Video games...what ya playing? And what are you looking forward to? (4 Viewers)

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I like the steam model and would love it for Xboxes. Games take a beating around here. Best Buy used to charge you extra for what basically amounted to life insurance for your disc but no more.

I'll take the Steam model as long as they do the semi annual sales like Steam. Somehow I don't see MS, Sony or Nintendo giving deep discounts like Steam offers.

The discounts would be nice but what I'd be more interested in is the ability to play disc-free. However, with a few xboxes in the house I wonder if games would transfer over to other consoles or if you'd have to buy one for each console.

The latter for both next gen consoles.

You're saying that as fact when it isn't. Sony isnt Microsoft

 

[NewlyRetired]

I like the steam model and would love it for Xboxes. Games take a beating around here. Best Buy used to charge you extra for what basically amounted to life insurance for your disc but no more.

I'll take the Steam model as long as they do the semi annual sales like Steam. Somehow I don't see MS, Sony or Nintendo giving deep discounts like Steam offers.

The discounts would be nice but what I'd be more interested in is the ability to play disc-free. However, with a few xboxes in the house I wonder if games would transfer over to other consoles or if you'd have to buy one for each console.

The latter for both next gen consoles.

You're saying that as fact when it isn't. Sony isnt Microsoft

Is there a chance that one system may block and one won't or is it more likely they will both treat after market gaming the same way?

 

[SlaX]

Not sure if you guys are aware, but game developers are intentionally trying to kill Gamestop/Game/Gameshop type stores. Apparently they had been working for years to try and make an agreement with the stores to receive a percentage of used game purchases and have decided instead to just kill them off.The next gen consoles (excluding Nintento) are intending to use various forms of soft DRM to make resale and purchase of used games impossible.Microsoft is supposedly moving to a cloud based storage system with a requirement to have a constant internet connection to play games or access your files (obviously.)Sony is supposedly making all purchases account bound and all games system locked (ie. each game is registered to a system and will not launch on unregistered systems.)Combination of the DRM and supposed leaked hardware specs (worse than my current PC which I built two years ago) I think ill just stick to my PC.

Yes, I understand this. But I think linking your game to your PSN account would work better than to your system. Should I re-purchase my entire catalog of games just because I choose to buy a new system, have it sent in for repairs and get a refurbished system, etc. I would think it would have to work like XBLA games where the games may be tied to the system, but you can transfer the license on rare occasions. This isn't to say I like it. I still believe that once a game has been purchased, the publisher has been paid. I don't feel that the publisher has any claim to future sales of that game. For example, if someone buys a car new, sells it to me used, then after 50,000 miles or so, I sell it to someone else, should Ford/Chevy/Toyota/etc get a cut of those sales beyond the first sale?I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir. I don't know many gamers who agree with this. It's just another money grab for the publishers, and highly doubt any of the cut of those extra sales would go to the developer.

I understand why they are doing it and I disagree with your comparison. I'm not a fan of any major publishers atm, EA and Activision have been the bane of the industry in my opinion, but game stores have been obnoxiously terrible as well.They sell games at full price, offer to rebuy games at a flat (LOW) rate and resell them at 10-15% off. New customers come in and are faced with two options, buy the game for 60 or buy the game for 50-45. They obviously take the cheaper one, Gamestop has also gotten in trouble quite a few times for selling used games as new, and doing everything in their power to push used copies over new copies. All of those sales give the publishers and developers zero dollars and the retailers a huge profit.Which has lead to the current business model publishers are using, which is horrendous.

I don't agree with Gamestop and Best Buy's (which borrows directly from Gamestop) business model for used games. I'm probably in the minority that faced with those options, I still buy new. The last time in five years I've purchased used was when I bought the Metroid Prime Trilogy (Special Edition) for the Wii last year after purchasing a Wii. It was no longer available new and buying it used was my only option. The game is now worth over $200 sealed and $85 used, which is more than I paid Gamestop for it used last year. Prior to that, I can't recall my last used game purchase, but I believe it was a Nintendo 64 game.But don't think that just because the market it going digital, you won't be able to resell licenses. A European court has already ruled that consumers have that right. The Steam community market that is currently in beta is believed that it will be used for this very purpose. I'm not saying that just because Europe allows it, it will be allowed in the States, but I wouldn't bet against it.

