Mass Effect 2

[Atreides]

u dont have either of those things

[BadKarma]

I really need to find a hot bf who works for bioware and has 6 pack abs

also did they confirm Lance Henrikson as coming back again as Admiral Hackett? I mean it did kinda get on my nerves like EVERY time you go the galaxy map and he's like "YO SHEPPARD u busy? I've got space flu and I need you to stop by the nyquil planet for my space medicine"

This thread makes me miss my thread in Spam. Also, not gonna happen. Also, I want this game now.

[BadKarma]

[tyven]

ughhhhhhhh WANT IT NOW

[BadKarma]

Thane looks to be a complete badass.

[Kiarax]

nt

[Kyo]

Jizzin in mah pants.

[Eliseos]

u dont have either of those things

You don't know that

[Insanecyclone]

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/26/ma...res-explained/

This past summer, we learned that Mass Effect 2 players could import save files from the previous entry in the franchise, bringing all of the decisions made in the first game into the sequel. But are decisions capable of decimating hordes of insidious, robotic invaders? No, boosted stats and abilities are -- and according to a recent forum post from BioWare Community Coordinator Chris Priestly, players who import their saves will get access to these as well.

Of course, you won't be able to play as your super-high-level Shepard when you import -- however, the higher your character's level was when you finished Mass Effect, the better bonuses your Mass Effect 2 Shepard will receive. Some of the bonuses mentioned include extra money or crafting resources when you start the game. In addition, though BioWare has said that the game won't have a "New Game Plus" option, Priestly says that multiple playthroughs with the same Shepard will be possible.

Lv60 Imported Shepard = crazy bonuses?

I stopped @56 on my 3rd playthrough because it got so fucking boring to do it a third time so I hope the bonuses won't be that powerful.

[Atreides]

I've been replaying ME1 for the past 2 days, of course I've been level 60 with max money/omnigel for as long as I can remember but I still have most of teh biotic/tech achivements and some of the ally ones to wrap up

edit: also does anyone know an easy way to get more Savant X omni-tools (not biotic amps) besides Bringing Down the Sky? Pinnacle station makes getting the other rare-ish gear (Geth krogan armor, quarian colossus armor, and Savant X biotic amps) retardedly easy but I've only stumbled across like 3 of the omnitools in 2 playthroughs and I need like 2 more

[Qalbert]

yesssssss
http://kotaku.com/5434952/wait---new...-mass-effect-2

Although a Mass Effect 2 designer said back in June there would be "no new game plus" - a second playthrough with abilities and items earned from the first - BioWare's community coordinator has said rather definitively there will be.

On Thursday, BioWare's Chris Priestly wrote the following:

If players start a New Game + after beating the game they will be able to re-use the same character import file they did for their first playthrough. Yes New Game + is making a return to Mass Effect 2!

But on June 27, Preston Watamaniuk, the lead designer for the original Mass Effect, said "New Game Plus" was too problematic to be included:

The reason is progression. We have been working very hard to make sure we design the abilities system to offer smooth progression into ME3 from ME2. Allowing double progression on characters makes that almost impossible. We replaced that feature with playing after you were done because it preserves progression and allows for smoother downloading of PRC.

This is hard to reconcile having not played Mass Effect 2, of course, and myself having not completed the original (I've also not finished Catch-22, The Great Gatsby and other significant works of literature. It happens, you know.) Watamaniuk's statement did not preclude "playing after you were done," but that is a completely different thing. I'd be inclined to say Priestly misspoke, but he clearly says "New Game + is making a return to Mass Effect 2." I've reached out to him for a clarification.

Let's not minimize the info contained in the rest of Priestly's post, which discusses how characters imported from the first Mass Effect will work in the sequel. Priestly reminds that the import will "carry over all your decisions and plot decisions from ME1 into ME2." That means the story path you face in Mass Effect 2 will conform to what you did in the first game. "We don't want to list everything out and spoil the surprises we have in store for you, but rest assured you will be pleased when you see just how much carries over into Mass Effect 2," he writes.

From a gameplay standpoint, while you won't be playing at the same level as you finished Mass Effect 1, you will see perks and bonuses commensurate with where you finished the first game. "Ex, if you finished ME1 as a level 35 character, you will receive a bonus, but if you finished ME1 as a level 50 character, your bonus will be larger. That being said these bonuses will not put new playthrough characters at a severe disadvantage."

[ZarakiKujata]

Who is the guy talking about Shephard in that new trailer? Is that supposed to be the Shadow Broker?

[The Blackrose]

Who is the guy talking about Shephard in that new trailer? Is that supposed to be the Shadow Broker?

No. It's the Illusive Man, head of Cerberus

[Atreides]

i wouldnt be surprised if he turns out to be the shadow broker too

[BadKarma]

i wouldnt be surprised if he turns out to be the shadow broker too

Me either, seems logical.

[Eliseos]

Having a hard time deciding if I will use my character from ME1, or start a brand new character. My main in ME1 was just a simple assault guy who has all gun specialties and no tech/biotic abilities. I'll probably stick with my original character, since you start off with bonuses, but yeah.

[ZarakiKujata]

Having a hard time deciding if I will use my character from ME1, or start a brand new character. My main in ME1 was just a simple assault guy who has all gun specialties and no tech/biotic abilities. I'll probably stick with my original character, since you start off with bonuses, but yeah.

Same, which is why I just rerolled an infiltrator for 2 playthroughs and will prob do the same with a biotic char for at least 1 playthrough

[Elcura]

I liked my soldier, though he was a bit wasted because after a while all I used was handguns and assault rifles. I used snipers and shotguns before I maxed the former, but after I did they became obsolete. That ME2 trailer was ridiculously badass. Day 1 for sure, as if there was any doubt.

[Qalbert]

http://www.destructoid.com/mass-effe...r-158931.phtml
thane trailer at link

[Qalbert]

Grunt!
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/sa...s-effect/60332