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[Hellion Rex]

No love for my waifish frame? *sigh* It's so hard being attractive.

Vanity, thy name is Potato Cat.

 

You'll definitely get along well with Viv.

[Icy Magebane]

Blackwall is the final LI...

 

edit:  lol... you know, in my excitement to post I didn't think about how this news would affect some fans, so I'm just going to edit it down and leave it at that...

[Hellion Rex]

SPOILER WARNING! This post reveals all of the possible romance options that players will have in the game. If you want to keep the mystery alive until November, be forewarned. If you’re ready to find out now, keep reading!

 

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Let’s take a moment to talk about romance in Dragon Age: Inquisition, shall we?

 

It’s quite valid to ask, “Why reveal which characters can be romanced at all? Isn’t it better to leave the mystery and let players discover the romances as they play?” While some players understandably prefer to start games completely unspoiled, the truth is that DA:I is huge. The story takes a great deal of time to unfold, as do the relationships players develop with followers. As a result, you could play the game for a significant length of time before discovering that a follower isn’t interested.

 

Again, many prefer that kind of discovery. Many players also have no interest in romancing anyone, and we’ve designed each follower to have a rewarding story arc for players who choose to engage with them, romantically or not. We’ve come to realize, however, that for many players, romances are an incredibly important feature—one in which we’ve invested a great deal of development time—and they prefer a heads-up to having their hearts set on a particular character, only to end up disappointed.

 

To preface this information, a few words on our design goals for romances: First, we want to offer choice to our players. This doesn’t mean that all choices are available to everyone—it means that no matter what type of character you choose to play, more than one possible romance option will be available. This doesn’t guarantee that a player will find a particular character to be personally appealing—which could be the case even if every character in the game could be romanced by anyone—but it ideally lets each player know they’re not an afterthought in our development process.

 

Second, we want our characters to be internally consistent. Every major DA:I character has a story arc, personal goals, and thoughts on how your journey together has evolved; sometimes a romance arc doesn’t make sense for them, sometimes it does. Either way, we aren’t trying to justify why a character can’t be romanced—we’re looking at how a romance with that character would make sense according to the rest of their story, and why that romance will strengthen an interesting story arc.

 

Finally, a character being eligible for a romance doesn’t necessarily guarantee that they will be successfully won over. These characters have their own agendas and opinions, and the choices a player makes during the game have a definite impact on their affections. That’s intentional.

 

With that in mind, we now reveal who can be romanced by whom. If you’re not interested in having that kind of foreknowledge before going into Inquisition, consider this fair warning and proceed no further.

 

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Still here? Okay, then.

 

Here are our “core” romance options. They are available to players of any race, and fulfill our first design goal of providing multiple options to everyone:

• Cassandra is interested in male characters.
• Blackwall is interested in female characters.
• Josephine is interested in both male and female characters
• Iron Bull is interested in both male and female characters
• Sera is interested in female characters.
• Dorian is interested in male characters.

Two “additional” romance options were added to the game as a result of the extra development time DA:I received. They are more limited in scope, largely for reasons directly related to their story arcs, but are otherwise the equal of the other options:

• Cullen is interested in female elves and female humans.

• Solas is interested in female elves only.

This means that of our core cast, Varric, Vivienne, Cole, and Leliana are not romance options. While we know this may disappoint some fans who were interested in them, we don’t believe that they lose out, as each character engages in their own meaningful story.

 

We can’t wait for November, when you can finally meet these characters, help them tell their stories, and explore this enormous game with us.

 

Mike..

[Hadeedak]

I'm cooped inside by snow, so this thread has honestly made me very happy.

 

...WAIT WHAT

[A Clever Name]

 

Spoiler

SPOILER WARNING! This post reveals all of the possible romance options that players will have in the game. If you want to keep the mystery alive until November, be forewarned. If you’re ready to find out now, keep reading!

 

.

.

 

Let’s take a moment to talk about romance in Dragon Age: Inquisition, shall we?

 

It’s quite valid to ask, “Why reveal which characters can be romanced at all? Isn’t it better to leave the mystery and let players discover the romances as they play?” While some players understandably prefer to start games completely unspoiled, the truth is that DA:I is huge. The story takes a great deal of time to unfold, as do the relationships players develop with followers. As a result, you could play the game for a significant length of time before discovering that a follower isn’t interested.

 

Again, many prefer that kind of discovery. Many players also have no interest in romancing anyone, and we’ve designed each follower to have a rewarding story arc for players who choose to engage with them, romantically or not. We’ve come to realize, however, that for many players, romances are an incredibly important feature—one in which we’ve invested a great deal of development time—and they prefer a heads-up to having their hearts set on a particular character, only to end up disappointed.

 

To preface this information, a few words on our design goals for romances: First, we want to offer choice to our players. This doesn’t mean that all choices are available to everyone—it means that no matter what type of character you choose to play, more than one possible romance option will be available. This doesn’t guarantee that a player will find a particular character to be personally appealing—which could be the case even if every character in the game could be romanced by anyone—but it ideally lets each player know they’re not an afterthought in our development process.

