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[Karrie788]

There can never be enough turian babies in this universe.

Argraharg wrote...

Okay, you have all convinced me. Maybe I am a just a bit reluctant to to see Shepard as the Mary Sue/Gary Stu superhero she/he actualy are.

Yeah, Shepard's marysueness/garystuness makes my eyes roll sometimes, but ME is a space opera that's sometimes meant to be cheesy, so I guess a Mary-Sue/Gary-Stu hero was fitting. Shep is so ridiculously awesome it's funny.

'Sides, my favourite game ever (BG) has one of the biggest Sues I've ever met as a protagonist.

I tend to make all my Shepards screw up in some way to compensate anyway.

[EnvyTB075]

Depends on whether you trust BioWare enough not to screw up another game really...

[EnvyTB075]

Aaaaaaaaaaand to lift us from the dark abyss of depressing post-ME3 thoughts, le art by bldyscarlet

[Demonique]

Unschuld wrote...

flippedeclipse wrote...

Showed my sister my Garrus shirt this weekend, and apparently he looks like a bird Transformer lol. Got me thinking, has anyone else had an experience where someone completely virgin to the Mass Effect series saw Garrus and wondered what he was? lol

Edit: Here, have a adorable pocket Garrus!



By Stonewasher

That tears it. Naming my next cat Garrus.

I named my lady geckos new boyfriend Garrus, he was 6ft under in less than 3 months. He ate the vermiculite in their nestbox and it clogged him up inside.

[Niostang]

Omg the above post had me in stitches. I'm sorry. I'm not laughing at your lady gecko's boyfriend's misfortune. It's just such a beautifully random anecdote that I have to thank you for sharing it. Poor Garrus. I hope he made it through. (If he didn't, I'm sorry for your loss and I hope he didn't suffer long.)

@EnvyTB075
So perfect. I can imagine Shep overhearing nearby. She'll keep her peace of course, and then corner Garrus later and teasingly give him crap for it. Garrus will jokingly tell her he didn't want to scare their kid with the truth and will promise to give a more accurate account when he's older. Shep will roll her eyes and laugh and then put Garrus on dinner dishes detail for telling fibs and he'll make a quip about battles he'll never win.

[flippedeclipse]

Demonique wrote...
I named my lady geckos new boyfriend Garrus, he was 6ft under in less than 3 months. He ate the vermiculite in their nestbox and it clogged him up inside.

I'm sorry, I shouldn't laugh. I really shouldn't.

But now I'm imagining Garrus eating pebbles off the ground and I can't stop laughing.

[The Sarendoctrinator]

I think the term "Mary Sue" really gets overused these days. Shepard's got plenty of reason to be skilled, and his/her victories are well-deserved. Plus, poor Shepard has to deal with a fair amount of failures... any more, and the player would start to feel like this is a game they can't win. (Um, that last part would probably sound better if the current ending didn't exist, making a lot of people feel exactly that way. ^^

Both of those pictures with the turian kids are so cute! And I like how Garrus is bragging, trying to make it sound like he did all the work. Reminds me of his conversation with Vega.

Niostang wrote...

@EnvyTB075
So perfect. I can imagine Shep overhearing nearby. She'll keep her peace of course, and then corner Garrus later and teasingly give him crap for it. Garrus will jokingly tell her he didn't want to scare their kid with the truth and will promise to give a more accurate account when he's older. Shep will roll her eyes and laugh and then put Garrus on dinner dishes detail for telling fibs and he'll make a quip about battles he'll never win.

That mental image is hilarious. Although, my Kiara Shepard would probably agree that waiting until he's older to tell the real story is a better idea. Now I can't help but think of a scene from one of my favorite movies -

"This will make a great bedtime story to tell your kid."
"The kid'll have nightmares. I'll spend all my money on shrinks."

[Seleya_LL]

Karrie788 wrote...
[...]
'Sides, my favourite game ever (BG) has one of the biggest Sues I've ever met as a protagonist.

Baldur's Gate... sure. Grown up in a library, read some things about adventures, trained a bit with a monk here and there - and suddenly, big hero. Good times 
In Dragon Age, at least most of the Origins had better training (noble human / noble dwarf, mage), or actual practice in hunting or staying alive (Dalish, common dwarf). Not that sure about the city elf, though.

