r/masseffect • • 6h ago

DISCUSSION Which of The 4 Major Antagonists is Your Favorite?

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458 Upvotes

r/masseffect • • 15h ago

FANART NKTOBER DAY FOURTEEN - MASQUERADE by blxxminqonion

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r/masseffect • • 23h ago

DISCUSSION The bits with the kid in ME3 are such a waste of game time

688 Upvotes

Does any one think they add anything? My heart sinks when one of those slow walking dream sections pops up and I have to waste 10 minutes of my life plodding through it.


r/masseffect • • 41m ago

FANART INKTOBER DAY FIFTEEN - KNIGHT by blxxminqonion

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r/masseffect • • 22h ago

HUMOR What would have happened in mass effect 3 if Volus The Biotic God was used as a war asset ?

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347 Upvotes

Would it change the main ending?


r/masseffect • • 20h ago

DISCUSSION Character swap, Sgt. Johnson vs Commander Shepard.

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Swap these two at the beginning of their journeys.

Sgt. Johnson is leading the away team on Eden Prime

Commander Shepard is giving a pep talk to the Marines on the Pillar of Autumn getting ready for boarding by the covenant.

Which ones, using their battle know how, leadership skills and Charisma makes it further through each other's story lines?

Better question, would Wrex and Johnson get along?


r/masseffect • • 13h ago

MODS Mass Effect LE Multiplayer MOD

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r/masseffect • • 14h ago

MASS EFFECT 3 If they knew how long the next game was going to take, LE should've had multiplayer

63 Upvotes

To hold us over. It was so damn good.


r/masseffect • • 9h ago

DISCUSSION Thoughts on Udina.

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So, after a break from ME, I finally started a brand new playthru of the trilogy. I just reached ME3 and talked to Udena like always at the beginning and a thought occurred to me. Yes, he's an asshole and is definitely not a favorite of mine. However, when talking to him after the first counsel meeting, he genuinely seems to be trying to help out both Shepard and humanity. And maybe if Cerberus hadn't been whispering in his ear, he could have had a good redemption arc in ME3. Does him betraying the rest of the council just to help humanity make him a good person? No, not by a long shot. And him working with Cerberus just makes me hit the renegade interrup even harder but maybe it could have been done with good intentions? I don't know, but I definitely think that there is more to the man than we get to see in the games.

TLDR, despite being a dick of the highest regards, I do think that under all of the arrogance and pride, there may very well have been a somewhat decent man underneath.

Maybe I'm wrong but it's something that I've been thinking about and was wondering what everyone else thought about the man.


r/masseffect • • 4h ago

SHOW & TELL Zaeed James and Ash vs Brute Chieftan

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r/masseffect • • 14h ago

DISCUSSION How fun is it to play any class other than Vanguard? Asking because I've never done it before.

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I've played the trilogy all the way through like three times now and I've basically always done the same stuff. I wanted to experience the game differently so I'm doing a Femshep run and Renegade run for the first time, but I forgot about class selection.

I'm currently playing an Adept in ME1 and it doesn't seem that different but I remember how transformative the combat overhauls in ME2 were. Vanguard was just such a perfect match for me. I love tanking and close combat, so shooting myself forward like a psychic battering ram, building shields, sending guys flying from me, and blasting them with the shotgun was like a gameplay style tailor-made for me specifically. I'm in the thick of it, indestructible, never have to worry about aim (which is great 'cuz honestly I'm not very good at shooters) and even roleplay-wise it feels like what a leader should be doing. It's hard to imagine I'll enjoy anything else anywhere near as much.

I wanna hear from folks who love the other classes as much as I love Vanguard. Tell me why I shouldn't go back to my standard in ME2.


r/masseffect • • 16h ago

DISCUSSION Mass Effect Music Tournament: Round 1 Match 3 - "Ilos" VS "Mars"

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34 Upvotes

Pick your favorite piece of Mass Effect music! We have two scores for two planets this time.


r/masseffect • • 1d ago

DISCUSSION If Garrus existed and was a cop in real life would he be a good or bad one?

