My Problem with LGBT content

[Teskal]

is not that there is such content in the game. There should be more games like this.

What I do not like is, that Gale asked to speak with me and suddenly I am in a romantic star watching scene. I said yes, because it could have been also part of his bomb storyline. It was not clear for me. There was no conversation leading into any romantic direction.

For me it was not really immersive to be suddenly in such a situation.

It would so easy to solve this. Why is there no conversation beforehand where you're asked what your sexual preferences are? It would be even enough, if this conversation happens once in the camp. People within a camp talk, so everyone could know what a character like or not. So the game could stop it, if no gay, lesbian, bi or hetero content is wanted. Or even no romance at all.

I saw a few threads about not wanted content. Most of the time it feels for me just like hate and I do not read much further. But I read often, just say no. But to say no, I should know to what I say no beforehand.

I really like that Larians offers LGBT content. And I really would like it, if future games would offer more content, too. And I like that all my friends can express their sexual preferences in this game.

EDIT: A small addition to what I wrote:
It would have been different for me if I could have said to Gale that I have no romantic interest in him before the scene started. In this case I would not even said no to sit a while together.

[yahboi1988]

Men being less then 3 feet away from each other isn't inherently gay.

[seeker1]

You know how you express your character's sexual preference ... hey Gale, thanks for watching the stars with me, nice magic lesson ... but I don't swing that way, let's just be friends.

Done.

BTW, I have a lot of friends, some of them are men, I think almost all of them know my sexual orientation, but I've never felt the need to say upfront, "Hey, Bob, let me just tell you for no random reason, I am straight." THAT would be a very weird and awkward conversation. To just tell people that for no a priori reason.

Have I had a male friend hit on me? It's happened. People make mistakes. Anything short of sexual assault is an honest mistake. We kind of had this very sort of conversation, and we're still friends now.

[Pyromaiden]

Originally posted by Teskal:

is not that there is such content in the game. There should be more games like this.

What I do not like is, that Gale asked to speak with me and suddenly I am in a romantic star watching scene. I said yes, because it could have been also part of his bomb storyline. It was not clear for me. There was no conversation leading into any romantic direction.

For me it was not really immersive to be suddenly in such a situation.

It would so easy to solve this. Why is there no conversation beforehand where you're asked what your sexual preferences are? It would be even enough, if this conversation happens once in the camp. People within a camp talk, so everyone could know what a character like or not. So the game could stop it, if no gay, lesbian, bi or hetero content is wanted. Or even no romance at all.

I saw a few threads about not wanted content. Most of the time it feels for me just like hate and I do not read much further. But I read often, just say no. But to say no, I should know to what I say no beforehand.

I really like that Larians offers LGBT content. And I really would like it, if future games would offer more content, too. And I like that all my friends can express their sexual preferences in this game.

There is a way to offer to watch the stars with him platonically. I don't remember what it is but if you reject him in a certain way he'll be disappointed but understanding and ask if you'll stay anyway because he doesn't want to be alone.

This is what I did when I first got this scene.

[Omnius10]

i had the option , just to sit silently and watch the stars. Nothing more, maybe because i was in a relation with shadowheart already.

[ConcernedNerd]

Originally posted by Teskal:

is not that there is such content in the game. There should be more games like this.

What I do not like is, that Gale asked to speak with me and suddenly I am in a romantic star watching scene. I said yes, because it could have been also part of his bomb storyline. It was not clear for me. There was no conversation leading into any romantic direction.

For me it was not really immersive to be suddenly in such a situation.

It would so easy to solve this. Why is there no conversation beforehand where you're asked what your sexual preferences are? It would be even enough, if this conversation happens once in the camp. People within a camp talk, so everyone could know what a character like or not. So the game could stop it, if no gay, lesbian, bi or hetero content is wanted. Or even no romance at all.

I saw a few threads about not wanted content. Most of the time it feels for me just like hate and I do not read much further. But I read often, just say no. But to say no, I should know to what I say no beforehand.

I really like that Larians offers LGBT content. And I really would like it, if future games would offer more content, too. And I like that all my friends can express their sexual preferences in this game.

It sounds like your problem has zero to do with LGBTQ anything and more to do with how vague the romantic entanglement with gale was. I am playing a woman and had the same thing with Wyll. Does that mean I have a problem with straight content? No lol Not sure why you attached being gay to this in anyway.

[Zeel Ara]

Originally posted by Omnius10:

i had the option , just to sit silently and watch the stars. Nothing more, maybe because i was in a relation with shadowheart already.

No that's the way it is for everyone. People just have hysterical reactions to being reminded that they could potentially bang a dude. I guess they've never had to tell anyone 'no' before in their life.

