Okay, topic title makes no sense and i'm not terribly interested in reading thru a novel length explanation, so check this off as "romance thread #3,462,896"
Playersexual LIs - From an LGBT Angle
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TheBlackAdder13
, nov. 17 2012 01:47
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Posté 17 novembre 2012 - 06:47
David Gaider
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As I've said in other threads (and which people in this thread have mentioned), our ideal would be to have a spread of set sexualities among the romanceable companions-- if we had enough resources to make it an even spread.
DAO did indeed have set sexualities, but that left gay fans with only one romance option. So making companions "playersexual" (if that's the term you prefer) is a matter of fairness. Yes, fairness and fun gameplay win out over meta-gaming (the only way you can even know this is occurring). The game is made to be played, not to create accurate depictions of sexuality.
As for the writing of the romances, we were pretty careful to keep them ambiguous with Merrill and Fenris-- less so with Isabela and Anders, who do express preferences. If you feel differently, that's your call... YMMV, as the saying goes, which is pretty obvious seeing as impressions vary according to the poster. I'd say that perception is a wonderful thing, and you'll probably see what you want to see.
At any rate, I'm closing this down. This kind of thread always devolves into the same mess, and we haven't said anything about romances in DA3 or our approach to them yet, so there's no need for another hypothetical argument.
DAO did indeed have set sexualities, but that left gay fans with only one romance option. So making companions "playersexual" (if that's the term you prefer) is a matter of fairness. Yes, fairness and fun gameplay win out over meta-gaming (the only way you can even know this is occurring). The game is made to be played, not to create accurate depictions of sexuality.
As for the writing of the romances, we were pretty careful to keep them ambiguous with Merrill and Fenris-- less so with Isabela and Anders, who do express preferences. If you feel differently, that's your call... YMMV, as the saying goes, which is pretty obvious seeing as impressions vary according to the poster. I'd say that perception is a wonderful thing, and you'll probably see what you want to see.
At any rate, I'm closing this down. This kind of thread always devolves into the same mess, and we haven't said anything about romances in DA3 or our approach to them yet, so there's no need for another hypothetical argument.
