Normandy Crash Site | Mass Effect 2 Legendary Edition: Pt. 3 | First Play Through - LiteWeigt Gaming
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2023
- First play through of Mass Effect 2 Legendary Edition walkthrough part 3 where we create a memorial for The Normandy and learn how to scan planets. This series will include the full game story of Mass Effect Legendary Edition including all main stories from beginning to end, side missions, gear upgrades, ability points, and paragon decisions.
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Pressly goes through an entire character arc in 3 paragraphs. And it is a very moving story.
That's some good writing.
In regards to Pressly, it's always good to remember that people have the capacity to change for better or worse. In his case he was exposed to the other races he was prejudiced against and learned that they're really not so different. Exposure is one of the most effective, and unfortunately slowest, ways of removing prejudice from the world.
I think it's also important to remember the context. Before the start of the game, there was the First Contact War and The Skyllian Blitz and a lot of Alliance staff probably either fought in or had relatives who fought in those wars. So it's understandable that Pressly would be suspicious of other races. I think there's two types of prejudice: prejudice born out of ignorance and prejudice from having a negative experiance. Pressly probably had both.
Did she see his photo there?
Trust me on this, as a 20 year Navy veteran, who was on the first U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to allow a Russian helo to land on board, it is a very weird feeling to have people on your ship that should not be there. So believe this...Pressly and Ashley having reservations about Aliens onboard, is something the entire crew would have agreed with. This was a human military ship, not a pleasure cruise. No ship in any of the other races' fleets had a diverse crew either. What Shepard was doing was unique and special. Not even the Merc forces were as diverse.
Mass Effect 1 prepares you to start thinking and feeling like a Commander. Mass Effect 2 and 3 make you feel the weight and responsibility of being one , with all the decisions and responsibility that you will feel for your crew. Great playthrough! You're making it look easy Commander 🙂👍🏻👍🏻
And then ME3 comes and breaks you into pieces and throws those pieces into a raging volcano. :D
@@lazaruslong697 lol 👍🏻👍🏻
That’s a great way of putting it. Definitely keeping this in mind 👌
This is something you'll hear a lot in the weeks to come but leave Arrival till the very end, like after the game ending. It kinda serves as a ME3 prologe
Edit: I also recommend getting the doctor and Archangel first. The doctor unlocks something useful on the ship and Archangel well... he's just so much fun
You don't have to probe every planet (just doing rich/good ones should get you more than enough resources). But at least scan every planet, a lot of side missions will only pop up when you do. Really appreciate you reading the lore too, you know how much I love all of it so I'm really glad to see it
Indeed. You could deplete every planet but depleting only Rich planets will be enough for all upgrades. Activating the scanner is still a good idea for every planet in case there's Anomaly that ends up being N7 side mission. These are short, unique missions that can be completed whenever.
For a content creator like this, I would suggest the 1 probe mod. People won't want to watch her probe each planet dry.
Watching her waste probes was painful. LOL
Hit up Omega and go after the Professor and Archangel. You're gonna love them. It'll turn the game around for you. 👍
The Thief and the Veteran are the DLC characters. They were the only two recruits mentioned specifically in emails on there own. Just about all the emails you received at the beginning (aside from Anderson) were DLC related.
You don't just play through a game, you savor it. Same as me! I love watching people take their time with games because that's the same way I do it!
The Normandy crash site was so well done, such a chilling and emotional mission without the need for any words. You might want to get a bigger box of tissues going forward😄
I usually do this before the endgame mission as for some reason it makes me angry at Collectors.
I would recommend going to Omega next, there's quite a few things to do there and it's a good place to really get started. Also, in regards to scanning, my recommendation would be to scan every planet as you go. I usually just go for the bigger spikes and stop when the planet is down to moderate or poor, you don't have to get it all the way down to depleted every time. You'll also pick up side missions when scanning certain planets.
I agree with everything you said. Omega was designed to give the player a proper introduction to ME2 so doing it first is a great way to get comfortable with the game and also get a few emotional wins under your belt before venturing out into the galaxy.
