Turians:
>Even though we have a history, humans, we understand that a much larger threat is at stake, help us and we'll pledge our full naval support for you
Quarians:
>We have a chance to finally get our homeworld back. Give us something to look forward to, something to defend, and we'll pledge our full military support to you
Krogan:
>With the help of a few Salarians, we can finally undo the genophage, help us and I think every Krogan would love to kick some Reaper ass with you
Salarians:
>If you don't doom the Krogan to extinction, we wont help you
Asari:
>Even though we made it our primary objective to erase anything Reaper related so that the entire galaxy was totally unprepared for the Reaper invasion, please help us
The galaxy would have been better off if the Asari and Salarians are kicked out of the Council, replaced by the Quarians and Krogans after the Reaper War, prove me wrong.
>>342776139
Replace all council members with Volus.
OY VEY
>>342776454
>replace the council with BIOTIC GODS
>>342776139
I would have been hyped to have the option to help rebuilt the council from scratch.
Tell them to eat shite if they didn't like giving Quarians and Krogans a political voice.
>>342776927
I wanted their race to look alien, like a grey or something. Not fucking humans 2.0. I'd accept it ifvTali was nervous and photoshopped some random space-google image. If she hadn't shown her face to Shepherd.
Fuck.
>>342777298
Just stick with your headcanon anon.
>>342776927
>you'll never help you space gypsy gf build a new home on her newly reacquired homeworld
>>342777474
Literally the only time i support headcanons
>>342777474;_;
>>342776139
>Even though we made it our primary objective to erase anything Reaper related so that the entire galaxy was totally unprepared for the Reaper invasion
i don't remember that
>>342777474
>>342777694
My headcanon is that Mass Effect 2 and 3 never happened.
>>342777474
Still too human. Needs more abstract or mandibles or something.
>People in this thread actually support Quarians
what the fuck are you smoking
>>342778037
The asari, being the head of the council, was part of the main force to dismiss the reaper threat entirely
>>342777298
>>342777738
>>342778289
>find the asari fag
>>342778443
That's some good shit right there
>>342778443
>>342778289
rude
>>342778289
Pretty much every Quarian we met until ME3 was a good person being treated liked trash over something their ancestors did. I never blamed them for wanting to reclaim their home.
Both sides just needed a chance to actually communicate with each other.
>>342776139
I could have sworn that the Krogan reproduced at such a rate that the genophage merely restrained their birth rate to one comparable to first world humans or something. Basically, the Krogans are mad that they aren't flooding the galaxy with bloodthirsty assholes
>sci-fi game
>90% of races are bipedal humanoids
why are sci-fi games such shit?
>>342778854
I believe that was the gist yes. Problem is, the birth control is causing babies to come out stillborn.
"Mountains of dead children," I think that female said.
>>342778813
this
>>342778602
Nice deflection but I didnt say a word about the asari
>>342778813
Quarians objectively fucked up on a grand scale in a way no other species did and acted as a drain on the galaxy since
It baffles me about how relentlessly people here will shit on Jews, blacks and gypsies in real life and then turn around and cry about the poor innocent Quarians that are a thousand times worse
>>342778854
They were evolving past the genophage anyway without even knowing it.
>>342779070
Far left is 10/10
>>342779025
Because the developers can re-use models and animations. Same reason we only see one gender of most of the races in the game. It's either too much work or they're just lazy.
>>342779025
Easier to model and think up
More comfortable to play as
>>342778854
I was generally backing Mordin's pragmatism all throughout ME2. I was up for potentially curing the genophage, but would have liked an option to regulate it rather than completely cure it overnight.
Not that the Krogan would have been happy with the idea.
>>342779091
>that are a thousand times worse
how dare you
>>342779025
Game devs are very, VERY lazy, and their designs are ultimately up to the approval of their shareholders at EA in this case. Design by committee fucks everything.
>>342779091
that's because people here don't have a cute gypsy or jew waifu anon
>>342779091
>It baffles me about how relentlessly people here will shit on Jews, blacks and gypsies in real life and then turn around and cry about the poor innocent Quarians that are a thousand times worse
Maybe, just maybe, those aren't the same people.
>>342779091
I don't endorse racism in real life either.
>>342779091
You realize most of the racism people spout on here is just meme shit right?
>>342779656
You mean 4chan isnt srs bsns?
>>342779091
>/v/ is one person
>>342779656
I understand that, but I'd expect it to carry over to fictional characters more intensely rather than reversing
I'm not a racist but I shit on elves in video games any chance I get
>>342779816
>people means person
>no vorcha representation
They wuz good boys, dindu nuffin
>>342778443
Imagine if Tali removed her helmet in ME3 and her mandibles were gaping open. The shock and horror on Talifags' faces would have been priceless.
