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Q: How does the new 'Weight' Feature work?

I've never been a fan of 'Weight' features to games, it makes it too realistic or in some cases less realistic to the point of it being silly. I hope Bioware haven't made a mess of ME3 because of this feature. So my questions are 'How does this feature work?' 'What advantages/disadvantages appl...

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OrigamiRobot

@AshleyNunn Did you ever happen to play Lost Magic?

user15026

@OrigamiRobot Yeah, I did. I never finished it, but I did play it.

Lazers

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Q: How does the new 'Weight' Feature work?

I've never been a fan of 'Weight' features to games, it makes it too realistic or in some cases less realistic to the point of it being silly. I hope Bioware haven't made a mess of ME3 because of this feature. So my questions are 'How does this feature work?' 'What advantages/disadvantages appl...

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Q: How do the choices at the end of the Grissom Academy mission affect my War Assets?

During the Grissom Academy mission, it's mentioned how the children there have been trained in "biotic artillery" strikes and such, but they may be a bit too green for the actual battlefield. At the very end of the mission, you get to decide what to have them do, either join the Alliance as bioti...

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Q: App to increase readiness on Mass Effect 3

So one way of increasing it is through this App is it only available on iPhone/iPod/iPad or is it also available on android and what do i need to search to find it on the Android market? (Using an Xperia Play) And if not will i miss out on much not using the App?

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Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot The last one released in English was The Last Spectre

OrigamiRobot

@AshleyNunn I finished it, but I have the sudden urge to replay it.

James

4:05 PM

Ugh! Go away ME3 Spam!

user15026

@OrigamiRobot I liked it. :)

user15026

@Wipqozn Hm, I still have to finish that one :)

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn Yea I found out I was counting a movie, so only two that I have not played.

James

Anyone snagging Tales of Graces f?

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Yeah, I seen the movie. It's okay.

OrigamiRobot

4:06 PM

@AshleyNunn Lots of science potential.

user15026

@OrigamiRobot Oh, definitely!

OrigamiRobot

@AshleyNunn Science that I wish on no man, woman, or robot.

user15026

@Wipqozn I keep thinking of getting it to watch. Is it worth it?

user15026

@OrigamiRobot Haha, there is that

Ben Brocka

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Q: I didn't fire the Blackstar, how can it best be exploited?

I found the Reaper Blackstar during Priority: Palaven and I resisted the urge to fire it, relying on conventional weapons to finish the mission. It now appears next to my weapons bench in the Shuttle Bay. What is the best way to use this single shot heavy weapon going forward? Is there a board...

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Huh, didn't think you could do that

Sterno

4:13 PM

I really regret wasting it now

GnomeSlice

@LessPop_MoreFizz Hole?

Ben Brocka

Don't, it's a useless piece of junk except in multiplayer

there's another one in Extract Turian Survivors if you really want one though

Sterno

@BenBrocka I don't know. I knocked Vega out with it. That was pretty cool.

agent86

dear microsoft,
usuk
sincerly, me.

Ben Brocka

You can hurt team mates with it?

Sterno

4:16 PM

@BenBrocka Oh yes.

Yi Jiang

@agent86 sincerly, teh internets, since 1999

Ben Brocka

that's the best use for it I've heard

FallenAngelEyes

@LessPop Terminus Armor any good for Vanguards? I still haven't bought an armor set and I'm waffling over whether I want one at all.

Tim Stone

Well, there is an achievement for buying two if you're interested in that sort of thing (I waited until the end when I had plenty of spare credits).

Ben Brocka

the iron man-ripoff armor seemed okay if you use lots of powers

it sounded good for Charge

FallenAngelEyes

4:19 PM

@TimStone I'm on the PC, so achievements don't interest me as much when they're not on a centrailzed system like Steam or 360 or trophies or something. I'll still probably go for it, but it's not a priority at ths point.

Tim Stone

Ah, yeah.

@BenBrocka :D

GnomeSlice

@LessPopMoreFizz Interestingly, the four books you mentioned are the first four results for 'Matt Ruff' in the Kobo ebook store.

FallenAngelEyes

I'm not even sure what to use my credits on right now. I guess I'm just saving up for a Spectre weapon.

