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Post by Iakus on May 19, 2019 0:08:13 GMT
No, there is physically no solution. People might be ale to delay the inevitable, but it will die one day. How many things are common today formerly thought impossible?
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 19, 2019 0:11:04 GMT
No, there is physically no solution. People might be ale to delay the inevitable, but it will die one day. How many things are common today formerly thought impossible? <iframe width="23.960000000000036" height="4.599999999999994" style="position: absolute; width: 23.960000000000036px; height: 4.599999999999994px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_97802632" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="23.960000000000036" height="4.599999999999994" style="position: absolute; width: 23.96px; height: 4.6px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1138px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_41516180" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="23.960000000000036" height="4.599999999999994" style="position: absolute; width: 23.96px; height: 4.6px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 169px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_20867498" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="23.960000000000036" height="4.599999999999994" style="position: absolute; width: 23.96px; height: 4.6px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1138px; top: 169px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_30560816" scrolling="no"></iframe> And there are some things in the past that were thought impossible that still are because they are impossible. The Sun will die, as everything in the universe will. There is no solution to that problem.
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Post by SirSourpuss on May 19, 2019 0:18:57 GMT
In other words, you want to do what they want in order to appease them. However, that will just encourage others to act like that in order to get what they want. To use a more extreme example, if you give in to a criminal's demands to get what you need from them all you'll do is encourage more criminals to take those kinds of actions to get what they want. This is why governments don't give in to demands of people like kidnappers or terrorists. Alright. Here's an example: I am a consumer base and Bioware is an establishment. I, the consumer base, am dissatisfied with the establishment and give out negative reviews. The establishment does nothing to address customer dissatisfaction. Less and less people visit the establishment and it eventually closes down. You just equated critics to kidnappers and terrorists. Criticism is not a crime, it will never be a crime and you can't stop people of being critical of things. Where the fuck do kidnappers and terrorists coincide with criticism?
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Post by themikefest on May 19, 2019 0:27:40 GMT
I don't mind being teased about my Cerberus Phantom Player Character but he is the only character that a Playable Shepard Cameo that would make any sense among my other possible Player Characters. Why not have 2 main characters with two different stories within the same game? Your Cerberus Phantom and my Cerberus gymnast. The plot for my gymnast is to sabotage certain events at the galactic Olympics so that humans win. Your Phantom does what he does. It's possible both characters could cross paths.
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Post by SirSourpuss on May 19, 2019 0:32:53 GMT
everything in the universe will. There is no solution to that problem. While the eventual death of everything is definitely a concerning thing, we cannot answer for something like that now. Maybe we will find a solution to that in a million or so years. But even so, you can't put them on a scale and compare the two. One is an unsolvable predicament and the other is the end of existence. /s
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Post by Iakus on May 19, 2019 1:18:54 GMT
How many things are common today formerly thought impossible? <iframe width="23.960000000000036" height="4.599999999999994" style="position: absolute; width: 23.960000000000036px; height: 4.599999999999994px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_97802632" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="23.960000000000036" height="4.599999999999994" style="position: absolute; width: 23.96px; height: 4.6px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1138px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_41516180" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="23.960000000000036" height="4.599999999999994" style="position: absolute; width: 23.96px; height: 4.6px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 169px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_20867498" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="23.960000000000036" height="4.599999999999994" style="position: absolute; width: 23.96px; height: 4.6px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1138px; top: 169px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_30560816" scrolling="no"></iframe> And there are some things in the past that were thought impossible that still are because they are impossible. The Sun will die, as everything in the universe will. There is no solution to that problem. That's quitter talk.
