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Mass Effect 2 Soldier Video

Guns. Lots of guns.

Jan. 14 2010

Posted by: Ryan

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Mass Effect 2

60 Comments

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Edited By spiceninja

I love lots of guns so I'll probably play as a soldier since I was also once in ME1.

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Edited By andyman5022

ill be the soldier my first playthrough of mass effect 2, since thats what i am currently in ME1

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Cryo rounds all the way!

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Soldier all the way.  It looks incredible.
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Edited By SneakyPenguins

Ahh.... I thought this read Mass Effect 2 solitare video not soldier video 
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Edited By DerekDanahy

This game is looking so good.

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@nanikore:
no dude, that was totally a chick voice.. inless your talking like a 12 year old man/boy
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Edited By Media_Master

Lots of guns are good.

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Edited By nrain

Shit's gonna burn!
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@Abyssfull: You can change your imported characters appearance and class at the beginning of Mass Effect 2.
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Sorry Naomi but this game is going to take my lfe from u!!!!

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Edited By Gunny

Soldier class is Borderlands incarnate.
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I loved being a soldier in ME1. It was my first WRPG and everything was new to me accept for the fact that I can shoot a gun well since I play a lot of shooters. The class did not disappoint. I felt like  the game could throw anything at me, and it was okay, cause I could not only shoot it, but shoot the ever living Christ out of it. Will be a soldier in ME2.

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Wow, this is like, everything i hated about the first game fixed, as far as i can tell anyway. 
But considering it's an rpg, playing the second one without playing the first isn't something i want to do.
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Edited By lucas_kelly

It clearly sounds like a woman to me. I don't know what you people are talking a bout.

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Edited By gamer_152  Moderator

It'd be cool to have access to the assault rifles but I'd rather play a class that has access to tech or biotic powers.

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@Blair: i heard the ammo is still infinite, but you eject the heat sinks. so instead of waiting for the gun to cool down they just eject. there may just be ammo for the special types and some of the more heavy weapons. I could be wrong, but this seems like it would make more sense than having limited ammo for every guns.
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Edited By Maclintok

She forgot to mention that if you play the Soldier, you better ratchet up that difficulty slider!  The Soldier could pretty much bulldoze through the first Mass Effect without many problems.  It's only after using one of the squishier classes that I built up an appreciation of the combat and skills system.

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Edited By Reverseface

I was gonna play vanguard because the Charge abilty looks sweet, but i really like the adrenaline and heavy weps so i'lll play this like i did in ME1. HURRAY!

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so i guess he'll be carrying ALL the weapons as in ME1..even ones he or his party members cant use

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Edited By Dan_CiTi

Looks like I am playing a Soldier.

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Edited By smokepants

Most nerfed class? I doubt you'll be able to just keep activating immunity like you could before. High level soldiers in ME1 were nigh invincible.

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Edited By giyanks22

Man...everyone of these vids looks better than the previous. Cannot wait to play this.

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@nanikore said:
" Is that a woman or a man? His/her name is Christina, yet he/she has a slightly male sounding voice. "
Woman.
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This game is so inspired and exciting zzz..........

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Edited By jmrwacko

I'm guessing you all played ME1 on the xbox. On the PC, the biotic classes were a lot more fun than the soldier because you had access to a toolbar that you could control with the number buttons, which made it so that you didn't have to pause the game to fire off biotic and tech powers.
 
But the soldier class and the new weapons look pretty sweet, especially the new assault rifles and the heavy weapons. I think I'll still be going adept, though.

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Edited By Gregomasta

Shepard really looks different.

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Edited By SoothsayerGB

If this is the only class that can use all the weapons and ammo... Why would I use any others?
 
Assault Rifles are always the meat of an action game.  This really sucks. 

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@KingOfIceland said:
" @nanikore said:
" Is that a woman or a man? His/her name is Christina, yet he/she has a slightly male sounding voice. "
Why does everyone ask that question in every single one of these videos? It was kinda funny the first time but it's getting old now.  P.S. yes, it's a lady. "
I honestly didn't know. It was not a joke.
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Edited By Floppypants

The soldier looks like it has an answer for anything the game can throw at it, plus bullet time and assault rifles.  I was leaning towards adept, but I'm sticking with soldier after watching this.

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@Noodles:

No way man, Vanguard was by far the most effective.



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@nanikore:  
 
really?  thats the only thing that came to mind after watching this video for you?
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@Noodles said:
"I hope they make the other classes more viable (and fun to play) in ME2, since soldier was really the way to play the first game. "

I think you're confusing it with Borderlands.
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Too many guns is not enough guns.

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This game keeps looking better and better.

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What the hell...she doesn't sound like a man at all =/

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When all else fails, use fire.

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Edited By haggis

I have to admit, these videos of the different classes have been stunning. I don't just want to play Mass Effect 2, I want to play it six times so I can play all these different classes. I'm not sure anymore which class I want to be. Every time I watch one of these videos I change my mind! I still think I'll be a vanguard the first time through, but I can easily imagine myself playing through the second time as the Soldier.
 
Twelve more days. I've got my calendar cleared. I'm sure I'll be playing for at least two days straight.

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So close to getting this.  Well, work and Barrett Jackson will keep me occupied so the wait wont be hard.

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@RVonE said:
" @nanikore said:
"Is that a woman or a man? His/her name is Christina, yet he/she has a slightly male sounding voice. "
Believe it or not, she is a woman. Weird, huh? "
Really weird. I googled it when I saw the vanguard video. It was bugging the hell out of me.
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It's Vanguard On the first play through and solider on the second play though for me.

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@VonSoot Yes.
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Pretty awesome

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@KingOfIceland said:
" @nanikore said:
" Is that a woman or a man? His/her name is Christina, yet he/she has a slightly male sounding voice. "
Why does everyone ask that question in every single one of these videos? It was kinda funny the first time but it's getting old now.  P.S. yes, it's a lady. "
Are you sure?
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I hope they make the other classes more viable (and fun to play) in ME2, since soldier was really the way to play the first game.

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Soldiers are boring. I'm going to be an engineer.

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I can wait for ME2, but I'm weary of the prospect of ammo.