So, who else is going to stay away from the forums for a few days after the EC comes out tomorrow?

The people who have married themselves to IT are going to implode basically. I think things will be fine here but the BioWare forums are going to be an apocalyptic flamescape.

My wife was making fun of Mass Effect yesterday, she called it romance novels for men. I was hard-pressed to disagree.

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi The people who have married themselves to IT are going to implode basically. I think things will be fine here but the BioWare forums are going to be an apocalyptic flamescape. My wife was making fun of Mass Effect yesterday, she called it romance novels for men. I was hard-pressed to disagree.

Professional wrestling is a man's soap opera.

Thankfully, my girl ended up just as invested in ME as I did, so we're able to make fun of eachother. She seriously stood in front of the TV on my ME2 playthrough and demanded I stop flirting with Garrus, and that he was hers.

Really not expecting a ton from EC, but as someone who wasn't really THAT mad to begin with, I'll happily check it out to see what it's made of. Got my GR rating up to about 85, so hopefully that's enough for...whatever. If it's good, awesome, but if not I think I'll be alright.

Is it confirmed that you have to start replaying at Cronos Station? I imagine some of the new content might be different factions you've aligned with popping up along the way during the Earth segments. I was prepared to just load my immediate pre-Citadel save, but I suppose playing through that last part won't take so long.

Does anyone remember the numbers on whatever nerf the Kyrsae got? The shit's still super good, and should be illegal on Kroguards.

Originally Posted by chubbyninja1319 So, who else is going to stay away from the forums for a few days after the EC comes out tomorrow?

Hah, I think you'll be fine with how strict this board is of spoilers with the anal use of spoiler tags.

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi The people who have married themselves to IT are going to implode basically. I think things will be fine here but the BioWare forums are going to be an apocalyptic flamescape. My wife was making fun of Mass Effect yesterday, she called it romance novels for men. I was hard-pressed to disagree.

Yeah I know what you're talking about but f romance novels AREN'T INTERACTIVE! /rant

Played some MP last night and I got into a random game via quick match. Well I start out as the team has playing a bit. I later notice, considering how hard the enemies were to take down, that I was playing on GOLD!? Oh shit, yeah we did it but it was a brutal taxing gaming session (my lower level Drell Vanguard was not setup to go Geth Gold) lol. I wish you could have an option to do any random difficulty but Gold haha. I got a lot of money out of that run though.

The same day as Dawnguard? Wow, how am I gonna split this?!

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi My wife was making fun of Mass Effect yesterday, she called it romance novels for men. I was hard-pressed to disagree.

Your wife is awesome.

Originally Posted by IanKazimer Thankfully, my girl ended up just as invested in ME as I did, so we're able to make fun of eachother. She seriously stood in front of the TV on my ME2 playthrough and demanded I stop flirting with Garrus, and that he was hers.

Your girl is a hater.

Does anyone remember the numbers on whatever nerf the Kyrsae got? The shit's still super good, and should be illegal on Kroguards.

Krysae Sniper Rifle
- Damage reduced from [531.2-664.0] to [476.0-595.0]

Rest assured they still have plenty of time to make it worse. For now the "Balance" Nerd Alliance on BSN is too busy aiming their pitchforks and torches at Infiltrators to put the final nail in the coffin.

I need to check and see if I've got a save in the right spot for the EC.

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi The BioWare forums are going to be an apocalyptic flamescape.

Ha! That's a pretty good description. I know I'm not going to see much of the EC tomorrow unless I institute a patented ChubbyNinja "Bad Decision Tuesday" but that shit gets me in trouble! Still....this is mass effect we're talking about here.

Originally Posted by Ink.So.Well. Your girl is a hater. Krysae Sniper Rifle - Damage reduced from [531.2-664.0] to [476.0-595.0] Rest assured they still have plenty of time to make it worse. For now the "Balance" Nerd Alliance on BSN is too busy aiming their pitchforks and torches at Infiltrators to put the final nail in the coffin.

Nah, she just wanted dat catface to herself. I wasn't gonna fight her, because the second I start that battle is the second I begin questioning everything about myself.


