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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 3, 2017 6:15:09 GMT
This is starting to get really annoying. The game isn't even out yet and the so far the biggest complaints from hands on have been janky animations (nothing new) and bugs (nothing new and will be patched). Cool your fucking beans. Get those babies in the fridge, asap.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 3, 2017 6:07:25 GMT
We got a snippet of information? Who's been practicing blood magic? Fess up.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 2, 2017 19:16:56 GMT
Yesssss. I'd be all over that but could you imagine what the straight white gamers would say?! Yiiiiiikkkkkeeessssss! But see, Scott (and the player) wouldn't be GAY , because the aliens aren't MEN. They're mono-sexual aliens who just coincidentally happen to look like hot dudes. *and refer to themselves with male pronouns and are voiced by guys and have big swingin' dicks. But it's not gay content.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 2, 2017 18:37:03 GMT
Wait people were surprised when you flirted with Iron Bull and he took you up on it? Hell I was just thankful he finally did...most of the flirts even after being in a relationship are ignored by the big lummox. I guess the heart icon isn't explicit enough for the lowest common denominator. Maybe they need to change all m/m flirt dialogues to a flashing red sentence saying 'I'M TRYING TO GET YOU TO FUCK MY ASS'.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 2, 2017 18:10:17 GMT
I'm just using the excuse to post this classic fanart of hypothetical male-Asari: Let's be honest, we all would
I'd embrace eternity so hard The design is very cool but it reminds me way too much of a Final Fantasy character. A lot of the alien LI's have been skirting that space elf line as it is.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 2, 2017 12:11:41 GMT
I can see it now, Brodie is killed By toxic vaginal secretions I don't know why, but this comment reminded me of a story that I read in my college Myth in Literature course that was about toothy vagina monsters.
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Maybe we get a quest where we need to save Brodie from toothy vagina monsters.
Well I've been hoping for the inclusion of some new bizarre, non-humanoid aliens. I suppose aliens that resemble giant, barbed vaginas would fit the bill.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 2, 2017 11:40:38 GMT
I will legit throw my console outta window if Gil Brodie is bascially Renly Baratheon. Brodie VA or Renly has a hot voice but I don't really dig him physically and would prefer Brodie not be modeled after him. God, pls just give us a buff ginger with a kickass story and a gentle heart and also eyes that sparkle and while we're at it steamy and glorious sexy hot sex scenes. Amen. That was my first prayer since kindergarten. My mormon grannie would be so proud. LOL Also, just because I want it to use it Whoa. Whooooa. Wat is she doing and why do I love it so much This seems to be the designated space for those of us in m/m romance limbo.
I'm keeping my expectations low. I allowed myself to get swept up in the Dorian hype and was severely disappointed with the "romance." I didn't enjoy being stuck with a narcissist who laughed at thought of being in a relationship with me after I refused to do the casual sex thing with him. I was relieved when we broke up towards the end of the game. I wouldn't have romanced him at all, but I felt like I needed to in order to establish that my inquisitor was gay (and Bull was even further away from my type).
I guess I got spoiled by the Mass Effect trilogy. I cannot overstate how much I loved the Kaidan romance. I'm one of the ones that didn't mod or glitch the first game and had the very sweet "friends to lovers" narrative. I thought it was handled very well and felt very true to me when Kaidan finally asked Shepard out. If every male character in the entire trilogy were available to John as a romance option, I would still pick Kaidan everytime.
Funny how I thought two choices was plenty in Mass Effect 3, but realized how limiting it really is when playing a game where I don't like either option, like Dragon Age: Inquisition. I would have enjoyed that game so much more if I could have romanced Cullen.
Based on past trends, my guess is we only get two m/m options in Andromeda as well. Though, of course, I would prefer a squadmate romance (like Kaidan), I could see myself going for a crewmember if they had decent development and screentime (like Cullen). What matters most is that his story is done well and that I like him.
Based on the little we know on Gil Brodie so far, I'm doubtful that he's the guy for me. It'd be easier to make that call if we had more info on him, but until BioWare starts being more generous with info on m/m romances, I am not preordering this game.
TL;DR: Hi. I'm new here Omg. Computer won't let me type below and out of this quote box!! Raasdkjdsfwtakf. Anyway, welcome. She's performing some sort of bisexual Russian hooker death prayer to mourn the loss of her dreams (and possibly her dick, depending on the day). You love it because it's Katya and that is the natural reaction to Katya. Reference:
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 2, 2017 9:58:47 GMT
I'm not gonna throw my toys out of the pram if our options are both non-squaddies but if that's the case they better fuckin have unique faces. Steve and Sam were cute but the clear quality difference between their faces and say, Kaidan's, was very jarring.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 2, 2017 9:34:34 GMT
Actually now that I think about it, the marketing of this game is turning me into Trish. I've been sober for 60 days...I still smoke a little weed, but it's whatever! I hope Gil looks like an adult man, you know? Like that adult man quality, where he looks like an adult. Cause that keeps me interested. It's whateva.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 2, 2017 9:24:22 GMT
Yasss I've been waiting for any opportunity to rep for Katya. Also, just because I want it to use it
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 2, 2017 9:20:20 GMT
I can see it now, Brodie is killed By toxic vaginal secretions Yasss I've been waiting for any opportunity to rep for Katya.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 2, 2017 1:52:28 GMT
I want Gil to be awesome. Why can't they just give us a damn picture? Is his looks going to spoil the game too?!? Does he have the games plot written on his forehead?!? I think it's safe to say im sick of every lil aspect of the game being a secret unless they want us to know . I mean really, dude... pics of the full tempest crew is going too far? Why?!? Right? 'We're not talking about Gil. We want you to discover the characters on release. Cora is a freak in bed, btw '. Oh, fuck off.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 1, 2017 23:19:30 GMT
We've surpassed the Reyes thread. Remember Reyes? Man! Those were the days~ Hey I'm still on the Reyes Train. Choo Choooo! 1. He might be a cop. (hawt) 2. He likes the color of my eyes. 3. He sounds like a Spanish Hawke. What you got, Gil? Admittedly we know very little about Reyes, but I'm very meh about him because the last m/m option they gave us with a Spanish accent was stereotypically 'spicy' and flamboyant. The cheesy 'colour of your eyes' line doesn't help. Give me masculine, with a strong side serving of goofy and bashful and I'm down. We'll see.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 1, 2017 22:52:45 GMT
It's not even just an issue for gay characters. What if you're playing an asexual Shepard? Or a Shepard who's been true to Liara for three games and wouldn't be ogling someone else's tits? Or just a Shepard who's respectable and has some self control? It's very tasteless.
