Mass Effect General Discussion (spoilers)

Yeah I didn't even count the toothbrush, since the entirety of Citadel is played for laughs on writing matters - EDI and Liara both use ludicrous ways to follow the Clone's trail earlier, and the entire story is ridiculous to begin with.

The "saving the day" part was getting the location of Leng's destination. And it's not really "saving", more "being extremely helpful by doing your job".

Yeah it's not even necessarily a flaw. She never says anything about EDI, and the first time she spots her body she immediately tries to picture Joker's reaction. Adams and her are having a rather in-depth discussion, so I'd say that her position is more akin to a political position than anything else - and not one extreme enough to be counted as a "flaw" in my opinion.

edited 27th Sep '15 6:01:21 PM by Julep

It's a toothbrush that costs almost as much as a gun. You're damn right it better save the bloody day.

I want to give whoever remembered the overpriced toothbrush while making Citadel's story a good pat in the back.

Plot twist: That Crazy-Prepared SOB had it planned all along.

Citadel was basically a love story to every single Memetic Mutation in the series, so I'm not surprised Traynor's infamously expensive toothbrush made it in.

I've got to ask, what compelled Traynor to buy a such a toothbrush anyway?

I mean, I'm not complaining, what with saving the day and all, but still, surely a standard-issue brush would have been fine.

She's a hypochondriac, it's health equipment.

Yes, but mass effect fields? Are those strictly necessary?

Hypochondriac.

I guess.

Why does everyone have to have a reason for everything?

edited 28th Sep '15 6:43:16 AM by KarkatTheDalek

Yeah, like collecting ship models in the middle of apocalypse.

Morale boosting, self-reassurance. "If I can collect every possible ship model including a Collector battleship and the Destiny Ascension, I can beat the Reapers!"

Bioware's making a Mass Effect theme park ride.

This is not something I expected to write today.

http://blog.bioware.com/2015/09/29/revisit-the-galaxy-aboard-a-new-mass-effect-theme-park-attraction/

edited 29th Sep '15 9:18:36 PM by TheOtherSteve

"Using cutting-edge 3D technology and 4D effects"

Umm, when will we did invent time travel? I'll have on TARDIS, please.

I wonder how it will end.

edited 29th Sep '15 9:23:07 PM by TheAirman

I'm assuming the story would be a non-canon mix of the classic trilogy and Andromeda.

I don't know much about theme park attractions: does anyone know if you could make a ride with multiple endings? Like say, the ride ends with the audience choosing how to resolve the conflict. I doubt they'd let you go full Renegade for the sake of keeping a mainstream audience, but it might work depending on how interactive it is.

What the hell is 4D anyway?

The fourth dimension is time, but in marketing 4D usually means some form of sensation in addition to the usual audio and video.

4D Cinemas usually do stuff like seats leaning and vibrating in a car chase scene or blowing wind in your face.

edited 30th Sep '15 1:32:16 AM by Kiefen

Whether or not the fourth dimension is time is a debated subject among physicists, heavily dependent on whether a person believes that the passage of time is a form of spatial motion and therefore qualifies as a "dimension" at all.

And then there are those who believe that it is yet another example of science getting bogged down by human egotism to assume that we, as three-dimensional beings, are even capable of perceiving and/or defining a fourth dimension at all.

edited 30th Sep '15 7:27:19 AM by TobiasDrake

Well, I did it. I did Priority: Rannoch. I saved both quarians and geth. I'm just happy I pulled it off. Its a happy ending, but also sad. Legion had to die to grant their people sentience. Seeing a Geth Prime of all things offer to help Raan and Tali is something alright.

And then Tali briefly takes her mask off, but I don't see her face, naturally.

Yay for peace! It is definitely satisfying to make peace between them, even if I do have some major problems with how the Rannoch arc as a whole was handled.

The best part of the Rannoch arc was Legion's Geth Fighter Squadrons side mission, or as I like to call it: "I AM INTERFACED"

The bit with the magic rock of Rannoch was hilarious though. We got this emotional scene of Tali planning out her new home, fucking "Vigil" is playing..and then Shepard hands Tali a stone that vanishes in the very next scene so Shep gives Tali an invisible thingie.

Otherwise Rannoch was great, although Legion dying was...well... :(

Next up: Someone on here told me I should hold it off til I did Rannoch. Well, I've done Rannoch, so I think its about time I got back to Leviathan.

edited 7th Oct '15 5:48:13 AM by MightyKombat

Do Samara's mission beforehand.

You mean the Ardat boarding school monastery? Already taken care of. Met Sam at the Citadel too, so thats done

Good, now you can handle banshees. Also, bring Javiik to Thessia.

Already planned for that.

I've got a Particle Rifle, Soldier Class, Flare and Cerberus Ajax armour if that will help me. I can take Banshees. So when I next boot up ME 3 I'm gonna kick Leviathan's arse.

Do you have Citadel? I recommend doing that before Leviathan personally.