Yeah I kind of figured the game is shorter than ME2 (unfortunately :/ ) I figure I'll be around 40-45 hours by the time I'm finished. At least with ME3 I'll be able to sink many hours into the multiplayer which is incredibly fun.

BTW thanks for explaining that bar to me. Guess I'll have to do some MP to get that to a 100% before I finish the campaing (cause I want that bar completely full)

Don't bother. If you are anywhere near the completionist you say you are, the single player lets you fill the bar enough for (and some more) the ending that requires that bar to be filled to a certain level. Past that point, the extra points from multiplayer won't affect the ending. 

I might try to pull out some free time between procedures to play a bit, but otherwise i'm at the same situation as you, and I only get out of the lab at 8. I wished I could pull out a sick tomorrow, but since I have the birthday party of my GF's best friend, she would skin me alive if I did that

Two things that I consider lazy on BioWare's part, and are not spoilers, lack of bots for Co-op and PC version's controls. I am also annoyed by them not hiring Mordin's original VA, plus some other issues with VAs, but those would be spoilers.

On the subject of multiplayer, I have heard that there are secret characters that can be unlocked, among them a Volus Adept. Take this it a grain of salt since there is no actual proof, yet. Source

I just have to say this: I'm loving the game.

Little by little i'm seeing the things that are bothering some people, and though I admit that without context they do seem odd, by the context of the game it makes perfect sense. At least to me it does.

Also, I laugh at the people claiming that they put EDI in a "sexbot" costume...for crying out loud people, have you ever seen Metropolis? Maria the Robot? I guess that in 1928 people were only thinking about sexbots when they created that character as well...

By the way, for anyone with the From Ashes DLC: It explains precisely why the Collectors are considered to be repurpoused Protheans and why the statues on Illos seemed different. Then again, those statues looked much more like human husks than anything else, so that could have been a design flaw back in Mass Effect.

After a few hours, I'm actually going to give Bioware credit and say that they put together a pretty good game. The very opening is rough (I still think the scenario they opened with is just flat-out lazy writing. They wanted to create drama early, but had no idea how to do so while staying true to the rules of their universe). There are some brief segments, the "dream sequences," that seem pointless and kind of stupid. "Forcing" multi-player to get 100% sucks balls, and I hope a modder takes care of that ASAP. And I'm really glad I got spoiled about the endings, because they are stupid, lazy, and a huge letdown, but I've had time to get over them before starting the game so it won't be as bad for me.

All that said, I'm having a good time. The combat's still fun, and while not every conversation is a winner there are plenty of enjoyable moments. And it's especially nice to see them put in the consequences from previous games, especially since those were nearly-absent in ME2. Those extra quests and decisions from prior games start to pay off (or not) at last. I like that.

Finally got my copy midday Friday (3 days late, thanks for that EA). More engrossed in this than I have been in any other game, only thing that compars is when the seventh Harry Potter book came out (I sound like a big nerd, I know).

Day 1 DLC is irratating but I couldn't ignore the content that was on offer (I don't care if it was free in the Collector's Edition, this way I got it for £6.80 instead of £20). One thing that does bug me is the way EA have found a way to sneak in an even more blatant and disgusting cash grab in the form of the ability to pay for the multiplayer supply packs. Seriously, if you actually fork out real money instead of in-game credits for those you don;t deserve to be playing Mass Effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeY-2ovpF9c

Awesome theme song.

Agreed SW, I noticed that too, 80 MSP for the advanced pack and 120 for spectre, if anyone actually pays for that shit.. Dear god, they have a lot more money than sense, because that's just stupendous. Chances are, there are still enough stupid enough people to buy that shit to justify having the option to do so.

As I lost my ME2 save, and failed to complete it before I got ME3, I'll be playing from the default setting to complete the game for the story, even though I have none of my original decisions and god knows how many squad members died in the last two games by default, I will have to stick it out. Once ME3 is done for, will have to replay ME2, and then ME3 on Insanity again, should be fun. Loving vanguard so far.

Doing that because I am tired of not being able to watch any ME3 related videos or threads due to the assload of spoilers within either, at least here they're covered up, so I know what happens, what the fucking ending is everyone keeps bitching about, and then replay it :p

I genuinely hate all of you who have this game before me right now.