No Second Lap Boost in Mass Effect 2
Posted on 06. Jul, 2009 by Rock'nRolf in PC RPG News
Due to restrictions for Mass Effect 3… After finishing the first Mass Effect, you could start the campaign again while keeping all of Shepherd’s skills and experience, giving you a chance to fully max out your characters stats. There will be no such option in Mass Effect 2, says Bioware’s lead designer Prestom Watamaniuk in the game’s official forum.
The reason, says Watamaniuk, is that the developers want to be able to control how powerful Shepherd is before the start of Mass Effect 3. In other words, you’ll have to beef up the character as much as possible before the end of ME 2. Naturally you will still be able to start the RPG over with an entirely new Shepherd, but he/she won’t be boosted by skills from the first playthrough.
Who cares is my opinion, as long as we now know for sure that there will be a Mass Effect 3. 
Related: Mass Effect PC Review
