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[Shenzi]

Aislinn Trista wrote...

I think what I love the most about playing FemShep is the fact she isn't over-sexualized. Almost every game I can think of with a lead female character (besides some RPGs) put her in some skimpy outfit. Or, in the end, she has to rely on someone else to save the day.

I know some people complain, but I like how FemShep has this tomboyish charm. She acts like a toughened soldier, her mannerisms aren't girly and she doesn't take crap from anyone. She has this air that commands respect. I just love it.

QFT.

edit- random pic of Kate for top of the page femshep

Modifié par Shenzi, 10 décembre 2010 - 03:59 .

[leggywillow]

cgrimm54 wrote...

Skyline_Stanza wrote...
 
I always gravitate towards female customizable characters....although I consider the Exile from KOTOR II to be male, but I also consider Revan female....so yeah.

I'm kinda the same way... I don't really know why..?

Oh, and OT, but isn't the canon Revan male, but canon Exile female?  

Yeah, they've stated that canon Revan is a male, canon Exile is a female.

Personally they are both females in MY canon.  :innocent:  Plus David Gaider wrote a female Revan fanfic, and that's enough validation for me.

[Cyansomnia]

Skyline_Stanza wrote...

Sorry, but a little OT: Why is it that Soldiers always seem to choose Slam as a bonus power? I've never understood it.  

My Soldier, Trista, uses Fortification.  I like the added survivability.  That with Hardened Adrenaline Rush makes a fun day up close with a shotgun.  She typically prefers the Mattock, though.



I won't deny that Slam is a really fun power, though.  It has a short cool down as well.  I used it on my Adept for a while.

Modifié par Aislinn Trista, 10 décembre 2010 - 04:03 .

[Skyline_Stanza]

Aislinn Trista wrote...

I think what I love the most about playing FemShep is the fact she isn't over-sexualized. Almost every game I can think of with a lead female character (besides some RPGs) put her in some skimpy outfit. Or, in the end, she has to rely on someone else to save the day.

I know some people complain, but I like how FemShep has this tomboyish charm. She acts like a toughened soldier, her mannerisms aren't girly and she doesn't take crap from anyone. She has this air that commands respect. I just love it.

YES. I know some only play her because they'd rather not look at the backside of thier Sheps all the time. (I mean...really? Really?) and would rather just look at her boobs or ass. 

I love confident female leads, who really are their own person and aren't sexualized to the extreme. FemShep appeals to me in that regard as well, Aislinn.

And yes, her tomboyish charm is quite awesome as well. Plus I love sarcasticShep with Hale's VA.

[Hedera]

 ALL of my characters use Shield drain, Tali's loyalty power.  Any mission with shields or synthetics (I.E. anything but the collector missions) and you have a constant supply of shield.
And because that was OT-ish


Get that camera OUT of here, Garrus!  

"But I wanted to save the memories forever!"

[JamieCOTC]

Actually, Scientific American had an article a while back on why Batman could be real, but not for long.  So if Batman could exist, why not Commander Shepard?  Aside from the space guns, mass effct fields, magic space rocks and alien side kicks that is.   

Anyway, getting back to femShep, isn't she supposed to be stronger, faster, better than she was in ME1?  If so, femshep is actually better than dudeshep because during the Kasumi mission she is doing everything he is doing, but in high heels. 

[Skyline_Stanza]

leggywillow wrote...

cgrimm54 wrote...

Skyline_Stanza wrote...
 
I always gravitate towards female customizable characters....although I consider the Exile from KOTOR II to be male, but I also consider Revan female....so yeah.

I'm kinda the same way... I don't really know why..?

Oh, and OT, but isn't the canon Revan male, but canon Exile female?  

Yeah, they've stated that canon Revan is a male, canon Exile is a female.

Personally they are both females in MY canon.  :innocent:  Plus David Gaider wrote a female Revan fanfic, and that's enough validation for me.

 Oh wow. That's awesome. I love that, if a game's interesting and influential enough, it causes the fanfic bug even in Bioware's own writers.
 
Ugh. We're OT. Uhm.....

When creating your Shep, did you draw characterization aspect from some of your other cutsom characters, like DA or KOTOR?

While not an exact answer to my own question, it does sort of relate: Cam actually came into being several weeks before ME2 came out, instead of me formulating her afterwords.
 
I was looking over an old notebook and, lo and behold, I found some notes on a Shep I wanted to create named Cameron, with a Colonist/Ruthless background.
 
