Miri1984 wrote...
I don't get this "you're not the hero" business. You're so totally the hero. As far as there is any hero. I mean, the story wouldn't HAPPEN without you. It would be two short acts of brutality then QUNARI TAKE OVER KIRKWALL.
I think what they wanted to show was that even a hero can't change the course of events sometimes. And on that note, bed for me.
...I always make posts that I want to discuss right before bed. Will book mark this post and see what comes of it 
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To me, Hawke is the hero in a story that doesn't really have
any heroes. He's more a protagonist who sometimes performs acts that
could be looked upon, in the right light, as heroic. But even then, it's not necessary. You don't have to fight the Qunari to save Kirkwall, after all: handing over Isabela saves everyone a lot of trouble and prevents more people than necessary from being injured, but is it something a hero would do?
And, of course, Hawke's own story is really the story of other people. The basis for Act I is really the only time he's doing something for himself - going on the expedition to make some money to protect and feed his family. The rest of the game isn't about Hawke, it's about the lives that he changes and the things other people want him to do, for good or ill.
Hawke also doesn't seem to really suffer the consequences of his actions, even when other people do. It doesn't matter to
Hawke if you kill or arrest Kester, it only matters to Lia and the magistrate. It doesn't hurt Hawke if Feynriel becomes Tranquil or runs to Tevinter, but it changes things for the boy and his family.
The companion quests are the only ones that really change this up, and only in that they affect how the companions as individuals treat you. No one but Aveline is affected if you refuse to do The Long Road, for instance - the other companions aren't outraged that you refuse to run errands for a friend, even if Aveline herself is. When you do assist them, you're still not the focus of the attention: you're just a player in their story, rather than vice versa like people might expect.
It goes back to the average joe thing I've been harping on about, but I can see how some people resent not being the focus of the attention. I like playing a member of this Kirkwall clique, but in many ways Hawke's just not that important. There was a conversation a while ago about characters mistakenly believing they're in a high fantasy story when it's actually low fantasy, and I think that may go for some of the disappointed players as well.
I want to keep writing, but there are teal deer leaping across my screen already.
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