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Post by Sable Rhapsody on May 17, 2017 17:08:52 GMT
I mean, tbh, I forget that you can even play as a male Ryder, but I'm just awful. I like both Ryders as the PC. Their VAs are great. But as NPCs they're equally bleh IMO. The camera angle in medbay doesn't help either. Half the time I can't even see the sibling's face since they're lying down.
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Post by Gwyvian on May 17, 2017 17:10:24 GMT
Oracles!! I've got Aleister Crowley's, Osho Zen, Renaissance, Vampire, Lord of the Rings, Sacred Geometry, Fairy Ring and Lover's tarot decks, also the Ogham (not a deck but a Celtic oracle with sticks from different woods), the I Ching (special access to this one) and I had access for a long time to the Toltec, Rider-Waite, Symbolon decks and many sundry others, including all sorts of pagan and totally strange ones, too. I probably left out a bunch. *gasps* Lord of the rings deck @_____@. I remember wanting to buy that one but never got around to it. I actually have a third deck that I don't really care for so I forgot the name but I love most Tarot decks just for their artwork alone. Do you have a particular favorite that I can check out? I really love the LotR one, the booklet is very succinct but as an oracle I've often found it to have a great insight, especially considering the choices they made and the quotes/imagery they used, plus it's the first deck that I had which was mine alone, so it's special. Oh, I forgot to mention the Shapeshifter deck!! I love that deck. So, I have several favorites based on what kind of question I have - I'm a little traditionalist, so Rider-Waite always has a special place in my heart and that's a great one for general consultations, but then so is Crowley's deck (that one's a little more to the point). The Shapeshifter deck is amazing for decisions, life-pacing questions and general transformation questions, for more internal insight about sorting out feelings I think the Zen tarot is probably the best choice. I fell in love with the Lover's tarot not long ago it's amazing, it takes famous mythological/historical lovers as its basis, the artwork is amazing, the layouts are great and the descriptions are awesome. If I want a no-nonsense slap in the face from the universe of course, only the Ogham can do that, ouch. It does not spare you, but it's very much worth it. (For big life questions though, you can never go wrong with the I Ching, I use a compilation version which I'm actually working on publishing soon - not my work, but my stepdad's, he's pretty much The authority on it.) For decks that I don't have myself, the other two I mentioned stand out because both of them have amazing art, background info and very detailed descriptions, I highly recommend both - the Symbolon is somewhere between the Shapeshifter deck and the Zen tarot in terms of what kind of answers it is best at giving, the Toltec is a more general one but it is completely different than other decks I've encountered and I've had amazing readings with it, the amount of work that went into that one is just stunning. I also have another fairy one, but that's not even a proper tarot deck really, so I'm not sure it counts - I have to say though, the Fairy Ring I was disappointed in. The artwork is sometimes good, sometimes a photoshopped mess that I find really jarring, so that's put me off experimenting too much. The Vampire and Renaissance decks I really adore for their artwork, their booklet is on par with the LotR one so they're pretty much interchangeable that way and possibly work better with custom layouts/interpretations, but I'd still recommend them for the feel of it alone.
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Post by fadburger on May 17, 2017 17:12:37 GMT
I mean, tbh, I forget that you can even play as a male Ryder, but I'm just awful. I like both Ryders as the PC. Their VAs are great. But as NPCs they're equally bleh IMO. The camera angle in medbay doesn't help either. Half the time I can't even see the sibling's face since they're lying down. I like Scott waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy better than I like Sheploo at least...he was scary looking and sounded about as charismatic as a 2-by-4 (which is really weird because everything else Mark Meer does is great???)
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Post by Gwyvian on May 17, 2017 17:21:56 GMT
I like both Ryders as the PC. Their VAs are great. But as NPCs they're equally bleh IMO. The camera angle in medbay doesn't help either. Half the time I can't even see the sibling's face since they're lying down. I like Scott waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy better than I like Sheploo at least...he was scary looking and sounded about as charismatic as a 2-by-4 (which is really weird because everything else Mark Meer does is great???) I heard a lot of people didn't like Mark Meer's performance as m!Shep, but I always really enjoyed playing m!Shep... I mean, yeah, Jennifer Hale is absolutely phenomenal, but I rather enjoyed both of them equally, if differently. Maybe I'm just biased because I just so love my Talimance PT to bits and pieces.
