Talk to someone in the game and listen to what they have to say.
Anyways, I don't get MMOs if it makes you feel better.
Anyways, I don't get MMOs if it makes you feel better.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Dragon Age:Origins announced for Mac!
- Thread starter lapino
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
To answer Aedan2812 - I have the exact same computer, and I run the game in Bootcamp Windows 7 on high detail and high texture (no anti-aliasing since I don't know what that does!) and I have not had a slowdown yet during either gameplay or movie clips.
I don't know if that will translate to the Mac port though.
I don't know if that will translate to the Mac port though.
Anti-aliasing smoothens the edges of objects but can kill some performance though.
Get familiar with the interface and locate the quest window. They will tell you where you need to go. If it's another planet/solar system, get on the ship and pull up the map. Is this too simplistic or are there other issues your having?
Talk to someone in the game and listen to what they have to say.
Anyways, I don't get MMOs if it makes you feel better.
What don't you get?
I don't get why my some of my friends have yet to escape the WoW-crack IV.
Nah, I'm just not into their core gameplay, as from my perspective they're endless with very little story worth mentioning -- at least WoW. My friends tell me about their raids and I've even watched a few. Whenever I watch someone play WoW, they're always running and searching for one little animal to kill so they can unlock some achievement or another. Or there guy is on a bird flying someplace. You can talk to real people, but that's it, they're real, not characters to cary on a story. Anyways, to me games like WoW are more like amusement parks than RPGs. Everybody gets to kill the same monster, do the same quest, etc., but even though this describes any RPG, in a MMO everybody is in the same game at the same time. It's like they're all standing in line, but there are no lines, if that makes sense? So if one group kills the demon it really doesn't matter, because others outside of that group have yet to complete that quest.
Anyways, I like games with a rich story and an end -- or at least a long pause -- more than a game like WoW, or any other that never really ends, but that's how they make theirssss moneyssss!
Nah, I'm just not into their core gameplay, as from my perspective they're endless with very little story worth mentioning -- at least WoW. My friends tell me about their raids and I've even watched a few. Whenever I watch someone play WoW, they're always running and searching for one little animal to kill so they can unlock some achievement or another. Or there guy is on a bird flying someplace. You can talk to real people, but that's it, they're real, not characters to cary on a story. Anyways, to me games like WoW are more like amusement parks than RPGs. Everybody gets to kill the same monster, do the same quest, etc., but even though this describes any RPG, in a MMO everybody is in the same game at the same time. It's like they're all standing in line, but there are no lines, if that makes sense? So if one group kills the demon it really doesn't matter, because others outside of that group have yet to complete that quest.
Anyways, I like games with a rich story and an end -- or at least a long pause -- more than a game like WoW, or any other that never really ends, but that's how they make theirssss moneyssss!
Since I haven't purchased the PS3 version yet, I will be buying this for the Mac, instead. Yay! I hope my 1st gen 2ghz Core Duo can handle this game decently...
I'm already Level 21 LOL but I've never completed a single main mission world and I don't what to do with my money. When I played it for the first time, I played it like a third-person shooter.Get familiar with the interface and locate the quest window. They will tell you where you need to go. If it's another planet/solar system, get on the ship and pull up the map. Is this too simplistic or are there other issues your having?
About skills though, I never trained Pistols for my Soldier. I mostly do Assault Rifles and Snipers.
At the moment I'm doing side quests.
Invest in master marksman. The pistol in Mass Effect is the ULTIMATE cheese weapon the skill is at max. It makes easy work of anything in that game, even the end boss.
The first time I played, I chose the sniper rifle, but I found that I was doing all the work, so on my second play through, I focused on the pistol thinking it would make things harder... It didn't, it just made it easier. The 3rd play through I didn't care and focused on biotics, because I realized that this game really isn't squad based, just companions along for the ride that will do what I want, so in my case I always had them hide in the corner while I cleared the room -- with my pistol.
Anyways, I really hope ME2 is more like Dragon Age, in a respect that the game is unbeatable without your companions doing their fair share.
The first time I played, I chose the sniper rifle, but I found that I was doing all the work, so on my second play through, I focused on the pistol thinking it would make things harder... It didn't, it just made it easier.
