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[didymos1120]

adam_grif wrote...

Good thing too, because an incurable bacterial disease that's been known about for decades with ME's level of med-tech is a little silly.

As opposed to the inability to clone lungs with MEverse medical tech, yes.

Enh.  You can always handwave that with "economic reasons" or something.

[monima]

Why are some people so set on taking the option AWAY from us that love Thane and want too see him cured?

Most likely any cure would be optional, meaning people could choose to let him die. So you still get your tragic choice. However if there is no cure, we dont get an option at all.



Its easy to say there should be some tragedy involved in ME3 when its not your favourite character!

[thatbwoyblu]

All i know is if the next dlc is all about Thane and a cure it will fail.Bioware promised story bridging dlc and Thanes illness aint significant enough to be a story bridging dlc.But who knows maybe me2s expansion will feature a option to cure Thane.

[Big stupid jellyfish]

Oh no, we're not talking about a DLC that can cure Thane.

We're talking about this option being present in the core game, in ME3.

Modifié par Big stupid jellyfish, 26 janvier 2011 - 01:43 .

[Colonist Sole Survivor]

monimakitten wrote...

Why are some people so set on taking the option AWAY from us that love Thane and want too see him cured?
Most likely any cure would be optional, meaning people could choose to let him die. So you still get your tragic choice. However if there is no cure, we dont get an option at all.

Its easy to say there should be some tragedy involved in ME3 when its not your favourite character!

Agreed.
I dont understand this wish to have tragedies in the games, a geme can be epic and intense and deep in other ways (ME1).

Maybe these people have not a real life, if they want tragedy so bad they could take a look at the real world as it is instead of playing games.

I play games for fun and I dont need the tragedy at any cost in order to feel emotions.

And the cure could be optional, so everyone could choose freely.

Big stupid jellyfish wrote...

Oh no, we're not talking about a DLC that can cure Thane.

We're talking about this option being present in the core game, in ME3.

Certainly.

Modifié par Colonist Sole Survivor, 26 janvier 2011 - 02:12 .

[Melindil]

I may not agree that Thane should be completely cured (finding something that can extend his lifespan at least through the end of ME3, however, I am all for), but I know how much effort and support you Thanemancers have put into this and I am very excited for all of you. :happy:

[CannotCompute]

Well, he is an interesting character, so Thane getting cured is ok with me. Just as long as it all makes sense...

However, I would find a dramatic scene with him drawing his last breaths while saying last goodbyes to his son and Shep more interesting and touching.

Modifié par CannotCompute, 26 janvier 2011 - 02:33 .

[Fiery Phoenix]

thatbwoyblu wrote...

All i know is if the next dlc is all about Thane and a cure it will fail.Bioware promised story bridging dlc and Thanes illness aint significant enough to be a story bridging dlc.But who knows maybe me2s expansion will feature a option to cure Thane.

They can always integrate it within a larger DLC or expansion.

[Cyansomnia]

I don't want tragedy. I had my heart ripped out plenty of times in Dragon Age. I want my heroic, happy ending for my character Involving Thane being alive. I want that option. Taking that option away is silly, because this is an RPG. It defeats the purpose of being able to shape a story to your own liking.

Thane is dying from Kepral's Syndrome, but that isn't what defines him as a person. It would be like saying my personality suddenly became more interesting because I was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Who's to say he wouldn't seek redemption, even if he wasn't going to die? People can make those choices, regardless.

I would still find him fascinating, even without the whole 'dying' thing. He's a well written character with noteable flaws and depth. Killing him off suddenly would be just as lame as a 'miraculous' cure.

We also have no idea what the writers intend to do. They could be planning to make the choice to save him a difficult one to make, with notable repercussions (*cough* Dragon Age *cough*).

Modifié par Aislinn Trista, 26 janvier 2011 - 03:06 .

[AntiChri5]

I think anyone who romances Thane and then says "I don't want tragedy" has only themselves to blame.

[Cyansomnia]

AntiChri5 wrote...

I think anyone who romances Thane and then says "I don't want tragedy" has only themselves to blame.

And ignoring the rest of my post is also very constructive.  

So yeah, punish people who want something more emotionally engaging.

Modifié par Aislinn Trista, 26 janvier 2011 - 03:16 .

[Emyer]

AntiChri5 wrote...

I think anyone who romances Thane and then says "I don't want tragedy" has only themselves to blame.

Can't help but agree, if you decided to romance the terminally ill, emotionally cold, guilt ridden over his wife's death and estranged son Thane then you should have braced for tragedy, I always saw it as giving Thane happyness at the end of his days, instead of dieing alone and regretful he goes knowing he has atoned and that he still managed to find love and acceptance(As a friend with maleShep or as a lover with a FemShep that romanced him).


I can see the points of those that want him to live, I'm just saying you should have braced for tradegy from the get go=]

[monima]

AntiChri5 wrote...

I think anyone who romances Thane and then says "I don't want tragedy" has only themselves to blame.

How many options did femShep really have? Jacob didnt do it for many of us because of bad dialouge. And Garrus as sweet as he is, may be just to alien for many. Thane was made to attract femals, so I think they left an opening in their writing to save him dependig on how popular he got

[Cyansomnia]

Emyer wrote...

