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Post by Lee on May 24, 2017 3:49:18 GMT
Favorite FFA romance: DirkLee   |
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fialka
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Post by fialka on May 24, 2017 4:01:53 GMT
Yup. I've really been wanting a male LI who's just super standoffish and mistrustful at first. I guess there's Fenris, but, despite being kind of prickly in general he's pretty on board from the start - and the anti-mage thing puts me off even if it's understandable in his case... plus he's mean to my husbando Anders (THE NERVE!  ). So while he's cool, as an LI he just doesn't do it for me. Then there's Solas with his secret agenda, but we don't learn that until later - he's pretty friendly and helpful when you meet him. Maybe it's a weird thing to want, but, I want that guy who's straight up hostile and doesn't like you at first. The reason I enjoyed the friendship arcs so much with Morrigan, Miranda, and even Cass to a degree, is because I felt like I really had to earn it. I would love a guy like that to romance. Plus I'm a sucker for the enemies-to-friends-to-lovers trope. So yeah, Vilkas hits that note for me even if Skyrim's 'romances' leave a lot to be desired. Conversely, I'd love a sweet, slightly awkward, nerd. A male version of Suvi or Tali or even Dagna from DAI. I always loved Finn from the Witch Hunt DLC, and would love to see an LI like that in a full game. I don't think it's a weird thing to want. I'd love a lesbian version tbh. Most of the f/f options are pretty onboard with it from the start, except maybe Isabela? sort of. Yeah it did occur to me after I posted that that although we've had female LIs like that, they tend not to be available to female characters either. Which is too bad, since, in the absence of male LIs like this, I like the trope enough to romance a character outside my gender preference to experience it (but am not willing to play a male protagonist). And I know plenty of lesbian players have expressed disappointment that these types of female LIs are typically straight as well. Silk Fox from JE might fit, though her I didn't care for as much for some reason. I think Isabela better fits the flirty, morally ambiguous rogue with a sense of humor and dubious motives type... But I've got plenty of guys to pick from there. Zevran, Sky, Iron Bull, now Reyes... I guess it's fortunate I happen to enjoy these types since Bioware loves including them. I'd complain, but, had they stopped we wouldn't have gotten Reyes. And I really like Reyes. |
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Post by phantomrachie on May 24, 2017 10:33:53 GMT
the player-sexual team the all bisexual team FTFY Well... I know this can annoy or offend some people but I don't mind when romance characters don't have a specified sexuality and that their interest in the player takes the spot light. Sure you have characters with past love interests or interests in other teammates/characters that make preferences known... But it doesn't matter to me. I mean as long as real people get the same level of content that is what I care about. I do like seeing LBGT characters in the story and lore of course. I don't care what happens in other peoples games or what they headcanon tbh. That is like those girls who imply Jaal is ruined by him sucking a d*ck in an AU. What does it matter to them, how does it change their experience? This probably comes from my pansexuality. Sorry if I offended people with that language. My only issue with all bisexual LIs is that romance options tend to be the only representation for gay people in a game, so removing them from the romance options removes that representation. It's even worse if all the characters are player sexual like FO4 because then there is no real representation at all. If a game as a number of NPC gay characters and/or non-LI gay companions then I'm all for all bisexual LIs. Particularly because it might be the only way BioWare will let me romance a hot warrior woman, I crushed so hard on Cass & Cora. I am glad that I was able to flirt with both of them, get rejected and build a friendship, unlike Morrigan who I didn't realise I couldn't romance until she told my Warden they were like sisters, even if I did love her friendship path. |
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The Beastmaster
them please, if you can be bothered :3
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Post by firmicute on May 24, 2017 12:31:08 GMT
Favorite FFA romance: DirkLee  |
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Post by Aurora'Harel on May 24, 2017 13:33:41 GMT
Favorite FFA romance: DirkLee you guys are vying with SanDave as favorite FFA romance. |
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Post by nocte on May 24, 2017 13:36:00 GMT
