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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 12, 2017 0:08:52 GMT
Yeah, it would have. But now her romance is done and I a now facing the reality of never having as good a romance again, which makes the fumble at the end even more painful. Don't give up hope, there might even be a romance that will beat hers. I'll be rooting for you. I don't see how, given recent announcements. Secret IP 'Dylan': From the sounds of it isn't an RPG and possibly won't have romances or if it does ones of a lower quality. Mass Effect: Has been put on hiatus so will be a long time until a new game if ever. Dragon Age: Tend to avoid telling the same stories with LIs so won't be another like hers. Plus main devs have talked about how they think they've gone far enough for now with the kind of romances I'm hoping for. So there isn't a single franchise really that seems like that is a possibility.
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Post by Roxy on May 12, 2017 0:15:13 GMT
You know I keep telling myself I will one day get the guts to romance Liam. Next second: Jaal is too Amazing!
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Post by Obliviousmiss on May 12, 2017 0:18:53 GMT
Why the worst case scenarios? DON'T GIVE THEM IDEAS THEY DRINK FAN TEARS Nah, that's just Weekes. How is your baby doing, by the way? We're still in the NICU awaiting the doctor to discharge us. But she's gained weight and improved her eating skills drastically! Life at home will be lots easier!
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Post by Obliviousmiss on May 12, 2017 0:20:04 GMT
You got it! *Breaks down wall* Someone say Akksul fic?????? Please tag.
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Post by Roxy on May 12, 2017 0:21:01 GMT
Nah, that's just Weekes. How is your baby doing, by the way? We're still in the NICU awaiting the doctor to discharge us. But she's gained weight and improved her eating skills drastically! Life at home will be lots easier! That's good news. GOD Bless ya'll. I know it's had to be a rough couple of days. Hugs to ya'll. I will keep praying for her.
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Post by Gwyvian on May 12, 2017 0:31:24 GMT
You got it! *Breaks down wall* Someone say Akksul fic?????? Please tag. Done!
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Post by Gwyvian on May 12, 2017 0:32:22 GMT
Nah, that's just Weekes. How is your baby doing, by the way? We're still in the NICU awaiting the doctor to discharge us. But she's gained weight and improved her eating skills drastically! Life at home will be lots easier! Oooh, good I'm so glad it's working out!
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Post by Onecrazymonkey1 on May 12, 2017 0:34:52 GMT
Don't give up hope, there might even be a romance that will beat hers. I'll be rooting for you. I don't see how, given recent announcements. Secret IP 'Dylan': From the sounds of it isn't an RPG and possibly won't have romances or if it does ones of a lower quality. Mass Effect: Has been put on hiatus so will be a long time until a new game if ever. Dragon Age: Tend to avoid telling the same stories with LIs so won't be another like hers. Plus main devs have talked about how they think they've gone far enough for now with the kind of romances I'm hoping for. So yeah, there isn't a single franchise really that seems like that is a possibility. I know they have the new IP and Dragon age 4 to take care of first, however I don't feel like Mass Effect is over with quite yet, but I guess We'll find out eventually (maybe I'm in denial here as I don't want it to end). I'm also hoping that the one thing the DA team takes from Andromeda is making the sex scenes optional and giving a non sex option like Cora's. As for Dragon age itself, while I don't mean there will be another story exactly like Josephine's, to me there are certain aspects of characters throughout Bioware's series that do get recycled a bit imo; so I can easily see another character in a similar vein. I know it might not be the perfect representation you're looking for but I just hope we can be pleasantly surprised in the end, it also helps that I trust the DA team more when it comes to representation. Maybe I'm being too optimistic here, hope I'm not getting you down. I guess the most we can do is keep letting the devs know the type of representation you're looking for and that they listen.
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Post by beholderess on May 12, 2017 0:49:25 GMT
Speaking of worst case scenarios, here's what I've been thinking about during SAM killing/reviving Ryder at the Archon ship - the thing to worry about here is not that Ryder might die permanently. It is that, if Ryder is not revived, then the companions would stay trapped and the Archon would have them. Ryder would get off easily in any case, since getting killed is really not the worst thing that could happen.