>>342779908
>I'm not a racist but I shit on elves in video games any chance I get
why?
>>342780002
I'm actually glad I'm not the only one who noticed this.
>>342776139
Quarians are fucking retarded, are you kidding me?
>We built some machines that gained sentience
>They got mad and kicked us off our planet when we tried to kill them all
>Now that the galaxy is at stake, we're going to waste our fleet by throwing it at an army of robots instead of fighting something far more pressing
Not to mention all the bullshit they pulled on Shepard. Even with the option for Quarian-Geth peace I let them die every time.
>>342780136
>claim to be superior species
>literal shit-tier
>>342778443
I would still fuck it
>>342780136
It amuses me and they annoy me in a lot of books/movies/games
>>342779025
Because it was meant for a wide appeal and believe it or not the average person does, in fact, relate more to humanoid figures more closely than others. A talking animal looking thing would seem a bit silly, especially as a main character, and could be construed as a bit too fantastical despite the nature of the setting.
It's also a lot harder to convincingly design, model, and animate a totally alien form in a way that's believable or wouldn't come across as outright silly. Elcor are mostly stationary in the games for this reason, they look goofy and are kinda comic relief in many situations. The average person is retarded, and would likely not engage well if everything was totally alien altogether.
>>342780330
>live a thousand years
>still fucking stupid compared to every other race
Just realized ME:A is probably going to have good enough tech behind it they'll be able to render a decent furred/feathered gaylien for furfags to romance.
Why are Turians so great?
>>342780326
>We built some machines that gained sentience
>They got mad and kicked us off our planet when we tried to kill them all
It's the same thing that humans did in the Battlestar Galactica reboot, and people act like that's the greatest work of science fiction ever made.
Consider this:
People who argue that the Quarians don't deserve the galaxy's scorn are also saying that Germany shouldn't be made to feel responsible for World War 2 and the Holocaust
>there will never be a game where the renewed krogan fight an ascending yahg empire
>>342780535
But they aren't. They had the best navy in the galaxy and had access to ME technology for centuries before humans did and the humans literally rekt their shit after only having ME tech for two decades.
>>342780602
Man if it had ended with s4a's finale on the nuclear hell-earth that would have been great.
>>342780683
That's retarded and you should feel bad for posting it
>>342780535
>goverment based on merit
>free to do what you want as long as others dont suffer from it
>built in neutral :3 face
>cute af females
>>342780531
I hope there's an insect race. I want a cute bug waifu.
>>342780683
okay
>>342780683
They don't. Making Germany responsible for a global war is what made WWII happen in the first place.
>>342780683
Germans shouldn't be made to feel guilt today. Sure, the people that actually were responsible, of course, but why the fuck would you blame someone who was never a part of it? Germans have every right to be proud of their country nowadays. Fuck you and fuck people like Angela Merkel.
>>342780326
>I would rather let an entire species die, many of whom were innocent, than let a hivemind that kind of supported the reapers die.
>>342780698
To be fair the humans caught them completely off guard. If it had gone to a straight up drawn out fight we'd have gotten trashed over and over and over
But the fact we caught them off guard is proof that humanity is the eternal GOAT species
>>342780136
Because pointy ears grind my gears.
>>342781039
You would say that in front of all your peers?
>>342780698
Humans didn't wreck shit. Turians just stopped fucking their shit up.
the geth did nothing wrong and acted only on self preservation in a galaxy that wanted them dead
>>342778227
>>342777474
>>342777298
I'm partial to this design
Still humanoid, but certainly no mistaking that it's an alien
>>342781170
Although i love the quarians, i do agree with this
>>342780835
>tfw Nihlus gets killed within minutes of the first game
i want garrus to make me call him daddy
i want garrus to tease me and make me scream for his long hardside quests
>>342776139
>putting space mexicans on the council
>>342780993
>>342781014
>>342781321
>side quests
>not calibrations
Ya blew it.
>>342781321
>not wanting to share a beer and watch a game with garrus
You are what is wrong with the mass effect community
>>342781014
Correct. Geth acted out of self-preservation. Quarians were being opportunistic fucksticks while the galaxy was burning and begging for their help.
I'll take a fleet of networked AI over a disjointed bickering admiralty with terrible decision-making and a penchant for betraying Shepard.
>>342779091
Quarians are not nearly as bad as kikes. If they had killed Shepard because he showed the world their momey scam... or if quarians would own all the banks and most of the media, would have started the 1st contact war and were historically selling human women for batarians AND would have a 'blopd libel' of sorts..
>>342781438
>not wanting to do that while boning
It's just an added bro bonus, bro.
Why the fuck is there a Mass Effect thread on /v/?
