Why We Were Shorted on Salarian Squadmate

Their reasoning was that the salarian squadmate felt to similar to another squadmate from a previous ME game. My guess was that they basically made Mordin 2.0 lol.

Mordin was a beloved character, but being salarian was a very small part of why he was.

i wouldn't go that far. He was like number five. But they all tend to blend together after thane.

Mordin's voice actors (there were two) sold their character. Mordin, too me, is the perfect representation of the Salarians. The Krogan grudgingly respect them. Also, as a combat medic, I totally agree with his philosphy: “Lots of ways to help people. Sometimes heal patients; sometimes execute dangerous people. Either way helps.”
And he could sing.
And he sacrificed himself willingly. The universe wouldn't allow a substitute. It had to be him. Someone else would've gotten it wrong.
He's in my top 5, too. #5, to be exact.

That's all very valid. I feel like some characters got way more attention than others.

Honestly besides Drack who was still subpar the rest of the crew annoyed me. Where is my Zaeed or Jack?.

Why is everyone so emotional and good natured?.....

Like Zaeed says " "a little poison never hurt anyone."😉

If this game suffers from anything then it's bland character syndrome. Take Reyes, take Sloan even, Raeka. All side characters, but there seems to have gone more love into developing them than went into the actual squad.

I mean, do the direct comparison with DAI. There's enigmatic Solas, loudmouthed but sensible Varric. Leiliana, who had grown into something entirely different than she had been in DAO. It's glaringly obvious with the gay character. Dorian vs Gil, who isn't a squadmate in itself but still on your ship. He's the cardboard of cardboards. Dorian's witty and even as a female character you could flirt away with him. Gil on the other hand rubs his being gay into your face at the first opportunity. For him they really seemed to have a checkbox, which they  implemented in the most bland way possible. Gay, having a female best friend, wanting to become a parent, introducing you to female best friend for 5 seconds, becoming a parent. Boring is the only word coming to mind.

I can't really argue here, but that's because I've always considered the companions of each DA game to have more substance on average than their Mass Effect counterparts. There's no truly proper equivalent of characters like Morrigan or even Varric (Garrus is basically Diet Varric) or Cassandra or Solas. Dorian is one of my favorite of the lot, and I enjoyed that my F!quisitor could flirt with him playfully and his being gay never got in the way of their playful banter, not unless you actually wanted it to (post-personal quest dialogue). I like Gil fine, and think he's more than whatever Adams ever offered as a character, given his role on the ship, but I feel a lot can be learned from the other side of BioWare's IP's. 

We've only had one Salarian squadmate, right? I'm not sure if that can count as putting a stop to it. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have a non-science Salarian like Jondam Bau or Kirrahe as a squad mate. It'd be cool to see the martial side of Salarian culture.

I always played a straight guy, whether DA or ME. It's me, this is how I roleplay (Everyone, go ahead, slap those foreheads and say, "That's not how you do it. Get that huge stick out of your tush!") and I loved Dorian. Dorian, was just as scared and concerned about Corypheous (sp?) as I did. He was the gay version of Alistair and I loved Alistair. Dorian was a properly, developed character that I cared about gay or straight. I appreciated the writing that went into his character and he is definitely in my top 10 all-time greatest companions. He's there with the best of them and helped literally carry Inquisition through his banter. That's writing. Not "let's bang, okay?"