Gemaphrodite wrote...
I agree with Ejoslin, I think. (Earlier post: I've been writting this for ages!)
Though I am failing to understand how you can come to a satisfactory conclusion about how these fictional characters would react in a real life situation. Isn't it something that is simply impossible to determine? All we know of these characters is what we have seen or read in a few hours (or a few hundred!) of gameplay. Snippets of their lives in effect. Some people can react totally differently to how they would normally react when faced with a new situation. Some people can act completely out of character and it may be shocking to see. If you had a blight on your hands, and you knew it really was a matter of life or death, you might be more willing to put aside personal differences; at least until it was all over (and then you could throw a hissy fit or chop off their head! However you deal with these things!) Or you might throw a wobberly then come back after you've calmed down a bit.
In my opinion; although I understand Alistair's hatred for Loghain, finishing the job and seeing it through to the bitter end was a responsibility as a Grey Warden. He had put so much time and effort (and love) into getting that far. I was quite surprised when I learnt that he ditched it if you recruited Loghain. You wish he'd been able to put the blight before his pride and emotions. Especially as Alistair seemed to have so much sorrow in his heart about Duncan and Cailan. I know it was Loghain who pulled out and left them in that terrible situtation, which is unforgiveable of course, but the Darkspawn were the real enemy and they did a pretty good job of creating chum out of them. Also, I felt that if he loved my PC, it was pretty mean to bog off and leave me to face the darkspawn without his help/support. It was more his battle, in a way, than mine. (I just wanted Arl Howe's blood!) But like I say, it's impossible to know and to Alistair his reaction was a fair one.
Ho hum. That's just my take on it. Though you'll have to forgive me if I've missed out on a lot of detail/history/lore. I've played the games and read the books, but didn't take much of it in other than what was on the surface.
"Throw a wobberly?" Oh, I gotta add thatto my vocabulary. That's great.
This is a great post and it sums up the view held by many here.
Although, for me, the more time I spend here on the forums, the more I feel that Alistair's threatening to leave the Warden's if you take Loghain is simply a game mechanic meant to force the player into a choice.
Though I am failing to understand how you can come to a satisfactory conclusion about how these fictional characters would react in a real life situation. Isn't it something that is simply impossible to determine?
Exactly. It is, ultimately, up to the interpretation of the player. Some forumites will argue that "Thou shalt not go against the writings of thy games creators." But you know what? The game was written to be open to interpretation - otherwise there would be no decisions or plot devices included in the game.
So while I enjoy discussions about the characters and their motivations and everyone's PC's and their motivations . . . ultimately no noe can say what a few pixels would do if granted life.
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him. Obviously not.
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I suppose, it is. 
you are delusional and making excuses for your own failures with women.