>>342781272
you are now aware that they could have tweaked the plots of both to have ME2 come first, have nihlus as a squadmate, then in the events of ME1 the betrayal by saren would carry that much more weight
>>342781321
lewd
>>342781443
>I am literally ok with genocide.
>Efficiency trumps saving living beings with feelings, hopes, dreams and desires.
>R-robots are people too!
>>342780683
They are responsible but they shouldn't need to feel fucking shame because their grandparents and great-grandparents fucked up really bad.
>>342781636
>why is there a video game thread on my video games board
Do you have brain damage?
>>342781636
why not?
>>342781592
But he's straight...
>>342781690
I am literally okay with Quarian genocide. They went full retard and got their comeuppance, and I had no compelling reason to bail them out of their own shit.
>>342781672
calm down satan
>>342780683
Ignore the turks or the swedes as per usual..
>>342781914
I assume their brains work a lot faster, and they can learn what they need to learn in a shorter time.
>>342781914
have you ever noticed how animals who live shorter gain the knowledge necessary to live a lot faster?
while humans take at least 5 or so years to not be completely retarded?
>>342781914
Clearly you missed the most basic descriptions of Salarians then. They process everything incredibly quickly. Ex: After Mordin's loyalty mission, you ask how he's handling the aftermath and he comments that he went through all the various stages of grief on the shuttle ride back to Normandy.
Shorter life span but everything is still roughly proportional.
>>342781636
Andromeda is coming soon, they are trying to stealth-shill people back to Mass Effect again, because they think people care and that Mass Effect is still a thing.
Bioware has been losing so many employees in the recent 1-2 years because even they know that EA will pull the plug on them soon.
>>342781852
>I had no compelling reason to bail them out of their own shit.
Do it for her
>>342781914
They're fast learners.
>>342781914
you can't be serious
>>342781852
>They went full retard and got their comeuppance
Quarians are not a hivemind, dipshit.
So, Liara and Wrex as councilors in Andromeda?
>>342782264
No, but they chose their leaders and their leaders charged them straight into the arms of the Geth fleet.
Part of my frustration comes from the fact that I told them a million times in 2 "Just hold off on the fucking war for a couple years, Reapers are coming to ruin everyone's week." and they did the opposite at the worst possible time.
>>342782439
No.
>>342780440
Hanar were great fuck you
>>342781914
they only sleep for like 2 hours a night
>>342782439
Andromeda takes place where a group of species head out to the andromeda system to make a new home in case the reapers succeeded in their genocide
>>342782553
>tfw no blasto game
>>342780854
Date Javik
>>342782439
I doubt we'll see much of the Council this time around considering it's supposed to be a new galaxy.
Though I hope that fleshed out settlements aren't completely dumped in favor of more exploration of barren landscapes.
>>342782523
But she is your friend, she just quickly understood how the stealth system worked and when shepard "died", helped her people into jurryrigging their ships to do something similar
>go to all the effort to save both the geth and the quarians
>Use the geth for their fleets
>pick destroy ending
>>342782553
They really were, I never mentioned them in my post though.
>>342782912
Wow, that's literally Halo 3, the level where Johnson dies.
I mean sure the alien ships in ME1 look like Covenant ships and Citadel is infested with Cortana clones so whatever.
>>342781672
>>342781272
It wouldn't have been a bioware game if it happened any other way. You know they always have to kill off the mentor character/companion in the tutorial.
>>342783219
even duncan was more fleshed out than nihlus
>>342783146
>>342783036
The geth cease to exist regardless of what option you pick, so whatever. Honestly, fuck all three endings, that shit will never be canon to me.
>>342783434
What?
I'm pretty sure they're still chilling in the control and synthesis ending
>>342782000
Reddit, the post
>>342777738
Man, just from that vague outline I got the impression that Quarians were deceptively sinister looking underneath their mask
>>342783073
You should have, I felt offended by your bipedal racism
>>342783434
>The last words of the entire trilogy are DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT
fuck you bioware
>>342783334
Fair enough, but do you remember this brave soldier?
>>342783579
In synthesis they stop existing due to the merging, in control you also control the geth.
>>342783685
Ah yes Trask "Exposition" Ulgo.
>>342782748
The comics was fun at least
>>342783790
>In synthesis they stop existing due to the merging
The CG showed them in Rannoch chilling with the Quarians. But the "green things" may make the whole "Geth" "Quarian" labels irrelevant, if that's what you mean.
>>342780835
Isn't that just the Reaper Banshee head placed on a different model?
It's a shame that ME3 ended as poorly as it did, because I genuinely like the whole universe/species of ME.
