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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 19, 2017 23:46:35 GMT
Out of curiosity, which game characters you guys are attracted to that are not romanceable? Is it weird if I say DiMA from Fallout 4 Nick Valentines is also pretty popular. Nothing wrong with that. Is it the personality thing?
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 19, 2017 23:34:11 GMT
Out of curiosity, which game characters you guys are attracted to that are not romanceable? I have a soft spot for Michael. He's the most attractive GTA male character in the series. Joel from the last of us. Nathan Drake I feel like I have a type. Like the usual tall, dark, and handsome thing. It could kinda tell our preference when it comes to LI in Bioware games.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 19, 2017 16:35:56 GMT
Yeah, this is adding to my closet belief more tbh, you don't actively seek out this content unless you're curious. And the need to stress no homo to you, rofl. I've met girls like this before. Sorry about those shitty people tho, life is unfortunately full of em. I don't understand this complaint though. In college I'd say between 50-70% of my straight friends "experimented". It wasn't really a secret and even they weren't that bothered about it cause, y'know, college and the perennial excuse of frat parties and being "wasted". So if a game has gay content that's just another avenue that's there if you want it and no one is ever gonna find out you let Reyes nail you against a wall, and you can experience a simulacrum of all those weird and wonderfully confusing feelings in total privacy. And if you don't want to, there's all the straight content. Makes no sense for it to be a "problem" or a reason to exclude the gay content ab initio. I believe in the Kinsey scale, everyone is somewhere on there, some are more straight, others are more gay. Males are especially more regress when it comes to the scale due to the stigma against gay males and masculinity, this is why "all females are bisexual" belief comes from, and a lot of straight guys believe in it also, especially with how the media and porn portray women, usually lesbians and mff threesome, 2 lesbians have sex and a guy join in, and things like that. Instead of putting label as gay or straight, it's more about where you are on the scale.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 19, 2017 16:22:52 GMT
and i dont like this "they are homophobic therefore they are closeted gays" its a myth made by tv shows. I personally slept with a republican representative who is for anti-gay bills. Of course, people who are homophobic are not always closeted gays, it's just that it sometimes happens.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 19, 2017 16:13:39 GMT
nah, too straight, its annoying. they were the ones who made me! watch lesbian porn lol they were like drooling all over, i cant. Yeah, this is adding to my closet belief more tbh, you don't actively seek out this content unless you're curious. And the need to stress no homo to you, rofl. I've met girls like this before. Sorry about those shitty people tho, life is unfortunately full of em. They're definitely straight, just like those republican guys who are homophobic but seek out gay sex in the down low.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 19, 2017 15:07:24 GMT
It's a self fulfilling prophecy at this point for Bioware. Horrible gay options, not many people romancing them. No one plays gay romance, less romance options in the next game. Maybe more people would play the gay romance if they put better options in the next game.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 19, 2017 2:18:51 GMT
Sorry, theresagiltheresaway. Everyone at the office loves you really but this is still a business. Your Jill memes just haven't been hitting our likes projection points as of late and the Cora in blueface memes have been forced to pick up the slack. Don't blame me. Blame cutthroat capitalism and stiff competition.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 19, 2017 2:09:29 GMT
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 18, 2017 6:58:56 GMT
Bethesda somehow made decent romances and their writing team is a bunch of straight dudes. It has nothing to do with the writers sexuality. If you are a decent writer you should be able to tackle any subject and write any type of character. That means research and devoting the right amount of time and effort into getting it right. Never hurts to have anyone look over it of course, and get feedback, which is doubly important when tackling something you are not that familiar with. Bioware just need to up their game in that regard. I like Bethesda characters because you relate to them because their own personal struggles and issues. Something you could see someone in their setting having, something you could see yourself having. They're not made to stand out. Being gay is just a part of who they are. That is what I want. I don't think it's that hard to write considered there are 3 gay characters already, the accumulation has something to do with them being gay. I'm pretty much numb at this point when it comes to Bioware game. I have lost faith in Bioware for them to write an actually compelling gay character.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 18, 2017 6:43:39 GMT
