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[Lucky Thirteen]

JECW wrote...

I always thought it was Tea. Green Tea.

why because he's green? that's racist.

edit:

Modifié par Lucky Thirteen, 16 mars 2012 - 02:29 .

[Cyansomnia]

@Lucky

LOLS.  I'm trying to go to my happy place...

Modifié par Aislinn Trista, 16 mars 2012 - 02:31 .

[mnomaha]

...I would give up my fish tank and move my bed to life support if they'd let me.

[JECW]

Lucky Thirteen wrote...

JECW wrote...

I always thought it was Tea. Green Tea.

why because he's green? that's racist.

edit:

Not true.
I always saw him as a tea drinker. That's why I had Hanar make that fanart for me.

[Sylph_14]

Haha, those screenshots remind me of the nights spent replaying scenes to try and catch the perfect screenshot.


full size

The camera switched like a millionth of a second after that look >.> I think I replayed it four or five times to time that screenshot. Ah, the good old days.

[JECW]

Those were happier times.

[RShara]

[Maera Imrov]

...double Thanes. Universe broken.

@Sylph, that exact image, or one very close to it, was my desktop for a very long time. It's been changed out since, but I still have it laying around somewhere.

[Lucky Thirteen]

rshara, where is the quadruple thane picture

edit: nvm triple

Modifié par Lucky Thirteen, 16 mars 2012 - 03:16 .

[Cyansomnia]

 FEAR THE THANE ARMY

 

[Maera Imrov]

Triple Thanes!

...double Thanes remind me:

I am also bothered by the fact that the hand holding in ME2 largely looks fine, but in ME3, when my Shep went to take his hands (or him, hers, idk) they were floating like a whole half a foot apart. And the kiss was so awkward. Maybe my PC. And no achievement.

And my idiot boyfriend who won't let me give him any spoilers and is plunging naively, headfirst, into the most stupid ending to a trilogy of all times.

/bitter and waiting on TOR's EU Servers to come back up.

[Lucky Thirteen]

the thanepede of legend

[mnomaha]

@Maera...it's not just your pc. It's mine too. Soooooo disappointing. can't get a proper hand holding, kiss, love scene, ANY scene, ANY proper closure.

But hell...oh nvmd, just get myself into trouble.

[mnomaha]

Love it Aislinn! Just talked to Tentura...she got me riled back up. So *rolls up sleeves* it's back on!!!

[Cyansomnia]

And for better morale:

Futuristic Lover by AronaBFC:



That video never fails to make me happy.

Modifié par Aislinn Trista, 16 mars 2012 - 03:32 .

[mnomaha]

I'm sorry, I'm sooooo sorry, but I cannot resist.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Hudson

First line, orange box

Modifié par mnomaha, 16 mars 2012 - 03:35 .

[mnomaha]

Sorry, computer keeps halting

[Visii]

Aislinn Trista wrote...

And for better morale:

Futuristic Lover by AronaBFC:



That video never fails to make me happy.

I haven't been able to watch that video or listen to that song for a week now T_T. I still don't think I can...

[JECW]

mnomaha wrote...

I'm sorry, I'm sooooo sorry, but I cannot resist.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Hudson

First line, orange box

Ok
This made me laugh.

[Cyansomnia]

mnomaha wrote...

I'm sorry, I'm sooooo sorry, but I cannot resist.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Hudson

First line, orange box

HAHAHA.  *breathes in*  HAHAHA.

[Maera Imrov]

mnomaha wrote...

@Maera...it's not just your pc. It's mine too. Soooooo disappointing. can't get a proper hand holding, kiss, love scene, ANY scene, ANY proper closure.

But hell...oh nvmd, just get myself into trouble.

Saves me a 'way back' reload, I guess. I'm going to ramble now, indulge me. I'm bored and in a writing/rambling mood.

