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

This is not directed at any one poster.

I'm getting increasingly annoyed at the stated idea that not wanting an explicit sex scene automatically equates to prudishness. Sex is fine. Porn is fine. If I want to watch porn, I will go seek it. I don't want the game or the devs deciding how my character behaves or what he wants during sex. That is as much a roleplay choice for me as are the dialogue options.

Aside from the above, in order to have decent game sex scenes, the developer has to invest the resources. CDPR invested those resources and had actors mocap the sex scenes for Witcher 3. I just don't see Bioware having the inclination to do that; it doesn't seem to be a priority for them. And while I give the cine designers praise for much and laud their hard work and diligence, on occasion their kissing scenes -- never mind depicted sex -- look like you're smashing two dolls' heads together -- "Now kiss!" They do their best to hide it with clever camera angles, which I will say give some really nice shots, but can still be quite awkward. I wouldn't want that same awkwardness translated over into sex scenes.

In addition, those scenes cost a lot of resources. If they're going to use those same resources for the romances, I'd rather have another meaningful conversation with my LI about the relationship itself where I can further my roleplay and learn more about him and them as a couple.

And because those scenes cost a lot of resources, invariably it means that some romances get prioritized over others, as was the case with Cora in MEA. That is wrong. If the cost to have that quality spread around to every LI is too great as to be prohibitive, then no LI should get preferential treatment; it's either do it for all* or none.

Given the huge resource investment, and everything else I've mentioned, I'd prefer none. It doesn't have anything to do with prudishness.



* This is not counting those LI who might not have a sex scene for character/story-related reasons.

I imagine different reasons for passing on a romantic involvement just haven't passed the ROI test.

Solas' romance was great, yet you never saw them have sex. It may have happened offscreen, but Weekes has left that entirely up to the player. Even a few suggestive lines in Trespasser were written to be left it open to interpretation, about whether they actually did sleep together or not?

Same with Josephine's romance, we never are told whether or not they did the deed. Doesn't mean it's not a great romance or lacking in worthwhile content.

Please explain how the DAI scenes are ambiguous.

And thus, the thousand-year war between the Prudulators and the Pornulons began.

Because first place is so overwhelmingly ahead, I don't see it changing significantly anytime soon. In addition, it seems like conversation about the issue has addressed all viewpoints and is just down to rehashing, so you might as well.

What the heck is Roosh V? And bonus points for including Ted Bundy.

Varterral jumped out at me, for some reason. I guess it seems the most alien? I've always found the creatures that are literally half-man, half-animal (centaur, minotaur, merfolk) to be creepy.

Sweet thing, it's better that you don't know.

Broodmother

By all means, make your own suggestions. The poll is just a jumping-off point for discussion.

Oh, but you still have to cast a vote to escape the curse.

Gosh, werewolf is in the lead, I wonder how that happened.