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[Lenimph]

GithCheater wrote...

Found it in the twitter thread (courtesy of ElitePineCone) ... and the character referred to is female (Could it be Vivienne?)


http://social.biowar...ex/14137082/236

Mary Kirby:
When @NoodlyDoom stops by just to tell me how much he hates one of my characters, it makes my day. #WritersPit #EmotionalHooligan

Frank Gordon @NoodlyDoom

@axl99 @BioMaryKirby All I want is an interrupt to slap that character. Every time she speaks.

Interesting...

Also Gaider talking the most about her doesn't really reveal that it's his character. I remember him having a lot to say about Isabela before it was even confirmed she was Isabela, just because was more active then the other writers at the time...

[Magdalena11]

I'm not too keen on the concept of Vivienne. I have a feeling that if the opportunity presents itself I will kill her for the sake of the thing. This may change......

[RogueWriter3201]

Lenimph wrote...

GithCheater wrote...

Found it in the twitter thread (courtesy of ElitePineCone) ... and the character referred to is female (Could it be Vivienne?)


http://social.biowar...ex/14137082/236

Mary Kirby:
When @NoodlyDoom stops by just to tell me how much he hates one of my characters, it makes my day. #WritersPit #EmotionalHooligan

Frank Gordon @NoodlyDoom

@axl99 @BioMaryKirby All I want is an interrupt to slap that character. Every time she speaks.

Interesting...

Also Gaider talking the most about her doesn't really reveal that it's his character. I remember him having a lot to say about Isabela before it was even confirmed she was Isabela, just because was more active then the other writers at the time...

From where I'm standing there really isn't anything in those Tweets that indicates Mary's writing Vivenne. Could be talking about Cassandra or the other rumored female companion Sera who, in the "leak", was described as a brat.

In the Game Informer Article it's Luke and David talking about Vivienne and while we know Gaider would comment about all the characters as he's involved with them all to some extent as lead writer, it wouldn't really make sense for Luke to go on about Vivienne's personality and background if he wasn't writing her.

[Liyros]

Inquiring minds would like to know.

[GithCheater]

glenboy24 wrote...

Lenimph wrote...

GithCheater wrote...

Found it in the twitter thread (courtesy of ElitePineCone) ... and the character referred to is female (Could it be Vivienne?)


http://social.biowar...ex/14137082/236

Mary Kirby:
When @NoodlyDoom stops by just to tell me how much he hates one of my characters, it makes my day. #WritersPit #EmotionalHooligan

Frank Gordon @NoodlyDoom

@axl99 @BioMaryKirby All I want is an interrupt to slap that character. Every time she speaks.

Interesting...

Also Gaider talking the most about her doesn't really reveal that it's his character. I remember him having a lot to say about Isabela before it was even confirmed she was Isabela, just because was more active then the other writers at the time...

From where I'm standing there really isn't anything in those Tweets that indicates Mary's writing Vivenne. Could be talking about Cassandra or the other rumored female companion Sera who, in the "leak", was described as a brat.

In the Game Informer Article it's Luke and David talking about Vivienne and while we know Gaider would comment about all the characters as he's involved with them all to some extent as lead writer, it wouldn't really make sense for Luke to go on about Vivienne's personality and background if he wasn't writing her.

Vivienne as an outrageous, haughty and arrogant Orlesion seems to me to be the perfect character to be slapped every time she opens her mouth.

It may make more sense for Game Informer to quote a senior writer (Luke) rather than an in-house writer (Mary).

All Bioware personnel quoted in the Game Informer article were "senior" level or higher, and Game Informer seemed to name drop the titles of the Bioware personnel to emphasize the legitimacy of Game Informer's exclusive scoop.  I find it conceivable that Bioware made only higher ups available to be interviewed, or that Game Informer chose to avoid quoting Bioware foot soldiers that might appear to be less important than senior employees.
   
Luke had only two comments in the Game Informer article with only one of those two comments being directly about Vivienne (paraphrased):

What happens to a pro-circle and pro-chantry character when the entire system crumbles?

Bioware does not create characters to all be agreeable and likeable, but rather to help create meaningful consequences for the player's decisions.

Modifié par GithCheater, 12 août 2013 - 12:52 .

[Mary Kirby]

GithCheater wrote...

