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[phaonica]

Thanks for the advice! I'm still torn on what to do on my next play through...just finishing my first and thought I had my next kind of planned out with riding the Bull. Then the Blackwall bit happened and that was crazy/intriguing and I'd like to see it from a romance angle. BUT then I'm at end game and suddenly Solas seems incredibly interesting if it's heading here I think it might (I'm human in this play through so no romance, just intrigue).

Now, the only thing I know is that even as I finish, I wanna play again. Only fact.

I really appreciate the Solas advice though!

 
Oh yeah that reminds me, I also Judged that a guy be made Tranquil in my romance-Solas playthrough, so you can get away with that, too.

[Kieran G.]

Well the thing about Inquisition is that all character content is spread rather thin because of how huge the game is. So don't go looking for any of the romances to be really meaty in comparison to the rest of the game. Cullen's is larger than most because he's restricted to Skyhold.

 

However, I found some of the best parts of my Solas playthrough to be just...having him around. Listening to him chuckle at Sera for freaking out about stuff in the water in the Grove of Ghilan'nain, or marveling at the stars with Cole in the Hissing Wastes, or playing chess in his head with Bull while running around Emprise du Lion. Having him always by my side elicited such an affection for the character. The romance content isn't a ton, really. But none of them are. It was the sense of taking on hardships together, and seeing him react to the world, that made the character for me. Especially that moment when you finish some random fetch quest and Solas remarks in his quiet way that you did a good thing by helping those people. It puts his romance scenes in context. When he told my Inquisitor that she had an understanding of the world that he had not seen in a long time, I thought back to all that he had seen of her, and all that they had done together. That scene made me realize that the whole game up to that point had been one long process of falling in love, both for him with the Inquisitor, her for him, and for me with the character.

 

So eh, that's just my take on it. Might not work for you. But I love slow burn relationships that you kind of have to look between the lines to appreciate fully.

I think that first statement about it being thin is a tad untrue because when i ran my first playthrough which was 90 hours i fell in love with the sera romance and thought it was quite prominent and had companions mentioning it quite often. but with solas i haven't really seen that, i get some talk after a mission but nothing pulls me for the romance, he is a very well written character with a very interesting story, but i am not feeling anything pulling me to romance him and that's why i'm regretting it. 

 

P.S i totes agree with the Sera/Solas party because that stuff is hilarious. 

[jellobell]

I think that first statement about it being thin is a tad untrue because when i ran my first playthrough which was 90 hours i fell in love with the sera romance and thought it was quite prominent and had companions mentioning it quite often. but with solas i haven't really seen that, i get some talk after a mission but nothing pulls me for the romance, he is a very well written character with a very interesting story, but i am not feeling anything pulling me to romance him and that's why i'm regretting it. 

Ahhh, I see what you mean.

 

Different strokes, I guess. Sera does indeed get you more reactions from your party members because of the gift quest. There is banter between Sera and Solas and Solas and Cole about an Inquisitor's romance with Solas (and also Cass if you choose a certain option in the last romance scene). But Solas is a very...private person. A Sera-style quest where you go around and find out what everyone thinks of your romance wouldn't really work with him. That said, I would've liked more content where you just hang out with him. Maybe another fadewalk cutscene. Or more stories. Just more scenes where you see him relaxed and happy for once. The Halamshiral Ball scene was lovely because he actually looked like he was enjoying himself, and he seemed so much more physically comfortable with the Inquisitor.

[esigma444]

I really enjoyed the romance with Josephine. It had a lot of heart.

[M-Taylor]

*half raises hand*

 

I've always been drawn to romances that have more plot relevance. In DAO, my go-to romance was Morrigan followed by Alistair. Leliana did get a romance only after the leaks of DAI had been revealed, and I found out she was pretty plot important too. Zevran however, nah.

