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Mass Effect 2 'Engineer' Class Powers Up

by Alice O'Connor, Dec 07, 2009 5:10am PST

Related Topics – Mass Effect 2, xbox 360, PC

Following last week's reveal of Mass Effect 2's biotic Adept class, BioWare has unveiled the revamped Engineer in its sci-fi RPG sequel.

The tech specialist now takes on a more active role through combat drones, damaging fire and freezing ice attacks, and improved hacking which properly turns mechanical opponents into allies, as well as heavy pistols--such as the X-3A Predator--and submachine guns.

Mass Effect 2 arrives for PC--system requirements and DRM details here--and Xbox 360 on January 26, 2010. A Collector's Edition includes various virtual and physical goodies.

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Meh, looks like Dragon Age in space :)

Dec 07, 2009 11:07am PST

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Meh, looks like Dragon Age in space :) : mattavius
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- ie looks like Mass Effect. : TheGeneMachine

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The X-3A Predator, huh. Will there also be X-3B, X-3C and X-3D models? That model of weapon advancement in ME1 smacked of crunch-time compromises (too much work to sprinkle unique and interesting items throughout the world in a way that preserved game balance). I hope they decided to do it like most RPGs this time!

Dec 07, 2009 6:27pm PST

The X-3A Predator, huh. Will there also be X-3B, X-3C and X-3D models? That model of weapon advancement i... : spacerumsfeld

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"damaging fire and freezing ice attacks...."

I sure hope they give the engineer a bigger mana pool for all those magic spells.

:P

Dec 07, 2009 11:06am PST

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"damaging fire and freezing ice attacks...." I sure hope they give the engineer a bigger mana pool for... : carbontree
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- i think you mean Eve hypos... ;p : CecilPhilpot

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I have been avoiding all ME2 info. and news except a few things like system requirements and such, but I HAD to watch this since in ME1 I was an engineer and it was my favorite class of them all, so I had to see that changes.

I now look forward to this even more.

Dec 07, 2009 9:53am PST

I have been avoiding all ME2 info. and news except a few things like system requirements and such, but I ... : ElArabDeMagnifico

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Meg, I'll still do the grunt route. No gizmos, gadgets, biojunk, finger waggling, blah blah, just pure bullets spraying everywhere. How it should be.

Dec 07, 2009 9:15am PST

Meg, I'll still do the grunt route. No gizmos, gadgets, biojunk, finger waggling, blah blah, just pure b... : araczynski

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It looks like they've taken a lot of time to make the combat more balanced this time. Talents in ME1 were cool and all, but I never felt like I couldn't win a fight by just blasting away with assault rifles. Hopefully there will be more incentive to take it slow and think about how to approach combat in ME2.

Dec 07, 2009 9:12am PST

It looks like they've taken a lot of time to make the combat more balanced this time. Talents in ME1 were... : Loxodrome

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I loved playing as an Engineer in ME 1. The ending was a cakewalk with all the geth getting Overloaded and exploding around me.

It'll be nice to see the hacking getting some more love because it wasn't super useful in ME1.

Dec 07, 2009 7:13am PST

I loved playing as an Engineer in ME 1. The ending was a cakewalk with all the geth getting Overloaded a... : melkore

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Does look more interesting than Mass Effect 1, where I didn't really like the "pure" classes and always went for hybrids. Myself as a Vanguard, backed by Wrex and Garrus. Might be a tougher choice this time.

Dec 07, 2009 6:47am PST

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Does look more interesting than Mass Effect 1, where I didn't really like the "pure" classes and always w... : Dr_Tran
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- Especially with the bonus skills, I might add. I played Adept just a little bit to get the Singularit... : Dr_Tran

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When I carry my ME1 character over can I pick a different class or do I have to stick with the one I chose?

Dec 07, 2009 6:09am PST

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When I carry my ME1 character over can I pick a different class or do I have to stick with the one I chos... : hoov1185
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I thought it said AI Hacking Prank on that screen before the video played. Glad they are increasing the difference between the biotics and engineering plus giving engineering a boost.

Dec 07, 2009 6:03am PST

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I thought it said AI Hacking Prank on that screen before the video played. Glad they are increasing the d... : Jonathan
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- AI hacking is, in many ways, a hilarious prank. : Alice O'Connor

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Does the Engineer also get a superpowered boot, in which to stomp things with a loud grunt for items?

Hehe.

Dec 07, 2009 5:54am PST

Does the Engineer also get a superpowered boot, in which to stomp things with a loud grunt for items? ... : NoMessages

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