Mass Effect 2 gameplay thread

[Hooahguy]

Well she sure seems to be.

[Beskar]

Well she sure seems to be.

You should see her face. *shudder*
http://www.sharecg.com/images/large/38100.jpg

[gaelic cowboy]

This new Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC could be good I must put a few pound on the credit card when it comes out and get the Overlord one too a run through again might be nice.

[Hooahguy]

I just hope they dont make it pitifully short.

[Monk]

This new Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC could be good I must put a few pound on the credit card when it comes out and get the Overlord one too a run through again might be nice.

I ran through Overlord a couple nights ago, very satisfying! Overall I say it's been the best DLC bioware has made, second only to Dragon Age's Stone Prisoner. If Lair of the Shadow Broker is Overlord's length I will be more than happy.

I do recommend you play Overlord before you complete your play through. Waiting until after the finale to do it might bring up continuity issues for certain shepards

[gaelic cowboy]

I think I might just dump all my Shepard's start from ME1 and do it all over again

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

I hope they'll release a "DLC Complete" pack some day, I'm not spending $20-30 separately for an apparently mixed bag of add-ons...

[Hooahguy]

Luckily my paragon level was high enough so that I was able to persuade both Legion and Tali to stay loyal.
Awesome!

[Hooahguy]

I finished ME2, and was able to keep everyone alive.
Im currently playing through the game again using the Renegade options.
Then I plan on getting ME1, then going through both games, in preparation for ME1.

[Hooahguy]

New DLC released today:
The Firepower weapon pack

EDIT: Ok so I tried out all the new weapons.
So far, I really like the Phalanx. It can take down collectors in two shots, Collector Assassins in three-four, and those posessed collectors in about 5-6. Great use and a great substitute for a sniper rifle if you are confined to a pistol and shotgun. But you need to aim carefully, because of its low ammo count. But a great weapon overall. Im guessing that all of the haters out there are just annoyed at the laser (which is awesome, btw) and its slow firing speed. But its massive damage makes up for it.

The plasma shotgun is also cool. havent tried it out on enemies yet, but it took out crates from a considerable distance away, if that means anything. I plan on arming my squadmates with it.

The Mattock Heavy Rifle is probably only for those people who play as soldiers who like to hang back and fight. For up close combat Im going to say that it is not suited at all, but at least it has amazing accuracy. But personally, I prefer the Revenant, I like medium-short range combat. The new rifle isnt for me, but for those infiltrator types who are playing as soldiers, this gun is awesome for you. But what I do like about it is that you get near-sniper rifle accuracy without losing the combat awareness that a sniper rifle scope gives.

So would I buy this DLC?
My opinion: YES!

[Monk]

BIOWARE THIS IS NOT GEARS OF WAR, ENOUGH WEAPON PACKS! *flips the table over*



Oh... there's new assault rifles? Well that changes things.

[Hooahguy]

The devs said earlier that the weapons are going hand in hand with the Shadow Broker DLC. And Besides, why complain? Its giving diversity to our weapons locker. I love the geth plasma shotgun, it took out a Blue Suns lieutenant (biotic barrier+armor)in one shot. Granted, it was powered up and he was in the open, but still, one shot to take down enemy shields and barriers and 90% of health in ONE shot.

The new assault rifle Im finding to be inadequate in combat, unless its for small groups of mercs in one of the side missions and used from far away where normal ARs would be innacurate. In that case its fun, but otherwise I prefer my LMG.

And the pistol is still awesome.

[Monk]

The devs said earlier that the weapons are going hand in hand with the Shadow Broker DLC. And Besides, why complain? Its giving diversity to our weapons locker. I love the geth plasma shotgun, it took out a Blue Suns lieutenant (biotic barrier+armor)in one shot. Granted, it was powered up and he was in the open, but still, one shot to take down enemy shields and barriers and 90% of health in ONE shot.

The new assault rifle Im finding to be inadequate in combat, unless its for small groups of mercs in one of the side missions and used from far away where normal ARs would be innacurate. In that case its fun, but otherwise I prefer my LMG.

