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[Kimberly]

Here's Lady Insanity's article about the romance discussion from Gaymerx.

http://www.ladyinsan...-better-romance

[Nika]

 

I should just go back to studying...

[RebelishGirl(New)]

*snip*

 

- Somehow I think that Blackwall will be romanceable (as the older or maybe more mature companion as this has not been explored previosuly I think)

 

*snip again*

 

Isn't Solas and Blackwall close to age? They said that those two will have "kids these days" banter. 

 

So don't give up hope!

[Nocte ad Mortem]

My impression is that Solas is in his early to mid 40s and Blackwall is in his mid to late 40s, so they're basically the same age.

[ParagonPunk]

Here's Lady Insanity's article about the romance discussion from Gaymerx.

http://www.ladyinsan...-better-romance

 

*cough*

Quoted from the article: it's all about approaching a type of relationship between the Inquisitor and love interest (i.e. a betrayal element)

*cough*

 

That's awfully specific.   

Prepare for trouble, and make it double.

[Char]

*cough*
Quoted from the article: it's all about approaching a type of relationship between the Inquisitor and love interest (i.e. a betrayal element)
*cough*
 
That's awfully specific.   
Prepare for trouble, and make it double.

To protect the world from devastation, to unite all peoples within our nation...
I think my Inquisition has it's motto

[Felya87]

I've. read. it. all.

 

too many pages from when I give up to sleep last night! ToT

 

but you are all too adorable to not read! (yep, Allan too...)

 

Thanks and hugs for the Varric and BalckWall fans

you guys are too cute!!!

 

I'll be happy no matter what, but the possible LI will determine what Inquisitor I'll play first. With IB confimed, if Solas and Varric aren't an option, I'll roll a Qunari. (don't know the class for now)

 

About Solas...what if he is "simply" one of those who caused the veil to tear, voluntary or not? maybe his study have helped the "big bad" to make all this disaster, or he is the cause of the "gloving hand" incindent?

 

all very interesting things.

[Fondragon]

They might tell us something today right? I mean there is another bioware panel at 7.00pm GMT right?

[Nika]

They might tell us something today right? I mean there is another bioware panel at 7.00pm GMT right?

There's that "Freaking out the Neighbors" panel, but I have no idea what it's about

I'd like to get some info, but I doubt we'll get anything today

[Fialka]

I'm actually getting more and more attached to this idea of Solas as a sympathetic not-quite-villain.  Between Flemeth's fascinating, if vague, ramblings, Sandal's 'everyone will have magic' prophesy, and all the suggestions since Origins that the Age of the Dragon is supposed to be one of massive change, I wonder if these Fade tears aren't quite the catastrophe we think they are.  

 

Yes, the timing would be unfortunate, what with the templar/mage war going on, and all the various regions in Thedas dealing with some sort of political mess (or the threat of one), but maybe the Fade crossing into the physical realm isn't necessarily a bad thing? It's just the majority populace's attitude toward the Fade and magic that makes it so demons pour out (or exist at all).  

 

So maybe Solas' role in whatever is responsible is to ease that transition somehow, or choose who is worthy.  or maybe he split from the 'big bad' when whatever idealistic hope he had for the Fade tears changing the world for the better was dashed when he saw what it ended up causing?  So he pulls away from the 'big bad' and offers to help the Inquisiton instead...

 

Man, my speculate-o-matic is in overdrive this morning!

