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[Ianthia]

Ok, not *exactly* Kaidan related, but sort of because I want screenshots (
Anyone know how to take screenshots with origin .... I noticed one of you had steamcloud pictures - I cant get steam to work (with ME3 darn origin) so I am hoping the person that has managed it can tell me how to set it up hehe


My squad alternates between Kaidan+Garrus and Kaidan+Liara. I honestly havent used Vega since.. Mars and the start of Palaven heh.

Modifié par Ianthia, 28 mars 2012 - 12:03 .

[yoshibb]

Ona Demonie wrote...

Got some news:

@[/s]masseffect[/b] @[/s]PatrickWeekes[/b] did you feel pressured to change the ending, Isn't it important to stick to your guns on some things?

@[/s]satootaku[/b] We never said we were changing it We have ALWAYS had big plans for ME3. It isn't a response-It's been in the works

I'm more annoyed with the people saying that Bioware isn't sticking to their guns. I'm glad the 10% who like the endings are still trying their hardest to make sure we are miserable. And why? For some bull**** about artistic integrity? Great, thousands of fans will no longer give money to Bioware just to make a statement about this crap. Good job, fanboys. 

The Retake Mass Effect movement is trying to save Bioware. If they don't take a stand, then Bioware's product will keep gettiing worse and more people will leave. And then what? Will you keep claiming to your "but it's art" excuse after that? Even when so few people are buying your games?

[LadyofRivendell]

Ianthia wrote...

Ok, not *exactly* Kaidan related, but sort of because I want screenshots (
Anyone know how to take screenshots with origin .... I noticed one of you had steamcloud pictures - I cant get steam to work so I am hoping the person that has managed it can tell me how to set it up hehe

I'm not a PC player (at least not with ME) but most people around here seem to use Fraps.

[Kia Purity]

What I did with screenshots:
Made a shortcut for origin and ME3 in Steam. Lulz ensues.

FRAPs can do screenshots but I prefer steam XD

[frylock23]

MageTarot wrote...

LadyofRivendell wrote...

[Okay, I'm curious, how is the whole ME3 scenario garnering worldwide media attention? Do they really not have anything more newsworthy to discuss, or is the situation really that huge?

It is that huge. The implications can change the way video games are created forever. It is a big issue over who "owns" a game's story. The game's writers can write anything they want but if the players don't like it, they will make it known and it will affect the company's bottom line. Companies who use the 'we can make anything we want so if they don't like it, tough!" mantra don't stay in business for very long.


Like it or not, BioWare now has to balance artistic integrity with pleasing players...and every other game developer/game company is watching to see how they will resolve this.

I'd have more respect for BioWare's position on this IF and only IF this weren't a game that concludes a trilogy where the players were invited to essentially collaborate as part of the play process. That's sort of what an RPG is - a collaborative story effort between the players and the storyteller. Because BioWare chose to tell the first two episodes as an RPG where the players were invited to make important and story-altering decisions that altered the endings of the games and impacted the shape of future installments of the game, they handed part of the game and the creative effort over to the players. As such, when it came time to do ME3, they had to decide to go one of two ways:

1.) Decide to follow up on the RPG promise and deliver the end of the collaborative story they have been telling with the players since the first installment including delivering varied endings that took the cumulative results of the players' possible choices into account.

2.) Or be up front about things, tell the players that they were not doing the third installment as an RPG, put Shep on rails that pretty much negated everything the players had done in order to tell the third story precisely as they wanted to tell it.

Instead, BioWare decided to be cute and try to straddle both options, and we see the result.

[Ianthia]

Kia Purity wrote...

What I did with screenshots:
Made a shortcut for origin and ME3 in Steam. Lulz ensues.

FRAPs can do screenshots but I prefer steam XD

I have ME3 icon set up to load ME3 via steam but as soon as I press it it loads up origin and I can't use the steam overlay ingame. Is there something else I needed to do/tick? and ty kia glad to know its possible, Im just too daft to know how heh

Thanks Lady I'll try that too Im like Kia though I prefer steam.


***EDIT** THANK YOU KIA! I added origin shortcut to steam too (as well as ME3) and now it works. I could just hug you....will get kaidan to do the hugging instead... when I get a nice screenie lol.

Modifié par Ianthia, 28 mars 2012 - 12:11 .

[MageTarot]

Graceyn wrote...

He kept Kaidan alive for his Miranda-mance playthrough (did Genesis because he couldn't actually kill Ashley, he's such a secret softie).  He's doing that ME3 run now (stoping at the beam of course, because OMGWTF ENDING).  He's taking Kaidan and Vega everywhere and keeps talking about his "Bro Squad" and his "Ship of Bros."  It's quite cute .

