Achilles

IIRC, I don't think they railroad you into the end, however Thessia is pretty much the end of Act II.

So many hints about the ending now that I can see them for what they are.

I think I like the old Jack better

Ashley's sister looks nothing like her

You stop her and she lives (becoming a war asset). I did it your way the first time through and like it much better. Fitting end for her character.

For some reason, I suspect that I'm going to regret saying this.

Now that I'm in my second run and am paying closer attention to the themes, the ending might not be that horrible after all.

The paragon interrupt for Samara sucks

Now that I see what it does, I won't be using it again.

Oh and don't let one of those Banshee things grab you. Or rather let them do it once so you can see the cool finishing move they do.

Re: bugs - I know the game missed some flags for Overlord from 2 and the rogue VI mission from 1. Wouldn't surprise me to learn of others.

LOL @ Dr. Conrad Verner

I really liked the game too. And there are things they did with the ending that I was really impressed with. However, the last couple of minutes are horrible.

Bioware stated that 3 would answer all the questions, but instead they introduce a whole bunch of nonsense that raise more questions and answers nothing. That's what I'm upset about.

I think my start-to-finish run is going to be a goody-two-shoes Infiltrator with a thing for Liara. I really like what they did with her in 3.

Ooo and I want to see how different 3 is if I save the Council.

He's had that coming since 1

So many laugh out loud moments. I already warned ChAiNz about the emergency induction port. Ashley's gift from James is pretty hilarious too.

EDIT: btw, I think have good news and bad news re: the ending. The good news is that BW didn't lie. The bad news is the ending I got (the one everyone is complaining about) is the "best" ending. The site I looked at listed endings based on Readiness. I guess I assumed that they were talking about the Effective rating (which you would need MP, etc to get to 4 or 5k), however it appears they mean Total. If your Total is over 5k, you get the "best" ending (which is what BW said, but didn't explain very well).

So look forward to the poop. Hurry up and finish so I can explain which parts of the ending I love vs the parts I hate

They will be there until you complete a mission. Also, you can run like hell to the edge where you'll be shown the cluster map, then re-enter the system. The Reapers will still be there, but with persistence and skill, you can still get whatever the thing you need is before they get you.

The round 1 vs round 2 formula seems to be round 2 = round 1 level + 3. Therefore, if you pay to upgrade a weapon to VII, you should get to X for "free" once you find that weapon. Obviously this won't work for the Avenger assault rifle or any other weapons you find before your first trip the Normandy or DLC weapons (I <3 my CE N7 weapon pack).

Oh THAT courtyard? *after finishing that fight a 2nd time*

Yeah, that's a tough fight and no I didn't hijack an Atlas for that one.

I think I gave you bad info re: weapon mods. Each mod caps at V (not sure where I thought I saw VI), so you're actually probably better off not buying everything in round 1 (because you'll get more in round 2). Interestingly, weapons that find in round one and upgrade to V, automatically upgrade to VIII when you find them in round 2 (I'm not 100% certain on conditions, as I maxed every weapon in round 1 and the actual threshold could be lower).

Speaking of. Apparently it's a bad idea to spend all your money upgrading weapons that you won't be using in round 1. Upgrading VI-X gets very expensive and right now I'm really wishing I'd hung on to more of that money so that I could afford to max out the weapons I am using.

War assets reset with a new game, even a imported ME3 Shep. Therefore, Bioware lied. You can only get the "best" ending with multiplayer. And I'm guessing that you'll need to do multiplayer each time you play if you want to get the "best" consistently.

Thumbs down.

EDIT: I suppose, in fairness, that there is an alternative. It could be that I did get the "best" ending (in which case, the ending sucks) and that rumors about better endings (>4000/>5000 war assets) are bunk. I guess I'll have to wait until Bioware posts something or someone puts up a clip with the two better endings before I can know for sure.

Hmmm. I

for that one.

I think I used 3 medi-gel in my first run: 1 just to see what it did, 1 during a boss fight toward the end, and 1 during a particularly nasty fight back on Earth that I'm REEEAAALLLYY not looking forward to doing on Insanity *goes to his happy place to avoid emotional trauma* (took me almost a dozen tries on Normal)

Hint: Buy every weapon mod you can.

Three words: emergency induction port.

Don't ask. Just remember that you were warned.

Me: "I wonder if I should tell ChAiNz about the "Invite Tali" button I just found in my cabin."

Mimi: "He will unfriend you if you don't"

I wonder if I should tell ChAiNz about the "Invite Tali" button I just found in my cabin.

I've been at it since 7 last night

I couldn't bring myself to use the paragon interrupt for

I really hate it when you get cut off from certain missions for advancing the plot. Word of advice: don't go to Tuchanka until you've finished all the available side quests on the Citadel.

Soldier. Cannon Shep is a soldier

I'm with you on the easy thing. I think part of that is a function of how much time I spent playing 2 on Insanity

I have to give Bioware a lot of credit for how they structured their achievements: Do x in multiplayer OR y in single-player. I hate not being able to get 100% because of multiplayer achievements. Well done, bioware.

I found your space hamster