@@AlexSmith_Rhysand I agree also. She's got so many people trying to backseat drive her game and telling her weird orders to recruit team members. That's fine for a replay. On her first playthrough, the best place to start is Omega, like the game tells you to do. Then go on from there with missions as she sees fit. All she needed to know from the start was to avoid the Reaper IFF mission as long as possible. Hold off on Jack's Loyalty mission for a while. And also some of the info about which order to do some of the DLC stuff.
People mean well, but sometimes it's just too much info and causes paralysis from analysis. She's smart and figures things out pretty well on her own.
@@TeeZee22Agree. Omega is where the game „ignites“ and gives you a direction and a understanding how things will go. It makes no sense to leave it out as long as possible and play all the small sidequests and DLC stuff before because there is simply no context to everything, there is no crew, no story and the game feels lifeless. The natural way to play it (as intended by the developers) is: first get all your squadmates, then a mixture of loyalty missions, sidequests and dlc and then the rest.
The Normandy is in pieces, but the Mako barely has a scratch.
Oh, the irony. The beloved Normandy gets trashed but the infamous Mako is pristine
As expected of our beloved clunky tank.
Immune to fall damage 😉
I loved the hell out of the Mako, quirks, flaws and all. It was a shame that it never returned.
Knew the Mako was tough but dang. When I saw it on my playthrough I was impressed and upset, how come it blew up so easily to the Geth Collossus.
The Overlord and Firewalker side-missions are DLC. Overlord might be my favourite side-mission in the game. You might want to wait until you have more crew memebers for that mission because some characters might have unique diologue. Also I mentioned this in the last video, but the Citadel and Omega are good places to go to first.
About the probes: I only sent probes out whenever there was a massive spike on the graph, other than that I think it's probably a waste.
Overlord has no squad dialogue, can be done any time.
@@spikey288 I thought two of the squad mates might have had unique dialogue. I'm trying to avoid spoilers, but you probably know who I mean.
@@brandonatchison4769 They don't, there is one line from an npc ABOUT a certain squadmate, but the squadmates themselves have no dialogue in any of the dlcs for me2.
@@spikey288 That's a shame. Would've been cool to hear the squadmate's thoughts on that mission.
Some imporant information here. I would hold off on doing Overlord. Even though it's among your assignments it isn't just a simple assignment. It's a pretty lenghty DLC and having a wide variety of squadmates to choose from would be best.
For this game I would recommend doing the recruitment missions ASAP and the side missions later on, so you can have more companion options and more dialogue with them as the game goes on.
12:06 "You guys are gonna be like 'stop scanning planets.'"
Au contraire, mon cherie. Watching you throw probes at a dead planet and go from confused and tentative ("can I get a tutorial?") to triumphant and confident ("so, rich, okay!") in the space of five minutes was hilarious and charming.
Bring on the hours of scanning! Some players find it boring and frustrating, but some find it relaxing and meditative. I suspect you will be one of the latter. Let's go! 😁
I didn't mind scanning planets, but EDI's same 4 lines get annoying after a while. 🤣
Damn..EDI could do that task :)
When you go to the Local Cluster, you should definitely probe Uranus (yes I'm serious, no spoilers but do it😂)
Zaeed and Kasumi are DLC character's. You can pick them up at any time. Overlord, Arrival and Shadow Broker is long DLC missions. Arrival should you wait with until the end of the game. Overlord and Shadow broker dosen't really matter. But Arrival and Shadow Broker DLC will open up mid to late game. So don't think about that right now. Just pick up your squadmates and do some loyalty missions. Maybe some of the minor assignments to.
Probe as much as you need to, upgrading the Normandy is important, ask companions for upgrades. Make sure to do the Arrival DLC after the main story, as it leads into the beginning of ME3. Also a heads up: talking to the Illusive man will usually throw you into a main mission.
Loving your mass effect 2 playthrough so far one of my favourite games when I was younger, I’m happy you’re enjoying it too.
