She also has less 'appearance amnesia', and a slightly more adept stylist. When committed, she expects the same of Shepard she's now a real love interest. KELLY, discovers she should always be in ME3! She can now be professional, flirty, or committed. Gay romances now have more relationship-building opportunities prior to the date. FemShep has more agency and has rediscovered her backbone. KAIDAN, has had an attitude adjustment on Mars, in Huerta, and on the Presidium. FemShep will remember a romance with Thane prevents her from hooking up with Joker. JOKER, has been informed of Jacob's reaffirmation of character. JAVIK, will remember Kelly, Jacob, and Samara, when trying to seduce FemShep. JAMES, clamps down on flirting, unless FemShep says otherwise he's also bit more modest. Bad breakups have consequences, faithful rekindlers may see a light at the end of the tunnel. The relationship hasn't been restored, but FemShep now has agency. His characterization has been altered to be more in line with his ME2 self. JACOB, has had a total relationship overhaul.

Her hospital convos have been significantly improved in flow and appearance. BroShep has two new opportunities to 'rekindle', which affects their interactions pre-coup. BO fixes hundreds of bugs with subtitles, conversation pathing, camera work, animations, lighting, and much more.ĪETHYTA, more accurately perceives Shepard's relationship with Liara. ME2 LIs are no longer demoted to 'cheatees'. This mechanic has been tempered, and the player given a bit more control as to how the story plays out. When both ME1 and ME2 LIs are present, ME3 gives priority - especially on Mars - to the ME1 LI. BO puts flirting for FemShep back into the player's control, by allowing them to initiate the behavior. It also tweaks email tone, and implements new romance-specific email variants for certain LIs, when warranted. In certain cases, BO removes content that feels out of character or detracts from a scene. It also improves conversation and scene flow, and restores cut content when possible. BO adds variation to paths when possible, creating a greater difference between friend and romanced Shepard. BO implements many new dialogue wheel options and alters the text and choice locations so implications are clearer prior to the choice. Removal of the center-right, neutral wheel option in ME3 resulted in paragon players often getting 'ninjamanced' by LIs. 'Agree' should not mean: 'I want to date you', when 'Disagree' is the only other option. BO returns flexibility to the dialogue wheel, similar to ME1 and ME2.

With this goal in mind it seeks to improve:ĭialogue Wheels. Here's a quote of the rundown.īackOff ('BO' pronounced 'beau') is a dialogue and story overhaul for Mass Effect 3 that focuses on relationship mechanics between Shepard and potential Love Interests (LIs). BackOff supposedly overhauls relationships and makes the dialogue wheel more flexible.

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