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Post by kissed by fire on Feb 22, 2017 2:05:15 GMT
What's odd to me is; People were utterly livid in Season 5 when Sansa was raped by Ramsey on her wedding night, saying that the show had crossed the line... seeming to forget that the exact same thing happened to Dany in the first freaking episode!
Was the moral dissonance because Ramsey is a complete monster, whereas Drogo is a decent guy (for a barbarian)? That could be it, Drogo was kind... For the most part... To her even before he raped her on their wedding night. He gifted her a pure white horse on their wedding day. Which I guess doesn't say much to his kindness, but he wasn't portrayed in the same way for what... 2 seasons...? Before the rape occurred. We grew to hate Ramsey where a lot of people may have sensed the grey-ish area surrounding Dany and Drogo's relationship. I believe some of it has to do with how the two different rapes are portrayed. First, the Dany/Drogo scenes are pretty much the same as the book, with the same underlying theme, if whitewashed a bit (since she's aged up and such). However, Sansa's rape didn't even actually happen in the book, and that entire storyline actually belonged to a completely different character. It hurt both narratives that GRRM was trying to convey with Sansa and Jeyne Poole, completely changed the theme and motivations and outcomes of all the characters involved. Also, there are many that disliked how the rape was actually shot and framed cinematically, having focused more on Theon and his tears without giving Sansa's trauma more, mmm... weight might be the best word. Honestly, I stopped watching before that season; I couldn't stomach what they were doing to the stories, so a lot of this is second hand understanding. However, I do read some wonderfully written analyses written by a fan (of the books; she is no longer a fan of the show, but did start out as one), and I'd be happy to link those. The writer really delves deep into what GRRM wrote and his themes he was going for, so it just makes an excellent read anyways.
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Post by sparkysparkyboomgirl on Feb 22, 2017 2:06:16 GMT
Anyway I'm still planning to romance Liam first, assuming he's available. I just get the sense he'll be an easy, fun, romance (relatively speaking), and meanwhile I can get to know Jaal well enough to not potentially fuck things up when I do romance him that second playthrough. Maybe I'll even spoil myself to figure out what his romance is about so I can get a happy ending with him. I just get the feeling that we might have to work a bit to get it. And I don't want to have to reload my game or start over (because I so would, too!) if I mess it up and make a bad choice somewhere. I have a feeling I'm going to end up with a favorite I wasn't expecting. Jaal is taking up most of my attention at the moment because he's the only male alien option introduced so far. I'm a big fan of those . It would be really strange if he was the only romancable male alien in the game so as soon as he gets some competition, it's going to be tougher for me to decide! I can only speculate at the moment but it's safe to say this hypothetical other option would be an NPC. As for what kind of alien, it seems like the Drell and the Quarians are not going to come along for the ride (could be completely wrong though!) so I'm basing my guess off of the milky way races that are guaranteed to come; -Turian Likely-Salarian Maybe-Andromedan Alien (not Angara) Maybe-Krogan Very UnlikelyBesides my blatant favoritism , a male turian NPC seems the most likely to me only because a) It's not risky, it's been done already Garrus was popular. Watch the game surprise me though, I did a similar DAI list and got most of the characters wrong they're just fun to do beforehand. Since you mentioned him, Liam may be the first human male in a Mass Effect game that has caught my attention, Kaidan Jacob and Vega did nothing for me personally. Definitely will be keeping an eye on him, if he outshines or can at least be as interesting as the alien options I will be impressed. I actually want to feel conflicted about who I choose for once, not just have a glaring favorite from the get-go.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 2:11:06 GMT
