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[Bayonet Hipshot]

With all the talk about romance this, race-gate that, etc, I am curious if there are people who do no-romance playthroughs while playing Bioware games, specifically speaking, for both Dragon Age games. 

 

My canons for the most part, are always no-romance ones, where there are occasional light flings but no actual romantic relationships taking place.

 

That is simply because I am a lone-wolf type of person in real life and since my canon playthroughs reflect my stances and values, they tend to not have any romances in them.

 

Additionally, player romances in Bioware games do not have a logical closure of any form, it usually results in some form of heartbreak or separation or just general lack of information. To me, that's too much unnecessary drama and since I am a man of simple and logical tastes, I prefer not to pursue them. 

 

So I am curious if there are any others out there who do a playthrough with no romances involved ? If so why did you choose to not pursue a romance ? 

 

Above all, how important is romance to you ? Is it an optional extra for you or do you see it as a necessity for your character ?

 

 

 

[Chron0id]

I am a lover of love.  I always do a romance in every play through.  Can't help myself.  I see it as an extra layer of character interaction that I don't get to see in other games.  So I always take that extra step.  I think the real question you should be asking is...

 

Would any of you buy a BioWare game without romances?   I'd pay to see some responses to that question.

[DEUGH Man]

What is a world without romance?! Not a world I wish to live in, I do say!

[Eveangaline]

Yes. I run through a bunch of times and sometimes I don't bother romancing anyone.

 

Statistically, isn't not doing a romance the most common option? I forget where they had the stats for this.

[LobselVith8]

So I am curious if there are any others out there who do a playthrough with no romances involved ? If so why did you choose to not pursue a romance ? 

 

The only recent Bioware games I've purchased in recent years are Dragon Age games. I've actually pursued a romance with my two previous canon protagonists (my Surana Warden romanced Morrigan and my apostate Champion was involved with Merrill), but I'm pursuing a no-romance playthrough with my first character in Inquisition - a Dalish protagonist. I'm not certain if it quite counts as to what you're curious about, but it's something I've decided to pursue this time around because I don't think the available romance options are compatible with my elven Inquisitor for multiple reasons, so I'm aiming for an outsider among a group of people who he will reluctantly have to work with.

 

Above all, how important is romance to you ? Is it an optional extra for you or do you see it as a necessity for your character ?

 

It isn't essential, but it can add something to the story if the character is interesting. I did really enjoy the romances with Morrigan and Merrill, who I thought were great and intelligent characters. However, a good story is much more important to me than romance.

[BabyFratelli]

I adore romance and romances in games, but in my canon play through of DA2 I didn't romance anyone purely out of personal preference. Not to say I don't love the gang, because I do, just not in that way.

 

For me romancing (and by extension, friendships and rivalries) in a game isn't a selling point - I'd still play and love Bioware games without them, but I do also feel like it's something unique that not a lot of people do, or at least not a lot of people do well. It's another kind of story and genre to explore along with the rest of the game, so it's definitely an welcome addition.

[TK514]

I can go either way.   I always do the romances at least once, because it is my nature the wring every ounce of content I can out of a game, if the game is worth the effort.  I don't often do them back to back, mind you, because I grow weary with the repetition, but over time I'll come back, do another playthrough, change things up to something different, then go away again.

 

Just one reason I never trade in games or systems, I suppose.

[Chernaya]

I choose to do a romance every time because DA and ME are the only games I play that have that kind of feature and I find it a nice touch. I'm pretty sure that many players, especially the more casual ones, play without caring about romance, though.

[Icy Magebane]

I always play DA2 with no romance, but that's the only Bioware game where I do that...

 

edit:  I didn't like my options.

final edit:  This didn't ruin the game for me.

[Shark17676]

I did a romanceless playthrough for my canon (and only) Hawke.  I was just that uninvested in both him and his companions.

[TheTurtle]

I will occasionally do play throughs with no romance, but these characters usually have a very specific personality type and it's one I don't particularly enjoy playing. Romance is important to me, but if it weren't in the game it wouldn't stoop me from buying it.

[Not a Cat Doll]

Optional extra. I truly appreciate what romances can add to the game, but I don't feel like my enjoyment of the game is reliant on their presence. The ability to talk with my other party members and cultivate friendships or rivalries, though, is something that my enjoyment is somewhat reliant upon, if only because no other game I've played offers such a thing.

[Parkimus]

I enjoy the romances and have engaged in one in every playthrough. However, it isn't the "selling point" or even the best part of the game for me. It's just a little extra to add to the story.

