20761 réponses à ce sujet

[SaturnRing]

xbb1024 wrote...


I actually think that social evolution happens the fastest where there is competition, and thus the need for continueous change. Under a single stable state, there would not be the same drive for advancement because the state would not have a desire to change the status quo.
 

It works like a double edged sword: humans are a good example of how social competition can benefit civilizations; relatively speaking they did develop faster than Turians or Asaris. Although their systematic refusal to conform to the status quo did create that fear of humans among other species.  Krogans history in the other hand show how reverse and extreme that same process can be. 
  

The same would go with life expectancy. If the Asari did have such long lives, then the same political elite would be in power for a longer time and advancement within the social hierarchy would be slower. This would make thier society more stable, but also not as dynamic as the Salarians. Of corse, I'm making a comment about an alian race so my observations may not be valid.
 

i wonder how much of social stability is a product of wisdom born from experience(which Krogans failed to accquire - but Turians did). Or is it inherent to Asari nature. Does living a long life translate into (more to loose) a conciliatory attitude when facing problems? Just thinking out loud.

Modifié par SaturnRing, 28 juillet 2012 - 06:00 .

[SaturnRing]

SebAusFR wrote...

Well, the Reapers leave enough evidence of the previous cycles so that new species have access to their technology and use it. It is not a dumb strategy, because you can expect that when a species finds a relatively easy way to expand in space, they will use it. And the mass effect technology is pretty much everywhere, showing how versatile it is. However, it is impossible to guarantee that, at one point in time, there will not be any species that devellopes FTL and mass effect-like technology completely on its own. The problem of course, is that they will probably be wiped out too well before their independent technology is advanced enough to fight the Reapers efficiently.

Exactely. From a catalystic(can't believe i said that) point of view it makes sense to come to that conclusion: why not let species grow on their own - without any kind of interference. What better way to capture - or at least understand - their very essence. Even from an Earth perspective technological advance felt natural until prothean tech was found on Mars. Then it exploded. And then humans became predictable providing a justification for total anihilation.

[raziel1980]

xbb1024 wrote...

SaturnRing wrote...

Ashoken wrote...


I still think Shep should have been given a third choice to save both. The consequence of a third choice being a setback in catching up with Saren. Or maybe a second and very lethal confrontation with Wrex. I always thought the one or the other choice forced on us was bull puckey. There's always another way after all. 

You're making a good point. Overall i think the idea of a choice works as long as we can feel the weight of consequences attached to it. I always thought Arrival was the perfect opportunity to experience that; if only destroying the relay/batarian colony was an actual choice.
The thing that bothers me a little is that too many "good" decisions follow the paragon path; while i think making a tough but necessary call, often means being somewhat renegade.

I agree. The choices in this game don't really seem to have a moral weight (to me, at least) other then building up your influence/EMS. I do understand that creating many narrative paths will become unwieldy, but what they could have done is have more choices like one in Zaeed's loyalty quest (either save the workers or get Zaeed's loyalty and hear all of the screams).

I actually agree with the above statements...but it just seems to me...that bioware with Virmire...wanted a choice to made that basically effects your squad and as I said, I believe it is there to strengthen her resolve of the coming battles with Saren( at that point) and beyond( those being the collectors n reapers).

also @xbb: Nice job on your second femshep...she is very cute n interesting! 

Thanks to all those for all your wonderful comments about Gabriella in ME 1...don't worry she will import into ME 2 soon. 

@LadyAly: I know right...that's one of the best smirks in the series...the others are all in ME 2. ME 3 seems to lack that sorta thing unless you count the convos with your LI..imparticularily Kaidan n Garrus. Btw...you make some very striking and very different looking femsheps.  I try and make mine look as different as possible...particularily since I've been using different facial structures lately...

@Audience: My lap top is pretty strong, I think being that I can run all 3 MEs, skyrim and fallout new vegas on medium settings. The Witcher 2 is so far the only game that seems to give me trouble and forces me to run on low settings. Your welcome...you make very cute n interesting femsheps.

@AVPen : Nice...Rachel is super cute! 

Ok...now, I'm focused on my 9th femshep Claire Shepard...she is my spacer,waro hero, soldier( only one), kaidan-mancing(only one) femshep. I have decided her alighment will be Para-gade or chaotically good...most of her renegade actions will be by dialog...atleast til ME 2... . I've also decided to give her the ME 1 version of new defualt femshep texture...she will be using this throughout the trilogy.

Seeing the Destiny Ascension...


Initial council meeting...


*Sighs* Harkin...


Dealing with Fist...


Time to chase after Saren...

[LadyAly]

Tup3xi wrote...

 
I needed to set down my coffee, cause a irresistable laughter made it impossiblem to hold. <3 
 This face of Liara telling Shepard to come back to her sense and not only standing around is such a cute scene. 
 

