JECWSU wrote...
I'm not sure about Feron. I like him, but I don't think he can replace Thane.
He'll probably be to busy at the Shadow Broker base since Liara is going to be with you most of the time.
Of course he can't replace Thane. No character can replace another. But if you can't have first prize even though you earned it, you
at least deserve a
consolation prize. And I think his coloring is really nice. I would like to fictionally rock his fictional universe. Really, if they took Thane away from us arbitrarily, it would be the absolute
least they could do. (Not that I think they will.)
And hey, as long as they don't go killing off the most-beloved male LI in their entire series, there's still no need to choose. I repeat, with relish,
drell sandwich. 
wasp777 wrote...
The leaked script is incomplete, and there are various versions;
Thane, who is described as being involved in a mission completely
different to what has been revealed in the media already about him.
Makes me wonder how old this stuff is. (Whether these rumors are true or
not is another question.) Either way, that's a sign of incompletion.
That is heartening, to think that we really don't know what they decided in the end. Yeah, I'm hoping they decided to do the smart thing after putting enough thought behind it--meaning, transcend the whole question of Thane dying (too tragic and arbitrary and a waste of a beloved LI) and Thane living without any conflict whatsoever (too sappy-happy-ending; too cheap a deus ex machina to do him justice) and instead went for the beautiful clever compromise of
Earn Your Happy Ending. Ideally, I'd like to see a dual scenario where you have to pull off a tricky mission (much like ME3's suicide mission in terms of, you can either succeed or fail gloriously) to preserve him and the cure, or make a hard decision and sacrifice something in order to do so. And then the result is that you either pull it off and he lives, or you fail and have to watch him die through your agonized tears. I would try the former first, and the latter later on (as I did when I made my heartrending "Shepard dies" playthrough.) It makes the stakes feel more real, and success far more rewarding if you are aware of what happens otherwise, I think.
I don't want Thane to live OR die at face value. I want to have to save him, and I don't want the outcome predetermined. I want to be able to fail. Then if I can save him, I will feel awesome.
wasp777 wrote...
Female Shepard Trailer will be Released Before March 6th, 2012.
According to Bioware employee it will be worth the wait. [smilie]../../../images/forum/emoticons/grin.png[/smilie]
BUT I WANT IT NAO!
Seriously, I wish they'd at least tell us a concrete date. But then maybe they'd have to make it a later date than it needs to be just to be safe. Aieee.... I want to hear Jennifer Hale and I want to see that badass redhead in action and I want to see the first ever trailer NOT featuring ManShep, but a Shep of the gender I've mostly been playing her as throughout the series! I want to be able to show it to my friends and say, "Look, girls play games too, THIS is why!"
Hurry up, Bioware. Pretty please with, um, ryncol on top?
Asenza wrote...
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah!
FERON?!
Liara's Feron? Skittlez Feron? Ferron-for-spare-parts Feron?
Why? *chokes* My God, why?
Besides the fact that he's a drell? I mean, it wouldn't work for any
other LI, people would lose their minds if Tali was replaced by a random
quarian, or Miranda by some random human chick (unless she has a hot body) or Liara with some token Asari.
I was under the impression that drell could get Kepral's from mere overexposure to liquid which could happen on places besides the hanar homeworld, but no, he doesn't have Kepral's at the moment as far as we know. That was more an offhand comment.
Why Feron, who is definitely not just random drell #42? Let me count the ways!
- He was pretty dashing and mysterious in the comics.
- He has very nice coloring and roughly the same tasty visual attributes as Thane.
- He has a sexy voice. Not as deep as Thane's, but still sexy.
- Because the only thing better than one drell LI? Has to be TWO drell LI.
- Because rescuing a guy from torture makes me want to give him the opposite of torture. I'm a sucker for that hurt/comfort vibe and little makes me more fond of a character than him needing my help.
- And finally, because the idea of a badass female Shepard with an actual much-less-badass-than-her... not quite civilian character, but certainly not in the same line of work, unlike EVERY OTHER romance so far--that appeals to me. He could understand her world, but his strengths are in other areas, not in kicking yahg butt. It's a refreshing change.
As for Feron being Liara's, though something could develop there, nothing exists right now. That much is clear when you ask the two of them about it, and they knew each other for like 2 days in the comics, so they're not exactly deeply connected longtime friends. And furthermore, Liara is not Feron's. She belongs to my Ryla (and a host of other Shepards). She and Feron are not exactly epically destined for each other; if anything, I expect they will happen if nothing else does. That doesn't mean Feron won't be on the menu at all. They've said there will be non-squadmate LIs, and nothing says he can't be one.
The Sarendoctrinator wrote...
My FemShep who will romance Thane wouldn't want to
move on with someone else so quickly anyway. Eventually, sure. I think
Thane would want that for her. But it would have to be a few years, at
least.
I'm not sure; you could make the case that in a universe where people can die so abruptly and so many have, moving on becomes a bit easier. Especially when Shepard and Thane haven't had very long with one another anyway. But it really depends on the individual character.
My Shepard who romanced Thane... she moved on pretty fast after Kaidan, as if a door had slammed. She felt something strong for Thane, but I didn't feel like she had the chance to really get to know him. She's mostly going on instinct; there's just something about him that made her feel like this was a person who got her, whereas Kaidan vastly misunderstood her. I don't think she'd move on easily, and it would take time--far more if he died, just as you were saying.
But another playthrough, with another character who mostly felt sympathy and fear of death? I could imagine a different character from my current Thane-mancer who would move on (and I would make one, since Thane is still the best ME2 LI in my opinion--I keep choosing him and have still never gone for Jacob; Garrus only once.) I would dislike her a bit for doing so, but making characters who aren't like me is part of the fun of roleplay. I'll take as many options as they'll give us.
Hmm, that includes the idea of playing the field... not sure how that will work but when I figure it out, I will play me a lady version of Casanova, in space!
Mission: Save the galaxy and leave a trail of broken hearts behind her!
zonders wrote...
So I just finished my Thane LI playthrough, and managed to read the letter he writes you in the Shadow Broker's lair.
Wow.
I've never actually been so affected by a love story in a videogame
before. That letter sealed the deal for me. I hope Thane gets a suitably
fantastic role in ME3. Just wow.
*peeks at the wiki for a refresher* Ah, yes... I'd almost forgotten what a heart-melter that was. Dammit.
Okay, I'm losing my resolve to play that heartbreaker Shep. Damn, if that's how they're going to write him in ME3, then I don't know how I'm gonna bring myself to not romance him on my subsequent playthroughs!
Tasha vas Nar Rayya wrote...
Thanks for the positivity guys. I wasn't
aiming my previous comment at anyone in particular. It is just that I
realised that ME3 is only 2 months away now, and I am very excited for
it! And I can't wait to see Thane (especially in that sandwich that
Wynne mentioned... [smilie]../../../images/forum/emoticons/devil.png[/smilie]
Now, that's what I'm talking about!
Modifié par Wynne, 08 janvier 2012 - 09:55 .
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