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rainofwalrus
02/17/09

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god, the ship in ME1 was almost perfect.

add more functionality!

add a mic-enabled Captain's Log that saves .MP3

add working levers and switches.

add vanity items like hygiene stations.

(yes, I'm a nerd.)

I own the PDMG 747 and I want Bioware to really improve their ship in ME2.

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Atheist Jew
02/16/09

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Um...transferring your character from one game to the next was pretty much a given from the word "go". They've stated it before, and there would be no point in having the player customize and build upon the alignment of the character if they weren't going to be bringing said character into the next game. I'm rather surprised people aren't aware of this.
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Katoejoe
02/16/09

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Maybe I'm wrong here, but wasn't it confirmed way back that we'd be able to carry over our characters from Mass Effect into Mass Effect 2? I really hope so at least, I'm not done with the game yet (got really frustrated with it the first time I tried playing it, couldn't get into it, etc...but now that I've restarted it and I'm playing it right, I've really become hooked) but I'm already attached to my iteration of Sheppard and accustomed to how I've made him play. It would really be a shame to have start the sequel with a new character...
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heretrix
02/16/09

@Katoejoe: Yeah, I'm kind of amazed that this is worth mentioning since it was stated even before the first game came out that you'd be able to use your character across the entire trilogy.
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jlarimore
02/16/09

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The biggest mistake they made was being too proud to yank the character creation system. I don't care how cool their NPC generator was, you couldn't make anything half as good looking as the premade Shephards. Everyone I have ever talked to has wasted 2 hours trying to make a good looking main character only to give up and go with the premade characters. That is a terrible way to kick off a game.
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EloraHRanma
02/16/09

@jlarimore: Well, I had a bald, tall black man who kicked ass and look very good, and a thin blonde girl with a pretty skin tone and a tough attitude. I'm proud of their looks, even if they are not exactly what I intended to create.

In Mass Effect II I'll try to create Alison Lohman/Kirsten Dunst again. Maybe I'll be luckier this time.
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Go Go Gadget: Guttah Trash!
02/16/09

@EloraHRanma: I made a sexy ganguro girl for my second run....

But jlsrimore has a point, the normal Shepard looked far better.
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Comatose Turtle
02/16/09

@Thugmunk: CRAP, WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT!

*Runs off to play a 3rd time through*
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Graham
02/16/09

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Was I the only person on the planet who didn't like Mass Effect? The fights in that game kicked my ass. Probably because I was trying to play it like a shooter and not an RPG.

Still, being able to reuse your old character is a pretty good idea, I think.
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heretrix
02/16/09

@Graham: "Probably because I was trying to play it like a shooter and not an RPG."

At least you are smart enough to know what the problem is.

It's worth learning because at the higher level your character kicks ass.It's also wise to play as a soldier if you want to play it like a shooter.
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excaliburps
02/16/09

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Holy shit! ME2 news! Yeah I've heard off this before.

Hopefully I can load my Sniper-man into ME2...I expect the clipping and the long-ass loading to be resolved as well. The installation process should rectify that no?

I just hope the planets aren't that barren anymore.
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supo
02/17/09

@excaliburps: And while they're at it, they can make their inventory system at least somewhat interesting. All the different guns are just different coloured skins and most of the models were useless. It became a chore to deal with your inventory.
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Penchinon
02/16/09

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I loved Mass Effect, and I was fond of my character even though he has been lost forever.

Got a question though, does it become a near unplayable mess in the end for anyone else? Or was my 360 just a piece of junk? I got to the end and everything just slowed to a crawl during fights that I never even finished the game.
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ericweber
02/16/09

@Penchinon: I never had a problem, but I had it installed to the hard drive when i played through it, so that would probably clear up a bit of the texture pop in/loading issues...

You should really finish the game though...last couple of fights on the outside of the citadel are awesome =D.

I do hope they let you bring your character over though, I loved my evil biotics/tech/Sniper Rifle character >=)
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Gyaruson
02/17/09

@Eric Weber:

The fights in while in zero G on the side of the Citadel were epic. Blasting guys with the shotty and watching them float away was the best.

Also, convincing him to kill himself was awesome too.

+1 for Charm.
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2SBs
02/16/09

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How's that going to work then, cos I was only able to 're-use' my character from the first ME only once?
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Ikana
02/16/09

@2SBs: Well you should be able to use him a lot of times.
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GreyFoxV1
02/16/09

@Ikana: This is true.

Anyway I thought they announced a while back they wanted characters to be transferable throughout the trilogy?
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ReconToaster misses garnett :(
02/16/09

@GreyFoxV1:

Yeah, i'm quite sure this is not new news.
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Ikana
02/16/09

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"Characters kid" um what?
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Spoony Bard
02/16/09

@Ikana: I don't think so but you never know.

But Bioware has promised something like this before, but not been able to do it yet. Let's see what happens.
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