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[Satanicfirewraith]

Come on BW....

Give us a few screens!

[Dave of Canada]

I have a feeling I'll get devoured and slain by thousands of FemSheps, but I didn't like Hale's voice acting in ME1. Meer's acting varied from time to time (He mostly did amazing with Renegade responses) but I preferred it overall to Hale's performance.

[Samurai Pumpkin]

I think that this is obviously because Bioware views men to be superior to women.



*Ducks*

[Naltair]

Dave of Canada wrote...

I have a feeling I'll get devoured and slain by thousands of FemSheps, but I didn't like Hale's voice acting in ME1. Meer's acting varied from time to time (He mostly did amazing with Renegade responses) but I preferred it overall to Hale's performance.

You just openeed the flood gates.

But I support your message in part.  I think both did a fine job and it all comes down to what you prefer.  I prefer Meer that does not mean I look down on Hale though.

[Gilsa]

I have zero problems with the default John Shepard being used in all their advertising because he is the star of Mass Effect, but wallpapers are supposed to be for the fans to use for fun. It would not have killed them to put out one wallpaper with the default John and Jane Shepard back to back with their own guns and a looming planet in the background. Or at the very, very, very least, one default Jane Shepard to use as an 100x100 avatar. You get the idea.

[Br0th3rGr1mm]

Femshep isn't 'canon' so it makes no sense for Bioware to promote the game using her (whatever she looks like).

[Stephenc13]

Arrtis wrote...

Fem shep has done nothing that deserves a vid because all the testers are playing male characters.

I think all the testers play as the default shepard too

[Stephenc13]

Samurai Pumpkin wrote...

I think that this is obviously because Bioware views men to be superior to women.

*Ducks*

*throws a shoe*

[Chaos-fusion]

They've spent the last few years using only canonShep as the face of the game (together with him being an arse to everyone) - why would they change now? In truth, I'm suprised they otffer conversation options, since they seem so determined that's the only way to play the game.

Dave of Canada wrote...

I have a feeling I'll get devoured and slain by thousands of FemSheps, but I didn't like Hale's voice acting in ME1. Meer's acting varied from time to time (He mostly did amazing with Renegade responses) but I preferred it overall to Hale's performance.

Nah, I agree with you. Sort of.

I like both of them. They each have their great bits, and some cringe-worthy parts.

[Wakara Pezi]

What does Hale’s voice have to do with femshep pictures and or vids?

And since you brought it up… Hale’s voice is 100x better than Meer’s (ugh).

[Fiannawolf]

*looks at femShep in her N7 armor in those precioussss screenies....* WWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO! Armor looks kick ass! Saved to my comp big time!

[Skalman91]

trh5001 wrote...

The canon shepard is male deal with it. Also are you just flaming in every topic if you don't like the game or bioware why the hell are you here?

No, not canon. This has been mentioned more times than subject zero speaks profanity.

[Satanicfirewraith]

Come on BioWare.... Just give us a few shots of Femshep!

[yoshibb]

I think people are getting confused here. We don't want Bioware to change the face of Shepard. All we want is one, ONE simple video showing a FemShep, perhaps showcasing character customization. Surely, that won't confuse the masses that much.



I really don't see that it's likely that someone will see this video, go up in arms because they are confused, and say that they will no longer buy this game. However, how many women do you think will skip over this game with the belief that you can only play as a male? Most people are not going to be interested enough to google it.



I am in the group that did not know I could play as female. I have exceptions when it comes to some action games, but in an RPG, I prefer to play as a female since it's my custom character. It just doesn't interest me otherwise. So when I saw everything in Mass Effect commercials and the box art, I just assumed it was a male only game and I let it go. A month later, I was bored and I decided to try it. What do you know, there is a Femshep! I loved it, and simultaneously went out and got every game Bioware ever made after I played Mass Effect.



Really, it doesn't matter for me, but for Bioware, it's a different story. Likely, they are missing out on a large group of females that never realized that Bioware had built the game around them as well. There were a number of ladies already in this thread that had no idea there was a female playable character. When you go to the website and all the videos, all the pictures, all the media is of the same Maleshep, why would you think there was a female option? That, in my opinion, hurts sales more than helps them.

[AdamNW]

I wish that they would find a male voice actor that didn't suck. Femshep's VA is so much better it's sad.

[AdamNW]

I wish that they would find a male voice actor that didn't suck. Femshep's VA is so much better it's sad.

[Eternal Dust]

The only way we'll get FemShep is when we finally have our hands on the game. Sad, but true. BioWare won't budge. They can be jerks sometimes.

[Naltair]

octoberfire wrote...

The only way we'll get FemShep is when we finally have our hands on the game. Sad, but true. BioWare won't budge. They can be jerks sometimes.

Bioware likes to bully kids and take their lunch money too,  Especially the girls, BioWare really does not like girls.

[Jebel Krong]

octoberfire wrote...

The only way we'll get FemShep is when we finally have our hands on the game. Sad, but true. BioWare won't budge. They can be jerks sometimes.

it's not about being jerks, it's about consistent marketing - you see the guy on the box, in the cinematic trailer, all the official videos? yeah that's default shepard. he happens to be a man, but that doesn't mean you can't customise your shepard in game.

[Jebel Krong]

AdamNW wrote...

I wish that they would find a male voice actor that didn't suck. Femshep's VA is so much better it's sad.

yeah that's really funny as meer was much better than hale in mass effect.

[Xivai]

I didn't care for Femsheps voice actress either. Not bad, but I don't know. The voice actor for the male stood out more. his voice seemed sort of generic, and I liked that. Usually you go stereotypical voice types for male characters. His was not at all what I expected it to be from a soldier. Maybe that just made him stand out more to me. I don't know, I just liked his voice acting better.

[Daerog]

There is a german video that spoils the beginning pretty much and speed runs through Character creation and shows femshep a lot in that part. Quit looking at the English ones and you'll see more femshep.

[Novacain999]

Don't buy the "consistant marketing" line a bit. If you are on a gaming site, watching videos for Mass Effect 2, and one states showing a female version of Shepard, saying it is also an option to choose, I don't see how anyone above a simpleton can be confused by it. And, not to mention, if they are at a gaming site checking out a video, you'd think they'd atleast know something about the game in advance.



And, yeah, as a male, Hale makes me prefer playing as FemShep because she is much better as a Paragon then Meer is, and I always play Paragon. Whether that applies going the other way, I don't have a leg to stand on

[Taritu]

trh5001 wrote...

The cannon shepard is male deal with it. Also are you just flaming in every topic if you don't like the game or bioware why the hell are you here?

Bioware has noted that there is no canon shepard.  Your Shepard is canon, so for me canon Shep is female.  However, the marketing Shepard is the guy, and no, that's not going to change.