Mass Effect 2 gameplay thread

[rajpoot]

This has meant alot of scanning, although i stopped picking anything up a while ago (nothing left to research). I'm a little frustrated that I can pick up endless resources but have nothing to do with them, and instead have want turns out to be limited cash for buying upgrades. I know this is not Elite or Freelancer but why can't I sell some of these damn resources?

I think that if you do all the side missions and the story missions, then by the end of the game you have almost all the upgrades, without having to buy any......AFAIK the ones at the shops are freely available during some missions too, and some at the end of the missions.
But then again, there are so many upgrades that I might well be wrong.

Edit:

On a different note, I just realised that the way ME2 focuses on Shepard's face many times throughout the game dialogue, has a lot to do with how one actually feels attached to the character.....And I realised that in Dragon Age, save in a few precious cut-scenes, there isn't a single place where the player character's face comes into focus....I don't know what my Cousland nobleman looks with his mouth open :P

[Krusader]

I think that if you do all the side missions and the story missions, then by the end of the game you have almost all the upgrades, without having to buy any......AFAIK the ones at the shops are freely available during some missions too, and some at the end of the missions.
But then again, there are so many upgrades that I might well be wrong.

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AFAIK, you can find three damage upgrades for each weapon throughout the game and buy two from shops (total of five damage upgrades, each upgrade adding +10% damage). Then you have two other upgrades that "unlock" when you have upgraded certain amount).
This page lists where you can find weapons, equipment and upgrades in the game and what they cost in credits & resources

[tibilicus]

Just finished my first play through now, I wont use any spoiler tags as well, I'll include no spoilers.

I personally loved everything about it, it took what ME1 had and made it go further as well as tweaking some of the other faults with the first one. Only major gripe is the whole paragon and renegade system I still feel isn't 100% good. I mean, essentially, for 100% success in the suicide mission 100% paragon or renegade is needed to secure the loyalty of all your crew. Those who have completed the game will know what I mean when I say certain "confrontations". Anyway, 100% paragon or renegade is needed to have a desirable outcome from such "confrontations". Most are aware it isn't as clear cut as that. Maybe I want my Shepherd to be a bit of both, a nice guy who isn't afraid to bust some balls if he needs to. Under the current system this isn't really possible if you want to "win the game".

I think I'll finish of my other save game from this play through tomorrow just to secure my other love interest. I'm curious to see if Bioware will be good on their word that a ME1 love interest will have a more dominant role in ME3. I hope so seeming their apearences in this one were pretty terrible..

[Scienter]

I think I'll finish of my other save game from this play through tomorrow just to secure my other love interest. I'm curious to see if Bioware will be good on their word that a ME1 love interest will have a more dominant role in ME3. I hope so seeming their apearences in this one were pretty terrible..

I played as a female Shepard and I think the romance options for her were better in ME2 than in ME1. Personally I hope there's an option to continue with the ME2 romance the player doesn't feel like going back to the ME1 love interest.

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Kaidan pretty much dumped me on my when I got to Horizon. I thought the three (or more? I couldn't tell if Tali played for both teams) options for female Shep were more interesting than either Liara or Kaidan. I read somewhere that if you engage in one of the ME2 romances, it will have an impact with your ME1 love interest in ME3.

[tibilicus]

I played as a female Shepard and I think the romance options for her were better in ME2 than in ME1. Personally I hope there's an option to continue with the ME2 romance the player doesn't feel like going back to the ME1 love interest.

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Kaidan pretty much dumped me on my when I got to Horizon. I thought the three (or more? I couldn't tell if Tali played for both teams) options for female Shep were more interesting than either Liara or Kaidan. I read somewhere that if you engage in one of the ME2 romances, it will have an impact with your ME1 love interest in ME3.

I completely understand, from a Male Shepard point of view.

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Williams was no better, I personally blame the shoddy script writing for it. I mean it's really hard to feel any kind of loyalty when your supposed lover insults you and pretty much wants nothing to do with you. Only to receive some shoddy email saying sorry later on.

[gaelic cowboy]

From what I can see of the story in the game and the literature outside the game Liara is the cannon romance interest Ashley is really only included for renegades and should really always be left on Virmire for a paragon.

[rajpoot]

From what I can see of the story in the game and the literature outside the game Liara is the cannon romance interest Ashley is really only included for renegades and should really always be left on Virmire for a paragon.

I kind of disagree with that. For one you'll have to point out the literature you're referring to.....Secondly, Ashley/Kaiden are the canon romances. Liara is the second choice regardless of gender. Like Morrigan/Alistair in Dragon Age and Leliana regardless of gender.
Furthermore on starting a new ME2 game (not importing an ME1 save that is), by default for a male Shepard, Ashley is dead and for a female Shepard, Kaiden is dead. Which I think is done so that the player can check out the new romance options in the game.

[Scienter]

I completely understand, from a Male Shepard point of view.

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Williams was no better, I personally blame the shoddy script writing for it. I mean it's really hard to feel any kind of loyalty when your supposed lover insults you and pretty much wants nothing to do with you. Only to receive some shoddy email saying sorry later on.

I suspected that would happen. My first Shepard romanced Liara, but I used my second Shepard for ME2, so I don't know what she does if you romanced her.

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I figure she doesn't have time to rekindle things with Shepard because she's trying to take down the Shadow Broker.