Well, we've already known that for years. I wish they could just write a particular character with all the effort they put into straight characters then make said character gay. I think this is more of the case. They are able to write a great gay character, but they did not put much care and effort to it, compared to straight characters. They can write great gay character. Write a character, make him gay, no need for Bioware to use bullshits like family disapproval, gay angst, gay conversion as lube to jerk their ego off for being so progressive.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 18, 2017 6:38:53 GMT
I haven't seen a single convincing argument about why Bioware's sexuality is so sacred when it wasn't even about the writer's intentions but rather Bioware sucks at programming and throwing gay options into the trash when they ran out of time. It seems like slacktivists to me. We have already gone through this arguments before. People really need to drop it before it turns into a flame war all over again.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 18, 2017 6:30:22 GMT
I saw that last gen drama coming from a mile away. That's why I did everything I could to make sure I got myself a ps4. Though I just assumed the ps3 version would have far more bugs and crashes-not that it would get completely dumped mid cycle. So yeah-that sucked. That was first time for me actually following the game before release and being part of all that hype.. I felt like I was first-time buyer in the end being heavily cheated on by used cars salesman. Lot of good-will I had towards Bioware was lost then. I have regained some, but I pretty much like some of writers now (like Gaider despite his snark), but in terms of management.. no thank you. Though I guess I shouldn't believe in writers anymore either due to this m/m fiasco on ME:A, I feel like I once again gave way too much trust on them. I like of being surprised happily and things going beyond my expectations. But that's so rare these days, especially if you get sucked into hype even little bit. Everytime I follow the hype, I always end up being disappointed. Especially when it comes to Bioware's logic. We have 2 romanceable guys in the squadmates, let's make both of them straight. It has always feel like a roller coaster with Bioware. I literally don't want to do anything after the day Dragon Age Inquisition and the day Mass Effect Andromeda come out. I just got so angry at Bioware because they don't even know what they stand for. If they want equal representation, do it right, give some squadmates to be straight, some be bi or gay, this is not even the case of not having enough squadmates, they INTENTIONALLY make both Jaal and Liam to be straight instead of one option being bi/gay. If their purpose is to cater to straight guys and don't care about representation then just make everyone playersexual, it's not even a secret that their bisexuals made with straight options first anyway. At least, we don't get situation with gay romances being completely intentionally ignored. They could just make random NPCs like Avitus and other gay and lesbian couples as NPCs throughout the game since they don't seem to care about doing a proper romance for gay anyway. Just letting people romance who they want since they want to go for the fan service anyway. At the end of the day, if Bioware really wants to do set sexuality, do it right, or do playersexual if they can't handle it, and have gay and lesbian NPCs. That's how I feel about it.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 16, 2017 19:06:46 GMT
That's how MEA went. We had 6 squadmates and 4 crewmembers to form bonds with. I found it more intimate that way. I'm on the fence. Yes, it felt more intimate, but the less squadmate positions there is, the less possibilities there are for gay squadmates. And we all know how MEA dropped the ball. Unless BW can promise a gay and a lesbian LI in the squad, I'm going to need more squadmates next game. It's not the lack of squadmate in this game. Considered even with the current set up, we could have easily achieve the equal option, if they had made Vetra or Peebee a lesbian, Jaal or Liam as bisexual, then at least everyone would have 1 squadmate option, especially for female since there would be a straight, a bi, and a lesbian option, for guys, there are two options, Jaal and Liam, one could be straight, the other could be bi or gay, but then again, team Mass Effect gets moronic and can't even think about doing any of that. It just shows how little they think about options outside of straight males.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 14, 2017 22:52:25 GMT
The issue of transgender announcing themselves reminded me of the Survivor's recent episode. They think not announcing themselves as being transgender, they're deceiving people. It seems like a very common practice from people that you should tell the other person you're transgender or else you're deceiving them. Transgenders often risk being killed simply by announcing themselves, it's also no longer part of their identity the person they were born as. Zeke said once you announce you're a transgender, that becomes all you know. It's exactly why Bioware really needs to place less emphasis on sexuality in general. The general experience of LGBT in general is that once you announce you are a part of it, it becomes your identity, and that's all people know you as.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 14, 2017 3:05:56 GMT
I only hope for continuity with romances this time. No gaps like ME2. I need my blue waifu by my side I am hoping for a continued story with Vetra as well. She seemed pretty popular so I think she will be back. I'm not sure about PeeBee tho. There was a lot of trash talk about the asari this time around.