 

DA2 and Isabela was my go to romance, followed by Anders. Both obviously have far more plot relevance than Fenris/Merill,

 

And now DAI is following the same trend, maybe. I've only romanced Solas and Cassandra so far. My current run which I think is going to become my canon is actually romancing Dorian however, and it's going well. I do have a tingly feeling that I'm missing out on loads of plot goodies, but so far I've been able to ignore it.

 

Kinda wish they'd make all the LI central to the plot, some how. Not in a major way, but some really do make you feel like you're missing out on huge elements (Zevran had no relevance to DAO what so ever. Fenris, again I did romance him, but I missed the element of 'going to fend off a huge army for this dude' or 'he's going to blow up the chantry and change the world'. So far, Dorian is following the same way sort of... 'oh, you're a rebel Magister? Well, there's a cool god over there. Or a maybe-Divine. So... you know.')

 

Even Cullen feels like he has more relevance actually, being a pioneering Templar with his refusal of Lyrium haha.

[Kieran G.]

Ahhh, I see what you mean.

 

Different strokes, I guess. Sera does indeed get you more reactions from your party members because of the gift quest. There is banter between Sera and Solas and Solas and Cole about an Inquisitor's romance with Solas (and also Cass if you choose a certain option in the last romance scene). But Solas is a very...private person. A Sera-style quest where you go around and find out what everyone thinks of your romance wouldn't really work with him. That said, I would've liked more content where you just hang out with him. Maybe another fadewalk cutscene. Or more stories. Just more scenes where you see him relaxed and happy for once. The Halamshiral Ball scene was lovely because he actually looked like he was enjoying himself, and he seemed so much more physically comfortable with the Inquisitor.

see that's what i mean. there just isn't enough interaction with him for me and since literally the only reason i found out my Elf was in a relationship with him is because cullen rejected her. But when i started a romance with Iron Bull and Sera i knew it had started and i felt like there really was a romance story on top of the already existing DA:I story.

 

sadly i'm just not feeling that with solas and i really want to because he is such a well written and interesting character.

[ShadowWeaver2012]

The only thing keeping me from starting an elf character is the knowledge that I can romance Solas if I do. I fear his romance is another Thane/Shepard romance, that is naught but misery and tears. The ending pretty much confirms it, I think, and it may get worse. BioWare loves to dish out misery.

 

Stupid Thane!!! All coming back to me when I read that. lol Made me so sad.

 

After having romanced Solas once, I'm now romancing Cullen, and I have to say Cullen is a better boyfriend. Not as epic, but I wouldn't kick him out of bed for eating crackers.

[errantknight]

I think they did a good job of making all the races and possible romances unique and interesting. That being said, I'm having a lot of trouble making an elf I want to play,

[Kappa Neko]

My first playthrough was the Solas romance and I've only just started a second with a male inquisitor. I've never played a romance twice, seems like a waste of time to me. I do find myself compelled to save Kaidan in ME1 even when I don't romance him *sigh*

 

I seem to be in the minority here, I did NOT enjoy the Solas romance until it was actually over. Now in retrospect I like it, but... I mean, there hardly was any romance, which is the biggest issue I have with it. That and the fact that Solas changed from fascinating dreamer into an arrogant ******. I loved his character in the beginning but was close to hating eventually. The only redeeming thing about his romance was the final break-up scene. That one was actually well done. But the two before? They hardly qualify as romance to me. There was no build-up. You flirt VERY mildly and the next thing you know is you stick your tongue down his throat. Errr, okaaaay....

And I played about 50h or so between the second and the third romance scene. And to make things worse, Solas hardly talked at all outside the romance. Everybody had so much to say but Solas never did. I got so many Cassandra and Dorian scenes, and even Cullen scenes. But Solas had hardly any dialogue. So I never felt like my character was in a relationship with him. And he certainly always seemed to not want it anyway. Which in retrospect makes a lot of sense, but it was not a satisfying experience at all for me.