Also, even though I still dig playing multi every now and then, I don't see any nerfs turning me off of it anymore than has happened naturally. I got a solid three months out of a game I was determined to dislike the multiplayer for; I've gotten way more than my money's worth out of it.

Also helps that I kinda don't play Infiltrator much anymore. What exactly are they lobbying for over at BSN? I do everything in my power to stay away from that shit.

Thanks for the DMG numbers, by the way.

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Originally Posted by IanKazimer Nah, she just wanted dat catface to herself. I wasn't gonna fight her, because the second I start that battle is the second I begin questioning everything about myself.

I don't understand the whole Garrus romance deal. I mean, he's awesome, dat voice, and he's my bro 4 lyfe, but really? He's got an exoskeleton. He's basically a bug.

Must be a girl thing.

really the nerfing just affects gold runs in the end, bronze and silver are pretty much a cake walk for all of us at this point (w/our unlocks and just plain experience).

...but how much nerfing would really affect gold anyway? we still have rockets, and combos are still insanely effective if not borderline op. add to that a cohesive squad and sometimes even a squad w/comms and there is nothing we can face punch or biotic combo to full extraction.

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi I don't understand the whole Garrus romance deal. I mean, he's awesome, dat voice, and he's my bro 4 lyfe, but really? He's got an exoskeleton. He's basically a bug. Must be a girl thing.

The only reason Asari love doesn't get hate is because it's an indictment of the entire Japanese population.

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi I don't understand the whole Garrus romance deal. I mean, he's awesome, dat voice, and he's my bro 4 lyfe, but really? He's got an exoskeleton. He's basically a bug. Must be a girl thing.

probably the voice and the charisma. look at some celebrities husbands, you think Christina Hendricks would/could be with someone with more hollywood good looks...but hey, he might just know the combination to turn her dial.

...a catbug, a charming catbug w/a sniper rifle.

Originally Posted by IanKazimer Also helps that I kinda don't play Infiltrator much anymore. What exactly are they lobbying for over at BSN? I do everything in my power to stay away from that shit.

The better question is what aren't they lobbying for at this point. It's the same cycle that plagues every MP mode in every game. Extremely selfish vocal minority with an ear to the powers that be doing everything in their power to tweak the game to their personal preferences regardless of the majority's opinion on it. After all they know best, right? Then have the nerve to wonder why the game dies so fast while they migrate to the next one to rui- er... "balance". My mistake.

I give one or two more free DLC packs before I completely abandon it. I always thought co-op modes were immune to this sort of bullshit and now that I'm wrong I'm tempted to retire to MP altogether. Never fails when comes to this cycle I'm always on the losing end of it. Now it seems whenever I find something I like I'm playing on borrowed time and I hate wasting money.

Resident Evil 6 is my last hope.

Originally Posted by Anexanhume The only reason Asari love doesn't get hate is because it's an indictment of the entire Japanese population.

Asari are just hot chicks with blue skin and short hair.

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi I don't understand the whole Garrus romance deal. I mean, he's awesome, dat voice, and he's my bro 4 lyfe, but really? He's got an exoskeleton. He's basically a bug. Must be a girl thing.

He's Space Motherin' Batman. Not much mystery behind why women want to pounce on 'em.

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi Asari are just hot chicks with blue skin and short hair.

I think the other appeal to them is...they swing both ways.

Interestingly enough, in regards to Garrus, the art team actually put a lot of time and effort into studying angles and facial structure that females find appealing during his concept phase. It's a hard sell just looking at him, but I feel like his overwhelming female fanbase lends a good deal of credibility to their studies.

Also, Batman.

Originally Posted by IanKazimer Interestingly enough, in regards to Garrus, the art team actually put a lot of time and effort into studying angles and facial structure that females find appealing during his concept phase. It's a hard sell just looking at him, but I feel like his overwhelming female fanbase lends a good deal of credibility to their studies.

I thought that was Thane?

I had read that Garrus was never intended to be a romance option until fans asked for it, whereas Thane was designed from the get-go to be appealing to the female audience.