[Fondragon]

There's that "Freaking out the Neighbors" panel, but I have no idea what it's about

I'd like to get some info, but I doubt we'll get anything today

Freaking out the neighbours with bioware description -> What is “good representation” in games, and why would anyone be opposed to it? Considering theromance elements in BioWare games, we’ve heard it all, and it’s worth discussing where some of these feelings come from and how it’s possible for a developer to be inclusive in a way we can feel good about. Let’s talk about where this is going for the industry, and what expectations LGBTQ fans have.

but i have no idea what they would be talking about ... i guess just praying for Solas would be enough

[Gervaise]

I sort of expect disappointment with Bioware romances, dating back to BG2.   My favourite male character was an elf and I really like Viconia.   I couldn't understand why when the other two ladies were cat fighting over him Viconia was silent.   Turned out she didn't do elves.  (Nothing to indicate this in game - only found out later through the forums).   Had to roll a half-elf next time to get what I considered the best romance, so at least she was available eventually.   It was worse with my female PC.   Naturally with Haer'Dalis hitting on Aerie in my previous play through, it seemed only logical he would take an interest in her, but no, apparently it was canned due to lack of time and I was left with Anomen.  It is not the same when your heart isn't really in the romance. Haer may not have been an elf but he had that more exotic elven look about him.   (I had also been looking forward to literally steamy sex with him - see Planescape Torment for the sexist kiss ever described)

 

However, Origins and DA2 seemed to reverse the trend - my straight lady PC had a choice of Alistair, Zevran, Anders or Fenris and there was always one elf option (if gay) for my male PC.

 

Normally I always play elf by choice but the restriction to Dalish makes it less varied.   In DAO I played male Dalish, female elf mage, female city elf as my first 3 run throughs, only changing to human noble on 4th run because the back story and subsequent role playing options looked interesting.  

 

Currently if I play a male elf PC there is no possibility of an elf romance even though he is Dalish and therefore more likely only to consider an elf.    If I play female, there is Sera, but only if I wish to play her as a lesbian.    Otherwise again there is no elf romance option.    So I feel I am back at BG2.    I keep stressing, this wouldn't be so bad if we were not being forced to be culturally a Dalish which means that psychologically we will have been imprinted against feeling an attraction to anyone but a elf.   

 

So if Solas is not a romance, this will be the first time in years that I will not opt for a romance in game, at least first run through because I intend to play as an elf.  I'd have settled for a platonic relationship provided it was acknowledged with at least a hug from the other party and may be a token exchange of some item of significance, so you see them wearing it.  My big disappointment with Seb was that I didn't get so much as a chaste kiss on the cheek to acknowledge we were anything special to one another and our relationship wasn't even recognised in the epilogue.   

 

I feel the first run through is always the most significant one because everything comes as a surprise, including how the romance may behave in the relationship and out of it.    To give an example, I was considering a romance with Anders first time through (until he threatened Ella which turned me off him).   However, subsequent run throughs I knew he was going to bomb the Chantry, so that made him even less of an option to me.   If I had gone with him first time, the emotional jolt of that action would have been immense and not something you can reproduce on subsequent runs because you know it's coming.   Just as the end of DAO was amazing, gut wrenchingly, emotional first run through.      So I'm hoping that my first run of DAI will allow me to include a romance because it does add to the intensity of the role playing experience.

[Fialka]

I sort of expect disappointment with Bioware romances, dating back to BG2. 

 

*snip*

Well, you could always be a Dalish who, thanks to some really crazy Fade-breach events, figures 'you only live once' and goes for the human/Qunari/dwarf instead?

 

I know, I know, it's totally not ideal.  Ever since I did my first militantly pro-mage/anti-Chantry playthough in Origins that's been my default first-time character type because I loved playing her so much.  Granted, Alistair was an odd choice for an LI, but he was never preachy, and will freely admit he would have made a bad templar, so I could make it work.  Cullen, while I like him, I can't see working unless I go the YOLO route. Iron Bull, even if I did find him attractive, which I don't, is still partly loyal to the 'we sew our mages' mouths shut' Qun.  As for the rest... Blackwall reminds me of my father, so, unless he's really awesome and not dad-like, no thanks... and Varric has Bianca, and I can't see myself not squicked out by the idea of boning him after I presumably help him resolve that, and, I really don't want to RP a lesbian or man in my first playthrough, so... I guess Cullen it is.  Though the idea of my character setting aside her 'yuck, Templar' attitude is going to be a challenge (admittedly, Greg Ellis and dat face will help ).

