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[RevilFox]

I spend days in name dictionaries, looking up meanings that suit the character I want to play. 

 

I was so pissed at myself for calling my mage Lurlina, because she's supposed to be this little, curious magelet who's devoted to the circle. And Lurlina freaking means Temptress!! What was I thinking? 

 

So Eavan means Fair (as in fair of face) because she's this charming, beautiful rogue, and Acantha means thorny, which is perfect since she's a stoic qunari. 

I have a really tough time coming up with names normally, so I tend to just stick with a few staples. Elena is my most common name for any kind of female PC.

 

And was actually going to be the name of my child, if he was a girl. My wife and I had a TERRIBLE time coming up with boys names, but agreed on almost every girls name. So, of course, he was a boy. We ended up settling on Owen about two days before he was born.

[Grieving Natashina]

I have a really tough time coming up with names normally, so I tend to just stick with a few staples. Elena is my most common name for any kind of female PC.

 

And was actually going to be the name of my child, if he was a girl. My wife and I had a TERRIBLE time coming up with boys names, but agreed on almost every girls name. So, of course, he was a boy. We ended up settling on Owen about two days before he was born.

Well, at least you got it decided in time.  

 

Elissa is a pretty common name for me.  I've also noticed that Rose, Amber, Tera and Sophia tend to pop up in my naming choices a lot.

 

Edit: For male characters, I usually go with the names Zack or Alex.

[RevilFox]

Well, at least you got it decided in time.  

 

Elissa is a pretty common name for me.  I've also noticed that Rose, Amber, Tera and Sophia tend to pop up in my naming choices a lot.

 

Edit: For male characters, I usually go with the names Zack or Alex.

I normally use Fox for male characters (a name my wife hated), or Locke (which was my favorite name and she was dead set against it). Sometimes I'll use Orion (again, hate hate hate). 

 

For the record, her favorite name was Gage. So the hate went both ways.

[Grieving Natashina]

I had a friend of mine that named his kid Odin James.  It was a compromise between the parents.  She wanted James, he wanted Odin.  So James became his middle name.

[HuldraDancer]

I normally use Fox for male characters (a name my wife hated), or Locke (which was my favorite name and she was dead set against it). Sometimes I'll use Orion (again, hate hate hate). 

 

For the record, her favorite name was Gage. So the hate went both ways.

 

The heck is wrong with Orion?! That's a great name!

 

(sorry for barging in like a rude person)

[Grieving Natashina]

The heck is wrong with Orion?! That's a great name!

 

(sorry for barging in like a rude person)

You don't seem rude to me, just excitable.  

[HuldraDancer]

You don't seem rude to me, just excitable.  

 

Then I apologize for that as well

 

also really bias about Orion since thats my little brother's name >>;

[RevilFox]

The heck is wrong with Orion?! That's a great name!

 

(sorry for barging in like a rude person)

I have no idea! Tell my wife how great it is...grumble grumble...

[Bugsie]

I like the name Locke but I cant help thinking about MIB with Orion! If you remember it was the cats name!

We had a name picked out for ages for our daughter, but when she was born at the moment we first held her we looked at each other and went... Nah! We went with another name on our list that we had originally shunted to one side.

[RevilFox]

I like the name Locke but I cant help thinking about MIB with Orion! If you remember it was the cats name!

We had a name picked out for ages for our daughter, but when she was born at the moment we first held her we looked at each other and went... Nah! We went with another name on our list that we had originally shunted to one side.

That's what my wife said, "You want to name our son after the cat from Men in Black?"

 

But back to the topic...ish. 

 

Did anyone else see the new VIvi companion trailer? Besides her being badass, I noticed that her walk is fairly exaggerated. Do you think that's the default female walk, or Vivi specific?

[themikefest]

I like the name Elizabeth Nancy. Its the name for my main femquisitor and its the name for my main femshep.

 

 

The Vivienne trailer looked cool. She along with Sera and Cassandra will be in the party the most.

[Bugsie]

Viv looks great in that trailer.

I like 'Elizabeth Nancy' Mike. Good choice.

[Lady Luminous]

I have a really tough time coming up with names normally, so I tend to just stick with a few staples. Elena is my most common name for any kind of female PC.

 

And was actually going to be the name of my child, if he was a girl. My wife and I had a TERRIBLE time coming up with boys names, but agreed on almost every girls name. So, of course, he was a boy. We ended up settling on Owen about two days before he was born.

 

I've never used the same name; I always choose a new name based on their personality.

 

At least you got it figured out! I was an adopted child, so for 6 days my legal name was Baby Girl, until all the paperwork went through for me to take my adoptive family's name, haha.

[Fizzie Panda]

It's making me mad that they're only showcasing the Human Male

That's probably all I'm going to play but still

 

SHOWCASE A FEMALE

[Ryzaki]

I tend to use Rayne at least once >_>

 

But yes my DAI hype is real.

[phantomrachie]

For video games I tend to pick from a list of names that I like (in Table Top RPGs, I pick names that fit the world in the game)

 

For a woman

• Freya
• Rachel
• Sera
• Deirdre 
• Isabella
• Blaze
• Inanna

For a man

 

• Fionn
• Shaddock
• Salahaddin/Saladin

 

Though I have picked others outside this list, one of my Shepard's is called Hale, after Jennifer Hale and another is called Lola so that finally someone calls her by her first name  .

