Mass Effect 2

[Souj]

Yeah, I think I'm done with this game. I'm apparently just not good enough at it.
I said fuck it to Kasumi's mission and did Jack's recruitment mission, but now I'm stuck on that. 3 waves of enemies, the 3rd which includes a Heavy Mech and a bunch of guys who seemingly completely surround you no matter which path you decide to take.
Really frustrating though because this is the second trophy in a row I couldn't platinum, not due to boredom or lost interest, but due to difficulty. Insanity mode on ME2, and Challenge #6 on Vanquish...
I could probably beat it on Insanity if I put enough time into it, but I definitely don't have the patience for that.

[Elcura]

If it's too hard, get those DLC weapons. There's a weapon pack that pretty much changes the way the game is played (like a mid-range shotgun, and an awesome heavy pistol). Those should make it much easier to deal with challenges. I won't rule out that perhaps you aren't good enough lol, but I'd suggest giving it a try with those (if you haven't already).

[Souj]

I have a hard time justifying buying dlc for a game I'm renting. Especially just for a trophy. Gamefly gave me ME2 and Vanquish. I plan on sending one of them back real soon in hopes of getting MvC3 asap like I did ME2.
Maybe I'll send ME2 back and then just rent it again later before ME3 comes out.

[Souj]

woo! beat Jack's recruitment mission. though I did it a cheap way.
Found a barricade that I could hind behind and the heavy mech just stood in front of it shooting at me. While it was just trying to hit me Miranda and Garrus killed it.
Boss was real easy though. Only took me 1 try. Almost ran out of ammo though. Killed like 10 people before destroying the last barrier before I realized they respawned infinitely.

[Shnaklaha]

woo! beat Jack's recruitment mission. though I did it a cheap way.
Found a barricade that I could hind behind and the heavy mech just stood in front of it shooting at me. While it was just trying to hit me Miranda and Garrus killed it.
Boss was real easy though. Only took me 1 try. Almost ran out of ammo though. Killed like 10 people before destroying the last barrier before I realized they respawned infinitely.

I find that if all else fails, just run up to something and punch the fuck out of it while strafing....seems to work most times for me lol (though i am the class with the tech shields, so maybe that helps). and then when their shields/armor is down i just throw them 100000 times until they're dead

[Souj]

edit: nvm question answered.

Ok, this time I have a question instead of a rant.
I'm doing Grunt's recruitment mission, and I just got to the ramp that leads down. 2 Blue suns start running up. I take care of those 2, and then when you turn the corner a shotgun wielding Krogan comes out. I kill that one, and then soon after there's another one and another and another and another and etc etc.
Are there a set number of Krogans that spawn, or is it infinite?
Also, that area is glitched as fuck and it's pissing me off. I've had to restart 3 times now because I keep getting glitched and I will literally get pushed up into the ceiling and I wont be able to get down.



lol looks like this whole level is glitched. I use Smash, the enemies get tossed in the air, but the don't come down. They stay frozen in the air in a random falling posture. And they scream for about a minute.

[Thunder]

it's infinite. On insanity you should be fighting two, yeah? What you have to do is just dodge them behind cover/use teammates effectively and make it to the end.

Basically, just "ignore" them.

Edit: I might be wrong.. played a while ago and just restarted myself on vanguard. But since there was only one place with "infinite" spawns I'm pretty sure that's right.

[Jeherrit]

Don't think that one is infinite, pretty sure I let them keep respawning one time and eventually they stopped. Just keep advancing and you'll stop the respawn pretty quickly. ME2 really rewards agressive tactics since the AI gets easily confused by them.

[Charismatic]

Oh, they are definitely infinite.
I was wondering the same thing a while back and I sat there killing them for 30min straight before I got bored enough to just call it.

[Souj]

They aren't infinite. They stopped spawning after like 7 of them.

[Charismatic]

Are you not talking about the ones near Okeer's room? 'cause I know for a fact I sat there for 30 straight minutes killing Krogan

[Elcura]

I don't remember killing that many, but it never took me very long to beat that fight. I do remember not having to deal with them after a while, and my usual strategy was to take out the Krogan as soon as they appear.

[Charismatic]

They stop appearing if you fight them while going through, if you stay in one spot they keep coming.

[Diamicles]

don't get frustrated dying a shitload on certain missions on Insanity. veteran/hardcore provides plenty of challenge without having incredibly cheap AI. plus, vanguard/sentinel/biotic seem to be the only classes really suited to play through the higher difficulty levels, I'm sure others have been done, but lack the tools to make it a smooth experience.

[Charismatic]

I'm guessing you never played the other classes..? Engineer, Soldier and Infiltrator have an easier time than Vanguard for sure.
...especially infiltrator. That's probably the easiest class to play through Insanity on.

[Souj]

They stop appearing if you fight them while going through, if you stay in one spot they keep coming.

Incorrect.
There were no infinitely spawning Krogan on any part of the level.
There's only 2 places with Krogan in the level. The first is after you talk to the krogan npc, down the ramp. I stayed in one place and after 6 or so they stopped coming.
The second place was during the boss fight. There were only about 4 of them before they stopped. And I stayed in the same spot for that boss fight, right behind the door and didn't actually go into the big room, except after the mechs and krogan were dead.

maybe it's different for the xbox version? idk

[Thunder]

Is this a long, double-laned, path over a pit? I am so sure the krogans that spawn there are infinite. Nowhere else in the game did I question, "are these guys respawning?" besides there.

One krogan comes out, then another, and onceyou kill one a few seconds later he comes running out of the doorway at the end.

I am so sure it's infinite.. but I also remember it being really early on in the game so I doubt it's on a loyalty mission. Anyway, I ended up just sacrificing miranda and whoever else was with me to basically sprint to the end using cover. During the mission one of your teammates even says the krogans are spawning infinitely from the whatever-machine or some-such.


Also, Soldier is 100% the easiest class to rampage through insanity on. Adrenaline + rifle >>>>>>>>>> everything + everything else.

[Charismatic]

I played PC version and it was the same for me as the above poster

[Elcura]

Gonna agree with other poster in saying that Infiltrator is boss for Insanity. Vanguard isn't the best by far (along with Adept), but it can wreck shit the right way if you know how to play.

[Souj]

Is this a long, double-laned, path over a pit? I am so sure the krogans that spawn there are infinite. Nowhere else in the game did I question, "are these guys respawning?" besides there.

One krogan comes out, then another, and onceyou kill one a few seconds later he comes running out of the doorway at the end.

yeah, with destructible crates all over. The only thing I can think to say is that i guess the PC and XBox version have infinite spawning krogan and the ps3 doesnt.
I will say that that level was glitched as hell for me. sometimes if I got close to walls I would suddenly be pushed up into the ceiling and wouldnt be able to get down so I'd have to restart. And at some other spots, I would use Slam on Blue Suns. They would get tossed up, but then they would stay frozen in the air and they would scream for a solid minute. Wish I had a working camera atm, cause it was funny to see 4 of them in various falling positions in midair.