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[Brass_Buckles]

Am I the only one that actually feels a little more hopeful after the interview? I remember a discussion that happened the other day where someone said that the truth would probably never come directly from him and most seemed to agree, yet we just found out that Solas was a pinch of salt away from actually ripping open the bag of cats. I actually hadn't realized he was that close, and finding out makes Solas feel a little less out of reach.

 

I have mixed feelings, as I said before.  On the one hand, he didn't want to tell us the truth of why Solas's romance was written as it was because it might make us grumpy.  On the other Solas wanted to tell Lavellan the truth.

 

So I'm thinking we might get the truth from Solas himself, but... things probably aren't going to go too pretty, unless the devs take note of how popular Solas is and change their minds.  One must hope.

[DragonRacer]

Am I the only one that actually feels a little more hopeful after the interview? I remember a discussion that happened the other day where someone said that the truth would probably never come directly from him and most seemed to agree, yet we just found out that Solas was a pinch of salt away from actually ripping open the bag of cats. I actually hadn't realized he was that close, and finding out makes Solas feel a little less out of reach.

 

That does make me smile.

 

Largely because the little bit of fanfic I'm working on did end up with a scene being a confession from him (albeit, thinking he's dying at the time, so YOLO ), but everyone posting so much thinking he'd NEVER tell Lavellan no matter what was sort of taking the wind out of my sails as far as wondering if I'd really misread the final scene (I'd suspected when he wanted to spill "the truth", he meant THE WHOLE TRUTH).

 

So, that made me feel a bit redeemed for my initial instincts.

[Uirebhiril]

I have mixed feelings, as I said before.  On the one hand, he didn't want to tell us the truth of why Solas's romance was written as it was because it might make us grumpy.  On the other Solas wanted to tell Lavellan the truth.

 

 

I took it as he was trying to figure out how to word it because people would be grumpy with him that the reason was to make it sad, not that he had to find a way to hide the real reason. Did it come across differently to others?

[Addai]

Now, he KNOWS who and what Solas actually is, going by the banter you get as you go along through the game. The fact that he comes to Solas, begging to be bound to his will - specifically because he trusts him and knows he won't make him do bad things to people - speaks volumes.
 
Not so much in general because we see Solas's heart and compassion with the Hinterlands refugees and such. But in general, a Spirit of Compassion on the precipice of breaking comes to HIM asking to be bound because he trusts him.
 
That's just. Wow. You know?
 
Or maybe it's just the whiskey starting to talk to me...

Aye, Cole's trust in Solas is touching. He'll even suggest you have Solas bind you, too. LOLinnuendo

Though, we do have to remember that Solas is able to hide things from Cole.

[Brass_Buckles]

Aye, Cole's trust in Solas is touching. He'll even suggest you have Solas bind you, too. LOLinnuendo

Though, we do have to remember that Solas is able to hide things from Cole.

 

He does suggest that?

 

I wonder if Cole knows something we don't.  He said the Inquisitor was very bright, and Solas keeps remarking on her spirit.  A mortal can't be bound like that, without blood magic, but a spirit... Hmmmmm...

[TheComfyCat]

After listening to that interview, I went and made some gifs of the final romance scene.

 

Here's the first part, when he's talking about giving Lavellan a gift to show her how much she means to him.

 

Then you commit to the romance, and when it comes time to actually tell her, he... falters.

[NeverlandHunter]

yup

Spoiler

 

My soul has been crushed. I am dead, done, forever gone.

Video games should not cause me this emotional turmoil. Video game characters should not have me obsessed about their every decision and motivation.

Why Solas, why?

It all would of turned out so differently... My poor Lavellan.

[BubbleDncr]

Cards Against Solas:

 

WANTED: $50,000,000,000 reward for the apprehension of Solas

[Addai]

He does suggest that?
 
I wonder if Cole knows something we don't.  He said the Inquisitor was very bright, and Solas keeps remarking on her spirit.  A mortal can't be bound like that, without blood magic, but a spirit... Hmmmmm...

If you point out that mortals could be controlled by blood magic, too.

