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[Elessara]

No idea. I just dug out the comments but I don't know when and where he says the tree thing. 

 

I know Cole says something about trees in JoH.  In the swamp area he'll say the trees are angry but slow.

[FernRain]

I know Cole says something about trees in JoH.  In the swamp area he'll say the trees are angry but slow.

 

He was probably talking about those thorny things the others comment on. Not sure why he points out that they are angry .

[FernRain]

Shari bought ESO, so we're online (PC-NA-AD) if anyone wants to play .

[fangs4fun]

I know that feeling. I get a bit annoyed whenever someone says they'd romance Solas if he just had hair but then I remember that I'm not really one to talk - like, I just can't get past Blackwall's beard. 

 

I also have a hard time really appreciating Solas art that gives him dreadlocks. I like the whole... side-cut ponytail hairstyle, but dreadlocks are just a huge turn off for me. So it'd be rather hypocritical of me to fault people who feel the exact opposite. 

 

I appreciate Sola with and without hair.  

 

What annoys me are people who do not own up to liking characters because of their looks first.  Let's be real, if a character is ugly as fudge, then they would not be paying attention at all.  If the character is ugly, fans would not be making up things in their head like how the character has a great personality or has great depth in their story or whatever background they want to imagine.  Normally, fans will take the time to actually "know" a character if they find the character attractive.  

 

Maybe I am wrong and my cynical self is showing. 

[fangs4fun]

As far as Solas is concerned, I actually grew fond of him after getting to know him. Wasn't a fan of the bald look, but came to find it attractive cause I liked him. Is that weird? To suddenly find something attractive that you never thought was attractive before just because it's a trait of the character you're romancing?

 

This happened to me too.  Not weird at all.  This happens to me a lot IRL too.  I would find a guy pretty ordinary looking but when you spend a lot of time with them and get to know them their personality outshines what's on the outside and you suddenly have a crush on the guy. 

 

As long as people are not hyprocrites, you can like or not like a person based on their looks.

[Sable Rhapsody]

What annoys me are people who do not own up to liking characters because of their looks first. Let's be real, if a character is ugly as fudge, then they would not be paying attention at all.

Or in my case, voice first. Garrus Vakarian may be a lizard chicken man, but hnnnnnngh DAT VOICE

[Cee]

Nope, perfectly normal!  That's something that happens IRL too.  My boyfriend's losing his hair pretty young; it happens to most of the guys in his family.  And before we started dating I wouldn't have found that attractive, but because it's him, and I love him, it's endearing 

 

Mine is very insecure about this, since it began happening in his early-mid 20s, but he joked when I chose Solas that I was preparing for future him.

 

I don't really have a physical type at all, so this is how it always works for me.

[fangs4fun]

Actually, we don't know that it isn't tied to him in some way - the changes to the Veil seem to affect him in some way. I mean, aside from being hypersensitive to it, in way only Cole may match him somewhat, he says in the Fade sequence with Inky that he planned to flee and go "somewhere far away, where I could work on solution until the Veil's effects reached him" which suggests that the Breach and rifts in the Veil might as well affect him, hence diminishing him in terms of level of power, up until Inquisitor seals the Breach for good and perhaps closes more smaller rifts across the continent. It may also be why he can hardly do anything about his imprisonment in future Redcliffe - the Veil was shattered, and therefore he was shattered as well.

 

Anyway, I assume that tearing the Veil down is a more complex process than we think it it. Obviously he doesn't want the Veil to go down the way it did in the dark future, and who knows if it won't go down the same way eventually, after we kill him?

 

I also have a feeling, that despite the Veil creation exhausted Solas to a point that he was recovering from the effort for millenia, he may have intentionally kept it in place in order to keep the Evanuris in wherever he banished them, or to contain the Blight, only to tear it down later, as both he and the world has recovered somewhat. As if - it's part of a bigger plan. He "had plans" after all to do something with the Evanuris prior to the orb's destruction. And though he was likely at least partially aware how it affects the world, that year he spent after waking up must have really shaken him.

 

It's been one of my theories every since I found out that Solas created the Veil that the magic to create the veil required a lot of power and that part of the magic may be tied to Solas somehow.  His magic is tied to the Veil so he must be aware of any changes to it and may even be affected by it.  The destruction of the Veil might even kill him depending on how tied up he is to the Veil.  Or killing him could destroy the Veil.

