Kelly Chambers
Fail to romance any of the Mass Effect 2 options? Play a female and didn’t like the choices of 2 aliens and a robot (Jacob)?
There is still hope my friend.
Did you:
- Have dinner with Kelly?
- Save Kelly? AKA not dilly around when the Omega 4 Relay was open?
If so, speak to her on the Normandy after the end mission.
Now go on a mission, fly around, or maybe you can just run around the ship a bit. At some point you’ll get a message from who else, Kelly.
She asks you to meet in your cabin, so go up. Ironically, next to the possible picture of your ME1 love interest is an intercom with the option “Invite Kelly Up”. “I want to see you in my chambers Miss Chambers.”
Dance, sit, and rest on the bed.
*NOTE: Careful, I think I pressed X and my game froze. Clearly this is an easter egg not fleshed out very well.*
Yeah, it’s not exactly a romance, but you never know… and plus, best option for my Femshep. And it’s a nice consolation if in fact it’s only for those that flirted with her and failed to romance anyone else.
Break It Off
I also hear you can break off your current ME2 romance for option number 2. I of course can’t confirm, but many have said this to be true. This is probably something I won’t confirm because I, you know, want to choose the one I want first, not plan them for seconds.
Round 2
… and beyond of course.
You have plenty of options:
- Start a new game from ME2
- Keep playing this game on this toon
- New game with this toon with all the stuff you’ve got Import another toon from ME1
- Start up a new toon on ME1, then import it!
Also, for starting a new toon, for beating the game, you get to have a free (extra squad) power at the start – warp ammo is great the whole game.
I also believe your credits carry-over as well, even for a brand new toon, but I could be mistaken.
And heads up, the X button is your friend on your coming rounds – skips chats.
This section is to outline the rules and expectations of the romances in Mass Effect 2.
The Romance Game
It’s pretty simple, just talk to the interested party between missions while on the Normandy. When in doubt, ALWAYS choose the paragon (top right) wheel option in chats with them. When the “let’s just talk” option just yeilds blowoff responses, you can stop talking to them for a good while. This happens when they offer their loyalty quest and a few chats after you complete it. And to a lesser extent, choosing their “investigate” options may help in most cases.
Corny is good. That means at some point you should see something that may sound awkward, like “He gave me you”. But those kind of dumb things are the only ways to further your romance. You’ll know if your pursuits worked if you get it done before the Suicide Mission.
Male Shepards have:
- Miranda – the British-y babe of perfection Jack – they say Morinth kills people with sex… Tali – like wanting that hot foreign-exchange gal in calc 1
Female Shepards have:
- Thane – ol’ crazy eyes; nah I’m sure he’s hawt and stuff
Garrus – I hear his love stuff is quite funny
Jacob – I’m sorry, but have no pursued him and never will, he seems like a pretty bad person to get along withShe shows interest, even with Femshep, but no, she will not take it all the way. Interesting teasing the idea up to that point though, but it just doesn’t happen.
Morinth ——-
Kelly and Morinth are different stories. They are not true romances, but they are something. And the only “swing both ways” interests, if you can even call them that.
Loyalty = Love?
No, but it would be nice for them to survive the suicide mission by being loyal. You can lose a few character’s loyalty either by failing to suffice them during their quest or by siding with the opposition in key fights (Miranda/ Jack, Tali/Legion). Those are ways to lose their loyalty.
I believe with enough paragon and renegade you can coax them to stay loyal after losing them, but no chance at love. Basically, if you are unsure how to go, just side with the desired character and always go paragon.
Mass Effect 1
There were only 3 possible relationships in the first game, and 1 of the 2 humans had to die. Pretty much if you weren’t romancing Liara, it’s possible your love is dead.
One thing to note, is that if you imported from ME1, you’ll find a picture of your beau in your cabin.
Ashley/Kaiden
Either one will be on Horizon when you finish the mission there. I will only witness what they do if I invest another 20+ hours on another ME1 play because my Ashley-friendly Shepard save file was corrupted.
