Why You Should Romance Solas BEFORE Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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Bold of you to assume I haven’t done it every da:I playthrough cries in solavellan

come to solavellan's hell with us.

Nah. The friendship with Solas and winning his trust is already deeply rewarding. He shows alot of love also to his good friend, and regret.

I think a Solas romance with a Lavellan just fully flushes out the elven lore, that alone makes it worth the effort. Sure he's a know-it-all he was there, he did it!

Solas is my favourite romance from any game ever. I thought I was kind of over him by now but with the gameplay trailer I was dragged back into Solavellan hell immediately. Like I think of him *all the time*. It is insane.

Really well stated. I romanced him before I knew about the whole Dreadwolf thing -- because of his charm and nerdiness. :-) But, absolutely, there is so much to be gained from experiencing his deeper convos before heading into The Veilguard. (Side-note: In addition to doing a playthrough with the Solas romance, I wish the "Solas and Varric hate each other crowd" would do a playthrough taking Varric and Solas with them throughout the game. Solas deeply respects Varric and Varric (the big heart) cares about Solas. And that's before The Missing storyline ...)

The ending to trespasser with a Solas-romanced lavellan still gives me goosebumps no matter how many times I watch it. I find it funny I actually didn't like Solas when I first met him, but he won me over throughout the game with the unique perspective he had on spirits and the fade, I loved that he viewed it with beauty and nuance rather than a thing that should be feared and avoided. Also - when you've played trespasser and find out what * really * happened to the elves, its hard to see any of Solas's actions as evil, especially playing as an elf who has seen & experienced all the oppression and hardship the elves have faced in the Dragon Age world. Solas sees himself as responsible for all the suffering the elves have endured and he's trying to correct his mistakes.

I love more friendship with Solas than romance. Will be very interesting how it will plays in DAV with friend Lavellan, not lover.

You know- a couple days ago there was a poll on Reddit ranking Inquisition romances- Solas won and stayed at the the top spot for 44/48 hours the poll was run. I think his detractors are just really loud lol

One of the problems with dating Solas is the fact that you are forced to choose an elf to satisfy this character prerequisite. This is not an obstacle for those who want to play with elves, but it is an inconvenient for those who have other plans. Furthermore, seeing a romance being suddenly interrupted has left many players furious, confused and depressed... and rightly so. It's obvious that there is a context for this and many people are betting on a reunion with a happy ending in Veilguard (or other dramatic possibilities that nourish romantic and anxious hearts), but I consider that Inquisition already requires so many hours invested in its complete gameplay - especially if you is not objective and is not in a "rush" to complete the game - which I prefer to see a conclusive formal relationship. In practice, I prefer to irritate the character in a friendly way with Sera. Now seriously: I hope other races "shine" in Veilguard so that the elves don't steal too much prominence for themselves. I understand that this may be difficult given the essence of the story, but I would like to see a greater balance in the importance and frequency of participation of other races.

I am planning a Solas romance in my next playthrough.

This is spot on! You gave me the confidence to get my heart broken again by this man. lol. I just made my new Dalish character yesterday. 😊 (And I will try to keep the points you made here in mind when I start sobbing during the Crestwood Waterfall scene.)

"And may the Dread Wolf take you" was the perfect way to end this. Also, goodness, is it warm in here? Whew! 😳😊

I don't hate Solas at all, I love him. He's such a interesting and complex character but ummm, I just didn't find him attractive in that way. He was like a older brother,close friend and confidant. I'm sad it's come this, and i know we might loose him, varric and probably the inquisitor as well. I'm a grown a** man whos ready to be alll up in my feelings😲🥺😭. This game will be amazing ❤️

When I played with a female human I found Solas extremally charming but when I played with a female elven I felt like he looked down on her.... Anyway she ended up with Blackwall with was my first option anyway.

Personally I Hated the romance part with him bc it felt really toxic and it was a torture for me . I'm not really fond of tragic love stories and guys who "pull and push" you constantly. BUT I have to admit Solas writing is good and I see why so many ppl love it. Plus fun fact in the new game I will make the Solas romance version Inquisitor bc it will definitely add some spice to the story and kind of make sense for me .

Since the trailers for Vailguard came out, I've been playing the game again to have a recent romance with Solas and I forgot how amazing and beauitful he is and this story. Back into the Solavellan hell I go ♥

Solavellan Hell for 10 years now and still going strong

Okay, I really didn't like Solas but I never hated the guy, I never chose him to be in my party, then wanted to befriend all the companions then I realized he's telling you history and I just loved the guy, he was pretty cool, so ominous and cautious. And I know, no one asked but I just wanted to put it out there that I wanna try romancing Solas.