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Romantic Interest NPCs
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IZZEFlameLash✭✭✭✭✭
✭I will take "Lifts-Her-Tail" into combat and kill enemies with my "romantic" ultbomb.Imperials, the one and true masters of all mortal races of Tamriel3 -
CapnPhoton✭✭✭✭✭I don't see this as a positive approach in an MMO - people are getting more and more incapable to communicate with each other in a normal way and establish working relationships successfully and the game should support this increasing disability and make it even worse?- In a single-player game this can be fun - like in Fallout 4 Cait, Piper, Curie, Nick and so on are quite fleshed out companions, which have some story elements to add to the rest of the game and they add a moral compass, which lets them approve or disapprove of your behavior - this has been fun to play in Fallout 4 - but in an MMO?- Really?
I would have to agree. Where some would see it as a fun diversion and completely innocent, others might see it as a digital blow up doll. I would hope that if this were ever a thing, people won't use it as an excuse for not building a relationship in the real world.Xbox One NA Aldmeri Dominion0 -
DieAlteHexe✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭CapnPhoton wrote: »I don't see this as a positive approach in an MMO - people are getting more and more incapable to communicate with each other in a normal way and establish working relationships successfully and the game should support this increasing disability and make it even worse?- In a single-player game this can be fun - like in Fallout 4 Cait, Piper, Curie, Nick and so on are quite fleshed out companions, which have some story elements to add to the rest of the game and they add a moral compass, which lets them approve or disapprove of your behavior - this has been fun to play in Fallout 4 - but in an MMO?- Really?
I would have to agree. Where some would see it as a fun diversion and completely innocent, others might see it as a digital blow up doll. I would hope that if this were ever a thing, people won't use it as an excuse for not building a relationship in the real world.
Whilst I'm sure that some do, hundreds of thousands don't. It's something that is relatively common (romances w/NPCs) in a role playing game. I don't think you'll find that over many people who play RPGs all of a sudden feel the need to grab a sword and start laying about with it (yes, yes, there will be the occasional person who does succumb to that sort of thing) or robbing or back-stabbing. It's sad that it happens (over-involvement for lack of better term) but for the majority romance, or killing many people/critters/mobs, or stealing anything not nailed down or flat out murdering NPCs, well, they understand it's part of an RPG.
Plus that aspect can be ignored just as some folk ignore crafting or PvP or theft etc.
Options, always a good thing.
Dirty, filthy casual aka Nancy, the Wallet Warrior Carebear Potato Whale Snowflake7 -
OlafdieWaldfee✭✭✭✭Significant other and I got our dudes the Pledge of Mara. Was very romantic, as some random Khajiit, standing by the shrine, congratulated us.
But I liked some of the SWTOR-romances, too. So - why not NPCs? No skin off my back.10 -
ArchMikem✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭CapnPhoton wrote: »I don't see this as a positive approach in an MMO - people are getting more and more incapable to communicate with each other in a normal way and establish working relationships successfully and the game should support this increasing disability and make it even worse?- In a single-player game this can be fun - like in Fallout 4 Cait, Piper, Curie, Nick and so on are quite fleshed out companions, which have some story elements to add to the rest of the game and they add a moral compass, which lets them approve or disapprove of your behavior - this has been fun to play in Fallout 4 - but in an MMO?- Really?
I would have to agree. Where some would see it as a fun diversion and completely innocent, others might see it as a digital blow up doll. I would hope that if this were ever a thing, people won't use it as an excuse for not building a relationship in the real world.
Unfortunately for many trying to make relationships in real life is tiring and hopeless because for any number of variables it just can't happen. You're making a little fantasy rpg narrative sound like a bad thing.CP2,100 Master Explorer - AvA Two Star Warlord - Console Peasant - Khajiiti Aficionado - The Clan
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Cadbury✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭While I won't delve into the connotations and correlations between real life social awkwardness and ingame romances, I do feel it can have a place in MMOs, not just RPGs in general.
I'm neutral to the idea, personally. But as pointed out earlier, some devs have the chutzpah to pull it off. I mean, JRPGs are full of them..."If a person is truly desirous of something, perhaps being set on fire does not seem so bad."2 -
huschdeguddzje✭✭✭✭CapnPhoton wrote: »I don't see this as a positive approach in an MMO - people are getting more and more incapable to communicate with each other in a normal way and establish working relationships successfully and the game should support this increasing disability and make it even worse?- In a single-player game this can be fun - like in Fallout 4 Cait, Piper, Curie, Nick and so on are quite fleshed out companions, which have some story elements to add to the rest of the game and they add a moral compass, which lets them approve or disapprove of your behavior - this has been fun to play in Fallout 4 - but in an MMO?- Really?
I would have to agree. Where some would see it as a fun diversion and completely innocent, others might see it as a digital blow up doll. I would hope that if this were ever a thing, people won't use it as an excuse for not building a relationship in the real world.
Unfortunately for many trying to make relationships in real life is tiring and hopeless because for any number of variables it just can't happen. You're making a little fantasy rpg narrative sound like a bad thing.
