296 réponses à ce sujet

[ddv.rsa]

Bad King wrote...

How do you know that these rapists and slavers are at all competent in battle? Pressly says that despite their numbers, the pirates at Elysium were massacred due to their lack of organisation and skill.

Pressly was actually referring to the space battle. He noted they had more ships, but they were no match for an Alliance frigate. I'll venture that most pirates are probably using modified civillian ships, so it's not suprising  a warship kicked their ass.

The ground war was a different story. On Torfan they were prepared and fortified in a network of underground bunkers. Even if the Alliance troops had better weapons, training, and numbers the Batarians were in a position to put up a hell of a fight. You could even say the Batarians had the advantage, since the Alliance ships in orbit were in no position to help.

[SandTrout]

I think the point stands that a Thresher Maw is a threat comparable to a slaver band, in any case, especially since you cannot engage a Maw in space.

[Bad King]

ddv.rsa wrote...

Bad King wrote...

How do you know that these rapists and slavers are at all competent in battle? Pressly says that despite their numbers, the pirates at Elysium were massacred due to their lack of organisation and skill.

Pressly was actually referring to the space battle. He noted they had more ships, but they were no match for an Alliance frigate. I'll venture that most pirates are probably using modified civillian ships, so it's not suprising  a warship kicked their ass.

The ground war was a different story. On Torfan they were prepared and fortified in a network of underground bunkers. Even if the Alliance troops had better weapons, training, and numbers the Batarians were in a position to put up a hell of a fight. You could even say the Batarians had the advantage, since the Alliance ships in orbit were in no position to help.

But the Alliance were trained to fight against these slavers, so even when they were holed up in fortified bunkers, at least the Alliance knew what they were dealing with. On Akuze they were up against several Thresher Maws- deadly monsters that the Alliance soldiers had never encountered before who could hide underground and strike when they pleased, essentially making the Alliance soldiers sitting ducks. If I had to choose I'd take my chances with the pirates rather than with Thresher Maws.

[Balek-Vriege]

I like the Spacer/War Hero combo the best. The idea that Shepard has always been exposed to military life, training and maybe even space battles, appeals to me and partially explains my paragon's "true blue" ethics. War Hero only reaffirms Shep's beliefs, making the Spacer background a bit more epic/romantic as well.

I would like to see more exploration of backgrounds in ME3 and tie them into Shepard's current "mental state," whether it's gung ho or collasping from the weight of too much pressure. I know if I have the chance my Shep is going to have a partial mental breakdown.

[Tyrannosaurus Rex]

Spacer/warhero. Spacer because I like the hero having an origin that is actually somewhat normal. And warhero because it feels like it makes the most sense given the context of the maingame. 

Anyway, each background combo sort of gives a "theme" to my Sheps:

Spacer/War Hero: idealism and optimism.
Spacer/Sole Survivor: guilt and disillusionment.
Spacer/Ruthless: strategic thinking and a a willingness to do ugly things for the greater good.

Colonist/War Hero: an iron will and fierce desire to protect others from harm.
Colonist/Sole Survivor: isolation and self-doubt.
Colonist/Ruthless: Vengeance and an internal struggle with one's own demons.

Earthborn/War Hero: Surprising resourcefulness and a desire to separate from the past.
Earthborn/Sole Survivor: mistrust and cynicism.
Earthborn/Ruthless: borderline psychosis and a complete disregard for authority

I approve most of these.

Modifié par Lizardviking, 14 août 2011 - 04:20 .

[Spectreshadow]

 My main Shepard is colonist/sole survivor.  After surviving that without snapping nothing will break him.

[_Somebody]

Ruthless/Colonist. Never liked the War Hero, it seems so romanced.

[RynJ]

My main Shep is an Earthborn/Sole Survivor, which is my favorite with Colonist/War Hero as a close second.

The way I see it, growing up on Earth made Shepard cynical, kind of ruthless, and only interested in looking out for him/herself. Her time in the Alliance gave her more trust in people (her fellow soldiers). Akuze snapped her out of her selfish streak and made her value the lives of others more and become invested in protecting people the way she couldn't then. Plus it proved that she could survive almost impossible odds, thus her Spectre status.

[Jayce]

marshalleck wrote...

They should have written the Spacer background blurb differently. As it reads now, it's essentially saying "this is the most boring, unremarkable Shepard in every way. Nothing interesting happened for 18 years and then you joined the Navy."

.....Right up until the Orizaba gets blown to little tiny pieces by the Reapers. 

I'll be suprised if Mom/Hannah Shepard hasn't been a Chekov's Gun right from the start. 