Am I the only one that actually feels a little more hopeful after the interview? I remember a discussion that happened the other day where someone said that the truth would probably never come directly from him and most seemed to agree, yet we just found out that Solas was a pinch of salt away from actually ripping open the bag of cats. I actually hadn't realized he was that close, and finding out makes Solas feel a little less out of reach.

I'm hopeful in the sense that the writers have put a lot of thought and heart into this. It makes me think/ hope they're not just going to throw the romance away.

I had said that I thought Solas was tempted to spill it all during that scene, but I was pretty stunned to learn that he was actually planning to do so- also that he was considering abandoning everything. That's amazing. I never thought it went that far with him.

[electricfish]

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How do you get the ears to be that slim and that long? When I fiddle with the ear size slider, it's pretty much either long and wide, or slim and small. I can't really find a middle ground where you can narrow the ear. :/

[TheComfyCat]

How do you get the ears to be that slim and that long? When I fiddle with the ear size slider, it's pretty much either long and wide, or slim and small. I can't really find a middle ground where you can narrow the ear. :/

 

Elf ear shapes change depending on which face shape you choose.

[Colonelkillabee]

It all would of turned out so differently... My poor Lavellan.

Oh god, if your Lavellan's anything like Allie, I know EXACTLY why, lol.

[hellozombie]

Am I the only one that actually feels a little more hopeful after the interview? I remember a discussion that happened the other day where someone said that the truth would probably never come directly from him and most seemed to agree, yet we just found out that Solas was a pinch of salt away from actually ripping open the bag of cats. I actually hadn't realized he was that close, and finding out makes Solas feel a little less out of reach.

I've got mixed feelings...and it could be the fact that I'm deep into my 4th Decadent Dark Chocolate Ale (OOOOH IT SOOTHES THE SOLASHURT) but I'm dealing with feelings of like extreme happysad. 

 

I'm really very happy to know for sure that Solas definitely truly loves Lavellan and that it definitely hurt him to leave her. I was kind of worrying about that since he had no problem making Cole forget him and said that he wouldn't wish his path on his worst enemy, let alone someone he once cared for. That "once" was really sticking me right in the Team Optimism heart. But I think that PW made it very clear that Solas did not want to leave Lavellan...he had to leave her. That makes it better.

 

But I'm really not happy to know that the only options for Solas, apparently, were: Tell Lavellan everything, stay with her and abandon his quest OR Don't tell her everything, leave her, and stay true to himself. I don't understand why he couldn't tell Lavellan the truth and then take her on his quest with him. Maybe he's trying to keep her safe, but if he believed in her love then they could, in Lavellan's words, do whatever he needed to do TOGETHER. She pretty much saved Thedas and she's kickass and she is in love. So that makes me sad...

 

Despite all the happysadness, I'm still on Team Optimism. Solas is a major character, it's obvious they have major plans for him; whether it be in DLC or in the next game (BUT PLEASE DLC I WILL DO ANYTHING WEEKES ANNNNYTHING) and I feel very certain that we will have closure of some sort eventually. I guess for me, being on Team Optimism is partly hoping that Lavellan and Solas get a happy ending...but really, it's mostly believing that we will get CLOSURE. I need that closure man, my heart can't take it.

[slmisfit]

How do you get the ears to be that slim and that long? When I fiddle with the ear size slider, it's pretty much either long and wide, or slim and small. I can't really find a middle ground where you can narrow the ear. :/

Elf ear shapes change depending on which face shape you choose.

What ComfyCat said ^^^. I chose the face shape with the longest and thinnest ears, then worked from there.

[Brass_Buckles]

After listening to that interview, I went and made some gifs of the final romance scene.

 

Here's the first part, when he's talking about giving Lavellan a gift to show her how much she means to him.

 

Then you commit to the romance, and when it comes time to actually tell her, he... falters.

 

She makes him so happy, and so sad, at the same time...

 

I wonder if part of the reason he falters on telling the truth is because he thinks she'll hate and/or fear him if he does tell her?  He may not even intend to tell her a thing about his plans; in fact his realization moments later suggests that he doesn't.  He means to tell her who he is.  For a Keeper's First, especially, that would be hard to deal with.

