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Post by vertigomez on Jun 5, 2018 18:37:36 GMT
Just curious. I've seen a lot of polls about favorite romances but none categorized this way. Choose however many you like (if you exclusively play as, for instance, straight women then choose appropriately). I'm separating hetero romances into two categories:
M/F (male PC -> female LI)
F/M (female PC -> male LI)
Only included LIs with romance tiles so no Harding, Tallis, Anora, etc.
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Post by vertigomez on Jun 5, 2018 18:44:55 GMT
The only one I actually care about is M/M Hawke/Fenris Friendmance.  One of the very best, tbh.  I'm curious to see how these numbers turn out. |
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Post by themikefest on Jun 5, 2018 18:48:14 GMT
female sarcastic Hawke and Isabela
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Post by vertigomez on Jun 5, 2018 19:59:20 GMT
female sarcastic Hawke and Isabela Also a favorite of mine.  |
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Post by MarilynRobert on Jun 5, 2018 20:04:41 GMT
My favorites are female warden and Alistair, male warden and Zevran, either Hawke and Anders, and female Inky and Cullen. Everybody would go for Nathaniel if he was romanceable.
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Post by Sumerian Physics on Jun 5, 2018 20:24:10 GMT
Sera is just such a joy. Gotta go with her romance.
M/Zevran is not far behind and F/Leliana was also compelling
Honorable mentions to both Lady Montilyet and Cassandra. I'm a sucker for poetry
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 21:26:30 GMT
Fenris takes top honors of the romances I can get without a mod, but someday the option with the content I like best will be available to m/m players. hopefully.
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Post by Catilina on Jun 5, 2018 21:31:39 GMT
<-- M/M, Hawke/Anders (friendship only)
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Post by deus on Jun 5, 2018 21:41:08 GMT
morrigan/merrill/cassandra
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Jun 5, 2018 22:18:13 GMT
I don't care about the sex of my protagonist, so I voted both options for Leliana, Merrill, and Josephine.
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Post by copper on Jun 5, 2018 22:35:38 GMT
M/Fenris has always been a favorite of mine. F/Leliana is more recent but it's also rated pretty high now since Leliana is adorable. I haven't played any Inquisition ones personally so I won't judge those.
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Post by pavellaning on Jun 5, 2018 22:53:39 GMT
Leliana and a female Tabris has a special place in my heart.  |
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Post by phoray on Jun 5, 2018 22:54:16 GMT
 Alistair is still winning at "wives" so many years later. F/M Alistair F/M Zevran F/M Fenris F/M Cullen What's not on the list is my head cannon of F/F Cousland/Isabella  .... That relationship is hawt hawt hawt, #2 fantasy after Hawke/Fenris. Cullen/Meredith is also kinda hot, but I seem to be the only one that ever thinks about that. 
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Post by phoray on Jun 5, 2018 22:58:43 GMT
Isn't bioware games, their client base is 60% female isn't it? This poll will inevitably be skewed.
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Post by phoray on Jun 5, 2018 23:00:54 GMT
M/M Hawke/Fenris Friendmance I've done Fenris romance as male, haven't actually done the whole thing as female. I don't see the difference between the two? why do you think Male is better in this case? |
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Post by Anaan on Jun 5, 2018 23:17:41 GMT
F/M: Warden/Alistair, Hawke/Fenris, Inquisitor/Cullen
F/F: (only one choice in DAO, so skipping it) Hawke/Merrill, Inquisitor/Sera
M/M: (same as above for DAO), Hawke/Fenris, Inquisitor/Dorian
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 23:38:39 GMT
I've done Fenris romance as male, haven't actually done the whole thing as female. I don't see the difference between the two? why do you think Male is better in this case? It's better because I am playing a gay male character as a gay man. That is an extremely rare and awesome experience to be able to have when it's an option. |
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Post by vertigomez on Jun 5, 2018 23:54:44 GMT
Isn't bioware games, their client base is 60% female isn't it? This poll will inevitably be skewed. I dunno about those statistics, but even if that's the case... that's fine? I just want to see which romances are most popular for their "category" - it's not about who the number one most popular LI above all is.  Also it's not like everyone exclusively plays their own gender/sexuality. Some people do, but not everyone. |
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Post by pavellaning on Jun 6, 2018 0:03:38 GMT
Isn't bioware games, their client base is 60% female isn't it? This poll will inevitably be skewed. I dunno about those statistics, but even if that's the case... that's fine? I just want to see which romances are most popular for their "category" - it's not about who the number one most popular LI above all is. Also it's not like everyone exclusively plays their own gender/sexuality. Some people do, but not everyone. I am one of those people who doesn't always play as the same gender/sexuality as myself. I am a bi female, but some of my favorite playthroughs have been as gay men or straight women. It depends on the character as an individual, for me. |
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Post by vertigomez on Jun 6, 2018 0:09:32 GMT
I am one of those people who doesn't always play as the same gender/sexuality as myself. Same.  FWIW I voted Inky/Sera, f!Hawke/Isabela, and m!Hawke/Fenris. Thought about adding Zevran on there but I don't have a particular preference for him. Maybe I'll vote both? 🤔 |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2018 0:09:56 GMT
Also not a fan of stats as they can be very misleading-but I do think the only time it was stated there were more females was when they were refering to fans that showed up at the E3/comic con type events. The player stats that we've seen still say the majority of fans are male (or at least play as male)-that being said the numbers are very high for female characters being used-much higher than say mass Effect. So that's probably why female characters are getting much better representation here than in most game series.   |
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Jun 6, 2018 0:15:15 GMT
Also it's not like everyone exclusively plays their own gender/sexuality. Some people do, but not everyone. Yeah. I certainly play as both sexes. I try to play as my sexuality though, since it is not often I am able to. |
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Post by Andraste_Reborn on Jun 6, 2018 0:27:46 GMT
I prefer both Zevran/Warden and Fenris/Hawke as m/m. With my other favourite options (Alistair, Sebastian, Blackwall and Sera) there isn't a choice of protagonist gender involved.
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Post by Nightscrawl on Jun 6, 2018 1:04:04 GMT
I don't romance anyone in DAO. Fenris for both genders. Male Inquisitor/Dorian. I've done Fenris romance as male, haven't actually done the whole thing as female. I don't see the difference between the two? why do you think Male is better in this case? There isn't one in Fenris's case. Except for a single line, the flavor of the romance is the same. This would just be about personal preference of PC gender. However, the difference is more marked for m/m Anders, and I do believe that version is "better" (only my opinion, of course). I don't care about the sex of my protagonist, so I voted both options for Leliana, Merrill, and Josephine. For the sake of the poll, which might you play more often? Or perhaps, which gender combo would you consider your canon? There are ways to narrow things down, even if it seems you don't have a preference. |
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Post by phoray on Jun 6, 2018 1:15:03 GMT
Isn't bioware games, their client base is 60% female isn't it? This poll will inevitably be skewed. I dunno about those statistics, but even if that's the case... that's fine? I just want to see which romances are most popular for their "category" - it's not about who the number one most popular LI above all is. Also it's not like everyone exclusively plays their own gender/sexuality. Some people do, but not everyone. I was off by 12% or more depending on source. @lee80 Pic provided by hrungr |
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