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Post by beholderess on May 17, 2017 17:24:05 GMT
Honestly, at this point when I think of anybody having a sibling relationship with Ryder, I usually think of Liam, not of the actual twin.
I really like the strong Like Brother And Sister vibe that non-romanced Liam and Ryder have. I feel that they'd totally bicker like idiots (see Liam's LM), hug each other in affection, steal each other's beer and chips and pretend that they didn't, fall asleep on the sofa and play tug of war with blankets without waking up, walk into each other shirtless, and all that without any sign of creepiness or sexual tension.
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Post by Onecrazymonkey1 on May 17, 2017 17:25:22 GMT
*gasps* Lord of the rings deck @_____@. I remember wanting to buy that one but never got around to it. I actually have a third deck that I don't really care for so I forgot the name but I love most Tarot decks just for their artwork alone. Do you have a particular favorite that I can check out? I really love the LotR one, the booklet is very succinct but as an oracle I've often found it to have a great insight, especially considering the choices they made and the quotes/imagery they used, plus it's the first deck that I had which was mine alone, so it's special. Oh, I forgot to mention the Shapeshifter deck!! I love that deck. So, I have several favorites based on what kind of question I have - I'm a little traditionalist, so Rider-Waite always has a special place in my heart and that's a great one for general consultations, but then so is Crowley's deck (that one's a little more to the point). The Shapeshifter deck is amazing for decisions, life-pacing questions and general transformation questions, for more internal insight about sorting out feelings I think the Zen tarot is probably the best choice. I fell in love with the Lover's tarot not long ago it's amazing, it takes famous mythological/historical lovers as its basis, the artwork is amazing, the layouts are great and the descriptions are awesome. If I want a no-nonsense slap in the face from the universe of course, only the Ogham can do that, ouch. It does not spare you, but it's very much worth it. (For big life questions though, you can never go wrong with the I Ching, I use a compilation version which I'm actually working on publishing soon - not my work, but my stepdad's, he's pretty much The authority on it.) For decks that I don't have myself, the other two I mentioned stand out because both of them have amazing art, background info and very detailed descriptions, I highly recommend both - the Symbolon is somewhere between the Shapeshifter deck and the Zen tarot in terms of what kind of answers it is best at giving, the Toltec is a more general one but it is completely different than other decks I've encountered and I've had amazing readings with it, the amount of work that went into that one is just stunning. I also have another fairy one, but that's not even a proper tarot deck really, so I'm not sure it counts - I have to say though, the Fairy Ring I was disappointed in. The artwork is sometimes good, sometimes a photoshopped mess that I find really jarring, so that's put me off experimenting too much. The Vampire and Renaissance decks I really adore for their artwork, their booklet is on par with the LotR one so they're pretty much interchangeable that way and possibly work better with custom layouts/interpretations, but I'd still recommend them for the feel of it alone. I can always count on you to give a wonderful detailed response. I just looked up the art for I ching, Ogham and Shapeshifter, you got some good taste. I'm not sure what would be number one for me, either Ogham or I ching maybe a tie, (well I got several different artwork results for the I ching but they all looked pretty good). Do you ever do readings? I have a huge Tarot book somewhere that goes into a lot of detail but it was so much for me to soak in at the time, very interesting and fun though. I just finished your second chapter and the sexual tension is palpable. I love their biting sarcasm back and forth, it makes me feel like I can see marriage in their future. He's going to be a tough one to defrost though.
