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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2016 1:06:58 GMT
KREM! Yes I'd love to see more on him. I guess he won't be a romance option though since he can hook up with minstrel gal D: Me too, Krem is an awesome character, he's another one that made me laugh so hard. I loved his story about the squirrls and the feathers. You could always play that Cole hooked up with Maryden or that they broke up. Krem would be a great romanceible character though... It appears he identifies as a straight male, but I wonder if he can be bi. I didn't see anything about it, but he did seem to be favored by bull, a bit. |
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Post by Artemis on Oct 3, 2016 4:24:16 GMT
KREM! Yes I'd love to see more on him. I guess he won't be a romance option though since he can hook up with minstrel gal D: Me too, Krem is an awesome character, he's another one that made me laugh so hard. I loved his story about the squirrls and the feathers. You could always play that Cole hooked up with Maryden or that they broke up. Krem would be a great romanceible character though... It appears he identifies as a straight male, but I wonder if he can be bi. I didn't see anything about it, but he did seem to be favored by bull, a bit. Yeah I think if Krem were ever interested Bull would hop right up on that lol I actually like Krem with Maryden, I mean, if SOMEONE has to be with her, then I prefer Krem. Still salty about being told I'm a pervy wanker for wanting to romance Cole only to have the little shit run off with the minstrel in Trespasser lol *shakes fist* Although liking one girl doesn't make a male character straight, Krem doesn't really fit the "promiscuous rogue" cliche so he's probably not bi.  But then again bi BioWare characters always date the opposite sex until you happen to hit on them so you never know... Okay I need to go shower all this salt off me... |
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Me too, Krem is an awesome character, he's another one that made me laugh so hard. I loved his story about the squirrls and the feathers. You could always play that Cole hooked up with Maryden or that they broke up. Krem would be a great romanceible character though... It appears he identifies as a straight male, but I wonder if he can be bi. I didn't see anything about it, but he did seem to be favored by bull, a bit. Yeah I think if Krem were ever interested Bull would hop right up on that lol I actually like Krem with Maryden, I mean, if SOMEONE has to be with her, then I prefer Krem. Still salty about being told I'm a pervy wanker for wanting to romance Cole only to have the little shit run off with the minstrel in Trespasser lol *shakes fist* Although liking one girl doesn't make a male character straight, Krem doesn't really fit the "promiscuous rogue" cliche so he's probably not bi. But then again bi BioWare characters always date the opposite sex until you happen to hit on them so you never know... Okay I need to go shower all this salt off me... See, I always thought they could've done better than Maryden, for both Krem and Cole. Maryden is so boring and Krem is so cool. I don't see being bi as being promiscuous, you can be attracted to someone and not do anything about it. And yes! I'm pretty sure would've been all over Krem if given the chance. That's why I wonder about their relationship, that whole binding his 'manbosoms' comment made it seem like there was a bit of familiarity there. Bull has a kind of casual, yet dutiful attitude about sex, it would seem. Yes, he's a bit of a slut but he takes the action seriously. I wonder if he offers his services to his men too, as a kind of emotional support and a kind of bonding with his team. I don't know if what I'm saying makes sense. Bull just seems the type that would encourage physical contact amongst his men/women. |
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Post by tishina on Oct 3, 2016 17:02:30 GMT
Just a request, but can we take the term "promiscuous" and shove it out an airlock in favor of something less negatively loaded? It implies judgments about people who enjoy sex outside of a long-term relationship. If the fact someone's had consensual sex for pleasure with people who understood up front there was no commitment is the worst thing that can be said about someone, they sound like someone you could trust to be honest...  Also, I liked Maryden, but I seem to be an exception because I hear almost nothing except negative things about her, especially since Trespasser... |
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Post by Artemis on Oct 3, 2016 17:33:34 GMT
I think yet again I've been grossly misunderstood but I'm at work and on mobile so will have to explain later.
