[quote]2. Realism. Going through a mission like that and getting everyone out alive is a bit of a stretch for some people. Even if Shepard's the ultimate hero. Even if her team was made of the best of the best. This isn't an issue for me, since it was a rough and fun fight, the victory was delicious, and hey, sometimes being the ultimate hero is fun.[/quote[
I honestly don't understand how it's a stretch. I do kind of agree that it requires Shepard to be a bit of a ****** to get people killed except maybe at the end...
My gripe with those who kill in the SM intentionally
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#52
Posté 09 février 2012 - 09:52
Almostfaceman
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I'm a sucker for ultimate hero's.
#53
Posté 09 février 2012 - 09:52
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AdmiralCheez wrote...
I am old enough to have legally reproduced, yes. But I go all Big Momma Care Bear in every squad/team-based game I play. Pokémon? MY LITTLE DARLINGS. Fire Emblem? MY SOLDIERS ARE MY CHILDREN. Mass Effect? PRECIOUS BABIES EVERYWHERE.G3rman wrote...
Cheez do you often refer to people as your babies? Are you old enough for that?
I coddle my friends, pets, and family members, too. I can get really, really obnoxious about it sometimes.
NO YOU SIT DOWN AND REST WHILE I MAKE YOU SOME HOT CHOCOLATE.
Oh god, you and my girlfriend both.
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Posté 09 février 2012 - 09:53
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I want to see how it affects my playthroughs in ME3 to have different characters alive or dead. By now, I know automatically who you have to choose for team leader/tech expert/biotic expert in order for the team to survive, so I have to purposefully choose the wrong person (therefore killing characters) in order to see the effect in ME3.
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Posté 09 février 2012 - 09:53
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I hate sunshine and rainbow endings, intentionally killing characters is the only way to avoid it.
It's either I get the sunshine and rainbows or I make Shepard look like an incompetent idiot.
... and I really hate sunshine and rainbows.
It's either I get the sunshine and rainbows or I make Shepard look like an incompetent idiot.
... and I really hate sunshine and rainbows.
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Posté 09 février 2012 - 09:55
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Some of my Shep's make bad decisions. Sometimes people die because of them.
I've killed off some of my favourite squaddies simply because that particular Shep has made a bad choice or a mistake, and said squaddie is paying the price for it.
The depth of variables and potential role playing opportunities, and being able to mould a particular Shep's personality, has me still playing this game even 18 Sheps later. The ability to let certain characters die helps facilitate that IMHO.
I've killed off some of my favourite squaddies simply because that particular Shep has made a bad choice or a mistake, and said squaddie is paying the price for it.
The depth of variables and potential role playing opportunities, and being able to mould a particular Shep's personality, has me still playing this game even 18 Sheps later. The ability to let certain characters die helps facilitate that IMHO.
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#57
Posté 09 février 2012 - 09:55
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AdmiralCheez wrote...
I am old enough to have legally reproduced, yes. But I go all Big Momma Care Bear in every squad/team-based game I play. Pokémon? MY LITTLE DARLINGS. Fire Emblem? MY SOLDIERS ARE MY CHILDREN. Mass Effect? PRECIOUS BABIES EVERYWHERE.G3rman wrote...
Cheez do you often refer to people as your babies? Are you old enough for that?
I coddle my friends, pets, and family members, too. I can get really, really obnoxious about it sometimes.
NO YOU SIT DOWN AND REST WHILE I MAKE YOU SOME HOT CHOCOLATE.
Yes, mother...
Wait, this is weird.
And I can't kill anyone, at least not in my serious playthroughs, I get too emotionally attached and I WANT TO A BIG DAMN HERO DAMMIT.
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Posté 09 février 2012 - 10:01
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AdmiralCheez wrote...
I am old enough to have legally reproduced, yes. But I go all Big Momma Care Bear in every squad/team-based game I play. Pokémon? MY LITTLE DARLINGS. Fire Emblem? MY SOLDIERS ARE MY CHILDREN. Mass Effect? PRECIOUS BABIES EVERYWHERE.
I coddle my friends, pets, and family members, too. I can get really, really obnoxious about it sometimes.
NO YOU SIT DOWN AND REST WHILE I MAKE YOU SOME HOT CHOCOLATE.
Point taken.
Not sure whether to be thankful or slightly unnerved. Where is an elcor when I need one..
On-topic:
I don't kill off people, makes me feel incompetent and is a potential waste of resources in ME3.
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Posté 09 février 2012 - 10:19
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Sorry, but... Jacob just had to go...
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Posté 09 février 2012 - 10:21
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ShadowSplicer wrote...
Sorry, but... Jacob just had to go...
But... But... the... the PRIIIIZE GOD DAMMIT!
*screams girlishly* I said it I said it I said it teeheheheheheheeee
#61
Posté 09 février 2012 - 10:24
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Dave of Canada wrote...
I hate sunshine and rainbow endings, intentionally killing characters is the only way to avoid it.
It's either I get the sunshine and rainbows or I make Shepard look like an incompetent idiot.
... and I really hate sunshine and rainbows.
Besides, sometimes picking the incompetent path is funny.
Miranda: For the fire-team leader, we need someone who can command loyalty through experience.
Shepard: Jack, I pick you.
Miranda:
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Posté 09 février 2012 - 10:37
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Because... they're just characters, and when I roleplay, some of them die?
I don't like intentionally going around, doing stuff for every squadmate, just because I have a checklist that guarantees whether or not they're loyal enough to survive. That's just heavy metagaming, and I stopped enjoying that after the second or third playthrough.
Screw having everyone survive; it's much more satisfying for me to roleplay each Shepard a certain way, only completing sidequests/loyalty missions that my Shepard would feel obligated to complete, ignoring upgrades that seem too costly or too time-consuming to implement (I'd imagine that having Silaris armor and the Thanix cannon installed on the Normandy would take up lots of precious time, for example), not always assigning the best squadmate for mission objectives, etc... for me, playing that way makes each decision feel more impactful, and more enjoyable than keeping track of which story variables I've fulfilled and trying to predict how the SM will play out.
Plus, I want to see how the story diverges as a result of dead characters. I love Mass Effect, but I'd get bored with it real quick if I never changed things up.
I don't like intentionally going around, doing stuff for every squadmate, just because I have a checklist that guarantees whether or not they're loyal enough to survive. That's just heavy metagaming, and I stopped enjoying that after the second or third playthrough.
Screw having everyone survive; it's much more satisfying for me to roleplay each Shepard a certain way, only completing sidequests/loyalty missions that my Shepard would feel obligated to complete, ignoring upgrades that seem too costly or too time-consuming to implement (I'd imagine that having Silaris armor and the Thanix cannon installed on the Normandy would take up lots of precious time, for example), not always assigning the best squadmate for mission objectives, etc... for me, playing that way makes each decision feel more impactful, and more enjoyable than keeping track of which story variables I've fulfilled and trying to predict how the SM will play out.
Plus, I want to see how the story diverges as a result of dead characters. I love Mass Effect, but I'd get bored with it real quick if I never changed things up.
