Mass Effect/Mass Effect 2 Discussion

[Ethan_Hunt]

Alright guys, I'm now getting extremely frustrated in the final battle. I have to beat Saren/Sovereign and I have no problems dodging his red projectiles, but it's those beams which cause my weapon to lock up and overheat piss me off.

What do I do here? Which mod should I apply and what's the best weapon? I can't seem to even take the shield off him. My troops die in the first 2 mins itself, so I'm pretty much on my own. Not to mention I don't seem to have any biotic powers either. HELP!

 

[JojoTheDragon]

^try shield bypassing mods. Keep moving.
You can try watching vids in youtube and if all in vain lower your difficulty. I could have helped ya but i forgot. Lets hope vamshi has some better tips and tricks.

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

VAMSI Where are you? SOS! I have to take this bugger down tonight.

EDIT: F*ck! I forgot his Internet download quota is completely exhausted. There must be someone else who is an expert at this game?

 

[official]

Alright guys, I'm now getting extremely frustrated in the final battle. I have to beat Saren/Sovereign and I have no problems dodging his red projectiles, but it's those beams which cause my weapon to lock up and overheat piss me off.

What do I do here? Which mod should I apply and what's the best weapon? I can't seem to even take the shield off him. My troops die in the first 2 mins itself, so I'm pretty much on my own. Not to mention I don't seem to have any biotic powers either. HELP!

same with me but what i did was i kept moving very fast and whenever he used to jump down or come near me i used to hit him with melee attack..though it costed me my life sometime but eventually i beat him up. Dont stay at one place and if you can hide for some time, and observe his movement- he will try to run towards you dont be on that open ground below that glass floor from where Saren fell..instead try to be on the pavement beside it youll see that he jumps and hangs to the side wall that is the time to hit..whenever he hangs hell fire at you so timing is important...
you'll do it fine...still if u miss pause the game ..drink some water and see some song in tv of your favourite actress and then give it another try..i'm sure you'll do it this time

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

same with me but what i did was i kept moving very fast and whenever he used to jump down or come near me i used to hit him with melee attack..though it costed me my life sometime but eventually i beat him up.

What other tricks did you use? Is there any way to dodge that beam of his/it?

 

[vamsi_krishna]

VAMSI Where are you? SOS! I have to take this bugger down tonight.

EDIT: F*ck! I forgot his Internet download quota is completely exhausted. There must be someone else who is an expert at this game?

Sorry agent. Exceed the BW limit. I am hardly turning the modem ON.

One thing, You cannot dodge any of the beams. Cover is the only option. And another thing is your team mates abilities has to be pushed to maximum. Believe it or not, I played this fight for more than one hour. It is where the team tactics pays off. Direct your team mates all the time to the cover or put them in hold mode. As they are noobs, they will not move into proper cover point unless you direct them.

Another important point is, When you have to move from one cover point to another cover point.. Don't Go in Squares. i.e, from left to right or right to left, Try front to back or back to front, or in Circle shape. This will pay off.

Push your team mates biotic,tech powers to max. There will be Make sure that you are using the maximum armor type for your character. If you are a solider you will be having High armor else, you will be having medium armor. Without getting the medium armor don't even think of jumping into the fight.Same applies your team mates.Don't use Medi-gel if you are low on health. If you are low.. take cover and keep dodging.. wait for all the team mates to hit the minimum point.. and then use the medi-gel. Make sure that you are running a decent tier 4 or tier 5 weapons.

Believe it or not, Combos will be amazing. Try Combining your team mates abilities at a time. Like wrapping, Slamming, pushing and throwing grenade ASAP at the same time(assuming that every party member has one). This will deal a great damage then using them as individual attacks.

And another thing to consider is.. try a all round team composition.

IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER: Don't stand in one place for more than 3 seconds. Bee a absolute mobile. This is the key for the success.

And another thing.. If you want to make some changes, etc. Don't even hesitate the go back to Normandy or restarting the mission, so that you can change the gear, purchase the gear, apply armor, etc.

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

One thing, You cannot dodge any of the beams. Cover is the only option. And another thing is your team mates abilities has to be pushed to maximum. Believe it or not, I played this fight for more than one hour. It is where the team tactics pays off. Direct your team mates all the time to the cover or put them in hold mode. As they are noobs, they will not move into proper cover point unless you direct them.

