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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 20:59:49 GMT
Blackwall had zero personality. So I'm glad he wasn't one of my only 2 options. Also he left fem inquisitor naked in a barn-so yeah... I'll take that over after school special with Dorian any day. Plus, swapping the sexuality of those characters would have made them both far more interesting and mold-breaking. But I'm not an all powerful reality warper. Yet. And would probably have better things to do with my powers than alter video games to my liking anyway. So never mind.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 20:51:10 GMT
This is Bioware game. Every human character will use same body type, regardless of age or anything. Remember Chakwas having exactly the same 20-years old supermodel body as Miranda? It's happening Well, in DAI Iron Bull, Solas and Sera had different body models from the other people who shared their race and gender, so there's hope. I didn't see him out of his armour, because disgusting straights, but Blackwall looked like he had a unique build too. You should have been the homo, Blackwall. It should have been you.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 15:03:26 GMT
From that incredibly blurry picture of someone who may be someone else entirely, I'd say he looks a fair bit like Vega. I'd be happy with that.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 15:01:45 GMT
Just a random thought about the romances in general. So far, two of my favorite BW romances are Garrus and Iron Bull, for similar reasons. It isn't because they are both non-human; it's not like I find either of them physically attractive. However, they both have a key element for me: a good friendship arc. With both Bull and with Garrus, I felt like the romance added to what was an already solid friendship. Plus, the humor is very important. Parts of Bull's romance are genuinely funny and I like the way that even a romanced Garrus will be a smartass to FemShep. I know that the details of those romances aren't for everyone, especially Iron Bull. However, I've talked to folks that would enjoy having a funny and deep friendship arc to add to the romance. This is how I look at it: "Being friends is the only way to be lovers. Staying friends is the only way to be married."--Mercedes Lackey And then you have people like me who just can't romance a Turian/insert other milky way race here, will never find em attractive in that way. Can only go human/Asari. I'm shallow and I've made my peace with this. Same. I saw that naked Turian concept art and I was not impressed. Similarly, Jaal's cobra/those dickhead aliens from Star Wars look is...nah. Cool designs, though.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 14:37:47 GMT
Did everyone see the pic that Biofan tweeted? This guy seems handsome (from what we can see) and is up in engineering. Could this be Gil? If they're willing to throw out ANOTHER image of Jaal via twitter, seemingly on a whim, I honestly don't get why they couldn't throw gay peeps a bone by giving us a 'Meet your new Chief Engineer, Gil!' official photo tweet. I'm not as frustrated as some other people but even I indulged in an eye roll at that.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 14:15:41 GMT
Steve would have been great had he been introduced as a non-romance crew member in 2, during which he'd be on the Normandy as he loses his husband and his ME3 plot of getting over that took place over the course of THAT game instead. Then he could have joined you in 3 as an established friend (and now romance option, if you helped him in 2) of Shepard's, with grieving already done with. But, you know, hindsight. The problem there is that he would be working for Cerberus. What would be his reason for leaving the Alliance to work with Cerberus? Ken and Gabby had arguments over Shepard and were only allowed to return when Shepard pardoned them. Joker was only allowed to fly again post-Cerberus because he and EDI deceived the Alliance into believing the Normandy wouldn't run without EDI and that EDI would only respond to Joker. Chakwas had that "leave of absence" thing going, which to me is a little too sketchy. The point is, having to come up with all of these reasons why Alliance personnel worked for Cerberus and then came back begins to be too far-fetched with the story. I know some people wonder why Rupert Gardner didn't show up in ME3 but it's because he was strictly Cerberus. He was never Alliance military so the option to return wasn't there. I'd want to avoid that with Steve. Hindsight would have Steve in ME1, married to Robert. We hear through a message that Robert died shortly after overhearing the crew talk about Ferris Fields in ME2. Maybe Steve's fate is unknown to us, too, but he grieves between games regardless. Then, in ME3, there's a reunion and Shepard is happy to see his friend from ME1 is still alive. Then a potential romance kicks off. *shrug* They managed to fit in Chakwas/Ken and Gabby, as well as reasonably establishing the Cerberus crew members as justifiable. If it got Steve in 2, I'd take a 'the council aren't acting' hand wave. It's the writers job to make this work, after all. Putting him in 1 wouldn't have the emotional impact of actually being there when his husband died and helping him through it. But this is all academic anyway. I tend to doubt they'll be remastering the trilogy featuring an overhauled story with my input.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 14:10:09 GMT
Iron Bull and Garrus are both extremely hot. But that's just me. Bull was hot (especially if they'd better managed to translate his concept art/character portrait, but that's always the case) but his 'romance' was almost entirely lacking in romance and is basically the complete opposite of what I find appealing. It became extra insulting when you notice that he actually seems sweeter/more devoted to Dorian if you let them hook up. For the majority of the romance he barely seems bothered at all and if you're gonna write a divisive romance like that, make sure that it's for a game that has a larger amount of options for that demographic.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 12:13:39 GMT
Honestly, I'll be very (pleasantly) surprised if Bioware finally got the memo that gay fans would like an overtly masculine option who's romance ISN'T all about sex.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 11:58:39 GMT
I would love if Gil had a thicker, more muscular body. But I'm concerned that he is just going to be a lithe, scrawny fella. I get the feeling that he'll end up with the generic male lithe/muscular build, unfortunately. Does anybody have an educated guess how moddable Andromeda will be? I don't know if DA:I was difficult to mod or if people just weren't that interested, but there were only some texture tweaks to companions in that...