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Whew!! Sorry if that seemed abrupt; students tend to put me on edge  @vivainadx, No no no, I'm not saying actual bi people "have to be promiscuous"; I'm saying that's how BioWare tends to write them, and that is often brought up as frustrating and an annoying cliche by bi players. How many straight characters are characterized as "fun and sex-loving" in Dragon Age, um, that would be none! (Sebastian has a "sordid past" but he "got over it" by turning to the church. Ugh.) Because they always reserve that behavior for bi characters. AND it is sometimes presented as an unflattering characteristic (see Tish's post); Zevran, for instance, I believe we are meant to find his overt flirting and references to past partners smarmy and icky. And consider Isabela's inappropriate flirting with Zevran. "Bisexuals are so sex-crazed and inappropriate lol!" seems to be the message DA writers have been sending. tishina, Agree, I don't use the word to actually describe people or characters who engaged in consensual sex with multiple partners; obviously ain't nuthin wrong with that! But DA writers seem to have that word AND its negative connotations in mind when writing "some" bi characters. That's all. Another class in ten minutes  Why can't I get paid to play video games. |
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Post by Artemis on Oct 3, 2016 18:18:13 GMT
Also, I liked Maryden, but I seem to be an exception because I hear almost nothing except negative things about her, especially since Trespasser... Probably because she "stole" characters that people wanted to romance I've got nothing negative to say about her (I think); I don't find her interesting at all, like many, many DAI side characters (there are too many and thus many are underdeveloped). |
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Whew!! Sorry if that seemed abrupt; students tend to put me on edge @vivainadx , No no no, I'm not saying actual bi people "have to be promiscuous"; I'm saying that's how BioWare tends to write them, and that is often brought up as frustrating and an annoying cliche by bi players. How many straight characters are characterized as "fun and sex-loving" in Dragon Age, um, that would be none! (Sebastian has a "sordid past" but he "got over it" by turning to the church. Ugh.) Because they always reserve that behavior for bi characters. AND it is sometimes presented as an unflattering characteristic (see Tish's post); Zevran, for instance, I believe we are meant to find his overt flirting and references to past partners smarmy and icky. And consider Isabela's inappropriate flirting with Zevran. "Bisexuals are so sex-crazed and inappropriate lol!" seems to be the message DA writers have been sending. tishina , Agree, I don't use the word to actually describe people or characters who engaged in consensual sex with multiple partners; obviously ain't nuthin wrong with that! But DA writers seem to have that word AND its negative connotations in mind when writing "some" bi characters. That's all. Another class in ten minutes Why can't I get paid to play video games. Ah! Ok. And I didn't get that impression about bi's, Lelianna, Fenris, Anders, Merrill, they were bis too and they weren't represented as oversexed. Zev, I think, came across as flirty and bold because that was how he was brought up and it was a part of his personality because he knew no other way. Which is perfectly fine, I thought his honest outlook on sex to be rather refreshing and kinda sexy. Isabella, well there's a girl who knows how to own her womanhood. She was confident and strong and knew how to get her way. Even Iron Bull's attitude on sex was casual but he also had a certain amount of respect for the act and his partner. I found that DA writers actually had an honest representation of how different people can have a different attitude on sex and that was pefectly fine. IMO And yeah, I found Sebastian's character to be rather self rightous and overbearing, could not stand him. I think he could be redeemable, eventually, but as he was in DA2 and on the War Table mission on DAI...   |
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Post by Artemis on Oct 3, 2016 18:58:46 GMT
Damn it o meant Isabelas inappropriate flirting with FENRIS. Will say more when I'm not in class lol
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Damn it o meant Isabelas inappropriate flirting with FENRIS. Will say more when I'm not in class lol LOL, I don't think Fenris minded any.  I actually think he got a kick out of it. And I loved Zev's flirting with Morrigan, Lelianna and Wynne...gotta give the little shit credit, he had tenacity and he never gave up. I found that kinda cute and I didn't want to destroy his self image. Poor guy.  |
