[Megathread] Mass Effect 3

[Adam Jensen]

Wow, Talon sucks. You have to stand still to use any ability and you run out of grenades so you're constantly running back to ammo boxes.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

I named my Geth Juggernaut Legion because I'm all kinds of original. :P

[Frozenbeef]

I thought i was playing mass effect 2 today when playing crysis 3 :a

giant squid spaceships appearing through wormholes while the main character floats around in space :S

[Korgoth]

My Shepard has Blue Balls, Miranda needs to be in the Citadel DLC.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

I thought i was playing mass effect 2 today when playing crysis 3 :a

giant squid spaceships appearing through wormholes while the main character floats around in space :S

Maybe that's why I saw someone commenting on an ME3 post like he was talking about Crysis 3 earlier. lol

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Just unlocked the Talon Merc... I think I'll name him Deeaz. I know, I know guys, I'm scaring you with my originality here, but try to keep it together!

[Deleted]

Has the Citadel DLC been released yet? Because I can't seem to find it.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

Has the Citadel DLC been released yet? Because I can't seem to find it.

No that comes out next week Tuesday. Today was just the MP DLC.

[Adam Jensen]

I thought i was playing mass effect 2 today when playing crysis 3 :a

giant squid spaceships appearing through wormholes while the main character floats around in space :S

I always think I'm watching Mass Effect when I watch Battlestar Galactica. After all, its about a race of synthetics who go to war against organics.

Or maybe I should say I feel like I'm playing BSG when I play ME since BSG came out first. Either way, the Cylons reminds me of the Geth and vice versa.

[Deleted]

No that comes out next week Tuesday. Today was just the MP DLC.

Right, I figured as much but some people told me it was out already, so I had to ask to be sure.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

Right, I figured as much but some people told me it was out already, so I had to ask to be sure.

Slap dem liars upside the head then!

[Deleted]

Nice...opened my first Reserves Pack and got the Lancer

[Cat1337]

Ugh, I'm happy the new DLC came out, but I hate all these people thinking they can come in here and solo Gold by themselves. I haven't been able to complete a single Gold today
/sadface.

[Very Tired]

Ugh, I'm happy the new DLC came out, but I hate all these people thinking they can come in here and solo Gold by themselves. I haven't been able to complete a single Gold today
/sadface.

But....But... I solod gold to wave 4 on my juggernaut before I got bored and killed myself. This is coming from a guy who hasn't done a single gold game.




On a side note, I'm guessing the juggernaut is going to be nerfed soon.

[Cat1337]

It wouldn't really be so bad if they had a bit of experience or you know...were at least level 10ish. Oh well I guess it's better to farm Silver for now. On a side note Repair Matrix sux hard when you have a laggy host : /

[rhorle]

Shepard has to do something, because something has to be done and Starchild can not do it. Yes being a trigger is not equal to being a Catalyst - you got that right.

Then why are you saying the Star Child has to be the one to sacrifice himself in order for him to be part of the Citadel?

Just like Starchild and Citadel.

They are one and the same. The AI states this. He systems are the entire Citadel and until they can fit elsewhere he is the Citadel. If the Citadel is completely destroyed the AI won't continue to exist because he is tied to the Citadel. The Citadel is his Skin. Just because something is an AI doesn't mean it can't have a physical body or be a apart of something. Is hard drive in an Iphone a part of the Iphone? Is the Hard Drive in your computer a part of your computer?

In Mass effect all AI are required to have "blue boxes". The personality of an AI is tied directly to their blue box and if you copy an AI to a different Blue box their personality changes. Do you know that the Leviathans didn't create a giant Blue box for their AI? Or that the AI didn't build himself a indestructible home with in the Citadel. (http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Cod...gence_.28AI.29)

Starchild is not required to fire Crucible. Therefore it's not the Catalyst. Shepard is not required to fire Crucible. Someone's required to pull the trigger. That's how non-automated weapons are. But Catalyst is required to FINISH the weapon. Not just fire it - but to fire it properly - to complete its purpose. And Citadel is that Catalyst, not Starchild.

The Citadel can't be the catalyst by your own statement. Because the Glass in the Citadel isn't required to fire the crucible. The Metal isn't required. Only one system of the Catalyst the part that is the mass relay/amplifier is required. Either the Citadel and all its parts are the Catalyst or its not.

Do you fail logic on purpose? Yes, Starchild is kind of (because it's AI, not just a program, but OK) interactive computer program, but not every interactive computer program is Starchild! The problem is not what he says, the problem is his existence as AI, not as interactive computer program. Had it being VI...

I didn't say every interactive program is the Avatar of the Citadel AI. Perhaps if you focused less on insulting my ability to grasp logic and actually on what I say. The Avatar of the AI is an interactive program. I was pointing out that you got exactly what you wanted but were still upset with it. So what form would you have been happy with?

Really? Your problem with the ending is that an AI came to talk to you instead of a VI? They are practically the same. Except that a VI can't learn and can't take independent action. Otherwise all interaction is the same yet you would be fine with if the Star Child was a VI. That is illogical.

