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[mupp3tz]

They should just allow you to flirt with every companion and not release info on which romances are available to each gender. So then my Inquisitor can run around in circles and think she has a LI locked in only to find out lol nope.

[Chari]

M U P P 3 T Z wrote...

They should just allow you to flirt with every companion and not release info on which romances are available to each gender. So then my Inquisitor can run around in circles and think she has a LI locked in only to find out lol nope.

Ahah That'd be so beautifully cruel <3

[Renmiri1]

Chari wrote...

M U P P 3 T Z wrote...

They should just allow you to flirt with every companion and not release info on which romances are available to each gender. So then my Inquisitor can run around in circles and think she has a LI locked in only to find out lol nope.

Ahah That'd be so beautifully cruel <3

Don't give Gaider ideas!!!! 

[Battlebloodmage]

M U P P 3 T Z wrote...

They should just allow you to flirt with every companion and not release info on which romances are available to each gender. So then my Inquisitor can run around in circles and think she has a LI locked in only to find out lol nope.

Good...Good...

http://community.us....?v=mpbl-1&px=-1

[The Red Onion]

[1] I don't care how the dating is mechanically brought about, as long as no partner in any relationship is passive, and there are no overt correlations between a companion's political views and sexual orientation.

[2] What I will care about is the deontological dimension behind how the dating mechanics are brought about. Did they intend to pioneer a cross-genre feature? Does the motivation for diversity seem promotional or obligatory? What is Aesop trying to say and is he broken?

Edit: as clarification, I would prefer if romance success had at least reasonable correlation to the LI's politcal views. That is to say, whether they are into someone physically LIKE you isn't related to politics, but whether they are into YOU should be.

Modifié par alexbing88, 02 septembre 2013 - 07:08 .

[zMataxa]

AresKeith wrote...

Bionuts wrote...

Oh, I ENJOY the current romances in their games. However, adding anything more is just sort of a waste.

I disagree, if Bioware intends to keep adding romances they should have more depth

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^^ Yes - more romance depth +100.

[zMataxa]

Bionuts wrote...

Cthulhu42 wrote...

Threads complaining about how there are too many threads discussing a certain topic never fail to amuse me. Because inevitably it means the topic in question only ends up being discussed more.

Thread is complaining about constant requests. Not about the discussion of romances.

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Perhaps the constant requests SHOW/DEMONSTRATE/HIGHLIGHT that Bioware has created a niche that is a unique blend of adventure and romance set in a unique fanatsy time.... and many of these gamers  REALLY enjoy it.
In Developers' terms, there's money to be made feeding these emotions.
How they moentize it intelligently is up to them.
The demand is there so the OP's thread is merely a worry on his part because he sees there is a passionate crowd that wants more (but he doesn't want it).
Just a thought:whistle:

[Cheese Time]

Bioware is the ONLY western RPG company that has romance. There are no other decent romance games in the world besides crazy Japanese ones! And those are usually based off high school students!

Someone has to make a dating sim! Bioware is pretty much famous for all the lovin' in their games. It's a unique thing that the studio does, and it rakes in fans better than any other thing. You're 200% more likely to fangirl over something if it is attractive.
Bioware without romances just wouldn't be bioware. It's one of the company's cornerstones. Good story, a lot of funny moments, old-timey gameplay and romance is basically what Bioware is good at.

[mysterycycle]

Cheese Time wrote...

Bioware is the ONLY western RPG company that has romance. There are no other decent romance games in the world besides crazy Japanese ones! And those are usually based off high school students!

Someone has to make a dating sim! Bioware is pretty much famous for all the lovin' in their games. It's a unique thing that the studio does, and it rakes in fans better than any other thing. You're 200% more likely to fangirl over something if it is attractive.
Bioware without romances just wouldn't be bioware. It's one of the company's cornerstones. Good story, a lot of funny moments, old-timey gameplay and romance is basically what Bioware is good at.

Yep, yep, yep. Total agreement.

I mean, as has been mentioned, there is Skyrim, but that's not romance; that's buying a personal slave.