And the pistol is still awesome.

Because it's such a boring way to approach DLC. I was largely not serious in my first post, but honestly there's only so many ways to kill Collectors.

I won't scoff at a new assault rifle though, Mass Effect 2 needs more diversity in that area (though i must wonder if it's actually a worthwhile upgrade from the Geth Rifle. So accurate and powerful! )

[Hooahguy]

Speaking of ways to kill the Collectors, I have one beef with ME2: you cant replay missions. I would love to replay Tali's or Garrus's recruitment missions after I defeated the Collectors. It would be inconsequential in regards to morality points, but after you beat the game and all the assignments, you are left to start over. Which isnt a bad thing, mind you. But Id still like to replay the missions.

[Mailman653]

ME2 for PS3 announced

[Monk]

ME2 for PS3 announced

Really i'm surprised, i thought Microsoft was going to keep Bioware on a exclusive deal at least until the trilogy was complete. In any event, this is great news for ps3 owners

[Hooahguy]

Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC trailer

[Mailman653]

Now if only my 360 worked, ha ha ha. Looks like I'll have to attempt the towel trick again.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

That at least sounds like the right voice actor this time.

[Monk]

That at least sounds like the right voice actor this time.

If i recall, the same voice actor was doing Liara in the main game as well - but she was channeling Christian Bale's Batman.

As for the trailer itself: I like it! Though the line "He's more dangerous than anything you've faced" made me laugh pretty hard.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Once you've committed genocide and brought down a "god", there isn't much that can intimidate you. Scary voice or no!

[rajpoot]

It looks like this is going to be really good. Better than the DAO dlc atleast.

BTW, why would Cerebrus give Shepard any data if he breaks up with them in the Paragon ending?

[tibilicus]

It looks like this is going to be really good. Better than the DAO dlc atleast.

BTW, why would Cerebrus give Shepard any data if he breaks up with them in the Paragon ending?

I was wondering about this too. It would also be kind of cool if we have an option to betray Liara (real Renegade choice) and somehow gain the Shadow Broker as an ally. I doubt that will be the case but seeming this looks awesome enough already, I'm not fussed.

[Hooahguy]

It looks like this is going to be really good. Better than the DAO dlc atleast.

BTW, why would Cerebrus give Shepard any data if he breaks up with them in the Paragon ending?

Miranda is still on the team, she could probably hack into Cerberus channels. Also, if you did renegade or didnt finish the game yet, it all works out.

[Mailman653]

The new DLC is out today, from what I've read it's 1.5 GB, that's one big DLC!

[Paradox]

Really i'm surprised, i thought Microsoft was going to keep Bioware on a exclusive deal at least until the trilogy was complete. In any event, this is great news for ps3 owners

They will, which is why the original game will probably never make it to the PS3. Future Mass Effect and Dragon Age games will, since they're published by EA.

I have a feeling the Shadow Broker will be some kind of AI, anything else would be underwhelming considering what Sheperd did in the past.

[Beskar]

Bioware Fail, the DLC installer for the Shadow Lair DLC is broken, so it doesn't even work.

[Monk]

Bioware Fail, the DLC installer for the Shadow Lair DLC is broken, so it doesn't even work.

Not only that, the entire .exe is filled with nothing but zeros (if opened with a hex editor). The corrupted file was taken down and Bioware's promised a fixed version soon. This only effects those of us with the PC version, the 360 version of the DLC seems to work fine.

[Beskar]

Not only that, the entire .exe is filled with nothing but zeros (if opened with a hex editor). The corrupted file was taken down and Bioware's promised a fixed version soon. This only effects those of us with the PC version, the 360 version of the DLC seems to work fine.

I saw that.

Seriously.. a .exe just full of zeros? Mind boggling.

[Gregoshi]

Seriously.. a .exe just full of zeros? Mind boggling.

So it was all for naught...

[Hooahguy]

The correct version is now up. I just finished downloading it, will install it and play it all night long. After all, I wont get another chance until Saturday night because of Rosh Hashanah.