 

[Jobber]

I don't get all the hate for being forced to buy new. A game thats been out a month or two $10 to $20 off release price. Most of the time at GameStop a fairly recent new versus the same game used is a difference of $5 tops.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I don't get all the hate for being forced to buy new. A game thats been out a month or two $10 to $20 off release price. Most of the time at GameStop a fairly recent new versus the same game used is a difference of $5 tops.

It has nothing to do with buying new. It has everything to do with resale. Whether you buy new or used, you can always resell the game allowing your game net cost to be very low. If you can't resell, you are stuck with 100% of the sticker price as your net cost.

 

[TxBuckeye]

I don't get all the hate for being forced to buy new. A game thats been out a month or two $10 to $20 off release price. Most of the time at GameStop a fairly recent new versus the same game used is a difference of $5 tops.

Then you really didn't read the posts. Many of us buy MONTHS after a game has been out. I usually pay between $19.99 and $24.99 for games that were $60 upon release. So we definitely aren't talking about $5.

 

[bigmarc27]

My brother brought by his ps3 - ill be borrowing for a bit. What are some ps3 exclusives that are must plays that I can get on the cheap?

 

[GoFishTN]

I don't get all the hate for being forced to buy new. A game thats been out a month or two $10 to $20 off release price. Most of the time at GameStop a fairly recent new versus the same game used is a difference of $5 tops.

There is no reason for the choice to be removed, except for greed. It hurts consumers to have fewer ways to purchase what they want.

 

[5Rings]

There is no way I am going to be able to justify spending $60 a game net after years of spending maybe $10 net on a game. I will likely limp along playing the older generation games until they are not made any more and then bow out of gaming once these new platforms come in.

Yep, that's me too. I enjoy the games. But I buy nearly all of mine used after they have been out several months. Being a single player type of guy, this works great for me. No need to be the first kid on the block to get the game so I can level up with all the other clan folks. If the used market goes away, I'll likely go with it. Would probably make my wife super happy.

I'm with you 100%. Being able to trade/recoup some value when I'm done with a game makes a huge difference. Seems wasteful if I'm sitting on Madden 2013 five years from now.What stinks is having 3 boys getting into gaming age and that business model of buying both the game and figures (skylanders, disney) sucks.

The more I think about it, I think I'm done when this goes into effect.

 

[thecatch]

Not sure if you guys are aware, but game developers are intentionally trying to kill Gamestop/Game/Gameshop type stores. Apparently they had been working for years to try and make an agreement with the stores to receive a percentage of used game purchases and have decided instead to just kill them off.

The next gen consoles (excluding Nintento) are intending to use various forms of soft DRM to make resale and purchase of used games impossible.

Microsoft is supposedly moving to a cloud based storage system with a requirement to have a constant internet connection to play games or access your files (obviously.)

Sony is supposedly making all purchases account bound and all games system locked (ie. each game is registered to a system and will not launch on unregistered systems.)

Combination of the DRM and supposed leaked hardware specs (worse than my current PC which I built two years ago) I think ill just stick to my PC.

Yes, I understand this. But I think linking your game to your PSN account would work better than to your system. Should I re-purchase my entire catalog of games just because I choose to buy a new system, have it sent in for repairs and get a refurbished system, etc. I would think it would have to work like XBLA games where the games may be tied to the system, but you can transfer the license on rare occasions. This isn't to say I like it. I still believe that once a game has been purchased, the publisher has been paid. I don't feel that the publisher has any claim to future sales of that game. For example, if someone buys a car new, sells it to me used, then after 50,000 miles or so, I sell it to someone else, should Ford/Chevy/Toyota/etc get a cut of those sales beyond the first sale?

I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir. I don't know many gamers who agree with this. It's just another money grab for the publishers, and highly doubt any of the cut of those extra sales would go to the developer.

