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Post by dragontartare on Sept 16, 2016 1:31:10 GMT
I was experiencing the same awkwardness with my modded Origins game so I could romance Morrigan as a female warden. She refers to warden as male, and it sort of kills the mood when it happens. She had the perfect personality match, so I imagined that she was teasing warden over people being shocked at the existence of a female warden. But it wouldn't fit Cullen's personality to talk to his LI that way. To answer the thread's question, my romances so far: Origins: Zevran and Morrigan DA 2: Fenris x1.67 with another one begun DAI: Cullen and Dorian Yeah it's kind of weird, especially with the female walking animation, but it's not a dealbreaker for me. I'm so used to play games with mods by now that I just don't care anymore I didn't know Cullen was bi in early design, though it make sense since there are some romance dialogues that are recorded by the male VA. Just like two or three lines, but still. What a shame. Damn you Bioware I didn't even think about the walk...I guess because female Inquisitors all walk like burly men in non-romance cutscenes Well, hopefully the next game will have more romance flexibility. I do understand the need for characters like Dorian who are gated for story reasons, but I also liked the player-sexual system of DA 2.
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Before I got DAI, I'd heard about the various romances and thought, "Hmm, I'll play all the romances this time. It'll be different from DA2 where I always romanced Fenris." Things didn't quite work out that way My first playthrough was a male mage Trevelyan and I romanced Dorian. I couldn't romance any one else after that. I started another playthrough trying to romance Iron Bull, but by the time it got to Dorian's personal quest with his father, I had to scrap that game and start another one romancing Dorian again. It seems impossible for me to romance anyone else but Dorian and Fenris in these games, LOL! My husband laughs and says it's good to know that even in a game I go for the same man It was his cute bum shot, wasn't it? Seeing that romance play out on Youtube had me wanting to get to his bum scene.... yup.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2016 3:42:54 GMT
I've only played trough DAI twice, 'cause it's too damn long and I was dying by the end of my second playtrough. I might do another one. Someday. Female Inq: Cullen. Male Inq: I was romancing Dorian and I was so excited for it, but he kind of bored me so I ended up moding the game and romanced Cullen again I know he's basically Alistair 2.0 (I should know I'm playing DAO for the first time right know and it's basically the same shy knight trope), but he's so cutely vanilla I can't resist him.OH! You wound me! Cullen is no Allister 2.0...Anders & Allister maybe, they seem to have the same sense of humour, but Cullen was always so serious and committed to duty. Cullen was more of a male version of Aveline, than he was an Allister.
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Post by eriador117 on Sept 16, 2016 11:04:26 GMT
Before I got DAI, I'd heard about the various romances and thought, "Hmm, I'll play all the romances this time. It'll be different from DA2 where I always romanced Fenris." Things didn't quite work out that way My first playthrough was a male mage Trevelyan and I romanced Dorian. I couldn't romance any one else after that. I started another playthrough trying to romance Iron Bull, but by the time it got to Dorian's personal quest with his father, I had to scrap that game and start another one romancing Dorian again. It seems impossible for me to romance anyone else but Dorian and Fenris in these games, LOL! My husband laughs and says it's good to know that even in a game I go for the same man It was his cute bum shot, wasn't it? Seeing that romance play out on Youtube had me wanting to get to his bum scene.... yup. Well that scene certainly didn't hurt I do both romance scenes for him, the one where you ask about a relationship and get a kiss. Then I go back to an earlier save and have the sexy times later on, after they get to know each other better.
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Post by Shaz on Sept 17, 2016 5:10:28 GMT
DA:O - Out of the oh, dozen? Times I've played through, Alistair slightly beats out Zevran. I never went for Leliana. Would have went for Morrigan, but I never felt like playing the opposite sex, which is required for her. DA2 - Fenris and Anders were 2 each, I believe, with one Isabella and one (just to see how silly it was in group banter) Sebastian. DA:I - Solas first, followed by Cullen, with my eye on playing a Dwarf next with Sera, then an undecided race with Bull, and then, for the first time in Dragon Age, a male character, because I've got to romance Dorian. I adore him too much.