Can't make myself get my hopes up over Andromeda, but the fact they keep talking up more planet exploration in the vein of ME1 and a better dialogue/interaction system sounds pretty good. Time will tell I suppose.
>>342781780
>Murder the shit out of batarians in 1
>Murder the shit out of batarians in 2
>3 happens
>No payoff, the batarians are already dead by the time the game starts
FUCK THIS SERIES
>>342778104
/thread
ME3 made me regret ever touching this piece of shit game
>>342778443
That's a dumb head structure. Explain to me how you're supposed to eat or speak without any way to pass food down your throat, or make noises beyond DEAAUGH because you have no way to shape the sound? I swear, people draw stuff like this without giving a bit of thought to how said alien would be able to survive with such anatomy
>>342781321
What's with fan girls obssasion over Garrus?
>>342783434
>that pic
FUCK YOU BIOWARE
>>342784032
You can kill balak on the citadel if you want to, ties that shit up nice
I'm actually playing through ME3 for the first time now. Some unusual stuff I've heard....tell me if its still correct even after the DLCs and updates? Note, right now I just finished the whole "to cure the genophage" thing. I actually cured it because it thematically seems the right thing to do for my generally Paragon (mostly) Shep, but also because I saved Maelon's Data and have Wrex alive, meaning Mordin won't give up and you need to basically kill him...plus I hear Wrex will eventually find out anyway even if you do. So yeah, much better to have the united Krogan and Turians, if we have to lose our very model of a scientist Salarian. Furthermore, it seems that with Wrex + Eve the Krogan won't fuck up this time.
So couple of things...
I hear there will be a choice later on regarding the Geth vs Quarians and there is a way to get them both if you do enough stuff right and you have either 4/5 or a full bar of reputation to persuade them. However, one thing that bothers me is that some sources say that it is an absolute requirement to have killed the Geth Heretics instead of rewriting them back during ME2. Is this accurate? or is it just a factor involved among the others and its possible to have rewritten the Geth in ME2 and get both Geth + Quarian fleets with the "best decision"?
Lastly, I romanced Liara and did so all the way through. I romanced just Liara in ME1, kept faithful to her in ME2 by romancing nobody in the standard campaign, romanced her during LotSB ME2, and then have come to ME3 etc. I hope there's some unique payoff to this, because I hear that my other choice, Tali is NOT romance-able at all in ME3 unless you did so in 2. Everyone else including Liara, Ashley etc....is, but not Tali? What a weak decision if I wanted to do another playthrough..
>>342783639
Cut them a little slack for the Extended Cut and Citadel. EA was probably less than accommodating.
>>342783685
No one does. It's also brilliant. By the time you fight that Sith boss, there's an option where it says
>hey, you're that guy who killed Trask
and you wonder who the fuck he's talking about before it dawns on you.
You went through all that shit and you can't even remember the person at the beginning who died for you.
>>342784017
I will probably buy it like the sheep I am cuz I'm a sucker for the ME universe. I hope it's nit too bad...
>>342784114
Okay disregard me I suck cocks
>>342784128
>some sources say that it is an absolute requirement to have killed the Geth Heretics instead of rewriting them back during ME2
If I recall that's correct
At the very least it makes shit harder
>>342784128
>meaning Mordin won't give up and you need to basically kill him
what? no
>>342776139
They should all bow before TJ Laser Shephard, the alien scourge.
>There's a handful of awakened collectors running around now
>Nothing will ever be done with them
Halo alien races > Mass Effect alien races
>>342784158
>extended cut
>literally a fourth ending added that just says "fuck you, rocks fall everyone dies"
>you don't even get an achievement for beating the game for picking this ending, making it a non-standard game over
you're only lying to yourself if you think it was anything other than insulting
>>342784082
>fan girls
He's just that cool
>>342784032
ME3 was blue balls: the game, honestly. People say Todd and Molyneux are the biggest liars, and that may be true in terms of quantity, but the most heinous lies were that your choices mattered, that ME3 would tie everything up, and that there'd be a massive number of different endings.
>>342779091
The Qyarians deserve pity for the stupid shit they did and nothing more. However, individualistically, they deserve the same treatment as anyone else.
>>342781562
You'd think those small little banker race guys would be all backstabbing little shits for money.
>>342784397
The fourth ending was shite, but I laughed my ass off.
>You want to fight and die on your own terms?
>Alright. Fine.
>You died. Congrats.
The rest of it clearly wasn't perfect, but it was still a free improvement.
>>342784389
Playing a Halohammer 40 000 rpg game with dark heresy rules once a month and I can say this statement is true.
>>342784660
As much as I enjoy shitting on ME3 a lot of levels in the original ME sucked huge balls.
>>342784128
Rewrite vs destroy heretics is a factor on getting both fleets, not an absolute requirement.