I've been doing this as well for my current playthrough to test out a theory. I've read that who comes out of the Normandy at game's end depends on two things: Your LI and who you took on most of your missions. I've taken Kaidan and Vega on practically all my missions so I'm curious to see if it is indeed Kaidan and James who disembark. I'll keep you posted.

[Haranalee]

LadyofRivendell wrote...

Kaidan and Ashley are my favorite squadmates, I'm tired of seeing all the crap and hate they receive.

I'm starting to feel like a hipster for actually liking not just one, but both of them.

I'm with you -- I paced around the living room to make that decision, then reloaded, then reloaded again, then wept!

[slyborg]

leborum wrote...

slyborg wrote...

JenMaxon wrote...

slyborg wrote...
^The bolded part the most. I know video game developers want to think they are making art, but they aren't. True art doesn't carry expectations from consumers, because it is a pure creative expression of the artist. Video games are edited, censored, and carry expectations by the people that are paying money for them, just as commissioned art is.

If BioWare was making true art, Kaidan and Shepard would be butt naked during their romance scene, not covered up to please consumers and game ratings.

No, no - true art: no such thing.  That's such a 19th century point of view.  Gah - I'm trying to stay out of these discussions.

It does exist, but I won't argue with you about it.

RE: Twitter, I think all their community people just keep feeding whatever they're told, with no idea what it means. I will wait to see what BioWare actually announces before getting any hopes up or dashed.

Well I think we can all agree that art or not, Kaidan's bum is very aesthetically pleasing.

Truer words were never spoken. Just found a whole Tumblr today dedicated to his butt.<3

[frylock23]

Haranalee wrote...

LadyofRivendell wrote...

Kaidan and Ashley are my favorite squadmates, I'm tired of seeing all the crap and hate they receive.

I'm starting to feel like a hipster for actually liking not just one, but both of them.

I'm with you -- I paced around the living room to make that decision, then reloaded, then reloaded again, then wept!

Me three. I remember cursing when I reloaded and did the whole Virmire run all over again with different squaddie combos trying like mad to leave anyone, anyone else behind other than having to choose between Ashley and Kaidan. I was so mad.

And that decision still kills me every time I get forced to make. I keep wondering why BioWare seems to hate humans.

[frylock23]

slyborg wrote...

leborum wrote...

slyborg wrote...

JenMaxon wrote...

slyborg wrote...
^The bolded part the most. I know video game developers want to think they are making art, but they aren't. True art doesn't carry expectations from consumers, because it is a pure creative expression of the artist. Video games are edited, censored, and carry expectations by the people that are paying money for them, just as commissioned art is.

If BioWare was making true art, Kaidan and Shepard would be butt naked during their romance scene, not covered up to please consumers and game ratings.

No, no - true art: no such thing.  That's such a 19th century point of view.  Gah - I'm trying to stay out of these discussions.

It does exist, but I won't argue with you about it.

RE: Twitter, I think all their community people just keep feeding whatever they're told, with no idea what it means. I will wait to see what BioWare actually announces before getting any hopes up or dashed.

Well I think we can all agree that art or not, Kaidan's bum is very aesthetically pleasing.

Truer words were never spoken. Just found a whole Tumblr today dedicated to his butt.<3

It's my favorite war asset.

[sesheta255]

MageTarot wrote...

Graceyn wrote...

He kept Kaidan alive for his Miranda-mance playthrough (did Genesis because he couldn't actually kill Ashley, he's such a secret softie).  He's doing that ME3 run now (stoping at the beam of course, because OMGWTF ENDING).  He's taking Kaidan and Vega everywhere and keeps talking about his "Bro Squad" and his "Ship of Bros."  It's quite cute .

I've been doing this as well for my current playthrough to test out a theory. I've read that who comes out of the Normandy at game's end depends on two things: Your LI and who you took on most of your missions. I've taken Kaidan and Vega on practically all my missions so I'm curious to see if it is indeed Kaidan and James who disembark. I'll keep you posted.

Once I get Kaidan back he and Vega are my main team with Vega dropping out when I'm forced to use another squadmate.  Kaidan and James are the 2 that leave the Normandy with Joker at the end of all the playthroughs I've done so far.

[madlily]

MageTarot wrote...

LadyofRivendell wrote...

I know, in their words, "the story isn't over" and "we've got a lot planned", but that could mean DLC missions just as easily as it could mean an expansion to the ending.

This.  They can come out with all the DLC they want but if it all leads up to their crappy endings, what's the point? The only analogy I can come up at this time would be redecorating all the staterooms on the RMS Titanic but I'm sure y'all out there have wittier ones.

