User:Thecrimsonquarian

Hey all,

My name is Liam, I'm 17 and I'm from Scotland. Outside of science fiction, I enjoy spending time with my friends, history and politics, psychology, rock and metal music, watching Wrestling, Reading, Playing video games, writing and good food. I've been a huge fan of science fiction universes for most of my life, with my old favourite being my beloved Star Wars. However, all of this changed in 2011. ..

I happened upon a copy of the first Mass Effect game whilst going through a GAME store in Edinburgh, sitting on the "3 for £10.00" shelf. I'd heard things about the game from friends, but I confess I didn't really think much of it at the time, I bought Sins of a Solar Empire and Brink (I think, I'm not actually sure what the other game was) along with it and went home, all happy. I'd ordered Mass Effect 2 before I'd finished the first one. I completely fell in love with the series. Despite this, I didn't manage to get Mass Effect 3 until March 2013 - and I've only just finished it (11.06.2013) because my Computer was getting upgraded. I still need to buy all of the DLC (Not got a lot of money right now seeing as I'm still trying to find work) and the books, but even without those I think that the games alone have converted me.

This is probably the best series of games I have ever encountered, and Mass Effect is now probably my favourite fictional universe now. Not only are the games fantastic to simply play, but I love the characters, the dialogue, the romance mechanic, the locations and the whole lore of the universe. The series has epic moments, sad moments, hilarious moments, tense moments, relaxing moments. It has everything, and feels like a more mature and series fictional universe than most do in my personal opinion. I know I haven't followed the series from the beginning, but I consider myself a dedicated fan.

The series hasn't helped the crazy desire that I've always had to one day go into space. I've always wanted to be in space as part of a ships crew, and I know that it'll probably never happen - but that'll never stop me from dreaming about it.

Usual Decisions

 * My favourite romance option in the series is Tali'Zorah, but I usually alternate between her and Liara T'Soni in trilogy playthroughs.
 * I always set Shepard up with his default male appearance and will usually follow the Earthborn/Sole Survivor/Soldier path/
 * I will usually always take the Paragon path.
 * I usually sacrifice Kaidan Alenko during the Virmire Mission.
 * I always spare the Rachni Queen on Noveria.
 * I always save the Council during the Battle of the Citadel.
 * I always make Anderson humanity's council representative.
 * I always do all of the loyalty missions for the crew members in Mass Effect 2.
 * I always meet the conditions to achieve peace between the Quarians and the Geth on Rannoch.
 * I always allow Diana Allers to board the Normandy in Mass Effect 3.
 * I will normally pick the destroy ending for Mass Effect 3.

Favourite Characters from Mass Effect

 * Tali'Zorah vas Normandy
 * Garrus Vakarian
 * Liara T'Soni
 * Jeff 'Joker' Moreau
 * Admiral David Anderson
 * Mordin Solus
 * Thane Krios
 * Ashley Williams
 * Wrex
 * Miranda Lawson

Standout Moments in the Mass Effect Trilogy

 * The opening mission to the first game on Eden Prime has always been a favourite of mine, the opening hour of the first game really brought a lot of intrigue with it and as such made me that much more invested in the game's story.
 * Saving Tali in the backstreets of the Citadel Wards.
 * Rescuing Liara on Therum.
 * The conversation with Sovereign on Virmire.
 * The battle of the Citadel at the end of the first game was a fantastic finale moment for me.
 * The opening segment of the game for Mass Effect 2 was always really good in my opinion as the dramatic destruction of the SSV Normandy at the hands of an unknown foe and the demise of Shepard was an epic and shocking opening.
 * The reveal of the new Normandy SR-2 and the reunion with Joker from Mass Effect 2 was another great moment at the start of the game.
 * Reuniting with Garrus on Omega.
 * Encountering the "Biotic God" Niftu Cal on Omega.
 * Reuniting with Tali on Haestrom.
 * I have always enjoyed the mission to track down Thane Krios on Illium.
 * The mission to assist Miranda with Oriana in Mass Effect 2 was a good one for me as it allowed a better understanding of Miranda as a character.
 * The mission aboard the Dormant Reaper.
 * The final assault on the collector base at the finale of Mass Effect 2.
 * Rescuing the crew of the Normandy from the Collector base.
 * The segment playing as Joker to unshackle EDI.
 * The cutscene with Tali (Or any other romance option, it's just always Tali for me) going through the Omega 4 Relay.
 * The opening sequence and escape from Earth in Mass Effect 3.
 * Finding Ashley drunk in the Starboard observation area.
 * The drunken ramblings of Tali in the Port observation area.
 * The reintroduction of Engineer Adams onto the Normandy.
 * Bringing the Quarians back to Rannoch and brokering peace with the Geth, and basically everything in Priority: Rannoch.
 * Relaxing on the citadel with Garrus and the shooting competition.
 * Giving Joker and EDI relationship advice.
 * Grunt's sacrifice to allow Shepard to escape the Ravagers. (Even better when Grunt survives this.
 * The death of Mordin Solus in which he sacrifices himself to cure the Genophage.
 * The battle of Palaven.
 * Killing Kai Leng on Chronos Station.
 * Priority: Horizon
 * Everything in Priority: Earth before and including the final run to the citadel beam.