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[TurretSyndrome]

I wasn't bothered much because I wasn't expecting much. I do feel like the straight male options drew the short straw this time though.

[TurretSyndrome]

Then role play something other than a straight male Inquisitor.  YOU are not the Inquisitor.  Your character is.

 

That is relevant to my post because...? Does forcing myself to try out other romance options somehow magically change the number of straight male options or my stance on it? 

 

And by the way, roleplaying can also mean my being the Inquisitor. It's not for anyone else to decide whether the character will be my virtual extension of myself or not.

[Iakus]

I wasn't bothered much because I wasn't expecting much. I do feel like the straight male options drew the short straw this time though.

Disagree

[ManchesterUnitedFan1]

I wasn't bothered much because I wasn't expecting much. I do feel like the straight male options drew the short straw this time though.

 

....not really?

 

They have the same number of options as everyone apart from straight females (ignoring bisexuals as one'd automatically assume they have more options).

 

So you have the same number of options as gay men and women and straight female qunari and dwarves. That's not straight men drawing the short straw, that's straight women who play as humans or elves drawing the long straw.

[KaiserShep]

I wasn't bothered much because I wasn't expecting much. I do feel like the straight male options drew the short straw this time though.

Does this also account for the quality of the romances, or is it strictly a numbers thing?

[TurretSyndrome]

Because I think it is relevant.  It is not for anyone else to decide what I view as relevant and worth replying to as such.

 

It is very much for me to decide whether it is relevant because it targets my post. If you can't come up with better reasons to do so, than I suggest not replying at all so you'd not waste my time.

 

 

Does this also account for the quality of the romances, or is it strictly a numbers thing?

 

Definitely the quality of the romance plays a major role. I felt Josephine's was lacking quite a bit. 

[BioWareM0d13]

....not really?

 

They have the same number of options as everyone apart from straight females (ignoring bisexuals as one'd automatically assume they have more options).

 

So you have the same number of options as gay men and women and straight female qunari and dwarves. That's not straight men drawing the short straw, that's straight women who play as humans or elves drawing the long straw.

 

It is also the same amount of options that straight male characters had in previous games: two. In DA2 it was Isabela or Merrill. In DA:O it was Leliana or Morrigan. No one got short-changed in DA:I. 

[KaiserShep]

Now that is an excellent point, Kaiser.  So far, I find Cassie's romance to be the most fulfilling by far.  Sera's is a blast and probably the most FUN, but there is just something very deeply moving about Cassie's.

 

Yeah, even if it only goes as far as friendship, Cassandra, to me, is one of the most satisfying companions in the game.

 

Definitely the quality of the romance plays a major role. I felt Josephine's was lacking quite a bit. 

 

But then this applies equally to a lesbian Inquisitor, since it's only between her and Sera, and if a player feels the same way about Josephine, and happens to really dislike Sera, then they'd have it much worse.

[TurretSyndrome]

But then this applies equally to a lesbian Inquisitor, since it's only between her and Sera, and if a player feels the same way about Josephine, and happens to really dislike Sera, then they'd have it much worse.

 

True enough. I was just expressing my thoughts solely on my experience with the straight romances and their content. 

[KaiserShep]

As far as sheer numbers are concerned, female elves may get the most, but they sure have to put up with the most sh**.

 

It would've been interesting to see the responses if we had a female "Warden" instead of Blackwall, and she turned out to be responsible for his crime, or if a male elf finally had an elven mage LI that wasn't a blood mage, and then she turned out to be the Dread Wolf that dumps you.

[Uccio]

It is also the same amount of options that straight male characters had in previous games: two. In DA2 it was Isabela or Merrill. In DA:O it was Leliana or Morrigan. No one got short-changed in DA:I. 

 

Well if you count companion LI´s, then yes, straight males got less. I feel Josephine is like Kelly Chambers, a filler. Nice but still lacking.

[Iakus]

Well if you count companion LI´s, then yes, straight males got less. I feel Josephine is like Kelly Chambers, a filler. Nice but still lacking.

 

Josephine's romance feels a lot more involved than that.  She's not just dancing on a table for you. 

 

Heck there seems to be just as much content for her as with Cassandra. 

[Aren]

Then role play something other than a straight male Inquisitor.  YOU are not the Inquisitor.  Your character is.

i wish i could be the Quizzy with the glowin hand in Thedas.......

[Nerys]

I was actually quite disappointed at the lack of sex scene with Solas. While I felt the concept of the romance was really interesting, for me it lacked cutscenes overall, and yes, it did lack a sex scene and to me that made it feel poorer than others (like Cullen's). 