Dude, what is the purpose of Crucible? just to fire or to fire in a way that covers the whole Galaxy? That's the context you are missing. The purpose.
To fulfill the purpose - to fire PROPERLY - Crucible needs Citadel.

To stop the Reapers it needs the Catalyst (the part of the Citadel that amplifies energy). It doesn't need the Catalyst to fire. It needs the Catalyst to reach every where which is why all the Catalyst does is amplify the energy of the Crucible. Why would the Crucible be unable to fire without the Catalyst? If properly used and to fire properly mean entirely different things. Perhaps English isn't your native language but the positioning of a word can confer different meanings.

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Though I do think the Reapers were able to stay in communication, as Harby knew an awful lot about Shepard to have never been told about her, I don't think the others would have been stuck in hibernation had Sovereign been destroyed as he was.

It could have been that Sovereign was successful in his attack. He might not have Won but he could have been going to "wake up" as well as summon his friends. It could also be why he was interested in the Geth. Maybe the geth were a "unique" design and would have given the Child AI an advantage or something. I like to think that the rogue AI we found stealing credits from the Casino in ME1 was the Child AI trying to covertly sneak a portion of himself off of the Citadel so he could Alert the Reapers himself.

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The issue here was that he never got to send the signal so how did they know it was time to come? Sovereign must have informed them of his plans prior to the battle.

I don't think it was ever a signal to alert the Reapers. So much as it was to turn on the Hidden mass rely that the Citadel was. No non-reaper knew that the Citadel could function in that way. Or if they did know they weren't sharing it with anyone. He also could have woken the Child AI which then alerted the Reapers but was unable to activate the Citadel Relay himself. Or the Collectors could have been the backup plan and alerted them.

Or as I said in my first sentence the Reapers knew when the cycle was supposed to happen anyways. Sovereign was only the scout to make sure they are correctly. I just find it hard to believe that the Reapers didn't have multiple ways in place to let them know that the cycle needed to happen.

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Why even bother with Mass effect 1, the reason bad writing.

It could be that the AI wanted to make sure that he stayed hidden. So no one could tamper with him, or find his Blue Box and physically destroy it. The Keepers in addition to activating the Citadel Relay could also have been responsible for activating the AI. We did encounter a rogue AI trying to steal credits so it could buy a space ship that would take it off of the Citadel.

It isn't bad writing to have an AI that did nothing. However they certainly could have explained it a lot better. Also remember the Leviathans still "hide" when the Reapers are away. Maybe the AI locks himself into a task that relates to finding them or something.

[RoboA]

But....But... I solod gold to wave 4 on my juggernaut before I got bored and killed myself. This is coming from a guy who hasn't done a single gold game.




On a side note, I'm guessing the juggernaut is going to be nerfed soon.

Juggernaut is so awesome! me and a friend did duo gold vs cerberus to take revenge on them damn phantoms. We got our revenge big time! lifting up the phantoms and draining them of life and then send a plasma nuke in their face!


I played the new Krogan aswell, he probably has the highest burst damage in the game! The sad thing is that he can be sync killed so everytime u go brawling with a bunch of brutes and banshees u get sync killed.

[Leonard McCoy]

It isn't bad writing to have an AI that did nothing. However they certainly could have explained it a lot better. Also remember the Leviathans still "hide" when the Reapers are away. Maybe the AI locks himself into a task that relates to finding them or something.

Or he's just running in the background. Your computer has processes running your not even aware of most of the time. Your brain does this as well. Autonomic functions that exist unconsciously.

[Deleted]

Must be my lucky day, Talon Merc from gift pack, immediately buy a reserves pack after that and get the Geth Juggernaut.

[Deleted]

lol yes, yes it is. I just spam the hell out of the pulse. I should have gone turret though instead of the shield.

Yeah Hex Shield is pretty much useless in most situations. It´s greatest strength is his downfall to be honest and by that I mean the fact that it stops bullets from both sides. So it does stop a Rocket from an Atlas, a Pulse Cannon from a Prime and normal gunfire but it also blocks YOUR gunfire and even your Siege Pulse !! This makes it´s usefulness pretty small. I wasted lots of Siege Pulse charges yesterday because my Hex Shield blocked them !!

So I respecced my Juggernaut from a full defensive build to a full offensive one and it is much better. I skipped Hex Shield altogether and instead took Siege Pulse and Geth turret with full damage modifications.

This feels much better as your damage is increased significantly.

[rhorle]

Yeah Hex Shield is pretty much useless in most situations.

A 10% damage, 400 damage aoe around it, 500 damage dot when things walk through it and setup for a Tech Combo, all while stopping attacks is insanely powerful. Just walk around a corner and drop the Shield. As anything walks around the corner then get both the AoE and the DoT applied constantly because to walk to hit you they automatically walk through and stand in the shield. Siege pulse is even a detonator.

It might not be to your liking but its far from useless. The Juggernaut isn't about highest dps because it can survive with low stuff. It is also more of a Support class much like the Volus. In fact combined with a Volus and you are pretty much unstoppable from anything giving the other members of your team nothing to dodge while they do the dps for you.