[Megathread] Mass Effect 3

[Elim Garak]

we'll bang ok

Too much lipstick

[Deleted]

Too much lipstick

Just makes it slide easier.

[GennGreymane]

SO I beat ME2

Kelly died (had no idea taking that extra minute on an anomoly would kill her.... whooooppppssss, at least I $*&#ed her too)
Jack died (dunno how)
&$&#ed Tali
Blew up the ship
beat everything other than the DLC content.

Started 3...... stuck on DLC screen....made origin account... turns out I had one because of spore..... no longer have bug of being stuck on a load screen.... conspiracy... bought leviathan and from ashes so I get all the proethan and reaper lore i need.

[Doomchicken]

SO I beat ME2

Kelly died (had no idea taking that extra minute on an anomoly would kill her.... whooooppppssss, at least I $*&#ed her too)
Jack died (dunno how)
&$&#ed Tali
Blew up the ship
beat everything other than the DLC content.

Started 3...... stuck on DLC screen....made origin account... turns out I had one because of spore..... no longer have bug of being stuck on a load screen.... conspiracy... bought leviathan and from ashes so I get all the proethan and reaper lore i need.

Spoilers inc, so I put a spoiler tag. Involves the ending sequence of ME 2
Basically for number 2 if you don't upgrade the ships components you'll have a crew death on each cinematic. If you send the wrong person(s) for a specific part of the collectors base, you'll have a crew death.

More spoilers on how to get the "best" ending of ME 2

The best way I found to make sure everyone survives including kelly is that you need to do the following things.
Upgrade all ship components
Make sure you do everyones loyalty mission and make sure the outcome ensures they are loyal to you.
Also do all the loyalty missions that you can before the assault on the reaper vessel, then do legions straight away. After that do no more missions, assault the base straight up. Or kelly dies.
On the first part of the assault on the base you need to send a tech expert for the tubes (I used tali) and someone good for command on the other team (I used Garrus)
On the second part of the assault you need a super strong biotic (Jack or Morinth/the justicar chick whose name I've completely forgotten) as well as another good leader (I used Jacob)
If you want to save all the crew you can literally send ANYONE thats loyal to you. Best to use a physically weaker character such as Mordin.
For the final portion, the assault on the reaper itself, it's best to leave all the strongest characters behind and take the two weakest in terms of combat with you, as long as they are loyal the two you take will survive, otherwise there's a possibility they'll eat a bullet.

[GennGreymane]

Ah i put jack in the position you put jacob in. Also I did not start my mission soon enough poor kelly

[Mirishka]

I never liked Zaeed; he just seemed like an unfinished guy to me, just like Sebastian in Dragon Age 2. There were two DLC companions with which you don't have any real dialogue beside their missions, the other one being Kasumi; but Kasumi's mission is so amazing that she just doesn't need anything else, while Zaeed's one was a sort of generic "Kill the guy I have been hunting for years" crap.

I love Zaeed. At first I felt pretty much like you said, but once I started hearing all his stories and then of course his priceless banter at the Citadel party... he became one of my favorite characters.

RIP Robin Sachs.

Mass Effect has actually become my favorite gaming series of all time. I've done multiple playthroughs of 1 and 2, and done everything there is to do in 3 aside from actually beat it (I refuse to deal with that crappy ending).

I've been building a huge Mass Effect mod for Fallout 3, which has been a nice way of getting to enjoy the characters and their personalities in more of a 'sandbox' environment.

[Deleted]

I love Zaeed. At first I felt pretty much like you said, but once I started hearing all his stories and then of course his priceless banter at the Citadel party... he became one of my favorite characters.

RIP Robin Sachs.

RIP
Amazing voice, made Zaeed so likeable

[Doomchicken]

Ah i put jack in the position you put jacob in. Also I did not start my mission soon enough poor kelly

Yeah, I found that out the hard way on my first playthrough too. But I was renegade so I didn't care that much.

Something else I just remembered that's funny and I suppose also technically a spoiler. So again, spoiler tag!