GnomeSlice

The reader reviews for Bad Monkeys aren't terribly good...

Tim Stone

As an Infiltrator I guess I should put in for the Black Widow, but so expensive!

And now, lunch.

LessPop_MoreFizz

4:21 PM

@GnomeSlice He's only written 5.

Ben Brocka

is the black widow THAT good?

LessPop_MoreFizz

@FallenAngelEyes I've found myself preferring to piecemeal it, but for Vanguards, Terminus and Blood Dragon Armor are both pretty good.

GnomeSlice

@LessPop_MoreFizz Weird... said there were something like 1163 results. I'm guessing it's searing for anything and everything related to him.

LessPop_MoreFizz

As is the KoA armor I guess.

Ben Brocka

I'd have considered the BLood Dragon armor but I didn't want to look like a damn advertisement

LessPop_MoreFizz

4:22 PM

@GnomeSlice It's giving you other books by guys named matt or who have 'ruff' as part of their name.

GnomeSlice

Oh. It got every author whose first name is 'Matt'.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@BenBrocka Yeah, it's kind of silly.

GnomeSlice

@LessPopMoreFizz What's the fifth book? The one you didn't mention.

Ben Brocka

most of the armor sets look silly

GnomeSlice

I only see four.

FallenAngelEyes

4:24 PM

@BenBrocka Haha, I actually already had that stuff in ME2 because of my Dragon Age purchase

GnomeSlice

I'm assuming it's Fool on the Hill since SGE says it's a follow-up to a book by that name.

Ben Brocka

I can see it as a cross purchase benefit like that, but it seems stupid for it to just be a canonical part of the game

It's not quite as bad as having an EA SPORTS armor set, but it's close

Sterno

My problem with the specialty armors is that most of them look silly

Oh, yeah, what @BenBrocka said

FallenAngelEyes

@BenBrocka I know what you mean. I redeemed it because I could but... I never actually wore it.

GnomeSlice

Alas, I'm out of Kobo store credit.

FallenAngelEyes

4:26 PM

IGN chick's voice acting is so meh.

GnomeSlice

@FallenAngelEyes 'IGN chick'?

Don't tell me that's her presenting name, or something...

FallenAngelEyes

@GnomeSlice No, character name is "Diana Allers" but she's exactly modeled on Jessica... Chobot, I think her name is, who is an IGN journalist.

GnomeSlice

Ah, okay.

@Mana how is your Klout score higher than mine.

Ben Brocka

Seriously, why did the Reapers show up on Tuchanka?

Did they know about the GEnophage cure or do they just likedestroying sand and ruins?

Lazers

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Q: What is the impact of forming the students into a Biotic Company?

In Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation we can choose between having the students in a support role or having them be a front line force. This either improves the 103rd Marine Divison (+50 strength) or activates the Biotic Company (+75 strength) War Assets. Are there other consequences, such a...

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agent86

4:33 PM

@FallenAngelEyes yeah, I like that usually my only conversation option with her is GTFO

the two of them have such a connection

GnomeSlice

Leixia from Soul Calibur V has a pretty goddamn annoying voice.

FallenAngelEyes

Argh, I dunno how heavily I should invest in weapon upgrades when I don't really use one much myself. I'm not sure if the cash invested will benefit my squaddies that much...

Ben Brocka

Weapon upgrades are cheap, why me worry?

the only thing squaddies don't benefit is from lower weight

FallenAngelEyes

@BenBrocka still stuck in "worrying about credits" mode from ME2 I guess :P

agent86

@BenBrocka hmm, that reminds me

FallenAngelEyes

4:35 PM

@GnomeSlice I always play SC in Japanese voices because Sophitia and Cassandra drive me kind of nuts. Saying "I'm sorry!" is just more irritating than "Sumimasen!" to me, for some reason.

Ben Brocka

@FallenAngelEyes what else are you gonna do with them?

IF you're not buying the Spectre weapons or armor sets there's piles of credits to go around

Sterno

@BenBrocka Put them in a big vault, dive into them, and swim around?

Ben Brocka

that doesn't work as well with digital currency I'm afraid

...maybe a big holographic pool of money...