I understand why they are doing it and I disagree with your comparison. I'm not a fan of any major publishers atm, EA and Activision have been the bane of the industry in my opinion, but game stores have been obnoxiously terrible as well.

Ignoring Gamestop, his comparison works better when thinking about eBay. I buy and sell all the time on eBay. I sometimes buy new and sell and sometimes buy used and sell but in any case I can keep my costs down. There is no way I am going to be able to justify spending $60 a game net after years of spending maybe $10 net on a game. I will likely limp along playing the older generation games until they are not made any more and then bow out of gaming once these new platforms come in.

I guess part of me doesn't quite understand the above. I realize you work the used market quite well in keeping net costs down (and that's good), but even at retail, isn't gaming a flat-out bargain in a price-for-entertainment ratio? Compared to what I will (happily) spend on a meal out, a movie, a case of decent beer... gaming is an absolute bargain. While I too would miss the used market, paying retail ($60 for a "gotta have it now" game, and $20-$30 for older titles) would not drive me away from this hobby I enjoy so much. I'm surprised it would drive anyone who enjoys gaming away.

I agree with this. I buy and sell used games all the time, but I'm not going to pretend I don't get 60 dollars worth of value from most of them.

 

[5Rings]

My brother brought by his ps3 - ill be borrowing for a bit. What are some ps3 exclusives that are must plays that I can get on the cheap?

Uncharted series?

 

[NewlyRetired]

There is no way I am going to be able to justify spending $60 a game net after years of spending maybe $10 net on a game. I will likely limp along playing the older generation games until they are not made any more and then bow out of gaming once these new platforms come in.

Yep, that's me too. I enjoy the games. But I buy nearly all of mine used after they have been out several months. Being a single player type of guy, this works great for me. No need to be the first kid on the block to get the game so I can level up with all the other clan folks. If the used market goes away, I'll likely go with it. Would probably make my wife super happy.

I'm with you 100%. Being able to trade/recoup some value when I'm done with a game makes a huge difference. Seems wasteful if I'm sitting on Madden 2013 five years from now.What stinks is having 3 boys getting into gaming age and that business model of buying both the game and figures (skylanders, disney) sucks.

The more I think about it, I think I'm done when this goes into effect.

I think quite a few people will be done or will reduce their gaming if this comes into affect. It will be interesting to see if having less people playing but paying an average higher cost results in better business for the developers.

 

[Insein]

My brother brought by his ps3 - ill be borrowing for a bit. What are some ps3 exclusives that are must plays that I can get on the cheap?

Uncharted series. UC1 is pretty good if very linear. UC2 has been very good so far for me. Probably the best exclusive series on the system.

 

[Insein]

To go with the topic, I tried to think of games I bought new this year. Only ones I got were Mass Effect 3, Resident Evil ORC, Resident Evil 6 and XCom. Of those 4, I only recouped full value in ME3 and Xcom. The RE's were way below what I would expect from a top line game worth $60. The rest were either older games at deep discounts or games that have been out for 6+ months at 50% off or more. I wonder if publishers are hurting that bad.

 

[NCCommish]

I don't get all the hate for being forced to buy new. A game thats been out a month or two $10 to $20 off release price. Most of the time at GameStop a fairly recent new versus the same game used is a difference of $5 tops.

With very few exceptions I buy games that are a year or more old generally. I usually pay less than 15 dollars. There are a few titles I'll buy new. Like Skyrim I bought new because of the series. But in general I play games well after the initial push.

 

[NCCommish]

BTW I think the used car comparison was valid. Can't sell a used game until someone has bought and then resold a new game. So in essence it is just like a used car or lamp or anything else. The manufacturer got the one sale they were counting on. Everyone who was supposed to get the one cut of that sale they were contracted to get got it. A car represents the work of many people in many different companies. I legally bought the car. I paid the agreed upon price and then it is mine to sell or keep as I will. And as a buyer I am legally purchasing it. GM doesn't get a piece of the next sale and neither should Sony or MS.

