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[Fiery Phoenix]

People confusing canon with default again. Ugh...

[ME_Fan]

No thankyou.

Modifié par ME_Fan, 19 mai 2011 - 07:46 .

[Emelligos]

Fiery Phoenix wrote...

People confusing canon with default again. Ugh...

When that "default" is also who appears in trailers, yes it is seen as canonical by many. Otherwise they'd put a helmet on him/her or not give any real look at their face.

Everyone has their own opinions. To myself and many, male Shepard is the canon Shepard.

[Mr.House]

Emelligos wrote...

Fiery Phoenix wrote...

People confusing canon with default again. Ugh...

When that "default" is also who appears in trailers, yes it is seen as canonical by many. Otherwise they'd put a helmet on him/her or not give any real look at their face.

Everyone has their own opinions. To myself and many, male Shepard is the canon Shepard.

No. Canon means it's the same for everyone. Bioware devs have also said there is no canon for ME. Nice try.

[Sparrow44]

Emelligos wrote...

Fiery Phoenix wrote...

People confusing canon with default again. Ugh...

When that "default" is also who appears in trailers, yes it is seen as canonical by many. Otherwise they'd put a helmet on him/her or not give any real look at their face.

Everyone has their own opinions. To myself and many, male Shepard is the canon Shepard.

'Default Shepard' as in BW's canon yes, but the player makes up their own 'canon' not just when they create a custom Shepard but when they decide on Paragon/Renegade and any other choices they make thorughout the games.

[ME_Fan]

No

[Fiery Phoenix]

Emelligos wrote...

Fiery Phoenix wrote...

People confusing canon with default again. Ugh...

When that "default" is also who appears in trailers, yes it is seen as canonical by many. Otherwise they'd put a helmet on him/her or not give any real look at their face.

Everyone has their own opinions. To myself and many, male Shepard is the canon Shepard.

I know what you're saying, but just because it is seen as canonical does not make it so. It's been said so many times that there is no such thing as a canon version of Shepard. There is only a default Shepard, who is a male Soldier named John Shepard with Mark Vanderloo's face. But he isn't "canon".

[Emelligos]

I was wrong, sue me.

I tend to look at the character that appears in trailers as who that character really is. Also, if there were ever a mass effect movie you can bet it would have the default male Shepard.

[ME_Fan]

rynluna wrote...

Emelligos wrote...

Everyone has their own opinions. To myself and many, male Shepard is the canon Shepard.

But not according to Chris Priestly

 
Who cares what he thinks? He's the community manager.

[jamesp81]

The problem I can see is that, if they do this, it will generate confusion among people who are not already familiar with the series. Sheploo is the poster boy, and everyone recognizes him. If they wanted to use Femshep in advertising, they should've started doing that with ME1.

[Emelligos]

Alright, I was wrong.

Modifié par Emelligos, 19 mai 2011 - 07:52 .

[Mr.House]

jamesp81 wrote...

The problem I can see is that, if they do this, it will generate confusion among people who are not already familiar with the series. Sheploo is the poster boy, and everyone recognizes him. If they wanted to use Femshep in advertising, they should've started doing that with ME1.

She was on the back of the ME case

Modifié par Mr.House, 19 mai 2011 - 07:56 .

[ME_Fan]

Mr.House wrote...

jamesp81 wrote...

The problem I can see is that, if they do this, it will generate confusion among people who are not already familiar with the series. Sheploo is the poster boy, and everyone recognizes him. If they wanted to use Femshep in advertising, they should've started doing that with ME1.

She was on the back of the ME case

 
I'm looking at mine now and all i see is default John Shep.

[Emelligos]

It may technically not be canon, but it is the image most of us would view as Shepard.

If you had your eyes closed and were told to picture Shepard, I'm certain at least 75% of us would picture John.

[Chewin]

ME_Fan wrote...
I'm looking at mine now and all i see is default John Shep.

You have to look really closely

Modifié par Chewin3, 19 mai 2011 - 08:01 .

[Emelligos]

Chewin3 wrote...

ME_Fan wrote...
I'm looking at mine now and all i see is default John Shep.

You have to look really closely

It shows one picture of her beside Wrex, the rest is John.

[JRCHOharry]

Chewin3 wrote...

ME_Fan wrote...
I'm looking at mine now and all i see is default John Shep.

You have to look really closely

*SNIP*

EDIT: Ninjaaaaaah

Modifié par JRCHOharry, 19 mai 2011 - 08:03 .

[Chewin]

Emelligos wrote...
It shows one picture of her beside Wrex, the rest is John.

Yup.

[AngelicMachinery]

Emelligos wrote...

It may technically not be canon, but it is the image most of us would view as Shepard.

If you had your eyes closed and were told to picture Shepard, I'm certain at least 75% of us would picture John.

I'd see this personally

[Someone With Mass]

Sheploo is the most recognizable one when it comes to the name "Commander Shepard", so I think they're going to stick with what works.

[ME_Fan]

Chewin3 wrote...

ME_Fan wrote...
I'm looking at mine now and all i see is default John Shep.

You have to look really closely

hmm, looks like I have a different version to you, then again, I play on pc

[Sparrow44]

Emelligos wrote...

It may technically not be canon, but it is the image most of us would view as Shepard.

If you had your eyes closed and were told to picture Shepard, I'm certain at least 75% of us would picture John.

*Shudders*

[ME_Fan]

Anyway, prove that that woman on the right is Ashley, It could be femshep wearing phoenix armour! uh-huh

[ThatDancingTurian]

jamesp81 wrote...

The problem I can see is that, if they do this, it will generate confusion among people who are not already familiar with the series. Sheploo is the poster boy, and everyone recognizes him. If they wanted to use Femshep in advertising, they should've started doing that with ME1.

I don't understand this argument, but I see it all the time.

Who are these people following the game and its story closely enough to be 'confused' by an alternate Shepard while still not being familiar enough with the game to know you can pick Shepard's gender? The only people who might be 'confused' would be people who have considered picking up the games and then decided against buying. If they haven't picked up the first two with Sheploo on the cover why would alternate advertising with FemShep turn them off of it?

They already haven't played it, so either they're looking for a reason to (in which the hot badass chick in the armor may be a new selling point), or they don't care enough about the guy on the advertising for it to sway them, in which case a FemShep variant wouldn't mean much to them.

This argument makes it sound like every person who hasn't played is teetering on a dangerous precipice and putting a chick in some of the advertising might just push them right off and they'll never want to play it again.