Anyway I'm still planning to romance Liam first, assuming he's available. I just get the sense he'll be an easy, fun, romance (relatively speaking), and meanwhile I can get to know Jaal well enough to not potentially fuck things up when I do romance him that second playthrough. Maybe I'll even spoil myself to figure out what his romance is about so I can get a happy ending with him. I just get the feeling that we might have to work a bit to get it. And I don't want to have to reload my game or start over (because I so would, too!) if I mess it up and make a bad choice somewhere. I have a feeling I'm going to end up with a favorite I wasn't expecting. Jaal is taking up most of my attention at the moment because he's the only male alien option introduced so far. I'm a big fan of those . It would be really strange if he was the only romancable male alien in the game so as soon as he gets some competition, it's going to be tougher for me to decide! I can only speculate at the moment but it's safe to say this hypothetical other option would be an NPC. As for what kind of alien, it seems like the Drell and the Quarians are not going to come along for the ride (could be completely wrong though!) so I'm basing my guess off of the milky way races that are guaranteed to come; -Turian Likely-Salarian Maybe-Andromedan Alien (not Angara) Maybe-Krogan Very UnlikelyBesides my blatant favoritism , a male turian NPC seems the most likely to me only because a) It's not risky, it's been done already Garrus was popular. Watch the game surprise me though, I did a similar DAI list and got most of the characters wrong they're just fun to do beforehand. Since you mentioned him, Liam may be the first human male in a Mass Effect game that has caught my attention, Kaidan Jacob and Vega did nothing for me personally. Definitely will be keeping an eye on him, if he outshines or can at least be as interesting as the alien options I will be impressed. I actually want to feel conflicted about who I chose for once, not just have a glaring favorite from the get-go. Yeah if you think about it, Jaal is the only male alien in our squad this time (romance-wise).
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Post by Crim on Feb 22, 2017 2:11:42 GMT
Yeah alot of people claimed it was sexist because they only watched the first episode then stopped watching and made a judgment without watching everything after that like her asserting dominance over the relationship, and her epic rise to power. In fact, a large amount of that show is women rising to power and making their own way with Daenerys, Aria, and recently Sansa and Cercei in S6. The majority of rulers in that show right now are female. That is true, but to be fair, the show has been sexist in many ways, the most obvious way being that it lazily depicts a world where AS USUAL... women are oppressed, people of color are the foreign "other," and LGBT people are considered gross and weird. Dragon Age is like all of those things but the "light" version which I suppose I'm sort of thankful for ME does way better but isn't perfect... and has no excuse on account of it being "in the future." It's gritty, it's a medieval fantasy world but oppression, misogyny, sexism was pretty prevalent in actual medieval societies as now doubt you're well aware. It just adds realism and drama besides like it was mentioned by Salty Drell most of the female characters on this show are pretty strong women despite all the crap thrown at em. They bounce back, some even get epic revenge on those who wronged em, looking at you Sansa/Dani/Cersei/Arya it's pretty damn satisfying tbh. As for the LGBT stuff, again just reflecting the realism of medieval society, it was terrible for anyone who was different, not a nice world to live in.
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Post by kissed by fire on Feb 22, 2017 2:14:32 GMT
I have a feeling I'm going to end up with a favorite I wasn't expecting. Jaal is taking up most of my attention at the moment because he's the only male alien option introduced so far. I'm a big fan of those . It would be really strange if he was the only romancable male alien in the game so as soon as he gets some competition, it's going to be tougher for me to decide! I can only speculate at the moment but it's safe to say this hypothetical other option would be an NPC. As for what kind of alien, it seems like the Drell and the Quarians are not going to come along for the ride (could be completely wrong though!) so I'm basing my guess off of the milky way races that are guaranteed to come; -Turian Likely-Salarian Maybe-Andromedan Alien (not Angara) Maybe-Krogan Very UnlikelyBesides my blatant favoritism , a male turian NPC seems the most likely to me only because a) It's not risky, it's been done already Garrus was popular. Watch the game surprise me though, I did a similar DAI list and got most of the characters wrong they're just fun to do beforehand. Since you mentioned him, Liam may be the first human male in a Mass Effect game that has caught my attention, Kaidan Jacob and Vega did nothing for me personally. Definitely will be keeping an eye on him, if he outshines or can at least be as interesting as the alien options I will be impressed. I actually want to feel conflicted about who I chose for once, not just have a glaring favorite from the get-go. Yeah if you think about it, Jaal is the only male alien in our squad this time (romance-wise). I wonder if they'd dare make all of our squad LI's bi, while keeping the heterosexual or homosexual LI to characters not on our squad? Just a stray thought. Keeps their promise of not every LI being bi, and but might make a lot of people happy having such options available to bring along. Thoughts?
