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[Lambda Faction]

I come back to the damndest things, I swear. Thread seems like it might be swaying dangerously close to shut-down/warning territory.

Bit disappointed at the lack of T.I.M. in both the 90 second trailer tonight and the demo. Just saying.

(Tempted to change the thread title to "Brotherhood" something-or-other.)

[Blacklash93]

wiggles89 wrote...

Blacklash93 wrote...
And she has written good material for the DA games.

Such as?

The Dwarf Origins, for one.

[Radahldo]

I hope blacklash has a stable for this horse he rode in on, for when he's done riding it.

[Lambda Faction]

@Saphra: I can't keep track of all the pages as much as I used to. Vote?

[Ricvenart]

*sigh* I never said one side was completely right, so less of the ignorant. Just pointing out the comparsion that the same can be said about both stories (although Skyrims seemed alittle more lop sided with the elves popping in).

[Blacklash93]

Radahldo wrote...

I hope blacklash has a stable for this horse he rode in on, for when he's done riding it.

Where I come from such insults and the ones who voice and enable them are considered detrimental. It probably has less with me being on a high horse than other people who sink as low as they do to get a laugh.

Modifié par Blacklash93, 20 février 2012 - 05:58 .

[Lambda Faction]

@Eternal: Yes, not bad. Interesting read, in fact. However, like I said, I can see it getting shut-down/a warning at the same time. I'd hate to see it. I you all.

@Saphra: Hmm... I'll see what I can come up with. Unless someone has a specific suggestion.

[Seboist]

Lambda Faction wrote...

I come back to the damndest things, I swear. Thread seems like it might be swaying dangerously close to shut-down/warning territory.

Bit disappointed at the lack of T.I.M. in both the 90 second trailer tonight and the demo. Just saying.

(Tempted to change the thread title to "Brotherhood" something-or-other.)

Something along the lines of The Illusive Man/Cerberus blood brotherhood discussion/support thread would be nice blood sister.

And don't worry about a shutdown. This thread has been widely recognized as the wild west of BSN for a loooong time.

Modifié par Seboist, 20 février 2012 - 05:59 .

[GodWood]

Radahldo wrote...
I hope blacklash has a stable for this horse he rode in on, for when he's done riding it.

lol.

Haven't heard that one.

[Lambda Faction]

@Seboist: Changed. Works?

[Seboist]

Lambda Faction wrote...

@Seboist: Changed. Works?

Good woman and yes it does. :happy:

Btw, you narrowly beat me in creating a TIM thread for the ME3 way back when.

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Seboist wrote...

Lambda Faction wrote...

I come back to the damndest things, I swear. Thread seems like it might be swaying dangerously close to shut-down/warning territory.

Bit disappointed at the lack of T.I.M. in both the 90 second trailer tonight and the demo. Just saying.

(Tempted to change the thread title to "Brotherhood" something-or-other.)

Something along the lines of The Illusive Man/Cerberus blood brotherhood discussion/support thread would be nice blood sister.

And don't worry about a shutdown. This thread has been widely recognized as the wild west of BSN for a loooong time.

The Good: Shepard
The Bad: Illusive Man
The Ugly: Udina

Also good renaming of the thread.

Modifié par Jedi Sentinel Arian, 20 février 2012 - 06:09 .

[Darthnemesis2]

EternalAmbiguity wrote...

That's a mouthful.

that's what she said

[Dave of Canada]

Ricvenart wrote...

How does liking Skyrim make you a better writer?

Bethesda's writers are great at creating concept, the entire deal with the Empire / Stormcloaks and the Thalmor is probably one of the better concepts which they've dne and is stronger than most of Bioware has ever churned out because it's mostly politics and there's little to no outside influence and the like.

The problem with them is they're not really great with expanding the concept, they create a wide world which you can get lost in and with that, elements of the plot are lost. You constantly hear how the Empire failed, how Stormcloaks are fighting for freedom and how Thalmor are oppressive dicks but that's mostly lost while you're running around slaying dragons.

