Patch 1.08 notes and discussion (June 8, 8AM PDT)

Sorry, bruh. I know the queer community has it's share of problems with biphobia as well, so I'm not gonna be pointing the finger at just straight women.

No worries.

The Jill plot makes me so mad. On the bright end of the scale it's supposed to be cute and probably an attempt at being a little fan-service; unfortunately the entire tone of Gil's relationship with Jill comes off as worrisome and potentially abusive. You have a female who is constantly hounding her gay male friend that he should have children. She manages to insert the idea, then use her knowledge of him to twist him around and get him so worked up about the subject that it becomes the only thing he talks about. And then, like a gift from the heavens, she suddenly announces she wants to have a baby and she wants him to help. If this doesn't sound like a woman who had the end result in mind the WHOLE TIME, I don't know what is. When you add in the Ryder romance it gets so much worse; the whole pacing of everything, the lack of real conversation and decision-making, or choice. There is no 'this is a huge decision, let me think about it' option, or even a 'if it's important to you, you do it, but I'm not comfortable with it'. You are cornered into a 'yes' or 'no' situation which can hugely affect the relationship. If you say 'yes', Gil is happy and the relationship is sound, but you're having a baby with a woman you've met once for 30 seconds. If you say 'no' you now have a guy who's been turned inside-out by his best friend and thinking that if he HADN'T hooked up with Ryder he could have been having a baby right now which you cannot convince me means anything other than a breakup off screen becoming very imminent. 

Essentially, this whole plotline was badly thought out and badly executed. There were a million things that could have been done to create a real, solid, healthy baby plot for Gil, and none of them were done. It was rushed, and brushed over quickly, and to be honest, I'm not so much disappointed that they chose to make Jaal bi, as I am that they chose not to fix the relationships that they already had. One of the tweets about it states that they got Jaal's VA back in to record new lines for the transition to Bi-Jaal; so why the hell couldn't they get Gil (and Reyes') VA's in to expand on their plots and make an attempt at fixing them?

In the end I feel like they didn't so much 'fix male romances for Scott Ryder' as they added a hotfix to try and appease people without fixing the real issues. I couldn't care less that they made Jaal bi, I wanted them to back up their own work and fix what had gone wrong.

Nope. Still sounds like a non-issue to me.

If Jaal or Reyes are having a romance with Sara Ryder, then by definition, they are not having a romance with another woman or man at the same time.

That is no different to a romance with Liam who at that point is not having a romance with another woman at the same time.

Please explain simply because I simply don't understand what your concern is?

And despite all that they still managed to put in the subtext of "being gay is wrong because they won't make babies." I'm not sure why you think that's supposed to impress me.

This is EXACTLY what you said: "The fact that jaal is interested in ladies does not mean he can't be interested in man, one does not negate the other. He could be a bissexual with preference for woman"

You have a character that talks only about women (including his past love), flirts only with women, discussed by women (regarding his sexuality) and even was advertised as a straight ("he is a lady killer") - yet, for you all of these are not the evidence of character being straight. If this is not a clear statement "there are no straight people out there" - then I do not know what is. May be you can give your definition of a "clearly straight character"? I just do not see what else writers have to do to convince you.

My point is, they changed existing character. On demand of part of their gamers. It was a cheap move to begin with, and it was done at expense of another part of their audience they care the least - straight women. Ask gay community why do they want so badly gay options and not satisfied with bi characters. Guess what? Straight women do want straight options as well. And they had it. Until now.

Yes he will. 

Bisexual men in relationships with women aren't any less bisexual. 

I'm really struggling to understand - how does this change the Sara/Jaal relationship one iota? Nothing is different. I'm really confused.

hi there pathfinders

here are the patch notes of the upcoming update 1.08






Improved Character Creator



We’ve expanded the options available in the character creator, giving you greater control over your Ryder’s appearance. Two new heads were added, one male and one female, as well as a new complexion option and a greater range of available skin tones. We also unlocked all hairstyles for both sexes, and added a new bald option.



For players wanting to adjust their look mid-game, we added the ability to change your character’s appearance onboard the Tempest.



And for fans of Alec Ryder’s iconic appearance, you can now choose to keep the default Alec, rather than having his appearance be based on your custom Ryder.



Expanded Male Romance Options for Scott Ryder



Scott Ryder can now pursue Jaal as a romance option. There are several important reasons for this change:



Scott Ryder did not have a same-sex squadmate available as a romance option, nor could the achievement for completing three romances be achieved with only male same-sex partners. And as the angara have expressed their fluidity in how they perceive gender, it seemed only natural that Scott could have a relationship with Jaal.



However, we understand that a character’s orientation is an important part of what makes them feel real. The relationships with your crew are some of the most loved and cherished parts of our games, so we wanted to make sure we got it right. We consulted with members of the LGBTQ community, both externally and within our own studios. After carefully considering all feedback, we decided this was an important change to make, and one that made sense for Jaal, Scott, and the angara.



Our writing, editing, and animation teams worked together to ensure this change made sense for Jaal’s character, and the result is a relationship we hope feels as fulfilling and memorable for Scott as it does for Sara.



You can find a full list of changes and improvements in the patch notes below. For notes in other languages, click here.



Single player



Ryder’s appearance can now be changed onboard the Tempest

Expanded the range of options available in the character creator

Jaal can now be romanced by Scott Ryder

Dialogue for Hainly Abrams was adjusted to change the flow of personal information she discusses with Ryder.

Fixed issue with Nomad upgrades Shield Crafting quest

Nexus level and cryo pod points are retroactively granted

Vendors now carry weapon mods for Level 60-71 players

Vendors now sell weapon augmentations for automatic fire, burst fire, and single-shot fire

Improved clarity of descriptions for augmentations

Plasma Charge system now works properly for shotguns

Beam Emitter augmentation now causes guns to fire a constant beam with scaling damage based on the weapon’s damage per second

[PC] Added experimental support for Dolby Vision™ technology

Multiplayer



Stealth Grid challenge now increments properly

Fiend no longer sprints when within 10 meters of target, and will decelerate to base speed

Enabled movement correction during Fiend attacks to reduce incidence of players seeing Fiends attacking in the wrong direction

Improved movement prediction for some enemies in tight spaces to reduce appearance of teleportation

Fixed issue that prevented melee attacks if the revive icon was near center screen

Fixed issue where ammo pick-up audio incorrectly played

Fixed issue where Backlash could malfunction while moving

Using Stealth and Recon Visor together no longer increases duration of invisibility for Turian Agent

Fixed issue where weight reduction modifications wouldn’t reduce weight

The Revive Pack Transmitter now displays the revive radius in the loadout screen

Equipping the Cobra RPG now interrupts reloading

Player turns to Adhi when getting synced to avoid teleportation issue

Fixed issue where enemies would occasionally enter T-pose when hit

Improved visual and audio cues for player ready status in Multiplayer lobbies

Added “Lights” option to customization options


blog.bioware.com/mass-effect-andromeda-patch-notes/

Funny how those people talked so much shit about Bioware in a game full of representation.