Dunno if this is relevant to the topic but I no longer hate her outfit. It looks allot better than it did in the gameinformer pic. it still looks weird but weird looking mage weird not weird looking clown woman weird.
So...Vivienne has an English accent.
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#27
Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 02:25
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Could that change of heart possibly have anything to do with the addition of a boob window? 
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 02:34
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Bear in mind that the Rivaini circle operated with minimal Chantry supervision, and up until its annulment, was primarily concerned with raising future Seers to rule Rivaini society. It makes little sense for Vivienne, if she was ever part of the Rivaini circle, to go to Orlais.AppealToReason wrote...
I don't think its uncommon for mages to be sent to circles away from their homeland. Rhys was a Ferelden guy in the Orlesian circle.
I remember encountering some mages with accents in DA2 as well in circle related missions but I can't recall any specifics after that.
One thing I've been mulling about is that Orlais supposedly has some deserts to the west. It could be that there's another population of dark skinned people, separated from the Donark-descended Rivaini, who might dwell there (maybe similar to French Algieria?).
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 02:35
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ManchesterUnitedFan1 wrote...
Could that change of heart possibly have anything to do with the addition of a boob window?
As a homosexual I can safely say I didn't even notice that. Although a good outfit should show off your assets at least a little bit
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 02:39
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mikeymoonshine wrote...
ManchesterUnitedFan1 wrote...
Could that change of heart possibly have anything to do with the addition of a boob window?
As a homosexual I can safely say I didn't even notice that. Although a good outfit should show off your assets at least a little bit
As a homosexual, I can safely say that I did notice it. HA! I'll match you sexuality for sexuality. I'm trying to be funny.
I noticed that her outfit was a little more revealing; as long as that's what Vivienne wants, it suits her character, and it's reasonably believable. It would bug me far more if she was supposed to be in armor, but she's a mage in robes with minimal protection anyway. So I'm usually more forgiving for them. I also didn't think it looked like a blatant, "Hey, all you straight guys out there! Lookie-here! We have eye-candy for you." appeal.
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 02:43
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andar91 wrote...
mikeymoonshine wrote...
ManchesterUnitedFan1 wrote...
Could that change of heart possibly have anything to do with the addition of a boob window?
As a homosexual I can safely say I didn't even notice that. Although a good outfit should show off your assets at least a little bit
As a homosexual, I can safely say that I did notice it. HA! I'll match you sexuality for sexuality. I'm trying to be funny.
I noticed that her outfit was a little more revealing; as long as that's what Vivienne wants, it suits her character, and it's reasonably believable. It would bug me far more if she was supposed to be in armor, but she's a mage in robes with minimal protection anyway. So I'm usually more forgiving for them. I also didn't think it looked like a blatant, "Hey, all you straight guys out there! Lookie-here! We have eye-candy for you." appeal.
Yeah, I totally didn't get that vibe either. It seemed more like fancy Orlesian gear which happens to be revealing (rather than revealing gear for the sake of revealing skin). I like that and the fact that she's not donning a mask all the time too.
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 02:52
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ManchesterUnitedFan1 wrote...
Could that change of heart possibly have anything to do with the addition of a boob window?
it certainly got my attention. It may suggest that she is a potential LI.
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 02:59
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daveliam wrote...
andar91 wrote...
mikeymoonshine wrote...
ManchesterUnitedFan1 wrote...
Could that change of heart possibly have anything to do with the addition of a boob window?
As a homosexual I can safely say I didn't even notice that. Although a good outfit should show off your assets at least a little bit
As a homosexual, I can safely say that I did notice it. HA! I'll match you sexuality for sexuality. I'm trying to be funny.
I noticed that her outfit was a little more revealing; as long as that's what Vivienne wants, it suits her character, and it's reasonably believable. It would bug me far more if she was supposed to be in armor, but she's a mage in robes with minimal protection anyway. So I'm usually more forgiving for them. I also didn't think it looked like a blatant, "Hey, all you straight guys out there! Lookie-here! We have eye-candy for you." appeal.
Yeah, I totally didn't get that vibe either. It seemed more like fancy Orlesian gear which happens to be revealing (rather than revealing gear for the sake of revealing skin). I like that and the fact that she's not donning a mask all the time too.
Seems like allot of orleasian clothing is like that. But yeah it's not exactly a sexually sujjestive outfit despite the
cleavage.
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 03:21
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Sounds like the Inquisitor is yet another Fereldan. :/
Modifié par Maria Caliban, 01 septembre 2013 - 03:21 .
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 03:27
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Maria Caliban wrote...
Sounds like the Inquisitor is yet another Fereldan. :/
:C
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 03:32
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They talked about the potential of multiple voice options, so I'm assuming they just used what they had recorded and ready for the demo.Maria Caliban wrote...
