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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 30, 2018 5:57:26 GMT
Was anyone here able to predict all or even half the romances in Inquisition? Probably not I imagine, besides being a fun way to express your wishlist I always find these threads an exercise in frustration and disappointment when the sequel comes out. But to each their own. I think it's fairly interesting thinking of romances that might happen vs romances that you want to happen. We haven't had a gay male elf yet, and despite wanting a horny gay tal-vashoth babe instead of a gay elf, I think a gay elf is more probable. Dorian was popular with the women, so a straight vint human mage might happen as well. But looking at '' patterns '' and what hasn't been done yet and what people have been wanting for years now, is pretty useless. But it can still be interesting and fun to discuss nevertheless. Of course, the thread has been sidetracked to personal wishlists, but that's fine as well. We should have a thread for romances in DA4, might as well be this one.
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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 27, 2018 15:19:02 GMT
- As many of us and probably the devs too would love to see Tevinter, I assume Minrathous and a DA2-like setting in a city would be intriguing. Perhaps a Qunari invasion as the plot, but again? I doubt it would be Bioware-like who would prefer a more elaborated villain, so perhaps the Titans will take over this role. Preferably one big fat guy under Minrathous.
Qunari invasion, maybe not, but I could see us partaking in a battle between Tevinter and Qunari, which then branches out to Solas' plot one way or another, making the Qunari plot take a backseat and come back again in the DLC.
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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 26, 2018 18:23:29 GMT
The greater good > mages. End of the story. Now you may proceed to follow the original topic again. There's no "greater" good if such a thing can happen. Nothing can justify imprisoning innocents. What will be the "greater good" in Tevinter? The "holy economy"? Or in Par Vollen? The "effective and calm" society? But killing innocent people in the name of mage rebellion IS justified?
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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 26, 2018 18:22:29 GMT
Mages vs Templars isn't complicated! Mages suck and should be put in circles at the very least, unless they are hot gay guys, but I haven't seen any yet.
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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 23, 2018 23:23:34 GMT
It could also end up in development limbo and then we get a half-baked monstrosity that is below average, with multiplayer focus and micro transactions, a game that feels nothing like a Dragon Age game. But that couldn't POOSSSIBBLYYY happen, riiiight?!
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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 23, 2018 19:01:19 GMT
Bianca Davri.Wait! Before you all grab your friggin' pitchforks, can we all acknowledge that crucifying her character based on a scant 15 minutes of screen time seems a bit friggin' daft? It'd be like disliking Merrill for how she appeared in the Dalish Origin (where she was a no-nonsense hardass), rather than how she appeared in DA2 (where she was an adorkable cuckoolander) I will admit there are several issues in Bianca's presentation in Inquisition and she did appear a tad conceited at times. But things like Varric's shilling of her abilities can be excused because he's obviously biased. And the "threat" towards the Inquisitor did come immediately after a huge bust-up with Varric, so she was definitely lashing out in frustration at the first person she saw (someone everyone will have done at some point). Neither of those things really seem like justifiable reasons (at least IMO) to call her the worst character in the franchise (particularly when someone like Vivienne exists). I wouldn't suggest making her a companion, as Scout Harding would be far preferable to have as our resident female Dwarven archer. But if they brought back Bianca to play some role in a questline or in an advisor type capacity, that might allow for some better and more fleshed out characterisation from her, allowing the writers to address some of the issues people had with her in DAI. Besides, remember when people complained that Cullen was returning in DAI, only for that to seemingly vanish after the game came out? They addressed the issues from previous games, gave him a buttload of development and made him an awesome romance option. If they already managed it before, can't see why doing something similar with Bianca wouldn't fix some of the problems some people have with her? While I'm personally not all that interested in seeing her again, the hate she got is kind of out there. Sure she attempts to tell Inky off, but it was like watching a ten year old tell you suck or something. Who cares? Bianca's a nobody. Yeah I can't imagine why people would dislike her. I mean, ten year old brats are so likable!! But seriously, Varric is potentially a bestie to two player characters, Hawke and Inquisitor, futhermore he is quite popular and people really wanted to romance him. He gushes about Bianca and when we finally meet Bianca, she doesn't live up to the standard of being Varric's partner. And when she threatens to kill Inquisitor if Varric gets hurt, that's the last drop really. Like, I'm not Varric's guardian or parent, if he gets hurt or dies, that's on him, I'm not forcing him to stay in Inquisition. And who does this little cuntarella think she is, to go and threaten me like this to begin with, especially when it's revealed she kind of fucked up just a moment ago. Stay in your lane, Bianca.
