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>I don't even know
>gog weekend promo and localized releases
>vorcha terrorism
>What's the fucking point
>best tits of all time
>Some poor lost fucker actually discusses Mass Effect
Reminder that Talicancer is alright, but swampbeast shitposters should be terminated on sight.
gigi-chan best waifu
>>137463429
>Characters that should've gotten Armax Arena licenses, go
I just learned about the leak, it this it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opOdFKObpeM
Also why did i get so horny at this krogan crotch shot? How degenerate am I?
>>137465752
> no 2 meters+ krogan with a huge dick and rugh fuck a tiny 155 petite human/asari/quarian qt until i rip her insides to shreads
>>137465838
i am gay and kinda fat, not a sissy hariless faggot
>>137465721
>Enkindle (renamed Incinerate)
>Incendiary Ammo
>Marksman
>Carnage
>>137465721
>sexy
>shoots things
>infested with parasitic plant spores that give her crazy abilities
Quiet? Quiet.
>shotguns and sniper rifles
>Warp
>Charge
>Nova
>Tactical Cloak
>>137466646
still so mad they never did anything with this character. she had so much potential to have an amazing side arc.
>>137467610
>token exotic green chick
>speaks in half sentences like Captain Kirk
No way this is coincidence
Previous thread: >>>137099428
>>137465583
>no backlink
>no link to thread theme
>doesn't change 'in this thread'
For fuck's sake OP.
>>137469462
Serious business
>>137465752
Is this you?
>>137465583
>>137465862
Be my bf anon, I'll love you forever
>>137465752
>jetpacks
we're fucked, m8s
>>137470880
It's just a stupid jumppack like in Battlefield EA.
>>137471251
Battlefront EA, I mean.
>>137473365
By quarian standards, isn't she pretty much naked?
>>137465583
>that shit OP
I get you wanted to be funny, but it's still shit.
>weekend Verkauf
>new Baldur's Gate EE content
damn I didn't know. really need to check news more often. also not sure if I want to pay €20 for it
also 4chan thinks this post is spam.
HELLO WHAT THE FUCK HOW OFTEN SHOULD I REFORMAT THIS POST? FUCK YOU!
>>137465752
yeah
>>137466312
it's literally the site that has /r/masseffect on it - the mass effect character
>>137473546
also it seems like "reddit" became blocked again.
at least that's what I had to reformat.
>>137473637
for some reason it works now. I feel like 4chan pulled my leg.
Hello /meg/ How's it going?
>>137473365
I think she could use a skirt or something, maybe a sundress. then again everything is better with delicate little sundresses.
>>137466312
Is it just me who sees the slit of a urethra at the very tip of blasto's head?
>>137473720
Hi there WG.
>>137473876
hello. and I see it as well.
>>137473365
I'd cum in her
>>137469558
Totally, but kinda fatter:3
I mean look at his big strong legs, that nice bulge, oh my god...
>>137470529
>Tfw if it was only that easy
>>137475070
it's probably stuffed
/dag/ fuck off.
>>137475520
What?
>>137475495
Honestly i dont care, i just want to cuddle a krogan ;_;
>>137467610
she gives you a cheeky kiss in ME2
>>137469558
I guess even in the other galaxy we can escape from non whites
>>137473546
>new Baldur's Gate EE content
http://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1459678850662.webm
>>137475070
I think it's just his balls m8
>>137473546
http://archive.is/YyB1Z
“I think we’re about 90-95% new code at this point,” said Beamdog president Trent Oster. They also had to create a new style guide, a tome to reference when asking, “Is this thing we’re making in the spirit of Baldur’s Gate?”
“Everything that we added that was new, the question that was always, always on our mind was, ‘Does this feel like Baldur’s Gate?’” said Daigle. “Does this enhance the Baldur’s Gate experience or are we pushing it in a different and perhaps wrong direction?
“If there was something for the original Baldur’s Gate that just doesn’t mesh for modern day gamers like the sexism, [we tried to address that],” said writer Amber Scott. “In the original there’s a lot of jokes at women’s expense. Or if not a lot, there’s a couple, like Safana was just a sex object in BG 1, and Jaheira was the nagging wife and that was played for comedy. We were able to say like, ‘No, that’s not really the kind of story we want to make.’ In Siege of Dragonspear, Safana gets her own little storyline, she got a way better personality upgrade. If people don’t like that, then too bad.”-Amber Scott, writer for new Baldur's Gate
>>137473546
I couple of years back either you or SS asked me whether I would have liked a new game set in the Baldur's Gate series. I said that the story was done, the character arks were fulfilling and fleshed out nicely. If they made a new game it would feel forced and since nobody from the old Bioware was there to make it as it were, it would be bad. Well. Now we know I was right.
