Monte Carlo

Second question needs a "we don't know enough yet" style response.

This sounds like fun.

Woldan would you like some grapes?

I'd rather not.

How about 'The Cook, The Thief..."

^ Sorry babe, it's either the inventory slot baby or 20 sling bullets. Dump the sprog.

Topical - Helen Mirren models some boob plate in Excalibur. Anyhoo, I love her. Let's hear it for the older woman.

It's all moot now.

I rather worry when romance becomes the only way of memorable companions. Or when people think it is the only way. Now Obsidian has the chance to prove once and for all that this does not have to be the case. And you know they'll do it. I'm perfectly confident they will.

Let's play detective. Avellone, very early in the development cycle, told us he didn't like romances. If he was forced to do one it would be a 'hate-mance.' Sawyer wouldn't be drawn on it. Romance was never part of the initial pitch. The community was split - for every BruceVC there's a spiteful troll like me and someone who couldn't be bothered (so that's 2/3 people more or less against or not bothered). --- Hold on why I compute this data. * whirring noise * --- Magic eight-ball says.... Nope. Was never gonna happen. Promancers are so needy you could issue them tee-shirts saying NO ROMANCE and they'd still be asking which NPC is going to be their bestest LI. For the record, and for newer forum-goers (hi!) the reason folks like me are so against romances are (a) I find them strangely icky (b) it's natural for lobby for stuff you do want as opposed to stuff you don't (promancers seem to think the romance goblin leaves the reams of writing under MCA's pillow, they virtually write themselves) and (worst of all) ( c ) the announcement of romances would be like casting a 'Summon BSN' spell on my favourite little corner of the internet.

Don't forget the inventory-slot babies and elven fairy wings.

I'd say about nine, to be fair.

There are other, similar options, promancers...

No.... no romance? Evidence. I demand evidence, dammit.

Lightning bolt is OP.

I play Company of Heroes 2 wearing a ushanka and drinking vodka. Is this LARPing or Cosplay? Edit: sorry couldn't resist, mind you the whole world is laughing at these guys. It's cruel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw

Monte I have absolute confidence that Bioware will deliver a worthwhile and entertaining RPG in the shape of DA:I ( of course this is relevant to the individual as personally I enjoyed DA2 but I agree there are improvements that need to be made ) If the game builds on DA:O then sure, I'll enjoy it. Although Bioware claiming they can make a sand-boxy game is a bit like Justin Bieber saying he can cover a Velvet Underground album. But if it's good, hey, I'll enjoy it. I'm not cutting my nose off to spite my face. I'm just very wary. No.

No, Bio has gone too far down the romance and cosplay route to win over people like me. I'm not their target audience. Bioware = hubris. Now the doctors have bugged out I can't see the point of them anymore. Oh well, as Bryy says if DA:I isn't a AAA smash hit then EA will take them for that lonely walk in the woods.

Yes, this forum used to be full of Bioware fanbois. I was a Bioware fanboi. The disdain for Bioware you see here (from, I reckon, about half of the forum) grew slowly as we saw a once great company degrade into what it is today. Betrayal *sobs* nothing generates hate like... betrayal dammit. I'm sorry, I've got to go and fix my mascara now. Edit --- in all seriousness, despite it's flaws many of us actually liked DA:O and thought it was Bioware getting back on the horse. Then we saw DA2....

Can you eat the mudcrab?

Precisely.

I was just being honest. If people mock me, my interests or views then it's badinage. Nothing more. I couldn't really care less, the ignore button is your friend and 'tis nothing personal. For example, I like Volourn. I hope he has a lovely, tremendous life (he also has a backbone and drinks cement, albeit probably in a padded cell). I've had him on ignore for five years. I'm sure he doesn't care. Maybe I need to unignore him. Bruce, I think it's lovely that you are clearly a nice, thoughtful person. You are so open-minded I think your brain might fall out, but that's another story. Lets agree to disagree, suffice it to say I'm not the one obsessed with the chemical properties of computer game characters over whom I obsess sexually. They are out there, Bruce. And they must be stopped!!!

Yes, the designers do seem to be determined to expel every last droplet of fun from the game.

I find them both ludicrous and tragic at the same time. Poking fun at them amuses me greatly. Cosplayers and Bioware, together, creating a huge swirling maelstrom of emo lameness. Even my intense enuii at the early 21st Century is lightened by their folly. Your point?

but ..but ...we have Oby...and he's much more entertaining ...lad, pity none o' the ol' BIS board exists anymores...ya wanted entertaining, there were posts upon posts, threads upon threads o' entertaining ta keep ya laughin'...or cryin', I supposes... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!... Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.