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  • #211
    Goffs
    New Ork Giants
    • Feb 2003
    • 12278

    Re: Mass Effect 2


    Re: Mass Effect 2

    its about time you get some heavy weapons...i remember getting shot by some rockets and was hoping to get them later ingame...

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    • #212
      Flawless
      Bang-bang! Down-down!
      • Mar 2004
      • 16780

      Re: Mass Effect 2


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      Wish the video quality was better, but Gamespot had a stage demo and it showed some new stuff.

      Go Noles!!! >>----->

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      • #213
        Wet Bandit
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        • Apr 2009
        • 1746

        Re: Mass Effect 2


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        It was interesting to see the ammo-related abilities in the power wheel.

        They also showed off the new biotic power pull to great effect. Some good skeet shooting fun will be had.

        Also noticed Miranda, who's presumably of the techier variety, had a power called crush.

        Speaking of Miranda, very small spoiler that I'll put in a tag just to be safe:

        Spoiler


        And I'm really digging that guided rocket launcher. It'd be the perfect thing to add a little more oomph to my soldier.

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        • #214
          jmood88
          Sean Payton: Retribution
          • Jul 2003
          • 34637

          Re: Mass Effect 2


          Re: Mass Effect 2

          Originally posted by mrnoobie
          its about time you get some heavy weapons...i remember getting shot by some rockets and was hoping to get them later ingame...

          If you had the shotgun ability and you upgraded it, you were able to shoot a rocket.
          Originally posted by Blzer
          Let me assure you that I am a huge proponent of size, and it greatly matters. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

          If I went any bigger, it would not have properly fit with my equipment, so I had to optimize. I'm okay with it, but I also know what I'm missing with those five inches. :)

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          • #215
            Goffs
            New Ork Giants
            • Feb 2003
            • 12278

            Re: Mass Effect 2


            Re: Mass Effect 2

            Originally posted by jmood88
            If you had the shotgun ability and you upgraded it, you were able to shoot a rocket.
            this i did not know...since ive always upgraded the main guns that i mostly used..i gotta try it out

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            • #216
              jmood88
              Sean Payton: Retribution
              • Jul 2003
              • 34637

              Re: Mass Effect 2


              Re: Mass Effect 2

              You have to upgrade the shotgun until you get the carnage ability.
              Originally posted by Blzer
              Let me assure you that I am a huge proponent of size, and it greatly matters. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

              If I went any bigger, it would not have properly fit with my equipment, so I had to optimize. I'm okay with it, but I also know what I'm missing with those five inches. :)

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              • #217
                burnwood
                MVP
                • May 2003
                • 2270

                Re: Mass Effect 2


                Re: Mass Effect 2

                I'd like to see some videos without combat. ME is so much more than this.

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                • #218
                  Flawless
                  Bang-bang! Down-down!
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 16780

                  Re: Mass Effect 2


                  Re: Mass Effect 2

                  IGN Hands-on

                  Med packs have been done away with entirely for Mass Effect 2. Rather than having to heal yourself and your party members constantly, an auto-regeneration system has been put into place. Take cover for a few seconds and your health will go back to full. With death disabled and Shepard overloaded with awesome weapons, I wasn't able to tell just how much this new system will affect the difficulty. What it should do, though, is streamline the battles and ensure you spend less time micromanaging and more time kicking ***.

                  Speaking of streamlined controls, the way you deliver commands to your two party members has received a few tweaks that make them more effective allies than ever before. Their commands are still mapped to the d-pad, but now you can direct each individually. Up on the d-pad tells everyone to attack a target while down rallies everyone to your position. Left and right are each assigned to one squad member. Tap left and you can tell a single ally to move forward or use a power on the foe you're targeting. Tap right and you'll direct the other. This gives you access to your main mapped power as well as two of your allies at any moment.

                  The Right Bumper is where you go for calling up the power wheel. Hold it down and you can adjust yours or choose a specific command you want an ally to use. Tap it and you'll automatically use whatever you have mapped. In this demo we were playing a soldier character, so the only powers available were centered around boosting your weapons power. For Mass Effect 2, you won't be equipping weapons with different types of ammo. Instead, you can get powers that will infuse an entire clip with a boost. It recharges pretty quickly, so it wouldn't be out of the question to infuse your bullets with different types of boosts non-stop.

