New ME3 Screenshot Shows Ashley in Actual Armor

[Moonlight Butterfly]

Speaking as someone who rivals Power Girl *ahem*.... I would want some booby room in armour. I think if I wore a Kevlar vest designed for a bloke it would probably hurt quite a lot just to wear it (If I could actually fasten it at the front...) never mind if I got hurt.

They have 'Mirandaised' her though haven't they, It's a bit silly. I just hope they haven't changed her personality too much (even thought she was a bit of a cow) and they don't use her as a pin up for the advertising.

If they don't do those two things then I'll let them off.

Body armour is not designed to be comfortable or form-fitting.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42721218/ns/us_news-life/t/army-tests-new-body-armor-women/#.TuotQfKcaUk

Yeah it isn't but they are changing that to an extent.

 

[Kahunaburger]

It would be nice if we could just recognise pandering when it happens, rather than trying to legitimise and justify it, simpy because it's Bioware.

What are you talking about? We all know Bioware [http://media.moddb.com/images/groups/1/3/2632/halolz-dot-com-masseffect2-datasseffect.jpg] never [http://static.tumblr.com/wj60cos/Tpgliauss/morrigan-dragon-age-origins-10440626-468-642.jpg] panders [http://ohellnawlblog.com/gamers/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/da2_isabela.jpg].

 

[astrav1]

What the flying fuck happened to her face?! Must be damage from the collector attack.

 

[Kahunaburger]

It would be nice if we could just recognise pandering when it happens, rather than trying to legitimise and justify it, simpy because it's Bioware.

What are you talking about? We all know Bioware [http://media.moddb.com/images/groups/1/3/2632/halolz-dot-com-masseffect2-datasseffect.jpg] never [http://static.tumblr.com/wj60cos/Tpgliauss/morrigan-dragon-age-origins-10440626-468-642.jpg] panders [http://ohellnawlblog.com/gamers/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/da2_isabela.jpg].

Needs more quarian retcon, so people can have sex with the waling codes/chicken footed girl.

Haha good point. Who knew that so many lonely people would fall that head over heels over immune system-related infodump?

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

It would be nice if we could just recognise pandering when it happens, rather than trying to legitimise and justify it, simpy because it's Bioware.

What are you talking about? We all know Bioware [http://media.moddb.com/images/groups/1/3/2632/halolz-dot-com-masseffect2-datasseffect.jpg] never [http://static.tumblr.com/wj60cos/Tpgliauss/morrigan-dragon-age-origins-10440626-468-642.jpg] panders [http://ohellnawlblog.com/gamers/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/da2_isabela.jpg].

Needs more quarian retcon, so people can have sex with the waling codes/chicken footed girl.

Haha good point. Who knew that so many lonely people would fall that head over heels over immune system-related infodump?

Remember it's okay for an alien with no immune system to have sex with a human but not a disabled guy. /le sarcasm

>_>

(It's a very strange quirk of the Mass Effect fandom that they are A okay with Tali dicing with death but if you even suggest that Femshep might get it on with Joker they immediately jump on his disability as a reason why it could never be)

 

[Beryl77]

Every armor in the ME games looks stupid to me, this is no different for me than all the other male and female armors.
I just wonder why they made her look so different than the Ashley from ME1. Well, it doesn't bother me too much anyway, I let her die in ME1. One of my best decisions in the ME game, one which I've never regretted.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

Still it beaats thefemale options, Jacob "the prize" Tylor. Was more boring than Kaiden, thane... ust look at him for 5 seconds, not to mention he keeps talking about his ead wife when you talk to him... Then Garrus, who suddenly has a human fetish. Seriously that was never even hinted at. Also look at him, he dosent even look remotely human.

Remember it's okay for an alien with no immune system to have sex with a human but not a disabled guy. /le sarcasm

>_>

A human cant "romance" him, but if the ME3 scripts are anything to by, a robot can.

Yeah us ladies kind of get the short end of the stick...

Apart from EDI....*****.

I guess my femshep is ending up with Kaiden, Aliens just don't do anything for me but each to their own lol.

 

[Kahunaburger]

(It's a very strange quirk of the Mass Effect fandom that they are A okay with Tali dicing with death but if you even suggest that Femshep might get it on with Joker they immediately jump on his disability as a reason why it could never be)

Huh. So they're not familiar with the fact that that condition exists IRL, and people with it are able to live relatively normal lives? [http://blog.cleveland.com/health/2008/04/family_adjusts_to_life_with_ra.html] Plus, you'd think any character voice acted by Seth Green would get a pass.

 

[Erttheking]

This thread is very rapidly devolving into mindless flaming, people bashing Ashley, people bashing Kaiden in response and saying that Ashley is awesome half of the posts aren't even on topic anymore...I think that we might need a lock here.

 

[karloss01]

As for the armor having boobs, you do know that it won't help to have her breasts being squashed right?

