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Post by dalinne on Dec 14, 2016 10:36:17 GMT
BansheeOwnage With my transgendered friend, he still went by a male pronoun for the first year he was transitioning. First, he wasn't living as a woman yet. He was starting the process of transitioning and was getting ready to move to Texas to begin living as a woman. That can be an interesting journey on it's own. I'm not going to say it's better or worse than living as a man, but it comes with it's own challenges and advantages. Secondly, purely practical reasons. It takes awhile to have your name and listed gender changed. Changing a name isn't a huge deal, but the gender thing is kinda rough. That involves getting all of your IDs changed, your social security card changed and the like. It was a lot of paperwork and frankly, a royal pain in the ass. He was waiting to start living as a woman before changing his official documents. Plus, he was getting ready to leave state and wanted to start the process when he was moved. After he moved, he started living as a woman named Desiree. If I see Desiree again (it's been years and I haven't seen her since she moved,) then I'll be referring to her as a woman. I don't know directly any case of transgender person in my circle, but I have a friend who was dating a girl. They were together for a couple of months, then her girlfriend discovered (or assumed) she was a transgender man. At first she used on herself the femenine adjetives (cansada, contenta, rubia... you can denote such those things in Spanish language). Lttle by little she readjusted and she started to be "him". When my friend talks about her in present tense, she talks about "him", but when she refers to the time they were together as a couple she talks about "her". I took notice of that and asked her about it and she explained to me she does that because her ex does it that way too. I guess it depends on the person, but knowing my friend's case I didn't find strange Natashina's comment about hers.
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Post by dalinne on Dec 14, 2016 10:24:00 GMT
It sort of gives credence to the idea that Liam and Cora might have popular voice actors and they'll be using their faces for the models. Ok, we have to think in male black actors with crazy awesome hairstyles.
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Post by dalinne on Dec 14, 2016 1:07:00 GMT
I forgot to ask this before, but are the any other reason to believe that jien is trans beyond the fact that her VA is it? That seems a bit thin. That would be the same as assume that a homosexual person only do gay/lesbian VA/roles or that a straight only do heterosexual. Wait. Then Neil Patrick Harris is not super hetero? WHAT? NO WAY!!! Edit: WE HAVE TELEPATHY, MAN!!!!!
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Post by dalinne on Dec 13, 2016 23:45:25 GMT
I'm still thinking that Samuel Jackson would fit better for BroRyder or Dad... "Enough is enough! I had it with this motherfucking Ketts in the Motherfucking ship!"
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Post by dalinne on Dec 13, 2016 23:28:02 GMT
Why it would be insensitive? I'm as curious as genuinely interested (and worried. Sorry if I fuck it up, it's very much my style ). I understand your point when you say that kind of information is nobody business for a profile/Codex entry (the same with sexuallity, hobbies and favourite pets). I wasn't trying to imply that with the "née John Garson" thing What I had in mind is Jien Garson probably was born in a very wealthy family. The same way Shepard's background appears in the Extranet because he/she is famous, Jien could have been the same when she was a baby because of the popularity of the Garsons. In their early years, when John Garson was a kid, she and her family could have realized John was a actually a girl. I don't think that would be a fuss in the future, neither for her family, neither for the Extranet. The advanced technology would have made the transition easier. However, the old extranet info could still out there in the web, that Harold Garson had a child who was John Garson at first, then Jien Garson. Not big deal for anyone in the future. That was I meant... ....with the fake codex entry... ...of a character we really don't have any information yet My point is there is no problem making a transgender character in a SciFi videogame. Even if the technology is hyper advanced in the future, I don't think you can know if the child's sex and gender are well aligned while it's in their mother's womb (if I'm wrong do not hesitate to say it). Eh, don't worry. This is a complicated issue and I'm just on voice. I figured it was obvious, so now that I have to explain, I'll be left wanting, since I'm terrible at explaining Well, put yourself in Jien's shoes. Accepting culture or not, it just doesn't seem like something that would make you feel good