Dragon Age 2 Lead Writer Blasts Homophobic Fan

[Vakz]

cute, nerdy Merril

Hah, that cute, nerdy Merrill made me watch Torchwood again. Too bad Merrill looks nothing like Eve Myles (or perhaps it would have been better the other way around, hmm?)

 

[DArkAbyssKeeper]

I get the impression that the chantry would be too busy worrying about mages and qunari in a lot of cases to care who someone choose to spend their alone time with.

Seems like a fairly liberal religion, except for the whole persecution of people based on something they have no control over thing.

 

[carpathic]

An excellent response. Go BIOWARE!

 

[Sonic Doctor]

*Snip*

"The Dalish creature thing in Sundermount" would be part of Merrill's companion quest, I believe.

Let's say you enter the Dalish village from the south, and run through it.

To the north-east, there's the path to the top of Sundermount, but to the north there's another path that stays on ground level. This is the one you want to take.

This path has three "exits", leading to different areas. Straight north takes you back to the world map. Right to the west of the northern exit is a cave with some challenging battles and a merchant with some exclusive items. To the east is a path that goes around the base of the mountain, eventually leading to a cavern... which is where you want to go.

EDIT: And don't do the Qunari quests until you're done with everything else. <.<

I believe I know what you are talking about, though any time I go to Sundermount, it has me coming from the east and I go very slightly North West to the Dalish Camp; when I am in the middle of the camp, if I go right I go up the mountain, if I go straight-right that takes me to the other exit and immediately to the left of that is the cave with the challenges I have already been in. What you are talking about is the cave that is past-to-the-right of the other exit.

Now if that is the case than I hope my game hasn't glitched or something, because if I remember correctly, I had Merrill in my party, and nothing happened with that cave, it wouldn't let me enter it. You say that creature is part of her companion quest, but it hasn't given me her companion quest. Is it an unwritten point that that herbalist task is her companion quest? Because I'm full friend with her and all I have is those Qunari quests, and that third and final part of the herbalist tasks. I have talked to Merrill in every place, including her home, and I get nothing out of her about any quest.

Well, I'll just put her in my party again and see if I can enter that cave, though I'm not holding my breath.

 

[DevilWolf47]

Inconsistent much...?

Oh well. Probably should tell the bastard that life doesn't have a "No Homosexuality" option and he should get over it, but that's asking for a fucking miracle. I know getting hit on by someone of a different sexuality can be a little awkward at times, but i've never tried to kill my neighbor or shout something ignorant at him.

 

[JediMB]

I believe I know what you are talking about, though any time I go to Sundermount, it has me coming from the east and I go very slightly North West to the Dalish Camp; when I am in the middle of the camp, if I go right I go up the mountain, if I go straight-right that takes me to the other exit and immediately to the left of that is the cave with the challenges I have already been in. What you are talking about is the cave that is past-to-the-right of the other exit.

Now if that is the case than I hope my game hasn't glitched or something, because if I remember correctly, I had Merrill in my party, and nothing happened with that cave, it wouldn't let me enter it. You say that creature is part of her companion quest, but it hasn't given me her companion quest. Is it an unwritten point that that herbalist task is her companion quest? Because I'm full friend with her and all I have is those Qunari quests, and that third and final part of the herbalist tasks. I have talked to Merrill in every place, including her home, and I get nothing out of her about any quest.

Well, I'll just put her in my party again and see if I can enter that cave, though I'm not holding my breath.

Bah, sounds like another bug, then. The quest starts with a cutscene in Merrill's home, where she shows you the Eluvian she's been working on repairing. She needs a Dalish tool to complete her work on it, and that leads to having to hunt down a creature in the cavern I mentioned.

 

[Sonic Doctor]

*Snip*

Bah, sounds like another bug, then. The quest starts with a cutscene in Merrill's home, where she shows you the Eluvian she's been working on repairing. She needs a Dalish tool to complete her work on it, and that leads to having to hunt down a creature in the cavern I mentioned.

Well it must be a random bug, because now that I think about it, I remember that one of my friends has already done it, because he got Merrill to move in with him.

Now what I have left are two Qunari quests, Black Powder Courtesy, and Demands of the Qun. Are those quests together, or are they separate. Demands of the Qun sounds like a final quest while the Black Powder Courtesy doesn't. Maybe if I do the BPC, something will free up and let me talk to Merrill. Though I feel that both quests might be linked as one.

Well, I will just keep a save open, just in case they fix it. Now I've already slept with Isabella, because I thought I missed the Merrill thing, but I read several times that people have slept with Isabella and then romanced Merrill. I also remember it being said some where that the player has to flirt with Merrill once before the scene where she runs in the mansion babbling about something, but not once have I been able to flirt with her, though I think that would happen with the companion quest that is bugged.

