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[J-Reyno]

Hello Cullenites.  I have a question about Cullen's romance.  See, I really hate most of the "heart" options that I suppose are meant to express romantic interest.  Most of them are just too forward and I can't bring myself to pick them.  There are a couple here and there I can cope with, but most are a flat out no for me.  So my question is.. is it required that I choose the hearts at every opportunity to advance Cullen's romance?  I don't want to be spoiled on the entire romance or anything, I just want to know if I have to poke and prod the guy.  Or if maybe he'll even take the initiative to express interest, which would be ideal for the kind of character I have.

[Boomshakalakalakaboom]

Hello Cullenites.  I have a question about Cullen's romance.  See, I really hate most of the "heart" options that I suppose are meant to express romantic interest.  Most of them are just too forward and I can't bring myself to pick them.  There are a couple here and there I can cope with, but most are a flat out no for me.  So my question is.. is it required that I choose the hearts at every opportunity to advance Cullen's romance?  I don't want to be spoiled on the entire romance or anything, I just want to know if I have to poke and prod the guy.  Or if maybe he'll even take the initiative to express interest, which would be ideal for the kind of character I have.

 

Because his relationship isn't based on an approval rating like companions are, I think you do have to choose the flirt options early on for your relationship with him to flourish into a full-fledged romance.    

 

Edit: And you can always head-cannon. I do that all the time, far too much actually and I end up with a whole pile of fan-fic on my desktop. 

[KyndredRaven]

Hello Cullenites.  I have a question about Cullen's romance.  See, I really hate most of the "heart" options that I suppose are meant to express romantic interest.  Most of them are just too forward and I can't bring myself to pick them.  There are a couple here and there I can cope with, but most are a flat out no for me.  So my question is.. is it required that I choose the hearts at every opportunity to advance Cullen's romance?  I don't want to be spoiled on the entire romance or anything, I just want to know if I have to poke and prod the guy.  Or if maybe he'll even take the initiative to express interest, which would be ideal for the kind of character I have.

According to my strategy guide, it is required to choose those options to advance the romance.

[J-Reyno]

Thank you both for answering.  I am going to cringe every time, but it must be done!

[fontofnothing]

I've been avoiding the forums for several weeks now, but I just finished the main questline, so the forums feel safe enough to visit again.

I really enjoyed this game. The characters, the interactions, the story, the exploration, the graphics, the art... The only thing I could really complain about is not being able to make use of my extra mouse buttons without the help of another program. That, and I never got Dorian's quest due to some sort of bug, I guess. And hairstyles.

Cullen's romance completely surpassed all of my expectations. I absolutely loved every moment of it. I'm not sure when/if I'll be able to romance any of the other characters now. Finding it very difficult to resist that smile:

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Not sure if we're sharing our Inquisitors in here, but here's mine:

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Time to start a second playthrough!

[Lilaeth]

It could be bugged, then? Or is it the correct stone (just speculating since I haven't seen it myself, I can't remember how many times I found I was working on the wrong thing in DAO)

You have to be as close to the stone as you can get - the verse (or whatever it is) that accompanies the quest mentions doing it with your right hand on the stone as you circle it -  i did it at a slow walk to make sure i didn't accidentally move too far away from the stone.

[Iceyone]

I'm blown away by this game already. I suspected and hoped that it was going to be awesome and it absolutely is imo

As I expected with a first run I think I'm doing it wrong (if that's even a thing in rpg's) I'm lvl 10 already, no Skyhold, only recruited 2 companions (Sera & Blackwall), something just feels amiss. I already wonder if I should start over or if it's still ok and salvagable. I have just picked up the Mage/Templar choice quest too. My romance hasn't progressed atall beyind the initial introduction flirts.

 

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Could someone please confirm for me at what point in the mage quest chain I can safely switch to Templar side? I have In Hushed Whispers ready to go and the Templar one is also live on my war-table, do I complete Whispers then switch?