You know, half a year back or more, I remember my brothers and I talking about DA2, how it had disappointed us. One of them said "I bet ME3 just falls apart, too." and the four of us just all went kind of quiet and nodded. Sort of a sad acquiescence to the point. We're not as old in the Bioware fandom as some; we came into it when I bought KotOR on an impulse and then we passed it around as we each finished our playthrough. We have, however, been fans ever since, but DA2 was kind of the first note. Then TOR being almost-but-not-quite. Part of me kept my ME3 preorder while simultaneously expecting it to just not measure up to the first two. (Contrary to some, I adored 2.)

Never, however, in our wildest ideas of 'falling apart' did any of us really bank on the ending being what it was, or the ME2 squad getting almost a wholesale shelf-ing. We were thinking more in broad terms, a generally weaker story, a even-more-gutted skill system, more streaming of the RPG elements. Not God Children, character rape, and plot holes big enough to have their own gravity wells.

None of them have bothered to finish 3. Nor have I. But even they, males who only liked Thane as a 'bro' are rather annoyed and baffled at the treatment of his romance. When I told them about the whole 'we dropped the ball' thing, one of them just goes "Yeah, what was that big long delay for then? How could they just *forget* a major character, a LI, and one of their frickin' poster boys? Was he not on the cover to 2 and many of the vids? It's like Koei forgetting Zhao Yun." (Anyone who plays Dynasty Warriors gets that, if not, carry on, not important.)

So... yeah I don't think I had a point there. I think I was just venting. The worst thing of this: Thane fics were already starting to dwindle down to nearly none. I fear this will finish it off, and I will have hardly anything left to read in this fandom. With Garrus so bro-zoned to my Shep, I have a hard time even relating to other Sheps romancing him, which I know is extremely odd, but it is what it is. And Kaidan, eh.

[Cyansomnia]

Maera Imrov wrote...

mnomaha wrote...

@Maera...it's not just your pc. It's mine too. Soooooo disappointing. can't get a proper hand holding, kiss, love scene, ANY scene, ANY proper closure.

But hell...oh nvmd, just get myself into trouble.

Saves me a 'way back' reload, I guess. I'm going to ramble now, indulge me. I'm bored and in a writing/rambling mood.

You know, half a year back or more, I remember my brothers and I talking about DA2, how it had disappointed us. One of them said "I bet ME3 just falls apart, too." and the four of us just all went kind of quiet and nodded. Sort of a sad acquiescence to the point. We're not as old in the Bioware fandom as some; we came into it when I bought KotOR on an impulse and then we passed it around as we each finished our playthrough. We have, however, been fans ever since, but DA2 was kind of the first note. Then TOR being almost-but-not-quite. Part of me kept my ME3 preorder while simultaneously expecting it to just not measure up to the first two. (Contrary to some, I adored 2.)

Never, however, in our wildest ideas of 'falling apart' did any of us really bank on the ending being what it was, or the ME2 squad getting almost a wholesale shelf-ing. We were thinking more in broad terms, a generally weaker story, a even-more-gutted skill system, more streaming of the RPG elements. Not God Children, character rape, and plot holes big enough to have their own gravity wells.

None of them have bothered to finish 3. Nor have I. But even they, males who only liked Thane as a 'bro' are rather annoyed and baffled at the treatment of his romance. When I told them about the whole 'we dropped the ball' thing, one of them just goes "Yeah, what was that big long delay for then? How could they just *forget* a major character, a LI, and one of their frickin' poster boys? Was he not on the cover to 2 and many of the vids? It's like Koei forgetting Zhao Yun." (Anyone who plays Dynasty Warriors gets that, if not, carry on, not important.)

So... yeah I don't think I had a point there. I think I was just venting. The worst thing of this: Thane fics were already starting to dwindle down to nearly none. I fear this will finish it off, and I will have hardly anything left to read in this fandom. With Garrus so bro-zoned to my Shep, I have a hard time even relating to other Sheps romancing him, which I know is extremely odd, but it is what it is. And Kaidan, eh.

I understand what you mean.  Everyone I talk to who plays Mass Effect said the same thing.  How could they FORGET about Thane?  He was such a prominent character in ME2, a romance and very popular with the fans.

