**Matthew Graybosch** @starbreaker · Mar 16, 2018, 14:42

**Matthew Graybosch** @starbreaker · Mar 16, 2018, 14:42

Matthew Graybosch @starbreaker

Mar 16, 2018, 14:42

I should probably blog about this, but for all its flaws and problematic aspects (which are surely legion) Mass Effect: Andromeda feels like a #StarTrek game without the Star Trek setting and branding.

The dialogue options for the female Pathfinder even feel kinda Trekkish, with emotional/casual options on the left for the Kirk fans and logical/professional responses on the right for the Picard/Janeway fans.

#gameing #gaming

**/dev/null/moz 🔆** @moz@cybre.space · Mar 16, 2018, 14:42

**/dev/null/moz 🔆** @moz@cybre.space · Mar 16, 2018, 14:42

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@starbreaker actual hot take: Andromeda has some of the best combat of any Mass Effect game.

**Matthew Graybosch** @starbreaker · Mar 16, 2018, 14:51

**Matthew Graybosch** @starbreaker · Mar 16, 2018, 14:51

Mar 16, 2018, 14:51

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@moz The combat is OK. It's basically a third-person cover shooter with sci-fi superpowers and smarter squadmates than previous installments.

What I particularly like is that if you research remnant tech you can make guns that overheat instead of running out of ammo.

I missed that aspect of the original Mass Effect in ME2 and ME3, and never liked the notion of "swapping out heat sinks" as an excuse to bring back ammo mechanics.

**/dev/null/moz 🔆** @moz@cybre.space · Mar 16, 2018, 14:54

**/dev/null/moz 🔆** @moz@cybre.space · Mar 16, 2018, 14:54

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@starbreaker I played around a ton with the weapon mods and got some VERY FUN combinations, then again I'm the kind of person who's easily amused by power combos and big explosions that make the frame rate drop to 15FPS

pro tip: get the sticky explosive mod. attach it to a remnant weapon or combine with the ammo regen mod. make sure it's a very high rpm weapon. unlimited explosions, 10fps frame rate, melts enemies

**Matthew Graybosch** @starbreaker · 2018-03-16T15:03:43Z

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@moz Thanks, but I already have a gun that melts enemies: the Shadow IV rem-tech sniper rifle. It's got a continuous beam. Works great when shooting from the hip or aiming, and rips through shields like tissue paper. Good against armor too in between fire combos (inferno > overload).

I like sniping enemies from a distance without them being able to hit back, 'cause I'm an asshole with no sense of fair play. :)

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**/dev/null/moz 🔆** @moz@cybre.space · Mar 16, 2018, 15:08

**/dev/null/moz 🔆** @moz@cybre.space · Mar 16, 2018, 15:08

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@starbreaker oh yeah the beam rifle is amazing. I really like the CQB combat style so I used a ton of SMGs and shotguns with the big splodey mods. the N7 rapid-fire shotgun is truly my favorite weapon in that game, add stickies to it and it's basically an HE cannon of death