[slmisfit]

After listening to that interview, I went and made some gifs of the final romance scene.

 

Here's the first part, when he's talking about giving Lavellan a gift to show her how much she means to him.

 

Then you commit to the romance, and when it comes time to actually tell her, he... falters.

Bioware needs to pay their animators more. The animators for DA:I did a stellar job. There were so many times where the animations were so spot on that it actually took me out of the moment, which in this case wasn't a bad thing. I just had to take a second to get over my awe before I got back to the game. lol

[kalasaurus]

After listening to that interview, I went and made some gifs of the final romance scene.

 

Here's the first part, when he's talking about giving Lavellan a gift to show her how much she means to him.

*snip*

 

Then you commit to the romance, and when it comes time to actually tell her, he... falters.

*snip*

 

I wonder how he planned on revealing the truth to her... maybe he took her to that secluded place where the veil is thin because he planned not to tell her in words, but rather in action.  Whether it be to take her into the Fade itself to show her something or even change form before her.  I'd have loved to see that scene.

 

It seems like a big thing to just say in words, otherwise I can't help but think that it would have been better to drop something like that on her in/right outside Skyhold.

[Brass_Buckles]

I wonder how he planned on revealing the truth to her... maybe he took her to that place where the veil is thin because he planned not to tell her in words, but rather in action.  Whether it be to take her into the Fade itself to show her something or even change form before her.  I'd have loved to see that scene.

 

It seems like a big thing to just say in words, otherwise I can't help but think that it would have been better to drop something like that on her in/right outside Skyhold.

 

Maybe he wanted to take her somewhere private, too, so that others couldn't hear?

 

But what you say is likely true--somewhere the Veil is thin, he could use a greater display of power.  He very well might have planned to change forms (wolf form, or maybe the godly dragon form we know the elven gods probably had?).

[Addai]

PW was tweeting yesterday about having to meet a writing deadline.

 

.....

 

I know, I know, it could be about anything. It could be codex entries on nug veterinary science. But the heart wants what it wants or it does not care.

[Tielis]

So, Team Optimism, how would you feel if it is revealed that Fen'Harel is only hitching a ride in Solas' body?  Would you still love him if Fen'Harel left his body and all you had left was a very confused apostate with very thin memories of a woman (Lavellan) that he loved at some point?

 

Yeah, I'd go for it.  Team Moving On approves.  

[NeverlandHunter]

Oh god, if your Lavellan's anything like Allie, I know EXACTLY why, lol.

Oh, I just snatched that gif from Google.
Who is Allie and what has she done?

[Colonelkillabee]

Oh, I just snatched that gif from Google.
Who is Allie and what has she done?

Chick from the Notebook, and she's psycho, lol.

 

I did the same with a wolf gif earlier, ha. Never heard of wolf rain or whatever.

[DragonRacer]

I wonder how he planned on revealing the truth to her... maybe he took her to that secluded place where the veil is thin because he planned not to tell her in words, but rather in action.  Whether it be to take her into the Fade itself to show her something or even change form before her.  I'd have loved to see that scene.

 

It seems like a big thing to just say in words, otherwise I can't help but think that it would have been better to drop something like that on her in/right outside Skyhold.

 

Now I'm getting this mental image of his big reveal being taking wolf form... right there in front of the waterfall with that thin veil... and Lavellan having a chance to run her hands along his furry shoulder blades in a moment of stunned disbelief and barely-contained wonder...

 

(You know, if you picked positive reactions and not, say, running screaming into the night reactions).

 

[Zarro-Morningstar]

 I thought I would actually share my Levellen with everyone! I will post some screens of her in that dreaded final romance scene...see what I did there...dreaded...no...okay, lol! So here's Halinia Levellen!

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[Colonelkillabee]

So, Team Optimism, how would you feel if it is revealed that Fen'Harel is only hitching a ride in Solas' body?  Would you still love him if Fen'Harel left his body and all you had left was a very confused apostate with very thin memories of a woman (Lavellan) that he loved at some point?

 

Yeah, I'd go for it.  Team Moving On approves.  

Ha, they're lucky he didn't take flemeth's body...

 

ROFLMAO