Hush now. Carver was perfection. Bethany was boring.
XD If my Hawke had the option of hitting him on the back of his head, Carver would have a concussion. I don't hate his character, he just reminds me far too much of my little brother BEFORE he matured. Bethany was meh, but she was nice.
I actually find the whole banter between Sebastian and Bethany where he's all "I have yet to see evidence of the Maker's fallibility, I certainly don't see any in you" to be pretty sweet, specially with my romanced Hawke. Like, she's my Hawke's little sister and she hates herself no matter how much Hawke tries to support her and that's just so sad, but in comes Sebastian with his uncanny perceptiveness and he's so reassuring and kind to his sister-in-law that Beth is disarmed right there, she has no biting comeback to degrade herself with after that. I imagine my Hawke giving Sebastian a look of gratitude and loving him so much at that moment, for finally making Beth see some worth in herself. There's no jealousy there, she just loves her sis and her husband so much right there it almost hurts. It's one of my favorite of Seb's banters, overall.
GW is private, right? I think it still takes a lot for them to "close" since students live on campus, etc. My university only gets closed by the Governor himself, even if classes are cancelled (which they are). Although, at least finally they did close all state offices.All the professors at GW are preemptively call off their classes tomorrow, even though my university hasn't even chosen to "close down" yet!
Hear, hear! I love my library and the request system and the kindle downloads!Totally OT, BUT,
You should get a library card and download ebooks! Seriously, you can even get free song downloads from my library. The only reason you need to come to a building is to actually get your card, but that's all. I mean, I know libraries are so 20th century, but we're still relevant!
A general "thanks" to all the people who mentioned the tavern songs download. I am so pleased right now.
The whole "barging into people's houses and taking their stuff" aspect of RPGs that has always bothered me. Not that I can get myself to stop, of course.
"Greetings, group of starving refugees, the Inquisition's here to save the day! Just... oh.. wait, hold on, is that a bag you've got there? Let's take a look... ooh, nugskin, I'll hold on to this for you, thanks, oh and that's a nice book there, I've got just the place for that in my library, and what's this, was someone actually trying to hide this chest?"
Great PR there, Inquisitor. And least you're mostly picking over the possessions of people who are probably dead... which, I suppose, makes you a looter instead a thief. Big improvement.
The games don't give you a choice! You have to loot people whether you want to or not. I would love to see that game mechanic be replaced with another method but I don't know what it would be. Maybe you just have to do side quests to make money - people will pay you to do random stuff then you have to buy all of your equipment and materials, but perhaps that's too much like real life to be fun? And then you can still find hidden treasures in dungeons or buried somewhere like Ass Creed.
Totally OT, BUT,
You should get a library card and download ebooks! Seriously, you can even get free song downloads from my library. The only reason you need to come to a building is to actually get your card, but that's all. I mean, I know libraries are so 20th century, but we're still relevant!
Unfortunately, my library has waiting lists months long for any popular (and some not so popular books). They only have a certain number of e-copies available. I also take a long time to read a book, since I'm so bad about reading more than one book at a time, so lending really isn't an option for me.
I'm a big fan of Amazon's "cheapie" books you can get for free, or for $1. I've found some real gems that way.
GW is private, right? I think it still takes a lot for them to "close" since students live on campus, etc. My university only gets closed by the Governor himself, even if classes are cancelled (which they are). Although, at least finally did close all state offices.
Hear, hear! I love my library and the request system and the kindle downloads!
Oh yeah, we're private. But since we have so many government donors here in DC, we can pretty much do whatever we want lol.
The whole "barging into people's houses and taking their stuff" aspect of RPGs that has always bothered me. Not that I can get myself to stop, of course.
"Greetings, group of starving refugees, the Inquisition's here to save the day! Just... oh.. wait, hold on, is that a bag you've got there? Let's take a look... ooh, nugskin, I'll hold on to this for you, thanks, oh and that's a nice book there, I've got just the place for that in my library, and what's this, was someone actually trying to hide this chest?"