VaLkyR_Anubis wrote...

@LadyAly, I agree with you on this! To be honest, it is one of my favourite moments of her, because she looks so magical. You know, I've been a Unreal fanboy since 14 years and a big fan of Mass Effect Universe since 2007/2008. Regarding this, when I played Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 for the first time, I lost some tears from time to time. In case of Mass Effect 3, I lost a lot of tears, because it is just so fabulous and breathtaking.

.

 

Exactly. I started last year to play ME and the game caught me immediatley - before I was a one and only fantasy story girl  

@Audience - thank you:) - I did a lot more Sheps, but this pic I posted was the only one I had success yesterday. 
Kayleigh, Krizzy, Vivien and Sazuka.
Kayleigh i did model back to ME1 and she will be - probably, my last playthrough. 
Krizzy is deleted -accidently- Vivien and Sazuka I am not sure if I play them. 
 

Your friends FemShep is looking great  this shot is pretty good 

@xbb1024 Adia looks strongwilled - she has a design between african and asian roots - well done and nice story, too 

@merylisk *giggle* looks like  

@AVPen I know what you mean - this happend to me with Kayleigh. I made her and felt the need to play her through the whole series - Rachel is gorgeous:wub: 

@raziel1980 Thankies  Love Claire in ME1 <3 Very pretty as usual

The discussionin the last couple of posts are very interesting - some good points and views in. 

Chiara at the Monastery 

 

stay sharp people .... meeting the first time Banshee's is a bit scary 
that shrieking can make you nervously 
 

NO WAY Justicar - wee need people like you... and you dare to throw your life away for the code ???

Modifié par LadyAly, 28 juillet 2012 - 08:32 .

[merylisk]

I'm drunk, so here's some random Naomi



oh look, and a bonus Anja



I ruv roo guyz

[NM7]

A little late as I didn't have chance to get on my PC yesterday, but thank you for the comments about Athalya.

Audience wrote...

Oof, I just got back from watching the The Dark Knight Rises. i have so many feels right now

@ Akari Tenshi
I'm guilty of the same thing really, but mostly because I want to use the same character over and over. =P
Athalya looks great by the way. Did you edit the second picture in any way? Her hair looks very pretty and vibrant in the second shot!

Thank you for the comment.

As for the bolded part. No, no editing done to the image. I'm using an ENB mod in ME2 which makes a big difference as to how the lighting in the game looks. She just has one of the standard CC hair colours (the darkest red), which depending on the lighting seems to go from a darkish purple colour all the way to a bright red.

I do sometimes tweak screenshots in photoshop using the 'Curves' tool to make the colours stand out a bit more, but in this case it's just the lighting mod doing its thing.

[Ashoken]

LadyAly wrote...

 Exactly. I started last year to play ME and the game caught me immediatley - before I was a one and only fantasy story girl  

This is me. I was really only interested in fantasy games until Mass Effect came along. This the power of a good story and strong characters. No matter how any of us might feel about the end of that story, the middle parts were good enough to keep me occupied for more than a year.

Also, LadyAly, I cannot pick from this latest batch of screen caps, which one I like best. They are all FANTASTIC! Well, okay, I might pick the Kaidan one.

@Raziel1980, Claire is gorgeous! Also, I love the name, Claire.

@Merylisk, I love me some random drunken posting of Naomi and Anja!

As for Virmire, yes, Bioware is using that choice as a vehicle to make the search and fight with Saren more personal. I just think Shep should have been given a third choice to save both her human squadmates. Perhaps to make that choice more personal, Saren orders a geth suicide death squad to hit Mindoir, Elysium or to blow up the memorial on Akuze. I know that I didn't come out of Virmire hating Saren more (although my Sheps did because that's how I played them exactly how the game designers wanted me to play them). I felt it was a bogus choice and was left wondering why Kirrahe could be picked up and saved and not Ashley (because only once, amongst my femsheps, does Kaidan die on Virmire. It's just so heartbreaking. ).

Modifié par Ashoken, 28 juillet 2012 - 02:34 .

[Dragon_Claw]

Found this on Google. 2 x FTW!   <3

[SebAusFR]

LadyAly wrote...
The discussionin the last couple of posts are very interesting - some good points and views in. 

I love to discuss these kinds of background issues. I'm doing geo-fiction as a hobby, where designing a coherent universe is quite fundamental, so I like to consider all these little details.

Ashoken wrote...
@Raziel1980, Claire is gorgeous! Also, I love the name, Claire.

You want more Claire-sheps? Here is another Claire, hope you like it

[Ashoken]

SebAusFR wrote...

I love to discuss these kinds of background issues. I'm doing geo-fiction as a hobby, where designing a coherent universe is quite fundamental, so I like to consider all these little details.

