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[quote name='io']One thing I read in this month's GI - they said ME 2 will look at your save file and modify the universe based on decisions you made in your playthough. Here's a potential problem - on my original game I played for Paragon points and would want that to be how ME 2 continues. But on my New Game + with the same character I went through getting the Renegade stuff done. How will it decide what to do in that case? I guess I could delete the game saves after I restarted (once I wrap up level 60).[/quote]

I'm sure a lot of people will be divided on this, but I'd kind of like ME2 to just bring over the look of the character (and maybe tweak the starting stats a little) rather than significantly modify the game. I haven't read the GI issue so I don't know if they mentioned how much your past choices will affect the new universe, but it would kind of suck for a character to be stuck in universe A or B, let's say. (Sort of an extreme and implausible example, but for instance
if you decided to let the council die and put the Alliance in charge of the Citadel, imagine how much that would change the game.
)

Basically, boo, videogame accountability!

Incidentally, I honestly feel kind of terrible choosing some of the renegade options, like at the end of the Noveria mission
deciding to kill the Rachni queen
. But I'm picking them anyway since I'm on my second playthrough and haven't seen them before. They could probably use Mass Effect for some great psychological studies.
 
[quote name='metaly']

Incidentally, I honestly feel kind of terrible choosing some of the renegade options, like at the end of the Noveria mission
deciding to kill the Rachni queen
. But I'm picking them anyway since I'm on my second playthrough and haven't seen them before. They could probably use Mass Effect for some great psychological studies.[/QUOTE]

Hehe - I just did this myself too. It is really disturbing especially the evil look Shephard gets when he does the deed... As for your other spoiler I haven't gotten there yet but I suppose I will be doing that too. The article does say things would be configured differently in the universe depending on your choices, so I would think there might be huge changes. I'll definitely have to delete my game saves beyond the first playthrough then. Now it would be nice if the new game carried over experience and weapon bonuses earned from the first one!
 
[quote name='javeryh']Wait, your actions affect things?
Should I have not shot that little bitch Fist in the face?
[/QUOTE]

Well, in terms of this game itself, no, not really. You pretty much just earn Paragon vs Renegade points for doing things differently. There is a point later where I think you can "off" one of your characters but you don't need to do that for either Paragon or Renegade points (just make sure your Charm or Initimidate skills are as high as possible).

But apparently for Mass Effect 2 it might mix things up a little bit. I doubt Fist will make any difference anyway (spoiler for Fist -
since if you don't kill him Wrex will - I guess if you have him along, not sure what happens if you don't
). It is the bigger stuff that happens later.
 
I am working towards the Asari Ally achievement. There's a FAQ on Gamefaqs that very detailedly explains how to go about doing the missions in the right order to unlock it. So I've already done:
-Eden Prime
-Rescue Liara
-Feros
-Noveria
-All the Citadel assignments
-All the assignments that require you to go back to the citadel
-Noveria
-And now working my way through all the rest of the assignments. So far, so good
 
[quote name='Callandor']Started this on Monday, and I'm already 14 hours in and hopelessly addicted.
[/QUOTE]

Same here. I bought the game Sunday and so far have clocked in almost 15 hours.

I've done all the non-fetch (elements and such) side quests so far and it's helped get my party to around Level 28 I think.

It's about time I get to the next to planets I am supposed to do after Feros. Can Sentinels only equip Light Human armor? One of my squad members keeps getting killed off easily because I can't equip any decent armor to him.
 
OK, I've got Wrex and Tali'Zorah in my party. I'm still in the Citadel - can I get the Ally achievements for those two? Are they good to go through the game for the first time with?
 
[quote name='javeryh']OK, I've got Wrex and Tali'Zorah in my party. I'm still in the Citadel - can I get the Ally achievements for those two? Are they good to go through the game for the first time with?[/QUOTE]

That was my exact setup the first time. I made the mistake of listening to the game and swapping out Wrex for Liara on Noveria and as such did not get the ally achievement for Wrex. DO NOT listen to your teammates when they suggest you bring Liara - it really doesn't change the dialog that much anyway.
 
