no. It only imports characters you finished the game with.

I feel like such a dork--Is the incinerate trophy only done with Mordin? I thought using incinerate ammo has the same effect, and was pretty much using it the entire game to get the trophy :doh:

Yeah, I thought I might have to go back and get that. It's not to far back to change weapons, thankfully.

Yes, correct.

Hunters, Destroyers and Primes. Sniper is essential.

Understood, but a source elsewhere suggests the 25% bonus kicks in after beating the story mission, even if you don't start NG+. I thought then you could play on and finish other missions without starting NG+. Am I wrong?

The ammo doesn't count. It has to be the biotic power.

you are correct.

it's called incendiary ammo and not incinerate ammo :D

You get a bonus whether you select new game or new game+. but you have to already have beaten the game to get this.

I am reading it and I dont feel any differently than I did before you showed me that thread.

As a sentinel I felt that having those max shields really gave me a HUGE benefit at the beginning and allowed me to make it through parts I would not have otherwise made it through.

For a class such as soldier that relys more on pure firepower, then maybe I can see it as a slight disadvantage, but a Sentinel that relys more on powers really benefited from being level 30. It required patience and perseverance.

Frankly, some of those guys must not have been very good players either. If I can beat a game on the hardest difficulty, its not too hard a game since I would hardly call myself an elite gamer. Yes, there were some tough parts, but rarely did I have parts that I had to repeat more than once.

If you feel that you can do it then by all means, go ahead. But don't say that I'm giving bad advice when I'm not. Its not only me....but hundreds of other people will say the same thing. NG+ on Insanity is harder than NG Insanity. Thats a fact. Its been pretty much proven by the countless number of people who've played this game many times over and over.

Just got the game yesterday! Enjoying it so far, but the combat system is difficult for me to "dechipher" somehow, but not detrimental for the fun I'm having.

Re: colossus

Unnecessary.


The +25% kicks in when you start a new game/new game+, so no. You do not get it upon completing the main storyline.

Hey Denoku, are you thinking to yourself "I could be playing a different class instead of playing Adept again with level 30 on insanity!". :p

Ha not at all. I'm having fun. I am stuck now on the Geth Colossus fight though.

I am looking forward to trying out a new class though. I love Adept though and even though it can be difficult at times I'm still enjoying myself and trying new things. I'll probably go with Vanguard next, just not sure what difficulty to start on. I had no idea though that starting with a level 30 character would be harder. I thought it would have been easier if anything but oh well. Now that I'm past the earlier stages I've been dying less and progressing much faster.

Nevermind. Took my time and I ran through it like nothing. Took down the Colossus in 2mins or less:headbang:

Mr. J--so are you saying when you start a NG+ with a level 30 character, all enemies are level 30ish as well, and if you start insanity with a new character, all insane-level enemies are level 1?

If so, don't the weapons available and power boost on a NG+ insanity run outweigh the max level enemies?

I'm just trying to figure all this out....with Killzone coming up I want to kind of wrap up the plat as quick and easy as possible. Also, would I be better off trying to do the multiple biotic/incinerate/barrier warp trophies on a fresh insanity run or NG+?

BTW, I hate when games keep hidden stats and everything becomes speculation!!:rolleyes:

what do you mean by hidden stats? :confused:

When you start a new game with an imported ME2 person, all the enemies are at whatever level you are. So if you're a level 29, the enemies will be 29.

What makes it more difficult on Insanity is that, Insanity is already difficult, but then when you import a level 29 or 30 person, the enemies are that level right off the bat. Whereas, if you start a new game....the enemies will be at your lower level....so it kind of eases the pain cause they level up as you level up.

Like I mentioned earlier, aside from you having your powers at whatever level you left off on, you start a NG+ with beginner guns, beginner paragon/renegade points but your enemies will be maxed out EVERYTHING. Meaning weapons and powers.....your leveled up powers can only do so much....

Thanks to the Tempest and Disruptor Ammo the Geth Colossus went down for the count. It did suck in the beginning not having decent weapons but being an Adept I rarely use them anyways. Mostly to finish off an enemy or their shield/armor so I can do some real damage.

Thats my opinion. That the power boost outweights the lack of firepower.

However, I can speak only from playing as a Sentinel. I can see that being possible when playing as a soldier since its a class that very much relies on firepower.

Sentinel on the otherhand relies more on tech powers and defense.

Ah, now I get it. Even though you have all the weapons to choose from, they're all set to initial levels. So the difference is trying to use beginner weapons on lvl 30 or so enemies. Makes sense now, thanks.

So in my case, would you recommend getting the lvl 30 trophy than restarting a new character, and going with Sentinel instead of Soldier? I'm thinking I would be able to get the other trophies on insanity easier, as more enemies would have armor to incinerate, barriers to warp, etc-correct?

Sentinel is the easiest way to win on Insanity unless you are an absolute MASTER at avoiding getting hit and can get off a bunch of shots using the extra firepower provided by a Soldier. But the extra layer of protection you get from the tech shield will save your butt so many times and can allow you quite a few extra chances to get to new cover when you get swarmed which does happen quite often in Insanity.

If you DO plan to do Insanity with a Sentinel, I really think you should start it with the benefit of an imported character, since for the first part of the game you lean VERY heavily on your powers to do enemy damage.

Yes sir! If you reached level 28 or 29 by the end of the game, just import that guy, and you should get the trophy within the first mission or two.

Sentinel is the best on Insanity (can't believe that I'm saying that after I praised Soldier). Soldier would be great for the final boss because you can use Adrenaline Rush, but its not worth it. Sentinel is King for Insanity :D