fialka you make a good point about Vilkas being the closest thing we get to an "ice king" type romance. I would really love a male Morrigan/Miranda romance in a Bioware game. Yup. I've really been wanting a male LI who's just super standoffish and mistrustful at first. I guess there's Fenris, but, despite being kind of prickly in general he's pretty on board from the start - and the anti-mage thing puts me off even if it's understandable in his case... plus he's mean to my husbando Anders (THE NERVE! ). So while he's cool, as an LI he just doesn't do it for me. Then there's Solas with his secret agenda, but we don't learn that until later - he's pretty friendly and helpful when you meet him. Maybe it's a weird thing to want, but, I want that guy who's straight up hostile and doesn't like you at first. The reason I enjoyed the friendship arcs so much with Morrigan, Miranda, and even Cass to a degree, is because I felt like I really had to earn it. I would love a guy like that to romance. Plus I'm a sucker for the enemies-to-friends-to-lovers trope. So yeah, Vilkas hits that note for me even if Skyrim's 'romances' leave a lot to be desired. Conversely, I'd love a sweet, slightly awkward, nerd. A male version of Suvi or Tali or even Dagna from DAI. I always loved Finn from the Witch Hunt DLC, and would love to see an LI like that in a full game. I thought Finn was adorable and I would love to have an LI like him. I really want a nerdy or scholarly type male LI that's available for m/m. Solas was the closest to a scholarly/intellectual type and he was straight. Disappointed. Although, a younger, more.. awkward, I guess, type like Finn is really what I'd like more. |
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Post by pessimistpanda on May 24, 2017 14:16:33 GMT
Yup. I've really been wanting a male LI who's just super standoffish and mistrustful at first. I guess there's Fenris, but, despite being kind of prickly in general he's pretty on board from the start - and the anti-mage thing puts me off even if it's understandable in his case... plus he's mean to my husbando Anders (THE NERVE! ). So while he's cool, as an LI he just doesn't do it for me. Then there's Solas with his secret agenda, but we don't learn that until later - he's pretty friendly and helpful when you meet him. Maybe it's a weird thing to want, but, I want that guy who's straight up hostile and doesn't like you at first. The reason I enjoyed the friendship arcs so much with Morrigan, Miranda, and even Cass to a degree, is because I felt like I really had to earn it. I would love a guy like that to romance. Plus I'm a sucker for the enemies-to-friends-to-lovers trope. So yeah, Vilkas hits that note for me even if Skyrim's 'romances' leave a lot to be desired. Conversely, I'd love a sweet, slightly awkward, nerd. A male version of Suvi or Tali or even Dagna from DAI. I always loved Finn from the Witch Hunt DLC, and would love to see an LI like that in a full game. I thought Finn was adorable and I would love to have an LI like him. I really want a nerdy or scholarly type male LI that's available for m/m. Solas was the closest to a scholarly/intellectual type and he was straight. Disappointed. Although, a younger, more.. awkward, I guess, type like Finn is really what I'd like more. What you mean is you want your LIs to have a full head of hair. |
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Post by nocte on May 24, 2017 14:19:23 GMT
I thought Finn was adorable and I would love to have an LI like him. I really want a nerdy or scholarly type male LI that's available for m/m. Solas was the closest to a scholarly/intellectual type and he was straight. Disappointed. Although, a younger, more.. awkward, I guess, type like Finn is really what I'd like more. What you mean is you want your LIs to have a full head of hair. I mean..... yes. Probably also not dark gods hellbent on the destruction of me and everything I know, but I'm more willing to compromise on that. |
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Post by Lee on May 24, 2017 17:35:03 GMT
you guys are vying with SanDave as favorite FFA romance. Not a competition. It's just my favorite FFA romance. Pretty sure Dirk agrees though.  |
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Post by Lee on May 24, 2017 17:37:03 GMT
What you mean is you want your LIs to have a full head of hair. I mean..... yes. Probably also not dark gods hellbent on the destruction of me and everything I know, but I'm more willing to compromise on that. wait is Finn the guy from "Witch Hunt" ? Otherwise I need a road map on this one. |
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fialka
Dashing Rogue
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Post by fialka on May 24, 2017 21:47:10 GMT
What you mean is you want your LIs to have a full head of hair. I mean..... yes. Probably also not dark gods hellbent on the destruction of me and everything I know, but I'm more willing to compromise on that.Priorities, amirite?  Yeah, I'd prefer the guy to not be all about bringing on the apocalypse, but... well. Anders, Solas, and Reyes are some of my favorite romanceable characters, so a functioning moral compass is pretty much a bonus... rather than a necessity.  |
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Post by gaycaravaggio on May 24, 2017 22:34:35 GMT
A woman starting the apocalypse sounds kinda hot though, ngl. I'd have my character defeat her and throw her in prison but still. Pretty damn hot. |
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Post by pessimistpanda on May 24, 2017 22:48:38 GMT
I mean..... yes. Probably also not dark gods hellbent on the destruction of me and everything I know, but I'm more willing to compromise on that.Priorities, amirite? Yeah, I'd prefer the guy to not be all about bringing on the apocalypse, but... well. Anders, Solas, and Reyes are some of my favorite romanceable characters, so a functioning moral compass is pretty much a bonus... rather than a necessity. I think Anders and Reyes have perfectly functional moral compasses. |
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Post by Beefy Titans on May 24, 2017 22:52:44 GMT
Fallout 4 will be free during this weekend until May 28th on Steam. So if you have not played it, you can try it there. |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2017 2:33:26 GMT
Fallout 4 will be free during this weekend until May 28th on Steam. So if you have not played it, you can try it there. Oh wow, thanks for this info. |
