From my ship, I can purchase things that are available for purchase on the Citadel, but there is a 10% markup. Right now I can purchase from Sirta Supplies, Kassa Fabrication, and Spectre Requisitions.
I've found the shops for Spectre Requisitions and Sirta Supplies on the Citadel, but I can't...
@LessPop_MoreFizz The pool sizes are small enough that I think it'll be difficult to rank in the highest combined scores, especially since it's proving difficult to even get an answer in.
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"The maximum number of prizes that will be given out per level are as follows: 100 for Mission 3, 50 for Mission 4, 25 for Mission 5, and 10 for Mission 6. In the event that more than the maximum number of people complete a Mission, the prizes are awarded to those winners that have the highest combined score on their contest posts. The remaining completers are instead eligible to receive a prize for the next lower level they have completed, if any."
From my ship, I can purchase things that are available for purchase on the Citadel, but there is a 10% markup. Right now I can purchase from Sirta Supplies, Kassa Fabrication, and Spectre Requisitions.
I've found the shops for Spectre Requisitions and Sirta Supplies on the Citadel, but I can't...
I've started a few cities while I was still learning the ropes. Can I complete delete them and reset their maps for later use, or am I stuck with them now?
@Sterno Since you can only equip two upgrades per weapon at a time anyway, maybe focus less on upgrading one particular weapon and focus more on upgrading a few weapons in only limited/specific ways?
@LessPop_MoreFizz you're doing quite well in this ME3 promotion. my non-promotion rep tends to be relatively low by comparison to my output during them.
I doubt I'll catch up to you all that quickly.
anybody else have the chakram launcher from KoA? it's kind of a weird weapon
I can't keep straight what kind of weapons and ammo are good against what type of enemy. What's the difference between armor, barrier and shields? What weapons and tactics should I use against each?
I think my Shepard uses barrier, but is there any way I can switch up my defense to match enemy...
When I left Earth, things were going... poorly. It doesn't seem like I have much time to rally the troops before the situation is completely hopeless. There's precedent in the series for giving you only a certain amount of time to complete objectives. For instance, delaying the completion of ...
I've just finished the mission: "The Shroud" which involves distributing the Krogan Genophage cure.
Unfortunately, this mission ended with the loss of one of my favorite Mass Effect characters,
Is there a way to complete this mission that doesn't involve the death of our Salarian friend?
I know that carrying more guns around increases the cooldown times on my skills, but what is the exact relationship? Does it influence every skill the exact same way or are some more susceptible to this than others? Is it percentage based or a flat increase in the number of seconds I have to wa...
In the shuttle bay, Shepard has the option to pay credits to upgrade his aresnal from, for instance, Avenger I to Avenger II, etc.
The improvement is listed as "improves damage, ammo capacity, and weight". Does that mean it's making my weapons heavier or lighter? Is it better to keep weapons un-...
From this answer I understand that you can't actually catch her. However, at the end of the chase I think I was awarded experience. Is there anything you can do during the chase scene to increase the experience gained by this encounter and can your actions at any point during this encounter chang...
I'm playing the PC version of Alan Wake. I'd like to know if there are any differences in damage and other effects (like limping) if I aim for the head, limbs or other body parts of enemies, or does it not matter which body part got hit?
Commander Shepard is a busy spectre. Running around the galaxy, shooting reaper scum, and trying to save the say. So I don't begrudge her buying some fish to at least make her quarters look a little nicer.
But at the same time, Shepard spends so much time flitting about, that... well, let's just...
The From the Ashes DLC has you returning to Eden Prime. While there, I picked up some data about Cerberus troop movements that Liara said would be good to send to the resistance movement.
Well, I've completed the main mission on Eden Prime and gotten my new crew member, but this quest is still...
While raiding a Cerberus base, I came across a medi-gel formula that they ignored because it doesn't help humans. My mission log tells me someone on the Citadel will be interested, so when the mission was over I flew right back and ran around the Citadel looking for the interested party, even tri...
The Engineer has access to a Combat Drone and a Turret. There seems to be some minor differences between the two but they share a cooldown. Is there a reason to spec one over the other? Should leveling both abilities be avoided since they share a cooldown and perform a similar function?
Since I preordered on Origin, I have both the A-12 Raider shotgun and the M-55 Argus Assault rifle.
