Allan Schumacher allanschumacher Sometimes you're just testing some tools and you realize some really cool stuff that Frostbite can do that you had no idea! O_O
Let's embrace the David Cage-risqué madness and call it "The Beyond: To Solas."
Press X to bang.
"Kneel before the Lord Dragon, or you will be knelt." 21 Feb 2019 at 6:59am - It has not been forgotten. It will not be forgiven. We've now met seven times... Revenge is ice cream - Serza, April 2020 Also known as Mike, David, Scott or Bruce
Allan Schumacher allanschumacher Sometimes you're just testing some tools and you realize some really cool stuff that Frostbite can do that you had no idea! O_O
It was pretty cool and I totally wasn't expecting it to happen! <.<
Just a friendly reminder when you're posting tweets on the boards - please copy/paste the contents of the tweets here, rather than a link to the tweet itself.
Linked tweets look great, but unfortunately they have a number of issues on the boards - not everyone can see them, some mobile devices have problems with them, pages with a lot of them are very slow to load (especially on mobile), search functions can't see their content, and other issues...
John Epler @eplerjc: Having been in this industry for a while, one thing has proven out, time and time again. Success belongs to the team, and failure belongs to leadership. No game is a one-person show, or even close.
Thanks for the explanation, Hrungr. I wasn't sure how to get the video to display if I didn't embed the original tweet, but will definitely keep copying and pasting in mind for things I post in the future.
Thanks for the explanation, Hrungr . I wasn't sure how to get the video to display if I didn't embed the original tweet, but will definitely keep copying and pasting in mind for things I post in the future.
Thanks!
For posting Gifs and Videos from Tweets, there are some options...
For Gifs (which are converted to MP4s on Twitter), running them through Imgur will convert them back to proper Gifs, which can then be posted here.
For those embedded Videos (like the one with Patrick), this site can extract the MP4 link, which then can be posted here.
Alexis Kennedy 🕯 @alexiskennedy when your finger slips and you open the wrong tool in the dev suite and it's one you've never seen and it's all like
- I'm curious to see how many people will get this reference...
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"Kneel before the Lord Dragon, or you will be knelt." 21 Feb 2019 at 6:59am - It has not been forgotten. It will not be forgiven. We've now met seven times... Revenge is ice cream - Serza, April 2020 Also known as Mike, David, Scott or Bruce
Allan Schumacher allanschumacher Related to a convo I had: Do you prefer romance content in a BioWare game to be specific representation (e.g. gay) or available to any char?
1. Specific representation 2. Available to any player
With DA2 I preferred the "any player" but after a PAX 2013 panel about LGBT representation, I shifted towards specific representation. Hearing a lot of people at that panel was eye opening. Things such as the "convenience" of bisexuality put off some, as well as omission. With a character such as Dorian Pavus, Sera (or even waaay back - Juhani) my impression was that people appreciated the specific rep. Of course there's always some people that prefer available to all, specifically if they don't enjoy the options available to them. And I mean, if romance content is a big reason why you play our games, having a great option not be available might kinda sting a bit?
Glenn @ohiglenn Specific rep will always be better when it is done well and fairly. I'll take playersexual in a pinch when few options are available tho.
Allan Schumacher allanschumacher I agree. Like if we only had 4 I'd def prefer available to all. But with 6 the 2/2/2 of DAI is where I'd lean.
Allan Schumacher allanschumacher Related to a convo I had: Do you prefer romance content in a BioWare game to be specific representation (e.g. gay) or available to any char?
1. Specific representation 2. Available to any player
With DA2 I preferred the "any player" but after a PAX 2013 panel about LGBT representation, I shifted towards specific representation. Hearing a lot of people at that panel was eye opening. Things such as the "convenience" of bisexuality put off some, as well as omission. With a character such as Dorian Pavus, Sera (or even waaay back - Juhani) my impression was that people appreciated the specific rep. Of course there's always some people that prefer available to all, specifically if they don't enjoy the options available to them. And I mean, if romance content is a big reason why you play our games, having a great option not be available might kinda sting a bit?
Glenn @ohiglenn Specific rep will always be better when it is done well and fairly. I'll take playersexual in a pinch when few options are available tho.
Allan Schumacher allanschumacher I agree. Like if we only had 4 I'd def prefer available to all. But with 6 the 2/2/2 of DAI is where I'd lean.
David Gaider @davidgaider Reading allanschumacher 's Twitter discussion on representation in romances is interesting, mainly due to my long exposure to the subject. I've tried several approaches, and it eventually came to this: there is no "representation" switch you can flip which makes everyone happy. Some folks want every romance bisexual, while others feel this leads to "playersexuality" and deprives the characters of agency. Some folks want "real" sexualities, but others end up unhappy with their options or want every sexuality equally represented. Others put the emphasis on how they're portrayed - minority chars must be morally perfect and written by someone who identifies as the same. So if your sole reason for putting representation into a game is to "make the social justice people happy" ...well, good luck with that. Thing is, there are better reasons to do it, and no good reason not to make the effort - even if there's *also* pressure to do exactly that. In the end, I fall on the "don't put the cart before the horse" side. Characters are paramount. But variety makes for better characters. And, at the end of the day, if you reach out to an audience that rarely gets addressed, all the better. It's worth listening and improving.