>>137478209
>jokes at women’s expense
Not their expense! D: Women are fragile little creatures that need to be protected!
>>137478198
I dont care, I WANT TO TOUCH IT
>playing Armour Warfare with this one guy that just won't stop complaining
>no punctuation or capitalization
Oh, wow, it's just like I'm playing with the autist.
>>137478209
>Safana was just a sex object
Damn right, she is. There's a female voice set option like that in IWD as well which I can't not use.
>are we pushing it in a different and perhaps wrong direction?
Yes.
Never played the multiplayer. I take it it's full of EA microtransaction jewery?
>>137482361
you can count on it
>>137482361
You buy boxes chalk full of RNG with in-game credits, or real money.
>>137482361
Optional but certainly present. I think there's some file you can edit that will greatly increase the credits you receive though
>>137483478
>>137484008
i heard that you have to pay to play anything other than a human?
Oh, wow!
>/CluelessGlamorousAmericanwigeon
>>137478209
dropped
>>137484090
Oh, no, that's not the case. You buy boxes with credits and (possibly) unlock new characters to play with. Varying from common characters to very rare.
>>137484212
oh alright thanks
>>137474539
She's Cute.
Must hurt if someone steps on her toes or she bumps into something though.
>>137478209
Great. more SJW stuff. They're gonna have a lecture scene where a man gets beaten by a tiny woman and a stronk woman who needs no man.
I've been playing a little borderlands 2, so at least it can't be worse than that. Right?Mr Torque is bisexual and don't forget it's cool to treat women with respect! :^)
>>137478390
Women are like Schrodinger gender in the eyes of SJWsI'm sorry. people who identify as females and demimollusks in a female stage of their headmate cycle.. They're both fragile little flowers, and tough bulldykes who can take anything and more.
>>137484115
>>137484810
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__6nFM5GER8
>>137485014
Holy shit, man. Her name and her being a tranny has literally NOTHING to do with anything.
FUCKEN WHY
One of these days, I'm gonna fuck up my name.
>>137485416
At least it has a happy ending.
>>137485478
I know that feel.
>>137485478
>>137485585
>tripfag humour
>>137485642
I don't get it.
>>137485014
>Game: RuneScape
>>137485014
>I find it particularly interesting that killing xir results in 2000XP and no cost to reputation.
there are actually some good youtube comments for a change. and NO ONE is defending that shit, imagine that.
WG's voice is so alpha
>>137487201
It's very cute
>>137487201
>>137487454
I can't help it
>>137487201
I listened to it, and like OCD's I feel he could fit being the narrator of a documentary.
>>137486874
>>137488049
If one of the waifus in ME was a trap, which would you think is the most likely one?
>>137488183JackToo perfect to be a woman
>>137488398I was of the same opinion.
But more because she's got tiny tits and a really fucked up life.I didn't want to disrespect you're waifu though,so I remained silent.
Also these captchas get worse and worse.
>>137488183
tali
>>137488618
But where would she hide her dick? The suit is skintight.
>>137488049
>>137489049
>male quarians
>dick
come on eddy, you should know better.
>>137488183
ashley evidently, but i dont know if that counts since she already is one in the series
>>137489202
Right. Almost forgot.
>>137468430
>Cara
Kill yourself faggot.
Stay mad faggots!
>>137490294
>swampbeast autist sinking so low he's impersonating other waifufags to stir up unrest now
>>137487201
It was alpha as fuck.
>>137490442
He does take autism to new levels.
>>137490442
wasnt my post you retarded faggot
i dont save tranny pics
>>137490539
stop complmenting yourself WG
>>137490774
Shut your face, you tool.
>>137490774
>stop complmenting yourself WG
I don't really need that.
>>137490442
>Utter faggot disregards possibility of a random shitposter swooping by and enjoying the chaos.
>Gets buttmad.
>Writes a faux-condescending post to mask it.
>Plays right into shitposter's hands.
Thanks, buddy. Keep your rectum sensitive.
Pic related as a reward.
>>137491041
Eat your tranny dick aidsnigger
>>137491368
I don't have one. Take your Seroquel.. and whatever it is you take for finger tourette's.
And then ask your mam for a reverse abortion.. or your gods for a black hole.