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Damn it o meant Isabelas inappropriate flirting with FENRIS. Will say more when I'm not in class lol LOL, I don't think Fenris minded any. I actually think he got a kick out of it. And I loved Zev's flirting with Morrigan, Lelianna and Wynne...gotta give the little shit credit, he had tenacity and he never gave up. I found that kinda cute and I didn't want to destroy his self image. Poor guy. He may not have minded, but her making flirtatious jokes about what Danarius may have used him for ("Did he oil you up?" or something to that degree) were just plain wrong. And I say this as a massive Isabela-lover!! I loved Zevran, too, and found his flirting hilarious. But this incessant flirting IS a thing that Dragon Age writers seem to ONLY write into the personalities of bisexual characters. However, it's definitely true that they've had less flirtatious bi characters with the likes of Leliana and Josie. Fenris, Merrill, and Anders are tricky because they are written/coded to be more "player sexual"; they will make remarks/flirt with/sleep with the opposite sex UNTIL you flirt with them. Isabela is the only character who flirts with a same-gender Hawke first. (I'm not sure if she flirts with any other same gender character tbh.) Then again that is quite frequently the issue with DA characters... even Iron Bull NEVER MENTIONS BEING WITH A MAN!!! He will reference fucking barmaids and the like lol but that is it. So annoying. It's like they don't want to scare the homophobes who might be playing their game. Grr. Don't know about Josie since I haven't romanced her. Only Anders references a past relationship with a man... IF you happen to be a man, too. Meh I just think their track record in portraying bisexual characters has been shaky at best, but that's not to say that ALL the characters aren't loveable  |
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LOL, I don't think Fenris minded any. I actually think he got a kick out of it. And I loved Zev's flirting with Morrigan, Lelianna and Wynne...gotta give the little shit credit, he had tenacity and he never gave up. I found that kinda cute and I didn't want to destroy his self image. Poor guy. He may not have minded, but her making flirtatious jokes about what Danarius may have used him for ("Did he oil you up?" or something to that degree) were just plain wrong. And I say this as a massive Isabela-lover!! I loved Zevran, too, and found his flirting hilarious. But this incessant flirting IS a thing that Dragon Age writers seem to ONLY write into the personalities of bisexual characters. However, it's definitely true that they've had less flirtatious bi characters with the likes of Leliana and Josie. Fenris, Merrill, and Anders are tricky because they are written/coded to be more "player sexual"; they will make remarks/flirt with/sleep with the opposite sex UNTIL you flirt with them. Isabela is the only character who flirts with a same-gender Hawke first. (I'm not sure if she flirts with any other same gender character tbh.) Then again that is quite frequently the issue with DA characters... even Iron Bull NEVER MENTIONS BEING WITH A MAN!!! He will reference fucking barmaids and the like lol but that is it. So annoying. It's like they don't want to scare the homophobes who might be playing their game. Grr. Don't know about Josie since I haven't romanced her. Only Anders references a past relationship with a man... IF you happen to be a man, too. Meh I just think their track record in portraying bisexual characters has been shaky at best, but that's not to say that ALL the characters aren't loveable Yeah...Isabella...she had no shame. But I think that came from being a captain of a ship and having many men serving under her. She would have had to conduct herself with a more aggressive manner. And Zev, the whole being raised in an Antivian Whorehouse and being purchased by the Crows, having to use whatever skills were at his disposal, it would make sense he would be a big flirt. And Bull might not mention being with a man, but he does end up with Dorian if you don't romance him. Either way, I have become quite curious about how the Crows and the Chargers interact with their team mates. For some reason I picture the Crows breaking off into small, groups where the members are sexually compatible and a lot of their group bonding is through physical contact. I also see that being a way Bull might bond with his people too, it seems possible anyway. |
