Romance? In Star Wars? Really you say. Yes there is romance in the game and it involves your companions. There is one and sometimes two companions that are listed as romanceable. This does not mean you have to start a romantic relationship with them. It just means you can move in that direction if you want to in your story line.
There are options, such as, giving your companion a courting gift. This will increase their affection towards you. Also you may have the option when talking with them to flirt. Flirting will also move you in the direction of romance. I have played the story line as a romance with my smuggler, Lio'eg and her companion Corso. I think at one point he proposed marriage. I know he has professed his undying love for my character.
There is a more adult aspect to the game. You can actually get intimate with a NPC character. This is only with NPCs. You can't go to SWTOR pick up another player and go off for a roll in the hay. Before anyone gets all freaked out about a game showing things that it shouldn't be showing, it's not graphic and to be honest you might not even be aware of what just happened.
I'm on some planet and flirting with an NPC. It shows us both leaving and then my screen goes black. I'm now thinking something has gone horribly wrong with the program or my computer. I'm talking to my friend asking what the hell is going on. He starts laughing while my screen comes back. It was maybe black for a minute, possibly two. He goes, "Bow chicka wow wow." I'm still so confused when he tells me that I just got laid. What? Really? He assured me that is what happened. I start laughing. My story line continues as I leave the base never to see this poor NPC again. He wanted me to take him with me. I couldn't do that. Damn I'm good.
My friend and I think it's quite amusing. However, I will tell you my one beef with this and a recent update. It seems several options for romance have decreased for female players more so then male players. From what I have read the creators have changed the game so there isn't so many romance options out there. I looked at the list of characters that was once able to be romanced versus now. It seems that a lot of the male companions are no longer romanceable. Specifically, Doc, who is a Jedi Knight companion. This makes me sad. I do realize that the majority of the players are male and maybe the thought of romance in an action adventure game might turn them away. As I said, this is an option and you're not forced to be romantic with any character. Why not keep it just as it was.
I also noticed that the romanceable companions are usually human or have more humanoid features. My dream is for Zenith, my Twi'lek companion, on my Jedi Sages to be one you can romance. However, I doubt that will ever come to be because he's alien. Oh well, my rant is now over.
It doesn't matter whether you choose to be romantic or not. The important part is you're having fun. Even though I have some gripes I'm still having fun in the game. Stay tuned for a post or two or many on armor.
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