Because detachment from real life is a bad thing2 -
DieAlteHexe✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭huschdeguddzje wrote: »CapnPhoton wrote: »I don't see this as a positive approach in an MMO - people are getting more and more incapable to communicate with each other in a normal way and establish working relationships successfully and the game should support this increasing disability and make it even worse?- In a single-player game this can be fun - like in Fallout 4 Cait, Piper, Curie, Nick and so on are quite fleshed out companions, which have some story elements to add to the rest of the game and they add a moral compass, which lets them approve or disapprove of your behavior - this has been fun to play in Fallout 4 - but in an MMO?- Really?
I would have to agree. Where some would see it as a fun diversion and completely innocent, others might see it as a digital blow up doll. I would hope that if this were ever a thing, people won't use it as an excuse for not building a relationship in the real world.
Unfortunately for many trying to make relationships in real life is tiring and hopeless because for any number of variables it just can't happen. You're making a little fantasy rpg narrative sound like a bad thing.
Because detachment from real life is a bad thing
On a permanent basis, aye. But romance in a game (MMO or not) is no more a detachment than is PvPing or questing etc. In fact, it takes a whole lot less time than most other in-game activities and offers content for those who are interested. Others can ignore it entirely.
Dirty, filthy casual aka Nancy, the Wallet Warrior Carebear Potato Whale Snowflake4 -
LadyAstrum✭✭✭✭✭
✭Sure, also make it that you can marry them and have them "live" in your homes. Brings back memories of Fable III.~ "You think me brutish? How do you imagine I view you?" - Molag Bal #misunderstood ~2 -
vyndral13preub18_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭I like this idea. All the people I try romance in game end up quitting the game and filing a restraining order. The NPCs can never leave me!0 -
geonsocal✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭CapnPhoton wrote: »I don't see this as a positive approach in an MMO - people are getting more and more incapable to communicate with each other in a normal way and establish working relationships successfully and the game should support this increasing disability and make it even worse?- In a single-player game this can be fun - like in Fallout 4 Cait, Piper, Curie, Nick and so on are quite fleshed out companions, which have some story elements to add to the rest of the game and they add a moral compass, which lets them approve or disapprove of your behavior - this has been fun to play in Fallout 4 - but in an MMO?- Really?
I would have to agree. Where some would see it as a fun diversion and completely innocent, others might see it as a digital blow up doll. I would hope that if this were ever a thing, people won't use it as an excuse for not building a relationship in the real world.
Unfortunately for many trying to make relationships in real life is tiring and hopeless because for any number of variables it just can't happen. You're making a little fantasy rpg narrative sound like a bad thing.
you're always full of surprises @ArchMikem ...
this post right here changed my perspective...
with you all the way on this...PVP Campaigns Section: Playstation NA and EU (Gray Host) - This Must be the Place1 -
boombazookajd✭✭✭✭✭Let me get at Queen Ayrenn.
EDIT: Had to remove mention of ZOS discipline.
Edited by boombazookajd on February 24, 2018 1:13AMDrathus Delenu- Dunmer magDk: Shehai Shatterer, Mageslayer, Stormproof, Peak Scaler, Clockwork Confounder, Orderly, Master Wizard, Cloudrest Hero, Undaunted, Dragonstar Arena Champion
Thoronir Rolston- Breton petsorc: Stormproof
Zaakazha-Redguard stamblade: Boethia's Scythe, Clockwork Confounder, Maelstrom Arena Champion, Dragonstar Arena Champion
Scrubs:
Justinius Maximus Decimus- Altmer magblade
Agronak gro'Mashul- Orc DK Tank
Valerya Hawkcroft- Breton healer
Zaaka- Imperial stamDK/crafter
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CapnPhoton✭✭✭✭✭CapnPhoton wrote: »I don't see this as a positive approach in an MMO - people are getting more and more incapable to communicate with each other in a normal way and establish working relationships successfully and the game should support this increasing disability and make it even worse?- In a single-player game this can be fun - like in Fallout 4 Cait, Piper, Curie, Nick and so on are quite fleshed out companions, which have some story elements to add to the rest of the game and they add a moral compass, which lets them approve or disapprove of your behavior - this has been fun to play in Fallout 4 - but in an MMO?- Really?
I would have to agree. Where some would see it as a fun diversion and completely innocent, others might see it as a digital blow up doll. I would hope that if this were ever a thing, people won't use it as an excuse for not building a relationship in the real world.
Unfortunately for many trying to make relationships in real life is tiring and hopeless because for any number of variables it just can't happen. You're making a little fantasy rpg narrative sound like a bad thing.
If people approach it as an innocent bit of fun, it may be ok. As long as its not a deep experience and excuse for not developing real world relationships. If a real relationship is tiring or hopeless, it is happening with the wrong person, or something needs to change to fix it. Both of these things are possible.Xbox One NA Aldmeri Dominion1 -
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✭✭✭huschdeguddzje wrote: »No, go and have real life relationships
I don´t have money for that.6 -
sheacummings✭✭Princess_Ciri wrote: »join a guild and pick someone in there to romance instead. i am sure it will be more exciting than with an npc
I don't know man... "NPCs" are becoming quite incredible nowadays
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lulzwtfbbqftwSoul ShrivenI think this would be a great idea.
