The Maevaris Tilani Discussion Thread

I again want to point out that the original solution to this problem of representation that many of you feel is there was the "player-sexual" approach in Dragon Age 2.

The solution everyone hated because they felt it flattened the characters out.

I would like that.

While it didn't bothered me when i was playing It is  a bit "unrealistic" having everyone you meet being bi.

We assumed they took away all of concept!Hawke’s lycanthropic elements, but they left the wolf pheremones intact.

"everyone you meet" a.k.a. 4 people

That just reads as hilarious.

Now that would be some interesting socioeconmic commentary about her being Trans that would just be factual rather than a sob story. Like... I feel like Dorian's dad being upset about his being gay should have been more focused on the lack of true biological heirs, not that Dorian wouldn't play the part of a straight man in a loveless marriage (which, when phrased like that, is an absurd thing to get upset about.) With Tevinter's obsession with breeding, this makes sense. But then it seemed to be more about his just being gay AT ALL, not the heir thing. Maybe Dorian's dad personally had a prob with it which differed from most of Theodosian society. It was just a bummer that something I like a lot about Thedas is sexuality isn't a big deal so long as babies come alone somehow, and then it was all about his being gay, that mission. Like it was our world :/

Mae being Trans, I thought the issue was about inheritence of the Magister Title and all that means (which seems to only be given to men, at least so far, I do not recall a female magister off the top of my head.) But also just an opportunity to try to cut out the competition for any reason, no matter how tenuous. I just never got the feeling is was BECAUSE SHE'S TRANS, OHMERGAWD.

So I'd like it the "issues" abot trans for Mae to be more logistical and political back stabbing and way less, "because I'm different. Tearz"

Edit add:
Oops, got reminded that Imperial Mage /=/ Magister and that Magisters can't be Divine or Archon. Silly me

I meant like .. they balked because Mae may have insisted they keep the same male rights while going about and expecting to be treated as the woman she was. They wouldn't want competition, so they'd argue she couldn't have it both ways.

But now I'm think on it longer, no all Imperial mages are magisters and magisters can't be Divine or Archon. So just being a magister removers her from arguing to be able to apply for those jobs.

You're right, everyone was either bi, bi until proven otherwise or straight!

But there's no proof of him being gay, dat's the point. He might be gay, but as I said, BI until proven otherwise. Most NPCs will be bi until proven otherwise even if they have or had a same sex partner. Their sexualities will never be revealed because it's pretty useless info, and that's why gender restricted romances are the best way to add characters beyond B (and potentially T) and is the reason I hope they keep this trend in DA4. 

It's not really about romance per se, just the want to see more gay dudes in video games. And by gay dudes I don't mean bi dudes, or trans dudes (although they are VERY welcome as well), but gay dudes. 

In terms of romance, I'll probably always prefer the bi guys, as it has been with every other Bioware game. But even if I don't like Dorian's romance for instance, he is still a special guy for me because it's nice to finally see some gay men in games, playing an important role, and having tons of content. 

I'd even go for the '' everyone is bisexual '' route if I was guaranteed a new (well-written, important, specified to be gay in-game) gay male companion, with no romance option for him. But since I really haven't figured out how to bring up one's homosexuality in a video game about saving the world, in a way that it isn't offputting, corny and hamfisted as hell, I prefer the set sexualities route for romances because it's an easy way to add LGB(T) into a game without it feeling too out of place. And by LGB(T) I do mean LGB(T), not '' bi until proven otherwise. ''

Of course someone might now say how vain and shallow I might be and how I should concentrate on the game instead of romances and representation but eh.  

I think BioWare have shown their desire to have a representative character-base (even if they are occasionally clumsy in implementing it).
I think Patrick Weekes' record on being attentive to this matter is pretty decent.

Then don't throw an insane fit over female characters not being "hot" enough?