                  Similar changes have been made to the Left Bumper. Hold it down and you can adjust which weapons are being equipped by the entire squad. If you tap it, you'll automatically switch back to the last weapon you had equipped. I quickly switched over to a rocket launcher that has homing missiles. It's a bit overpowered, particularly given the fact that I had about 30 rockets to blast at about 10 enemies. In the final version of the game, getting that many rockets will be just about impossible. For most missions, you'll get to select one new heavy weapon to take with you and the ammunition will be much more scarce.
                  And now for some news that might upset the hardcore Mass Effect fans. Your level from your first Mass Effect game will not carry over into the second game, something done in the interest of maintaining a degree of balance. The decisions you made in the first game will have a major impact on the story for Mass Effect 2. The team is still figuring out what to do with your skills, but those might get reset as well since the option exists to switch classes at the start of Mass Effect 2.
                  Go Noles!!! >>----->

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                  • #219
                    jmood88
                    Sean Payton: Retribution
                    • Jul 2003
                    • 34637

                    Re: Mass Effect 2


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                    New gameplay videos
                    Jacob is one of your squadmates and he uses biotics.
                    Originally posted by Blzer
                    Let me assure you that I am a huge proponent of size, and it greatly matters. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

                    If I went any bigger, it would not have properly fit with my equipment, so I had to optimize. I'm okay with it, but I also know what I'm missing with those five inches. :)

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                    • #220
                      Altimus
                      Chelsea, Assemble!
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 27283

                      Re: Mass Effect 2


                      Re: Mass Effect 2

                      Originally posted by jmood88
                      New gameplay videos
                      Jacob is one of your squadmates and he uses biotics.
                      Good find. Taking out the knees equals really cool.

                      Also I really dig the new N7 armor.

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                      • #221
                        Herky
                        Working for the weekend
                        • Jun 2004
                        • 4721

                        Re: Mass Effect 2


                        Re: Mass Effect 2

                        I'm not liking that your level will not carry over and your skills might get reset. When it was announced you could import your character I was assuming those would be allowed.

                        I'm still pumped for this but that news sort of bums me out. Maybe 5% though because this still will be awesome.

                        I guess I shouldn't be working like mad to level up my current Mass Effect guy then. More time for Fallout 3 then I suppose.
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                        • #222
                          jmood88
                          Sean Payton: Retribution
                          • Jul 2003
                          • 34637

                          Re: Mass Effect 2


                          Re: Mass Effect 2

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                          Originally posted by Blzer
                          Let me assure you that I am a huge proponent of size, and it greatly matters. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

                          If I went any bigger, it would not have properly fit with my equipment, so I had to optimize. I'm okay with it, but I also know what I'm missing with those five inches. :)

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                          • #223
                            Wet Bandit
                            MVP
                            • Apr 2009
                            • 1746

                            Re: Mass Effect 2


                            Re: Mass Effect 2

                            Originally posted by VikingFan4Ever
                            I'm not liking that your level will not carry over and your skills might get reset. When it was announced you could import your character I was assuming those would be allowed.

                            I'm still pumped for this but that news sort of bums me out. Maybe 5% though because this still will be awesome.

                            I guess I shouldn't be working like mad to level up my current Mass Effect guy then. More time for Fallout 3 then I suppose.
                            The Eurogamer preview mentioned that higher-level characters will get some sort of bonus to their skills when they're imported. So it'll probably be worth leveling up your guy at some point.

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                            • #224
                              Flawless
                              Bang-bang! Down-down!
                              • Mar 2004
                              • 16780

                              Re: Mass Effect 2


                              Re: Mass Effect 2

                              Videogamer

                              "When you bring your character across from Mass Effect, your class will transfer across, and "some aspects of your skills", but the new improvements and new abilities will enable you to start developing them from within that class. Newcomers won't be able to benefit from some of the advantages and bonuses you earned from the first game, so fans will be rewarded with something of a head start."
                              Go Noles!!! >>----->

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                              • #225
                                goh
                                Banned
                                • Aug 2003
                                • 20755

                                Re: Mass Effect 2


                                Re: Mass Effect 2

                                Making Mass Effect 2 even more interesting within this triangle of awesomeness, at least for original Mass Effect players, is that you can fully import your saved character, complete with existing level and power-ups.
                                http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox-36...s-Effect-2/p1/

                                Then again...

                                You now know that Shepard did not perish, as it appeared at the end of ME.
                                ...they apprently skipped part of the ending.

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