to have listed for all to see, since it's pretty much the same in this case as saying "Jien Garson, female, née male". And that goes well past transgender people - people in general don't like having reminders of a past they're trying to move on from, and they don't tend to like that past out there for all to see and judge. I get that Jien would be famous (I didn't actually know that until you mentioned it), so it would be much harder to avoid that kind of thing. My point isn't that there shouldn't be trans people in scifi, it's just that I don't have faith in Bioware to portray it as a true non-issue as you say. And no, you're right, you won't be able to tell someone is transgender before birth. It would have been interesting to see how naming conventions changed in the ME verse (like viewing all names as gender-neutral, or giving a child two names until you find out their gender, just to throw some ideas out there you could explore), but it's too late for that - they did what most IPs do and just transplant our current naming conventions into them. Well, to be fair I don't know if Jien is rich because of her hard work or if she inherited a fortune from her parents/grandparents/whoever. She probably is rich (if she started this all Andromeda Iniciative thing) but nothing it's written on twitter stone. I get your point. However, I don't totally see why in the future being born as a transgender would be a thing. Sometimes the great part of problems transgender people have to face are more related to other people's (sometimes agressive) reactions than being born in the sex you don't belong. And seriously, in a future with enough technology to go from one galaxy to another and interespecies relationships, same-sex couples and transgender people cannot still be a thing (at least for the big majority of the Galaxy). Anyway, I am not transgender so I probably should shut it a little and stop cisplaining
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Post by dalinne on Dec 13, 2016 22:53:19 GMT
Let's imagine for a moment, Link"Guess"ski , Jien Garson is a transgender woman and you know about it this way in game: Codex EntryJien Garson(Née John Garson)The daughter of the famous multimillonaire philantropist Harold Garson, Jien is well known for her committment in Science and Technology efforts to...There are so many ways of letting us know about her being transgender in a Sci Fi videogame. I came up with this in one minute. I think Bioware writers could do something x10 better than this without slowing the narrative of the game. ( I really like the actress, ok??? ) I know this is just something you came up with to prove a point, but I'd say doing it that way would be pretty insensitive, in-universe. I think by that point, they'd have advanced enough not to display something like that on someone's profile for no reason. Besides, it's not like they would do that to anyone else who changed their first name for a different reason. I agree that Bioware could totally come up with a way to explain it that works well... they could. But will they? I'd rather not risk it. I know I'll regret entering this thread, but to quote the great Commander Shepard: What can I say? I'm a masochist.Why it would be insensitive? I'm as curious as genuinely interested (and worried. Sorry if I fuck it up, it's very much my style ). I understand your point when you say that kind of information is nobody business for a profile/Codex entry (the same with sexuallity, hobbies and favourite pets). I wasn't trying to imply that with the "née John Garson" thing What I had in mind is Jien Garson probably was born in a very wealthy family. The same way Shepard's background appears in the Extranet because he/she is famous, Jien could have been the same when she was a baby because of the popularity of the Garsons. In their early years, when John Garson was a kid, she and her family could have realized John was a actually a girl. I don't think that would be a fuss in the future, neither for her family, neither for the Extranet. The advanced technology would have made the transition easier. However, the old extranet info could still out there in the web, that Harold Garson had a child who was John Garson at first, then Jien Garson. Not big deal for anyone in the future. That was I meant... ....with the fake codex entry... ...of a character we really don't have any information yet My point is there is no problem making a transgender character in a SciFi videogame. Even if the technology is hyper advanced in the future, I don't think you can know if the child's sex and gender are well aligned while it's in their mother's womb (if I'm wrong do not hesitate to say it).
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Post by dalinne on Dec 13, 2016 21:51:19 GMT
Acceptance follows repetition, and a character may be written with an interesting story (and less as a gender identity token) if the story is unforced.
