Wayback Machine Question re: Thane Krios

[arielstarshadow]

While alas ME:A didn't grab me the way I'd hoped it would, it did make me want to replay the original trilogy. In so doing, I realized I'm still bitter about not being able to have the option to convince Thane to have the operation. I have a vague memory that at one point during ME3 development, that story option was on the table, but I don't know

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[lovedforaday]

Zaeed's just standing in front of Omega. But I'm assuming you did pick him up when you landed on Omega and his loyalty mission didn't trigger.

[arielstarshadow]

No - he wasn't there. That's what was odd.

[laina_inverse]

I had to redownload a few DLC things, so maybe see if that works?

I'm annoyed that my ME3 preorder code can't be reused. Like, everything is on my old machine, which is DEAD, and I can't get any of the bonuses on the new machine because it's a New Machine...

[arielstarshadow]

According to Origin, everything's downloaded - it's just really strange.

Even stranger - I just finished the playthrough, and this time, everyone was loyal, I made all the same decisions, had the same team - and while on my 1st playthrough no one died, this time Mordin died. It's really, really weird. There's no reason for him to have died, I'm completely baffled.

[laina_inverse]

That IS weird. 8/a

I've had that happen before too! I think it's because even loyal, Mordin is really squishy. I always send him back as an escort for my crew, which he survives really nicely.

[arielstarshadow]

Yes, he IS awfully squishy. It's just odd - but it might also be that I'm misremembering when I acquired Zaeed. I thought I'd done my first playthrough without him, but looking back at when his DLC was released, it came out only a few days after ME2 itself. So it's possible I had him on the 1st playthrough, which might explain the difference. Since he was broken this most-recent playthrough, he wasn't there at the end.

I re-downloaded, and started up, and he was there for the next playthrough, so we'll see what happens.

[tehprincessj]

Boo. I remember being a part of the "cure Thane Krios" campaign over on the BioWare forums before they were moved and later shut down. This was way back right after ME2 launched. And while I guess I didn't think it was a given we'd get our way or anything, I was still pretty hopeful that Thane would have sufficient reason to want to live, particularly if he was Shep's LI.

Heh. I remember not really falling too hard for him at first (I has holding out for Kaidan, since he was my first ever video game boyfriend), but that message Liara had from him archived in the Shadow Broker base just wrecked me. I never actually thought that it would hit my terminal in ME3 with no recourse.

Anyway. Sorry, I don't really recall what you've asked about BUT I FEEL YOUR PAIN. ♥

[arielstarshadow]

I totally held out for Kaidan on my first playthroughs way back when. :) Horizon was a kick in the teeth, that's for sure.

It was in later playthroughs that I branched out and tried a Thane romance.

[aaya_sohma]

I was actually thinking about this romance arc just today. Thane is the only other romance arc I can seem to get into with the original trilogy. I do remember hearing rumors about potentially being able to cure him, but in truth...I like what happens with his story arc. It's heartfelt and sad, tragic. It sucks if you romanced him, but at the same time it is one of the few scenes in ME3 I cried during. I believe even if he could have gotten the operation his disease was too advanced and being stabbed didn't help matters. Also his whole arc even romanced is about atoning for his sins/crimes, all because he found out he was dying...I don't know, I feel like if he could be cured it would dampen the sincerity and the aspect of his atonement. I'm torn because, yes, on one hand I do want him to live and be with my Shepard until the very end, but on the other...I get what happens and why.

Still a beautiful scene and still one of my favorite. As much as I hate/love it. :)