I kinda like them.
Does unlocking them as DLC make them available in multiplayer as well?
I have a fairly modest town but it appears to be somewhat stable. I have armed two people with gear from the Froggies and would like to start exploring the dungeon, but I have not been able to figure out how to get there. I tried digging and putting a ladder into a hole from the second level down...
If i didn't play Mass effect 1 or 2 how much will it differ to if i play them and save file transfer and would i notice a big difference in the game? And is it worth getting one and two before playing three so i can do the save file transfer?
I'm trying to get the map and I notice that in all the time periods I have for Oerba, the room near Choco-boca-lina is unmapped, but the door is closed.
Is there a way to map this section? I currently am up to 300AF, and 90% complete. It's also showing the sea as being unmapped, which is odd as ...
I am a recreational player and time is a limiting factor for me. Is it possible to configure Civilization 5 in a way so that an average round can be completed in one evening (lets say within 5 hours)?
What I have tried so far:
- Choose minimum setting for game pace
- Playing on small maps
- Aimi...
Whenever I start Mass Effect from the Xbox 360 dashboard it takes 15-30 seconds trying to connect to the EA servers. However, if I disconnect my ethernet cable it loads instantly.
I am not interested in any of the Mass Effect online components. Is there anyway I can disable this "service" while ...
In Mass Effect 3 you can choose will you play campaign in Story, Action or RPG mode.
I know difference between them is that Story focuses on plot while ignoring FPS elements; Action removes dialogue options and is focused on FPS elements; and RPG focuses on both plot and action aspects of the ga...
@badp I'm pretty sure it means "You don't need any manual, if you insist on wanting one we ban you from playing your game ever again. Oh, and BTW there is a real manual included in a 0-day DLC for 100$ you can only buy in a Grizzly cave in Nowhere, Alaska"
After arriving a Huerta Memorial hospital, I have a choice. I can bring my old friend Dr. Chakwas aboard the Normandy, or I can ask her to enjoy her retirement for once and bring aboard Dr. Chloe Michel to serve as my ships doctor instead.
Aside from the chance at a token Paragon/Renegade doctor...
@LessPop_MoreFizz I think in my Xbox 360 copy, there was just a card for the online pass, and maybe one other bit of paper that I don't think said anything pertinent... so, you're not missing much if you got a digital edition :P
the general sentiment seems to be "if it doesn't make us money, don't print it. "
I ordered the digital edition of ME 3 from Origin. Origin does have a 'Download Manual' button for it's games, but when I used it for Mass Effect 3, it downloaded a 1.5 MB Zip file named Manuals. Inside?
There was this:
23 of those, covering a wide variety of languages.
But no manual. I like...
I will say, though, I really like opening Origin through steam so that I get both overlays. If I need to pause a cutscene, I open origin's overlay. If I actually want to talk to someone, I open steam's overlay
I own Mass Effect 3 on Origin, but I very much prefer launching games from Steam (largely for the overlay, since I've got hundreds of Steam friends). I know that non-steam applications can be launched from Steam by mapping their executables, but I'm not sure how the interaction with Origin works...
I remember reading in Mass Effect guides that the infiltrator class was capable of dealing the most damage in a given amount of time (DPS) in the first game. I think that has probably changed by now, so I'd like to know what's the current state of affairs. Since facing insanity will be no easy f...
I have an old 40GB PS3 ( I know ), and it has a ton of game installs, games, dlc, etc on it already. I'm running low on space and need to know if Mass Effect 3 will require me to move some things around.
What is the hard drive install size of the PS3 version of Mass Effect 3?
I've been lead to believe that there are several endings in the game, and that getting the "best" ending hinges on how much Galactic Readiness I collect before finishing.
If I'm about to finish the game, but I'm close enough to a "better ending" milestone I might opt to play a bit longer to get ...
I ordered the digital edition of ME 3 from Origin. Origin does have a 'Download Manual' button for it's games, but when I used it for Mass Effect 3, it downloaded a 1.5 MB Zip file named Manuals. Inside?
There was this:
23 of those, covering a wide variety of languages.
But no manual. I like...
