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Thehellfire
12.27.2012 , 03:29 PM | #111
Quote: Originally Posted by natashina View Post
SGRAs are in all current BioWare games, except for this one. I believe that is what the poster meant. Shoot, the Sims have same sex marriage in them, so even EA has it in it's recent games.

EU is considered fact and a perfectly legitimate viewpoint. It's cannon, so it's verified.

Here are the different forms of canon for the SW Extended Universe.




Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_canon

I doubt that is going to change due to Disney anytime soon, so I consider the EU cannon.
So basically gay romances are low totem pole canon trumped by movie canon in which there is no homosexuality.

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Jacen_Starsolo
12.27.2012 , 03:30 PM | #112
Quote: Originally Posted by Thehellfire View Post
The only argument they have is an old promise from years ago made by someone long gone now.
With the issues of the game, I'm surprised people are so upset they don't get the kiss or run off the screen scene. It's laughable how Bioware handled the romance in this game anyhow. They should be lucky not to get the poorly done half-baked (wanted to use another word) way it was handled.

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natashina
12.27.2012 , 03:31 PM | #113
Oh and links or it didn't happen?

This is a link to an early video talking about SGRs coming in ToR.

Here is the transcripts the PAX Q&As on Darth Hater with a mention about SGRs coming in The Old Republic:
Day One Day Two

Quote: Originally Posted by Daniel Erickson
(The question, gathered from online submissions, was summed up as, "Is there any update on same gender romance?")


This is an interesting one because it sort of lit up, and we didn't honestly -- if we should give an update on it every single time -- We've always said the same thing with it, which is that it's coming, and it's coming with story updates. And we totally understand when people hear "soon", um, maybe I should have put the TM next to it that, "writer Soon"? The writers have a much, much larger lead time than you would expect, and we wanna do any of this stuff right. We heard suggestions, and we do read the stuff, and let's talk a little about the stuff we were not willing to do. We were not willing to go in and just change all the dialogue to work for the other gender. That is not writing. That is not good storytelling.
Here's a link to the Daniel Erickson comments from the Guild Summit. I'll post the video.

Finally, from the Beta forums:

The following statements were made in September 2011 by Stephen Reid, former Senior Online Community Manager for SWTOR.

Quote: Originally Posted by Stephen Reid
Due to the design constraints of a fully voiced MMO of this scale and size, many choices had to be made as to the launch and post-launch feature set. Same gender romances with companion characters in Star Wars: The Old Republic will be a post-launch feature. Because The Old Republic is an MMO, the game will live on through content expansions which allow us to include content and features that could not be included at launch, including the addition of more companion characters who will have additional romance options.
Quote: Originally Posted by Stephen Reid
First of all, this is definitely not an audience that consists of a 'couple of people' and we're aware of that. We take this decision very seriously. Second, it's very important to realize that this is just one of many, many content additions that will be going into the game post launch. The vast majority of our content will be of interest to the vast majority of our potential audience.
However, one of the amazing things about MMOs is that over time we can get to add things that are exciting and interesting to smaller audiences. Normally, that's not something that's addressed too far ahead of time. In this case, we felt the addition was warranted and should be addressed early. There will be plenty of content for all to play and enjoy.
Quote: Originally Posted by Stephen Reid
We can't guarantee that a character you play at launch would have romance options 'unlocked' for an existing companion. It's something that will be taken into consideration when making design decisions. Not a promise it'll happen, but we'll take that feedback and relay it through to design. We fully intend to do justice to the story in our storylines. As you may have heard, we take story very seriously - this included.
Feel free to google the Stephen Reid quotes. Many news sites covered it.

And with that, unless there is any obvious questions, I'm out.

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Thehellfire
12.27.2012 , 03:37 PM | #114
Quote: Originally Posted by natashina View Post
Oh and links or it didn't happen?

This is a link to an early video talking about SGRs coming in ToR.

Here is the transcripts the PAX Q&As on Darth Hater with a mention about SGRs coming in The Old Republic:
Day One Day Two



Here's a link to the Daniel Erickson comments from the Guild Summit. I'll post the video.

Finally, from the Beta forums:

The following statements were made in September 2011 by Stephen Reid, former Senior Online Community Manager for SWTOR.







Feel free to google the Stephen Reid quotes. Many news sites covered it.

And with that, unless there is any obvious questions, I'm out.
Do either of these still work for bioware? And can you bring posts and references from more recent? I think its obvious Bioware has changed their minds.

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utio
12.27.2012 , 03:37 PM | #115
Quote: Originally Posted by Thehellfire View Post
Fact Sgras are not in MOST games. I can link a million games to the 3 you can.

Fact Bioware isnt run by the same people who "promised" you gay romance 2+ years ago. They and their ideas have been ****canned.

And bringing up EU isnt bringing up Facts. Fact.
I'm not saying sgr is in all games, I'm saying bioware are known for including them in their games, have done, and have said they will in this game. Yes, things change, but they haven't said they aren't anymore. Until they say yes or no, people will still ask. If you've got a problem with people asking for updates, then sorry, but that's your problem.
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TUXs
12.27.2012 , 03:40 PM | #116
Quote: Originally Posted by natashina View Post
Oh and links or it didn't happen?

This is a link to an early video talking about SGRs coming in ToR.

Here is the transcripts the PAX Q&As on Darth Hater with a mention about SGRs coming in The Old Republic:
Day One Day Two

Here's a link to the Daniel Erickson comments from the Guild Summit. I'll post the video.

Finally, from the Beta forums:

The following statements were made in September 2011 by Stephen Reid, former Senior Online Community Manager for SWTOR.

Feel free to google the Stephen Reid quotes. Many news sites covered it.

And with that, unless there is any obvious questions, I'm out.
Stephen Reid was released from his employment with Bioware shortly after launch...and at E3 we were shown a video that claimed Makeb would be "THIS YEAR"...now it's suddenly "Spring 2013". Also, reading your quotes, they claimed it would be added when they continued the story...have we actually updated ANY of the stories since launch?? No. So relax...your SGR's aren't shelved yet.
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utio
12.27.2012 , 03:42 PM | #117
Quote: Originally Posted by Thehellfire View Post
Do either of these still work for bioware? And can you bring posts and references from more recent? I think its obvious Bioware has changed their minds.
Doesn't matter if they work for bioware now, or not. When a representative of a company speaks about what that company is going to do, they speak on behalf of the company. I thought everyone knew that.
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Thehellfire
12.27.2012 , 03:42 PM | #118
Quote: Originally Posted by utio View Post
I'm not saying sgr is in all games, I'm saying bioware are known for including them in their games, have done, and have said they will in this game. Yes, things change, but they haven't said they aren't anymore. Until they say yes or no, people will still ask. If you've got a problem with people asking for updates, then sorry, but that's your problem.
Ive no problem people asjking for updates, but as it has been pointed out there are other threads already. We dont need a new one every week.

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TUXs
12.27.2012 , 03:43 PM | #119
Quote: Originally Posted by utio View Post
Doesn't matter if they work for bioware now, or not. When a representative of a company speaks about what that company is going to do, they speak on behalf of the company. I thought everyone knew that.
While generally true, this most definitely doesn't seem to be the case with Bioware.
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Jacen_Starsolo
12.27.2012 , 03:43 PM | #120
Quote: Originally Posted by utio View Post
Doesn't matter if they work for bioware now, or not. When a representative of a company speaks about what that company is going to do, they speak on behalf of the company. I thought everyone knew that.
And everyone should know a change in leadership brings about change in directions.
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