Sounds like the Inquisitor is yet another Fereldan. :/
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 03:32
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Maria Caliban wrote...
Sounds like the Inquisitor is yet another Fereldan. :/
We haven't seen our qunari yet.
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 03:36
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Although for all we know he or she could also be from the Free Marches, Tevinter, the Anderfels or Rivain. They all seem to have english accents.
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#39
Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 03:41
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I didn't like Cauthrien.
Would seem to be contradictory as far as the accent but if it is Traynor I am sure Bioware will have an explanation.
Would seem to be contradictory as far as the accent but if it is Traynor I am sure Bioware will have an explanation.
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 03:59
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Apparently she's a big proponent of the Circle. Maybe she grew tired of the way the Rivaini Circle was run and decided to go to a more conventonal one.MisanthropePrime wrote...
Bear in mind that the Rivaini circle operated with minimal Chantry supervision, and up until its annulment, was primarily concerned with raising future Seers to rule Rivaini society. It makes little sense for Vivienne, if she was ever part of the Rivaini circle, to go to Orlais.AppealToReason wrote...
I don't think its uncommon for mages to be sent to circles away from their homeland. Rhys was a Ferelden guy in the Orlesian circle.
I remember encountering some mages with accents in DA2 as well in circle related missions but I can't recall any specifics after that.
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 05:13
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Bioware likes tropes, right? Well, it's not exactly an uncommon concept. http://tvtropes.org/...ngWithTheAccent
This is from the Dragon Age entry:
In Dragon Age: Origins, Ferelden and Tevinter Humans generally have English (sounding) accents, but it's by no means consistent. Notably, both Wynne and Flemeth have American/Canadian accents. Flemeth may be from the fade or just from another, long extinct society given that she might be hundreds of years old. Wynne had an American accent long before she encountered a fade spirit of her own.
It's possible that Wynne might not actually be from Ferelden, since Mages are often sent to foreign Circles for training. For instance, the Mage Warden was raised in the Ferelden Circle despite being actually from Kirkwall, while Rhys, (Wynne's son), was sent to the Orlesian Circle.
The Dwarves use a variety of American accents, but who has what one seems to be entirely random. Both Dwarf origins have the PC's family and peers, and no two of them sound like they're from the same area. Oghren has a vaguely western/Texas twang, and a couple of minor quest-givers have New York accents. Oddly enough, Bodahn Feddic has as a vaguely British accent, despite coming from Orzammar. Though one could speculate that as a former shop owner, he might have adopted a Fake Brit accent to seem more upper-class to his customers.
The Dalish (nomadic) elves appear to have American accents in the first game but adopt primarily Welsh and Irish accents in the second, even a character who was present in the first game. The city elves have American accents in both, except for some in the sequel who are of Dalish origin.
Most Antivan characters have Spanish accents. Taliesen, however, uses Gideon Emery's natural English accent. A few in the sequel have Italian accents as well.
Sebastian Vael from the Exiled Prince DLC in Dragon Age II appears to be the only character from Starkhaven to have a Scottish accent. The voice actor, Alec Newman, used the same accent for one of the Dalish elves, where it seems equally out of place.
To be honest, I like the English humans and American dwarves. Elves can be English.
This is from the Dragon Age entry:
In Dragon Age: Origins, Ferelden and Tevinter Humans generally have English (sounding) accents, but it's by no means consistent. Notably, both Wynne and Flemeth have American/Canadian accents. Flemeth may be from the fade or just from another, long extinct society given that she might be hundreds of years old. Wynne had an American accent long before she encountered a fade spirit of her own.
It's possible that Wynne might not actually be from Ferelden, since Mages are often sent to foreign Circles for training. For instance, the Mage Warden was raised in the Ferelden Circle despite being actually from Kirkwall, while Rhys, (Wynne's son), was sent to the Orlesian Circle.
The Dwarves use a variety of American accents, but who has what one seems to be entirely random. Both Dwarf origins have the PC's family and peers, and no two of them sound like they're from the same area. Oghren has a vaguely western/Texas twang, and a couple of minor quest-givers have New York accents. Oddly enough, Bodahn Feddic has as a vaguely British accent, despite coming from Orzammar. Though one could speculate that as a former shop owner, he might have adopted a Fake Brit accent to seem more upper-class to his customers.
The Dalish (nomadic) elves appear to have American accents in the first game but adopt primarily Welsh and Irish accents in the second, even a character who was present in the first game. The city elves have American accents in both, except for some in the sequel who are of Dalish origin.
Most Antivan characters have Spanish accents. Taliesen, however, uses Gideon Emery's natural English accent. A few in the sequel have Italian accents as well.
