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Post by naytnavare on Feb 22, 2017 21:42:14 GMT
How the hell do we go from talking about Cora hair to her possibly being trans? Someone brought it up...?
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Post by naytnavare on Feb 22, 2017 21:44:28 GMT
How the hell do we go from talking about Cora hair to her possibly being trans? Everything is possible when there's not enough information revealed to talk about.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 22, 2017 23:45:59 GMT
I think the likelihood of Cora being trans is almost zero. Why? For one, the Mass Effect trilogy hasn't been nearly as ambitious with regards to being sexually diverse and inclusive as Dragon Age. Secondly, it's largely the writing team that dictates what direction these characters (and their preferences) will take.
David Gaider, who was the lead writer on DAO, DAII, and DAI, was a huge proponent of inclusiveness and sexual diversity. He gave various keynotes about wanting to push boundaries in the industry and we even saw this in DAI with Krem, who is trans.
The Mass Effect team is comprised of entirely different writers. Not to mention, unless Cora were to indicate this early on in the story, it would be construed by many to be trolling on the part of BioWare for shock value. It would be the ME3 ending controversy all over again and BioWare would literally be digging its own grave.
I can almost guarantee you that if a trans character happens, it's going to be incredibly transparent and we are going to know well in advance. That being said, with the emphasis on new alien species and other issues, I think a trans character is even less likely in the Mass Effect universe.
Unless Andromeda is a huge departure from the original trilogy, I believe Dragon Age will likely always be far more sexually inclusive than Mass Effect, even with David Gaider's departure from the studio.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 0:17:16 GMT
Hello Cora fans! I made a smiliiar post in the Liam thread so I thought I would do it hear too because they're kind of in the same situation. Just thought I should tell everyone here to be careful tomorrow. The embargo ends and the press will be able to discuss everything they got to play, including squadmates. Cora is one of your first companions so if you want to avoid spoilers on your first moments and interactions with Cora, it might be time to go dark. I'm expecting a lot of info about her to be revealed tomorrow.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 23, 2017 0:21:17 GMT
Hello Cora fans! I made a smiliiar post in the Liam thread so I thought I would do it hear too because they're kind of in the same situation. Just thought I should tell everyone here to be careful tomorrow. The embargo ends and the press will be able to discuss everything they got to play, including squadmates. Cora is one of your first companions so if you want to avoid spoilers on your first moments and interactions with Cora, it might be time to go dark. I'm expecting a lot of info about her to be revealed tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up. Knowing BioWare, I don't believe they'd reveal anything too spoiler-y to the press. At best, they'd only show the first opening moments as you've suggested. That may or may not be a big deal for most. Personally, I may got dark at this point considering the game is less than a month out for us Origin/EA Access folks. People have a tendency to post spoilers out of attention or just pure excitement.
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Post by Petroshenko on Feb 23, 2017 0:21:49 GMT
I think she has the same aumont of muscle mass she has in the kiss scenes. It's when she's in her armour that she looks slimmer. Maybe all human females using the same body type for armor. This is BW game, of course they will all use the same. Which is fine although can produce rather hilarious results like Dr. Chakwas with a supermodel body in ME3 lol
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Post by JewlieGhoulie on Feb 23, 2017 4:01:36 GMT
Pls Cora be fem Ryder's potential space girl friend. Please.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 23, 2017 4:09:43 GMT
Pls Cora be fem Ryder's potential space girl friend. Please. It's certainly possible, although there was only arguably one bisexual in DAI while the other was pansexual. Based on how BioWare handled the original Mass Effect trilogy, most of the characters were heterosexual with a few introduced later being gay or lesbian options in subsequent games. Rumors seem to suggest that Cora has a "wild side" and is quite sexually active, so perhaps she's also open-minded when it comes to gender preferences. Only time will tell, although I'm inclined to believe most companions will prefer one gender over the other.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 6:53:40 GMT
How the hell do we go from talking about Cora hair to her possibly being trans? The hair topic should never go away.
