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Post by Crim on Feb 6, 2017 17:57:47 GMT
and thats why we have fan fiction and art get all those kinky drawings ready XD Ah, I don't think anyone reads/writes fanfiction any more, but drawings are going be all the rage, I am sure Not true, I digested and still do on occasion my fair share of fanfics. And with the release of a new ME more and more people will be sharing stories again.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 17:59:43 GMT
and thats why we have fan fiction and art get all those kinky drawings ready XD Ah, I don't think anyone reads/writes fanfiction any more, but drawings are going be all the rage, I am sure I'm offended! Not that there's been a line in my AO3, but something there does happen.
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Post by louy on Feb 6, 2017 18:04:37 GMT
and thats why we have fan fiction and art get all those kinky drawings ready XD Ah, I don't think anyone reads/writes fanfiction any more, but drawings are going be all the rage, I am sure I do both but i really need more info on characters even though i have written a couple and so far people like them. P.s. look at fan-fiction net and tell me no one write fan fics anymore XD (this is not meant sarcastically, just as a general thing) xx
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Post by javeart on Feb 6, 2017 18:06:20 GMT
Well, I just wanted to say that this thread is definitely like Solas' thread... and so I have to give up on it It's probably even more like the Solas' thread than the Solas' thread itself, because I didn't have to stop reading that one until some time after the game was released but it's been less than 24 hours since last I checked this one and there's aready 20 more pages?! It's definitely moving too fast already for me, takes too much time to keep up an conversation starts feeling hard to follow... and I guess it's only going to move faster once we actually know something about Jaal let alone once the game it's out, I can only imagine how this is going to be then! If I fall in love with Jaal once I played the game, however, my first post will be here to say as much and maybe once (if) the thead starts slowing down (maybe 2, 3 years from now? ) I'll be back In the mean time, here's hoping that Jaal turns out to be an amazing character (Solas/Garrus level of amazing!) and that everyone that wants to gets the chance to romance him
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Post by theratpack55 on Feb 6, 2017 18:06:28 GMT
and thats why we have fan fiction and art get all those kinky drawings ready XD Ah, I don't think anyone reads/writes fanfiction any more, but drawings are going be all the rage, I am sure The horror! What would I do at work all day if there was no fanfiction?! I do hope there will be some hot and heavy Jaal fic arising to make up for whatever fade to black we get...
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Post by Crim on Feb 6, 2017 18:09:38 GMT
Ah, I don't think anyone reads/writes fanfiction any more, but drawings are going be all the rage, I am sure I do both but i really need more info on characters even though i have written a couple and so far people like them. P.s. look at fan-fiction net and tell me no one write fan fics anymore XD (this is not meant sarcastically, just as a general thing) xx Looking forward to seeing what a few of my favourite writers on AO3 come up with once I've played [ insert Sara n' her Li here ] the story.
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Post by Cathe on Feb 6, 2017 18:12:43 GMT
I've recently been reading loads of Wynonna Earp fanfiction and i'd happily read Jaal or any MEA ones
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Post by elanor on Feb 6, 2017 18:16:46 GMT
This thread is on fire
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Post by Artemis on Feb 6, 2017 18:19:11 GMT
Close to 100, this thread moves fastly I have been thinking bit of Angarans and I wonder if we are going to have alliance with them against Khet. Storyline where they have been in war or resisting Khet would make sense- even if it certainly wouldn't be most original thing out there. it would make sense to have Jaal in our team, because we are allied against common enemy though. We had a theory that the Angara and Kett were working together, but Jaal decides to change sides and join us. This is theorized from the trailer where the Angara seem to be in the tech vaults The Archon wants. They could be slave workers. Similar to how the twi'lek or togruta people would be used for slave labor by various societies. (And wow I have a lot to catch up to LOL!!!)
