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Dr.Mordin wrote:IRL, I wouldn't make ruthless decisions unless reasoning was out of the question.
Dr.Mordin wrote:IRL, I wouldn't make ruthless decisions unless reasoning was out of the question.
Magniir wrote:Don't think of it from your perspective but from the characters.
Magniir wrote:If you had the ruthless personality that constitutes the majority of Renegade Shepherd you wouldn't be questioning it, you'd be simply doing it. You'd be questioning the Paragon method as weak and slow.
Magniir wrote:I don't see the Renegade path as ruthless and maniacal, I see it as deliberate and logical, perhaps too logical. The idea is that you must be willing to make sacrifices for the greater good, even if that requires the death of many, including innocents.
Full renegade in ME2 made everyone die during the suicide mission
Magniir wrote:The dialogue options presented make Renegade Shepherd out to be a dick but I find that if we were to bring him to the "real world" it would be less about being a sarcastic prick and more about having no compromise under any circumstances.
As such, a 'dick' in real life, would most definitely chose the 'dick' options in-game.
Magniir wrote:I was trying to instil a deeper character rather than the one we see, which is just about killing and being an asshole.
The problem I find when we try to look at a character in BioWare's games as the black and white character it is we end up getting a very dull story. BioWare games are very black and white: You are either a paragon or an asshole. The in-between is being a sarcastic prick like in Dragon Age 2, which is only fun for a while.
Personally, I didn't like the Renegade option as much as the Paragon ones but, in all honestly, I tend not to like any moral action in RPGs because they feel horribly forced. The only ones I've ever liked were in The Witcher series, where it wasn't immediately obvious how my actions would affect the outcome of the game.
BioWare's games have this forced idea of morality: You're either good or evil, and it's not even evil. You're just an asshole. At least let me choose a side like Knights of the Old Republic (which happened far too late but still). There's no depth in it to begin with, you might as well have it chosen for you because it wouldn't change much.As such, a 'dick' in real life, would most definitely chose the 'dick' options in-game.
I totally appreciate you calling me a dick because I chose a different option than you in a video game. I guess I must be a murderous psychopath if I kill any innocent person in Grand Theft Auto, too!
I am a total asshole because of the actions I choose in a video game, it clearly has nothing to do with me just wanting to have fun.
That's sarcasm, by the way. I hope I don't have to explain why that's a poor argument.
clyzm wrote:Renegade isn't as ruthless as you make it
Example: Tali's space gypsy friend in ME2 during one of the first missions, the one by all the computer monitors, I never saw a reason for that guy to exist other than to hinder progress
so given the theory of relativity, we would either go back in time, or end up in another 'space'
String theory is essentially multiple universes linked to eachother
clyzm wrote:so given the theory of relativity, we would either go back in time, or end up in another 'space'
You're confusing wormholes with black holesString theory is essentially multiple universes linked to eachother
You're confusing string theory with parallel universes
No, I'm not confusing anything.
There is still speculation of what a black hole could do asides from the highly-probable (coined) spegettification. Black holes still consist of many properties in question, hence further dimensional/time-may-be-an-entity theories.
Worm holes are more-so a theoretical galactic shortcut to another area of space. It COULD land us in another dimension, but so could a black hole. To argue that only one has dimensional properties is moot.
String theory is dimensional, and not parallel. Parallel is within the same universe (of alternate options/consistency), where as dimensional is within another universe.
clyzm wrote:It's just funny that you cite the theory of relativity and in the same sentence say a black hole can propel us to different dimensions
Best if we split those posts in another topic, since the multiverse and all the speculation on it has very little to do with Mass Effect.
clyzm wrote:Best if we split those posts in another topic, since the multiverse and all the speculation on it has very little to do with Mass Effect.
We're discussing mass effect lore bro isn't element zero in that game like mini black holes anyway
clyzm wrote:Best if we split those posts in another topic, since the multiverse and all the speculation on it has very little to do with Mass Effect.
We're discussing mass effect lore bro isn't element zero in that game like mini black holes anyway
Magniir wrote:The idea of dark matter isn't particularly discussed much, even though it totally should have been.