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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 21, 2018 19:22:33 GMT
Templar and/or Knight Enchanter Assassin please.
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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 21, 2018 17:57:05 GMT
Well I think Samson and Blackwall are the hottest guys in the game so clearly my definition of sexy is just random as hell. I care more about my own characters appearance than whoever I will romance. Beauty and the beast is an amazing trope, as well.
The complete package matters more than one aspect. I still wouldn't like Dorian's romance if he was 100% my type.
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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 16, 2018 21:51:14 GMT
#SolasDidEverythingWrongAndShouldJustGOAWAY
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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 13, 2018 15:00:40 GMT
I can't WAIT to go to Tevinter and hear Dorian be his super sassy funny gay self again, like no time has gone by! :srs:
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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 12, 2018 16:51:56 GMT
well.. here are my guesses; two gay people. two straight people. two bisexual people. as for the races/genders idk.. it could go either way. groundbreaking
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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 9, 2018 8:30:56 GMT
I want them to concentrate on giving me the Tevinter, in it's full glory and shame. I want to experience all of it, from top to bottom. I don't want to visit some bumfuck swamps and boring vast deserts, I want all the ridiculousness of Tevinter, I want the architecture, the slavery, the whores, the nobles, the aristocracy, the absolutely ridiculous edgy fascinating avant garde fashion, I want it all. Give me a biiig big city to explore, underground sewers, palaces, taverns, hideouts, theaters, marketplace, whore house, bath house, all that good jazz. Halamshiral was beautiful, but they gave such little room to explore, so it sucked. Seheron and Par Vollen could be other (smaller) main hubs (explored more in DLC I guess), as well as a more commoner area in Tevinter, a regular town. But all that matters to me is that we get lots and lots of Tevinter. I need this PLEASE: But then again I wonder if giving me THAT Tevinter is maybe too... ambitious? Like the fashion, for instance. I don't know, maybe they are even shy of creating a big city hub again, when DA2 wasn't necessarily that loved for it?
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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 3, 2018 12:14:42 GMT
OH.
Gay men and straight men should be able to get married with their LI next game. Thanks. Or then everyone should, but especially men. THANKS.
No, Iron Bull doesn't count.
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Post by witchcocktor on Mar 1, 2018 7:57:42 GMT
Well, talking about Jaal, from a gay man's point of view, it was pretty freaking amazing experiencing such a sexual scene with two men in a (supposedly) AAA game. That was one for history books. I wasn't super turned on by it and I'm not saying sex scenes are important or that I even care about them, but I mean, that was really amazing to me.
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Post by witchcocktor on Feb 22, 2018 20:00:10 GMT
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Post by witchcocktor on Feb 16, 2018 7:52:22 GMT
I'd be fine with that if humans or qunari were able to be more slender and prettier, but clearly that won't happen if only because of romances, so not having elves with facial hair sucks. As said, aesthetic as fuck.
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Post by witchcocktor on Feb 16, 2018 6:48:51 GMT
Facial hairlessness makes them more alien? I realize I'm basing this off my own preferred interpretations on elves, but there should more to them than just pointed ears; lithe forms with controlled grace, tight and angular features, canted eyes with starlight pupils, voices of hypnotic melody, a subtle shimmering of the skin that can amplify or darken the light around them. Many versions of the fae, aes sidhe, lios and svart alfar also had different colored skins like blue, green, gold or oil black.