>I hope there's some unique payoff to this
Hahaha no.
>Everyone else including Liara, Ashley etc....is, but not Tali?
Neither Garrus.
>>342784294
If Wrex is Krogan Leader and Maelon's Data is preserved and thus Eve lives, Mordin won't be able to be convinced to give up and allow the genophage to persist, I've read. You have to shoot him to keep him from curing it for real. And even if you do, if Wrex is alive he'll find out about the deception later I hear because he's smarter than the average krogan.
If Wreav is the leader (ie Wrex is dead) and you don't save Maelon's Data (Eve dies) then you can persuade/threaten Mordin and have him realize its better off because basically the Krogan can't be controlled (Wreav is a bloodthirsty idiot, Eve not alive as a mediating force) and thus will repeat their old stupidity. However, with Wrex and/or Eve alive he'll see the possibility for them to change their ways and won't "give up" curing peacefully.
>>342784291
Is it required, or just harder? That's what I'm trying to figure out. If I can do the rest right and get both factions that would be great. It seems like a strange disqualifier but I'd have to see when I get to that point of the game. It all depends if I save edit I suppose..
>>342784158
>added a fourth ending that was literally, LI-TER-ALLY a fuck you to disappointed fans
>wanting me to cut them slack for spitting in my face
No way, bro. That shit was beyond scummy.
>>342784725
If you put it that way, it does sound hilarious.
>>342784825
Yeah.. I still praise the first game in terms of atmosphere, but the copy-paste facilities for most of the side-missions weren't great.
>>342779314
Mordin is such a great character. He is truly based.
>>342776139
Quarians are dumb as shit for not waiting for a better moment to go recover Rannoch instead of rushing every single ship they have against Geth on roids and a fucking Reaper.
>>342784128
Staying loyal to your romance from ME1 slightly alters the dialogue during the romance scene in ME3.
>>342785095
>ywn save him
>>342785010
>If Wrex is Krogan Leader and Maelon's Data is preserved and thus Eve lives, Mordin won't be able to be convinced to give up and allow the genophage to persist, I've read. You have to shoot him to keep him from curing it for real. And even if you do, if Wrex is alive he'll find out about the deception later I hear because he's smarter than the average krogan.
Yeah, and when Wrex finds out he tries to kill you at the Citadel in a cutscene. You can kill him or wait to be saved by that blonde guy from C-Sec, who kills Wrex.
>>342784725
>bioware told me to fuck myself
>it was funny so I laughed
I don't get it
>>342783434
>>342785010
>Is it required, or just harder?
It's a point against you but it doesn't make peace impossible.
I rewrote the Heretics in ME2 but still managed to broker peace.
>>342785357
You can though.Cap Wrex at Virmire, erase Maelon's data, don't tell anyone about the sabotage and hope Eve dies in the truck. Mordin realizes he can't do shit and helps you build the Crucible instead.
Never forget Marauder Shields.
>No option to call Legion out on wanting to use Reaper upgrades
>Legion wanting to use Reaper upgrades in the first place
I won't ever forgive them for doing what they did to the Geth.
>>342784082sauce?
>>342785506
>bioware
>american
come the fuck on
>>342785506
>thank you for leveling us up!
Yyy-you too Compa....
>>342785506
Best comparison I've seen was the ME3 screen compared to the Switcher 3 thank you screen.
Anyone got it handy?
So consider this:
Mass Effect fields supposedly function by dropping an objects mass to such a small value that the object can travel faster than light, yes? Why didn't bioware do a 2 minute Google search before writing this, because that would tell them that as an objects mass approaches 0, it can only ever asymptotically approach the speed of light, never breaking it much less exceeding it
Also, if you shot a grain-of-sand sized bullet on the ground, it would disintegrate due to air resistance before traveling a meter, thus being quite useless.
Also, shooting "dead" rounds at distances that require several seconds to impact is idiotic because of how many degrees of freedom the enemy has to dodge it. There's a reason that planes irl use missiles instead of trying to snipe each other with .50cal bullets, and only switch to machine guns at extreme range. And those guys are limited to always going forward, which people in space wouldn't be.
Also, it makes no sense that the Quarians would all have no immune systems if they grow their own food in space habitats. If you can grow plants, you have enough biodiversity to keep enough germs around to keep your immune system up.
>>342785604
>Legion tells you about Reaper upgrades and asks if you trust the other Geth if they keep them
>Saying no has you shouting at him like he's about to shoot everyone in the shuttle even though he's your only hope to save everyone
>>342785568i can't kill wrex
>>342785491
I was pissed at first, but I was able to laugh at the fact they simply followed through on the idea of victory being impossible after momentarily getting my hopes up.
