Well, I'm playing through both dialogue paths of Miranda and Jack.
And before that, it was Liara and Ash.
I suppose in ME3 it'll be between Liara and Jack. Too bad there isn't much drama there.
I also did Garrus and Jacob for fun once too...
People want to know so they aren't focused on someone who might not reciprocate. Understandable. But I have to ask:
Am I the only one who flirts with more than one person at a time?That creates some choices...
You are not alone.
I LOVE flirting with Jacob all the way before dumping him for Garrus.
HA! I brynned you first, Jacob, HAHAHA!!! 
I prefer being blindfolded until the game starts. It's not a strong preference exactly. I could almost lean towards either way according to my whims, but in practice I've learned that I simply shouldn't make that accurate or far reaching conclusions from a pre-playing information. it's not just deceptive trailers, glib marketing, incompetent reviewers or rabid fans but also a word to mouth info from my friends can be pretty unreliable in determining something that is so specific, context related and personal. I can hardly guess beforehand whether I will enjoy a game enough to finish it*, let alone predict which romance will be the most interesting or best suited to my current playthrough (or which imaginary alien will be the most hottest, as it sometimes comes down to). For me, at the best hearing about romance choices beforehand would be pretty indifferent, as I'd deem it too unreliable to affect my decisions. At the worst it might be distracting, or misleading and potentially spoiling, so I'd rather not hear about anything.
So, just like in real life; I say yes to surprise romances.
My first playthrough is always with a minimal information, and while playing my maxim tends to be something like let the chips fall where they may. My following playthroughs are different however. Then I almost always plan heavily beforehand what kind of a narrative I want.
*Not long ago, I actually tried to quantify and compare of how my preconceptions about games actually matched my final opinion. Not too surprisingly, a coin toss nearly had a predictive value equal to my pre-playing surmises, and that was almost totally regardless of sources from which I had gained those impressions. The particular highlight was shunning Planescape Torment for years, which is atm one of my all-time favorite CRPGs, because of artsy trailers and my initial dislike of the Planescape setting.
I would like to know ahead of time. Same for the companions and important characters in general really.
People want to know so they aren't focused on someone who might not reciprocate. Understandable. But I have to ask:
Am I the only one who flirts with more than one person at a time?
I'd rather my protagonist not flirt. I mean, like there are ways to start a romance that doesn't have you be extremely flirty like the past games.
Haha it was for pretending you weren't into me.
I used to be so careful about going into an RPG as blind as possible. I wanted my first run to be my canonical playthrough, making my character feel as much like me as I could. If romance was available I would pick whichever one I was most attracted to. (Flashbacks of Harvest Moon for a second there).
Then they started adding DLC months after release, which takes place during the story. Like Sebastian and Aria. Since my first run was going to be scrapped anyways and I already knew the whole story and cast... If I happen to see the roster beforehand I'm OK with it.
You are not alone.
I LOVE flirting with Jacob all the way before dumping him for Garrus.
HA! I brynned you first, Jacob, HAHAHA!!!
Did you flirt with Jacob or Jennifer Hale did? I heared you can't not flirt with Jacob.
You are not alone.
I LOVE flirting with Jacob all the way before dumping him for Garrus.
HA! I brynned you first, Jacob, HAHAHA!!!
Nicely done... went with a good old faithful Turian, thats my girl!
Would you want Bioware (or any gaming news site,) to reveal who can be romanced before the game releases? Or would you want to be surprised and find out by playing the game?
No. Part of the fun in a game is to learn everything there is to know about it through exploration.
A few weeks after the release, there'll be no shortage of articles revealing details about the game, the available romance options being one of them (if not the main one). So I'd rather not have the surprise spoiled before its time. Otherwise, where's the fun in attempting to romance a character if you know his romantic and sexual preferences beforehand? Where's the sense of adventure? Where's the fun of getting to know the characters through many hours of interaction?
There's no sense in flirting with someone you already know is programmed to like you. Might as well play a dating simulator.
You are not alone.
I LOVE flirting with Jacob all the way before dumping him for Garrus.
HA! I brynned you first, Jacob, HAHAHA!!!
What if you ended up with the squadmate you hate the most? hate-crush?
Space bait.
Considering that Bioware is being all secretive on the MEA details this time around, I thought we should see where everyone stands on this.
Would you want Bioware (or any gaming news site,) to reveal who can be romanced before the game releases? Or would you want to be surprised and find out by playing the game?
Personally speaking, when DAI came out I was 100% sure I was going to romance Cullen first and Solas on my 2nd playthrough, even before I got to know their characters. I know Bioware revealed beforehand which characters were romanceable, and I was wondering what everyone on here prefers.
This time around, I would love to see who I drift to as Ryder, without trying to initiate romance with someone I know will accept me. Finding out whom I can't romance would be interesting, if I find myself going towards someone who is not into my Ryder.
