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[Osena109]

 As a player of WOW Elven people are like  a foot taller on the Allinace and foot and half shorter on the horde then a human i don't see why people are so picky about in game   height of NPC avatar as  a man in real life and  haveing the height of  6'3 and half inches i can  tell you frist hand it is hard to find clothing and car  i can  fit in so its not all that great

Modifié par Osena109, 20 janvier 2011 - 07:18 .

[Deliciously-Demonic]

Er...that makes sense how exactly? Woman are not always shorter then men (I've been the tallest female in my family for a long time, only my cousin and grandfather are taller then me, and we have very few women in my family), that's just a stereotype to make those insecure men feel better about their other issues. Or so I keep telling myself.

[Dave of Canada]

Mother, please make the heightism stop.

Make it go away.

This thread all but confirms I'll never see a Dwarf love interest, though.

[Maugrim]

Osena109 wrote...

 As a player of WOW Elven people are like  a foot taller on the Allinace and foot and half shorter on the horde then a human i don't see why people are so picky about in game   height of NPC avatar as  a man in real life and  haveing the height of  6'3 and half inches i can  tell you frist hand it is hard to find clothing and car  i can  fit in so its not all that great

Making more money, being viewed as a better person or more attractive without any effort.  Yeah I'm just going to cry you a river.<_<

Modifié par makenzieshepard, 20 janvier 2011 - 07:21 .

[Osena109]

makenzieshepard wrote...

Osena109 wrote...

 As a player of WOW Elven people are like  a foot taller on the Allinace and foot and half shorter on the horde then a human i don't see why people are so picky about in game   height of NPC avatar as  a man in real life and  haveing the height of  6'3 and half inches i can  tell you frist hand it is hard to find clothing and car  i can  fit in so its not all that great

Making more money, being viewed as a better person or more attractive without any effort.  Yeah I'm just going to cry you a river.<_<

I don't make that much  money i am  a Long hull trucker  attractive ill give you the better person part  i call BS

[Eveangaline]

Addai67 wrote...

Eveangaline wrote...
....and I just like feeling tall when I play a character, especially if I can be taller than dudes. T__T I am saddened by this lack of ladyheight.

It's funny you say this with a dwarf avatar.    Anyway, in Origins you were only taller than Zevran, Oghren and a few assorted NPCs??  I don't get it.

Have to admit one of the things I liked about Alistair-elf was the fact that he was taller, so he had to kind of scoop her up a little to kiss her. 

I can feel the eyes rolling...

I like my dwarf noble for the backstory.
And in Origins I was taller than all the elves! All of them!

I think the scooping to kiss is adorable too, I just prefer the lady to be the scoop-er rather than the one scooped.

[Maugrim]

Osena109 wrote...

makenzieshepard wrote...

Osena109 wrote...

 As a player of WOW Elven people are like  a foot taller on the Allinace and foot and half shorter on the horde then a human i don't see why people are so picky about in game   height of NPC avatar as  a man in real life and  haveing the height of  6'3 and half inches i can  tell you frist hand it is hard to find clothing and car  i can  fit in so its not all that great

Making more money, being viewed as a better person or more attractive without any effort.  Yeah I'm just going to cry you a river.<_<

I don't make that much  money i am  a Long hull trucker  attractive ill give you the better person part  i call BS

Bad call, sorry. On average all those things I've said are true.

Modifié par makenzieshepard, 20 janvier 2011 - 07:28 .

[Ryzaki]

Eveangaline wrote...
I like my dwarf noble for the backstory.
And in Origins I was taller than all the elves! All of them!

I think the scooping to kiss is adorable too, I just prefer the lady to be the scoop-er rather than the one scooped.

Agreed.

I love stuff like that as well as a female proposing to a male instead of the other way around.

Frankly its gotten to the point where the normal way bores me.

I *liked* being taller than Zevran and every elf I came across. I liked being taller than the dwarves.

Since I'm a tall female I didn't feel like such a weirder for being tall in Origins.

Modifié par Ryzaki, 20 janvier 2011 - 07:33 .