Instead of marrying another player at the shrine of Mara, you could marry an NPC companion and they would reside at your primary in-game house.
You could visit them every 24-hours and receive an XP bonus similar to the XP bonus you get while questing with the player character you've married.
This bonus could have a duration limit and wouldn't stack with other XP bonuses, and you'd forgo being able to marry another NPC or player.
It'd be an interesting concept, especially for those of us who are forever-alones.1 -
jainiadral✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Haha, my girls already have their quiet crushes:
Helena, my Breton mage, has a major crush on Neramo, the Dwemer-obsessed Altmer from the DC storyline.
Anjazah, my Khajiit ranger, pines for Lord Garesh-ri.
Claims-Abandoned-Chests, my Argonian Dk, has fixated on Stormy-Eyes the Dreamwalker from Eastmarch.
Editing: wow, that's quite the necro
Edited by jainiadral on June 8, 2019 7:50AM3 -
Nimrhys✭✭✭Game romances are creepy. I was already a bit taken aback with the flirting from Darien and Neryu. This isn't EA. I'm a hero saving the world, not flirting with it.
Edit: Oh god damn it, necromancers everywhere.Edited by Nimrhys on June 8, 2019 8:18AM2 -
Monte_Cristo✭✭✭✭✭
✭Sevalaricgirl wrote: »I'd love to see it, doubt it would happen. We have 12 yr olds that play this game. They don't even want The Lusty Argonian Maid excerpts on the forums. When they said the game was mature, they should have kept it that way and made the parents account for their children playing it. And if I had to pick someone, it would be that rogue Jakarn. Ah yes, Steve Blum. Love that man, love that voice.
Well, there IS a sex dungeon in Ebonheart. And the game is rated M. If the parents don't like that, that's their fault.7 -
Monte_Cristo✭✭✭✭✭
✭SilverIce58 wrote: »
And The Lusty Argonian Maid ain't got nothin' on The Real Barenziah. Actually, I think The Real Barenziah is far more x-rated. At any rate, Elder Scrolls has always had a mature element and ESO brands the game mature. They should stick with that. Parents need to account for their kids but honestly a 12 year old with computer access and who has started to hit puberty has probably seen far worse than anything Elder Scrolls can throw at him or her.
Oh gods, The Real Barenziah is a doozy. It far surpasses Lusty Argonian Maid. I mean, Dunmer are known for being promiscuous, so it's not like what happened surprised anyone there, but it definitely shocks the reader.
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And that's the censored version, too.6 -
BomblePants✭✭✭✭✭
✭I married Lydia in Skyrim and then immediately hated her.... I felt like she was cramping my style....
So... I always think Veya Raleth is way more lovely than Naru.....
Anyways fun idea....1 -
MLGProPlayer✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Kiyakotari wrote: »Garrus is mi-
Oh, wait, wrong game.
Garrus is just futuristic Raz.3 -
MLGProPlayer✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭BomblePants wrote: »I married Lydia in Skyrim and then immediately hated her.... I felt like she was cramping my style....
So... I always think Veya Raleth is way more lovely than Naru.....
Anyways fun idea....Except she's dead.2 -
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✭✭✭✭I thought at one point that Lyris had a thing for me. But as the main quest progressed I quickly realized she was no Bastila Shan.
(To be clear: Bastila Shan is a KOTOR character voiced by Jennifer Hale, who also voiced Lyris.)Edited by FrancisCrawford on June 8, 2019 9:47AM3 -
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✭@MLGProPlayer...... argh.... noooooooes....... she was alright when I left her!!0 -
ArchMikem✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Monte_Cristo wrote: »SilverIce58 wrote: »
And The Lusty Argonian Maid ain't got nothin' on The Real Barenziah. Actually, I think The Real Barenziah is far more x-rated. At any rate, Elder Scrolls has always had a mature element and ESO brands the game mature. They should stick with that. Parents need to account for their kids but honestly a 12 year old with computer access and who has started to hit puberty has probably seen far worse than anything Elder Scrolls can throw at him or her.
Oh gods, The Real Barenziah is a doozy. It far surpasses Lusty Argonian Maid. I mean, Dunmer are known for being promiscuous, so it's not like what happened surprised anyone there, but it definitely shocks the reader.
And that's the censored version, too.[/quote]
Its practically official Elder Scrolls Erotica.CP2,100 Master Explorer - AvA Two Star Warlord - Console Peasant - Khajiiti Aficionado - The Clan
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John_Falstaff✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Sevalaricgirl wrote: »I'd love to see it, doubt it would happen. We have 12 yr olds that play this game. They don't even want The Lusty Argonian Maid excerpts on the forums. When they said the game was mature, they should have kept it that way and made the parents account for their children playing it. And if I had to pick someone, it would be that rogue Jakarn. Ah yes, Steve Blum. Love that man, love that voice.
Not entering the whole discussion, really, but I just peeked at the thread and found this, so I wanted to remark - no, I don't think we have 12 yr olds playing this game, not unless they lied about their age anyway. Game TOS prohibits underage players from playing it.1
