DA 4 Romances! New info for real this time!!! Zom-bangin'?

I started my DA journey with DA:I, and have played it more than 1000 hours. With that said, it's severely flawed and after so many hours of doing Dorian's and IB's romances, I started to loathe both romances.

Dragon Age Inquisition was a whole new experience for me in terms of gaming. Gay romances played a huge part in that, too. But even if you love a game, you don't have to be blind to it's flaws. And the flaws started coming out more and more as I played the game more and more. Still doesn't make the game any less important to me.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH. REPORT TO THE BREEDING CAGES.

I don't need characters to be intrinsically linked to the main narrative in order for me to love them; that would be quite the tall order. If we look at DA2, for example, only two companions, possibly three, fulfill this criteria: Anders and Isabela, and possibly Varric. Yet my favorites from that games are Isabela and Fenris. Isabela is one of my favorites not because she is closely linked to the plot of the game but because of her. Who she is, her personality, her dialogue, her design, her voice acting, how she relates and interacts with my character and others. And the same goes for Fenris. In the past I've been disappointed that he wasn't linked to the main story at all, and that's because ALL the characters who are usually open to mine as a LI are fringe characters. BioWare has a nasty habit of making the straight characters the plot important ones. That's just annoying, and after using the Solas romance mod, I got a small taste of what it felt like to be in that coveted group of folks whose romance gets to be linked with the main story. It's pretty cool, and made the story feel more... personal, I guess. 

But that's totally separate from "do I like this character or not?" That shit is literally just personal opinion. Like I see Vivienne above listed as "despicable" but she's literally one of my favorite characters from that game. Dorian is praised, yet he's one of my most hated characters in the franchise. And personal opinion's totally fine xD It just gets a little irritating when folks make statements about characters or romances as if any other opinion is less or even invalid. Like, no one can make an argument that Blackwall is objectively not a good character. Sorry, you can't. You (not "you" but anyone xD) might dislike him, but that doesn't make him a "bad" character.

I like both of these ^^ Though I don't remember Kenric. I do remember the scholar in the Western Approach. He was cool, too.

Ohh okay, makes sense; i never played that

It’s getting Ubisoft in here.

But Kenric and Harding are so cute together .


But seriously

I wouldn't mind if they made the KISA either gay or female (though I think I'd slightly prefer romancing the female as what ever gender they'd prefer). In fact I think it'd be much more interesting than a straight one.

Thing is, after Alistair I'm having trouble really accepting any other KISA unless they are really different in some way. Cullen was just too much like Alistair 2.0 to me. I LOVE this kind of romance, but I felt like I had already done it to my satisfaction. Seriously, if I had to chose between warden Alistair cameo talking about the love of his life and the Cullen romance, I'd take Alistair any day.

I mean, there's a reason why my Solavellan has a save so she can switch to Cullen If need be. I didn't feel the need to romance him fully on his own (and he was the reason I even made my Lavellan in the first place). Maybe that's the reason I didn't like him as much as I though I would. Maybe a Cullen who'd romance a qunari would have been more my type? I dunno, I just didn't feel like actually romancing him properly, as much as trying it just to check it off a list.

BTW, I actually LOVED Blackwall and his romance (and prefer it to Cullens). I've mentioned it before, I love to pair up unconventional characters, because it gives me a sense of acceptance I lack IRL. Blackwall calling my Adaar Mylady gives me a hell of a smile on my face exactly because of this.

It's actually funny. In my previous PT, if Blackwall sticks around, I liked making him a Warden, because he idolized them so. I saw it as helping him become what he wished he was. However, In my Blackwall romance PT I opted for freeing him to atone for his sins (Just so they could stay together). Surprisingly I found that the epilogue gave me a sense of Blackwall actually finding himself. What I mean is, him becomming a warden was like him becoming who he thought he wanted to be, whereas him being free made him into who he actually was.


On a different note. I actually wouldn't mind an actual Grey Warden (as LI or just companion). Alistair saw Duncan as a representation of the wardens and he idolized him, plus he was almost a rookie like the HoF. Anders's status as a warden was barely noticeable (plus, he had run away, so he wan't an active warden, so to speak). Because Blackwall wasn't a real warden, he idolized them and only represented the ideal of them, not the true gritty nature of being a warden. I would therefore like someone more seasoned, someone like Duncan, who has seen the bad things, maybe someone who's close to the calling. Someone who can represent the dark side of being a warden, the side that most people are not aware of. Someone who knows the true meaning of the sacrifice you make when you become a warden.


Re WoT: People should remember that they need to be vague in order to accommodate all variable outcomes. Like they can't talk about Alistair being neither king nor warden, because he could be both depending on choices.

Regarding the Gay Knight in Shining Armor, it would be interesting to speculate what such a character could logically, actually be in Dragon Age 4, as opposed to just wish fulfillment. If DA4 continues having an even split, having 3 of each class, then the Warriors would be tank, DPS, and support/utility, respectively. Race wise, I think elves and dwarves are more likely than humans or qunari, and here's why:

-With Qunari, Sten exemplified what a KISA could be by the standards of the Qun, but I don't know if that's good enough for some of the people here interested in this trope. Iron Bull cared about the little guy, but was no KISA. Given fan desires, previous characters and some dev comments, I honestly expect any kossith Companion to be a female tal-vashoth saarebas. They might include Gatt as a viddithari Qunari Companion, though I doubt it.

-I don't think any KISAs would be Tevinter proper, as I see any human soldiers being closer to the Black Knight and Gladiator archetypes, respectively. Since Imperial Templars don't have access to lyrium, I see them being closer to Rogues, using stealth and spec ops tactics to fight mages. The only way I could see a human GKISA making sense would be if they were a foreign knight errant. Though hopefully NOT Ser Aaron Hawthorne, as he strikes me as a watered down Blackwall.

-An Ambassidoria dwarf could work, but considering most previous dwarven characters have been from Orzimmar or surfacers, finally getting someone from Kal-Sharok would make more sense. Especially if they upheld traditional Kal-Sharok notions of honor, and not necessarily generic ones. Shaper Valta is iffy, considering she could be made a Spirit Warrior or full mage.

-A Dalish Emerald Knight freedom fighter might work, but in light of the major plots, I think an Ancient Arlathan Knight awoken to the present more likely. The writers can make up whatever they want, but these are the ones I feel best fit the projected setting of DA4.

Okay, what kind of Pornoland do you live in? 

All of these except maybe the second one strike me as at least a little invasive, though I realize people's notions of boundaries may vary.

A nightmare I can never leave. All I wanted was a pizza. I've tried every place in town. There's no other food. I haven't eaten in three days. PLEASE GOD JUST LET ME EAT A SLICE OF PIZZA.

I'm so hungry. So hungry.