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Post by beholderess on May 17, 2017 17:26:00 GMT
I like Scott waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy better than I like Sheploo at least...he was scary looking and sounded about as charismatic as a 2-by-4 (which is really weird because everything else Mark Meer does is great???) I heard a lot of people didn't like Mark Meer's performance as m!Shep, but I always really enjoyed playing m!Shep... I mean, yeah, Jennifer Hale is absolutely phenomenal, but I rather enjoyed both of them equally, if differently. Maybe I'm just biased because I just so love my Talimance PT to bits and pieces. I actually like my m!Shep. He was oh so serious Paragon in shining armor. I play male characters quite often - not sure what is my issue with Scott, but I just can't
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Post by Sable Rhapsody on May 17, 2017 17:27:45 GMT
I like Scott waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy better than I like Sheploo at least...he was scary looking and sounded about as charismatic as a 2-by-4 (which is really weird because everything else Mark Meer does is great???) I heard a lot of people didn't like Mark Meer's performance as m!Shep, but I always really enjoyed playing m!Shep... I mean, yeah, Jennifer Hale is absolutely phenomenal, but I rather enjoyed both of them equally, if differently. Maybe I'm just biased because I just so love my Talimance PT to bits and pieces. I like ManShep too, though I used a custom face. At least for me, Renegon ManShep really played to Meer's strengths of humor and snark. The way he says "big stupid jellyfish" gives me life
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Post by Onecrazymonkey1 on May 17, 2017 17:27:58 GMT
Honestly, at this point when I think of anybody having a sibling relationship with Ryder, I usually think of Liam, not of the actual twin. I really like the strong Like Brother And Sister vibe that non-romanced Liam and Ryder have. I feel that they'd totally bicker like idiots (see Liam's LM), hug each other in affection, steal each other's beer and chips and pretend that they didn't, fall asleep on the sofa and play tug of war with blankets without waking up, walk into each other shirtless, and all that without any sign of creepiness or sexual tension. I loved Liam's relationship with Ryder but now this honestly makes me sad how under utilized your twin was. We should have been able to see that sort of thing with your sibling.
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Post by fadburger on May 17, 2017 17:28:41 GMT
I wish I could bring myself to play as m!shep Gwyvian I want to romance Tali so bad but I just...can't lol. It's not even about the voice or anything I just can't bring myself to play Bioware games as the male protag...
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Post by Sable Rhapsody on May 17, 2017 17:33:05 GMT
I wish I could bring myself to play as m!shep Gwyvian I want to romance Tali so bad but I just...can't lol. It's not even about the voice or anything I just can't bring myself to play Bioware games as the male protag... Totally know how you feel. I felt sort of obligated to try playing canonical male Revan back in KOTOR, but other than snarking at Bastila, I wasn't much a fan. I didn't try a male PC after that until DA2, almost seven years later. Really enjoyed it in that game, because snarky ManHawke is just...so amazing
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Post by Onecrazymonkey1 on May 17, 2017 17:33:14 GMT
I have no problem playing a male but I mostly stick to playing a woman if I'm given the option because so many games don't let you have that choice. I find that I end up creating a male character in Bioware games when there is someone I really want to romance and they're gated, or ESO online so I don't get any more creepy messages like I used to lol.