It was weird, to say the least.  

Modifié par Skyline_Stanza, 10 décembre 2010 - 04:11 .

[Cyansomnia]

I'd also like to add that I choose powers for my FemSheps based on what makes sense to me for their class and personality. Some of them happen to be optimal, others aren't. I tend to shy away from picking biotic-based powers for classes that aren't technically biotics.

I made an exception in Moira's case because she's a genius when it comes to combat technology. I imagine she'd work with Jack to find a way to enhance her weapons with mass effect fields.

Modifié par Aislinn Trista, 10 décembre 2010 - 04:11 .

[Cyansomnia]

JamieCOTC wrote...

Anyway, getting back to femShep, isn't she supposed to be stronger, faster, better than she was in ME1?  If so, femshep is actually better than dudeshep because during the Kasumi mission she is doing everything he is doing, but in high heels. 

QFT.

[mellifera]

Aislinn Trista wrote...

I think what I love the most about playing FemShep is the fact she isn't over-sexualized. Almost every game I can think of with a lead female character (besides some RPGs) put her in some skimpy outfit. Or, in the end, she has to rely on someone else to save the day.

I know some people complain, but I like how FemShep has this tomboyish charm. She acts like a toughened soldier, her mannerisms aren't girly and she doesn't take crap from anyone. She has this air that commands respect. I just love it.

Agreed 100%! It annoys me when I hear comments like "Lol I h8 femshep cuz i can liek see her peniz, shes a total dude!!11" <_<

As for why I picked Slam as a soldier? I missed having an offensive power that did not involve my gun. Plus, it's fun xD That was my first run in ME2 ever, so I was getting a handle of things still. She's since been revamped as an Infiltrator, I am replaying her in ME1 as one and in ME2 she'll probably get Energy Drain.

Modifié par yukidama, 10 décembre 2010 - 04:17 .

[Skyline_Stanza]

Aislinn Trista wrote...

I'd also like to add that I choose powers for my FemSheps based on what makes sense to me for their class and personality. Some of them happen to be optimal, others aren't. I tend to shy away from picking biotic-based powers for classes that aren't technically biotics.

I made an exception in Moira's case because she's a genius when it comes to combat technology. I imagine she'd work with Jack to find a way to enhance her weapons with mass effect fields.

Squad Warp Ammo is the only one for Cam. It fits her personality and give a GREAT bonus to damage when you're low on upgrades.

 It also does wonders on shields, so much that I don't even have to use Sheild Drain. Because the squadmates have a lower damage output that Shep (it's taken down about 45%)  I think that it evens up the playing field for Cam's squad.

All the other squaddies with Ammo powers get the heavy versions.

[Bourne Endeavor]

Skyline_Stanza wrote...

cgrimm54 wrote...

Skyline_Stanza wrote...



I always gravitate towards female customizable characters....although I consider the Exile from KOTOR II to be male, but I also consider Revan female....so yeah.

I'm kinda the same way... I don't really know why..?

Oh, and OT, but isn't the canon Revan male, but canon Exile female?

I get odd looks from my cousins when I fire up my 360.

One of them was like...."You play as a girl?"

"Yes? I like playing as a girl. Your point?"

And I said I consider Revan and the Exile to be the opposite of thier canon genders, same way I like my Shepard to be a woman. It's all preference to me!

I received this for quite some time, worse because I use to participate on roleplay forums, with the majority of my characters female. I have roleplayed practically every angle and it is not devoid of "Dude, why do you play a girl?" followed by a "Why not?" I even took up a few FF characters when I went to freelancing. Dunno, I simply find my imagination flows with a multitude of ideas that motivates my writing when I play female characters. I also find it is generally superior work. Perhaps it has to do with my whole disdain that most females in games have a tendency to be overly glamorized and I would prefer otherwise.

Aislinn Trista wrote...

I'd also like to add that I choose powers for my FemSheps based on what makes sense to me for their class and personality. Some of them happen to be optimal, others aren't. I tend to shy away from picking biotic-based powers for classes that aren't technically biotics.

I made an exception in Moira's case because she's a genius when it comes to combat technology. I imagine she'd work with Jack to find a way to enhance her weapons with mass effect fields.

This is my approach as well, hence why I refused to take Reave on my Infiltrator. Granted, I theorize that Ammo powers are not direct biotics and created in a different manner, thereby not requiring Biotics to utilize. I suppose you could describe it as mass effect fields refined and condensed into bullet form. That is my logic to it.