 

I met someone recently whose name is Torunn & I'm thinking that would be an awesome name for my female qunari 

 

As for the Vivi trailer, is was fantastic. Seriously she gets more beautiful & more bad-ass with each revel about her.

[Patchwork]

I tend to use different names for all my game characters, I find it easier to remember them if I do that. 

 

But I really like the name Rebecca so despite having a Cousland by that name I'm tempted to have a Rebekah Trevelyan.

 

Not for my first human she's already named Jenner but still four-ish playthrough? It's a very strong possibility. 

[Grieving Natashina]

Idea for the next female Inquisitor trailer!  Now, I know the armor needs to be changed, but I would love to see an elven version of this lovely lady in a trailer.  Where we could, you know, actually have more than a "blink-and-you-miss-it" appearance:

 

[themikefest]

I like the hair. Nice long hair. That would be nice to see in a trailer. Maybe show  femquisitor with sword and shield or even with a bow.

[Grieving Natashina]

A bow.  Now you're talking my language.  

[GreyWarden4Life]

Exactly what the title says.

 

I know that marketing's going to hound the developers to not show the women, because they assume males are their primary market.  But these forums alone contain oodles of women, and since forum posters are a minority I'd expect there are a whole lot more out there who don't post--and a few who are on the forums but don't admit to being female.  Not to mention I'm sure there are guys who'd prefer to play the female Inquisitor.  I don't think using her in marketing is going to hurt your sales.

 

I can't speak for the rest of us women, but I'd like to see a few renders of female inquisitors.  So far I've only seen some concept art, which is great and better than it was with Mass Effect where we got nothing until ME3, but we've heard the male inquisitor voice, we've seen renders of male inquisitors...

 

I'm starting to feel like my Inquisitor is invisible as anything more than concept art--because even though I play males every now and then, my character will be a woman at least nine times out of ten.

 

So how about it, Bioware?  Could we have a screenshot of the female Inquisitor in action?  Could the next trailer show a lady Inquisitor?  Pretty please?

 

Not important nor worth another sum of money to put another trailer up with the only difference being the gender of the hero in the advertisement. (Only reason Mass Effect 3 did it was to appease all you feminists who made a big deal about, just like those players wanting same sex relationships). Seeing this OP is relatively old, I won't mention how BioWare has indeed showed trailers, screenshots, and images of both gender types. Though there are more male appearances than female, it doesn't matter since all of those trailers show the Inquisitor wearing his or her helmet.

 

Your suggestion is no different than someone asking for more media of a dwarf, elf, or qunari Inquisitor. If you were or are a Dragon Age fan, you're not going to let the small detail like what gender the hero is in the trailer, stop you from playing the game. You also have to take into consideration that maybe the story writer for the original concept of the Inquisition originally started with a male hero (Also, seeing that the two founding members of the Inquisition are both female, I could see the writer going with a male Inquisitor). If that is the case, then it's the writer's freedom to decide what gender the hero initially is and then tweak it for different genders and races. Same thing if the Dragon Age canon or even Mass Effect's based their canon around a male hero. It's not worth the costs to spend more money just so that you show the same trailer, but with a different gender. The trailer will still leave its message to the viewers, regardless of what gender the hero is.

[Allan Schumacher]

The cost justifications have already been detailed immensely, plus we actually have incorporated the Female Inquisitor in promotional pieces as well as stage demos and whatnot.

 

So your counter argument has already been rendered invalid.

 

As for "appeasing the feminists" please treat people on the forum with a modicum more respect.  Thank you.

[Grieving Natashina]

To the charming poster earlier: Thanks for bumping the thread!  

 

Just the fact you clicked on this thread without bothering to read the posts from BioWare devs themselves shows that you care.  How sweet of you.  I'm touched, because you helped illustrate the reason the thread exists.  

 

Your attempt to try to compare 50% of the gaming base with fictional races was cute, but unoriginal.  Nice try though.  

 

We appreciate your thoughtful and generous contribution.  Now, with all due respect, in light that the DA team has said repeatedly that they care about their female audience, don't let the door hit you on your backside on the way out.

[GreyWarden4Life]

To the charming poster earlier: Thanks for bumping the thread!  

 

Just the fact you clicked on this thread without bothering to read the posts from BioWare devs themselves shows that you care.  How sweet of you.  I'm touched, because you helped illustrate the reason the thread exists.  

 

Your attempt to try to compare 50% of the gaming base with fictional races was cute, but unoriginal.  Nice try though.  

 

We appreciate your thoughtful and generous contribution.  Now, with all due respect, in light that the DA team has said repeatedly that they care about their female audience, don't let the door hit you on your backside on the way out.

My point is proven. Give them an inch and they take a mile. End of story. 

[JadePrince]

My point is proven. Give them an inch and they take a mile. End of story. 

 

 

"We LET women buy and play the games that are made for and by men, why can't they just be happy with that?"

 

"Why should the gaming industry pander to GIRLS by actually acknowledging that they exist or, god forbid, that women-led/starring games could be just as lucrative and engaging if we invested the same time/care/budget into them as we do into all the AAA games starring scruffy white men?"

 

"Why aren't you happy with crumbs, just because the rest of us are eating cake?"