[goofyomnivore]

I like the idea of being from Earth, and I just judge the "gang life" as a moral grey area my Shepard had to go through. I really only like Ruthless with Colonist, and War Hero is too cliche rags to riches for my taste. I like the neutrality of Soul Survivor, how did you make it out? Did you take down a maw? Did you just happen to run faster than everyone else? Did an officer or comrade save your life? Tons of emotions and feelings you can process through that background. Plus the dynamic of working for Cerberus and possibly romancing a Cerberus loyalist adds another layer to the background.

Modifié par strive, 14 août 2011 - 05:22 .

[bleetman]

I've tended to favour colonist/war hero, viewed from a ruthless slant. Some call her 'hero', hold parades, build statues. Let them cling to their fairy tales if it gives them hope. The real victory that day was in the piles of Batarian thugs bleeding in the streets.

[Reever]

My first char ever was a colonist/war hero.

But there are other good combinatons, like Colonist/Ruthless, where you can hate batarians like the pest.
Earth-born will be pretty interesting when it´s time to take Earth back from the Reapers... and I still hope Soul Survivors will be able to accuse Cerberus of the trap or something in ME3!

[budzai]

spacer/ruthless

[Maugrim]

Colonist/War Hero.

Shep was just a simple farm girl till the batarians came. Her mom and dad told her to take the younger neighbor kids to the outskirts when the invasion started. She didn't manage to round them all up in time and had to make the decision to leave some behind, including Talitha. Even managed to snipe a batarian slaver right between the eyes with an old fashioned gunpowder varmit rifle when he came scouting. Luckily the Alliance Marines arrived before the rest of the batarians could swarm their hideout. Shep was 'adopted' by one of the marines and lived with their family back on earth till she was old enough to join the Alliance. Well that's my head canon for the colonist part of the background.

As for the War Hero it's a combinations of those damn batarians again and the fact that they ruined Shep's first vacation and a hookup she was about to make with an asari dancer. No way in hell were they getting away with it!

Sometimes in my own head canon I give my Shepard's multiple backgrounds. Like say a Colonist/War Hero/Ruthless... but that's strictly for head canon and informing my roleplaying decisions since of course the game can't accommodate such things.

Modifié par makenzieshepard, 14 août 2011 - 06:01 .

[JBONE27]

Rogue Unit wrote...

In Exile wrote...

You know, I never understood why Sole Survivor even qualifies Shepard for the Spectres. It's awesome that Shepard didn't get killed.. but that doesn't even speak to Shepard's ability to get the job done.

Well, they made Ashley a Spectre and the only assignments she had before she got lucky and joined up with Shepard were "crap assignments".

If anyone, I think Kaidan and Garrus were the only two qualified to become Spectres.

Also Wrex (stricktly on qualifications).
And from ME2 you have Samara, Thane, Zaeed, Kasumi, and of course Mordin.

[mesmerizedish]

Earthborn/Sole Survivor.

[JBONE27]

I liked Spacer/War Hero. Here's my reasoning, they're actually have a grounding with family (as a spacer). They showed the most courage (as a war hero). I just picture the ceremony where Shepard got the Star of Tera to have their parents actually tell them, what proud parents they are.

[Meshaber]

I like Spacer because it feels more realistic, and Sole Survivor because A: It ties in well with with Cerberus and Toombs and stuff and
B: Because I don't like my Paragon/Renegade score being determined beforehand, as Ruthless basically states that you're renegade and War hero has a very Paragonian (?) feel to it.

[Soccer FeverMan]

Earthborn cuz its a lot me i live in a really crappy neighborhood...smh

Warhero for my Paragon and Ruthless for my Renegade

[xentar]

So, apparently, I have the least popular combination in my only playthrough...

[Arppis]

Earthborn/War Hero. Being in gangs is awesome, especialy when your character grows up to be paragon and war hero.

[Requiem of Faith]

In Exile wrote...

You know, I never understood why Sole Survivor even qualifies Shepard for the Spectres. It's awesome that Shepard didn't get killed.. but that doesn't even speak to Shepard's ability to get the job done.

This is how I thought of it. War Hero tends to lean on a paragon Shepard, a get everything done right with little to no consequences kind of guy. A Ruthless Shepard tends to be the obvious renegade, doing what he thinks to be right without hesitation; even if it means killing millions. However, Sole Survivor portrays a Shepard who can walk both paths, sometimes unsure of what he is doing and even taking big risks; being the most realistic in other terms.

Also, Earthborn sets the stages for a Sole Survivor Shepard as he grew up as an orphan on the streets while in a gang, teaching him how to survive and such.

[Mako Zalos]

Mine is Spacer War Hero combo with I know doesn't matter but Soldier. What can I say I'm a military type guy.