Forum Overview :: Mass Effect
 
Plus games and harrrrrrrrrrrrrd mode. by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 03/10/2008, 2:08am PDT
Hard mode really is hard. :(

Upside: The sniper rifle is really cool in this game and I'm finally using skills (such as the + damage skill for the sniper rifle) to fucking vaporize enemies in clouds of green poison. LEWL.

To get the achievement (NOT THAT SUCH THINGS MATTER) for the hard difficulties you have to start a whole new dude though, so my plus game has to just sit there, and I might not even play it again because I'll be playing the higher difficulties. For my hardcore game I made some DOUCHE with blond hair and goatee and scars on his face who goes around being a dick to everyone because I also want the achievement for renegade.

The achievements usually just gives you those gamerpoints which are worthless in real LOYF, but in Mass Effect they actually made achievements give your characters buffs for your plus games. Getting 150 kills with the assault rifle, shotgun, sniper rifle or pistol unlocks the ability to let you start any new character with your choice of those weapons as a specialty. Doing most (not even all) of the side quests will let your plus game start with a bonus to experience. If you play the majority of the game with a specific character in your party (there's an achievement for each) it gives you other buffs, like health regen or extra damage protection. Also beating the game on the harder difficulties lets you actually unlock extra gamer pix, which I always thought would've been a good alternative to having to buy all of the extra ones.
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Plus games and harrrrrrrrrrrrrd mode. by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 03/10/2008, 2:08am PDT NEW
    lol welfare gamerpics NT by Jerry Whorebach 03/10/2008, 2:26am PDT NEW
        You don't have to start a new character to get the Hardcore/Insane achievements by Fortinbras 03/13/2008, 9:00am PDT NEW
            Is this really true, or is it NOT true? NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 03/14/2008, 4:50am PDT NEW
                it's true NT by Lizard_King 03/14/2008, 7:46am PDT NEW
                    Also, who needs Throw when you can chamber high explosive sniper rifle rounds? NT by Fortinbras 03/14/2008, 10:35am PDT NEW
                        You can do both, or do throw and lift then while they're floating in the air bla NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 03/14/2008, 10:41pm PDT NEW
                            Which archetype contains both sniper rifle, lift and throw? SOMEBODY TELL ME NT by I want to know 03/14/2008, 11:33pm PDT NEW
                                You have to finish the game with the sniper achievement, and start a new game. NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 03/15/2008, 12:10am PDT NEW
                                    Psh NT by Fortinbras 03/15/2008, 12:18am PDT NEW
 
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