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With Solas being Race gated to Elves who do you guys think will be the other one will be my guess is Cullen I can see him Racegated to either Humans/Elves or just Humans what do you guys think.
Actually, now that you mention it. Didn't Cullen only show romantic interests in a human mage in origins. Which may indicate that hes race gated as only human.
I need to play a straight character to experience a romance story in a video game.
Well that should be a new experience I've never had to do before.
Your female elf inquisitor could be Bisexual. She could Pansexual. She could be Demisexual or even Asexual, if the sex scene is optional.
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I just don't understand why elves are being favoured with an extra romance option (Only female one's at that)
I mean whats the point? It will only be avaliable to a very small percentage of players
No way I'm going to roll a female Elf just for Solas (maybe I would have made a Male Elf)
Have you guys seen this? ^-^ I thought it was cool.
Putting the #DAI LI's into perspective. The ratios aren't as off as it seems once you look at it. pic.twitter.com/4wwbCBhtSF
As far as Solas goes, I am very curious as to why he is restricted as he is. It will be difficult to walk the line of 'story reasons' but I have faith in Bioware and Patrick Weekes. It's nice to finally get a confirmation at least...even if it was by accident! 
Perhaps. But it isn't shown in the game in any way. He never expresses any affection or feelings neither for the Warden, nor any male NPC. Instead he hits on female characters in the game, and jokes with Oghren about how robes allow for quick intercourses in the Circle. In DA2 he's suddenly revealed to have had a relationship with Carl, and begins flirting with male Hawke - while female Hawke has to initiate romance herself.
Why David Gaider did not indicate his interest in males in any way in Awekening? In DA2 he was written by a different person, so I'll remain unconvinced.
I would still like you to tell me how knowing that a man likes a woman definitely 100% makes him straight.
LIs are a part of the world, and as such they are a representative sample of it. In fact, your companions are meant to represent certain viewpoints, beliefs or political stances present it the world.
In DA:O we had Leliana representing Andrastians, Sten representing the Qun, Morrigan representing freedom and power, Oghren representing dwarves - though in fact he is everything that most of the Orzammar dwarves are not, Zevran represents elven discrimination and elves being used as tools, not real members of society, Loghain represents Farelden, while Alistair represents the Wardens.
In DA2 it was even more pronaunced. Need I say about Anders, Merill, Aveline or Fenris?
In whole Mass Effect franchise, we always had only one member of every non-human race as a crew member. That is not a coincidence.
I don't agree for example Leliana doesn't represent Andrastians, infact her some of her beliefs are against of the the principles of Chantry (something that she admit)
The background of an LI might add to your opinion of a group but they don't necessarily represent them
I mean, 15 years ago, it was unimaginable to even have a homosexual romance in an RPG. Now you have two in the game, and yet you complain that it should be equal? For what reason?
Good point, the LGBT community should be happy with whatever scraps drops of the plate of straight privilege. /sarcasm
We all have the opportunity to play Solas' romance though. We just need to select female elf when we make our Inquisitors.
The issue isn't having an equal opportunity to romance one specific character in a game, it's about having an equal opportunity to experience gay romances in games, generally.
I just don't understand why elves are being favoured with an extra romance option (Only female one's at that)
I mean whats the point? It will only be avaliable to a very small percentage of players
No way I'm going to roll a female Elf just for Solas (maybe I would have made a Male Elf)
It's obviously because Bioware hates you...or maybe because they want to provide an incentive for you to replay the game as a female elf.
My Female Elf Rogue Inquisitor will be romancing Solas so I can't wait.
Hope you enjoy it 
My female Qunari hopefully will be romancing Cullen. *crosses fingers* I'll probably weep if she's stuck with IB as her sole male option. Then she'll go into FemQunari don't want no man mode. XD
Actually, now that you mention it. Didn't Cullen only show romantic interests in a human mage in origins. Which may indicate that hes race gated as only human.
Nah both female elf and female human.
But the female elf in origins is a CE so...maybe he just has something against dalish? *shrugs*
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I'm sorry if this doesn't make complete sense, I'm not good at wording things but I hope it's understood.
I just don't understand why elves are being favoured with an extra romance option (Only female one's at that)
I mean whats the point? It will only be avaliable to a very small percentage of players
No way I'm going to roll a female Elf just for Solas (maybe I would have made a Male Elf)
Because more options are fun.
why does Solas need story reasons to explain his gating?
Is "I'm only into elven women" not good enough?
why does Solas need story reasons to explain his gating?
Is "I'm only into elven women" not good enough?
Because the devs said there were story reasons behind the gating.
