I don't want subordinates calling me by first name anyway. As for a LI, unless there is one that is a civilian outside Inquisition's ranks, not going to happen. That kind of fraternization is banned from every organization for good reason.
So your PC can bang a subordinate but if said subordinate calls your PC by his or her first name fraternization goes too far?
So your PC can bang a subordinate but if said subordinate calls your PC by his or her first name fraternization goes too far?
"Inquisitor" is a bit of a mouth full. Especially when I'm playing as a male.
Hopefully you get a nickname or called "boss" or something and maybe a pet name by your LI.
Where did this "Eminence" thing come from?
This thread is the first I've heard of it and... I'm not a fan. Far too grandiose for me.
I like it. Reminds me of Warcraft 2.
I'm personally fine with being called "Inquisitor" or "Your Eminence". I hope close friends call you by your surname, though.
I figured we'll be called Inquisitor by most professionally and our inquisitor's surname after that for those who know you more personally. If there were fixed first names, I could see that being used instead of the surname.
I liked in some games where the voice acting would omit your custom player name but it would show up in the subtitles.
So far I have not been bothered by at all about the player character not being called by their first name, most of the time I don't notice.
Nah, everybody will just yell "hey you!"
This is what my husband and I do.
I've tried to think how often we use our names, and it's usually when there are a number of people in the room. We don't say each other's name when we are alone. I think that would be weird. I'm the only one in the room, I know he's talking to me. Unless there are spirits in the room too, that might make a difference.
One of the reasons I find naming characters useless. Having your LIs in Mass Effect call you Shepard sounds weird.
I found myself thinking on this subject recently and am genuinely quite curious of how DAI will do it. See, I kind of felt that the only reason that Warden and Warden-Commander worked in DAO/DAA was that it was already a really unnatural discussion system. There was no exact presence or reactions for the player character in the discussions, thus it was easier to craft a clear transition to the player character when they are addressed. Additionally, due to the lack of cinematics in the dialogue, the world is populated with talking heads, which makes it easier to focus to who is talking and to whom. Also, if my memory is correct, in DAO, if there are more than two people in the discussion, the NPCs always make it clear if they are addressing other people than the PC.
However, in a system like they had in DA2 and ME, where the PC is a part of a more dynamic flow of discussion, things become really awkward in a discussion between three or more people if there is no way to clarify that what is being is said to the PC. And if that group of characters is supposed to be friends or close ones, it becomes ridiculously awkward, at least to me, to have them refer to the PC as the Inquisitor. As an example, let us take DAO and all the larger discussion in which Alistair is a participant. Now imagine that none of those other NPCs refer to Alistair as Alistair, but rather as the Warden. It would be really weird really fast.
I'm fine with Inquisitor and Eminence. Maybe switch it up with my lady, sir, miss, etc. I just hope we get a special nickname from Varric and that our LI calls us something different as well, such as my love or something like others have said 
I'm very fine with Inquisitor. It fits the setting, story, and well, the Inquisitor will be the most 'leader-like' character that Bioware has maybe ever had. I'm sure there will be other names/nicknames in more private conversations, but for the most part, Inquisitor is proper.
Bioware had to take a chance, I guess, on making a protagonist that wasn't *only* a de-facto leader/champion of/among several others, or a single ship, or a briefly uniting army - but instead is the legitimate leader of what will probably be a long standing army and continental organization with wide influence. A title and reference of 'Inquisitor' works very well for this.
"Your Eminence" seems far too formal IMO, at least for your close companions and advisers. I think that would make more sense if it was said by common soldiers serving the Inquisition or random peasants and such.
"Your Eminence" seems far too formal IMO, at least for your close companions and advisers. I think that would make more sense if it was said by common soldiers serving the Inquisition or random peasants and such.
Obviously Varric is just going to call you "Sparkles" because of the glow-y hand.
Nah, everybody will just yell "hey you!"
out there on your own, sitting naked by the phone, would you touch me?
Another thought: Inquisitor/Your Eminence is at least avoids the bizzare situation where Hawke introduces himself/herself using the last name. "What is your name?" asked the guard; "Johnson", Bob replied. It's just strange.
Another thought: Inquisitor/Your Eminence is at least avoids the bizzare situation where Hawke introduces himself/herself using the last name. "What is your name?" asked the guard; "Johnson", Bob replied. It's just strange.
I just like to think Hawke was going for the James Bond introduction, but kept getting cut off. "The name's Hawke, James Hawke."
I just like to think Hawke was going for the James Bond introduction, but kept getting cut off. "The name's Hawke, James Hawke."
thank you for new headcanon, I'll put it right next to masochistic Hawke performing hemorrhage
Inquisitor
Your Eminence
Ser
Messere
My Lord/Milady
Monsieur/Madame
Master
Commander
Boss
You
list goes on.... it won't always be "Inquisitor".
I guess that friendly companions and LIs just won't address the inquisitor directly
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