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He may not have minded, but her making flirtatious jokes about what Danarius may have used him for ("Did he oil you up?" or something to that degree) were just plain wrong. And I say this as a massive Isabela-lover!! I loved Zevran, too, and found his flirting hilarious. But this incessant flirting IS a thing that Dragon Age writers seem to ONLY write into the personalities of bisexual characters. However, it's definitely true that they've had less flirtatious bi characters with the likes of Leliana and Josie. Fenris, Merrill, and Anders are tricky because they are written/coded to be more "player sexual"; they will make remarks/flirt with/sleep with the opposite sex UNTIL you flirt with them. Isabela is the only character who flirts with a same-gender Hawke first. (I'm not sure if she flirts with any other same gender character tbh.) Then again that is quite frequently the issue with DA characters... even Iron Bull NEVER MENTIONS BEING WITH A MAN!!! He will reference fucking barmaids and the like lol but that is it. So annoying. It's like they don't want to scare the homophobes who might be playing their game. Grr. Don't know about Josie since I haven't romanced her. Only Anders references a past relationship with a man... IF you happen to be a man, too. Meh I just think their track record in portraying bisexual characters has been shaky at best, but that's not to say that ALL the characters aren't loveable Yeah...Isabella...she had no shame. But I think that came from being a captain of a ship and having many men serving under her. She would have had to conduct herself with a more aggressive manner. And Zev, the whole being raised in an Antivian Whorehouse and being purchased by the Crows, having to use whatever skills were at his disposal, it would make sense he would be a big flirt. And Bull might not mention being with a man, but he does end up with Dorian if you don't romance him. Either way, I have become quite curious about how the Crows and the Chargers interact with their team mates. For some reason I picture the Crows breaking off into small, groups where the members are sexually compatible and a lot of their group bonding is through physical contact. I also see that being a way Bull might bond with his people too, it seems possible anyway. That is so true about Dorian and Bull; I had forgotten that, which is surprising considering how opposed I am to the pairing That's an interesting headcanon about the Chargers and the Crows. Problem with the Crows is that a lot of it is brainwashing and basically a form of slavery; Zevran clearly isn't happy about his life as an assassin an essentially a tool of the wealthy and the higher ups among the Crows. So I've always felt Zevran's whole understanding of sex and intimacy was somewhat warped, in part because he was born in a brothel (rarely a truly happy place). Therefore if sex was encouraged between Crow assassins I would almost feel it's yet another form of brainwashing... I don't know; I'm very protective of Zevran and get angry when i think about the life he was forced to lead lol The Chargers obviously are different; they're a volunteer army And Bull is such a good "dad" figure to them haha xD I guess that could become a "daddy" figure, bow chika bow wow LOL Those who don't choose to participate might feel left out though. |
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Yeah...Isabella...she had no shame. But I think that came from being a captain of a ship and having many men serving under her. She would have had to conduct herself with a more aggressive manner. And Zev, the whole being raised in an Antivian Whorehouse and being purchased by the Crows, having to use whatever skills were at his disposal, it would make sense he would be a big flirt. And Bull might not mention being with a man, but he does end up with Dorian if you don't romance him. Either way, I have become quite curious about how the Crows and the Chargers interact with their team mates. For some reason I picture the Crows breaking off into small, groups where the members are sexually compatible and a lot of their group bonding is through physical contact. I also see that being a way Bull might bond with his people too, it seems possible anyway. That is so true about Dorian and Bull; I had forgotten that, which is surprising considering how opposed I am to the pairing That's an interesting headcanon about the Chargers and the Crows. Problem with the Crows is that a lot of it is brainwashing and basically a form of slavery; Zevran clearly isn't happy about his life as an assassin an essentially a tool of the wealthy and the higher ups among the Crows. So I've always felt Zevran's whole understanding of sex and intimacy was somewhat warped, in part because he was born in a brothel (rarely a truly happy place). Therefore if sex was encouraged between Crow assassins I would almost feel it's yet another form of brainwashing... I don't know; I'm very protective of Zevran and get angry when i think about the life he was forced to lead lol The Chargers obviously are different; they're a volunteer army And Bull is such a good "dad" figure to them haha xD I guess that could become a "daddy" figure, bow chika bow wow LOL Those who don't choose to participate