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[Spartanburger]

How 'bout we move on to a different topic, like the Quarians (read: pronounced kurry-an by BW head of marketing for some ridiculous reason).
Who are these creatures and how to they impact the story? Why do they have the same spelling as the Quarians (read: Kwar-ian) we know?

Modifié par Spartanburger, 04 décembre 2011 - 11:16 .

[Unschuld]

Arcian wrote...

Dat hair.

Dat "history" channel.

[mauro2222]

I'm eager to see how the admirals react and what they do behind courtains in ME3.

Ugg, "behind courtains"... Yup, I guess that Daro and Koris have hate-sex in every room of the Qwib-Qwib.

[Cheese of Borg]

sitesunseen wrote...

Someone With Mass wrote...

Cheese of Borg wrote...

In the novels it is explained that becouse there is almost no personal space in the fleet, they wear it as a form of privacy.

No kidding.

My bathroom is bigger than a quarian family's entire apartment.

Well least you wouldn't have to worry about B.O. being a sterile environment and all. You know how it is when your in a small space packed with people.

Also in the books, there are bathrooms on the lower levels.  It is one of the only places they remove the suits on the fleet.

[Someone With Mass]

mauro2222 wrote...

I'm eager to see how the admirals react and what they do behind courtains in ME3.

Ugg, "behind courtains"... Yup, I guess that Daro and Koris have hate-sex in every room of the Qwib-Qwib.

It's not like it's the first character we have to get a date to gain their race's loyalty.

But hey, whatever helps the cause, right?

[Unschuld]

Cthulhu42 wrote...


Do you suppose they have a similar room for Tali on the Normandy? That could also be how she somehow manages to change outfits all the time.

Nah, she just breaks out a brush and a set of paints and goes to work.

[Merchant2006]

taliswet tbh da bst drink eva

[Someone With Mass]

I'm pretty curious about the new outfits Tali will get in ME3. I hope their appearance is a good indication to what kind of status change they'll bring.

Like, an armored suit brings more damage resistance and one with slightly more shield emitters brings more shield points. Or something.

Some should be a surprise, though.

[Killjoy Cutter]

Spartanburger wrote...

How 'bout we move on to a different topic, like the Quarians (read: pronounced kurry-an by BW head of marketing for some ridiculous reason).
Who are these creatures and how to they impact the story? Why do they have the same spelling as the Quarians (read: Kwar-ian) we know?

Heh... marketing wonks... *laugh*.

[Unschuld]

Cthulhu42 wrote...

And it boosts her armour stats? I want some of that bulletproof paint.

Yeah, she gets that engine/brake caliper paint from space autozone. It contains ceramic, which as we all know is the ultimate essential componant in light weight bullet-resisting armor.

[Merchant2006]

Cthulhu42 wrote...

u put da tbh n da rong spot tbh

[Ravensword]

Arcian wrote...

sitesunseen wrote...

Cthulhu42 wrote...

sitesunseen wrote...

Well least you wouldn't have to worry about B.O. being a sterile environment and all. : )

This thread is getting dangerously close to "quarian sweat" territory...

Well its not as bad as the dreaded "Quman" hypothesise.

Dat hair.

Where have I seen this before?

[Unschuld]

Ravensword wrote...



Where have I seen this before?

Last time someone named Scourgeking graced the thread with his presence? lol

[Ravensword]

Oh, I think I remember someone likes that. What is the origin of that image?

[Someone With Mass]

Calinstel wrote...
Looking forward to Tali's new armor choices as well.  Just hope they ditch the stupid HUD on her HUD/Visor.  Must make it impossible to see through.

HUDCEPTION!

[Dilandau3000]

Someone With Mass wrote...

My bathroom is bigger than a quarian family's entire apartment.

Your bathroom is probably bigger than my apartment, too (I live in Tokyo).

People here don't wear environmental suits for privacy though (we just have none), but they do like wearing masks when they're sick to prevent spreading it around. Hmm...

As for Killjoy's comments about beneficial viruses not making sense. I'm not a biologist, but I don't think it's that far fetched. Even here on earth, the most successful viruses are not the most deadly, as there is no advantage for the virus in killing the host. If viruses have evolved to fill an additional gap in the ecology (due to the lack of insects) that situation might be even stronger.

In fact, you could perhaps argue that if all indigenous life on Rannoch has weak immune systems it would prevent very potent viruses from evolving. Any really bad virus strain would probably kill the entire village/community/whatever before it has a chance of spreading further (and insects aren't there to help the spread either). Of course this ignores the possibility of a virus that can be communicated by one species and affects another, which would make it possible. It's a complex situation, and again, I'm not a biologist.

In a world without insects, I would expect most of the plant (and perhaps animal) life to be unlike anything we've ever seen on earth. For example, the main reason flowers have colorful petals and strong fragrances is to attract insects. I do hope they'll be able to do that justice when we visit Rannoch in ME3.

Modifié par Dilandau3000, 05 décembre 2011 - 01:46 .

[Unschuld]

Dilandau3000 wrote...

*snip*

As for Killjoy's comments about beneficial viruses not making sense. I'm not a biologist, but I don't think it's that far fetched. Even here on earth, the most successful viruses are not the most deadly, as there is no advantage for the virus in killing the host. If viruses have evolved to fill an additional gap in the ecology (due to the lack of insects) that situation might be even stronger.

Your speculation is not far off base at all. I'm not a biologist either, but from the courses I did take there is some evidence of something very similar to that. One of the accepted theories floating about now does state that viruses themselves HAVE played a role in the evolution of species.

The theory goes like this: The virus protein capsid usually contains strands of its own DNA which is injected into the host cell (which enzymes are used to then create messenger RNA) in order to turn the host cell into a living virus factory. The host cell then creates new protein capsids with Virus DNA in them and releases them (either through cell death by rupturing or exocytosis). However nothing is "perfect" in this process, and sometimes bits of the host cell's DNA are packaged into the virus capsid. The new virus with the host cell DNA injects this into a new host cell, which may incorporate the strand into its own DNA. For lack of a better (short) explanation, this can alter all sorts of things, good and bad, as that cell continues to live and divide into new cells which now contain copies of its DNA.

As for flowers, those only exist in angiosperms which developed to form a symbiotic relationship with animals which were relatively *new* at the time. Gymnosperms (conifers, pines, etc) have been around much longer without the same relationship and have obviously done just fine. They don't need pollen, only the wind to carry their spores to the cones of another gymnosperm. Flowers aren't specifically for insects though, many other animals can find them attractive and do essentially the same job as the average bee.

Modifié par Unschuld, 05 décembre 2011 - 02:05 .