The Normandy crash site mission is without any doubt one of the most emotional in the series. I kinda wish we heard some dialogue from Shepard but at the same time, the silence can be louder than any words spoken. Seeing reactions like yours make us care even more 💙
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The Mako isn't the only place where you can place the monument, it's one of 5 places where you're able to place it
Also, even after you place monument, if you haven't collected all of the dog tags, you can still collect them
Your crying is a strength. Jim Valvano was a college basketball coach. He started the V Foundation that has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for cancer research. Near the end of his fight against cancer he made a speech in which he talked about living to the fullest. He said you should try to do 3 things everyday. You should laugh, spend time in thought, and have your emotions moved to tears. If you laugh, think, and cry every day. That's a good day. Most people have trouble moving their emotions to tears. You are in touch with yours.
Hi Lite! So about probing planets for resources: don’t feel obligated to get every little bit from every planet because it can take a long time.
When I played for the first time, I spent WAY too much time collecting every single resource and had TONS of it left over after getting all of the upgrades. A safe bet would be to look for the biggest scanner spikes and get those, and leave the smaller scanner spikes unless you really need them for a certain upgrade! That can help save time and probes in the long run!
Loving this series so far! 😄
SCAN ALL THE PLANETS! I love it! You are not the only one!
Hint for your future explorations of civilized areas in ME2 and ME3: always order drinks in bars. Order at least 3 in each and see what happens in most cases. :)
Most of your side or fetch quests will involve the Citadel or Omega.
Personally, I'd hit Omega first and gather everything and everyone there before anyone else I don't think you can recruit "the thief" just yet.
Hiya BEST channel ever! :) Here goes your TIPS, summed up: 0: We want to see YOU reacting, so have emotions, cry, laugh, hold nothing back ;)
1st DLC crew: Master Thief+Veteran (side missions are there to use your extended pool of crew) Advised 2nd: Professor, Archangel.
2: Just have a little patience and faith about (some of) your old crew. You have to meet, befriend new people first. Now just immerse, you might love most of them!
3: DLCs: Normandy crash (1st), Firewalker (early), Overlord (later), *Lair of Shadow Broker (Mid or late game)
4: Folks are right: Avoid DLC *Arrival/Rescue Dr Kenson at all costs, saved for the absolute last mission. BIG spoilers there, it leads to ME3 !!!
5: 'Stop Collectors' line = like 'Stop Saren' mission line. If you see any "Reaper IFF", avoid, delay as far as you feel have done all you wanted (do early = your playthru might be ruined...)
6: Until keeping a ratio around ~ 90-10% / 80-20% (main) paragon OR renegade, you should be fine. (50-50% or neutral = severe punishment)
7: Barrier: It is your Biotic Charge now, the close combat action version of it (+melee+shotgun).
8: Scanning: You can do them off-screen. It is enough to drop 1-3 probe per planet, only collecting the rich spikes (or as many as you wish).
*Marked: The game will try to launch/force these upon you, but don't bend, only do them if you want!
Good luck, have fun, I enjoy your best channel so much! :)
Great walkthrough Lite, Coming back to this game is like seening old friends again.
It’s crazy the smallest thing’s in the Game can make you emotional! There’s really not enough hour’s in the day, enjoyed the Episode Lite! 🤗
Love your Playthroughs hope you won't forget about Soma!
I highly recommend listening to the gunnery chief when you first get to the citadel, great dialogue 😆
This is great! 🙌🏽 thanks for another great playthrough and dealing with the chaos, much appreciated Commander Shep! ❤👊🏾
I am Commander Shepard and this is my favorite videogame playthrough channel ❤
Upgrading the Normandy should definitely be done as soon as possible.
Also, I would suggest waiting until much later in the game to do Overlord until you have all squadmates.
As for the planets, the more a spot vibrates the more resources you’ll get, so you can just ignore the smaller probing spots which give almost nothing.
Another great video! The scanning is a relaxing break from all the action and drama. And don't worry, a few of your new recruits are some of the best characters in the trilogy. And of course, there are surprises along the way too. Make sure you have more tissues to hand.🙂
Another great video again by my number one favourite UA-camr ever
Seeing as you weren’t able to read any of the comments on the previous video I thought I might just repost this here. Just a couple of tips to help you see everything Mass Effect 2 has to offer. This game and ME3 have some fairly unforgiving cut off points for missions so I’d advise doing all the side quests you want before advancing the main mission. The exception to this are the crew recruitment missions and DLC missions. Crew quests are technically main missions but they just get you a new crew mate, DLC missions can be done whenever even after the main game is completed.