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Post by Gwyvian on May 17, 2017 17:36:53 GMT
I really love the LotR one, the booklet is very succinct but as an oracle I've often found it to have a great insight, especially considering the choices they made and the quotes/imagery they used, plus it's the first deck that I had which was mine alone, so it's special. Oh, I forgot to mention the Shapeshifter deck!! I love that deck. So, I have several favorites based on what kind of question I have - I'm a little traditionalist, so Rider-Waite always has a special place in my heart and that's a great one for general consultations, but then so is Crowley's deck (that one's a little more to the point). The Shapeshifter deck is amazing for decisions, life-pacing questions and general transformation questions, for more internal insight about sorting out feelings I think the Zen tarot is probably the best choice. I fell in love with the Lover's tarot not long ago it's amazing, it takes famous mythological/historical lovers as its basis, the artwork is amazing, the layouts are great and the descriptions are awesome. If I want a no-nonsense slap in the face from the universe of course, only the Ogham can do that, ouch. It does not spare you, but it's very much worth it. (For big life questions though, you can never go wrong with the I Ching, I use a compilation version which I'm actually working on publishing soon - not my work, but my stepdad's, he's pretty much The authority on it.) For decks that I don't have myself, the other two I mentioned stand out because both of them have amazing art, background info and very detailed descriptions, I highly recommend both - the Symbolon is somewhere between the Shapeshifter deck and the Zen tarot in terms of what kind of answers it is best at giving, the Toltec is a more general one but it is completely different than other decks I've encountered and I've had amazing readings with it, the amount of work that went into that one is just stunning. I also have another fairy one, but that's not even a proper tarot deck really, so I'm not sure it counts - I have to say though, the Fairy Ring I was disappointed in. The artwork is sometimes good, sometimes a photoshopped mess that I find really jarring, so that's put me off experimenting too much. The Vampire and Renaissance decks I really adore for their artwork, their booklet is on par with the LotR one so they're pretty much interchangeable that way and possibly work better with custom layouts/interpretations, but I'd still recommend them for the feel of it alone. I can always count on you to give a wonderful detailed response. I just looked up the art for I ching, Ogham and Shapeshifter, you got some good taste. I'm not sure what would be number one for me, either Ogham or I ching maybe a tie, (well I got several different artwork results for the I ching but they all looked pretty good). Do you ever do readings? I have a huge Tarot book somewhere that goes into a lot of detail but it was so much for me to soak in at the time, very interesting and fun though. I just finished your second chapter and the sexual tension is palpable. I love their biting sarcasm back and forth, it makes me feel like I can see marriage in their future. He's going to be a tough one to defrost though. Awww, thank you. I do, in fact! I've been doing tarot and other oracles since I was little and I had the advantage of a lot of being exposed to scholarly knowledge related to them - I mentioned my stepdad, he wrote what you could call a 'complete guide' to the I Ching in all its modern interpretations (the entire manuscript is online on his website here, but as I said we're just working on publishing it so people can have hardcopies if they want), it's a huge work and it's awesome to use. Plus my dad is a professional astrologer (he does Vedic/sidereal) so this oracle thing has always been a big part of my life as a result. I'm glad you liked it! I'm still sort of testing the waters with Akksul, as well as my new Ryder, but that's exactly what I was aiming for, so that's awesome! I'm going to enjoy the defrost process, though, I am so loving the chemistry I can work with between them.
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Post by janalilith on May 17, 2017 17:39:06 GMT
Squee! Squee! He's so insufferable! You want to choke him lol. But I have a feeling eventually he will reach out to her. And scary bot time - sheesh. I'm intrigued by the ending of this chapter - what will happen!!
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Post by beholderess on May 17, 2017 17:44:05 GMT
