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    Image of Jonn Jonn
    01:41 PM

    In reply to Mass Effect 2's New Blue Girl Kicks Ass
    A drow? Alrighty then. :)
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    Image of Altima NEO Altima NEO
    01:29 PM

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 Sells 2 Million In 2 Weeks
    Well at 30 bucks, I was game. Definitely more of what an expansion should cost, anyway.
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    Edited by Altima NEO at 12/01/09 1:29 PM Altima NEO was starred Altima NEO was unstarred
    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    01:05 PM

    In reply to Mass Effect 2's New Blue Girl Kicks Ass
    Hey..didn't Evil Presely said something exciting was supposed to be let loose?

    Incoming...Coming...whatever?

    Did I miss it?
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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    01:00 PM

    In reply to Xfire Teams With Livestream To Broadcast Your PC Gameplay
    Wait, didn't XFire already have the ability to broadcast live?
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    Image of Moonshadow101 Moonshadow101
    12:41 PM

    In reply to An Early Look At The Warhammer 40K MMO
    All perfect, artistically speaking, but still fails to address how the hell a 40k MMO could possibly function.

    I'm not going to crack the slightest smile over the game until I have some assurance that they're not going to assram 6-12 factions into two teams.

    "Well, Chaos corrupted a clan of Orks and then the Dark Eldar found a device that allows them to control a force of Necrons so the Archon leading the DE made a Pact with the chaos lord to work together and now they're the bad guy team."

    GO DIE IN A HOLE.
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    Edited by Moonshadow101 at 12/01/09 12:41 PM Moonshadow101 was starred Moonshadow101 was unstarred
    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    01:04 PM

    @Moonshadow101: Of course the Eldar, Tau, and Imperium are going to join forces.

    [Throws Up]
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    12:28 PM

    In reply to Xfire Teams With Livestream To Broadcast Your PC Gameplay
    I'll have to see if there's anything interesting to watch over there. If I can hear the players during play as well it could make for some true entertainment.
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    Image of ThisCharmingMan ThisCharmingMan
    12:26 PM

    In reply to Mass Effect 2's New Blue Girl Kicks Ass
    One problem I have always had with Mass Effect, (and many many other role playing games) is the fact that no matter how interesting or intriguing these characters are, your party will always be dictated by which abilities you need most. To stay topical, in Mass Effect, you know you're going to need a biotic, an engineer, and a soldier, or whatever classes you AREN'T. I feel like this hinders the whole 'choice' mechanic to a great degree. You don't really get to choose your party members, you're forced to select the people with the abilities your character lacks. If there was a little bit more leeway in this area I feel like it would service the player a great deal more than the current system. Secondary skills perhaps? Semi-customizable party members? Anyone else feel like this kind of party system hinders the Role Playing genre in general?
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    Image of halfthought halfthought
    12:30 PM

    @ThisCharmingMan:

    Not really.

    Mass Effect is easy enough that you can pretty much beat the game on hardcore solo.
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    Vecha: One more Month promoted this comment halfthought was starred halfthought was unstarred
    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    12:42 PM

    @ThisCharmingMan:

    How much of Mass Effect did you play?

    I never chose the characters based on what I "lacked"

    Mass Effect was easy...too easy in fact. However, I felt this was not important because it allowed me to choose whoever I want.

    Replaying it now in fact...playing as a biotic...with another biotic...

    Now...for other RPGs? Yes, you could argue it is a problem. But even then, just scroll the difficulty slider down(at least for modern RPGs).
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    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    12:42 PM

    @ThisCharmingMan:

    Also...one thing Mass Effect did to help this was allowing you to "unlock" new skills to use with whatever charatcer.

    Like...unlocking AR skill for a Biotic to use. Helps even more with the easy difficulty.
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    Image of GoonerVance GoonerVance
    12:45 PM

    @ThisCharmingMan: Couldn't agree more. The amount of times I had to backtrack to the ship because I needed someone with a high hacking ability to open a locker, was ridiculous.
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    Vecha: One more Month promoted this comment GoonerVance was starred GoonerVance was unstarred
    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    01:10 PM

    @GoonerVance:

    Ah...forgot about that...

    Well...most of the items in those lockers was pretty crappy...