[phyreblade74]

I'm blown away by this game already. I suspected and hoped that it was going to be awesome and it absolutely is imo

As I expected with a first run I think I'm doing it wrong (if that's even a thing in rpg's) I'm lvl 10 already, no Skyhold, only recruited 2 companions (Sera & Blackwall), something just feels amiss. I already wonder if I should start over or if it's still ok and salvagable. I have just picked up the Mage/Templar choice quest too. My romance hasn't progressed atall beyind the initial introduction flirts.

 

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Could someone please confirm for me at what point in the mage quest chain I can safely switch to Templar side? I have In Hushed Whispers ready to go and the Templar one is also live on my war-table, do I complete Whispers then switch?

 

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There's a warning attached to the ultimate choice.  Basically, a pop-up that reads "This decision is irreversible".  I appreciate how much Bioware tried protecting us from the inevitable disappointment of randomly hitting the button and then thinking, "Heck, I didn't WANT to do that, really."  Anywho, you can only pick one of those quests.  Once it's picked and you head out, you're committed to seeing it through.  The other quest disappears from the war table and you can no longer access that location.  I mean to say, I went to Redcliffe after siding with the Templars and found the bridge into the castle had been blown up, so I couldn't enter the main castle itself.

[Usakko]

I'm suffering from the worst post-game blues I've ever had. I still have a lot to do (heck, I even opened a new area two days after beating the game ) but finishing the actual story line made me sadder than I thought it would. I suppose it's because no more story = no new dialogues = no more romance stuff (which was good... really good). Overall, I enjoyed talking with the advisers and followers too much for my own good.

 

I usually don't buy DLCs but now I'm really looking forward to one. I need more story! Or something... 

[Chanda]

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Can you go into the castle after you finish the mage quest?

Regarding Alistair, does anyone know if he shows up if he was a wandering drunk after Origins? In DA2 Teagan comes and finds him, so I assume he's with Teagan?

[riverbanks]

I'm blown away by this game already. I suspected and hoped that it was going to be awesome and it absolutely is imo

As I expected with a first run I think I'm doing it wrong (if that's even a thing in rpg's) I'm lvl 10 already, no Skyhold, only recruited 2 companions (Sera & Blackwall), something just feels amiss. I already wonder if I should start over or if it's still ok and salvagable. I have just picked up the Mage/Templar choice quest too. My romance hasn't progressed atall beyind the initial introduction flirts.

 

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Could someone please confirm for me at what point in the mage quest chain I can safely switch to Templar side? I have In Hushed Whispers ready to go and the Templar one is also live on my war-table, do I complete Whispers then switch?

 

Don't start over, you're doing well! I was well over 20 hours into it when I recruited my first companion other than the initial three.

 

Also, pics of that Inquisitor or we'll never believe you're actually playing!

 

For the Mage/Templar stuff:

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What phyre said, you'll be warned - but specifically, go with it until you meet Dorian and Felix. They'll ask you for a favor, and that will lead you back to Skyhold Haven to make a final choice between the two sides.

[Livaine]

part of me is scared that since romance w/ Cullen is so good/beautiful, the writers will unleash tragic future for the couple...in the next installments of DA.

I hope that they'll let Cullen and his love live happily ever after

I really have no desire whatsoever to see Cullen or my Femquisitor in any other games, I feel the ending to this is hopeful enough for their future without needing them potentially separated or forced into "ultimate sacrifice" scenarios.  It seems like this is the final bow for his character already, given that his development really comes full circle within his romance arc.

[riverbanks]

For those who have finished the game or know about ending spoilers:

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With as few spoilers as you can, please, do I get a choice in who gets made Divine, or some conversation where I can show support for one person or another? I want Vivienne to be Divine, I'll even take Cassandra, but I definitely don't want Leliana there. Is it all based on decisions through the game, or do I get to speak in support of one of them at some point?

[Iceyone]

Thanks guys, *phew* I just had that horrid sinking feeling that I'd missed something important but good to know that I can progress with the magey side for a wee bit . I have my mounts and all and still no Skyhold so I was starting to get a little concerned lol. I have Vivs invite actually, I should go and do that before anything else I suppose.

