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[dreman9999]

Why?...Silly OP...
It's to smell their greatness.

[LiarasShield]

dreman9999 wrote...

Why?...Silly OP...
It's to smell their greatness.

Then we need them protheans as well

[The fool you should have eaten]

Lord Rosario wrote...

The fool you should have eaten wrote...

I guess no one actually plays a renegade...

www.youtube.com/watch

skip to 2:15 to understand the OP's point.  For those of you who argue that they have potential as engineers, I would agree, but I personally believe this to be a hoax.

Send a human that's tripping on LSD. Same result, though no little biotic bullet thing.. That mean no human can be biotic? Doubtful.

Actually the drugs that he was strung out on INCREASE biotic potential.  He was high because he had far too many doses.  This is like having biotic quarians.  You could potentially induce it, but they are practically non-existant, amplified by the fact that they were enviro-suits making them less susceptible to eezo spills. 

To address your analogy, humans cannot act as powerful biotics, without the help of implants. 

[SilentCO1]

We must cater to all our senses! Volus for smell, Protheans for touch!

[BoneCarlos Lee]

Shhhhhhkrrrr.

I can smell your envy.
Do you feel my greatness?

[Eelectrica]

Just another character to play. And a chance to Lol @ lore freaks

[Blind2Society]

They are not best ground troops so they might as well lay down and let the Reapers harvest them.

Would love to see the Reaper invasion of Irune. Must be a bunch of Volus standing there waiting for the Reapers to harvest them.

[Clayless]

I assume the Volus are going to stand around doing nothing as the Reapers destroy their planet, history, and entire race?

[LiarasShield]

SilentCO1 wrote...

We must cater to all our senses! Volus for smell, Protheans for touch!

Ok maybe I can work with that ^-^

[D Wrecks]

Because who the hell cares? That's why.

[Jamesui]

Okay, a more serious reply this time.

It is entirely possible that the interpretation of the volus as a weak combatant is a cultural matter rather than a biological one. They might in fact have the combat capabilities to be effective in the sort of engagements we see in MP, whether that be hardened exosuits or combat grade offensive tech or biotics, and we just haven't seen them use such capabilities yet because "screw that, I have money, let the Turians do that." Well, the Turians aren't there to cover their rotund asses any more, so its up to the Volus, or just a slightly more badass percentage of them, to guard themselves.

The average American is not exactly the pinnacle of fitness, but the average American soldier is getting there. We've only seen the likes of bankers and businessmen as examples of the Volus race. Their average Joes, as it were. Maybe including the Volus is a means of showing us another aspect of the race and make us take them slightly more seriously.

You can quote all the codices you want w.r.t. a pacifist volus, but you must realize that the codices largely describe a pre-Reapers galaxy. In at least some logic systems, anything is derivable from a contradiction. Consider the reaper invasion a metaphorical contradiction. Even if they aren't the most effective ground troops, the Volus will pitch in in whatever way is required of them.

[sandboxgod]

I look forward to a new playable Volus

[MrScottBear]

Because, despite what a lot of you like to think, not everyone is a lore babby and most of us play this game to have fun.

[Rudest]

Rudest wrote...

The bottom line is;

This is fiction and good writing can lead to anything being possible. In science fiction technology takes the place of magic in traditional fantasy fiction to make the impossible possible. Seeing as we have a setting with biotic power, biotic fields, omni-tools capable of field fabrication, medi-gel, mechanized combat suits, a submersible mech in the Leviathan DLC...

There is more than ample room to write yourself around all of the plot holes pertaining to Volus in combat.

Oh, this is still going. Anyhow. I'd like to reiterate this. The power of a writer seems to be completely overlooked in this discussion.  An amendment I'll make is that as far as established lore is concerned, the story and character element is always chagning and growing.

Lore is polymorphic. There is no reason to be upset until you see it broken in or altered or a way that does not fit the setting. Nothing is broken yet. Nothing is twisted yet. Furthermore, even if Volus were making it in--and we had 100% comfromation--you'd still be wasting your energy being upset until you see how it is done. Keep an open mind, and cast your judgements after the fact.

It is such a waste of energy to be feel so vehemently frustrated over something that has yet to even be confirmed yet----something that may or may not be, and may or may not be to taste.

An unkown. You are getting twisted into knots over an unkown.

