Do you want romances in companions? And open world elements
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Parasaurolophus✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Just tell me why? Well, why? What variety will it bring to your gameplay?PC/EU2 -
Alastrine✭✭✭✭Until they provide Brynjolf from Skyrim I'm not interested in romance in the game
. I don't have a single companion yet either.
I can see the game having that scope for many though.0 -
phaneub17_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I like to romance a Goblin, Dremora, Minotaur, Argonian Behemoth, and that new Faun.2 -
xclassgaming✭✭✭✭✭
✭I'd LOVE to romance Isobel, romanciable Companions needs to be a top priority.Give us clannfear mounts!1 -
etchedpixels✭✭✭✭✭
✭I don't see it working. The ESO world is just too uptight about even the most basic hints of anything not Disney children's grade within the game. The Skyrim modding community has been free to work on and develop that angle of the game free from obsessions about never offending anyone so have been able to take their stories in more meaningful directions, and one or two "not for me" ones.
Skyrim is also different in that all the game characters are far more intelligent and have their own lives. Their 2014 era "AI" is actually quite competent today and remarkable for the time.
The ESO companions are basically mobs with dialogue. The dialogue isn't structured and most of it doesn't evolve over time but is randomly tied to events with no state or recalls. It's not a criticism but an MMO issue in many ways - the state needed to make a character evolve isn't huge but you'd have to store it for several million characters and you have to run the "AI" for it for all the in-game players. Scaling is fun.
Too many toons not enough time2 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Parasaurolophus wrote: »Just tell me why? Well, why? What variety will it bring to your gameplay?
Why do some people read romance novels? Or watch romantic movies? Also, I had the impression that NPC romances in rpgs were quite popular for many years now. I, personally, have no interest in media that only focusses on romance (much too cheesy for me), but it is a reasonable addition to roleplay. People have relationships after all. And if you don't want or need it - no one is forcing you to, either.
@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire
Soris Rethandus, a Sleeper not yet awake6 -
Cazzy✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Yeah, I'd love some sort of choice of friendship or romance with the companions, if only for the dialogue. Ember and my toon, Jennifur Clawrence, are in a relationship in my head canon.1 -
barney2525✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭I would put brothels in every city in Tamriel that can be paid with gold, dancers and dancers could be hired to dance in our houses.
I would put bathhouses in cities, where you have to pay gold to enter.
I would put sexual attributes on our characters like in Conan Exiles.
I said.
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So you would just make ESO another Second Life
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BretonMage✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Romance dialogue and quests would make our companions a lot more interesting, and it would enrich the ESO world we currently play in. I vote yes.etchedpixels wrote: »I don't see it working. The ESO world is just too uptight about even the most basic hints of anything not Disney children's grade within the game. The Skyrim modding community has been free to work on and develop that angle of the game free from obsessions about never offending anyone so have been able to take their stories in more meaningful directions, and one or two "not for me" ones.
Well, we don't particularly need or expect "adult" romance, and I think ESO has shown itself quite capable of portraying touching romantic relationships in some of the minor quests that you encounter in Tamriel. I don't see a problem whatsoever.5 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Call_of_Red_Mountain wrote: »Companion? Not good enough for my op Tamriel Hero. 😏 I want Count Verandis Ravenwatch or Sotha.
Source: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/e0nLzJ
(I just love Quartervirus' art
)phaneub17_ESO wrote: »I like to romance a Goblin, Dremora, Minotaur, Argonian Behemoth, and that new Faun.
I'm quite sure there's a law agains that somewhere.barney2525 wrote: »We have soul stones. We never die !
Even if we resurrect thereafter, we die - sometimes a lot. And I'd rather die with my lover by my side than alone (it's romantic, you know
). @Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire
Soris Rethandus, a Sleeper not yet awake1 -
Treselegant✭✭✭✭✭
✭The Skyrim modding community has been free to work on and develop that angle of the game free from obsessions about never offending anyone so have been able to take their stories in more meaningful directions, and one or two "not for me" ones.
I don't know if I'd call the efforts of the Skyrim modding community 'more meaningful' as Skyrim modders tend to excel mostly in the art of creating bimbos to wear chainmail thongs. The few mods that have tackled romance have either been poorly written or mainly made to facilitate less savory mods.4 -
Oddemus✭✭Yessss! I just came back to the game after a few years away. Companions are new to me but I fell in love with Ember pretty quickly.
If they do end up making romance an option, please make them all bisexual lol Or some.3 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭etchedpixels wrote: »I don't see it working. The ESO world is just too uptight about even the most basic hints of anything not Disney children's grade within the game.
