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[Nashimura]

 

 

You prefer women but you aren't straight. Okay.

 

 

Is this so strange?

[Abaddon_86]

Cassandra is pretty, and Lady Josephine is Gorgeous by the standards of most men and by videogame standards.

 

And who made you the judge of it?? Are you even a guy? As it seems, this thread gives indicates something completely different, as those mostly defending BW seem to be women judging by their avatar pics, while straight men tell them otherwise.

[KaiserShep]

And who made you the judge of it?? Are you even a guy? As it seems, this thread gives indicates something completely different, as those mostly defending BW seem to be women judging by their avatar pics, while straight men tell them otherwise.

 

Avatar pics don't really help to indicate much.

[Kantr]

I'm surprised this thread hasn't been locked yet.

Still a daft topic to discuss. Bioware isnt suddenly going to say "Oh we must cater to the men who want a specific type of woman and looks"

[ShieldWarden]

I go to bed, and this topic gains nine pages and remains open...

 

Please, BioWare.... PLEASE!!

[Ailith Tycane]

Ew, why does this have so many pages? Good gravy...

[Ogillardetta]

SO much whining about this. I would point out that EVERYONE except straight female elves and humans "only" gets two options so why does heterosexual males always have to have the most options or theyre being discriminated against? Also Sera doesn't like men get over it.

[KaiserShep]

SO much whining about this. I would point out that EVERYONE except straight female elves and humans "only" gets two options so why does heterosexual males always have to have the most options or theyre being discriminated against? Also Sera doesn't like men get over it.

 

Not to mention the irony in that many had hoped that Cassandra might also be available to female Inquisitors. Compound this with Sera's very polarizing character, I don't think there should be much room to complain.

[keyip]

Heh, Bioware can’t seem to catch a break on this issue. If every character can be romanced regardless of gender then that is unrealistic and weird, yet if characters can only be romanced by select parties then a large section may feel hard done by.

 

What a heartbreaking conundrum. BUT at the end of the day this game ISN’T a dating sim, and therefore one of the primary goals of the game shouldn’t be to make sure every version of the protagonist has the same number of smoking hot characters they can “bed.” They have more important things to do than to make sure that the straight, male, human romance quests contains the same number of “bedding opportunities” as the gay, female, anthropomorphic druffalo character.

 

It’s an RPG, the romance options are neat side activities you can engage in.

[Abaddon_86]

SO much whining about this. I would point out that EVERYONE except straight female elves and humans "only" gets two options so why does heterosexual males always have to have the most options or theyre being discriminated against? Also Sera doesn't like men get over it.

 

Funnily enough, your avatar picture really emphasizes why so many straight guys have issues with the way Cassandra looks.

[Kappa Neko]

OP is trolling but, wow, there is a lot of serious anger in this thread...

I admit that I thought the companions were quite ugly when they were first revealed. And yes, the shallow side of me was disappointed. It's not a flaw to hope for attractive love interests.
But it's sad when people can't get past that and enjoy characters for their personalities. In fact, I'd rather have ugly but interesting companions than hot ones who are boring or annoying.

DAI turned out to have the best companions in any Dragon Age game for me. I find them all interesting.

Yes, Cassandra has a masculine face. I'm saying this a straight woman. I wouldn't call her beautiful (her eyes are gorgeous though). She has a feminine body however. I wouldn't call Josephine particularly pretty either.
I understand the INITIAL disappointment. But shouldn't personality matter more?

Take Solas. He's ugly as hell. I WAS disappointed that the romance that sounded most like my cup of tea looks like a bald vampire. But then I started playing and was so fascinated by that character that I stopped caring about his looks. His personality is hot to me.

Yes, it *is* unfair that Cullen looks like a supermodel while none of the romances for straight men do. That is a fact. I agree, Bioware should have seen that sh*tstorm coming...
BUT does that mean every woman romances him? Some people here make it sound like all women like the Cullen look. No, I do not. Yes, he is very handsome but he's not my type at all. And so far I find him very boring.
The most physically appealing man in the game to me is Dorian. Yeah, too bad for me.
Let's see, my highly subjective opinion on male romance option is Dragon Age: disliked Alistair's looks (though not ugly but like Cullen not my type) but loved his personality. And therefore LOVED his romance. Zevran was not appealing to me in any way. Ignored him. Anders was not all that handsome and his romance dialogue was so terrible to me that I aborted the whole thing and went after Fenris. Who was attractive but I ended up despising his anger issues. Worst romance in a game ever for me. Currently I'm romancing Solas, ugly guy but charming personality. Iron Bull is not attractive to me and his romance content is a big fat NO WAY. Blackwall is reasonably handsome for his age but he's old. And I find him boring.

So out of all these romance options, NONE were perfect to me. The only love interest that appealed to me on levels was Kaidan in Mass Effect. He was hot, had a hot voice and his personality was exactly my thing too. That romance was a dream come true.

But hey, I can compromise. I find a lot of Bioware characters appealing as people. And personality is key. The more I like a person the more attractive they become to me, and vice versa.

