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[AmyMac]

Part of me really wants to, because I know in my heart that's what I'd be happiest doing, but part of me thinks it's too late. That was a couple years ago and I'm almost 24 now ... working on a master's degree (though truthfully, I'm not too fond of the whole grad school thing or my thesis project ... makes me think I shoulda been born 20 years ago).

Modifié par AmyMac, 05 juin 2012 - 02:58 .

[Grimez7]

survivor_686 wrote...

I would humbly like to submit my codex style entry for the Shockpod. If it helps please imagine Neil Ross reading it

Orbital Deployment Pod (Shockpod)
The brainchild of Admiral Gerrel Cutter, the Orbital Deployment Pod, nicknamed the “Shockpod” by its users, represent humanity’s unique contribution to intergalactic warfare. When faced with the fact that many worlds would have ground based anti-ship a, the Systems Alliance commissioned a three year study into increasing the effectiveness of its fleet. The Shockpod was the result of that study.

Initially derided as insane and a waste of resources, the Shockpod represents a massive leap in the integration of “alien” technology and humanity ingenuity. Built around a sizeable element zero core, the pod is capable of being launched via any Alliance warship’s escape pod delivery mechanism or missile launcher. With the onboard eezo core providing power to its shields, the pod is able to withstand atmospheric re-entry at speeds unimaginable before.

Seconds before impact, the eezo core reverses charge to reduce the mass of the pod and its occupant, while the onboard thrusters provide lift, in order to prevent the pod being smashed on impact. With enough supplies to support a trooper for extended combat, the Shockpod allows deployment of coordinated companies within minutes, a feat not yet matched by the rest of the civilized galaxy.

While derided by its critics whom note that the eezo core of the pod alone is worth the price of a gunship, supporters have noted that almost every operation involving the Shockpod has been success. The brutal battles of Torfan and the Theshaca Raids saw the deployment of the Shockpod and its troopers to a resounding success.

this should help as well
 

[LoneStarJedi]

Two thumbs up from me, Survivor!

Your shockpod concept gets my mind working, and that's always a good thing, right? Given how expensive they sound, I wonder how many could be feasibly deployed at once? I suppose, like the Normandy, they're so damn good they're simply worth it. And I suppose with a high enough successful landing rate, they wouldn't need to send in droves of troops. Just enough to get the job done.

I can see it now: shocktroops drop near an anti-aircraft defense camp, neutralize the big guns before anyone knows what the hell's going on. Then drop ships bring in the ground troops and it's party time!

You know what? If they ever do make another ME game, sans Shepard, I vote for playing a shocktrooper like this.

PS. Um, Ash rules.

Modifié par LoneStarJedi, 05 juin 2012 - 03:13 .

[Grimez7]

 Oh my god, i just read an article that quoted Stanley Woo saying that Ashley is a transsexual. 




(Dear god please let this be fake Stanley)

[MegaBadExample]

Grimez7 wrote...

 Oh my god, i just read an article that quoted Stanley Woo saying that Ashley is a transsexual. 




(Dear god please let this be fake Stanley)

It's obviously fake. And even so, Stanley Woo isn't even a Dev he's a moderator, and a DA:O moderator at that.
Ashley's father is a serviceman-third class, doubt he has the money to give his 'son' a sex change. It's complete BS… I’m laughing, seriously.

EDIT: I've read through the leaks... and there is nothing about THAT in there. I'm surprised at how many folk believe that crap.

Modifié par MegaBadExample, 05 juin 2012 - 03:50 .

[Aurora313]

... Are you f*cking kidding?

That's just an abhorant thing to say about a character!  Even in jest.

Modifié par Aurora313, 05 juin 2012 - 03:46 .

[Made Nightwing]

It's fake.

Yeah, I'm being sworn into the Australian Army Reserves as a Rifleman next month. After I graduate uni I'm applying to be an officer with the regulars, I eventually want to get into the Special Forces.

[scotiej]

Grimez7 wrote...

this should help as well
 

Man, makes me want to break out ME1 and just read through the codex. Not to mention getting to start all over with Ash again.

[NovaBlastMarketing]

Drotter wrote...

haynoats wrote...

This is my first attempt at playing with screenshots/manipulating photos. I'm a noob to fraps and to photoshop. Be gentle.

 I would say great job! And that "Do not disturb" sign is a nice touch. Wonder what they were doing in there...*cough cough* Moarr Haynoats!

wow saw this and wish they had put this in 1 and 3 would have been cool especially if they had ash actually move in with you, 

Modifié par NovaBlastMarketing, 05 juin 2012 - 04:53 .

[NovaBlastMarketing]

Double post mod please remove

Modifié par NovaBlastMarketing, 05 juin 2012 - 04:54 .

