Huzzah! I am tipsy. Who wants to talk to an Englishman slowly sliding down the bar into a sitting position he will pretend he was aiming for all along?
you would be an awesome person to get drunk with Bogart
no question about that
I WILL FIGHT YOU AND TEN MEN BESIDES.
now I love you like a brother and will cry and tell you a sad story of my youth.
NOW WE DRINK SOME MORE AND TALK SHIT ABOUT THE FRENCH.
Udina was terribly written. Like, he was a caricature, not a character.
Probably, to me, the worst part of the first Mass Effect.
Yes.
Considering the sort of charismatic politicians humanity has generated over the course of history, the idea that when we find ourselves in a galactic community we would choose a priggish, paranoid, sleazy, uncharismatic, openly adversarial goon to represent all of humanity is far fetched at best.
Huzzah! I am tipsy. Who wants to talk to an Englishman slowly sliding down the bar into a sitting position he will pretend he was aiming for all along?
you would be an awesome person to get drunk with Bogart
no question about that
I can vouch for this.
I have got drunk with Bogart and, like a gentleman, he only stole one of my kidneys.
It's a shame it was the good one, though.
one of these days i'll have to storm through the wall and pay you lot a visit
Udina was terribly written. Like, he was a caricature, not a character.
Probably, to me, the worst part of the first Mass Effect.
Yes.
Considering the sort of charismatic politicians humanity has generated over the course of history, the idea that when we find ourselves in a galactic community we would choose a priggish, paranoid, sleazy, uncharismatic, openly adversarial goon to represent all of humanity is far fetched at best.
Huzzah! I am tipsy. Who wants to talk to an Englishman slowly sliding down the bar into a sitting position he will pretend he was aiming for all along?
you would be an awesome person to get drunk with Bogart
no question about that
I WILL FIGHT YOU AND TEN MEN BESIDES.
now I love you like a brother and will cry and tell you a sad story of my youth.
NOW WE DRINK SOME MORE AND TALK SHIT ABOUT THE FRENCH.
Kaidan is fine as long as you're romancing him. I don't know why BW thought it would be cool to make characters who have an 'asshole' toggle switch that is only triggered by the romance flag.
Look, if Republicans are in control of the world at first contact, there won't be any Alliance. There will be intergalactic war.
And humanity would be crushed.
There's a scene in the film Contact where there are a bunch of politicians arguing about whether someone should be sent to speak to the aliens, and who that should be.
And there's this one guy who's against the whole thing and at one point shouts "We don't even know if these aliens believe in god!"
It was kind of a revelatory moment for me, because I suddenly realised "Holy shit there are people that will actually say that if this ever happens".
Look, if Republicans are in control of the world at first contact, there won't be any Alliance. There will be intergalactic war.
And humanity would be crushed.
There's a scene in the film Contact where there are a bunch of politicians arguing about whether someone should be sent to speak to the aliens, and who that should be.
And there's this one guy who's against the whole thing and at one point shouts "We don't even know if these aliens believe in god!"
It was kind of a revelatory moment for me, because I suddenly realised "Holy shit there are people that will actually say that if this ever happens".
My thing is, the power base of conservatism in the west can't stand anyone who is not utterly white. You think they won't shoot first when they see something with antennae? An alien could speak perfect English, saying, "We have journeyed from afar to bring you great gifts of technology and knowledge." and the only response would be "Raaaaaaaagh die inhuman monster!"
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Look, if Republicans are in control of the world at first contact, there won't be any Alliance. There will be intergalactic war.
And humanity would be crushed.
There was intergalactic war in Mass Effect. That's how the humans met their first aliens. The Turians attacked a human colony and blew up some human ships and thought that was it. The whole human fleet beat them back and forced them out of human space. The Council had to step in and allow the humans to have a seat on The Citadel to keep the peace.
Limp-wristed hippie liberals would have given the Turians the colony and made humanity into the Volus 2.0.