 

My Inquisitor is actually fairly generic, give or take the makeup tweeks and those eyebrows sheesh . I didn't want to spend too long in the CC as I was aware some people were having awful problems with the game crashing etc so I just wanted to make sure I could get through the prologue and such without disasters. I'll see if I can grab a SS of her (I'm not going to fire up Fraps for now as it seems to be conflicting with the game or Origin for a lot of people).

 

My pc defaulted to medium settings which I'm actually delighted about, although I have a fairly powerful graphics card, it's old now so I fully expected to have to play on low. I ramped up the Mesh setting to Ultra though as advised to help alleviate the lego head and patches. Even on medium it looks pretty damned good and I haven't noticed any bugs so far. All in all I'm a happy camper

 

Mums coming for coffee, it's a conspiracy I tell you lol "leave me alone RL people, I wanna play in Thedas"

[Boomshakalakalakaboom]

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Can you go into the castle after you finish the mage quest?

Regarding Alistair, does anyone know if he shows up if he was a wandering drunk after Origins? In DA2 Teagan comes and finds him, so I assume he's with Teagan?

 

I saw someone post this picture in another thread:

 

 

They weren't sure what to make of it but I assumed it was drunkard Alistair's cameo for DAI. 

[Akaneryuu2]

Hi all, I have been lurking for sooo long now It kind of feels weird actually posting something( kind of like talking to the cool kids at school) 

I just finished the game and I feel super empty inside so I'll just start hanging around here since you all seem really nice people.

Btw I went to talk to solas but the floor in his room didnt load so I fell down and this happend. 

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super scary

[Lady Artifice]

Because his relationship isn't based on an approval rating like companions are, I think you do have to choose the flirt options early on for your relationship with him to flourish into a full-fledged romance.    

 

Edit: And you can always head-cannon. I do that all the time, far too much actually and I end up with a whole pile of fan-fic on my desktop. 

 

 

Uh-oh...

 

I didn't inevitably take the second flirt option, the one where you

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ask him about whether he's taken a vow of celibacy

. I felt like I was harassing him, especially when he begged to change the subject, so I save scummed and didn't take that option. I haven't made it to Skyhold yet...Do you think I'm okay if I take every flirt option from here on? 

 

I hope I don't need to go back and take it to progress...I'd have to all but restart the game. 

[LolaLei]

Nug pie!

[Akaneryuu2]

Nug pie!

I think...it's the maker

[Lady Artifice]

Hi all, I have been lurking for sooo long now It kind of feels weird actually posting something( kind of like talking to the cool kids at school) 

I just finished the game and I feel super empty inside so I'll just start hanging around here since you all seem really nice people.

 

 

That's a very good way to describe it. There's also the factor that some of them are absolutely fantastic artists and/or behind excellent youtube channels...but everyone is very nice. Welcome. 

[Annarl]

The Cullen romance has been awesome.  I really enjoyed it.  I will have problems choosing anyone else for my female Quizzy.

 

Well Done.

[LolaLei]

I'm suffering from the worst post-game blues I've ever had. I still have a lot to do (heck, I even opened a new area two days after beating the game ) but finishing the actual story line made me sadder than I thought it would. I suppose it's because no more story = no new dialogues = no more romance stuff (which was good... really good). Overall, I enjoyed talking with the advisers and followers too much for my own good.

 

I usually don't buy DLCs but now I'm really looking forward to one. I need more story! Or something... 

 

Me too, I've been waiting and following this game so intensely for 4 maybe 5 years and now it's over I don't know what to do with myself. I could just play the game again, especially since my first go around was so glitchy that I missed loads of content but I should probably just wait for a patch. That aside, I have no real desire at the moment to play it again, which is odd because with DA:O I was straight back in the CC rolling another character.