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Post by dragontartare on Sept 17, 2016 5:17:12 GMT
DA:O - Out of the oh, dozen? Times I've played through, Alistair slightly beats out Zevran. I never went for Leliana. Would have went for Morrigan, but I never felt like playing the opposite sex, which is required for her.DA2 - Fenris and Anders were 2 each, I believe, with one Isabella and one (just to see how silly it was in group banter) Sebastian. DA:I - Solas first, followed by Cullen, with my eye on playing a Dwarf next with Sera, then an undecided race with Bull, and then, for the first time in Dragon Age, a male character, because I've got to romance Dorian. I adore him too much. There is a mod, which I mentioned a few posts above The only downside is that Morrigan refers to your warden as "he" (of course, since that's how the lines were recorded). But other than that, it does work. I played a male Inquisitor specifically for Dorian as well. Totally worth it (and I ended up liking that Inquisitor better than my Cullen romance anyway). I'll do the same for Cassandra at some point.
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Post by witchcocktor on Sept 17, 2016 22:58:28 GMT
DAO: Haven't played it, but my only option would be Zevran, even though I would love Alistair. Such a shame.
DA2: Fenris. Sometimes I try to go for Anders, but then Fenris comes around and I'm completely enamored by him.
DAI: Iron Bull is my go to romance. He works with all kinds Inquisitors. Ladies are out of the question, playing them or romancing them, and my favorite romances are gated to women. And Dorian? I'm not touching Dorian. He is a good friend, but a horrible lover.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2016 23:26:48 GMT
DAO: Haven't played it, but my only option would be Zevran, even though I would love Alistair. Such a shame. DA2: Fenris. Sometimes I try to go for Anders, but then Fenris comes around and I'm completely enamored by him. DAI: Iron Bull is my go to romance. He works with all kinds Inquisitors. Ladies are out of the question, playing them or romancing them, and my favorite romances are gated to women. And Dorian? I'm not touching Dorian. He is a good friend, but a horrible lover. I was doing Dorians romance as a Templar KISA character (which files self-destructed on my computer, sadly) and I found it be okay, and I was planning to see it through to end, but as far as romances go, Sera's is better than his by a mile away... Although, the romance i feel less inclined to do is Solas's... Double dealing... *swear word*
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Post by witchcocktor on Sept 17, 2016 23:37:32 GMT
DAO: Haven't played it, but my only option would be Zevran, even though I would love Alistair. Such a shame. DA2: Fenris. Sometimes I try to go for Anders, but then Fenris comes around and I'm completely enamored by him. DAI: Iron Bull is my go to romance. He works with all kinds Inquisitors. Ladies are out of the question, playing them or romancing them, and my favorite romances are gated to women. And Dorian? I'm not touching Dorian. He is a good friend, but a horrible lover. I was doing Dorians romance as a Templar KISA character (which files self-destructed on my computer, sadly) and I found it be okay, and I was planning to see it through to end, but as far as romances go, Sera's is better than his by a mile away... Although, the romance i feel less inclined to do is Solas's... Double dealing... *swear word* I wouldn't have such a problem with Dorian's romance if the dialogue in Trespasser was better, or that you could convince him to stay with you and not give a damn about Tevinter anymore. But alas, we have a romance where the Inquisitor has to just follow the requirements, rules and directions set by Dorian and he gets to act the victim and be snarky if you question him and how he treats you. Sera's romance is MUCH better, I agree. I would love to romance Solas if he wasn't female-gated, because let's be real, it's the most important romance in the game. And I'd love for him to break my heart in vanilla DA:I and then come back in Trespasser, only to realize that whatever love I had for him is long, LONG gone!
