This is pretty tame compared to the Mass Effect thread, people were talking about Hanar having sex.
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This is pretty tame compared to the Mass Effect thread, people were talking about Hanar having sex.
Sanctuary
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Heh, we're not touching the bottom of the barrel until you see a picture of a dwarf asshole!
Alas...it cannot be unseen...
If only we could forget. Also there has been no shortage of similar topics and tirades over DAI and the whole POC thing with Dorian and Viv and the sidelining of straight males because of Sera and no Leliana.
Admiral Woofington
Member
To be fair at least Isabelle and merril were passable waifus.
anexanhume
Member
Now viv looks Asian, not Caucasian.
Some master race up in here. Might actually be appropriate for Tevinter....
But really that's literal white washing. Beautifcation mods and the like are pretty dumb, but this shit is just terrible in every way.
Poodlestrike
Banned
They've already started with the promotional pictures.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
But seriously, I really hope that Frostbite's natural obstinacy prevents this in game. That is just terrible.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Wake me up when we start talking about Leliana's thigh sweat.
That's the type of quality discussion I go to BioWare Social for.
That's the type of quality discussion I go to BioWare Social for.
They've already started with the promotional pictures.
It kills me that there are mods turning darkskinned characters white but none turning non-human ones human. Having sex with a darkskinned person is literally worse than fucking an alien.
Sanctuary
Member
They've already started with the promotional pictures.
What is going on here? Are the two females supposed to be two different characters? It looks like they took the first image and decided they wanted to make alterations (more than just skin tone), which is how the second was produced.
anexanhume
Member
Yeah, they definitely thinned the lips and narrowed the nose to make the appearance more Anglo. They kept the eyes though, which are more Asian now that I see them against lighter skin. I knew Viv looked different/exotic somehow but couldn't pinpoint it. It's an interesting realization that my interpretation of race was preventing it from being obvious to me.
As disgusting as that is, I'd still rather some type of mod support.
nelsonroyale
Member
They've already started with the promotional pictures.
Somebody wants Kylie Minogue in DA Inquisition?
They've already started with the promotional pictures.
That's pretty terrible, though I guess I have mixed feelings with mods and it's hard for me to judge too harshly. The point of mods is that they're what the modder wants to see in their own personal playthrough of the game, and they don't affect how others enjoy the game.
There are a lot of mods that make me uncomfortable and that people would find objectionable - nude mods and harem mods, sex mods, mods that let you romance previously unromanceable characters and "change" their sexual orientation, etc. - and even some appearance mods with benign intentions that bring up issues with standards of beauty and race (notice how Vivienne's nose has been changed above). At the same time, I'm guilty of downloading and applying some of those same mods. The ones I find personally distasteful I ignore and don't download.
If it's just you playing your own personal copy of the game the way you want, who's going to stop you, and who's going to be hurt, if your Dorian happens to be blond? Now, if someone told Bioware that they should be changing the game everyone else plays to accommodate their tastes ("make Vivienne more white and hot so she's a better sex fantasy object for me!") then I'd tell them they should probably sit down and shut up. And seriously, let's get over this weird sense of entitlement that Bioware is responsible for creating traditionally "hot" female characters to fulfill straight male fantasies. As others have said, if you're not a fan of any of the romance options they've created you can download a mod (assuming the game is somewhat moddable) or just skip the game if that's the primary reason you're buying the game.
Wait, are these modified ones actual promo images or user created ones?
It's a "fan" Photoshop job on them to make them white instead of brown. That's it. The creator I'm assuming would rather Vivienne and Dorian be white instead of African and Indian in appearance.
Despite BioWare's efforts to make more diverse and interesting characters and games a subset of their fans would rather everyone be straight and white only.
I find the "companions aren't conventionally beautiful" line of posts to be more than a bit besides the point (if they are serious and not tongue-in-cheek). I mean, if you find the characters distasteful or their arcs not compelling, that'd be one thing. But in what way is it not a step forward that companions are designed with personality first and foremost in mind? If all the female companions were Hollywood model attractive, wouldn't BW be getting crucified for their shallowness?
tringworldso
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Endy I like how you think.
Yup, my Warden did good.
Damn I was hoping it was an actual re-touch they look better than the current models presented.
Diversity is one thing but when you alienate your main install (not subset or minority) who are not gay with little choices or variation, it leaves a lot to be desired. So far the straight menfolk only have one romancable option whereas lesbian/gay have several choices.
Scrooge McDuck
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Well, swapping species is much, much harder to do.
A Dead Diehard
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Well... there was that one time someone made Sera black to "Undo what was done."
They do? So far the only 100% confirmed sexuality LIs are Dorian as gay and Sera as lesbian. Iron Bull has been hinted as bi, and Cullen and Cassandra are some form of LI. That's about it. I'm going to assume for everyone's sake that you weren't lumping Sera and Dorian into one "homosexual LI" group, as if a male gay LI and female gay LI count in the same group.
Also, as a straight male I would have no issue at all with having one romance option. The last BioWare game in which that happened? KotOR with Bastila. Quality is the goal, not quantity.
With that being said, BW has said Inquisition has more romances than either of the other DA games. The chances of straight men and women only getting one option are slim to none.
Lelianna Looks amazing.
I do hope they take anothe rlook at mod support. It's done wonders for Skyrim. Hell the only reason people are sitll tlaking about that game is because of the mods, and it probably sold wel lover 7 million copies on PC - again, almost certainly due to the modding community.
It would also be cool if they can work somehting out in order to bring over the best mods to console gamers who usually don't get that kind of stuff.
Make it happen Bioware!
I do hope they take anothe rlook at mod support. It's done wonders for Skyrim. Hell the only reason people are sitll tlaking about that game is because of the mods, and it probably sold wel lover 7 million copies on PC - again, almost certainly due to the modding community.
It would also be cool if they can work somehting out in order to bring over the best mods to console gamers who usually don't get that kind of stuff.
Make it happen Bioware!
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
That's cute.
Lord of Castamere
Member
I'm just sad that Tainted Ashes can't be canon. I thought leaving her dead body next to the desecrated remains of her Goddess was poetic.
Admiral Woofington
Member
maybe she rose from the dead all Jesus figure like
Probably not the same people want both. One group wants diversity, the other wants fuckable hetero caucasian girl-next-door.
shinobi602
Member
Leliana looks amazing.
I personally can't wait to see what they do with the next dragon age considering it's not going to be held back by the previous gen consoles.
Hopefully they've learned there lesson with DA2 and won't try to pump out the sequel with a 1-year development cycle.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Don't think I ever met Liliana in DA:O when I played it last week.
Am I missing out?
Those screens look fantastic though.
Wish the lip syncing was better though. Hopefully Bioware will use a new facial animation rig for Mass Effect.
Am I missing out?
Those screens look fantastic though.
Wish the lip syncing was better though. Hopefully Bioware will use a new facial animation rig for Mass Effect.
Leliana is in the tavern in Lothering, the first town where you meet Sten, you can't miss her if you enter the tavern since it automatically triggers a cutscene involving her, but you don't have to go to the tavern and you don't have to recruit her if you do go in. As long as Lothering is still there you should be able to return and recruit her. She's pretty decent companion.
Witchfinder General
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It still bothers me how polygon starved this game is. I hope the PC version has an option for higher quality models or tesselation. Damn last gen consoles.
Lothering gets nuked pretty quickly once you progress a few story missions past that point...it might be too late.