Turns out IRL body armor is unisex [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/interceptor.htm] and
to the best of our historical knowledge always has been [http://www.strangehorizons.com/2009/20090406/joan_of_arc.jpg].

Reason IRL armour has been unisex is because there is a high male:female ratio in armed forces and security agencies so it was never much of a reason. But with recent surge in female soldiers has led to form fitting body armour to be produced.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42721218/ns/us_news-life/t/army-tests-new-body-armor-women/

And it has been for some time.

Also historical armour has also produced armours for female combatants, especially full plate which was almost always designed for one person.

Spoiler: For example this piece from 1480 mad by Lorenzo Helmschmied

it was a gift to the wife of Duke Siegmund of Tyrol who married Katherina of Saxony in 1484. its on display Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

Women were rarely seen on the battlefield and only slightly more common in today's wars. So the majority of armour is made for the male figure, but not all (especially among the wealthy)

Also the Joan of arc picture you produced as evidence to strengthen your claims actually damages it as it is clearly form fitted (not the tighter waist).

 

[ObsidianJones_v1legacy]

Jacob was personally dissatisfying to me because he felt shoe horned in there. Like "Wait, Aliens do NOT mean human diversity?! Quick! Stock Good Black Guy away!".

I get the character was supposed to put a human face on Cerebus, but you put a human face by making someone engaging, not just sprouting off why he joined up.

I don't get why we have so many pages about Ashley's attractiveness. Default Shepard (both male and female) is attractive to someone. Miranda was literally grown to be attractive. Joker is, Kaidan is, Even the Doctor is. Who cares? Who really cares?


captcha: dailsou Eggs, Which I heard was good with Curry

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

(It's a very strange quirk of the Mass Effect fandom that they are A okay with Tali dicing with death but if you even suggest that Femshep might get it on with Joker they immediately jump on his disability as a reason why it could never be)

Huh. So they're not familiar with the fact that that condition exists IRL, and people with it are able to live relatively normal lives? [http://blog.cleveland.com/health/2008/04/family_adjusts_to_life_with_ra.html] Plus, you'd think any character voice acted by Seth Green would get a pass.

Yeah part of me is slightly offended by the whole EDI thing. I mean are Bioware really saying (however unintentional) that a disabled person can only get it on with a robot :/

On topic I killed Ashley because I figured Kaiden is my Femsheps only chance for love since the alternative is Jacob... :<

 

[LordFisheh]

Why all the hate for Kaidan and Ashley? Kaidan isn't a quivering pile of angst and 'deep' daddy issues, so he's boring? He's dealt with his problems and whinge about them, you know, like an actual person. As for Ash, yes, she's xenophobic, and if it pisses you off that much then you can convince her otherwise. But even then, it just makes for a more complex character, rather than 'she's suspicious of aliens so she's a one dimensional racist scumbag and also she mentioned God once so she's an insane bible basher'. I mean really, do you want an endless tide of perfect Mary Sues with impeccable judgement and no prejudices to get over? I'll just phone up every decent writer ever to live and tell them the news.

 

[Kahunaburger]

Sill Bioware hasnt ever been good at romance. Maybe its becuase I dont like it in games at all and am biaed, but they hav always been terrible. Like other options in ME2 were, a bald women ho is always angry and wears a belt on her chest. And a woman who's ass saw more screen time than her face. Its sad people care so much about any of them really, but what really annoys me about Tali, is her... Im not sure how to desribe it, but its just her always praising the player, saying how great thy are. It just seems creepy, because tats her entire new prsonality. Little miss "I am socialy awkward, and I love you out of nowhere."

Still it beaats thefemale options, Jacob "the prize" Tylor. Was more boring than Kaiden, thane... ust look at him for 5 seconds, not to mention he keeps talking about his ead wife when you talk to him... Then Garrus, who suddenly has a human fetish. Seriously that was never even hinted at. Also look at him, he dosent even look remotely human.

+1. It's not even like they do anything interesting with any of the romances in the context of the rest of the story, either.

And really, the lack of context adds to the creepiness. I mean seriously, Tali basically transitions from grieving for her father to infodumping about her immune system to awkwardly hitting on Shep in the course of a single conversation. It's like the writers didn't get the memo on what her loyalty mission was about.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

And really, the lack of context adds to the creepiness. I mean seriously, Tali basically transitions from grieving for her father to infodumping about her immune system to awkwardly hitting on Shep in the course of a single conversation. It's like the writers didn't get the memo on what her loyalty mission was about.

Don't get me started on the way female Shepard turns into some sort of succubus whenever she talks to Jacob, and I mean whenever even when your not flirting with him and have no intention of doing so...

 

[DementedSheep]

And thank god for that. The last thing ME needs is another Miranda. I actually like Ashley, I'm glad she at least looks somewhat like a Solider now.