I respect that Dragon Age was meant to be more realistic than that, and animation and VA budgets rule out some features. But when I'm playing something other than human, I want to experience as much of that otherness as I can. DA2 brought a little more of classic elves with the sharper, almost alien features, but Inquisition made them just pointy eared humans again . To me, the lack of facial hair was a small throwback to alien elves; the androgynous blend of male and female, the agelessness of being ancient and young. If the only physical thing separating elves from humans are their ears, why not just roll a human*?
*This goes for many qunari I've seen as well, where players "prettied them up" so much that they could've been just tall humans, horns or no.
I agree with one thing, and that's that elves looked too human, but that has absolutely nothing to do with beards or the lack of them. I also would appreciate BW approaching elves from a different point of view rather than just " classic fair skinny sleek elves " because while a classic is always a classic, it isn't necessarily inventive or original, just safe. For instance, I think dunmer look pretty alien, and them having facial hair don't make them feel more human. Beards and facial hair can also be a way to differentiate them from the rest of the races. Beard styles can showcase cultural differences (as well as difference in the standards of beauty) the way it's stylized and such. Original, exclusive elf beards could be a thing, and that itself is an opportunity to make elves feel more alien. And the whole androgynous thing, I don't feel like that's something facial hair deters in any way. And if you really think about it, what is more " alien " than beautiful creatures with furry faces? The whole contradiction between a more feminine face/body with facial hair that is certainly a more masculine trait, it's extremely intriguing and fascinating. Besides, we will never have body scalers, so if I want to play a skinny lanky pretty boy, I'll have to play elves.. But the thing is I love to give my even most feminine, pretty, beautiful designs facial hair, cuz it's aesthetic as fuck.
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Post by witchcocktor on Feb 15, 2018 15:53:34 GMT
Give my elves facial hair. Please. Don't care if it goes against the lore, just do it, it's dumb lore anyway. Nope , Dragon Age elves look too damn human as it is. What's the point in playing a non human race if you're going to strip away everything that make them alien in the first place? Facial hairlessness makes them more alien?
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Post by witchcocktor on Feb 15, 2018 7:34:44 GMT
Give my elves facial hair. Please. Don't care if it goes against the lore, just do it, it's dumb lore anyway.
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Post by witchcocktor on Feb 13, 2018 7:24:42 GMT
How I choose my canon is heavily inspired by how my choices affect the next game, and if my canon dies in it or not. So what I'll finally choose for DA:I for instance, will be heavily influenced by what happens in DA4. Is kinda shit, isn't it LOL. I know that feeling. Like.... if we get a female qunari mage as a companion in the next game (for example), I'll probably make my Qunquisitor a warrior instead of a mage. If we're restricted to a human-only protag, I definitely won't make my Warden or Inquisitor human. This is part of the reason I'm so thirsty for DA info, I wanna know who my character is so I can figure out who all my other characters are. My current '' canon '' Inquisitor just wants everyone to fuck off and leave him alone, so if DA4 is very... Inquisitor intensive, I think I might have to change him to someone else. Also, if the Inquisitor is going to die, I'm not going to let that be my sweet Qunari boyo. No, he deserves cupcakes and rainbows, not stupid heroic sacrifices or whatever.
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Post by witchcocktor on Feb 13, 2018 3:36:07 GMT
How I choose my canon is heavily inspired by how my choices affect the next game, and if my canon dies in it or not. So what I'll finally choose for DA:I for instance, will be heavily influenced by what happens in DA4. Is kinda shit, isn't it LOL.
