Poll: Dragon Age 2: the Romance Issue. Did the designers seem to 'push' Anders at the Player?
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It left an unusually large number of options available for him and Fenris.
Seemed like every time you talked to them it was right there. Merrill was sort of like that, but there was a few times you didn't end up with one of those options. Aveline and pirate lady had a less pushy approach.
Forced though, I wouldn't go that far. You do have to intentionally pick the option with the huge yellow heart picture, it's not like something bad happens if you don't.
I assume that they're there so much to get the "Why isn't every character in the world a bisexual? Bioware hates gays!" crowd off their back.
Seemed like every time you talked to them it was right there. Merrill was sort of like that, but there was a few times you didn't end up with one of those options. Aveline and pirate lady had a less pushy approach.
Forced though, I wouldn't go that far. You do have to intentionally pick the option with the huge yellow heart picture, it's not like something bad happens if you don't.
I assume that they're there so much to get the "Why isn't every character in the world a bisexual? Bioware hates gays!" crowd off their back.
Still better than Alistair. Several times Wynne has gone off on me for 'cheating on the poor boy' when i romance Leli or Zev and I was all like 'What? I mocked him once like 6 missions ago and now he's picking out curtains? The hell?'.
At least Anders has a clear 'No thanks' option so I can get back to drooling over Merrill's accent.
At least Anders has a clear 'No thanks' option so I can get back to drooling over Merrill's accent.
Possibly. I hope they continue to treat homosexuality they way they did in Origins. I am all for gay rights, but I don't want to see Dragon Age turn into a political statement. I give them props for treating homosexual relationships the way our own culture should: like it's no big deal.Redem said:You know Hawke seem canonicly male and Anders seem to have to be the closest to be Canon romance doesn't that mean the canon storyline will be that Hawke gay?Jaded Scribe said:
Not really. That being said, I don't like any of the male romance options in DA2. My female Hawke was forced to go gay because Anders is a jackass terrorist, Fenris is an emo douche and Sebastian is a pompous prick.
On the bright side, the female romances are quite nice. Also, did anyone try romancing Aveline? I heard somewhere that she turns you down since she's stuck on Donnic, but that doesn't sound right...
On the bright side, the female romances are quite nice. Also, did anyone try romancing Aveline? I heard somewhere that she turns you down since she's stuck on Donnic, but that doesn't sound right...
Um, no, I never noticed this, and I was playing as a female. It was simple; I just never flirted with him, and hence no romance with Anders was to be found. The character who seemed most pushed on me was Isabela, far and away.
I was planning on romancing Anders on my second playthrough...
But no I never had that problem. He said a flirty line, I said I don't like you that way, he never brought it up again.
Until the psycho went and blew up the only person who isn't batshit insane in the entire game.
But no I never had that problem. He said a flirty line, I said I don't like you that way, he never brought it up again.
Interesting. I thought you had to choose the heart option to start any relationship with anyone. If you don't choose heart options, they don't respond.
I'd be curious to know if you get this forced flirt decision point with Anders if you are already romancing someone else.
I'd be curious to know if you get this forced flirt decision point with Anders if you are already romancing someone else.
I wouldn't say forced. He does come onto you though, as does all of the romances though. For example them turning up at your house to have sex. Worst of all? If you do have sex with either Anders or Merrill, you either break the persons heart or ask them to move in, there's no turning them down lightly or anything. It's either one or the other. To top it off, once they're in your house you cant kick them out. The entire thing is bugged though. I was pushed into a romance with Merrill despite not liking her, yet in the ending it said that I went off with Isabela, because it reads whoever you slept with first.
You can't romance Aveline, no. Her questline in Act 2 is regarding hooking her and Donnic up. In Act 3 they're married.Jandau said:
Bioware: Was putting an "Let's just be friends" option too much to ask? With everyone else I could turn down a romance without rivalry, but not with Anders. Seriously, he's someone I'd go drinking with, but i don't want to fuck him. So I had to flirt with him a little, just to preserve the friend status. I shouldn't have to do that.