[GaryMaple]

"The humans haven't played a roll in citadel space, so why are they being added to the council?!" - Every Batarian Ever

[Prince Bubblegeth]

Bioware creates the lore. You're being upset over products of their imaginations. Isn't that just sad? XD

Anyway, since lore is made by Bioware, they have all the power to make the seemingly lore-breaking Volus ground troops into lore-friendly ones ;D

[ParatrooperSean]

Lord Rosario wrote...

Malanek999 wrote...

GaryMaple wrote...

Malanek999 wrote...

Astartes Marine wrote...
Codex entries state they provide citizens to become Auxiliaries in the Turian military.

But not as ground troops.

the codex doesn't explicitly state that Turians have plumers or electricians either.

However it is talking about the military and does state they favour air supperiority. It is a fairly safe assumption to work out it is more likely they serve on their ships.

That's like saying the US has a terrible army and navy because they have a great Airforce. Sure, US doesn't have the best navy in the world, but it doesn't mean Americans are going to all serve in the Airforce.

Same concept for Volus. Yup, they have great bombers and ships. That means nothing for their ground troops.

If, by "doesn't have the best navy" you mean there isn't even a close second, then sure.

[SOMETHING_FOR_NOTHING]

when your entire species is facing extinction? are you going to sit there like a bish and take it up the 3rd hole?

HELL NO, grab yourself an avenger and shoot

[Yate]

they are added because BW stopped caring about lore after ME2 was released

[Yate]

Jamesui wrote...

Okay, a more serious reply this time.

It is entirely possible that the interpretation of the volus as a weak combatant is a cultural matter rather than a biological one. They might in fact have the combat capabilities to be effective in the sort of engagements we see in MP, whether that be hardened exosuits or combat grade offensive tech or biotics, and we just haven't seen them use such capabilities yet because "screw that, I have money, let the Turians do that." Well, the Turians aren't there to cover their rotund asses any more, so its up to the Volus, or just a slightly more badass percentage of them, to guard themselves.

The average American is not exactly the pinnacle of fitness, but the average American soldier is getting there. We've only seen the likes of bankers and businessmen as examples of the Volus race. Their average Joes, as it were. Maybe including the Volus is a means of showing us another aspect of the race and make us take them slightly more seriously.

You can quote all the codices you want w.r.t. a pacifist volus, but you must realize that the codices largely describe a pre-Reapers galaxy. In at least some logic systems, anything is derivable from a contradiction. Consider the reaper invasion a metaphorical contradiction. Even if they aren't the most effective ground troops, the Volus will pitch in in whatever way is required of them.

stop living in denial

this is a colossal f*ck-up by BW

[ForTuchanka]

SOMETHING_FOR_NOTHING wrote...

when your entire species is facing extinction? are you going to sit there like a bish and take it up the 3rd hole?

HELL NO, grab yourself an avenger and shoot

If you're going to grab an avenger, it's about as effective so you might as well sit there like a bish... whatever that is...   

[Lord Rosario]

ParatrooperSean wrote...

Lord Rosario wrote...

Malanek999 wrote...

GaryMaple wrote...

Malanek999 wrote...

Astartes Marine wrote...
Codex entries state they provide citizens to become Auxiliaries in the Turian military.

But not as ground troops.

the codex doesn't explicitly state that Turians have plumers or electricians either.

However it is talking about the military and does state they favour air supperiority. It is a fairly safe assumption to work out it is more likely they serve on their ships.

That's like saying the US has a terrible army and navy because they have a great Airforce. Sure, US doesn't have the best navy in the world, but it doesn't mean Americans are going to all serve in the Airforce.

Same concept for Volus. Yup, they have great bombers and ships. That means nothing for their ground troops.

If, by "doesn't have the best navy" you mean there isn't even a close second, then sure.

Somehow I new as soon as I made some sort of real world comparison people would get off topic.. Not going to get into it.

[Sajuro]

SOMETHING_FOR_NOTHING wrote...

when your entire species is facing extinction? are you going to sit there like a bish and take it up the 3rd hole?

HELL NO, grab yourself an avenger and shoot

Depends, who is giving it to you in the third whole?

[cyborg2501]

BECAUSE ITS FUN. What's the problem?

[PoetryAvenger]

I'm really glad I've been without internet for a couple of days, because even just skimming the topic titles on the first page has me on that old train of thought of "volus totally doesn't sound like a word, I'm going crazy and hearing things in tongues".