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Post by Phantom on May 19, 2019 1:26:36 GMT
I don't mind being teased about my Cerberus Phantom Player Character but he is the only character that a Playable Shepard Cameo that would make any sense among my other possible Player Characters. Why not have 2 main characters with two different stories within the same game? Your Cerberus Phantom and my Cerberus gymnast. The plot for my gymnast is to sabotage certain events at the galactic Olympics so that humans win. Your Phantom does what he does. It's possible both characters could cross paths. The question is, Does your Cerberus gymnast has a sense of humor? Cerberus Phantom Player Character does have a sense of humor while being more of stable presence of a Merry band of Highly Capable Misfits. Keep In Mind that that Scotty the Cerberus Engineer that is scottish that is loud very loud, and wants to Claymore sword on his Claymore Shotgun is a geniunely great Engineer and just LOUD, in your face with humor and general weirdness, and an extremely good boxer with a body to match. In short, he would easily fit into the Tvtrope: Large Ham, Hidden Depth and Tearjerker. One of the Scientists that Scotty and Cerberus Phantom PC works with the Gorgeous Amazonian Blonde Scientist named Tessa. Tessa is capable on her own but her main strength is geared towards Sciences and Leadership. So Your Cerberus Gymnast can meet my Cerberus Phantom could meet thru her.
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Post by melbella on May 19, 2019 1:26:47 GMT
Where the fuck do kidnappers and terrorists coincide with criticism? Well, you were the one who likened solving the ME3 ending "problem" to curing AIDS and cancer....
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Post by SirSourpuss on May 19, 2019 1:44:44 GMT
Where the fuck do kidnappers and terrorists coincide with criticism? Well, you were the one who likened solving the ME3 ending "problem" to curing AIDS and cancer.... Now you are twisting my words. That was a reply to this
'm not certain that it's a sound procedure to assume that a problem has to be soluble just because people have worked at it for a long time.
To which I, in turn replied to this
All problems require solutions. Imagine if people gave up on treating AIDS or cancer, exactly because a lot of people tried to solve those problems, but nothing came out of it. This is a stance humanity has adopted towards everything; if there's a problem, you fix it, otherwise, it's only going to get worse.
Notice how I am not equating ME3's ending to AIDS, but rather his stance towards any problem that hasn't yet been solved, with a vested amount of people attached to it, to "it's impossible, let's give up" just because it failed the first time and the repercussions that stance would have to society. On the other hand, Hanako directly drew comparisons between ME3 critics with kidnappers and terrorists.
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Post by themikefest on May 19, 2019 2:01:16 GMT
The question is, Does your Cerberus gymnast has a sense of humor? Yes. My Cerberus gymnast encourages his/her team of gymnasts to use their skills on the baddies. Each kill makes them better and stronger. They get a smile out of it. After each kill, the judge raises a card to indicate the grade they got for that kill. All strive to get the perfect score.
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Post by Phantom on May 19, 2019 2:06:03 GMT
The question is, Does your Cerberus gymnast has a sense of humor? Yes. My Cerberus gymnast encourages his/her team of gymnasts to use their skills on the baddies. Each kill makes them better and stronger. They get a smile out of it. After each kill, the judge raises a card to indicate the grade they got for that kill. All strive to get the perfect score. Nice I do think our ideas will make Mass Effect Great Again.
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Post by river82 on May 19, 2019 2:42:59 GMT
People have been throwing ideas around it since 2012. There's bound to be a few good ones. I'm not certain that it's a sound procedure to assume that a problem has to be soluble just because people have worked at it for a long time. It's a flawed premise anyway. Ideas are a dime a dozen, it's not really about having good ideas but whether the implementation of those ideas are good. The most cliched ideas can make compelling stories and some of the most original and quirky ideas can become absolute dross. Which was one of the (few) reasons why I was facepalming when Schreier's report said they reject Gaider's writing because it wasn't "original" enough. Aiming for "original" or "Bob Dylanesque" ideas isn't the way to write great stories xD
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Post by Phantom on May 19, 2019 2:52:16 GMT
One of the many potential squad mates is Douglas. Douglas is an ex military spec op commando that is down on his luck. A Firm Hand and Mild Tease from the Player Character will work in helping Douglas to get focus.