 

OR they could just give me Solas.  *grabby hands*

[Dracarys]

Apparently the only way I'm ever going to be up when Allan makes an appearance in here is to stop sleeping.

 

I doubt we'll get more info today, but I do hope it's soon. I know there are a number of people waiting for it so they can go on their media blackouts, and I'm sure it's getting tougher for them to avoid spoilers! I, on the other hand, will spoiler myself silly because I have no willpower in this area.   Also, I just wanna know. SOLAS THREAD HAS SUFFERED ENOUGH.

 

This whole thing has thrown my class decision right back up in the air, and I may end up going back to rogue my first time out so I can run with Bull, Dorian and Viv. That's a combo I'd like to see, and I'll romance IB because while he's not so much my thing physically, the Freddie video made me think I'll probably love him. Plus, I find the whole idea of an elf/Qunari romance extremely entertaining (and while he isn't Sten, I've wanted a Qunari romance forever).  Then I'll roll a mage and have her with Cullen. I love Cullen, in all his conflicted, boy-next-door glory...I just wish we could make him a party member. That's really the only thing dampening my enthusiasm a bit where he's concerned, but hopefully it'll work out well. If Varric is a romance and race-gated to dwarves I may never experience that path. Just don't really like playing dwarves. Personal preference, though maybe he'll make a convert of me this time out. You never know.

 

Contingency planning is kind of a bummer, and I STILL HAVE HOPE FOR SOLAS, but it's helping me focus on just how much stuff I'm excited about in the game no matter what happens with our lovely elf. Even though, if Solas isn't available, I'm still going to be like

 

 

for the whole game. 

[Tempest329]

Well, you could always be a Dalish who, thanks to some really crazy Fade-breach events, figures 'you only live once' and goes for the human/Qunari/dwarf instead?

 

I know, I know, it's totally not ideal.  Ever since I did my first militantly pro-mage/anti-Chantry playthough in Origins that's been my default first-time character type because I loved playing her so much.  Granted, Alistair was an odd choice for an LI, but he was never preachy, and will freely admit he would have made a bad templar, so I could make it work.  Cullen, while I like him, I can't see working unless I go the YOLO route. Iron Bull, even if I did find him attractive, which I don't, is still partly loyal to the 'we sew our mages' mouths shut' Qun.  As for the rest... Blackwall reminds me of my father, so, unless he's really awesome and not dad-like, no thanks... and Varric has Bianca, and I can't see myself not squicked out by the idea of boning him after I presumably help him resolve that, and, I really don't want to RP a lesbian or man in my first playthrough, so... I guess Cullen it is.  Though the idea of my character setting aside her 'yuck, Templar' attitude is going to be a challenge (admittedly, Greg Ellis and dat face will help ).

 

OR they could just give me Solas.  *grabby hands*

Yeah, so far the straight female options are both anti-mage it seems like.  I don't know if Cullen changed his mind, again, about mages but, I personally don't like him.  Maybe Iron Bull won't care if quizy is a mage or maybe Solas is just a romance option!

[Gervaise]

Well I'm thinking I could role play it that she decides to buy into the religious thing, not necessarily because she believes in it but because it may help the cause.   So she effectively becomes the new "Bride of the Maker", keeps herself celibate because it adds to her aura.   That sort of thing.    The idea of various companions/advisors wanting to get into her pants but being beneath her notice rather appeals to me.   You never know, may be I'll relent when I meet Cullen.   I gather he sings at some point.   If it is a romantic ballad rather than some bawdy tavern song, then that might just melt her (my) heart.    There has to be a valid role playing reason though, not simply because that's all there is.   (Note: Iron Bull may be a fantastic character and a wonderful friend but he does nothing for me and I couldn't even feign interest)

[Cat Lance]

 

 

 

exact same thing here (right down to the self insert bi elf lol). i think i would quite like to romance sera so i'll be happy with her if solas is not an LI but i still really hope he is

 

