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Post by Rynnju on Feb 20, 2017 2:27:44 GMT
@ladyconsulargod What I mean by that wasn't that he'd leave you, but marry you as a symbolic gesture to unite the races or for some other mysterious reason...of course it might not be played so straight and be conflicted. Maybe it won't even be you or his idea. Not to say that it's 100% necessary, but I can see it being an option. IDK. This is reaching, and it's hard to say if he's royalty+in such a position that he'd do this, y'know? If he was, then the royalty would be militaristic judging from his scar. That, or he's a disgraced and punished prince...reminds me a certain hotblooded fire prince. Haha that I would love. Just being cautious of questionable leaks that implied things. I romanced Thane and Solas. I am allowed to be scared! I actually love that idea, but it would make him sort of a "canon" romance (though nothing is canon and Solas could be considered that since his romance does affected the plot a bit) and I think that's going to be Liam. But man now I want to write a fanfic about it! Liam is probably the "canon" LI for women, but Mass Effect never really had those two super important LIs that were connected to the plot way more than anyone else the way Dragon Age does. Though honestly, if any of them were going to be, it'd probably be Jaal. Since I have a feeling that Kett vs Angara conflict is going to be a big plot point. i just finished lurking through all 300+ pages, i guess now is as good a time as any to stop creeping around?? its cool that you guys have created such a welcoming, fun atmosphere, this thread has really been my main source of entertainment for the past 2 weeks. kudos Welcome! If we're all correct in our hopes for this week, you may have decided to unlurk at the perfect time! Now you can join us in hoping for a Jaal bio and his appearance in the next gameplay vid.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 2:29:44 GMT
Haha that I would love. Just being cautious of questionable leaks that implied things. I romanced Thane and Solas. I am allowed to be scared! I actually love that idea, but it would make him sort of a "canon" romance (though nothing is canon and Solas could be considered that since his romance does affected the plot a bit) and I think that's going to be Liam. But man now I want to write a fanfic about it! Liam is probably the "canon" LI for women, but Mass Effect never really had those two super important LIs that were connected to the plot way more than anyone else the way Dragon Age does. Though honestly, if any of them were going to be, it'd probably be Jaal. Since I have a feeling that Kett vs Angara conflict is going to be a big plot point. I keep getting that feeling too. And even though I have romanced all the guys in DAI, Solas really feels like the canon one despite being a last minute thing and Cullen was the main focus. I think I would go into shock if Sara and Jaal have a scene in the next cinematic trailer since her's is next.
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Post by fialka on Feb 20, 2017 2:35:42 GMT
Liam is probably the "canon" LI for women, but Mass Effect never really had those two super important LIs that were connected to the plot way more than anyone else the way Dragon Age does. Though honestly, if any of them were going to be, it'd probably be Jaal. Since I have a feeling that Kett vs Angara conflict is going to be a big plot point. I keep getting that feeling too. And even though I have romanced all the guys in DAI, Solas really feels like the canon one despite being a last minute thing and Cullen was the main focus. I think I would go into shock if Sara and Jaal have a scene in the next cinematic trailer since her's is next. See, I'm so conflicted. I would love to see Jaal and Sara in a trailer teasing at a romance. But I'd also love to see Liam in that role, because where Jaal is almost-confirmed they haven't really teased Liam in that way, and although he's a safe bet I'd really like a confirmation... aaahh the struggle is real, guys.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 2:36:57 GMT
I keep getting that feeling too. And even though I have romanced all the guys in DAI, Solas really feels like the canon one despite being a last minute thing and Cullen was the main focus. I think I would go into shock if Sara and Jaal have a scene in the next cinematic trailer since her's is next. See, I'm so conflicted. I would love to see Jaal and Sara in a trailer teasing at a romance. But I'd also love to see Liam in that role, because where Jaal is almost-confirmed they haven't really teased Liam in that way, and although he's a safe bet I'd really like a confirmation... aaahh the struggle is real, guys. I know! I'm fond of both of them too!