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Post by Polka Dot on May 19, 2019 14:07:28 GMT
I'm still surprised people want Shepard back, as if that's the only reason to make a sequel. I just want that setting back. The trilogy setting - which in my mind, includes all of its attendant characters and conflicts - doesn't exist anymore, at least not in the form you came to know it. I'm not certain that it's a sound procedure to assume that a problem has to be soluble just because people have worked at it for a long time. It's a flawed premise anyway. Ideas are a dime a dozen, it's not really about having good ideas but whether the implementation of those ideas are good. The most cliched ideas can make compelling stories and some of the most original and quirky ideas can become absolute dross. Which was one of the (few) reasons why I was facepalming when Schreier's report said they reject Gaider's writing because it wasn't "original" enough. Aiming for "original" or "Bob Dylanesque" ideas isn't the way to write great stories xD This. Also, I think it's fair to point out that many "solutions" introduce a different set of problems. Or just attempt to shift acceptance from one set to another, e.g. establishing a canon ending and world state would allow new development in TMW post reaper war, but then you'd be asking a lot of people to accept a different world state from what they'd created, expected, or imagined. (I also think it has a huge potential to gravely disappoint the very people it would be designed to please. The setting would be different, the stories and characters might not satisfy them. You can't go home again...)
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Post by Kappa Neko on May 20, 2019 11:34:46 GMT
The only post ME3 game I would be interested in playing would be a direct continuation of a ravaged galaxy trying to rebuild. Peopel cut off due to the relays not working. Mass starvation and all the ugliness that comes with desperation... new power hirarchy based on the new situation. The war was won but realistically a lot more people are going to die in the weeks and months and years it takes to rebuild supply lines.
Buuut that would require picking a canon ending and most likely Destroy. Which would be totally fine by me but some people would have a fit.
Bioware's best option to avoid this predicament would be parallel side stories to the reaper war with new characters. But I don't have any confidence in Bioware anymore at this point. So I'd rather they didn't sully the franchise name any further...
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Post by SirSourpuss on May 20, 2019 11:52:23 GMT
Buuut that would require picking a canon ending I don't necessarily agree it would have to be canon. In the ME mutliverse, as crafted by our choices, there is nothing that could be done with Synthesis going forward, as it is supposed to be the end of all conflict. ALL conflict. That's canon, for those who picked it. It's the end of all ME adventures in that universe. But the story doesn't have to end there, for everyone. Maybe there is a continuation for ME in the other endings, be it Control or Destroy. Doesn't invalidate the Synthesis option, but rather we explore how the other universes fare.
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Post by Kappa Neko on May 20, 2019 11:56:24 GMT
I don't necessarily agree it would have to be canon. In the ME mutliverse, as crafted by our choices, there is nothing that could be done with Synthesis going forward, as it is supposed to be the end of all conflict. ALL conflict. That's canon, for those who picked it. It's the end of all ME adventures in that universe. But the story doesn't have to end there, for everyone. Maybe there is a continuation for ME in the other endings, be it Control or Destroy. Doesn't invalidate the Synthesis option, but rather we explore how the other universes fare. Yeah, sure, they could sell another Mass Effect game as one version of it but that still doesn't make it any less horrible to the "muh choices" crybabies.
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Post by SirSourpuss on May 20, 2019 12:00:37 GMT
Yeah, sure, they could sell another Mass Effect game as one version of it but that still doesn't make it any less horrible to the "muh choices" crybabies. Well, I mean, Synthesis is described as "the end of all conflict". Every CYOA has a path that ends earlier than others, so why not this one?