Great PR there, Inquisitor. And least you're mostly picking over the possessions of people who are probably dead... which, I suppose, makes you a looter instead a thief. Big improvement.
There's certainly some irony to the scene in ME2 when Shepard can scold and/or threaten some looters during Mordin's recruitment mission.
I actually find the whole banter between Sebastian and Bethany where he's all "I have yet to see evidence of the Maker's fallibility, I certainly don't see any in you" to be pretty sweet, specially with my romanced Hawke. Like, she's my Hawke's little sister and she hates herself no matter how much Hawke tries to support her and that's just so sad, but in comes Sebastian with his uncanny perceptiveness and he's so reassuring and kind to his sister-in-law that Beth is disarmed right there, she has no biting comeback to degrade herself with after that. I imagine my Hawke giving Sebastian a look of gratitude and loving him so much at that moment, for finally making Beth see some worth in herself. There's no jealousy there, she just loves her sis and her husband so much right there it almost hurts. It's one of my favorite of Seb's banters, overall.
I like the concept of Bethany, the doubting mage who struggles to accept herself. I think she did much better in the Circle than in the Wardens, and the reverse for Carver. I think he truly found his place in the Wardens.
Hush now. Carver was perfection. Bethany was boring.
Ah. Greed. If there weren't options to kill off Carver in DA2, I would be the biggest pusher for him as a romance-able companion in DA4.
I actually find the whole banter between Sebastian and Bethany where he's all "I have yet to see evidence of the Maker's fallibility, I certainly don't see any in you" to be pretty sweet, specially with my romanced Hawke. Like, she's my Hawke's little sister and she hates herself no matter how much Hawke tries to support her and that's just so sad, but in comes Sebastian with his uncanny perceptiveness and he's so reassuring and kind to his sister-in-law that Beth is disarmed right there, she has no biting comeback to degrade herself with after that. I imagine my Hawke giving Sebastian a look of gratitude and loving him so much at that moment, for finally making Beth see some worth in herself. There's no jealousy there, she just loves her sis and her husband so much right there it almost hurts. It's one of my favorite of Seb's banters, overall.
I can see this, but I didn't particularly enjoy the friend-mance aspect of Seb's romance. My Hawke loves the bootay too much for that. Rival-mance it is! 
Too bad we don't get to see what comes of either romance in DA:I. They both get kinda blended together.
Someone on twitter uploaded them on mediafire: https://www.mediafir...era3hm8x/shared
edit: She uploaded another one her: https://www.mediafir...mz2lgmga1/Music
A general "thanks" to all the people who mentioned the tavern songs download. I am so pleased right now.
Are you the singer??
XD If my Hawke had the option of hitting him on the back of his head, Carver would have a concussion. I don't hate his character, he just reminds me far too much of my little brother BEFORE he matured. Bethany was meh, but she was nice.
What annoyed me about Bethany was that her design (ie. top that revealed A LOT of her boobs) didn't fit her personality at all. She was such a goody two shoes. That outfit was meant for Isabela.
What annoyed me about Bethany was that her design (ie. top that revealed A LOT of her boobs) didn't fit her personality at all. She was such a goody two shoes. That outfit was meant for Isabela.
Lol, that outfit was meant for my Hawke! She was the sultry/seductive mage that used many things to her advantage, but did not necessarily become a woman of the night, if you catch my meaning,
I like the concept of Bethany, the doubting mage who struggles to accept herself. I think she did much better in the Circle than in the Wardens, and the reverse for Carver. I think he truly found his place in the Wardens.
The games don't give you a choice! You have to loot people whether you want to or not. I would love to see that game mechanic be replaced with another method but I don't know what it would be. Maybe you just have to do side quests to make money - people will pay you to do random stuff then you have to buy all of your equipment and materials, but perhaps that's too much like real life to be fun? And then you can still find hidden treasures in dungeons or buried somewhere like Ass Creed.
Are you the singer??
