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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 21:30:33 GMT
Assuming we have 3 options, realistically, gay only ever has 2 options, but this is a wish list for me in DA: A gay knight who is idealistic. Someone who want to reform Tevinter. He's your average everyday guy like Cullen, Alistair, Blackwall who you wouldn't even be aware that he's gay. He's your best buddy in the game in the same extend of Garrus. Friendly and helpful. No angst whatsoever. A bi rogue who is dark and mysterious, he's jaded by the world and what he sees in Tevinter. He's sarcastic and often look down on naive guys like the knight, find people like the knight to be fake and/or sheltered. He's likely a city elf who has experienced first handed what terrible it is to live in Tevinter. A gay mage who is a part of Tevinter, he's actually more evil and believe strongely in Tevinter. At some points, we need a gay evil and/or selfish characters like Morrigan and Vivienne. He has his own reason to follow the player. Of course at some points, you could choose to kill him or he would betray you if you want to bring down Tevinter or put someone else in power. No, I don't want the ability to change his mind. I want characters to have his own agenda and opinions. You could maybe show him your point of views, but straight up changes him from a Tevinter loyal to a rebel is a no-no for me. It gives us diversity, and it doesn't fall into the depraved bisexual or evil gay because there are already other gay characters to counter that trope. I will fight you over the mage. I'm sorry but f/m never gets an actual evil guy (except Reyes really) I'm so tired of all these goody goodies and I want to be redeemed wanna be woobies. The closest I ever got was CF Sky and apparently while he's actually evil with the male PC he's only evil because femPC fucks him repeatedly to charge his evil battery (which what the fuck even was that).
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 20:58:11 GMT
Losing connection to SAM in the end-game is a sudden shock to Ryder, but Ryder clearly survives and improves without the SAM connection. It's not cast as a certainly fatal thing- the prospect of assured eventual death comes from the Archon's plan succeeding, and a bit from interfacing with Remnant directly, not a lack of SAM being a requirement for essential bodily functions. But to kill the Pathfinder-Ryder via SAM, the Archon would actually have to spend the time and effort to crack and hack SAM, rather than race to Meridian with Sibling-Ryder and win anyway. Since it's a zero-sum choice of priorities- work to directly kill a presumably deffeatted Rival, or accomplish the end-game- the Archon passes on the opportunity, even though its well within his capability if he was just patient. There's no given reason (like a lack of forces) for as to why he can't occupy the Nexus/Hyperion AND Meridian- since the Meridian gambit nullifies the need for military superiority, he could just take resources out of Veould or elsewhere to manage it. The Archon is just fine with the Pathfinder Ryder dying, but doesn't want to spend the time to do so because at that point he considers you insignificant. 'Not worrying about things you can't change,' when you can change them, is precisely what wishing away problems entails. Especially when you repeatedly raised 'that will never happen' to a number of issues that had already happened. We- or at least I- was also talking about propsects for more future implant installations, hypothetical SAM installations in the future. Hardware and software, obviously. A pacemakeer is an isolated network already. And what's the current established obstacle to removing SAM obstacles? It's not health dependency, since we saw Ryder survive without SAM connectivity. SAM itself? If the AI refuses to allow it and threatens Ryder's health over it, it demonstrates the point that SAM is a threat to Ryder's wellbeing and autonomy. Alright I see your point. Hopefully Ryder and SAM won't be protagonists next time so it's no longer the PC's issue. *shrug* That said I'd love for the PC to remove SAM and then undergo the inevitable nerf and loss of power/influence that follows.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 20:33:03 GMT
The long hair options for everyone were seriously lacking this game. I went with a ponytail because it was the only female Ryder long hair option there was. Not even a bun like we got with Shep. Why you do me dirty, Bioware. I was okay with the wavy hair but yeah it'll be nice when games can have midway back length hair without a clippathon or needing a set character.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 20:30:22 GMT
I just don't see how equity will do anything but make the situation worse. Jesus fucking Christ. Yeah I mean I have to assume it's ignorance because the other explanation means just being an asshole.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 20:25:46 GMT
I hope one day we get a m/m romance option with long hair. I guess Zevran kinda counts but I want loooong hair Please share him I'm sick of these short haired dudes too. (Also it might force BW to make the male hairstyles not garbage for a damn change).
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 20:00:15 GMT
No, being charged and equal percentage would be equality. In your example, person A has to pay 25% of their income while Person B has to pay 0.5% of their income. That's not equal. Now if each person has to pay say 5% of their income, that is equality because both are being treated equally. Likewise, gay men getting say 15 minutes of new content while others get 0 minutes is not equal, but everyone getting 15 minutes of new content is. Mathematically, those two situations aren't comparable. Doesn't even make sense either because a poor person losing 25% gives them far greater hardship than a wealthy person.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 19:54:50 GMT
This whole MEA experience has been very interesting! Come DA4, I know who I'll feel sorry for when they don't get their desired LIs. I've got good money on myself, tbh. I got 2 LIs I was into in DA4 out of 4 options. I already know I'm boned. I had it too good.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 19:41:45 GMT
Was just a waste to me especially given how many people probably did those romances. I'd rather just have a small group of core romances that have variations if anything. Apparently one of the most popular romances in the game is one of the 'light' romances: Reyes. I prefer Avela and Keri far more than Gil, Liam, Jaal, Reyes, and PeeBee. The way you suggest just seems a repeat of the Shepard Trilogy to me, and that was terrible. ? no he's not. He's barely above Liam and under Cora, Jaal and Peebee. The Shepard Trilogy only issue was the distribution was lopsided in favor of m/f and to the detriment of m/m (and had way too many goddamn Lis period).
