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I kinda hated both the mako and planet scanning. Scanning was *slightly less frustrating. I liked the way weapon mods worked in the first game. Could make an AR that more or less couldn't overheat, and a sniper rifle that overheated every shot from its over clocked high power.

Yeah weapon mods were good, but I don't blame you for hating the MAKO Do you mean planet scanning as in resource scanning in 2 or just exploring on the surface in 1 because both were quite simple and maybe at times a little dull but both were better than mass effect 3's amount of interactive planets.

I compared driving the MAKO around to planet scanning. Usually if I'm running around with the potential to shoot dudes, I'm not too put out. I don't mind that there was a resource that let me upgrade my ship and keep people from potentially dying etc, and I don't feel that it was terribly too grindy (probably change my mind over multiple playthroughs but I never did that), but it was awful dull. The MAKO, however, was dull AND frustrating. Just seemed like it was easy to flip the damn thing over and it took forever to get places sometimes. Kind of like when you're playing skyrim and headed to a mountaintop location from the wrong side, *almost* can climb it but 15 minutes later you realize its futile =\

The MAKO was the bane of my ME1 playthroughs. It controlled like a sugar-high puppy on steroids, but the jumps were fun; playing with the Geth by bouncing over their shots and jumping on top of armatures and the like was highly amusing.

Oh man, that was the one nice thing about it. You ran over all of the little geth for minimal xp, then you shot the big one until it's almost dead and run it over, parking on top. The you disembark and shoot it on foot for way more xp than killing it in the MAKO

I never had a problem with the MAKO. Planet scanning is the worst!

 KamikazeCanuck wrote:
I never had a problem with the MAKO. Planet scanning is the worst!

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Playing Warhammer Space Marine for the 360. Some people are annoying but it's fun. I do wish there were more people playing the free DLC along with the Dreadnought assault...have yet to play the latter yet :(

Hahaha, using the mako to ram things was the best! You could just keep ramming armatures till they were halfway up a mountain and then just leave it and snipe it from far away.
Planet scanning was great when I got big deposits, but clearing planets of resources was a grind.
And finally Skyrim, I feel your pain

I like the Warhammer Space Marine game. I have it for ps3.

But I just purchased StarCraft 2 and Batman Arkham City. I know, I get on these video games a little late.

I started playing through the campaign of SC and was just telling myself it is Space Marines vs Tyranids.

I don't know the tale as it goes, but I coulda sworn it was said somewhere that SC was meant to be some kind of warhammer game with marines nids and eldar, dispute leads to having to establish it's own IP. Or something. And maybe someone was making that up too. But yeah, it does have a lot of resemblance. You'd probably need heart of the swarm, but people will be playing SC2 online for.. well ever, until there's a 3 or a mass movement back to the first game (its possible). I had fun with the campaign too though, good stuff.

I liked space marine too, it felt more halo-ish with the shield and armor as two separate bars. The player base didn't stay around very long for PC though. Dreadnought was cool, played it maybe twice, it was taking lascannon and plasma cannon shots like they were nothing and mauling my whole team lol.

 GrimDork wrote:
But yeah, it does have a lot of resemblance..

Its much closer to Starship troopers (and lots of other Sci Fi) than 40k

Playing D'n'D Online at the moment with a friend. Haven't gotten bored of it yet, and you can't beat the price!

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 KamikazeCanuck wrote:
I never had a problem with the MAKO. Planet scanning is the worst!

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Bwahahha that's nice

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I'm switching off between Strike Vector and Sanctum 2.

I really like Strike Vector....but feth, it can be frustrating. I haven't had a game with a positive K/D yet Sanctum 2, however, has been a blast so far! Can't wait to play more this weekend.

Tomb Raider Definitive Edition doesn't feel very definitive. Looks good on my PS4 though.

 Doctadeth wrote:
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You can do that, but Tricia Helfer doesn't think it's funny.

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A large concentration of Methane gas has been discovered.

Just finished Assassin's Creed 2. I used to think the game was overrated. I'm glad to have been proven wrong.

Currently playing Skyrim. I cant seem to get off a cycle of Skyrim, MechWarrior, and Everquest 1. No other game seems to appeal to me.
I tried the new DnD online and couldn't stand the cartoony graphix and extreme lack of character customization and the kiddie super fast level advancement. I want to play a rogue/wizard but even though its DnD, they used the crappy 4th edition as base rules, and you cant multiclass.

Still looking for a good RPG which has good customization and decent graphics that aren't designed to entertain toddlers. Ill even take sci fi or fantasy.

Anyone tried Planetfall 2?

Wait, they switched DDO to 4th? Whelp. Not going back to that game.

See I always felt (my local group as well) that 4th edition was built like a video game first and as the pen and paper game we are used to second, which is why it failed somewhat as the pen and paper version. It would be a perfect format for a video game but DDO doesnt really follow a format. Neverwinter online is much better IMHO. It followed 4th edition much more closely, except that you build energy during combat to use your daily powers rather than being limited to using them once per day, encounter powers have short cooldowns, and at-will powers are your auto attacks.

Yeh... I always figured daily powers would amount to an MMOs 5-min CD or so.

As much a I dont love 2nd end BG series still ranks super high on my favorites list. Icewind dale 2 is probably my favorite variety of 3+ ed, I like the custom party but I wish it had npcs like the BG saga.. you can always set up MP offline if you *really* want a custom party...

I'm broken for MMOs lately though or I'd look into those.

Started playing Splinter Cell:Blacklist, it's 66% off so I thought I'd buy it. Good game I must say and beautiful graphics and voice-acting.

Didnt like the voice acting. Guy just didnt live up to iron side. he also sounded to young when talking to his daughter.

Also why is Sam getting younger in each game.

Almost completed The Last of Us. (waiting for the frustration to leave of having to re-do a difficult level for no good reason)

Nothing has changed my mind about it.

Absolutely wonderful game that is really not any fun at all.
Just not my thing, I guess. I appreciate it but do not really enjoy it.

 kirsanth wrote:
Absolutely wonderful game that is really not any fun at all.

Couldn't have said it better. A truly outstanding game where I hated almost every minute of it. Absolute oxymoron.

Picked up PayDay 2 again, debating whether or not to become Infamous. Until then, having too much fun with the LMG's.