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Post by Vallerie on May 25, 2017 16:33:51 GMT
A woman starting the apocalypse sounds kinda hot though, ngl. I'd have my character defeat her and throw her in prison but still. Pretty damn hot. Why not romance and watch the world burn?  If I can sacrifice a town for love, world is just the next step  |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2017 17:06:27 GMT
A woman starting the apocalypse sounds kinda hot though, ngl. I'd have my character defeat her and throw her in prison but still. Pretty damn hot. I love the premise but I am not confident that I would jail her. I am always the worst and usually betray everything else I have done in the game for an LI at some point... But I keep having to play genders or orientations I don't want to do it. Morrigan: "Hey can you impregnate me with a possibly evil demon child?" The Warden: "I don't know. That sounds kind of bad... its not? Sure thing!" Bioware just needs to give F/F an option to make really the bad world altering decisions I like to make. Anders, Solas, and Morrigan haven't really been available to us. These squadmates usually convince me to do terrible things but I typically play "good" characters. I would love for an "evil" F/F option to corrupt my white knight. |
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Post by gaycaravaggio on May 25, 2017 20:49:22 GMT
A woman starting the apocalypse sounds kinda hot though, ngl. I'd have my character defeat her and throw her in prison but still. Pretty damn hot. I love the premise but I am not confident that I would jail her. I am always the worst and usually betray everything else I have done in the game for an LI at some point... But I keep having to play genders or orientations I don't want to do it. Morrigan: "Hey can you impregnate me with a possibly evil demon child?" The Warden: "I don't know. That sounds kind of bad... its not? Sure thing!" Bioware just needs to give F/F an option to make really the bad world altering decisions I like to make. Anders, Solas, and Morrigan haven't really been available to us. These squadmates usually convince me to do terrible things but I typically play "good" characters. I would love for an "evil" F/F option to corrupt my white knight. Yeah, we need some of that shit for f/f. I feel like sometimes Bioware is willing to take risks with female characters but then those risky female characters are usually het anyways.  Tevinter would be the perfect place to introduce such a character. Or maybe in the Grey Warden plotline, whatever is happening in the Anderfels with them. Or an ex-saarebas Tal-Vashoth who is willing to do anything to stop the Qun from spreading. It's not like there's a shortage of possibilities. |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2017 20:51:23 GMT
I love the premise but I am not confident that I would jail her. I am always the worst and usually betray everything else I have done in the game for an LI at some point... But I keep having to play genders or orientations I don't want to do it. Morrigan: "Hey can you impregnate me with a possibly evil demon child?" The Warden: "I don't know. That sounds kind of bad... its not? Sure thing!" Bioware just needs to give F/F an option to make really the bad world altering decisions I like to make. Anders, Solas, and Morrigan haven't really been available to us. These squadmates usually convince me to do terrible things but I typically play "good" characters. I would love for an "evil" F/F option to corrupt my white knight. Tevinter would be the perfect place to introduce such a character. Or maybe in the Grey Warden plotline, whatever is happening in the Anderfels with them. Or an ex-saarebas Tal-Vashoth who is willing to do anything to stop the Qun from spreading. It's not like there's a shortage of possibilities. My guess is they are afraid to make "the bad" character gay (or bi). They don't want to be accused of vilifying LGBT characters. See: Solas  |
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Post by gaycaravaggio on May 25, 2017 20:58:09 GMT
Yeah, we need some of that shit for f/f. I feel like sometimes Bioware is willing to take risks with female characters but then those risky female characters are usually het anyways. Tevinter would be the perfect place to introduce such a character. Or maybe in the Grey Warden plotline, whatever is happening in the Anderfels with them. Or an ex-saarebas Tal-Vashoth who is willing to do anything to stop the Qun from spreading. It's not like there's a shortage of possibilities. My guess is they are afraid to make "the bad" character gay (or bi). They don't want to be accused of vilifying LGBT characters. See: Solas Except this doesn't just extend to moral ambiguity. It extends to characters like Cassandra and Cora too, tbh. Nearly any time there's a risk, they apply it to the het women first and foremost. |
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). So while he's cool, as an LI he just doesn't do it for me. Then there's Solas with his secret agenda, but we don't learn that until later - he's pretty friendly and helpful when you meet him. Maybe it's a weird thing to want, but, I want that guy who's straight up hostile and doesn't like you at first. The reason I enjoyed the friendship arcs so much with Morrigan, Miranda, and even Cass to a degree, is because I felt like I really had to earn it. I would love a guy like that to romance. Plus I'm a sucker for the enemies-to-friends-to-lovers trope. So yeah, Vilkas hits that note for me even if Skyrim's 'romances' leave a lot to be desired.