I can always count on you to give a wonderful detailed response. I just looked up the art for I ching, Ogham and Shapeshifter, you got some good taste. I'm not sure what would be number one for me, either Ogham or I ching maybe a tie, (well I got several different artwork results for the I ching but they all looked pretty good). Do you ever do readings? I have a huge Tarot book somewhere that goes into a lot of detail but it was so much for me to soak in at the time, very interesting and fun though. I just finished your second chapter and the sexual tension is palpable. I love their biting sarcasm back and forth, it makes me feel like I can see marriage in their future. He's going to be a tough one to defrost though. Awww, thank you. I do, in fact! I've been doing tarot and other oracles since I was little and I had the advantage of a lot of being exposed to scholarly knowledge related to them - I mentioned my stepdad, he wrote what you could call a 'complete guide' to the I Ching in all its modern interpretations (the entire manuscript is online on his website here, but as I said we're just working on publishing it so people can have hardcopies if they want), it's a huge work and it's awesome to use. Plus my dad is a professional astrologer (he does Vedic/sidereal) so this oracle thing has always been a big part of my life as a result. I'm glad you liked it! I'm still sort of testing the waters with Akksul, as well as my new Ryder, but that's exactly what I was aiming for, so that's awesome! I'm going to enjoy the defrost process, though, I am so loving the chemistry I can work with between them. That's great! I only do some readings for myself occasionally, and still can't do it without reference. Also, for some reason my deck tends towards brutally honest and, dare I say, snarky? "What am I doing wrong with my life?" - Two of Swords, Moon, Chariot - "Stop whining and start working, that's what"
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Post by janalilith on May 17, 2017 17:44:33 GMT
This reminds me - when we first have the Angara show up on Nexus, and you walk into the Vortex the first time after that, there's than intense Angaran male up on the stage reciting something. The Angara are very serious about their poetry and arts, I feel. Did they fix the Vortex' stage with one of the patches? In my game it was always empty or had a bald woman standing there, who just, well, stands there and does nothing. I didn't notice any changes so far, but maybe I should visit the place more often. kestrel Yeah, Sara's new "makeover" wasn't to my liking but I just signed into my Scott playthrough and didn't realize they did it to him as well. He looked more natural to me before. Now he looks just as stoned as Sara in some cutscenes. What have they done to the eye tracking, there was nothing wrong with it before? I'm not sure it was a fix. I just noticed it this time when I did my 2nd playthrough. He was already speaking as my Ryder entered the Vortex. So look for it when the Angara first appear on Nexus.
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Post by Onecrazymonkey1 on May 17, 2017 17:46:18 GMT
I can always count on you to give a wonderful detailed response. I just looked up the art for I ching, Ogham and Shapeshifter, you got some good taste. I'm not sure what would be number one for me, either Ogham or I ching maybe a tie, (well I got several different artwork results for the I ching but they all looked pretty good). Do you ever do readings? I have a huge Tarot book somewhere that goes into a lot of detail but it was so much for me to soak in at the time, very interesting and fun though. I just finished your second chapter and the sexual tension is palpable. I love their biting sarcasm back and forth, it makes me feel like I can see marriage in their future. He's going to be a tough one to defrost though. Awww, thank you. I do, in fact! I've been doing tarot and other oracles since I was little and I had the advantage of a lot of being exposed to scholarly knowledge related to them - I mentioned my stepdad, he wrote what you could call a 'complete guide' to the I Ching in all its modern interpretations (the entire manuscript is online on his website here, but as I said we're just working on publishing it so people can have hardcopies if they want), it's a huge work and it's awesome to use. Plus my dad is a professional astrologer (he does Vedic/sidereal) so this oracle thing has always been a big part of my life as a result. I'm glad you liked it! I'm still sort of testing the waters with Akksul, as well as my new Ryder, but that's exactly what I was aiming for, so that's awesome! I'm going to enjoy the defrost process, though, I am so loving the chemistry I can work with between them. Here I was always trying to wack my brain into remembering all the information and it's all second nature to you since you grew up with it. You and your dad are awesome. I remember when I was growing up my mom was afraid of Tarot decks for some reason but I eventually brought her around though, enough that she even had a friend give her a reading recently. Well once it's published I'll give it a buy, this stuff always fascinated me. I'm curious what your sun sign is now.