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

BTW I think the used car comparison was valid. Can't sell a used game until someone has bought and then resold a new game. So in essence it is just like a used car or lamp or anything else. The manufacturer got the one sale they were counting on. Everyone who was supposed to get the one cut of that sale they were contracted to get got it. A car represents the work of many people in many different companies. I legally bought the car. I paid the agreed upon price and then it is mine to sell or keep as I will. And as a buyer I am legally purchasing it. GM doesn't get a piece of the next sale and neither should Sony or MS.

I buy and resell a majority of the games I get. However if my ability to sell them goes out the window then my purchasing of games will go with it.

 

[NCCommish]

BTW I think the used car comparison was valid. Can't sell a used game until someone has bought and then resold a new game. So in essence it is just like a used car or lamp or anything else. The manufacturer got the one sale they were counting on. Everyone who was supposed to get the one cut of that sale they were contracted to get got it. A car represents the work of many people in many different companies. I legally bought the car. I paid the agreed upon price and then it is mine to sell or keep as I will. And as a buyer I am legally purchasing it. GM doesn't get a piece of the next sale and neither should Sony or MS.

I buy and resell a majority of the games I get. However if my ability to sell them goes out the window then my purchasing of games will go with it.

It seems we hate Game Stop here but I go there a lot and buy my older used games. I see a lot of parents in there working with Game Stop to turn trade ins into new games for the kids. I see them holding the line on what can be bought based on the amount of credit. I think a move like this will hurt the industry.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I like the steam model and would love it for Xboxes. Games take a beating around here. Best Buy used to charge you extra for what basically amounted to life insurance for your disc but no more.

I'll take the Steam model as long as they do the semi annual sales like Steam. Somehow I don't see MS, Sony or Nintendo giving deep discounts like Steam offers.

The discounts would be nice but what I'd be more interested in is the ability to play disc-free. However, with a few xboxes in the house I wonder if games would transfer over to other consoles or if you'd have to buy one for each console.

The latter for both next gen consoles.

You're saying that as fact when it isn't. Sony isnt Microsoft

Is there a chance that one system may block and one won't or is it more likely they will both treat after market gaming the same way?

No chance IMO. Either both systems block used games or neither will. If either company goes that route unilaterally, it will get destroyed.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

My brother brought by his ps3 - ill be borrowing for a bit. What are some ps3 exclusives that are must plays that I can get on the cheap?

Uncharted series. UC1 is pretty good if very linear. UC2 has been very good so far for me. Probably the best exclusive series on the system.

The Uncharted series is perfect if you're borrowing the console for a week or two and want something fun that you can breeze through. As much as I love Demon's Souls, that game is the opposite of that.

 

[Run It Up]

I like the steam model and would love it for Xboxes. Games take a beating around here. Best Buy used to charge you extra for what basically amounted to life insurance for your disc but no more.

I'll take the Steam model as long as they do the semi annual sales like Steam. Somehow I don't see MS, Sony or Nintendo giving deep discounts like Steam offers.

The discounts would be nice but what I'd be more interested in is the ability to play disc-free. However, with a few xboxes in the house I wonder if games would transfer over to other consoles or if you'd have to buy one for each console.

The latter for both next gen consoles.

You're saying that as fact when it isn't. Sony isnt Microsoft

Sony is Microsoft in this regard.They have designed the next gen consoles to be individualized machines. One game, one machine, one account. Its a cash grab.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

The only way I could see it working is if the pricepoint for games changes. If they sold new games for what used ones cost now then maybe. Which might actually work because then the game manufacturers would essentially capture the used game market for themselves on the front end.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

What should I play next, Rage or Crysis 2?

 

[Run It Up]

What should I play next, Rage or Crysis 2?

Oof.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

What should I play next, Rage or Crysis 2?

Oof.

What?

 

[Run It Up]

What should I play next, Rage or Crysis 2?

Oof.

What?

Not sure if you played Crysis, but the sequel was a huge letdown. Rage was also not very good. Id recommend Rage tbh but id temper expectations.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Not sure if you played Crysis, but the sequel was a huge letdown. Rage was also not very good. Id recommend Rage tbh but id temper expectations.

Never played the originial Crysis. Heard that about the sequel. But Crysis 3 is coming out and it looks pretty cool.