In my headcanon, Ryder is not particularly perturbed by dying, but has flashbacks about letting Liam and Jaal - (of course I take my favourites everywhere) especially him - be captured in a situation where it literally took a miracle to get out.
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Post by lilyenachaos on May 12, 2017 1:35:20 GMT
I really wish I could start a new game and have it start AFTER I've activated the vault on Eos. Which I know doesn't make any sense, but that first part of the game bores the heck out of me. I want to skip it and start with the good stuff.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 12, 2017 1:38:00 GMT
I don't see how, given recent announcements. Secret IP 'Dylan': From the sounds of it isn't an RPG and possibly won't have romances or if it does ones of a lower quality. Mass Effect: Has been put on hiatus so will be a long time until a new game if ever. Dragon Age: Tend to avoid telling the same stories with LIs so won't be another like hers. Plus main devs have talked about how they think they've gone far enough for now with the kind of romances I'm hoping for. So yeah, there isn't a single franchise really that seems like that is a possibility. I know they have the new IP and Dragon age 4 to take care of first, however I don't feel like Mass Effect is over with quite yet, but I guess We'll find out eventually (maybe I'm in denial here as I don't want it to end). I'm also hoping that the one thing the DA team takes from Andromeda is making the sex scenes optional and giving a non sex option like Cora's. As for Dragon age itself, while I don't mean there will be another story exactly like Josephine's, to me there are certain aspects of characters throughout Bioware's series that do get recycled a bit imo; so I can easily see another character in a similar vein. I know it might not be the perfect representation you're looking for but I just hope we can be pleasantly surprised in the end, it also helps that I trust the DA team more when it comes to representation. Maybe I'm being too optimistic here, hope I'm not getting you down. I guess the most we can do is keep letting the devs know the type of representation you're looking for and that they listen. I don't think Mass Effect will be gone forever either, though if this decision is true then it will be several years until we see the next one. As for the optional/non-sex routes in romances, DAI already does that though like Jaal(but not quite as bad as Jaal) it just results in you getting less content rather than a different scene. So Cora's romance doing that and some MEA Lis having different kinds of flirts are what I hope Bioware takes away from MEA to implement in other games. By representation, I meant the Dragon Age team at this time are not considering making explicitly asexual or demisexual characters, seeing that romances being ambiguous or optional with sex as being good enough for that. Josie is an exception only because of her writer saying seeing her as those orientations are perfectly valid interpretations. As for character and personality, sure there will be some similarities but never all together like that again. I appreciative the optimism and hope though, so thank you for that.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2017 1:39:52 GMT
I really wish I could start a new game and have it start AFTER I've activated the vault on Eos. Which I know doesn't make any sense, but that first part of the game bores the heck out of me. I want to skip it and start with the good stuff. I get that. Started a new game plus last night, played until i reached the Nexus and then "NOPE" just quit. I have played the first few hours like 3 - 4 times now and its a drag. Think i need more time before i jump back into the game.
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Post by Kimberly on May 12, 2017 1:49:02 GMT
I'm on my second game romancing Liam. I have 1 planet and the end. I'm just blah. I haven't returned for a couple weeks. I played the crap out of MET. I don't think I have it in me to do more than a few games. I want to do another Jaal romance because the first one I missed a lot of banter and want to take it slow. It's the open world. I'm getting worn out on it. I want them to scale back. For me, it wouldn't upset me if they ditched it. If they keep it, they need to find a better balance.
