Mass Effect Legendary Edition (General Discussion)

I honestly don't think Jack and Wrex's situation are really comparable. I'd agree that Jack's teaching position (while I enjoyed the banter and such) would've worked better as a post-ending situation (even better with her being a squadmate in ME3 and with dialogues that might affect her decision), then something that happened right in ME3, but I don't think Wrex is similar. Other then the fact that more time passed between ME and ME2 then ME2 and ME3, Wrex already shown in ME that he wanted to change the Krogans centuries ago, and he became disillusioned by his father's betrayal. Working with Shepard to stop Saren, as well as seeing how his people were going to be used once more by someone else, are reasonable events for him to be motivated to trying to save his people again.

I'd agree that it could've worked even better if the plot was brought along in ME2, if the game would've gone in a different direction (if Shepard was going to organize the galaxy for the Reapers' arrival, it'd make sense for Wrex to be the one trying to rally the Krogans), but I don't think as it stands now is that weird or strange. And it's more about Bioware (as much as I liked ME2) wasting one game's plot without doing absolutely nothing for the Reapers' invasion's plot.

Thanks I used the guide you posted and it worked, definitely better but I think there is a variable I am missing that would change the thickness but it definitely changed the darkness.

The way personnel are addressed varies from nation to nation, branch to branch, etc... But addressing a Lieutenant Commander as "Commander" would be typical in the US Navy, if I'm not mistaken.

BioWare is all over the place with military details in this series. They really crap the bed in some ways, and it can be distracting. They could've used a consultant, or even just the internet and some employees' veteran family members, to do better. Oh, well.

Shepard's lack of promotion during the series makes perfect sense. I'm sure he had to leave the Alliance upon accepting appointment to Council SPECTRE. Then, when he finally rejoins the Alliance at the beginning of ME3, he is reinstated at his previous rank. Had he remained Alliance, he certainly would've been promoted to full Commander and then Captain, at some point.

As to Ashley, see above regarding "crapping the bed". The rapidity of her ascent is ridiculous. It makes no sense.

Kaidan's promotions always feel weird because of the terminology. BioWare couldn't decide whether to use Navy or Marine ranks. According to the internet, a USMC Major is an O-4, comparable to a US Navy Lt. Commander. That's completely reasonable, in my opinion, given his years in service and assignments. He probably could've been a full Commander, but I suspect they didn't want that kind of terminology overlap with "Commander Shepard".

Edit: May as well talk about Bailey, too. I've occasionally read gripes about Bailey's promotion from Captain to Commander. This would be wrong in the US military, where a Captain outranks a Commander. In US police forces, though, a Commander outranks a Captain; and C-Sec are police.

I'm not talking about a lack of promotion to Commander...I'm saying that he/she was ALWAYS a commander since the start of ME1, and that the codex is a typo that was never taken out (and it's not the only mistake ever left in the codex before).  Every other piece of the game/canon (including the codex), with the SOLE exception of that one piece that said LT. Cmdr, says Shep is Commander.  Out of their OWN MOUTH (ME2), they say they are commander.  When you first start every game, before you even get to the character creator, it says files for Commander SHepard.  

Basically I'm saying that because of one mistake on ONE codex entry, people have assumed he/she was a LT Cmdr when they weren't.  Maybe when they were first making the game in early stages Shepard was supposed to be, but by game launch they are and have always been Commander. 

Hell, I always wondered why Shepard was never promoted to Captain, at least getting a field promotion when he/she was reinstated in ME:3.

Ashley calls Kaiden "LT" in conversation on the Normandy in ME1.

He is Shepard's next in command.

Captain Anderson
Commander Shepard
Lt (Commander?) Alenko

Wow, forgot about Pressley didn't I?

You are correct. However, you do recall Ashley referring to Kaiden as LT, yes?

The rankings in ME don't lineup with RL. I went through USN and USMC ranks with no luck, assuming it's even moderately based on US military. I wrote a fic set in the MEU and had to basically create the ranks to fit my characters moving up ranks.