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Post by Tarkus on Apr 26, 2017 8:25:42 GMT
Sure, but personally I don't like the idea of the PC and their romance option breaking things off without player input and I feel that Jaal leaving Sara because she might not be able to give him a bunch of kids has some sort of unfortunate impliclations. Separated sure, but not romantically broken up. I DEFINITELY disagree with that. A relationship is a mutual agreement, if one partner wants out, then it's dissolved. The player shouldn't get to decide what other characters do. We're not the GM. I meant that I'd like it for the player to decide what Ryder says in that situation, for example: Jaal brings up that he's been lonely without a big family and he wants to break things off with Ryder for that reason, Player gets to decide if they agree or disagree to ending the relationship, agreeing leads to the romance ending and Jaal starting up his family, disagreeing leads to the relationship continuing but it eventually becomes strained and gets broken off anyways. Both lead to the same sort of outcome, but the player had a choice and idealistically Ryder's dynamic with Jaal will be different.
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 26, 2017 8:10:45 GMT
Nah, Jaal's got his side of the family already and he can probably be a sort of co-parent to any nieces and nephews. Honestly if that happened, I'd consider it almost as bad as Jacob knocking up that scientist. Eh, leaving in and of itself doesn't bother me. Not every relationship should work out, that's simply not believable to me. Hell, in Dragon Age, players almost ALWAYS end up ultimately separated from their partners, due to some contrivance or other. Sure, but personally I don't like the idea of the PC and their romance option breaking things off without player input and I feel that Jaal leaving Sara because she might not be able to give him a bunch of kids has some sort of unfortunate impliclations. Separated sure, but not romantically broken up.
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 26, 2017 8:01:40 GMT
Does anyone else think Jaal and Sara might not work out long term? I mean, Angara value family more than pretty much anything, right? And they have really large families, to the point that having "only" 15 siblings makes for a lonely childhood. I think, over time, Jaal would start to feel lonely and isolated in a way that Sara would not be able to relate to. If the next game is set futher down the road (say, a year or so), I wouldn't be surprised to see that Jaal has left the Tempest to start a family. Nah, Jaal's got his side of the family already and he can probably be a sort of co-parent to any nieces and nephews. Honestly if that happened, I'd consider it almost as bad as Jacob knocking up that scientist.
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 25, 2017 3:59:50 GMT
I really think Merrill's romance could have done with a better rivalry path where she shows some more backbone and there's more conflict. In the canonical one, it feels like she just kind of absorbs what Hawke is saying, which fuels her own insecurities. Isabela's rivalry romance is pretty good, though. Same with Fenris's. It's not for everyone, however. Is Isabela's romance different with femHawke? Because she kept calling my dude Hawke a bore and that put me so off. (Also made me think why she'd stick around someone she found a bore). I'm pretty sure Isabela calls a goody-goody Hawke a bore, she sure did to my warrior lady Hawke. Since it's brought up, if the Inquisitor returns, give him/her a prosthetic arm in the vein of Guts from Berserk (the arm can have a portable mounted crossbow and can shoot a miniature canon to replace the Inquisitor's rift special move).
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 23, 2017 21:44:05 GMT
I'm sorry, but The Archon has a weird little monkey face I think you meant cute little monkey face.
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 21, 2017 18:50:34 GMT
Decided to change my Ryder's haircut for NG+, don't like how the NG+ is under a completely different save set.
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 20, 2017 0:35:55 GMT
Her stance, her butt and her voice slays and I am weak... Mileena from MKX pushes all my buttons I could smooch her but it wasn't really a romance so... Nadine man... Just Nadine... (I' ve also realized a few days ago that someone posted my smutty Vetra fanart in the Vetra thread and it got removed... SWEATS NERVOUSLY....)I understand all of them except Mileena. Is it her voice? Her body? Definitely can't be her face. voice, body, and face too now that she's got lips (she's also pretty fun to play as).
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 19, 2017 19:36:21 GMT
I think Sumalee Montano is pretty good, and I actually really liked her for my mage elf.
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 19, 2017 15:15:32 GMT
So, I've finally started my New Game + playthrough! (It took me forever to find a Sara face that I liked. Sorry, squirrel, I mean tangent) Something struck me as kind of odd about Alec's death. We never see the body. We never find out what he was saying before Ryder passes out. Even Dr. Carlyle doesn't really confirm his death. He just changes the subject (yes, I know oxygen deprivation is a horrific way to go). Finally, the look on Cora's face. Cora's look could be interpreted a couple of ways: 1, she hates giving bad news or 2, she's hiding something. It doesn't all add up to me. Maybe I'm grabbing onto straws because I hated seeing character potential like his being wasted in the first hour of the game. I'm curious as to everyone else's thoughts. Pretty sure we do, did you miss out on some of the memory triggers or not watch all of Alec's memories?
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 19, 2017 1:36:45 GMT
I kinda wish Ryder could wear the armor undersuit as a casual outfit.
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 18, 2017 22:49:23 GMT
I really wish that Suvi got what Cora has, an option between a sex scene or just to relax and stargaze. What do you think Suvi's non-sex route scene would have been? Can't be stargazing since Cora already has that. Before the game came out, I definitely wanted it to be stargazing, but now...I don't know, maybe a picnic on Eos?