But guessing that my Liara love interest only amounted to an intimate moment, I don’t think much will happen. The fact that they are hostile to all other Shepards means this encounter is probably just a little harder on them.
Liara
She is the information broker of Nos Astra on Illium. Your love of her in the first game will only amount to a kiss here, and that’s about it.
Faithful Shepard
This is only possible if you refuse or fail at all the love angles in ME2 and have imported a Shepard who loves one of the three above characters AND they are alive. You simply don’t get a visit before the Suicide Mission and look at their picture in your cabin. But yeah, it may turn out to be worth it in ME3, you never know. Don’t give up hope!
Miranda
It’s pretty simple, agree with her, side with her instead of Jack, tell her to meet her sister at the end of her loyalty quest, and you can escalate your romance with her two conversations after.
The third should almost pay off. The fourth chat should ask you if you are still interested, so choose yes and she will say “when it’s quiet”. I believe this means before the suicide mission, so things can be on hold for an extended period of time, but at least you know your work is done. Well, perhaps…
Rivalry
She and Jack do not get along. Picking her over Jack helps win Miranda over. I believe with high enough rep you can keep both loyal, but I would not risk this if you know you want one or the other.
It happens after both of their loyalty missions are complete. This is to erase any chance of having three love interests. However, with high enough renegade or paragon, either three or four bars, you can keep both loyal. And any love interests do remain in place.
Jack
Something tells me you can’t be completely paragon with her, but that could be wrong. I do know if you do her quest and talk she will push you away, but it’s just temporary.
I believe it was just three chats after picking her up that we did it. Yeah, that was it. I am not sure if you need high renegade for this or the entirety of her love line. And also, I don’t think this “casual sex” will affect any romance going forward. Just friend with benefit I guess, if you want to see it that way.
However, I believe having sex with her early means you cannot romance her later. It sounds right, so maybe that is it. I did do the nasty early and have been nice to her the whole time.
Two things of note, I did choose some renegade chats while on her mission, and I told her to off the guy in her room. Perhaps the walking around in her room with her is the way to know you can still romance her.
Anyway, I’m not entirely sure what happens to romance her after that.
Rivalry
She and Miranda do not get along. Picking her over Miranda helps win Jack over. I believe with high enough rep you can keep both loyal, but I would not risk this if you know you want one or the other.
It happens after both of their loyalty missions are complete. This is to erase any chance of having three love interests. However, with high enough renegade or paragon, either three or four bars, you can keep both loyal. And any love interests do remain in place.
Tali
It may also tie into her loyalty, of course, but you don’t really don’t want to expose her dad during the trial. And of course the standard agree/paragon options until and after.
After the trial, it’s when she gets sick that she will take her pass at you, so bite if you want. She will say you can’t have anyone else, but you haven’t chosen yet, and you don’t have to with anyone.
Samara/Morinth
You’ll regret killing Samara for this gal if you try to “get close” because yeah, duh, that was WHY you were trying to kill her in the first place. She will kill you. So no, death kinda gets in the way of the romance here.
Kelly
She will constantly offer her insights on the crew members you add, and about some of the main story missions you complete. It’s at these times that her usually upper left wheel, aka flirty, options will be there to choose.
It’s a messed up flirt because it’s not a true romance, just a friends with benefits kinda deal. But what you may not realize is you can do a little more after the game is over. However, you must meet these requirements:
No love interests in this game at any time (ME1 is fine) Have dinner with her Save her, aka go straight to Omega 4 Relay when it’s open Talk to her after game Get her email Head to your cabin and call her in. Then it’s just three things to do with her.
No big deal, more like an easter egg, but at least it’s something.
Jacob
For all the guys so far, dunno. Blew them off on my Femshep, so will have to try again. They all seem easy: paragon, get to know them, gain loyalty, keep talking until they bite. I don’t even know if Jacob can be romanced.
And I hear Garrus is kinda funny
