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"BioWare has not announced any of the characters that can be romanced yet."

Débuté par JasonPogo , août 28 2013 08:14

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 09:59

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David7204 wrote...

Someone explain to me. If the purpose of attractive characters is marketing, then why are plenty of characters entirely absent in advertising still attractive? What's the purpose of it?


Sex

Sells.

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 09:59

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Again, I hope Cassandra, Varric, and Vivienne aren't the romance options indeed and aren't LIs, because they're some of my most hated characters (I like Varric, of course, but I hate the fact people want him to be romanced).

And, of course, David swoops in.

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:00

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Greylycantrope wrote...

David7204 wrote...
Someone explain to me. If the purpose of attractive characters is marketing, then why are plenty of characters entirely absent in advertising still attractive? What's the purpose of it?

To get your attention so you interact with them. To draw you in, in other words.

Huh. I notice those things have nothing to do with marketing whatsoever. And just a while ago I had people claiming any attractiveness must be a marketing scheme. So is that not true, then?

Modifié par David7204, 28 août 2013 - 10:00 .

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:00

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David7204 wrote...

Lots of silly nonsense to try to get attention.


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^ This serves no purpose but to give certain types of people a happy in their pants. <_<

This guy is nothing but a troll...stop feeding it!

Modifié par Bekkael, 28 août 2013 - 10:07 .

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:00

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Quoting myself. B)

Marten Stroud wrote...

This confirms that threads are made indiscriminately.


And in the absence of sufficiently discussable material, threads descend into chaos.

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:01

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David7204 wrote...

Darth Brotarian wrote...

David7204 wrote...

Someone explain to me. If the purpose of attractive characters is marketing, then why are plenty of characters entirely absent in advertising still attractive?


But isn't sex appeal something that can apply to more than just marketing as well? Like, make a character sexy and people will be more drawn to them than they will ugly looking people? Unless those ugly people are extra hideous?

And here we go. This is what I was waiting for.

But isn't sex appeal something that can apply to more than just marketing as well?

So, we're considering the idea that the purpose of sex appeal is not marketing? Evveryone seemed to be sure that was the purpose just a while ago. Is this a voice of dissent?


Was that really what I said? I thought what I said was that it can apply to more than just marketing? Doesn't that mean that it still is part of marketing as well? I was sure that my meaning was clear that it is part of marketing, and part of psychological trickery by developers, did't it?

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:01

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I am unaware of an attractive character that didn't feature in the advertising or marketing of the game, at some point.

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:01

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RedArmyShogun wrote...

David7204 wrote...

Someone explain to me. If the purpose of attractive characters is marketing, then why are plenty of characters entirely absent in advertising still attractive? What's the purpose of it?


Sex

Sells.

Let me try and explain this simple point nice and slow.

Content cannot be used to sell a game if the player does not know about it. The player cannot magically divine every bit of content in the game by staring at the box.

The player does not know about EDI. Understand? He does not know. She's entirely absent from any advertising.

So explain to me how EDI being attractive causes the player to buy the game when they have no idea she even exists.

Modifié par David7204, 28 août 2013 - 10:03 .

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:03

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Let me explain slowly. You're taking the word "sell" way to literally. Sex appeal isn't restricted to marketing.

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:03

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David7204 wrote...

RedArmyShogun wrote...

David7204 wrote...

Someone explain to me. If the purpose of attractive characters is marketing, then why are plenty of characters entirely absent in advertising still attractive? What's the purpose of it?


Sex

Sells.

Let me try and explain this simple point nice and slow.

Content cannot be used to sell a game if the player does not know about it. The player cannot magically divine every bit of content is in the game by staring at the box.

The player does not know about EDI? Understand? He does not know. She's entirely absent from any advertising.


Because EDI is a robot and most don't find robots attractive. Also she's a relatively minor character.

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:04

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David7204 wrote...

RedArmyShogun wrote...

David7204 wrote...

Someone explain to me. If the purpose of attractive characters is marketing, then why are plenty of characters entirely absent in advertising still attractive? What's the purpose of it?


Sex

Sells.

Let me try and explain this simple point nice and slow.

Content cannot be used to sell a game if the player does not know about it. The player cannot magically divine every bit of content is in the game by staring at the box.

The player does not know about EDI? Understand? He does not know. She's entirely absent from any advertising.