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 18, 2017 22:39:30 GMT
I really wish that Suvi got what Cora has, an option between a sex scene or just to relax and stargaze.
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 17, 2017 18:16:18 GMT
I hope one of the orc personalities is the crazy one (their the ones that just shriek or chatter their teeth).
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 17, 2017 18:02:56 GMT
Beat Ringed City, it was alright but I really hated going up against Midir. Also never would've guessed that: Slave Knight Gael would be the final boss.
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 17, 2017 17:40:59 GMT
May I ask what is the name of this armor? Sara is wearing Pathfinder armor, probably a higher level and with a camo pattern.
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 14, 2017 23:34:33 GMT
Went with Suvi for the first playthrough, mainly because she's sweet and how much of a goofball Sara is when admitting her interest. Going also have a go at Vetra, Liam, and Jaal because I liked my impression of them (and also because the game seemed pretty adamant about pushing Liam and Jaal on Ryder).Really? I got that a little bit with Jaal and Peebee, but not Liam. Liam and I were bros from the word go, and the game seemed fine with that. Though the Peebee thing seemed to be bugged dialogue rather than the game being like, "GET TOGETHER WITH HER" Yeah, but that was mainly because Liam seemed to be the most prominent squadmember and also because of how relaxed, easygoing, and likeable he was with Ryder (in other words, he just clicked so well with her).
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 14, 2017 22:42:47 GMT
Went with Suvi for the first playthrough, mainly because she's sweet and how much of a goofball Sara is when admitting her interest. Going also have a go at Vetra, Liam, and Jaal because I liked my impression of them (and also because the game seemed pretty adamant about pushing Liam and Jaal on Ryder).
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 11, 2017 22:49:34 GMT
Can someone who would know tell me if Bioware is planning on making Suvi Available for male Ryder to romance? I don't hate in any way,I just have high hopes that they will make this change. Suvi was my intended until I found out the hard way that it's not possible as of right now. I doubt it, Scott's already got plenty of choices and it would reflect poorly on them to change the only exclusively Lesbian romance option bi (especially with how the handled the m/m options).
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 10, 2017 18:33:26 GMT
Fine, added pics. I swear if someone says they look related I can see the resemblance.
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 9, 2017 20:27:57 GMT
Haven't posted on here in quite a while (and only posted a few times since the great migration from the original BSN!), and this is my first time posting in the ME threads. I'm currently about 20 hours in and am torn about who to romance. I was all set on finally getting in on that Hot Turian Action, but I'm weak for Scots women - and Ryder devolving into a complete dork when trying to flirt with Suvi is just hilarious and adorable. I still haven't decided, so I decided to come here to see what people think. Although I'm kinda half afraid to ask, having read the last 20 or so pages... I'm not judging anyone or saying who is right or wrong about the various issues raised! I'd just like to ask the question: leaving all these issues aside, if possible: if you romanced Suvi and enjoyed it, what made you choose her? I honestly hope I'm not offending anyone, by the way, just sticking my head in asking questions. I read a fair bit of the thread and can see passions are running high on all sides, with relatable points. I'm just interested in the actual romance itself. I thought that the romance was pretty sweet, and also because of that one line where Ryder is an awkward goofball (but I don't have the other romances to compare it to as I've only finished one playhrough so far).
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 8, 2017 23:35:06 GMT
The more I think it about it, the more Alec's sacrifice seemed poorly executed to me. Seriously, why couldn't he and Sarah/Scott simply take turns using his helm's breather? Because the air was toxic enough that both of them died from being helmet-less for a few seconds anyway, with SAM being the reason for Ryder to survive. Now a better solution would be for them to have packed a portable rebreather.
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 7, 2017 21:45:50 GMT
So, thread regulars and all the rest, what ways would you suggest to give Suvi more plot relevance, interesting content, etc? I would love to see her be put in a position where she has some inner conflict. For example, maybe she's put into a situation where, no matter what course of action she takes, it's unethical? To give her some meaty character exploration of what she'd do in a difficult situation. Or maybe she's in a situation where an experiment or analysis is politically inconvenient for the Initiative leadership, and she has to betray Ryder to get that information out since Ryder has no choice but to suppress it? Suvi doesn't strike me as the sort of person to do something that would be unethical, but the second option sounds interesting (not sure how Ryder would be put into a no choice situation, or if Suvi would betray Ryder). Otherwise, I'd just want more conversations between Ryder and Suvi because her and the other Tempest Crewmembers got so little in comparison to the squaddies and did not feel at all comparable to the Inquisition Advisors. For fun I'd suggest that postgame DLC would have Ryder and Suvi discussing what kind of dog they'll adopt (options being Earth breeds, Varren, or an Adhi/Challyrion).
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Post by Tarkus on Apr 7, 2017 21:31:30 GMT
I think the blue sleeves look pretty good on Liam, mainly because he has the white bracers in comparison to Cora.
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Post by Tarkus on Mar 31, 2017 20:56:24 GMT
First playthrough is done, I enjoyed the Suvi romance.
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Post by Tarkus on Mar 31, 2017 20:47:07 GMT
Finished my first playthrough, here's a few more pictures:
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