Bubba's Mass Effect Adventures

[Bubba]

I haven't played the first one, only the second, so I don't want to spoil this for myself. Let me know when you get to 2 though

I'll give you a shout when I'm there. Making decent progress so far

Using tech or biotic powers on hoppers is generally the way to go. You can tell your teammates to use them too.

Yeah, I've been kind of ignoring these but as you'll see from my next update, they are very useful.

Are you zooming in with the Mako for more precise shots?

I was just using the shoulder buttons as I would with Shepard so yeah, pretty sure I was zooming. If the Mako crops up again on another planet I'll have a bit of a tinkle

I always try to ditch the Mako when attacking things. Ever since I learned that it cuts your Exp by 90%. Always try to finish foes off on foot. You get so much more experience.

Great tip, cheers! I just need to work on not dying when I try that.

Update Time!

I've went into the main complex on Therum and headed down the tunnel system. No trouble apart from a few geths and after heading down the elevator I came across Liara trapped in a weird blue force field. I was reminded of Frodo trapped in Shelob's web only you know, if Frodo was a long, beautiful, blue alien. I will save you, fair maiden!

I went down to the ground floor to find a way past this force field and got into a bit of a scrap with more baddies. I used my pistol and went "pew! pew! pew!" until they were dead. I lasered my way under the barrier and was introduced to the lovely Liara. I luuuurve her. I thought she was a bit uptight at first but no, she's awesome. The boss battle at the end with the Krogan was a bit tense and took me a few attempts. You don't get much of a chance to find cover, do you?! My first attempt all three of us were dead literally three seconds after the cut scene ended. I eventually tried using Garrus' Overkill and Shepard and Kaiden's specials right at the start of the fight. This did the trick and I was able to take care of everyone and finish off the Krogan.

I'm back at the Citadel now. The cut scene was great and I had a big chat with everyone on the Normandy. Here are my thoughts on my team so far.

Ashley: Don't like her. She's a committed soldier but she's a bit of a dick. Plus, after chatting to her in the Normandy she's clearly racist. Go away.
Garrus: A cool cat. He's interesting and makes a lot of sense. He has good bantz too
Kaidan: My bro. He takes his job seriously but is not dickish about it like Ashley.
Wrex: Don't see eye-to-eye with him at all. We had a bit of a to-do on the cargo hold. Won't be using him anytime soon.
Tali: She's interesting but I'm still not sure about her personality. I may include her on a trip soon to get to know her better.
Liara: I love her. We chatted for ages on the Normandy. She talked about intimacy and mental connections and yeah... I want to "connect" with her.