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Post by Gwyvian on May 17, 2017 17:51:26 GMT
I heard a lot of people didn't like Mark Meer's performance as m!Shep, but I always really enjoyed playing m!Shep... I mean, yeah, Jennifer Hale is absolutely phenomenal, but I rather enjoyed both of them equally, if differently. Maybe I'm just biased because I just so love my Talimance PT to bits and pieces. I actually like my m!Shep. He was oh so serious Paragon in shining armor. I play male characters quite often - not sure what is my issue with Scott, but I just can't I used to play male characters exclusively for a long time, I just preferred it (it wasn't just the predominantly male protags in games, I chose male characters for my tabletop games, too) and actually it was DA:O that finally won me over and I started really enjoying female characters. My issue with Scott in this case is no Jaal, hahaha. I'll get over it eventually (and do parallel playthroughs), I have a nice Irish mobster Scott I created that I want to actually play at some point. I heard a lot of people didn't like Mark Meer's performance as m!Shep, but I always really enjoyed playing m!Shep... I mean, yeah, Jennifer Hale is absolutely phenomenal, but I rather enjoyed both of them equally, if differently. Maybe I'm just biased because I just so love my Talimance PT to bits and pieces. I like ManShep too, though I used a custom face. At least for me, Renegon ManShep really played to Meer's strengths of humor and snark. The way he says "big stupid jellyfish" gives me life Oh, yeah, I adore how my canon m!Shep turned out. I always go Paragrade with heavy emphasis on Renegade and I just love it. I wish I could bring myself to play as m!shep Gwyvian I want to romance Tali so bad but I just...can't lol. It's not even about the voice or anything I just can't bring myself to play Bioware games as the male protag... Aww, yeah, that's really too bad. Tali is so worth it, she's one of my absolute favorite romances, not just as a romance but how incredibly involved you get into her people's plight and all of that, it's just... an eternal favorite. I've always been pretty fluid with male/female characters in Bioware games so far, but what usually stumps me is usually the romance, I have an instant favorite and I'm loathe to switch genders for fear of cutting that avenue off, but I get over it and then I make a million PT's some of which I never actually finish but I thoroughly enjoy reliving the story to a certain point with different LI's and choices, I usually pick favorites for both genders after a while.
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Post by Sable Rhapsody on May 17, 2017 17:56:07 GMT
I have no problem playing a male but I mostly stick to playing a woman if I'm given the option because so many games don't let you have that choice. I find that I end up creating a male character in Bioware games when there is someone I really want to romance and they're gated, or ESO online so I don't get any more creepy messages like I used to lol. Same. First playthrough of any game that allows me gender choice is always female, unless I have some good reason not to. In TOR, I played a male Sith Inquisitor first because his snarky drawl was the best thing ever. Then, if the game is good enough for a second playthrough, I usually switch it up. Male character, different romance, different RP style and choices, etc.
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Post by PenDev0us on May 17, 2017 17:57:15 GMT
I wish I could bring myself to play as m!shep Gwyvian I want to romance Tali so bad but I just...can't lol. It's not even about the voice or anything I just can't bring myself to play Bioware games as the male protag... Totally know how you feel. I felt sort of obligated to try playing canonical male Revan back in KOTOR, but other than snarking at Bastila, I wasn't much a fan. I didn't try a male PC after that until DA2, almost seven years later. Really enjoyed it in that game, because snarky ManHawke is just...so amazing Ditto, DA2 was the only Bioware game that made me enjoy an optional male protagonist, all the other times I've had the chance to choose, I've gone female. Honestly, at this point when I think of anybody having a sibling relationship with Ryder, I usually think of Liam, not of the actual twin. I really like the strong Like Brother And Sister vibe that non-romanced Liam and Ryder have. I feel that they'd totally bicker like idiots (see Liam's LM), hug each other in affection, steal each other's beer and chips and pretend that they didn't, fall asleep on the sofa and play tug of war with blankets without waking up, walk into each other shirtless, and all that without any sign of creepiness or sexual tension. That's one of the reasons why I didn't/couldn't romance Liam, he was too good at being a surrogate brother while her actual brother was comatose. I don't think I'm physically capable of completing Liams LM without being a sassmouth the entire way through! Especially when you both repeatedly 'hang up' on ole whats-his-face I was very disappointed with the amount of content you get for your twin...at least post-game it'd be nice if they had like...one real dialogue tree. Yeah what was with that? We got more endgame closure from our squaddies than we did our twin! I think that there is no excuse to not make the twin a squadmate in the sequel OOHH some sibling teasing about the players love interest would be nice! I'm talking about the kind that makes you wanna jump out of the Nomad in embarrassment (like when Jaal asks Liam about erogenous zones and everyone nopes the fuck out of the convo). I would also like to see the sibling have a personality that would clash with at least a few other squaddies, a golden-boy would annoy me, (and only make me leave him in the Tempest)
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Post by PenDev0us on May 17, 2017 17:58:52 GMT
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Post by kestrel on May 17, 2017 17:59:05 GMT
I literally will never choose a male protag if I can play a woman instead. I have to show my support for more female protagonists somehow. Maybe one day gaming companies will actually get the idea that making more women PCs is a thing they should do- and maybe they can actually incorporate romances into games with women PCs too. One day. One day.
