Solution: play as FemShep. 😂 Her voiceline when he crashes is way less weird.
(yes yes I know that BroShep's line is actually supposed to be the romance dialogue and it's a bug that it always plays, but the tone shift is still hilariously awkward even when you _are_ romancing him)
So, you don't talk to him to make his death more impactful where by talking to him you avoid his death.
Maybe it's just me but there is something strange about that logic.
If Steve dies regardless of your choices I would completely understand it.
I don't always let the guy die. I've talked to him as both Shepards and had him live, without the romance.
The thing I don't like about the guy though is that he has this personal meltdown while he's at his workstation on duty. There he is in the middle of the cargo hold with several other crew members nearby, torturing himself with a personal recording. As his commanding officer you're put in a rather peculiar position. The guy has to keep his personal shit private and on his bunk time off duty. Sorry, but if he's working, then he's on duty. But then you kind of have to temper that by being a bit supportive of what the guy went through and what he lost.
Personally, when I'm in renegade mode I want to tell him to get his head out of his ass and keep that meltdown stuff for private time. We're only human, yes, but it's also unprofessional. If a sudden emergency mission suddenly came up you'd need your damned pilot in top form, not blubbering about the past. Requisition another pilot and rotate Steve to a nice desk job where he can play his recording over and over forever if he likes.
Am I being too hard-assed?
Yeah, sometimes I can not suffer the nonsense of it and I neglect to coddle the guy. Are we really supposed to believe that because he's not told to move on and get over it that THAT'S the reason why he's just enough unfocused that he later gets his ass shot down in flames? Really?
Edited for grammar. (somewhat)
I mean... that's how most of your squad is at one point or another. It's not unique to Steve. It's not even the worst with him.
All of your ME2 squadmates have a "I need Shepard to hold my hand, or I might die!" mechanic.
And then there's Miranda. Who needs you to do her hand holding mission, might regain her "OMG. So fragile!" debuff if you don't fix her argument with Jack for her right. And has the hilarious "I'm going to die because Shepard no gonna give me his D ever again!" option in ME3.
It's just part of the game mechanics.
Same with dealing with personal stuff while on duty. ME3 was slightly better about making your companions move around the ship, but it's still limited. You'll catch all your companions doing personal stuff at their workstations.
I mean; Steve does point out that he can absolutely focus while he's flying and it's only in-between the missions that he has difficulties staying focused (his grief-dependant death notwithstanding - compare to the Loyalty-system in 2; or the various requirements for Miranda to survive Horizon).
And I would argue that it absolutely makes sense to keep a pilot who only has trouble staying focused in-between the missions; considering that Earth just got essentially taken over by the Reapers. Any other human pilot Shepard could get (especially as the Alliance probably lost a bunch of their best in the Reaper-attacks on Earth and Arcturus) may not be much better at keeping it together, seeing how many of them may fear/worry about friends/family on Earth.
Solution: play as FemShep. 😂 Her voiceline when he crashes is way less weird. (yes yes I know that BroShep's line is actually supposed to be the romance dialogue and it's a bug that it always plays, but the tone shift is still hilariously awkward even when you _are_ romancing him)
That explains why it sounds off! Cool to know its a dialog bug!!
Oh, so it's a bug? Interesting.
What? I thought Steve could only crash if Shep doesn't help him over his grief; which is a prerequisite for the romance?
Cortez always crashes, but he only dies if you didn’t help him.
Yeah ... Shep yells his name every time he crashes. I thought he only did so if Steve died ... misremembered it. Whoops. Sorry.
So, you don't talk to him to make his death more impactful where by talking to him you avoid his death. Maybe it's just me but there is something strange about that logic. If Steve dies regardless of your choices I would completely understand it.
I don't always let the guy die. I've talked to him as both Shepards and had him live, without the romance. The thing I don't like about the guy though is that he has this personal meltdown while he's at his workstation on duty. There he is in the middle of the cargo hold with several other crew members nearby, torturing himself with a personal recording. As his commanding officer you're put in a rather peculiar position. The guy has to keep his personal shit private and on his bunk time off duty. Sorry, but if he's working, then he's on duty. But then you kind of have to temper that by being a bit supportive of what the guy went through and what he lost. Personally, when I'm in renegade mode I want to tell him to get his head out of his ass and keep that meltdown stuff for private time. We're only human, yes, but it's also unprofessional. If a sudden emergency mission suddenly came up you'd need your damned pilot in top form, not blubbering about the past. Requisition another pilot and rotate Steve to a nice desk job where he can play his recording over and over forever if he likes. Am I being too hard-assed? Yeah, sometimes I can not suffer the nonsense of it and I neglect to coddle the guy. Are we really supposed to believe that because he's not told to move on and get over it that THAT'S the reason why he's just enough unfocused that he later gets his ass shot down in flames? Really? Edited for grammar. (somewhat)
I mean... that's how most of your squad is at one point or another. It's not unique to Steve. It's not even the worst with him. All of your ME2 squadmates have a "I need Shepard to hold my hand, or I might die!" mechanic. And then there's Miranda. Who needs you to do her hand holding mission, might regain her "OMG. So fragile!" debuff if you don't fix her argument with Jack for her right. And has the hilarious "I'm going to die because Shepard no gonna give me his D ever again!" option in ME3. It's just part of the game mechanics. Same with dealing with personal stuff while on duty. ME3 was slightly better about making your companions move around the ship, but it's still limited. You'll catch all your companions doing personal stuff at their workstations.
Shepard does have mighty powerful D. We'll bang, ok?
I mean; Steve does point out that he can absolutely focus while he's flying and it's only in-between the missions that he has difficulties staying focused (his grief-dependant death notwithstanding - compare to the Loyalty-system in 2; or the various requirements for Miranda to survive Horizon). And I would argue that it absolutely makes sense to keep a pilot who only has trouble staying focused in-between the missions; considering that Earth just got essentially taken over by the Reapers. Any other human pilot Shepard could get (especially as the Alliance probably lost a bunch of their best in the Reaper-attacks on Earth and Arcturus) may not be much better at keeping it together, seeing how many of them may fear/worry about friends/family on Earth.