....And yet you don't have a problem with the female elf.
Of course not!
But I stand corrected about the Tolkien elves.
I don't think "more body builds" is an unreasonable request. You could easily have the choices be between this, slightly bulkier, and Fenris style elf and maintain the same height for cutscenes and stuff.
Of course not!
But I stand corrected about the Tolkien elves.
I don't think "more body builds" is an unreasonable request. You could easily have the choices be between this, slightly bulkier, and Fenris style elf and maintain the same height for cutscenes and stuff.
I honestly think that the fact that there are four races to choose from to start with limits that.
If you want to play someone small and pretty, you play an elf. If you want someone tall and extremely muscular, you play a qunari. If you want a normal-sized person, you play a human. If you want someone short and stocky, a dwarf. That's really all there is to it.
He looks thinner than me and I'm a small 93 lb female. I can't imagine how a man that slim is even strong enough to fight. The shoulders are so small and narrow and his head seems too big for his body.
I guess they could have added slightly more muscle tone, but I suspect they keep the same body across all class types for cutscene efficiency or something. It's still not something that makes me cringe; it's like the Tolkien style elf build.
Personally? It bothered me that my mage Hawke looked like he could wield a great sword. And even DAO elves looked a little bulky imo.
That never bothered me because Hawke was a farmer, which would involve a lot of physical labour therefore it made sense to me.
The elves are a little too lanky. Just a little more..muscle tone would go a long way.
I was all set to be a male mage Lavellan until I saw how scrawny and underfed he looks like and I decided to go with male mage Trevelyan.
This is why we need some form of body slider. It does not have to be super advanced but it would sure be nice to alter your weight and your height a little bit.
He looks thinner than me and I'm a small 93 lb female. I can't imagine how a man that slim is even strong enough to fight. The shoulders are so small and narrow and his head seems too big for his body.
It is even worse for the lady elf. Their body looks like Gollum with boobs. Okay it is not as hideous as Gollum but it is really skinny.
I cannot for a moment imagine how on Earth is an Elf going to become a warrior of any form.
We can have slender and petite people without looking underfed. Just look at the Bretons and Bosmer of Elder Scrolls. They are shorter and skinnier than their respective elven and human counterparts but they do not look underfed or scrawny.
It's not a huge problem for me - but I'm pretty convinced the male elf model is just the female elf model with shrunken breasts. Compare side by side and you'll see what I mean.
That never bothered me because Hawke was a farmer, which would involve a lot of physical labour therefore it made sense to me.
The elves are a little too lanky. Just a little more..muscle tone would go a long way.
Toned, yes, but not warrior buff.
It was kind of weird to see all these merchant and commoner NPCs all with the same body type, too.
No one is asking for barbarian elves, just ones that look like they could swing a greatsword.
Considering the Greatswords in DA would weigh less than ten pounds, the Male Elf meets your criteria. Just saying.
I do not know why Bioware did not just use Solas as a reference for male Elves. Though from a certain viewpoint I can see why they decided to go with this design for the Elves
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Still, I will be going with mage Trevelyan.
Solas would be a great example of how slender can be done right. If my inquisitor had the same body shape as Solas I wouldn't have a problem. A little bulkier than Solas and I would be happy.
I gave some reasons why they might not have gone with a Solas body type.
The clipping and animation of different models isn't a good argument for not having different body styles. You could have had an elf with a human physique but made him or her smaller, for example. Then he or she would just wear rescaled human armour. By the same token you could have allowed humans to chose either the elf or Qunari physiques to provide different alternatives. The animations and models are all in the game already.
I haven't beat the game yet. Are you saying the reason for all other elves being scrawny compared to Sola's is that he is a different race of elf?
nope, its because Solas is Solid Snake in disguise, you gotta admit its much better than a cardboard box
Had to stop playing my male elf because he looks like an under developed middle school girl. Don't understand the design choice with this one. I really wanted to play one eventually but i don't think i ever will or i will be forced to play a female.
Also would have liked a male Qunari who was slightly less beefy.
The word you're looking for is "wiry," not scrawny. I like their look!
They do look very slim, I made a Male Elf Mage. I'm about 2 hours in and the main thing I am disliking is the body type. It's a little on the skinny side, I'm tempted to start again as a Human.
Does anyone have any screenshots of Male Elves in Mage robes? That would help my decision.
I like being able to finally play as someone who isn't a hulking lump of muscle but it is a bit much, especially for the females. Tbh though, I am not massively fussed at least their proportions are a little less wrong looking in this game, they look stick thin this time but not deformed like they did in DA2.
it makes it even worse because Solas and Sera have unique bodies with normal shoulders
I actually like that they are not just humans with pointy ears.
Male and female elves are creepishly skinny in DA 2 and DAI. They weren't too bad in DAO.
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