The 3rd play through I didn't care and focused on biotics, because I realized that this game really isn't squad based, just companions along for the ride that will do what I want, so in my case I always had them hide in the corner while I cleared the room -- with my pistol.Anyways, I really hope ME2 is more like Dragon Age, in a respect that the game is unbeatable without your companions doing their fair share.
So we're talking about Mass Effect here.Invest in master marksman. The pistol in Mass Effect is the ULTIMATE cheese weapon the skill is at max. It makes easy work of anything in that game, even the end boss.
The first time I played, I chose the sniper rifle, but I found that I was doing all the work, so on my second play through, I focused on the pistol thinking it would make things harder... It didn't, it just made it easier.
Anyways, I really hope ME2 is more like Dragon Age, in a respect that the game is unbeatable without your companions doing their fair share.
I don't know which mission world to do (I did a lot of side quests), I did Feros and Noveria a bit but not the other one. Which is the easiest?
I've read that Mass Effect 2 will remove MediGels and replace it with a regenerating health system, a la Call of Duty.
This means no need to worry about running out of that stuff!Looks like you can't do it on Direct2Drive, but Gametree seems to accept payment fine, providing you have a credit card.
I personally am not keen on GameTree, but I know GamersGate also has it so you can check out their international coverage since they are EU based.
I used GameTree when purchasing Jade Empire and didn't have any problems (I'm in the UK) - but I also didn't have any issues to contact them over either so can't comment on their customer service.
Oops ... I'm an idiot! I was thinking Aspyr's GameAgent despite reading and retyping GameTree.
GameTree is fine - I have several games with them! (I got JE through D2D, though)
I don't get why my some of my friends have yet to escape the WoW-crack IV.
Nah, I'm just not into their core gameplay, as from my perspective they're endless with very little story worth mentioning -- at least WoW. My friends tell me about their raids and I've even watched a few. Whenever I watch someone play WoW, they're always running and searching for one little animal to kill so they can unlock some achievement or another. Or there guy is on a bird flying someplace. You can talk to real people, but that's it, they're real, not characters to cary on a story. Anyways, to me games like WoW are more like amusement parks than RPGs. Everybody gets to kill the same monster, do the same quest, etc., but even though this describes any RPG, in a MMO everybody is in the same game at the same time. It's like they're all standing in line, but there are no lines, if that makes sense? So if one group kills the demon it really doesn't matter, because others outside of that group have yet to complete that quest.
Anyways, I like games with a rich story and an end -- or at least a long pause -- more than a game like WoW, or any other that never really ends, but that's how they make theirssss moneyssss!
As you probably know I played WoW for 2.5 years with a 2 year break after the first 15 months of play. About a year and a half has been my limit on MMOs. Interesting enough I played Elder Scrolls: Oblivion for 18 months too before I burned out on the Shivering Isle expansion. So it seems like 18 months is my limit.
What drew me to WoW was exploration in an exotic world, despite the repetition, otherwise known as grind, I found I could overlook a shallow static world because it was so much fun to explore and fun to socialize with real people. The problem is that the end game loses me- the daily dungeon (no matter how excellent those dungeons are), questing to gear upgrades, very very repetitious. And finally no matter how good it is, is the eventual unavoidable realization that the world is static. Nothing changes. So for the next expansion Blizzard is going to rip the place up!
But that too is will be static ( I believe). However Blizzard has done an outstanding job with phased events, where the country side you are familiar with, changes for a scenario. But in the end it pops back to what it was. Ironically the second time I started playing it took me 6 months to find a decent guild, but even the good vibes there, could not overcome the been-there-done-that feeling.
So, was that 2.5 years logged in-game time...
One of my best friend's brothers who are also friends, have been sucked into WoW since day one and even though they comment on the drudgery, they can't get away from it. It's become a second job.
I know that if I let myself get into WoW, it will suck me in -- as I have an addictive nature, so as I don't want to put in that amount of time I avoid it as best I can.
Anyways, I'm with you on exploration. It's what I loved about Ultima Underworld and early PC games. It's what I was hoping for in Mass Effect, at least on a larger scale, since games like Star Control 2 and Star Flight did such a great job with their limited resources and actually felt more expansive.
