And since it only takes 4 years to 6 months to fly from deep space to Earth with no one being able to find out what was going on they could have like... not done the whole citadel plot(Mass Effect 1), introducing a massive risk of them being found out for the most minor of benefits. And they could have just waited to make a human reaper (Mass Effect 2) because its not like the collectors were going anywhere and all you do is potentially tip off the galaxy and give them time to prepare...
And sure, you might argue that they didn't do anything to prepare anyway and still won. But like that only exists because not believing the hero is a necessary plot point to maintain the "small group RPG" theme that they had gone with. That isn't something that the reapers would have relied on... and even then that reliance would only exist on the possibility of failure of the main plans.... which were bad.
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You can definitely tell that BW didn't work out the entire plot of the trilogy beforehand.
You can see it in Mass Effect 1 a game clearly not designed with sequels in mind. The reapers were set up as an unknowable entity with unknowable goals... all you really know is that they come around every 50k years and you have to stop them. You know how but not why. This works great in a game where the threat ends and you never figure out why they were doing what they're doing but doesn't work if you're expected to figure out that goal (as it is pretty hard to make an unknowable goal).
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And since it only takes 4 years to 6 months to fly from deep space to Earth with no one being able to find out what was going on they could have like... not done the whole citadel plot(Mass Effect 1), introducing a massive risk of them being found out for the most minor of benefits.
The original Citadel plot that was derailed by the protheans makes plenty of sense. Trick civilizations into using the big shiny thing as a central hub for their entire galactic government, then the keepers send their signal and suddenly all the reapers are on top of it and they disable the relay network while using the handily-centralized records of everything so they can systematically dismantle everything with no chance of an organized resistance.
But the protheans disabled the keeper signal and then I guess Vigil's stuff prevented the relays from being disabled because the reapers never tried for it when they finally got here.
It was that somehow, from within the derelict-horror, they had learned a way to see inside an ugly, broken thing... And take away its pain.
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Mass Effect 2 was awesome, amazing, and fun. I've replayed it more than any other game and every time it's great. Nobody will convince me otherwise.
Say what you want about the overall plot and nitpick it to death, I was 110% invested till the Harbinger sequence in ME3, when things did fall apart for me.
And since it only takes 4 years to 6 months to fly from deep space to Earth with no one being able to find out what was going on they could have like... not done the whole citadel plot(Mass Effect 1), introducing a massive risk of them being found out for the most minor of benefits.
The original Citadel plot that was derailed by the protheans makes plenty of sense. Trick civilizations into using the big shiny thing as a central hub for their entire galactic government, then the keepers send their signal and suddenly all the reapers are on top of it and they disable the relay network while using the handily-centralized records of everything so they can systematically dismantle everything with no chance of an organized resistance.
But the protheans disabled the keeper signal and then I guess Vigil's stuff prevented the relays from being disabled because the reapers never tried for it when they finally got here.
So the Citadel plot pre-prothean makes a lot of sense. But not the citadel plot post-prothean. There is no reason for sovereign to assault the citadel in order to activate it unless that is the only reasonable way into the galaxy. This is because once the reapers hit a mass relay they can simply take the network effectively instantly to the citadel. So if they have a reasonable way into the galaxy, say, "they can simply fly there in a handful of years", then they don't need to show their hand.
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So uh
I might have bought Cora's Hoody along with a bunch of other swag, but now I have a problem
How the heck do you wash a garment with contrasting colors that has white right next to black without it ruining the lighter-colored parts?!
At this point between SWTOR's virtual clothes and the Bioware branded real clothes, I have definitely given Bioware way too much money.
And since it only takes 4 years to 6 months to fly from deep space to Earth with no one being able to find out what was going on they could have like... not done the whole citadel plot(Mass Effect 1), introducing a massive risk of them being found out for the most minor of benefits.
The original Citadel plot that was derailed by the protheans makes plenty of sense. Trick civilizations into using the big shiny thing as a central hub for their entire galactic government, then the keepers send their signal and suddenly all the reapers are on top of it and they disable the relay network while using the handily-centralized records of everything so they can systematically dismantle everything with no chance of an organized resistance.
