Weapon loadout: how does to work?

@Lynos200

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Lynos200 wrote:

Before every mission I get a list of several weapons for each character, some of the weapons are highlighted, some are greyed. I assume the greyed ones are not available for whatever reason, but I could be wrong.

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That some Weapons are not available is probably because of your characters class. For example, only Soldiers and Infiltrators can use Sniper-rifles.

Later in game you can add one missing weapon specialization (Sniper-rifles or Shotgun or Assault Rifles) for other classes.

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Lynos200 wrote:
 

Anyway, I choose the weapons I want, I go back to the game, and I still have the same two weapons I had before. It seems like nothing I choose in the loadout screen has any effect on the game.

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So, just to verify, in the load-out screen, you choose your character > then you choose the Weapons class > then you select the weapon > then you click on "Accept" (ENTER will not work) > then you "Exit"?

Do you use any Mods?

Did you tried to repair the game? (in Origin > Game Library > right click ME2 > Repair)

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Lynos200 wrote:
 

There are also no stats whatsoever, nothing to indicate which weapon is better than others, or to explain which weapons I can or can't use. I am still early in the game, but the whole weapon mechanics has been completely overhauled and are very unclear. 

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The discribtion of the specific weapon will give you an idea about which one is better and which one is worse.

For detailed info: http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Weapons

Thank you for your help and for the link.

Yup, I finally figured it out. After posting this I realized I could see all my weapons in the Powers bar (when you use LEFT SHIFT), and that the Loadout only matters if there are 2 types or more of the same weapon. Otherwise the weapons appear automatically and you have to highlight your main weapon in blue to use it. I also figured out that the grey weapons are simply weapons which have only one option, and not weapons unavailable to you. Probably would've been better if they used a different color scheme. So the Loadout lets you choose your options and then in-game you can switch between two weapons (I guess the one I choose and then the one I used before that...?)

So basically the game switched genres. It feels less like an RPG since the weapons have no stats. Reading descriptions to decide what's better is a bit clunky. Also, apparently in the two years Sheppard was asleep, the entire weapon technology in the galaxy has been completely overhauled. :-)

But I think once you figure out the new system and get used to it then it's fine, and I do like the Research addition.

@Lynos200

It depends on the class how many weapons you can carry.

As a Solder you can carry 5 different Weapons (Sniper rifle, Assault rifle, Shotgun, Pistol and a heave weapon), as an infiltrator 4, (Sniper rifle, Submachine gun, Pistol and a heavy weapon) classes who focus on powers can only carry 3 Weapons, (later in game 4 / Pistol, Submachine gun or Shotgun and a heavy weapon.)