Idir ann is idir as // Idir thuaidh is idir theas ;; what do we value more? harambe, or the idea of harambe? ((he/him))
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As I've been playing DA2 the last couple of nights, the comparisons between it and VG can't help but arise, and I think one of the biggest for me is Kirkwall itself.
Sometimes when VG critical assholes show up, I see defenders say “well it went through dev hell and they really only had 3 years to do what they had to do,” as if in apology for many of the complaints that arise. Except that if that's true, my god look what they gave us just in the environments alone. Not just how beautiful they look (I'm constantly blown away by the Necropolis, Treviso, and especially Arlathan). It's how, in appropriate settings, they're peppered with people who have dialogue that doesn't endlessly loop, some of which with you can interact, some faction-specific.
DA2 is constantly held up in comparison as a game which went through similar dev hell, and Kirkwall feels... Empty. It's supposed to be chock full of refugees, and it just isn't.
I always happy to run through Dock Town or Treviso, blighted or not, to hear what's going on, to see the street performers, to get the latest news, to hear how people feel about current events. The areas feel populated and fleshed out. If you're overlooking the poor and unhoused in VG, you're doing it deliberately.
This isn't an indictment against DA2 so much as positivity towards VG. We shouldn't have to feel like we need to make excuses like “they only had x many years to really develop this game-” however many years they supposedly had, just in the environments alone, nevermind combat, companions, dialogue, romances, and the overarching story, we were given something really beautiful.
I'm never not going to grin when trotting through a city and suddenly catching a minstrel picking out “Sera Was Never” to a tiny crowd of listeners.
Being on dragon age side of Tumblr is seeing a post of "BioWare stop treating me like a child and over explaining things to me" and right below that is a post with the biggest reading comprehension failure you've seen in your entire LIFE
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hell is hot. op. and of course i agree.
Do you guys think think all the companions are inviting Rook to go out and spend time with them not just because they want to get to know them better but because they’re trying to distract Rook from the loss of Varric?
Meanwhile, in between whatever catastrophe is happening in the south and his most recent visit…
It’s going well. And once again I’m bitching about his pyjamas which are either a crime or perfect, I can’t quite decide.
He did not get punched during my first playthrough, but maybe next time
Origins: the world is ending and you and your one remaining coworker are the only option left to save it.
II: the unavoidable tragedy of a queer friend group/polycule trying and failing to save their fucked up city
Inquisition: you went to a conference and accidentally ended up in charge of saving the entire world (again) with a team of colleagues who are (mostly) professionals and outstanding in their fields.
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Veilguard:
Rook: hey, I suffered from “sudden field promotion” after “fucking everything up worse than it already was.” I’m putting a team together to kill at least one, maybe three, Gods
Seven of the most unwell people in Thedas: say no more, I’m in
Trans men from Tevinter are honestly on another level.
AMEN AMEN AMEN THIS IS WHAT I WANT AND NEED !!!!!!
effen loved veilguard and i cant wait to see more rep in future games plss bioware if you can hear us plss
felt so euphoric to be able to come out as nb/trans in Veilguard, loved the added dialogue they took the time to write and record just for such scenarios
now can we PLEASE make a game where u can explicitly, verbally come out as ace, and also without it automatically locking you out of the romance path
pls bioware (and other companies) some of us are STARVING
We need more Taash content.
Thought tumblr would like this one
he's TOOO FINE <3
luv this
workin out!
(Shepard’s pronouns are he/it!)
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i LOVE trans girls
zal'hela vas sparrow narr konesh <3
[ design heavily based off of @zeb-mod and @c-rowlesdraws designs of quarians because i lack creativity el em aye oh ]
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THERE'S FUCKING MORE AHHAAHHAHAHAHA
OHHH MY GOF
JESSSSUSHAGAHAHHAAHGAHAHA
Ummmmmmmm???????? 2
shepard
shepard
commander shepard
shepard shepard shepard
sheperrrrrrrrd
sheperrrrrrrrrrrd
shepard
WOOHOO MY ART
shie'ara my dearly beloved
shepard.. brained .
shie'ara .. shepard brained ..
this armor looks so good on her everything else can go to hell
ft. vakarian LOLL
hope u like it or wtv !,+,+??+?
how can yall make male shepards without mods i felt like PHYSICAL PAIN hes so ugly
this was the first version of my male shepard and he looks like he got stung by a bee in his mouth and needed to tell his mommy about it
(yes i did make him better but HOLY FUCK that was me trying)
HOLY SHIT SO COOL
...because I'm still not sure about the colors XDDDD
i have been lurking around the me fandom on here for a bit , these are the four horsemen of mass effect fans
- horny people that for some reason draw aliens in speedos
- people that are mad because the plot of the games TOTALLY flew over their heads
- people that are stuck up because the plot totally flew over their heads but now they have a bad case of favoritismitis and also hate andromeda because of said disease
- people that definitely had some issues going into the trilogy and projected way more than what is reasonable
* correction, sorry, people are just mad in general i have no idea what got them so pissed
can we please normalize paying attention, getting therapy, and shunning speedos?
thank you
there are three types of hazards, biological, chemical, and physical. you must neglect NONE. DONT CONTAMINATE YOUR FOOD YOU WILL KILL SOMEBODY
remember, the food danger zone is 40 degrees to 140 degrees fahrenheit. do NOT KEEP YOUR FUCKING FOOD AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IT WILL GO BAD AND GROW TH EMOST UNHEALTH7 UNSANITARY JAW DROPPINGLY DISGUISE MEAL YOU HAVE EVER SEEN . DONT LET YOUR FOOD BE A PETRI DISH.
you know what else causes cross contamination? putting raw meat on top of other food and EATING IT. THATS DISGUSTING. THATS RAW MEAT JUICE SO RAW IT MIGHT AS WELL BE BREATHING. SYOP CROSS CONTAMINATION.