cjones91 wrote...
Maybe, but it makes for a better story if the hero is something other than the generic human trope.Gileadan wrote...
Human first. Don't need horns or pointy ears to be a hero.
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cjones91 wrote...
I wonder what would happen if Bioware made the default a elf or qunari because that will probaly skew the results.
We talk about this all the time. We have raw numbers, but that's all they are, just numbers. There is no meaning or intent in data. So we hem and haw about statistical double rainbows and how to deal with the problem, if it even is a problem. Thing is, roleplaying means different things to different players, and for many, it is the ability to play and create avatars of themselves, human males or females. Sure, some might also shrug and go with the default, but that's just as valid as someone who spends an hour fiddling with the nose on their dwarf.
It's tempting to think that of course they'd love playing (insert other race here) if they only knew it was there, because you love it, and I of course want them to see it because we pour our hearts into making it. But some players just plain like different things, and there's intangible value in choices they choose not to take. That, after all, is what makes it a choice.
I'm just saying the hero does'nt always have to be the generic human.ScarMK wrote...
cjones91 wrote...
Maybe, but it makes for a better story if the hero is something other than the generic human trope.Gileadan wrote...
Human first. Don't need horns or pointy ears to be a hero.
Right. Because being 3 feet tall, having pointy ears or being 8 feet tall makes a story better.
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Maria Caliban wrote...
They're going to be much more popular than elves or dwarves and probably be picked as often as those two races were combined in DA:O. And BioWare will scratch its head and wonder why the qunari are so popular, but the reason is simple: they are taller and more muscular than humans.cjones91 wrote...
Again those people will be newbies,I imagine a good number of people will be playing the other races.
Only 5% of DA:O players picked a dwarven origin.
Modifié par hhh89, 06 septembre 2013 - 05:02 .
ScarMK wrote...
cjones91 wrote...
Maybe, but it makes for a better story if the hero is something other than the generic human trope.Gileadan wrote...
Human first. Don't need horns or pointy ears to be a hero.
Right. Because being 3 feet tall, having pointy ears or being 8 feet tall makes a story better.
That's the thing,why should the default always be human?Why can't they be elf,dwarf,or qunari?And most people who play as the default human do so because they expect it and it is considered to be the norm.Brodoteau wrote...
There are some CC elitists on here. I for, one, will admit to using the default Hawke in DA2. I fiddled around with my Warden in DAO, but default Hawke looked right to me, so I used him (though I would have liked the option to give him a shave). I also used default Sheperd. That did not stop me from properly role-playing them.
There are two considerations here: 1. I have to look at the character and live with it for the hours that this game takes. I stopped many a DAO run because I couldn't stand looking at my character anymore. Default characters, in general, look good -- why wouldn't you use them?
2. I do not want to waste the time to create the perfect looking character. Does this make me lazy? Or are the people who are spending hours fiddling with the CC, really just people who have more time to do those things (Horrors of horrors, I also don't adjust my television or DVD player to the best settings for every different movie or TV show -- this must make me inferior)
Sorry this was a bit off-topic was the default is not something to be derided. I also think the human should always be the default. Now, I would not object if the default was a human female -- mind you.
The quanari are a nice option to have. But those of use who are using the default human are not "playing the game wrong"
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That's the thing,why should the default always be human?Why can't they be elf,dwarf,or qunari?And most people who play as the default human do so because they expect it and it is considered to be the norm.
cjones91 wrote...
[That's the thing,why should the default always be human?Why can't they be elf,dwarf,or qunari?And most people who play as the default human do so because they expect it and it is considered to be the norm.
I played as a Dwarf for the first time a couple of months ago, after many Elf and Human playthroughs, and I'd have to agree.Volus Warlord wrote...
Maria Caliban wrote...
They're going to be much more popular than elves or dwarves and probably be picked as often as those two races were combined in DA:O. And BioWare will scratch its head and wonder why the qunari are so popular, but the reason is simple: they are taller and more muscular than humans.cjones91 wrote...
Again those people will be newbies,I imagine a good number of people will be playing the other races.
Only 5% of DA:O players picked a dwarven origin.
But Dwarves are the best!
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Modifié par Sylvianus, 06 septembre 2013 - 05:11 .
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You can't play both options first!Seraph Cross wrote...
I'm actually going to play the Elf and human options first.
cjones91 wrote...
Maybe, but it makes for a better story if the hero is something other than the generic human trope.Gileadan wrote...
Human first. Don't need horns or pointy ears to be a hero.
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It would be a fun experiment if you ask me.If the larger percentage of people play as humans it would be great know if those numbers are skewed because new players always pick the default character or whether they just liked playing as humans.Allan Schumacher wrote...
That's the thing,why should the default always be human?Why can't they be elf,dwarf,or qunari?And most people who play as the default human do so because they expect it and it is considered to be the norm.
You seem to be saying that if we had a different default, these people would just change it back to human.
Not at all,what I'm saying is a story does'nt always need humans to be the main characters.Danny Boy 7 wrote...
cjones91 wrote...
Maybe, but it makes for a better story if the hero is something other than the generic human trope.Gileadan wrote...
Human first. Don't need horns or pointy ears to be a hero.
So your saying your choosing something to be different...simply to be different and then to try and prove a point designate players who choose opposite you as lazy...
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