Romances?

Shin Jaon · Post by **Shin Jaon** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 11:15 am

I've seen a lot of discussion about romances and such. The only problem I have is I have no idea what you are talking about. I mean seriously, are they important? Do they have ups and downs? If so how can I have one with Jaheira?

Shin Jaon · Post by **Shin Jaon** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 12:39 am

any help is appreciated

Sytze · Post by **Sytze** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 6:38 am

Check the FAQ at the top of the main page.

It isnt there for naught......

Shin Jaon · Post by **Shin Jaon** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 8:40 am

ok thanks

fable · Post by **fable** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 9:42 am

Are they important? Absolutely not. Some people see 'em as a challenge, but given the blatant linearity of the romances, they're pretty silly IMO. Discussions are complex enough to manage successfully in a multiple choice RPG; the intimacy of human relationships reduced to a single-path of A/B/C/D answers for "victory" just doesn't cut it. It's an interesting idea, of course, but discussion will probably remain the last frontier to be truly conquered by game developers in the future--if they ever do manage it; since the apparent simplicity of even the most obvious human dialog contains a huge number of emotional and logical variables beneath the surface.

But if you want to try the romancces out, just do a search on "romance." There are tons of threads archived here on the subject.

Sytze · Post by **Sytze** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 1:06 pm

Plus that you dont like it to have a romance with a girl NPC who's dialogs have been written by a man.......or am I wrong in this fable

fable · Post by **fable** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:19 pm

Originally posted by Sytze
Plus that you dont like it to have a romance with a girl NPC who's dialogs have been written by a man.......or am I wrong in this fable

(cough) Well, I have been known to refer to the fact that the romance code was probably written by a 300-pound guy named Bubba, but each to their own, you know.