>>137491707
>an agressive ashley poster shows up at the same time the swampbeast autist starts posting
>both vehemently deny they are the same poster
>inb4 edited (you) screenshots
>>137493979
That means i would replay to myself. Come on, thats OCD tier
>mfw gypsies' reaction after choosing geth
>>137495096
What's wrong with talking to yourself?
>>137497347
Nothing, really. I think it's alright, as long as you have a split personality.
>>137497347
not much
>>137497496
>>137497508
Well, I sure showed that guy, then.
>>137498337
yes you did
http://i.imgur.com/baNmBT0.jpg
>>137500498
Is that Asarimaniac? Cringy fuckin' name.
Finally, a picture without the beast and her shitty tits.
>>137501274
think so
http://i.imgur.com/yDhRfCW.jpg
>>137503816
It's a little disappointing that the creators of nude models always go with recolored human genitalia for aliens when they've got the opportunity to make something that is little different.
>>137504221
I for one am thankful they do not take that route
>>137504452
>not wanting to feel the birthing tongues of a lithe alien maiden against your manhood.
>Not wanting to pound an andromedan hyperpussy and feel the suction cups of her lips lock you together.
>Not wanting to make love to a 4th dimensional being, with fractal genitalia.
>>137505036
its time for you to do the sex my friend.
>>137505036
>>137504452
same here
>>137505036
eddrf no!
>>137505401
>>137505527
>>137506496
Is at this point I mention bants/banter? Can I say that I meant it as a joke or is too late for that?
>>137505036
>Not wanting to make love to a 4th dimensional being, with fractal genitalia.
draw this pls
>>137507084
NO!
>>137507084
If you can explain how to draw a 4th dimensional object.
>>137506647
Bit late, yeah.
>>137507316
You have to look into histhird eyeto understand the instructions
>>137507346
What's wrong with her boobs? It looks like double-butt, but on her chest.
>>137508686
had to crop out the NSFW stuff, they are getting squeezed
>>137505036
Honestly, aliens are sexy as a fantasy, but in real-life I'd be pretty grossed out by the idea.
In real life, despite my foot fetish, I highly doubt I'd ever lick Tali's feet.
>>137509028
I agree, that's why i backed down a bit. Things like Tali's feet and fingers, or her bent knees. Imagining them in real life, they creep me out quite a bit.
>>137509186
Looks like a poorly done boob job though.
>two male hands that aren't human
Looks like some pretty serious cuckoldry too.
>tfw no qt femshep to cuddle with
>three on one pal, it's over
>不,現在它的樂趣
making an arrangement
>>137510571
finally found one
>>137511293
is it racist that they gave him slanty eyes on his visor thing?
>>137511721
it fits his little chinaman eyes better
why are you concerned? PC police is knocking at your door or something?
>>137512289
no, im a chink
that face when liara cant get enough
they are so cute together
liaras part in the citadel dlc is very unsatisfying
there should be a part where you can marry her
>>137513326
use your headcanon
>>137509186
>>137514783
that's quite old
>>137514259
Ive got it all figured out in my head
>>137514907
2007
>>137516467
I'm not blind
>>137516447
my personal favourite
i mean, if they really focus on exploration with many different kinds of planets and they dont focus on multiplayer tier mapdesign andromeda got a chance to be really cool
but i bet my life they will do nothing like that and drive this shit completely against the wall with their shit ideas and crappy gamedesign
>>137517587
I bet they will focus mostly on sjw bullshit
>>137517931
thats quite retarded, why would they?
>>137520079
>>137520354
i would love to fuck that bitchy faceexpression out of the qt redhead face
>>137516665
wait really? Here I thought you dictate to someone what to type in your name
>>137521604
you're grouchy today, what's wrong ?
>>137521945
everything's fine. I thought it was just banter.
Night /meg/
>>137522489
is ok , no palobelem
>>137521604
>WG in charge of originality
did you like my abstract ideas ?