Obviouly you haven't read that book about a certain Argonian maid. Or the books about Barenziah.etchedpixels wrote: »The Skyrim modding community has been free to work on and develop that angle of the game free from obsessions about never offending anyone
You don't mean all those silly sex mods, do you? Is this all that matters about romance - animated sex scenes?@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire
Soris Rethandus, a Sleeper not yet awake3 -
DagenHawk✭✭✭✭✭Well...there is this hot little apple cart in Riften I've had my eye on...I think we can be quite happy together.
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Lady_Sleepless✭✭✭✭✭As long as they don't add achievements for romances I think they should add them. I don't really like any of the companions like that, but I'm sure there are some who do.4 -
Sjestenka✭✭✭There is romance with npcs in one other microsoft's MMO already, btw. In Fallout 76 you can build relationships with two characters, pre-war astronaut Daguerre and what's his name, some wastelander con man. Can't say it's perfect, definitely not Shepard-Garrus level. But it works, brings some coziness to the post-apocalypse. Romance doesn't add any extra gameplay or cutscenes or some such. Just extra dialogue as you progress through their stories, just you know, learning more about the NPC you like, and more about *your* character, too.
Do you think Mirri's jealous? I bet she is. Gotta go, promised her we'd fry some scrib tonight. So romantic!3 -
Treselegant✭✭✭✭✭
✭Ewww creepy. No thanks.
Could you explain how please? It's quite common and normal in rpg gaming these days, played by normal every day people. No one thinks its real in any capacity, so how is it creepy?4 -
Call_of_Red_Mountain✭✭✭✭
Sotha forever alone. Liar, traitor. But so wise... Contrasts.Call_of_Red_Mountain wrote: »Companion? Not good enough for my op Tamriel Hero. 😏 I want Count Verandis Ravenwatch or Sotha.
Source: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/e0nLzJ
(I just love Quartervirus' art )
Edited by Call_of_Red_Mountain on June 27, 2022 5:51PM1 -
francesinhalover✭✭✭✭✭
✭Treselegant wrote: »Ewww creepy. No thanks.
Could you explain how please? It's quite common and normal in rpg gaming these days, played by normal every day people. No one thinks its real in any capacity, so how is it creepy?
How is it normal? do you date npcs on guild wars 2? final fantasy mmorpg? world of warcraft?I am @fluffypallascat pc eu if someone wants to play together
Shadow strike is the best cp passive ever!1 -
Browiseth✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Parasaurolophus wrote: »Just tell me why? Well, why? What variety will it bring to your gameplay?
i'll tell you why if you can tell me why notskingrad when zoscharacters:PC/NA but live in EU 150+ ping lyfe- EP - M - Strikes-with-Arcane - Argonian Stamina Sorc - lvl 50 - The Flawless Conqueror/Spirit Slayer
- EP - F - Melina Elinia - Dunmer Magicka Dragonknight - lvl 50
- EP - F - Sinnia Lavellan - Altmer Warden Healer - lvl 50
- EP - M - Follows-the-Arcane - Argonian Healer Sorcerer- lvl 50
- EP - F - Ashes-of-Arcane - Argonian Magicka Necromancer - lvl 50
- EP - M - Bolgrog the Sinh - Orc Stamina Dragonknight - lvl 50
- EP - F - Moonlight Maiden - Altmer Magicka Templar - lvl 50
- EP - F - Maxine Cauline - Breton Magicka Nightblade - lvl 50
- EP - M - Garrus Loridius - Imperial Stamina Templar - lvl 50
- EP - F - Jennifer Loridius - Imperial Necromancer tank - lvl 50
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SydneyGrey✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I'd rather just have more companions.
I have a feeling there will never be romanceable companions because of how much time they'd have to spend coding it. I don't care about having romanceable companions, personally, but I know some people would like them.0 -
Treselegant✭✭✭✭✭
✭How is it normal? do you date npcs on guild wars 2? final fantasy mmorpg? world of warcraft?
Its normal in many rpgs and has been for years. No one is replacing real life with romantic stories, it's just something some people like in their game.4 -
Gnesnig✭✭✭I can't imagine it would be convincing/immersive enough without some kind of AI, which could never happen in an MMO.
Why not? Romance in Baldur's Gate has been done without some complex server park feeding it behavioural data and it really feels (if you don't look up the answers), like you're navigating the likes and dislikes of the character. Of course it helps it's implemented like a quest, with seemlingly random triggers.
Even so, AI should never be a point against implementation in the gaming world. NPC's are ALL AI. It's the bread and butter of a game.1 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Call_of_Red_Mountain wrote: »Sotha forever alone. Liar, traitor. But so wise... Contrasts.
