Elder Scrolls V? **** that ****, this is even better. (Mass Effect 3)

[DiebytheSword]

To be fair, they had the same intentions in ME2 and I was a little underwhelmed by how little my decisions from the first game mattered.

If they can make the decisions you made in ME2 have meaningful repercussions in ME3, all the better. But I have my doubts.

While you can have your doubts, remember than no appreicable amount of pressure would bring fruit of the alliances forged in the first game. Many of these people would only work together under the most dire of circumstances. The Rachni wouldn't last long against an all out Krogan invasion, despite the Krogan's weakened state, thus they wouldn't have dared shown their face, or a direct route to their hiding spots. While I agree that Mass Effect 2 was light on consequences, it HAD to be because of the plot. Therefore, I'm giving it a chance before I play it. Consequences for actions within Mass Effect 2 were pretty big, I can see them setting that up in ME3.

 

[-Origin]

Oh no, I meant that the decisions made in ME1 would supposedly affect ME2 in some grand way, were underwhelming. Like.. it didn't *really* matter if you saved the Council or not. It had no effect on your game (yet) whatsoever, except like a 3 minute scene with Anderson. Freeing the Rachni or killing them, didn't matter whatsoever (in 2, anyway). If you start a new game without previous save data, it pulls this very corny "Do you remember what happened?" move, which points out exactly what big decisions they wanted to carry over. I'm hoping that the decisions you made in both ME1 and 2 affect the game on a bigger scale now.

 

[Rocky]

I killed off the council in the first game.
All my crew survived the suicide mission.
I did all the loyalties.
I spared the Geth and told the Quarians to get over the Geth.
Made sweet, sweet love to Ashley and Miranda.
Kept Wrex alive and unfroze Grunt.
Rachni Queen alive.

Can't remember anything else.

 

[-Origin]

I have so many saves with so many different characters, I have no idea anymore.

 

[Rocky]

I played each game once to the end, had a renegade Sheperd completed halfway before another game (AC2? Can't remember) caught my eye and haven't played since.

 

[DiebytheSword]

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/14/mass-effect-3-pulls-in-over-1-000-variables-from-mass-effect-2/

Not that you're going to have 1,000 endings, but it looks like there are a lot more variables than the questionaire lets on to. I imported my save, so should everyone. That's the only way to have your impact played forward in ME3.

 

[Rocky]

Have to agree with the top comment though, a good number of those 1000 variables with have highly minor impacts in ME3, remember that ME2 boasted a good number (700? Can't remember) of variables and how many, if any, had a REAL impact on the way the game played out.

And to be fair, you can't expect BioWare to make 1000 different games or shifts in story, the best I'd like to see is the final battle either having humanity fight on it's own, or together with all the races that Sheperd has managed to rally in the past two games. With varying levels of participation if you saved some and killed off others.

 

[Denz]

first one was ok, had a story, second was really retarded, i played the whole thing compiling my crew and then i couldn't save few of them, besides my whole ship crew died, also that red haired chick i wanted to bone.. ****! was pretty mad, never saw that coming and never wanted to play again to have it good (i save pretty much never and use one slot most of the time), i will play the third one without importing anything from the past (don't have saves, so i can't, even if you put a gun on my head), so yeah, play it as a new game if possible, if not then ima download some saves.. **** the system!

 

[Rocky]

Way to miss the point of the game(s)...

 

[Damaera]

first one was ok, had a story, second was really retarded, i played the whole thing compiling my crew and then i couldn't save few of them, besides my whole ship crew died, also that red haired chick i wanted to bone.. ****! was pretty mad, never saw that coming and never wanted to play again to have it good (i save pretty much never and use one slot most of the time), i will play the third one without importing anything from the past (don't have saves, so i can't, even if you put a gun on my head), so yeah, play it as a new game if possible, if not then ima download some saves.. **** the system!

ME2 was more of a build up for 3 story wise, but the game was still great. It's unfortunate that if you didn't upgrade your ship, you got ****ed in the ass from your crew members dying, but whatever.

 

[Synth]

(1) Get all crew members (except Legion of course since you don't have him yet) to loyal before the Reaper IFF mission.

(2) Get all necessary upgrades to ship that increases survival chances (ex: You won't need the probe or scanner upgrade). This should be done before Reaper IFF mission as well because you probably won't have enough time to get the resources for the upgrades after the mission.

(3) Once you get the Reaper IFF make sure to choose to KEEP LEGION. If you do not choose to keep him as a party member and send him off to cerberus then there will not be enough people to guard the door and one will die.

(4) Once you have done all this you can began the suicide mission. Make sure to go through the Omega Relay immediately when you get the option to so that you can save your crew.

(5) When choosing the right people for the first part, do not choose Jacob when he volunteers for going through the vents, he's a dumbass and will get his head blown off. You need to choose an actual tech so go with Tali. I've also been told Legion works fine doing it too but would need a confirmation on it. For the second team leader either Garrus or Miranda should work fine.

(6) When you do find your crew, make sure to send someone back to escort them. This is why you need legion for guarding the door because you will be one squad member short. Who you pick to escort the crew shouldn't matter.

(7) Choose Samara when you have to go through the swarms. You probably could choose any powerful biotic really but would need someone to confirm that. After all these annoying steps you should get it.

This is how you save everyone.

 

[Z Power]

There was a bug in the game that even if i chose correctly (Without any sort of guide, mind you), i'd still lose Solus, the Scientist, even when Joker says everyone is safe. I went online to find it happening to many.

I had to completely redo the entire Suicide Mission and send him off with the civilians to save him. That was annoying, but well worth having your entire team safe and sound.

The gratification i got at the end of ME2 is one of the best i've ever had in a game. Thats why its game of the year to me.

 

[DiebytheSword]

I can confirm that Legion works in the steam pipe.

 

[-Origin]

And Jack works as the Biotic through the swarm.

 

[Denz]

Well I actually don't check out walkthroughs so I couldn't figure what could happen, I've upgraded my ship 100% but something else was wrong, idk as someone said there are too many variables, I couldn't predict that my whole ship crew will be destroyed, also i couldn't build up enough points to convince Jack to have sex with me so she died, also that alien doctor died, all others were saved..

luckily there is youtube to see all other endings and so..

 

[-Origin]

You don't need to have sex with Jack for her to survive.

 

[DiebytheSword]

You don't need to have sex with Jack for her to survive.

Quite right. There's an excellent write up on how to get everyone to survive over on Mass Effect's page on wikia. You need to assign the right people to the right roles, you also need to complete everyones loyalty missions (not horizontal mambo with them). You can have Mordin Solus survive without being sent back but its not easy, and impossible without Zaeed and Grunt being left with the defenders. You should also take weak defender (low health) people with you to maximize his chances for survival.

 

[-Origin]

Yeah, I usually took Mordin with me. He's great in a fight - much more useful than say... Jacob. Or Samara. My party was usually Miranda and Mordin, those two can rip everything apart. Take Reave yourself and nothing in the game stands a chance.

 

[DiebytheSword]

I believe I took Tali and Jack with me, the next two lowest on defense. I let Mordin go back with the colonists. On a different playthrough I took Mordin and Legion with me, don't remember who I sent back though.

I like Grunt because he cracks me up, so I take him along alot during the game. I would rotate out either tech savy or biotic enabled characters because I was playing a soldier. I like Legion's sniper rifle, it's the **** with AP on it.

 

[-Origin]

Never played a Soldier... I'm a Biotics whore. >:F