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SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Prometheus136 What's eatin' you, chief? from Yoknapatawpha County Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: It's so nice to be turned on again
What's eatin' you, chief?
#326202: Oct 7th 2014 at 11:12:11 PM

I kind of miss how the original Mass Effect had more electronic ambiance than just full out orchestration

the second game blended them more

and then the third game had next to no electronic ambiance

War is God.
SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#326203: Oct 7th 2014 at 11:13:20 PM

Sad but true.

Mars had some nice electro ambience, though.

Palaven, too. But the rest felt more like Mass Appeal than Mass Effect.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#326204: Oct 7th 2014 at 11:18:33 PM

OHP IT'S A PUN

HAAAAAAA

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Prometheus136 What's eatin' you, chief? from Yoknapatawpha County Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: It's so nice to be turned on again
What's eatin' you, chief?
#326205: Oct 7th 2014 at 11:18:36 PM

Ambiance is a good way to establish mood without beating the listener's head over with it.

This is why, IMO, the best horror soundtracks are ambient. This is why Silent Hill fills me with so much dread... the soundtrack is just so... unnatural. It's not just like constant dissonant, psycho strings and scare chords... it's just... banging, scraping, gnashing, and other strange, atonal sounds.

it's really really off-putting

War is God.
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#326207: Oct 7th 2014 at 11:30:55 PM

One thing that I would change with ME 3, besides the obvious stuff, would be how Cerberus was handled.

A lot of their actions in the game felt a little "cause we're evil" rather than a legitimate agenda.

I get that it was fun to fight an actual organised combined-arms military group for once, and that we needed something to break up the geth and reaper enemies, but how cool would it be if it went like this:

Cerberus, rather than being straight up evil, is the pragmatic loose cannon in the war effort. They will divert supply lines from Palaven and Tuchanka towards Alliance fleets, they will stage hostage situations and set up bombs on alien worlds to convince them to aid the Alliance by force, rather than Shep's diplomacy. They will later get up to nasty studying reaper shit and indoctrination science.

They will start off small and seemingly harmless, with a little act that is kind of dodgy, but even a paragon will be tempted to let slide. And each time you encounter them, you need to decide whether to let them carry on, or disrupt their operations. They will treat you differently each time depending on the track record. The more you resist them, the more men they deploy, the more you help them, the greater their rewards to you.

A lot would have to be changed, but the core story would stay the same - they eventually go off the deep end with the Crucible and indoctrinated TIM, but if you help them, you will get a lot of military points for your army, at the cost of some serious moral issues.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#326208: Oct 7th 2014 at 11:35:05 PM

I have accidentally created the ultimate Stand.

Stand Name: Ghosts and Stuff

Stand Ability: Almighty Infusion

Power - C

Speed - A

Range - C

Durability - A

Precision - D

Potential - D

edited 7th Oct '14 11:35:29 PM by Azure

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SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#326210: Oct 7th 2014 at 11:40:34 PM

Actually wait.

Stand Name: Everything Before

Stand Ability: Omniscience

Power - C

Speed - A

Range - A

Durability - A

Precision - D

Potential - C

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GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#326211: Oct 7th 2014 at 11:41:41 PM

So after fucking around a bit, I realised something:

Ditto:

  • Is pink
  • Can Transform into other Pokémon since its DNA is just a basic template (one of two Pokémon in the entire game to do this)
  • Found in the abandoned Pokémon Mansion, where everyone involved with experiments to create a clone of Mew was killed by the fruit of said experiments, Mewtwo
    • Specifically, it's only found in the basement, where all the heavy shit went down.
  • Its stats, while shitty, are an even 48 across the board. (48 HP, 48 Attack, 48 Defense, 48 Special Attack, 48 Special Defense, 48 Speed)

Mew:

  • Is pink
  • Can Transform into other Pokémon since its DNA is the template that gave birth to all other Pokémon (one of two Pokémon in the entire game to do this)
  • The aforementioned connections to the Pokémon Mansion and the experiments to create a superclone of it, and how it all went to hell.
  • Stats are an excellent, but still even, 100 all across the board. (100 HP, 100 Attack, et cetera.)

Ergo, Ditto is the product of a failed attempt at cloning Mew and creating Mewtwo.

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#326212: Oct 7th 2014 at 11:43:12 PM

Wait Spaz.

You didn't know that?

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GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#326213: Oct 7th 2014 at 11:47:48 PM

No.

Should I have?

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#326214: Oct 7th 2014 at 11:50:17 PM

Well I mean, its kind of a well known fan theory.

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GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#326215: Oct 7th 2014 at 11:51:28 PM

Aww I almost got to feel smart for a second.

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#326217: Oct 8th 2014 at 12:12:45 AM

Lived with the Fae for a loooong time after voluntarily selling himself and his memories to them. Long enough to get inherited by another Queen after the first died, and then that one died too. The others dragged him off before a third could pick up the slack. Now has most of his memories back and is not sure what to do with himself. Is by now more fae than whateverthefuckhewas.

Little else is known yet. Also has a significant role that has been put on hold due to the current fustercluck.

edited 8th Oct '14 12:13:50 AM by GameSpazzer

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
ChrissieMcNapkins bruhonetta from the traphouse Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
bruhonetta
#326219: Oct 8th 2014 at 3:16:24 AM

tiiiiiiired

I live in a constant state of fear and misery.
Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#326220: Oct 8th 2014 at 3:30:50 AM

my sleep schedule is fucked agaiiiiiiiin

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#326222: Oct 8th 2014 at 3:39:09 AM

If history is to be changed, let it change!

If the world is to be destroyed, so be it!

If my fate is to be destroyed... I must simply laugh!

ChrissieMcNapkins bruhonetta from the traphouse Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
bruhonetta
#326223: Oct 8th 2014 at 3:59:41 AM

wh

I live in a constant state of fear and misery.
Trip Since: Mar, 2012
ChrissieMcNapkins bruhonetta from the traphouse Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
bruhonetta
#326225: Oct 8th 2014 at 4:21:46 AM

i haven't played that in like 4 years

i haven't beaten it ;_;

I live in a constant state of fear and misery.

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