Usually, that "Mary Sue" syndrom bothers me (exception is BG, I just love that game), but in ME, with Shepard's background, it's a little bit different. Shepard is absolutely overpowered, sure, both in terms of charisma and actual fighting skills, but in contrast to all those 'huh, I am suddenly Superman' people, it is completely clear that Shepard has N7 training and already gained a reputation through hard work, suffering, and probably some luck as well. Not some magic essence of a dead god, not some creepy zombie-blood-coctail's aftereffects, but good old training, training, and some more training. To me, that makes it easier to believe the whole thing.

Edit: Agreed with the above - and you've got a point with the ending.
But the Turian baby is still incredibly cute.

Modifié par Seleya_LL, 14 juin 2012 - 08:38 .

[Karrie788]

Heh, I don't mind Mary Sues in general.

Some of them are completely badass (including Shepard and, dare I say, Garrus) and you can't help but like them. Heroes are nice. I only mind Mary Sues who people look up to for no actual reason - worse, when there's every reason to be irritated or angry with them. Aka for instance Bella Swan from those-books-which-shall-not-be-named.

[The Sarendoctrinator]

Seleya_LL wrote...

Edit: Agreed with the above - and you've got a point with the ending.
But the Turian baby is still incredibly cute.

Turian babies are always cute. I've even started saving pictures of them:

[RilantheFirebug]

Hi all. Longtime no see!

People were asking about flycam enabled coalesced files for screenshots so I uploaded mine. Enjoy!
http://social.biowar...m/project/8373/

[ArcanaLegacy]

*pops in quick*
Hello & glomp to old friends [if ur still even around anymore T-T] - hello to MANY new faces XP

Anyone reading the Threshold comic on DA? Because you should be. New page is up and its full of Nihlus awesomeness.

Cover page^
No seriously - its a great comic XD
Has Obsydian posted here lately? Shes such a nihlus fangirl. She needs to see this.

Cheers!

[The Sarendoctrinator]

ArcanaLegacy wrote...

*pops in quick*
Hello & glomp to old friends [if ur still even around anymore T-T] - hello to MANY new faces XP

I've returned after finding a solution to my frustrating ME3 registration problem!  

And no, I haven't read the comic. I don't get to see much from deviantart unless someone posts it here. My PC's gotten viruses from there before, so I'm extra careful/paranoid. Don't want it to happen again.

[ArcanaLegacy]

The Sarendoctrinator wrote...

ArcanaLegacy wrote...

*pops in quick*
Hello & glomp to old friends [if ur still even around anymore T-T] - hello to MANY new faces XP

I've returned after finding a solution to my frustrating ME3 registration problem!  

And no, I haven't read the comic. I don't get to see much from deviantart unless someone posts it here. My PC's gotten viruses from there before, so I'm extra careful/paranoid. Don't want it to happen again.

KIM! 8D
Hiyaz!!

And aw blah. Viruses from DA?.? Thats a first ive heard. Wow thats a shame T-T
You want me to pm u links apart from DA so u dont have to technically go to the site ?.?
I can just copy/paste the png urls so u just get the images 

And nice to see some familiar faces...er...usernames? XD Im sry im no longer around T-T So busy. But i do passby like once a week to chk up on the threads. I just dont rly post much anymore. But I do miss this place. Hugs all around.

Blame my gaming habits. XD I still have ppl here on BSN who have added me on xboxlive and see me constantly online.

edit: I just realized i had never added u on my friends list. Wow. WTF is wrong with me XD Im ashamed.

Modifié par ArcanaLegacy, 14 juin 2012 - 10:41 .

[Niostang]

The Sarendoctrinator wrote...
Turian babies are always cute. I've even started saving pictures of them: *snip*

My favourite turian baby pic I think. I dunno. Its expression and being swamped by the blanket get my ovaries in a tizzy every time. Also, baby turian feet make me want to squeal shamelessly.

Modifié par Niostang, 15 juin 2012 - 07:59 .