I think instead of 2/2/2 they should go 1 lady "lady only", one guy "guy only" and the other 4 "playersexual."
Dorian was guy only Sera was lady only Solas/Cullen/Cassandra/Blackwall straight Iron Bull/Jose bi
In my opinion, that was too much straight. maybe flip it and make it 4 bi options and 2 straight options. The only reason I even care about 100% straight options is I recently read on Adromeda thread that some people really appreciate having a heterosexual like them to romance. I find this idea odd. I'm heterosexual myself, but since I'm not personally banging pixels, I can handle my pixel character having the same pixel parts as their romance.
I'm heavily invested in the "falling in love while saving Thedas/the Galaxy" and the romances are the only reason I play video games now after a 10 year gap of not playing them all.
I also want my last LI to be aware when I move on to the next LI! Although at least Blackwall said he'd just never bring the relationship up again... The line that Fenris makes ...the one where he threatens Anders to be good to Hawke or he'd be sorry? THAT line made me FALL IN LOVE with Fenris. As in, I may not have given him and his leaving me stranded a second chance without it. I like my inner circle making comments about who I'm hanging out with- and if I'm being a heartbreaker, I want it commented on as well. Instead of the game just wiping the slate and pretending it never happened. :/
Oh, and speaking of Andromeda: Equal but different content! Do not only give 3 romance options the same depth of content while the rest are bare minimum. If the only way to get 13 romance options on the table is to give 10 of them a single minute of content and the other 3 ten (no idea the amount of minutes, just throwing out numbers) Then cut the romance options down!
And that's my romance gamer opinion.
Vegan, polyamorous, M1. Zevran, Fenris, Cullen, and Thane.
In addition to what phoray has said, I think the games like Dragon Age where you have different species protagonists as well as two genders, are even harder on the player if the romance restrictions are added. While I understand that a writer cares about his "baby", I care about my "baby", the protagonist. And I want my "baby" to express my preferences for him/her, and be as real and pleasing as possible for me, its creator. Which means that I prefer not to have to chose between the gender and race of my protagonist that please me, and having a shot at a romance I like.
I would prefer that the characters expressed their individuality not by limiting my protagonist at the CC stage, but later, as the game progressed through the approvals.
I also much prefer far less romances, but each of them more involved with the game, and as rich in reaction to the events as Legacy and Trespasser are. Having 3 to 4 player-sexual romances that are as plot-important as they were in DA2 with a lot of SWTOR-style flings around the world if you happen to just not like the full romances will be more to my liking than DA:I style of romantic presentation, because it allows me to stay casual and just have fun if I do not fall head over heals with one of the central characters.
I also really want to see another Antagonist romance like Skavak's from SWTOR. It was an excellent idea and really brightened up the run. And the earlier, more tragic version in KOTOR2 were also very titillating. I do not champion winning the game through seduction, but it introduces something different and can give an long interesting relationship to someone not "on the ship". I hope that Solas' develops along those lines in the future, and by that very reason, going back to the beginning of this post it SUCKS that Solas' romance is limited to elf-maidens. It has the makings of something truly fresh and awesome, going through the two games. If you did not abandon the Inquisitor as a protagonist. Oh, darn. Another cool dream thwarted.
Oh yes. Down with racial gating. And bring back the Elf servant/human noble/isabella/zevran/cammen/ghayna/Judge noble random sex encounters. And there has gotta be a Ladies Establishment. Says a lady gamer. I get that Thedas Jesus/PRophet couldn't be seen going to such a place, but I like playing a sexually promiscuous character and my companions shouldn't be the only folk to suffer that
Vegan, polyamorous, M1. Zevran, Fenris, Cullen, and Thane.
I dunno. I'm the kind of person who doesn't mind restrictions... in fact in a sense I prefer even more.
I like characters being their own and I like them have their own preferences - not necessarily in terms of gender or race, but what they find attractive in the player character. And we sort of have that, specially in DA - there are characters who simply won't romance us if we have low approval, don't make enough decisions they agree with (that's also true to friendships) or say things they like/don't like. It made them feel more real.
Of course, the issue with gender/race gating will be an issue to bigger or smaller extent in any BW title considering how much a staple for Bioware games relationships and inclusivity is - I think they'll just keep experimenting on some fields, while keeping things safe at others. And that's aside from game development going further and allowing them to do more things from technical side (in some cases the restriction stem from budget or technical limitations - it's easier and cheaper to have an NPC restricted to one gender for example, if it means the romance scene has to be animated once, and not 4 times to accommodate each race/gender's model height), which will likely influence things in the future.
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