Yeah, well, I figured that out right at the beginning. I have Ashley and Garrus with me. Garrus goes all out into the the action a la "dumbass" Dom from Gears of War and buries his fate. Ashley is the only one who takes proper cover behind that single pillar. I haven't even been able to deplete his armour level, leave alone reaching his main health bar.

Another important point is, When you have to move from one cover point to another cover point.. Don't Go in Squares. i.e, from left to right or right to left, Try front to back or back to front, or in Circle shape. This will pay off.

I'm always on the move. At some point, I turn into Rocky Balboa and even try a melee fight, but that doesn't help.

Push your team mates biotic,tech powers to max. There will be Make sure that you are using the maximum armor type for your character. If you are a solider you will be having High armor else, you will be having medium armor. Without getting the medium armor don't even think of jumping into the fight.Same applies your team mates.Don't use Medi-gel if you are low on health. If you are low.. take cover and keep dodging.. wait for all the team mates to hit the minimum point.. and then use the medi-gel. Make sure that you are running a decent tier 4 or tier 5 weapons.

I have heavy armour on me. The rest of the team has medium armour. None of my team mates have any biotic abilities. I suppose Garrus is more on technical side and Ashley is more of a soldier class, like me. I knew I should have taken Tali or someone else. But...meh! Anyway, how do I use their biotic abilities anyway? I read up a few guides and they kept saying I need "Lift" ability. Now what the hell is that?

Believe it or not, Combos will be amazing. Try Combining your team mates abilities at a time. Like wrapping, Slamming, pushing and throwing grenade ASAP at the same time(assuming that every party member has one). This will deal a great damage then using them as individual attacks.

How do I do that? I have 3 grenades in stock for myself and have fused them with incendiary mod. But the son of a b*tch doesn't stay stationary at all.

And another thing.. If you want to make some changes, etc. Don't even hesitate the go back to Normandy or restarting the mission, so that you can change the gear, purchase the gear, apply armor, etc.

Can't do that. I have just I have only 2 saves; one was a quick save I made after beating Saren's first form and the next is at the beginning of Saren's second form.

 

[JojoTheDragon]

Just completed Mass Effect. What an awesome experience and game! Some screenies:-

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My Level before beating final Saren boss fight.

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My super shotgun, bought after so much hard work, really gave me an edge with the boss fight.

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Sleuthing planets.

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ME Finished and my lucky Armour.

And at last made Captain Anderson the next council leader after leaving the previous council to die. And saren committed suicide thanks to my paragon points and charm but in vain since Soverign turns him into a husk. Now to use its save files in ME2.

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

Yippee! Finally beat my first RPG, or proper AAA RPG title. I tried for hours this afternoon and was almost about to give up and use cheats...scratch that...I used cheats (for all weapons) and beat Saren. But then having that unsatisfactory feeling in my stomach, I decided to give it one more shot. This time without cheats.

Although one good thing came out of using cheats, I got a strategy to beat the SOB down. Since I didn't have all those fancy mods and upgrades, I decided to keep it simple. I used the Heatsink I and Cyro Rounds mod to go with my Assault Rifle and rest remained default. I kept firing away my rifle non-stop and as soon as I got hit with that weapon overheating beam, I would fire in smaller clicks, so that it wouldn't cross the threshold of heating up and thus locking up the weapons. It actually worked. Took sometime, but I gained confidence once I broke his shield.

I knew this was my only chance to take his sorry ass down. Took his health bar to half and the cut-scene rolled and post that, taking him down was as easy as squatting a fly (no, not really that easy). He didn't fire those beams any more. PHEW! That's was a major relief. So took out my shotgun and fired away like there was no tomorrow.

So by the end of the whole ordeal, I beat him down in like 20 mins or so. What an EPIC ending. I have never been this frustrated about a boss fight, since Dante's Inferno's last boss. So like jojo, even I appointed Anderson as the council lead and gave Udina the boot. So all in all it was a huge ride and my forearms, I swear, are still paining like hell due to all that crazy movement in the last boss battle.

