Jacob's loyalty story specifically. What the fuck? I thought this wasn't supposed to happen. The guy on the bombcast made it seem like you would have to switch the discs out once at a specific point in the story. Does anyone have any idea how the discs are split? After I finished the sidequest I traveled back to Omega to see if it would switch me back to disc 1, but it didn't. 

Disc 1 is the beginning and end; Disc 2 is the middle of the game.

" Disc 1 is the beginning and end; Disc 2 is the middle of the game. "

It makes sense. The middle part is going to be the most extensive and have the most non linear options so that you get ready for the final mission. SInce the actual mission to go to the collectors is probably going to be very straightforward, it doesn't take up as much space and fits better with the intro aspects of the game.

" Disc 1 is the beginning and end; Disc 2 is the middle of the game. "

I didn't know this game had two disks.                      lol

Whoa whoa whoa...this game has more than one disk!? What the hell? another reason for me to be completely turned off Mass Effect 2? this list goes on and on much to my dismay.

" @Death_Burnout: What? You're way overreacting buddy. ME2 is the best game you're going to play in 2010, better jump on  board now! :-)
 
@sixghost: Essentially in some ways. For instance, you can go back to Omega, but I  believe the areas where you recruit Archangel and the Doctor you can not go back to. Why would you go back to those areas anyway?  As for having to switch to go do Jacob's side mission, I believe all the personal squad members quests to know them better and gain their loyalty are on the second disc. Don't ask me why, just seems to be the way it is.  I would think about it like this: The game is broken up into 3 parts. The middle part is by far the biggest, so it has its own disc (disc 2). The first part is big, but not as big as the middle part and therefore has room for the 3rd part which is the ending. Does that make sense? That's my guess anyway. "

Yeah that makes sense. I'm just wondering if I'm going to be switching discs back and forth until I'm deeper into disc 2, or is it a clean break from disc 1, until much later in the game.

I'm mostly worried about this because I still have a 20gb harddrive, and having both discs installed at the same time is pretty inconvenient.

@Maxszy:

" @Maxszy said:

" @Death_Burnout: What? You're way overreacting buddy. ME2 is the best game you're going to play in 2010, better jump on  board now! :-)
 
@sixghost: Essentially in some ways. For instance, you can go back to Omega, but I  believe the areas where you recruit Archangel and the Doctor you can not go back to. Why would you go back to those areas anyway?  As for having to switch to go do Jacob's side mission, I believe all the personal squad members quests to know them better and gain their loyalty are on the second disc. Don't ask me why, just seems to be the way it is.  I would think about it like this: The game is broken up into 3 parts. The middle part is by far the biggest, so it has its own disc (disc 2). The first part is big, but not as big as the middle part and therefore has room for the 3rd part which is the ending. Does that make sense? That's my guess anyway. "

Yeah that makes sense. I'm just wondering if I'm going to be switching discs back and forth until I'm deeper into disc 2, or is it a clean break from disc 1, until much later in the game.

I'm mostly worried about this because I still have a 20gb harddrive, and having both discs installed at the same time is pretty inconvenient.

"

Disk 1: introduction, first batch of character missions, the end and any other content around those points
Disk 2: second batch of character missions, middle story missions, and all loyalty missions--as well as any sidequests and middle-game content

Atleast  you do not have to switch disks in the middle of the fire fight

I had to switch to disk 2 which made me sad because it means the game is getting closer to the end :'(

i switched to the 2nd disc about 5-6 hours in. I'm currently at 23 hours and haven't switched discs since. So no, you won't be changing discs a lot.

Yeah, so don't go lending your friend the first disc once you get to disc 2.

I haven't had to switch discs yet, so I must not be as far along as I thought I was.

....Seriously. It's not a big deal.

How about this for a solution for next time?  You install both disks, then they are both booted from the hard drive based on the fact that you have disk 1 in the tray.  That way, no switching

" @Death_Burnout: You just sound lazy.  "Oh my god!  I have to stand up for twenty seconds in order to swap discs in my console!  Woe is me!" "

" Whoa whoa whoa...this game has more than one disk!? What the hell? another reason for me to be completely turned off Mass Effect 2? this list goes on and on much to my dismay. "

" @Hailinel said:

" @Death_Burnout: You just sound lazy.  "Oh my god!  I have to stand up for twenty seconds in order to swap discs in my console!  Woe is me!" "

Thats not really the point dipshit.
 
