To anyone that says ME2 is A pure shooter = you FAIL

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#1 SilentlyMad
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First the people that say ME2 is nothing but a shooter

1-Your a angry fanboy looking to bash and well there is no hope even with modern medicine.

2-You a cow that never played the game ( see above 1)

3-You played a soldier and only ever clicked adrenaline rush every fight. You are not wrong but there is more to the game

4-Played a class other then soldier but with part soldier and just played it as a soldier but felt good about yourself because you picked another class even though all you ever did was use gun.

5-Try experiencing your charecters strengths

6-the player does not understand or use the squadmates at all.

Advice-There is 6 classes and only soldier is supposed to be played as pure gun, Try playing a sentinel, engineer or adept for example. I am playing A sentinel now for example and do not even use my gun that often. I use it most times when powers are recharging and that does not take long.I use throw,warp, overload and my armor when it is down. Most times I use a gun is when waiting for armor to come back.

I have died FAR less as a sentinel then a soldier and yet use my gun FAR less. I am playing same difficulty level and am starting to get more bored casting then shooting because it is becoming easy mode. With throw and shield mobs do not even get close.

Also powers are far more fun then a gunning. Headshots are easy and common. Seeing a enemy on a platform 20 feet from a ledge then not only launching him off the platform but off the ledge also will always bring a real life smirk. Hearing the scream as he falls down

Example- Lets say Miranda and Sub 0 in the party. Ok so boss with full armor(yellow bar) Click on team spells and click yourself and Miranda to use warp. then bingo Yellow bar= gone and at least 25% health along with that. Then have Sub 0 click pull and the boss floats threw the air. Your throw should be ready at this point and you blast the sucker to death while he floats around. Bad guy dies in seconds and he had 2 bars to go through.

Now I understand some people that never really played will say bu..bu..but its a shooter even though they no nothing about the game. Just please do not let these uninformed fanboys tell you how a game is.

It is true you can play as a amazing TPS but that is what is great about ME2 there is so much more. I already know my next class is a adept with reave. I am sure that will be fun as hell and easy also.

In the end many people that say ME 2 is a shooter have no idea how to use their squad, and only try to shoot through everything, and/or listen to people on forums like this.

The great think about Mass Effect is it has game for everyone. If you want a shooter BAM its there but also if you want a bad arse caster team then BAM its there also.

In the end for all you soldiers out there step up to my caster and lets see how close you even get. Heck even you snipers will get one shot on me and still not get threw my armor but then you are toast.

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#2 SilentlyMad
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Come on I see people time and time again saying ME2 is nothing but a pure shooter so prove me wrong and maybe I am. Explain to me how the core gameplay is a pure shooter. Does anyone disagree with me or does anyone agree with me?

Anyone else able to play the game and not play as if it was MW2?

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#3 BlackendV
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Who said it was a pure shooter? your the first I've heard mention it.
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#4 Lto_thaG
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It still has RPG elements,yes...Less than the first one though.Still a mighty fine game.Can't decide which one I like more.

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#5 SilentlyMad
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Who said it was a pure shooter? your the first I've heard mention it.BlackendV
I see it said rather often actually
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#6 SilentlyMad
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It still has RPG elements,yes...Less than the first one though.Still a mighty fine game.Can't decide which one I like more.

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Well my next ME2 thread is to debate the RPG area. Was it dumbed down? Streamed lined? unneeded stuff taken out? Made fopr the casual? and so on
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#7 Zero_epyon
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Who has said this? And if so well then i agree with you. Mass effect is a deep game.

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#8 3KindgomsRandy
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Mass Effect 2 represents a slight overcorrection from the original. I fully expect the pendulum to swing back some towards RPG (likely with things like skills and character development rather than combat or inventory management) for the 3rd game. Either way, 2 is great and is definitely not a shooter.

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I've never seen it referred to as just a shooter.

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#10 R3FURBISHED
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Mass Effect 2 is, unfortunately, a shooter with light RPG elements. Damn you Bioware for making it such.
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#11 mo0ksi
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It's arguably more of an action game than an RPG, but the RPG elements in ME2 are a great improvement over the original, and mix together well with the action parts of the game, much more so than the original.
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#12 gago-gago
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You can probably get through the whole game without shooting a gun. Just keep on upgrading your powers.

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#13 SilentlyMad
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I honestly think anyone that acts like ME2 is just a shooter is doing themselves such a huge disservice. You honestly can play a true sci-fi wizards. Like i was saying before lets just say if there was a PVP option a player that can play their class well would walk all over the shooter classes. Adept/sentinal/ engineer are deadly

It is sad though so many that think since because the combat is so well done that it is just a shooter.

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#14 SilentlyMad
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Mass Effect 2 is, unfortunately, a shooter with light RPG elements. Damn you Bioware for making it such.R3FURBISHED
So explain how it is a shooter game please?

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#15 R3FURBISHED
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[QUOTE="R3FURBISHED"]Mass Effect 2 is, unfortunately, a shooter with light RPG elements. Damn you Bioware for making it such.SilentlyMad
So explain how it is a shooter game now please?

Bioware put the RPG elements in the back seat in favor of a more shooter-oriented game. That was my point. The story I though was an awful disappointment, especially compared to the first. Exploration went out the window. The Tech Tree was far too limited, and the low level cap, in my eyes, makes the second playthrough that I am doing now almost seem without purpose because I am going to be in the same position I am in now. I cannot progress to a higher platform. Poor skill point management for your teammates when you go to your second/third playthrough. Hopefully Mass Effect 3 will be an RPG with strong shooter mechanics.
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#16 blaaah
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The game's combat mechanics are based around third person shooting and nearly half the game is based around shooting people. Come to think of it, I don't really recall coming across any major situation that allows you to deal with a problem other than shooting someone. Yes you can use biotics and tech powers and you can make use of your companions but it still comes down to shooting people. In that sense, it's purely an action game. On the other hand, you can choose your own class, interact with people, spend skill points and buy and upgrade weapons/armor/yadda yadda and go on side quest. It's a squad based third person shooter with RPG elements. Why is this a hard concept for people to grasp? And no, it doesn't stop it from being an enjoyable game. Helluva lot better than the first one.
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#17 kaigani
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how many threads about me2 are you gonna make? Im sure the game is great and all but do you need to defend every single negative thing that is said about it. The game is meant to be played in different ways. Hence the different classes and character choices. the game is meant to appeal to different gamer types. I own the game but i have played it yet. I wanted to play the first one again before i begin me2.