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Finally! The Wolfe has come back to the M...E... Club... *raises The Peoples Eyebrow*

Ahem...


As of 12:00 this morning, submission entry for our second contest is officially closed.

Now here's how voting works:

You pick your favorite piece of artwork and fiction, then send a note containing the name of the piece and/or the piece's thumbnail.



And here are your choices for the Neglected Characters Contest

Fiction Category

Save Me by tankgirly masseffectclub.deviantart.com/…
Spellbound by lzsays masseffectclub.deviantart.com/…

Art

Benezia's Den by coloneljinx masseffectclub.deviantart.com/…
Goodnight Manuel by north-green north-green.deviantart.com/art…
I See In Your Eyes by IndigoWolfe indigowolfe.deviantart.com/art…
I Closed The Door by Sin-Vraal sin-vraal.deviantart.com/art/I…
Sweet, Rich, Smooth by PenelopeSalt piuccheperfetto.deviantart.com…

*VOTING ENDS OCTOBER 6th*


What say you, members?

The Indigo One says; get to voting!



Your assistant admin, :iconindigowolfe:


The Admin Team
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*MIA


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- Please remember that dA policy and our club policy both require that you DO NOT add any of the club's submissions to your favorites or collections. Instead, follow the links provided to the artist's own gallery and show them your appreciaton there.

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I know what you're probably thinking; "Great balls of fiyah! Fina-freakin'-lly!"

And yeah, it has been forever and a day since our last contest, and on the behalf of the admin team I apologize for that. But here's a new one for ya'll. ;)

Now the concept of this contest will be pretty straightforward. There is certainly an NPC from a side or main mission in Mass Effect --or maybe a character from the novels-- that you feel has been neglected by the story of Mass Effect or the ME fan community as a whole. This is your chance to put the spotlight on them people!


Rules:

The general subject of your art piece/story cannot be a party member or a prominently featured character (Saren, Shepard, Joker, Sovereign etc.). Instead, pick your favorite NPC that you feel has not been featured to their deserved level, such as Detective Chellick, Shiala, Udina or Sha'ira to name a few possible examples. And as much as I'll probably take flak for this; I don't think Captain Kirrahe qualifies as a neglected character.

Any story entires must be from the perspective of your chosen neglected character.

Default DA submission policies apply as well.

You may enter as many pieces of work as you like, as long as they conform to all the previously stated rules

All entries must be entered by September 28th *Note: If there are insufficient entries by that date, or due to popular admin decision, the deadline is subject to extension*


And for those of you who are unsure of the spesifics of what constitutes as a "Neglected Character", here's a couple of pointers:

Characters you cannot use:
Shepard (or any party member)
Saren (has many much fan art, has a book and is heavily featured in the game)
Sovereign (heavily featured bad guy)
Captain Anderson (he's got an entire book)
Captain Kirrahe (While he doesn't get much screen time in the game, he certainly has plenty of fan art and features in fan fiction. Enough for me to classify him as being "appriciated")
Joker (See above, and he gets plenty of screen time.)
Thane (I had not thought any character could accumulate so many fans, so quickly. He has plenty of exposure already.)
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Y'know, characters like that.

Now if a character is only encountered on once, or not much of their character is explored, or simply hasn't gotten much exposure by the fan community, they qualify as a neglected character.


Now that you know the rules, get crackin'! Contact me if you have any further questions, complaints, pie crust recipies or suggestions for future challenges. (But seriously, if you have a suggestion for a future challenge, note it in, don't comment here, it'll be much easier for me. Thanks.)

Oh yeah, don't forget to check out Mass Effect's newest piece of DLC; Pinnacle Station.


Your assistant admin, :iconindigowolfe:


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- Please remember that dA policy and our club policy both require that you DO NOT add any of the club's submissions to your favorites or collections. Instead, follow the links provided to the artist's own gallery and show them your appreciaton there.

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Quite recently, a notice turned up in the club's message centre; it was a special notice commemorating the first aniiversary of the club's membership here on DA. This club started out as a little thing that the club's founder -- a classy lady by the name of NeitiCora-- put together to run with a few of her friends. A few of those friends have stuck around through thick and very, very thin. People like our dear nekonekoninja, who took up the mantle of senior club adminity after the mysterious disappearance of NeitiCora, who, in thirty-five days, will be gone for an entire year. And let's not forget people like Tatooine92, who has also lended her fangirling hand to the upkeeping of this club. I'd like to thank them, as well as fellow assistant admin Luce-foxeh, for their continuing support. And epecially to nekonekoninja, for appointing me an assistant admin to help her with club duties. Y'know... stuff like this...