FallenAngelEyes

@BenBrocka Models and fish :D? Also I was planning on grabbing a Spectre weapon, yeah. Charging Atlases doesn't usually work out so well so it's often safer to just shoot them. :P

Sterno

I still can never manage to break an atlas cockpit on Insanity

Ben Brocka

4:37 PM

Is the specre shotgun THAT good?

FallenAngelEyes

random mobs I don't need guns for much, but the sub-bosses, they can be nice if I'm forced to stay in cover

GnomeSlice

@FallenAngelEyes Those two aren't in this game, but 'Pyrrha' is the new Cassandra, and Leixia says shit like that as well.

Ben Brocka

You HAVE to use a sniper rifle from what I've heard, Sterno

GnomeSlice

> Excuse me!

> Sorry!

FallenAngelEyes

@BenBrocka Dunno, was gonna get the Paladin handgun to keep my weight down.

GnomeSlice

4:37 PM

> Super!

Sterno

@BenBrocka I asked a question about it and got that as an answer, but it's still not working for me. I am a failure.

FallenAngelEyes

@GnomeSlice ..."Super!", really?

Sterno

Maybe my sniper rifle isn't up to the job

GnomeSlice

@FallenAngelEyes One of her moves, she shouts Super!

> Just kidding!

Ben Brocka

@FallenAngelEyes nonsense, you can melee brutes!

GnomeSlice

4:39 PM

> Justice will prevail!

Ben Brocka

I do it...probably far too often, at least in multiplayer

GnomeSlice

> You meet all sorts of interesting people outside the palace!

FallenAngelEyes

@BenBrocka Haha, I do it as well, but if there's heavy fire from Ravagers at the same time, it's a little rough :P

Ben Brocka

Oh, I HATE ravagers

Sterno

I need to hook up with some Gaming.SE peeps for multiplayer

Ben Brocka

4:40 PM

WTF! Freaking brute lands from a meteor on my back and kills me

Hax

agent86

@BenBrocka this. I died on the krogan homeworld a bunch of times due to this

Ben Brocka

that's where I am

agent86

that and the 'boss monster" slamming into me and insta-killing

I just ignored the brutes completely. watch for the shadow, which indicates the boss is about to slam into the ground

run like hell for the two things you have to set off

and then sit back and relax as the badass cutscene unfolds

Ben Brocka

Oh, that works much better, thank

agent86

@BenBrocka you're quite welcome :) that's one of two spots I died a good 5-10 times

Ben Brocka

4:45 PM

thumpers activated, calling the sandworm

I mean, totally not sandworm

agent86

@BenBrocka spoilers :)

Ben Brocka

Huh, glad I didn't have to fight that thing

LessPop_MoreFizz

@agent86 This is the way to do it. Especially as a vanguard where you can shortcut most of the distance with Charge.

In fact, that's the Officially Endorsed Strategy of the Official Prima Strategy Guide for that fight.

Ben Brocka

I don't read the strategies, I just got the guide for item locations

agent86

@LessPop_MoreFizz I should quit my job and write strategy guides, clearly :P

Ben Brocka

4:49 PM

FFFFFFUUU. A certain person died who I did not wish to die

not sure which dialog option I was supposed to pick

LessPop_MoreFizz

@BenBrocka Yeah, I mostly don't either. I just happened to see that one.

@BenBrocka Herr Doktor?

Ben Brocka

Ja

GnomeSlice

Why'd I get a notification for the Writers.SE chat event?

Ben Brocka

reloading a save

FallenAngelEyes

Heading out for now, later all

agent86

4:52 PM

@BenBrocka you probably can't save him

Tristan

@FallenAngelEyes See ya.

agent86

doing so would require that you made certain choices in previous games that you probably didn't if you tried to save everyone in those games.

Ben Brocka

Someone said you can have him lie

It's the default state of ME3, I can do it

Tristan

So, I beat ME3 last night. O.o

FallenAngelEyes

@Tristan I'll be in SR if you wanna talk LoL :)

agent86

4:53 PM

@BenBrocka there's a question on the site, you should probably read it.