Sebastian Vael from the Exiled Prince DLC in Dragon Age II appears to be the only character from Starkhaven to have a Scottish accent. The voice actor, Alec Newman, used the same accent for one of the Dalish elves, where it seems equally out of place.
To be honest, I like the English humans and American dwarves. Elves can be English.
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 05:20
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DooomCookie wrote...
Bioware likes tropes, right? Well, it's not exactly an uncommon concept. http://tvtropes.org/...ngWithTheAccent
This is from the Dragon Age entry:
In Dragon Age: Origins, Ferelden and Tevinter Humans generally have English (sounding) accents, but it's by no means consistent. Notably, both Wynne and Flemeth have American/Canadian accents. Flemeth may be from the fade or just from another, long extinct society given that she might be hundreds of years old. Wynne had an American accent long before she encountered a fade spirit of her own.
It's possible that Wynne might not actually be from Ferelden, since Mages are often sent to foreign Circles for training. For instance, the Mage Warden was raised in the Ferelden Circle despite being actually from Kirkwall, while Rhys, (Wynne's son), was sent to the Orlesian Circle.
The Dwarves use a variety of American accents, but who has what one seems to be entirely random. Both Dwarf origins have the PC's family and peers, and no two of them sound like they're from the same area. Oghren has a vaguely western/Texas twang, and a couple of minor quest-givers have New York accents. Oddly enough, Bodahn Feddic has as a vaguely British accent, despite coming from Orzammar. Though one could speculate that as a former shop owner, he might have adopted a Fake Brit accent to seem more upper-class to his customers.
The Dalish (nomadic) elves appear to have American accents in the first game but adopt primarily Welsh and Irish accents in the second, even a character who was present in the first game. The city elves have American accents in both, except for some in the sequel who are of Dalish origin.
Most Antivan characters have Spanish accents. Taliesen, however, uses Gideon Emery's natural English accent. A few in the sequel have Italian accents as well.
Sebastian Vael from the Exiled Prince DLC in Dragon Age II appears to be the only character from Starkhaven to have a Scottish accent. The voice actor, Alec Newman, used the same accent for one of the Dalish elves, where it seems equally out of place.
To be honest, I like the English humans and American dwarves. Elves can be English.
Tbh if it works do we really care? I know people harp on about the law but it's obviously really difficult to get it right in this instance.
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 07:33
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Vivienne's voice actress sounds a lot like Natasha Little. She voiced the female sith warrior in SW:TOR, Janeka from Legacy, Mistress Woolsey from Awakening, along with some other additional voices from various games.
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 07:57
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TelvanniWarlord wrote...
Vivienne's voice actress sounds a lot like Natasha Little. She voiced the female sith warrior in SW:TOR, Janeka from Legacy, Mistress Woolsey from Awakening, along with some other additional voices from various games.
hmm, could be
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 07:59
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In regards to a previous poster saying that her accent could change depending on whom she speaking to, I know mine certainly does.
When I speak to Britons, my accents goes American. When I speak to Americans, my accents goes British. When I speak to my Filipino relatives, I dumb down my British accent because it's difficult for them to understand.
When I speak to Britons, my accents goes American. When I speak to Americans, my accents goes British. When I speak to my Filipino relatives, I dumb down my British accent because it's difficult for them to understand.
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 08:03
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Maria Caliban wrote...
Sounds like the Inquisitor is yet another Fereldan. :/
Perhaps not.
Vivienne has an English accent as well, but was already confirmed as being Orlesian. There is still some reason to hope that the protagonist won't be yet another hero from Ferelden.
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 08:07
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Han Shot First wrote...
Maria Caliban wrote...
Sounds like the Inquisitor is yet another Fereldan. :/
Perhaps not.
Vivienne has an English accent as well, but was already confirmed as being Orlesian. There is still some reason to hope that the protagonist won't be yet another hero from Ferelden.
I dunno why people care so much tbh, What difference will it make?
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 08:10
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mikeymoonshine wrote...
Han Shot First wrote...
Maria Caliban wrote...
Sounds like the Inquisitor is yet another Fereldan. :/
Perhaps not.
Vivienne has an English accent as well, but was already confirmed as being Orlesian. There is still some reason to hope that the protagonist won't be yet another hero from Ferelden.
I dunno why people care so much tbh, What difference will it make?
Because Ferelden is getting really, really boring and are becoming (already are, actually...) a nation of special snowflakes,
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Posté 01 septembre 2013 - 08:10
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Why is there the assumption that the voice we heard is Vivienne's? I just watched the video and my first thought was :'Good. Miranda Raison will be voicing Cassandra again'...