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Post by Catilina on Sept 17, 2016 23:42:53 GMT
DAO: Haven't played it, but my only option would be Zevran, even though I would love Alistair. Such a shame. DA2: Fenris. Sometimes I try to go for Anders, but then Fenris comes around and I'm completely enamored by him. DAI: Iron Bull is my go to romance. He works with all kinds Inquisitors. Ladies are out of the question, playing them or romancing them, and my favorite romances are gated to women. And Dorian? I'm not touching Dorian. He is a good friend, but a horrible lover. I finished my Lavellan with Dorian. Similar feeling. Bull romance still in progress yet. I can say: Anders and Fenris is my favorite up to now. This two are different, but I like both.
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I was doing Dorians romance as a Templar KISA character (which files self-destructed on my computer, sadly) and I found it be okay, and I was planning to see it through to end, but as far as romances go, Sera's is better than his by a mile away... Although, the romance i feel less inclined to do is Solas's... Double dealing... *swear word* I wouldn't have such a problem with Dorian's romance if the dialogue in Trespasser was better, or that you could convince him to stay with you and not give a damn about Tevinter anymore. But alas, we have a romance where the Inquisitor has to just follow the requirements, rules and directions set by Dorian and he gets to act the victim and be snarky if you question him and how he treats you. Sera's romance is MUCH better, I agree. I would love to romance Solas if he wasn't female-gated, because let's be real, it's the most important romance in the game. And I'd love for him to break my heart in vanilla DA:I and then come back in Trespasser, only to realize that whatever love I had for him is long, LONG gone! Ah, Dorian. I thought he was whinny... Like real whinny. And I just wanted him to stop whinning for a moment in time and be real with me, and my Quiz, who happens to be snarky himself, was actually quite real with people - I don't image he whinnied too much, and Dorian kind of annoyed him... And Solas is a dick. I'd rather jump into a hole and die than romance that piece of shit that Solas is... but you know what, I'll do it becuase I can.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2016 23:56:33 GMT
DAO: Haven't played it, but my only option would be Zevran, even though I would love Alistair. Such a shame. DA2: Fenris. Sometimes I try to go for Anders, but then Fenris comes around and I'm completely enamored by him. DAI: Iron Bull is my go to romance. He works with all kinds Inquisitors. Ladies are out of the question, playing them or romancing them, and my favorite romances are gated to women. And Dorian? I'm not touching Dorian. He is a good friend, but a horrible lover. I finished my Lavellan with Dorian. Similar feeling. Bull romance still in progress yet. I can say: Anders and Fenris is my favorite up to now. This two are different, but I like both. I feel a sense of despair whenever I feel like I should do the Iron Bulls romance - hes boring too, and even the Chargers (who I like more than him) can't save him from that fate.
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Post by dragontartare on Sept 18, 2016 0:18:33 GMT
DAO: Haven't played it, but my only option would be Zevran, even though I would love Alistair. Such a shame. DA2: Fenris. Sometimes I try to go for Anders, but then Fenris comes around and I'm completely enamored by him. DAI: Iron Bull is my go to romance. He works with all kinds Inquisitors. Ladies are out of the question, playing them or romancing them, and my favorite romances are gated to women. And Dorian? I'm not touching Dorian. He is a good friend, but a horrible lover. There is a strong possibility that I will regret asking this, but you brought it up, so...why is it out of the question to play as a female? Is it a self-insertion thing? Dorian is my favorite LI next to Fenris. I actually like that he has something going on in his life that doesn't revolve around my lavellan, though I do agree that his Trespasser content was rather underwhelming. I would have preferred the option to send the Inquisitor to Tevinter with Dorian rather than resign them to occasional visits and conversations via magical walkie-talkie.