I've heard that the ally achievement count carries over from playthrough to playthrough if you select the same career to continue. At least that's was I'm hoping since I mixed up my party, giving every ally equal time, throughout the game.
 
[quote name='Filbert']I've heard that the ally achievement count carries over from playthrough to playthrough if you select the same career to continue. At least that's was I'm hoping since I mixed up my party, giving every ally equal time, throughout the game.[/QUOTE]

I was actually wondering if this was the case. Just in case, I ought to switch out Ashley and Garrus since I got them done already. Problem is, I don't have many sidequests left...
 
Have been playing ME for the last couple days. a few quick questions.

I'm playing as a vanguard and am untrained at the Sniper and Assault Riffle. Would I be able to excel at these weapons? If so, how?

My decryption skills are too low and as a result I'm unable to loot anything. How do i get good at this?

Loving this game. Can't believe I gave it away to a friend when I first bought it back in November.
 
[quote name='destinywaste']I'm playing as a vanguard and am untrained at the Sniper and Assault Riffle. Would I be able to excel at these weapons? If so, how?

My decryption skills are too low and as a result I'm unable to loot anything. How do i get good at this?[/quote]

A vanguard can't train either of those weapons, which means you can't use the L-trigger zoom, which means they're both pretty useless. Don't worry, though. Just train your pistol up to max and it gets pretty deadly. I played a vanguard my first time through and with your biotics and the right ammo, the pistol is all you really need. (Although the shotgun can come in handy for taking out huge enemies quickly.)

Just have one of your squad members train their decryption skill. If you're planning on using a specific member for most of the game (I know a lot of people are going for the ally achievements), don't bother training anyone else in it. It's actually not a huge deal if you miss a couple hard decryption lockers along the way. The vast majority of the stuff you find quickly becomes obsolete and is only good for cash.
 
I'm opening decryption lockers solely for the experience as I'm trying to get to 60 on my second playthrough (and my cash and equipment has been pretty much maxed out for a long time). I hit 59 tonight and saw that I need about 200,000 exp to get to 60. That is insane as I only needed 100,000 to go from 58 to 59. Damn... Looks like it might not happen on this playthrough. I just have Ilos, etc left - don't think I can wring 175,000 (what I have left after doing a few oddball sidequests) out of that...
 
OK, I finally left the Citadel. I just happened upon my ship and got on board. I decided to go to Feros - when I got on board I went to the galaxy map and started looking around. I picked Feros and went there and there were like 5 or 6 other planets in the system - can I go to all of them? Is every system this packed with planets? If so holy crap this game is gigantic! I didn't land my ship because it was late and I was falling asleep but I can't wait to play more tonight. I guess I'll be going through the game with Wrex and Tali...
 
[quote name='javeryh']OK, I finally left the Citadel. I just happened upon my ship and got on board. I decided to go to Feros - when I got on board I went to the galaxy map and started looking around. I picked Feros and went there and there were like 5 or 6 other planets in the system - can I go to all of them? Is every system this packed with planets? If so holy crap this game is gigantic! I didn't land my ship because it was late and I was falling asleep but I can't wait to play more tonight. I guess I'll be going through the game with Wrex and Tali...[/QUOTE]

In each system there's 1 planet you can land on (like the system Feros is in, you can only land on Feros). On systems without those main plot lines, theres an "uncharted" planet you can land on. They almost all (maybe all, not sure) have a secondary assignment you can complete on them. They also have minerals/other cool stuff to find, sometimes marked on the map, sometimes not.

The other systems you can zoom into, not land on, but sometimes scan and find minerals/other cool stuff without even landing on it. That's stuff for the "collection" questions like find 20 of this, or 13 of that.
 
You can't land on every planet but the game is still huge.