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Post by palinopsia on Feb 6, 2017 18:21:04 GMT
Okay so I've been thinking about all the different planets we've seen. This is what I assume to be the Angaran homeworld: Now, there are these three shots that look to me like they're from the same planet (not the Angaran homeworld planet, at least not necessarily, I mean these three look like they could be the same planet). Seems to have a lot of green plants on it and has these weird flying aliens, also rocks that seem to float or something? This last one only has the floating rocks though, and doesn't have many plants, the ones on the left look dried up and dead. However, it also has bioluminescent plants. EDIT: That's apparently Habitat 7. It doesn't look much like the previous two though, so maybe the floating rocks is like a weird plot thing that has to do with vaults or the Remnant or the "Scourge" or whatever. Who knows There's also this early concept art that looks like it might be from that planet, going by the plants but it doesn't have the floating rocks or the bioluminescence. However a lot of people were speculating that this is an early concept for the Angaran homeworld based on a video where some devs were talking about this picture (sadly I can't find the link now), and I am one of those people: And then there's this planet: We can clearly see it has bioluminescent plants, which makes me think it's the same planet as this one (the plants look very similar in colour and design imo): However the climates seem to be very, very different. And this planet seems to have a lot more plants on it. And I don't see any giant mushrooms in the background. However we already know that there won't be day/night cycles but there will be different climates on planets. It's also worth noting that this shot seems to be at night, so assuming the plants don't glow during the day, the vegetation looks kinda similar? So maybe this planet and the planet with the floating rocks may be the same planet? (Also note that these plants look similar to the purple tree in the background in the first picture on the Angaran homeworld, and their designs are similar in general) There's also this early concept art that looks like it might be from this bioluminescent planet: Also! There's this planet which has the same colour scheme as the one with the giant mushrooms, but it's hard to say. Although the landscape in general looks similar as well (note that the round thing on the right is the Tempest flying towards the camera): SO MY POINT BEING. Do you guys think there's any chance these planets might be the same planet, or any of these could be the Angaran homeworld, the one in the first picture?
I will not give up on bioluminescent Angara EDIT: I just noticed that the giant mushroom planet is the one we see and land on in the gameplay trailer with Sara where we meet Sloan Kelly: The scene where the Nomad is seen is also on that same planet, you can tell by the weird rocks that seem to have these holes? It's around 1:56 in the trailer, and that same texture can be seen on pretty much every rock surface on the planet with Sloan. So that means the giant mushroom planet also has plants? Lush green trees, in fact. Similar to the ones on the first planet I mentioned, with the flying aliens. Also you can see in the picture above and in the following scene with combat (which is also on the same giant mushroom planet) these weird plants on the ground? It can also be seen in the 3rd picture (excluding the Angaran homeworld), the planet with floating rocks and bioluminescent fungi-looking plants. Doubt it actually means anything, though.
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Post by Rynnju on Feb 6, 2017 18:25:12 GMT
If it'll prove true about nudity for Sara and Scott romances i don't like it... And not only because it's not fair but because of this "AH, F/F ROMANCES SO HOT! LESBIAAANS. GIMME ME MORE". I want it to stop so desperately i don't want to feel myself like a "fetish" for someone's tastes just because i also love women. Ugh, soul cry. Will hope that it'll prove false, maybe this will help Yep. The increased nudity in scenes for the female character isn't actually a boon for female players most of the time. Usually it just looks like it's set up to titillate male players who decide they want to roll a woman. So only the player gets naked which...who cares, if you're a straight female. It's boobs, I got em, not exciting. Why would I care about my own character's nudity and her nudity only? And that's not going into the myriad of issues I've seen pop up in the lesbian romances, which also look hand tailored for dude players.
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Post by elanor on Feb 6, 2017 18:26:20 GMT
Okay so I've been thinking about all the different planets we've seen. This is what I assume to be the Angaran homeworld: It's weird in first picture that some of the Angaran look like they crouching down or something and some look more straight.
