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[Swoopdogg]

First off, I'm not asking whether this will be possible, because I know you can easily just not pursue a romance.

 

I'm wondering from you guys if

1) You've done a playthrough of any bioware game where you just don't romance anyone at all

2) Is it fun? Would it be fun?

 

3) How would it play in Inquisition? How would the story play out if your inquisitor never finds love?

 

I'm only curious because I've never actually done a playthrough where I don't romance anyone. It seems like it could be fun for roleplaying purposes (you know, the mission comes first, that sort of thing) but at the same time I'm of a mind that every good story needs a good love interest.

 

And since Inquisition is going to have more advanced romances (apparently) it would seem like you would be missing out on content by not romancing anyone. To me, if I do multiple playthroughs, I'm going to romance someone I haven't romanced before, because that's new content. If you choose instead to not romance anyone, you just aren't getting any new content in that regard.

 

I guess what I'm wondering (in regard to inquisition) is if there will actually be different content in place for a nomance. So like at a certain point in the game, if you haven't romanced anyone yet, you'll unlock some kind of quest or get new companion dialogue or something. Basically just something to make a nomance playthrough worth it, in regards to seeing new content. I mean, we hardly know anything about the game, so I guess this is just speculation.

 

Anyway, what do you guys think?

[Jedi Master of Orion]

Yeah my first Hawke romanced no-one. The only reason for that was because there wasn't anyone that appealed to him. It was kinda disappointing but it definitely worked better than romancing someone he didn't really work with so I was happy with it.

[AkiKishi]

Only 24.4% of people on the PS3 completed a romance in DA2. The other platforms are probably a similiar sort of range. 

 

I don't think it adds anything to the game directly in the way it does to The Witcher, but it can alter how you approach some choices just like in real life. 

Just because you don't romance someone in the party has no real bearing on the life long romantic prospects of the character. It's generally frowned upon as a distraction in the real world. To the point where you will find yourself transferred. 

 

I played through 5 out of 6 classes as Femshep (prefer the voice) and I can't say I missed the romances. 

[themikefest]

In ME3 I did a playthrough without a romance and wasn't that much of a difference. The same can be said about the one playthrough I did in DA2 with no romance

 

I'm sure it wouldn't be that much of a difference if you don't romance anyone in DAI

[Swoopdogg]

Only 24.4% of people on the PS3 completed a romance in DA2. The other platforms are probably a similiar sort of range. 

 

That's actually a pretty surprising statistic to me. I mean, considering all the romance madness we see on the forums, you'd think that was all people cared about

[jlb524]

 

1) You've done a playthrough of any bioware game where you just don't romance anyone at all

 

 

yes

 

 

 

2) Is it fun? Would it be fun?

 

 

yeah sure

 

 

 

I guess what I'm wondering (in regard to inquisition) is if there will actually be different content in place for a nomance. So like at a certain point in the game, if you haven't romanced anyone yet, you'll unlock some kind of quest or get new companion dialogue or something. Basically just something to make a nomance playthrough worth it, in regards to seeing new content. I mean, we hardly know anything about the game, so I guess this is just speculation.

 

 

Doubtful.  They've never done much with this in the past.

[Mykel54]

Bioware said that romance is optional content and as such there is nothing to make up for it if you don´t pursue the romance. I agree with you that there should be something, even if very minor. One good example is in ME2, before the suicide mission, when Miranda praises Shepard for his/her leadership, this scene replaces the "love scene" you got when you had a romance active. I really liked that scene because it showed how, after so much second-guessing, Miranda finally starts respecting Shepard as the commander and treats him/her as such.

 

To answer your question, i have played many bioware games without any romance, simply because no option available fitted the character i was playing. For example in DAO there was no female dwarf to romance (other than the femdwarf in the pearl), so my male dwarf had no romance. I find most romance content to be a bit cheesy, specially in DAO (underwear sex anyone?), so unless there has to be a good story reason for my PC to pursue one. In DA2 my femhawke romanced Sebastian simply because she was power hungry, her character was like a female Loghain: "only i can save Kirkwall, so i will rule".

[AkiKishi]

That's actually a pretty surprising statistic to me. I mean, considering all the romance madness we see on the forums, you'd think that was all people cared about

 

It does not take many people on a forum to skew the perception of something. The most popular character in DA:O Morrigan had a total of 24% and only 4.5% of people did all the romances.

[DaySeeker]

If there is a gay option I take it. It's a coming out and visibility thing. Even though it is a game it has been so rare to be a gay hero since most games have a romantic subplot involving a heterosexual male.