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 19:21:55 GMT
ALSo did you guys lie to your sibling when they were in the coma??? I knew it could be bad for her but I didn't want her to wake up and realize that I lied man that would be bad I lied to her about our dad's death because I thought it would be cruel to have her alone in a coma, unable to talk to anyone or move, having to process the grief. I didn't lie about Habitat 7 being a bust though. I did the reverse because I thought the whole golden world to look forward too would help him wake up earlier. XD
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 19:21:16 GMT
Hopefully in the next game they don't do all this light romance shit. Just 4 or 6 main romances and call it a day. I prefer what they did this time compared to that. It allows for more kinds of stories to be told and leaves more chance for me to be represented or at least a romance that fits. Was just a waste to me especially given how many people probably did those romances. I'd rather just have a small group of core romances that have variations if anything.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 19:17:32 GMT
Hopefully in the next game they don't do all this light romance shit. Just 4 or 6 main romances and call it a day.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 19:13:29 GMT
We're leaving Ryder?
YAY
This really is the DA2 of the ME series.
Sorry but I kind of hate Ryder's stupidly predefined at times ass. I mean not as much as ME3 Shepard but they're not one of my favorite protags. Getting someone new would be nice.
That said dealing with the Kett and shit as a new person is gonna suck ass.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 3:45:12 GMT
Like I know it's not strictly romance related but the whole "let's hurry up and make babies" thing annoys the fuck out of me. There's barely enough food to go around, most houses haven't been built yet and until endgame there's not a Earth like planet for most of humanity. Why the hell are people so eager to start baby making when there's nowhere to put them?!? It's why another quest annoys me so much like goddamn what are you doing. Do you mean that side quest with the scientist Addison knows who was so desperate to get pregnant that she left into hiding? Because I was rolling my eyes the whole way through that stupid thing. Yes. Good lord I wanted to slap the shit out of both of them. You can't even call her out on being a moron you have to be all happy she spawned. Fucking imbecile.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 2:53:12 GMT
D: my poor husbando rip. I hope I can kill Elana especially as my Trooper. Killing all the Trooper companions as Trooper lol shit tier taste tbh SHOVE IT. Also acting like you don't have trash taste too gtfo.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 2:25:29 GMT
OT: SWTOR will drop soon. Quinn has nowhere to run this time. D: my poor husbando rip. I hope I can kill Elana especially as my Trooper. Killing all the Trooper companions as Trooper lol
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 1:39:18 GMT
I was cool with Evfra but Addison can go jump off a bridge. She's so fake. God her quest made me rage because both her and her friend were so stupid and obnoxious I wanted a renegade interrupt.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 1:18:37 GMT
*looks at Liam's number* Well I love you baby
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 1:15:14 GMT
Like I know it's not strictly romance related but the whole "let's hurry up and make babies" thing annoys the fuck out of me. There's barely enough food to go around, most houses haven't been built yet and until endgame there's not a Earth like planet for most of humanity. Why the hell are people so eager to start baby making when there's nowhere to put them?!? It's why another quest annoys me so much like goddamn what are you doing.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 1:11:05 GMT
I have nightmares about an unromanced Gil's fate with Jill. It's just so gross. I know I just can't. It will never happen in my game, and yet IT STILL KILLS ME THAT IT HAPPENS IN 90 PLUS PERCENT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S. Like, I normally don't care about what happens in other people's games, but damn it all, this is the exception. fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu If I could do a matchmaker quest and set him up with a nice guy on the Nexus I so would
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 1:03:52 GMT
I have nightmares about an unromanced Gil's fate with Jill. It's just so gross. Yeah I mean shit they couldn't have given him a boyfriend at least? Goddamn.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 0:58:32 GMT
Wow, Liam. I know you're one of the most insecure party members and potential LIs in BioWare history, but at least close your eyes when you kiss the girl. That's just one small reason on top of a growing pile of reasons why I'll never do his romance. PS: Could you keep your shirt on? I know plenty of guys that would prefer to see Gil. I'm good, thanks. Seriously, what was up with the Liam/Jaal getting naked scene? Most of my friends are guys and I've seen plenty of odd male bonding before. Getting naked and trading clothes/armor isn't one of them. If that is what the "female gaze" is supposed to be like, then I'll pass. Seriously. Also Liam looks off...and don't get me started on that abomination that's on Jaal's chest. WTF even is that.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 0:52:50 GMT