One tip, as you enter each system create a system so you're not always double and triple checking the planets for minerals/writings/etc. I worked from the outside in so I knew if I landed on a planet that was two rings from the center, when i got back to the ship the only planet i had to bother checking was the planet closest to that system's sun.

Gamefaqs really has some great info on ME, ejtester's walkthrough is particularly detailed.

As far as ally acheivments and whether the exp carries over to multiple playthroughs, I really ahve no idea.

I can't believe you got to level 59 in a second playthrough. I did EVERY mission my second playthrough and killed every enemy (including thresher maws) on foot and still only got to 57 IIRC. I also had the bonus experience pts for completionist and power gamer.
 
[quote name='pittpizza']You can't land on every planet but the game is still huge.

One tip, as you enter each system create a system so you're not always double and triple checking the planets for minerals/writings/etc. I worked from the outside in so I knew if I landed on a planet that was two rings from the center, when i got back to the ship the only planet i had to bother checking was the planet closest to that system's sun.

Gamefaqs really has some great info on ME, ejtester's walkthrough is particularly detailed.

As far as ally acheivments and whether the exp carries over to multiple playthroughs, I really ahve no idea.

I can't believe you got to level 59 in a second playthrough. I did EVERY mission my second playthrough and killed every enemy (including thresher maws) on foot and still only got to 57 IIRC. I also had the bonus experience pts for completionist and power gamer.[/QUOTE]

I am very close to hitting 58, and I'm only about half way through the assignements, then have to go to Ilos. One big thing is finding hte extra minerals on planets not marked, and opening up anything you can decrypt, all which give you exp.
 
yeah I opened everything and found every mineral, did every sidequest, talked to every NPC, found every keeper, killed every enemy (except the ones surrounding the conduit) on foot, and had an extra 15% bonus. Wierd.

I know some minerals don't appear on your radar until your close and I did not bother scouring the corners of some maps but this can't amount to very much exp lost.
 
To get the Asari Ally achievement, do as few side quests as possible on the citadel, then pick up Laria and go back to the Citidel and do all the side quests. I paniced when getting near the end but I got the achivement a little bit before Ilos.

Man, come on March 10th, I need some new Mass Effect content.
 
[quote name='pittpizza']
I can't believe you got to level 59 in a second playthrough. I did EVERY mission my second playthrough and killed every enemy (including thresher maws) on foot and still only got to 57 IIRC. I also had the bonus experience pts for completionist and power gamer.[/QUOTE]

I finished off a few sidequests last night and started Ilos (got to see Ashley's butt this time ;)). I'm pushing through level 59 now (just went over 700,000 exp of the needed 868,xxx or so) - it will come down to the wire if I actually make it. But then I suppose I could just start a third game and play through Eden Prime and maybe a bit more and I'll have it done. I assume I have the same bonuses as you do.

I probably didn't do nearly as much the second time though as I did not find all the Thresher Maws and didn't do the mineral/artifact thing beyond scanning planets and hitting up a few easy ones on my way to other things. I left most of those unfinished in fact. I also found out I missed a couple of Citadel assignments on BOTH of my playthroughs - had no idea there were some hidden in the Ward access area (in one you contact Shepards's mom!?).

The one thing I really tried to do this time (and did not do on my first playthrough when I hit level 50) was to get out and take on just about every enemy on foot - even the Geth Colossus and other things that can kill you in one hit. You get at least double the experience vs killing them with the Mako (I'm sure you knew this pittpizza, this is more for the benefit of the newbies ;)).

I also noticed on this playthrough that there is a bonus for rapid kills - it seems if you kill one enemy after another quickly (within a few seconds) you get a cascading bonus. A good thing to do this on are the Rachni spawn (or whatever those little things are). You only get 133 for one, but keep blasting them rapidly and the last one can be over 1000 exp! I've been trying to do this to Geth on Ilos and racked up some pretty high exp numbers for just the very first part. It is a change of tactics though - I'm charging right into the middle of them with my shotgun and trying to take them out as quickly as possible (playing on hardcore so sometimes this causes problems ;)).
 