Wasn't long ago, we'd be having an argument about whether Head of Security Sloane Kelly was right to be female, or black. We could debate whether this journey of inclusion is worthwhile (my personal view is that it is), though of more importance to me is whether any particular character is well written. Edit: my love is for you too Natashina Edit 2: and you ProbeAway
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Post by dalinne on Dec 13, 2016 21:32:26 GMT
Her last name is spelled Kelley, not Kelly. I do not understand Are you talking about the pronunciation or the way it's written? Because I'm pretty sure "Kelly" is the way it's written. Sources: masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Sloane_Kelly
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Post by dalinne on Dec 13, 2016 20:48:52 GMT
Let's imagine for a moment, Link"Guess"ski , Jien Garson is a transgender woman and you know about it this way in game: Codex EntryJien Garson(Née John Garson)The daughter of the famous multimillonaire philantropist Harold Garson, Jien is well known for her committment in Science and Technology efforts to...There are so many ways of letting us know about her being transgender in a Sci Fi videogame. I came up with this in one minute. I think Bioware writers could do something x10 better than this without slowing the narrative of the game. ... if she is transgender. ... or romanceable. ... or both ( I really like the actress, ok??? )
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Post by dalinne on Dec 13, 2016 20:35:42 GMT
Who cares? The real question is: IS SHE ROMANCEABLE??? Until this question is answered, nothing else matters. That's pure BSN spirit!
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Post by dalinne on Dec 13, 2016 19:43:15 GMT
Who cares? The real question is: IS SHE ROMANCEABLE???
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Post by dalinne on Dec 13, 2016 10:50:01 GMT
*´¨) ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Mass Effect Andromeda
So, we start out with a ship and the Nomad. Everything else we must find, steal or manufacture / craft ourselves. Two items stuck in my mind. One is the Initiative Briefing video that mention the Nexus needs to be completed in Andromeda. The second, is the gauge indicator showing the completion status of the Nexus (in the DEC 1 cinematic gameplay video). Now, I ask, why bother with the Nexus construction when it seems to have everything? Unless, its completion is necessary to win the game which explains the exploration focus. It's possible that completing the Nexus gives the colonial forces the "strength" to repel hostile attacks and win the game. I believe the very fact that we have a Nexus completion gauge makes it mandatory to do so. Thoughts on this? More than a winning strategy inside the game, I see it like a part of the game mechanics: the same way the crucible construction was the indicator of our progress in the game, I think that completing the Nexus will be the same in this game. However, contrary to the Crucible (with every single side mission it seemed we were delaying the end of the war), the Nexus construction and the side missions have more sense plotwise.
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Post by dalinne on Dec 13, 2016 10:26:23 GMT
I said this somewhere else, personally, I see her in the power hungry side, and if it turns out that she's some sort of freedom fighter then I¡m going to think they were deliberately misleading us with the way they presented her in the video where she's sitting on what for all intents and purposes is a throne, IMO. It's true that we know next to nothing and that I can perfectly imagine her having very good reasons to start a rebellion, but the throne scene seriously, if they weren't trying to make her look like a crime queen I can't imagine where were they going with that scene... And if she really is a crime queen, I'd only wished she isn't very similar to Arya (loved Arya, but for the sake of variety). She seems to be an interesting character, in any case If I would be a dev, I certainly would try to mislead us! Sloane is so close to Aria in the few minutes we meet her... Altough they are making a new game with some sort of a soft reboot of the series, I don't see them playing so obvious (noAria, NoGrunt, NoGarrus...) Also, the Alliance and Nexus background are pretty different to Aria's past. I bet the big problem Nexus had it was some of the high profile people (Sloane included) discovered something going really wrong with the Nexus direction.
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Post by dalinne on Dec 13, 2016 10:21:07 GMT
I would rather like to see her as a romance option, especially if you're going for a more Renegade playstyle. Depending her characterization, it would be interesting (Also, if the VA is Vivienne's from DAI, it would follow Vega-Iron Bull style.... )
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Post by dalinne on Dec 13, 2016 10:04:55 GMT
Nobody has started a thread with her, so I'm starting it. At first sight it seems Sloane Kelly is the new Aria concept. However, her almost spotless record in the Alliance messed with a confrontational attitude against some officials gave me other vibe: I got the impression she wasn't trying to seize power as much as escape out of the control of the Nexus. What do you think?