Also talk to everyone even more than you did in the first game. Every squad mate in this game has their own unique mission after you talk to them enough, like Garrus and Wrex did in the first game. These quests are some of the best written in the entire series and completing them gets your squad mates a new power so you definitely don’t want to miss these missions. And if you needed any more incentive to talk to crew, now they can actually give you upgrades for the Normandy as well. So don’t skimp on the chatty chatty :)
Best of luck with your playthrough Liteweight! I’m excited to see how you do things!
Also I’m not sure who told you to collect the Warlord first. I’d highly recommend collecting the Professor first because without him you can’t research upgrades for your weapons and armour.
Planet scanning is SO chill. Many happy hours strip mining the galaxy! 😊
Aw sh*t. Pressly's diary got me 😭😭😭
Hey LWG, I'm on watching you play
Mass Effect 2 today and as always
I'm really glad that you are on and
I hope you have a very beautiful day
and blessed week, take care my friend and Thank You very much.🌞🌞🌞🌞
"Scanning planets and dropping probes"🤣😂🤣Great episode thanks so much LW🥰 The citadel has been improved since ME. The layout in particular gets a major face lift in the next two games and
don't be discouraged with the crew, it will all be worth it🙂
I got my popcorn ready 🍿🔥
I love watching you plat. the tears, the Oh shit I should go back there....keep on playing, I intend to keep watching, I am behind but will catch up.
yes I'm finally caught up to you! can't wait to see the rest 😊
The professor unlocks the lab for all of your upgrades for weapons, armor and the Normandy. You may want to recruit him early so you can use probing materials you collected. Also the master thief and the veteran are the DLC characters, have fun.
Mordin is the best new character from this game, imo. Grunt is great but Mordin is just so lovable and well written
I absolutely do not mind your New York accent. I actually find it to add extra flavor to your already great video content lol. I encourage it lol
Wassup Liteweight how are you today I am always excited to watch your playthroughs 😁
9:32 That's a definite change in how you get stuff from the surface of the planets.
If I remember correctly you can hold the “back button” to sheathe your weapons.
I'd recommend when scanning planets teegan focus on anything with the largest spikes,and you'll conserve probes more. And not all planets have alot of resources. But keep gathering as much as possible. Phenomenal playthrough so far. Keep being amazing. Honestly teegan no need to apologise for being emotional at seeing the Normandy wreckage,it is a very impactful scene.
Great job 👍
I would not launch a probe unless you have a strong 4 bars. EXCEPTION - get all the eezo you can find.
I'd work on getting your crew mates before getting too deep into the side stuff. You can always do the side missions once you build up your team.
I would start with Omega. You get three team members (two main and one DLC), plus it's a natural starting point in the story.
Sorry to hear youve been having a tough time. Better times lie ahead. Chin up x
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Teagan, here's a tip I can offer you:
When scanning planets for resources, go for the highest spiking on the scanner as that's the most abundant amount of that particular resource
Greetings from Costa Rica Miss. Nice meeting you, is a honor to me to follow your content
Never thought I'd see someone tear up over the mako 😋. God, I hated how that thing controlled lol 😄
The made it better for the Legendary Edition... but, they didn't do anything about the suspension, so it still bounces in multiple directions after every little bump.
@@tskwerl ah, I see. I only played the original ME1. Mako had, possibly, the worst handling of any video game vehicle I'd driven lol
A quicker way I’ve found to scan planets is start at the top and keep the curser still and just spin the planet and drop probes as you see things on the scanner and just work your way down, the scanner picks up whatever’s in the circle that appears so you can kind of gauge it more methodically rather than jumping around to different areas of the planet and possibly missing the recourses ☺️
Mass effect 2 has no real mission lock out, you can do side quests when ever, none of the quests get lost
Been a long time since I played this game.
I always remember feeling like the Planet Scanner mini-game felt really satisfying. 😎😎😎😎
I love me a good scanner!
