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[Lady Lionheart]

I don't think he looks like Nicholas Cage.

Solas is most definately not a hideous monster, from what I've seen of him.

In fact I think he's really attractive and I hope to God that he's romancable!!

[Nocte ad Mortem]

I don't personally find Solas attractive enough to be interested in him as a love interest, but I wouldn't call him a "hideous monster" by any stretch. I don't think you either have to be attracted to someone or repulsed by them, there's a lot of middle ground between those two reactions. 

[Nefla]

People aren't treating him like a hideous monster because he's bald. People are treating him like a hideous monster because he looks like Nicholas Cage. Luckily this is Orlais, home of ubiquitous masks.

He doesn't look like Nick Cage and even if he did Nick Cage is not a hideous monster either.

[Ophir147]

Agreed, people are acting like he's a hideous monster because he's bald. He has a handsome face, clear skin, normal frame (not morbidly obese, hunchbacked, etc...)normal clothes (not dressed like a jester or something) and we know nothing about his personality. The baldness makes him a little plain at worst but people are being super harsh. I bet if most of us forumites had a LI modeled after us NO ONE would want to romance them.

 

You wound me!

 

I would romance the hell out of myself.

[Nefla]

You wound me!

 

I would romance the hell out of myself.

Oh of course! I didn't mean you, I would kill to romance YOU good sir or madame, I meant the rest of us peasants (especially me!).

[sandalisthemaker]

"Solas will be the main male romance for PC."

 

 

Shoot me now.

[Eveangaline]

I didn't realize there were main romances.

[Brass_Buckles]

I didn't realize there were main romances.

 

Wellll... there sort of are, and aren't, I think.

 

The first people you meet are usually the "main" romances, but DA2 kind of erased that trend, I think.  They are the ones who tend to get the most content, in part because you meet them first.

 

Again, I think Dragon Age has moved somewhat past that, probably because they have a different protagonist each game.  Mass Effect's "main romance" was definitely Liara, regardless how anyone might feel about that.

 

Anyway, I don't think Solas will be the "main" romance, if he's romanceable.  I hope he's available, because I think he'll be interesting.  But I do not think there will be a main romance in this game.

[Fredward]

Playing self-inserts seems to be a lot more common than I thought. I haven't found a single LI particularly attractive so far, but that doesn't matter because I'm not the one romancing him. A lot of players seem to require the character to be attractive to them. I didn't realize this. Curious.

[PinkDiamondstl]

They would't dare make the most unappealing guy the main romance .Unless main male romance means m/m only .

Then ..cool. 

[NRieh]

 

Mass Effect's "main romance" was definitely Liara

Liara was Mass Effects 'main everything'.... 

 

AS for 'equalizing' the romances - I've already said about it. It's only possible by making all the characters equally insignificant and not involved into big plots (~ME2). Because - money, and also because 4 arcs comparable to Anders' one is kinda...problematic. Game only can have so much Big Plots.

 

Note, that if we compare the exact amount of lines and content, it is going to be equal (more or less), the only difference is in character's involvement.    

[Mes]

Playing self-inserts seems to be a lot more common than I thought. I haven't found a single LI particularly attractive so far, but that doesn't matter because I'm not the one romancing him. A lot of players seem to require the character to be attractive to them. I didn't realize this. Curious.

 

Well yeah, hence the whole role-playing aspect. It was easy for me to basically pretend I was the Warden in DAO, in part because she was mute. DA2 was a bit different as I saw my Hawke as a completely separate entity from myself (he was male and spoke ), but since I controlled him I still wanted him to go for whoever I personally found attractive rather than a character that might make more sense for Hawke to go for.

[Fredward]

Well yeah, hence the whole role-playing aspect. It was easy for me to basically pretend I was the Warden in DAO, in part because she was mute. DA2 was a bit different as I saw my Hawke as a completely separate entity from myself (he was male and spoke ), but since I controlled him I still wanted him to go for whoever I personally found attractive rather than a character that might make more sense for Hawke to go for.

 

Yeah, this seems to be the result of people approaching RPing differently. My characters are never myself, sometimes they make decisions that would mimic mine (primarily in the first playthroughs) because I simply CANNOT make certain decisions but I work that into their personality. But things like who they find attractive is completely up to them, if that makes any sense. For instance I would never go for Anders because he has Abusive/Unhealthy Relationship written all over him in flashing neon lights but he's the canon lover for my Hawke. I think it'll make for a more interesting story in the long run.

 

I think it's uber interesting that some choose to kinda work themselves into the characters they create and others (like myself)  choose to create a largely "autonomous" entity and play puppet-master with their lives. Pretty sure it says something deep and meaningful about the personalities of the players but I haven't given it that much thought. Yet.

[Farci Reprimer]

Playing self-inserts seems to be a lot more common than I thought. I haven't found a single LI particularly attractive so far, but that doesn't matter because I'm not the one romancing him. A lot of players seem to require the character to be attractive to them. I didn't realize this. Curious.

Yes. I too find it most curious because I like to forge a story FOR my character and not so much to myself. I tend to take more the role of a movie director than the MC itself when I play these kinds of games.

 

I dont think what I would want from my LI (my own romances will happen in real life thank you very much).

I think what best could fit my current character.

