How would people feel if none of the companions/follower NPC's (scribbles and leliana) were female only romance options, but say...Empress Celene was?
And then say, one or two of the female companions/followers were bi. But Empress Celene would be the only "royalty" anyone could romance, and thus gay female characters would be the only ones with the opportunity to end the game as "royalty" (similar to marrying Alistair or Anora at the end of DA:O).
I guess I'm wondering if smaller romances for certain demographics that make more awesome game endings possible, is acceptable?
1) A female Inquisitor isn't going to be able to marry the Empress and become royalty. If you're able to have a romance with the Empress, she'll likely marry a suitable noble man and take you on as a mistress. I can't speak for other lesbians, but I'd rather be the partner of a pirate, bard, or Seeker than the mistress of an Empress.
That’s not an ‘awesome ending’ in my eyes.
2) I don't care if any companions or non-companions are lesbians. If all the romancable women in the game were bisexual, I’d be happy with that. I’m kind of tired of an undercurrent in this discussion that one ought to be in constant competition with straight men and that bisexual females aren’t as desirable because they count as points for straight dudes.
Yes, we’re talking about fictional romances, but the idea that bisexual women are just lesser on some level when it comes to relationships is one that crops up enough in the real world that I find it kind of gross.