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Post by Crim on Feb 22, 2017 2:15:13 GMT
You know, GOT is so weird. That was so hard to watch, and so awful. SO AWFUL. Yet I ended up falling in love with the couple, even though I know deep down I shouldn't have. What's odd to me is; People were utterly livid in Season 5 when Sansa was raped by Ramsey on her wedding night, saying that the show had crossed the line... seeming to forget that the exact same thing happened to Dany in the first freaking episode!
Was the moral dissonance because Ramsey is a complete monster, whereas Drogo is a decent guy (for a barbarian)? Hated what they did to Sansa's character in season 5, talk about regressing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 2:17:27 GMT
Yeah if you think about it, Jaal is the only male alien in our squad this time (romance-wise). I wonder if they'd dare make all of our squad LI's bi, while keeping the heterosexual or homosexual LI to characters not on our squad? Just a stray thought. Keeps their promise of not every LI being bi, and but might make a lot of people happy having such options available to bring along. Thoughts? From what I'm seeing, the most likely end result would be: Cora (straight) Liam(straight) PeeBee (bi) Vetra (bi) Jaal being bi might be too much though now that I look at the list and based on what they said... so at this rate straight would be more than likely for him. Any gay/lesbian would likely be NPC's.
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Post by Artemis on Feb 22, 2017 2:18:35 GMT
That is true, but to be fair, the show has been sexist in many ways, the most obvious way being that it lazily depicts a world where AS USUAL... women are oppressed, people of color are the foreign "other," and LGBT people are considered gross and weird. Dragon Age is like all of those things but the "light" version which I suppose I'm sort of thankful for ME does way better but isn't perfect... and has no excuse on account of it being "in the future." It's gritty, it's a medieval fantasy world but oppression, misogyny, sexism was pretty prevalent in actual medieval societies as now doubt you're well aware. It just adds realism and drama besides like it was mentioned by Salty Drell most of the female characters on this show are pretty strong women despite all the crap thrown at em. They bounce back, some even get epic revenge on those who wronged em, looking at you Sansa/Dani/Cersei/Arya it's pretty damn satisfying tbh. As for the LGBT stuff, again just reflecting the realism of medieval society, it was terrible for anyone who was different, not a nice world to live in. I know, I just consider that fantasy worlds that reflect the real world in every single hateful aspect (sexism, racism, homophobia) are lazy. It's not medieval Europe. It's fantasy. (And always these kinds of stories are written by white males...).
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Post by Gludipow on Feb 22, 2017 2:18:50 GMT
"Rids her of her virginity" That's a euphemism to end all euphemisms... Ugh just reading your summary highlights how icky the whole plot is. And on top of all that is the fact that the Dothraki are ridiculously sexist, such that she only has power because she is his woman, essentially. I have to admit reading that killed any chance of me ever reading the books. Doesn't sound like my cup of tea, especially with all the violence/death added in. Speaking of tea, mine is tasty. I wish I had a muffin or something to go with it though. Except Dany's time with the Dothraki essentially demonstrated her ability as a leader. After Drogo is killed, many of the Dothraki tribe that was under Drogo stayed with her. While others left. Because they believed in her leadership and the fierceness she demonstrated. And she went around to other parts of the country freeing slaves thereafter, even being revered and called Mhysa (mother) for it. Because she gave them life, or gave them life back.
There is one part where Dany tries to make a deal with a man who raises slaves to be unfeeling soldiers called the UnSullied. He castrates them, and teaches them not to react to pain through barbaric and torturous methods. When Dany tries negotiating for them, the man flings sexist insults at her in his native tongue thinking she can't understand them. Dany offers one of her dragons for the whole UnSullied army, but before the man can fully close the deal she demonstrates she is much smarter than he gave her credit for, speaking in his native tongue when she lashes out at him before having the dragon he is trying to take roast him alive in retribution. And she did this despite her male advisors telling her she was crazy for giving up her largest dragon for an army. Because she was confident in her strategy against him, and in the end got what she needed, and earned the UnSullied army's respect and loyalty through her own strength.
