without a helmet. PS---already a game update, but I didn't notice anything different. Only real issue/bug I've seen is that scrolling some text boxes with right-stick is IMPOSSIBLE to read all the lines--it just jumps from top to bottom, if the box is a certain size. (also, left-stick and d-pad is too slow to scroll through the codex) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Might as well start discussing positives: 1. Characters look better. If you import a Shep, they'll look better than they did. Might be just the hair, maybe they smoothed out some polygons, maybe the revamped the basic textures. But they look better. 2. Going Renegade is "visible". I won't describe/spoil any more than that, other than to say, a certain something I first thought was a graphical glitch, I think will become more prominent as my Femshep continues punching out reporters. And it's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeszekely Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 So...the game's not that great? I wouldn't say that at all. Mass Effect 2 is better than probably 95% of the games released during this console generation. It's just not better than the first one. BTW, David, renegade dude-Shep looks badass with the Blood Dragon helmet on. The red eyes and the red lights near the mouth are positively sinister when you get to pull a renegade action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Just so I understand: Theres no text skip> I tend to read faster than the characters speak and skip the game dialogue on longer speeches in ME1; Thats no longer an option? I HAVE to wait till they finish speaking? Ill have the game in about 8 hours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 Woot, Tigh is on the Citadel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 seriously, spoiler tags all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 seriously, spoiler tags all. A voice actor needs spoiler tags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Yeah, I think "voice actor guest appearance" is pretty much not a spoiler. It wasn't even mentioned who the character was. But in the future I guess we should spoiler those too in the future. Anyways, I wanted to mention more but the site went down: 3. Dialogue. It just rocks. If you liked DA:O banter etc, this is better. Truly LOL a lot of times. (well, if you're a renegade at least---some people REALLY hate you) Also, ScreamMan--where'd you hear that? I've already skipped some dialogue from "right before a fight I kept dying in". If anything dialogue goes slightly faster, since there seems to be a glitch where the last word or two is occasionally clipped by another character starting their line early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 David; I took this: I haven't even had the opportunity to play yet but the lack of a helmet toggle or an auto remove for dialogue is uh.. recockulous. As meaning u couldnt skip dialogue. DOes it mean u just cant have iut not show on screen as they speak? And I dont know who or what Tigh is, so I thought it was a character. 6 hours.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 "I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite shop in the Citadel!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 (well, if you're a renegade at least---some people REALLY hate you) I'm trying so very, very hard to be a Paragon on this playthrough but it's not easy. When this game was billed as "the dark second chapter" they wern't kidding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Snowblind- Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Argh... Bought the PC version today. My DVD drive won't read the first disk at all. My 4 year old laptop can see it fine... time for a new optical drive, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanzerfan Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Well, at least they kept David Keith on, as well as the actress who did Tali, whom I liked. Martin Sheen was a big suprise, though (I saw a few trailers, so we don't hae the game yet). If they have Cam Clarke (a.k.a. James Flinders), Simon Templeman (gotta love Kain; "Cast him in.") or Michael Bell, I would be a happy man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Well, at least they kept David Keith on, as well as the actress who did Tali, whom I liked. Martin Sheen was a big suprise, though (I saw a few trailers, so we don't hae the game yet). If they have Cam Clarke (a.k.a. James Flinders), Simon Templeman (gotta love Kain; "Cast him in.") or Michael Bell, I would be a happy man. Without spoiling anything, Cam Clarke returns to voice the Codex entries again. I love that in-game encyclopedia, it brings so much life to the game world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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