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Post by Obiwancomeblowme on May 12, 2017 1:51:51 GMT
I'm on my second game romancing Liam. I have 1 planet and the end. I'm just blah. I haven't returned for a couple weeks. I played the crap out of MET. I don't think I have it in me to do more than a few games. I want to do another Jaal romance because the first one I missed a lot of banter and want to take it slow. It's the open world. I'm getting worn out on it. I want them to scale back. For me, it wouldn't upset me if they ditched it. If they keep it, they need to find a better balance. Having multiple playthroughs is tiring in a game as massive as Andromeda. It doesn't help that having such an open-world concept steals away from the pacing of the story. There are times I totally forget about the Archon and the stakes of the game because of it. >.< I agree with you.
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Post by Gilsa on May 12, 2017 1:58:45 GMT
Speaking of worst case scenarios, here's what I've been thinking about during SAM killing/reviving Ryder at the Archon ship - the thing to worry about here is not that Ryder might die permanently. It is that, if Ryder is not revived, then the companions would stay trapped and the Archon would have them. Ryder would get off easily in any case, since getting killed is really not the worst thing that could happen. In my headcanon, Ryder is not particularly perturbed by dying, but has flashbacks about letting Liam and Jaal - (of course I take my favourites everywhere) especially him - be captured in a situation where it literally took a miracle to get out. I see what you're saying. Grim. Just curious, what makes Liam be a favorite for you? Is it the bromance he has going with Jaal or on his own merits? On my second game, I took the LI everywhere with me so I could hear all the banters and see all the possible cutscenes. I don't like having the LI with me everywhere, but I wanted to know which missions were worth bringing the LI along and which ones I could safely swap in different squadmates. I feel more balanced when I rotate through the squad. I would have to say that Drack is one of my personal favorites because I just like krogans a lot. They speak to my inner renegade. Blunt, not terribly touchy-feely. (Also why I like the DA dwarf culture, too, lol. =D)
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Post by beholderess on May 12, 2017 2:05:54 GMT
Speaking of worst case scenarios, here's what I've been thinking about during SAM killing/reviving Ryder at the Archon ship - the thing to worry about here is not that Ryder might die permanently. It is that, if Ryder is not revived, then the companions would stay trapped and the Archon would have them. Ryder would get off easily in any case, since getting killed is really not the worst thing that could happen. In my headcanon, Ryder is not particularly perturbed by dying, but has flashbacks about letting Liam and Jaal - (of course I take my favourites everywhere) especially him - be captured in a situation where it literally took a miracle to get out. I see what you're saying. Grim. Just curious, what makes Liam be a favorite for you? Is it the bromance he has going with Jaal or on his own merits? On my second game, I took the LI everywhere with me so I could hear all the banters and see all the possible cutscenes. I don't like having the LI with me everywhere, but I wanted to know which missions were worth bringing the LI along and which ones I could safely swap in different squadmates. I feel more balanced when I rotate through the squad. I would have to say that Drack is one of my personal favorites because I just like krogans a lot. They speak to my inner renegade. Blunt, not terribly touchy-feely. (Also why I like the DA dwarf culture, too, lol. =D) Drack is my actual favourite, but I did not bring him along this time because I wanted to save Raeka, and there is no way I would have made that choice with him present But Liam is definitely among my favourites, for his crazy ideas, community organization talent - hey, his methods work, even if they are weird - and for being a total bro in the best sense of the word for my Ryder. He won his place in my heart as a bro the moment he offered Ryder beer
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Post by Onecrazymonkey1 on May 12, 2017 2:06:24 GMT
I know they have the new IP and Dragon age 4 to take care of first, however I don't feel like Mass Effect is over with quite yet, but I guess We'll find out eventually (maybe I'm in denial here as I don't want it to end). I'm also hoping that the one thing the DA team takes from Andromeda is making the sex scenes optional and giving a non sex option like Cora's. As for Dragon age itself, while I don't mean there will be another story exactly like Josephine's, to me there are certain aspects of characters throughout Bioware's series that do get recycled a bit imo; so I can easily see another character in a similar vein. I know it might not be the perfect representation you're looking for but I just hope we can be pleasantly surprised in the end, it also helps that I trust the DA team more when it comes to representation. Maybe I'm being too optimistic here, hope I'm not getting you down. I guess the most we can do is keep letting the devs know the type of representation you're looking for and that