I wouldn't dismiss Dany's story as cut and dry sexism. The Dothraki are a little sexist, but irl we have cultures that could be considered sexist too. Dany overcame everything in spite of all that was put in front of her. The entirety of GoT has women rising to power in spite of whatever drawbacks or struggles they face. And each woman in GoT has her own strength, even if it takes them a while to find it. And considering GoT is somewhat a medieval-timeline type story the sexism that can be found in it is not unexpected given the time period. And yet the women rise to power in spite of it.
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Post by Artemis on Feb 22, 2017 2:20:03 GMT
Yeah if you think about it, Jaal is the only male alien in our squad this time (romance-wise). I wonder if they'd dare make all of our squad LI's bi, while keeping the heterosexual or homosexual LI to characters not on our squad? Just a stray thought. Keeps their promise of not every LI being bi, and but might make a lot of people happy having such options available to bring along. Thoughts? I sort of desperately want that to be the case? Especially for all the folks who want to romance (presumably straight) Liam and Cora. But I just... feel like that's giving the writers too much credit. I'd love for them to prove me wrong!
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Post by Artemis on Feb 22, 2017 2:21:00 GMT
I wonder if they'd dare make all of our squad LI's bi, while keeping the heterosexual or homosexual LI to characters not on our squad? Just a stray thought. Keeps their promise of not every LI being bi, and but might make a lot of people happy having such options available to bring along. Thoughts? From what I'm seeing, the most likely end result would be: Cora (straight) Liam(straight) PeeBee (bi) Vetra (bi) Jaal being bi might be too much though now that I look at the list and based on what they said... so at this rate straight would be more than likely for him. Any gay/lesbian would likely be NPC's. So gay Scott is relegated to NPCs? I highly doubt this! They aren't THAT blind and tone deaf.
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Post by Crim on Feb 22, 2017 2:24:06 GMT
Ah, Game of Thrones... I absolutely HATE that show, I shudder every time it comes up... but I adore the books! Sansa is my favorite character; I also love Catelyn and Brienne too. I like Jaime, too, and Daenerys's story is... interesting, if a tad boring later on. But I digress. One thing I wanted to see in the show and was bummed it didn't happen... Lady Stoneheart!!! Getting sweet sweet revenge on those who wronged her family. Especially those weasely fuckin' Freys, ugh I hate that family so much, gah.
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Post by Salty Drell on Feb 22, 2017 2:24:11 GMT
That is true, but to be fair, the show has been sexist in many ways, the most obvious way being that it lazily depicts a world where AS USUAL... women are oppressed, people of color are the foreign "other," and LGBT people are considered gross and weird. Dragon Age is like all of those things but the "light" version which I suppose I'm sort of thankful for ME does way better but isn't perfect... and has no excuse on account of it being "in the future." It's gritty, it's a medieval fantasy world but oppression, misogyny, sexism was pretty prevalent in actual medieval societies as now doubt you're well aware. It just adds realism and drama besides like it was mentioned by Salty Drell most of the female characters on this show are pretty strong women despite all the crap thrown at em. They bounce back, some even get epic revenge on those who wronged em, looking at you Sansa/Dani/Cersei/Arya it's pretty damn satisfying tbh. As for the LGBT stuff, again just reflecting the realism of medieval society, it was terrible for anyone who was different, not a nice world to live in. I wonder what Dani's stance on Gays and Bisexuals actually are, and if she'll defend them when she gets to Westoros. Did she ever give her opinion on them in the books?
