The Escapist Presents: Five Things You Shouldn't Do in Mass Effect 2

[Sunfirecross]

Thank god for Kelly, fish never die. I named my hamster Boo.

 

[Kuchinawa212]

hehehe remember to feed the fish. Always important thing to remember

 

[Jman1236]

I forgot the fish thing too, I think everyone will. The story is so good you forget to do something.

 

[Talvrae]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSAUa3QY-kE
more Shepard dancing

 

[Gather]

I thought this was relevant.

Spoiler

 

[ma55ter_fett]

I forgot to feed my fish....sad face.

I didn't even know you had to feed your fish...

I was wondering what that smell was.

 

[twaddle]

when she said you might as well have bfg on the side of the cain i had n idea wtf that meant (sad i know)then i paused the video and googled it and found out and lmao.

 

[ShotgunSmoke]

I had bought every single fish and they just died when I forgot to feed them after

Spoiler

Kelly got kidnapped.

The only thing I disliked about this game.

 

[Steampunk Viking]

Who thought it was a good idea to melee Krogan? I try and keep as far away from those things as possible (cryo ammo works pretty well against them though...)

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm not), but wasn't there a renegade option where you headbutted a Krogan chief? Moreover, didn't shepard both karate kick and subsequently punch out a Krogan mercenary on Omega?

'Cause I know he did when I played.

Krogan seem to suffer from cut-scene weakness. Normally they are a forced to be reckoned with, but in cut-scenes they can easily be dispatched with a single bullet.

Something I think you should never try to do is use the Flamethrower heavy weapon from the DLC. It has so many problems. The first being that it's a short range weapon. If an enemy gets up close to you, you can whip out a shotgun or SMG quickly to deal with the new threat. But if you try to switch to the flamethrower you'll waste to much time switching weapons, resulting in you getting killed. So you can only use it for offense. But because it's a close range weapon, you have to walk up to the enemy and get riddled with bullets along the way. But even when you are close to an enemy, it still sucks because Shepard is knocked back when he takes melee, flame, or explosive damage. So trying to use it in close range usually just causes you to be knocked around a few times before dying.

Because if you're a Vanguard you get the Charge ability that closes the distance instantly and smashes the guy you aim at across the room. When fully upgraded it can also either:
A) Knock down all enemies in a wide radius.
B) Become super powerful and have the 'Adrenaline Rush' slowdown effect for about a second after you collide.

When you combine this with the Flamethrower you can tear apart most enemies, especially mecernary groups who don't have Flamethrowers of their own. I've ripped through a squad of five soldiers in one go using this tactic.

 

[feycreature]

It's simple. the hamster doesn't starve because it's a SPACE hamster, i.e. it's magic. And as for fuel, you should have to wait to get towed back to a fuel depot while your crew harangues you because they TOLD you the gas tank was nearly empty but nooo you had to press on and they most certainly will not be paying to be towed. And then the tow-ship driver laughs at you. It'd probably be hilarious the first time, an afterward you'd definitely avoid letting it happen again.

 

[Calo Nord]

The person narrating this video sounds like a Salarian.

 

[Chapter_Master_Cerberus]

Now I'm looking forward to the "spoilerific stuff you have to do" video. Nice call on no.1! XD

Agreed. This should be awesome... been waiting for days now!

 

[Comma-Kazie]

I have to agree with regard to dancing (yeesh . . . no, Shepard, just . . . no.) and the fish. How does it work that the single most powerful AI in the known galaxy--one, I might add, which is capable of working the entirety of the Normandy on its own while calculating firing solutions and dodging space-station-sized debris--can't spare a few processes every now and then to feed my frakkin' fish!? Those little bastards are pricey and annoying as hell to replace.

 

[RogueDarkJedi]

wHOA whoa whoa whoa.

Don't melee a krogan? WHY NOT? I've killed many krogan this way. Of course, this was right after Charging them, but still.

 

[Fursnake]

Dammit, too late...I already danced...

 

[Chapter_Master_Cerberus]

Really? Really? Are your sure... and if so Why? I was pretty sure they were the same.

 

[Brad Shepard]

wheres 5 things you should do?

 

[Ohlookit'sMatty]

But I love to dance! Shakin my stuff on the dance floor is what I live for!

-M

 

[Jonatron]

Vangards can melee Krogans no bother. Throw some Advanced Training Cleave on there to get their shields down and bolster there's then use Charge and alternate that with face slaps or shotgun. Whatever works. Definitely doable for a Vanguard without firing a single bullet though.