Bioware has the opposite problem, it's poor with concepts but expands them greatly, a quality which is slowly disappearing as time is passing and it's causing many of us to worry. Dragon Age: Origins was a poor concept, we'd seen it a thousand times before but they had involved themselves into the world enough that it brought it out and made it stronger.

Now they're falling into the same pit which I'd classify as the "Bethesda pit", they take strong concepts which lots of potential ways to explore it but they're not really expanding it into anything great. Dragon Age 2, at the very core, could've been an amazing story had it been done right and Mass Effect 2 / 3 could've dealt with a lot of the conflicts which are often mentioned in the backround.

It's just, exactly like Bethesda, nothing is done about it. The Mass Effect series could've had a lot more going for it had they explored more the concepts which they constantly brought up, such as the Council's corruption and their oppression of the "secondary" species or the darker side of the Alliance. Though it's quickly abandoned, the game focusing rather on the big bad or the companions.

One fear which many feel is that Bioware isn't trying to create stories anymore, they're just trying to create backdrops which they can put their companions in and who they'll romance.

[Kaiser Shepard]

EternalAmbiguity wrote...

Well I'm a paragon and I'm enjoying the thread; it doesn't seem all that bad.

You're just here for the off chance we start posting pretty ladies again.

Which seems unlikely, given the current subject.

Lambda Faction wrote...

@Seboist: Changed. Works?

I'd say it's good enough, albeit a little on the long side. 

Modifié par Kaiser Shepard, 20 février 2012 - 06:09 .

[Dave of Canada]

Lambda Faction wrote...

@Seboist: Changed. Works?

I like it.

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Dave of Canada wrote...

Ricvenart wrote...

How does liking Skyrim make you a better writer?

Bethesda's writers are great at creating concept, the entire deal with the Empire / Stormcloaks and the Thalmor is probably one of the better concepts which they've dne and is stronger than most of Bioware has ever churned out because it's mostly politics and there's little to no outside influence and the like.

The problem with them is they're not really great with expanding the concept, they create a wide world which you can get lost in and with that, elements of the plot are lost. You constantly hear how the Empire failed, how Stormcloaks are fighting for freedom and how Thalmor are oppressive dicks but that's mostly lost while you're running around slaying dragons.

Bioware has the opposite problem, it's poor with concepts but expands them greatly, a quality which is slowly disappearing as time is passing and it's causing many of us to worry. Dragon Age: Origins was a poor concept, we'd seen it a thousand times before but they had involved themselves into the world enough that it brought it out and made it stronger.

Now they're falling into the same pit which I'd classify as the "Bethesda pit", they take strong concepts which lots of potential ways to explore it but they're not really expanding it into anything great. Dragon Age 2, at the very core, could've been an amazing story had it been done right and Mass Effect 2 / 3 could've dealt with a lot of the conflicts which are often mentioned in the backround.

It's just, exactly like Bethesda, nothing is done about it. The Mass Effect series could've had a lot more going for it had they explored more the concepts which they constantly brought up, such as the Council's corruption and their oppression of the "secondary" species or the darker side of the Alliance. Though it's quickly abandoned, the game focusing rather on the big bad or the companions.

One fear which many feel is that Bioware isn't trying to create stories anymore, they're just trying to create backdrops which they can put their companions in and who they'll romance.

Agree.
But Bethesda bored me with its side missions (Skyrim). I'm really tired of them.

Bioware recent games are based on 'rule of cool' and 'awesomeness' ... but have little brains.

[Lambda Faction]

@Eternal & Kaiser: I was always one for long titles. I'll see if I can make it shorter.

@Seboist: I can't believe I missed that last bit. Wild West of the BSN.

I had to keep up with the tradition of sorts, someone sent a PM asking for a ME3 T.I.M. thread. It's too bad the group is so quiet, always trying to think up something for it.

@Jedi: That's a good one, too. Might have to use both.