 

I agree that the Veil magic is very complex and pretty awesome actually that Solas can change the natural order of the world like that.

 

Here's another theory that just came to me right now.  What if the reason Solas woke up from Uthenera was because of the Veil's weakening?  It seems that the Veil is weakened already in certain locations and maybe he sensed that.  I think he did not set the Veil to last forever anyway. Just long enough for elves to recover and rebuild anew without the Evanuris.  And whatever he is planning would the Evanuris would have been done during this time as well.

[Gwyvian]

Yes... so basically you didn't have any sort of problem with Trespasser but with the approach of DA itself, maybe the approach of any game other than an MMO or pen&paper RPG -- it will end eventually.    Well, BW cannot do anything about that, I fear.
 

 

Well, I was... unfortunately just: she was so empty. Or maybe not even empty... she was somebody else. It was not MY Hawke (me, in fact) anymore. She spoke differently, looked different, acted differently. All that mage hate, all the anger and shallowness and dryness, no bit of humor, nothing at all... That one had done things my Hawke wouldn't have done, not even considered. Not my Hawke, no continuation. Just a different person, some standard prototype female representation wearing her armor, pretending to be her, talking whatever nonsense about somebody by the name of Fenris who might or might not be related to somebody I once knew. Had she been anything like the character I had made come alive years back I would have been invested, even if not controlling her.

A Witcher-style Ciri would have been better, of course: let me have her, just for a little while, and maybe see the inquisitor through her eyes... ah, anyway.

 

Sort of. I guess it sounds pretty ridiculous. I'm not fond of MMO's actually (except a select few), I do love pen&paper but I never get to play because I don't have anyone to play with anymore. Let me rephrase: I don't have a problem with DA's approach per se... but I'm worried that my character is going to get sidelined somehow. With other games I get over this problem, I replay them (and in games like DA I can make new characters, that's always great fun). This time it's a little different, though. Solas dominates my experience, which makes me particularly sensitive to getting just the right conclusion to their story. And it makes replaying in the way I usually do a challenge. Something like that. I'll get over it, I'm sure. I just need time. And blankets.

 

As to Hawke, I didn't mean that I stopped caring, I meant exactly what you are saying: that it was no longer my Hawke, so I couldn't care about this "impersonation" of her as I did for her in my playthroughs.

 

I'd go for a Ciri solution - in fact, that would make me more than happy. For now I'll just fangirl about MEA and hope for the best regarding DA4. (I'll love it to bits and pieces I'm sure, whatever they decide to do, I'm that way with BW's work. )

[Gwyvian]

Oh I completely get you on this. I am drawn to angst like nobody's business. My canon romances are Alistair (with a human mage warden), Anders, and Solas. My canon world state... Well, let's just say Vivienne is my divine. It’s not just the PC, everyone suffers in my playthroughs.

 

Yessssss Alistair, Anders, Solas for me, too. ANGST!

[fangs4fun]

Finally reached the pages right after Trespasser was released.

 

Of course, lots of very strong emotions after the Solas revelations.  Anger, sadness, despair, more anger, surprisingly very little outright hate.  There are a few though who maintained a more positive outlook and kudos to them because I needed their calming voice to sooth me.  It was very hard to read the angry posts and I skipped a lot of them because the angry posts are making me angry too!  Haha.  I respect everyone's opinions but some were just making me really really annoyed.  I am neither angry, despairing or sad after the revelations.  My feelings are intense excitement and curiosity of what's going to happen next.  

 

Everyone does agree that the DLC is great overall.

 

What I find amazing is that it took only around 2-3 days before people started to pick up the optimism flag again.  This thread is awesome.  There were times when things got heated but calmed down soon enough.  I have yet to see any successful trolling.  This thread has been really good at ignoring trolls.

 

I am just more than 2 months away from the current discussion.  I look forward to reading more theories!

[Kadan]

Finally reached the pages right after Trespasser was released.

 

Of course, lots of very strong emotions after the Solas revelations.  Anger, sadness, despair, more anger, surprisingly very little outright hate.  There are a few though who maintained a more positive outlook and kudos to them because I needed their calming voice to sooth me.  It was very hard to read the angry posts and I skipped a lot of them because the angry posts are making me angry too!  Haha.  I respect everyone's opinions but some were just making me really really annoyed.  I am neither angry, despairing or sad after the revelations.  My feelings are intense excitement and curiosity of what's going to happen next.  