they listen. I don't think Mass Effect will be gone forever either, though if this decision is true then it will be several years until we see the next one. As for the optional/non-sex routes in romances, DAI already does that though like Jaal(but not quite as bad as Jaal) it just results in you getting less content rather than a different scene. So Cora's romance doing that and some MEA Lis having different kinds of flirts are what I hope Bioware takes away from MEA to implement in other games. By representation, I meant the Dragon Age team at this time are not considering making explicitly asexual or demisexual characters, seeing that romances being ambiguous or optional with sex as being good enough for that. Josie is an exception only because of her writer saying seeing her as those orientations are perfectly valid interpretations. As for character and personality, sure there will be some similarities but never all together like that again. I appreciative the optimism and hope though, so thank you for that. Yeah, I get that having a writer mention you seeing an ambiguous scene as ace is a valid interpretation to be better than your own head canon, it can also help stop head canon wars that fans like to start amongst each other for some reason. (this actually happened with a few Solas fans before) Maybe in the future they will change their minds about what they have as good enough and write an actual ace romance someday. I mean, it would be something new and fresh and I think it beats the shady bi trope that they keep using over and over again. The reason why I am so hopeful for the DA team in this respect is that they also did this with Solas I believe. I don't remember Weeke's exact words but he said he wrote the Solas romance ambiguous on purpose, it's up to you. I know he didn't mention anything about the Solas romance being ace but his romance didn't have anything to imply sex (except for one line that can be avoided) and it was still one of the more popular romances in the game. Heck, there were oodles more passion in that waterfall scene alone than any sex scene with him could have accomplished. Maybe, just maybe, it might make them stop and and consider their options a bit more and help them think outside the box. Also, I feel your pain on waiting for games you like as I'm still waiting for an elder scrolls six or even the fan made mod skywind
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Post by lilyenachaos on May 12, 2017 2:36:38 GMT
I'm on my second game romancing Liam. I have 1 planet and the end. I'm just blah. I haven't returned for a couple weeks. I played the crap out of MET. I don't think I have it in me to do more than a few games. I want to do another Jaal romance because the first one I missed a lot of banter and want to take it slow. It's the open world. I'm getting worn out on it. I want them to scale back. For me, it wouldn't upset me if they ditched it. If they keep it, they need to find a better balance. Having multiple playthroughs is tiring in a game as massive as Andromeda. It doesn't help that having such an open-world concept steals away from the pacing of the story. There are times I totally forget about the Archon and the stakes of the game because of it. >.< I agree with you. For me it's not so much the open world, as it is all the running around, if that makes sense. Too much back and forth. Like on the Nexus - Run to tram to travel to Cryo Bay *load screen* Run back to tram to travel to operations *load screen* Then to Habitation *load screen* back to Operations *load screen* etc etc. I don't know. For me ME3 wasn't that fun because the only area we could really just run around and explore in was the Citadel. All the quest areas were very linear, and you couldn't go back. I think going forward maybe a combination of both styles? I loved loved loved the open world in Skyrim, and I played (still play sometimes) the heck out of that game. Over 1000 hours. MEA open world just isn't holding my interest as much, and I can't even explain why.
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Post by Eyanril on May 12, 2017 2:36:45 GMT
I always miss all the good conversation when I'm at work / asleep. Then I go back and read 20 pages and think, I wish I could have commented on that, haha. Oh well. Last night I tried loading up my game and it's stutter-y as hell now, even on the galaxy map. So I guess I will go back to my hiatus, haha, and wait it out. Could be I need to update my drivers too...guess I should maybe look into that. It is rather disappointing how they changed the default Sara face. She looks even weirder now than she did before, at least to me. Jaal still looks beautiful though I did play long enough last night to receive the first e-mail from Jaal, in which he tells you all the things he brought onto the ship. The line about bringing his own bedding "if your bedding is inadequate or uncomfortable" makes me crack up. I love how blunt he is. eta: The open world exploration / run around like a chicken with your head cut off approach to some quests gets to me, too. I liked Havarl because it was open-ish but small. I doubt I will be able to handle playing ME:A more than a few times before having to take a major break...either that or say screw the side quests and just play the main story...and I'm playing on "narrative" for goodness sake LOL! I'm such a slacker.