 

[NCCommish]

What should I play next, Rage or Crysis 2?

I am playing Rage for XBox right now. It is kind of limited open world. There are some open world aspects but it isn't anything like Skyrim. It's a really big sandbox I guess as far as that goes. I enjoy playing it. If you like driving you get to do a good bit of it both combat type and racing which can include combat style races. The racing can be tough. At least for me, I have trouble driving in games for some reason. But I still have won a bunch and have my buggy pretty well maxed out. There is a pretty good amount of shooting to do and although stealth is useful at various points in the game it is a pure shootout. They know you are coming and you know they know. It does afford you opportunities to flank your enemies and multiple ways to kill them. The AI will flank you if you let it. It isn't brilliant AI but it isn't bad. Making money is pretty easy if you take the time to find the cards that are available as you go into new areas and fight new bad guys. The mini-game is called Frenzy. You play it at the bar in Well Spring or Subway Town. You see stuff online about how to make unlimited money with cheats. Well you don't need them. I rarely lose a hand. And at medium difficulty hands I win 30-40 times for every loss. With cards that I found and the base deck. I was on the second disk but I started over when I got my hard drive and I could download the DLCs. Getting ready to cross over to the second disk again. All in all pretty fun. Some harder stuff to accomplish but all doable. And a decent story.Wanted to add you can probably finish it quicker than I am. I think you could run through it in under 40 hours pretty easily if you wanted to. I am taking my time trying to do a fairly complete run.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Thanks NCC. Sounds like I'll at least give that one a try.

 

[NCCommish]

Thanks NCC. Sounds like I'll at least give that one a try.

I would seriously consider looking up the locations of the Frenzy cards. Most are pretty easy to find but some are well hidden. And having a solid deck makes money nearly a non-issue once you get rolling. At least in my experience so far. You will definitely want Shrouded Mini-Gun, Large Mutant and Kraken for the early game.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I am about 10 hours into Mass Effect now and concentrating on the side missions and exporing the galaxy. I will do as much of that as possible before focusing on the main mission. Is there any way to know if a mission is way above my current level or does the game level the opponents to my current level (like Oblivion did back in the day)?

 

[wazoo11]

I wouldn't pay for Rage unless it was a bargain bin.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I wouldn't pay for Rage unless it was a bargain bin.

I think I got it for $9.

 

[NCCommish]

I wouldn't pay for Rage unless it was a bargain bin.

I think I got it for $9.

I think I paid $12.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

What should I play next, Rage or Crysis 2?

Oof.

What?

Not sure if you played Crysis, but the sequel was a huge letdown. Rage was also not very good. Id recommend Rage tbh but id temper expectations.

Rage is gorgeous but not very good. The game is a Borderlands with much better visuals and a far weaker story line. I bought Rage when it first came out and even bought the DLC. The combat is not very difficult and I can go almost the whole game without dying unless I do something stupid and kill myself.

 

[NCCommish]

What should I play next, Rage or Crysis 2?

Oof.

What?

Not sure if you played Crysis, but the sequel was a huge letdown. Rage was also not very good. Id recommend Rage tbh but id temper expectations.

Rage is gorgeous but not very good. The game is a Borderlands with much better visuals and a far weaker story line. I bought Rage when it first came out and even bought the DLC. The combat is not very difficult and I can go almost the whole game without dying unless I do something stupid and kill myself.

Well between this and Game Stop I seem to be on the wrong side of the FFA today gaming wise. But I do enjoy the game. I will say I think it's a once through I don't think it will be something I play through multiple times.

 

[NewlyRetired]

BTW I think the used car comparison was valid. Can't sell a used game until someone has bought and then resold a new game. So in essence it is just like a used car or lamp or anything else. The manufacturer got the one sale they were counting on. Everyone who was supposed to get the one cut of that sale they were contracted to get got it. A car represents the work of many people in many different companies. I legally bought the car. I paid the agreed upon price and then it is mine to sell or keep as I will. And as a buyer I am legally purchasing it. GM doesn't get a piece of the next sale and neither should Sony or MS.

