No matter what BioWare does with romance in Andromeda people are going to complain. A lot. There's going to be people saying there shouldn't be any romance, there should be a lot less romance, and people will say there isn't enough. People are going to complain that there is too much pandering to minorities and others will complain there isn't enough.
I could care less about how many characters they make LIs and what their sexual preferences/genders are as long as it doesn't negatively effect the main game. What I do care about is that BioWare uses the characters' sexual orientations for marketing. BioWare puts LGBT characters in the game and apparently it's not supposed to be a big deal, but then why do they give away their sexual orientation before release? That should not effect a character AT ALL, how much you like or dislike them. I don't think it's something that should be revealed until you play the game, and same for if a character is romanceable. You shouldn't like a character more just because you know that you can sleep with them.
I think it takes away from a character that should be well-written regardless of sexual preferences and romanceability. You should play the game and then realize who you like and who you want to romance.
But that is just my opinion, thoughts?
Edit: I'll add this, which I posted on page 2.
I understand that quite a few of you like to know the characters orientation before release so you know "who to go for" when the game starts. I only wonder if that makes the experience more shallow for players. You are choosing who you will romance after a few released wisps of information, the character's looks, and their sexual orientation and gender. Would it not be a more fulfilling experience if you began friendships with these characters, started flirting with them, and then they begin to return your advances? Now I do understand that this is only my personal preference, but unfortunately it is not the only reasons that the pre-release of the sexual orientations bother me. I may be in the minority, but it has always come across as a bit exploitative to use a character's orientation as a selling point. These characters are creations that hopefully have full and developed arcs, and their orientation shouldn't be a defining characteristic of them unless it has majorly effected their lives at some point. When orientations are revealed prior to release chaos ensues over whether or not BioWare is stereotyping, or pandering, or not pandering enough. I believe even the negativity will do wonders for a game's marketing because the controversy gets many people to discuss the game. However much I enjoy the BioWare romance arcs, or do not as it may be, I find that the pre-release of sexual orientations has always rubbed me the wrong way especially for a company that is claimed to be as forward thinking as BioWare.
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