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Look, if Republicans are in control of the world at first contact, there won't be any Alliance. There will be intergalactic war.
And humanity would be crushed.
There's a scene in the film Contact where there are a bunch of politicians arguing about whether someone should be sent to speak to the aliens, and who that should be.
And there's this one guy who's against the whole thing and at one point shouts "We don't even know if these aliens believe in god!"
It was kind of a revelatory moment for me, because I suddenly realised "Holy shit there are people that will actually say that if this ever happens".
My thing is, the power base of conservatism in the west can't stand anyone who is not utterly white. You think they won't shoot first when they see something with antennae? An alien could speak perfect English, saying, "We have journeyed from afar to bring you great gifts of technology and knowledge." and the only response would be "Raaaaaaaagh die inhuman monster!"
Look, if Republicans are in control of the world at first contact, there won't be any Alliance. There will be intergalactic war.
And humanity would be crushed.
There was intergalactic war in Mass Effect. That's how the humans met their first aliens. The Turians attacked a human colony and blew up some human ships and thought that was it. The whole human fleet beat them back and forced them out of human space. The Council had to step in and allow the humans to have a seat on The Citadel to keep the peace.
Limp-wristed hippie liberals would have given the Turians the colony and made humanity into the Volus 2.0.
all this assumes we're on anything approaching a level playing field technologically if/when we meet aliens
i ordered a burrito an hr and a half ago. i called 20 mins ago to ask where it was. they said it'd be here soon. then i called again just now, and yeah, seems someone fucked up or grabbed my burrito or something, so now they're sending me another
Look, if Republicans are in control of the world at first contact, there won't be any Alliance. There will be intergalactic war.
And humanity would be crushed.
There was intergalactic war in Mass Effect. That's how the humans met their first aliens. The Turians attacked a human colony and blew up some human ships and thought that was it. The whole human fleet beat them back and forced them out of human space. The Council had to step in and allow the humans to have a seat on The Citadel to keep the peace.
Limp-wristed hippie liberals would have given the Turians the colony and made humanity into the Volus 2.0.
It's interesting. I really haven't been motivated enough to get into the history of Mass Effect's world. Was Turian technology really not that much better than human tech?
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Look, if Republicans are in control of the world at first contact, there won't be any Alliance. There will be intergalactic war.
And humanity would be crushed.
There was intergalactic war in Mass Effect. That's how the humans met their first aliens. The Turians attacked a human colony and blew up some human ships and thought that was it. The whole human fleet beat them back and forced them out of human space. The Council had to step in and allow the humans to have a seat on The Citadel to keep the peace.
Limp-wristed hippie liberals would have given the Turians the colony and made humanity into the Volus 2.0.
It's interesting. I really haven't been motivated enough to get into the history of Mass Effect's world. Was Turian technology really not that much better than human tech?
Part of the series lore is that the races got a technological bump by discovering and studying prothean technology, so it's not that far-fetched to think that the technological disparity wouldn't be insurmountable.
Look, if Republicans are in control of the world at first contact, there won't be any Alliance. There will be intergalactic war.
And humanity would be crushed.
There was intergalactic war in Mass Effect. That's how the humans met their first aliens. The Turians attacked a human colony and blew up some human ships and thought that was it. The whole human fleet beat them back and forced them out of human space. The Council had to step in and allow the humans to have a seat on The Citadel to keep the peace.
Limp-wristed hippie liberals would have given the Turians the colony and made humanity into the Volus 2.0.
It's interesting. I really haven't been motivated enough to get into the history of Mass Effect's world. Was Turian technology really not that much better than human tech?
It was better, but humanity sent everything in to reclaim that single colony, and the Turians were not expecting actual resistance.
And then the Council ended the war immediately, forcing the Turians to back down. If they hadn't done that, humanity would not have fared well at all.
