[acesn8s]

There's cash, weapons (sometimes), and weapon upgrades on all the levels, so a little exploring will pay off. If you missing something the game will give you the option of purchasing it. There are a few powerful guns for purchase, so saving money by finding weapon upgrades, weapons, and extra cash will help you.

Periodically go through the levels of the ship to interact with the NPCs. You'll get dialog that will impact the plot. For the more important "talks", triggered by during certain milestone missions, Specialist Traynor will tell you an NPC wants to see you.

The Hanger of your ship has a weapon upgrade station, for purchasing upgrade levels for your guns. It also has an armor station (there's one in your cabin too) for modding your armor.

Power combos are a huge tactic in this game. The easiest is hitting someone with Singularity and them with Warp, Concussive shot, Incinerate, or Overload.

[Maark Abbott]

Singularity is always great, especially if you hit them with Warp or Push afterwards.

I found Castle Crashers remastered last night. Oh my, it's still as fun as ever. And the missus enjoys it too! A win-win situation.

[Tiste Simeon]

I've just done one of the major missions (the one where I fight the Grey Wardens in the Western Approach and end up in the Fade) in DA:I and I killed my first dragon! It's going pretty well! I have also chosen the path of the Templar. I think I just have the major mission with the empress to go for the time being, plus whatever other quests I feel like doing obviously.

[Maark Abbott]

The Templar path is ever so slightly easier because if you go Mages, you fight a LOT more Red Templars (the Templar path is, as you've doubtless seen, Venatori-infested). Doesn't make much difference in the endgame, granted, but for Haven the Templar boss is a pain in the dick.

I'm up to the same stage on my current run, about to buy The Descent. Still having huge fun with SAB/SUB. Hook and tackle EVERYWHERE.

Also now have a second controller so me and t'missus will be crashing some castles later. Mostly I'll be reviving her.

[Tiste Simeon]

Well I chose to help the mages earlier in the game so yeah I've seem a lot of red templars around. The reason I chose Templars over Champion or Reaver was because it was the first one I completed naturally!

[Maark Abbott]

Ah, I thought you'd meant you did Therinfall Redoubt, didn't realise you meant the Prestige Class choice. My bad. I did rather enjoy the dystopian future Redcliffe Castle. And once I knew what I was doing with

Spoiler

Alexius

*, he was a pretty easy fight.

*Spoiler tags because that happened the last time I mentioned it (Nov 2014)

[Tiste Simeon]

Yeah I really enjoyed the going forward in time mission. That was fun plus Leliana at the end was so badass!

But yeah when we fought for Haven that was pretty mental.

I found the Fade mission relatively easy and I chose

Spoiler

Stroud to die there, saving Hawke. I was slightly disappointed to find I am not Andraste's herald just someone who got in the way of Corypheus at the wrong time. Meh. I'm back at Skyhold now & will see how that plays out.

[Maark Abbott]

Spoiler

No one likes Stroud. And choosing Hawke breaks Varric. I couldn't bear to see it again.

[A Demon Llama!]

Armikrog. Successor to The Neverhood, which is one of my favourite games.

Spoiler

[Morgoth]

Rocket League is so very satisfying, but I am so very terrible at it.

[Maark Abbott]

Morgoth, on 02 October 2015 - 05:56 AM, said:

Rocket League is so very satisfying, but I am so very terrible at it.

I'll be playing it in tomorrow's Gamma tournament (it's in Barnsley if any of you folks live nearby). I'll be losing badly, but enjoying myself anyway.

[Morgoth]

I had a period where I started feeling like I understood what I was doing, but now I'm bouncing around like some drunk roadrunner, always being slightly at the wrong place.

[Traveller]

I've been playing Star Trader on my galaxy tab.

Nothing fancy about it, is basically an Elite clone, but it's addictive as hell, I lost a few hours playing it yesterday evening.

It's like Sid Miers 'Pirates!' where you just need one more mission, one more planet exploration before you turn it off.
My only problem so far as that through trading certain materials with factions under trade restrictions, I have reached the level of Crime Lord without ever firing weapon against them - sometimes just through buying fuel at the only available planet.

This post has been edited by Traveller: 05 October 2015 - 11:22 AM

[Maark Abbott]

Saturday was pretty fun. Mostly spent my time in the Old Skool section destroying everyone at SVC Chaos. Shikis everywhere.

[Morgoth]

I played three rounds of Rocket League yesterday. I don't know what happened. I guess maybe the marathon beer and split screen session some friends and I did on saturday changed something, because yesterday I got the highest score and most goals in every game.

[Maark Abbott]

Picked up MKX today. I think there's a tourney running at the next Gamma meet for it and it'd be good to have something other than SVC Chaos to know. If I can get someone to play BlazBlue with me, so much the better, and I think one guy may be bringing Guilty Gear: Xrd. 236p!

EDIT: Turns out Chronophantasma: Extend is now available on US import. Said chap who I'm playing at MKX is getting it. Naturally, this means it's time to practice.

This post has been edited by Maark: 06 October 2015 - 04:36 PM

[acesn8s]

God, I forgot how much I hate the ending sequence in ME3. The whole stagger walk and endless dialogue just sucks. Especially after that last fight at the trucks.

With my soldier it was pretty much Edi and Liara. I think the only class I haven't finished the game with is the Vanguard. Is the Spectre shotgun any good or should I just focus on the Graal Spikethrower or Claymore?

[Tiste Simeon]

Well I completed the mission in the royal palace in DA:I. I chose to save the Empress and have the duke executed. I think I have completed pretty much every mission that isn't just a "collect this" type of mission. Killed another dragon too. My main "Inquisitors Path" mission now is to, I think, go and attack Corypheus. I don't think I am going to do well. I've been fairly flukey so far...

[Morgoth]

I tried the SW: Battlefront beta. It was surprisingly dull.

[Maark Abbott]

Tiste Simeon, on 08 October 2015 - 07:11 PM, said:

Well I completed the mission in the royal palace in DA:I. I chose to save the Empress and have the duke executed. I think I have completed pretty much every mission that isn't just a "collect this" type of mission. Killed another dragon too. My main "Inquisitors Path" mission now is to, I think, go and attack Corypheus. I don't think I am going to do well. I've been fairly flukey so far...

If it's the one down near the bottom of the map, you'll have one more after it on the main quest.

I also finished the Winter Palace recently. Managed to convince all three to work together. Florianne is now my jester.