Plus, I had to laugh at how many players must have given themselves the worst outcome by simply shooting that fricking Catalyst ghost child. Like Bioware knew that shooting him was the first response for half the people playing.
>>342785853
Why don't you do a 2 minute Google search on artistic license you dumb fuck
>>342781227
hahahahahhahaha that's fucking patrick dude hahahahahah
>>342785095
I forget how but you can actually keep the genophage and save Mordin
>>342785506
>bioware
>american flag
>not america's hat
>>342786136
>>342780683
I think you take video games a bit too seriously to even consider making a post like this. Holy shit in cringing right now, please consider going outside sometime.
>>342785491
I think it fits with the theme.
Although ME3 was a complete clusterfuck, it did have a good sci-fi message about organic versus robotic.
I find Mass Effect to be one of the better example of the no aliens in space paradox. It's two paradoxes working together. Where is everyone ? and the probability of aliens existing being absolutely likely.
Every 50,000 years, there's a cycle of Reapers killing everything, meaning there's nothing in space more often than not. The ending is the Reapers explaining that they do this to merge people together because it's the only solution. The Quarians building the Geth is basically what happened so many years ago but with the robots deciding to kill everything because it wasn't perfect. Organic versus Robotic, imperfection versus perfection. The Reapers set up this cycle of destruction so robots won't destroy everything while collecting all organic life who get to a certain point.
The 4th ending is basically letting the cycle continue. I think it's a good ending that continues in junction with the other endings.
I think I might be the only one who liked the ending of ME, even if being literally the same ending was shit.
>>342784397
>>342785014
>tfw they didn't just give us the "Fuck you we wreck the Reapers" ending
Guess I will just have to settle for High EMS Destroy
>>342786571
Revealing the mystery of space Cthulhu was never going to be as interesting as the mystery itself.
Honestly, I found ME3's ending tolerable after the Extended Cut and Leviathan DLC basically painted the Reapers as A.I. that misinterpreted their orders and got caught in a loop. But it was still disappointing when hoping for a fleshed out epilogue and a final confrontation meant to rival ME2's suicide mission.
>>342784158
>My last memory of Mass Effect was a bunch of characters I liked recreating The Hangover in space.
Good times.
>>342787550
>you will never rape drunk Tali in a bathroom stall
>>342787325
>Revealing the mystery of space Cthulhu was never going to be as interesting as the mystery itself.
I agree. Though I do find the explanation itself to be interesting, even if they should have kept it mysterious and let people figure it out on their own.
>>342787741
>you will never fuck Tali until she dies and goes cold
>>342786571
>organic vs robotic
this wasn't even a theme until the last 15 minutes of the game what the fuck are you going on about
>>342787550
Citadel DLC was some fun times
>Garrus and Zaeed's shenanigans of burglar proofing Shep's pad
>Drunk Tali
>Wrex and Grunt
>>342787964
>implying
It's the reason why they had Joker date Ede.
>>342787964
>this wasn't even a theme until the last 15 minutes of the game
First mission on Eden Prime, fighting geth and husks, people turned into zombies by technology.
Although the theme somewhat falls on its head as you can make the Geth work with the Quarians, and Joker does seem to be doing alright with Ede, so meh.
Though one might argue that it won't last forever.
>romance Liara in the first game
>proceed to NTR her for superior human pussy
Is there any greater feeling?
>>342788201
Never truly appreciated Grunt until ME3.
>>342778310
and?
would you live on the citadel ?
>>342788639
Yes
>NTR Liara
>keep fucking superior pussy
>never leave Liara
>threesome by making both clingy
>stay with Liara until you die
>have both women hold your hand until you die
>>342788969
Nah. I prefer planets.
>turians
>full support
>ah yes, """"""reapers"""""""
>>342788969
Honestly, it feels claustrophobic as fuck. Though from a logical point of view it looks like the best place to live in, I'd rather wander around in my own ship.
>>342780854
>Literal insect face
>Still has boobs
Why?
>>342785707
> http://reginaprimata.tumblr.com/post/19499850880/i-think-ill-do-these-three-at-a-time-since-itll
>>342789248
Every fucking time.
why the hell are we still playing as humans ?
can't bioware let us roleplay and let us play as whatever race we want ?
>>342789334
Because boobs are awesome.
>>342789248
>Deny
>>342789501
>he doesn't want to play as humans
>he doesn't want to have the HUMANITY, FUCK YEAH, feeling
Why would you want to play as anyone else?
>>342788969
If I could afford a place half as nice as Shep's.
>>342788772
>That moment he goes apeshit on reaper rachni
>My turn...heh heh heh
>>342789248
>>342789738
I'm all for a round of HFY now and then, but humanity in ME are bitches.
