BioWare Talks Mass Effect Difficulty

[Knight Templar]

I'm part way through my Insane playthrough on ME. I'm kind of stuck on the fight with the Krogan Mercenary and his Geth goons on your way out of saving Liara. Very difficult fight, even on Hardcore difficulty.

Hopefully I'll be able to defeat it someday.

I was forced to restart my game when doing that exact part on the same difficulty. I realised I didn't have the skills to win, I restarted and played through that awful beginning tutorial level again. I love Bioware but I've got to admit they can't make a beginning level that isn't a pain in the arse, Mass Effect was better than Baldur's Gate 2 at least.

Note: When I say "skills" I mean skills such as in Lift, Overload and Unity, not as in how well I play the game.

 

[Programmed_For_Damage]

I'm so psyched for this game.

I found that if you start afresh on Insanity difficulty in the original you get absolutely worked by a large group of enemies. I found I had to draw them out one by one, kill them then heal, then repeat.