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Xilizhra wrote...

If no one sold out, the Beatles would forever have been an obscure group that ate chicken onstage.

More to the point, I don't think this really damages the story.


Those are different circumstances. Things like video-games don't become better because they sell out. It's more to the point of how much they provide for certain characters.

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be as it may - Garrus and Tali are the only characters that are full squadmates in all 3 parts of the trilogy.

Wouldn't the last game be a remarkably odd time for them to not be?

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Xilizhra wrote...

be as it may - Garrus and Tali are the only characters that are full squadmates in all 3 parts of the trilogy.

Wouldn't the last game be a remarkably odd time for them to not be?

Not really.  As long as what they're doing makes sense and is written well.

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be as it may - Garrus and Tali are the only characters that are full squadmates in all 3 parts of the trilogy.

Wouldn't the last game be a remarkably odd time for them to not be?

I've tried to point this out on numerous occasions. The response is typically something along the lines of "They've had enough screentime; they should shove over for someone else".

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Liara cannot be freshly romanced in ME2, can only have continuation with a DLC and while she does get some content in ME2, she's not a full squadmate there. plus there were plenty of people complaining about Liara. from the top of my head - that huge "Liara's lack of death" thread comes to mind. but there were others.

be as it may - Garrus and Tali are the only characters that are full squadmates in all 3 parts of the trilogy.

True but she still has exterior media, the best DLC and the most plot relevence. On top of that, she cant die in ME1/2.

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So you haven't heard the theory that the entire Mass Effect saga revolves around Tali and Talimance. Lucky you.


Since her romance is completely optional and her importance to the overall plot is minimal compared to others (like Liara, even though I have nothing against that), I find that hard to believe.

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Xilizhra wrote...

be as it may - Garrus and Tali are the only characters that are full squadmates in all 3 parts of the trilogy.

Wouldn't the last game be a remarkably odd time for them to not be?


agree from the squadmates that could be added to me3 both tali and garrus were the most obvious ones because they were on the first 2 games to remove them in the series finale would be weird

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Quole wrote...

jeweledleah wrote...

Liara cannot be freshly romanced in ME2, can only have continuation with a DLC and while she does get some content in ME2, she's not a full squadmate there. plus there were plenty of people complaining about Liara. from the top of my head - that huge "Liara's lack of death" thread comes to mind. but there were others.

be as it may - Garrus and Tali are the only characters that are full squadmates in all 3 parts of the trilogy.

True but she still has exterior media, the best DLC and the most plot relevence. On top of that, she cant die in ME1/2.


you said people are not complaining.
and I'm telling you that you're wrong. becasue they are.


as for the reason for Tali and Garrus not to be squadmates.  don't they deserve to get out from Shepard's shadow and actualy, you know show what they are really capable of.  Tali gets a little bit of an opportunity for that, but Garrus?  so much potential, all of it squandered to make him into Tonto to Shepard's Lone ranger.

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Cthulhu42 wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...

be as it may - Garrus and Tali are the only characters that are full squadmates in all 3 parts of the trilogy.

Wouldn't the last game be a remarkably odd time for them to not be?

I've tried to point this out on numerous occasions. The response is typically something along the lines of "They've had enough screentime; they should shove over for someone else".

The trouble is that ME2's squad was too big as it was, and Bioware wanted more in-depth character interaction, so people would have to be cut. Everyone would want their favorite characters on the list of more in-depth interactions, but such was never possible.

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jeweledleah wrote...

be as it may - Garrus and Tali are the only characters that are full squadmates in all 3 parts of the trilogy.


And years from now the ME series will be mandatory reading material for all aspiring game designers. As a negative example under the chapter: "Balancing between plot and pandering". Right behind DA2 of course.

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Xilizhra wrote...

Cthulhu42 wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...

be as it may - Garrus and Tali are the only characters that are full squadmates in all 3 parts of the trilogy.

Wouldn't the last game be a remarkably odd time for them to not be?

I've tried to point this out on numerous occasions. The response is typically something along the lines of "They've had enough screentime; they should shove over for someone else".

The trouble is that ME2's squad was too big as it was, and Bioware wanted more in-depth character interaction, so people would have to be cut. Everyone would want their favorite characters on the list of more in-depth interactions, but such was never possible.

That's another thing I've tried to point out. The typical response to that is "You like Tali,Garrus, and Liara, of course you would say that".

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jeweledleah wrote...

Quole wrote...

jeweledleah wrote...