 

Second, we want our characters to be internally consistent. Every major DA:I character has a story arc, personal goals, and thoughts on how your journey together has evolved; sometimes a romance arc doesn’t make sense for them, sometimes it does. Either way, we aren’t trying to justify why a character can’t be romanced—we’re looking at how a romance with that character would make sense according to the rest of their story, and why that romance will strengthen an interesting story arc.

 

Finally, a character being eligible for a romance doesn’t necessarily guarantee that they will be successfully won over. These characters have their own agendas and opinions, and the choices a player makes during the game have a definite impact on their affections. That’s intentional.

 

With that in mind, we now reveal who can be romanced by whom. If you’re not interested in having that kind of foreknowledge before going into Inquisition, consider this fair warning and proceed no further.

 

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

 

Still here? Okay, then.

 

Here are our “core” romance options. They are available to players of any race, and fulfill our first design goal of providing multiple options to everyone:

• Cassandra is interested in male characters.
• Blackwall is interested in female characters.
• Josephine is interested in both male and female characters
• Iron Bull is interested in both male and female characters
• Sera is interested in female characters.
• Dorian is interested in male characters.

Two “additional” romance options were added to the game as a result of the extra development time DA:I received. They are more limited in scope, largely for reasons directly related to their story arcs, but are otherwise the equal of the other options:

• Cullen is interested in female elves and female humans.

• Solas is interested in female elves only.

This means that of our core cast, Varric, Vivienne, Cole, and Leliana are not romance options. While we know this may disappoint some fans who were interested in them, we don’t believe that they lose out, as each character engages in their own meaningful story.

 

We can’t wait for November, when you can finally meet these characters, help them tell their stories, and explore this enormous game with us.

 

Mike..

 

Thanks for the info, Eluvianus.

 

Too bad at that straight Blackwall, though....

 

 

EDIT: Spoiler cut for sizing courtesy.

[Altus Mage]

I-I did not see that coming at all.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

So overall:

 

Bisexual women get 6

Bisexual men get 4

Straight women get 4

Straight men get 2

Gay women get 2

Gay men get 2

[Hadeedak]

Yeah, I'm honestly pretty surprised right now.

 

I kind of figured Viv was in for sure.

 

And did not figure on gated Cullen. Let alone that Cullen was added in as an extra,

[Hellion Rex]

 

 

 

EDIT: Spoiler cut for sizing courtesy.

 

[Char]

Well, that was NOT the news I was hoping for the game is looking decidedly lopsided in favour of heterosexual females.

[Sylvianus]

Well, now that Vivienne isn't an option, I'm gonna try Cassandra for sure. 

[Kingthlayer]

Not shocked at all that Blackwall is straight, that always seemed to me more obvious than him being bi.  I am though shocked at all that he's an option.

 

Actually quite surprised at the last two in general, I would have put big money down on Varric/Vivienne over Blackwall/Solas, I just hope the stories being told are good.

[Hadeedak]

Also. Goddamnit, female elves are apparently the most-spoiled-for-choice thing ever.

 

"Guys! We have more time! What do we do?"

 

"MORE ROMANCES FOR GIRL ELVES."

[LiaraShepard]

what the ****..I'm really angry, 4 LI's to straight women... I won't buy this game anymore. 

[Kingthlayer]

Well, that was NOT the news I was hoping for the game is looking decidedly lopsided in favour of heterosexual females.

 

I guess they're making up for Mass Effect 3 lack of female content compared to males.

[Sylvianus]

The good new is that straight guys can't be blamed for having more than others for once. 

[Maria Caliban]

It's nice that straight and bisexual female (elves) get a wide range of options.
 

The good new is that straight guys can't be blamed for having more than others for once.

It's surprising when you think about it.

[Trophonius]

Whew, Dorian isn't gated. Congrats to the straight girls though.

[Jaison1986]

Wow, I can see the straight males and homosexual males are going to be pissed. I won't stay here to see this storm.

[Icy Magebane]

I have to say I didn't see this coming at all... the only thing I expected was to be surprised after the Solas reveal, so I guess that's something.  Looks like people were right about Cullen's religious views influencing his interest?  I didn't want to believe that, but it makes sense now that we know it's true.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

The good new is that straight guys can't be blamed for having more than others for once. 

Yeah, that argument at least can finally die. 

[daveliam]

Wow.  And the last two reveals were both straight guys.  AND the two race-gated options are straight guys.  Interesting.

 

So it looks like:

 

Straight males - Cass and Josephine

 

Gay males - Dorian and Iron Bull

 

Gay females - Josephine and Sera

 

Straight female humans - Blackwall, Cullen, and Iron Bull

Straight female elves - Blackwall, Cullen, Iron Bull, and Solas

Straight female dwarves - Blackwall and Iron Bull

Straight female qunari - Blackwall and Iron Bull

[TheLastSuperSaiyan87]

YAY!!!!!! SERA ISN'T GATED!!!!!! I KNEW IT!!!!!

[Char]

I guess they're making up for Mass Effect 3 lack of female content compared to males.

They'd have been better off giving the content to people that could have properly benefited from increased representation. BW has a dedicated LGBTQ fanbase, and quite frankly I'm disappointed that they didn't choose to do so.

[Hellion Rex]

Not gonna lie. I'm a little annoyed.