@IanPugsley From the next build on, these two will look identical. Okay, not that it matters for that case anymore. Or that you haven't forgotten about it already :)
@badp I just imagine that Crysis is actually the visual effect of that Sith dude on the right Force Choking Katy Perry. And suddenly that whole layout makes sense.
For what it's worth, I've been using Overwolf to log into both Steam chat and Skype + browser in game for SW:TOR... Dunno if they support ME3 yet, though.
@DaveMcClelland I don't value my Steam friends that much. I don't play many multiplayer games via Steam, so my Steam friends list is pretty minimal. Plus I can always just alt tab to Steam.
I am immensely excited to see so many new games supporting borderless windowed displays. It's about time the multi-monitored among us are better supported
Is there any site like wowhead to paste a link in forums for units and buildings?
http://www.wowhead.com/tooltips
Examples:
http://static.wowhead.com/widgets/power/demo.html
Anything that requires it will never be on my computer.
I might go back on my anti-EA sentiment and eventually purchase one of their games, if it looked to be some kind of Half-Life revolutionary game, but that's about it.
@YiJiang Also, there are entirely too many games that are abbreviated "SC".
So in Mass Effect 3 Paragon and Renegade points go into a single Reputation meter. I also noticed most classes have a skill which improves your ability to gain reputation period (not specific paragon/renegade rep).
What effects does a high "agnostic" Reputation value have, regardless of what %...
I've gotten as far as the citadel, and I haven't found my promotional weapons from playing the Kingdom of Amalur demo.
Where should I go to find my Chakram Launcher and Reckoner Knight armor? If they should have been automatically added, how do I link my 2 EA accounts?
Just to round out the qu...
At what point in the story can I begin the From Ashes DLC? I don't want to buy it before I can use it, so I want to know when the earliest it would be availible.
In Mass Effect 1, each of the classes had a few weapon types that they specialized in and could get better with. Mass Effect 3 has done away with weapon skills. Does this mean that weapons will function the same and do the same damage regardless of what class is using them? Or are there still ...
@balpha Yeah, the 35 5+ posts requirement is pretty though, I'd be suprised too if 10 people manage to hit that. As soon as I actually get the game I'll give it a try
In addition to the in-game manual, I think you're specifically searching for an offline copy.
You can find PDF copies of the Mass Effect 3 manual at EA's help site. They have digital copies for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
sorry, ran off to work there for a minute :P
@balpha this is a much improved prize distribution scheme. I've got several new people really excited about participating because of the low barrier to entry. nice work, everybody :D
I'm not a fan personally of the sharing requirement, but that's probably because I'm a social media luddite. It certainly makes sense from a promotion perspective, and it's not too difficult to achieve even withouth having a popular twitter account or so.
Especially because I tend to do a high volume of mid-scoring posts and don't end up with too many blockbuster rep farms, nor do I usually shovel out tons of +0 and +1 answers, so it 'fits' my contribution pattern.
@balpha if I share it with my wife, who has a computer on the same IP as I do at home, does that count? that seems like it could be abused., so I assume not.
So I've been running around with level 3 incendiary ammo turned on and it's giving me that warm feeling (burning enemy, pyromaniac, whatever)
Except when I actually want to use a different mod for a particular reason, is there any reason not to leave something like this turned on all the time?
I am currently in the Olympus Coliseum fighting against Cerberus. It's taking me a few tries, and it feels like the fight is pretty long.
That got me to thinking - most games I play have some sort of HP bar not only for me, the player, but also major bosses.
It doesn't look like KH has someth...
In Mass Effect 3 I chose Infiltrator for the ability to snipe and Cloak, but so far I've found that I run out of Sinper Rifle ammo fairly quickly and Cloak doesn't seem to help that much aside from the damage boost.
How can I play this class effectively and what skills should I focus on? The mel...
There seem to be an inordinate number of ways to earn experience including reading data logs, finding medi-gel, pacifying enemies, dialogue options, etc. Is there anyway to know whether or not an interaction will award you experience before you choose to interact with an object/person? As the gam...
I talked to the Eclipse leader in the C-Sec office in the Presidium Commons, but she does indeed sound very dangerous, so I chose to find another solution.
Unfortunately for me, I decided to go off and scan some solar systems instead. Now I completely forgot the content of that conversation.
W...