I really wish people stopped pouting like small children about not getting their perfect fantasy.
Yes, male straight players got the short end of the stick this time in regard to the number of romances and what is commonly perceived as beautiful. It's fine to address it.
But just get over it and enjoy what the characters have to offer. I'd kill to be able to romance Dorian and Cassandra as a woman. I'll just have to play male for that. It's not the end of the world...

[Joseph Warrick]

straight men tell them otherwise.

 

[Joseph Warrick]

 

Nope, you can be asexual without being aromatic.

 

If I ever have a gay lover, he better not be too aromatic.

[Britcorp]

SO much whining about this. I would point out that EVERYONE except straight female elves and humans "only" gets two options so why does heterosexual males always have to have the most options or theyre being discriminated against? Also Sera doesn't like men get over it.

I wouldn't worry. I'm fairly certain most men don't like Sera either.

[Ogillardetta]

I wouldn't worry. I fairly certain most men don't like Sera either.

Op wanted to romance her it seems.

[Ogillardetta]

Funnily enough, your avatar picture really emphasizes why so many straight guys have issues with the way Cassandra looks.

Because she can look annoyed? 

[Britcorp]

I would assume that heterosexual men are the largest portion of Dragon Age's audience by a high percentage. It would only make sense that a large number of the romances be for that target audience. Instead Bioware used an equal amount of it's time to cater to a tiny but vocal demographic. 

 

On top of that they make them work for a battle-scarred short-haired woman(even though she won me over) and an asexual princess. This guy is the biggest alpha in the world. Women would be throwing themselves left, right and centre and he settles for the two above.

[daveliam]

I would assume that heterosexual men are the largest portion of Dragon Age's audience by a high percentage. It would only make sense that a large number of the romances be for that target audience. Instead Bioware used an equal amount of it's time to cater to a tiny but vocal demographic. 

 

On top of that they make them work for a battle-scarred short-haired woman(even though she won me over) and a an asexual princess. This guy is the biggest alpha in the game. Women would be throwing themselves left, right and centre and he settles for the two above.

 

Probably not nearly as much of a 'high percentage' as you think.  Especially among the hardcore fans of the series.

 

What tiny but vocal demographic are you talking about?  Women?  Because they are the ones who got twice as many romance options, but I've never seen women describe as a 'tiny but vocal demographic' outside of the early 20th century.......

[Abaddon_86]

I admit that I thought the companions were quite ugly when they were first revealed. And yes, the shallow side of me was disappointed. It's not a flaw to hope for attractive love interests.
But it's sad when people can't get past that and enjoy characters for their personalities.

 

See, I'm not that ugly in reality and never had unattractive gf's, so since my player character is unreasonably super-attractive and is essentially the frikkin saviour of the world, I have a hard time believing that he could only get women less attractive than I can in real life. Yes, I now, this may sound ridiculous to some, but it is still somewhat of a deal-breaker for me

 

As for "interesting" character and personalities... Cassandra is somewhat of an okay character as she actually has somewhat of a development going on for her and she becomes more likeable towards the end (even if that oh, I'm a girly after all because I read stupid love stories was pretty dull). But for me personally, especially as an all-powerful mage, she's a no-go the same way as that Knight-Captain from DA2 was a no-go. Much too manly and devoid of any female grace, since after all... she is a frikkin TANK WARRIOR. I won't name all her other, more visual traits again that let me have a hard time finding her attractive.

 

And Josephine, her family story is more or less okay, but all in all, her character and especially her romance are essentially little more than an box of stereotypes.

 

 

From the moment Morrigan reappeared, I was immedietly reminded of how better the companions of past installments were written.

[Abaddon_86]

Because she can look annoyed? 

 

No, because she looks like a frikkin angry troll.

I'm beginning to wonder whether you have any capability of judging female facial features at all.

[Britcorp]

Probably not nearly as much of a 'high percentage' as you think.  Especially among the hardcore fans of the series.

 

What tiny but vocal demographic are you talking about?  Women?  Because they are the ones who got twice as many romance options, but I've never seen women describe as a 'tiny but vocal demographic' outside of the early 20th century.......

You actually think as many women bought Dragon Age as men? Seriously? You even think it was close?

[New Kid]

That amazing Josephine romance I pursued must have been a dream then, too good to be true.

[naddaya]

You actually think as many women bought Dragon Age as men? Seriously? You even think it was close?

 

It's close, actually. At least 40/60. Got any statistics to back up your statements? i remember seeing a poll a while ago.

[Ogillardetta]

No, because she looks like a frikkin angry troll.

I'm beginning to wonder whether you have any capability of judging female facial features at all.

I think she looks rather neutral 70% of the time. Likewise since trolls in my world doesn't look anything like Cassandra does. 

[Abaddon_86]

That amazing Josephine romance I pursued must have been a dream then, too good to be true.

 

Everyone has different standards, I guess. Some are easily satisfied, other expect at least the level they were used to.