I did part of the assignment today with the Geth Incursions into multiple systems.

The one on the snowy planet, where the Geth are all holed up inside of the mountians, a bunch of rockets & snipers in towers and a Colussus in the middle, is pure torture on the harder difficulties.

I finally hald my MAKO burning up in the middle of them all, jumped out with everyone, and took out the colossus on foot. A big help to taking them out, for me, was sabotage (which stops it from firing) and Wrex, who seemed to "aggro" it to attack him and not me. Of course, as soon as it fell, the Geth dropships I forgot about showed up, and dropped down dozens of Geth Primes and shit, and I died. Now I get to go replay that 30 minutes of fun again.
 
[quote name='lordwow']I did part of the assignment today with the Geth Incursions into multiple systems.

The one on the snowy planet, where the Geth are all holed up inside of the mountians, a bunch of rockets & snipers in towers and a Colussus in the middle, is pure torture on the harder difficulties.

I finally hald my MAKO burning up in the middle of them all, jumped out with everyone, and took out the colossus on foot. A big help to taking them out, for me, was sabotage (which stops it from firing) and Wrex, who seemed to "aggro" it to attack him and not me. Of course, as soon as it fell, the Geth dropships I forgot about showed up, and dropped down dozens of Geth Primes and shit, and I died. Now I get to go replay that 30 minutes of fun again.[/QUOTE]

Ah, yes, this was one the of the ones I did mostly on foot to try to rack up exp. Actually, I compromised a bit - I used the Mako to take out the snipers and rocket troopers in the towers (not sure if that is on the snow level or one of the other ones but they are common) and then I was able to concentrate on the Colossi on foot. They are pretty easy to beat if you don't have a lot of other stuff shooting at you. If you keep moving in a circle around them they never hit you since they have to stop and charge up those big shots - they always shoot where you were several seconds before if you are on the move.

I think you get over 4000 exp for killing Colossi on foot vs 2000 or so in the Mako. Whereas the snipers and such are just 133 vs 266 or whatever.

I know there aren't that many Colossi and Geth Prime on Ilos - not nearly enough for me to rack up 160,000 exp points anyway. I wish there was a horde of them though ;).
 
Wow the vehicle missions are pretty annoying.

I'm on the first vehicle mission after you
meet the Rachni Queen.

Are you able to upgrade the Mako at all? Am I missing something?
 
[quote name='asianxcore']Wow the vehicle missions are pretty annoying.

I'm on the first vehicle mission after you
meet the Rachni Queen.

Are you able to upgrade the Mako at all? Am I missing something?[/QUOTE]

No, but using the Mako in combat is a breeze compared to being on foot - that's why you get 1/2 the exp points. Are you using the zoom feature and the cannon? (Note: I didn't discover the cannon until about halfway through my first playthrough and the zoom until near the end :lol:). The only other combat tip is to keep moving, even if it is just back and forth - the Geth Rocket Troopers can take you out if you sit still. When I was fighting from the Mako I'd park a long way from the Geth, zoom in, take a few out with the cannon which makes the rest shoot at you. Then I'd just rock back and forth so the missiles would miss and continue to take out the rest from long range.
 
[quote name='io']I also noticed on this playthrough that there is a bonus for rapid kills - it seems if you kill one enemy after another quickly (within a few seconds) you get a cascading bonus. A good thing to do this on are the Rachni spawn (or whatever those little things are). You only get 133 for one, but keep blasting them rapidly and the last one can be over 1000 exp! I've been trying to do this to Geth on Ilos and racked up some pretty high exp numbers for just the very first part. It is a change of tactics though - I'm charging right into the middle of them with my shotgun and trying to take them out as quickly as possible (playing on hardcore so sometimes this causes problems ;)).[/quote]

Thanks for pointing this out, I had no idea. I guess I should resist the temptation to pull out the sniper rifle, no matter how satisfying that CHOOOM sound is...

