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[MAD WHITE HAM]

It excites me that I get to be a human in Dragon Age 2.  I always play a human in all RPG/Fantasy games.  I hate being elves, dwarves, orcs, etc...I guess I'm a racist.  oh well.

However, what are the chances that bioware in Dragon Age 3 will make us be an elf/dwarf/quinari?  Numbers show thatthe  majority of people who play rpgs tend to be human fighters.  So i'm hoping Im not forced into being a skinny **** she-elf come dragon age 3.

[upsettingshorts]

Even though I'm actually exactly the same - at least in practice - in that I choose humans almost all the time in fantasy/sci-fi settings, I'm 95% sure this thread is gettin' locked due to the inflammatory thread topic.  We'll see.

In any event I'd rate the chances at Bioware making a future game in which being a human protagonist isn't an option as slim to none.

Modifié par Upsettingshorts, 11 novembre 2010 - 07:35 .

[Ortaya Alevli]

My obvious inference is that you would never bother picking up Origins if it did not include humans in the first place.

[DarthCaine]

I think it's boring to play as a human in a fantasy game

[Helena Tylena]

I think when it comes to fantasy 'races' (really should be species...) it's a matter of personal preference, without it being racist. I, for instance, see no appeal in playing a dwarf. Does that make me a racist against dwarves? *shrugs*

[Ziggeh]

Yeah, you're aware that prefacing any statement with that is generally a bad idea?

People like to empathise and associate with a protagonist, and this is easier to do the more similarities to them you bare. The reasons that they're popular isn't a mystery or anything of which Bioware is not aware.

Modifié par ziggehunderslash, 11 novembre 2010 - 07:37 .

[Maconbar]

I want to play as RoboHawke.

[Razgul]

I'm sorry to tell you that in Dragon Age 3 Bioware will make us play as a nug. The tale begins in a rundown tavern called Nug In A Mug and dinner is about to be made - of you...

Modifié par Razgul, 11 novembre 2010 - 07:39 .

[upsettingshorts]

Helena Tylena wrote...

I think when it comes to fantasy 'races' (really should be species...) it's a matter of personal preference, without it being racist. I, for instance, see no appeal in playing a dwarf. Does that make me a racist against dwarves? *shrugs*

It would depend on the opinion of the player towards dwarves and their culture in general, I suppose.

The reason I don't play non-humans is purely aesthetic and not the result of any prejudicial value judgments about their inherent worth. 

[Maria Caliban]

While elves are given allegorical ties to minority groups within Dragon Age: Origins, racism has nothing to do with wanting to play a human.

[Schwadragon]

You humans are all racist! /obvious joke



Anyway, contra the OP, I actually think it would be kind of cool if Bioware built a Dragon Age game around an Elf character, and really got in depth with the oppression he or she faced. It probably won't happen, though,

[Helena Tylena]

Upsettingshorts wrote...

Helena Tylena wrote...

I think when it comes to fantasy 'races' (really should be species...) it's a matter of personal preference, without it being racist. I, for instance, see no appeal in playing a dwarf. Does that make me a racist against dwarves? *shrugs*

It would depend on the opinion of the player towards dwarves and their culture in general, I suppose.

The reason I don't play non-humans is purely aesthetic and not the result of any prejudicial value judgments about their inherent worth. 

I like my main character to be lithe and somewhat graceful. Dwarves don't quite fit the bill.
I also don't like how their culture works, but that's why I pick Bhelen pretty much every time I swing around Orzammar.

[MAD WHITE HAM]

Ortaya Alevli wrote...

My obvious inference is that you would never bother picking up Origins if it did not include humans in the first place.

you're right sir... i never could play torment (The planecapre RPG) becaus being the undead doesn't really interest me

[Avatiach]

Helena Tylena wrote...

I, for instance, see no appeal in playing a dwarf.

Maybe it's because dwarves are fat and ugly?

[Wulfram]

All things being equal, I tend to play elves. If that makes me racist, it's in a pretty strange way.

[Ryzaki]

I like playing elves. I can't play Dwarves though. Too short.

[Vulee94]

MAD WHITE HAM wrote...

i never could play torment (The planecapre RPG) becaus being the undead doesn't really interest me

The Nameless One isn't undead, he is immortal (not per se, but close).

Modifié par Vulee94, 11 novembre 2010 - 07:52 .

[Talon_Wu]

Razgul wrote...

I'm sorry to tell you that in Dragon Age 3 Bioware will make us play as a nug. The tale begins in a rundown tavern called Nug In A Mug and dinner is about to be made - of you...

I want to see this as the next Flash based game.

[Helena Tylena]

Avatiach wrote...

Helena Tylena wrote...

I, for instance, see no appeal in playing a dwarf.

Maybe it's because dwarves are fat and ugly?

They're short and broad. I wouldn't exactly call them ugly -well, most of them aren't anyway.

Quite a few dwarven females are actually kind of cute.

[Ortaya Alevli]

MAD WHITE HAM wrote...

Ortaya Alevli wrote...

My obvious inference is that you would never bother picking up Origins if it did not include humans in the first place.

you're right sir... i never could play torment (The planecapre RPG) becaus being the undead doesn't really interest me

Understandable. I do not agree with it personally, but I can respect it. By the way, I would humbly suggest you remove the "racist" mark from the topic and original post. While I can see you did not mean to use the term in its offensive sense, plenty of people around here seem to look for an excuse to get offended and go out of their way to misinterpret others.

[AtreiyaN7]

After reading that, I almost hope they do make the DA3 protagonist a skinny she-elf.

[Addai]

I love playing elves and somehow I feel like I relate better to elves (they have therapy just for people like me, I'm sure), but I have no hope of ever playing an elf again in the DA universe. VO means no choice of background and especially since elves are the downtrodden in this setting, people want badass. Bye bye little elf mages of mine. The only thing would be if they decide to bring back the Warden with an unvoiced game, and yeah, I can't see that happening.

[PsychoBlonde]

Helena Tylena wrote...

I think when it comes to fantasy 'races' (really should be species...) it's a matter of personal preference, without it being racist. I, for instance, see no appeal in playing a dwarf. Does that make me a racist against dwarves? *shrugs*

Nah, they should be races.  They aren't far enough different in DA to be considered different species (except maybe the Qunari--and we don't know about that exactly).  Now, in some games, they are different species.

I prefer to play humans, too, but I think it's more of an aesthetic choice than anything else.  The dwarves and elves generally look off to me (more off than the humans, anyway ) and I want to play a character I think looks nice.