The Mass Effect thread

[Umbrage]

warp?

oh yeah that power that never hits enemies because they can dodge it

but hits me through cover

lolok

also I feel completely confident in Shepard's judgement to let the indoctrinated dying person be the one to set off the bomb and thus hold the fate of the entire mission

good thinking there

and she couldn't have left with the rest of them because...

BW must maximize drama?

and the bomb takes out all the banshees but doesn't even stop the elevator from running

lolok

and oh yeah leaving the last daughter there is a totally smart move

seriously there is no other monastery for her to go to?

can't just put her on a non-reaper-infested planet and call it a monastery?

lolok

and how exactly were we supposed to react during scenes between a character whose ACTUAL FUCKING NAME is "Fill-Air" and Ms. Cleavage?

I thought it was hilarious, but I don't think that's what BW was going for

[Knight of Cydonia]

Bioware writing has plummeted massively in standard since Karpyshyn or whatever his name was left and Hamburger Hepler started constantly "advising" writers even on games she's not involved with. The Ardat-Yakshi Monastery is NOT the worst piece of writing you're going to see before the end.

[Umbrage]

Hamburger Hepler

never heard of her, tell me more about this person

[Umbrage]

also I don't think the writing's as bad as the character design and voice acting but w/e

it really just seems like a couple really important plot points were cut

like how they knew the bomb wouldn't collapse the entire building and kill them

and how they knew they couldn't save the girl turning into one of them

it's not really bad, just underdeveloped

[Knight of Cydonia]

Hamburger Hepler

never heard of her, tell me more about this person

Woman responsible for the terrible writing in Dragon Age 2, the Bounty Hunter plotline for The Old Republic (and look how well THAT went) and centre of a "people only hate my writing because I'm a woman" shitstorm AND a "I don't really like games" shitstorm at various times.
Wrote one published TERRIBLE sci-fi book full of xenophobia, subsequently fell back on writing for games because... it's a paycheck, I guess.

[Umbrage]

WTF

WHY IS THE CITADEL CONVERSATION LOOPING

YOU GAVE ME A TOUCHING STORY OF A WOMAN GETTING HER DAUGHTER TO SAFETY. AWESOME. NOW YOU TAKE AWAY ALL SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF AND EMOTION I FELT BY HAVING THE START OF THE CONVERSATION LOOP BACK AGAIN. WELL FUCKING DONE.

[UltimaAvalon]

She also wrote the Smuggler storyline, which was fantastic

Doesnt forgive her for ruining Anders, but credit where it's due

[Umbrage]

ok now there's a monologue that keeps on looping repeatedly

wtf

[Iecerint]

Some of the stuff Hepler's written has been good. I think people give her a hard time because she's fat and Anders-with-a-demon has a different characterization.

[GreyICE]

Hamburger Hepler

never heard of her, tell me more about this person

Woman responsible for the terrible writing in Dragon Age 2, the Bounty Hunter plotline for The Old Republic (and look how well THAT went) and centre of a "people only hate my writing because I'm a woman" shitstorm AND a "I don't really like games" shitstorm at various times.
Wrote one published TERRIBLE sci-fi book full of xenophobia, subsequently fell back on writing for games because... it's a paycheck, I guess.

No one person could be responsible for the terrible writing of Dragon Age 2. Clearly we're entering the black-and-white mode of thinking where one person the internet hates can be blamed for an entire game (especially when that person is not the owner of the company, or a lead designer, but a goddamn writer). That's not how the real world works.

Individuals can add shit storylines to a good game - my favorite example is Nadia's keep from BG 2 (a generic storyline featuring bland characters, backed by dungeon design that favors mindless trudging over interesting features and challenge). But an entire shit game? Nah, that's done by committee.

[Umbrage]

now i'm gonna have to buy DA2


guys...

I think I'm vanguarding wrong

it takes like 5 presses for me to charge

my ring finger is killing me

sometimes a dude's in front of me and I spam the button and nothing happens

what am I doing wrong?

[UltimaAvalon]

KoC is the only one who said she ruined DA2. I said she wrote gay fanfaiction about my favorite character from Awakening and put it inside a game

[Umbrage]

KoC is the only one who said she ruined DA2. I said she wrote gay fanfaiction about my favorite character from Awakening and put it inside a game

I DEFINITELY need to get DA2...

[Umbrage]

I'M SO SORRY ZAEED

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T CARE ENOUGH ABOUT YOUR LOYALTY

I THOUGHT I HAD ENOUGH PARAGON POINTS

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU'D DIE

I'M SO SORRY

[esuriospiritus]

...you

are

RC. Holy crap.

[inte]

no not actually pay for da2, pirate the shit out of it with great prejudice

leisure suit larry had a better plotline

[Umbrage]

C'mon, tell me that's not heartbreaking.

[Ankamius]

This video is currently unavailable.

[Umbrage]

oh just search 'me3 zaeed dies' then. Harrumph.

[Umbrage]

should i buy from ashes/leviathan before beating the game?

[inte]

can u jus afk or somethin brody

[Iecerint]

I think From Ashes is worth it, but it's better to do it early in the game. I've heard that Leviathan is recommended if you don't already know the ending because it contextualizes Starchild a bit, but people are ambivalent otherwise.

I'm really excited for Umbrage's outrage at DA2.

[Umbrage]

I think From Ashes is worth it, but it's better to do it early in the game. I've heard that Leviathan is recommended if you don't already know the ending because it contextualizes Starchild a bit, but people are ambivalent otherwise.

I'm really excited for Umbrage's outrage at DA2.

Sorry to disappoint, but I really never got into DA. I bought DAO:UE because BIOWARE, but I never got hooked on it. I'll probably play through it one of these days, but I just don't have the time now.

[Iecerint]

Bummer. Your outrage will be muted.

I'm excited for the Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition release.

[Umbrage]

SERIOUSLY

YOU FUCKING PUT A FUCKING RED OCTOBER REFERENCE IN YOUR FUCKING SPACE OPERA SET 100 FUCKING YEARS IN THE FUCKING FUTURE

BIOWARE

THE FUCK ARE YOU SMOKING