I can see the points of those that want him to live, I'm just saying you should have braced for tradegy from the get go=]

Not saying I didn't, but I still think we should have that option.

[Cyansomnia]

monimakitten wrote...

How many options did femShep really have? Jacob didnt do it for many of us because of bad dialouge. And Garrus as sweet as he is, may be just to alien for many. Thane was made to attract females, so I think they left an opening in their writing to save him dependig on how popular he got

Yep.

[Duncan7291]

Screw Thane, cure Joker!

[Chaos-fusion]

monimakitten wrote...

Thane was made to attract femals

Oddly enough, that's why I don't like his romance.

Either way, I hope Bioware know what they're doing with him, and don't backpedal based on fan popularity. That's just cheap. If they planned for their to be a cure later on, then great (Mordin's up to nothing now after all )! If they did plan on his death being unavoidable, then they should keep it that way.

[Emyer]

monimakitten wrote...

AntiChri5 wrote...

I think anyone who romances Thane and then says "I don't want tragedy" has only themselves to blame.

How many options did femShep really have? Jacob didnt do it for many of us because of bad dialouge. And Garrus as sweet as he is, may be just to alien for many. Thane was made to attract femals, so I think they left an opening in their writing to save him dependig on how popular he got

Celibacy ?

[matt-bassist]

I think that some people on here, including myself, were against curing Thane because we assumed that was what the upcoming DLC was all about. I realise that it's not because it's supposed to be bridging DLC, setting up ME3. And curing Thane, while nice, is not important enough to focus an entire DLC on.



Same thing with the VS. A whole DLC centered around the VS and a personal problem of theirs would be silly. However, a DLC centering around the Alliance and a possible, say, Reaper sighting, which includes the VS (and the possibility of repairing your friendship/relationship), would be an excellent idea. Liara got hers in LOTSB, it's only fair that the VS gets their moment to shine as well.

[JECWSU]

monimakitten wrote...

Why are some people so set on taking the option AWAY from us that love Thane and want too see him cured?
Most likely any cure would be optional, meaning people could choose to let him die. So you still get your tragic choice. However if there is no cure, we dont get an option at all.

Its easy to say there should be some tragedy involved in ME3 when its not your favourite character!

This
I don't think I will ever understand it why some people think he should die. Most of these people shouldn't care on way or the other.

[Big stupid jellyfish]

Can't help but note that being prepared to face a tragedy and wanting a tragedy are two different, erm, things.

Both my Shepard and I knew that Thane is terminally ill when starting the relationship; the choice was made, though, and we're prepared to his death. But it doesn't mean we want it.

IIRC Thanemancers were in rage in depression after finding out he is ill. We weren't like, y'know, 'Oooh, more drama! Shiny!' We were more like 'Why did Bioware do this to him? It's unfair!'

Chaos-fusion wrote...

monimakitten wrote...

Thane was made to attract femals

Oddly enough, that's why I don't like his romance.

Oddly enough, I don't feel like his romance was written to attract female gamers.

While I admit he is physically attractive and Bioware did great job designing him, I expected him to be someone-to-sweep-you-off-your-feet, someone more agressive with bad-boy-vibe and all that stuff. That was my idea of a 'LI specifically for female players' (or whatever the wording was), actually. What we have though is a mature and a composed man who was married, has a young adult son, and is quite different from what you could've expected. According to the polls and all, he's also not very popular as a LI.

Somehow I doubt that Chris was writing him with a 'must make him very popular among females!' thought in mind.

Modifié par Big stupid jellyfish, 26 janvier 2011 - 03:47 .

[Shadow_Soul]

monimakitten wrote...
How many options did femShep really have? Jacob didnt do it for many of us because of bad dialouge. And Garrus as sweet as he is, may be just to alien for many. Thane was made to attract femals, so I think they left an opening in their writing to save him dependig on how popular he got

More then those 3, when you add Liara, Kaidan and Kelly. Plus the semi-romance of Samara, the death-romance with Morinth and for those people who can mod, any maleShep romances as well. (just sayin')

Anyhow, I like his character (never romanced him, though). So I could go either way, cure or no cure. I mean, if there is one, it would have to be an option so those who don't want it, don't have to get it. Those of who do, get their cure. Everybody's happy...I think.

[AntiChri5]

I don't get why people are saying "If you don't want him cured lets just make it optional so you don't have to do it". Misses the point completely.

Aislinn Trista wrote...

AntiChri5 wrote...

I think anyone who romances Thane and then says "I don't want tragedy" has only themselves to blame.

And ignoring the rest of my post is also very constructive.  

So yeah, punish people who want something more emotionally engaging.

I was not aiming to address the entirety of your post, merely point out that falling for someone you know is dying is almost definitely going to involve tragedy.

How is it a punishment? You knew Thane was dying. You chose to romance him.

[Babli]

AntiChri5 wrote...
How is it a punishment? You knew Thane was dying. You chose to romance him.

I agree.
Dont get me wrong, I like Thane, but some miracle cure would be cheap.