 

[D Moness]

Now what I have left are two Qunari quests, Black Powder Courtesy, and Demands of the Qun. Are those quests together, or are they separate. Demands of the Qun sounds like a final quest while the Black Powder Courtesy doesn't. Maybe if I do the BPC, something will free up and let me talk to Merrill. Though I feel that both quests might be linked as one.

if i remember correctly Merrill's personal quests starts halfway the main quests.
black powder courtesy is just the start of the main act 2 quest. It should be availeble after doing that part (but before the end of the main act 2 quest(since you get a few more smaller quests before the last act of act 2

 

[Sonic Doctor]

Now what I have left are two Qunari quests, Black Powder Courtesy, and Demands of the Qun. Are those quests together, or are they separate. Demands of the Qun sounds like a final quest while the Black Powder Courtesy doesn't. Maybe if I do the BPC, something will free up and let me talk to Merrill. Though I feel that both quests might be linked as one.

if i remember correctly Merrill's personal quests starts halfway the main quests.
black powder courtesy is just the start of the main act 2 quest. It should be availeble after doing that part (but before the end of the main act 2 quest(since you get a few more smaller quests before the last act of act 2

Thanks, I thought that was the case, I just wasn't sure. Well, rats, can't do it now, don't have time I have to be somewhere else for the day, maybe tonight. I love game, but anticipation will be a killer today.

 

[Blandy Buchanan]

Because apparently "straight, male gamers" are not pandered to enough in games?

This guy knows Duke Nukem Forever is coming out this year, right?

Supposedly it is.

As a straight, male gamer, I was actually hoping to get some Varric action. Little men with open shirts? Mmmmmm.

 

[Terminal Blue]

Screw homophobia, personally if I was bisexual I would be offended as the lazy nature of the characters make them seem like everyones "go between" instead of a legimate sexuality.

Actually, being functionally bisexual I find it reasonably representative and charming, and it fits much better with the nature of the setting than just having everyone decide at the beginning of the game if they're gay or straight. Kirkwall doesn't have a village, who you have sex with is clearly a very individual thing, and what better way to express that than to have characters express attraction to individuals rather than wearing a little sign saying 'I am exclusively gay' or 'I am exclusively straight'.

What is 'illegitimate' about that sexuality? It's incredibly close to how my sexuality actually works in real life.

 

[Nannernade]

That guy does know they can stop the romances by using the broken heart remark right...?

Probably a troll/ignorance

 

[Layzor]

Bioware have always been pretty heavy handed with romance and making everybody Bisexual in DA2 just seems kinda lazy. This guy's homophobia only goes as far as him not noticing/minding the female characters and their black and white, fuck or fight dialogue.

 

[Browbeat]

I wonder if said gamer brought Isabella on a chance encounter with Zevran... Then pursued character-appropriate dialogue options... Then jumped into the big nasty pile of sweaty limbs himself...

 

[SNIPERFOX ft. Harry P.Ness]

i actually had the same problem!
male characters were ALWAYS hitting on me, even though i was hitting on a chock that looked hot.
ijust wanted to kick the characters in the balls!
i think the game is a teeny bit *too*
homosexual
*i think the chick i was hitting on was isabela*

eeehmm....I'm not a master in the field of grammar but WHAT?

Anywho, I actually like the game because it's so diverse and that I can have sex with everything >.< Fun, fun!
P.s. That homophobic person says that "you can't lump every straight male gamer into one category", I tell you waht, he is! By saying that straight male gamers can't handle a bit of man on man flirting, nothing wrong with that!

yes, sorry for poor grammer, english is not my first language.
it's just, well, as a straight person, i find it disturbing while trying to hit on one chick, there's a whole que of men trying to hit on me. it's, erm, slightly disturbing. after turning donw one dude, 6 more pop up like wooden ducks at a firing range.
*yes, another SHITTY yahtzee quote.*

 

[SNIPERFOX ft. Harry P.Ness]

i actually had the same problem!
male characters were ALWAYS hitting on me, even though i was hitting on a **chock** that looked hot.

Very close to a freudian slip there perhaps... ?

as i stated before, ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANUAGE!
yes, my inbox is flooded with
'lol you have shitty grammer!'

also, i was tired out after playing a ame of rugby.

 

[chinangel]

Outrageous. He seems to be the kind of person who complains about homosexuality in Fable.

 

[Roganzar]

Am I the only one who thought getting hit on by Anders was just hilarious.
Yes I'm straight, I'm male and obviously a gamer, but on one of my future playthroughs I'll play a "character" that finds Anders endearing and go through that romance.

 

[Eruanno]

Same actually. Although would you break the last taboo...play as an asexual Hawke??

Hmm, I did break it as commander Shepard already when I forgot to grab a love interest...