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Post by Panda on Feb 23, 2017 7:49:10 GMT
I remember seeing some forum post- not on BSN- about Erica who is transwoman in Catherine from some people who would have liked to romance her. So I don't think all players would be against LI who was trans in Bioware's games either, some wouldn't care about her or him being trans and some wouldn't even be joyed about representation. But especially with Mass Effect, I don't think it's likely. They haven't had any trans characters in the game this far so making female squadmate who is LI transwoman would be quite huge jump and seriously they wouldn't want that backlash either. So it's not just going to happen this time even if it could in future BW games- more likely with lighter romance though.
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Post by forthewynne on Feb 23, 2017 10:52:49 GMT
How the hell do we go from talking about Cora hair to her possibly being trans? Someone brought it up...? Pretty much as if it were a fact. Sure the thread will never be the same.
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Post by manofsteel on Feb 23, 2017 13:13:18 GMT
We got to see Cora in action and get a look at her available powers:
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Post by Reznore on Feb 23, 2017 13:32:32 GMT
It looks like she has the weirdest tan in the character vignette Oo But first time she looks real good to me.
Not sure what's the deal with human character models. Liam's IRL model is super hot, but in game you've got hot screenshot, not hot screenshot , hot screenshot , not hot screenshot.
I hope the lightning in game is somewhat consistant.
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Feb 23, 2017 13:47:39 GMT
Nice! And you can switch profiles in combat allowing you to switch between 12 abilities. I really like what I am hearing and seeing so far. Hopefully there is a preview once the embargo lifts that is focused on combat and free of story spoilers.
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Post by themikefest on Feb 23, 2017 14:14:04 GMT
Hmmm. The fight with the fiend and others. My Shepard would've blown right through them in no time
Oh yeah. Cora thread. Looking forward to having her charge the baddies
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 14:49:53 GMT
Seems one of our comparisons are not too far off:
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Post by KingDarious BBB on Feb 23, 2017 14:54:58 GMT
Sorry Cora you have just been replaced on who I will romance first. Dr. Lexi will now be my first waifu if possible. P.S. I'm only switching because Dr. Lexi voice actress has been revealed, and romancing her will be the closest I will get to banging said actress.
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Feb 23, 2017 15:15:14 GMT
Interesting how Cora leads with her fist when charging. Maybe its my bias from playing hockey but leading with the shoulder seems more ideal.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 15:50:36 GMT
Annferno 🔥 🖋 @annlemayThe #MassEffectAndromeda Official Gameplay Series - Part 2 is out! Get a peek at Cora & Drack's skill trees! Jo Berry@joanna_Berry@annlemay I know I'm biased, but damn do I love having those two as my team ❤️ Annferno 🔥 🖋@annlemay @joanna_Berry I am equally biased, so I can only agree! Jo Berry@joanna_Berry@annlemay Team Hammersplosion FTW ☄️🔨
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Feb 23, 2017 16:24:14 GMT
Annferno 🔥 🖋 @annlemayThe #MassEffectAndromeda Official Gameplay Series - Part 2 is out! Get a peek at Cora & Drack's skill trees! Jo Berry@joanna_Berry@annlemay I know I'm biased, but damn do I love having those two as my team ❤️ Annferno 🔥 🖋@annlemay @joanna_Berry I am equally biased, so I can only agree! Jo Berry@joanna_Berry@annlemay Team Hammersplosion FTW ☄️🔨 Looks like I will be going with Drack geared towards priming, and Cora geared towards detonating. I wonder how well an Adept with pull/throw, backlash, and nova would work with Drack priming targets. I love the idea of dive bombing enemies.
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 23, 2017 16:26:20 GMT
That combo will definitely be my favorite one
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 16:29:26 GMT
Some spoilers, for those who want (about our relationship with her): It seems some tension will grow between Ryder and Cora, because she's technically their superior but doesn't end up becoming pathfinder.
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Post by Crim on Feb 23, 2017 16:34:46 GMT
Some spoilers, for those who want (about our relationship with her): It seems some tension will grow between Ryder and Cora, because she's technically their superior but doesn't end up becoming pathfinder.
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Feb 23, 2017 16:44:05 GMT
Some spoilers, for those who want (about our relationship with her): It seems some tension will grow between Ryder and Cora, because she's technically their superior but doesn't end up becoming pathfinder. This isn't really a spoiler but just to play it safe as it relates to the original comment above I could see Cora saying "You may command out there in the field, but I give the orders in the bedroom."
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