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Post by gaycaravaggio on Feb 20, 2017 2:38:40 GMT
Eh, I think it's possible they'll show Jaal and Sara, just because they know alien love interests are extremely popular with nearly all of their female fanbase. Alienfucking is something that transcends boundaries... no matter your sexuality, race, religion, you may want to get with an alien. It's there with male fandom too, but with them I noticed they tend to prefer the human-like alien love interests or, like Tali, where it's ambiguous.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 2:40:46 GMT
Eh, I think it's possible they'll show Jaal and Sara, just because they know alien love interests are extremely popular with nearly all of their female fanbase. Alienfucking is something that transcends boundaries... no matter your sexuality, race, religion, you may want to get with an alien. It's there with male fandom too, but with them I noticed they tend to prefer the human-like alien love interests or, like Tali, where it's ambiguous. I think that's why I would be shocked. It's never been done yet it would make the most sense! Heck I was all over Worf and Deanna in STNG. I shipped that couple so hard! I always loved those types of romances.
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Post by Crim on Feb 20, 2017 2:41:48 GMT
i just finished lurking through all 300+ pages, i guess now is as good a time as any to stop creeping around?? its cool that you guys have created such a welcoming, fun atmosphere, this thread has really been my main source of entertainment for the past 2 weeks. kudos You've de-lurked, there is no escape now tho...
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Post by Kimberly on Feb 20, 2017 2:41:50 GMT
I keep getting that feeling too. And even though I have romanced all the guys in DAI, Solas really feels like the canon one despite being a last minute thing and Cullen was the main focus. I think I would go into shock if Sara and Jaal have a scene in the next cinematic trailer since her's is next. See, I'm so conflicted. I would love to see Jaal and Sara in a trailer teasing at a romance. But I'd also love to see Liam in that role, because where Jaal is almost-confirmed they haven't really teased Liam in that way, and although he's a safe bet I'd really like a confirmation... aaahh the struggle is real, guys I know if both are confirmed for Sara, I'm going with Liam first. I had my heart set on him since we first saw him. However I'd love for them to show Jaal as a LI in a future trailer instead of Liam. They should go a little more daring with an alien LI.
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Post by maskedbird on Feb 20, 2017 2:43:40 GMT
See, I'm so conflicted. I would love to see Jaal and Sara in a trailer teasing at a romance. But I'd also love to see Liam in that role, because where Jaal is almost-confirmed they haven't really teased Liam in that way, and although he's a safe bet I'd really like a confirmation... aaahh the struggle is real, guys. I know! I'm fond of both of them too! I think they will probably end up showing Liam since in Scott's trailer they showed off Cora, and they seem to be the 'starting companions'. But if they show Jaal I would probably go into shock as well haha.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 2:45:29 GMT
See, I'm so conflicted. I would love to see Jaal and Sara in a trailer teasing at a romance. But I'd also love to see Liam in that role, because where Jaal is almost-confirmed they haven't really teased Liam in that way, and although he's a safe bet I'd really like a confirmation... aaahh the struggle is real, guys I know if both are confirmed for Sara, I'm going with Liam first. I had my heart set on him since we first saw him. However I'd love for them to show Jaal as a LI in a future trailer instead of Liam. They should go a little more daring with an alien LI. Sooo... I'm the only Jaal fan who lusted after our pilot before I saw Jaal?
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Post by Toodles on Feb 20, 2017 2:49:23 GMT
Agreed about the marriage being unlikely. I was going off of the "marriage leak" and though if it was correct, it'd be relevant to the plot. I.e., political in nature with ramifications and consequences. Tbh, wouldn't complain if it took more of an Alistair twist in that regard (with its own unique elements, of course). I like my romances to matter. The first thing I noticed was that scar itself definitely seems more like a weapon-inflicted wound than an animal-inflicted one. Now, this is reaching even farther, but maybe he experiences a few conflicts of interest and values with other Angarans? Would explain why he waltzes up to Ryder while the others sit back with their weapons. I hope it's not as simple as "nation favors and staunchly enforces a policy of isolation" while Jaal is just like..."fuq that humans are squishy and fun to play with" @ladyconsulargod don't tell anyone but I do hope he is a canon LI Why does Bioware make certain romances "canon" to begin with, anyways? Is it just a trailer/advertising thing? A few members of the Bioware team seem waaay more interested in Jaal than they are Liam. I really can't tell if this means they prefer him, or if he's just that notable/canon of a LI.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 2:50:47 GMT
Toodles wow you're right! Liam is our bro! He's on our squad. First by Sara's side. Why IS Jaal being focused on more and yet they refuse to even talk about him? And I legit LOL at the humans are squishy line LOL but yeah I think he's a veteran of war most likely. Or The Archon gave him that scar, which is actually missing flesh.