[David Gaider]

tmp7704 wrote...
Mr.Gaider, with all due respect, maybe stopping for couple minutes to think before you engage in the Snark™ could be in order.

The original comment i was responding to was about how tall and slender is more like "Tolkien elves". My comment was to point out that making things more "like Tolkien" is opposite to what devs stated as their intention, which was supposedly to make things look less Tolkien-like.

If you go from "more/less like Tolkien" to "they aren't exactly like Tolkien, what are you, blind" then i can only presume it's because strawmen are so much easier to burn down?

Oh, I understood you.

What I meant, meanwhile, was that they only look more like Tolkien elves if you simultaneously ignore the fact that we've changed a great deal more about the appearance of elves than simply their height. Those other changes, after all, aren't Tolkien-like at all, and I'm not sure why you'd look at them in isolation of each other.

Hence the suggestion to check your glasses.

Modifié par David Gaider, 20 janvier 2011 - 07:32 .

[Osena109]

makenzieshepard wrote...

Osena109 wrote...

makenzieshepard wrote...

Osena109 wrote...

 As a player of WOW Elven people are like  a foot taller on the Allinace and foot and half shorter on the horde then a human i don't see why people are so picky about in game   height of NPC avatar as  a man in real life and  haveing the height of  6'3 and half inches i can  tell you frist hand it is hard to find clothing and car  i can  fit in so its not all that great

Making more money, being viewed as a better person or more attractive without any effort.  Yeah I'm just going to cry you a river.<_<

I don't make that much  money i am  a Long hull trucker  attractive ill give you the better person part  i call BS

Bad call, sorry. On average all those things I've said are true.

Will its sad you think like that  thinking all the time gaints make more money then you and  feel unattractive because your short  and  you think people assume your bad person i think you need to get that chip off your shoulder 

Modifié par Osena109, 20 janvier 2011 - 07:32 .

[_Aine_]

Dave of Canada wrote...

Mother, please make the heightism stop.

Make it go away.

This thread all but confirms I'll never see a Dwarf love interest, though.

If it makes you feel any better, I really liked Gorim.    He was awesome.  My dwarf noble lass was highly disappointed when that LI didn't materialize  

[Ryzaki]

I don't like dwarves but it has less to do with their height and more to do with the fact most dwarven males in game being either arrogant or roguish. I have a thing for well mannered good guys.

And I don't know about Gorim because I refuse to play a dwarven female. I am not looking up to everyone else in the game it's weird considering in life I'm used to looking down.

Modifié par Ryzaki, 20 janvier 2011 - 07:41 .

[tmp7704]

David Gaider wrote...

What I meant, meanwhile, was that they only look more like Tolkien elves if you simultaneously ignore the fact that we've changed a great deal more about the appearance of elves than simply their height. Those other changes, after all, aren't Tolkien-like at all, and I'm not sure why you'd look at them in isolation of each other.

Hmm actually i'd have to say i'm not sure if these other changes really make the elves any less Tolkien-like... i mean, sure, they aren't like Agent Elrond of the latest movie fame, but the extra slender appearance doesn't really clash for me with the whole basic concept of superior, beautiful creatures, nor does the larger eyes and other possible changed to DA2 elves mentioned so far. But granted, i'm not too much of Tolkien junkie so it can be just wrong impression on my part

[AtreiyaN7]

Surely there must be some tall male elves somewhere. Who else would they put on the Dalish basketball team when the Thedas Olympics are held every couple of years? Someone has to take on the qunari team!



<--- not much sleep & very silly atm

[HolyJellyfish]

Dave of Canada wrote...

Mother, please make the heightism stop.

Make it go away.

This thread all but confirms I'll never see a Dwarf love interest, though.

Don't dash your dreams too soon. Just because there are some elf alterations, doesn't necessarily mean Varric has or has not been confirmed just yet. He's too damn sexy.

[Maugrim]

AtreiyaN7 wrote...

Surely there must be some tall male elves somewhere. Who else would they put on the Dalish basketball team when the Thedas Olympics are held every couple of years? Someone has to take on the qunari team!