Modifié par Bourne Endeavor, 10 décembre 2010 - 04:48 .

[Skyline_Stanza]

Bourne Endeavor wrote...

I received this for quite some time, worse because I use to participate on roleplay forums, with the majority of my characters female. I have roleplayed practically every angle and it is not devoid of "Dude, why do you play a girl?" followed by a "Why not?" I even took up a few FF characters when I went to freelancing. Dunno, I simply find my imagination flows with a multitude of ideas that motivates my writing when I play female characters. I also find it is generally superior work. Perhaps it has to do with my whole disdain that most females in games have a tendency to be overly glamorized and I would prefer otherwise.

I cannot agree more with the bolded statement.

 When it comes to writing, I feel that my ideas come to be better when I have a competant female lead, like femShep!  

[Cyansomnia]

Bourne Endeavor wrote...

Dunno, I simply find my imagination flows with a multitude of ideas that motivates my writing when I play female characters. I also find it is generally superior work. Perhaps it has to do with my whole disdain that most females in games have a tendency to be overly glamorized and I would prefer otherwise.

That's great!  Funny, I used to roleplay a few characters in tabletop and some online games that were males.  I'm female IRL, but tend to go for female characters.  The few times I did play a male though, I was given compliments on my ability to play deep and interesting characters.  I don't know why people get hung up on the gender thing.  If that's what people enjoy doing, why not play the opposite sex?

EDIT:
Anyway, speaking of tomboyish Sheps... I think my newest FemShep MacKenzie is really fitting into this role nicely. Since I started my play through, I was having a hard time getting a feel for her personality.  Now, I realized she's heavily underestimated by the enemy.  Little do they know behind that adorable, freckled face is a fierce and scrappy Earthborn soldier.





"D'awwwwww!  Wait a second... she's pulling out a grenade launcher!  RUN!"

Modifié par Aislinn Trista, 10 décembre 2010 - 05:01 .

[mellifera]

My "deceptively cute" character is an Earthborn too, but a vanguard xD I imagine it was more of a "Hey, where'd the cute girl g--AAAARGH *head explodes*" Charge is such a fun ability...

[Skyline_Stanza]

yukidama wrote...

My "deceptively cute" character is an Earthborn too, but a vanguard xD I imagine it was more of a "Hey, where'd the cute girl g--AAAARGH *head explodes*" Charge is such a fun ability...

Must have been on hell of a game of Tag when facing off against Tela Vasir, huh?

[Hedera]

 ...So I googled 'Sheploo'...
(I know, I'm bored... )

And the first picture on the third page was Kyrie Shepard, aka Sage's Femshep.  I'm not quite sure of the implications of this...
[img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:tuH4s3B_HC8jAM:http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JDVTqAlHoPo/TH_i9XcClQI/AAAAAAAABgo/GOrJvuji3vw/s800/MassEffect2%202010-08-28%2009-37-12-85.jpg&t=1[/img]

[Cyansomnia]

Skyline_Stanza wrote...
Must have been on hell of a game of Tag when facing off against Tela Vasir, huh?

Oh man, Constance vs. Tela Vasir was a battle of epic proportions.  

Not to mention she was fueled by the need to protect and help Liara.  It was damn satisfying, to say the least.

[mellifera]

Skyline_Stanza wrote...

yukidama wrote...

My "deceptively cute" character is an Earthborn too, but a vanguard xD I imagine it was more of a "Hey, where'd the cute girl g--AAAARGH *head explodes*" Charge is such a fun ability...

Must have been on hell of a game of Tag when facing off against Tela Vasir, huh?

It would have, if Lena hadn't spent most of that battle like this:

FFFFFFFFF glitch ;___; It would have been kinda awesome as a sniper though, since I could shoot but not move...

Modifié par yukidama, 10 décembre 2010 - 05:31 .

[leggywillow]

Skyline_Stanza wrote...

yukidama wrote...

My "deceptively cute" character is an Earthborn too, but a vanguard xD I imagine it was more of a "Hey, where'd the cute girl g--AAAARGH *head explodes*" Charge is such a fun ability...

Must have been on hell of a game of Tag when facing off against Tela Vasir, huh?

For me, it was the most epic battle of the entire game.  It was such an adrenaline rush.  I imagine that any onlookers were stunned... just these blurred shapes whirling like tornados around the battlefield, hearing the near-constant thunderclaps of charging biotics.    So awesome!