I think I'll pick up either Mass Effect 2 after this or continue with Bioshock 2. Thanks everyone for helping moi out, especially Vamsi, you input was most appreciated. But I'm proud to complete at least one proper RPG. I'll return back when I start ME2.

 

[vamsi_krishna]

Congos bro. I think you should jump to ME2 right away. The whole feel will be forwarded without any hiccups.

In ME2 TPS elements are amazingly polished, Cover system has been revamped, Ammo system, health system has been changed. All in all, It will be 10 times more awesome than Mass Effect.

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

I jumped to Mass Effect 2 and decided to play Bioshock 2 later on. My initial impressions are jaw dropping. The game has revamped completely. It looks and runs far far better than the first game. I have applied all the armour DLC's and also the latest update. So I'm all set to go. This game is totally glorified in every way. Miranda is super hot and the game mechanics are totally fluid now. Also the conversation isn't jittery anymore. The response is very quick to the selection that you make.

I carried over my ME1 save and also selected Vanguard class this time. I will keep a close watch on all my character power up this time. Unlike the earlier game, I have realised it's value and this time, Shepherd is going to be totally pimped up by the end of the game. This title is totally kick-ass.

 

[JojoTheDragon]

^Congo dude. ME2 is very much improved than ME1, i think you are already feeling that.
Try to make this one long which is the true RPG way, ofcourse only if you have the patience. And don't ingore the loyalty missions which you'll find later after recruiting almost everyone to complete your crew.

Completed Loyaly missions of Miranda and Jack and Grunt. Now going to complete Tali's loyalty missions.

 

[vamsi_krishna]

I completed everybody's loyalty mission. Damn.. Tali died, Jack died. But jack Hated me as I supported Miranda during their fight.

 

[JojoTheDragon]

^i supported Jack in the fight and Miranda hates me for that, if only i had enough paragon points. But not to worry i'll probable have another walkthrough with my me1 save file and then no one can ignore me.

 

[dare devil]

Completed ME2.Jack and Tali Died.

 

[The Sorcerer]

I gained everyone's loyalty, done all the assignments like saving the broken arrow, destroyed the manufacturing plant making infected mechs, destroyed a relay in one of the planets inside the some wasteland cluster, attacked bloodpack hideout, etc. I've taken few screenshots when I was doing the assignments, so you guys can check it out:
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I got every upgrades I can get, done most of the assignments (atleast the one with tech/weapon/ammo/armour upgrades) and got everyone's loyalty. I spoke to every member of the team before launching the suicide mission. The entire team and the normandy crew is alive.

I used Garrus as the leader of the fire team and then Legion as tech expert.
Made legion escort the survivors to normandy and miranda to lead the second team.
Taken Jack and zaeed as my accomplice and left others to guard the door. After destroying the human reaper, everyone was alive. End result? I got the "no1 gets left behind" achievement. I think the only achievement I need to get is completing the insanity level.

 

[NVIDIAGeek]

Wrex was somewhat of a foe when he learnt that Saren was "breedin'" them Krogans. Williams killed him. Never had him as a team-mate except once. I use Garrus everytime. Anyone knows here how to install Armor Upgrades to armors or are the upgrades already in a armor? Please tell me, people.

AWESOME GAME, ME! Great work, BioWare and EA! Best game of 2010 thus far.

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Holy!

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Closer look. Awesome! I'm livin' on it!

 

[JojoTheDragon]

Wrex was somewhat a foe when he learnt that Saren was "breedin'" them Krogans. Williams killed him. Never had him as a team-mate except once. I use Garrus everytime. Anyone knows here how to install Armor Upgrades to armors or is the upgrades already in a armor? Please tell me, people.

AWESOME GAME, ME! Great work, BioWare and EA! Best game of 2010 thus far.

Nice screenies. You took them while you were in Luna(One of Earth's moon), and in the mission of disabling the rogue VI, right?
And armor upgrades are not already installed. You need to collect them and apply them. You remember when i told you about the Aid Interface, that was a armor upgrade. Apply them by clicking on the empty slot on the right side of your armor brand symbol like you do with the weapons.

 

[NVIDIAGeek]

^Yeah, you're right. Gotta do lots of side missions & I'll do it. Can you help me with that armor upgrades with a screen? Please?

 

[JojoTheDragon]

Just follow the orange boxes:-
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