Somehow I've never seen the ME3 default Femshep with the scars. I have to say, they look damn good on her. I used to think they were ugly, but they've grown on me to the point where I changed the coalesced.ini file to give my FemShep the maxed-out scars no matter how paragon she is.

The Terminator eyes don't do anything for me, but red irises (like this) do.

I plead guilty.



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loungeshep wrote...

Naming her Shepard would be unfortunate. Congrats though.

My wife and have a cat we named garrus.

I don't know, I'm so used to hearing my FemShep addressed as "Shepard" that it might as well be her first name, and it doesn't seem to detract from her femininity.

Congratulations to the OP!

Seagloom wrote...

I wish I could remember. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and A Wrinkle in Time are the two that stand out in my memory. Can't say for sure either was the very first. Madeleine L'Engle's books stand out since my mom bought me the Time Quartet for Christmas when I was fairly young. It was disappointing until I started reading and found myself utterly sucked into those worlds.

Yeah I had a fifth-grade teacher who read A Wrinkle in Time to us (the best part was, she was super enthusiastic about voicing the different characters). I didn't think the others were as good but I'll still go back and read that one every few years. It was rejected by about 50 publishers, IIRC, before it was published. Good thing she was persistent.

Also someone gave me copies of Bridge to Terabithia and The Great Gilly Hopkins, which are good for traumatizing any kids you know.

Zjarcal wrote...

The stuff I read in scho...

DinoSteve wrote...

I don't mean school books or the books you used to learn how to read...

Oh crap... eh, yeah... 



Well, there was this erotic novel I read once... and that's pretty much all I've ever bothered reading. 

Why stop there? There are plenty of other erotic novels.

The first non-picture book I remember reading on my own was Mitch and Amy by Beverly Cleary. Strangely it's about a kid who's afraid of reading which pretty much described me at the time.

I made myself read the Hobbit at one point but it did nothing for me. After coming across Orson Scott Card's MICE list for classifying stories (Milieu, Idea, Character, Event) I realized it's because milieu stories tend to bore me.

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o Ventus wrote...
Shadow Strike FTW. I enjoyed her idle chat as well, especially her comments on your romance (though its kind of weird how she knows when and where Shepard and LI have sex).

She didn't spend the money on that tactical cloak just for combat.
Though if you romance Jacob that has to be tough for her to watch.

Laser Jim wrote...

Miranda definitely. If not her, Jack.

I'd like both of them. Would be interesting to see how their relationship would change now that Jack isn't quite so angry and Miranda is no longer a Cerberus cheerleader. Not that I'd expect it to ever be cordial...



Credit The-JoeBlack.

krukow wrote...

Ashley.

More specifically, ashley's old look.

I'd have preferred that as well. Maybe there is or will be a fan-made mod for that.

Yaos wrote...

I'd have taken Miranda over EDI anyday.

This. I like EDI's dialogue but she didn't need to be on my squad for that. And considering that you're forced to bring her to TIM's station, I don't feel like it develops her character much if at all. Miranda could have had all kinds of things to say about it especially since she's been there before.

Rip The Reaper wrote...

ME2 squadmates.

THIS.

JamieCOTC wrote...

Actually Shepard was supposed to cry during the game. 

FemShep was supposed to "cry" during Thane's death scene, but we all know how that turned out.

Here's a bit from the leaked script.

Thane:The moment will be soon. [Coughing fit.] I shouldn't have run. You did not even need me.
Shepard: You fought for something noble, Thane. As last moments go, it's not a bad one.
Thane:No... there is one I would prefer.[Thane memory flashback.] Fist slams the table. Shame at my cowardice, my fear. Atonement means nothing.Her hand touches mine. Her lips part and I tremble. "Thane, be alive with me tonight."
[His body relaxes. Shepard wipes her eyes. Maybe we see a tear, maybe we don't. The music tells us all we need to know.]
Shepard: Goodbye, Thane. Meet you across the sea.