I still plan on writing fiction about Thane, however, for as long as I can.  Just trying to recover from the initial shock and horror of all this, before I can refocus.  Unfortunately, a great deal of it will be somber (unless they give me a reason for it not to be).

Modifié par Aislinn Trista, 16 mars 2012 - 03:58 .

[Tentura]

I realize I should add my voice to this thread, because I feel the same. It's nice to know that I am not alone in my feelings about Thane in ME3. I was just now prompted to put my thoughts into words by someone who hasn't experienced ME3 yet. I had only chatted with friends about it until now. But I should put those thoughts here as well. Solidarity!

First, I can see how some people are satisfied. For them, his death was 'going out with a bang,' and that was enough. But for some of us who got to know Thane on a deeper level and really enjoyed the meaningful way his character was developed in ME2, I just find it dissatisfying. Whether or not everyone feels that way about him, I think is unimportant. I would imagine that nearly every player connects to at least one character in that way. For us, it was Thane. We may not be the largest group, but… we exist.

I have decided that I am okay with an unavoidable death for Thane, if they had just handled it better. It would have been nice if we could have saved him or prolonged his life with some sort of treatment, but that's probably beside the point now.

After Thane's character development throughout ME2, finding him sitting and staring out a window in a hospital … just felt so wrong. I am sure others have pointed out the missed opportunities to provide a satisfying story arc - like if you have to go back to the hospital again to see the VS, why not have Thane present a bit of new dialog? And a date -like those given to many other characters- wouldn't have been impossible. It needn't be anything too involved - a quiet picnic on the Presidium, for instance. Certainly if he can get up and move about the hospital, he could have done that. A little more dialog and interaction would have gone a long way.

The battle between Thane and Leng was, of course, cool to watch. But, I have trouble accepting that Shep did not participate in the fight. I suppose that BW did it to simplify the scene and give it more impact - assassin vs assassin and all that. But, it might have been more believable if, say, Shepard had been surprised and incapacitated first in some way... and then Thane burst in and stopped Leng from finishing the hit. I dunno. I just was screaming at my television for Shep to "do something!"

It wasn't until the final hospital scene that I really was hit in the face with the full weight of disappointment. Bam -there you are- the doctor tells you something about him needing blood, but then when you say you'll get more, he says they have Kolyats and oh it won't help anyways… it's like, what the heck are you talking to me for, doc? Then you go into the room, and Kolyat introduces himself to you like you don't know who he is?! Of course I know who you are! I shot a damn lamp for you! Augh! What was up with that dialog?

I was touched by the prayer. But I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling that when someone you love is dying, you don't let them die without telling them so. Shepard should have been able to tell him "I love you," hold his hands, and look him in those dark soulful eyes one last time. It felt so impersonal to me. I saw the romanced Miranda death, and in comparison it was beautifully bittersweet. Of course, that is only an optional death. You'd think for a required death of a ME2 LI, they would have given the moment at least that much care - if not much, much more. It is really as if they completely forgot he was a LI. It baffles me, it truly does. How is that possible?? This is what I honestly cannot wrap my mind around.  And no 'Paramour' acheivement?  That is just an insult - all the Sheps who stayed by his side to the very end deserved more.

And then Shepard is literally booted from the room and the door is locked behind her, leaving here standing there looking in through the window in the most forlorn and pitiful way. To finish it off, none of your shipmates comment on his death - no matter if he was your friend or your LI. It really is as Thane said in ME2 at one of his most depressed moments: "When I'm gone, it will be as if I'd never lived." Also, when all the potential LIs move in and make their first passes at Shepard --> really, really poor taste.

It's all be said before (and probably better worded!)… but it's one more voice.

Big ol' *hugs* to every last one of you.

Modifié par Tentura, 16 mars 2012 - 04:19 .

[TheGoddess0fWar]

I wish Shepard could of taken Thane to Rannoch to see a desert....

[Visii]

TheGoddess0fWar wrote...

I wish Shepard could of taken Thane to Rannoch to see a desert....

Or Rakhana. It's a desert planet! It could have been therapy for his lungs!