Just a couple of days off and I've been blamed of Town Wards dictatorship
yes, you're quite the martyr
I never accused you of anything, I was just confused about how we got from the network to levels without anyone saying anything about it, the fact that I do not like the idea is secondary
he's a wee bit clueless when it comes to getting laid
dude, what?
though, I agree that there is a general problem in communication here, most apparent in this thread
I figured this was a
"take them to the dungeon"
vs
"yeeeeessss, do imprison them in the bowels of my dungeon, where I may assert my dominance over them by placing tapeworm-like creatures on, or in the general vicinity of, their vaginas, among many other things. hyuk hyuk"
I do think you're just making everyone play your character, though
and I hated me/alpha protocol dialogue system
most recent example would be a guy saying "I have a proposal for you"
one of the options says "proposal", and I figure he'll ask for the details of the proposal
"lol I'm a bachelor lol"
that's not what I wanted him to say. it's not funny, it doesn't even make sense, being a bachelor doesn't stop you from getting married
now, I just know
someone is going to take this as a personal insult, since none of my posts seem to evade that, but I don't want my character to speak/think whatever you or whoever wrote the event wants him to. not because I doubt anyone's writing skills, I just don't want your opinions in my game
however hard you try, this game will never have as strong a story as, say, baldur's gate, or planescape: torment, and they didn't even have set characters
adding a set personality to a weak story will not make this a better game
I am not trying to be an asshole, I am speaking the truth, and deep down, you know it
I, on the other hand, know non of my words will make a difference, because you will just do it anyway
I hated mass effect for many reasons, one of which is the dialogue
I did not think it was written well (and since it was written by drew karpyshyn, I'm right beyond the shadow of a doubt), shepard has a very limited personality
I know you said
For the purposes of this disucssion, it's better to think of Shepard as a man (or woman) who like most of us is capable of both good and evil, and makes moral choices on a case by case basis.
but it wouldn't be true, because paragon shepard is not the same man renegade shepard is, because drewy didn't write the lines of a singular character with different views of the world, he wrote his usual "evil guy who gets the job done", and then he just wrote up the other guy
and did it badly
edit: and yes, I am aware I praised one of his works, and then implied he's a bad writer. he's not, he just really, really sucks lately, and I am angry at him. I am a hypocritical whore