Im still mad that 2 of the ending result in Geth genocide
Im still mad I couldnt build Tali a house on the homeworld
Im still mad youre ultimately fucked by the games end.
Fuck you Bioware.
>>342788969
nah fuck that, spacers are always concerned about 'muh water' and 'muh fuel'
planet life is the only way to live.
>>342789501
I'm good with being a human in the ME universe, to be honest. It really does make the writing a lot easier, plus it feels more natural to be an unwitting human, as you yourself are. Honestly ME:A is way more of a perfect start than ME1, since Shepard was already a dude that knew stuff about his reality, Ryder isn't going to know dick about anything in Andromeda.
>>342789969
here's the protagonist of ME:A with appropriate beauty standards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVm_ljDSdwA
>Ambassador: "Well, what about Anon... Earthborn... but no record of having a waifu."
>Commander: "Doesn't have one. He was raised on reality. Learned to look out for himself"
>Admiral: "He saw his whole unit die on Venus. He could have some serious emotional scars. "
>Commander: "Every soldier has scars. Anon's a survivor."
>Ambassador: "Is that the kind of man we want protecting the galaxy?"
>Commander: "That's the only kind of man who can protect the galaxy."
>Ambassador:"I'll make the call."
>In the year 2048, scientists on Asia mastered the technique of creating female humanoid robots with perfect resemblance.
>In the decades that followed, these goddess-like and submissive robotic females became mainstream, replacing women everywhere, enabling mankind to reach its greatest potential. The basis for this incredible technology was a force that liberated the very fabric of space and time for men everywhere.
>They called it the greatest discovery in human history.
>The civilizations of the galaxy call it....
>.....
>.....
>.....
>MAN EFFECT
>Dot dot du du du du dot dot du du du du
>>342789501
I'd be all for playing as other races, but I concede that it might be more difficult than Dragon Age, accounting for the differences between them.
>With the distraction of woman and their problems wiped out, mankind was finally able leave the solar system and build an empire that spread across the galaxy. Human females could no longer use child bearing and attractiveness to win over males. Men were now fully focused on what really mattered and what he truly wanted.
>In just 40 years, mankind saw the greatest technological advancements in the history of the world. No more women emotionally wrecking men, no more women using her vagina as a bargaining tool for frivolous things, no more feminism, no more "mai body my choice", no more "bu-but it's 20% off! I must have it!" no more sensitivity or muh feelings. Men everywhere were liberated. For the first time ever, women had to actually work their way up through skill rather than attractiveness or through children. This eventually became their downfall. Men around the world could now have their 10 robot wives do all the house work and child care, please them at any moment, and give birth to their children. All while not needing a human female.
>Oh sure, they fought back, the woman and their boytoy manginas fought back, and lost badly. Nations of the world united against the female threat and were victorious in a very short war. Woman lost the right to vote and most of them were exiled to the planet Venus (now terraformed). The women that were left in man's glorious civilization he built were either humble and cooperating wives who acted loyal to their husbands, or smart, intelligent women that could perform a normal job without filing a sexual harassment case every two seconds.
>The galaxy was at peace. Cities blossomed on many planets, populations soared to unheard of levels. Disease, poverty, hunger ceased to exist. No longer were men pressured to fight each other for pride or ego because he had everything he needed at home.
So what would Bioware have to do to unfuck themselves with this franchise? IIRC very few of the original creators came back for this one
>>342788746
To be fair, the sobereign told Shepard that the cycle was made so organics always repeat the same pattern making them predictable and forcing them to be 100% Mass Relay dependant.
Organics = Chaos. They gave an order to that chaos so every cycle was the same.
>>342790116
>Doesn't have one. He was raised on reality.
I chuckled.
>Turyuns
>Ahsorrie
>Geckonians
>Humans
>These four races too broke free from the female yolk and established a council and government on an abandoned space station built by an ancient and mysterious extinct race called the Brothiens. They called this goliath space station the Manidel. Each civilization held a council seat
>The Turyuns
>Manliest of all the races. Men around the galaxy strive to be like their people. Didn't take shit from females and advanced the earliest out of all the races. So manly they killed off all their Jew-turyuns which resulted in a shit banking system but a mighty and powerful, disciplined military that became strongest in the galaxy.
>The Ahsorrie
>Oldest of all races. Many sentient beings seek out the Ahsorrie for wisdom and guidance because of this. They're blue yodas. They are the leading producer of mature-looking blueskinned fembots. Their females are so savage they are kept in cages and sometimes sold as household pets. Ahsorrie are known to apologize a lot to customers.