[TK514]

Sadly hand love seems rather risky this time around. I guess I have no choice but to romance someone.

 

You definitely wouldn't want that getting caught in the Fade.

[Urazz]

Occasionally.

 

Nowadays I do it for DA ][, since as a human I'm not keen on romancing non-humans, and since I can't trust Isabella to stay "faithful." I've also done it occasionally for ME.

 

It's nice to have the extra, because it adds another layer to the role-playing (not the sex scene or any such silliness, but the conversations), but if there's not a viable option (which looks to be the case for my male human Inquisitor), then I can #DealWithIt

It really depends on the Hawke character you have I guess.  Mine was almost as much of a sex fiend as Isabela and routinely went to the Blooming Rose and only scolded Isabela for going off to have sex with Zevran in Act 3 because she didn't invite him along.  :lol:

[Samahl]

For me, it's more about representation than romance. Dragon Age is special to me because it allows me to exist and form meaningful relationships in ways I never get to in most other games.

 

(EDIT: To clarify, I'm bisexual.)

[Hobbes]

I've never intentionally done a no romance play-through, to me it's a chance to get to know a character from a different perspective, so I always jump at the chance.  In my original DA:O and DA2 play-throughs I ended up with nobody by the end of the game (not on purpose mind you) and I still loved the game for what it was, so I guess its not something that is absolutely necessary for enjoyment, but it definitely adds something extra.  Having that little extra connection to the characters is never a bad thing in my book. 

[Bayonet Hipshot]

Optional extra. I truly appreciate what romances can add to the game, but I don't feel like my enjoyment of the game is reliant on their presence. The ability to talk with my other party members and cultivate friendships or rivalries, though, is something that my enjoyment is somewhat reliant upon, if only because no other game I've played offers such a thing.

 

Truthfully I feel that the friendship and camaraderie that you cultivate, the bond between brothers and sisters-in-arms, is far more appealing to me as opposed to the romance.

 

It is simultaneously more profound and more rational than romantic bond. So in my canons that is what I like to do. 

[Lee80]

Romance is the one thing that makes BioWare games unique in my opinion.  That and the import system with choices that matter (though the mileage on that last one varies wildly).  I can't imagine not taking advantage of the most unique feature in the game.  

[Battlebloodmage]

I tried to avoid any romance in the Witcher but did all the romance in DA. Of course from the point of view of people who have always have these romance options available to them, it doesn't matter for them whether they do the options or not since they could always find it in almost every other games. For me, it's about being able to be who I want to be and creating the character I want. People who look down on those who prefer to romance are very arrogant and condescending. They don't look to see the motivation of why some people may choose to engage in the romance options in the game. A fat western kid may get sick of pizza, elsewhere, people are desperate to get some rice to feed their kids. 

[Alya_]

My major/canon playthroughs in DA + ME are a no romance ones, it's important to me to talk to most companions and build the friendships and dearly care about them but i always feel romance somehow degrade the friendship already built, don't get me wrong romance is fun and all but i have always viewed friendship to be the apex of human interaction, the only form of a beautiful relationship not based or influenced by -among other factors- bodily desire "lovers" or instinct "mothers" or even familiarity "siblings"

It's simply a mutual and pure spiritual love and strong sense of camaraderie 

 

^ quite a romantic view of friendship, oh the irony 

[DalishRanger]

It's very, very rare - I have certainly done it in non-Bioware games (I'm looking at you, NWN2...), but almost never happens on my Bioware games. I do recall not romancing anyone with my dwarf noble. He was very goal driven, didn't need the distraction.

 

Don't think I've ever had a sexless playthrough though; while both my dwarves didn't have a final romance, my aforementioned Aeducan did sleep with the noble hunter in his origin and sired a son. My casteless was a frequent customer of the Pearl and bedded or flirted with any lady who would give him the opportunity.

 

I don't mind playing games without romance, but since Bioware's are often a decent area of extra character development and I'm a sucker for that, I rarely go without. Have considered it with Inquisition, but it really depends on how the team appeals to me and what characters I end up deciding to RP.

 

As far as romances in general go... I don't see them as necessary, exactly. I enjoy them if I feel they're well done, and I like having the option in games where I get to customize the player character. That said, I'd prefer to go loveless if the romance subplot is poorly written, adds little character development, or feels like a tacked-on sex minigame that is little more than objectification of the character(s) involved. I've come to expect it from Bioware titles, but I'd still play a game without it if the story and characters looked good. Happy if an effort is made and it pays off, fine if it's not there or I decide to skip it.