It seems like they were thinking it wasn’t as important to deliver well-crafted romances with men, so they made sure they got the “important” work done first.
I wish they’d say something about the disappointment people are obviously experiencing, rather than just making it more clear with a pop-up in a patch. I haven’t felt this disrespected as a fan of a game since Cyberpunk, when River released broken and with the worst endings in the game compared to the two lady romances. Weird how this always happens with the male companions, always.
On top of how bad the lockout decision is, the whole Neve thing just has me heated. This is not the way to do companion romances. It’s in the freaking story missions! It’s there before you can lock either one of them in! I can’t even make a new playthrough without getting reminded that they have more chemistry together than my Rook was able to have. It’s infuriating and it’s miserable. I went from liking Neve to not using her at all. I avoid her banter in the Lighthouse. She will not have her Hero status as I go into the end game because she is so blatantly being favored that I resent her for existing at all lmao
It’s so bad. It’s laughably bad. Let me turn off the background romances. Please?
ROFL I feel you friend, but I'm angry at Lucanis and am leaving him behind. Nev was my absolute first choice. What a mistake.
And for what it's worth, folks have said the Davrin and Emmrich romances are done very well. Cullen was probably the best ever back in DAI. Solas had a ton of content and I also heard that Blackwall was good. So I don't think there's some bias against the male romanceable characters. Dragon Age certainly has done better overall than Mass Effect did in that respect. I don't think straight ladies got a single boyfriend that wasn't an absolute tool, Jacob possibly being the worst. Maybe Garrus was good, I don't really remember and doubt I did his line anyway since I tend to not be interested in the boys.
But yea, this is a train wreck. They focused on these background romances that they obviously wanted to write and completed wrecked the player's experience with the companions.