    The main issue I would have would be the few "missions" you find from hacking terminals...
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    Image of NightshadeTB01 NightshadeTB01
    01:15 PM

    @ThisCharmingMan: I used Me (a soldier) Wrex (a soldier) and Ashley (a soldier) On my playthroughs...so...I guess you don't need that many abilities eh?
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    ThisCharmingMan promoted this comment Edited by NightshadeTB01 at 12/01/09 1:15 PM NightshadeTB01 was starred NightshadeTB01 was unstarred
    Image of ThisCharmingMan ThisCharmingMan
    01:19 PM

    @Vecha: One more Month: I played quite a bit of Mass Effect. Two times through the game, actually. My problem doesn't really lie with the game difficulty or mechanics at all. But the way Bioware nudges you towards playing the game with a balanced party (crates that require an engineer to unlock, for instance) require you to choose characters with certain skills to get the most out of the game, in my opinion at least. I hated neglecting certain characters because of the skills I chose. I'm sure you could barrel through the game with a bunch of soliders, and ignore certain skills completely, but you'd be missing out on a lot of combat options, and items. Also, I didn't think Mass Effect was THAT easy my first time through either, maybe I suck?
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    Image of ThisCharmingMan ThisCharmingMan
    01:20 PM

    @NightshadeTB01: You didn't want to see any of those cool biotics? Or unlock crates? Decrypt items? Have advantages against mechanical enemies? I sure did.
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    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    01:27 PM

    @ThisCharmingMan:

    Alright, I misunderstood.

    Well...I had the same issue on my first playthrough...

    But personally...I think it makes us choose different party member and have different playthroughs.

    As I said in an earlier post, the items were that memorable. You make money quick in that game...to quick some may say. And you have the Spectre shop...with the best weapons and armor...

    I feel the loot wasn't as big a deal as the story...

    And the few missions/quests I missed from terminal...I just dragged Tali(or whoever) with me to grab the quests as well as do her quests and learn more about her.

    I don't think mass effect had this problem as much as other RPGS.
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    Vecha: One more Month was starred Vecha: One more Month was unstarred
    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    01:28 PM

    @ThisCharmingMan:

    Again..I think this adds to the replayability...albeit...forced I supposed.

    Really made ME want to play as a different class...not drag a party member along because of their class.
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    Image of ThisCharmingMan ThisCharmingMan
    01:34 PM

    @Vecha: One more Month: But you choosing a different class would just force you to choose members with complimentary classes regardless. It's an endless, vicious cycle...viscious... :)
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    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    01:46 PM

    @ThisCharmingMan:

    Well..if I chose a tech...why would I need to have to choose a biotic/soldier...if the game is easy?

    That's the part of the argument I don't understand...since the game is easy. You could play the game with a team of biotics on hard and survive.

    I think the one restricting is needing a tech...to open stuff.

    But beyond that...I don't think there are many other restrictions.
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    Vecha: One more Month was starred Vecha: One more Month was unstarred
    Image of yargh yargh
    01:52 PM

    @ThisCharmingMan: Yeah, this is totally true, more-so for Dragon Age than Mass Effect. I never used half of the party members in Dragon Age because my character was melee DPS.

    I obviously needed a healer and a tank, which there are only one of each in Dragon Age (by default). That left ONE empty slot which I chose to fill with an archer.

    I hate getting pigeon-holed into choosing my party based on whatever class I've chosen for my character.

    It's not nearly bad with Mass Effect because there's no healer or tank.

    EDIT: I totally forgot, I was COMPLETELY stuck with this group make-up because I didn't have lock-picking. My 3rd party member, the archer was there just for lockpicking. Healer, Lockpick, Tank & DPS.
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    ThisCharmingMan promoted this comment Edited by yargh at 12/01/09 1:55 PM yargh was starred yargh was unstarred
    Image of ThisCharmingMan ThisCharmingMan
    02:04 PM

    @yargh: Hey man, I'm right there with you on the Dragon Age side of things too. Besides the fact that the game is excruciatingly hard (maybe I suck?) I rolled a DPS mage, so you're right, obviously I need a healer, and a tank, and a rogue to lockpick. It's a shame because I think Morrigan is one of the more interesting characters and I don't even use her :-/
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    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    12:23 PM

    In reply to Xfire Teams With Livestream To Broadcast Your PC Gameplay
    You can now watch people play virtually anywhere. (pun so very intended)
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    Image of Omnimon Omnimon
    12:22 PM

    In reply to Xfire Teams With Livestream To Broadcast Your PC Gameplay
    Awesome job over at Xfire, guys. Another great "block break" creation.
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    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    12:22 PM

    In reply to Xfire Teams With Livestream To Broadcast Your PC Gameplay
    *sneeze*
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    Edited by D-K, Anarchist at 12/01/09 12:23 PM D-K, Anarchist was starred D-K, Anarchist was unstarred
    Image of Paradox me Paradox me
    11:25 AM

    In reply to Mass Effect 2's New Blue Girl Kicks Ass
    Mass Effect 2 seems like it's really pushing this cutthroat attitude on you.

