ciaweth wrote...
IccaRa wrote...
Frankly, if someone freaks out over the possibility that a 'bro' might be hitting on them (ignoring the fact that ME romances are player-initiated), and this IRREVOCABLY DAMAGES THEIR PERCEPTION OF THE CHARACTER FOREVER!...
...their opinion isn't worth one damn to me.
I have no desire to coddle the thinly veiled homophobia of one player at the expense of a minority that has been left out and mistreated for far too long.
This.
It's really interesting how people were merely annoyed when Liara came on strong, but now that Garrus might be more open to more people than previous thought, there is a brick crapping party, with a hushed chorus of "I'm not homophobic, but Garrus can't be a bro if he also could consider a relationship with a male Shepard."
That's a misinterpretation of some of the points being argued here, at least in my case; he can indeed be both and I've only seen a few "do not want" or "Garrus can't be" popping up here or there. Many of us are simply concerned as to whether this can be done naturally rather than unnaturally. As pointed out earlier, nobody wants Garrus becoming a Jacob where he's suddenly hitting on you when you want to engage in a regular conversation with the man.
I WANT an m/m Garrus. BADLY. More than any other feature of ME3. I had to switch from maleShep to femShep in ME2 because it was the only way I could romance him, even if it meant not playing my gender.
But I do NOT want:
- ME1-styled surprise and unintended relationships. Ashley raped me in one playthrough since I could not tell her no - I actually reloaded a save and left her to die on Virmire because there was nothing I could do to stop it from happening.
- a same-sex character hitting on me that I don't want hitting on me (go away, Thane, because I will like you far less); this sentiment comes from my experiences with Jacob as a femShep, but as a maleShep I would enjoy Garrus hitting on me a lot because I'm deeply into him. But since many male gamers aren't into him in that way, it should occur until after a certain point in the relationship after it's been initiated.
- DA2-styled relationships where everyone is bisexual even if at times it seems to go against character
- Everyone suddenly willing to "get it on." I would prefer dynamic and hard-fought relationships that MEAN something more than just physical pleasure, especially since all this is in the midst of a desperate war against a seemingly inevitable end. Even though we want Garrus, we can't just suddenly have him right away. Much as femShep had to develop a relationship with him, so should maleShep.
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). So unless people aren't simply born the way they are...it makes no difference what society they come from. Gay krogan, lesbian turian, bi drell, straight volus...the society doesn't matter. It's the person, the individual, and it's part of what makes them who they are. No amount of external pressure can change that.