Another thing I wish had made it in. Though Hale did a great job of making it sound like FemShep was just barely holding it together (either about to cry or just have a total f---ing breakdown), more than once.

MB957 wrote...

I think the reapers stopped off at a burger joint on the way to earth...most people got off the citadel then..while the reaps werent looking...

after some burgers, fries and a few milk shakes...the reapers all piled back into the citadel and got back on the road...

it wasnt till they got around mars did someone say...hey..where are the kids? did you leave them behind?...

then a big argument broke out about who left who behind and when and where...

then harbi said...dont make me stop this citadel...and come back there...

then it got real quiet...all the way to earth...

except for the catalyst...who kept asking...are we there yet?...

sagequeen wrote...

JamieCOTC wrote...


"Liara? Is that you?"

AAAAAH! It's like there's a Shepard in the mirror, staring at her, trying to EAT HER SOUL!

That's really quite horrifying 

Traynor: ...and here we have a gateway to an incomprehensibly evil parallel universe filled with soul-devouring demons, disguised as a harmless mirror.

Shepard: What? Even Cerberus wouldn't have put that in.

Traynor: Welcome back to the Alliance, Commander. mmhmmmwaahaaHAAAHAAAAAA!

At first I thought the title literally meant a DLC that replaces Shepard's dream of chasing Starbrat. Think of all the traumatic things in Shepard's life that she could have cinematic nightmares about. Mindoir. Akuze. Virmire. Torfan. Lilith/Kelly being liquified.

sagequeen wrote...

Tup3xi wrote...
@sagequeen
Kyrie will always be one of my favourite Shepard's and she looks as good as ever in ME3.

hey, thanks!

So I was trying to use a casual outfit as an armor and clearly that doesn't quite work...



Kaidan: You're just trying to mess with my head, aren't you?
Kyrie: I have no idea what you're talking about, major.

And he thought he had it bad when he just saw her holo modeling underwear in a store window, as I recall.

sevenseas wrote...

Okay, dropping in real quick-- have you guys seen this  Femshep action figure yet? 

Yes and I'm bitter because I'm constantly hitting "refresh" on the Bioware store page like one of those lab rats hitting the button for more cocaine, but it doesn't appear. (The FemShep figure, I mean.)

fongiel24 wrote...

Skullheart wrote...

but... **Kai Leng didn't know she was Aria's daugther. For him she wasn't more than one of Aria's underlings.**

Yes, and this is what I mean by Kai Leng wouldn't be my first choice for anything that requires a delicate touch with a minimal footprint. 

**It can be argued that Kai Leng running into Aria's daughter was just bad luck but if he'd attempted a strategy that didn't involve breaking into Grayson's apartment and killing everything in his way he would have never made that mistake. He's a psychopath who enjoys killing and if he keeps leaving a bodycount, he will eventually accidentally kill someone TIM would probably he rather not kill.** 

I can't resist.

It can also be argued that Kai Leng running into that box of Captain Crunch was just bad luck, but if he'd attempted a strategy that didn't involve breaking into Anderson's apartment and eating every bowl of cereal in his way, he never would have made that mistake. He's a high fructose corn syrup addict, and if he keeps leaving empty cereal boxes everywhere, eventually he will mistakenly eat something TIM would probably he rather not eat, like TIM's last box of Flintstones Fruity Pebbles.

Sorry, but Dietz destroyed my ability to take him seriously as a villain. And that e-mail he sends you in ME3 just makes it worse. I've been trolled worse than that by junior high schoolers. TIM is a villain. Leng is like a bug who annoys you b/c he just won't sit still long enough for Shepard to step on him.

jtav wrote...

Warning: baseless speculation.

I think Miranda Solheim was originally a very different character from Miranda Lawson. The concept art is more sinister and more sexual than what we see in-game. She looks like a villain, frankly. I think we were originally going to get a character who was much more the classic femme fatale, who Shepard couldn't really trust until s/he was won over. A combination of factors, including the assignment of Weekes and Strahovski'd hiring, led to us having the character we all know and love.

