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[Junebug88]

-Area51-Silent wrote...

While I don't completely understand the threads of people who seriously "LOVE" the fictional character, in the same respect I don't understand the threads of people provoking those people..

do you all seriously have nothing better to do, or constructive to talk about?

Refer to the other 20+ people in this thread who made this same exact arguement only to find out that nobody really gave a crap.

[Darkmoone1]

*walks in topic*

I think Tali is an awesome character, but I respect everyones opinion who don't like her.

*leaves Topic*

[izmirtheastarach]

Darkmoone1 wrote...

*walks in topic*
I think Tali is an awesome character, but I respect everyones opinion who don't like her.
*leaves Topic*

Reasonable Troll is reasonable.

Modifié par izmirtheastarach, 06 février 2010 - 07:59 .

[adriano_c]

mcvxiii wrote...

I didn't mind Tali in the first game. Mind you I wouldn't have listed her among my favourite characters but she was alright. I do admit that the fanatic spam drenched mania surrounding her has tainted that charcter for me and any feelings of like or ambivalence that I had for her have dissipated. So much so that I am hoping in the next game that Tali has a Virmire moment. A full five minutes of Tali exploding in slow motion from multiple angles all culmulating to the final shot of a lone chicken foot hitting the floor and bouncing once or twice in slo-mo. Can't wait.

By BioWare caving into the Talimances in ME2 this group now thinks that it has some power within the development of the game. Also other character fanatics have seen the effect of Tali threads had on the ME2 and think that them doing the same will yeild the same results. Not a good precedent imo and is incentive for fan groups to spam this forum. One thing is that this forum has become less of a "Mass Effect 2 Official Campaign Quests and Storylines (Spoilers Warning)" and more of a character fan forum. I sort of wish BioWare would create a seperate forum for character appreciation or relegate/herd most of those discussions into the group section of the Social Network.

Great point about overzealous spammers having this bizarre sense of entitlement in terms of where the game should go (development-wise). The dedicated 'Tali' thread title really says it all - "It's up to us...", which is essentially an invitation/implicit encouragement to go nuts with their antics.

Oh, and a brief response to the argument that it's "lame" for letting someone else's opinion to affect your own. Specifically, letting some fans' opinions alter your like/dislike of in-game characters. Whether it's lame or not, or suggestive of a weak personality, is up in the air. The reality of it is, though, that it happens.

Here's a completely hypothetical and extreme example intended to rub certain people the wrong way (preemptive pun).

I like root beer. I turn on the television and discover a channel aptly named 'Pedophiles who love root beer'. I don't like it, find its existence offensive, and choose not to watch it. So, I intentionally watch other channels but sooner or later discover that the 'Pedophiles who love root beer' channel is constantly advertising subscription on every other channel. This inevitably leads to a negative association with the product in question, in this case, root beer. I may have liked root beer, but now, it's invariably tainted for me.

Basically, this scenario is playing out on this forum, vis-a-vis, 'Tali' drones and some, perhaps, former fans/others.

[Average Gatsby]

I like Tali, prefer Jack, can't stand the fan weirdness about Tali.



You're 2 cents richer

[izmirtheastarach]

adriano_c wrote...

I like root beer. I turn on the television and discover a channel aptly named 'Pedophiles who love root beer'. I don't like it, find its existence offensive, and choose not to watch it. So, I intentionally watch other channels but sooner or later discover that the 'Pedophiles who love root beer' channel is constantly advertising subscription on every other channel. This inevitably leads to a negative association with the product in question, in this case, root beer. I may have liked root beer, but now, it's invariably tainted for me.

Basically, this scenario is playing out on this forum, vis-a-vis, 'Tali' drones and some, perhaps, former fans/others.

Don't let those pedophiles ruin your love of root bear. If you do, the terrorists win.

I find this whole line of reasoning silly. Nothing any crazy forumite does has any impact on my enjoyement of the game, or which characters I find interesting. Don't let other people rent space in your head. That's your space.

[adriano_c]

izmirtheastarach wrote...

Don't let those pedophiles ruin your love of root bear. If you do, the terrorists win.

I find this whole line of reasoning silly. Nothing any crazy forumite does has any impact on my enjoyement of the game, or which characters I find interesting. Don't let other people rent space in your head. That's your space.

I actually hate root beer, lol.

I wasn't trying to say that becoming swayed by others' opinions "makes sense" (or that it's indicative of a healthy outlook, in general), just that I understand why it happens and that it's quite a common occurence. Almost natural, in fact.

When trends become overly saturated, mainstream as it were, there's bound to be backlash. That's just how it goes. Particularly when certain trendmembers proselytize and irritate at every opportunity.

Modifié par adriano_c, 06 février 2010 - 08:47 .

[Taxonomical]

Not only do the fanboys take this game too seriously, but the anti fanboys take it too seriously too.



with all due respect, everything in this forum makes me feel queasy.



It's a game. An assemblage of 1's and 0's on two PC compatible DVDs.

[izmirtheastarach]

adriano_c wrote...

I actually hate root beer, lol.

I wasn't trying to say that becoming swayed by others' opinions "makes sense" (or that it's indicative of a healthy outlook, in general), just that I understand why it happens and that it's quite a common occurence. Almost natural, in fact.

When trends become overly saturated, mainstream as it were, there's bound to be backlash. That's just how it goes. Particularly when certain trendmembers proselytize and irritate at every opportunity.

I generally consider that backlash to come from a sea of morons. Based on the actions of other morons.

Any reasonable, intelligent person should be able to keep their own opinions seperate from the kind of idiocy.

[Vagivan]

dude she looks like a freak lmao under the masks, with a slight shadow of their faces when light shines on them, worse than salarians with their creepy looking eyes



hopefully we never see the faces of quarians

[shinobi602]

Taxonomical wrote...

Not only do the fanboys take this game too seriously, but the anti fanboys take it too seriously too.

with all due respect, everything in this forum makes me feel queasy.

It's a game. An assemblage of 1's and 0's on two PC compatible DVDs.

Lol, you win.

[77boy84]

Oh wow, never thought I'd see a thread like this.



I really don't like Tali. In the first game, she was boring and lame, and only redeemed because I could learn about the quarians through her, but now that we've seen the quarians, there's not much left to her. She's still boring and lame.

[The_KFD_Case]

Garlador wrote...

Wow. An Anti-Tali thread? Really?

I don't "get" Kaiden, Jack, or Miranda, but I can at least empathize with people that do like them for some reason or another. I find Tali to be one of the most interesting, with the physical barriers that define her life.

I honestly am not an "anti" supporter of any character. Every single character has their moments and depending on how much you invest in these characters is how much you get from them. You get to know Jack and she'll come across as very tragic and sympathetic. You put time into knowing Miranda and you'll realize she's not just a preppy cheerleader type. You invest in Thane or Tali or Jacob and all of them will shine in their own unique way.

That's great and I support every character.

This. Nothing more needs to be said really.

[screwoffreg]

Wow, lot of haterade up in here!

[Destino83]

shinobi602 wrote...

I'm indifferent towards Tali. Her fans are another story. I can't stand the "omgz she teh bestest in tha worrllldd!@#3$!"

Hell, that goes for anyone whose like that towards anything.

Though my indifference towards her is slowly changing to dislike, no thanks to all the rabid fans.

Well said.