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Post by dalinne on Dec 12, 2016 8:02:04 GMT
That picture makes me want to replay Mass Effect 3 again! Though I promised myself I'd romance Steve next time, but...Kaidan is just so amazing. I'm addicted to him. Just have that world state have Kaidan dead so he can't be a distraction.
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Post by dalinne on Dec 7, 2016 14:04:34 GMT
What if SAM is actually a Geth AI that has somehow snuck itself aboard the Tempest by pretending to be a simple VI. Yeah, that's unlikely. Just trying to find a way to bring my Geth bros to Andromeda without breaking the lore. That would be great, actually!
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Post by dalinne on Dec 7, 2016 13:03:32 GMT
Can we call him grandpa Krogan? Hmmmm KroPa? Krogpa? He looks like he could be someone's grandpa We had a Krogan Uncle. We had a Krogan Son. Now is time for a Krogan Grandpa!
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Post by dalinne on Dec 7, 2016 13:01:12 GMT
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Post by dalinne on Dec 7, 2016 0:14:32 GMT
It would be cool if Sam becomes HAL at some point and sings Daisy Bell...
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Post by dalinne on Dec 7, 2016 0:12:48 GMT
The moment when "The women are ugly" thread has started to eat other threads... In my defence, I didn't start it here. I feel obliged to defend my point though. No, no, I wasn't referring to anyone in particular. It's simply the thread. The thread is cursed!!! THE THREAD KNOWS!!!
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Post by dalinne on Dec 7, 2016 0:06:39 GMT
The moment when "The women are ugly" thread has started to eat other threads...
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Post by dalinne on Dec 6, 2016 23:25:54 GMT
good to know I'm not the only one personally, i'd need to hear more of reyes, though, i'm still not quite sold As long as the LI gives good voice I don't really care what species, my Ryder is all over that. Yep. Another "voicesexual" here At this moment Reyes is winning Although I like Peebee's voice. I was expecting something annoying but she sounded pretty good
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Post by dalinne on Dec 6, 2016 22:53:55 GMT
Thanks, Jesus. In Aria regard, if you consider a kiss she gives you in a moment with no consequences whatsover a romance, well... I... don't know how to tell you but... that is not a romance. That's barely a nod to the players. Samara has special romance content in Citadel DLC and its roots comes from ME2 rejecting romance. It's well established as a romance option in ME3 (even when some people don't think so if you don't obtain a trophy for that). Aria is just a kiss and the kiss is simply not mentioned again. I'm so qualified to speak on behalf of hetero men the same way you are so qualified to speak on behalf of Deadpool (he is funny Goddamit!! TRY TO BE FUNNY! I DARE YOU! COME ON! I BELIEVE IN YOU SON!!!)Reading comprehension skills -- try to use them. I dare you! Come on I believe in you, whatever you're supposed to be! Now I know why your posts are are so regrettable. "Some people" -- did I say Deadpool? Nope. But Deadpool loves seeing you bend yourself out of shape to argue points Deadpool has no stake in. Squirrel! Deadpool has your red herring right here. *grabs Deadpool* Now go fetch. Wow, Dalinne. What time did YOU go to bed last night, hmm? Judging from your timestamp, looks like Deadpool was on your mind before your head hit that pillow. Good to see Deadpool can satisfy you in ways your boyfriend can't or won't, baby. Report to the ship immediately. No, wait. Don't. I don't know. What time is it? Which year am I now? Whatevs, on a more "serious" note ( ) : if you don't feel like answer my "Aria is not a romance" or talk about "The women are ugly conspiracy theories" you can simply ignore me. We are endangering the quality of this thread's purpose. (PD: don't be so interested in my boyfriend. He is taken )
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Post by dalinne on Dec 6, 2016 22:42:55 GMT
We can agree what we need is more bald options for both ... ...now I am the one with the @kappanekko 's Inquisitor PTSD think we had enough bald in DAI or at least I did. No, no, it was a joke. TOTALLY A JOKE I mean... I liked you have the same hairstyles for any gender but... TOO MANY BALD OPTIONS!
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