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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 27, 2017 2:37:33 GMT
we have heard that apparently Cora is quite freaky, so who knows what she might be into? What are you referencing exactly ? Oh and hello everyone, lurk mode off =p "I've heard down the grapevine she's kind of freaky." - Shinobi Shinobi is a MEA insider, in case you aren't familiar with him. He's consistently leaked news about the game for quite a while.
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Post by Lawrence0294 on Feb 27, 2017 2:42:22 GMT
What are you referencing exactly ? Oh and hello everyone, lurk mode off =p "I've heard down the grapevine she's kind of freaky." - Shinobi Shinobi is a MEA insider, in case you aren't familiar with him. He's consistently leaked news about the game for quite a while. Ah yes, I'm quite familiar with Shinobi. That is quite interesting to read, I'm very much looking forward to learn more about her !
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 27, 2017 2:48:10 GMT
Ah yes, I'm quite familiar with Shinobi. That is quite interesting to read, I'm very much looking forward to learn more about her ! Indeed. I was planning on making her my first romance anyway, just because she seems to share a lot in common with Miranda, who was my favorite LI in the original trilogy. However, the more we learn about Cora the more interesting she becomes. I really want to know her backstory and hopefully her loyalty mission as well as any accompanying dialogue will detail her story in its entirety.
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Post by naytnavare on Feb 27, 2017 3:13:05 GMT
Ah yes, I'm quite familiar with Shinobi. That is quite interesting to read, I'm very much looking forward to learn more about her ! Indeed. I was planning on making her my first romance anyway, just because she seems to share a lot in common with Miranda, who was my favorite LI in the original trilogy. However, the more we learn about Cora the more interesting she becomes. I really want to know her backstory and hopefully her loyalty mission as well as any accompanying dialogue will detail her story in its entirety. This all makes it harder and harder for me to choose between Peebs and Cora.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 27, 2017 3:44:09 GMT
Indeed. I was planning on making her my first romance anyway, just because she seems to share a lot in common with Miranda, who was my favorite LI in the original trilogy. However, the more we learn about Cora the more interesting she becomes. I really want to know her backstory and hopefully her loyalty mission as well as any accompanying dialogue will detail her story in its entirety. This all makes it harder and harder for me to choose between Peebs and Cora. You could always just romance both and see what happens? I might do that, although I may be good and just stay committed to Cora.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2017 4:24:21 GMT
... I only meant, I like both, gonna be hard to choose one or the other. Not that I'd try for a twomance playthrough. Yeah I got that problem too. On one hand you got PeeBee: an Asari who is not a very typical Asari, has what seems a lighthearted personality, is in the Andromeda galaxy due to remnant tech and just exploring a new galaxy in general, is a lone wolf and said to eventually see the squad as family so I'm expecting some great character development through that transition On the other you got Cora: a human who's been alongside Asari commandos, second-in-command to Alec, is described to be supportive by her writer, supposed tension between her and Scott on the pathfinder position which is an interesting dynamic you gotta get past with her, is a vanguard with biotic charge, reported to be a bit wild on the sex side (HOT) while being professional (adjective given by her writer) I need to meet and listen to them both in game I think...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2017 4:34:27 GMT
I generally choose one love interest in Bioware's games and stick with it. I find it kind of devalues the romance plots if you're actively having these supposedly seriously romantic conversations with more than one LI at a time. Only way I would romance 2 in one playthrough would be to break things up with the current LI and then get with the next. Only exception was DAO for the banter, but you didn't really have to romance both characters, just flirt with them and they just fight over you. To be quite honest, I just do it to see what happens lol. I'm curious how BioWare resolves the issue. In ME1, you are literally forced to pick between Ash and Liara. The same thing happens between Miranda and Jack in ME2. DAO was completely an accident on my part because I accidentally skipped Leliana (never went into the Lothering Inn) and picked her up later. There wasn't really a fight between Josephine and Cassandra in DAI, but Leliana did get mad. MEA has more depth with relationships more so than any previous game, and more types of romance. I'm going to expect some very interesting conversation choices if you try and romance multiple companions. Despite me not going to go out of my way to do the multi relationship thing, I am interested in what romance combinations that would allow for successfully romancing 2 npcs at the same time. You would have to choose the right combo. One may be ok with it, but the other may want nothing to do with that sort of relationship. It could also just be threesome flings/casual romances. I'm just not sure who would really be into it. I mean PeeBee was said to have even been willing to flirt in order to get to Andromeda, but tbh we haven't really gotten too much on her approach towards relationships other than that she has never had a serious one before (noted by her VA). Who knows? Cora might be the one willing to be involved in a multi relationship while PeeBee could get a bit possessive with Ryder (assuming an actual potential serious romance is part of her romance plot) for being someone she loves and not want to share him with Cora or anyone at all.