One of my best friend's brothers who are also friends, have been sucked into WoW since day one and even though they comment on the drudgery, they can't get away from it. It's become a second job.
I know that if I let myself get into WoW, it will suck me in -- as I have an addictive nature, so as I don't want to put in that amount of time I avoid it as best I can.
Anyways, I'm with you on exploration. It's what I loved about Ultima Underworld and early PC games. It's what I was hoping for in Mass Effect, at least on a larger scale, since games like Star Control 2 and Star Flight did such a great job with their limited resources and actually felt more expansive.
So we're talking about Mass Effect here.
I don't know which mission world to do (I did a lot of side quests), I did Feros and Noveria a bit but not the other one. Which is the easiest?
I've read that Mass Effect 2 will remove MediGels and replace it with a regenerating health system, a la Call of Duty.
Yep, I likes to rambles and I really enjoyed this game, so I'll definitely ramble about it!
I haven't played ME since earlier this year, so I can't recall if either of those areas were easier than the other, but beyond the fight right after I rescued Liara from the Prothean cell-thingy in the ruins, where as the only route out is an elevator, which leads up to an exit where I was met by a Krogan and some geth, the rest of the game's difficulty was fairly straight forward. If the entire game had been that hard, I would have had no complaints, but each play through was pretty much the same where I as I didn't die that often.
I assumed its difficulty was balanced for a gamepad, so using a mouse only made it that much easier. Also, since the game added some aim-assists and steadiness with each skill level increases -- I had auto-aim turned off in the preferences, it only got easier to kill as I leveled. It also didn't help that as I became more uber, the Geth did not.
Anyways, the pistol on max with marksman enabled -- I think this is the skill? -- shoots blitzkrieg. It knocks down any shield in absolutely no time.
And regen-health?
I'm confused, because in the game with the better armor, there are slots available for upgrades, which one can add regen-med packs -- forget their name? It's something that's earned, so I hope it doesn't mean they axed that feature and in as sense simplified the game. That would suck! I'm going to play ME again before ME2 is released next month. I'm really looking forward to it, BUT, I'm not too keen on the fact that they say ME2 is more focused on the shooter aspect.
They say it's what the majority of the surveyed wanted. (I'm assuming they only surveyed the 360 guys and they're the majority I guess.)
So, was that 2.5 years logged in-game time...
Negatory.
One of my best friend's brothers who are also friends, have been sucked into WoW since day one and even though they comment on the drudgery, they can't get away from it. It's become a second job.
My addicted friend always talks about quitting and cutting back, but she is still there playing away.
Yes it might.
I did not get the exploration feeling in Mass Effect. It is more like the Dragon Age Environment. There really is no opportunity to explore the countryside, not that much to explore. Everything is story driven. Did you say you played Oblivion? That is the best solo RPG exploration game I've ever played.
Yeah, up to the before the Krogan it's not bad at all, but that battle with the him and his support Geth was difficult for me on each play through. My party at that time was always Ashlie and the Tech-girl (forget her name?). Another battle that was tough for me and I think because it was just early in the game, was the area I first encountered the Geth walker and the jumping sniper-geth. Anyways, beyond that, the only other battle that was a challenge was fighting Liara's mum. Everything else was average to easy.
I played the game once on hard, then twice on veteran. The reason I played that difficulty twice, was because even though I set it to veteran under settings, the game ignored it and set my difficulty to hard when I first started it. I didn't catch it for a bit, so that prevented me from unlocking hardcore. Bleh...
I agree with you, that's why I mentioned it's what I was hoping for in Mass Effect.
After playing games like Star Control 2, which had no limits on the star systems and planets I could explore, I was a bit let down that ME locked me out from so many points on the map and that many planets were just a lame block of text. I was hoping ME2 would address this, but it seems like that might not be the case, as Bioware has gone more of a shooter route this time around.I own Oblivion, I bought it for only $12 new.
But I have yet to install it. I've played it on a demo, but it didn't draw me in. It was only after I bought Fallout 3 and eventually reached a point that I was enjoying its gameplay that I bought Oblivion.Anyways, I like exploration, but I also like character interaction, so I'm OK if I can't go everywhere in a game, as long as the people I talk to don't feel generic, if you know what I mean?