 

Don't get me wrong, while there was a lot of stuff that I wasn't keen on DAI is a very good game, there were some amazing moments and Cullen's romance is so good that it's now joint first with Alistair's! It's just, something feels missing that I can't quite put my finger on. To be honest, I can't tell if I'm just mourning my sacrificed DA:O canon thanks to

 

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that horrible choice I had to make of leaving Hawke or Alistair in the Fade (I left Hawke) so now I have to make him King and turn my Amell into a Cousland so they can marry because I don't like that whole hardened/mistress thing but I don't want to sacrifice either of them. To make matters worse, making him King results in my Warden searching for the cure for the Calling alone which she must find if she ever wants to see Alistair again, whereas in the Warden Alistair version he plans to join her in the search after the Warden thing is sorted, which is suggested in the epilogue. Chances are good that she won't find a cure, knowing how cruel Gaider can be, but I hate the idea of them never being with each other again.

 

Or maybe it's because I stupidly let ideas and speculation run away with me and expected certain things to be in there, and events to play out differently, like the final battle 'n' stuff like that? But even that's not enough for me to be feeling this sad, lol. Perhaps the truth of it is that this games development has been a part of my life for so long, and because I used it as a tool to help combat my depression, now it's over I feel kinda lost and don't know what to do with myself?

 

I dunno, either way I know I'm being utterly ridiculous. I barely scratched the surface of the game and they haven't even released any bloody DLC or expansions yet, and then there's DA4 that'll probably happen (which I'm crapping myself over because I just know they'll do something horrible to my protagonists and/or their companions/lovers again).

[eternalshiva]

Because they are advisors, you have to take the Romance options, even if you feel like a jerk about it. Otherwise you will miss your window.

[Lady Artifice]

Because they are advisors, you have to take the Romance options, even if you feel like a jerk about it. Otherwise you will miss your window.

 

 

No!!!

 

Even the little second one?

 

I have to replay soooo much. 

[Akaneryuu2]

Me too, I've been waiting and following this game so intensely for 4 maybe 5 years and now it's over I don't know what to do with myself. I could just play the game again, especially since my first go around was so glitchy that I missed loads of content but I should probably just wait for a patch. That aside, I have no real desire at the moment to play it again, which is odd because with DA:O I was straight back in the CC rolling another character.

 

Don't get me wrong, while there was a lot of stuff that I wasn't keen on DAI is a very good game, there were some amazing moments and Cullen's romance is so good that it's now joint first with Alistair's! It's just, something feels missing that I can't quite put my finger on. To be honest, I can't tell if I'm just mourning my sacrificed DA:O canon thanks to

 

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that horrible choice I had to make of leaving Hawke or Alistair in the Fade (I left Hawke) so now I have to make him King and turn my Amell into a Cousland so they can marry because I don't like that whole hardened/mistress thing but I don't want to sacrifice either of them. To make matters worse, making him King results in my Warden searching for the cure for the Calling alone which she must find if she ever wants to see Alistair again, whereas in the Warden Alistair version he plans to join her in the search after the Warden thing is sorted, which is suggested in the epilogue. Chances are good that she won't find a cure, knowing how cruel Gaider can be, but I hate the idea of them never being with each other again.

 

Or maybe it's because I stupidly let ideas and speculation run away with me and expected certain things to be in there, and events to play out differently, like the final battle 'n' stuff like that? But even that's not enough for me to be feeling this sad, lol. Perhaps the truth of it is that this games development has been a part of my life for so long, and because I used it as a tool to help combat my depression, now it's over I feel kinda lost and don't know what to do with myself?

 

I dunno, either way I know I'm being utterly ridiculous. I barely scratched the surface of the game and they haven't even released any bloody DLC or expansions yet, and then there's DA4 that'll probably happen (which I'm crapping myself over because I just know they'll do something horrible to my protagonists and/or their companions/lovers again).

 

I understand what you are feeling. I just finished the game after almost 80 hours and I feelcompletly empty I have been waiting for so long for this game, watched every event bought all the books had my countdown to release. And now it just doesn't feel right. the game is good but I feel like something is missing in the main story. Just when it started to become really interesting it... just stopped. So now what? do i have to wait another 4/5 years to get the story done or do we get an expansion. It's probably just me I always want more XD. better load some Cullen romance scene to cheer me up.