>>137525325
>2014
>muh originality
by that logic, no one should be allowed posting memes then.also I didn't even know that one
death bump
>>137530183
>2016
>not posting femshep to bait some replies out of this cemetary
>>137531228
shes fucking hot 2bqh there
>>137531228
stockings are hot tbqh
>>137531228
my raifu
>>137531702black widow best waifu [/spoiler}
>>137531228
>black widow
muh dick
>>137532046
>Greg Land traced "art"
triggered
>>137532046
>no trigger discipline
would not bang/10
>>137533194
it's like he draws a dick then a woman who sucks on it, then he erases the dick then continues to colour it
>>137533621
he's really just tracing. you can see it from the poses or how characters who were put beside each other don't really seem to interact naturally at all. pic strongly related, 2 cardboard cutouts put near each other
>>137534390
his head is fucking huge
>"female" turians
![1336930877520[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/aQpYlEH.jpg "1336930877520[1].jpg")
gfycat com/DirectGraciousGordonsetter
>>137536171
>>137536463
The penis physics are not the best, I agree.
>>137536565
thought I was the only one noticing it
>>137536886
Impending doom.
Talicancer arrived
>>137537084
fucking suit rat
I liked Kai Leng's portrayal in Mass Effect: Retribution.
He was an overt racist, but that was a nice character flaw as otherwise he was a very professional assassin who truly believed in his cause. He even tried to reason with Anderson and Sanders.
I was looking forward to him appearing in the games.
Too bad ME3 made him into utter shit.
>>137537343
Yeah, it's not like she actually removes that shit when fucking with shep
>>137537569
>racism
>flaw
you're right in a way though, since a chinese racist seems like a flaw to me.
>>137536171
not cool man
>>137537084
>>137537813
didnt the original Talicancer have a trip? or am I mistaken?
>>137538745
Tali-Ban wasn't really cancer if you mean him. the recent one had no trip
>>137538745
Not sure what do you mean by 'trip'
>>137539002
tripfriend, he had a "name" instead of "Anonymous"
>>137538991
then I remember it wrong.
it was some russian kid with a shit pc which couldnt even run me3
not Tali-Ban the brick enthusiast
>>137539131
Oh, mkay. I know that's not wise to admit but i'm pretty new here.
>>137539294
ye well, talicancers arent really the boogeyman around here anymore
the most hate is focused on the femshep poster
>>137539475
;_; i didn't even have my chance to be hated
What poster btw?
>>137539637
>What poster btw?
you can't really tell, but no sane regularhere posts humongous amount of pics and stupid posts regarding to "fem"shep's "beauty"
>>137539258
that is the talicancer from a few months ago, yeah. seems like he's vanished. still not sure if he was really that retarded or just pulling our leg
>>137539637
just scroll up and look at all those femshep or femshep/liara pics and how he manages to make everyone hate him forever
>>137540278
Oh, you meant that femshep obsession in general.
Then i agree, i was wondering why most of the ME shit i find online includes female shepard.
Didn't know it was a thing here as well
>>137540638
it's not bad in itself, the problem is that 99% of artists have adapted the swampbeast as femshep and that they somehow think she's beautiful even though she has the most fucked up face in history
>>137540978
Yeah i understand. I've played ME like 2 times as a male and then i thought i'd try fem. But i couldn't stand here face. And voice.
I just regretted all that lesbian shit i missed
>page 10 again
>>137543918
>>137544317
>cardboard cutout art
>>137545137
I dunno WG-senpai, that looks like A+ art to me
>>137541561
welcome on my shitlist faggot
>>137545459
Guess there are some pretty cool guys on your list.
I'm honored
>>137545713
if you count trannies, faggots, retards and degenerates cool then be my guest
>>137545459
>Daily reminder that femshep was put in game to fill the SJW/Gender equality quota.
>Femshep=closetfagshep=latenttrannyshep.
>>137545931
I'm flattered that you include me amongst your family and friends
>>137545997
what if I play femshep and I'm a grill?
>>137537883
Well it was a flaw in that it hindered his ability to work with aliens or even associate with them. He couldn't even hide his dislike of them.
So it is something that potentially impacted his professionalism.
>>137545997
>femshep was put in game to fill the SJW/Gender equality quota
[citation needed]
first shepard animations were female
>>137546246
fuck off man
>>137545403
there is literally no dynamics in kate n db's art, similar problem to Greg Land, at least she draws that stuff herself though.
>>137546278femturs don't count
>>137546425
I'm not even remotely tryharding to offend you.
You really have some problems, don't you mate?
>>137546780
and there is our resident swampbeast autist. sadly we can't seem to get rid of him even though no one likes him or wants anything to do with him. maybe one day he will notice and finally fuck off.
>>137546617
Well I can't even play anymore since my new hands can't grip a controller and I've accidentally pulled off several keys on the keyboard with my talons
>>137547064
>maybe one day he will notice and finally fuck off.
not gonna happen in your lifetime old man
>>137547064
>>137547180
I suppose he believes he has a purpose here. Thought you guys would treat it like some sort of amusement.