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Post by GannayevOfDreams on Feb 27, 2017 5:14:17 GMT
What are you referencing exactly ? Oh and hello everyone, lurk mode off =p "I've heard down the grapevine she's kind of freaky." - Shinobi Shinobi is a MEA insider, in case you aren't familiar with him. He's consistently leaked news about the game for quite a while. Freaky huh... now my imagination is racing.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 27, 2017 5:22:59 GMT
I didn't even think about this, but it would make a lot of sense. Cora Harper may have been based off of early concept designs of Miranda Lawson. It would certainly explain the similarities, and possible connection to Cerberus:
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Post by GannayevOfDreams on Feb 27, 2017 5:26:59 GMT
Some of those concepts... can you imagine if they had used #3? Fan reaction would be gold.
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Post by Lawrence0294 on Feb 27, 2017 5:47:52 GMT
Ah yes, I'm quite familiar with Shinobi. That is quite interesting to read, I'm very much looking forward to learn more about her ! Indeed. I was planning on making her my first romance anyway, just because she seems to share a lot in common with Miranda, who was my favorite LI in the original trilogy. However, the more we learn about Cora the more interesting she becomes. I really want to know her backstory and hopefully her loyalty mission as well as any accompanying dialogue will detail her story in its entirety. I had a very similar thought process. My only hope now is that she can be romanced by a female Ryder as I very much intend to start with one.
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Post by naytnavare on Feb 27, 2017 6:00:54 GMT
I didn't even think about this, but it would make a lot of sense. Cora Harper may have been based off of early concept designs of Miranda Lawson. It would certainly explain the similarities, and possible connection to Cerberus: It was LITERALLY one of my first thoughts.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 27, 2017 6:12:52 GMT
It was LITERALLY one of my first thoughts. More reason to believe Cora is a "Miranda 2.0" instead of a Jack or Ash imposter. I'm okay with that, considering I LOVE Miranda!
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Post by Cassandra on Feb 27, 2017 8:29:28 GMT
Not gonna lie, the second mods come out to customize her hair. I will be on them so fast. Not a huge fan of the style they've chosen. >.>
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 27, 2017 9:09:27 GMT
It was LITERALLY one of my first thoughts. More reason to believe Cora is a "Miranda 2.0" instead of a Jack or Ash imposter. I'm okay with that, considering I LOVE Miranda! I don't see why. Not that Cora doesn't resemble Miranda personality wise, but the concept might be used while changing the personalities. It's not necessarily an hint.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 27, 2017 9:20:31 GMT
More reason to believe Cora is a "Miranda 2.0" instead of a Jack or Ash imposter. I'm okay with that, considering I LOVE Miranda! I don't see why. Not that Cora doesn't resemble Miranda personality wise, but the concept might be used while changing the personalities. It's not necessarily an hint. Well, again, there are a few common threads between the characters, besides Cora likely being inspired by Miranda's original concept art: -Both likely have a connection to Cerberus -Both are incredibly powerful biotics -Both are second in command -Both are fiercly loyal -Both are all business -Both seem to resent the protagonist for becoming the leader Again, I'm not suggesting Cora is a blatant copy/paste of Miranda. However, you'd have to be blind not to see the obvious similarities. It seems to me Cora is definitely inspired by Miranda, but I'm sure she's going to have her own twist.
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Post by ladiesman777 on Feb 27, 2017 9:28:35 GMT
What if the Illusive mans death in ME3 broadcasts some kind of crazy control chip signal into the universe that reaches Cora in Andromeda if she was his daughter and he did something with her without her knowing. Like all of a sudden after beating Andromeda Cora starts acting weird and runs away like Solas did in DAI, she then becomes the "Illusive Woman" lol
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 27, 2017 9:45:56 GMT
I don't see why. Not that Cora doesn't resemble Miranda personality wise, but the concept might be used while changing the personalities. It's not necessarily an hint. Well, again, there are a few common threads between the characters, besides Cora likely being inspired by Miranda's original concept art: -Both likely have a connection to Cerberus -Both are incredibly powerful biotics -Both are second in command -Both are fiercly loyal -Both are all business -Both seem to resent the protagonist for becoming the leader Again, I'm not suggesting Cora is a blatant copy/paste of Miranda. However, you'd have to be blind not to see the obvious similarities. It seems to me Cora is definitely inspired by Miranda, but I'm sure she's going to have her own twist. As I said, I do think Cora has some resemblances with Miranda. I just don't think the concept art should be included in the list, since it might've been a coincidence (that they made her similar to a concept of Miranda).
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 27, 2017 10:03:46 GMT
As I said, I do think Cora has some resemblances with Miranda. I just don't think the concept art should be included in the list, since it might've been a coincidence (that they made her similar to a concept of Miranda). Well, there's always a chance of a "coincidence." I just don't think this is one of those instances. It was probably a simple case of wanting to reuse assets that never actually made it into a previous game. It's not the first time BioWare has re-purposed something that was created for something entirely different. Either way, I think it's interesting to compare the two at the very least.