Except Ryder can live if cut off from SAM- that's precisely what happens in the end-game. Ryder's existence is only dependent on SAM because SAM has a kill-switch. They can continue to exist separately, but only one of them has a kill-switch in the other. This conflates a number of different things. From a cyber-security perspective, SAM wasn't hacked simply because it Ryder brought it in person (which, for whatever reason, is a thing). From the cyber-security perspective, the issue is that the data came from a trusted source- the exploitation of which is a classic cyber-vulnerability. Physical access aside, there is no permanent defense against intrusions of trusted data because, by definition, it's trusted. The nature of cyber-viruses, even if the ME universe, is that while you can defend against specific instances, you're never completely immune against the evolutions of them. There is no 'cyber-vaccine,' not even in the ME universe, so the fact that the Knight virus won't work again means nothing about the viability of future anti-AI viruses- especially if developed by more sophisticated adversaries. The Archon didn't wreck SAM"s shit up because the Archon both didn't need to and didn't want to. The Archon needed the sibling's implants- with SAM alive- so naturally he wasn't going to destroy SAM, and he didn't need to do anything else. Again- wishing away problems. It's fine if you don't feel concerned about something, but that's not the same as having nothing to be concerned about. Easy. Build an isolated network system to maintain Ryder's life support- which isn't actually needed- without external connections or a kill-switch. There's a difference between needing a pacemaker and having said pacemaker with an off-switch in a remote database. Wasn't that only a temporary shock to get him on his feet? I'd have to replay that section again but I'm pretty sure that last burst that Sara/Scott allowed him to restart Scott's heart after it stopped due to the severance after that Scott's pretty much crippled (even if gameplay decides to completely ignore this) and is running on borrowed time. (another reason why I hate that gameplay has you perfectly fine outside that one scene when the PC should be ready to keel over). As for the security bit fair enough. ? The Archon wouldn't need to kill SAM to get rid of Ryder (who at that point had been nothing but a thorn in his side). As for not wanting too you're joking right? The Archon is just fine with Scott dying once he has Sara. As for wishing away problems nope. I'm just not inclined to worry about things I can't change. If anything I'm on the wagon that SAM's location should be secret and impossible to find for anyone that's not Ryder and some trusted technicians. An isolated network system that's gonna be based off what? Cause SAM pretty much takes over Ryder's body completely so if you think you're gonna completely remove that, replace it with something else and Ryder's gonna be perfectly fine lol.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 0:27:46 GMT
What's the saddest part is that I like Gil. I do. I can see why his writer is proud of how Gil turned out. Sure, he's a lot like Alistair in space now that you guys have pointed it out. The bickering between Gil and Kallo is a nice way to help give both characters personality. I enjoy talking to him and his VA is very good. I think that's why it makes me so upset. I'll admit, I haven't done any m/m romances so I can't speak as much on that front. I can speak as a befriended female character though. They could have handled him with a lot more dignity and grace with his dialogue. Also, and I'm loathe to say it, the "gay best friend to a girl" trope came back in the most inelegant way. I've read some criticism for Dorian due to that trope and this is much more blatant. I never got this criticism because he's pretty much the same with my male Inquisitor if I never flirt with him. It's just weird.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 0:16:46 GMT
*imagines a straight Gil with his female friend demanding he have babies and offering to carry them for him*
...my mind is full of wut. Why Nata. Why did you make me think of that?!?
And then if you don't have his babies she has them anyway and makes him their uncle.
Dear lord.
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Post by Ryzaki on Apr 9, 2017 0:05:42 GMT
SAM installation is not a natural condition, though. Living is natural- being made existentially dependent on the whims of a benevolent figure is not. And even if it were as natural as storms and waves, it wouldn't mean it's not a concern- just because earthquakes are inevitable doesn't mean we don't have an interest in updating building codes to become more resiliant. Fatalism is not inevitability if it depends on apathy. On the outside risk, though- since SAM can be hacked- the proof of content matters because the people who might want to hack SAM- the 'them'- can be people who either already have more advanced technology (Remnant or Reaper-tier)- or other AI who themselves might have an interest in doing so. Said AI could be independent, or slave-AI, or allies of some other force, or even creations of the Nexus down the line. An equivalent but divergent SAM of another sort, for example. SAM may be marginally superior to the other races, but would future SAMs created share that weakness? SAM's technological superiority is not guaranteed and can not be taken as a given over the long-haul. Any defense of a vulnerability that reasons along the liens of 'we'll always be far enough ahead that we don't worry' is just wishing problems away. He's pretty much a prerequisite for Ryder to continue living after Habitat 7. Thus my comparing worrying about him killing Ryder to worrying about aging. Like Ryder's existence is dependent on SAM from the moment his helmet smashed in and Alec transferred SAM. SAM was hacked via solving equations the PC bought him (which was most likely a moment of weakness that will be fixed for future methods). It's not like the Archon wrecked his shit up. His hackers had to rely on you bringing the hack to him. That's only gonna work once. I'm pretty sure he even says that won't work again because he's shored his defenses against it. As for AI vs AI well yeah that'd be a bigger issue but considering if they reach the point of hostile AI attacking other AI again there's gonna be bigger issues. (not to mention how it even came to that point). Like for me worrying about SAM killing Ryder is a moot point considering without SAM Ryder auto dies. So what pray tell is your solution outside of having SAM advance himself? You can't remove him Ryder will die.
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