Anyway, gotta go to sleep. Good night good people. And good night mr. Autist.
>>137547145
poor thanemancer.
but back to your original post, anyone can play anything xir/he/she likes I guess.except swampbeast
>>137547512
sometimes it is.
>>137547912
Does anyone ever play as default swampbeast?
I prefer to make mine custom.
>>137548889
did it one time. it's irritating.
ME2 default is okay though, it's just ME3's default femshep that's the problem.
>>137546425
>[citation needed]
>first shepard animations were female
>Hurr durr I believe BS corporations feed me.
Of course they say that. They appear that much progressive. Jesus, you're dense.
>>137548889
not even i do
but i dont find her that bad looking like everyone makes her out to be
>>137549359
your reasoning makes absolutely no sense and is retarded.
this whole post is cringeinducing.
>>137549780
swampbeast is cringeinducing.
>>137549172
>ME3 femshep
What went wrong?
>>137549424
I think a lot of it is the thick makeup and BW's horrendous lighting that makes all of their clay figure people look even worse.
>>137550019
>>ME3 femshep
>What went wrong?
I remember that after release you couldnt even import your custom face correctly because they implemented a faceeditor that wasnt compatible with the previous ones.
they patched it later.
>>137546425
They should have just made Shepard one gender and class. Probably soldier.
It'd make sense from a thematic perspective. Soldier is pure combat, but you'd need the other squadmates for their specialities.
Team work.
Working together.
Ect
>hacketts ass
>fleets arrive
>>137551572
But Infiltrator isthe most fun
>Soldier is pure combat, but you'd need the other squadmates for their specialities.
This is already how it works though.
an end once and for all
>>137551572
>missing out on that sweet romance
no thanks
>>137551572
kinda unfair if you are stuck as soldier while almost everyone else gets to do the space magic fun though. classes are fine they just should have added more variables into the storyline for it. I got so fucking angry every time I saw Samara and Liara fly around with their biotics while I could just stare after them, playing an adept myself.
>>137552363
>playing
bullshit, you havent touched the game in 3 years
>>137552650
nice observation skills, that's probably why I was writing in the past tense.also it's been around 1 1/2 years
>>137552873
>1 1/2 years
I thought you were so pissed by the ending that you havent touched the game since ME3 came out
>>137553539
you confuse me with someone else. I haven't even played the game before summer 2013.
night meg. don't forget towash behind your ears
>>137555298
What if I don't have ears you cis male scum
doing a depression
>>137555802
haha serves you right
this is commander shepard, signing out
>page 10
>>137552053
>This is already how it works though.
It should be more prominent.
In early builds of Mass Effect you could even control the squadmates directly.
They should have kept the system ME1 had where you needed somebody with tech skills in order to hack open containers and doors.
>>137552363
>kinda unfair if you are stuck as soldier while almost everyone else gets to do the space magic fun though. c
You are the player playing the game. You ARE doing it. Just give the player more control in combat.
>>137559114
mastr reys
>>137559114
Perhaps, the solution would be for Mass Effect to be less a 3rd person shooter and more of a tactical team-based shooter. Perhaps something turn-based like X-Com.
letting your waifu suck a stranger's dick?
>>137557981
fuck off you soulless ginger dyke
doing a poo
>>137565389
on the loo
>>137559114
>In early builds of Mass Effect you could even control the squadmates directly.
Like DA?
I didn't particularly like that and I think it kills part of the roleplaying experience to do that.
You have a modicum of control already by being able to direct their powers and everything and I think that fits with the theme of being a commander.
>They should have kept the system ME1 had where you needed somebody with tech skills in order to hack open containers and doors.
This is one mechanic I did not miss. If it was improved somehow, like streamlining the skills so that, a la Dragon Age where the rogue characters for instance would just have to level up lockpicking.
It honestly sounds to me like you just want Dragon Age.
>>137569164
>Some poor lost fucker actually discusses Mass Effect >>137465583
Turns out there's at least three of us. Here's my two cents:
>it kills part of the roleplaying experience to do that.
>being able to direct their powers
I think it would have been best if you were able to have pre-set tactics like in DA2.
>If "X(condition)", then "Y(action)"
E.G.
>Garrus
>If "enemy has shields", then "use overload"
>Liara
>If "enemy shields are down", then "use singularity"
etc.
Combat would be much more dynamic and you'd be able to focus on your gameplay rather than micromanaging.