[iHorizons]

Wow nothing about Mass Effect 3 at E3?!?!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[MegaBadExample]

iHorizons wrote...

Wow nothing about Mass Effect 3 at E3?!?!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Their silence just makes you speculate more.

[Johnny_TYS38]

iHorizons wrote...

Wow nothing about Mass Effect 3 at E3?!?!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

remeber speculation from everyone !  

[CptData]

DWH1982 wrote...

Yeah, the ongoing split in the fan base is depressing. The Ash OT is practically dead these days. I seem to be one of the few people who posts here and in the OT.

Never was member of that thread so ... you get it.

Technically, the Ash-fandom is dying. For every new face stumbling into this or the other thread, two or three are leaving. Sure, we always had such times, but this time things are different. The last part of the trilogy is released, there won't be another ME dealing with Shepard, Ashley & co. The EC DLC won't add much new Ashley content either. The currently BIGGEST hope is, the DLC will bring back cut content for Ash and other LIs plus some kind of LI-related prologue. I don't expect more but I do expect less.

So in the long run, this fandom is dying.

My own thoughts on the matter:

1. I wouldn't have really cared that much if Ash had ended up bi in ME3. My canon Shepard is male. I simply wanted him to have the chance to rekindle his relationship with Ash.

Exactly. If you play male Shepards only, Ash is hetero in such scenario, even if you know Ash is available to fem!Shep as well. She's straight as long as you play a male Shep. Kaidan is straight as long as you play fem!Shep. Period.

Ashley & Kaidan turn bi if you have a Shepard of the same sex. So technically, ME can't give you the illusion of bisexual relationships - either the characters are heterosexuals or homosexuals with any given Shepard.

2. I don't think her religion would have any impact on it. I think most religions 170 some years from now will be more tolerant about that, and it's never even established what religion Ashley is.

Exactly. Besides that, a member of a religion today can still be gay or be. S/he just never outed him/herself, fearing dire consequences by fellows of his/her religion.

So in short: just because a today religion is AGAINST gay marriage and thinks being gay is a disease, it doesn't mean that religion has no gay fellows. It's a taboo in that religion, but they do exist.

3. If pushed, I'd say that my preference would be not to suddenly "drop a bomb" in regard to a character's sexuality in the final game of the trilogy. If Ash and Kaiden are bi, it should have been established in the first game, or at least there should have been subtle hints. Seems odd to do it in the last game.

Definitely. Even if Ash & Kaidan are not available in ME1 for gay relationships, a hint here or there could have helped to explain.
Well, since Ashley didn't turn out to be bi in ME3, this is a non-issue. For Kaidan - well, his behavior was quite soft for a man, but even that is no real hint for a gay LI. There ARE soft dudes who're interested in women only, you know?

4. Nevertheless, it all goes back to point number 1. If they had decided to go a different direction with Ash's sexuality, I wouldn't have cared as long as Edwin Shepard still got to be with her. Frankly, Edwin Shepard wouldn't give a damn about whether she's bi as well, as long as he can be with her.

As I tried to explain: even if Ash is available to both sexes it doesn't mean she's bi. It just means she's heterosexual in an universe with a male Shepard and homosexual with a female Shepard.

The difference here is, that we're talking about TWO Ashleys in TWO different universes not of ONE Ashley in ONE Universe where you can create a different Shepard. Every new playthrough is a different universe, so to speak. And every playthrough comes with a new Shepard, a new Ashley, ...

MegaBadExample wrote...

Ash is disappoint because everyone wants in her pants lol

Geez, it's hard enough for a Shepard who was in a previous relationship with her to get in her pants. Girl is hard to get.

Yeah, the flashback photo makes me sad.

Well, that's why I admire her. She's a challenge. [smilie]http://social.bioware.com/images/forum/emoticons/lol.png[/smilie]
No,
seriously. Dunno why, but I don't really want to get in her pants. If
Ash were real - yes, she isn't MB, I got over it already - I'd love to
have a full blown relationship with her. Big deal. No half-arsed excuse
for sex.



* catching up *

[CptData]

Dannycni wrote...

@Aurora you could be our new AMW lol

I don't really want to lose AMW on the long run
I love her.
As a good friend, of course *whew*

However, it happened twice or so I called Aurora "Ashley", so ...

MegaBadExample wrote...

Grimez7 wrote...

 Oh my god, i just read an article that quoted Stanley Woo saying that Ashley is a transsexual. 




(Dear god please let this be fake Stanley)

It's obviously fake. And even so, Stanley Woo isn't even a Dev he's a moderator, and a DA:O moderator at that.
Ashley's father is a serviceman-third class, doubt he has the money to give his 'son' a sex change. It's complete BS… I’m laughing, seriously.

