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[PR_]

Does it change much or only the final conversation with Anderson?

 

It is worth it in any way?

 

I'm talking about a playthrough of the entire series.

 

[in it for the lolz]

That's up to you, dude. Personaly, I do no-romance playthroughs now because I have got bored of doing romance playthroughs over and over again.

 

But does it add anything to the storyline: no, not really.

[SwobyJ]

It doesn't add much.

 

However, fyi, avoiding the 'main romances' can open up some exclusive scenes:

-Samara in Citadel DLC, if flirted with in ME2

-Aria in Omega DLC, if you take the Renegade path of it

-A 'funny' scene with James of Javik

 

Could be wrong on details, but you get the gist.

[themikefest]

I've done it a couple of times. The only difference would be who is seen in the third flashback and who holds the nameplate

[Winterking]

It doesn't add much.

 

However, fyi, avoiding the 'main romances' can open up some exclusive scenes:

-Samara in Citadel DLC, if flirted with in ME2

-Aria in Omega DLC, if you take the Renegade path of it

-A 'funny' scene with James of Javik

 

Could be wrong on details, but you get the gist.

 

Aria on Omega? You mean the kiss? I think it always happens if you take the renegade path. 

[SwobyJ]

Aria on Omega? You mean the kiss? I think it always happens if you take the renegade path. 

 

I've heard that it only happens if you have no active romance, but that could be entirely wrong, so eh.

[Daemul]

You get the Aria renegade kiss regardless of whether you're in a romance or not. 

 

To answer the OP, I say go for it. I enjoy doing non-romance playthroughs, they're more fun imo,

[Bardox9]

The short answer is no. It doesn't "add" anything. If you are tired of the personal drama of IL's then just skip it. Doesn't change anything other than removing sex scenes and replacing kiss scenes with hug scenes... except for Aria. If you let her do her thing then she plants one on you regardless of IL situations.

[Han Shot First]

I'd vote no.

 

It doesn't add anything and you miss out on some extra content or character development. 

[God]

Negative, nothing is added to the game.

 

I know some people don't do romance because they perceive it as high-jacking the story. Which, in all fairness, it tends to do in most fandoms. They tend to think that people put to high emphasis on romance.

 

Others don't think they're that good either.

[dreamgazer]

My no-romance Shepard permanently turned into a Sam Traynor-romancin' Shepard in the next run, if that's any indication.

[Vazgen]

Might be an interesting idea to go with no romance for ME1 and ME2 and then romance Virmire Survivor in ME3, Might make for some interesting roleplay.

Otherwise, no, I don't think its worth it. The way the last romance scene is set up always irked me. If you have no romance camera focuses on empty bed, like saying "look, this Shepard didn't get laid". Everything is fine up to that moment, but that camera angle ruins it. Of course, it plays the same for ME2 romances (except Tali and Garrus) but I can roleplay the scene differently in that case.

[God]

Might be an interesting idea to go with no romance for ME1 and ME2 and then romance Virmire Survivor in ME3, Might make for some interesting roleplay.

Otherwise, no, I don't think its worth it. The way the last romance scene is set up always irked me. If you have no romance camera focuses on empty bed, like saying "look, this Shepard didn't get laid". Everything is fine up to that moment, but that camera angle ruins it. Of course, it plays the same for ME2 romances (except Tali and Garrus) but I can roleplay the scene differently in that case.

 

That's how I do a Kaidan-Femshep romance. 

[teh DRUMPf!!]

 Yeah. I did not romance anyone when I first got into the series (was not even aware of them) and still was hooked by game's end.

 

Not at all necessary to the ME experience, IMO.

 

Though, Liara is kind of made your canon waifu anyway -- gender irrelevant -- so there's that.

[KaiserShep]

I did a no-romance playthrough, with the ruthless colonist Shepard who ended up using Control. He preserved the thing he loved most: himself. I admit, it was fun, though ME3 had a bad habit of hijacking it with unwanted emotional responses.

[BurningBlood]

The main problem with a no-romance playthrough is that the LI's dialogue is, to a large degree, taken up by the romance; if you don't engage in a romance with them, most of them have very little to say.  Therefore if don't romance anyone at all, it will feel like everyone is busy "calibrating" all the time.

 

Also, the ME3 scene where Shep wakes up alone and stares gloomily out the skylight (or...spacedark...?) is slightly depressing.

 

It might be more fun to romance Ash/Kaidan in ME1 then leave the LI to burn on Virmire; romance Jack/Thane in ME2 but not upgrade the Normandy's armour/cannon; and then have a one-night stand with Allers in ME3 before kicking her off the ship ('cause if she stays near Shep she'll only get killed... oops).

[Vazgen]

The main problem with a no-romance playthrough is that the LI's dialogue is, to a large degree, taken up by the romance; if you don't engage in a romance with them, most of them have very little to say.  Therefore if don't romance anyone at all, it will feel like everyone is busy "calibrating" all the time.

 

Also, the ME3 scene where Shep wakes up alone and stares gloomily out the skylight (or...spacedark...?) is slightly depressing.

 

It might be more fun to romance Ash/Kaidan in ME1 then leave the LI to burn on Virmire; romance Jack/Thane in ME2 but not upgrade the Normandy's armour/cannon; and then have a one-night stand with Allers in ME3 before kicking her off the ship ('cause if she stays near Shep she'll only get killed... oops).

You can't protect your women, Declan.

[Vargeisa]

You have to romance someone, otherwise EDI's comment about Shepard having first hand sexual experience is just speculation on her part.

It would completely destroy the believability of Mass Effect's story.   Unless ofcourse she's being a bit too literal when she uses the word hand.

[Vazgen]

You have to romance someone, otherwise EDI's comment about Shepard having first hand sexual experience is just speculation on her part.

It would completely destroy the believability of Mass Effect's story.   Unless ofcourse she's being a bit too literal when she uses the word hand.

She does not say that in non-imported game. I have no saves with no romance, so I don't know about how that conversation plays in that case.

[Vargeisa]

She does not say that in non-imported game. I have no saves with no romance, so I don't know about how that conversation plays in that case.

 

Darn, well atleast I know for a fact now that Shepard and Kelly did do more than talk on their date.

 

(and that EDI was probably watching)

[themikefest]

If Shepard has no romance the robot will say, "When you are sexually interested in another, what kind of advances do you make?"

http://youtu.be/pKUAmL-CU6k?t=8m50s

[fraggle]

Might be an interesting idea to go with no romance for ME1 and ME2 and then romance Virmire Survivor in ME3, Might make for some interesting roleplay.

 

That's what I'm doing right now! Get ready, Kaidan

Not sure if I could ever go completely without romance, you do get quite more content if you do.

[Display Name Owner]

My favourite Shepard had no romance, and I quite like it. It's ​just personal taste, really, I do find some (most) of the romances kind of soppy for my liking. And I like the idea of Shepard and people not needing romance in their lives, possibly because my heart is a shrivelled up craisin and I don't understand love, and fear what I don't understand.

[DirtySHISN0]

 

I approve of your profile pic.

[RedCaesar97]

No romance does not add anything. but it does remove the unskippable romance scenes so you can get to the final missions faster in each game.

 

Probably depends on how you feel about the romances in each game. Romance in video games tends to be very awkward. I always found them extremely awkward in the Mass Effect series. Three conversations and you're in love! What? Really?