[The Sarendoctrinator]

@Arcana: Hi! (And added to friend list.) I missed this thread for the three months I couldn't post here. Basically missed out on all the discussion while everyone was playing and still excited about it.

As long as the comic doesn't have any "graphic" stuff, then yeah, it'd be cool to see some of it. That's how I read the Marauder Shields comic, actually.

@Niostang: Your picture of the turian baby isn't showing up! And it sounds so cute, with the little feet.

[potsi1711]

:D:D My favorite fanfic now has a sequel in the making. :O:O

"Mom" by Quandam

Looks like the Shepard-Vakarian family will be getting a turian son in addition to human daughters.
If you haven't checked out the prequels, do yourself a favor and read Uncle and Dad right away.  The writing is amazing!

Be sure to leave the author lots of encouragement and gratitude for sharing his/her work.  All he/she wants to know is that the effort is appreciated.  You can also find these on Mass Effect Kink Meme on livejournal. 

[Niostang]

@Sarendoctrinator
Fix'd. Hopefully it shall remain viewable. Shameless squealing recommencing in 3...2...1...

[EnvyTB075]

potsi1711 wrote...

:D:D My favorite fanfic now has a sequel in the making. :O:O

"Mom" by Quandam

Ya, saw that on the kmeme a few days ago, been looking up that fill ever since.

[Melaneth]

Someone had compiled a list of stories on a site - stories that had GarrusxFShep, KaidenxFShep, some NihlusSarenShep stuff. I had it bookmarked, but computer kind of blew up a few days ago, missing everything. If that site could be linked, it would be greatly appreciated. Been trying to search for it in the hundreds of pages, and haven't found it yet (I know it's in the mid ranges of the thread, but still no luck)

[Niostang]

I remember looking at a list of fics. Was it a page with a white background and link in default hyperlink colours? Only remember the ShepxGarrus ones but it looked pretty comprehensive.
I think the post was by Lethania but I couldn't.... hold on. YES. My weird memory and my Google-fu and love of finding things have triumphed!

Forum post

Orrrrr why don't I just do this?
http://www.lethania.com/fanfic/

Was that it?

Modifié par Niostang, 15 juin 2012 - 02:58 .

[Melaneth]

Niostang wrote...

I remember looking at a list of fics. Was it a page with a white background and link in default hyperlink colours? Only remember the ShepxGarrus ones but it looked pretty comprehensive.
I think the post was by Lethania but I couldn't.... hold on. YES. My weird memory and my Google-fu and love of finding things have triumphed!

Forum post

Orrrrr why don't I just do this?
http://www.lethania.com/fanfic/

Was that it?

That was definitely it! Thank you so very much

[flippedeclipse]

 That turian baby needs a warning or something, I'm pretty sure I would have squealed myself to death without direct intervention.

potsi1711 wrote...

Be sure to leave the author lots of encouragement and gratitude for sharing his/her work.  All he/she wants to know is that the effort is appreciated.  You can also find these on Mass Effect Kink Meme on livejournal.

I agree with this so much. It's really the only thing an author gets in exchange for spending hours writing fics, and man, do some chapters refuse to cooperate. Just finished one for a fill I've been working on that fought tooth and nail with me through four rewrites... I nearly bought myself a celebratory sundae afterwards  But yes, reviews are an author's lifeforce! Leave lots of them!

Modifié par flippedeclipse, 15 juin 2012 - 07:34 .

[Seleya_LL]

flippedeclipse wrote...

 That turian baby needs a warning or something, I'm pretty sure I would have squealed myself to death without direct intervention.
[...]

Don't know why, but I get the impression that the baby is sad, lonely, or both. Perhaps it's the darker parts around the eyes.

Regarding the reviews: You're right, but you probably know that... Still, I don't like registering in random forums. What does Joker say again in ME, 'Call me paranoid'? But it is indeed unfair to enjoy the work of authors without giving something (i.e., a review) back.

Edit: ToP

ME3 Alternative Ending Project
In-game video-to-custom-slideshow replacers. Still in need of testing, testing and testing, but it's a proof of concept. Hopefully obsolete when the Ending DLC is released.

Modifié par Seleya_LL, 15 juin 2012 - 10:27 .