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Post by witchcocktor on Feb 8, 2018 7:05:32 GMT
Are you talking virgin virgin or a gay virgin? I think a character who hasn't come to terms with his sexuality and has his first gay experience with the player's character would be pretty interesting. I kind of hope to avoid another played out gay trope on that department and probably go with a gay male love interest who just happens to be a virgin. Yeah, this trope is all fine and dandy is boys love manga, fanfiction and gay porn but I'd rather not have it in my high fantasy games.
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Post by witchcocktor on Feb 4, 2018 9:24:27 GMT
This would be an easy choice for me, bye bye Solas, I hate your guts. And furthermore, since BW loves throwing away old protagonists like used goods, I won't rule out the possibility of letting the Inquisitor die in DA4. Or any other beloved character from the franchise (coughcoughDoriancoughcough). But maybe the possibility of killing Solas is enough '' emotional drama '' for one game. But I definitely do not want BW to write Solas as some sort of a lord and saviour in the end. Trespasser made him a '' sympathetic villain '' and that is quite enough, DA4 (or 5??) should focus on showing what a madman he truly is, and how focused he is to destroy everything in order to achieve his goal. This won't happen though, sadly. Well... what if he isn't? I mean - he's already 'lord and saviour', if the Veil did indeed went up specifically to save the world from something worse (and so far it shapes up to be this way). Ultimately I don't think it's a black-and-white issue and Solas is neither a spotless hero, nor a mad villain. I wouldn't be surprised if we learned enough about the situation to even come to a conclusion that 'damn, what he does actually makes sense', but may advocate and search for a better solution that Solas himself has written off as unlikely, for whatever reason. Orrrr - and I sort of hope that it may be a possibility - we may be put in a situation where we'd be forced to make a similarly drastic decision, or perhaps even embrace specific means to an end, thus turning into villains - or 'villains' - ourselves. Well I'm going to be real here, I'm 10000000% biased because I hate Solas, and really everything he stands for. So putting me in a place where I'd have to agree with him or think of him as anything else except a self-serving hypocritical madman would be extremely uncomfortable, as childish as that is to say. He is already set out to be a '' sympathetic villain '' as I said, I don't really need more of it BUT THAT IS NOT TO SAY IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I'm not really looking at this from a '' clever, immersive story and world building '' point of view but a '' this character freaking disgusts me '' point of view lol. But would Solas being absolutely wrong in absolutely everything be bad writing? I'm not sure if there's a possibility to make such a drastic decision that'd make us the villain, because it would affect the story and the world so much. I mean I guess it could happen if it caused the protagonist to die as well, but otherwise I have a hard time visualizing it.
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Post by witchcocktor on Feb 3, 2018 23:03:36 GMT
I was reading this thread on reddit and two of the comments caught my eye: Oh lawd, can you imagine? Sorry world, I can't kill Sera's wife. This would be an easy choice for me, bye bye Solas, I hate your guts. And furthermore, since BW loves throwing away old protagonists like used goods, I won't rule out the possibility of letting the Inquisitor die in DA4. Or any other beloved character from the franchise (coughcoughDoriancoughcough). But maybe the possibility of killing Solas is enough '' emotional drama '' for one game. But I definitely do not want BW to write Solas as some sort of a lord and saviour in the end. Trespasser made him a '' sympathetic villain '' and that is quite enough, DA4 (or 5??) should focus on showing what a madman he truly is, and how focused he is to destroy everything in order to achieve his goal. This won't happen though, sadly.
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Post by witchcocktor on Feb 2, 2018 6:27:07 GMT
This is a fantasy roleplaying game, convenience doesn't matter. If I want to wear stripper armor and have long loong hair, I should be able to, just as much as convenient sturdy armor that looks ugly, but practical, and a bald head.
But I'm pretty sure BW has chosen their design philosophy, and they'll stick to that. But I do personally believe that the lack of long hair isn't some kind of a political stance or a design philosophy, but rather lack of experience and competence when it comes to modeling and animating long hair. It isn't ez pz.. Making games is expensive as well, and the time used on long hair can be used to something more important.
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