The Character Romance thread (Official)

I understand your concerns. And this discussion is affirming our case-by-case context approach. You're right, I can't say "thou shalt never reference a post from another thread to call out a user". There are cases where that would not be inappropriate. We have to look at the full scope of the case- what's being said, how it's being said, where etc. In the previous case the mods judged it inappropriate. Next time it might be different.

As to more opportunities for homophobia, unfortunately that is also a reality that can't be denied. An attack can come from anywhere, but a defense must respond to an attack. I guess the only thing I can say is don't counter-attack the user, attack the weapon. Tear the post apart, call to ignore it, or if it is particularly heinous, call us. We have vowed to be more sensitive to the type of trolling that skirts the line but still has a negative impact. Let's see how we do. It'll be a learning experience regardless.

Huh? My "let's get back on topic" was not in response to that, it was a realization that a call to return to topic had been made already (by the originator of the concern no less) but that I had kept the discussion going off track so to speak.

I have nothing to add to the topic of another LGBT mod that hasn't already been said.

I can only speak for myself, I just wanted to get back to cocks.

I know I'm subtle about it but have I given the impression I like cock?

I find myself incredibly turned on by your...equipment.  So shiny. 


I think I should add some more lighting to mine. 

Well I've never been with someone who was entirely a penis before but I'm not closed minded

I'm sorry not sorry, but that tends to happen a lot when ever someone brings up a LGBT Mod.


What exactly has been said? This forum is for the people and the LGBT people has voiced their concern about wanting another LGBT mod around here. The mods around here has constantly swept the LGBT mod concern under the rug.  

Man, I can't wait until this pagecount gets to my birth year.

As for whatever went on today, I'm too emotionally exhausted to comment. Listening to bullshit from a corporation that caused one of the biggest gas leaks in American history for most of the day will do that to ya.


If you're gonna go for Gil, I gotta rec preset 5. He looks very tired and gay. Give him a bf to be tired with.

So, I've slowly been catching up on the thread (I'm still a few pages behind), and after reading some of the discussion about the bi Jaal thing, there was something that I wanted to add.

I do not understand the whole "tailor-made for straight women" thing.  As much as I've tried to think about and analyze it since I first came across the argument a few months ago, it has never made sense to me.

Romances are not tailored to any specific gender or sexual orientation; romances are tailored to people.

Every romance will have players who feel that the love interest was tailor-made for them because of a combination of physical attraction, personality, and plot.  But this is not because of the gender or sexual orientation of the player.  It is the result of life experience and personal preference, and while I do recognize that gender and sexual orientation are significant factors that contribute to any person's life experience and personal preference, they are not the sole factors.

As a result, people of all genders and all sexual orientations have a wide range of differing and overlapping preferences for what they want out of a video game romance (or out of any romance in general).  To believe anything else is to stereotype large groups of people.

Just taking gay men as an example:
There are gay men who are promiscuous, and there are gay men who are monogamous.
There are gay men who want to be with someone who they can go out with all the time, and there are gay men who would prefer to stay in.
There are gay men who want to romance a dashing rogue in a video game, and there are gay men who would prefer a KISA.
And there are gay men who want any or all of these things while there are others who want none.
Just as there are women who want any or all of these things while there are others who want none.

If given the chance to romance Jaal, some gay men will feel that the romance was tailor-made for them; some will not.  Just as some women feel that Jaal was tailor-made for them while others do not.

This is why the "tailor-made" argument makes no sense to me.
It's not about gender.
It's not about sexual orientation.
It's about individual people and their personal preferences.



As a side note: I can, however, understand why some feel that the direction and the camera angles used to depict the scenes that make up a romance might be tailored to a specific gender or orientation, but for the romance as a whole?  Not so much.

Nice! He kinda looks like Reyes. 

I think we should trade computers.
Mine is slowly turning into a potato.
Which means that once its transformation is complete, my computer will be edible.
So I would be getting a computer.
And you would be getting a computer AND something to eat.
Which is one more thing than I would be getting.
And more things is always better than not more things.
I extend this offer because I am generous and benevolent.
I would like to give people more things.
And this trade will let me do that.
First by giving you a potato.
Second by allowing me to demonstrate to Bioware the kindness of my heart.
They will be impressed by my generosity and self sacrifice.
And they will give me a chance to write a character.
Which I will need your computer to do.
Because mine is turning into a potato.
And they will like the character of my character enough to let me write more characters.
And all of them will be romanceable.
And there will be enough to suit the tastes of everyone in this thread.
Because I am generous and benevolent.
I can give everyone all of the romances.
And then everyone in this thread would be happy.
And there would be no more fighting.
So, really, by trading computers with me, you're only helping yourself.
You would have less work to do to keep this thread peaceful.
And you would have something to eat.
A Potato.



Edit: I think I might be a bit sleep deprived.

Maybe you should tweet this to Allan Schumacher as well? He's very nice whet it comes to LGBT. We should remind him that now we are worried about Dragon Age and this new writer.