It's too bad that sort of undermines using the cover system, which which was really fun to use. Its usefulness already goes away really quickly since most of the enemies in the second half of the game just rush you.
 
[quote name='io']No, but using the Mako in combat is a breeze compared to being on foot - that's why you get 1/2 the exp points. Are you using the zoom feature and the cannon? (Note: I didn't discover the cannon until about halfway through my first playthrough and the zoom until near the end :lol:). The only other combat tip is to keep moving, even if it is just back and forth - the Geth Rocket Troopers can take you out if you sit still. When I was fighting from the Mako I'd park a long way from the Geth, zoom in, take a few out with the cannon which makes the rest shoot at you. Then I'd just rock back and forth so the missiles would miss and continue to take out the rest from long range.[/quote]
Yeah, the zoom/cannon turns impossible into joke.
 
You know what may ahve hurt me IO, the fact that I enjoy letting my squad do most of my killing. It advances through the game faster (they die instead of you) but (and here is my question)

Does letting your squad kill the enemies instead of killing them yourself give you less exp?

And yeah I did know about the xp bonus when on foot, I actually think it's closer to three times the amount of xp.
 
[quote name='pittpizza']You know what may ahve hurt me IO, the fact that I enjoy letting my squad do most of my killing. It advances through the game faster (they die instead of you) but (and here is my question)

Does letting your squad kill the enemies instead of killing them yourself give you less exp?
[/QUOTE]

I don't think it matters if you kill them vs your squad mates actually - it seems the exp numbers come up the same, anyway.

OK, so I finished my second playthrough last night still at level 59. At the end I had 753500 / 862100 needed for level 60. So I started up a new game (in "Insanity" mode) and played through Eden Prime/most of the Citadel assignments/Finding Liara and got myself up to about 850000. I'll hit Noveria next and that ought to put me over the top. I had no intention of maxing out the achievements originally but since I'm so far invested in it now I might as well go for it.

So I'm playing on Insanity mode, and trying to get Wrex (who I just missed the first time) and Kaiden. Unfortunately, with this same stupid character I can't get the Assault Rifle and Sniper achievements or some of the biotic/tech ones.

So I'll go back to normal mode on a new game after the DLC comes out and play for those and the Liara achievement I guess. But I'll probably take a break after this insanity playthrough and maybe wait for more than 1 set of DLC before I play again. Insanity mode hasn't been TOO hard so far. It is just a grind in some places though - the stupid thugs in Chora's den required like 8-10 close range shotgun blasts (with my Spectre Master Gear shotgun and full upgrades) to die. And Geth Colossi are taking well over 10 cannon blasts to bring down. I think I'm going to try to speed through this playthrough and not do anything on foot if I don't have to (I should hit the exp cap here soon anyway). I also *JUST* discovered that you can skip through dialogue by pressing X. I wish I had known that on my second playthrough!
 
I'm on Feros now and I just got the tank/car thing before stopping. I'm going to play more tonight... I still don't know what I'm doing - I just take cover and shoot the Geth with my pistol. If one gets close I switch to the machine gun type gun. I'm not sure how to use any items or get my teammates involved (they die ALL the time).
 
I'm wrapping up the sidequests on my second character's first playthrough (including a few I somehow completely missed the first time, like the listening post one), and then I'm off to Noveria and the rest. Hardcore hasn't been too difficult even with a brand new character, but I'm dreading the Feros krogan fight on Insanity. I'm probably going back to my vanguard character for that. Not sure who I'll bring along.