I have played mass effect without romancing anyone (until ME3), but I will usually romance everyone because I enjoy seeing a different side of characters I like and getting to know them better.

Silent protagonists seem a but disconnected from the world and romance helps that, and PC's overall benefit from being something besides killing machines especially in RPG's. We can save the world in video games, but we have no personal life, giving the PC friends and romance makes them more a person.

[Pateu]

Only 24.4% of people on the PS3 completed a romance in DA2.

 

Probably because you need a high Friendship/Romance for a romance, right?

 

I mean, most people don't go out of their way to please a certain character.

[Exaltation]

Well there is a bit of extra things from romancing someone,like marrying King Alistair or going with Morrigan through the Eluvian,marrying Sebastian.
I personally think it also adds more drama to the game,like the quest "Best Served Cold" for example where your romanced companion can be taken hostage if Carver/Bethany are dead.

[Wulfram]

I did lots of no-mance ME2's.  Well, sort of, depends whether you count remaining loyal the ME1 LI.  And one ME1 for the purposes of an ME2 romance.  And quite a few SWtOR playthroughs - Doc makes Jedi celibacy seem like a really great idea.

 

I don't think it makes sense for there to be all that much exclusive non-romance content, because what would be the logic of keeping it away from the romance game?  Obviously there may be occasions when you'd need a replacement scene, but not all that many.

[daveliam]

I have played BG 2, KOTOR, ME, and ME 2, and SWTOR without romancing anyone, since those games are the ones without m/m options.  It doesn't drastically effect the game, I think, but I couldn't know for sure without playing one with a romance first.

[Mockingword]

No-mance is how I already play most games.

[berelinde]

My lesbian Warden wound up alone because the only romance choice was Leliana, and I would rather ingest glass than go there. In DA2, I had one game where Hawke accidentally wound up alone because I screwed up and clicked the wrong button, and I had another game where I was trying for the Isabela romance and the game bugged out. I never got the romance cutscene, nor did Varric mention Isabela at the end.

 

In all cases, the game was OK, and I was still entertained, but not nearly as much as I had been on playthroughs that included romance.

[naddaya]

I played the entire mass effect series without romancing anyone as femshep because I didn't find any of the LIs appealing. It certainly didn't ruin the game for me.
Isabela was perfect for my Hawke and Zevran was perfect for my Warden. It only depends on the LIs and the character I'm playing.

[Maria Caliban]

1) You've done a playthrough of any bioware game where you just don't romance anyone at all

Yes.

2) Is it fun? Would it be fun?

I enjoyed the game, but not the lack of romance. I later used the toolset to change it so I could have a romance and played a second time.

 

3) How would it play in Inquisition? How would the story play out if your inquisitor never finds love?

98% of the game will be exactly the same. BioWare has made one game where you could say that the romance had any larger meaning.

[Hydromatic]

I love Cassandra too much to not romance her, atleast in my first playthrough.

 

Maybe i will at some point though.

[Little Princess Peach]

I've played both DA and ME with out romances it just feels like a subplotno real difference at least thats what I think

[Zets09]

Sure. My Dwarf Male Noble did not romance Morrigan or Leliana because it didn't feel right to me. 

[Andraste_Reborn]

1) You've done a playthrough of any bioware game where you just don't romance anyone at all.

 

Yes. A couple of my Baldur's Gate characters didn't romance anyone (there are no love interests for dwarves in the vanilla game) and I didn't get Aarin Gend to like my character in the Neverwinter Nights original campaign. I've also played DAO as a dwarf who was only interested in other dwarves - he did sleep with Morrigan for the Dark Ritual, but only to save his neck.

 

2) Is it fun? Would it be fun?

 

On average, not as fun as playing with a romance is for me.

 

I think I'd have more fun playing a character who was deliberately avoiding attachments (to their companions or in general) than I did playing characters who didn't have any options available or missed a dialogue choice.

 

3) How would it play in Inquisition? How would the story play out if your inquisitor never finds love?

 

Probably not much different. I'm planning on playing a dwarf on my first run, and so far none of the possible love interests are looking appropriate for the character I want to play. If there isn't someone suitable for her, never mind. There'll be plenty of other stuff to enjoy.

[KainD]

Yes I've done plenty playthroughs without romancing anyone in various bioware games. I mostly do it because I don't like any romance options provided. 

 

It seems like it could be fun for roleplaying purposes (you know, the mission comes first, that sort of thing) but at the same time I'm of a mind that every good story needs a good love interest.

 

First problem is = I don't remember a single good love interest provided. Second problem is - protagonist is always a bad love material in the first place.