I buy and resell a majority of the games I get. However if my ability to sell them goes out the window then my purchasing of games will go with it.

It seems we hate Game Stop here but I go there a lot and buy my older used games. I see a lot of parents in there working with Game Stop to turn trade ins into new games for the kids. I see them holding the line on what can be bought based on the amount of credit. I think a move like this will hurt the industry.

I certainly don't hate GameStop at all. I used to buy and sell with them a lot and even had one of their PowerUp cards and still enjoy browsing through the store. I stopped buying and selling there though once I saw how much better I did buying and selling on eBay. I would have to think that if the next generation consoles block after market gaming, that the brick and mortar versions of Gamestop are likely to go away in 3-4 years.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I like the steam model and would love it for Xboxes. Games take a beating around here. Best Buy used to charge you extra for what basically amounted to life insurance for your disc but no more.

I'll take the Steam model as long as they do the semi annual sales like Steam. Somehow I don't see MS, Sony or Nintendo giving deep discounts like Steam offers.

The discounts would be nice but what I'd be more interested in is the ability to play disc-free. However, with a few xboxes in the house I wonder if games would transfer over to other consoles or if you'd have to buy one for each console.

The latter for both next gen consoles.

You're saying that as fact when it isn't. Sony isnt Microsoft

Is there a chance that one system may block and one won't or is it more likely they will both treat after market gaming the same way?

No chance IMO. Either both systems block used games or neither will. If either company goes that route unilaterally, it will get destroyed.

That is what I figured. If they both block I will be left with the choice of limping with the older generation until they die out or trying the wii-u.

 

[Pick]

I like the steam model and would love it for Xboxes. Games take a beating around here. Best Buy used to charge you extra for what basically amounted to life insurance for your disc but no more.

I'll take the Steam model as long as they do the semi annual sales like Steam. Somehow I don't see MS, Sony or Nintendo giving deep discounts like Steam offers.

The discounts would be nice but what I'd be more interested in is the ability to play disc-free. However, with a few xboxes in the house I wonder if games would transfer over to other consoles or if you'd have to buy one for each console.

They are connected to your gamertag. I use two xboxes in my house and switch back and fourth all the time, playing the same downloaded game on both. (It didn't used to be this easy as a few years ago you needed a memory card or had to "recover" your gamertag.)

Oh yeah I remember that happening. We do have a few rare times where we like to play COD against each other. Not sure how that would work.

 

[5Rings]

I am about 10 hours into Mass Effect now and concentrating on the side missions and exporing the galaxy. I will do as much of that as possible before focusing on the main mission. Is there any way to know if a mission is way above my current level or does the game level the opponents to my current level (like Oblivion did back in the day)?

Good question and I have the same one. I'm 20 hrs in, and I've done Feros, Liara, and the Moon. I chose to go to Virmire next,

Spoiler

but Virmire and the big assault on Seron seems like The Major Battle?.

I'm not ready for that, I think?

 

[SlaX]

We do have a few rare times where we like to play COD against each other. Not sure how that would work.

Unless you're playing it via split-screen on one TV, that would require multiple copies of the game.

 

[Insein]

I am about 10 hours into Mass Effect now and concentrating on the side missions and exporing the galaxy. I will do as much of that as possible before focusing on the main mission. Is there any way to know if a mission is way above my current level or does the game level the opponents to my current level (like Oblivion did back in the day)?

Most things should be able to be handled with proper cover and good use of the techs as long as you're not on hardcore or insanity. If you're on hardcore, be very patient and take your time finding where the enemies are. Your shields will go down in 1 or 2 hits usually. None of the missions seemed like the enemies had levels to me. They just had health and the difficulty determined how fast it went down and how much damage you took.

 

[Insein]

I am about 10 hours into Mass Effect now and concentrating on the side missions and exporing the galaxy. I will do as much of that as possible before focusing on the main mission. Is there any way to know if a mission is way above my current level or does the game level the opponents to my current level (like Oblivion did back in the day)?