[quote name='javeryh']I'm on Feros now and I just got the tank/car thing before stopping. I'm going to play more tonight... I still don't know what I'm doing - I just take cover and shoot the Geth with my pistol. If one gets close I switch to the machine gun type gun. I'm not sure how to use any items or get my teammates involved (they die ALL the time).[/quote]

What class are you playing? If you can train with the assault rifle, I'd say use that all the time instead of the pistol. Otherwise, switch to the shotgun when people get close. It's decent up close even when untrained. The only real "item" you can use during battle is your medigel. For your allies, just put their abilities on auto and they'll be OK. I don't find that giving them attack/move orders impacts how effective they are either way. I'll manually use their abilities just before an encounter and if enemies group up, or tell them to stay put if I want to run ahead and snipe people, but that's about all the micromanaging I do.
 
Also, javeryh, make sure you are equipping your allies with better gear as you find it. That could be one reason they die a lot. Though I've found that the weaker chars will die all the time anyway. On my hardcore playthrough Garrus died constantly while Ashley tended to stay alive. Now I have Wrex and Kaiden and Kaiden dies all the time and Wrex less often. I'm hoping to wrap up the Kaiden ally achievement quickly and then I'll put Ashley back in there for the end.
 
Thanks IO for the tips to make the vehicle missions less annoying.

I just beat the game after playing it pretty much non-stop since Monday. Finished it in about 23-24 hours with my party leveled up to 43-45 (I can't remember).

Fantastic game, I can't say that enough. The gameplay and the story were top notch. I really loved the final act of the game and it was a great way to wrap things up. Final battle was fun as hell. Just when I thought I was over-leveled, I quickly shot down that idea :)

Definitely will be playing through this again in the near future. Not sure when though since I would like to get COD4 next week.
 
I can't kill the Thorian!!!

Also, can I heal allies? I'm going into battle and they are wounded...

Can I ever perform Biotics? My character is a soldier... basically the default Shepard...
 
If you're having trouble with the Thorian, try backing off between floors to let your shields/abilities/medigel recharge. Don't go too crazy with the medigel, though, since there are only a couple places in that area where you can pick up more.

You don't get biotics with a soldier, but you do have abilities like overkill and adrenaline burst which are extremely helpful. Early in the game, abilities take a while to recharge so I'd only count on being able to use each ability once per enemy group. With adrenaline burst, you can squeeze out a second use. Just wait for the burst to recharge before taking on your next group.
 
Your entire team gets healed with medpacks, when you hit Y. You should always pump up one of the teammates First Aid skill to improve it for everyone.
 
[quote name='javeryh']Thanks guys. So there's no way I can get any of the Biotics achievements?[/quote]

Starting a new character is the only way.

Btw, what level are you and what difficulty are you playing on. I killed the Thorian pretty easily by using my Adept character. Used a shotty to kill those gray things that are in a fetal position until you get near them. The asari clones were a bitch though. Always took down my shields, but I had biotic abilities to knock her to the ground and load her up with bullets.
 
I got through Noveria on my Insanity playthrough. It wasn't too tough except for one part -
The run through all the Rachni after setting up the Neutron purge. I had to try that 3 times
.

I'll have to see how hard the Thorian part on Feros is next.

Playing on Insanity has brought out a lot of glitches in this game though. Because the battles last longer and enemies take so many shots to kill I have had something strange happen to me about 4-5 times so far. It happened in the Doctor's office, Chora's Den, the Noveria corporate office mission, and again with Benezia: since the enemies don't die easily and you are hitting them with multiple hard shots which often knock them backwards, then can become stuck in or behind objects or behind the map/textures completely. This means you can't finish whatever level you are on because it just never ends - you are still in combat mode and the doors remain locked or whatever. Yet you can't reach the enemy in any way. This was particularly hilarious (and yet frustrating) on the Noveria one. I blasted a guy right through one of the non-operable glass doors in that map. He stood up in a little space behind the door and kept firing missiles at me that exploded right in front of him (not hurting him of course). I tried everything but couldn't get through to hurt him.

