Features you want the most?

[Rinvee]

Hm. I just thought about something.
Well, since Loren remind me A LOT of Dragon Age I was thinking about making canon pairings besides the ones with main character. I mean, like in DA2 when you choose not to romance Isabela or Fenris they kind of hooked up. I really liked dwarven love in Loren 1, but since you couldn't romance any of them *pointed look*
But please nothing like in DA1 when

Spoiler:

Alistair was making babies with Morrigan and I nearly died of jealousy there. Blasted witch.

It would add nice touch to character personalities. I think.

[jack1974]

Yes I've thought about this and could be fun indeed. After all, I've always thought that Amukiki and Draco or Rei and Chambara form a nice couple

[Valorous_Roland]

Nooo, Jack, it must be Rei and Selith! It just has to be...!
And don't forget you're adding Raven in Loren 3 so he can romance Chambara!

I do take couples very seriously.
But I do like the idea... Although it sounds hard to do. And I really only like it as long as you can choose if you want them to end up together. I mean, even if I don't date, for example... Say, Breza. I might not want her to date, say, Karen or Loren. Or, as another example, say I don't date Mesphit, but I don't want him to end up with Mryth (oh, wait... That sounds adorable! ). I just don't like those couples. And couples are important! It can ruin my headcanon!
So, good idea, but only if it's in the player's hand. So, Elenor/Saren, as Matchmaker Queen/King, has the right to tell everyone who they can and can't date.
Perks of being the hero.

[Sylrissa]

Nah Selith needs to end up with Elenor for sure!

[Valorous_Roland]

Well, Elenor gets everyone, of course!
...Except Draco, Nook, Myrth, and Lydia.

[jack1974]

So, good idea, but only if it's in the player's hand. So, Elenor/Saren, as Matchmaker Queen/King, has the right to tell everyone who they can and can't date.
Perks of being the hero.

Lol it wouldn't be much realistic though?
Rei:"mommy can I date the sexy Lizarwoman?"
Elenor:"No! She's mine."
Rei:"Ok ok then the hottie dark witch"
Elenor:"No! Think if you had sons with that woman! would be a disaster."
Rei:"OK ok whatever, but I want romance someone! Even a man! What about Draco!?"
Elenor:"Haha you're joking, Draco is all mine!"
Rei:"But but... he's homosexual!"
Elenor:"BWahhaha I'm the player I make the rules!!"

HMMMM I am not sure about this...

[DunKalar]

Well you can either let players decide or let deeper interaction out of this game.

Otherwhise, you will only get angered players who think that the couple you designed just does not fit with their imagination/jealousy :D

Since teh majority of your players wants to mate with everything they encounter, I suggest to focus romancing on the MC as is or include harem options :D

[Valorous_Roland]

Maybe DunKalar has the right idea here. I do like the idea (minus the harem option ! Although Jealousy Scenes were great... Although now that's I'm committed from Loren 1, I'd feel terrible dating again), but I feel that it could anger people. Some (me included) take headcanon very seriously...

Or you could do it like a Harvest Moon game, in which you can get married. Once you get married in that game, you can trigger scenes between other characters (bachelors/bachelorettes you didn't marry). But you could choose whether or not to view the scene, and, if you don't, they don't get married.

I think, though, that sound like a lot of extra work. And, I think if it's done wrong (i.e. out of the player's hands) it's would be a huge issue. It's not like I wouldn't buy the game, but other games that did this (Mass Effect 3) really annoyed me. It was my biggest issue in the game, and I'm sure that there are others that wouldn't like "canon" couples that they don't support (or even clash with your couples... "What!? Amukiki is supposed to be dating Draco!? No, he's dating me!"... And I wouldn't like something like that to be considered canon, you know? If it's in the game, and it's the only couple for Draco, it's kinda implied to be what's supposed to happen, right? And that would anger AmukikixElenor fans (me!), AmukikixSaren fans, and SarenxDraco fans).

[jack1974]

OK, for now to be honest nothing is planned and this seems more like an extra feature if there's time, but if I decide to do that, seems that people want some kind of control over it

[Aleema]

Hm. I just thought about something.
Well, since Loren remind me A LOT of Dragon Age I was thinking about making canon pairings besides the ones with main character. I mean, like in DA2 when you choose not to romance Isabela or Fenris they kind of hooked up. I really liked dwarven love in Loren 1, but since you couldn't romance any of them *pointed look*
But please nothing like in DA1 when

Spoiler:

Alistair was making babies with Morrigan and I nearly died of jealousy there. Blasted witch.

It would add nice touch to character personalities. I think.

The Alistair scene with Morrigan is so incredibly cringe-worthy, it should stand as a testament for what NOT to do with your characters. Ugh.

I think, though, that sound like a lot of extra work. And, I think if it's done wrong (i.e. out of the player's hands) it's would be a huge issue. It's not like I wouldn't buy the game, but other games that did this (Mass Effect 3) really annoyed me. It was my biggest issue in the game, and I'm sure that there are others that wouldn't like "canon" couples that they don't support (or even clash with your couples... "What!? Amukiki is supposed to be dating Draco!? No, he's dating me!"... And I wouldn't like something like that to be considered canon, you know? If it's in the game, and it's the only couple for Draco, it's kinda implied to be what's supposed to happen, right? And that would anger AmukikixElenor fans (me!), AmukikixSaren fans, and SarenxDraco fans).

To be honest, this is how I feel about canon pairings between romancable people. I can be out-voted on this, though. But generally, I feel it only has the potential to make the game less fun for people. Not to mention that we'd have to play favorites on who to pair, because it would be silly for everyone to pair up. The only reason those particular characters in Dragon Age 1 & 2 were paired were because David Gaider wanted his characters to hook up with the sexiest women in the party (a selfish act I don't intend to replicate).