Liara cannot be freshly romanced in ME2, can only have continuation with a DLC and while she does get some content in ME2, she's not a full squadmate there. plus there were plenty of people complaining about Liara. from the top of my head - that huge "Liara's lack of death" thread comes to mind. but there were others.

be as it may - Garrus and Tali are the only characters that are full squadmates in all 3 parts of the trilogy.

True but she still has exterior media, the best DLC and the most plot relevence. On top of that, she cant die in ME1/2.


you said people are not complaining.
and I'm telling you that you're wrong. becasue they are.


as for the reason for Tali and Garrus not to be squadmates.  don't they deserve to get out from Shepard's shadow and actualy, you know show what they are really capable of.  Tali gets a little bit of an opportunity for that, but Garrus?  so much potential, all of it squandered to make him into Tonto to Shepard's Lone ranger.



Really? Where? No one is talking about Liara. Its almost completely Tali and somewhat Garrus. There have been a FEW threads in the past dedicated to that but far less than what wee are seeing now.. even though this is the same basic circumstance.

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Cthulhu42 wrote...
I've tried to point this out on numerous occasions. The response is typically something along the lines of "They've had enough screentime; they should shove over for someone else".


I don't really think that's how it works in a story like this either. If it was only about the squadmates, sure, but we have some pretty important races/factions most of them can be our liaison for or help in their own ways to a certain capacity.

Besides, BioWare seem to want to fill the role of every class/certain classes with a character, and then they must have a minimum amount of characters, and ME1's squad did a pretty good job at that.

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Xilizhra wrote...

Cthulhu42 wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...

be as it may - Garrus and Tali are the only characters that are full squadmates in all 3 parts of the trilogy.

Wouldn't the last game be a remarkably odd time for them to not be?

I've tried to point this out on numerous occasions. The response is typically something along the lines of "They've had enough screentime; they should shove over for someone else".

The trouble is that ME2's squad was too big as it was, and Bioware wanted more in-depth character interaction, so people would have to be cut. Everyone would want their favorite characters on the list of more in-depth interactions, but such was never possible.

Exactly.  The best they can do is make sure they write the parts where the squadmates do appear extremely well and make sure it's something they would be doing.  I never thought for a moment that Mordin would be a squadmate, and I'm glad since there are other squadmates who fit the combat zone more than Mordin does.  I still loved the part he had in the demo I saw though I'd still like it if he was a temporary squadmate.

It's still easy to see why people are upset and revealing this was a dumb move though.  It's similar to saying 'We could fit in one more squadmate, so instead of choosing Liara, we chose Tali since her fanbase is bigger'.  The most a person can hope for at that point is that Liara would get a well-written part that would include romance.  Also, people who's romances aren't squadmates probably won't even get romance scenes.

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Cthulhu42 wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...

Cthulhu42 wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...

be as it may - Garrus and Tali are the only characters that are full squadmates in all 3 parts of the trilogy.

Wouldn't the last game be a remarkably odd time for them to not be?

I've tried to point this out on numerous occasions. The response is typically something along the lines of "They've had enough screentime; they should shove over for someone else".

The trouble is that ME2's squad was too big as it was, and Bioware wanted more in-depth character interaction, so people would have to be cut. Everyone would want their favorite characters on the list of more in-depth interactions, but such was never possible.

That's another thing I've tried to point out. The typical response to that is "You like Tali,Garrus, and Liara, of course you would say that".

Because of course you would.  It wouldn't be weird as long as they were put into roles that are well-written and fitting of their characters.

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Cthulhu42 wrote...

iOnlySignIn wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...

So, let me get this straight.

Bioware wants people to like their game.
Bioware makes a decision to bring in a character that many people like, so that they'll like the game more.
Other people this is some kind of hideous violation of artistic integrity.

I honestly don't get this.

But this *is* a kind of hideous violation of artistic integrity.

More commonly known as "selling out".

Keep in mind that if they didn't listen to fan's input we'd all still be driving the Mako. Which is a frightening thought, indeed.


Better the MAKO than using the same one dimensional characters over and over again in a trilogy. So I killed her on purpose. Hopefully someone or something more interesting happens in place of her role.

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ROFL, okay. Now this is pretty sad.

Bringing back Tali as a perma-squadmate makes sense on several levels: (1) bring back someone Shepard can trust; (2) as leverage in any negotiations with Quarians; (3) tech-combat ace in the squad.