[Welsh Inferno]

M U P P 3 T Z wrote...

They should just allow you to flirt with every companion and not release info on which romances are available to each gender. So then my Inquisitor can run around in circles and think she has a LI locked in only to find out lol nope.

I'd actually love that. 

I don't even wan't to know who all the companions are honestly. I'd be fine just knowing the 3 that we know, I'll be outta this place until after I'v played once all that information starts to come out.

[Medhia Nox]

I disagree OP.

Not because I love the current way LI's are done. I actually think they're grossly immature (in the way something that needs more development is immature - not the common slang insult).

But love as a motivator and an obstacle are excellent storytelling devices.

However - I don't think "romances" will be of any real value other than simple titillation until they become integrated into the actual story.

[Lluthren]

M U P P 3 T Z wrote...

They should just allow you to flirt with every companion and not release info on which romances are available to each gender. So then my Inquisitor can run around in circles and think she has a LI locked in only to find out lol nope.

That actually sounds kind of fun.

[Fast Jimmy]

Lluthren wrote...

M U P P 3 T Z wrote...

They should just allow you to flirt with every companion and not release info on which romances are available to each gender. So then my Inquisitor can run around in circles and think she has a LI locked in only to find out lol nope.

That actually sounds kind of fun.

I'd prefer they not release anything about the companions at all, honestly. Knowing who is going to be in my party before I even meet them defeats a lot of choice in regards to meeting them.

What if releasing Sten had the chance of him going crazy and attacking your party? What if recruiting Zevran caused him to slip a knife in your ribs while you slept? This kind of worry is dispelled when you know they are both companion options in DA:O. I went in DA2 quite blind (I always go dark on the forums leading up to release) and didn't realize Merril was going to be more than a temporary companion when she accompanied me on Sundermount, or that Fenris was going to be more than a quest giver when I first met him. This gives us more of a sense of the unknown as you approach the game.

My personal preference, of course, but I think it is the smarter way for them to do it. 

Modifié par Fast Jimmy, 15 octobre 2013 - 07:07 .

[CrabbyCrackers]

i LOVE the romance and dialog in bioware. It is in fact why bioware games are top on my list of fav games ever played. When a game makes you emotionally invested in the characters it becomes more than just a game at that point.
I would rather be kept in the dark about who the LI are. I also hope they aren't player sexual. and i also hope i get betrayed upside the head by one of my party members.

[zMataxa]

Fast Jimmy wrote...

Lluthren wrote...

M U P P 3 T Z wrote...

They should just allow you to flirt with every companion and not release info on which romances are available to each gender. So then my Inquisitor can run around in circles and think she has a LI locked in only to find out lol nope.

That actually sounds kind of fun.

I'd prefer they not release anything about the companions at all, honestly. Knowing who is going to be in my party before I even meet them defeats a lot of choice in regards to meeting them.

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I think Bioware has done it very well so far.
Just enough tibits to keep us engaged in specualtion without really knowing too much.
Hope they leave some powerful surprise companions for us to discover on Day 1 Game Day.

Modifié par zMataxa, 15 octobre 2013 - 07:32 .

[Knight of Dane]

Why revive this thread mystercycle? Aren't the 10 on the front page not enough? ^^

[zMataxa]

Knight of Dane wrote...

Why revive this thread mystercycle? Aren't the 10 on the front page not enough? ^^

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7 more posts were added since - eight including yours.
Must mean something.
(Shrugs)
(Thnx to a Regular for this shrugs move - i'll use it sparingly - i promise   ).

Modifié par zMataxa, 15 octobre 2013 - 08:23 .

[MerinTB]

Taleroth wrote...

Just once, Bioware should make a game where you get your powers from, and only from, completing romance side quests. The entire game's central mechanic should be about going out on dates during the day, then fighting monsters at night. Not entirely unlike the recent Persona titles.

And just to balance it out, the other team can make a game with no romances at all.

I'd buy them both.  Just cause.

