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Gaider gets in trouble for suggesting Morrigan shouldn't have male "linebacker" shoulders

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Gaider gets in trouble for suggesting Morrigan shouldn't have male "linebacker" shoulders

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:lol: I thought that would get some pushback.
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Sauce for the goose.

I always thought there was something off about her shoulders in that scene.
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Answer is simple: cut sex scenes in an RPG altogether.

It's degenerate, lazy and awkward. Imply, sure. Whatever. No actual scenes. This is not about prudence, sex scenes simply never ever work in RPGs.

Not talking out of my *** here, we have decades of examples now. Not one success. Every single one is cringe or awkward or stupid. "Ride the Bull".

That's one of Gaider's vomit-inducing ideas btw.
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The problem with 'sex scenes' in video games is that they're fan-service. Contrast it to something like American Psycho's sex scene that isn't actually about the sex. The sex is a performance act, and Bateman is performing for himself.
There's simply no way RPG sex scenes can be done well if the intention is to be mediocre pornography for the player.
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A woman who enjoys sex is a massive turn-off and I'm sick of pretending it's not.
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I don't know what you're talking about, that sex scene in Gothic 2 is pure kino.



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Oh and if you haven't suffered through DOS2's sex scenes yet, you haven't seen ****.
It is hands down the absolute worst sex scene in the history of gaming.
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Meanwhile Todd still does the puritan fade to black. Bethesdards win again!
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Atlantico wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 11:26
Not talking out of my *** here, we have decades of examples now. Not one success. Every single one is cringe or awkward or stupid. "Ride the Bull".

That's one of Gaider's vomit-inducing ideas btw.
Bull was Patrick Weekes's character. Not Gaider's type at all, he does sensitive men (Anomen, Carth, Alistair, Fenris, Dorian).
rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 11:43
Oh and if you haven't suffered through DOS2's sex scenes yet, you haven't seen ****.
It is hands down the absolute worst sex scene in the history of gaming.
Smut written by and for women.
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Not even the He/Him in bio can save xim now.
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rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 11:43
Oh and if you haven't suffered through DOS2's sex scenes yet, you haven't seen ****.
It is hands down the absolute worst sex scene in the history of gaming.
**** this stuff is awful. I'll take inhuman and prosperised BG3 sex scenes over this cringe lol.
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Incognito wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 12:59
Not even the He/Him in bio can save xim now.
That's even more damning. He should've picked some special snowflake pronouns. He/Him is akin to coming out as a white supremacist.
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His pronouns is Gay/Der
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A reminder that most of developers in the past have always been leftwing. Them cancelling the older leftists is just them eating themselves.
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Anyone who says Sex Scenes in gaming can't work - hasn't looked at my 400 GB mod folder for Skyrim.

Trust me.. when my characters aren't t-posing through the ground or the game isn't crashing, it's preemo ~ ~ ~

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Also LOL@GAYDER
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You can rape stronk emancipated shield maidens in your modded Skyrim so it automatically makes the experience better than 99% of boring romances in vidya.

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how the ****...
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Roguey wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 12:26
Bull was Patrick Weekes's character. Not Gaider's type at all, he does sensitive men (Anomen, Carth, Alistair, Fenris, Dorian).
I was specifically talking about the sex scenes, and as Gaider is the head-writer he would have signed off on those. You're right he didn't create the character, but that's another discussion. A better head-writer would have said "no, let's not have a sex scene with a farm animal".
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GothGirlSupremacy wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 11:39
A woman who enjoys sex is a massive turn-off and I'm sick of pretending it's not.
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Phos wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 18:05
GothGirlSupremacy wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 11:39
A woman who enjoys sex is a massive turn-off and I'm sick of pretending it's not.
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In his mind she's clearly a virgin
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Segata Sanshiro wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 18:12
Phos wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 18:05
GothGirlSupremacy wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 11:39
A woman who enjoys sex is a massive turn-off and I'm sick of pretending it's not.
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In his mind she's clearly a virgin
His?
She?

Did you just assume their genders?!?
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rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 11:43
Oh and if you haven't suffered through DOS2's sex scenes yet, you haven't seen ****.
It is hands down the absolute worst sex scene in the history of gaming.
I haven't suffered through DoS2 at all. After the tutorial and experiencing that atrocious armor system I uninstalled it immediately.
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cpmartins wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 19:56
rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 11:43
Oh and if you haven't suffered through DOS2's sex scenes yet, you haven't seen ****.
It is hands down the absolute worst sex scene in the history of gaming.
I haven't suffered through DoS2 at all. After the tutorial and experiencing that atrocious armor system I uninstalled it immediately.
I can't even force myself to get through the first town.
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Post by aeternalis »

Soon they'll have defensive tackle shoulders, Gaider.
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Phos wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 18:05
GothGirlSupremacy wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 11:39
A woman who enjoys sex is a massive turn-off and I'm sick of pretending it's not.
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If they don't carry this expression on their face after you did it wrong.
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GothGirlSupremacy wrote: ↑ February 28th, 2023, 00:42
Phos wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 18:05
GothGirlSupremacy wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 11:39
A woman who enjoys sex is a massive turn-off and I'm sick of pretending it's not.
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If they don't carry this expression on their face after you did it wrong.
What about during the act, though?
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Phos wrote: ↑ March 1st, 2023, 17:14
GothGirlSupremacy wrote: ↑ February 28th, 2023, 00:42
If they don't carry this expression on their face after you did it wrong.
What about during the act, though?
Tears and screams only.
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Tears and screams of pleasure.