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Post by Artemis on Feb 6, 2017 18:27:42 GMT
What makes you think he has less content with Scott or he's just a fling ? My expectations are very tempered at this point from all the leaks I read. But just because the scene his friend saw had no nudity doesn't mean the m/m romance has less content or that it's a fling. It just means we don't get any nudity. I still firmly believe we'll get Reyes/Jaal and both will be full fledged romances. I really hope Bioware doesn't let me down. Considering what everyone else seems to be getting for options I say we deserve two romances and one should be a squadmember. Which, if I was religious, I would be praying that it's Jaal. I would exercise caution. The gaping wounds of DAI are still there First was Cullen on the chopping block. Then I thought, Solas, I can get behind him, maybe he's-- "NO!!!" Okay, shit, only one left, Blackwall, there's no way they will give straight women a fourth option and no t--"NO!!! ALSO STRAIGHT!" I was feeling very... at the end there. <--Bioware ... --> Me
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Post by Artemis on Feb 6, 2017 18:28:52 GMT
While it seems disappointing for m/m I doubt BW will make it less after it's been in demand more since Dorian. I still have faith they will pander to all their fans. Keep in mind these are two different development teams though. Remember, even as Dragon Age and Mass Effect were becoming more inclusive, BioWare Austin were creating SW:TOR and were like, gay? What is this "gay"? Never heard of it...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 18:30:18 GMT
I've looked at ff.net for the last few games I've played, and it was so quiet compared to the heyday of the Baldur's gate fics :) I guess, there are more sites now anyways, so they do not get condensed so much, or maybe other games did not really generate the fics. Well, we'll see what happens with ME:A release. I might have to ask for where folks park the stories nowadays. I like good writing for video-games.
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Post by Artemis on Feb 6, 2017 18:31:37 GMT
Which is why it's all convenient that the straight romances can be revealed, since there likely to be full of content and material. But they won't reveal any of the non-straight ones since it seems likely they are going to be significantly lacking in content and material, and thus draw a lot of backlash, which they probably won't want to deal with prior to launch. After launch they can just ignore it, since the game is done, out, and sold. They would have no prerogative to address any criticisms of LGBT content after launch. Maybe they're avoiding it because they know that no matter who they make available for whom there will be backlash anyway. I mean they're stuck between a rock and a hard place basically. [...] That is true, but... maybe they wouldn't be so stuck if they'd consistently do the following: 1. Give equal amounts of content to all players. 2. Stop making the most significant characters straight. 3. Stop making "the gay option" NPCs. 4. For the love of god avoid stereotypes when writing LGBT characters. Some BioWare games have managed some of these, none has managed all.
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Post by theratpack55 on Feb 6, 2017 18:32:42 GMT
I've looked at ff.net for the last few games I've played, and it was so quiet compared to the heyday of the Baldur's gate fics I guess, there are more sites now anyways, so they do not get condensed so much, or maybe other games did not really generate the fics. Well, we'll see what happens with ME:A release. I might have to ask for where folks park the stories nowadays. I like good writing for video-games. AO3 is the place to go nowadays, I think. At least that's where I get my fix.
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Post by Artemis on Feb 6, 2017 18:36:29 GMT
I'm looking forward to a cinematic trailer with Sara too. Who knows maybe they'll have her kissing someone too. It would be nice if they had her kissing a female LI. I wonder how many heads would explode if they did. It's too bad we still have to sensor things like that. I don't see that happening, but... it sure would be friggin awesome. The Sims 4 has recently started putting same sex couples in their ads and I don't think they've gotten any negative backlash for it. But that's the Sims. Very different player base.
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Post by elanor on Feb 6, 2017 18:37:10 GMT
It's hard to make everyone happy with limited amount of characters. There will always be disproportions and most favoured will always be straight men. Bioware is doing good job already. And I'm writing it even if I'm usually not entirely happy with what they've done.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 18:37:40 GMT
I've looked at ff.net for the last few games I've played, and it was so quiet compared to the heyday of the Baldur's gate fics :) I guess, there are more sites now anyways, so they do not get condensed so much, or maybe other games did not really generate the fics. Well, we'll see what happens with ME:A release. I might have to ask for where folks park the stories nowadays. I like good writing for video-games. AO3 is the place to go nowadays, I think. At least that's where I get my fix. :) gtk, thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 18:40:02 GMT
While it seems disappointing for m/m I doubt BW will make it less after it's been in demand more since Dorian. I still have faith they will pander to all their fans. Keep in mind these are two different development teams though. Remember, even as Dragon Age and Mass Effect were becoming more inclusive, BioWare Austin were creating SW:TOR and were like, gay? What is this "gay"? Never heard of it... Well they said they took all the wrongs and rights of DAI for MEA so I keep the faith. Also an Austin BW guy worked on Jaal.