But the protheans disabled the keeper signal and then I guess Vigil's stuff prevented the relays from being disabled because the reapers never tried for it when they finally got here.
When I first played Mass Effect, my running theory was that the Citadel itself was a giant dormant reaper. It would have worked a little bit better for the series as a whole than “the Citadel is a gate, and also a catalyst,” I think.
I might have bought Cora's Hoody along with a bunch of other swag, but now I have a problem
I was considering getting it even though it's not in guy's cut, but I wasn't sure what it'd look like with that cut in like L or whatever I guessed the equivalent to the men's small was. Design looks good though, a blue stripe on white is a nice follow-up to the red N7.
Lemme know how the quality is vs. the N7! I might end up gambling and getting one later anyway.
And uh...Orlais hoody, Turian Armor hoody, N7 hoody, N7 performance hoody, N7 half-zip pullover, Ryder henley, Normandy sublimated tee. I've probably spent as much on Bioware clothes as games at this point.
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I might have bought Cora's Hoody along with a bunch of other swag, but now I have a problem
I was considering getting it even though it's not in guy's cut, but I wasn't sure what it'd look like with that cut in like L or whatever I guessed the equivalent to the men's small was. Design looks good though, a blue stripe on white is a nice follow-up to the red N7.
Lemme know how the quality is vs. the N7! I might end up gambling and getting one later anyway.
And uh...Orlais hoody, Turian Armor hoody, N7 hoody, N7 performance hoody, N7 half-zip pullover, Ryder henley, Normandy sublimated tee. I've probably spent as much on Bioware clothes as games at this point.
Will do. The XL dimensions looked like they might work for me, but we shall see when I get it in my hot little hands. My own inventory will have to wait for me to get home so I can look up what I have in order.
It’s a lot. I think Bioware basically owned my clothes budget this year
I might have bought Cora's Hoody along with a bunch of other swag, but now I have a problem
I was considering getting it even though it's not in guy's cut, but I wasn't sure what it'd look like with that cut in like L or whatever I guessed the equivalent to the men's small was. Design looks good though, a blue stripe on white is a nice follow-up to the red N7.
Lemme know how the quality is vs. the N7! I might end up gambling and getting one later anyway.
And uh...Orlais hoody, Turian Armor hoody, N7 hoody, N7 performance hoody, N7 half-zip pullover, Ryder henley, Normandy sublimated tee. I've probably spent as much on Bioware clothes as games at this point.
I went with an XL since the sizing approximately matches that of a men's small. It works out okay! The sleaves are a bit long and tend to bunch if you don't use the thumb holes, but the fit is otherwise fine. It isn't as thick as the N7 hoodie; it's more of a light duty sweatshirt.
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have we talked about the framing and visuals in this scene during which you talk with Mordin about all the genophage and its effects and lives lost? HOW THE STAINS ON THE WALL LOOK LIKE BLACK WINGS ON HIS SHOULDERS???
I played the game through at least 6 times and never noticed that. Ho-oly shit.
The discounts at the Bioware Store have deepened. Looks like they're going to jettison most of the line.
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Navy N7 Hoodie
Black N7 Hoodie
Black N7 Hoodie (yes, 2 of them)
Black/Grey N7 Hoodie
(I could swear there's a grey one of these as well, but they're kind of all over the place)
Black N7 Performance Hoodie
Black N7 Jacket
Renegade/Paragon socks
N7 Socks (pretty sure these picked up a hole the first time I wore them :-/ )
N7 Shirt
Andromeda Initiative Shirt
ME10 Celebration Shirt (yet to be delivered)
Isaac Newton Is the Baddest Son of a Bitch in the Universe shirt
N7 Mug (gets me through the work day)
Plus some other odds and ends from the Loot Crate box, including a couple of ME themed shotglasses, and another set that I had custom made (one for my Engineer Shep, and N7, off hand, gave away a bunch of others)
Between shipping and any potential duties at the border, it's just too expensive to order frequently, but I've made it work to the best of my ability over the last decade or so.
Plus N7 and AI challenge coins. But getting those made myself is kind of cheating in this regard.
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First they came for the Muslims, and we said NOT TODAY, MOTHERFUCKER!