might feel left out though. Yeah, and forming bonds amongst your team mates would be a way of rebelling against the oppression the lower Crows feel. If they form small intimate groups that perform jobs together and as a way of defiance, they become closer together. Sure, their bosses can tell them who to kill and who to seduce, but they can't control the affections being formed within the group. I'm sure there's small factions within the Crows now that idolize Zev and the crafty way he avoids being assassinated and that he broke free of the higher ups control to become his own man and I'd figure just his existence would be a burr in the sides of those who once controlled him. No, I doubt Bull would allow anyone to feel left out because they weren't interested. As a Qunari, Bull's been 'raised' to veiw sex as a normal part of life and to seek out someone if he needs release, I just think he'd encourage that kind of behaviour amongst his people and be open to anyone interested in his services. |
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Whew!! Sorry if that seemed abrupt; students tend to put me on edge @vivainadx , No no no, I'm not saying actual bi people "have to be promiscuous"; I'm saying that's how BioWare tends to write them, and that is often brought up as frustrating and an annoying cliche by bi players. How many straight characters are characterized as "fun and sex-loving" in Dragon Age, um, that would be none! (Sebastian has a "sordid past" but he "got over it" by turning to the church. Ugh.) Because they always reserve that behavior for bi characters. AND it is sometimes presented as an unflattering characteristic (see Tish's post); Zevran, for instance, I believe we are meant to find his overt flirting and references to past partners smarmy and icky. And consider Isabela's inappropriate flirting with Zevran. "Bisexuals are so sex-crazed and inappropriate lol!" seems to be the message DA writers have been sending. tishina , Agree, I don't use the word to actually describe people or characters who engaged in consensual sex with multiple partners; obviously ain't nuthin wrong with that! But DA writers seem to have that word AND its negative connotations in mind when writing "some" bi characters. That's all. Another class in ten minutes Why can't I get paid to play video games. Nah, I understood what you were talking about and I knew you didn't mean it critically of the characters (I remembered you really like Zevran too.  ) When they're writing a character who has casual/a lot of sex, they default to bisexual (or in Bull's case, to pansexual.) And it creates all sorts of problems for real bisexuals who come in a far wider range of personalities but get tagged as untrustworthy for exactly that reason. The word "promiscuous" is just one I really dislike because I have little patience for value judgments about people based on how much, or even whether, they've had sex (I'd like to jettison the word "virgin" for the same reason since it makes a huge deal of something that shouldn't be, but too many people have religious attachments to that one.) Don't care how much or little sex someone has had as long as it wasn't coerced or betrayed someone's trust. Once is too many times if a person felt coerced, even if just by social pressures to "do it." And asexuals need to hear that just as much as someone who's very enthusiastic. Kind of like my indifference to Cullen's undefined sexual history. My characters don't care if he's never had sex or he had sex with half the people in Kirkwall as long as it was enjoyable and didn't hurt anyone/violate anyone's trust. Sorry, I was slow getting back too. I probably responded in too much of a hurry myself and wasn't clear. |
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Post by SpiritVanguard on Oct 4, 2016 1:58:27 GMT
... Only Anders references a past relationship with a man... IF you happen to be a man, too. ... Ugh. You've no idea how much I despise the way they gendered his romance. I really hate it.  A lot. Yeah...Isabella...she had no shame. But I think that came from being a captain of a ship and having many men serving under her. She would have had to conduct herself with a more aggressive manner. And Zev, the whole being raised in an Antivian Whorehouse and being purchased by the Crows, having to use whatever skills were at his disposal, it would make sense he would be a big flirt. And Bull might not mention being with a man, but he does end up with Dorian if you don't romance him. . It wholly depends on the player. Dorian and Bull have never been together in my playthroughs because I don't trigger the relationship -- so it's still only circumstantial which isn't much of anything. |