They could have done so much with that romance. I was ready for a number of romantic fade dates, but all I ever got was the Haven thing that was not romantic at all. The break-up scene is beautiful. I wish the rest of the romance had been like this.

 

If I could have romanced Dorian, I would have dumped Solas' aloof ass in a heartbeat and never looked back...

 

Now that I know Solas' secret, I like him again. I was so expecting him to turn into another Anders. Close, but not quite. I forgive Solas for everything, for now. If he makes me have to kill him though, I'll hate him again *g*

In retrospect, the inquisitor is the jerk who pushed herself on Solas and made the poor Dread Wolf fall in love. Which is quite cruel, considering he knew all along that he'd end up alone again. Quizzy can find new love, the big bad wolf can't with that mission of his. Cruel indeed. For him, not her.

Solas is a very tragic character to me and as such I like him. But there is too little to be found in that romance for me to ever consider playing it again.

[Addai]

Try as I might, I can't get a human mage or Qunari past that ****faced grin when you ask if Varric is in the Chantry. I got my human rogue through Blackwall's main romance arc and that was the end of that. I like Blackwall's romance, but I don't like Trevelyan. Boring.

[Andir]

Yep, same boat. 

 

Before DAI came out I was really interested in his character, but more in just I thought there would be something interesting about him. Went into DAI expecting to be hooked on Cass and Cullen, but Solas is probably my favorite romance in Bioware games. Probably because I love tragic and bittersweet stories, especially romances, that are done well. And boy is Solas' done well. Can't stop making female elves now, which is a first for me!

[EvilChani]

Stupid Thane!!! All coming back to me when I read that. lol Made me so sad.

 

After having romanced Solas once, I'm now romancing Cullen, and I have to say Cullen is a better boyfriend. Not as epic, but I wouldn't kick him out of bed for eating crackers.

 

My bitterness over the Thane debacle was almost enough to keep me from buying this game because I simply do not trust BioWare much right now. They are winning me back a bit with the Cullen romance (I agree, he can eat crackers in bed all he likes!), but I'm still wary of them...and I will never buy another ME game as long as I live since they ruined the series for me with ME3.

 

Cullen is awesome, and that comes from someone who couldn't abide him in the other games. I wish there were more interactions with him, but the relationship is still awesome, so awesome that it prompted me to write a fic where Iron Bull gives Cullen a bit of advice on what the Inquisitor needs, and how it gives Cullen what he needs as well.

[Amirit]

Well, I do not like Solas. Mostly because he is not what I expected and I want him to look, talk and act differently. On top of it I find DAI is too human oriented and think that our dailish reacts to everything like a human of a noble birth, not a wild-ling unfamiliar with outside-of-the-clan world custom (dancing at the court? really?).  

 

Yet  romance with Solas is so well written and so promising in terms of DLC that I am seriously considering to make my elven PT my canon. Weird to say the least.

[rubynorman]

To be honest, I have never had my eyes on any elven companions in DA:O and DA:2, but somehow I have an elf-fetish in DA:I. I like both Solas and Sera. I couldn't decide on who to romance for my 1st playthrough. In the end, I wound up with Solas because his romance cutscenes were so beautiful, romantic and it fits my RP experience as Inquisitor Lavellan. If I went with Sera for this playthrough, it would have ended after Mythal Temple since my IQ was a bit elfy. However, I'm saving her for my Adaar playthrough later.

[Ogillardetta]

My bitterness over the Thane debacle was almost enough to keep me from buying this game because I simply do not trust BioWare much right now. They are winning me back a bit with the Cullen romance (I agree, he can eat crackers in bed all he likes!), but I'm still wary of them...and I will never buy another ME game as long as I live since they ruined the series for me with ME3.

 

Cullen is awesome, and that comes from someone who couldn't abide him in the other games. I wish there were more interactions with him, but the relationship is still awesome, so awesome that it prompted me to write a fic where Iron Bull gives Cullen a bit of advice on what the Inquisitor needs, and how it gives Cullen what he needs as well.

