Mass Effect 3
03-07-12, 06:06 PM
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Re: Mass Effect 3
Sidequests (N7 missions plus whatever else qualifies) are on disc 2. Main story missions are on disc 1. It's a bizarre design decision. I'm a little over 10 hours in and I've switched discs at least 8 times now. And I have both of them installed to the hard drive.
03-07-12, 08:09 PM
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Re: Mass Effect 3
WTF!? PS3 owners, looking for info:
I'm about 4 hours into the game. I am currently running all over the Citadel doing several small missions. 4 of the 5 times I have tried to go to the "docks" level (i think its level 3) of the Citadel, my PS3 completely freezes and I need to reboot it.
Is this happening to anyone else?
I'm about 4 hours into the game. I am currently running all over the Citadel doing several small missions. 4 of the 5 times I have tried to go to the "docks" level (i think its level 3) of the Citadel, my PS3 completely freezes and I need to reboot it.
Is this happening to anyone else?
03-07-12, 09:07 PM
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03-07-12, 09:51 PM
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Really? It's 2012 for fucks sake, I haven't had to do that with a game since....Baldur's gate! Damn you Bioware!
03-07-12, 10:08 PM
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03-07-12, 10:31 PM
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03-07-12, 10:41 PM
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03-07-12, 10:59 PM
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03-07-12, 11:11 PM
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Re: Mass Effect 3
Only planned on playing a few hours tonight and apparently a few means 5.
My only gripe is the squad mate selection is rather lame so far. If you end up at a place with a lot of enemies in armor the
from the DLC sucks since most of his abilities are useless against armor.
My only gripe is the squad mate selection is rather lame so far. If you end up at a place with a lot of enemies in armor the
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03-08-12, 02:39 AM
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Re: Mass Effect 3
So just a FYI...the non priority side missions EXPIRE. Found that out while playing for a bit tonight. After a certain point in the main story line there are a bunch of the side missions including some ones on the Citadel, N7 missions and going to the Grissom Academy that are grayed out and can't be competed anymore. So do the side missions before moving onto the priority missions.
03-08-12, 05:41 AM
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Re: Mass Effect 3
So just a FYI...the non priority side missions EXPIRE. Found that out while playing for a bit tonight. After a certain point in the main story line there are a bunch of the side missions including some ones on the Citadel, N7 missions and going to the Grissom Academy that are grayed out and can't be competed anymore. So do the side missions before moving onto the priority missions.
03-08-12, 07:18 AM
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Re: Mass Effect 3
So just a FYI...the non priority side missions EXPIRE. Found that out while playing for a bit tonight. After a certain point in the main story line there are a bunch of the side missions including some ones on the Citadel, N7 missions and going to the Grissom Academy that are grayed out and can't be competed anymore. So do the side missions before moving onto the priority missions.
03-08-12, 10:23 AM
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Re: Mass Effect 3
I have quite a few also but most of them aren't specific side missions. It's more of a "hey, if you come across this while playing the game, deliver it to this dude" with no real plot advancement although I do think some of them give you "war assets".
03-08-12, 10:25 AM
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Re: Mass Effect 3
That's fine and all, but how am I supposed to know which are time sensitive? Like that thing where I need to deliver "artifacts" to that black market dealer so I don't have to kill that Turian general. He sure seemed to indicate that I didn't have forever.
03-08-12, 10:25 AM
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Re: Mass Effect 3
I know it's silly, but not being able to play with my Shep's face is really troublesome. I tried to recreated it, but I know it isn't just right. I might need to hold off and borrow a copy of Mass Effect 2 to see what my Shep's character code is.
03-08-12, 10:56 AM
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03-08-12, 10:58 AM
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I couldn't stand it either. I played for about an hour with the new default face and it felt wrong. I started over and did a pretty good job of recreating my real Shep.
03-08-12, 11:00 AM
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Re: Mass Effect 3
Agreed. And they downplay the whole "Oh, you don't need multiplayer to get the best ending, it's possible in single-player" part, when apparently it's more complicated than that. It is possible in single-player, but from what I've seen so far it's very difficult. You basically have to make the right decision nearly every time, and the Paragon response isn't always the right decision for your War Effort stats. Neither is "Sure, old friend, join me on the Normandy," by the way.
Doesn't help that the multiplayer is basically awful, either.
Doesn't help that the multiplayer is basically awful, either.
What do you have to do in multiplayer?
03-08-12, 11:17 AM
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03-08-12, 11:30 AM
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03-08-12, 11:56 AM
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03-08-12, 11:59 AM
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Re: Mass Effect 3
I just wanna get with Miranda before the end of the galaxy. I met up with her at the Docks and told her she's still in my plans for the future.
Hope I see her again.
12 hours through and I feel like I've barely scratched the surface.
Hope I see her again.
12 hours through and I feel like I've barely scratched the surface.