I honestly think they always had planned to expand the endings.. at least thats what I hope they have planned.. the tweets that have just been posted about not changing but expanding them has me somewhat hopeful that they always intended to roll just after they took down the reapers...

if it doesnt pan out that way.. Ive always got the fanfic

[Verly]

screenshots from my latest kaidanmance . .Octavia my renegon

[LadyofRivendell]

MageTarot wrote...

Graceyn wrote...

He kept Kaidan alive for his Miranda-mance playthrough (did Genesis because he couldn't actually kill Ashley, he's such a secret softie).  He's doing that ME3 run now (stoping at the beam of course, because OMGWTF ENDING).  He's taking Kaidan and Vega everywhere and keeps talking about his "Bro Squad" and his "Ship of Bros."  It's quite cute .

I've been doing this as well for my current playthrough to test out a theory. I've read that who comes out of the Normandy at game's end depends on two things: Your LI and who you took on most of your missions. I've taken Kaidan and Vega on practically all my missions so I'm curious to see if it is indeed Kaidan and James who disembark. I'll keep you posted.

I'm pretty sure it's Joker, LI, and either who you take with you most or who you talk to most when you pick Destroy, but every other ending has Joker, LI, and EDI. At least, that's what I've experienced (except for my glitched ending where only Joker and Kaidan got out).

[kaidanluv]

MageTarot wrote...

Graceyn wrote...

He kept Kaidan alive for his Miranda-mance playthrough (did Genesis because he couldn't actually kill Ashley, he's such a secret softie).  He's doing that ME3 run now (stoping at the beam of course, because OMGWTF ENDING).  He's taking Kaidan and Vega everywhere and keeps talking about his "Bro Squad" and his "Ship of Bros."  It's quite cute .

I've been doing this as well for my current playthrough to test out a theory. I've read that who comes out of the Normandy at game's end depends on two things: Your LI and who you took on most of your missions. I've taken Kaidan and Vega on practically all my missions so I'm curious to see if it is indeed Kaidan and James who disembark. I'll keep you posted.

I took Kaidan and Vega on practically all my missions too, but the two people who came out at the end were Kaidan (my LI, obviously) and Garrus (my FemShep's BFF/bro). So I'm wondering if it has more to do with who you have a closer friendship with and your LI, rather than who you brought on missions?

[LadyofRivendell]

slyborg wrote...

Truer words were never spoken. Just found a whole Tumblr today dedicated to his butt.<3

You can't just say things like this and not post a link, that's just cruel!

[Ainyan42]

Idle question. >.>; Is it okay to post links to fanfic (SFW mind you) in this thread? I don't want to break any rules - unwritten or otherwise - but I kind of... want to share.

[Kia Purity]

Ainyan24-- Yep, you can go ahead and post links

Ianthia -- glad that helped! XD

Modifié par Kia Purity, 28 mars 2012 - 12:47 .

[slyborg]

LadyofRivendell wrote...

slyborg wrote...

Truer words were never spoken. Just found a whole Tumblr today dedicated to his butt.<3

You can't just say things like this and not post a link, that's just cruel!

Sorry, I was being lazy and didn't want to look it up! http://kaidansbutt.tumblr.com/

Some of the stuff is more racy/hilarious, but anyone who appreciates Kaidan's butt is alright in my book.

Modifié par slyborg, 28 mars 2012 - 12:56 .

[legbamel]

I avoid the question by leaving it in my sig...though the only fanfic I've done for ME3 is most definitely NSFW.  :innocent:

[Kate815]

I really wish they would have left the choice between the VS and Liara in the game. I have always been so annoyed at the fact that we have had the choice to kill off every squadmate other than Vega, Edi, and Liara.

[syllogi]

slyborg wrote...

http://kaidansbutt.tumblr.com/

I made a tumblr account, posted like twice, and never again, but sometimes I actually wish I knew how the hell to use it.

This, this may be one of those times.

Honestly, though, I feel old when I look at tumblr posts and I have no idea what the hell is going on.  How do I "like" things?  How do you follow threads of comments?  It is confusing my poor 35 year old brain.  

[legbamel]

Liara was the only one I really wanted off my ship.  I dont' trust her.  <_<  After two full games of not getting any I wasn't about to begrudge Joker a little EDI.

[Ainyan42]

Kia Purity wrote...

Ainyan24-- Yep, you can go ahead and post links

Thanks for answering. Now someday I might get up the courage to do just that. XD I don't write fan fic - in fact, I've only ever written one piece before now. So, just a little hesitant to share. XD