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[Cyansomnia]

Well, Holly's a professional soldier. I'm sure she'd "touch" with him anytime. XD

This is professional.... right?  :innocent:

Modifié par Aislinn Trista, 02 février 2011 - 09:29 .

[garrus and ashley fool]

Sable Rhapsody wrote...

garrus and ashley fool wrote...

Kim Shepard wrote...

You don't want multiple playthroughs? I've planned out 20+. xD I also keep a lot of saves after getting stuff wrong all the time in videogames over the years. If anyone died in my suicide mission, I have a save right before it starts and right before the final battle.

the first me i did alot of playthroughs in this one it wont be as many even though i do want to do it again to keep everybody alive except jack if she dies oh well  but i will do it one more time dont want to play this one like i did the 1st one

If it makes you feel better, I've got a playthrough where Thane and Zaeed both die. I like both characters a lot, but Zaeed's DLC and Thane has his Kepral's.  If they're put on a bus or not concluded well in ME3, I'm going to import the ME2 playthrough where they die in the suicide mission and let'm go out in a blaze of glory instead.

I would've done the same with Kasumi, since she's also DLC, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.  I use Kasumi too much on missions, and I had quite a few left after the suicide mission.  She is win.

yea i also dont see the point of going through a playthrough if thane just dies which is why i dont know if i should do it
to bad for legion as well he died wanted to save him to jakc was oh well only 3 people that died plus the crew

[kimprobable]

 Mkay, so, random thoughts. I took a brief hiatus from immatureville to visit nerdville and this is what happened.

So basically, I'm debating whether the drell  were the apex predators on their planet the way Krogan, Turian, Asari, and Humans are, and what impact that might have on them as a people.  The perfect memory evolved as a means of remembering resources, which might be a little useful with prey but would mostly be useful for water and plant resources.  They also appear to have flat teeth, like herbivores on Earth - rather than canines, like for catching prey and cutting flesh.  Moreover, the venom in their skin which causes hallucinations in humans is probably a defensive evolution like the poison in some amphibians which deters predators from taking a bite (or a lick).  Prey animals also tend to reproduce faster (think bunnies ) and the drell overpopulated Rakhana, so it makes sense that the evolutions of shorter gestation, heightened fertility, and uh... mating drive maybe hadn't died out as they increased efficiency in finding food sources, thus causing the population explosion.

(The Masswiki also says that during 'pilgrimage season' when the remaining clans on Rakhana meet, the population can DOUBLE. That is some fast reproduction. O.O)

*pulls self back from immatureville*

At this point, since being brought to the hanar homeworld, it probably wouldn't affect their culture as much, but it's interesting to think that the drell are probably a minority among sapient species that were not apex predators at the height of their evolution.  How did this affect their first meeting with the Hanar or their culture prior to leaving their homeworld, and how does it still affect them biologically and perhaps even culturally (for those who believe in the 'old gods' like Thane which probably came into being to explain life on Rahkana and would thus be shaped by an existence somewhere in the middle of the food chain.)

I realize I am overthinking this, but the nerdbrain does what the nerdbrain wants.

As a side note, what happens if Thane's siha has dark red hair? *snicker*

[Kim Shepard]

That's interesting, and very well thought out. I like reading evolution speculations. I haven't thought as much about the drell as I have about the turians, but your theory sounds good.

Does Thane (or maybe the Codex) ever mention other species that lived on his home planet?

[kimprobable]

The Codex mentions reptile and insect species in the entry on Rakhana, I believe. Infuriatingly, the drell don't have an entry. Major oversight, I hope they correct it in ME3.

[Kim Shepard]

Rakhana has a Codex entry, but not the drell? That's strange. I guess it explains why so little is known about them, compared to the biology and evolution of other species like turians.

Reptiles and insects make sense for a desert world.

[Cyansomnia]

More flycam pictures, but this time on my new system with lovely graphics:

Modifié par Aislinn Trista, 03 février 2011 - 09:15 .

[Kim Shepard]

Nice screenshots. I think the third is most adorable.

Edit: Got the number wrong. xD

Modifié par Kim Shepard, 03 février 2011 - 09:25 .

[JECWSU]

More great screenshots Aislinn. I love them.