Like a few others here, I also recommend traveling to Uranus and launching a couple probes. 😆
As far as scanning planets goes, you’ll need resources for upgrades as you go along (which you can get after you recruit the Professor), so feel free to scan away! You can also increase the number of probes and amount of fuel you can carry via some upgrades later in the game.
Ahhahahaahhah, ok, this is hilarious. I think you're the first person i ever saw not going to omega. Even better, you started the Firewalker dlc :D
Quote of the day (21:53): "I'm not gonna cry, i'm NOT gonna cryyyyy" - literally 15 seconds later (22:09): "I'm gonna cry" 😇
This was sooooooo sweet.
Thank you so much for sharing your emotions with us. Really appreciated.
Never watched someone reacting so emotonal to the Normandy Crash side. This will be awesome months heading before us watching you the whole saga ☺
I love how when Lite was crying during the Mako bit I was like "She's gonna lose it during Navigator Pressley's segment." I was right. lol
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"I Don't Think That Was DLC"
Project Firewalker is indeed DLC
Sounds like there's some chaos at Casa Lite. I hope things calm down for you soon. As others have mentioned, going to Omega early on is recommended. The events there will help lay a groundwork for your future adventures in the game. Mostly just remember to have fun!
You will want to get the professor as soon as possible. You can’t research upgrades without him.
Every shop in this game can offer you a Discount, if you want to *save money* talk to the store owner first or sometimes there’s a certain task you must complete.
If you run out of fuel the game returns you to a system with a fuel depot. Don’t worry too much because fuel is pretty cheap, just make sure you keep a few thousand credits on reserve.
The Veteran & Master Thief are DLC characters.
Vanguard is a tank powerhouse but only if you charge about. It'll give you a recharge on the shield for example, I think that's at higher levels if you check the level-up screen. It is an aggressive playstyle however.
GETTING THE WARLORD FIRST. (I'm the one who told Lite to do this.)
Remember how things change slightly when you bring Liara with you to Noveria in ME1 because of her connection with Benezia? The same kind of thing happens - several times - when you take "The Warlord" and "The Veteran" with you to get "Archangel", and then take "Archangel" and "The Warlord" with you to get "The Professor". Judging by the comments, it seems most people here didn't know about this; which is exciting! If she does this order, that means all of you will get to experience this for the first time as well! 😁
So again Lite: "The Convict" moves the plot forward. Therefore, if you want to tackle the Assignments first, you can still recruit all the others as well. Since "The Professor" is who you need to start upgrading, doing the 3 recruitment Missions right away, in the order that ENDS with "The Professor", is what I recommend. Here they are again:
3 MISSIONS
1. Get "The Warlord"
2. Get "The Veteran" (Not a Mission. You just grab him.)
3. Take "The Warlord" and "The Veteran" to get "Archangel"
4. Take "Archangel" and "The Warlord" to get "The Professor" - (The game will make it seem like this is a bad idea, but I PROMISE! There are absolutely no negative consequences whatsoever, and I think what happens during the Mission because of this is well worth it. 👍🏼)
This is what gets you those unique dialogue moments and cutscenes you won't get otherwise; just like with Liara on Noveria. After that, the order really doesn't matter, except saving "The Convict" for last, IF you want to get all the Assignments done first. This isn't like Virmire, however. I mean, there is a Virmire situation, but that comes WAY later, and I'm not going to speak on that, since you've already been told (and will continue to be told) about the order of operations near the end of the game. 😉
Now let me be clear! You of course don't have to it this way. Just like with ME1, there's really no "right" way to play. Given how enamored you are with the lore, I just want to be sure you're able to see all of it (or at least as much of it as possible). Also, especially since you're...not super jazzed about recruiting all new people at this point, the added context you get with these characters, by recruiting them in this order, might help endear them to you early on.