Actually, Peebee is likely the second most popular option, after Cora. Vetra is the least popular option, but as Gaider said, the least popular female option is still more popular than any male option due to the demographic. I guess team Mass Effect used their internal data to kill off and break up characters like Jacob and Thane due to the lack of popularity and thus they feel they don't need to dedicate resources to them, which is still pretty bull. I get it from a business perspective, but it's just poor service, it's like paying for a concert ticket and they drag you out of your seat for customers they find more valuable. We all pay the same prices, we should be treated as equally. If they can't accommodate for everyone, don't try to take the moral high ground and just mark it as business decision and have everyone be playersexual and have gay and lesbian NPCs for representation if they want.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 14, 2017 2:57:17 GMT
David Gaider talked about there would only be 4 in DAI if they did this, not DA2. So there would be 4 most hot, most likely. Cass, Cullen, baldy and either Sera, Josephine or Leliana. Still better than what we've got. I thought it was Allan who talked about it, I remember it because he specifically taking about playersexual would require the same amount of resources as set sexuality. Still, I doubt Cullen and Solas would be part of the bi squad considered he was a late addition during extra development time. If we exclude Dorian whose entire character was written specifically to be gay, it would likely be Blackwall, Iron Bull, Sera, and Cassandra if they go for playersexual.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 14, 2017 2:54:18 GMT
Hmm... I'd rather have it this way: Cass Bull Sera Blackwall Viv (no idea if she ever was an option, but whatever) ^playersexual. It gives people 5 LIs already. Solas as he is. Dorian as he is (even though I love him and would gladly romance him as fInky). Then add non team: Cullen f/m Josephine m/f Leliana not available. 9 LIs overal. Better than 2/2/2 which gives only 6. I think most people would be happy with that with the exception of Cullen as f/M. Yup, considered the developer intended for him to be bi but running out of time. They have Cullen and male Inquisitor together in the ending, companions referring to Cullen and male Inquisitor, flirting dialogues with male inquisitor. Blackwall and Cullen can switch with each other because Blackwall is intended to be straight from the get go, it seems.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 13, 2017 8:39:17 GMT
Why would you ever be evil in Bioware games? It's not subtle and detrimental because they only give benefit to the "good" choices, evil choices are basically just evil just (you lost squadmates, you lose benefits and perks, etc) because instead of more pragmatic or a reason behind it. They really need to take a different approach like maybe benefits only available to evil choices, exclusive evil companions (Similar to Samara and Morinth), making evil more appealing or story essential like Fallout 4 where you pick Institute path, exclusive companions, exclusive clothes, weapons, title, ending. Bioware games's narration assumes you're a good guy, so the "evil" choices don't make sense or the narration steers you more into good choices. Honestly, Bethesda annoyed me more with the fact that they didn't flesh out a "good" path for the Nuka World DLC. I wish they'd made it more developed to take the path freeing the slaves and maybe had a resistance group, or something. I've never even played it, because I don't want to be a shitty raider and fuck up my own settlements. But I'm just not into "evil" choices, so I'm happy with Bioware, tbh. Bioware has evil DLC before, DAO has a DLC where you play as the Darkspawn and kill the innocent, Half the paths in Star Wars the Old Republic are Sith Empire which is evil. Fallout 4 leans a bit heavy toward the good path with Fallout 4, most of the companions are good alignment, while even the neutral like MacCready leans toward good. The Nuka world is mainly to appease the fan who complained about previous games that allow you to be evil instead of more ambiguous like the Institute like the raider faction in previous Fallout, an entire faction that is evil like the Dark Brotherhood and the thief guild. Bethesda games often allow you to have a lot of freedom, both being good and evil, but Fallout 4 leans too much toward good. I still don't get what's missing in the Nuka world for good, you can do all the quest like cleaning the Nuka world for the raiders which benefits the traders and turn on the electricity which benefit everyone, you only miss out like 2 main quests which related to building raider settlements and take out the traitor group. The rest of the DLC can be completed as a good character.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 13, 2017 8:19:31 GMT