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Post by kissed by fire on Feb 22, 2017 2:26:51 GMT
That is true, but to be fair, the show has been sexist in many ways, the most obvious way being that it lazily depicts a world where AS USUAL... women are oppressed, people of color are the foreign "other," and LGBT people are considered gross and weird. Dragon Age is like all of those things but the "light" version which I suppose I'm sort of thankful for ME does way better but isn't perfect... and has no excuse on account of it being "in the future." It's gritty, it's a medieval fantasy world but oppression, misogyny, sexism was pretty prevalent in actual medieval societies as now doubt you're well aware. It just adds realism and drama besides like it was mentioned by Salty Drell most of the female characters on this show are pretty strong women despite all the crap thrown at em. They bounce back, some even get epic revenge on those who wronged em, looking at you Sansa/Dani/Cersei/Arya it's pretty damn satisfying tbh. As for the LGBT stuff, again just reflecting the realism of medieval society, it was terrible for anyone who was different, not a nice world to live in. I think there's a very big difference in depicting sexism in media, which I believe the books do well, and using sexist cliches, tropes and stereotypes in a media, thus the media becoming sexist itself. However... we're probably getting into some less than agreeable topics that way; I'm sure everyone has their own opinions and beliefs over it, so in order to not start an argument, I'll just leave it at that.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 2:29:12 GMT
From what I'm seeing, the most likely end result would be: Cora (straight) Liam(straight) PeeBee (bi) Vetra (bi) Jaal being bi might be too much though now that I look at the list and based on what they said... so at this rate straight would be more than likely for him. Any gay/lesbian would likely be NPC's. So gay Scott is relegated to NPCs? I highly doubt this! They aren't THAT blind and tone deaf. The problem is with Drack on the team and Liam most likely straight, the balance is off if they made 3 bi and 2 straight. They said that won't happen. Being stuck with 6 squadmates only makes it more complicated. It's not official, but just matches closely with what they said.
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Post by kissed by fire on Feb 22, 2017 2:31:57 GMT
I wonder if they'd dare make all of our squad LI's bi, while keeping the heterosexual or homosexual LI to characters not on our squad? Just a stray thought. Keeps their promise of not every LI being bi, and but might make a lot of people happy having such options available to bring along. Thoughts? From what I'm seeing, the most likely end result would be: Cora (straight) Liam(straight) PeeBee (bi) Vetra (bi) Jaal being bi might be too much though now that I look at the list and based on what they said... so at this rate straight would be more than likely for him. Any gay/lesbian would likely be NPC's. That would be sad for the gay men out there, imho. Although, you're probably right. I wonder if they'd dare make all of our squad LI's bi, while keeping the heterosexual or homosexual LI to characters not on our squad? Just a stray thought. Keeps their promise of not every LI being bi, and but might make a lot of people happy having such options available to bring along. Thoughts? I sort of desperately want that to be the case? Especially for all the folks who want to romance (presumably straight) Liam and Cora. But I just... feel like that's giving the writers too much credit. I'd love for them to prove me wrong! I do too. I mean, I really wouldn't hate it and it would probably make everyone happy in the long wrong. But I think that would depend on how the romances play out, I guess.
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Post by Salty Drell on Feb 22, 2017 2:32:46 GMT
The problem is with Drack on the team and Liam most likely straight, the balance is off if they made 3 bi and 2 straight. They said that won't happen. Being stuck with 6 squadmates only makes it more complicated. It's not official, but just matches closely with what they said. Yeah but there could always be a surprise squad mate we won't know about till we play (secret Kett maybe?)and they could be straight so 3 bi and 3 straight.