But this is all about personal taste I quess and how seriously people want to take this game and their personal immersion.

[illymiel]

I usually create characters similar to myself, and made decisions that I think would be best in such a situation, and decide with whom I want to explore dangerous caverns. Roleplaying other roles makes me feel uncomfortable, that's why I never played Witcher or most of JRPGs. So we have two different play styles and I find it amazing! Also it seems Bioware need to work a lot to make everyone happy, let's hope they will succeed and eweryone will find adventures they like, characters they want to be and love they dreamed of.

 

And as usual sorry for my bad english, it is not my native language.

[Innsmouth Dweller]

1st PT is always about self-insertion. game amazes/shocks me a player, not my PC. i don't care if it's selfish, unimaginative or whatever

sure i'm RPing, but i'm doing it within the limits of my own personality by reacting to what the game throws at me (again: me, not my PC). other PTs are for exploration but i'm usually tired of static parts of the story, like money grinding, exploding buildings, stuff (4 PTs is my record so far)

 

about Solas? i don't know the guy but if he's well-written i probably end up liking the char, despite his baldness. i never managed to romance any NPC in 1st PT (i'm usually too entangled with the story alone, aside of the self-insertion-thing which kind of makes romancing pixelated characters ridiculous).

if he's romancable, i'm pretty sure i'll romance him at some point.

[Ava Grey]

Yeah, this seems to be the result of people approaching RPing differently. My characters are never myself, sometimes they make decisions that would mimic mine (primarily in the first playthroughs) because I simply CANNOT make certain decisions but I work that into their personality. But things like who they find attractive is completely up to them, if that makes any sense. For instance I would never go for Anders because he has Abusive/Unhealthy Relationship written all over him in flashing neon lights but he's the canon lover for my Hawke. I think it'll make for a more interesting story in the long run.

 

I think it's uber interesting that some choose to kinda work themselves into the characters they create and others (like myself)  choose to create a largely "autonomous" entity and play puppet-master with their lives. Pretty sure it says something deep and meaningful about the personalities of the players but I haven't given it that much thought. Yet.

I can't help but self insert to a large degree. I always try out the different options, you know, for science but I always seem to end up falling back into what's agreeable to me personally. The self insert PT's always become my 'canon'.

 

Interestingly I don't have this problem at all when tabletop RP'ing.

 

ETA

 

OT, while I do see how Alistair and Morrigan can be perceived as the 'main' romances in Origins, I didn't get that feeling from any of the romances in 2 and i'm not getting that feeling so far with anyone in Inquisition, apart from maybe Cassandra. Still far too early to tell though and it wouldn't make a jot of difference as to who I choose even iff there was a perceived 'main romance', I like who I like.

[Farci Reprimer]

The fact how much players want to pour their personalities and personal tastes to their created characters is indeed endlessly interesting topic.

 

I myself always aim to make my first and therefore "canon" characters a little bit different than the previous. I am proud to say that I have made my Oblivion, Skyrim, Mass Effect, Dragon age 1 and 2 characters always a bit different from each other by motives and looks.

They otherwise dont feel like unique persons with their unique stories and that is very important to me because I am a bit storyteller myself.

 

Of course I tend to give them some relatable personal traits so I can identify to them on some level.

 

To me games with character creation are always a challenge to break your boundaries and try attach yourself to a personel you otherwise maybe wouldnt.

 

I never want to pretend to picture myself on the boots of your heroes because i always find thinking like that somewhat pathetic

[Red Panda]

I didn't realize there were main romances.

Fair point, but sometimes the game pushes you towards one or another.

 

 

Like say, Liara in Mass Effect.

[RynJ]

There aren't "main romances" content wise, per se, just characters that are more intertwined and important in the plot than others and happen to be romances too. Alistair and Morrigan are infinitely more central to the DAO plot than Zevran and Leliana. Anders is much, much more tied into the overall plot of DA2 than Fenris, etc. I think that's what people mean by "main".

 

As for who that will be in this game, who knows!

[Lorien19]

I don't understand the main romance concept either...Sure there are characters that are more important to the plot, but still a romance sub-plot concerns your character and your character's decisions.
Now discussing  Solas as a possibly important character to the plot is another story...

[NRieh]

 

Now discussing  Solas as a possibly important character to the plot is another story...

Something tells me that Cullen is going to 'take the lead' (if he's there and if he's a LI, I mean)

[tmp7704]

I bet he only seems like questionable choice at the moment because they don't have yet the cigar model ready and in the game.

[Lorien19]

Something tells me that Cullen is going to 'take the lead' (if he's there and if he's a LI, I mean)

Umm,I don't know about that...The main plot seems to be about the tears in the fade,so an expert of the fade is more likely to take the lead.Although so far the red templars seems to play a major role as well(Some people even speculate that it's them that caused the tears,not so sure about that tbh),considering that Cullen is a companion and still has a similar mindset to his DA2 one he'll probably want to stop them more than anyone...But for some reason, I think Solas is more likely to be the one to  play an important role in the story,as far as companions are concerned...Maybe Cullen will play an important role as well but as a npc...

[ahellbornlady]

I swear if we get Solas as a LI at the expense of my faves I will cry hysterically.

 

Give me Cullen and DHMG as LIs or give me death. :'(