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Mass Effect 2
 
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I'm level 18 myself, and it's getting really incremental already.  Part of that's because I'm focusing on a handful of skills, and totally ignoring others (like Cryo Ammo).  Did I mention I'm a Soldier?
The FPS-like play upsets me because this is a Bioware RPG in a long line of Bioware RPGs.  It's forgotten where its roots are.
I have nearly all the ship upgrades.  I don't have Legion yet- too busy going for the upgrades, loyalty quests, stuff like that- so I can't be sure I'm done with them.  The sensor upgrade was the second one I got, and it's still that bad.
I've looked at the guide, but I hate using PDFs for things like that, and I can't afford a dead tree copy at the moment, so it's not a handy reference for me.
As for the sniper rifle, I like taking out enemies before they get into range in most games.  In Borderlands, I play Mordecai.  In Left 4 Dead, I specialize in 1-shot burst headshot attacks with the assault rifle.  In Mass Effect 2... I usually use the assault rifle (I wish I could switch out my pistol and shotgun for another rifle-type weapon, because the assault rifle is all I need for close combat), but if I need POWER, I go for the anti-material sniper rifle.  You can usually OHK most mooks with it, and one shot will at least take out shields/armor and 1/3 health for the better mooks (guys like Blood Pack krogan, or asari vanguards).  On guys like the bigger mechs (the ones with shields, armor, and health), each shot takes out well over half a bar- more if you use the right ammo.  On Praetorians, I use this gun with disruptor ammo to take down barriers, and switch to the Collector heavy weapon to drain the armor.  The thresher maw died, if memory serves me right, well before I ran out of ammo.
It only has a 13-shot capacity, and loads one shot at a time.  It's powerful enough to forgive little quirks like that, though.
EDIT:  I just beat the game, at around level 26.  The final sequence was fun, but it lacked the punch that the first game's ending had (along with the early parts of this game!)
This was probably because the final boss went down in two shots to the face.  There's a reason I love the Cain heavy weapon (the nuke gun).  It kills things.
It kills things dead.

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