>The Geckonians
>Most intelligent of all the races, but also the ugliest, fattest, weakest, laziest, and least socially inept. So ugly, fat, lazy and weak, their females voluntarily left the galaxy and have never been heard from again. Renowned for their advances in lifestyle and efficiency, the geckonians pride themselves in doing so much with the least amount of effort.
>The Humans
>Predetermined masterrace of the universe. Possesses the best qualities of all the other races. Only race that allows its females to hold its own independent governments. Newest race to reach FTL speeds and join the council. The galaxy has mixed feelings towards humans.
>>342790074
But the protagonist of ME:A is human.
I get that it was the point, but I really wish the races in mass effect had more differences between their tech. Everything is so boringly the same.
>>342790226
Hahaha holy shit I'm actually impressed by how pathetic this is.
>>342790074
That....that doesn't look good
>Minor races
>Inferior races which still rely on their females for reproduction and governing. Weaker, less advanced and less powerful because of this. Not allowed a seat on the council.
>The Gypsies
>Fucking gypsies in space suites. Almost as weak as the Geckonians, but lack intelligence. Pathetic as fuck, good at salvaging and hoarding shit. The Gypsies certainly tried their own FemBots, but it ended in disaster when their female population successfully suppressed fembots and nearly committed genocide against its male population. Gypsies now roam the galaxy on a flotilla of ships, conceiving only through test tubes, suffering generations of virginity. Alpha males are kidnapped, forever ensuring weaker subsequent generations. A more worse fate than being confined to a space suite they say.
>The Ujelly
>The Ujelly are an aquatic race. No one fucking gets them. No one knows for sure if they're real men or not. They don't really give an answer, and instead spew out some philosophical junk when asked. Because of this they're not allowed on the council.
>The Crowgans
>Niggers of the galaxy. Anamorphic, oversized, flightless crows with very short tempers with little to no intelligence. Known to start fights, lie, steal, cheat and hit on other species. Had to be sterilized by the Geckonians. Only the most alpha of all Crowgans could reproduce with a Crowgan female.
>Extinct Races
>The Brotheins
>A hyper-advanced race which dominated the galaxy. Mysteriously vanished over 50,000 years ago.
>"You were right anon
>"The video evidence is indisputable. What we have here are genocidal sentient beings who wish to integrate us into hybrid female zombies and ending our race. We have linked these beings as what wiped out the Brothians."
>>342790296
Move to a new galaxy. Which is what they did.
If you ever worry you're a failure, just remember two things. One, you're not Anthony Burch, and two, you will never fuck up so bad you have to move to a new galaxy.
>>342790617
It's 2016 anon. Asari aren't anorexic supermodels.
Let's predict how this new Andromeda game is gonna go!
>Drop into Andromeda
>OH SHIT HOSTILE LIFE ON THIS HERE PLANET
>Find sentient lifeforms that have created empires and shit, befriend a few, have multicultural cast of crew
>BIG PROBLEM, UH OH SOMEONE TRYNA KILL THIS GALAXY, BETTER STOP THEM BEFORE THEY COME FOR EARTH
>Cliffhanger ending with bad guy getting away, setting up for 2 more games.and I'mma be hyped for it the whole time.
>>342790296
I'm still open up to the idea of Andromeda being enjoyable as long as it doesn't just copy the model that Inquisition had.
I'm all for bringing back some atmospheric environments to explore, but Bioware's strength is in exploring characters and story arcs, not in endless MMO-tier side-quests.
Reminder that the Asari are fucking terrible and chose species supremacy over galactic safety. THEY KNEW
>>342790918
>EARTH
Not going to happen. The whole point of ME:A is being a galactic PathFinder and to find a "new earth" on a new galaxy.
What if in Andromeda we end up to be Alien invaders to a species barely capable of space travel, or basically, a Cortez scenario?
>>342791134
>BETTER STOP THEM BEFORE THEY GET "NEW EARTH"
>>342791150
then we will educate the savages. it is the human's burden.
>>342791267
Did you misspell "PURGE THEM"?
>>342779070
The one with the hair would have been fine. We needed another race with hair anyway.
so what will the new safe planet be called?
neo-earth?
sanctuary?
new eden?
zion?
>>342790226
Gay Niggers From Outer Space, pls leave
>>342791267
So....another Krogan outcome. Because we saw what happens to races given toys too early
>>342791409
"Muh Safe Space."
>>342791225
And now we are talking
So either I missed it, or it hasn't been said yet, but with Andromeda, did they start this pilgrimage before the whole Reaper thing went down/or at least part way into it?
Like, did they all pack up some long-voyage ships to another galaxy because they weren't sure if the Reapers could be beaten, so they figured they best bet to survive was getting out of the galaxy completely?
Or does it take place after the end of 3?
