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Post by peabuddie on Apr 5, 2017 5:01:12 GMT
I've lived on both coasts and both borders and a couple states in the middle of the U.S., I've also been alive many many years and I have never, ever heard that expression in that way. I've heard something like "your face looks tired" or My face is tired from laughing so much. But the way Addison used that phrase was just weird.
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Post by decafhigh on Apr 5, 2017 5:04:02 GMT
Maybe I need to start a petition demanding BW give us an EC edition of free DLC explaining why Addison uses this phrase! :rage:
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Post by Revan Reborn on Apr 5, 2017 5:06:25 GMT
Look, I'd love to discuss this right now, but I took an arrow to the knee and my face is tired. "Another settlement has sent word that they need our help. I'll mark it on your map. Go find out what they need. We could use more settlements supporting our cause." With all of this wonderful dialogue I think we could create our own AAA game and sell it for $60.
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Post by decafhigh on Apr 5, 2017 5:08:59 GMT
Look, I'd love to discuss this right now, but I took an arrow to the knee and my face is tired. "Another settlement has sent word that they need our help. I'll mark it on your map. Go find out what they need. We could use more settlements supporting our cause." With all of this wonderful dialogue I think we could create our own AAA game and sell it for $60. What's this 'we' stuff? All your base are belong to us!
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Post by Doctor Fumbles on Apr 5, 2017 5:09:47 GMT
Look, I'd love to discuss this right now, but I took an arrow to the knee and my face is tired. "Another settlement has sent word that they need our help. I'll mark it on your map. Go find out what they need. We could use more settlements supporting our cause." With all of this wonderful dialogue I think we could create our own AAA game and sell it for $60. Shut up Preston.
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Post by NUM13ER on Apr 5, 2017 5:11:56 GMT
The awkward manner in which she delivers this line, coupled with how most of her dialogue is all over the place, and the fact her expressionless face stares into my very soul...has lead me to believe there is a third race in Andromeda.
A sinister faction of body snatchers struggling to maintain their cover.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 5:13:10 GMT
To be honest the way she pronounces Pathfinder is the biggest crime "What happened with PATHFINDAH"
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Post by Revan Reborn on Apr 5, 2017 5:14:48 GMT
"Another settlement has sent word that they need our help. I'll mark it on your map. Go find out what they need. We could use more settlements supporting our cause." With all of this wonderful dialogue I think we could create our own AAA game and sell it for $60. What's this 'we' stuff? All your base are belong to us! There were so many times I wanted to slap Preston Garvey in the face. At least he doesn't speak incoherent English and give me dead eyes like Addison. Is it too much to ask for normal English with people that don't look like they came out of a circus? I suppose if I was stuck on the Nexus staring at people like Addison for 14 months, I'd probably look all kinds of crazy too.
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Post by Doctor Fumbles on Apr 5, 2017 5:15:53 GMT
The awkward manner in which she deliver this line, coupled with how most of her dialogue is all over the place, and the fact her expressionless face stares into my very soul has lead me to believe there is a third race in Andromeda. A sinister faction of body snatchers struggling to maintain their cover. You fool! They now know you are onto them. They will start to come after you soon.
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Post by ningishzidda on Apr 5, 2017 5:18:26 GMT
I know it is the new big Bioware meme, but where did this even come from? When Addison said that I was like 'What?'. Never in my entire life have I ever heard anyone use that expression. Is it a Canadian thing? Is that something they say often up North? Has anyone heard someone use that in an everyday conversation? Was just a typo in the VA's script? I'm curious as to the origins of our newest joke. If you have any ideas where this phrase originated lets hear them. I have been alive for 36 years, been to 40 out of 50 U.S. states, traveled across Europe, the Middle East, Australia, India, Japan and a few islands such as Puerto Rico, Guam and the Hawaiian Islands. I've met thousands of people of practically every combination of ethnicities, religions, levels of education, etc. Never once in all of that time have I ever heard someone say their face was tired. In fact, I have NEVER heard someone say that an individual, specific body part is "tired". 100% of the time in which I have heard someone use the adjective tired as it relates to weariness, it is reference to their entire body, or rather, the estimation of their energy. "I'm feeling tired. I'm going to take a nap." The closest phrase / idiom I can think that I've heard often is to say that your "leg / arm fell asleep" if a consistent amount of pressure has been applied to it over time (i.e., laying on top of the appenage, resting your elbows on your thigh, etc). But of course, this is merely a euphemism to describe a feeling of numbness from decreased blood flow. I mean.. I can understand what they are trying to imply with that phrase of having a tired face... her face hurts form constantly furrowing eyebrows and grimacing and squinting out of worry... but in my experience, this feeling is virtually always described as having a headache rather than clumsily trying to describe your entire face being in a state of weariness. tl;dr, I'm assuming someone fresh out of a community college creative writing class was trying to find an alternative way of saying "I have a headache".
