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Author Topic: The Mass Effect 2 Après Jeu Game Discussion Thread (with spoilers!!!)  (Read 84470 times)

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The wiki does say she has a daughter, and I seem to recall some dialogue on the subject as well. And yes, she is the father, we met Liara's mother earlier in Mass Effect 1.

Whoa, wait a second. That means Liara and her estranged father live on the same planet in ME2. Less than a minute's walk away, even. And we're supposed to believe they don't even know each other? This reeks of retconning, considering that, in her most entertaining stories, Aethya omits having mated with the asari that helped Saren almost wipe out galactic life and produced the daughter who helped prevent it.

Edit: Look at that, same line of thought on the Gamespot forums. It seems likelier and likelier...
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I just got the image of a midwife and a woman giving birth swinging towards each other on a trapeze - when they meet, the midwife pulls the baby out. The knife juggler is standing on the floor and cuts the umbilical cord with a a knifethrow.

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Hey who knows, maybe the matriarch just got tired and sat down in at a random table upon which a framed photo of Liara was carelessly left by someone who actually had a reason to own one in the first place.
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It could be a video phone or something
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Or she's in love with Liara and is drinking to build up the courage to talk with her.
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Or she's been sent by the Reapers to assassinate Liara and she's psyching herself up for the job.

Liara's real father is Harbinger.
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i like that theory best. fuck you, coherence!
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I think there was a Gameinformer interview that said something along the lines of that the writers hadn't initally thought of Aethyta as Liara's dad, but now that everyone had been talking about it and speculating, they're thinking about whether or not to actually make it so.
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man I haven't seen that anywhere before now
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Some fans have speculated that Aethyta (the Asari Matriarch behind the bar at Eternity) is Liara’s “father.” Is there any truth to that? Will we find out more on that topic in Mass Effect 3?
The writers are keenly aware of the speculation and there are indeed discussions about how this plot line will resolve in Mass Effect 3. And that’s all I can say about that.

It's a bit too vague to draw any conclusions from, but when they say 'keenly aware of the speculation' it does look like another way of saying 'we hadn't thought of that'.
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The black dude finally finds love. Also Tali's there because of course she is.
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So, I really like Mass Effect 2...

I bought a copy of Mass Effect...

This now seems pretty accurate to me:


I am constantly getting my ass kicked.  I drive the fucking seemingly indestructible car into lava pits.  In short, I am drowning.
Currently I have a mission to get through, the one where I rescue Liara, I believe, and CAN NOT fucking get through it.  Add to that the fact that I got all the way to the base on the planet (I had exited the car because I couldn't drive any further), and someone seemingly shot me around a corner.  And I had to start the entire fucking mission again, all the way from driving through the goddamn lava pits and shit again.  At this point I restrained myself from throwing my controller, and took the game out and put boxing in to beat the shit out people.

In short, the first game is somewhat frustrating, but I really love the 2nd one.
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How do people figure out how to play Dragon Age or New Vegas
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How do people figure out how to play Dragon Age or New Vegas

I've never played either of those.  I guess, if I have a point, it's that I find 2 refreshing in regards to controls and mechanics, after now trying to play through 1.  I don't hate 1.  I just have a preference, and it's 2.
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It's a bit too vague to draw any conclusions from, but when they say 'keenly aware of the speculation' it does look like another way of saying 'we hadn't thought of that'.

That's the same vibe I got.

To be honest, I hope they do write that in, because Aethyta and Claudia Black's voice are two of the best things that happens in Ilium
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yay Liara is back for ME3 as a team member.
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will ME3 be sold on steam as well as Origin?
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It would be unwise not to utilise other direct download platforms. Keep in mind that Origin is the company store so of course they'll have the preorders first.

actually that's a good question, the direct download version of SWTOR is exclusive to Origin.
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I hope not becuase I really don't want to download another application/browser thingy just to play one game
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ABuy a physical retail copy and open the launcher with steam. This way you may even be able to avoid price gouging.
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lol robotic dog


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ABuy a physical retail copy and open the launcher with steam. This way you may even be able to avoid price gouging.

From what I hear it's just replacing EA Download Manager which came with Spore for me. They'll probably put origin on the disc because the ME3 launch will be huge and will sell well regardless.
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lol robotic dog


Because every Bioware hero needs a stalwart mutt by their side

Unfortunately only in the ship
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Inevitably it will become ME3's most acclaimed character.
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I will get the LE just to see how batshit the dog is


Also Liara's justicar costume hnnngh
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Inevitably it will become ME3's most acclaimed character.

I dunno, can you fuck it?
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Whoa, just finished my first playthrough.  So great.

Which dlc's are worthwhile? I've heard a lot of good about The Shadow Broker, but otherwise, a lot looks like new skins and other stuff. Recommendations?
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Shadow Broker is probably the best, but play Firewalker cause it's free.
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Shadow Broker is absolutely necessary. Overlord is interesting enough, but purely optional. Kasumi is a great team member and her mission is fun enough, but short. Can't say it's definitely worth the money. Haven't played the Arrival yet.
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If characterize Lair of the Shadow Broker as Mass Effect 2's epilogue, I'd say Arrival is Mass Effect 3's prologue.
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^This. It's been explicitly said that the game takes place about 3-4 months after the events of Arrival and begins with the aftermath of what happened in the DLC, so I strongly recommend getting both LotSB and Arrival at least since they are both fairly integral to the overarching plot of Mass Effect 2 and 3.
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WANT!

Frickin' out of stock my ass!

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^This. It's been explicitly said that the game takes place about 3-4 months after the events of Arrival and begins with the aftermath of what happened in the DLC, so I strongly recommend getting both LotSB and Arrival at least since they are both fairly integral to the overarching plot of Mass Effect 2 and 3.

Good thing Lair of the Shadow Broker and The Arrival are getting a discount on XBL
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Yep. Both are on sale right now. Picked up Arrival for whenever I deign to play it.
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Frickin' out of stock my ass!

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Where's that Garrus t-shirt that says "Calibrations" on the back D:
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Workin' on my 2nd playthrough right now since this came out. Went with an Engineer Shephard and am diggin' it. Finishing up all the anomolies on the planets before I collect the IFF -- everyone's loyal (but Legion - don't have him yet).

Anyway, speaking of DLC, is there a way to get them without XBL? Or do I gotta pay for that, and then pay for the DLC? I don't play enough to warrant the cost of XBL on top of the DLC.
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Nah, gotta do it through XBL. You don't have to have Gold to do it though, just the ability to connect to the internet. To be honest though, I don't really play multi much at all but the sales for Gold members pays for itself in my case.
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I think it's only a gold deal too.
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Well, I can't connect my normal Xbox gamer tag with my old WLID, so i can't download the DLCs. So lame.

Also, you don't get to see Tali's face when you do her? SO LAME!!
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Totally disagree. Seeing her face would be a complete cop-out. I'm glad the devs didn't show it.
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