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Post by Onecrazymonkey1 on May 17, 2017 18:01:11 GMT
I have no problem playing a male but I mostly stick to playing a woman if I'm given the option because so many games don't let you have that choice. I find that I end up creating a male character in Bioware games when there is someone I really want to romance and they're gated, or ESO online so I don't get any more creepy messages like I used to lol. Same. First playthrough of any game that allows me gender choice is always female, unless I have some good reason not to. In TOR, I played a male Sith Inquisitor first because his snarky drawl was the best thing ever. Then, if the game is good enough for a second playthrough, I usually switch it up. Male character, different romance, different RP style and choices, etc.oh you bring up a good point for me. I usually play a male character on a second go round and one thing that is easier for me to do with a male character is actual roleplay. I find I can make different choices, have a different personality and even be an evil asshole at times. However when I am playing a female character I have a harder time trying not to insert myself.....if that makes sense.
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Post by Sable Rhapsody on May 17, 2017 18:01:50 GMT
I would also like to see the sibling have a personality that would clash with at least a few other squaddies, a golden-boy would annoy me, (and only make me leave him in the Tempest) This is, like, reason #1 why Carver Hawke was the best little bro ever. Because he was also the WORST little bro ever, and I loved every minute of it. He wouldn't be Carver without the giant chip on his shoulder, and at least on the Grey Warden route, watching him grow out of Hawke's shadow and into a badass Grey Warden was so, so heartwarming
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Post by fadburger on May 17, 2017 18:04:02 GMT
I wish I could bring myself to play as m!shep Gwyvian I want to romance Tali so bad but I just...can't lol. It's not even about the voice or anything I just can't bring myself to play Bioware games as the male protag... Totally know how you feel. I felt sort of obligated to try playing canonical male Revan back in KOTOR, but other than snarking at Bastila, I wasn't much a fan. I didn't try a male PC after that until DA2, almost seven years later. Really enjoyed it in that game, because snarky ManHawke is just...so amazing ManHawke does seem awesome, although I wonder if that's because Hawke probably has the most developed character out of the Bioware protags? Especially snarky Hawke. Maybe my lack of ability to role play the PC rather than self-insert while playing is why it's so hard for me to play as the male option... I have no problem playing a male but I mostly stick to playing a woman if I'm given the option because so many games don't let you have that choice. I find that I end up creating a male character in Bioware games when there is someone I really want to romance and they're gated, or ESO online so I don't get any more creepy messages like I used to lol. Yeah there is also the novelty of actually being able to choose to be a woman for sure...I always say I'll create a male character to romance my favorite female characters who are gated but I just never do it...or even for mlm characters, like with DAI...I created a few male Inquisitors for that purpose but I never really got farther than that, and that's leagues farther than I got with anything else lol I wish I could bring myself to play as m!shep Gwyvian I want to romance Tali so bad but I just...can't lol. It's not even about the voice or anything I just can't bring myself to play Bioware games as the male protag... Aww, yeah, that's really too bad. Tali is so worth it, she's one of my absolute favorite romances, not just as a romance but how incredibly involved you get into her people's plight and all of that, it's just... an eternal favorite. I've always been pretty fluid with male/female characters in Bioware games so far, but what usually stumps me is usually the romance, I have an instant favorite and I'm loathe to switch genders for fear of cutting that avenue off, but I get over it and then I make a million PT's some of which I never actually finish but I thoroughly enjoy reliving the story to a certain point with different LI's and choices, I usually pick favorites for both genders after a while. Yeah Tali is one of my very favorite characters, pretty much as soon as I got her it'd just be her and Garrus as my squadmates forever lol, my Dextro sandwich
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