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Post by SirSourpuss on May 20, 2019 13:37:03 GMT
Which proves my point - Bioware is damned it they do try to respond to the fans because whatever they do doesn't match what the fans want... I don't think that what the fans want is that complicated. We'll see what happens, but I'm willing to bet that even if Bioware writes a sequel to ME3 and doesn't go ahead with a sequel for ME;A, the same fans will "backlash" and STILL not be happy with the result. At least they will have tried. Even if the end result isn't the best it could be, it would have been an effort. In the end, you have to respect that. And that's an honest response, that under the limitations of available tech, time, resources and expectations, this is the best outcome we could procure. And you could make the same argument for ME3, but the fanbase itself and I include myself in this, had warned them that in the development timeframe ME3 was afforded, there was no way they could make a game worthy of people's expectations and Bioware assured us it wouldn't be a problem, *queue sound of Bioware sweeping 90% of character plot points under the rug and someone hastily scribbling on a napkin* and then throwing a hissy fit when the fanbase pointed that out and that their assurances were, basically, lies, or rather the "cost of transparency" or perhaps Bioware's "interpretation of the truth". They've been complaining about various decisions Biwoare has made whether or not they've been attempts to "pander" to fan requests or not for at least seven years now What are these attempts to pander over the past seven years? We'll see what happens first whether they produce a ME3 sequel or not and, if they do, whether or not you'll be happy with it... and why. Agreed. Only time will tell. Meanwhile, I still don't think "fear" of a backlash should be their deciding factor. They should decide to do what they WANT to do. I agree with that there, though we may have differing opinions on what "want" is. On the one hand is creative freedom. That you can do whatever the fuck you want, with no expectations of it having any market penetration. On the other hand, you can operate like a business and act responsibly, targeting a certain chunk of the market that will grant you a sustainable future. While option A sounds more appealing to most people, which, in turn, would have allowed for Bioware to make the ME3 they really wanted to, from the start, unfortunately, it cannot exist in a corporate environment like EA's. As a business, Bioware is responsible for its workers, keeping them employed, making choices that ensure that and having a viable future, so, ultimately, option B is the only option at this point. "Most" fans will either buy the game or not, play it or not, and remain quiet about it either way.... just as "most" fans don't participate here or in any other forum on the internet nor to they tweet Bioware, etc. Are you saying people should consume, without consideration, do not criticize and then move on to the next product? It sounds like you're advocating that, in order to be considered a "fan". That's a very dystopian capitalist consumer mentality, which I cannot abide by. Please, tell me that I'm reading this wrong and that I am definitely not getting something right.
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Post by Polka Dot on May 20, 2019 15:12:46 GMT
Yeah, sure, they could sell another Mass Effect game as one version of it but that still doesn't make it any less horrible to the "muh choices" crybabies. Well, I mean, Synthesis is described as "the end of all conflict". Where'd you get that? Synthesis only ends conflict that arises between organics and synthetics. It has naught to do with the genophage, batarian hostilities, council squabbles, inter-species conflicts, or much of anything else really.
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Post by SirSourpuss on May 20, 2019 15:19:57 GMT
It has naught to do with the genophage, batarian hostilities, council squabbles, inter-species conflicts, or much of anything else really. Wasn't the point of synthesis that we'd all rise to a higher state of being that would end all conflict, not just between synthetics and organics, but between all species? Wasn't that what the context of Starkid's explanation?
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Post by Iakus on May 20, 2019 15:25:18 GMT
Well, I mean, Synthesis is described as "the end of all conflict". Where'd you get that? Synthesis only ends conflict that arises between organics and synthetics. It has naught to do with the genophage, batarian hostilities, council squabbles, inter-species conflicts, or much of anything else really. There's no krogan war between Eve and Wreav w/Synthesis.