Ashoken wrote...
@Raziel1980, Claire is gorgeous! Also, I love the name, Claire.

You want more Claire-sheps? Here is another Claire, hope you like it

--snippy--

Lovely lovely Claire. I must look into geo-fiction. It's not a term I've come across before.

[Jane Shepard]

Jane with Kaidan. I missed him for the first time! Idiot...



My another LI. Oh... Jacob, why did you betray me...




Jane: Wow! Nice gun, Miranda! May I look at this? Please?.. Please?!
Miranda: What? Shepard, that's not a toy!

[SebAusFR]

Ashoken wrote...
Lovely lovely Claire. I must look into geo-fiction. It's not a term I've come across before.

Actually, it's more often reffered as worldbuilding or conworlding here's some info: http://en.wikipedia....i/Worldbuilding

[f1r3storm]

One that a i made for Mizz with her Shepard and Kaidan.



And both our Shepards togehter.

[meonlyred]

@F1r3storm, Is Jenny not wear a shirt under her hoodie?! Dirty girl!!

[f1r3storm]

Blame ELE, she made her model. >.>

[MizzNaaa]

meonlyred wrote...

@F1r3storm, Is Jenny not wear a shirt under her hoodie?! Dirty girl!!

Jenny? Dirty? NEVAR :innocent:

[ELE08]

f1r3storm wrote...

Blame ELE, she made her model. >.>

:innocent:

[Tup3x]

Dawww... That so cute!

[Captain Crash]

 Cosplay! :happy:


 

 

http://crystalcosfx....llery/#/d57usg6 

[merylisk]

Whoa! That's so awesome!

[SaturnRing]

raziel1980 wrote...
I actually agree with the above statements...but it just seems to me...that bioware with Virmire...wanted a choice to made that basically effects your squad and as I said, I believe it is there to strengthen her resolve of the coming battles with Saren( at that point) and beyond( those being the collectors n reapers).

Virmire was the lowest point...I thought "this is gonna end really bad". For Shepard or Saren. The following briefing felt surreal. I didn't hate Saren more but taking him down felt more urgent; it was more like "i gotta put that guy down and stop this madness". A litttle like M. Brando in Apocalypse Now. Without the appeal...
Btw Claire, oh man

@LadyAly: I like Sazuka; she looks fierce.

@Ashoken: i read Virmire kinda like a "you can't have it all" statement. I agree that the choice could have been more subtle.

@SebAusFR: i hope i'm not too offf topic, but i'm curious to know how  you think a concept such as the catalyst fit in ME world?

@Jane Shepard: what makes Jacob betrayal even harder is the fact that he did out of (kindness?)...I just have a hard time imagining how he can justify his actions...he threw the whole concept of trust in a relationship under the bus. Your Jane/Miranda exchange was so funny. Well done.

Modifié par SaturnRing, 29 juillet 2012 - 04:35 .

[razviolet]

 So many great Sheps, poses, and cosplays! After two days of absence I can skim through and catch up on readings and pics but I'll hurt myself if I try to reply to everything.

Miranda didn't make it through the night...

She's fired up for revenge and storms Cerberus' headquarters. (This weapon keeps changing colors on me)

"You have just been hijacked."

She tells the Illusive Man to stick his warped ideals where the sun don't shine.

"That was for Thane and Miranda you S.O.B!"

I started to write a small caption for these series of pics but it quickly turned into a 1.5k oneshot. So I spent my time bundling up all of my previous posts and eloquently barfed them up on FF.net. I have no desire to write out an entire fic retelling ME3, I've had an AU version cooking for a while, so I figured this was safe. Ack, I'm giving away my real identity on the internet, granted, I haven't touched it in a year; but still...'runs and hides'

Click the link for the write up that is relevant to this post and read the previous postings within if you're interested. Prisoners of War's Design

Modifié par razviolet, 29 juillet 2012 - 06:19 .

[Tup3x]

@razviolet
Forgive me my dirty mind but it looks like Shep is about to squeeze Miranda's bumpers there.

[ADLegend21]

Miri noooooo *sobs* but yes Tup is right, Shep looks like she's going in for one last squeeze.

[raziel1980]

Tup3xi wrote...

@razviolet
Forgive me my dirty mind but it looks like Shep is about to squeeze Miranda's bumpers there.

ROTFLMAO!!!! 

I actually agree with both you and AD on that one.

Thanks to everyone for the wonderful comments about Claire. 

@f1r3storm : AWESOME artwork done there!

edit: @razviolet n ADLegend : nice job both of you on your fanfiction tales! 

More of Claire before I head to bed... 

I'm taking you in!


*sighs* Geez...Hackett...I'm trying to save the galaxy here...yet you and the alliance seem to LOVE to give me these side missions! 


Therum...




Romance initialized... 

Modifié par raziel1980, 29 juillet 2012 - 08:03 .