Found it in the twitter thread (courtesy of ElitePineCone) ... and the character referred to is female (Could it be Vivienne?)


http://social.biowar...ex/14137082/236

Mary Kirby:
When @NoodlyDoom stops by just to tell me how much he hates one of my characters, it makes my day. #WritersPit #EmotionalHooligan

Frank Gordon @NoodlyDoom

@axl99 @BioMaryKirby All I want is an interrupt to slap that character. Every time she speaks.

This exchange has nothing to do with Vivienne. Whom I wrote. You guys know that I write all sorts of characters who aren't followers, right? The game is positively full of them.

[Zeldrik1389]

Mary Kirby wrote...

GithCheater wrote...

Found it in the twitter thread (courtesy of ElitePineCone) ... and the character referred to is female (Could it be Vivienne?)


http://social.biowar...ex/14137082/236

Mary Kirby:
When @NoodlyDoom stops by just to tell me how much he hates one of my characters, it makes my day. #WritersPit #EmotionalHooligan

Frank Gordon @NoodlyDoom

@axl99 @BioMaryKirby All I want is an interrupt to slap that character. Every time she speaks.

This exchange has nothing to do with Vivienne. Whom I wrote. You guys know that I write all sorts of characters who aren't followers, right? The game is positively full of them.

Ohhhh you wrote Vivienne. I'm sure I will like her now lol 

[RogueWriter3201]

Mary Kirby wrote...

GithCheater wrote...

Found it in the twitter thread (courtesy of ElitePineCone) ... and the character referred to is female (Could it be Vivienne?)


http://social.biowar...ex/14137082/236

Mary Kirby:
When @NoodlyDoom stops by just to tell me how much he hates one of my characters, it makes my day. #WritersPit #EmotionalHooligan

Frank Gordon @NoodlyDoom

@axl99 @BioMaryKirby All I want is an interrupt to slap that character. Every time she speaks.

This exchange has nothing to do with Vivienne. Whom I wrote. You guys know that I write all sorts of characters who aren't followers, right? The game is positively full of them.

You wrote my favorite Dragon Age 2 character madam, so I could not be happier to know Vivenne is in your hands, romance or otherwise

[Savey Anchev]

Mary Kirby wrote...

GithCheater wrote...

Found it in the twitter thread (courtesy of ElitePineCone) ... and the character referred to is female (Could it be Vivienne?)


http://social.biowar...ex/14137082/236

Mary Kirby:
When @NoodlyDoom stops by just to tell me how much he hates one of my characters, it makes my day. #WritersPit #EmotionalHooligan

Frank Gordon @NoodlyDoom

@axl99 @BioMaryKirby All I want is an interrupt to slap that character. Every time she speaks.

This exchange has nothing to do with Vivienne. Whom I wrote. You guys know that I write all sorts of characters who aren't followers, right? The game is positively full of them.

Wooo! Loved Merrill & Sten. Vivienne looks really interesting thus far. Heard she's a bit of a ball breaker but I'm sure she'll have some dark humour. She'll do well to have a better line than 'Bread.. but sweet, and crumbly' though.

[Lenimph]

Mary Kirby wrote...



This exchange has nothing to do with Vivienne. Whom I wrote. You guys know that I write all sorts of characters who aren't followers, right? The game is positively full of them.

 
Yes now I can rejoice!    I'm always fond of your characters.

[phunx]

Now we know! Awesome

[Maria Caliban]

Mary Kirby wrote...

This exchange has nothing to do with Vivienne. Whom I wrote. You guys know that I write all sorts of characters who aren't followers, right? The game is positively full of them.

Thank you for telling us.

[ankuu]

I've seen proof in another thread that Vivienne might be Lukas Kristjanson's work, the writer who was responsible for Aveline.

Modifié par ankuu, 12 août 2013 - 08:30 .

[iOnlySignIn]

Mary Kirby wrote...

This exchange has nothing to do with Vivienne. Whom I wrote.

Now I know Viviene is sure to be awesome.

You are also writing Varric again in DA3, right?

[CrazyRah]

Mary Kirby wrote...

GithCheater wrote...

Found it in the twitter thread (courtesy of ElitePineCone) ... and the character referred to is female (Could it be Vivienne?)


http://social.biowar...ex/14137082/236

Mary Kirby:
When @NoodlyDoom stops by just to tell me how much he hates one of my characters, it makes my day. #WritersPit #EmotionalHooligan

Frank Gordon @NoodlyDoom

@axl99 @BioMaryKirby All I want is an interrupt to slap that character. Every time she speaks.