    Almost all the characters I remember seeing for the game so far, including Shepard, seem like they're trying pretty hard to be badasses, things that make me wonder how the game will play through after I load up my ME1 save, which I played as a goody two-shoes.
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    Edited by Paradox me at 12/01/09 11:26 AM Paradox me was starred Paradox me was unstarred
    Image of Shinta Shinta
    11:30 AM

    @Paradox me: KOTOR 2 was amazing, because it's more fun to be good, when the world around you is pure evil. That's classic D&D. For example, if everyone around you is a bandit, in this uncharted, and remote region of space, you can be pretty cutthroat and still be good. I can't wait for this, and I always play light side first.
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    Paradox me promoted this comment Shinta was starred Shinta was unstarred
    Image of ttocs ttocs
    11:36 AM

    @Shinta: Same here, but sometimes I go to play through on evil and feel guilty...and then I end up playing a second playthrough as good. Unless of course, there are achievements to be evil. I'd burn down cities full of kittens to raise my gamerscore.
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    Vecha: One more Month promoted this comment ttocs was starred ttocs was unstarred
    Image of Paradox me Paradox me
    11:37 AM

    @Shinta: Makes sense I suppose, never got around to playing KOTOR 2 though.

    One thing I've always liked about games like this are the relationships and interactions with party members.

    Dragon Age has a pretty diverse cast you can recruit, so no matter which way you play the game, good or evil, you'll have like-minded allies.

    If everyone besides you is a jackass in ME2 I'm gonna miss out on a bit of that, and I don't usually enjoy playing evil characters. I guess this Samara will be one of the exceptions though.
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    Edited by Paradox me at 12/01/09 11:38 AM Paradox me was starred Paradox me was unstarred
    Image of SpaceBat SpaceBat
    11:46 AM

    @Paradox me: Well, if you played through the first one, you essentially became the ultimate badass of the universe. I could take a face full of Geth Colossus, brush that dirt off my shoulder, lift it into the stratusphere and perforate it with my Spectre AR.
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    Vecha: One more Month promoted this comment SpaceBat was starred SpaceBat was unstarred
    Image of Strife Fox † Strife Fox †
    11:08 AM

    In reply to Mass Effect 2's New Blue Girl Kicks Ass
    So far I think: Thane + Samara would be a great team, although I'd gladly change Samara for Legion if the choice became available, I was thinking of using Tali but I don't really want to use any characters from the previous game as I'd rather see what these new ones are like.
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    Image of Jim-sama Jim-sama
    11:02 AM

    In reply to Mass Effect 2's New Blue Girl Kicks Ass
    I really want this game but I don't have an Xbox. *sigh*
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    Platypus Man promoted this comment Jim-sama was starred Jim-sama was unstarred
    Image of Archaotic Archaotic
    11:04 AM

    @Jim-sama: There IS a PC version, y'know... :P
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    11:05 AM

    Please disregard this erroneous comment. This one, not the ones before or after it. Thanks!
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    Edited by Platypus Man at 12/01/09 11:17 AM Platypus Man was starred Platypus Man was unstarred
    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    11:07 AM

    @Jim-sama: It's coming out for the PC as well.
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    Image of Jim-sama Jim-sama
    11:14 AM

    @Platypus Man: I know, I know but I don't have one of those either :(
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    Image of Jim-sama Jim-sama
    11:15 AM

    @Archaotic: But I want a PS3 version :(

    This is being published by EA right? I thought they were all for Multi-Platform or something.
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    Image of Archaotic Archaotic
    11:18 AM

    @Jim-sama: EA is publishing it, yeah. And judging by BioWare's comments, there's some sort of Microsoft contract preventing the series from going to the PS3 for the time being. But "everything else from here on out" will be on PS3 as well, apparently.
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    Vecha: One more Month promoted this comment Archaotic was starred Archaotic was unstarred
    Image of Jim-sama Jim-sama
    11:25 AM

    @Archaotic: Oh so any future releases like ME3 (if there will be one) will be Multi-plat.

    Does that mean that there could well be in the future a ME2 release on the PS3? Like say after this contract thingy expires?
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    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    01:01 PM

    @Jim-sama:

    Pray for a 2 pack or 3 pack later down the road.

    Or maybe an "upadted" version for the ps4!
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    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    10:57 AM

    In reply to Mass Effect 2's New Blue Girl Kicks Ass
    Thats all well and great, but more importantly, can I bang her?
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    Image of Tacticalspoon Tacticalspoon
    10:59 AM

    @Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...: Do you think Bioware had any other reason for putting another Asari in?
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    Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... promoted this comment Tacticalspoon was starred Tacticalspoon was unstarred
    Image of shichi shichi
    10:59 AM

    @Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...: You sicken me... however... based on the first picture you'd have a pretty good chance of sucking her toes.
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    Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... promoted this comment shichi was starred shichi was unstarred
    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    11:01 AM

    @shichi: Gotta start somewhere!
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    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    11:04 AM

    @Tacticalspoon: Good point.
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    Image of Trey Trey
    10:53 AM

    In reply to Mass Effect 2's New Blue Girl Kicks Ass
    This is turning out to be quite the interesting party.

    Option for blue alien orgy, Bioware, get on it.
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