5:38 - The answer is...a F%#*TON! Well, it really depends on the planet, but by now, I think you've realized that. People have given REALLY good advice about probing in the comments, so I'll just add this: Don't waste probes on sections that aren't making the mineral scanner go wild. You notice how there's an extra sound when you've hit a REALLY good vein? That's what you should be going for. Going for the smaller points wastes money; which is important because it's much harder to get filthy rich in this game than it was in ME1. 😛
I appreciate your passion for this, but… isn’t the less complex, go-where-ya-feel-like style kinda more suited to a first time experience? Idk, a game about having choices, and trying to guide a person during an extremely specific path in their first playthrough of said game about choices… idk mate
@@romo_lampkin The thing is, the game itself makes it seem like there is no choice, by having everyone go "You should get to Omega and find the doctor right away." It's far more linear than in Mass Effect 1, where they don't tie rescuing Liara to getting an aspect of gameplay unlocked. I feel my recommendation is opening up the choices, by showing there's more to see than the game lets on at the beginning. The reason I told her of this was because she appreciated, in the first game, whenever comments directed her toward content she missed or away from outcomes that would lock her out of content. She's also expressed appreciation for others who have told her (without spoilers I assume) of the order in which to do things at the end of the game so as to...well you know. Because we're watching a UA-cam playthrough, more content for everyone - player and audience - is always better. This is why I want her to experience what she (and many others) otherwise wouldn't, so that we can all experience it together. As I say though, it's still up to her. She has all the information now, and I'll support whatever she chooses to do with it.
Omega is a great place to start. 3 squad mates, shopping, and other cool stuff.
I would recommend when first starting the game you do the side mission in between main missions to separate and allow time for events for crew to happen.
20:59 hey from the future here…. Yeah you weren’t ready at all
She starts the crash site, and I just wait for the datapad to be discovered. Anyone who loved Mass Effect 1 won't judge that reaction.
Don’t worry, you DO NOT get locked out of side missions in this game. You can actually do them after doing the main story, not that you should, I’m just saying they don’t disappear (unless you get someone killed). Don’t bother probing a planet unless it read Rich in resources.
Btw you should go to the Local Cluster to probe Uranus for a little giggle, trust me it’s worth it 😜
hope everything will be better soon❤️
Even if a planet has poor resources, check to see if it has element zero(eezo) because it rare and necessary for biotic upgrades. I would recommend when scanning to only probe if the spike is high enough, or if you really need the resource. But move around the spike to find the highest crest
The thief and the veteran are the two dlc companions, but there is no need to get them first, i mean, you can if you want, but there is no rush. Apart from that, you can recruit them in the order you want, but is true that the game indicates you that the normal order is going after the professor first.
Don't look at it as the little family you lost, but a larger family you gain!
whoever told you to go after the warlord first wanted you to suffer 😂
if you want, you can get more than enough iridium, platinum etc by just doing 'rich' planets.
Overall youll probably save atleast an 45min to an hour of playtime by not going after low sources cause there are alot of planets
You can use biotic abilities or melee punch to break fragile crates/objects if you want to save ammo
We are crying with you!
You are just a waterfall of emotions! 😊
Yes, yes I am hahaha
The game is more explicit in telling you points of no return and whats important then the first one, so I wouldn't worry as much and follow your interest. Personally I don't believe that there has to be a certain order of missions for maximum fun/effect/narrative sense, but "knowing" you I'd recommend building up your team before doing anything, at the least to the point where you have a squad that you at least somewhat like.
That way you get dragged a bit more into the story and you don't feel like you're traveling with the (former) enemy. I fear if you do the side missions first every video will end in you being sad about your crew and later on you'd 100% be sad to not have had your new favorit crew members on the missions that you've already done.
I liked the video, you're the first person that I watched scanning instead of skipping it :D
Hope your IRL sorts itself out and that you're doing well. Wish you all the best 🙏
26:16 Don't worry Teegan. Some films, shows and games have made me cry too and I'm a 30 soon to be 31 next month man.
The other dlc crew member is the veteran and in an effort to preserve your sanity, I recommend you don’t play any firewalker missions if you are already in a bad mood
Hey Lady Lite, I'm sure it has been said but yes you want to scan planets and get as much resources as you can, enjoy!
Some things:
• DON’T RUN OUT OF FUEL--if you run out of fuel, you use all of your resources to take you back to the closest fuel depot, and you can’t get those resources back (learned that the hard way)
• regarding scanning for resources, I don’t think there is a max amount of any one resource.
• here is how much you need of each resource to get all the upgrades/etc.: Element Zero (35,000), Platinum (242,500), Iridium (312,500), Palladium (255,000).
