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Post by Onecrazymonkey1 on May 16, 2017 19:15:52 GMT
The vaults do keep the planets atmosphere constant, so that would reduce the need for drastic evolution... hrrrmmmm... maybe the Jardaan are just really really into building Jurassic Park but with ice/desert/jungle themes~ New headcanon musical theme for the Jardaan is this: I'm glad you brought this up because you read my mind. I was thinking what if the Angara were just one big cosmic Joke for the Jardaan and all they wanted was an amusement park with the species they created, but the park didn't come into fruition because they went bust financially.
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Post by PenDev0us on May 16, 2017 19:16:03 GMT
Generally speaking, I've felt that the recent NPC-initiated romance lines fit their characterization pretty well; Peebs is casual and blunt about it, Jaal is shy but earnest and sweet, Anders is nutbar, etc. The difference is that Anders, whether by intention or accident, kind of toes the line between "emotionally intense" and "OMG WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU" Very true haha, I mean I also never really liked Anders' personality anyway (I never played Awakening either) so yeah I was probably destined to not enjoy his romance line lol My friend played Awakening, and apparently Anders is quite a catch there, but she was heartbroken in DA2 when his personality took a nosedive into crazytown... she was so excited to be able to romance him, only to be 'betrayed'. So she romanced Fenris out of revenge!
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 16, 2017 19:17:07 GMT
imo I would almost prefer if they made an ace romance either human/Asari/Angara, something you don't expect etc. because I wouldn't want them thinking or getting into a rut that the only ace romances they could do are Salraians, kind of like how they think Asari should always be bi right now. But I do have to admit Salarians would make a cute one, they're adorable. I've discussed it in the Romance thread, but I think an asari would be a perfect choice for an asexual or demisexual romance. For example, they can really show the difference between romantic attraction and sexual attraction by having say the culmination scene be the protagonist and the asari cuddling on a couch mind-melding without any sex being involved.
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Post by fadburger on May 16, 2017 19:17:13 GMT
Very true haha, I mean I also never really liked Anders' personality anyway (I never played Awakening either) so yeah I was probably destined to not enjoy his romance line lol Anders is a much easier character to like in Awakening, but even then, there are hints of his later personality after he merges with Justice. Templars were a berserk button for him all along, he just did a better job of hiding it in Awakening. And then in DA2, of course, he's a very hard guy to like, romance or not I think Anders is one of those characters you need introduced in small doses to get used to him before you can truly appreciate him...I feel like if I played Awakening before DA2 (actually I never even finished the main game of DAO lol..oops) I would have appreciated Anders more in DA2 knowing what he was like before at least.
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Post by PenDev0us on May 16, 2017 19:18:12 GMT
New headcanon musical theme for the Jardaan is this: I'm glad you brought this up because you read my mind. I was thinking what if the Angara were just one big cosmic Joke for the Jardaan and all they wanted was an amusement park with the species they created but the park didn't come into fruition because they went bust financially. OHGOD THE SCOURGE IS JUST GALACTIC INSURANCE FRAUD
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Post by Onecrazymonkey1 on May 16, 2017 19:19:33 GMT
I always preferred Fenris and Isa as Anders could be a little too intense for me at time, especially though whole I'd drown people in a river of blood to keep you safe (voice actor was lovly though). I just liked when Anders let you know he liked you, it's a shame Bioware stopped doing that with their characters, well until recently. Yeah with Jaal it's so gentle and sweet, but hard if you have to reject him. but I do love how classy Jaal is when you reject him. Which is why I'll never understand why some think Jaal is obsessive and stalkerish, the proof is in the pudding. He doesn't emotionally blackmail you, he doesn't get angry, he's just hurt and quickly moves on. If Jaal were obsessive than he would be acting a hell of a lot worse imo.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2017 19:19:45 GMT
I wanted a friendmance with Dorian and Cole. My best bros! I flirted with Dorian even as femQuisitor knowing I'd get shot down... felt like we were always just teasing, never anything serious. I could then pretend we were more friends by personality, as opposed to friends by consequence. You can tell him to keep flirting after you know the truth. Dorian enjoys it too. You become that awesome as friends!
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 16, 2017 19:20:22 GMT
Like I've said in the past, they really do need to make a salarian romance...it'd be the perfect non-sexual one and they can't make any excuses... Hell I'd even take a "friends hanging out" time with Kallo if you don't romance anyone! (kinda like how you're given Javik in the Citadel DLC)
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Post by fadburger on May 16, 2017 19:21:28 GMT
imo I would almost prefer if they made an ace romance either human/Asari/Angara, something you don't expect etc. because I wouldn't want them thinking or getting into a rut that the only ace romances they could do are Salraians, kind of like how they think Asari should always be bi right now. But I do have to admit Salarians would make a cute one, they're adorable. I've discussed it in the Romance thread, but I think an asari would be a perfect choice for an asexual or demisexual romance. For example, they can really show the difference between romantic attraction and sexual attraction by having say the culmination scene be the protagonist and the asari cuddling on a couch mind-melding without any sex being involved. That would be really sweet, although it wasn't romantic I loved the moment you get with Liara (not romancing her) where you mind meld with her before the final push in ME3. Something like that but private and romantic (and also not sad) would be awesome. EDIT: It would also be a handy way to subvert the asari-sex-doll thing too.
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Post by PenDev0us on May 16, 2017 19:21:46 GMT
I flirted with Dorian even as femQuisitor knowing I'd get shot down... felt like we were always just teasing, never anything serious. I could then pretend we were more friends by personality, as opposed to friends by consequence. You can tell him to keep flirting after you know the truth. Dorian enjoys it too. You become that awesome as friends! Adding to the list of more things I missed while playing! At least its all consensual flirting! HOORAY FOR DORIAN!