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Post by Cyan_Griffonclaw on Apr 5, 2017 5:19:11 GMT
"Another settlement has sent word that they need our help. I'll mark it on your map. Go find out what they need. We could use more settlements supporting our cause." With all of this wonderful dialogue I think we could create our own AAA game and sell it for $60. Shut up Preston. Yo, I'm from the northeast close to West Point. The whole Minuteman thing was awesome until... you get to that point when you just want to say to Preston, "WTF! I'm a General, send a team to (insert your workshop here) and deal with it man!" One of many things Bioware does get right, the military is dress-right-dress.
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Post by decafhigh on Apr 5, 2017 5:22:27 GMT
I know it is the new big Bioware meme, but where did this even come from? When Addison said that I was like 'What?'. Never in my entire life have I ever heard anyone use that expression. Is it a Canadian thing? Is that something they say often up North? Has anyone heard someone use that in an everyday conversation? Was just a typo in the VA's script? I'm curious as to the origins of our newest joke. If you have any ideas where this phrase originated lets hear them. I have been alive for 36 years, been to 40 out of 50 U.S. states, traveled across Europe, the Middle East, Australia, India, Japan and a few islands such as Puerto Rico, Guam and the Hawaiian Islands. I've met thousands of people of practically every combination of ethnicities, religions, levels of education, etc. Never once in all of that time have I ever heard someone say their face was tired. In fact, I have NEVER heard someone say that an individual, specific body part is "tired". 100% of the time in which I have heard someone use the adjective tired as it relates to weariness, it is reference to their entire body, or rather, the estimation of their energy. "I'm feeling tired. I'm going to take a nap." The closest phrase / idiom I can think that I've heard often is to say that your "leg / arm fell asleep" if a consistent amount of pressure has been applied to it over time (i.e., laying on top of the appenage, resting your elbows on your thigh, etc). But of course, this is merely a euphemism to describe a feeling of numbness from decreased blood flow. I mean.. I can understand what they are trying to imply with that phrase of having a tired face... her face hurts form constantly furrowing eyebrows and grimacing and squinting out of worry... but in my experience, this feeling is virtually always described as having a headache rather than clumsily trying to describe your entire face being in a state of weariness. tl;dr, I'm assuming someone fresh out of a community college creative writing class was trying to find an alternative way of saying "I have a headache". Yeah that is a likely theory. I've heard people say things like "my arms are tired" or "my legs are tired" if they've been working hard or something, but "My face is tired"? Especially with that unmoving deadpan expression she has? It is kinda body snatcher'ish I suppose.
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Post by Doctor Fumbles on Apr 5, 2017 5:24:20 GMT
I have been alive for 36 years, been to 40 out of 50 U.S. states, traveled across Europe, the Middle East, Australia, India, Japan and a few islands such as Puerto Rico, Guam and the Hawaiian Islands. I've met thousands of people of practically every combination of ethnicities, religions, levels of education, etc. Never once in all of that time have I ever heard someone say their face was tired. In fact, I have NEVER heard someone say that an individual, specific body part is "tired". 100% of the time in which I have heard someone use the adjective tired as it relates to weariness, it is reference to their entire body, or rather, the estimation of their energy. "I'm feeling tired. I'm going to take a nap." The closest phrase / idiom I can think that I've heard often is to say that your "leg / arm fell asleep" if a consistent amount of pressure has been applied to it over time (i.e., laying on top of the appenage, resting your elbows on your thigh, etc). But of course, this is merely a euphemism to describe a feeling of numbness from decreased blood flow. I mean.. I can understand what they are trying to imply with that phrase of having a tired face... her face hurts form constantly furrowing eyebrows and grimacing and squinting out of worry... but in my experience, this feeling is virtually always described as having a headache rather than clumsily trying to describe your entire face being in a state of weariness. tl;dr, I'm assuming someone fresh out of a community college creative writing class was trying to find an alternative way of saying "I have a headache". Yeah that is a likely theory. I've heard people say things like "my arms are tired" or "my legs are tired" if they've been working hard or something, but "My face is tired"? Especially with that unmoving deadpan expression she has? It is kinda body snatcher'ish I suppose. Maybe it is a voice actor thing. She got tired after saying so many lines ; she just ad libbed it in.
