We can visually illustrate this in the graph below:īecause you effectively miss out on every second Level Up, in Legendary Mode you get double the Talent Points, and unlock twice as many slots to spend them on, so that Shepard doesn't fall behind compared to Classic Mode. In Legendary Mode, you need 300xp to reach Level 2, and 1,000xp to reach Level 3. To explain, in the original Mass Effect 1 you need 100xp to reach Level 2, then 300xp for Level 3, 600xp for Level 4, and 1,000xp for Level 5. How Legendary Mode does this is remove every second Level Up flag. The Level Cap is reduced from 60 down to 30, which helps Level Ups and their rewards feel closer in pace and significance to Mass Effect 2 and 3. The Legendary Mode alters the Level Up presentation by making changes to their milestones and the rewards for reaching them. It's rather granular, however constantly Leveling Up and having to dole out only a small amount of Talent Points can be frustrating for some players. Classic Mode replicates the presentation from the original Mass Effect release, where you Level Up fairly often and get a few Talent Points to play with.