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Post by witchcocktor on Sept 18, 2016 10:39:22 GMT
I wouldn't have such a problem with Dorian's romance if the dialogue in Trespasser was better, or that you could convince him to stay with you and not give a damn about Tevinter anymore. But alas, we have a romance where the Inquisitor has to just follow the requirements, rules and directions set by Dorian and he gets to act the victim and be snarky if you question him and how he treats you. Sera's romance is MUCH better, I agree. I would love to romance Solas if he wasn't female-gated, because let's be real, it's the most important romance in the game. And I'd love for him to break my heart in vanilla DA:I and then come back in Trespasser, only to realize that whatever love I had for him is long, LONG gone! Ah, Dorian. I thought he was whinny... Like real whinny. And I just wanted him to stop whinning for a moment in time and be real with me, and my Quiz, who happens to be snarky himself, was actually quite real with people - I don't image he whinnied too much, and Dorian kind of annoyed him... And Solas is a dick. I'd rather jump into a hole and die than romance that piece of shit that Solas is... but you know what, I'll do it becuase I can. Dorian is extremely frustrating, I'll give you that. He has his good points, but they don't really show in his romance.. So, I don't romance him. Solas is a dick, but his romance is extremely connected to the plot, and if I could romance him, hell yeah I would. But as is, I'm stuck punching him with all of my Inquisitors cuz I despiiiiise him! DAO: Haven't played it, but my only option would be Zevran, even though I would love Alistair. Such a shame. DA2: Fenris. Sometimes I try to go for Anders, but then Fenris comes around and I'm completely enamored by him. DAI: Iron Bull is my go to romance. He works with all kinds Inquisitors. Ladies are out of the question, playing them or romancing them, and my favorite romances are gated to women. And Dorian? I'm not touching Dorian. He is a good friend, but a horrible lover. I finished my Lavellan with Dorian. Similar feeling. Bull romance still in progress yet. I can say: Anders and Fenris is my favorite up to now. This two are different, but I like both. Oh, Anders and Fenris are 100x better than Dorian and Iron Bull. They both feel much more genuine, more romantic, more passionate. The male x male romances in Inquisition are bad, but still, I appreciate Iron Bull for what he is. His romance still lacked a lot. DAO: Haven't played it, but my only option would be Zevran, even though I would love Alistair. Such a shame. DA2: Fenris. Sometimes I try to go for Anders, but then Fenris comes around and I'm completely enamored by him. DAI: Iron Bull is my go to romance. He works with all kinds Inquisitors. Ladies are out of the question, playing them or romancing them, and my favorite romances are gated to women. And Dorian? I'm not touching Dorian. He is a good friend, but a horrible lover. There is a strong possibility that I will regret asking this, but you brought it up, so...why is it out of the question to play as a female? Is it a self-insertion thing? Dorian is my favorite LI next to Fenris. I actually like that he has something going on in his life that doesn't revolve around my lavellan, though I do agree that his Trespasser content was rather underwhelming. I would have preferred the option to send the Inquisitor to Tevinter with Dorian rather than resign them to occasional visits and conversations via magical walkie-talkie. It's mostly a self-insertion thing. I don't feel a connection to a female character like I do to a male one. It's just how it is. Men are glorious. Dorian having his own stuff to do would be great if he wasn't a total asshat and an inconsiderate fool. He has a kind of victim complex and copes with humor and snark way too much, it's not attractive. Like, okay, it's completely fair Dorian has his own ambitions and goals, but when it meddles with the relationship, I should be able to get out of it. In Trespasser, the Inquisitor should have the option to break up with Dorian. How is he able to make such drastic decisions on the future of our relationship, and I cannot say this is not what I want in life? Complete garbage, imo. The dialogue should've made Dorian more apologetic, heartbroken rather than '' oh yeah, gotta go, kinda sad but eh, you'll survive lol, sorry '' if anything, that at least would've made the romance feel more genuine and nice to me.