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... Only Anders references a past relationship with a man... IF you happen to be a man, too. ... Ugh. You've no idea how much I despise the way they gendered his romance. I really hate it. A lot. Yeah...Isabella...she had no shame. But I think that came from being a captain of a ship and having many men serving under her. She would have had to conduct herself with a more aggressive manner. And Zev, the whole being raised in an Antivian Whorehouse and being purchased by the Crows, having to use whatever skills were at his disposal, it would make sense he would be a big flirt. And Bull might not mention being with a man, but he does end up with Dorian if you don't romance him. . It wholly depends on the player. Dorian and Bull have never been together in my playthroughs because I don't trigger the relationship -- so it's still only circumstantial which isn't much of anything. I didn't know that, but I always have Bull and Dorian in my party because their banter is pretty funny, especially when you add sera to the team. |
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Post by R2s Muse on Oct 5, 2016 11:44:15 GMT
Yeah...Isabella...she had no shame. But I think that came from being a captain of a ship and having many men serving under her. She would have had to conduct herself with a more aggressive manner. And Zev, the whole being raised in an Antivian Whorehouse and being purchased by the Crows, having to use whatever skills were at his disposal, it would make sense he would be a big flirt. And Bull might not mention being with a man, but he does end up with Dorian if you don't romance him. . It wholly depends on the player. Dorian and Bull have never been together in my playthroughs because I don't trigger the relationship -- so it's still only circumstantial which isn't much of anything. Yeah, I've heard it doesn't always happen, but not the circumstances. What needs to happen for it to trigger? I don't recall anything between them in my game; I've only heard about it on the interwebs. |
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Post by Liadan on Oct 5, 2016 14:01:58 GMT
Not necessarily. It wholly depends on the player. Dorian and Bull have never been together in my playthroughs because I don't trigger the relationship -- so it's still only circumstantial which isn't much of anything. Yeah, I've heard it doesn't always happen, but not the circumstances. What needs to happen for it to trigger? I don't recall anything between them in my game; I've only heard about it on the interwebs. It happens through party banter between Dorian and Bull so you have to have them both in your party to trigger the romance. The romance banter only happens after several other party banters between them. After it occurs the inquisitor can talk we both about it in Skyhold. Here`s the dialogue you have to achieve (from the wiki):
Iron Bull: Quite the stink-eye you've got going, Dorian.
Dorian: You stand there, flexing your muscles, huffing like some beast of burden with no thought save conquest.
Iron Bull: That's right. These big muscled hands could tear those robes off while you struggled, helpless in my grip.
Iron Bull: I'd pin you down, and as you gripped my horns; I. Would. Conquer. You.
Dorian: Uh. What?
Iron Bull: Oh. Is that not where we're going?
Dorian: No. It was very much not.
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Iron Bull: I'm just saying, Dorian. You have this picture of the Qunari in your mind.
Iron Bull: Like you see us as this forbidden, terrible thing, and you're inclined to do the forbidden...
Dorian: I have no idea what you're talking about.
Iron Bull: All I'm saying is, you ever want to explore that, my door's always open.
Dorian: You are impossible. This is... (Growls.)
Iron Bull: Good. I like that energy. Stoke those fires, big guy.
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Iron Bull: So, Dorian, about last night...
Dorian: (Sighs.) Discretion isn't your thing, is it?
Iron Bull: Three times! Also, do you want your silky underthings back, or did you leave those like a token?
Iron Bull: Or... wait, did you "forget" them so you'd have an excuse to come back? You sly dog!
Dorian: If you choose to leave your door unlocked like a savage, I may or may not come.
Iron Bull: Speak for yourself.
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Post by Chiantirose on Oct 7, 2016 2:20:46 GMT
So I'm playing around with old DA:I saves and picking different responses. The scene you get with Cullen after Halamshiral, where he tell you he doesn't want to move on from the Inquisitor. I never ever picked anything other than the one that locks in the romance, but now I was curious. Oh man ... You can either tell him you want to be just friends or just break up with him. The look he gives the Inquisitor when you tell him you want to be friends, it's this hurt, confused, angry look. I felt like I kicked a puppy! He doesn't seem as angry when you just tell him you want to break up.