>>137569164
>It honestly sounds to me like you just want Dragon Age.
Never played Dragon Age, actually. So I imagine you're making a comparison I didn't really intend.
Mass Effect in a sense already has an element of turn-based combat to it, what with pausing the game to select powers. I think a fully turn-based system would have been fine form the start. It would also have left much less opportunity for the game to devolve into a pure action shooter.
By its very nature a turn-based system would keep out the CoD crowd, or rather any incentive to try and rope them in. Keeping the game more focused on dialogue and roleplaying.
>>137571348
>Some poor lost fucker actually discusses Mass Effect
I like to be on-topic once in a while when I'm not giving relationship advice or something.
>I think it would have been best if you were able to have pre-set tactics like in DA2.
I think that could work.
Me personally, I like to micromanage.
Nothing irks me more than being in the heat of battle and having to wait for my AI to recharge their overload or something because they used it on a guy who had ~10% of shield left when I could have used it on a more high-priority target.
>>137571809
>Never played Dragon Age, actually
You should try it. Might be right up your alley since it gives you the ability to individually control all characters in the party and set up tactics.
>I think a fully turn-based system would have been fine form the start. It would also have left much less opportunity for the game to devolve into a pure action shooter.
I really only felt that it turned into an action shooter when I was playing on easier difficulties or when I was playing as a soldier.
The class I played was integral to the choices I would make for selecting squadmates and their abilities while also influencing my strategies.
Different strokes I guess.
>>137465752
Why do gay men that arent """"girls"""" always are attracted to fat ugly beasts like krogans?
>>137572689
>I really only felt that it turned into an action shooter when I was playing on easier difficulties or when I was playing as a soldier.
Certainly there was more strategy at higher difficulties, but it was still mainly a cover shooter. I mean in the end that was always an option too. I just think a lot more interesting things could be done with a turn-based system.
Like say...
Shepard/Wrex
>Adrenaline Rush 1
When combat begins a character with this trait gets a free chance to attack with a weapon.
>Adrenaline Rush 2
If health is below 50% the character will counter attack with their weapon if struck by an enemy.
>Adrenaline Rush 3
At the end of every other turn the character will gets a free attack with their weapon.
Garrus
>Range Finder 1
At the start of combat the player will be notified of any enemies at long range. (passive)
Character can enter snipe mode, allowing them to attack enemies at long range.
>Range Finder 2
Character tags long range enemies allowing the rest of the team to attack (like say with carnage/marksman). (passive)
Tali/Wrex
>Carnage 1
First turn is used to charge ability, second turn fires. Must cool down the next turn (unable to fire weapon)
>Carnage 2
No cool down turn is needed as long as carnage is not used two turns in a row.
>Carnage 3
Weapon can be charged and fired in the same turn. Cool down same as above.
Tali
>Hacking 1
Hacked unit will attack anything in its vicinity for three turns.
>Hacking 2
Hacked unit will only attack enemies, lasts four turns.
>Hacking 3
Hacked unit is controlled by player for five turns.
Was it just me, or did the ME2 romances amount to nothing in ME3?
>>137574896
ME1 had some interesting tactical options, but the combat was really bad.
>>137576016
I think the problem with the combat in ME1 was two things
1.) No feedback
Enemies didn't react physically to taking damage or being killed. They just went from acting normal to a ragdoll when they died. Something ME2 really improved on was enemy animations when they died or took damage or were stunned. It made combat more satisfying.
2.) The defensive abilities were too powerful
Once you powered up immunity or the barrier abilities you were effectively invincible. As such you'd just run around without even needing cover (and the enemy wouldn't either), which just made combat chaotic and silly.
So again in that sense ME2 did it better by making cover more essential. In fact, this even fit the lore better as in the books shields and barriers are good for deflecting an attack, briefly, so that you can get behind cover. Else they go down very quickly and you wind up getting splattered.
I just wish ME2 hadn't made its combat so segregated from everything else. Two things I miss from ME1's combat are:
1.) It could happen anywhere totally unexpected. Literally in the same place you regularly do shopping you could get into a shoot-out on a quest. You could get ambushed in other areas. The game was able to surprise you every now and then with this.
2.) The scale. In ME1 you have some really big open battlefields with heavy turrets and snipers. I miss stuff like that. Real battlefields.
I'd have loved to see the series expand on that rather than cut it. I liked that rachni mission for instance where you have to defend the outpost on this big open map. So much more could have been done with that.