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Post by Kimberly on Feb 20, 2017 2:52:52 GMT
I know if both are confirmed for Sara, I'm going with Liam first. I had my heart set on him since we first saw him. However I'd love for them to show Jaal as a LI in a future trailer instead of Liam. They should go a little more daring with an alien LI. Sooo... I'm the only Jaal fan who lusted after our pilot before I saw Jaal? Probably not. I've never wanted to romance a salarian. I however can see why some might. I loved Mordin. I never wanted to romance him. If he had been a romance option, I probably would have romanced him because I romanced all the males at least once.
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Post by Salty Drell on Feb 20, 2017 2:53:47 GMT
Eh, I think it's possible they'll show Jaal and Sara, just because they know alien love interests are extremely popular with nearly all of their female fanbase. Alienfucking is something that transcends boundaries... no matter your sexuality, race, religion, you may want to get with an alien. It's there with male fandom too, but with them I noticed they tend to prefer the human-like alien love interests or, like Tali, where it's ambiguous. It's seriously killing me not knowing the situation with Jaal. I just need to know if he bi, or straight. I don't see him being gay though, BioWare wouldn't dare keep the ladies from him, but I feel like they would keep the guys from him and make him straight. I need to know.
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Post by Rynnju on Feb 20, 2017 2:54:05 GMT
To me, Jaal getting more dev chatter and excitement more says that, as usual, our first companions aren't nearly as exciting as our later ones.
Though to be fair, it's hard to be more exciting than the companion from a brand new alien race. He's going to be our biggest introduction to the Angara, so he kind of has to stand out compared to others.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 2:55:13 GMT
Sooo... I'm the only Jaal fan who lusted after our pilot before I saw Jaal? Probably not. I've never wanted to romance a salarian. I however can see why some might. I loved Mordin. I never wanted to romance him. If he had been a romance option, I probably would have romanced him because I romanced all the males at least once. Yeah Mordin was too sweet. I loved Kirrahe though. I just giggled so badly when he motioned my Shepard close, appeared to put his hand on her shoulder and told her he would personally help her fight the Reapers.
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Post by Salty Drell on Feb 20, 2017 2:57:51 GMT
Probably not. I've never wanted to romance a salarian. I however can see why some might. I loved Mordin. I never wanted to romance him. If he had been a romance option, I probably would have romanced him because I romanced all the males at least once. Yeah Mordin was too sweet. I loved Kirrahe though. I just giggled so badly when he motioned my Shepard close, appeared to put his hand on her shoulder and told her he would personally help her fight the Reapers. Did you spot the Kirrahe reference in the combat trailer? One of the skill upgrades was called 'hold the line'.
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Post by Crim on Feb 20, 2017 2:58:54 GMT
Eh, I think it's possible they'll show Jaal and Sara, just because they know alien love interests are extremely popular with nearly all of their female fanbase. Alienfucking is something that transcends boundaries... no matter your sexuality, race, religion, you may want to get with an alien. It's there with male fandom too, but with them I noticed they tend to prefer the human-like alien love interests or, like Tali, where it's ambiguous. Your posts are poetry. I'd just call it alien dicking myself.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 2:58:59 GMT
Yeah Mordin was too sweet. I loved Kirrahe though. I just giggled so badly when he motioned my Shepard close, appeared to put his hand on her shoulder and told her he would personally help her fight the Reapers. Did you spot the Kirrahe reference in the combat trailer? One of the skill upgrades was called 'hold the line'. OMG no!! And that makes me think of Mordin too if he died in ME2. OMG I love Salarians too much!! And what does it say when I go out of my way to save Kirrahe in ME1 and make sure Thane dies in his place? Haha I am horrible!!