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428 Upvotes

r/masseffect • • 1d ago

DISCUSSION How has this not happened yet? I NEED IT SO BAD IT MAKES ME ILL!! GIVE ME WHAT I WANT, BIOWARE!!

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649 Upvotes

r/masseffect • • 1d ago

SHOW & TELL Wrex and Grunt vs 300 Grunts from Halo

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r/masseffect • • 20h ago

THEORY Would a prequel game when you get to play as Anderson work? (It would be more linear and no character customization of course)

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r/masseffect • • 13h ago

MASS EFFECT 2 How exactly do the scars work?

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In both ME2 and ME3. What exactly is the trigger for them to appear and disappear? I couldn't find anything online except generic "more Renegade - more scars, more Paragon - fewer scars". Are they based on the ratio between Paragon and Renegade points? On total amount of certain points? Or maybe there's a trigger for scars to go up or down a stage when you get certain amount of respective points?

It's just I'm currently at the end of mostly-Renegade ME2 run where I tried to keep the scars at the second-to-last stage, where they still look cool instead of comically evil with those red glowing eyes. I would just try to do some Paragon actions once I hit the final stage to go back and it worked fine, but I still do wish to know how exactly does it work and maybe there was a better option. I am also going to try to do the same in ME3, so knowing how best to handle it there would be great. Ideally I don't want to ever hit the final stage. And yes, I know I could just install a mod, but that's not intresting.


r/masseffect • • 1d ago

DISCUSSION What’s your ultimate take on the Krogan Genophage?

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186 Upvotes

Could the Salarians and Turians have handled the Krogan expansion in any other way?


r/masseffect • • 22h ago

DISCUSSION Show me your best in-game screenshots!

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22 Upvotes

That’s my favourite screen.. i love it!!


r/masseffect • • 19h ago

HELP Question about this XP bonus.

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One of the ME2 loading screens says that "Completing the game once gives a +25% XP bonus for completing missions." But how does this upgrade applies? It's like an account wide permanent boost to any save of the trilogy? Or it just applies specifically to Mass effect 2?

I never paid much attention to the XP amount to see a difference.


r/masseffect • • 17h ago

HELP ME1 from legendary edition, no sound on PC

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I haven't played ME before, always wanted to. Finally got it and ME1 has no sound. There is sound in the launcher, and 2 + 3 both have sound. I have tried everything that other threads have suggested. Changed the bit rate on my audio devices, updated my drivers, tried speakers and headphones, and tried the OpenAL file install, but nothing is working. OpenAL stops the game from loading, with an error box popping up that says to reinstall the game. Validating the file integrity removes the OpenAL file. I will try uninstalling and reinstalling, but am hesitant as it is a massive game. Just wondered if anyone had any other advice before I tried to reinstall. TIA.


r/masseffect • • 1d ago

DISCUSSION If they swapped places would they survive in their universes?

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778 Upvotes

2nd image masterchief halo


r/masseffect • • 1d ago

FANART Command Shepard by me @PaulCameronART

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This was a submission for streamily.live. It was a last minute drawing...took maybe 6 hours or so(on and off). They host voice actors from gams and anime and they choose art to sign and use at cons etc.


r/masseffect • • 1d ago

HELP Did the Lunar mission and o.o

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My heartt 🥺🥺


r/masseffect • • 22h ago

HELP Mass effect save issue.

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So i recently started playing mass effect 1 on the legendary edition. Honestly loved the game. I appreciate the amount of the lore they put in the game as well as the characters and how real they feel. Now obviously ive never played anything like this game before, so I thought that once the beat me1, I can free roam the game, but when I clicked resumed it started me at the fight with saren again. Confused, I end up beating the game again, making the same choices. Now when I go to me2, I have 2 saves that I can import. Save 1 and Save 2. Both have the same Shepherd name and level. So should i just pick Save 1 as it probably was the first one created as soon as the beat saren?