ME2 DLC is $24.99, while ME3 DLC is $29.99. Both are less than what you'd pay if you'd bought them piecemeal (with the funbux) before, but considering a lot of this DLC is at least ~5 years old... it might be a bit much since the base games are routinely on deep discount.
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Looks like that long tail is finally dropping. Well, good on them for holding out this long for their good content that to this day I consider the gold standard (along with Fallout New Vegas's) for DLC.
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This will make recommending the games so much easier now
Now they just need to do it with the Dragon Age 2 DLC.
Agreed. I was lamenting the fact that EA put everything Dragon Age related on the Origin store on sale except the DA2 DLC(and technically the DA:Origins DLC by itself, but the Ultimate Edition is on sale and that has the DLC so you can get that instead). Since the DA2 DLC is the only stuff I don't have it's like they're taunting me.
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I've been reading Nexus Uprising and been pleasantly surprised. It's not the greatest writing in the world, but it is competent and enjoyable in stark contrast to other Mass Effect tie-in books and comics I've tried to read.
It paints a picture of 3 people trying to save a collapsing colonization effort while everything goes wrong around them, but each of them with their own ideas of how best to accomplish that goal. Consequently, everyone is working at cross-purposes, concerning themselves with power bases, etc.
I'm enjoying it!
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BRIAN BLESSEDMaybe you aren't SPEAKING LOUDLY ENOUGHHHRegistered Userregular
edited January 2018
So I completely forgot, but I bought the N7-10 year anniversary shirt as well as the N7 leather jacket (and it arrived like, 2 months after I paid for it). I quite like both! The jacket is synthetic leather ofc but all in all I enjoy the low key look (it's probably even more low-key than the hoodie)
I have a small gripe with it though, which is that the cut is slightly off, especially at the shoulders. The stitching for mine is a bit wonky at the top of the shoulder seam. I'm also fairly barrel-chested for an Asian lad but the back of the jacket feels slightly loose-ish.
Glad to hear they're going out. I remembered my order and reached out to their customer service, apparently mine was held up as they had oversold the Tempest replica (which I had also snagged). So, after hunting for one... they're refunding me for that portion. >.<
Oh well, I was able to get one on eBay for basically the same price, shipping included, so as long as there aren't any snags there, it ends up about the same.
Until I saw the actual shipping notice, and it appears they forgot one of the 4 shirts I ordered (3 friends joined in on the order as well).
*sigh*
Hopefully they get that sorted out without another refund. I'd hate to have to tell one of the people in on the order 'sorry, you don't get one after all', let alone 3 months after we put the order in.
First they came for the Muslims, and we said NOT TODAY, MOTHERFUCKER!
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I finished the Nexus Uprising, and I have to agree with someone else upthread that it's still a stretch to get from the Sloane Kelly we saw in the book to the Sloane Kelly we saw at Kadera Port. The other characters feel more true to the game. Regardless, it was still a competently written, fun book showing failed disaster management as people work at cross-purposes and repeatedly screw up, leading to the total clusterfuck we witness in-game.
There's also a really cute love letter to the fans at the back of the book.
I give it my recommendation for people interested in more Mass Effect, and that's something I've never given for any of the expanded universe content. Good job Jason Hough and K. C. Alexander.
So I completely forgot, but I bought the N7-10 year anniversary shirt as well as the N7 leather jacket (and it arrived like, 2 months after I paid for it). I quite like both! The jacket is synthetic leather ofc but all in all I enjoy the low key look (it's probably even more low-key than the hoodie)
I have a small gripe with it though, which is that the cut is slightly off, especially at the shoulders. The stitching for mine is a bit wonky at the top of the shoulder seam. I'm also fairly barrel-chested for an Asian lad but the back of the jacket feels slightly loose-ish.
Good to buy when it goes on sale though.
About the jacket... I don't know what "tailored to fit European racing style" means. Whatever size you normally get works fine?
Mostly it's just a slimmer cut and stops at the waist.