But it makes sense when you think about it, because the whole purpose of the council is to balance the power between the factions. Having a seat on the council doesn't mean "we like you!" it means "we don't think you'll fall into line without a bigger stake in the game". The Salarians and Asari were uninterested in playing the game of 'lets wait and see whether war with this emerging species makes the Turians a lot more powerful or not'.
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I WILL FIGHT YOU AND TEN MEN BESIDES.
now I love you like a brother and will cry and tell you a sad story of my youth.
NOW WE DRINK SOME MORE AND TALK SHIT ABOUT THE FRENCH.
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Did you get tuna?
Unless Republicans took over the alliance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Bolton
is kinda an ass kicker
did you think you could handle it
that's so
arrogant
It almost makes up for how bad ME1 is compared to the other two games.
one of these days i'll have to storm through the wall and pay you lot a visit
then we can make this happen
I'm hoping he was an aberration.
Bush didn't for the most part choose deliberately inappropriate people to fill ambassador roles.
Although he and every other president has been bad about cronyism.
all of this
this all has to happen
No, was I supposed to? ... Is tuna a Chinese thing that I don't know about?
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/02/59-of-the-tuna-americans-eat-is-not-tuna/273410/
And humanity would be crushed.
So basically, perfect mission. I got all the equipment back.
Recruits are a dime a dozen.
Or, well, ten simoleons per person.
Technology implies belligerence.
That recruit gave their life to save the planet from an alien scourge and 'recruits are a dime a dozen'?
You don't deserve to lead....Commander.
"If you come in peace, surrender or be destroyed. If you're here to make war, we surrender." - President Truman
There's a scene in the film Contact where there are a bunch of politicians arguing about whether someone should be sent to speak to the aliens, and who that should be.
And there's this one guy who's against the whole thing and at one point shouts "We don't even know if these aliens believe in god!"
It was kind of a revelatory moment for me, because I suddenly realised "Holy shit there are people that will actually say that if this ever happens".
wasnt that Zapp Branigan?
not fake 'wheat' pasta made out of who knows what
My thing is, the power base of conservatism in the west can't stand anyone who is not utterly white. You think they won't shoot first when they see something with antennae? An alien could speak perfect English, saying, "We have journeyed from afar to bring you great gifts of technology and knowledge." and the only response would be "Raaaaaaaagh die inhuman monster!"
Surprisingly, no
They both use nukes and/or huge lasers the second they're available, so.
yeah, now i remember
you're right
There was intergalactic war in Mass Effect. That's how the humans met their first aliens. The Turians attacked a human colony and blew up some human ships and thought that was it. The whole human fleet beat them back and forced them out of human space. The Council had to step in and allow the humans to have a seat on The Citadel to keep the peace.
Limp-wristed hippie liberals would have given the Turians the colony and made humanity into the Volus 2.0.
all this assumes we're on anything approaching a level playing field technologically if/when we meet aliens
It's interesting. I really haven't been motivated enough to get into the history of Mass Effect's world. Was Turian technology really not that much better than human tech?
organichu didn't have this problem
there's only way to save it now
snowboard trip
I BROKE TWO NAILS WHEN I OPENED A DOOR
You've done it, now. A lot. So now you can stop. Just... stand where you're going to stand, and we can get on with this.
Part of the series lore is that the races got a technological bump by discovering and studying prothean technology, so it's not that far-fetched to think that the technological disparity wouldn't be insurmountable.
It was better, but humanity sent everything in to reclaim that single colony, and the Turians were not expecting actual resistance.
And then the Council ended the war immediately, forcing the Turians to back down. If they hadn't done that, humanity would not have fared well at all.
But it makes sense when you think about it, because the whole purpose of the council is to balance the power between the factions. Having a seat on the council doesn't mean "we like you!" it means "we don't think you'll fall into line without a bigger stake in the game". The Salarians and Asari were uninterested in playing the game of 'lets wait and see whether war with this emerging species makes the Turians a lot more powerful or not'.