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Ddriana β C+H: Traumas of Mass Effect
Published: 2012-06-04 23:05:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 17738; Favourites: 150; Downloads: 49
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A companion piece to 's post-Mass Effect trauma, which you can find here championsandheroes.smackjeeves⦠with the rest of the Champions and Heroes comic and on tumblr championsandheroes.tumblr.com/Sometimes I react very strongly to things in games, novels, etc. Certain feelings get deeply connected to certain things. To the point where I was genuinely had knots in my stomach when the Mako reappeared in ME2. And was unbelievably relieved when it was made away with in a cutscene and I didn't have to drive it. But then, I can't drive it at all and spent ages trying to make it up mountains and falling bouncing down. It's natural that it would be connected with a lot of bad feelings and frustration.
I did NOT expect the same feelings to ambush me at the sight of the fishtank in ME3. The constantly dying fishes apparently had a bigger impact on me than I thought XD
In a similar vein, I replayed the Luna mission in ME1 and spent the entire time horribly conflicted. The final message got me teary eyed and going all "right in the feels TTATT"
On a side note: the world needs more Zaeed fanart and fanfic. And you can never have enough Jack. But seriously. More Zaeed.
All hail Bioware (who also needs to give us more Zaeed)
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Haha, the fish-feeder. That Shepard is willing to pay 25 000 credits for that speaks volumes of how bad she is at keeping them alive. I still don't get why EDI couldn't just do it for you on a specific time of the day. If all I have to do is push a button, then surely...
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Wow, I completly forgot how expensive that thing was 
That was what I thought all time as well
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You know that the renegade AI was the base for EDI?
From the Wiki: "During the assault on the Cerberus base, Cronos Station, EDI directs Shepard to research logs that reveal that EDI was born of the rogue Hannibal-class VI from Luna, with additional engineering from Reaper technology. "
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So no need to cry. 
PS: I thought it was fun driving the mako. But I also expect everyone of my companions kissed the earth afterwards. ^^
And I took carefully care of my fish. Maybe I even fed them too much.
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I know... which is why it was so horrible D: She's calling for help and she's so confused and and and BABY EDI I'M SO SORRY TTATT
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Really? I was shattered when I couldn't have the Mako back. Especially after taking the Hammerhead for a spin the first time. That was a nightmare.......
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Really? I had two issues with the hammerhead - you couldn't save while in it, and it could handle exactly 1 blow before it crashed and burned. But it handled much better than the mako and I didn't mind it as much. That being said, I was very happy I didn't have to drive anything in ME3.
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Yeah, the Mako handled like a fridge on wheels, but at least it could take a hit. Still, I'm in agreement, it was nice to not have to drive
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I just wanted to say Thank you, to you. I finally caved, because of this. I couldn't find the disc version anywhere. So I downloaded the entire first mass effect through Xbox live, all 7GB of it o_O
Because well, I didn't want to be left in the dark anymore and I wanted to understand the jokes and stuff 
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I hope you enjoy it thoroughly!
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Just finished ME1, how could you not like that Mako! It was a laugh a minute. I lost count of how many times I tried to do flips and spins while launching off cliffs
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It was too difficult to control, damnit XD Add stress because geth are killing me and... no, just no.
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XD I flipped out, too, when I saw the fishtank of death!
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It brings me great comfort to hear I'm not alone in this XD
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Wait... is there a DLC for ME2 I am missing here?
'Cause i remember the Hammerhead hovercraft, but no Mako in the second game.
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No, you don't actually drive the mako in ME2, but you do run into it on... Tuchanka I believe. The cutscene reveals the mako, I panic, and then the cutscene continues and it is implied that you have already driven it by the end of the cutscene. Suspiciously absent: vomiting and whimpering from Shepard's crew.
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that vehicle is called a Tomkah its the Krogan's version of an IFV. its twice the hight of the Mako (in order to house the massive size&weight of the Krogan race)
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Ahh... thanks for clearing that up. As far as I can remember nobody told me it wasn't a mako, and it certainly looks like a mako. ... and I've had Wrex in one of those, pretty sure it can fit krogans, but perhaps not as many as they'd like XD
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your welcome! i think you could only fit like 4-6 krogans in a tomkah.....
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Oh, you mean the Krogan tank.
That's not actually the Mako, it's an other kind of land vehicle. I guess this explains why i was feeling lost here.
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Ahhh... well, it looks like a mako and nobody told me it wasn't a mako that I can remember, but thanks for clearing that up XD
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you also run into it when shepard goes to have a look at the normandy crash sight and collect the dog tags
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Yeah, but in no drivable conditions tho.
Felt sad to see it like that... I'm one of those few who actually loved the Mako. Best tank ever.
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*nods* yes the mako was the best ever
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I liked the Mako. I wish Shepard could have been able to jump into one of those Makos at the end of ME3 and drive it into the conduit and on to the citadel for old times sake.
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Haha, I am SO glad I didn't have to XD I would have gotten stuck somewhere until the banshees came to end my suffering.
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But it would have been so much fun
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I had the same reaction to the fish tank!
(and agree, there needs to be more love for Zaeed.. hmm.. maybe next project I should try to make that happen)
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Oh good! I feel less weird now XD
(Zaeed should have been romancable. He was Garrus's only competition for my femShep XD)
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I don't really get people's whing about the Mako. It's fine!
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I can't drive it. At all. I bounce down cliffs, I get stuck in doorframes, I try to avoid running over space monkeys and end up running over three others.
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You're not supposed to get CLOSE to them. You're supposed to STOP the rover, climb out, search the things one by one (I wonder if you can just go to the minikng complex first-off - that's where the device is - instead of first going all over the surface to the other two colonies and check them first...). For future referenmce
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First time I was playing renegade, so after the accident I proceeded to run over every single pyjack I could find (Liara judged me, harshly). The second time... I was trying to be paragon and still accidentally ran over pyjaks :I Guess I park too close... mainly due to being lazy and not wanting to run around forever. But in my defense I would like to add that they move!
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Yes. Yes they do. We cannot forget that *nods in important confirmation*
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Most shepards dream about the child, your shep dreams about the fishtank
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Yes XD I didn't care about the child to begin with, but all the dead fish? Noes D: Automatic fishfeeder - best investment in the entire game. I just don't understand why EDI couldn't be told to do it for you -.-
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She's too busy sitting in that chair contemplating humanity?
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She's still part of the ship! Just put a timer on it or something! EDI! D<
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And this is why we need Reapers, Organics will create synthetics to feed their fishes, the synthetics will be like F*** this, Organics will try and force the Synthetics to feed the fishes, and the synthetics will rebel, and so the Reapers kill us all.
Totally Legit.
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Ah, but at that point the fish would be part synthetic too. And... maybe they don't need to eat? I'm not sure how it all works. In the privacy of my own mind I like to think that you did the reaper's jobs for them and huskified everyone. Fish husks. Awesome.
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But how would they stay afloat? Your fish would die still
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Maybe husk fish don't need basic life support things anymore? Seriously... synthesis concerns me on so many level XD
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That's why I chose destroy
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I can honestly say I have never had a problem with the Mako, but that stupid fish tank... I actually ONLY rescued Kelly in a playthrough because you can get her too feed the bastards. But in ME3-- you can buy a handy little machine that auto feeds them!
Ive had one too many romance scenes hosted by a background of the grim reapers aquarium.
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Oh, I know, the auto-fishfeeder is the best investment in the entire game XD Though I think that EDI should be able to do it. It only requires the press of a button after all :I
I don't care for Kelly, so... ahem. No. Sorry fishes. I tried, but we have limits.
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