Ugh, never again!
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Post by Artemis on Oct 7, 2016 2:53:53 GMT
lol Reminds me of those who decided to see what happens when you choose to give Fenris away. Not something I was ever able to bring myself to do! (along with selecting the break-up option... for any romance!!!!! *is weak*)
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Post by Chiantirose on Oct 7, 2016 3:54:10 GMT
lol Reminds me of those who decided to see what happens when you choose to give Fenris away. Not something I was ever able to bring myself to do! (along with selecting the break-up option... for any romance!!!!! *is weak*) Man, I don't think I've ever seen that scene. That's just bad ... Poor Fenris  . I did choose a couple break up options for Cullen, but never the ones in cut scenes. Guess that the first and last time I do that. |
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Post by Artemis on Oct 7, 2016 4:16:07 GMT
lol Reminds me of those who decided to see what happens when you choose to give Fenris away. Not something I was ever able to bring myself to do! (along with selecting the break-up option... for any romance!!!!! *is weak*) Man, I don't think I've ever seen that scene. That's just bad ... Poor Fenris . I did choose a couple break up options for Cullen, but never the ones in cut scenes. Guess that the first and last time I do that. The camera zooms in on his face, and his whole face just falls while his eyes get all huge. I think even his ears fall a little! It's like looking at a kicked puppy. |
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Post by Chiantirose on Oct 7, 2016 4:29:47 GMT
Man, I don't think I've ever seen that scene. That's just bad ... Poor Fenris . I did choose a couple break up options for Cullen, but never the ones in cut scenes. Guess that the first and last time I do that. The camera zooms in on his face, and his whole face just falls while his eyes get all huge. I think even his ears fall a little! It's like looking at a kicked puppy. I just watched it. Poor guy looks so betrayed and defeated. |
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Post by tishina on Oct 7, 2016 15:29:57 GMT
So I'm playing around with old DA:I saves and picking different responses. The scene you get with Cullen after Halamshiral, where he tell you he doesn't want to move on from the Inquisitor. I never ever picked anything other than the one that locks in the romance, but now I was curious. Oh man ... You can either tell him you want to be just friends or just break up with him. The look he gives the Inquisitor when you tell him you want to be friends, it's this hurt, confused, angry look. I felt like I kicked a puppy! He doesn't seem as angry when you just tell him you want to break up. Ugh, never again! I tested all of the breakup responses with the romances I did. I think his "friends" response was the worse. Of course, it's also one of those classic things men hate to hear, but it's usually said when there's only been a little casual dating at most and the woman first realizes the man is more serious, not after the woman's started something and been snogging with him publicly. Kind of made me think it was animated as a guilt trip for women who "friendzone," which rather fits with a lot of their work for women's romances. |
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But then again bi BioWare characters always date the opposite sex until you happen to hit on them so you never know...
Why can't I get paid to play video games.
I actually think he got a kick out of it. And I loved Zev's flirting with Morrigan, Lelianna and Wynne...gotta give the little shit credit, he had tenacity and he never gave up. I found that kinda cute and I didn't want to destroy his self image. Poor guy. 
) When they're writing a character who has casual/a lot of sex, they default to bisexual (or in Bull's case, to pansexual.) And it creates all sorts of problems for real bisexuals who come in a far wider range of personalities but get tagged as untrustworthy for exactly that reason. The word "promiscuous" is just one I really dislike because I have little patience for value judgments about people based on how much, or even whether, they've had sex (I'd like to jettison the word "virgin" for the same reason since it makes a huge deal of something that shouldn't be, but too many people have religious attachments to that one.) Don't care how much or little sex someone has had as long as it wasn't coerced or betrayed someone's trust. Once is too many times if a person felt coerced, even if just by social pressures to "do it." And asexuals need to hear that just as much as someone who's very enthusiastic.
. I did choose a couple break up options for Cullen, but never the ones in cut scenes. Guess that the first and last time I do that.