Lair of the Shadow Broker was nothing but awesome FemShep moments, really.

[Skyline_Stanza]

cgrimm54 wrote...

 ...So I googled 'Sheploo'...
(I know, I'm bored... )

And the first picture on the third page was Kyrie Shepard, aka Sage's Femshep.  I'm not quite sure of the implications of this...
[img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:tuH4s3B_HC8jAM:http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JDVTqAlHoPo/TH_i9XcClQI/AAAAAAAABgo/GOrJvuji3vw/s800/MassEffect2%202010-08-28%2009-37-12-85.jpg&t=1[/img]

Did the same thing......found some fan art of a creeper Sheploo smile.....I WILL NEVER LOOK AT THAT MAN THE SAME AGAIN.

Also found some pics that have been on here, namley the FemShep group photo, some of Kyrie, some of Jamie's UJ Shepard, one of Madeline (Vakarian's Shep) to name a few. It's pretty awesome, But the rest are all of creeper!Sheploo. They make me laugh.

[mellifera]

cgrimm54 wrote...

 ...So I googled 'Sheploo'...
(I know, I'm bored... )

And the first picture on the third page was Kyrie Shepard, aka Sage's Femshep.  I'm not quite sure of the implications of this...
[img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:tuH4s3B_HC8jAM:http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JDVTqAlHoPo/TH_i9XcClQI/AAAAAAAABgo/GOrJvuji3vw/s800/MassEffect2%202010-08-28%2009-37-12-85.jpg&t=1[/img]

That Sheploo wishes he were as awesome as femShep?

Sheploo is good for comedic relief. The creepy smile gets me EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Modifié par yukidama, 10 décembre 2010 - 05:40 .

[Skyline_Stanza]

yukidama wrote...

cgrimm54 wrote...

 ...So I googled 'Sheploo'...
(I know, I'm bored... )

And the first picture on the third page was Kyrie Shepard, aka Sage's Femshep.  I'm not quite sure of the implications of this...

*Kyrie pic snip*

That Sheploo wishes he were as awesome as femShep?

Sheploo is good for comedic relief. The creepy smile gets me EVERY SINGLE TIME.

It's one of those creepy pics that has like a third of the face shown while the other is covered in shadows, and it just looks uber creepy. But I did find some interesting joke art....

.....*scrolls down a bit more, sees Kaidan fan arts*.....Oh...oh, my.....Well....I can see why Kyrie, Noah and the rest of the Kadain LI Sheps remain loyal.....

*blushes* Yeah.....

Modifié par Skyline_Stanza, 10 décembre 2010 - 05:51 .

[Bourne Endeavor]

Aislinn Trista wrote...

Bourne Endeavor wrote...

Dunno, I simply find my imagination flows with a multitude of ideas that motivates my writing when I play female characters. I also find it is generally superior work. Perhaps it has to do with my whole disdain that most females in games have a tendency to be overly glamorized and I would prefer otherwise.

That's great! Funny, I used to roleplay a few characters in tabletop and some online games that were males. I'm female IRL, but tend to go for female characters. The few times I did play a male though, I was given compliments on my ability to play deep and interesting characters. I don't know why people get hung up on the gender thing. If that's what people enjoy doing, why not play the opposite sex?

Well for guys, we have that inevitably fun "that is gay man!" stigma to deal with. You know, you must be stereotypically manly or boo on you. I would rather be flamboyant and not concern myself with negative opinions. I received numerous compliments myself for playing female roles, which I am always extremely appreciative of. That is my take on why some people have hang ups.

Anyhow, on to Femshep. After I finish my Selene (Infilitraor), I am still depending as to whether or not Alexis should be an Adept or Vanguard. In the case of the latter, she might replace my Manshep. Poor guy. That said, I believe it fits her more since Adepts are far less battle inclined. I merely had a super biotic theme in mind. Might even take Morinth as Alexis would find her useful.

Modifié par Bourne Endeavor, 10 décembre 2010 - 06:03 .

[FireEye]

cgrimm54 wrote...

 ...So I googled 'Sheploo'...
(I know, I'm bored... )

And the first picture on the third page was Kyrie Shepard, aka Sage's Femshep.  I'm not quite sure of the implications of this...

*Kyrie*

... and the XBox incarnation of my Shep is on page 7.  She doesn't even show up in searches for FemShep.  Color me WTF?