My problem with it, is that i hate that feeling that only some things can be done and seen one one disc, and not on the other, and then vice versa.
 
Now that i have PLAYED the game, i know it's not a problem, it doesnt bother me here, the only thing that bothers me is the actual game, but that is another story. "

" @Lestater said:

" Disc 1 is the beginning and end; Disc 2 is the middle of the game. "

...really? That's very... odd... "

" @Hailinel said:

" @Death_Burnout: You just sound lazy.  "Oh my god!  I have to stand up for twenty seconds in order to swap discs in my console!  Woe is me!" "

Thats not really the point dipshit.
 
My problem with it, is that i hate that feeling that only some things can be done and seen one one disc, and not on the other, and then vice versa.
 
Now that i have PLAYED the game, i know it's not a problem, it doesnt bother me here, the only thing that bothers me is the actual game, but that is another story. "

" @Death_Burnout said:

" Whoa whoa whoa...this game has more than one disk!? What the hell? another reason for me to be completely turned off Mass Effect 2? this list goes on and on much to my dismay. "

@Death_Burnout said:

" @Hailinel said:

" @Death_Burnout: You just sound lazy.  "Oh my god!  I have to stand up for twenty seconds in order to swap discs in my console!  Woe is me!" "

Thats not really the point dipshit.
 
My problem with it, is that i hate that feeling that only some things can be done and seen one one disc, and not on the other, and then vice versa.
 
Now that i have PLAYED the game, i know it's not a problem, it doesnt bother me here, the only thing that bothers me is the actual game, but that is another story. "

Your stupid.  "

Hope you didn't break a hip, gramps. Life is super hard for you.

Where do you even have to switch the discs? I own the PC Version so I never had to do it.

" Disk 1: introduction, first batch of character missions, the end and any other content around those points  

Disk 2: second batch of character missions, middle story missions, and all loyalty missions--as well as any sidequests and middle-game content "

They did the disc swapping really well in this game. Dsic 1 is just the beginning part of the game and the suicide mission, the rest of the game is on disc 2.

Yay for PC.

Buy it for the PC if you don't want to deal the disc swapping. You swap discs three times through the entire game. People just love to bitch.

Yeah, I'd just install ONE disk, and keep the other in the tray while you play.  Can't you just do that?

" @Hailinel: Ack, sorry, it was a pretty quick post, but still, i would rather peope listen to me for once, listen to the part where i explain, rather than all the dumb negative stuff

" Yeah, I'd just install ONE disk, and keep the other in the tray while you play.  Can't you just do that? "

whats a 2 disc game? sorry... sorry... I have a PS3 :) 
 
does it really matter, no. so what.

" @Death_Burnout said:

" @Hailinel: Ack, sorry, it was a pretty quick post, but still, i would rather peope listen to me for once, listen to the part where i explain, rather than all the dumb negative stuff

If you want people to pay attention to the portions of your posts that you feel are valuable try not to insult people and be disrespectful. You won't have to fight to have people ignore the dumb negative stuff if it doesn't exist... "

" Jacob's loyalty story specifically. What the fuck? I thought this wasn't supposed to happen. The guy on the bombcast made it seem like you would have to switch the discs out once at a specific point in the story. Does anyone have any idea how the discs are split? After I finished the sidequest I traveled back to Omega to see if it would switch me back to disc 1, but it didn't.  "

" @CrazyBagMan said:

" @Death_Burnout said:

" @Hailinel: Ack, sorry, it was a pretty quick post, but still, i would rather peope listen to me for once, listen to the part where i explain, rather than all the dumb negative stuff

If you want people to pay attention to the portions of your posts that you feel are valuable try not to insult people and be disrespectful. You won't have to fight to have people ignore the dumb negative stuff if it doesn't exist... "

*sigh* i like to complain, and be a dick, and when people call me out on it, I retaliate further, and then backpedal to get myself out of the hole i dug. 
  I'm really tired of explaining why i act like an ass.
fixd.