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Post by Catilina on Sept 18, 2016 14:18:03 GMT
I finished my Lavellan with Dorian. Similar feeling. Bull romance still in progress yet. I can say: Anders and Fenris is my favorite up to now. This two are different, but I like both. Oh, Anders and Fenris are 100x better than Dorian and Iron Bull. They both feel much more genuine, more romantic, more passionate.The male x male romances in Inquisition are bad, but still, I appreciate Iron Bull for what he is. His romance still lacked a lot. That's, what I miss from the Inquisition m/m romance... they are too faded(? – I'm not sure that it is the right word, but I hope, understandable...). Anders and Fenris romance much more intensive, and I feel, that Anders/Fenris really want my Hawke. I don't feel same with Dorian and Bull (maybe its just me, but I feel like Dorian is more interested in fashion than my poor elf). And for example if I go for Anders, I miss Fenris, and now I go for Fenris, I miss Anders... with my Adaar (Bull romance) absolutely not missing Dorian.
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Post by witchcocktor on Sept 18, 2016 14:55:37 GMT
Oh, Anders and Fenris are 100x better than Dorian and Iron Bull. They both feel much more genuine, more romantic, more passionate.The male x male romances in Inquisition are bad, but still, I appreciate Iron Bull for what he is. His romance still lacked a lot. That's, what I miss from the Inquisition m/m romance... they are too faded(? – I'm not sure that it is the right word, but I hope, understandable...). Anders and Fenris romance much more intensive, and I feel, that Anders/Fenris really want my Hawke. I don't feel same with Dorian and Bull (maybe its just me, but I feel like Dorian is more interested in fashion than my poor elf). And for example if I go for Anders, I miss Fenris, and now I go for Fenris, I miss Anders... with my Adaar (Bull romance) absolutely not missing Dorian. Oh definitely, I completely understand what you mean. Anders and Fenris felt much more passionate and real compared to Bull and Dorian. Fenris still, to this day, makes me cry during the last quest, and gives me butterflies in my stomach when I romance him. Bull and Dorian? Nope. Dorian especially is odd. I feel that he has no grasp on what a relationship is. I don't think it was wise to make him a romanceable companion at all, kind of.
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Post by Crim on Sept 18, 2016 15:31:23 GMT
Sera, all the way in multiple playthroughs. Did a Josephine playthrough once for my female Inky and a Cassandra romance for my male one. I seem to be completely immune to Solas and Cullen. I plan to romance Blackwall and Iron Bull one day (most probably I will just pick Sera at the last possible moment, though). Same, get out of my head! I'll never romance Solas or Blackwall however, I did try the Cullen romance once and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I made a circle mage for him, it was awkward and sweet. I did attempt to ride the Bull but deleted it, just couldn't stick it out. I will attempt a Dorian playthrough at some point, just find it hard to stick with a male protag when I have the option not to be.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Sept 18, 2016 18:20:35 GMT
Same, get out of my head! I'll never romance Solas or Blackwall however, I did try the Cullen romance once and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I made a circle mage for him, it was awkward and sweet. I did attempt to ride the Bull but deleted it, just couldn't stick it out. I will attempt a Dorian playthrough at some point, just find it hard to stick with a male protag when I have the option not to be. So, you're saying I should give Cullen a chance? ;-) I have exactly the same thing with playing male characters - more often than not I just approach them as the last resort of replayability. And I usually abandon them half-way through (Cassandra romance was the exception, because it's Cassandra). Imagine my surprise when I started playing W3 and just couldn't stop ;-)
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Post by dragontartare on Sept 18, 2016 19:15:56 GMT
...snip for length... It's mostly a self-insertion thing. I don't feel a connection to a female character like I do to a male one. It's just how it is. Men are glorious. Dorian having his own stuff to do would be great if he wasn't a total asshat and an inconsiderate fool. He has a kind of victim complex and copes with humor and snark way too much, it's not attractive. Like, okay, it's completely fair Dorian has his own ambitions and goals, but when it meddles with the relationship, I should be able to get out of it. In Trespasser, the Inquisitor should have the option to break up with Dorian. How is he able to make such drastic decisions on the future of our relationship, and I cannot say this is not what I want in life? Complete garbage, imo. The dialogue should've made Dorian more apologetic, heartbroken rather than '' oh yeah, gotta go, kinda sad but eh, you'll survive lol, sorry '' if anything, that at least would've made the romance feel more genuine and nice to me. Thank you for answering. I myself do prefer female protagonists, but I can identify with males just fine and will play one for the sake of a gated romance (or in games such as W3 where I don't have a choice). I actually like my Dorian romance better than my Cullen one and he will probably be my canon, but I also don't usually self-insert. Speaking of Dorian, I headcanon that my Inquisitor puts up with the separation for a while, since he has to check on his own clan anyway and tell them what happened, but eventually gives Dorian an ultimatum: either accept that Lavellan will remain in Tevinter with him, or the relationship is over. Headcanon Dorian caves I would have liked a more apologetic Dorian too, but the fact that he deflects with so much snark tells me he really is bothered by it (since, as you say, that's his coping mechanism). There's also the fact that he's still numb over his father's assassination, asshole though he was. I have to wonder if the devs just assumed that only male players would romance Dorian and that male players aren't interested in "happily ever after." If so, they were clearly wrong on both counts.