I would be totally okay with an asexual romance, but as Solas' romance is not, so I would like to have that part addressed in a cut scene. And that doesn't mean "it's about the sex".

 

I would have settled for a conversation that didn't end with Solas running away. What felt strange to me was that I never got the impression that he was as into my Inquisitor as she was into him. Which, knowing his story now, does make sense in retrospect, I suppose. It still made for a frustrating playthrough, never knowing where things stood between them. 

[Il Divo]

Josephine's romance feels a lot more involved than that.  She's not just dancing on a table for you. 

 

Heck there seems to be just as much content for her as with Cassandra. 

 

Hell, I'd go so far as to say Inquisition actually had 12 companion characters, in terms of interactions. This certainly wasn't KotOR's T3-M4. 

[Nykara]

I don't much care about the nudity. Cullen's 'sex' scene had very little of that to be honest. I do however like the lead up to the romance taking that final step. For some reason it doesn't seem like a 'complete' romance if they don't consummate. They are in fact faced with what could possibly be the Inquisitor's final days and hours and they are supposed to be in love, for me it's a natural progression of the relationship under the strain that they all face and it does seem incomplete when it doesn't happen. Thankfully, I love the Cullen romance and will most likely stick to that with most play throughs.

[Kendar Fleetfoot]

I had a strange couple of experiences yesterday on my 3rd play through. Flirted continuously with Scout Harding and took absolutely no flirting options with anyone else and got to the point she said to meet her at the Tavern (which never happens).

 

After this was approached by Cassandra and asked if my flirting was serious????? Never once chose a romance dialogue option with her.

 

Then at Halamshiral I get the offer from Josephine whom I again never chose a romance dialogue response? Anyway went with it and with no effort romanced Josephine!!!!

 

Off topic but same theme. I chatted with Cassandra and told her I supported her as Divine. Went to talk to Vivienne who also told me she thought Cassandra was the best choice. Then a message pops up "Support Josephine to be Divine mission available at the War table"????? WTF

[Kendar Fleetfoot]

Sorry that should have been Vivienne not Josephine in the last line.

 

 

I had a strange couple of experiences yesterday on my 3rd play through. Flirted continuously with Scout Harding and took absolutely no flirting options with anyone else and got to the point she said to meet her at the Tavern (which never happens).

 

After this was approached by Cassandra and asked if my flirting was serious????? Never once chose a romance dialogue option with her.

 

Then at Halamshiral I get the offer from Josephine whom I again never chose a romance dialogue response? Anyway went with it and with no effort romanced Josephine!!!!

 

Off topic but same theme. I chatted with Cassandra and told her I supported her as Divine. Went to talk to Vivienne who also told me she thought Cassandra was the best choice. Then a message pops up "Support Vivienne  to be Divine mission available at the War table"????? WTF

[They call me a SpaceCowboy]

I had a strange couple of experiences yesterday on my 3rd play through. Flirted continuously with Scout Harding and took absolutely no flirting options with anyone else and got to the point she said to meet her at the Tavern (which never happens).

 

After this was approached by Cassandra and asked if my flirting was serious????? Never once chose a romance dialogue option with her.

 

Then at Halamshiral I get the offer from Josephine whom I again never chose a romance dialogue response? Anyway went with it and with no effort romanced Josephine!!!!

 

Off topic but same theme. I chatted with Cassandra and told her I supported her as Divine. Went to talk to Vivienne who also told me she thought Cassandra was the best choice. Then a message pops up "Support (Vivienne) to be Divine mission available at the War table"????? WTF

 

Yeah I got that too. Made no sense

[ThreeF]

I had a strange couple of experiences yesterday on my 3rd play through. Flirted continuously with Scout Harding and took absolutely no flirting options with anyone else and got to the point she said to meet her at the Tavern (which never happens).

 

After this was approached by Cassandra and asked if my flirting was serious????? Never once chose a romance dialogue option with her.

 

Then at Halamshiral I get the offer from Josephine whom I again never chose a romance dialogue response? Anyway went with it and with no effort romanced Josephine!!!!

 

Off topic but same theme. I chatted with Cassandra and told her I supported her as Divine. Went to talk to Vivienne who also told me she thought Cassandra was the best choice. Then a message pops up "Support Josephine to be Divine mission available at the War table"????? WTF

 

I think Josephine will offer a dance to anyone who is not locked in romance or didn't bring the romanced companion to the ball