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Ask Me Anything: Mass Effect 2: Arrival

How does Earth come to be under siege in Mass Effect 3? Brad and Vinny hope this DLC will explain.

Mar. 24 2011

Cast: Brad, Vinny

Posted by: Drew

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Mass Effect 2

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Will that woman from Dead Space 2 ever die! :P

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Duke Nukem clock was great.

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@TEAMHOLT said:
" Male Shepard is for suckers who like bad voice acting. JENNIFER HALE 4 LYFE. "
QFT
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Ass Effect: Rimjob

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@craigbo180 said:
" Hopefully in Mass Effect 3 you can only play solider, then they can spend more time on the things that matter instead of different classes. :) "
Eff that! Soldiers are hella boring.
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Admiral Hackett (voiced by Henrikson) gave you like, every sidequest in ME1. Brad is totally wrong. 
 
Also Infiltrator was way better than Soldier.
 
Also funny to listen to them badmouth batarians while the batarians are talking about how the humans were trying to destroy a mass relay and take an artifact.

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Is this a Quick Look? What is this supposed to be? AMA? Am I on the wrong site?

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Can't wait.

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Was it just the video, my browser, or does the PS3 version just have a terrible framerate?

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Wow...just wow. Crazy ending.

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I would totally play Tales of Mordin. But only if there was a mission that involved acting Gilbert and Sullivan. 
 
You would think that after beating both games people would just be like "Oh you're Shepard. We give up."

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My main Shepard isn't a soldier and I can still use assault rifles

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What happens if you just stand there and let the clock tick down? 

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I kept wondering why the guy wasn't charging.  then realized he was playing a solider.  LOL.  that's right, slink around and take cheap shots from cover you coward!
 
I kid.  all the classes are fun.  But seriously.  Play a Vanguard.

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Odd how it always shows that you need to press x to interact.
@Abyssfull said:

" ''Anybody who has any sense plays the soldier''  Son, I am insult. "


Yeah, who doesn't like stealth and snipers. Like when Jeff says  solider is the only class for borderlands haha. Siren!; )
 
Adrenaline rush with snipers is good though.
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@mithhunter55 said:
" Odd how it always shows that you need to press x to interact. "
Its the PS3 version.
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Mass Effect! Want it now.

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Wannit!

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Brad spent 3-4h on overlord O_o I spent about 1½-2h and got all the achievements. 
 
And I disagree with him that playing default Shepard makes watching trailers better. I think it's better to play your own Shepard because then it feels like it's your story. If you play default character it feels strange when someone else is playing the same character as well and it dimishes your experience IMO as it feels less unique. My Shepard is my own (and people complaining that you can't make a Shepard that looks as good as default just don't spend enough time in the character creator, although I admit that of my dozen Shepards only one or two have turned out great and believable as real people). 
 
I hope they won't mess up ME3 like they sort of did with DA2. Even though I still think DA2 was great, it wasn't as amazing as I had hoped (but surely better than I had feared).

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Adding another level with the rain effect. I approve of this DLC.

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Is it Tuesday yet?

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Lance Henriksen was in Alien Brad? 
Son, I am dissapoint.

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@Sweep said:
" Wrex? "
Shepard.
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@Weltal said:
" Admiral Hakett was TOTALLY in Mass Effect 1 and 2.    Sooooooooooo  You all wrong. Except Vinny. "
I'm pretty sure they never showed his face....
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Sorry guys, it's been way too long since Mass Effect 1. :(

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I probably have to play the DLC for Mass Effect 2 at some point.

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That ending was messed up. I'm glad this is only a few days away.

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Picking this up day 1. I usually don't buy DLC weapons but that shotgun and pistol make it pretty tempting.

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Definitely gonna get this when it comes out.  I may also start my Insane playthrough now as well.

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Ok, now im pumped.

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Batarians ain't people? God damn racists!!

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@Getz said:
" Vinny: Is this a rim job? Brad <deadpan>: Yeah, you just clean around the edges.  Love you guys. "
 this made me make a hell of a spit take!
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YANOSH!!! Oh, wait...never mind.

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@papercut said:
" What happens if you just stand there and let the clock tick down?  "
I was just thinking the same thing. Only one way to find out I guess. 
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As much as I want to, I refuse to watch this.  I must use willpower...

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@Dany said:
" @mithhunter55 said:
" Odd how it always shows that you need to press x to interact. "
Its the PS3 version. "
I am aware of that, just I don't remember it telling me to hit space all the time. It kind of ugly's up the ui boxes, with the extra colour.
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BRAD. Please read. 
 
Hackett has been in Mass Effect 1 and 2, but not seen in person ever. He gives you several missions and you hear his voice, but you never see him. This is the first time doing so.
 
Thanks. Also, I feel like my first Sheperd fits the voice far better than the stock guy. The stock dude looks like Michael from Prison Break.

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@MormonWarrior said:
" BRAD. Please read.   Hackett has been in Mass Effect 1 and 2, but not seen in person ever. He gives you several missions and you hear his voice, but you never see him. This is the first time doing so. "  
Yes, if you've ever done any side-mission in Mass Effect 1 then you should be familiar with Admiral Hackett.
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Must play more Mass Effect 2!

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@MormonWarrior:  
He's already apologised in the comments here about his few forgotten facts.
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Hackett sounds like a punk bitch compared to how he sounded in ME1.
Also, what the hell guys. He was in ME1! Some fans.

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Looking forward to playing this before watching the AMA. Can't get spoiled now.

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@FuzzYLemoN:  
 
It's the same guy...
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I can't wait for this

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That ending... 
 
I've got to have this NOW!!!

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@Brad: I don't blame ya. Especially if the BioPR phrased it the way you said.
The Lance Henriksen page here is effing fantastic, but it does reveal one quirk of the system. Now that he can be linked to Mass Effect 2, you'd need to actually read the wiki to know that it's just one DLC. Adding that kind of database granularity could be both powerful and terrifying in practice.
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I have a sneaking suspicion that playing this DLC will remind me how awesome Mass Effect is and I will have to play through both games again.

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omg, bioware please oh god please start doing this. Brad said in the video depending on when you do the dlc things get affected by that within it. if it works how i think it does that would be genius to implement in ME3. like lets say you have a mission but you skip it to do a side mission, well because you did that side mission, something happens in the main mission or vise versa.

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It's about time for Bioware to finally announce the GOTY edition for the Xbox 360 for release during the spring/summer.

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im so pumped for this DLC and watching this quicklook made me buy that damn weapon pack, i really want that pistol.