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Post by yourfunnyuncle on Feb 27, 2017 10:22:40 GMT
I don't see why. Not that Cora doesn't resemble Miranda personality wise, but the concept might be used while changing the personalities. It's not necessarily an hint. Well, again, there are a few common threads between the characters, besides Cora likely being inspired by Miranda's original concept art: -Both likely have a connection to Cerberus -Both are incredibly powerful biotics -Both are second in command -Both are fiercly loyal -Both are all business -Both seem to resent the protagonist for becoming the leader Again, I'm not suggesting Cora is a blatant copy/paste of Miranda. However, you'd have to be blind not to see the obvious similarities. It seems to me Cora is definitely inspired by Miranda, but I'm sure she's going to have her own twist. -If the connection to Cerberus exists for Cora it is likely very different to Miranda's. -Whatever "daddy issues" Cora may have seem very unlikely to take the same shape as Miranda's. -Miranda was a genetically engineered superwoman. -Miranda was a brilliant scientist and leader forced to be subordinate to a brilliant military officer with a proven track record. -Cora is an ex-military officer forced to be subordinate to a newbie who is her ex-commander's child. -Cora spent years embedded in an Asari commando unit and that was a very important time for her. I think that's much more than a "twist". That's two separate characters who happen to share some similarities. Of course we'll have to see in-game how it all plays out, but I don't find such comparisons to be particularly useful.
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Post by davkar on Feb 27, 2017 12:40:24 GMT
When I first saw her my initial reaction was "look, unused concept art Miranda, cool!". But I really hope that the similarities end there. I don't want Cerberus in AI, I don't want to talk to her butt (which is admittedly damn fine! ) through 3/4 of her dialogues and I don't want the daddy issues again. They implemented a lot of unused ideas from ME1 (due to technological constraints at the time) so I hope if she is indeed another Miranda then she's a 'what could have been' Miranda, not a carbon copy.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 27, 2017 13:21:27 GMT
-If the connection to Cerberus exists for Cora it is likely very different to Miranda's. -Whatever "daddy issues" Cora may have seem very unlikely to take the same shape as Miranda's. -Miranda was a genetically engineered superwoman. -Miranda was a brilliant scientist and leader forced to be subordinate to a brilliant military officer with a proven track record. -Cora is an ex-military officer forced to be subordinate to a newbie who is her ex-commander's child. -Cora spent years embedded in an Asari commando unit and that was a very important time for her. I think that's much more than a "twist". That's two separate characters who happen to share some similarities. Of course we'll have to see in-game how it all plays out, but I don't find such comparisons to be particularly useful. You are trying way too hard to prove "differences." I gave broad and general similarities. You are giving specific and narrowly-tailored differences. Whether you want to recognize the similarities or not is your own prerogative. I think it's clear that BioWare started with Miranda's old concept art when originally conceiving Cora. When I first saw her my initial reaction was "look, unused concept art Miranda, cool!". But I really hope that the similarities end there. I don't want Cerberus in AI, I don't want to talk to her butt (which is admittedly damn fine! ) through 3/4 of her dialogues and I don't want the daddy issues again. They implemented a lot of unused ideas from ME1 (due to technological constraints at the time) so I hope if she is indeed another Miranda then she's a 'what could have been' Miranda, not a carbon copy. Blasphemy. You've automatically revoked your lifetime butt-viewing privileges. On a more serious note, I'm not suggesting that Cora is a copy/paste of Miranda. All I am suggesting is that she was originally conceived from the original Miranda concept art. I think there's actually going to be quite a few differences between the two. Just on a superficial level, they have a lot of similarities. I think you are getting your hopes up if you think the butt shots won't be in the game, though. It's become a Mass Effect tradition. The torch must be passed on.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 27, 2017 13:23:24 GMT
What if the Illusive mans death in ME3 broadcasts some kind of crazy control chip signal into the universe that reaches Cora in Andromeda if she was his daughter and he did something with her without her knowing. Like all of a sudden after beating Andromeda Cora starts acting weird and runs away like Solas did in DAI, she then becomes the "Illusive Woman" lol Don't say that... You'll give all the Cerberus haters a heart attack... Personally, that would be rather hilarious to me. I can't see BioWare doing that, however. Unless their goal is to troll the entire fan base.
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Post by Toyish Batphone on Feb 27, 2017 13:31:52 GMT
Plot twist: Cora has hots for Dad Ryder & that's the real reason she is upset. She later chooses Male Ryder as consolation prize.
Even better: Cora had already licked the lamppost with Dad Ryder & later did Male Ryder after Dad Ryder went off. You know, like how Dr. Elsa Schneider did both the Jones guys in Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 27, 2017 13:35:39 GMT
Plot twist: Cora has hots for Dad Ryder & that's the real reason she is upset. She later chooses Male Ryder as consolation prize. Even better: Cora had already licked the lamppost with Dad Ryder & later did Male Ryder after Dad Ryder went off. You know, like how Dr. Elsa Schneider did both the Jones guys in Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
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