@FallenAngelEyes later :)

Ben Brocka

@Tristan no spoilies, I'm just at Tuskana or whatever

@agent86 I did, read it completely but it doesn't say where or what to say

I'm going to pick a different dialog option and see what happens

agent86

@BenBrocka yeah, I didn't have a choice at this point in the game, I was sad :(

Anna Lear

@TimStone I'll add you when I get home. :) I'm GreatBigFish.

agent86

I've saved a few other characters though, through careful/quick work

Ben Brocka

I think I did it...

Tristan

4:56 PM

@BenBrocka You'll get no spoilers from me. I am a bit confused about the end though.

Ben Brocka

Boo, herr doktor disapears even if I save him?

GnomeSlice

Did anyone else just get a notification for a chat event on Writers.SE?

Ben Brocka

@agent86 seems they did a great job of setting up the default state of ME3 though, which keeps a few decisions like this possible

Tristan

@GnomeSlice I'm not a member of Writers.SE, so no.

James

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That was my weekend, nether brick and watermelon :)

GnomeSlice

4:59 PM

@Tristan Neither am I...

Ben Brocka

wait, how did that certain female die?

Tristan

@GnomeSlice Oh...

GnomeSlice

At least, not that I know of.

Lazers

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Q: What weapon stats matter for squadmates?

The various weapons in the game have a variety of stats, but I know that some of them (at least) are only useful to Shepard. For instance, weight. Squadmates are not at all effected by how much their weapons weigh. What other statistics matter for squadmates though? For instance, adding a sco...

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Q: What does the button on Aquarium VI do?

I purchased the Aquarium VI at the same time as my fish, for fear of letting them die for not vising them enough. I've never noticed the aquarium before I purchased this upgrade, but there is a button on the Aquarium that simply states "Use". Pressing this button has no noticeable effect, and d...

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GnomeSlice

How can I check which sites I have accounts on?

Tristan

5:00 PM

@BenBrocka If you can be more specific sans-spoiler I might be able to answer that...

Yi Jiang

@GnomeSlice On the SE network?

GnomeSlice

@YiJiang Yeah.

Yi Jiang

There's an 'accounts' section in your profile

GnomeSlice

@YiJiang Ah thanks.

And nope, I don't have a writers.SE account... that's weird.

Ben Brocka

@Tristan well I just saved a doctor if that helps

agent86

5:02 PM

@BenBrocka yeah, pretty much all the characters will leave once their time is up, whether they bite it or not. they get added to war assets usually though

Yi Jiang

@GnomeSlice Was it generated from a chatroom?

agent86

sometimes you'll run into them at the citadel later on

GnomeSlice

@YiJiang This chatroom gave me the notification for a chat event at writers.

Ben Brocka

@agent86 I figured it was a lazy way of making the character/decision not matter any more

Tristan

@BenBrocka Oh her... That's no good. =(

Yi Jiang

5:03 PM

Have no idea why it would do that

Ben Brocka

@Tristan I didn't...DO anything to her.

Yi Jiang

You might want to report a bug

agent86

hmm, buy one drm-free ubisoft pc download title for $5, get a second free? you so crazy, amazon

GnomeSlice

@agent86 Is that good?

agent86

mostly older titles, but some good ones on there if you don't have em already.

Tristan

5:05 PM

@BenBrocka I have no idea what could've caused that to happen... Are you at Sur'Kesh? Or The Shroud?

Yi Jiang

@agent86 Well, these are bargain bin games

Ben Brocka

shroud

I never saw her get hurt

murgatroid99

Hi guys. I just saw a cool comic

Tristan

@BenBrocka Hmm... Yeah, I honestly have no idea what could've caused that. Sorry...

GnomeSlice

@murgatroid99 'cool'?

I don't even understand it.

murgatroid99

5:06 PM

@GnomeSlice It's MLP and Invader ZIM in one comic. I thought it would be kind of popular here

James

@YiJiang agreed. not a one in there worth $5 IMHO

Ben Brocka

@murgatroid99 neat

James

@GnomeSlice Its a MLP making muffins...

GnomeSlice

@James I see that. I assumed that wasn't the extent of the joke.