Yeah, I've never planned a romance on the first run through before or been so personally invested in a character pre-playing. Solas ending up as my son's idol (he's made his xbox live avatar and name Solas and made a wood elf in Skyrim named Solas) definitely has something to do with it and I think his forehead scar coming back is actually more of a thing for me than him being romanceable due to that..I don't know what it is about him that's captured me so, maybe it's how alike we seem to be based off the information we have. ('World view and such.) Which could even simply be my interpretation of the information, but I also would really like a romance that cares about PEOPLE and isn't a bundle of bigotries.It was a big part of my loving Zevran and a big part of my utter disatisfaction with the romances in DA2. I dunno anymore. I'm at a point where I don't know if I should be hopeful or not. :-/

[DragonRacer]

...

 

I can dream about you~

If I can't hold you tonight

I can dream about you

You know how to hold me just right

Oh I can dream~

 

...

 

So yeah.  If Solas is not an LI, that needs to be our theme song.

 

 

Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
When I want you in my arms
When I want you and all your charms
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is 
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream

When I feel blue in the night
And I need you to hold me tight
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is 
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam

I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I'm dreamin' my life away

I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is 
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam

I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I'm dreamin' my life away

I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is 
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream

Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream

[Dracarys]

How about the chorus of this one? Sung by Dorian Freddie, for extra awesome.

 

 

Oh take me, take me, take me

To the Dreamer's Ball

I'll be right on time, and I'll dress so fine

You're gonna love me when you see me

I won't have to worry

Take me, take me

Promise not to wake me 'til it's morning

And it's all been true

[RynJ]

*cough*

Quoted from the article: it's all about approaching a type of relationship between the Inquisitor and love interest (i.e. a betrayal element)

*cough*

 

That's awfully specific.   

Prepare for trouble, and make it double.

 

Hmmm, but hasn't that already been done? The Anders romance most definitely had a betrayal element (even if he made it so obvious that he was going to do something bad that it didn't really feel like much of a betrayal).

 

My fear with a sympathetic "villain" is that they'll end up too much like an Anders and it'll feel like repeating themes.

 

And I have to say: I love ya, Solas thread! I was feeling down yesterday but all of you and your silly gifs and silly ideas and that silly Mr. Schumacher and all of the hope perked me up SO much.

 

Solas thread = best thread. Bar none. Romance or not.  

[Fialka]

 

Solas thread = best thread. Bar none. Romance or not.  

I agree!  Dancing!Solas really needs to be used more often.

 

And, in the interest of sharing all things Solas-related... from the twitter thread, yesterday (don't think this one got posted here yet - at least not the second one):

 

Gareth David-Lloyd ‏@Pancheers

It gives me great pleasure to announce that I'm playing Solas in the up-coming @dragonage 3. Thanks to all at @bioware I had a blast!

 

Jess Hara Campbell ‏@jharacampbell 

A face to the voice I've been scripting for the last few months! Thanks for the great work, been a blast to work on Solas

 

[Friera]

Is Solas confirmed for not being romanceable?

[Dracarys]

Hmmm, but hasn't that already been done? The Anders romance most definitely had a betrayal element (even if he made it so obvious that he was going to do something bad that it didn't really feel like much of a betrayal).

 

My fear with a sympathetic "villain" is that they'll end up too much like an Anders and it'll feel like repeating themes.

 

MAKER NO.

 

I don't want to kill one of my companions again. I wasn't excited to kill Anders, but by the end of things I'd really just had it. With all of them, actually, apart from Varric, who I would have just walked off with had it been possible. There's a comic somewhere that utterly summed it up for me, but it was loaded with f-bombs so I'll refrain from sharing it. 

 

Not a huge fan of the betrayal element in a romance. Conflicted "villain," yes, but it doesn't have to play out like, "Well, I think I might love you but I'm just going to do the really bad thing anyway and nothing you can do will change my mind about it, so BOOM." 

[Kimberly]

http://www.ezimba.co...37391616000.gif

Testing wanted to see if I could save dancing Solas on IPad or if it's just the link. I love dancing Solas.