[Alknost]

Tinve wrote...

raynbow wrote...

fingers crossed for thane.
i would most likely curl up in a ball and cry if he died....no scratch that i definitely would.
i would just feel unfulfilled as i'm sure many of us would

thane-forever.deviantart.com/gallery/

Thanks for that link! I think this one would be my favorite out of all the illustrations on that page:

[img]http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/051/0/1/0100dd24f1ce95366f9df9f418b801b4.jpg[/img]

[Confused_Shepard]

Reposted from another thread. I want to know what you think. 
Also, a fanart request: Thane as Altair OR Ezio from Assassin's Creed complete with hidden blade

Okay so I have been thinking. After all the explosions, the epic speeches, the massive final boss battle across time and space against the likes of Harbinger, Cthullu, Lavos and Gigyas. We will definately have some closure at the end with an epilogue but I was thinking it would be better if we got a special romance epilogue depending on your love interest. They could be dramatic and tragic. The kind of stuff that makes us say GAMES ARE ART

Here is my idea for Thane & FemShep. Let's call it  "Fleeting"
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We are at the Citadel, Commander Shepard has just been the first recipient of the NORMANDY MEDAL, honoring unending duty and sacrifice in service of the whole galactic community. After the aliens and Ewoks celebrate, Shep goes to Admiral Anderson and offers to resign from the Alliance but only temporarily

When asked why she replies, "All my life I have been fighting. I don't need or deserve a break but I have been given the oppurtunity to both experience and share some fleeting moments of happiness with someone very close. I'm going to take it before I come to regret not doing anything for myself in the future. But, I'll be back because I know I belong on the battlefield."

She leaves and meets up with Thane. We later see them on a lonely desert planet, both seem to be standing next to a modular house of sorts. FemShep is no longer in her N7 armor but in elaborate robes as is Thane. They go inside and we see some snapshots of their happy lives. Laughing, talking and kissing.

2 YEARS LATER (Maybe more depending on the seriousness of Thane's illness)

We see FemShep walking up to a beautiful morning, she sits up in bed and moves her hand to Thane's body. Her face turns to one of shock and a single tear falls down. She closes his eyelids with her fingers, kisses him on the forehead and pulls the covers over him so he is completely covered. 

Later we see her outside  near a makeshift grave. A shuttle lands nearby. From it Koylat and Joker (in alliance uniform) slightly limping.

Shep (To Koylat): You must think ill of me. 
Koylat: No. You did a very noble thing. You gave a man happiness his last moments
Shep: Your father was a great man Koylat. He deserved better.
Koylat:  I know. Thank you. (He prays)

Shep and the others leave.

Modifié par Confused_Shepard, 03 février 2011 - 03:33 .

[smilewarren22]

I vote save him for a period of the 3rd installment. But half-way through, on a mission that plays a huge role in the story, he should be killed off (heroically Obviously), with a sad cutscene showing the process (just for the Thane lovers... I count myself one of them!).

[Kim Shepard]

smilewarren22 wrote...

I vote save him for a period of the 3rd installment. But half-way through, on a mission that plays a huge role in the story, he should be killed off (heroically Obviously), with a sad cutscene showing the process (just for the Thane lovers... I count myself one of them!).

If Thane's death is required, I think it should happen at the end of the game, and it should definitely be heroic. I agree, no random off-screen deaths that we just hear about later.

[kimprobable]

I think that Thane and his Siha will die together in a blaze of glory at the end of ME3, along with whatever other teammember you choose to go along with you. Nothing else really suits me and if anything else happens I will still think of it that way.

[monima]

I am thinking that Shep might actually die in the last game. However that wont be the only ending, I guess it depends on how you play the game, like in ME2. And if Shep dies Thane will be there with her.



Though I also want an option for a happy ending, softie as I am.



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[monima]

Aislinn Trista wrote...

More flycam pictures, but this time on my new system with lovely graphics:

I think the forth one is my favourite, love them gazing at each other.  Thanks so much for all the flycam shots. Should be an album of all of them<3  Its nice to see Thane actually touching Shep in the romance scene, cant really tell when you just see their heads

[Kim Shepard]

It would really annoy me if Shepard's death is required at the end of ME3. An option is fine, but I spent too much time on these Shepards to just kill them off. I would never finish the game, and stop before the death scene on every playthrough.