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BRIAN BLESSEDMaybe you aren't SPEAKING LOUDLY ENOUGHHHRegistered Userregular
edited January 2018
Yeah it's supposed to be a slim fit basically, although judging from the model they used on the store page you'd think the jacket had the looseness of a garbage bag or something
I was reading one of Valente's other books, Deathless, and, uh, it stopped being fun in a pretty big way. :bigfrown:
But she's a great author! I'm still optimistic that it'll be the best piece of writing attached to the overall Andromeda story.
I was reading one of Valente's other books, Deathless, and, uh, it stopped being fun in a pretty big way. :bigfrown:
But she's a great author! I'm still optimistic that it'll be the best piece of writing attached to the overall Andromeda story.
I'm interested in it.
Though a bit disappointing that the summary just comes right out and says that the crisis the ark is experiencing is
a medical issue?
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edited January 2018
Garrus/Shepard Edge of Tomorrow:
And a shitpost for funsies:
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yes hello hi there I would totally be down for a femShep portrayed by Emily Blunt
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And sure, you might argue that they didn't do anything to prepare anyway and still won. But like that only exists because not believing the hero is a necessary plot point to maintain the "small group RPG" theme that they had gone with. That isn't something that the reapers would have relied on... and even then that reliance would only exist on the possibility of failure of the main plans.... which were bad.
As said by htm
You can see it in Mass Effect 1 a game clearly not designed with sequels in mind. The reapers were set up as an unknowable entity with unknowable goals... all you really know is that they come around every 50k years and you have to stop them. You know how but not why. This works great in a game where the threat ends and you never figure out why they were doing what they're doing but doesn't work if you're expected to figure out that goal (as it is pretty hard to make an unknowable goal).
But the protheans disabled the keeper signal and then I guess Vigil's stuff prevented the relays from being disabled because the reapers never tried for it when they finally got here.
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
Say what you want about the overall plot and nitpick it to death, I was 110% invested till the Harbinger sequence in ME3, when things did fall apart for me.
So the Citadel plot pre-prothean makes a lot of sense. But not the citadel plot post-prothean. There is no reason for sovereign to assault the citadel in order to activate it unless that is the only reasonable way into the galaxy. This is because once the reapers hit a mass relay they can simply take the network effectively instantly to the citadel. So if they have a reasonable way into the galaxy, say, "they can simply fly there in a handful of years", then they don't need to show their hand.
I might have bought Cora's Hoody along with a bunch of other swag, but now I have a problem
How the heck do you wash a garment with contrasting colors that has white right next to black without it ruining the lighter-colored parts?!
But can you put a price tag on love?
An ex that I lived with took a look at my... collection of hoodies and jackets, and eventually nicknamed where we hung everything up 'the armory'.
Luckily I got her into the series, so she had one to put up as well.
Well...
they work.
When I first played Mass Effect, my running theory was that the Citadel itself was a giant dormant reaper. It would have worked a little bit better for the series as a whole than “the Citadel is a gate, and also a catalyst,” I think.
Let's see...
Hoodies:
-Spectre stripe (navy color)
-2 Andromeda zip-downs
Shirts:
-2 Kaiden stripe tee
-2 Andromeda bi-color
(non-Mass Effect related clothes: 1 Ferelden Inquisitor crest tee (edit - whoops, I forgot the Ferelden heraldic tee))
Yeah...I could stand to get a few more...
N7 socks
N7 hoodie
N7 tshirt
N7 tank top
N7 Shoes
Paragon necklace
Relay necklace
N7 shoulder bag
N7 sweat pants
N7 Racerback
N7 winter jacket
I might have a problem.
I was considering getting it even though it's not in guy's cut, but I wasn't sure what it'd look like with that cut in like L or whatever I guessed the equivalent to the men's small was. Design looks good though, a blue stripe on white is a nice follow-up to the red N7.
Lemme know how the quality is vs. the N7! I might end up gambling and getting one later anyway.
Will do. The XL dimensions looked like they might work for me, but we shall see when I get it in my hot little hands. My own inventory will have to wait for me to get home so I can look up what I have in order.
Renegade for Life!!
