Do you prefer Paragon/Renegade dialogue or DAI-esque dialogue?

My point is I want a system where I can at least tell how much approval or disapproval I'm receiving. "X slightly disapproves" and "X greatly approves" is worthless, especially since there is no gauge in the game to have an idea of where you lie on the approval spectrum. Ultimately, I just largely ignored it in DAI because it was so poorly implemented. I like the idea, but BioWare needs a more practical way of translating approval into something the player can understand.

At least with gestures, verbal or otherwise, you get a sense of how the companion feels. I'm sure BioWare could figure out a clever way without having to do constant pans to another character showing their displeasure.

I agree with you, but we need some way to measure the system, otherwise why even have it? In my eyes, seeing the "approval" text doesn't actually impact my experience one way or the other as I've never gotten to a point where anybody would leave. It just becomes unnecessary clutter on the screen that I see occasionally that really adds nothing.

The entire gift system was atrocious in DAO. It wasn't immersive, it wasn't realistic, and it was far too game-y. I don't think BioWare will ever go back to that (SWTOR has it but that's an MMO).

That's true, although I do believe you need a certain amount of approval to unlock certain dialogue and to advance the relationship. Of course, there's no way of knowing how much of it is just approval and how much of it is advancing through the story because BioWare doesn't tell us! I'd just like the system to be more organic and realistic, where it's less of accumulating points and you just see how companions react to you.

I don't know what would be the easiest way to implement something that reactive. I don't even think we fully know what system MEA has, although it seems to be implied it will have approval of sorts. Squadmates can get upset with you, so that seems to suggest your decisions will impact their perception of you. It's just one of those systems I'd like to see BioWare overhaul and revamp as I believe it has potential, but it's just not there yet.

Hmm....While I love the paragon/renegade system of the Trilogy, I prefer the DA one. I've never played a Paragon or Renegade Shepard, because it feels very unrealistic and limiting in terms of 'role-playing'. He's always a mixture of the two. So I'm glad we're moving away from it.

If you are interested, there is a menu for your relationship with the crew. Thanks to @massbass for his dedicated work.

bsn.boards.net/post/319197/thread

Well, that basically solves everything, lol. 

I'm completely okay with that. I honestly often forgot I was chasing Saren in ME1 because of all the random stuff you do along the way. I also never thought the main story for Origins was particularly inspiring. The reason I hold those two games in such high esteem is almost entirely because of the cast. Party members are, by far, my favorite part of a Bioware RPG. 

I didn't get that same wow factor from ME3 or DAII. Inquisition was about half and half, for me.

Seeing a focus on dynamic relationships between characters is a really good thing, I think. I just hope the cast is less polarizing than Inquisition. 

LOL! Maybe.....but I just find the whole Paragon or Renegade thing too restricting.

Thank you for the link. But I'd rather not spoil myself by viewing it. Surprise is the spice of life.....apparently. 😊

This isn't a problem with Paragon/Renegade per se, though. It's a problem with the way ME2 handled persuasion. ME3 solved the problem, but at the cost of letting a comp'etionist player pass any dialogue skill check.

The ME trilogy really encouraged you to stay railroaded as a Paragon or Renegade. Thankfully, this will not be the case in MEA as no dialogue is hidden by having to pick a certain type of option several times.

Well we know there's a casual, professional, emotional, and logical choice. Casual is supposed to apparently be the sarcastic, carefree choice. Professional is apparently more like Shepard. Emotional is going to be the more impulsive choice. Lastly, logical is clearly going to be the reasoned choice. Depending on the context and the circumstances will depend on how those templates shift and mold for each choice.

I want my renegade interrupts