Wow... an entire year of turian love, elcor speak, asari ethereality and all-around Spectre kick-ass! :w00t: Ninety nine club deviations, together grossing fourteen thousand, six hundred seventeen views, five thousand, two hundred thirteen pageviews and one hundred, twenty-seven members. Now there are some who joined and were never heard from since, some who keep on favoriting club deviations despite the notes I take the time to send and the warnings posted with each and every deviation! :steaming: :chainsaw: (Okay... breathe... breathe... At least most of my notes are heeded, thank you for that...) Then there are the members who regularly favorite the original-freakin'-deviation, submit their own work and/or take part in our community interactions, those members who are the lifeblood of every club. Hats off to you people!

Thank you all for a whole year of Mass Effect fandom, and here's to hoping for another year just like it!

As always, your assistant admin, :iconindigowolfe:


The Admin Team
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- Please remember that dA policy and our club policy both require that you DO NOT add any of the club's submissions to your favorites or collections. Instead, follow the links provided to the artist's own gallery and show them your appreciaton there.

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I was pleased with the amount of results I recieved for this. About a third of the club's members took the time to fill it out. Thank you all for that.

And without any further ado:

What gender is your favorite?

Female Shepard 63%
Either                  23%
Male Shepard            13%

What is your favorite Background?

Earthborn                    33%
Spacer                       30%
Colonist                     30%
I wanted "Alien Upbringing"! 7%

What Psychological Profile did you pick the most?

War Hero      47%
Sole Survivor 37%
Ruthless      17%

What Class is your favorite?

Soldier     40%
Vanguard    37%
Infiltrator 13%
Adept       3%
Sentinel    3%
Engineer    0%

What hair color do your Shepards usually have?

Brown  34%
Black  33%
Red    27%
Blonde 6%
Shaven 3%

Do you usually play as Paragon or Renegade?

Paragon  57%
Paragade 23%
Renegon  13%
Renegade 3%
Neutral  3%

Who is your favorite character?

Garrus Vakarian           39%
Urdnot Wrex               23%
Ashley Williams           17%
Kaidan Alenko             10%
I loved them all equally! 10%
Tali'Zorah nar Rayya      3%
Liara T'soni              0%

Who was your most valuable character?

Urdnot Wrex             26%
Garrus Vakarian         20%
Kaidan Alenko           20%
Ashley Williams         17%
Liara T'soni            7%
Tali'Zorah nar Rayya    7%
I used them all equally 7%

Who was your least favorite party member?

Liara T'soni                     44%
Ashley Williams                  22%
Tali'Zorah nar Rayya             19%
Kaidan Alenko                    7%
Urdnot Wrex                      4%
I didn't really like any of them 4%
Garrus Vakarian                  0%

Who does Shepard romance most often?

Kaidan Alenko                              47%
Ashley Williams                            22%
Liara T'soni                               13%
I haven't done any of the Romance Subplots 13%
I romanced them all pretty much equally    6%

Who is your favorite NPC?

Joker           57%
Saren           20%
Other           10%
Nihilus         7%
Gianna Parasini 7%
Shiala          3%
Captain Kirrahe 3%
Lorak Qui'nn    3%

Who do you think should have been a party member?


Captain Kirrahe                 26%
Nihilus                         23%
Joker                           19%
Shiala                          10%
Preaching hanar                 6%
A tank of an elcor party member 6%
Maeko Matsuo                    3%
Conrad Verner                   3%
Other                           3%

What is your favorite species?

Turians   42%
Krogan    21%
Asari     9%
Salarians 9%
Quarians  9%
Reapers   3%

What are your usual habits with Sidequests?

I always make time to do all of them                                34%
I do a bunch                                                        34%
I did them all on the first run through                             14%
I ignored them the first time, but did them on my next playthroughs 10%
I do some                                                           7%
I never do them                                                     0%

What is your favorite weapon?

Assault Rifle               30%
Shotgun                     23%
Pistol                      13%
Sniper Rifle                13%
Vera!                       13%
I don't have a favorite gun 7%

What mission planet impressed you the most?

Virmire     52%
All of them 23%
Ilos        10%
Noveria     10%
Feros       6%
Therum      0%
Eden Prime  0%

Who was sacrificed on Virmire?

Ashley 50%
Kaidan 50%

How many days did it take you to complete the game?