When other characters get killed off, it can either be annoying if done badly, a sad and powerful moment if done right, or a combination of both. We don't have much control over the other characters, but we control Shepard directly. Shepard is closer to "our character" than the others will ever be, sort of like half ours and half BioWare's. They provide the guidelines, but for the most part, we've had a big range of choice. It should end like DAO, with a lot of choices.

[monima]

Kim Shepard wrote...

It would really annoy me if Shepard's death is required at the end of ME3. An option is fine, but I spent too much time on these Shepards to just kill them off. I would never finish the game, and stop before the death scene on every playthrough.

When other characters get killed off, it can either be annoying if done badly, a sad and powerful moment if done right, or a combination of both. We don't have much control over the other characters, but we control Shepard directly. Shepard is closer to "our character" than the others will ever be, sort of like half ours and half BioWare's. They provide the guidelines, but for the most part, we've had a big range of choice. It should end like DAO, with a lot of choices.

Yes I agree that was what I actually meant. That there will probably be something similiar to the ultimate sacrifice, but also several other endings were Shep survives.
If they kill Shep without giving us an option to save her/him I would be pissed.

[Sable Rhapsody]

monimakitten wrote...

Yes I agree that was what I actually meant. That there will probably be something similiar to the ultimate sacrifice, but also several other endings were Shep survives.
If they kill Shep without giving us an option to save her/him I would be pissed.

A lot of people who play DA:O LIKE the Ultimate Sacrifice ending precisely because it was a choice.  The games was IMO pretty damn clear about doing the Dark Ritual--if you don't there's a very, very good chance you or Loghain/Alistair will die a horrible death.  That's fine, and it can make for a great ending.  In fact, I'd be disappointed if the option to kill off Shep in a blaze of glory DIDN'T exist.

Though I won't kill off my FemShep.  She's survived way too much crazy crap--it's a part of her character now.  No Space-Mecha-Cthulhu is gonna get her if I have a say!

[monima]

Yes thats why I really like the DAO endings. If you didnt do the dark ritual you know someone is going to die. And if you romance Alistair like I did, there was no way I was going to let that happen. But I do understand some people love the whole tragic sacrifice thing.



I am pretty sure there will be an option for Shepard to sacrifice herself, I am not going to take it however. Still want my happy ending with Thane, a girl can hope.

[baibai_baby]

Strange this topic is being discussed now, I only recently finished ME2 (lol, yeah I'm one of the ones who completely skewed Bioware's feedback data) and the Shadow Broker content and for some reason had a little bit of foreboding about Shepard's future. Obviously a large part due to my overactive imagination but you do get the feeling that the galaxy and everyone in it will just drain Shepard dry culminating in an Ultimate Sacrifice ™.

Perhaps as an ultimate Paragon choice, or a necessary choice if you are ill prepared for the final battle but still.



At the moment I'm just hoping Thane will be back in with substantial enough screen time and dialogue and as others have mentioned, preferably with a death only at the end or in epilogue-style gameplay...otherwise I'd probably not finish the game for real. Hopefully insanity play-throughs wont melt my brain too much by then.



Anyway, super new recruit Thane fan signing out. Back to lurking!

[Tinve]

I've always wondered what Kolyat little like his father. Why?
No need to dirty-minded! :whistle:

[Alknost]

Actually I thought Kolyat was rather unattractive, he's got a crooked nose near the brow ridge and a jutting chin that are not flattering (it makes me wonder if Irikah was hideous, or had some recessive fugly genes). Feron is a much better resemblance to Thane even though they're not related.

[abnocte]

Alknost wrote...

Actually I thought Kolyat was rather unattractive, he's got a crooked nose near the brow ridge and a jutting chin that are not flattering (it makes me wonder if Irikah was hideous, or had some recessive fugly genes). Feron is a much better resemblance to Thane even though they're not related.

I for one was glad he wasn't a retexture of his father... but it really makes you wonder if Irikah's family side had some fugly genes or she just threw herself onto someelse while her husband was "away on business" :innocent: 

Joking aside, it's funny how Feron would pass more easily as a Thane relative than Kolyat! XDD