Mass Effect: Thermal Clips vs Overheating

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DragonStorm247

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I still miss my sniper rifle modded with explosive rounds. The cooldown was fucked, but dear lord the power on that thing ...
 

evilneko

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Overheat, definitely. A hybrid system would've been nice too.

I think they changed it because they couldn't figure out how to quash that bug in ME1 that caused weapons never to cool down...
 

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gigastrike said:
I don't see why they couldn't have done both. Keep the overheat system (maybe make the guns cool slower), but also allow you to vent all heat instantly by popping a heat sink.
Ooh, I like this idea.
 

Gordon_4_v1legacy

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I still find it absurd that in the future I have a shotgun that fires like a fucking bolt action rifle. One shot. Reload, not chamber next round, but actually reload. The high powered shotguns were shit, the Scimitar or Geth Plasma shotgun were the only two worth having.
 

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]I'm fine with either, but the lore justification was rather weak.

I would like a hybridized system maybe. When it reaches your last clip, you just keep it in and it runs on cooldown. That way it would feel like an upgrade to have thermal clips.[/quote]

Gordon_4 said:
I still find it absurd that in the future I have a shotgun that fires like a fucking bolt action rifle. One shot. Reload, not chamber next round, but actually reload. The high powered shotguns were shit, the Scimitar or Geth Plasma shotgun were the only two worth having.
In multi-player I'd agree, but the single shot shotguns were pretty sick against high durability enemies. In ME2 I used the claymore to absolutely RUIN harbinger's shit.
 

stewiethe1st

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I thought Bioware changed the overheating system because it made ME1 too easy.
With the right assault rifle (that really expensive one from Spectre Requisitions), some level 5 thermite rounds and a level 5 heat sink you can really break the game.
I still preferred the overheating system though because you could whip out your gun and spray people, windows etc on the Citadel and not waste ammo.
I find it really strange that every single gun uses the same clips, from a tiny pistol to a HUGE Widow sniper, one little tube cools all.