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Post by ninaskye on May 12, 2017 2:40:22 GMT
Apparently, Valenwood does exist but it's "a long way off" :-(
EDIT: Ok, I've read the news articals and... shite, now I'm worried. MEA really needs this DLC. There's too many cliffhangers.
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Post by Gwyvian on May 12, 2017 3:04:13 GMT
I'm just randomly replying here because I ran out of time! Hey! I love Drell and Quarian. Gimme those gayliens please. We need a male Quarian LI. YES. YES. YES. PLZ. No kidding! In my last game when everyone actually moved around the ship, they were both once again inseparable at the console near Jaal's room! I mean, I think it would've been really cool if Jaal and Liam were to hook up if you don't romance Jaal if circumstances were different in this game, like Bull and Dorian. That's just me fantasizing though. See, I'd really love this. No Peebee - yes LiamxJaal. *plants flag*
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Post by Obliviousmiss on May 12, 2017 4:00:31 GMT
WE'RE HOME!!!!!
Besides a grumpy baby, (no doubt exhausted!) All is well!
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2017 4:19:20 GMT
Apparently, Valenwood does exist but it's "a long way off" :-( EDIT: Ok, I've read the news articals and... shite, now I'm worried. MEA really needs this DLC. There's too many cliffhangers. Do we know its Valenwood?
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Post by fadburger on May 12, 2017 5:12:09 GMT
What I don't get is that Mass Effect has the perfect foot in the door for an Ace romance in Salarians...literally an entire race that is relatively uninterested in sexuality...and nothing. Give people a Salarian romance and you don't even have to do anything to justify it and it even fits into their "it has to fit the character" thing...so baffling.
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Post by theratpack55 on May 12, 2017 5:20:41 GMT
Having multiple playthroughs is tiring in a game as massive as Andromeda. It doesn't help that having such an open-world concept steals away from the pacing of the story. There are times I totally forget about the Archon and the stakes of the game because of it. >.< I agree with you. For me it's not so much the open world, as it is all the running around, if that makes sense. Too much back and forth. Like on the Nexus - Run to tram to travel to Cryo Bay *load screen* Run back to tram to travel to operations *load screen* Then to Habitation *load screen* back to Operations *load screen* etc etc. I don't know. For me ME3 wasn't that fun because the only area we could really just run around and explore in was the Citadel. All the quest areas were very linear, and you couldn't go back. I think going forward maybe a combination of both styles? I loved loved loved the open world in Skyrim, and I played (still play sometimes) the heck out of that game. Over 1000 hours. MEA open world just isn't holding my interest as much, and I can't even explain why.I feel the same way and I think I know exactly why I do. The open world in TES is, in a way, "alive". There's a day/night cycle, the NPCs move about, eat, sleep, get randomly killed by a vampire etc. It gives the feeling that the world exists outside of your current quest. I've mentioned this before at some point, but I really like how you can walk around in TES, go inside a cave and actually find something worthwhile to do - a surprise quest, dragon priest, that sort of thing. Meanwhile, in MEA (and DAI too) the world is static and I really just feel like I'm walking around a place frozen in time, checking quests (all signified by a glowing marker, no surprises there) off my list. And my pet peeve is how in these games you can pass the same cave five times and it will remain empty until you go to the appropriate marker in a hub, get a fetch quest from an NPC, at which point your quest item will spontaneously manifest itself in the area you've cleared repeatedly. I find this kind of thing immersion breaking and just plain tedious. Why can't I have started the quest by finding the item? I have other issues with BW "open worlds", but I gotta be off to work now. Besides, I haven't been here in a while and I come back just to complain lol, sorry!
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