Yeah, Bioware knows exactly who is the most popular. They have all that information on their servers, as well as how popular every decision is, generally. DA has released some of it in the past and David Gaider talked about it on the BSN multiple times. He said of the main romances, the least popular girl was basically always more popular than the most popular guy, nobody likes dwarves and a pretty small percentage of people ever take "evil" choices. lol Why would you ever be evil in Bioware games? It's not subtle and detrimental because they only give benefit to the "good" choices, evil choices are basically just evil just (you lost squadmates, you lose benefits and perks, etc) because instead of more pragmatic or a reason behind it. They really need to take a different approach like maybe benefits only available to evil choices, exclusive evil companions (Similar to Samara and Morinth), making evil more appealing or story essential like Fallout 4 where you pick Institute path, exclusive companions, exclusive clothes, weapons, title, ending. Bioware games's narration assumes you're a good guy, so the "evil" choices don't make sense or the narration steers you more into good choices.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 13, 2017 8:07:46 GMT
I've seen at least 3 pools in different Russian communities and in 2 of them Vetra was the leading romance with Reyes and Jaal 2nd and 3rd and another one had Reyes-Jaal-Vetra order. 2 of those polls had more than 1000 participants and Cora and Peebee were around last places in both, with only Gil and Suvi falling behind. You shouldn't take any poll from social media as a serious one because they generally have only this user/group's followers as their auditory. There are literally 0 things that indicate that all followers are representing human population as it is (with gay percentage and etc..) and that they have diverse views instead of having one mindset (which equals person's/group's mindset and it being the reason why they even follow it). This is why if they're serious about finding out who's the most popular, they should give links to the survey not just on one platform but on several. Put one on twitter, a youtube video description, tumblr, the BSN, and reddit. That still won't get all demographics, but it'll get us somewhere close to who's actually the most popular. I don't think they need to, they have the infographic internal data based on who we romance from Origin to tell which character was romanced the most. Online only account for at most thousands of players. Most players only play through the game once and many don't even finish. The online people are more active online social players, but due to how meta they are, they don't usually represent an average consumer that way. Unless they release that data, we don't know who is the most popular.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 12, 2017 17:42:44 GMT
Nipple size doesn't bother me, they can be any size and I'm fine with it. Female pecs?
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 12, 2017 17:35:36 GMT
Strap-ons cover the vagina (which scare me), so that's fine. Boobs not really my thing. Yeah sorry boobs do nothing for me. Pecs on the other hand... Not even man boobs? :sob:
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 12, 2017 17:28:42 GMT
I woke up to almost 30 new notifications, mostly from you guys, and my first thought was "Oh god what did I say?" Here's another notification.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 12, 2017 17:28:10 GMT
The magic of strap-ons and boobs are a plus but not the main goal. No harm. Girls are great. Boobs are great. Not bothered by what's in the pants either way but Boobs sure are great . And girls too. Love those girls. :dreamy sigh: How could anyone be into guys? They're hairy and smelly.
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Post by bloodofthefirst on Apr 12, 2017 17:12:05 GMT
These are both from pages/hours ago, but hey. That's not really what I was referring to. I was talking about people who can't get pregnant (by accident), like gay people and asexuals. Having my gay character have "procreation blockers" just comes off as incredibly invalidating. They probably had to take sexual crimes into account top though, don't you think? It's depressing, but considering that the initiative ended up being full of people who turned into murderers and thieves, it's probably full of rapists as well. Another thread got me thinking... does it bother anyone else that pretty much all the female LI's in Mass Effect are white? Other than Samantha, who's only an option for women. We have more Asari LI's in Mass Effect than non-white females, and that's kinda shocking. Especially since the only white male LI I can think of is Gil. Wait, is Gil supposed to be white? He's so much darker than default Ryder, I assumed he was supposed to be (south) Asian... I don't think Gil is White. I thought he was Middle Eastern or something, which also part of the Caucasoid. I assume he dyed his hair red, but since he created from a CC face, It's not easy to say.
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