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Post by Marinade Plushie on Feb 22, 2017 2:34:09 GMT
scoundrel, That is amazing! I it! Evening you awesome Jaalicle Cats! Finally getting a day off and getting a chance to pop in and catch up on the news! Thank you fialka and @beautesombre for the awesome updates. It's taken me a bit of time to catch up on almost 48 pages worth of news. Warm welcome to all the new Jaalicle Cats! This is the best place to be! We even have a beautiful blanket fort! It does irritate me that we have to find out about the CC through news media. I don't want to read about it, I want to see it darn it. Give us a video, pretty please. I will have early Origin access on March 17, but sadly, I will be at work when I'm finally able to download it. So, I will only get a little bit of time with it then. I'll prolly spend most of my 10 hours playing in the CC! Lol. I'll be popping in and out throughout the next few days. For now though, I'm off to play some more Pillars of Eternity. Blessed be to all you amazing Jaalicle Cats! *huggles huggles huggles huggles*
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Post by Davrin's boobs on Feb 22, 2017 2:34:35 GMT
If Jaal is straight I'm not buying the game and will wait until some sales after a year it would so terrible for gay Scott and male palyers without a squadmate Li again... No no no (¬ .¬) Danny is the best
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Post by faerlyte on Feb 22, 2017 2:34:42 GMT
Ooooh, GOTs talk. That series was decent for the first two books and then it went downhill rapidly. All the tv series has gone to show is that attractive actors can make anybody turn a blind eye to incest and rape. The bad guys never get their dues, or if they do they have done so many horrible things by then that it isn't even satisfying. Cersei and Jamie are CREEPY. Depravity should not be idolized.
Anyway, now that I've gotten that off my chest.
We definitely need at least one more male alien LI. I want the krogan or a turian, but I've already been so well rewarded by getting Garrus in ME2 and 3 that I can't be too disappointed if I don't get what I want this time around.
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Post by Crim on Feb 22, 2017 2:36:04 GMT
It's gritty, it's a medieval fantasy world but oppression, misogyny, sexism was pretty prevalent in actual medieval societies as now doubt you're well aware. It just adds realism and drama besides like it was mentioned by Salty Drell most of the female characters on this show are pretty strong women despite all the crap thrown at em. They bounce back, some even get epic revenge on those who wronged em, looking at you Sansa/Dani/Cersei/Arya it's pretty damn satisfying tbh. As for the LGBT stuff, again just reflecting the realism of medieval society, it was terrible for anyone who was different, not a nice world to live in. I wonder what Dani's stance on Gays and Bisexuals actually are, and if she'll defend them when she gets to Westoros. Did she ever give her opinion on them in the books? Well, Dani has slept with her hand maiden on occasion iirc, if Daario wasn't around to scratch her itch. She's super horny in the books at times, Jesus Christ. I'd imagine she'd be quite open towards LGBT folk myself *shrugs* Wouldn't bother her.
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Post by Artemis on Feb 22, 2017 2:36:18 GMT
It's gritty, it's a medieval fantasy world but oppression, misogyny, sexism was pretty prevalent in actual medieval societies as now doubt you're well aware. It just adds realism and drama besides like it was mentioned by Salty Drell most of the female characters on this show are pretty strong women despite all the crap thrown at em. They bounce back, some even get epic revenge on those who wronged em, looking at you Sansa/Dani/Cersei/Arya it's pretty damn satisfying tbh. As for the LGBT stuff, again just reflecting the realism of medieval society, it was terrible for anyone who was different, not a nice world to live in. I think there's a very big difference in depicting sexism in media, which I believe the books do well, and using sexist cliches, tropes and stereotypes in a media, thus the media becoming sexist itself. However... we're probably getting into some less than agreeable topics that way; I'm sure everyone has their own opinions and beliefs over it, so in order to not start an argument, I'll just leave it at that. Yeah I bowed out; I spend all day explaining sexism to people in the classroom and can't bring myself to do when I come home, too ;;
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Post by Artemis on Feb 22, 2017 2:38:45 GMT
So gay Scott is relegated to NPCs? I highly doubt this! They aren't THAT blind and tone deaf. The problem is with Drack on the team and Liam most likely straight, the balance is off if they made 3 bi and 2 straight. They said that won't happen. Being stuck with 6 squadmates only makes it more complicated. It's not official, but just matches closely with what they said. It's about options. They're fully aware of how they screwed up with the trilogy. Your version leaves: Three options for straight Scott, Two options for straight Sara, Two options for gay Sara, Zero options for gay Scott. That's pretty preposterous. Though I guess I'll have to eat my socks if it comes to pass. I mean the world is already looking so hateful and blind to bigotry it wouldn't shock to see it continued in a video game.
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