Mass Effect Society

Nyah, given I don't know the endings, I can't really comment.

This is a bit funny.
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So... given that I'm up to "Priority: Horizon", how close am I now to the end (no spoilers, please)? I've done every side-mission currently open, aside from those that appear to be bugged and won't change status.

After Horizon there are two more missions, but the first one is the point of no return. You're forced to finish after starting it.

Which side missions are bugged for you?

I had a feeling that might be the case. My effective military strength is currently sitting as just over 3,000 (no multiplayer, so that's with just 50% effectiveness) so it looks like I still need to push that up a little.

Quite a few seem bugged, as I'm pretty sure that I've completed them - Cerberus Ciphers, GX12 Thermal Pipe, Kakliosaur Fossil, Vous Ambassador and Obelisk of Karza.

Yeah, I would definitely recommend pushing it up to at least 4000 if you can.

I haven't heard about any of those quests being bugged. Are you sure you've done them? Have you checked Spectre Acquisitions to see if any of the items needed for them are there?

I know at least a couple of those require items that are found through scanning, the Obelisk of Karza and the Kakliosaur Fossil in particular.

Yep, that's the idea!

I fully intend on double-checking the quests, though I've been pretty meticulous about scanned and I definitely remember having the 'item handover' dialogue for some of those quests...

Completed my first 2 gold challenges in MP today! The first one was quite hard, the second map I didn't even have to use missiles or medi-gel so not too bad. I've just been playing with randoms so hope I can replicate the success on the other 4 maps to get the Achievement!

Pretty impressive to do that with randoms. Were you guys communicating?

No communication, we were all level 20 though fighting the Geth as either engineers or infiltrators so that helped. Can't imagine doing gold and having to fight banshees or atlas mechs...

Yeah, I would definitely recommend pushing it up to at least 4000 if you can.

I haven't heard about any of those quests being bugged. Are you sure you've done them? Have you checked Spectre Acquisitions to see if any of the items needed for them are there?

I know at least a couple of those require items that are found through scanning, the Obelisk of Karza and the Kakliosaur Fossil in particular.

I found a way to get them all sorted in the end, aside from "Citadel: GX12 Thermal Pipe" - but I think that one might need to be left for a mission or two before it clears. Still only 6,470 total military strength, though...

I can't say that I'm overly keen on being forced into playing the multiplayer to get access to (what I assume are) the endings that I'd hope for, but a little while later I'm now sitting with 63% galactic readiness and a level 12 human engineer - tipping me just over that crucial 4,000.

Ah well, it's not crucial anyway. At best it'll add a few more to your war assets.

By the way, I think every couple of times you start the game your galactic readiness will drop by 1% and overnight it will drop by 2%, so double check that if you're not going to finish the game right away. It's a very annoying and cheap way to keep people playing the multiplayer I suppose.

Good luck.

Ah well, it's not crucial anyway. At best it'll add a few more to your war assets.