Seriously? What no. Eat crackers in my bed and I'll secretly destroy an entire box of crackers on his side of the bed 

[Baboontje]

I seem to be a sucker for boys with blond hair and brown eyes (Alistair, Anders....I know Zevran has that too but I only romance him with other Elves.) ....I thought Cullen was so sweet I was going to die. That passionate kiss after you complete the game? *squeel* To be fair, I like to match my couples by race. Because then, if they ever let us have babies, they will be what they're supposed to be. x) Also the reason I never finished anything concerning Dwarves as they have no one to match them to. If I do ever try one it would be Blackwall because of the beard. Seems Dwarf-like...and he would be the last guy whom I haven't romanced yet by then...most likely...

 

I am now currently in the middle of a Solas romance and it does seem promising. I just wish he had hair. Although....seeing how they handled hair in this game, perhaps not.

[Addai]

In retrospect, the inquisitor is the jerk who pushed herself on Solas and made the poor Dread Wolf fall in love. Which is quite cruel, considering he knew all along that he'd end up alone again. Quizzy can find new love, the big bad wolf can't with that mission of his. Cruel indeed. For him, not her.
Solas is a very tragic character to me and as such I like him. But there is too little to be found in that romance for me to ever consider playing it again.

I can understand feeling burned, but my take on Lavellan is different. She was marked out already by being First- Merrill mentions that this can be isolating because you aren't spending time with the rest of the clan, you're off studying by yourself. The fact that she's sent off alone to a conclave of mostly human mages and templars is a really BFD. So I figure she already is an unusual specimen, and she finally finds someone with whom she connects on a spiritual level. He takes her vallaslin -her choice and one she made with no reservations, but that means she will likely never be able to go back to the Dalish. She's left alone to manage an organization full of other races. Solas abandoning her, especially at the moment that he did, is terribly cruel. As it turns out, it's cruel on both of them, but she doesn't know that.

Also, it was definitely a two way street. There's a great GIF circulating that shows Solas grabbing her for Fade tongue and her grabbing him in the "don't go" scene. She tells him "take all the time you need," and he's the one who comes back.

[iheartcullen]

Bioware is cruel and likes us to feel emotional pain haha. It's crazy how a video game can do that to us, shows how well written these things are.

I watched the Solas romance fully online and there's some really sweet moments and then there's some real painful moments like the ending of it. It's well executed and different than the happy go lucky relationships that most of us are used to. Which I guess is a nice twist. However, it is so utterly heartbreaking...I can't ever see myself actually going through a playthrough of that. To see your Inquisitor pouring her heart out to him and he just leaves....with no explanation. I understand him a bit....but that's so harsh...doing that to someone who you say you care about. D:

Anyways....I romanced Cullen. That was such a lovely romance   It was so adorable and full of love and Cullen is so awesome hehe. It's really hard not to want to romance him. And as someone else stated as being a sucker for blond haired boys with brown eyes, I appear to be the same haha. I've fallen in love immediately with Alistair, Anders and Cullen when playing these games.

[Zombie_Alexis]

I'll never be able to make a femme Lavellan without romancing Solas. I just can't.

 

I'm trying the Cullen romance this time around with a human mage. I had to give her the American accent because I'm still so swept up by my Lavellan-Solas romance and the voice needed to be different for me. 

 

*sigh*

[Addai]

I find Cullen dull, but I think the real problem for me is not Cullen but Trevelyan.

[Mordekai]

Afraid I don't have this problem. I romanced Josephine this time, don't know who I'll romance next time but it'll probably be Sera, Cassandra, or even Cullen. Solas just doesn't appeal to me as a romance option. I do however have a similar problem in Mass Effect with a certain turian.   (That being said, if I could romance Miranda as fem!Shep, I could perhaps be persuaded.)