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Post by Rynnju on Feb 6, 2017 18:41:02 GMT
Oooh, I'd really like it if Jaal was the dominant and protective type... I'm kinda tired of awkward, insecure male romance options tbh. I'd be fine with this, but they better not railroad us into being his "sub" like they did with Iron Bull. No thanks, I'd rather take him to task. Honestly, if I feel "weaker" than him in the romance, that'll turn me off it pretty darn fast.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 18:41:08 GMT
If it'll prove true about nudity for Sara and Scott romances i don't like it... And not only because it's not fair but because of this "AH, F/F ROMANCES SO HOT! LESBIAAANS. GIMME ME MORE". I want it to stop so desperately i don't want to feel myself like a "fetish" for someone's tastes just because i also love women. Ugh, soul cry. Will hope that it'll prove false, maybe this will help Yep. The increased nudity in scenes for the female character isn't actually a boon for female players most of the time. Usually it just looks like it's set up to titillate male players who decide they want to roll a woman. So only the player gets naked which...who cares, if you're a straight female. It's boobs, I got em, not exciting. Why would I care about my own character's nudity and her nudity only? And that's not going into the myriad of issues I've seen pop up in the lesbian romances, which also look hand tailored for dude players. It sometimes feel weird to look at your naked character x) I get a feeling like i'm a parent who didn't knocked at the door of his child's room But yes it looks like it's all for men's pleasure and their fantasies about sex. Like lgbt people don't already have enough with this, and not only lesbian/bi women, this can apply for a gay/bi men too in case of yaoi and some women's fantasies, i personally knew a gay guy who had enough with this. If this spoiler is true - it's not fair and it's an ugly side of videogame industry. Ugh, i'm too emotional about this, sorry if got carried away.
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Post by Artemis on Feb 6, 2017 18:41:45 GMT
Why does everyone always say that about the human options ? I guess they're just not as exotic and interesting as the aliens. Honestly we've barely seen anything of the guy and what we've seen I liked. Think you might be judging a little early. I personally found all the human male LI in ME boring from experience. The DA males however were a whole different story! I think I was able to make Kaidan's interesting by not romancing him until ME3 when he suddenly confesses feelings he's had for years for me. However that is even more beautiful if it's with a male Shep imo!Can confirm It's reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally sweet, and I'm so glad Kaidan was not an option for BroShep until ME3. The tension between them in the first two games is so perfect. Btw finally started a FemShep playthrough! Already Kaidan is getting on my nerves Can't wait for Virmire, BYE BUDDY Just not feeling that same connection. It'll be fun finally getting to know Ashley.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 18:42:05 GMT
Yep. The increased nudity in scenes for the female character isn't actually a boon for female players most of the time. Usually it just looks like it's set up to titillate male players who decide they want to roll a woman. So only the player gets naked which...who cares, if you're a straight female. It's boobs, I got em, not exciting. Why would I care about my own character's nudity and her nudity only? And that's not going into the myriad of issues I've seen pop up in the lesbian romances, which also look hand tailored for dude players. It sometimes feel weird to look at your naked character x) I get a feeling like i'm a parent who didn't knocked at the door of his child's room But yes it looks like it's all for men's pleasure and their fantasies about sex. Like lgbt people don't already have enough with this, and not only lesbian/bi women, this can apply for a gay/bi men too in case of yaoi and some women's fantasies, i personally knew a gay guy who had enough with this. If this spoiler is true - it's not fair and it's an ugly side of videogame industry. Ugh, i'm too emotional about this, sorry if got carried away. What's even more weird is when they have your body type and you see them naked. Awkward!
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