James

@GnomeSlice Hehe, Its an MLP comic, if there is a hidden meaning in it do you really want to know? :)

Tristan

5:10 PM

@agent86 Have you beaten ME3 by any chance?

murgatroid99

@GnomeSlice The one making muffins (dressed as Dib's dad) kind of has a history in the fandom that's a bit hard to explain

Ronan Forman

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GnomeSlice

I see. Well, then don't bother.

StrixVaria

@murgatroid99 THIEF. THAT'S FROM INVADER ZIM BUT WITH PONIES. looks at gravatar Oh. :(

Tristan

@StrixVaria I lol'd.

GnomeSlice

5:12 PM

@StrixVaria ಠ_ಠ

James

@RonanForman ROFL, That is a huge tree disappointment! :)

Ben Brocka

@murgatroid99 derpy seems more like Gir though

GnomeSlice

@LessPopMoreFizz Which was the 9/11 alt-history book, again?

Ben Brocka

do do dodo...WAFFLES

James

@OrigamiRobot Nooo you died of starvation!?

LessPop_MoreFizz

5:15 PM

@GnomeSlice The Mirage.

agent86

@Tristan nope, I've just recently cleared the Krogan homeworld section.

Tim Stone

returns from lunch

James

@RonanForman Hey man, are the edges fuzzy on purpose?

Ben Brocka

oh wow, LOTS of war assets from the Krogans...

Sterno

War is what they do.

Ronan Forman

5:17 PM

@James Up until I realise I'm not recording in the right resolution

Tristan

@agent86 Darn... I did every single quest I could find, even went to the citadel after every mission to check for more missions... Had every star system assets acquired at 100% and still only had my EMS at 3400 by the end. Was hoping for some opinions.

James

@RonanForman Ah, Right when the notification popped up it changed, Nice :)

GnomeSlice

Anyone here a fan of SteamPunk?

@LessPop_MoreFizz Thanks.

Sterno

@Tristan I'm surprised. Did you do an import or a new game?

Tristan

@Sterno Yep. Imported the save from ME2, which in turn was from ME.

@GnomeSlice I know @spugsley and @OrigamiRobot are big steampunk fans.

StrixVaria

5:21 PM

@GnomeSlice Saying "steampunk" like it means anything is silly. It's just a setting. It says nothing about the actual genre.

Ben Brocka

LOL. email from Wreav is hilarious

"shepard. don't usually type. i yell."

GnomeSlice

@Tristan I already knew a bunch of people here were, but it's a collection of short stores, in Steampunk settings.

@StrixVaria I didn't say 'genre' did I?

=]

StrixVaria

@GnomeSlice No, but a lot of people treat it like one when it's not.

To me, it's not something that I can inherently like or dislike, because it's just a setting.

GnomeSlice

It's not, it's just a style.

StrixVaria

It can work in some stories and not in others.

GnomeSlice

5:22 PM

@StrixVaria You can like or dislike a theme.

StrixVaria

It's not a theme; it's a setting.

Tristan

@Sterno Any ideas?

StrixVaria

As a setting, though, I think it's stupid anyway.

GnomeSlice

Style, Setting, Theme, you could use any of those.

James

@RonanForman Who is MusicMan?

Ronan Forman

5:23 PM

@James John.

James

Ahh

OrigamiRobot

@James I did? That means I need to update my database...

StrixVaria

Having not even read the original Mistborn trilogy yet, I'm already pissed that the 4th one is like 200 years later and is steampunk.

When the first 3 weren't.

James

@OrigamiRobot So sayeth the video :D

GnomeSlice

@StrixVaria Why does that make you angry? They're trying to freshen up the series, I would assume. Not that I have any idea what 'Mistborn' is.

OrigamiRobot

5:24 PM

@James I can't see the video.

James

@OrigamiRobot Well that sucks.

StrixVaria

@GnomeSlice Because it wasn't steampunk to begin with, and things that need "freshening up" are better off left as they are and you should just write something else.

Sterno

@Tristan No, I'm not very far. I'm just shocked that if you'd done the previous games, your score was still so low. I'm assuming you're doing things "well". From what I understood 5k should be achievable

StrixVaria

There's no need to continue a complete series.