EDIT:
I've read through the leaks... and there is nothing about THAT in there. I'm surprised at how many folk believe that crap.

Ah, yes, "transsexual Ashley" - we dismissed that claim.

That one was going around for a while. They did really everything to beat down Ashley. Wonder if Stanley did it 'cause he hates her - or he did it to test a certain fandom. Sometimes people do that.
Well, I don't think it even got discussed in the team. The chances someone wanted a bi!Ash are much higher than "trans!Ash".

Modifié par CptData, 05 juin 2012 - 07:39 .

[Aurora313]

I think the AMW actually closed their account. Or at least made it inactive.

[Aurora313]

CptData wrote...

Plz add your headcanons (post war) here, if you want:
Click

@ Aurora: kinda waiting for your version of Shepard/Ashley-confrontation after Shepard took down Dalatress Linron. I still can't get a dialogue together ...
Sorry if I didn't point it out earlier, but of course I want to read yours =)

Hehe, sorry. It's just that there are so many ways I could write that scenario that I'm having issues pinning down exactly how.

[MegaBadExample]

@Data: There's a flaw in your logic, Kaidan isn't straight if you play FemShep. He's bisexual.

I know there are few who want it, and the rest are against it, but Bioware refused to turn Ashley bisexual for a reason(s) it's out of character. As I said before, they were very aware of the character they've established.

Religious or not, I don't believe Ash is in denial about her sexuality, Data. She seems very confident in herself. Some people are simply straight, like yourself. Accept that that's who they are (and how Bioware wanted to write them) and move on. It's all irrelevant now Ashley is straight, that’s canon. We're beating a dead horse at this point. But who is this AMW you speak of? A lady friend perhaps?

[Ushanka]

Well, about old topic.
Don't know what's happening with your churches, but ours was every time against it. And not only churchs. In time of USSR all gays was in madhouses, well, if somebody catch them. It's just for the note. I hope this explained my position. Don't be mad on me only. :]

Anyway, game already released, so, I suppose, they won't change anything... You know, before someone rEAlly asks them about it.

[CptData]

@ Ushanka: I do understand your position. Societies don't change over night - so it takes time. Let's say, love and sex are things religions shouldn't touch. I don't get it why celibates tell us how to live, love and make love. Seriously - those guys better should ignore that topic.

I do have the feeling in 22nd century mankind either finally overcome religious issues with love - or things go worse. Let's hope for the first one - I have no issues with nudists, open relationships, bi- or homosexual love. Love should happen, so to speak.

Aurora313 wrote...

I think the AMW actually closed their account. Or at least made it inactive.

I hope she's still around. We had some of the greatest PM-sessions ever ...

*sigh* let's say, I miss her. I really do. Hope she'll return one day.


@MBE: does Kaidan tell you he's bi? I never did that romance ...

Modifié par CptData, 05 juin 2012 - 08:07 .

[Johnny_TYS38]

MegaBadExample wrote...

@Data: There's a flaw in your logic, Kaidan isn't straight if you play FemShep. He's bisexual.

I know there are few who want it, and the rest are against it, but Bioware refused to turn Ashley bisexual for a reason(s) it's out of character. As I said before, they were very aware of the character they've established.

Religious or not, I don't believe Ash is in denial about her sexuality, Data. She seems very confident in herself. Some people are simply straight, like yourself. Accept that that's who they are (and how Bioware wanted to write them) and move on. It's all irrelevant now Ashley is straight, that’s canon. We're beating a dead horse at this point. But who is this AMW you speak of? A lady friend perhaps?

i agree that turing ash into a bisexual will make her character seems out of place. maybe bioware did not have enough time/resources to write the dialogue, record it and make the whole cutscence      

[MegaBadExample]

Kaidan hints at it quite a bit. He has a bit of a crush on Jacob Taylor lol

And you never answered my question... who is AMW?

Modifié par MegaBadExample, 05 juin 2012 - 08:12 .

[CptData]

AMW is AshleyMadelineWilliams - one of the female Ash fans here. She vanished approx 3 or 4 weeks ago.

Let's say I -really- miss her. :\\

Is it me or can't I find her account anymore? 

Modifié par CptData, 05 juin 2012 - 08:21 .

[MegaBadExample]

Ahhhhhh......... -really- huh?

Do you need me to cheer you up? I've got beer, buddy. BEER! Hope you like Harp.

[CptData]

MegaBadExample wrote...

Ahhhhhh......... -really- huh?

Do you need me to cheer you up? I've got beer, buddy. BEER! Hope you like Harp.

I'm fine. No need to cheer me up. I just miss her.
Another face vanished in the sands of time.

*sigh*

Okay, bring me a full sixpack of beer ^^