• I’m pretty sure that if you scan/mine all of the planets in all of the Star systems in the Omega Nebula, and maybe another nebula, you’ll have enough resources
• once you’ve depleted a planet/moon of its resources, you’re done with it, pretty sure the resources don’t respawn
• recommend going to Omega to get the Professor/scientist after Kasumi so you can access the tech labs and get upgrades (talk to each of your squadmates, they each provide you with an upgrade, after you get access to the tech labs)
• regarding the new squad, just wait, you wait and see!
The Full Pain Train is yet to come, We are just getting Started!!!!
I agree, recruiting squad mates should be a high priority. I also think you should do Jacob’s loyalty mission first. There’s a happy surprise for you at the end. Most of this game is recruiting squad mates and gaining their loyalty.
Mass Effect 2 has an emphasis on teamwork. Using multiple biotic effects to create explosions and taking out multiple enemies at once, or effects. It works best if you actually chose what effect your teamate uses instead of letting the game decide, it also does more damage. A singularity and then concussive shot combo will do alot of damage. Incinerate and concussive strip shields or life from mechs.
For the scaning mini-game (that I hate but somewhat necessary),
I would advice to check the planet level of ressources : moderate amount are kinda pointless. Abundant/rich planet have so much more, if you reach moderate it is in my opinion a waste of time.
I would also advice to only scan for the highest spikes to avoid sending hundreds of probes
To give an example your first scans on a moderate planet was around 1000-3000 for platinum, the second one with high spike was more around 15000-30000 per probe.
A few scan (3-4) for rich/abundant is enough to buy most things if not all.
I would advise recruiting multiple squadmates (perhaps starting with those available on Omega) before completing any more side quests. One of ME2's greatest strengths is the sheer number of allies you get to recruit to your cause and you'll probably want to have some options for who you want to deploy on missions beyond just Jacob and Miranda.
Great day gets even better, always love to see more of this
I'd strongly recommend going to Omega for the next main mission. You can get 3 squadmates there and it gives you a good introduction to a lot of things, there's a reason the game specifically says to go there first.
Idk what order you were told to do but getting the Warlord first makes no sense imo, story-wise I'd say Veteran- Professor- Archangel- Thief- Warlord- Convict is the most logical order. You won't get locked out of anything though, starting at the Citadel is perfectly fine but my advice is definitely Omega after that.
I did Veteran- Archangel- Professor- Convict- Warlord.... and I did the Thief near the halfway point of the main story. Felt like the best companion to acquire last. 😅🙂
I told her to go after Warlord first, because of the unique dialogue and cutscenes you get by taking Warlord and Veteran to get Archangel, and then Archangel and Warlord to get Professor. It's really cool what happens in each of those circumstances. Similar to what happens if you take Liara to Noveria in ME1. Ever since I discovered it, Warlord -> Veteran -> Archangel -> Professor is the ONLY way I do it, every time. 😛
@@Tubemansi Gotcha, to me that just seems like something that's better to do on a 2nd or 3rd playthrough and not while going into everything blind.
@@roopetoivanen I hear ya', but we won't get to see that 2nd or 3rd playthrough. Since she's loved all the content we've guided her toward in the previous game, and since the unique stuff that happens with this order adds more context to these new characters, and since her difficulty level isn't high, I figured this would add a lot to the experience.
@@Tubemansi Yeah I get that, not sure if I agree 100% yet but I can understand it. We'll see, I guess there's no negative consequences so no harm done either way.
Scanning is super fun... i once depleted every planet in every system...
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The 2 DLC that added new teammates are "The Price Of Revenge" which adds Zaeed and "Stealing Memory" which adds Kasumi
I would recommend doing the missions in the order in which they are listed (from the bottom up), then you can't go wrong the least
Remember to probe that certain planet in the sol system
The main focus to gather resources is rich and good planets. You still want to explore every planet as they may have side quests. When I do search for resources on a planet. I generally only use 10 probes per planet. Since in the beginning money is your big friend and you don't want to waste it.
If this makes her cry, she better prepair the tissue box for Mass Effect 3 ;d