GnomeSlice

@StrixVaria So don't read it, that's just business, it's unfortunate, but loads of people do it.

StrixVaria

5:26 PM

@GnomeSlice I'll dislike stuff for reasons I want to, thanks. Not every author is a sell out.

GnomeSlice

@StrixVaria Relax, I'm not attacking you. And you're right, not every author is a sell-out. I've just reached the point where I shed a single tear, and move on, since it's becoming so common a thing.

OrigamiRobot

@GnomeSlice I am a fan of steampunk, but there really is no need to "freshen up" things in this sense.

GnomeSlice

@OrigamiRobot It's got nothing to do with Steampunk.

agent86

@Tristan weird. I ran pretty much full-on paragon through the entire ME/ME2, and I saved everyone at the end of ME2 as well

Ben Brocka

Hey, neat! Onebox ignores spoilers

agent86

5:27 PM

I'll let you know where I stand towards the end of the game

OrigamiRobot

@GnomeSlice That's what I'm getting at.

GnomeSlice

@Lazers Deleted his message?

StrixVaria

Why did that @Lazers post get removed?

OrigamiRobot

I DIDN'T DO IT!

Ben Brocka

spoilers. Though I'm impressed the onebox posts don't just post the >! spoilerblocks too

Ullallulloo

5:29 PM

@agent86 hmm...so besides Raving Rabbids, AC, and The Settlers: Rise of an Empire, which would be best?

StrixVaria

@BenBrocka But you just said that it didn't show the spoilers. Why would it get deleted for spoilers?

Tim Stone

@Sterno Yeah, I completely filled my war assets bar up even with the default 50% readiness.

OrigamiRobot

dot dot dot

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Q: Dry eye from not blinking enough

Sometimes when I play games that require a lot of focus (CS, Starcraft 2) after 10-20 minutes of game I notice that my eyes are red, from not blinking enough. If this happens to you too how do you prevent this from happening? I know I have to blink but it's hard to remember to do that every 15 ...

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Ben Brocka

It was still iffywithout the spoiler block, I was wondering if I should remove it myself

James

cough 3 obsidian, 2 diamonds and a book

OrigamiRobot

5:30 PM

@James 4 obsidian.

James

o.O So it is... Ugh.. Thats just going to make me hate obsidian more, I think I only have 3 spare pieces!

Ben Brocka

does obsidian still take 15 seconds per block to get?

agent86

@Ullallulloo I'm partial to the Splinter Cell series, although HAWX is worth $5

James

@BenBrocka YES! Frustrating as hell!

I built a damn wall out of the stuff, ended up being faster to take a slew of buckets to the nether and turn lava into obsidian

StrixVaria

@BenBrocka I think they lowered it to 10.

James

5:34 PM

@StrixVaria Yeah wiki says 10... does not feel like 10

agent86

@StrixVaria Ben was a bit dismayed that his spoiler block didn't hide in Lazers' feed. I removed the feed posting for this reason, although Ben (being a mod) can also do such things himself.

Sterno

Who is laying bets that April 17th is D3's release date?

Tristan

@Sterno I thought I was making the right calls... But I guess I wasn't. Now I'm wondering if I even got the good ending.

OrigamiRobot

HI @Tristan GET WELL SOON WE MISS YOU!

agent86

@Tristan I think the way it ended for me was a "good" ending, but beats me.

Tim Stone

5:37 PM

@Tristan I've decided that there isn't a good ending, so we'll just refer to the endings by colour followed by a non-descriptive variant number.

agent86

I think the notion of "good" endings is kind of lost here

oh wait, I may have misread. I thought we were still talking about the krogan homeworld.

Tristan

@agent86 I thought you said you hadn't beaten it yet. O.o

Oh

@TimStone All I'm gonna say is I got the synth ending.

agent86

if I'm going to visit the quarians for the first time, how far along am I?

Tim Stone

@Tristan Ah, the green ending.

Tristan

@TimStone Yes... I thought I read somewhere that it was considered the 'best' ending given the choices...

Sterno

5:39 PM

Since I was unable to play over the weekend, I broke down and read massive spoilers about the endings.