 

Everyone does agree that the DLC is great overall.

 

What I find amazing is that it took only around 2-3 days before people started to pick up the optimism flag again.  This thread is awesome.  There were times when things got heated but calmed down soon enough.  I have yet to see any successful trolling.  This thread has been really good at ignoring trolls.

 

I am just more than 2 months away from the current discussion.  I look forward to reading more theories!

We had one troll for a few pages soon after Trespasser. I was not amused.

 

This thread is one of the better places to just hang out, but then I'm shy and don't branch out easily, so when I find a safe place I tend to root myself there until it no longer is a comfortable place.

 

I had been writing before Trespasser released, but hadn't made anything public, it was just for my own amusement. When it was released was a surprise to me. I had mixed feelings before I even started it. I was thrilled to know Solas was back, but scared of just what that meant to the 'rest of the story'. It was bittersweet from the moment I entered the Winter Palace once more, the music was chilling, the scenery breathtaking, the companions, both cheesy and heartwarming. I laughed I cried, I was angry. It. was. beautiful.
For hours after I think I was in shock, it was still a mix of very strong emotions. I thought that all the writing I had done was meaningless, I love drama, and I can handle angst, but give me hope for a happy ending. I was mad that I didn't get closure. Closure would have been something. Then I came here. Here was nice, here was safe, and here I found so many that felt the same way I felt. Then I began to hope, and began to write again, found new inspiration, and more importantly the courage to share it. I'm happy to be part of the ups and downs of the Blanketfort.

 

You all are the best! 

[MayriyaNoori]

Finally reached the pages right after Trespasser was released.

 

Of course, lots of very strong emotions after the Solas revelations.  Anger, sadness, despair, more anger, surprisingly very little outright hate.  There are a few though who maintained a more positive outlook and kudos to them because I needed their calming voice to sooth me.  It was very hard to read the angry posts and I skipped a lot of them because the angry posts are making me angry too!  Haha.  I respect everyone's opinions but some were just making me really really annoyed.  I am neither angry, despairing or sad after the revelations.  My feelings are intense excitement and curiosity of what's going to happen next.  

 

Everyone does agree that the DLC is great overall.

 

What I find amazing is that it took only around 2-3 days before people started to pick up the optimism flag again.  This thread is awesome.  There were times when things got heated but calmed down soon enough.  I have yet to see any successful trolling.  This thread has been really good at ignoring trolls.

 

I am just more than 2 months away from the current discussion.  I look forward to reading more theories!

This thread is a gem. It really is.

 

I mean.....this place even accepted my Lavellan hearing Solas' explanation in Trespasser and being like, "Nope, I'm out." And now some members tolerate and enable my Zevellan nonsense.

 

This place is safe. Sacred. Holy ground in the internet.

[drosophila]

The thread somehow puts up with me. I'm very thankful.

[Sable Rhapsody]

The thread somehow puts up with me. I'm very thankful.

 

Fade butts.

[MayriyaNoori]

You know, the fly smut is incredibly charming.

 

=)

[drosophila]

Fade butts.

I said put up, not *enable*. Go back to the shameless enabler thread!

Also fade butts are like the *one* thing I did not come up with.

[drosophila]

You know, the fly smut is incredibly charming.

=)

You... you know where you should be as well

[MayriyaNoori]

You... you know where you should be as well

 

*points to Zevran and Aaryn tied up and gagged*

 

I found a way to make sure everyone behaves over here finally.

 

*Zevran and Aaryn playing footsy while tied up*

 

..............never mind.........

 

back to the smut corner for me.

[Cee]

Fade butts.

slow arrow

[drosophila]

slow arrow

I've been summoned!

[MayriyaNoori]

I say the smut thread's logo be fly smut with an arrow through it.

 

......that's a tad disturbing actually.

[drosophila]

I say the smut thread's logo be fly smut with an arrow through it.

......that's a tad disturbing actually.

Maybe wrapped in yarn?

Let's take this lively discussion to the smut thread

[MayriyaNoori]

Maybe wrapped in yarn?

Let's take this lively discussion to the smut thread

 

You know.....it makes me a little sad that I can't walk in here anymore without realizing I just need to go back into the smut corner.

 

I blame.....myself for this one. They were tied up and everything.

[FernRain]

My husband caught the end of this conversation about fade butts and slow arrows. I had to explain the Droso slow arrow to him.

 

Him: "Oh my word".