Dragon Age News Thread

I've seen both him and DG say similar things, so none of that was new for me. But I do thank you for posting the link to the time, since I inwardly groaned on seeing a video link.

The problem is that, despite reviewing with whomever, various groups are not monolithic. Everyone of whatever group is going to have their own perspective and opinion on how a character of their ilk should be done, including a romance with that character. Dorian, a gay character, was written by a gay man. Yet there are gay men who don't like certain aspects of his character, his story, and his romance, and wish they hadn't been put into the game. Do the opinions of those gay men count? Absolutely. But so do those of the gay men who adore the character and who felt touched and affected on a personal level by his story. You can't please everyone. They won't be able to please everyone with a trans romance, and they won't be able to please everyone with an ace romance. That is just the nature of things and of opinions.

I'll assume that the question was asked with Maevaris in mind, given the strong hints toward Tevinter in the next game and her known association with Dorian (who might also feature in the next game). I think it would be extremely easy to have her romance not be about being trans. The hook and conflict of that romance is already present: she is a widow. Now, whether people want that is another matter that I could expand on, but won't in this thread. It's there and neatly laid out. Her being trans need only be addressed in a tangential way and not impact the romance at all, especially if the PC knows about it in advance (how this is to be done is also in question). If the PC knows, and still flirts and wants to start a romance, then it's obviously not a big deal. It doesn't have to be featured as "a thing," but neither does it have to be ignored.

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KOTOR: True the romances in that game only ended at kissing(though I think that's due more to LucasArts than Bioware).
Jade Empire: Had sexual relationships, just fade to black ones. 
DAO: True, though it does require sex and the flirts don't fit. 
ME: Same as above but even more.

Josephine is one of two LIs where the writer did say that seeing her as asexual or demisexual and the relationship being like that are perfectly valid interpretations of the character.

1. Yeah I know. Patrick Weekes a while ago when asked about it said that while possible they think they are at a good enough place right now. Granted that was a few years ago at this point so maybe they changed their minds hence this tweet. But yeah, not enough certainty for me to get excited yet. 

2. Exactly. It's more than just having a non-sex route, but other aspects of the romance would have to be a certain way as well. For example the flirts would have to not be sexual in nature. 

What's demisexual?

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"The more you know...."

I would love to see an increase in romantic relationship building vs a few flirt options and a sex scene. Besides, sometimes the sex scenes ruin it for me because it is just better in my mind. Although - I wouldn't be opposed to few peeks here and there.

I'm fairly sure that "not sexually attracted unless deeply emotionally/romantically connected" is not "not being ready for a relationship" - unless relationship without sex is not a real relationship for you...

No, that is not the same thing at all. Non-ace and non-demi people like to think that's what it means because they think they know us better than we know ourselves. Sorry... you don't. I know a lot of non-ace, non-demi people who can feel sexually attracted to people they have never met. That just doesn't happen to demi people. I can't look at someone like Dwayne Johnson or Emilia Clarke and think "Oh yeah, I'd like to kiss/cuddle/have sex with him/her. I'll just fantasize about that for a bit." I'd have to actually get to know them before I have even the slightest inclination to fantasize about them. 

It's a little alienating as a young teen when all your friends are posting pictures of the latest teen hearthrob on every available surface and asking you if you dream about kissing them and you can't even begin to understand wtf they are on about.

Being demi is not "not being ready for a relationship" in the sense that you mean. It's not inexperience or religious conditioning that prevents us from wanting to get intimate with someone we don't know. It's that the hormones that are released when most people feel desire for someone do not even get released until you have a very deep emotional or intellectual bond with another person.

Ummm... no, it isn't exactly what you said. Also, should I understand it that you indeed think relationship ain't serious or ain't even relationship unless sex is involved? I think there are people who disagree. Hence they identify themselves differently.

I mean solavellan is basically this. You can headcanon either way. And avoid even the implication of sex by choosing certain dialogue. Hence why I didn't think my lavellan and Solas had had sex when I played. I dunno if that makes it "ace" or whatever. I just headcanon my lavellan doesn't do sex before marriage.

... Are they there to tempt the devs?