N7 Elite armor stripe hoodie
N7 Mk2 hoodie
N7 faux leather jacket (I missed out on the real leather one, booo)
N7 stripe t-shirt
N7 day Andromeda Initiative t-shirt
Cora's hoodie
N7 moto jacket
Commander Shepard Leggings
N7 athletic pants
N7 tank top
N7 stripe scarf
Relay necklace
I Should Go mug
Morality socks
N7 armor socks
I think I have a problem. Send help.
I went with an XL since the sizing approximately matches that of a men's small. It works out okay! The sleaves are a bit long and tend to bunch if you don't use the thumb holes, but the fit is otherwise fine. It isn't as thick as the N7 hoodie; it's more of a light duty sweatshirt.
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I played the game through at least 6 times and never noticed that. Ho-oly shit.
The discounts at the Bioware Store have deepened. Looks like they're going to jettison most of the line.
Sweetie, it's end of year sales. Everyone is doing 70%+ sales right now.
Here's hoping you're right. It feels like more items have disappeared after going out of stock this year than in years past.
I want that Adromeda angl hoodie baad.
Navy N7 Hoodie
Black N7 Hoodie
Black N7 Hoodie (yes, 2 of them)
Black/Grey N7 Hoodie
(I could swear there's a grey one of these as well, but they're kind of all over the place)
Black N7 Performance Hoodie
Black N7 Jacket
Renegade/Paragon socks
N7 Socks (pretty sure these picked up a hole the first time I wore them :-/ )
N7 Shirt
Andromeda Initiative Shirt
ME10 Celebration Shirt (yet to be delivered)
Isaac Newton Is the Baddest Son of a Bitch in the Universe shirt
N7 Mug (gets me through the work day)
Plus some other odds and ends from the Loot Crate box, including a couple of ME themed shotglasses, and another set that I had custom made (one for my Engineer Shep, and N7, off hand, gave away a bunch of others)
Between shipping and any potential duties at the border, it's just too expensive to order frequently, but I've made it work to the best of my ability over the last decade or so.
Plus N7 and AI challenge coins. But getting those made myself is kind of cheating in this regard.
ME2 DLC is $24.99, while ME3 DLC is $29.99. Both are less than what you'd pay if you'd bought them piecemeal (with the funbux) before, but considering a lot of this DLC is at least ~5 years old... it might be a bit much since the base games are routinely on deep discount.
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Agreed. I was lamenting the fact that EA put everything Dragon Age related on the Origin store on sale except the DA2 DLC(and technically the DA:Origins DLC by itself, but the Ultimate Edition is on sale and that has the DLC so you can get that instead). Since the DA2 DLC is the only stuff I don't have it's like they're taunting me.
It paints a picture of 3 people trying to save a collapsing colonization effort while everything goes wrong around them, but each of them with their own ideas of how best to accomplish that goal. Consequently, everyone is working at cross-purposes, concerning themselves with power bases, etc.
I'm enjoying it!
I have a small gripe with it though, which is that the cut is slightly off, especially at the shoulders. The stitching for mine is a bit wonky at the top of the shoulder seam. I'm also fairly barrel-chested for an Asian lad but the back of the jacket feels slightly loose-ish.
Good to buy when it goes on sale though.
Oh well, I was able to get one on eBay for basically the same price, shipping included, so as long as there aren't any snags there, it ends up about the same.
Until I saw the actual shipping notice, and it appears they forgot one of the 4 shirts I ordered (3 friends joined in on the order as well).
*sigh*
Hopefully they get that sorted out without another refund. I'd hate to have to tell one of the people in on the order 'sorry, you don't get one after all', let alone 3 months after we put the order in.
There's also a really cute love letter to the fans at the back of the book.
I give it my recommendation for people interested in more Mass Effect, and that's something I've never given for any of the expanded universe content. Good job Jason Hough and K. C. Alexander.
About the jacket... I don't know what "tailored to fit European racing style" means. Whatever size you normally get works fine?
Mass Effect: Annihilation releases on June 26, 2018
I was reading one of Valente's other books, Deathless, and, uh, it stopped being fun in a pretty big way. :bigfrown:
But she's a great author! I'm still optimistic that it'll be the best piece of writing attached to the overall Andromeda story.
I'm interested in it.
Though a bit disappointing that the summary just comes right out and says that the crisis the ark is experiencing is
And a shitpost for funsies: