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[maia0407]

So basically a KOTOR-level of evilness?

lol, he seems to be saying the manly traits = psychopath. Run. Run far away!

[Joseph Warrick]

The reason I feel the castrated the male Inquisitor in DA:I has nothing to do with this though. It's how the Inquisitor is written that made me feel like the Inquisitor is supposed to be played as a female character, not a male character. The dialogue, the way the Inquisitor speaks and behaves and the fact even the most extreme "renegade" dialogue options in DA:I are absolutely innocent in comparison to the renegade/ruthless dialogue options in Mass Effect and Dragon Age 2.

I wanted to play a REAL inquisitor. A cold, ruthless and zealous son-of-a-b*** who would feel right at home in the real-world Spanish Inquisition. Sadly DA:I only allows you to play a calm, reasonable and rather innocent Inquisitor. Because of that I deleted my male Inquisitor and rerolled as a female Inquisitor, which made the game a lot more enjoyable for me.

 

You don't know the first thing about the Spanish inquisition. If you're looking for blood thirst you have much better options. The Spanish one's most remarkable trait was that it survived longer than the others.

[The Heretic of Time]

lol, he seems to be saying the manly traits = psychopath. Run. Run far away!

 

I'm not saying that at all. Though psychopathy is more common in men than women, that's true. Whether that has anything to do with masculinity or not, well, I highly doubt that.

 

But regardless of that, the DA:I protagonist is not very masculine, hence I prefer playing as a female protagonist in DA:I.

[Seboist]

The reason I feel the castrated the male Inquisitor in DA:I has nothing to do with this though. It's how the Inquisitor is written that made me feel like the Inquisitor is supposed to be played as a female character, not a male character. The dialogue, the way the Inquisitor speaks and behaves and the fact even the most extreme "renegade" dialogue options in DA:I are absolutely innocent in comparison to the renegade/ruthless dialogue options in Mass Effect and Dragon Age 2.

I wanted to play a REAL inquisitor. A cold, ruthless and zealous son-of-a-b*** who would feel right at home in the real-world Spanish Inquisition. Sadly DA:I only allows you to play a calm, reasonable and rather innocent Inquisitor. Because of that I deleted my male Inquisitor and rerolled as a female Inquisitor, which made the game a lot more enjoyable for me.

Sounds like DAI is weaksauce as a female character too, as I prefer to play as renegade bad bitches. Glad I skipped that title then.

[The Heretic of Time]

You don't know the first thing about the Spanish inquisition. If you're looking for blood thirst you have much better options. The Spanish one's most remarkable trait was that it survived longer than the others.

 

I know the basics.

Who says anything about blood thirst? I just want to play an cold, calculated and overzealous inquisitor. Torturing suspects to gain information, excommunicating heretics,  hunting mages and burning them at the stakes, that sort of stuff. Sadly none of this is possible in DA:I, but I still enjoy the game as it is.

[CuriousArtemis]

  ahh BSN, i forgot about this place, where 1950s standards of femininity and masculinity are still going strong 

[TruthSerum]

The reason I feel the castrated the male Inquisitor in DA:I has nothing to do with this though. It's how the Inquisitor is written that made me feel like the Inquisitor is supposed to be played as a female character, not a male character. The dialogue, the way the Inquisitor speaks and behaves and the fact even the most extreme "renegade" dialogue options in DA:I are absolutely innocent in comparison to the renegade/ruthless dialogue options in Mass Effect and Dragon Age 2.

I wanted to play a REAL inquisitor. A cold, ruthless and zealous son-of-a-b*** who would feel right at home in the real-world Spanish Inquisition. Sadly DA:I only allows you to play a calm, reasonable and rather innocent Inquisitor. Because of that I deleted my male Inquisitor and rerolled as a female Inquisitor, which made the game a lot more enjoyable for me.

This right here.

It's not so much what the DAI main character DOES in the story but rather how the character acts, speaks, carries themself, facial expressions etc.

It all made way more sense as a female than a male.

[The Heretic of Time]

  ahh BSN, i forgot about this place, where 1950s standards of femininity and masculinity are still going strong 

 

Those standards aren't from the 50's, they have been the standards since the dawn of time and still are today. The fact that certain groups of people are in denial about it and desperately try to redefine masculinity and femininity doesn't change that.

 

Also I'm pretty sure people with my views are the minority on the BSN. Feminists and social justice warriors are much more common on the BSN.

[Crypticqa]

Those standards aren't from the 50's, they have been the standards since the dawn of time and still are today. The fact that certain groups of people are in denial about it and desperately try to redefine masculinity and femininity doesn't change that.

 

Also I'm pretty sure people with my views are the minority on the BSN. Feminists and social justice warriors are much more common on the BSN.

 

But it needs to be redefined. More and more people seems to have traits of the opposide gender if you really want to use that term, so naturally it needs to progress.

[The Heretic of Time]

But it needs to be redefined. More and more people seems to have traits of the opposide gender if you really want to use that term, so naturally it needs to progress.

 

Because of social engineering, and it's not for the better. Trying to flip the script has been doing more harm than good. Many men don't like masculine women, and feminine men can basically forget about ever having a girlfriend or a stable romantic relationship. Not to mention that emasculated men have trouble functioning in society on a regular basis and are prone to checking out of society, becoming depressed and eventually becoming suicidal.

But this is all terribly off-topic though.

[Panda]

Those standards aren't from the 50's, they have been the standards since the dawn of time and still are today. The fact that certain groups of people are in denial about it and desperately try to redefine masculinity and femininity doesn't change that.

 

Also I'm pretty sure people with my views are the minority on the BSN. Feminists and social justice warriors are much more common on the BSN.

 

But it needs to be redefined. More and more people seems to have traits of the opposide gender if you really want to use that term, so naturally it needs to progress.

 

Rather than redifining them, I see both feminity and masculinity to be sth that both sexes have, some people more than others.

[Crypticqa]

Because of social engineering, and it's not for the better. Trying to flip the script has been doing more harm than good. Many men don't like masculine women, and feminine men can basically forget about ever having a girlfriend or a stable romantic relationship. Not to mention that emasculated men have trouble functioning in society on a regular basis and are prone to checking out of society, becoming depressed and eventually commit suicide.

But this is all terribly off-topic though.

 

Ye last off-topic thing from me. If a calm and not agressive man who shows some emotions is feminine for you ,then i have news, my partner is that and I would not change EVER for some macho idiot, so there is the thing on relationships. Thats all.

[Capt_Kangaroo]

Male first..., then I will play female and try different dialog/choices and see what happens. I enjoyed this in the last couple of ME's.

 

Cheers

[Torgette]

  ahh BSN, i forgot about this place, where 1950s standards of femininity and masculinity are still going strong 

 

1950's standards of masculinity were born from wanting to move on from the horrors of world war 2, it was never about ruthless violence (more about discipline).

[The Heretic of Time]

Ye last off-topic thing from me. If a calm and not agressive man who shows emotions is feminine for you ,then i have news, my bf is that and I would not change EVER for some macho idiot, so there is the thing on relationships. Thats all.

 

Being calm is not inherently a feminine trait though. And "aggressive" doesn't mean being violent (though violence can be one way to express aggression, it's not the only way, it is the worst way however). Aggression is not bad, violence is bad. I'm sure your boyfriend is aggressive in some situations, it is a masculine trait after all and all men have it to some degree.

Masculine traits are assertiveness, independence, aggressiveness, callousness and dominance, among other things.
Feminine traits are gentleness, empathy, sensitivity, compassion and nurturance among other things.

The player character in DA:I, regardless of gender, mostly shows gentleness, empathy, sensitivity, compassion, independence and assertiveness. 6 traits, of which 4 are feminine. Which is why I feel the player character in DA:I is best enjoyed as a female inquisitor, at least in my opinion.

[maia0407]

Being calm is not inherently a feminine trait though. And "aggressive" doesn't mean being violent (though violence can be one way to express aggression, it's not the only way, it is the worst way however). Aggression is not bad, violence is bad. I'm sure your boyfriend is aggressive in some situations, it is a masculine trait after all and all men have it to some degree.

Masculine traits are assertiveness, independence, aggressiveness, callousness and dominance, among other things.
Feminine traits are gentleness, empathy, sensitivity, compassion and nurturance among other things.

The player character in DA:I, regardless of gender, mostly shows gentleness, empathy, sensitivity, compassion, independence and assertiveness. 6 traits, of which 4 are feminine. Which is why I feel the player character in DA:I is best enjoyed as a female inquisitor, at least in my opinion

Oh, good grief! Enough with the stereotypes. Women and men can have any of those traits in any combination.

 

My brain really hurts. Why, why must I even have to type something so obvious?

[Torgette]

Oh, good grief! Enough with the stereotypes. Women and men can have any of those traits in any combination.

 

My brain really hurts. Why, why must I even have to type something so obvious?

 

Yeah even my dogs buck those stereotypes. 

[The Heretic of Time]

Oh, good grief! Enough with the stereotypes. Women and men can have any of those traits in any combination.

 

My brain really hurts. Why, why must I even have to type something so obvious?

 

Yes, but 99% of the time the masculine traits are dominant in men while the feminine traits are dominant in women. That's why we assign these traits to masculinity or femininity in the first place. It has nothing to do with stereotypes whatsoever.

Why must I even have to type something so obvious?

[maia0407]

Yes, but 99% of the time the masculine traits are dominant in men while the feminine traits are dominant in women. That's why we assert these traits to masculine or feminine in the first place. It has nothing to do with stereotypes whatsoever.

Why must I even have to type something so obvious?

Nice assertion. Everything you just said is the definition of a stereotype. Gah!

[The Heretic of Time]

Nice assertion. Everything you just said is the definition of a stereotype. Gah!

 

Euhm, if you say so. It's just a simple biological fact. Gah!

[goofyomnivore]

Male. American voice if its an option. I rarely play females, but my favorite Inquisitor was a femQunari who pined for Dorian. But Dorian broke her heart and got with Iron Bull. Poor Raina.

 

I really wanted to play an Asari Justicar -- a Samara knockoff, but that will not be possible apparently. If there is a female only romance that looks good I'll probably try it for that, or if the voice actress is very talented.

[maia0407]

Euhm, if you say so. It's just a simple biological fact. Gah!

Really? Well, well, we have a biological fact here do we? Funny that I was never taught this in the biology and psychology classes that I took in college. Please, show us the scientific research that backs up your 'facts'.

[ebevan91]

Male first, then female after.

[Steelcan]

male, maybe eventually I'll do a female character

[The Heretic of Time]

Really? Well, well, we have a biological fact here do we? Funny that I was never taught this in the biology and psychology classes that I took in college. Please, show us the scientific research that backs up your 'facts'.

 

Because those are not subjects commonly taught during biology classes. Anthropology, sociology and psychology are the classes you're gonna have to take to learn more about this subject.

And you have google. Use it. I'm not gonna do it for you because you're too lazy yourself.