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Uploaded by on Jan 27, 2010

Neat trick to for scanning ore on planets in Mass Effect 2
Go to the planet as usual but when scanning rapidly press the scan button while moving to make the scanner go faster than usual. Once you see a spike on the scanner slow down and launch away! Also explaining how the Scanner Results:Rich,Good,Moderate,Poor,Depleted works
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Taken from http://www.msxbox-world.com/forums/index.php?s=bf4025af23bd6b830cfb547e032b4e...

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  • i think everyone figured this out without needing to watch a video on this, just saying

  • @gsf4lyf judging by the views and people saying thank you id beg to differ

  • Pc is better ...Pc forever....not x-box or PS3...

  • @Brcko4s does this have anything to do with the video? no it doesnt

  • Of course, if you were playing the PC version and using a mouse like the Logitech G9 you could increase the DPI to scan twice as fast as this. Just a shame then that the PC port of Mass Effect 2 is a bit shit.

  • @Soopytwist yah i would have included mineral mining as part of my mass effect 2 playthrough but it took so fucking long it was ridiculous, the vast majority of the game i played even using these techniques was scanning for ore.

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  • good video dude..Im getting the game in the mail soon and just wanted some tips so i thank you sir ;o)

  • Every time the mineral level changed, you said that "___ means there's a few more"

    Good means there's a few more?

    Moderate means there's a few more?

    Poor means there's a few more?

    Not helpful at all. You're not the first to figure this out

  • takes me 30-60 probes to fully scan any planet. this video doesnt address how to completely mine a planet. 7 minutes to talk about the pause-click method is... a waste of viewers' time. also, maker of this video shouldnt be making a tips video when he himself is a noob. upgrading scanner speed will make this method completely useless, so people should just focus on getting that upgrade. and to completely mine a planet, u shouldnt just randomly scan it, u need a method.

  • @g8rk0k so have i.more than once. ;-)

  • Dude that "trick" for scanning is old...I found that out the first time I played :P

  • Dude, don't listen to those haters. I appreciate the concern you had for the ME community and were willing to take the time to upload this vid.

  • I've actually fallen asleep while doing the scanning...

  • still not that reliable but it wasn't mean't to be easy

  • @gsf4lyf yea i got in in a couple seconds when i started mining minerals, i waqs like F that im not taking forever to scan like that and i started clicking on my first planet.

  • Lol ... Smart .... But thats for the Xbox...

    With the pc you can just adjust the settings xD and adjust the scroll rate of the scanner

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