Tim Stone

@agent86 mmm...you're pretty far in, can't quite remember how much comes after that.

agent86

@TimStone maybe 2/3rd's of the way through?

Tristan

@agent86 Right after Tuchanka?

agent86

@Tristan I think I've been back to the citadel already

Tim Stone

That sounds about right, I think.

agent86

5:41 PM

hmm, yeah, doesn't seem like I'm likely to hit 5k assets without MP

Tristan

@agent86 I'd say that's about half....

Tim Stone

@agent86 The outcome of dealing with the Quarians can net you a pretty substantial number of assets.

Tristan

Like 1600ish.

Tim Stone

Aye

agent86

I feel like I am around ~2-2.5k right now, but I can't recall

@TimStone I can't recall how I handled them and the geth in ME2

Sterno

5:43 PM

I wonder if they'll remove the multiplier aspect in 2 years when people are still playing single player, but no one is playing multiplayer :P

Tristan

But like I said, I did everything I came across and my total strength was only 7k...

agent86

@Tristan I feel like even at 50% I'm still at 2-2.5k

but I'm not in front of my console, and I have a terrible memory for numbers

Tim Stone

@Tristan Hmm...I guess I should check my actual number. I remember the bar being all green, but... >_>

Yeah, I'm unfortunately at the office today. ...Clearly I'm focusing on what I should be doing, too.

Tristan

@TimStone my bar was filled completely, but without being able to play MP, my Galaxy at War stayed at 50%

Tim Stone

Ah, then I was probably in the same boat. I was under the impression that if the bar filled, everything was good (since the green is the effective value), but I never did the maths.

Sterno

5:46 PM

I just realized that spending all my attention and votes on ME3 has kept me from performing an important job... downvoting bad ITGs

Tristan

It's definitely an odd sort of mechanic, I think.

Ben Brocka

My bar's green and I'm waaaay not yet at high enough effectiveness for the good ending

Tristan

I'm just gonna keep thinking the green ending is the good ending...

Ben Brocka

I think it just means you're above the minimum mark

OrigamiRobot

Does anyone else agree with FAE here?

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Q: Marking health/medical questions as off-topic

We have a few questions tagged health on the site, and most of them concern issues that come up during gaming. Only one of these questions actually pertains to health in game (the type that's represented by our beloved logo). There was recently a short discussion concerning potential liability in...

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I don't have time to write up a good agreement answer.

Tim Stone

5:52 PM

@Tristan I still maintain the best ending involves this.

But yeah, I agree.

Tristan

@TimStone I'm on mobile, so I'm not entirely sure what you're linking there...

Tim Stone

Ah, just a message in the transcript.

Sterno

So I'm seeing a new problem with ITGs. The theory is that if we make them really specific, they'll be useful to future visitors. Matthew Read just updated one of his old ones to the new style. But at that point, why aren't we just copying MobyGames catalog and wikipedia pages of games to our site, if we're effectively using the question/answer pair as a game description?

I've also come to realize that there is no circumstance in which I will ever upvote an ITG.

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It's well-written? So what? It will have to be, or it will be closed.

Lazers

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Q: DirectX setup Error when installing Mass Effect 3

When trying to install Mass Effect 3 on my Windows 7 machine I got the following message at 99% installed: I have made sure that i have the most resent version of DirectX form the web installer. I found this video when searching for a solution ...

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Q: Are there any neutral options in Mass Effect 3?

I'm at the beginning of the game (Priority: Palaven) and i have not found yet any neutral answer/option, only paragon (top option) and renegade (bottom). In ME and ME2 there were lots of them in the right middle of the conversation wheel.

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StrixVaria

@agent86 Actually it did hide :P

Stephen

5:58 PM

Howdy all

Tim Stone

'ello

Ronan Forman

@Stephen Howdy one.

James

@OrigamiRobot I think they should be closed but I like badp's reasoning behind it in his response to the answer below the question.

agent86

my buddy when I told him I'd be playing mass effect 3 for the next week or so:

> Well, given my options I may be doing more blogging and forum reading over the next few days while you spend 300 hours play testing the worst Sci-Fi franchise to drag its butt across a console.

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