That would've been fine for me honestly it's what I would've preferred nothing wrong with "I''m just not into you/you're not sexy." it only potentially gets facepalm inducing when excuses are given.
why does Solas need story reasons to explain his gating?
Is "I'm only into elven women" not good enough?
Apparently not.
He seriously in need of some hair transplant.
Or else he just look like this handsome guy.
The issue isn't having an equal opportunity to romance one specific character in a game, it's about having an equal opportunity to experience gay romances in games, generally.
As I said a few pages back though, optional, in-depth player-initiated gay romances involving the protagonist is pretty niche, in all honesty. And that admission coming from somebody who loves them.
It's why I don't expect the options to be equal. It's just not the primary focus of the game, or it's primary demographic.
Which is why while I enjoy Bioware romances I don't expect them to have as many gay romances as straight ones. I have games filled entirely with gay romance content out there that I play, after all, because they are specifically designed for that. And ones specifically designed around straight romance as well.
We all have the opportunity to play Solas' romance though. We just need to select female elf when we make our Inquisitors.
I do understand this argument, but it's sort of the same as a real world one against marriage equality. There's an idea that LGBT+ have the same rights technically because all of us, regardless of sexuality, are still allowed to marry a member of the opposite sex, but that's really beside the point, isn't it?
Besides, we're talking about the opportunity to romance someone in game as whichever character you choose to play as. I'd like to carry on, but since I'm very much straight, I don't really feel like it's my place to err... white lady knight for the queer community. 
Wow. This is a first. I have been doubly surprised today, and not in a good way. Gated to one (1) race/gender combination is, frankly, nuts. I even planned to play a female elf but I don't intend for her to romance Solas. I had another character in mind for him and it's not happening now.
Blah. Such a waste. Oh and the most awesome part? If Vivienne is a love interest, gay men (if bi) or both gay men and women (if straight) will have less options!
That's not actually awesome though. I was being sarcastic.
why does Solas need story reasons to explain his gating?
Is "I'm only into elven women" not good enough?
Well, when all that differentiates human women from elven women is pointy ears it is a bit suspect, TBH. Unless he has a major pointy-ear fetish.
Yeah can we get the last LI soonish. =/ Might as well rip the bandaid right off at this point.
The issue isn't having an equal opportunity to romance one specific character in a game, it's about having an equal opportunity to experience gay romances in games, generally.
It's actually about not getting your way, and raising a stink about it tbh.
You can experience gay romance in the game.
You can romance Solas.
You can play as a female elf who isn't straight.
You can play a male elf who isn't straight.
You have the equal oppurtunity to experience gay romance in this game, you're just mad because its not with baldy elf.
Actually, now that you mention it. Didn't Cullen only show romantic interests in a human mage in origins. Which may indicate that hes race gated as only human.
@Wissenschaft
Yes he did as well as with a female Elf Mage as well thats where my prediction came from that and his disliking of both Qunari "The whole DA2 Incident" & Dwarfs "His comments to Ohgren" I can see him being Racegated to Humans/Elves.
Well, when all that differentiates human women from elven women is pointy ears it is a bit suspect, TBH. Unless he has a major pointy-ear fetish.
My proud Dalish elf takes offense to this. Shems ain't got nothin on her. 
@Wissenschalt
Yes he did as well as with a female Elf Mage as well thats where my prediction came from that and his disliking of both Qunari "The whole DA2 Incident" & Dwarfs "His comments to Ohgren" I can see him being Racegated to Humans/Elves.
If his issue about dwarves was the whole "heathen." comment that would apply to dalish elves as much as dwarves.
It's actually about not getting your way, and raising a stink about it tbh.
You can experience gay romance in the game.
You can romance Solas.
You can play as a female elf who isn't straight.
You can play a male elf who isn't straight.
You have the equal oppurtunity to experience gay romance in this game, you're just mad because its not with baldy elf.
I don't care if it's with Solas, or Blackwall, or Varric, or it had been Cullen, or another main character. It has nothing to do with a specific character. If Blackwall is gay, then I'll say I was absolutely wrong about Bioware's approach to gay men, but the situation is unfair to lesbians and straight men. You can try to make it a personal attack, but it's not personal. Three isn't equal to two. You can't argue with clear cut numbers. Less isn't equal, that's as simple as it can be.
@Wissenschalt
Yes he did as well as with a female Elf Mage as well thats where my prediction came from that and his disliking of both Qunari "The whole DA2 Incident" & Dwarfs "His comments to Ohgren" I can see him being Racegated to Humans/Elves.
I can't see two straight male options being race gated. As I said in a previous post, I think its more likely Cass or the unknown LI will be race gated, as Josephine & Iron Bull are for everyone and it's unlikely that the only gay LIs will also be race gated.
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