It's the drawback of creating NPCs that behave like humans: Men can be creepy and underhanded as eff about flirting. Anyone who has ever dated men have been in that situation, where someone is inching closer emotionally until you're in a position where you have to reject an unspoken advance.

Yea, I can get why that must be weird if no one has ever come on to you before, but that's not the game's fault.

[DrZann]

Originally posted by ConcernedNerd:

It sounds like your problem has zero to do with LGBTQ anything and more to do with how vague the romantic entanglement with gale was. I am playing a woman and had the same thing with Wyll. Does that mean I have a problem with straight content? No lol Not sure why you attached being gay to this in anyway.

Yeah, the romance dialogue choices are pretty vague. A lot of those stumbling into romances could be avoided by marking those dialogue options as such.

[yahboi1988]

Originally posted by ConcernedNerd:

Originally posted by Teskal:

is not that there is such content in the game. There should be more games like this.

What I do not like is, that Gale asked to speak with me and suddenly I am in a romantic star watching scene. I said yes, because it could have been also part of his bomb storyline. It was not clear for me. There was no conversation leading into any romantic direction.

For me it was not really immersive to be suddenly in such a situation.

It would so easy to solve this. Why is there no conversation beforehand where you're asked what your sexual preferences are? It would be even enough, if this conversation happens once in the camp. People within a camp talk, so everyone could know what a character like or not. So the game could stop it, if no gay, lesbian, bi or hetero content is wanted. Or even no romance at all.

I saw a few threads about not wanted content. Most of the time it feels for me just like hate and I do not read much further. But I read often, just say no. But to say no, I should know to what I say no beforehand.

I really like that Larians offers LGBT content. And I really would like it, if future games would offer more content, too. And I like that all my friends can express their sexual preferences in this game.

It sounds like your problem has zero to do with LGBTQ anything and more to do with how vague the romantic entanglement with gale was. I am playing a woman and had the same thing with Wyll. Does that mean I have a problem with straight content? No lol Not sure why you attached being gay to this in anyway.

It's an U.S.A. thing. Any male contact that isn't the handshake backslap hug type is viewed as gay.

[Teskal]

It would have been different for me if I could have said to Gale that I have no romantic interest in him before the scene started. In this case I would not even said no to sit a while together.

[brendan_in_china]

None of my straight friends have ever hit on me. Never, Apparently it's really easy to figure out who is into whom and queer friends directed their attention where it had a chance.

They can lock in race and background, they could lock in sexual preference. Think of as 'I was born that way.'

[THIS GAME ⁧⁧SUCKS]

Originally posted by yahboi1988:

It's an U.S.A. thing. Any male contact that isn't the handshake backslap hug type is viewed as gay.

This user was never on a male athletics team in xir life
-Philip

[Pyromaiden]

Originally posted by DrZann:

Originally posted by ConcernedNerd:

It sounds like your problem has zero to do with LGBTQ anything and more to do with how vague the romantic entanglement with gale was. I am playing a woman and had the same thing with Wyll. Does that mean I have a problem with straight content? No lol Not sure why you attached being gay to this in anyway.

Yeah, the romance dialogue choices are pretty vague. A lot of those stumbling into romances could be avoided by marking those dialogue options as such.

it's the same way in the Mass Effect games, where they also don't highlight the flirt options and make them sound platonic and friendly

can't count how many times i'm just trying to be jacob's friend and suddenly him and femshep are getting all sultry and making bedroom eyes like, bro, come on

[DrZann]

Originally posted by Teskal:

It would have been different for me if I could have said to Gale that I have no romantic interest in him before the scene started. In this case I would not even said no to sit a while together.

I enjoyed the scene. You do have the choice to go friend-zone with the guy while sitting there but the option was rather vague and should have been more up front. BG3 is awesome but not perfect.

[larhtas]

Originally posted by Teskal:

It would have been different for me if I could have said to Gale that I have no romantic interest in him before the scene started. In this case I would even not said no to sit a while together.

Actually there is:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3040961317

Click on option 3) 4) 5) or 6). Do not click on option 1) or 2).
During the star gazing scene in act 2. You don't have any romantic options if you didn't clicked on option 1) or 2).

So the scene is actually not romantic as you can't trigger any romantic options. If you had clicked on option 1) or 2) you would have romantics options during the star gazing scene.
So basically you have just decided on your own (because i suppose you didn't clicked on option 1) or 2)) that the scene is romantic, probably because to you siting next to a guy trigger some kind of anxiety or something.

The game is not going to fix this feeling for you, neither will Larian (as they don't read this) neither will the steam community. I suggest to get more confident on your sexuality or to embrace what looks like to lurk beside the urge to write this thread and make you feel so unsafe.

[Blackcobalt]

What is up with all the gay ♥♥♥♥ talk who cares. Play the game and have fun its a game crying out loud.