Another glitch: this happened during my normal playthrough too, if Benezia hits you with one of her biotic attacks (the one that floors you) and at the same time you clear off one of the waves of enemies you get stuck on the floor while your allies continue to fight the next wave. You can put away your weapon and take it back out and you can look around (your aim point is the same as if you were standing) but you can't do anything else. You can look down at yourself all twisted on the floor too. In my earlier playthrough I let it play on for a while and after 10 minutes or so Shepard was twisted and deformed - kind of freaky really. I took some pictures maybe I'll post later. Anyway, in the end I had to completely quit the game (go back to the dashboard) and restart.
 
I had one of the colonists on Feros go through a wall after meleeing her. She kept trying to get up and couldn't. I finally decided to shoot her in the leg until she died so I only saved 15 out of 16 of them.

So let me get this straight - since I picked a soldier I can never get the biotics achievements? When I beat the game and start again can I pick a character with biotic powers or am I not allowed to? I'm really confused and I'll be super pissed if the 7 hours I've put in so far are a waste.
 
[quote name='javeryh']I had one of the colonists on Feros go through a wall after meleeing her. She kept trying to get up and couldn't. I finally decided to shoot her in the leg until she died so I only saved 15 out of 16 of them.

So let me get this straight - since I picked a soldier I can never get the biotics achievements? When I beat the game and start again can I pick a character with biotic powers or am I not allowed to? I'm really confused and I'll be super pissed if the 7 hours I've put in so far are a waste.[/QUOTE]

Yes you can create any class. The best part about creating a new character is unlocking new talents with your old characters. Just be sure to unlock weapon achievements, specifically the assault rifle (the soldier is the only one who can train that weapon).

You'll be able to create a New Adept and add a talent that the soldier uses, like the assault rifle or shotgun. Custom characters become even more custom.

You'd need three playthroughs minimum to unlock all the weapon/skill achievements (Soldier/Engineer/Adept).
 
Whew - that's good news - I'd hate to miss out on those achievements.

The Thorian is a huge pain - I'm saving like every 10 feet but still haven't beat it.
 
[quote name='javeryh']I had one of the colonists on Feros go through a wall after meleeing her. She kept trying to get up and couldn't. I finally decided to shoot her in the leg until she died so I only saved 15 out of 16 of them.[/quote]

I did the exact opposite, I killed everybody but 1.. I could not find that fucker anywhere. He was so dead.
 
I hated the Thorian. Took me a solid couple of hours. REALLY pissed me off. Oh well, I'm done Theros now (first planet :D ) and just landed on an Uncharted World. Cool.
 
My favorite part about the Thorian was definitely using throw against the Asari the second the cutscene ended. She went flying off the edge of the cliff.
 
Finished my first play through earlier today. Awesome, awesome ending. The sequel will be a day-one purchase for me.

The best part of this game, though, was having ACTUAL role-playing in an RPG. Playing the renegade paths all the way through was just... satisfying. I haven't felt this involved in character interaction since Baldur's Gate. Evil just felt good.

Definitely doing a second playthrough with either the Engineer or Adept on Hardcore, then back to my lvl50 Soldier for an Insanity game. And the DLC will be a day-one download.

Bravo, Bioware. Bravo.
 
[quote name='javeryh']I had one of the colonists on Feros go through a wall after meleeing her. She kept trying to get up and couldn't. I finally decided to shoot her in the leg until she died so I only saved 15 out of 16 of them.

So let me get this straight - since I picked a soldier I can never get the biotics achievements? When I beat the game and start again can I pick a character with biotic powers or am I not allowed to? I'm really confused and I'll be super pissed if the 7 hours I've put in so far are a waste.[/QUOTE]

Yes, but if you are going for the level achievements you will need to use the same character and then you are stuck with it. I picked a char with a wide range of abilities (Vanguard I think?) - some weapon, some biotic. The problem is he isn't a specialist in either area so I *still* have to play as all those other types to get the last few achievements. The thing is I guess you don't have to play all the way through - just enough to get the achs...
 
The way to do it is to play through as a full biotic and a full engineer once each. You can get all those. The weapons you don't need a specialty in to get either, so you can do it without playing as a soldier.
 
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