*Romance distribution spoilers* Make your voice heard about the lack of romance options, sex scenes,

So have we decided where the best place to send letters of concern should go?

I'd like to let them know that, while I do appreciate that they continue to include gay male romances, the marketing approach, as well as the marginalization of those characters has made me, a diehard Bioware fan who has bought every single one of their games since Baldur's Gate (with the exception of Neverwinter Nights), to vow not to preorder going forward. My main points will be the disparity between gay male and straight male options in both quality and quantity, the generic CC design of both m/m options, the lack of sex scenes for m/m romances, the "queerbaiting" (although I'll phrase it differently) around Jaal, and the general unresponsiveness from the devs and marketing in general surrounding m/m romances during this cycle.

That being said, I'm not willing to write off Bioware nor even this particular team of devs yet. They come across as bumbling and clueless around issues of diversity relating to m/m content -- I'm not getting a malicious vibe from them. And the fact that I'm privy to some private PMs between more than one poster and the devs indicate that they are listening and trying to understand. If (and I'm genuinely worried about it), ME:A gets a sequel, I would like to think that this feedback will be received and attended to. And, in the meantime, I have ZERO concerns about DA4. That team has demonstrated that, while they don't always get it right, they are making the right strides. I feel good with Patrick at the helm and Sheryl back on the ship.

Have you watched the scenes between Gil and Scott?

I get the feeling you haven't. It is much better done than Vetra's fade to black (hers was just awkward). If you have seen the scenes then you aren't being truthful about what's in it at all, and maybe you should reevaluate your posts so you aren't misleading people.

You know. I'll just say it.

If Jaal had been bi? I would've forgiven Bioware entirely. Because at the very least, we would've started from a stronger position than ME3. We would've started this new series of games by breaking the Mass Effect mold in a meaningful way.

But we don't even have that.

And I'm not going to fault Biofan any for enjoying his love triangle, but even assuming the NPCs are just the most amazing thing short of a squadmate, there will ALWAYS been this underlying bitter feeling that we (that is, gay men) have to go off the beaten path and possibly even way outside of our own orientation to get even a modest portion of the quality everyone else will get to experience.

I don't understand being okay with that. I don't understand how, at any meeting or get-together, a development can look at this and go "I guess this is okay."

Lol, really? You're actually trying to turn this around on me when it's you that has been making misleading statements? One's, that when called out on, you convieninantly don't reply to. Uh huh. I can see this is going to be a logical conversation.

What do you want me to say?  That you get glimpses of shoulders too?

4 games, 0 m/m aliens.
I do not understand why.

Aliens are like the yogurt/chocolate covered cereal pieces in a a box of otherwise plain cereal.
Sure, you eat the rest of the plain cereal, but why you bought the damn box was for those damn yogurt/chocolate covered cereals that are so much better than the plain cereal pieces!

I'm referencing the sex scene between Gil and Scott. The one you said you'd seen.

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