Sorry for the OT but i just finished my Solasmance playthrough....i`m heartbroken right now 
. So beautiful and sad...I need a Solas DLC!!
Spoiler for screenshots from the last Solasmance scene
I think i`m going to reload Cullen romance scenes to cheer me up right now 
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And to try to be on topic:
What annoyed me about Bethany was that her design (ie. top that revealed A LOT of her boobs) didn't fit her personality at all. She was such a goody two shoes. That outfit was meant for Isabela.
Well, in defense of Bethany, sometimes the big boobies just can't be covered. I mean, I can be quite the goody two shoes at times and the only way they get covered is if I wear a sack over my head. I can wear a completely innocent top that takes on a completely new meaning due to boobage. Such is the curse...
I wish I could finish my Mage!Hawke run. I liked Carver.. or rather, I liked disliking him. I've just never been able to force myself through anything other than my canon run of the game. Thank goodness for the Keep, but still it's not quite the same.
I wonder how much poorer my IQ would have been if I'd refused to loot, say, bags in houses in Redcliffe and other occupied areas. (I'm not talking so much about looting corpses... but, yes, when you consider it, it's a bit odd that you're constantly rifling through the pockets of the people you just brutally killed.)
I would greatly enjoy a game in which you could get by on quest rewards, and with the various war table missions there might have been an opportunity to let the "little people" handle this day-to-day menial stuff -- if they'd boosted the rewards such that it would have been feasible. Sadly, looting bodies is one of those nonsensical "RPG game things" that we're probably stuck with.
Or you could have the option of gaining money much more quickly if you turn tricks at the local brothel!
Sorry for the OT but i just finished my Solasmance playthrough....i`m heartbroken right now
*snip*
There, there. I know that feeling 
. I romanced Solas my first playthrough without knowing what was going to happen, so when everything went down I was a bit in shock for awhile lol. *hugs*. A lot of people over in the Solas thread are hoping for a DLC too similar to Witch Hunt.
@Liadan, I never thought about what would happen if you had no romance at the end! That picture is heartbreaking. So what happens, do they just show you in your room by yourself then you walk onto the balcony? Does your PC say anything? I started to do a Solasmance and I ended up with Cullen - again.
You walk up to your door and everyone in your inner circle smiles at you as you go up to your bedroom... alone. It's kind of heartwarming and depressing at the same time.
I can see this, but I didn't particularly enjoy the friend-mance aspect of Seb's romance. My Hawke loves the bootay too much for that. Rival-mance it is!
Too bad we don't get to see what comes of either romance in DA:I. They both get kinda blended together.
I personally prefer the friendmance because I like Sebastian's personality better on that path, and ended up enjoying the concept of the chaste marriage, for... a number of reasons. It actually fit my Hawke's story pretty well.
But mostly I like that their fate as a couple is left kind of vague, because it allows room for everyone to headcanon their own future for the relationship. By the end of the game it was pretty obvious Sebastian was done with passive priesthood and was going to retake Starkhaven anyway, regardless or whether you went friend or rivalmance, so that didn't surprise me. But the fact that they didn't outright state "yes they're banging like bunnies now" on top of that is rather heartening - it gives you leeway to imagine they went sexual after all if that's what you want, but also lets you imagine that their marriage is still chaste if you want that (like I do), and it's all between you and your headcanon. It's a bit handwavy, but I guess it's better than one hard canon being imposed on our choices.
Heck, I even remember my family's first computer back in 1996. Good lord I feel old now.
ACK! My first computer was in 1985. It was this:
Look at it, so proud of its 64KB of RAM! I feel super old now LOL.
A Cullen for relevance, and for cheering me up 
@Liadan, I never thought about what would happen if you had no romance at the end! That picture is heartbreaking. So what happens, do they just show you in your room by yourself then you walk onto the balcony? Does your PC say anything? I started to do a Solasmance and I ended up with Cullen - again.
You walk into your bedroom door and before you enter all your companions and advisors look and smile at you, like they are giving you their support. Then your IQ just walk into the balcony.
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