Less than a week    33%
Several weeks       27%
More than a week    20%
A very long time... 17%
A week              3%

How many hours did it take you to complete the game?

Under forty-eight 34%
Over forty-eight  34%
Under twenty-four 28%
Under twelve      3%

What did you think of the game?

(Sound so filled with declarations of awesome that it surpasses the ability of human hearing to detect) 57%
Loved it!                           33%
It's no KOTOR                       6%
It's okay                           3%
This garbage is getting a sequel?!  0%

Do you think you should have been able to join Saren and Sovereign?

Yes, that should have been an option      57%
No! There's no way Shepard would do that! 43%

Who do you want to be able to romance in Mass Effect 2?

Garrus                           39%
Joker                            21%
Someone new!                     18%
Tali                             7%
Anyone and everyone in your crew 7%
Thane                            4%
Wrex                             4%

Who are you hoping will be a character in Mass Effect 2?

A female turian. Any female turian (For those of you who are ready for something different than Female Shepard/Garrus and the stupefying amount of turian slash.)                      19%
Aleena                                        16%
A kickass asari huntress with krogan heritage 16%
Other                                         13%
Kahlee Sanders                                6%
A child of Wrex's                             6%
Gillian Grayson                               3%
The reincarnated Skarr!                       3%

Will you be playing Mass Effect Galaxy?

I would, but I don't have an iPhone or an iPod Touch 43%
What's this "Mass Effect Galaxy" you speak of?       43%
Yes                                                  6%
No                                                   6%

What about Mass Effect 2 are you anticipating the most?

Mass Effect 2 in general!                               61%
The ability to carry my Shepard over                    23%
More of the Romance Subplots!                           6%
The return of Liara                                     3%
New party members!                                      3%
The Illusive Man and the prominent presence of Cerberus 3%


I wasn't expecting the outcome of a few of these questions. For instance the Favorite Character question; man, Kaidan has nothing on Garrus! I was also surprised by the sacrifice question, a lot more people chose Ashley than I had first believed. But what interested me the most was the question of if you believed you should have been able to join Saren and Sovereign, I voted 'No' myself, but apparently a bunch of other people say differently.

Now I just have one more question; do you want another one of these?


Your assistant admin, :iconindigowolfe:


The Admin Team
:iconneiticora: :iconfirera: :iconnekonekoninja: :icontatooine92: :iconrevanspetduck: and "Naldar"

Assistant Admins
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Disclaimer:

- This club is a fan project for Bioware's game Mass Effect. We do not own any rights to anything showcased here. Mass Effect belongs to Bioware and the art to their respective creators. No copyright infringement is intended.
- Please remember that dA policy and our club policy both require that you DO NOT add any of the club's submissions to your favorites or collections. Instead, follow the links provided to the artist's own gallery and show them your appreciaton there.

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For those of you who have not already heard, Mass Effect: Redemption is a new and upcoming comic series. Announced yesterday in a press release, Redemption is scheduled for release on the 6th of January next year.

According to the press release, the story takes readers through the events leading up to Mass Effect 2, which-

:bulletblue: WARNING, Slight Mass Effect 2 Spoilers, but nothing serious :bulletblue:

-opens with galactic hero Commander Shepard having mysteriously gone missing and left to fight for survival.

What unfolds next will expose readers to new locations, alien races and extended storyline in the Mass Effect universe.

You can see the released splash page here: indigowolfe.deviantart.com/art…


Now I know there are some of you who have a phychotic hatred of Liara and maybe all asari that have even been born into the Mass Effect galaxy, but even so, you can't deny the sheer quality of this piece of artwork!

Other than the facts already given, so far there is little information as to the actual plot of the comics. Guessing from the cover, there is a good chance it will be Liara-centric. It would make sense, because she is one of the few confirmed constants in Mass Effect (meaning she appears in both games). In a nutshell, maybe --and I'm just speculating here-- it will be about Liara, who has been further ostracized by her people and the galaxy alike because of Benezia's actions while under Saren's influence. And the story will follow her as she seeks to redeem herself to the eyes of the galaxy and prevent her mother from being remembered only as a traitor to the Council. That would fully explain the title, and give Liara's character a chance to shine.

But then that's all speculation. And if it isn't, well, it seems like a good idea for a fan fic!

I guess we'll just see.


Your assistant admin, :iconindigowolfe:


The Admin Team
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- Please remember that dA policy and our club policy both require that you DO NOT add any of the club's submissions to your favorites or collections. Instead, follow the links provided to the artist's own gallery and show them your appreciaton there.

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