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Post by dragontartare on Sept 18, 2016 19:18:51 GMT
Sera, all the way in multiple playthroughs. Did a Josephine playthrough once for my female Inky and a Cassandra romance for my male one. I seem to be completely immune to Solas and Cullen. I plan to romance Blackwall and Iron Bull one day (most probably I will just pick Sera at the last possible moment, though). Same, get out of my head! I'll never romance Solas or Blackwall however, I did try the Cullen romance once and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I made a circle mage for him, it was awkward and sweet. I did attempt to ride the Bull but deleted it, just couldn't stick it out. I will attempt a Dorian playthrough at some point, just find it hard to stick with a male protag when I have the option not to be. Do it! Do it! Everyone has their own opinion, of course, but I liked the Dorian romance better than the Cullen one, and I ended up liking my male Quizzy more than the previous female one. Although...I understand the desire to balance things out, considering many other games force us to play as burly womanizers whether we like it or not
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Post by phoray on Sept 18, 2016 19:21:10 GMT
Romanced Dorian and that's it. I never do all the romance anyway, I have no-nos when it comes to romance even virtual ones it seems. DAO romanced Alistair and once Morrigan. DA2 Fenris and Isabela (really liked Isabela with my goofy carefree Hawke) DAI I also like Sera romance but I don't like the Inquisitor dynamics with her all that much.For strange reasons I feel like the female Inqui (and male inqui too from time to time ) has a stick up the butt and isn't all that fun or quirky.So I prefer Sera with Dagna. Still I wish I wouldn't feel that way because imho Sera is the best romance of DAI .
The bolded is why I can't bring myself to do a Sera romance. Elfy thing aside, I just can't create, in my head, the right kind of personality for an Inquisitor to have so the romance would make sense. To me, an Inqui that quirky or carefree would be a terrible Inqui.
I don't know about that... My anti noble noble human Inqui had her as one of their best friends. Not a romance, but they were alike in a lot of ways. Unlike Sera, however, the Inqui can't keep shoving off responsiblities... But accepting the burden and serving the greater good with grace doesn't mean you can't inwardly resent it and wish it'd never happened to you. My Inqui's personality was one of a child becoming a woman via turmoil...and years later, when Sera wondered if she'd become too "The Inquisitor" To throw pies at people in Orlais, she was happy to reassure her she really wasn't. Although her woman side was a bit... cringe, you shouldn't do that! her stronger inner self that adored fun and her friend said, "Fuck it!" If this Inqui hadn't been straight, Sera and her would have been perfect for each other. And this Inqui is very proud of the woman she's become and the Organization she helped create.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2016 23:22:21 GMT
It's mostly a self-insertion thing. I don't feel a connection to a female character like I do to a male one. It's just how it is. Men are glorious.
I play guys a lot in games (my entire canon is proof of that, lol, more guys than girls - the only girl in my canon is my Cousland...) And btw, don't you love Male Hawke's humorous voice? It's the reason why I played a male Hawke...
