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Beyond the Extended Cut... I will reignite.And so the end creeped upon us. With the Extended Cut behind me I can finally say that I've seen the full extent of how BioWare wanted to end the Mass Effect trilogy... And I disliked it. Don't get me wrong, the Extended Cut is a vast improvement over the vanilla endings and I think that everyone should check it out - but it is still the same unfitting ending, it is still something taken out from another story and sewn onto Mass Effect's glistening skin, with it still kicking and screaming (yes, this is just a personal opinion and no, I am not bitter about that - I just dislike how it ended). The themes that made Mass Effect so great are still either nowhere to be found, or twisted around to present a vision I just cannot accept as something that belongs there. My fanface is itching, my writer sense tingling... Not the way I want to end one of the greatest sci-fi experiences of my nerdy little life.
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I was in a bit of a mood yesterday. This was the result of it. My entry for *koobismo's Marauder Shields (Mass Effect 3) contest. Whether I win or not, I have certainly been cheered up. ^_^

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~athmystikal Oct 16, 2012

Nice one

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~Coobalt-Dahonli-One Aug 22, 2012

This picture deserves more comments. As a true Mass Effect fan unlike myself, you deserves to be remembered througt both Marauder Shields and Mass Effect's history.

Be proud of it.

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*CalypsoTea Aug 25, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks so much! That's really sweet of you to say. ^_^

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~jacenleonhart Aug 11, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

"Hold the line" indeed. LITERALLY! Nice one!

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*CalypsoTea Aug 17, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks! ^_^

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~Kerlyenai Aug 6, 2012

This is seriously funny. Good job!
Oh and the banter between you and "NatalieLoftarse" had me laughing quite a bit too.

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*CalypsoTea Aug 17, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you! It was a lot of fun. ^_^

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~Haupmann Aug 5, 2012

Funny, very.

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*CalypsoTea Aug 6, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you! ^_^

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