giftfish wrote...
Zakuspec089 wrote...
I think people should give more respect to Liara T'Soni because Liara helped out the team greatly in the Mass Effect Trilogy. Liara even protected and searched for Shepard. Liara were going to help bring Shepard back but Cerberous did when Liara rescued Shepard. We all know Liara, Garrus, Tali had the biggest fan basis then the other characters. It wasn't stupid Cerberous and Miranda that bought Shepard back. Liara T'Soni did. {It was in the comics, mentioned in game.} Sorry for the ranting but it true.
I been seeing alot of people hating on Liara T'Soni. I don't think people fully understands what Liara T'Soni and Shepard been through even when Shepard were dead. The players had the choice not to Romance or interact with Liara or the other characters. They had the option to ignore them. The character isn't forced on you unless you wanted it to be. I don't like seeing topics about Killing Off Liara or other known characters. Liara is the one who bought and rescued Shepard and cared for Shepard the most then the other characters. We all know BioWare were the ones who created the wonderful universe and series.
That what I just think, please stop hating on characters and of course Liara and please start respecting characters and thier fans.I know I'm a Liaramancer and we all have likes and dislikes, pinions but I respect characters and their fans. I know I dislike some of them as well. Thank you, please be respectful.
I wholeheartedly agree with the premise of respect in your post. Fans around the BSN are not necessarily known for their mature, kind, or respectful treatment of each other. The atmosphere of these forums could certainly stand a large improvement on that front. If you want a kinder, gentler crowd, head over to HTL.
At the same time, players are going to like characters they like, and dislike ones that they don't. There is nothing that can be done about that. Liara isn't any more deserving of respect than any character in the series, regardless of her role. It is in fact a result of her role that so many fans dislike her. While you enjoy her role and see it appropriate, a player that doesn't like her is resentful of the additional screentime she receives in comprison to other squadmembers. That resentfulness is even more pungent when she takes on a role that would be better filled by Shepard's own LI. And more pungent yet, when the player cannot do anything about it -- especially considering that the player can pretty much dictate the amount of interactions they have with every other squad member in the game.
Obviously Liara's role in the series is not "her" fault. She's a fictitous character (and therefore not worthy of "respect", per se...at least in my book, lol). It's the "fault" of the Mass Effect team. They are the ones that determined the direction of her character in the game. Unfortunately, because folks can't really yell at the devs in these forums, they take it out on the character and fans. Not particularly mature, but certainly predictable and to an extent understandable. I'm not condoning their behavior, I'm simply saying that it's easy to understand where they are coming from. The best thing you can do is ignore the trolls. You won't change their minds, so don't waste your time trying.
With that said, I don't have any particular love or hate for Liara. I'm a bit indifferent. I love the LotSB, but I didn't love it b/c she was in it, I loved it b/c it was a very well written and designed DLC. However, when ME3 rolled around even I started to get peeved that she kept showing up everywhere, and my interactions with her kept feeling like I was being "pushed" in a romantic direction. This was exceedingly annoying and hurtful to a certain extent, considering my Shep's LI was dying on the Citadel. I couldn't do anything to make Liara bugger off, and I certainly couldn't go and interact with my Shep's own LI, because he had basically zero conversation options. Definitely, not cool.
I agree with all of this - good discussion on both sides!! Unfortunately, many of the fans on the Bioware board are not kind, helpful or respectful to one another. Maturity is not always their strong point. There is no reason to hate Liara. Liara is one of my favorite characters in the entire trilogy and getting to see her mature throughout the trilogy was fantastic. Liara wasn't my love interest but she is definitely an integral character and had a lot of great scenes throughout the games. I definitely can't imagine the series without Liara, personally. I can see where some people might be unhappy about the disproportionate amount of screentime Liara receives as opposed to say Miranda Lawson (I know I'm not entirely pleased about that), but to take that out on the character doesn't quite make sense. You can't make fans respect or appreciate her, but I can tell this is a character you're definitely passionate about and people will (or should) respect that at least!
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