Does difficulty matter in Mass Effect?

When it comes to Mass Effect 3, the difficulties are a little bit different. Narrative difficulty level is even easier than Casual, truly making it for those who simply want to enjoy the game's story. Playing on Narrative, your party will feel overpowered, making combat rather pointless.
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Does difficulty affect XP in Mass Effect?

In Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, players can exploit their XP gains by changing the difficulty setting to Insanity when they come across a Medical Station. On Insanity, opening Medical Stations grants 300 more XP than players would get on Normal difficulty.
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Does difficulty affect XP in Mass Effect Legendary Edition?

Between the different difficulty levels and the fact that Legendary Edition already alters enemy difficulty and XP distribution (along with other factors that affect your player level), Legendary Mode shouldn't offer an inherently easier experience from start to finish.
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What is the best difficulty for Mass Effect Legendary Edition?

Normal: This is the standard difficulty level which should be ideal for most players who have played role-playing shooter games. The challenge with enemies will be normal and not too overwhelming.
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What is the hardest difficulty in Mass Effect?

Insanity is the highest difficulty setting in the single-player Mass Effect experience.
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Mass Effect Legendary Edition/Original Difficulty Comparison (Mass Effect 1)



What difficulty should I play Mass Effect on?

Those just wanting to play Mass Effect Legendary Edition just for its story should probably go with the Casual option, which tones back the strength of the enemies you face. Normal is perhaps the best difficulty for most though, offering a nice balance between challenge and story.
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Do enemies scale in Mass Effect?

Yes, enemies have scaled with level since Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 3 appears to be no exception from my experience. Since an imported level 30 character experiences a normal difficulty in the start of the game rather than being totally overpowered I think it's quite apparent that difficulty does scale with level.
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Is insanity easier in Legendary Edition?

I've been playing Mass effect 1 from legendary edition on insanity and it feels so much easier then it did on the original. I main snipers, and now without the weapon sway, I can deal a huge amount of damage easily.
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Is insanity easier in Mass Effect Legendary Edition?

Yeah it seems much easier than the original. Only time I die is when I do stupid stuff, like stand in the open while a sniper is targeting me. If you think ME1 insanity was like a normal mode, you'll think ME3 insanity is easy mode. In ME1, the main risk is from being inadvertently one-shotted.
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Does Mass Effect Legendary Edition have an easy mode?

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition's Easier Difficulty Allows Grandad To Have "Most Fun He's Had In Decades"
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Is Classic mode or Legendary mode better?

Ultimately, the choice between Legendary and Classic Mode is purely aesthetic. You'll still be earning the same progress and Talent Points no matter which one you pick, you'll just be getting them more granularly in the Classic Mode.
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Can you be paragon and renegade?

Mass Effect's morality system handles "Good" vs. "Evil" in terms of two independent ratings of "Paragon" and "Renegade". It is very possible for a hero who is primarily Paragon to also have earned some Renegade points along the way, though this does not typically detract from his Paragon score.
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Should I use classic or legendary level scaling in Mass Effect?

Players wanting more frequent levels with fewer points to spend at each level should pick the Classic Mode. Those seeking fewer levels overall but more skill points at each level should go with the Legendary Mode. Players seeking an experience closer to the original Mass Effect series should also pick the Classic Mode.
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How do I get to level 60 in Mass Effect?

Mission: Find Liara T'Soni - Before putting in the combination to the mining laser save your game and reload that current save. After gaining XP from the reload/Override the previous save and reload.
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Is infiltrator the best class Mass Effect?

With the proper selection of skill upgrades the Infiltrator is still the best possible sniper in the game, as it was in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, dropping enemy after enemy with one shot apiece.
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How do you get paramour 3?

You just need to trigger three total romance scenes, and that can be cheesed by re-triggering the same scene three times. As soon as the second achievement pops, force quit once again and repeat a third time.
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How do you get the best start in Mass Effect 3?

For those working through the trilogy, there are some important things to remember and consider when starting up Mass Effect 3.
  1. 1 Know The Ending Is Different.
  2. 2 Ignore The Haters. ...
  3. 3 Embrace Your Shepard. ...
  4. 4 Take It All In. ...
  5. 5 Action Over Role-Playing. ...
  6. 6 Be Prepared For Sadness. ...
  7. 7 Paragon & Renegade. ...
  8. 8 No More Multiplayer. ...
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How do you unlock insanity?

Insanity is unlocking by completing the game on hardcore.
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How do you get the Insanity trophy in Mass Effect?

How to unlock the Insanity I achievement
  1. Make a save after you reach Saren the first time in the Citidel, before you go down to the final fight. ...
  2. Complete the game.
  3. Reload the save you made in step 1.
  4. Change the difficulty to Insanity and save over your save from step 1.
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Can you get insanity achievement on New Game Plus?

I know you can get the achievements from New Game+ if you change the difficulty before leaving the Normandy, and others say that as long as you change the difficulty level before you leave Eden Prime you will get the achievement. You have to change the difficulty to insanity BEFORE examining the beacon on Eden Prime.
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Is Mass Effect 2 hard?

“Mass Effect 2 is a hard game to talk about because the mainstream consciousness has dubbed it the best game in the series, and it's difficult to get people to consider any alternative,” Shepard said. “It's aged [more] poorly than any other game in the series in how it frames Shepard as a self-insert character.
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How long is the mass effect 1 campaign?

Mass Effect 1

The first game of the series is the shortest of the three in regards to its base single-player campaign, sitting at around 18 hours to complete.
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Does pre service history matter in Mass Effect?

Your pre-service history doesn't have any real effect on your character outside of a few minor dialogue changes here and there. Your past may be brought up by some characters throughout the trilogy, but nothing will change in the grand scheme of things.
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Can I romance Garrus in Mass Effect 1?

In addition, both Garrus and Tali become romance options for female Shepard and male Shepard respectively. As male Shepard you can romance the following characters: Tali'Zorah vas Neema.
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Is it better to play Renegade or Paragon?

That's not a hard rule (Renegade players will also be able to use persuasion), but if you're generally more interested in using charisma and logic over fear and brute force, Paragon is much more likely to offer roughly what you're looking for.
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