Though it is clearly a longstanding issue with gay players. Vampire: Bloodlines immediately makes the overt implication that you were turned during a sexual encounter with a woman. If you choose Dragon faction in Secret World you willingly get some kind of mystical blowjob from a hawt Asian chick in the tutorial. Fallout 3 assumes you're straight by omission of gay versions of sexuality related speech perks. I could go on. I'm really not militant about gay politics but don't invalidate my fucking roleplay, y'all.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 1, 2017 22:27:56 GMT
So the game still assumes you're straight as you're actively playing a gay man through game mechanics? I must have mentally blocked that out. Stay classy, Bioware. While I do agree that the game assuming an orientation and having the NPC characters treat you accordingly is annoying, I can understand why it happens. At least a little bit.
I mean, how is the game supposed to know what exact orientation your PC is supposed to be without some weird and awkward dialogue near the beginning of the game that has you specify, "I'm straight", "I'm gay", or "I'm bi" or some type of option during character creation where you specify it there?
None of the ways that I can think of to implement that type of check for player orientation would be good. Maybe someone else can do better, but I don't know.
I think the best course of action would be for Bioware to just make sure that whenever there is a situation involving some type of sexual attraction or sexual observation, that it comes as a result of player decisions and player agency rather than something like autodialogue.
Well, yeah. Gay players have been saying this for years now. And it's just good form from a roleplay perspective in general. If there's no strong plot reason to force a trait onto an RPG protagonist, don't do it. Idiotic.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 1, 2017 22:14:13 GMT
I think the problem with gay and lesbian romances is going to be always that, they are not target for LG gamers or at least the characters are less important and there is little care. So it goes from really awkward to really strange fast. I still do not get what happened with the Traynor bath scene, that one had some weird vibes. I play as a gay Shepard and yet the game still throws in lines in like that bath scene where Traynor implies you're looking at her boobs and EDI implies you're staring at her too. I love my extended mShenko story but it feels like a bit of afterthought in the larger context of the game with very little reference to it from NPCs. Characters that comment on romances don't have much to say about it. I think #Javik's line is for both Virmire Survivors. Edit: Nice Maggie avatar. So the game still assumes you're straight as you're actively playing a gay man through game mechanics? I must have mentally blocked that out. Stay classy, Bioware.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 1, 2017 21:09:12 GMT
I hope Sandal shows up.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 1, 2017 15:20:42 GMT
How immature. Not everything is a sexual inyourendo.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 1, 2017 13:36:44 GMT
I think a video or brief scene with the Margaery and Renly Baratheon reunited would generate at least some interest, so I don't understand why BW didn't do one. It's also a waste to use the actor of that HBO show but don't reveal his character, like, what was the point of that? The video by itself is funny to ME fans, but when you don't have a connection to the character he's voicing, it's utterly pointless. Their marketing have been odd af. That was pretty weird. Dormer even mentions how strange it was to be chatting with Renly except as a totally different character. You'd think they'd have stuck in a brief clip in there, at the least.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 1, 2017 12:27:11 GMT
Remember all those 0/10 and 1 star reviews for Baldurs Gate: Siege of Dragonspear because it had a minor character in it with two optional lines about being trans? Yeah.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 1, 2017 12:17:26 GMT
I'm not expecting like, a Gil promo video with Gethin Anthony or something but I didn't expect the writer to be so tight lipped about even giving a little snippet about his personality. It has gotten to the point now where it does feel a little questionable.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 1, 2017 12:07:24 GMT
Someone explain to me why everyone hates this guy. The Mass Effect main plot became incredibly generic after he took over from Drew Karpyshyn. I'm not expecting anything particularly intelligent or unpredictable from the plot.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 1, 2017 11:49:02 GMT
Just popping in to check that we still know sweet fuck all about Gil? Yep? Yep.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 1, 2017 9:21:48 GMT
Im worried about the overall tone of the game. I am afraid it will be a Marvel tier quipfest where every fucking character has to be snarky one liner machine. Mass Effect never had a light atmosphere. It wasnt too dark too, but it certainly didnt venture into the territory we have seen in PB mission. ME has its own brand of humour. I enjoy it. And i worry that it will be thrown away in favor of some discount Guardians of Galaxy. So much this. I don't mind some humour but DA:I really went overboard with 'bro' banter and snark and I'm a little worried ME:A will follow the same route and lose a lot the tone that made the original Mass Effect so good. One Garrus/Varric type is more than enough.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Mar 1, 2017 5:40:10 GMT
The story and characters. I've played many a game with terrible combat, terrible gameplay and myriad bugs and it didn't matter because the story and characters were so engrossing. I don't have a particular cause to worry yet, but that's the thing I'm concerned most about just given it's importance. A close second is, after DA:I, the sidequests and if they'll be meaningless MMO fodder, but a few sources have assuaged that somewhat.
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