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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:07

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Hi everyone

I was just wondering what the general reaction to same sex romance being implemented in Mass Effect 3 was.

Did people make lots of threads about it? Was the overall reaction positive or negative? Was there any difference in reactions between the F/F options and the M/M options?

Thanks in advance ;)

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:08

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Only idiots and trolls are against same sex relationships.
So whilst many people are fine and happy that bioware implmented them, there will always be a small vocal minority against them

Modifié par F4H bandicoot, 31 juillet 2012 - 01:09 .

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:10

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F4H bandicoot wrote...

Only idiots and trolls are against same sex relationships.


Not....exactly what I asked, but thanks for your input all the same :P

EDIT: Ah, I see you edited your post ;)

Yes, while I am aware that there is a vocal minority who do not support them, i just wanted a sense of what was gong on during the whole Shep/Cortez video thing

Modifié par Flog61, 31 juillet 2012 - 01:12 .

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:10

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F4H bandicoot wrote...

Only idiots and trolls are against same sex relationships.


Well, you can still argue about the "OOC" thing, but personally I don't care, more options for more players was nice. 

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:10

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Nearly every non-homophobe liked them because they were generally well written. I didn't see any real-life homosexuals getting offended, which is all that really matters

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:11

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It's basically what you expected, lots of threads about ruining established characters, blah blah. Bunch of positive and negative.

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:11

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Flog61 wrote...

F4H bandicoot wrote...

Only idiots and trolls are against same sex relationships.


Not....exactly what I asked, but thanks for your input all the same :P


I realised just after I clicked post, so I've edited a bit.

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:11

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Some people were annoyed that Kaiden became bisexual all of a sudden. And some complained about Cortez not being able to do his job because he was gay (I have no idea why).

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:13

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legion999 wrote...

Some people were annoyed that Kaiden became bisexual all of a sudden. And some complained about Cortez not being able to do his job because he was gay (I have no idea why).


While the Kaidan thing may be a valid complaint, that Cortez comment makes it obvious that a few of them are just homophobic trolls

Modifié par Flog61, 31 juillet 2012 - 01:14 .

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:17

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Flog61 wrote...

legion999 wrote...

Some people were annoyed that Kaiden became bisexual all of a sudden. And some complained about Cortez not being able to do his job because he was gay (I have no idea why).


While the Kaidan thing may be a valid complaint, that Cortez comment makes it obvious that a few of them are just homophobic trolls


Let's not forget that "became bisexual all of a sudden" is from a meta-gaming perspective only.

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The Angry One
Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:18

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I've had such relationships since ME1, so meh?

Yes Liara does count whether you like it or not.

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:18

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Just look at my avatar

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:19

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Nyoka wrote...

Just look at my avatar


Why does she have a thin beard along the sides of her face.

Also,

STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVE!

I'm okay.

You sure?

Modifié par Merchant2006, 31 juillet 2012 - 01:22 .

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The Angry One
Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:21

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There's one issue I have with STEEEVE and it has nothing to do with being gay.

He loses his husband, has a really hard time getting over it, then can get into a relationship with ManShep and promptly loses him too.
Some people are just cursed, man.

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:22

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Merchant2006 wrote...

Nyoka wrote...

Just look at my avatar


Why does she have a thin beard along the sides of her face.

They say past experiences bias your perception...  ;)

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:23

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The Angry One wrote...

There's one issue I have with STEEEVE and it has nothing to do with being gay.

He has that whole 'dying from not being spoken to enough' thing going for him too. It's pretty weird, but it started in 2.

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:23

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I liked new same-sex characters introduced in ME3 because they felt natural and didn't feel pushed to you. Disliked the whole Kaidan situation. I mean, why they didn't "convert" Ash to lesbian as well then?

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:25

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I remember a few threads, the OP was usually ridiculed quite heavily for being a bigot. My favorite one was when the guy was just confused and shocked by the idea of having a gay crew member/friend.
Something along the lines of:
"I was talking to Steve and he was cool and all, but then he was all like, I lost my husband. I was all WTF and didn't talk to him again. I don't hate gay people but, seriously why's this guy on the crew?"

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:25

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The Angry One wrote...

I've had such relationships since ME1, so meh?

Yes Liara does count whether you like it or not.


Oh of course she does, in fact i plan on making a thread later about why people are seemingly okay with F/F relationships but not with M/M

But it's gunna take a lot of work so i don't be too offensive ;)

This is more a general reaction to how they were placed in ME3 really

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:26

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Ozida wrote...

why they didn't "convert" Ash to lesbian as well then?

I KNOW RIGHT?!

Ashley was totally a case of "huh. I had never looked at it this way". You expanded her horizons in terms of politics in ME1... I was looking forward to expanding them further in all sorts of senses :o

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:29

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Flog61 wrote...

Oh of course she does, in fact i plan on making a thread later about why people are seemingly okay with F/F relationships but not with M/M

But it's gunna take a lot of work so i don't be too offensive ;)

This is more a general reaction to how they were placed in ME3 really


I'm just going to go ahead  and blame machismo.

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:30

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Nyoka wrote...

Ozida wrote...

why they didn't "convert" Ash to lesbian as well then?

I KNOW RIGHT?!

Ashley was totally a case of "huh. I had never looked at it this way". You expanded her horizons in terms of politics in ME1... I was looking forward to expanding them further in all sorts of senses :o


I think it was because then femshep would have 5 lesbian options and 2 straight, which is even further from what is the case with man shep, who, IIRC, had 9 straight and 2 gay

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:32

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To be fair, that image of Traynor does have a very thick outline.

As for the OP: I saw some pretty unpleasant trolling, but nothing unexpected. I guess it depends on what you're used to, though.
I myself was happy with how they (Bioware) dealt with things, and I agree with TAO regarding Liara counting, but am glad they gave the guys someone (well, two choices) as well.
I guess Bioware took an easy route with Liara in many ways, what with the Asari only having one gender to begin with. Well, that and the fact she was a cute-looking human woman with blue skin and strange head thingies. I can never get enough of head thingies.

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:32

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The Angry One wrote...

Flog61 wrote...

Oh of course she does, in fact i plan on making a thread later about why people are seemingly okay with F/F relationships but not with M/M

But it's gunna take a lot of work so i don't be too offensive ;)

This is more a general reaction to how they were placed in ME3 really


I'm just going to go ahead  and blame machismo.


I will cover that in my essay.

I hope to try and discuss the actual place of F/F and M/M relationships in society while using mass effect, as a series, as a kind of 'case study'

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Posté 31 juillet 2012 - 01:33

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Flog61 wrote...

I think it was because then femshep would have 5 lesbian options and 2 straight, which is even further from what is the case with man shep, who, IIRC, had 9 straight and 2 gay

It does annoy me that broshep has three more romances than femshep, after the numbers being identical in 1 and 2, whether straight or not.
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