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Post by fialka on Feb 20, 2017 3:02:22 GMT
Probably not. I've never wanted to romance a salarian. I however can see why some might. I loved Mordin. I never wanted to romance him. If he had been a romance option, I probably would have romanced him because I romanced all the males at least once. Yeah Mordin was too sweet. I loved Kirrahe though. I just giggled so badly when he motioned my Shepard close, appeared to put his hand on her shoulder and told her he would personally help her fight the Reapers. I loved Mordin! Definitely a favorite character, though I wasn't into romancing him. I also loved Kirrahe, and that grumpy tech in the ME1 DLC. Remember how in Thane's recruitment mission you find those Salarians locked in the closet? Even my most trigger-happy 'point that gun at me and you'll regret it asshole' Shepard was like 'aw cute little space froggies (a whole box of them!) it's gonna be okay now.' As for Kallo... yeah, he's super adorable. Again, not interested in romancing the little guy, assuming it's there, but I can't wait to meet him!
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Post by Salty Drell on Feb 20, 2017 3:04:43 GMT
OMG no!! And that makes me think of Mordin too if he died in ME2. OMG I love Salarians too much!! And what does it say when I go out of my way to save Kirrahe in ME1 and make sure Thane dies in his place? Haha I am horrible!! That whole situation with Councilor Valern is so f**ked, no matter who's there to save him. Don't blame yourself, blame Kai Leng, always Kai Leng.
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Yeah Mordin was too sweet. I loved Kirrahe though. I just giggled so badly when he motioned my Shepard close, appeared to put his hand on her shoulder and told her he would personally help her fight the Reapers. I loved Mordin! Definitely a favorite character, though I wasn't into romancing him. I also loved Kirrahe, and that grumpy tech in the ME1 DLC. Remember how in Thane's recruitment mission you find those Salarians locked in the closet? Even my most trigger-happy 'point that gun at me and you'll regret it asshole' Shepard was like 'aw cute little space froggies (a whole box of them!) it's gonna be okay now.' As for Kallo... yeah, he's super adorable. Again, not interested in romancing the little guy, assuming it's there, but I can't wait to meet him! Oh yeah when we go chasing after Thane and I meet them, I love them all so much and just want to save everyone I can find! And yeah if Kallo is a romance, I want a nice simple one, that's asexual. I couldn't handle anything else. Oh and the one in Kasumi's quest in ME3 was another one I liked too! I also get the impression from some recent dev tweets that the good Angara are really sweet and gentle. Salty Drell there.are.so.many.ways.that.could.have.been.done.better.
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Post by Kimberly on Feb 20, 2017 3:11:08 GMT
I hope Kallo is available for anyone who wants an asexual romance. I also hope some of our squad mates can bypass any nudity or sex for those who want it too. Josephine in DAI was good for that.
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Post by gaycaravaggio on Feb 20, 2017 3:11:38 GMT
Eh, I think it's possible they'll show Jaal and Sara, just because they know alien love interests are extremely popular with nearly all of their female fanbase. Alienfucking is something that transcends boundaries... no matter your sexuality, race, religion, you may want to get with an alien. It's there with male fandom too, but with them I noticed they tend to prefer the human-like alien love interests or, like Tali, where it's ambiguous. Your posts are poetry. I'd just call it alien dicking myself. I hope there's a reference in ME:A with the Angara: "Why are all these humans hitting on us? I don't get it."
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Post by Toodles on Feb 20, 2017 3:12:30 GMT
Toodles wow you're right! Liam is our bro! He's on our squad. First by Sara's side. Why IS Jaal being focused on more and yet they refuse to even talk about him? I love psychoanalyzing the social media trends of the developers. Yeah, it might mean that he maybe be more of a telltale fan favorite, and perhaps the lowkey dev fave (whereas Peebee is the highkey, show off, one). But, then again, the romance on his LI status is weird. They're definitely trying to fuel the hype train for him, such is the nature of the Bioware machine. Well, regardless of how much (or little) the dev interest means, I think it's a good sign that they have the utmost confidence that his romance is one wild ride. Back to the canon romance thing...If Liam's shafted in favor of a canon alien romance it might be controversial. Would Bioware tread into such contested territory? IDK.
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