Of course we all have our own theories about what exactly happened at Red Mountain and why, but Sil doesn't seem like a powerhungry type to me (in contrast to Almalexia - and Vivec seems ambiguous at least). Quite the opposite, actually; he is no one who cares for adoration or worldly power, he spends his time alone and focuses on scientific issues. So I can imagine that he just went along with Vivec and Almalexia because he saw it as neccessary. As a sacrifice that has to be made. He is feeling regret, he mourns Nerevar, he suffers. And he knows very well how it all will end. It's obvious from his lines in CWC and especially from the dialogue at the end. One of the most tragic stories, I feel, and to me, also the best characterization in whole ESO. But it's no surprise when basically the whole DLC is about him, with hints on his story and his emotions everywhere. The Mnemonic Planisphere echoing memories from his past, the female Factotums sometimes malfunctioning and ejecting strange short descriptions that seem to be memories from Sil's dead sister (as he fused her mind with the system). It's a tragic fate, really. But probably some people consider him whiny too because he has emotions
@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire
Soris Rethandus, a Sleeper not yet awake3 -
Cadbury✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Call_of_Red_Mountain wrote: »Sotha forever alone. Liar, traitor. But so wise... Contrasts.
Of course we all have our own theories about what exactly happened at Red Mountain and why, but Sil doesn't seem like a powerhungry type to me (in contrast to Almalexia - and Vivec seems ambiguous at least). Quite the opposite, actually; he is no one who cares for adoration or worldly power, he spends his time alone and focuses on scientific issues. So I can imagine that he just went along with Vivec and Almalexia because he saw it as neccessary. As a sacrifice that has to be made. He is feeling regret, he mourns Nerevar, he suffers. And he knows very well how it all will end. It's obvious from his lines in CWC and especially from the dialogue at the end. One of the most tragic stories, I feel, and to me, also the best characterization in whole ESO. But it's no surprise when basically the whole DLC is about him, with hints on his story and his emotions everywhere. The Mnemonic Planisphere echoing memories from his past, the female Factotums sometimes malfunctioning and ejecting strange short descriptions that seem to be memories from Sil's dead sister (as he fused her mind with the system). It's a tragic fate, really. But probably some people consider him whiny too because he has emotions
Whiny? No. I was thinking more 'Emo" like, as the kids are wont to say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8UR2TFUp8w
But in all seriousness, I've always found him the most compelling of the Tribunal.
"If a person is truly desirous of something, perhaps being set on fire does not seem so bad."0 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Whiny? No. I was thinking more 'Emo" like, as the kids are wont to say.
I think it's okay to be "emo" if you lose your whole family in your youth because your home town is eradicated by Daedra (Sil was the only survivor) and later have to kill one of your closest friends for the greater good.@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire
Soris Rethandus, a Sleeper not yet awake3 -
Call_of_Red_Mountain✭✭✭✭Call_of_Red_Mountain wrote: »Sotha forever alone. Liar, traitor. But so wise... Contrasts.
Of course we all have our own theories about what exactly happened at Red Mountain and why, but Sil doesn't seem like a powerhungry type to me (in contrast to Almalexia - and Vivec seems ambiguous at least). Quite the opposite, actually; he is no one who cares for adoration or worldly power, he spends his time alone and focuses on scientific issues. So I can imagine that he just went along with Vivec and Almalexia because he saw it as neccessary. As a sacrifice that has to be made. He is feeling regret, he mourns Nerevar, he suffers. And he knows very well how it all will end. It's obvious from his lines in CWC and especially from the dialogue at the end. One of the most tragic stories, I feel, and to me, also the best characterization in whole ESO. But it's no surprise when basically the whole DLC is about him, with hints on his story and his emotions everywhere. The Mnemonic Planisphere echoing memories from his past, the female Factotums sometimes malfunctioning and ejecting strange short descriptions that seem to be memories from Sil's dead sister (as he fused her mind with the system). It's a tragic fate, really. But probably some people consider him whiny too because he has emotions
Of course we know what's happened. Just Google "ESO Foul Merder". Plus you can explore CC for more clues. Yes. Only Sil regrets. But regret can't change the past. Not to mention his foresight and knowledge about everything. He can see when he'll die and all future possibilities. So, his loneliness understandable. I love and despise this character since TES3. But this thread not about him or traitorous Tribunal members. I was joking about Sotha and Verandis as love interest for my hero. Dramatic characters simp here.Edited by Call_of_Red_Mountain on June 28, 2022 7:42AM1 -
Sapphire_Lily✭✭✭✭I’m for romanceable companions. Bastian has always been extremely popular with male and female games of several sexualities.
I don’t empathise with people who find gaming romances anathema to them lol; there’s nothing morally objectionable about a few lines of dialogue and maybe a quest. Otome games alone are popular with female games breaching out from mobile to the Nintendo switch. Take BioWare romances or even Skyrim marriages and people do actually play them.
It’s up to your discretion anyways. People can ignore a flirty Bastian.Edited by Sapphire_Lily on June 28, 2022 8:32AM3