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Post by morir_a_solas on Sept 19, 2016 4:13:45 GMT
I always play female unless I have no other choice, specially for badass protagonists like Shephard. DAO: Alistair is my go to romance, though I always cheat a little with Zevran DA2: Anders and Merryl DAI: I flirt heavyly with Cullen but always end up with Solas, the a-hole ruined my life and now I can't even think of romancing anyone else
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Post by witchcocktor on Sept 19, 2016 11:15:50 GMT
...snip for length... It's mostly a self-insertion thing. I don't feel a connection to a female character like I do to a male one. It's just how it is. Men are glorious. Dorian having his own stuff to do would be great if he wasn't a total asshat and an inconsiderate fool. He has a kind of victim complex and copes with humor and snark way too much, it's not attractive. Like, okay, it's completely fair Dorian has his own ambitions and goals, but when it meddles with the relationship, I should be able to get out of it. In Trespasser, the Inquisitor should have the option to break up with Dorian. How is he able to make such drastic decisions on the future of our relationship, and I cannot say this is not what I want in life? Complete garbage, imo. The dialogue should've made Dorian more apologetic, heartbroken rather than '' oh yeah, gotta go, kinda sad but eh, you'll survive lol, sorry '' if anything, that at least would've made the romance feel more genuine and nice to me. Thank you for answering. I myself do prefer female protagonists, but I can identify with males just fine and will play one for the sake of a gated romance (or in games such as W3 where I don't have a choice). I actually like my Dorian romance better than my Cullen one and he will probably be my canon, but I also don't usually self-insert. Speaking of Dorian, I headcanon that my Inquisitor puts up with the separation for a while, since he has to check on his own clan anyway and tell them what happened, but eventually gives Dorian an ultimatum: either accept that Lavellan will remain in Tevinter with him, or the relationship is over. Headcanon Dorian caves I would have liked a more apologetic Dorian too, but the fact that he deflects with so much snark tells me he really is bothered by it (since, as you say, that's his coping mechanism). There's also the fact that he's still numb over his father's assassination, asshole though he was. I have to wonder if the devs just assumed that only male players would romance Dorian and that male players aren't interested in "happily ever after." If so, they were clearly wrong on both counts. I can identify with female characters, but not the ones I make myself. If I make a character myself, it has to be a gay male. I feel like it's rather intimate, when you create a character, like it's an extension of yourself, or what you want to be. Plus, there is a bittersweet feeling in always being gated from some romances, it imitates life, you can't always have what you want, and that's fine. I can't bring myself to headcanon these kinds of things, because its make-believe. It's not real, it's only in your head. But I do headcanon that my Lavellan joined the Chargers and traveled with Bull even if it's total bogus in terms of storytelling, instead of what the Trespasser ending hints at, of them going their own ways even if they were in a relationship, forcing my Inquisitor to yet another long-distance relationship. I hate snark. I hate sass. It's not attractive in a person. They don't give you ANYTHING out of Dorian after the sex scene. It's bothersome, and I needed more '' I love you, I need you, I'm yours '' or anything really. Trespasser was the worst offender, though. How he goes on about the whole '' I gotta go to Tevinter, lolbye '' just makes my blood boil. At that point, I would've hit him so hard. DA4 better have a happily ever after male x male romance. It's not that hard, Bioware. Two dudes being together, happily, yay. That's it. It's mostly a self-insertion thing. I don't feel a connection to a female character like I do to a male one. It's just how it is. Men are glorious.
I play guys a lot in games (my entire canon is proof of that, lol, more guys than girls - the only girl in my canon is my Cousland...) And btw, don't you love Male Hawke's humorous voice? It's the reason why I played a male Hawke...
Male Hawke is glorious, yes. I would romance him in a heartbeat if it was possible.
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Post by cribbian on Sept 19, 2016 18:34:22 GMT
I try not to romance the same person on more than one inquisitor.
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