This exchange has nothing to do with Vivienne. Whom I wrote. You guys know that I write all sorts of characters who aren't followers, right? The game is positively full of them.

With you writing her i'm already liking her. Can't wait to get to see her

[Milan92]

Mary Kirby wrote...

GithCheater wrote...

Found it in the twitter thread (courtesy of ElitePineCone) ... and the character referred to is female (Could it be Vivienne?)


http://social.biowar...ex/14137082/236

Mary Kirby:
When @NoodlyDoom stops by just to tell me how much he hates one of my characters, it makes my day. #WritersPit #EmotionalHooligan

Frank Gordon @NoodlyDoom

@axl99 @BioMaryKirby All I want is an interrupt to slap that character. Every time she speaks.

This exchange has nothing to do with Vivienne. Whom I wrote. You guys know that I write all sorts of characters who aren't followers, right? The game is positively full of them.

Thats nice! Can't wait to meet mage miss fancy pants from Orlais! 

Did you also wrote Cassandra?

[ankuu]

Filament wrote...

ankuu wrote...

I've seen proof in another thread that Vivienne might be Lukas Kristjanson's work, the writer who was responsible for Aveline.

I think the proof in this thread might be a little bit more compelling.

Now that I've seen Mary's response I bet it is more compelling I am now wondering who was Lukas working on. 

[Lord Raijin]

iOnlySignIn wrote...

Mary Kirby wrote...

This exchange has nothing to do with Vivienne. Whom I wrote.

Now I know Viviene is sure to be awesome.

You are also writing Varric again in DA3, right?

I can only hope so. Varric was awesome in DA2.

[Cairodin]

I hope this isn't considered too off topic, but I thought it would be fun to speculate a bit more broadly about who might be writing which companions. Here are the writers that I can think of off the top of my head:

David Gaider
Patrick Weekes
Mary Kirby
Sylvia F.
Lukas K.
Sheryl Chee

And we've got about ten companions we've been speculating about since the survey leak, a few of which are either confirmed or semi-confirmed by the recent concept art shown in the Game Informer videos. Here's my current list, with the initials of the writers that might be responsible them:

Warriors:
Cassandra - DG
Tal'Vashoth (Iron Bull) - PW (the dude has been heavily promoted in artwork without giving us any real knowledge of him outside of the survey, but Patrick's made him his twitter avatar)
Male Warden (survey plus in a lot of the Game Informer artwork)
Cullen (he'll almost certainly be in the game, but we can't know in what capacity yet)

Rogues:
Female City Elf (Sera from the survey, and seen in at least some of the the game informer concept art)
Varric - MK
Cole - DG (total speculation based on the survey, and the fact that he was in Gaider's book Asunder)

Mages:
Vivienne - MK (confirmed in this thread, haha!)
Dorian (survey, and possibly in Game Informer art, but I'm not entirely convinced)
Painter Person? (has shown up in some art, but we know almost nothing about this one).

Some have speculated that this might not be the full companion list, since there's a certain unevenness to the class and gender ratios. Adding two more female characters, one a mage and one a rogue, would balance those ratios. This would also mean each of the writers would be responsible for, on average, two companions. It's all so neat and tidy that way that it's probably not true, but it's fun to speculate about.

[David Gaider]

Mary Kirby wrote...
This exchange has nothing to do with Vivienne. Whom I wrote. You guys know that I write all sorts of characters who aren't followers, right? The game is positively full of them.

Don't be silly, Mary. We only write followers, and only followers who can be romanced.

[Mary Kirby]

iOnlySignIn wrote...

You are also writing Varric again in DA3, right?

I am writing Varric again, yes. I have claimed the letter V as my sole domain.

[MisterJB]

Mary Kirby wrote...

iOnlySignIn wrote...

You are also writing Varric again in DA3, right?

I am writing Varric again, yes. I have claimed the letter V as my sole domain.

Would a "V for Vendetta" joke be too obvious?

[Potato Cat]

I think the painter might be Vivienne, albeit with a different costume. They are both very fancy and Orlesian looking though. Leliana was also hinted at in the Game Informer article like Cullen was, but their roles were annoyingly left unspecified.

[PsychoBlonde]

Mary Kirby wrote...

I am writing Varric again, yes. I have claimed the letter V as my sole domain.

Vi veri universum vivus vici?