As a result playing Mass Effect 2 will feel like a really polished experience. The great thing about Mass Effect 2 is we've now had the time we needed to really work on polish and overall quality. How have the physics of Mass Effect's combat been improved for the sequel? Christina Norman: Mass Effect 1 was an incredibly ambitious project and we didn't get everything exactly the way we wanted it. YES NO IGN: Some of the biotic skills from Mass Effect caused unfortunate side effects, such as enemies or players getting stuck in the environment. Using powers in real time is a much more visceral experience though, and I'm happy to say that in Mass Effect 2 you can play through entire missions without needing to pause once. Pausing to use powers is a great strategic tool, and we totally support this in Mass Effect 2. A runner up for most important improvement would be our improved power mappings. See+how+the+Adept+has+changed+in+this+new+trailer. This really helps fulfill the fantasy of the adept as a biotic warrior, capable of dominating the battle primarily with his biotic powers. As a result, even at level 1 in Mass Effect you'll be able to use powers throughout every battle. We added a shared power cooldown system that let us dramatically lower the time between power use. For Mass Effect 2 we wanted the adept to be able to use his powers consistently in battle. For low level adepts in particular, you'd use your 1 power, and then have no powers available for a very long time.

IGN: What was the single most important aspect of the Adept's combat that you felt needed improvement for this sequel? Christina Norman: In ME1 we had long power cooldowns, which meant there would be periods in combat where you couldn't use your powers for a long time. Here you'll get your first look at the Adept class in action, as well as some new details courtesy of a brief question and answer session with the lead combat designer, Christina Norman. The Adept class, focused primarily on the biotic, non-weapon combat has been mysteriously missing from the videos and previews we've had thus far. Electonic Arts and BioWare have shown quite a lot of Mass Effect 2 recently, but there has been one major thing we haven't had a look at: the biotic users.

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