That's a very interesting take on things, Spud. My -first- reaction was sort of "Bwah? But I -am- invested in my Shepard!"
But... after thinking about it a minute, I kinda see what you're saying.
Let me re-tweak the wording of your idea. I totally get that your head-canon will replace whatever is in the game if what's in the game doesn't fit. Now - I would not say that I'm "ceding ownership" of my Shepard's story entirely to Bioware. Otherwise I wouldn't be so angry about this.
But I'd say that I cede the -world- of Mass Effect to them and I'm experiencing and living in it on their terms. I -do- in fact have a personal "head-canon" for my Shep. But it's all in her personality and outlook. Everything inside - sense of humor, courage, fears - is my own ideas and how I see her reacting to that world. But I do acknowledge and work with what happens -outside- her own skull.
Up until now, that is. From what I've seen of the footage, it pisses me off so thoroughly because not only is the WORLD screwy and doesn't make sense. But they are making Shepard herself act in ways that are completely contradictory to both official canon AND what I see of her personality as I imagine it! (Gotta stop myself from going on another rant on the specifics because I'd just be repeating myself. Just see above for everything I said, etc.)
Anyway - semantics aside, I think you've essentially found the problem between our two outlooks at this point.
But... after thinking about it a minute, I kinda see what you're saying.
Let me re-tweak the wording of your idea. I totally get that your head-canon will replace whatever is in the game if what's in the game doesn't fit. Now - I would not say that I'm "ceding ownership" of my Shepard's story entirely to Bioware. Otherwise I wouldn't be so angry about this.
But I'd say that I cede the -world- of Mass Effect to them and I'm experiencing and living in it on their terms. I -do- in fact have a personal "head-canon" for my Shep. But it's all in her personality and outlook. Everything inside - sense of humor, courage, fears - is my own ideas and how I see her reacting to that world. But I do acknowledge and work with what happens -outside- her own skull.
Up until now, that is. From what I've seen of the footage, it pisses me off so thoroughly because not only is the WORLD screwy and doesn't make sense. But they are making Shepard herself act in ways that are completely contradictory to both official canon AND what I see of her personality as I imagine it! (Gotta stop myself from going on another rant on the specifics because I'd just be repeating myself. Just see above for everything I said, etc.)
Anyway - semantics aside, I think you've essentially found the problem between our two outlooks at this point.