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Post by Polka Dot on May 20, 2019 16:25:59 GMT
The only post ME3 game I would be interested in playing would be a direct continuation of a ravaged galaxy trying to rebuild. Peopel cut off due to the relays not working. Mass starvation and all the ugliness that comes with desperation... new power hirarchy based on the new situation. The war was won but realistically a lot more people are going to die in the weeks and months and years it takes to rebuild supply lines. Buuut that would require picking a canon ending and most likely Destroy. Which would be totally fine by me but some people would have a fit. I've also thought that could make an interesting follow-up. My concept goes something like this: once the retreating fleets see that the Charon relay is no longer functional, they return to earth since they don't have enough fuel and supplies to make the journey home without the relay network. The team of scientists and engineers who built the crucible are split up; some are deployed to repair the relay, others start researching the reaper rubble left behind to unlock the tech. Quarians start salvaging other rubble from destroyed ships and building a new comm infrastructure and also grow dextro crops to feed themselves and turians in their liveships. Krogan muscle along with Jack's team and most of the asari (using their biotics) start clearing building rubble, looking for survivors, building new facilities. What's left of the Alliance puts earth under martial law, making effective use of turian troops and sets about the task of trying to come up with an inventory of available resources (including survivors) to get needed production and transportation lines operating again. What we need to remember about the reapers is that they wrecked comm and transportation infrastructure and attacked military targets to give themselves a strategic advantage, but were otherwise mostly focused on harvesting population centers. IOW, there are probably still harvestable crops and livestock in the fields, warehouses full of supplies ready to distribute, and untouched small towns and villages in more remote rural areas. Presumably, the other species would also start restoring comm buoys and repairing the relays nearest them. The keepers can take care of the Citadel; I've thought about trying to export some of them to repair relays as well. Maybe the relays have their own keepers that maintain them? I dunno that the other species would have permanent settlements on earth; they may return to their home planets as soon as it's feasible. Thing is, if that sort of game (or series) came to fruition, I'd probably want to play Shepard with Shepard's crew and LI, and that's an awful lot of baggage to carry forward. There are also people who hate the asari with a hot hatred and would want them all slain/severely punished for the actions of a handful of matriarchs. Then there's the questions around the Citadel - some would leave it orbiting earth and have humanity take full control of it, while others would return it to the Serpent Nebula and restore the council. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I think they still have some exceptionally talented people on board, they mostly need to solve some internal project management issues and get themselves all rowing together toward a consistent vision. Whether they will remains to be seen.
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Post by Polka Dot on May 20, 2019 16:37:53 GMT
Where'd you get that? Synthesis only ends conflict that arises between organics and synthetics. It has naught to do with the genophage, batarian hostilities, council squabbles, inter-species conflicts, or much of anything else really. There's no krogan war between Eve and Wreav w/Synthesis. I didn't know there was such a war without synthesis. Maybe not now, but that doesn't mean there won't ever be. Leaving the rachni out there is also on ongoing concern, as are the leviathan. Some people are pretty pissed at the asari for having kept prothean tech to themselves. Some are concerned about the salarians' apparent plans to uplift other species. Yeah, I just never saw synthesis as being an end to all conflict forever - only that which arises between organics and synthetics. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Post by SirSourpuss on May 20, 2019 16:43:26 GMT
There are also people who hate the asari with a hot hatred and would want them all slain/severely punished for the actions of a handful of matriarchs. That's, uh, a very, you know, uh, extreme approach. You cannot advocate for a genocide, the extinction of an entire species. They should be reprimanded in some way, a lot of political leverage would be lost because of that, but that would have to do. Then there's the questions around the Citadel - some would leave it orbiting earth and have humanity take full control of it, while others would return it to the Serpent Nebula and restore the council. In spite of the humans being a driving force for the Reaper defeat, the other races would be rather apprehensive to leave the Citadel orbiting over the Earth, as it would grant Humanity an unfair advantage over the other races. And this would escalate into an interesting political conflict with social repercussions as well, that sets up an unprecedented predicament that we haven't had the chance to explore before in any setting. It's all very dark and unsettling, as to what happens next, where do you allocate your sparse resources, what do you spearhead your research to, in order to reach and relieve as many people as possible, without straining your resources too far and too thin, how do you balance your allegiances with your humanitarianism etc. I think they still have some exceptionally talented people on board I think talented people keep popping up in the industry and sufficiently replace old talent. they mostly need to solve some internal project management issues and get themselves all rowing together toward a consistent vision. Sure, but it has to be one that gets people on board. A further divisive one will be enough to throw all that work out the window. Whether they will remains to be seen. That's the most difficult part. God knows what and when will turn up. I am as thrilled as I am apprehensive at this point.
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