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Post by bakgrind on Apr 5, 2017 5:25:37 GMT
I think that line was misunderstood by the person whom wrote it. They really didn't understand the the meaning behind it. Either that or it some how got chopped in editing . As an example they should of written it like "My job is so much fun/Not fun that my facial expression is now frozen/tired from all my laughing/crying/burden.
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Post by NUM13ER on Apr 5, 2017 5:25:44 GMT
The awkward manner in which she deliver this line, coupled with how most of her dialogue is all over the place, and the fact her expressionless face stares into my very soul has lead me to believe there is a third race in Andromeda. A sinister faction of body snatchers struggling to maintain their cover. You fool! They now know you are onto them. They will start to come after you soon. They can't possible get to me until a sequel is released, unless... that's exactly that they want me to think!
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Post by colfoley on Apr 5, 2017 5:25:55 GMT
Yeah that is a likely theory. I've heard people say things like "my arms are tired" or "my legs are tired" if they've been working hard or something, but "My face is tired"? Especially with that unmoving deadpan expression she has? It is kinda body snatcher'ish I suppose. Maybe it is a voice actor thing. She got tired after saying so many lines ; she just ad libbed it in. Mass Effect Andromeda was being develloped at the tail end of the start of the VA strike....just saying. How's that going btw?
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Post by decafhigh on Apr 5, 2017 5:26:24 GMT
Yeah that is a likely theory. I've heard people say things like "my arms are tired" or "my legs are tired" if they've been working hard or something, but "My face is tired"? Especially with that unmoving deadpan expression she has? It is kinda body snatcher'ish I suppose. Maybe it is a voice actor thing. She got tired after saying so many lines ; she just ad libbed it in. LOL or she just used it between takes and BW decided to just roll with it instead of recording more lines?
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Post by Doctor Fumbles on Apr 5, 2017 5:28:57 GMT
Maybe it is a voice actor thing. She got tired after saying so many lines ; she just ad libbed it in. LOL or she just used it between takes and BW decided to just roll with it instead of recording more lines? Who knows at this point. / shrug
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Post by linksocarina on Apr 5, 2017 5:29:25 GMT
One joke theory I heard is it was purposeful in protest to the animations.
A little part of me is cynical enough to believe that.
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Post by decafhigh on Apr 5, 2017 5:31:03 GMT
One joke theory I heard is it was purposeful in protest to the animations. A little part of me is cynical enough to believe that. It wouldn't be the first time BW trolled its own fans. I mean there was the ME3 ending.
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Post by Doctor Fumbles on Apr 5, 2017 5:31:19 GMT
One joke theory I heard is it was purposeful in protest to the animations. A little part of me is cynical enough to believe that. Do VA see the people they represent though when recording?
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Post by linksocarina on Apr 5, 2017 5:32:35 GMT
One joke theory I heard is it was purposeful in protest to the animations. A little part of me is cynical enough to believe that. Do VA see the people they represent though when recording? Not usually no.
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Post by Doctor Fumbles on Apr 5, 2017 5:36:38 GMT
Do VA see the people they represent though when recording? Not usually no. Hmm. I don't know anymore. To tired to think.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Apr 5, 2017 5:39:24 GMT
Honestly, Addison having a tired face is the least of her problems. I think I'd probably get this checked out...
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Post by Doctor Fumbles on Apr 5, 2017 5:42:10 GMT
Honestly, Addison having a tired face is the least of her problems. I think I'd probably get this checked out... It's fine. It is just a little loose. A few weeks top, and it will be back to normal...
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