Why are you bringing up EDI? I didn't see him talking about EDI. I didn't see him talking about anyone in particular. I can provide examples that prove his point though. You've done nothing but beat your own argument by bringing up an extraneous point.

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:05

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David7204 wrote...

RedArmyShogun wrote...

David7204 wrote...

Someone explain to me. If the purpose of attractive characters is marketing, then why are plenty of characters entirely absent in advertising still attractive? What's the purpose of it?


Sex

Sells.

Let me try and explain this simple point nice and slow.

Content cannot be used to sell a game if the player does not know about it. The player cannot magically divine every bit of content in the game by staring at the box.

The player does not know about EDI. Understand? He does not know. She's entirely absent from any advertising.

So explain to me how EDI being attractive causes the player to buy the game when they have no idea she even exists.


Let me explain it nice and slowly what we all think of you but refuse to say.

You're a troll, and a poor one at that.

#138
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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:05

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That cannot be real.

#139
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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:05

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Great. We have people admitting sex appeal isn't all about marketing. We're making progress. Let's keep going. What other purpose is there? Why are characters attractive in stories if not to bring in attention?

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:06

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Hey, guys: you're talking about a female robot in the Dragon Age forums.

Just thought you'd like to know.

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:07

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David7204 wrote...

Great. We have people admitting sex appeal isn't all about marketing. We're making progress. Let's keep going. What other purpose is there?


Why do you people keep responding to and feeding this fellow? It's an amusing sight, but just stop already, and he'll get bored.

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:07

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David7204 wrote...

Great. We have people admitting sex appeal isn't all about marketing. We're making progress. Let's keep going. What other purpose is there?


Was there progress being made? Where are we going?

Are we there yet?

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:07

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David7204 wrote...

RedArmyShogun wrote...

David7204 wrote...

Someone explain to me. If the purpose of attractive characters is marketing, then why are plenty of characters entirely absent in advertising still attractive? What's the purpose of it?


Sex

Sells.

Let me try and explain this simple point nice and slow.

Content cannot be used to sell a game if the player does not know about it. The player cannot magically divine every bit of content in the game by staring at the box.

The player does not know about EDI. Understand? He does not know. She's entirely absent from any advertising.

So explain to me how EDI being attractive causes the player to buy the game when they have no idea she even exists.

But Miranda,Ashely,Liara and fem Shep were...

EDI is fan service and fetish fuel.

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David7204 wrote...

Sex does sell.

But it's foolish to assume that's all it does. And as I continue to point out, that clearly makes no sense for a story without advertising.

This is true, of course. The reason for using sex appeal doesn't reduce down to one absolute thing.

That doesn't resolve why you found the initial comment "foolish" when they didn't really imply it boils down to only that one thing -- only that it's clearly a factor for BioWare. (and probably most game makers who makes games with women in them)

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:07

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David7204 wrote...

Great. We have people admitting sex appeal isn't all about marketing. We're making progress. Let's keep going. What other purpose is there?


No one said it was. However, it is a major part of why said sex appeal is in the game.

Sex appeal for marketing and marketing sex appeal is more than just the two way road that you're prescribing.

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:08

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dreamgazer wrote...

Hey, guys: you're talking about a female robot in the Dragon Age forums.

Just thought you'd like to know.


Shale is pretty much a female robot.

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Foshizzlin wrote...

David7204 wrote...

Great. We have people admitting sex appeal isn't all about marketing. We're making progress. Let's keep going. What other purpose is there?


Why do you people keep responding to and feeding this fellow? It's an amusing sight, but just stop already, and he'll get bored.


He's bringing in EDI to Dragon Age, his trolling is so blatantly obvious that you should feel shameful giving in and feeding such nonsense.

Can we get this thread back on topic?

Modifié par Foshizzlin, 28 août 2013 - 10:09 .

#148
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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:09

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I'm glad to here that nobody thinks that's the only purpose. So what are the other purpose or purposes, again?

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:09

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Does this count as spam? I can't tell if this counts as spam?

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Posté 28 août 2013 - 10:09

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Bekkael wrote...

David7204 wrote...

Lots of silly nonsense to try to get attention.


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^ This serves no purpose but to give certain types of people a happy in their pants. <_<

This guy is nothing but a troll...stop feeding it!

C'mon son, why you post that abomination?:sick:
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