It is possible through trying really hard, to get everyone including Shepard killed. Do no loyalty missions, do not upgrade the ship and deliberately put the absolute wrong people in the wrong spot every time. Eventually Shepard will do the final cutscene sequence, go to board the shuttle joker is on, but since only joker is there and joker is fragile as fuck, Shepard falls to his/her death. Obviously that file cannot be imported into ME 3.

[GennGreymane]

that just sounds like a fail save.... hahaha

[Doomchicken]

that just sounds like a fail save.... hahaha

You pretty much have to go out of your way to do it though. You only need 1 person (I think it's 1. might be 2) to make it impossible for that situation to occur.

[Nerraw]

I did that by mistake once. I held back on some things since I wanted to see what it would be like if say half of your team was dead. Somehow even the people I had done loyalty missions for ended up dying. Oops.

[Deleted]

I love Zaeed. At first I felt pretty much like you said, but once I started hearing all his stories and then of course his priceless banter at the Citadel party... he became one of my favorite characters.

RIP Robin Sachs.

He didn't even live to see his work come to fruition in Citadel.
Maybe i should go play DA:O since he voices Experienced Human Male Warden.

And he plays Dr Shepard in Ravager (1997) which is cute.

[Doomchicken]

I did that by mistake once. I held back on some things since I wanted to see what it would be like if say half of your team was dead. Somehow even the people I had done loyalty missions for ended up dying. Oops.

Yeah. It's like I put it before. Wrong person in the wrong place means death. Regardless of loyalty. Just gotta figure out which one is best where.

[Mirishka]

He didn't even live to see his work come to fruition in Citadel.
Maybe i should go play DA:O since he voices Experienced Human Male Warden.

And he plays Dr Shepard in Ravager (1997) which is cute.

Robin also plays Serris in Galaxy Quest! Also, he's Murdock in DA: Origins, as well as the Sarachel guy in the expansion.

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Yeah. It's like I put it before. Wrong person in the wrong place means death. Regardless of loyalty. Just gotta figure out which one is best where.

(SPOILERS)

For the infiltration part, send a tech specialist like Tali or Kasumi (or also Legion I believe). Use Mordin to escort the civilians (Chakwas, Kelly etc), and let Miranda, Garrus or Jacob to lead the 2nd squad. For the 'long walk' where you need a biotic bubble to protect you, use Samara. You'll be golden.

[Kaelwryn]

For the infiltration part, send a tech specialist like Tali or Kasumi (or also Legion I believe). Use Mordin to escort the civilians (Chakwas, Kelly etc), and let Miranda, Garrus or Jacob to lead the 2nd squad. For the 'long walk' where you need a biotic bubble to protect you, use Samara. You'll be golden.

You can use jack as well for the biotic part.

[Deleted]

For the infiltration part, send a tech specialist like Tali or Kasumi (or also Legion I believe).

Legion makes the most sense, but it always gets killed in the following cutscene because fuck logic.

[Doomchicken]

Robin also plays Serris in Galaxy Quest! Also, he's Murdock in DA: Origins, as well as the Sarachel guy in the expansion.

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(SPOILERS)

For the infiltration part, send a tech specialist like Tali or Kasumi (or also Legion I believe). Use Mordin to escort the civilians (Chakwas, Kelly etc), and let Miranda, Garrus or Jacob to lead the 2nd squad. For the 'long walk' where you need a biotic bubble to protect you, use Samara. You'll be golden.

Yar. I put similar in my post above in spoiler tags. Still, appreciate the attempt to help.

[Deleted]

Robin also plays Serris in Galaxy Quest! Also, he's Murdock in DA: Origins, as well as the Sarachel guy in the expansion.

And this guy in star trek.

[Dhrizzle]

And this guy in star trek.

How very dare you, take that back right now.

OT: In ME 1 I skilled up Garrus to be good at opening doors. In ME2 suicide mission I thought he'd be perfect to infiltrate and open the door. He isn't. RIP Garrus.

[Deleted]

How very dare you, take that back right now.

My only experience with star trek is New Generation, so you will have to forgive my ignorance.