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Post by PenDev0us on May 16, 2017 19:22:30 GMT
Hell I'd even take a "friends hanging out" time with Kallo if you don't romance anyone! (kinda like how you're given Javik in the Citadel DLC)HAHA not happy with the Javik bomb? :yara:
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2017 19:24:45 GMT
HAHA not happy with the Javik bomb? :yara: She romanced Kelly and it never counted it seems, so she woke up with Javik.
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Post by fadburger on May 16, 2017 19:24:57 GMT
You can tell him to keep flirting after you know the truth. Dorian enjoys it too. You become that awesome as friends! Adding to the list of more things I missed while playing! At least its all consensual flirting! HOORAY FOR DORIAN! Yeah I love doing that with Dorian, it makes it feel like they are really comfortable close friends
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Post by kestrel on May 16, 2017 19:25:00 GMT
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 16, 2017 19:25:37 GMT
HAHA not happy with the Javik bomb? :yara: No, for a number of reasons. First, they do it without input from the player. Second, it occurs not only when I'm not romancing anyone but also only with the one LI I romance.
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Post by fadburger on May 16, 2017 19:26:23 GMT
HAHA not happy with the Javik bomb? :yara: She romanced Kelly and it never counted it seems, so she woke up with Javik. Being able to sleep with Javik in the Citadel DLC was weird anyway, although nowhere as near as cringey the HR nightmare that sleeping with Vega is...
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 16, 2017 19:27:09 GMT
I've discussed it in the Romance thread, but I think an asari would be a perfect choice for an asexual or demisexual romance. For example, they can really show the difference between romantic attraction and sexual attraction by having say the culmination scene be the protagonist and the asari cuddling on a couch mind-melding without any sex being involved. That would be really sweet, although it wasn't romantic I loved the moment you get with Liara (not romancing her) where you mind meld with her before the final push in ME3. Something like that but private and romantic (and also not sad) would be awesome. EDIT: It would also be a handy way to subvert the asari-sex-doll thing too. Exactly. I was imaging pretty much take that scene with Liara but put it with the culmination scene in Josephine's romance. Something along those lines would be perfect. And yeah, the irony of an asari being the first ace/demi LI would be amazing.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2017 19:27:50 GMT
She romanced Kelly and it never counted it seems, so she woke up with Javik. Being able to sleep with Javik in the Citadel DLC was weird anyway, although nowhere as near as the HR nightmare that sleeping with Vega is... My first ME romance was Thane, so my Shep woke up alone. I have to say though, if you don't invite Javik to the party, you get sweet dialogue with Zaeed where he confesses he always found Shepard beautiful. He sounds sad and lonely when he says it.
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Post by PenDev0us on May 16, 2017 19:32:10 GMT
HAHA not happy with the Javik bomb? :yara: She romanced Kelly and it never counted it seems, so she woke up with Javik. OOOooohhhhh ouch, Javiks a homewrecker then!
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Post by fadburger on May 16, 2017 19:32:11 GMT
Being able to sleep with Javik in the Citadel DLC was weird anyway, although nowhere as near as the HR nightmare that sleeping with Vega is... My first ME romance was Thane, so my Shep woke up alone. I have to say though, if you don't invite Javik to the party, you get sweet dialogue with Zaeed where he confesses he always found Shepard beautiful. He sounds sad and lonely when he says it. Oof, I always romanced Garrus so I always woke up with him, even though the fact that he slept in full armor bothered me at least he was there >.> I can't imagine not inviting Javik though O_O
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Post by Psychedelic on May 16, 2017 19:33:57 GMT
She romanced Kelly and it never counted it seems, so she woke up with Javik. Being able to sleep with Javik in the Citadel DLC was weird anyway, although nowhere as near as cringey the HR nightmare that sleeping with Vega is... The whole thing with Javik was a joke, not a romance by any means. You throw a party, drink to much and wake up next to someone you would never even consider in a sober state. If it freaks you out, it works as intended. Given the lighter, humorous tone of the Citadel DLC I wouldn't interpret too much into it. No reason to get upset about player agency and personal preferences.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 16, 2017 19:34:58 GMT
Being able to sleep with Javik in the Citadel DLC was weird anyway, although nowhere as near as cringey the HR nightmare that sleeping with Vega is... The whole thing with Javik was a joke, not a romance by any means. You throw a party, drink to much and wake up next to someone you would never even consider in a sober state. If it freaks you out, it works as intended. Given the lighter, humorous tone of the Citadel DLC I wouldn't interpret too much into it. No reason to get upset about player agency and personal preferences. Yeah, rape is funny.
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Post by kestrel on May 16, 2017 19:35:24 GMT
Wait, you can sleep with Vega? Eek. He was my least favorite companion in ME3, easily- I hated how you couldn't tell him not to call you 'Lola' without being a total ass about it.
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Post by PenDev0us on May 16, 2017 19:35:46 GMT
My first ME romance was Thane, so my Shep woke up alone. I have to say though, if you don't invite Javik to the party, you get sweet dialogue with Zaeed where he confesses he always found Shepard beautiful. He sounds sad and lonely when he says it. Oof, I always romanced Garrus so I always woke up with him, even though the fact that he slept in full armor bothered me at least he was there >.> I can't imagine not inviting Javik though O_O Hammered Javik is best Javik!
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Post by Psychedelic on May 16, 2017 19:38:27 GMT
The whole thing with Javik was a joke, not a romance by any means. You throw a party, drink to much and wake up next to someone you would never even consider in a sober state. If it freaks you out, it works as intended. Given the lighter, humorous tone of the Citadel DLC I wouldn't interpret too much into it. No reason to get upset about player agency and personal preferences. Yeah, rape is funny. For all we know Shepard could have dragged poor Javik into her bed, no reason to assume anything.
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