@AshleyNunn She apologizes to the AI for 'all her comments about how attractive it's voice was' when she thought it wasn't an AI but just a computer program.
@DaveMcClelland While this is feasible, it's funny because mechanically, this is the one time we're running a contest where this isn't much of an issue to upvote other people's answers.
The goal is to hit a specific threshold, as opposed to Skyrim where you had to beat everyone else. As such, it doesn't matter how kind you are to others so long as you're still making headway on your goal, since the 5 and 6 requirements are so large.
Alright, I've decided that I really should stop visiting gaming.SE until I actually get my copy of ME3... I've read so many things that are probably spoilers
@balpha Oh, I'm not worried, I know long tail upvotes and all that such. Well, except for being worried about @RavenDreamer beating me. That is causing me to panic a bit. HE MUST NOT WIN.
@balpha I just always find it funny that it's often the answers for which I put forth the least effort that I get the most upvotes.
Step One: Get the Pattern.
This step is primarily for people who have Artificing as one of their crew skills. Others will need to find someone who can do the craft on commission for them (this is exceptionally difficult and will cost you a tidy sum, for reasons that will be detailed), or get an ...
And a whole +10 over this one, which is still the answer I'm proudest of having written up:
So, this varies wildly by companion, but I'll try to run down all of them.
Ed-E
Quest: Ed-E My Love
Trigger: Recruit Ed-E, then speak to Johnson Nash in Primm, either in his shop (after installing a new Sheriff), or at the Vicki and Vance (when you first arrive in town).
Reward: If y...
I've read that the Galactic Readiness, the multiplicator you get for the multiplayer part of Mass Effect 3, decays in real time. So if you don't play the game for a few days, this multiplicator becomes lower.
How fast does the Galactic Readiness decay?
What is the minimum boundary where it does...
I just imported my character from ME2, and was operating under the assumption that when one imports a character the abilities from ME2 remain.
While that is true for some of my abilities (like incendiary), I lost my slammin' Slam ability.
Instead of Slam, I received some other ability. My que...
@GraceNote I love that about this contest by the way, it doesn't feel necessary to beat other people. Since other's scores don't count against me, it also frees me to ask questions, which would otherwise (generally) benefit answerers much more than me for the terms of the contest
Now SE just needs to solve the problem of different release dates across the ocean
Shouldn't be too hard, just block SO for every game company that doesn't release on the same date everywhere, and they'll come crawling on their knees very soon ;-)
Sigh ... what a pain to try to get the KoA demo reinstalled once Steam knows you own the game :> Downloading from Origin now on my laptop just to sit the 45 minutes out and the get chakram launcher (why? I dunno...)
@badp Every time you get on the elevator, it tells you "Spectre status recognised," like that's somehow changed since the last time you aged a few years waiting in an elevator.
I've started a few cities while I was still learning the ropes. Can I complete delete them and reset their maps for later use, or am I stuck with them now?
Say I spent my points in a manner I now regret, is it possible to reset and respend the points for a particular multiplayer class?
I'm playing the PC version of Alan Wake. I'd like to know if there are any differences in damage and other effects (like limping) if I aim for the head, limbs or other body parts of enemies, or does it not matter which body part got hit?
I've got all levels with 3 starts, with the exception of Slip'n Slime which I fail to crack. What is the strategy to play this level?
If i didn't play Mass effect 1 or 2 how much will it differ to if i play them and save file transfer and would i notice a big difference in the game? And is it worth getting one and two before playing three so i can do the save file transfer?
Is there any site like wowhead to paste a link in forums for units and buildings?
In Mass Effect 1, each of the classes had a few weapon types that they specialized in and could get better with. Mass Effect 3 has done away with weapon skills. Does this mean that weapons will function the same and do the same damage regardless of what class is using them? Or are there still ...
I talked to the Eclipse leader in the C-Sec office in the Presidium Commons, but she does indeed sound very dangerous, so I chose to find another solution.
Unfortunately for me, I decided to go off and scan some solar systems instead. Now I completely forgot the content of that conversation.
W...
I just imported my character from ME2, and was operating under the assumption that when one imports a character the abilities from ME2 remain.
While that is true for some of my abilities (like incendiary), I lost my slammin' Slam ability.
Instead of Slam, I received some other ability. My que...