Discuss!
I'm going in blind. I will watch streamers play it but it'll be the first hour or so before I stop. I'm gonna avoid companion and LI news.
People want to know so they aren't focused on someone who might not reciprocate. Understandable. But I have to ask:
Am I the only one who flirts with more than one person at a time?
That depends, at times the connection with a certain character is so strong.
If the choice is slightly less clear multiple flirting is possible.
People want to know so they aren't focused on someone who might not reciprocate. Understandable. But I have to ask:
Am I the only one who flirts with more than one person at a time?
Not usually. I hate jelousy scenes, and let down peole. I like to not have those awkard stuff when playng. Had too many in RL. This is true for the non-reciprocate feelings too. Plus, I had to send away Leliana basically at every run I had in Dragon Age Origins (all my ledy elves had been ninjamanced by her), so I'm quite tired of it.
I only made one run with a very flirty character, a male Dwarf in DAO. But it was basically my crack run, to try a completely different character from what I usually play 
(still ended up stopping flirting around when Morrigan have him know she doesn't share)
Plus, I haven't all the time I once had for playng, so I try to make my runs the more complete I can, so always a different romance and different choices, to see all the content I can 
so for me a run without a romance is wasted, be it because dev had a masochistic whip (see treatmant of thanemancer and jacobmancer) or because I've wasted time in pursuit of a character that isn't a romance, is all content I don't see, so a wasted run.
"Surprise" as in a trap? well...
I can just picture Ryder going into his/her captain's quarters and the waifu/manfu surprising them like this before a romp in the sack.
Well, one surprise I'd like is for "someone" to hit on me.
Anders did it. Do you remember the scale of the shitstorm from 'straight male Hawkes'? It was like he had taken away their pride or something, and not just said 'Hi, I kinda like you'. Some also hated that neutral rejection made him sad and gave -10rep (which did not affect anything, one could have him up to 75 friend during the first chapter alone).
Personally I don't see anything bad with NPC taking the initiative, NPCs are not pets after all, they can have their own needs and oppinions, but some people prefer to control all of the gameplay features. The only thing player must be aware about is the point of locking or braking the relations. As silly as those heart icons may seem, Alistair and Leliana did have several 'romance trap-lines'.
And as for the OP - yes, I'd prefer less details this time. I can't say DAI adds had ruined the game for me, it still had its share of surprises, but I'd rather they not give away too much. Not only about the characters, but about the plot too. E.g. Alexius had appeared in one of the trailers.
I can just picture Ryder going into his/her captain's quarters and the waifu/manfu surprising them like this before a romp in the sack.
"Heart eyes, mothafaka"
I was flattered when Zevran hit on my warden.Anders did it. Do you remember the scale of the shitstorm from 'straight male Hawkes'? It was like he had taken away their pride or something, and not just said 'Hi, I kinda like you'. Some also hated that neutral rejection made him sad and gave -10rep (which did not affect anything, one could have him up to 75 friend during the first chapter alone).
Anders did it. Do you remember the scale of the shitstorm from 'straight male Hawkes'? It was like he had taken away their pride or something, and not just said 'Hi, I kinda like you'. Some also hated that neutral rejection made him sad and gave -10rep (which did not affect anything, one could have him up to 75 friend during the first chapter alone).
Personally I don't see anything bad with NPC taking the initiative, NPCs are not pets after all, they can have their own needs and oppinions, but some people prefer to control all of the gameplay features. The only thing player must be aware about is the point of locking or braking the relations. As silly as those heart icons may seem, Alistair and Leliana did have several 'romance trap-lines'.
And as for the OP - yes, I'd prefer less details this time. I can't say DAI adds had ruined the game for me, it still had its share of surprises, but I'd rather they not give away too much. Not only about the characters, but about the plot too. E.g. Alexius had appeared in one of the trailers.
If I remember right with Anders there wasn't really a polite "no thanks" option to him hitting on you, so even playing as female Hawke because I just couldn't stand male Hawke's VA in that game for some reason the whole thing ended up bothering me because I didn't like what the one and only dialogue option for rejection was saying.
Other than that, I don't mind seeing NPCs taking some initiative.
If I remember right with Anders there wasn't really a polite "no thanks" option to him hitting on you, so even playing as female Hawke because I just couldn't stand male Hawke's VA in that game for some reason the whole thing ended up bothering me because I didn't like what the one and only dialogue option for rejection was saying.
Other than that, I don't mind seeing NPCs taking some initiative.
I think this is one reason why i couldn't stand Anders. He tries to hit on you then gets pissy about it if you deny him (you gain Rivalry with him if i remember right).
But you'll know some things.I'd rather know nothing. Just like John Snow.
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