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[AndrewJShepard]

Lovin this thread btw.

Similar to Wulfram above me, my first Shepard was supposed to look and act like me but there is only so much you can do with the game. The lack of hairstyles had my Shep end up with a blonde afro since there are no options similar to that of my dragon age avatar('s) (minus color). Being an Engineering major made roleplaying very easy tho

After that all Sheps are conceptual, from my dont-give-a-f**k turian loving redhead (I beat the canon date b*****'z) femshep to my jedi wanna-be Liara love sick vanguard.

[shepdog77]

 not sure if i fit under any of these, when i play ME 1&2 i feel like i'm the director or editor of an awesome movie, but i feel extremely immersed in the world as well. I don't really picture myself as being shep though. I guess its sort of like a god-complex? :innocent:

[BatmanPWNS]

Just a character. I would never become a soldier so yeah, there you go.

Modifié par BatmanPWNS, 08 février 2012 - 09:32 .

[shepdog77]

BatmanPWNS wrote...

Just a character. I would never become a soldier so yeah, there you go.

this too lol

[Irenie]

I think of it like I'm a guest consciousness in Shepard's mind. S/he is her/his own character for the most part, I merely prod her/him in the preferable direction...and seize absolute control whenever a renegade interupt flashes up...
Sooo, mostly concept I'd say. Though my first playthrough almost always ends up being an avatar.

[Phoenix_Fyre]

I suppose I'm a concept player, my newest Shep, Skylar is I guess more like me... but she's completionist oriented while I'm totally not lol

[SockPuppet317]

My first playthrough was purist. As time went on, and more Shepards came about, I became much more of a concept player.

[mango smoothie]

I'm a mix of concept and avatar.

    Every canon RPG character I create has a bit of me in them, but I make changes do to story and personal flare. An example would be my Mike Thorton from Alpha Protocol. who was given my morals, but I change his personality into very humorous and he trusted people a lot more than I would have.
    With my Shepard though, I decided to make him the closet to me than any other RPG character I've designed, but I still have things different from me.

Modifié par mango smoothie, 08 février 2012 - 09:55 .

[DRUNK_CANADIAN]

I R SHEPARD

[xIREDEEMEDIx]

usually the first time through, they are what I feel at the moment to be the right decision or at least the thought of....."that is what would have done!"

then afterwards its.....ok, lets create 8 more characters doing totally different things to see what we get new the next time around.

[What a Succulent Ass]

A character, albeit with (most of my) morality.

[1upD]

 My first playthrough was my avatar, my second was "Purist", and my third and current games are both "Concept". Do I win a prize?

[StonedVolus]

I try to do a balance. Obviously not all of my choices are going to be in the game, but I try and get it close. However, I do acknowledge Shepard as being separate from me.

[BBK4114]

Berkilak wrote...

GodWood wrote...

True. The inability to defend oneself against such accusations of racism (essentially, accepting the perception of a human-centric racist) is what really annoys me.

Shepard being unable to articulate why he did what he did is frustrating, yes.

Particularly when the option is indeed separate. It's not as if the player decided "I'm going to pick sacrifice the Council, but only because I don't have time to spare" or whatever. We were given an option that is completely disregarded, probably because very few people chose it.

If you don't punch Al-Jilani in the face you get to say, "How dare you?!" (or something like that) and iirc something about how it wasn't to put humanity as the whole council, and how all the victims were heroes, etc. 


It was a very satisfying moment for that particular Shepard.  

OT: My 1st playthrough is almost always an extension of me in the big decision department.  Then I play concepts and invent background stories for them.

Does anyone else feel it's way easier to make decisions that are against your particular rl morality if you play a character that's not your gender?  If I play a maleShep I find he makes decisions none of my femSheps are able to make, I guess because I find them despicable, lol

[TexasToast712]

 He is a extension.......of my loins! OH!

[Repearized Miranda]

 Deja vu! (For me). Did you make this thread piggy-backing off my reply? lol I'll go find it and c/p it here.

Anti-Hero. She wants to save the galaxy and if that means wiping her boot in your ***, so be it; however, she's really a nice person deep down. I believe that equates to being ruthless!

What's the line said when you chose the Renegade option during the Jack/Miri fight? And before anyone says anything, it has nothing to do with meta-gaming. It's the psychology behind it.

Nothing like being turned off when seeing a pure goody-two shoes - especially if you aren't one yourself. However, it's worse, when you live in a bubble thinking everything and everyone is harmless or things can't get any more vile - only to be shocked the hell out later! Then of course, that goody-two-shoes would say: I never expected this from you and walks off. Then again, if that person as been around you long enough, things (philosophies) begin into transfer between the two of you.

While it is true that Shepard will be more emotional, she will not change at her core - nor should she! She is who she is and even the player (me) can't change that as it will be unfair to us both! 

IOW, while ME has taken pride to immerse the player with the character, at the end of the day, they're still two separate people. If said player tries to project itself onto the character, then the game isn't any fun to play!

Could you imagine Meer or Hale doing that even despite being in the games? It wouldn't feel right. This is different then having to do that because there are in the games while being directed of course! (Actor to the Audience)

Meer may want to light everybody up, but his character may not do that. Hale may want to drink tea and eat crumpets, but her character would probably makes the ones who serve her do it! (Drink it, or I'll blind you one eye at a time!)

Again, self-immersion and self-projection are two totally distinct idioms! Let's not lose sight of that.

I didn't think I'd give this kind of insight, but it is something to think about.

Alas, I wouldn't change one damn thing about her personality or psyche! It's what makes her -- HER!

Modifié par Repearized Miranda, 08 février 2012 - 10:17 .

[Kasai666]

My Sheps are all parts of me, just different parts. When I'm in a bad mood, it reflects my game.

[RogueMumei]

I guess I mostly play in the avatar-style since I try to make the decisions as I would

[AdmiralCheez]

I plan on doing a Pure Paragon and Pure Renegade playthrough eventually, but so far all my Sheps are Concept/Avatar hybrids. I cannot completely detach myself from the character, but none of them are blatant self-inserts.

Well, there's one of 'em that comes close to a self-insert, but she still managed to have her own personality. You know, voiced protagonist, not a blank slate, limited roleplaying options. But that's okay--apart from the para/ren BS, I don't mind having a solid framework to build on. Hence, all my Sheps are different, but they're all still Shepard.

Plus lifeless, non-voiced PCs freak me out when everyone else is voiced. Creeeeepy disconnect...

[nitefyre410]

My is his own character with elements of the myself but for the most part his own character. 

The I find the Red/Blue morality of the Paragon/ Renegade system completey  mind numbingly agrivating.    

I tend the play myself Shepards more the  towards the Neutral Good  side of things.  

Modifié par nitefyre410, 08 février 2012 - 10:38 .

[BBK4114]

@ Repearized Miranda - how does one re-pear? sorry, couldn't resist.

[PrinceLionheart]

Initially did the "Extension of Mysellf" but I eventually settled on making decisions based on how I'd expect my Shep to react.

[ADLegend21]

Both Kallen and Adam are self inserts yeah.