But if they really did this simply in response to the forum nerdrage, despite having had an outside role cut-out for her beforehand, that's quite pathetic.

Up to now I've been quite pleased by the general direction, still am overall, but this disappoints me. I was glad when I saw the script since I thought they were carrying out the story their way and not worrying about appeasing every individual fanbase at its expense. But apparently that wasn't true.

Minus renegade points for Bioware.

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Really? Where? No one is talking about Liara. Its almost completely Tali and somewhat Garrus. There have been a FEW threads in the past dedicated to that but far less than what wee are seeing now.. even though this is the same basic circumstance.


because just becasue current complains tend to slant towards Tali and Garrus due to the very recent announcement = no one is complaining about Liara?  and outside media, which only fraction of the fans ever see (and that includes DLC purchases, most people don't actualy buy them or post on these forums) is the same as being squadmates for all three games?

/facepalm

and the thing is - if this didn't affect handling of other characters if it didn't come together with severe sidelining of the ME2 squadmates?  people woudln't complain nearly as much.

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 Meh...haters gonna hate. If you hate Tali so much, then kill her off in the SM, rather than p*ssing & moaning about her on the forums. Then again, what do I know? I'm a Garrusmancer, so I have nothing to complain about :P 

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jeweledleah wrote...

Quole wrote...

Really? Where? No one is talking about Liara. Its almost completely Tali and somewhat Garrus. There have been a FEW threads in the past dedicated to that but far less than what wee are seeing now.. even though this is the same basic circumstance.


because just becasue current complains tend to slant towards Tali and Garrus due to the very recent announcement = no one is complaining about Liara?  and outside media, which only fraction of the fans ever see (and that includes DLC purchases, most people don't actualy buy them or post on these forums) is the same as being squadmates for all three games?

/facepalm

and the thing is - if this didn't affect handling of other characters if it didn't come together with severe sidelining of the ME2 squadmates?  people woudln't complain nearly as much.

Very few people complain about that. And yes, a decent amount of people do read the comics (most likely Liara fans amazingly enough). And no for as long as Tali and Garrus have been confirmed people have complained nonstop. Liara not so much. Even after 2 years there hasnt been that much complaining about Liara. Your stupidity is astounding.

Modifié par Quole, 26 novembre 2011 - 03:40 .


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aaah, Quole. at least you are consistent.

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jeweledleah wrote...

aaah, Quole. at least you are consistent.

I just tell it like it is.

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Ariadnee wrote...

 Meh...haters gonna hate. If you hate Tali so much, then kill her off in the SM, rather than p*ssing & moaning about her on the forums. Then again, what do I know? I'm a Garrusmancer, so I have nothing to complain about :P 

I like how some people relate 'I dislike that my character's getting less screentime due to Bioware paying more attention to the Tali fanbase' to 'I want Tali dead and gone.'

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Ariadnee wrote...

 Meh...haters gonna hate. If you hate Tali so much, then kill her off in the SM, rather than p*ssing & moaning about her on the forums. Then again, what do I know? I'm a Garrusmancer, so I have nothing to complain about :P 


That would be awesome, if not for the fact that they will NOT have replacements in ME3. I.e. you will simply have less squadmates to choose from if they died earlier. And that to me is the pinnacle of pandering. Imagine if Wrex was supposed to be in ME2 but would not be replaced (by Wreave or whoever) if you let him die on Virmire. Its dumb as well.

Come on Bioware. You've already one leg inside the fail pool. May as well put the shorter one in and reveal that TALI AND GARRUS WILL BE RESURRECTED FOR ME3 EVEN IF THEY DIED IN ME2. I mean, you already tested this wonderfully stupid idea in DA2.

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ROFL, okay. Now this is pretty sad.

Bringing back Tali as a perma-squadmate makes sense on several levels: (1) bring back someone Shepard can trust; (2) as leverage in any negotiations with Quarians; (3) tech-combat ace in the squad.

But if they really did this simply in response to the forum nerdrage, despite having had an outside role cut-out for her beforehand, that's quite pathetic.

Up to now I've been quite pleased by the general direction, still am overall, but this disappoints me. I was glad when I saw the script since I thought they were carrying out the story their way and not worrying about appeasing every individual fanbase at its expense. But apparently that wasn't true.

Minus renegade points for Bioware.


You win some, you lose some, I guess.

Even if it was a pretty dumb move by Chris (because his information has been so reliable in the past) to say that in the chat, while probably knowing what would happen.