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

Oh man, this is really interesting. Because it's making me wonder why Isabela's romance is the only one that's really had a deep, emotional impact on me. Merrill was sweet but I think I only played through it once. I was never interested in Leliana, and I still haven't made it through my Josie or Sera playthroughs. But I loved Isabela. There was such tension, such passion, so many feelings... betrayal, passion, love, etc. That seems to be generally missing in f/f romances in BioWare. Morrigan is probably the only other woman who exhibits similar traits (and I would've loved to romance Morrigan). No, it's mostly the guys who pull that stuff it seems... Anders, Blackwall, Solas... well, I don't know. 3 v. 2, so... but only one for f/f.

So yeah, I agree with this.

EDIT: Dare I say it, this probably goes hand in hand with straight romances generally being the most closely connected to the main story, and thus having more emotional impact and choice...

You know what, I’m convinced. There should be a plot-relevant straight LI in DA4. She’s one of Weisshaupt’s griffons, her name is The Wider Context, and no one believes she exists.

I'm of the opinion that ALL party members (at the bare minimum) should be inextricably linked to the main plot, and how you interact with them (or not) should have an impact on how it plays out. It's fine to have personal goals that provide fodder for side content, but they all each need to have a personal, compelling reason for choosing to join me, at this time, in this place, to oppose whatever it is we're opposing. DA:O I thought mostly did a good job of this. DA2 not so much, but it was a different kind of story from the start. In DA:I however, almost nobody has any personal investment in the events. For around half of the major characters, it boils down to being forced, paid, or just randomly deciding to join up because it's "the right thing(tm)". Realistic, perhaps, but it hardly makes for a compelling story.

But then, for a long time now, I have found myself preferring smaller, personal, more focused stories set in fantasy worlds, rather than big, sweeping "epics". I'm not interested in prophecies or long lost princes. I'm much more drawn in by characters from humble origins, and especially the criminal element. A big part of why I prefer DA2 over the other games in the series is because it is, at its core, about personal struggles and relationships.

Personally I just hope that Bioware can actually come up with a good story for the companions in the first place.
The reason the bisexual and homosexual characters may feel very badly stereotyped to some, is most likely because it is bioware with their "forced diversity" status quo.
Forced diversity calls for improperly developed characters as is noted with various games and media in the past.

That is also why tolkien's words on matters like these should be taken to heart by all writers.

“I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much prefer history – true or feigned– with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers. I think that many confuse applicability with allegory, but the one resides in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the purposed domination of the author.” - J.R.R. Tolkien

The matter should not come forced but should be naturally developed from the ground up.
This is also especially hard when it comes to specific love interests, I believe.

Giving ideas I believe is a good way to help the bioware writers here.

However, I am strongly opposed to anything that has the notion of a strong demand - this can potentially result in a poor state for the game.
So history has shown us.
I am, at any time now, afraid that the lead director of DA4 comes out any time now and says: "Don't like it, don't buy it."
This was the final stroke that now destroyed BF5

Tolkien sucks tho.

Already my griffon LI and I are parted! Farewell, sweet Context, for you were taken away all too soon.

Okay, investigate the chance of the very real danger... conclusion: drop the diversity, let's just have gay romances. 

Just flirt with her throughout DA:I and never romance anyone else!

It is, afterall, implied that she has been courted and even taken out on dates, or about to be asked out on a date!

Oh, sorry, I just wanted to help to eliminate that very real danger!  

As Sten would say: No.