[NorwegianPirate]

I don't get the concern here. Is there really a genuine danger that Bioware is going to turn the Dragon Age-franchise into a pseudo dating sim because of some romance enthusiasts on the BSN? Is the Bioware team lurking around the forums, waiting for the romance-related threads to reach some sort of quota before they throw every other aspects of the future games to the wind to focus almost primarily on romances?

[Mulsanne Blue]

NorwegianPirate wrote...

I don't get the concern here. Is there really a genuine danger that Bioware is going to turn the Dragon Age-franchise into a pseudo dating sim because of some romance enthusiasts on the BSN? Is the Bioware team lurking around the forums, waiting for the romance-related threads to reach some sort of quota before they throw every other aspects of the future games to the wind to focus almost primarily on romances?

This.

Some people like romance in the games. Some do not. It is optional content so I am not sure why everyone gets so up in arms over it. Maybe because there is not much else to talk about right now? And it seems to me that the romance enthusiasts are very passionate (pun totally intended):innocent:

[Angrywolves]

I guess the naysayers were looking for a home.
I'm sure Schumaker will be watching at some point .
shrugs
I am suprised a few romance supporters posted here.
I'm sure this thread wasn't revived for their benefit .
The original dating sim thread, the one that started the current war on the BSN must be locked.
shrugs.
Things got out of hand.
Now it seems the romance haters realize Bioware has made its decision clear.
So that's that .

[Dave of Canada]

NorwegianPirate wrote...

Is there really a genuine danger that Bioware is going to turn the Dragon Age-franchise into a pseudo dating sim because of some romance enthusiasts on the BSN?

I'd say the fact that most romances limit characterization is one of my faults with the system, they're not going to make romance have immense character development (as it should) or create romances for characters which aren't "attractive" to the widest possible audience.

Alistair and Morrigan (both by Gaider) were brilliant in terms of romance, they were well-integrated without feeling shoehorned and there was minor character development. The Dark Ritual choice takes on a new meaning for both these character romances.

Meanwhile Mass Effect romances, Dragon Age 2 romances, Zevran/Leliana and almost the entirety of Dragon Age 2's cast has a romance because... well, romance. It served no real purpose, you'd get a few line variations but it was just... there. Kudos to Hepler for the Anders romance though, it wasn't as great as Alistair/Morrigan in terms of implementation but they finally made a romance potentially oppose the protagonist on something

Modifié par Dave of Canada, 15 octobre 2013 - 11:03 .

[Knight of Dane]

Dave of Canada wrote...

NorwegianPirate wrote...

Is there really a genuine danger that Bioware is going to turn the Dragon Age-franchise into a pseudo dating sim because of some romance enthusiasts on the BSN?

I'd say the fact that most romances limit characterization is one of my faults with the system, they're not going to make romance have immense character development (as it should) or create romances for characters which aren't "attractive" to the widest possible audience.

Alistair and Morrigan (both by Gaider) were brilliant in terms of romance, they were well-integrated without feeling shoehorned and there was minor character development. The Dark Ritual choice takes on a new meaning for both these character romances.

Meanwhile Mass Effect romances, Dragon Age 2 romances, Zevran/Leliana and almost the entirety of Dragon Age 2's cast has a romance because... well, romance. It served no real purpose, you'd get a few line variations but it was just... there. Kudos to Hepler for the Anders romance though, it wasn't as great as Alistair/Morrigan in terms of implementation but they finally made a romance potentially oppose the protagonist on something

Leliana and Alistair can both oppose the PC depending on your choices, Tali can commit suicide. I'm not sure if Kaidan or Ashley can stand against you during the Cerberus attack on the Citadel if they were previously romanced though.

I seem to agree halfly with you, but generally I've never found that either Dragon Age or Mass Effect has ever been great at protagonist character development, I'd like ot see it fixed as a whole and not just with the romances.

[Demx]

Bionuts wrote...

I see a lot of sexy, naked, hugging, twirling, kissing threads, etc. And while all of that is good and dandy... I truly hope there never is a Bioware game that pays too much attention there. There are dating games out there. I'm sure of it...

What makes a dating sim? Is it simply adding romance segment to a game? Or is it having the whole game surrounded by the premiss of dating people within that world?