That's one thing I like about AssaultSloth's portrayal of her - she still has a vulnerable human side but she's also ruthless to the point of being evil (for instance it's strongly implied that she and TIM planned to kill everyone on Lazarus station from the beginning, for security reasons, and Wilson was just the fall guy). Very different from my (or, I think, many people's) impression of her and creates more potential for internal and external conflict.

srjepsen wrote...

browse.deviantart.com/
This is the best render I've seen in a while, I think we all fantasize about kissing that genetically perfect butt XD (among other things!!)

I find myself mentally combining that with this.

srjepsen wrote...
True, but I think femshep is just as likely to let her desires take control with that ass always in view [smilie]../../../images/forum/emoticons/wink.png[/smilie]

It has been known to distract her.

Ieldra2 wrote...
IMO there was a "Chuck" episode where Sarah had dyed her hair black and walked around in a close-fitting black leather outfit. That was generally regarded as a shoutout to ME2. A link to the scene was posted here some time ago. I vaguely recall Chuck looking like a carp...

Thanks, that must be what I saw. I'll go look.

Td1984 wrote...

I admit, my favorite part of ME3 is when the Allied fleets head to Earth. The movie is badass enough on it's own, but I combine The Alan Parsons Project's "Sirius" and "Lucifer" with it and it's even more awesome. Start it when the Normandy goes through the relay and the two songs last up until Shepard & co. land on Earth.

I'd have bet money I was the only one here who'd ever even heard of Alan Parsons. Wouldn't have occurred to me to use them as an ME soundtrack either. I'll have to try that with a few YouTube tabs side by side.

For some reason, I keep thinking I saw Yvonne do some kind of promotion/photoshoot for ME2 where she dyed her hair black to look like Miranda. I can never find it, though, so it must just be wishful thinking.

Carrie-Anne Moss, OTOH, did an interview about ME2 where she said something like "sometimes you get a great role like Trinity, but you can't always get roles like that." Ouch.

fongiel24 wrote...
 

Ieldra2 wrote...
I wonder if anyone else has made a backstory like this: Cyrus Shepard met Miranda before, in 2176, and had a fling with her when they were both disguised and under cover. When they met again in ME2, they didn't recognize each other until the engine room scene. No in-between relationship for him because he couldn't forget the mysterious woman who was found to not exist according to the Alliance's records. 

I seem to remember requesting this story somewhere before and somebody was going to write it for me. I can't quite remember who it was though... *cough*Ieldra-you-owe-me-a-fanfic*cough*

This plot bunny really won't leave me alone though. I've always liked origin stories and the idea of Miranda and Shepard having met before ME2 (even if they weren't aware of it) is too delicious for me to let it go. 

Exactly how Shepard and Miranda recognize each other during that scene could be anything from humorous to heartwarming to heartbreaking, depending on what they learned about each other the first time and under what circumstances they parted.

TheMarshal wrote...

I know this puts me in the minority, but I do LotSB before the SM, but late in the game, leaving the "date" for after.  That way, LotSB plays like Shepard's LM, making sure her head is clear and she can focus on the mission at hand.  It also gives her one hell of a reason to make sure she makes it back.

I only picked up ME2 after LotSB had been released, so I'm sure its immediate availability colored my perception of how things should play out.

Shepard's LM is a good way of thinking of it - I never liked that everyone else gets one and Shepard just gets TIM telling her to Deal With It ™.

Vertigo_1 wrote...

drwells123 wrote...

Thankfully this is much easier to do than in ME2 (where you have to change genders repeatedly before talking to Miranda, which causes your FemShep to look like a polygon trainwreck).

Hah!

...but does FemShep have spoken lines for romance dialog? I don't remember seeing any while looking through the files...

Sadly no, only in LotSB does she say anything about it.