<--- not much sleep & very silly atm

May I present to you Muggsy "Bugsy" Bogues 5'3 shortest and one of the better players of all time?

And here he is blocking 7'0 Patrick Ewing.

David vs Goliath.  David  FTW!

[HolyJellyfish]

The elves have altered quite a bit due to improved graphics and more money popped into development. They seem to lack an indent between their brows, where the nose & brows meet (As if it is just one long bridge from the forehead to the tip of the nose), their eyes are much wider, ears more pronounced, far more slender, etc.



Besides that, it appears that not all MALE elves are all that tall. It could simply be that there is more variety to the heights of these characters.



Or perhaps that City Elves have become taller over time, compared to Dalish.



We can't say for sure because there aren't enough details.



The main question is thus - Are human women shorter than elven dudes, or are they just about the same height? I'm not too concerned by this. Just because there is a slight variation to the design won't take the game experience away from me. As long as it doesn't alter DA's story significantly, I'll be cool.

[tehprincessJ]

I, for one, like the idea. Maybe because I dislike cuddling with men that don't make me feel tiny. I dunno.
That said, I preferred playing as an elf to a human in origins for the same reason, so there's that.

[Addai]

tmp7704 wrote...

David Gaider wrote...

What I meant, meanwhile, was that they only look more like Tolkien elves if you simultaneously ignore the fact that we've changed a great deal more about the appearance of elves than simply their height. Those other changes, after all, aren't Tolkien-like at all, and I'm not sure why you'd look at them in isolation of each other.

Hmm actually i'd have to say i'm not sure if these other changes really make the elves any less Tolkien-like... i mean, sure, they aren't like Agent Elrond of the latest movie fame, but the extra slender appearance doesn't really clash for me with the whole basic concept of superior, beautiful creatures, nor does the larger eyes and other possible changed to DA2 elves mentioned so far. But granted, i'm not too much of Tolkien junkie so it can be just wrong impression on my part

Tolkien elf ears are usually considered to be small, "leaf shaped."  Sometimes in the fanart they barely look pointed at all.  linky linky  Most Tolkien elves also have long hair, and the default look is dark hair + grey eyes.

[Maugrim]

Addai67 wrote...

Tolkien elf ears are usually considered to be small, "leaf shaped."  Sometimes in the fanart they barely look pointed at all.  linky linky  Most Tolkien elves also have long hair, and the default look is dark hair + grey eyes.

I hear leaf shape and the first thing I picture is some gigantic canadian maple leaf shaped ears.....

[Pseudo the Mustachioed]

Ryzaki wrote...

I don't like dwarves but it has less to do with their height and more to do with the fact most dwarven males in game being either arrogant or roguish. I have a thing for well mannered good guys.

I think Varric manages to be all of the above.

Modifié par Pseudocognition, 20 janvier 2011 - 08:17 .

[Beerfish]

We need to get away from Tolkien Elves so lets make em short and fat. Dwarves we need to make tall and slender. Easy changes, just anywhere in DA strike out the word 'elf' and make it 'dwarf' and make 'dwarf' 'elf'.



Cassandra: "Booolshi* elf, that's not how it happened!"

[Saibh]

Count Viceroy wrote...

Atakuma wrote...

Why bioware chose to use elves in the first place, I'll never understand. Being taller gave me that warm feeling of superiority over those walking cliches, so I'm saddened that I no longer have the ability to rub it in their faces.

Height != superority

Flawed argument.

Does not compute.

I bet you're a short person. Remove yourself from this forum of tall geeks.

[Addai]

Dave of Canada wrote...

Mother, please make the heightism stop.

Make it go away.

This thread all but confirms I'll never see a Dwarf love interest, though.

A lot of people are icked out by a dwarf-human romance but I don't get that.  On YouTube people kept talking about pedophilia.     I dunno, I like the idea of Varric as LI even though I also like that Fenris is taller.  I hope we at least get a chance to be shot down by him. 

[uuuhcantthinkofaname]

Fine with me. I'm not attracted to short men anyway.