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    Mass Effect 2

    Game » consists of 21 releases. Released Jan 26, 2010

    After a violent death by an unknown force and a timely reanimation by the human supremacist organization Cerberus, Commander Shepard must assemble a new squad in the seedier side of the galaxy for a suicide mission in the second installment of the "Mass Effect" trilogy.

    does anyone actually use the default shepard?

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    graniteoctopus

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    #1  Edited By graniteoctopus

    i'll admit i always tweak my female shepard to suit my tastes but i always use the default male shepard. i just find that he animates better and suits the voice in my opinion. anyone else feel the same?
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    #2  Edited By Milkman

    I do. Never even tried to customize him. That's Shepard.

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    #3  Edited By Valkyr

    I used the standard Shepard on ME1 on the PC version and I will use the standard without importing on the 360 ME2

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    #4  Edited By OmegaPirate

    Shepard default was the only way to go on ME1- i was unable to make a custom that looked anything other than fucking terrible, So i just carried on rolling with him on ME2 - may make a lady shepard at some point tho

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    #5  Edited By Hamz

    Default Shepard is the one and only true Shepard.

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    #7  Edited By Cirdain

    I'm quite good at making custom faces so yeah I always change when I get the option

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    #8  Edited By KowalskiManDown

    I can't play as default Shepard. It doesn't seem right. I'm so used to my custom dude that it just seems wrong for that voice to come from anyone else.
     

     The one and only.
     The one and only.
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    wefwefasdf

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    #9  Edited By wefwefasdf

    I like playing with the default character for the most part. So, yes, I played with the default Shepard.

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    #10  Edited By NoXious

    I use the stock Shepard. Buzzcut rocks.

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    #11  Edited By AndrewB

    Changing his face makes it look very video-gamey, so I've always kept the default face.

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    #12  Edited By HandsomeDead

    I tried making a custom one for the first game but my friend said he looked like 'a chinaman with downs syndrome' so I went for the default on ME2 and he looks so much better.

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    #13  Edited By KowalskiManDown
    @HandsomeDead: I swear that in the first game, unless you chose the second or third complexion option... your character ALWAYS looked Asian.
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    #14  Edited By jeanluc  Staff

    I always play default Shepard, It just doesn't seem right playing as anyone else.
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    deactivated-5f8ac39b52e76

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    As with Dragon Age, I got a custom dude who kinda resembles myself, but for the love of god I couldn't create a decent looking female Shepard so I picked the default one.

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    Default Shepard is modelled after a real person so he looks more real than any other male character in the game. Default Femshep is ugly though, I went to a website with a bunch of attractive female Shepard codes cause I suck with the character creator.

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    #17  Edited By cap123

    no way, it's all about making your own one, i try to make him more like me.

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    #18  Edited By MikkaQ

    Nah, the whole point is to make your OWN Shepard, so I do custom always.

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    #19  Edited By Mrnitropb

    Its really weird watching videos for mass effect, and it not being MY Shepard.

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    #20  Edited By metal_mills

    I always use it.

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    I can't make a custom Shepard that doesn't look, in some way, handicapped. Besides, when I hear that voice, I think default Shepard anyhow. 

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    #22  Edited By zolika

    I do :D

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    #23  Edited By mikemcn

    Yep, always on my first playthrough 
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    #24  Edited By SteamPunkJin

    Like the OP I use a custom She-Shep and the default He-Shep can't really say why, I would love it if you could just edit DefaultShep's hair and beard :/

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    #25  Edited By Moridin

    Any time I try to make a good looking custom character it ends up looking like some kind of mongoloid. Sooo, yeah, default Shepard for me!

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    #26  Edited By wfolse1

    Yep, standard Shephard.  I always felt like he was more highly detailed as well.  That could be totally bunk, but I couldn't shake that feeling.

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    #27  Edited By Ghostiet

    Male - yes. Although I'd like to give him a thicker beard.

    Female - no. In the first ME, she looks pretty meh. In the second it's a bit better, I think.

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    #28  Edited By EvilTwin

    I made a custom Shepard that looked really good (I thought) in the first game.  When I imported and played through the Mass Effect 2 with him, he just started looking more and more awkward, so on my second playthrough I went default.

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    #29  Edited By j_meyer_13

    I had a custom Shepard in ME1... imported it to ME2, saw how messed-up looking it was, and instantly changed to the default (male) Shepard.

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    #30  Edited By zyn

    I do.  Male Shepard.

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    #31  Edited By xyzygy

    I use the default female Shepard because her voice really goes along with her looks, I find. But I suppose everyone will say the same thing. (About the voice thing)

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    #32  Edited By Dark_Jon

    I spent about an hour making mine to make sure it didn't come out retarded and I think I succeeded.

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    #33  Edited By eroticfishcake

    I used him in the first game then I custom made a lady Shepard and continued onto ME2 using her.

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    #34  Edited By Andorski

    The default Shepard isn't my Shepard.
     
    Also, the default Shepard looks like a soldier.  I played the Adept class in ME1 and the Vanguard/Sentinel class in ME2, so I needed a non-military looking guy.

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    #35  Edited By theMuse

    Yes. ME1 and ME2 I used real Shepard.

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    #36  Edited By FirePrince

    Customized Shepard=Preset Shepard.They look identical or retarded,and to me he looks ok for what he represents.
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    #37  Edited By aaox

    His face is on the front cover, he's pretty much THE protagonist of Mass Effect, and I feel like at this point the 'create a monstrosity' feature is tacked on, because nothing I ever try to make in that thing ever looks remotely human. So yes, I always use the default.

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    #38  Edited By bibledoctor

    I always use the default Shepard, can't see Shepard being anyone else.

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    #40  Edited By ajamafalous

    I always roll default male Shepard.

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    #41  Edited By Cheapoz

    Default's for REAL

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    #42  Edited By tranquilchaos

    I do. All the custom face options look hideous. Default Shepard is the least generic/ugly choice.

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    I used a custom male Shepard in the first one, he was pale and had a big nose. Fugly is flattering. So when I started the second one I changed it to default, and for the first few hours it was realy weird hearing a different not so ugly Shepard talk down to Salarians, but after 20 or so hours i'm totally in with it.

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    #44  Edited By Hammerjelly

    I've never used the default Shepard. Any time I have the option to make a custom character I go with that option.

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    #45  Edited By mrfizzy

    Well i used default male John Shepard in the first ME and when i transfered my game over it felt wrong to mess with him. 

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    #46  Edited By rivaldi22

    I used a custom for my first (and only) playthrough, and he kinda ended up looking like a cross between myself and Tom Hanks. Let's just say watching some of those renegade dialogue choices was uncomfortable/hilarious, and I just felt embarrassed while flirting with Tali.
     
    Second playthrough I will be doing default. I only anticipate slight delay in enjoyment due to dealing with same voice coming from different head.

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    #47  Edited By maxszy

    I used the default Shepard for the male. Customize the female but the male...that's Shepard. I also think the default Shepard model looks WAY better (in animations etc) than anything you can customize yourself.

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    #48  Edited By AgentofChaos
    @Milkman said:
    " I do. Never even tried to customize him. That's Shepard. "
    My thoughts as well. Shepard's model is how that game is supposed to be played.@XII_Sniper said:
    " Nah, the whole point is to make your OWN Shepard, so I do custom always. "
    See I disagree, I think that's more of an option than the way to play.
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    #49  Edited By natetodamax

    Never.

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    #50  Edited By RTSlord
    @Milkman said:
    "I do. Never even tried to customize him. That's Shepard. "

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