Good question and I have the same one. I'm 20 hrs in, and I've done Feros, Liara, and the Moon. I chose to go to Virmire next,

Spoiler

but Virmire and the big assault on Seron seems like The Major Battle?.

I'm not ready for that, I think?

For Virmire:

Spoiler

That is a major turning point in the game. Make sure you have done as much as you want to by then because there won't be much time afterwards.

 

[Amburger]

I am super into Madden still but thinking about jumping into Need for speed most wanted and I have Uncharted 2&3 that havent been opened. I have just been too into my sports games, Madden, NHL & Tiger.

 

[5Rings]

I am about 10 hours into Mass Effect now and concentrating on the side missions and exporing the galaxy. I will do as much of that as possible before focusing on the main mission. Is there any way to know if a mission is way above my current level or does the game level the opponents to my current level (like Oblivion did back in the day)?

Good question and I have the same one. I'm 20 hrs in, and I've done Feros, Liara, and the Moon. I chose to go to Virmire next,

Spoiler

but Virmire and the big assault on Seron seems like The Major Battle?.

Spoiler

I'm not ready for that, I think?

For Virmire:

Spoiler

That is a major turning point in the game. Make sure you have done as much as you want to by then because there won't be much time afterwards.

The good thing is I saved prior to leaving the ship for Virmire.

Spoiler

I stopped playing last night after I got to the Virmire base, talked Wrex out of going crazy, and chose which officer I was leaving behind.

I think I'm going to go back to my save on the ship and finish some other side stuff first. Thanks.Plus i'm gonna tap that alien

 

[Insein]

I am about 10 hours into Mass Effect now and concentrating on the side missions and exporing the galaxy. I will do as much of that as possible before focusing on the main mission. Is there any way to know if a mission is way above my current level or does the game level the opponents to my current level (like Oblivion did back in the day)?

Good question and I have the same one. I'm 20 hrs in, and I've done Feros, Liara, and the Moon. I chose to go to Virmire next,

Spoiler

but Virmire and the big assault on Seron seems like The Major Battle?.

Spoiler

I'm not ready for that, I think?

Spoiler

For Virmire:That is a major turning point in the game. Make sure you have done as much as you want to by then because there won't be much time afterwards.

The good thing is I saved prior to leaving the ship for Virmire.

Spoiler

I stopped playing last night after I got to the Virmire base, talked Wrex out of going crazy, and chose which officer I was leaving behind.

I think I'm going to go back to my save on the ship and finish some other side stuff first. Thanks.Plus i'm gonna tap that alien

Spoiler

Any decision you make for love won't have it's scene until right before Ilos.There is stuff to do after Virmire but the story really picks up there and you won't have too much time to sidetrack. Ilos is the start of the final part of the game.

 

[NewlyRetired]

What am I doing wrong when trying to heal/repair the Mako in ME?There looks to be 8 levels of health for the Mako represented by light blue bars. Next to these bars is a icon of a wrench with the number 99 in it and next to that the symbol of the PS3 triangle. When my blue bars start to disappear during a fight, I hit triangle but nothing happens. I have plenty of omni gel on hand and 6 points in my Electronics talent. I must be missing something obvious here. Do the blue bars have to disappear entirely?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Are you sure nothing's happening? It has to sit there while it repairs. If the graphic of the Mako doesn't show any damage, indicated by the red marks on the readout, then there's nothing to repair. Perhaps it's just your shields that are down.

BTW - I just can't get enough of the music that plays for the

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[NewlyRetired]

Are you sure nothing's happening? It has to sit there while it repairs. If the graphic of the Mako doesn't show any damage, indicated by the red marks on the readout, then there's nothing to repair. Perhaps it's just your shields that are down.

That must be it. The blue bars must not be health, they must be shields on the Mako, that makes sense. Thanks.

 

[Insein]

Are you sure nothing's happening? It has to sit there while it repairs. If the graphic of the Mako doesn't show any damage, indicated by the red marks on the readout, then there's nothing to repair. Perhaps it's just your shields that are down.

That must be it. The blue bars must not be health, they must be shields on the Mako, that makes sense. Thanks.

You also have to stay still. Takes awhile to 'heal' the mako.