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 11:44:53 GMT
Again, this is just a ~semi-confirmation of the Sara-Jaal. This doesn't imply that Scott can't have him. Using their "has to makes sense" argument Jaal is a perfect candidate for...pathfinding. PB is lore lesbian. Cora could be, she spent 4 years with the asari. Liam is still a 50-50. Ultimately it will come down to a gay vs straight women battle. But his is a squad design 'fault', putting more female members in the team and one unlikely (Drack) option. No arguments against Dorian, I liked him. Cortez could have worked if they merge him with Vega. He was a pointless squadmate, would have preferred a returning one from 2 instead. VegaCortez: self blaming for the failed mission (choosing the intel over him - extra drama!), guilt over losing the husband instead of the constant crying. Mild hate against Shep for not defeating to collectors sooner. etc. Just imagine a midgame-midromance sparring session similar to the Vega start. Affection mixed with the blaming. Now that would have been an interesting character! I like your argument, and I agree Jaal is a perfect candidate for bi squad mate. Yes, Steve romance bothers me a bit. It feels inappropriate how I approach him when he still mourns his husband. Still in ME3, I am happy with Kaidan romance. About Vega, he's an established character in ME:Homeworld, Paragon Lost, and Conviction. So I am not sure if his sexuality is already established in these or not. Steve would have been great had he been introduced as a non-romance crew member in 2, during which he'd be on the Normandy as he loses his husband and his ME3 plot of getting over that took place over the course of THAT game instead. Then he could have joined you in 3 as an established friend (and now romance option, if you helped him in 2) of Shepard's, with grieving already done with. But, you know, hindsight.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 5:01:31 GMT
I'm not bothered if there are only non-squaddie romances, but if they're claiming that they have the same importance/content as squad members then they need to step up and make that a reality because things like on-mission reactions and banters give a ton of depth to those characters. So I'd hope for inclusion in missions over comms, an extra amount of banters/encounters with other characters on the ships and in hubs to make up for the ones they don't get running around on missions with you, occasionally accompanying you on missions as a pseudo-squaddie like Morrigan/Leliana in DA:I...stuff like that.
Also, if they can NOT inexplicably be oblivious to huge plot events that the rest of the ship are reacting to like Cortez, that would be cool.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 4:28:31 GMT
I'm hoping that they just scanned Gethin Anthony's face, gave him a hefty beard and a stocky rugby player body with a sprinkling of engine grease to top it all off. Agreed? Agreed. Thanks, Bioware. He should also be vegetarian or vegan and be super into Disney/Studio Ghibli films and chivalry. Otherwise, pre-order cancelled! Well Bull was supposed to be my long awaited gentle giant but I ended up having to ignore almost every word out of his mouth. Why won't Bioware recognise my agenda?
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 4:16:13 GMT
Well you certainly know what you want at least! Points for that! He should also be vegetarian or vegan and be super into Disney/Studio Ghibli films and chivalry. Otherwise, pre-order cancelled!
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 4:02:08 GMT
I'm hoping that they just scanned Gethin Anthony's face, gave him a hefty beard and a stocky rugby player body with a sprinkling of engine grease to top it all off. Agreed? Agreed. Thanks, Bioware.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 1:45:27 GMT
YES. KROGAN TESTICLES. Much better than hating each other for our differences. "The opinions like testicles..."I often say that opinions are like testicles. Everyone has them. Wait...
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 1:40:26 GMT
Figures it comes back to the "SJW" argument. Are some people seriously incapable of using the SJW trump card to dismiss minorities' concerns? Why can't I use the Trump card? you used the Victim card, Gay card, etc the last 50 pages crying like a baby because you don't have a gay squadmate. How apt to be referring to the 'SJW' argument as 'The Trump card' these days.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 1:37:35 GMT
In that case she wouldn't assume, what gender Shep is attracted to, since the Asari don't care about that. I want the game to not make assumptions about my character. The game gave me 0 gay options and had me turn down both of the female love interests. It was annoying. The game didn't make any assumption about your character, Liara liked you and she told you so. With the whole "I don't want the game ot make assumptions about my character" you sound like an SJW. Next thing you'll be asking is "don't assume my Scott gender" Not to start on this ancient argument, but there are indeed multiple instances in one and two that suggest that they did assume Maleshep was straight. There's the whole thing with the Consort (?) in ME1, where if you ask her for an extra reward GayShep gets a LOT more than he bargained for. There's that 'what's not to like?' line early on that Shepard says about beautiful women etc etc. There's the mess of trying to be Jack's friend in 2. I can't remember all examples because it's been a while and I don't think it's an issue now in Bioware games so I don't care, but the games most certainly DID make assumptions until 3.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 26, 2017 1:11:26 GMT
I handled the Bull, I can handle a krogan The "Bull" doesn't have 4 testicles That's the whole appeal. I don't find the Krogan even remotely attractive, but a dude with four gigantic bollocks? Who isn't curious about that.
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