Is this really working as intended? I realize gender does influence the amount of affection gained from some companions, but it sounds more like Ashara is bugged for female SI.

Well, I'm actually quite fond of him so far, and I like his gruff default appearance. But then again, I also loved Hunter from the Imperial Agent story (and I'm going to QQ forever about that one, haha), Zevran from DA:O, Anders from DA2, and Kaidan from Mass Effect, so my opinions/ favorites seem to be perpetually in the minority. Is this legit? I only ask because I usually seem to get approval from Andy in multiples of 27 (IIRC). Or are you just trying to say that he generally approves? Also, is this after you've started the romance with him?

1. Yes, it's supposed to happen like that. Don't run all the way in, just keep fighting them and they'll stop spawning more after a little bit. 2. Yes, during your last quest there, Into the Pit, there is a pretty challenging fight against the Mutated Colicoid Broodmaster that you should look up to get some tips on how to beat it (the basic part to win that fight, though, is to kill the adds that spawn). Overall, if your class quests seem a bit too challenging, just put them on hold and gain a level or two, then when you go back to them they'll be much easier (for example, finish Balmorra and the bonus series, then go back and squish those bugs like ants). Edit: Also, anyone talking about leading the bugs down a hallway, or adds spawning on a timer, is referring to the Broodmaster fight from Into the Pit, and not the fight with the bugs that keep spawning (during Scientific Inquiry I think the quest is called). Just stay where you are, keep fighting those bugs, and they'll stop popping up eventually.

Thanks for the reply! I don't know him well enough yet to speculate his motives/sincerity since I just started the romance, but hopefully I will soon He doesn't seem to be all that popular, which is too bad because it's always amusing to chat with people about the romances (as on the BSN), and pick apart these types of situations. I wonder why a lot of girls don't seem to be interested in him?

I'm just wondering if Andronikos says anything interesting (jealous or funny etc) if you sleep with that Urtel guy on Alderaan after starting Andy's romance. I wasn't interested in Urtel, and was too afraid I wouldn't hit escape in time if I tried it out just to see what Andy would say. Too bad I can't reload..

Most of the flirt options that I remember are during Act 3, and they were in pretty much every conversation I had with Hunter at that point. My agent was also full light side. They had a great love/ hate thing going. Oh how I wished I could've joined the conspirators, and flown off with Hunter instead of killing her. *QQs forever* Yes, it's universal, so you must have missed it. It's revealed after you defeat Hunter, in that convo you have right before she dies. There might be a conversation option that skips the reveal, though? Perhaps the DS option misses it?

You have the option to have him keep his link to the hive open or closed. He'll show up with it suppressed, but if you tell him you prefer him as a full joiner, then hell turn it back on for you. You get a slightly different conversation after the smexy times depending on which you chose. Personally, I greatly preferred the conversation you get when he suppresses the hive.

There are plenty of blaster pistols with +cunning on them that are sold by commendation vendors. +aim will not be nearly as good for Temple, since cunning is her main stat. Just grab moddable ones and keep them updated.

@Evolvana: I flirted outrageously with pretty much anyone I had the option to, both before and after starting a romance with Vector, and it didn't seem to have any effect on Vector's romance. Ah, Vector. I can. only even remember him commenting once (on Voss) about my agent's flirting, and I always have him along with me while hitting on NPCs (haha, poor guy). So far, I also haven't lost any affection with him for flirting with other guys either Now, if you play a smuggler and you romance Corso, it's a totally different story. He always has something to say, whether it's an NPC flirting with the PC (even if they're just commenting on her being attractive), or if you chose a flirt option during a dialogue. Corso will always say something cute/jealous, and you lose some affection for flirting. So I guess it just depends on the romance and the character. Either way, I don't think you can break your companion romance by flirting with any random NPCs you find along the way (even Corso's romance, and he seems to be more the jealous type).

I don't think the male Sith warrior is Steve Valentine (doesn't sound like him?)... and he's not listed on IMDB for TOR at all. But I play as a female anyway, because the LI for Sith warriors is another favorite of mine. Have you guys seen Malavai Quinn? But, um, Corso is of course my favorite! Hehe I'm looking forward to more flirt options with male NPCs so that I can hear Corso's silly jealous comments! His quips when someone else flirts (unprovoked) with the Captain are also funny, like the one in the first cantina on Tatooine when you start your class quest there, and the bartender comments on the attractive Captain . I think there's even a screenshot of his response somewhere in the thread.

Yes, I also noticed that I was referred to with male pronouns in some of the loading screens. It's really annoying, and I hope (but doubt) it will be fixed. I saw.... somewhere... about the females being referred to as "Sir", and it was stated by a dev that this was intentional. I wonder if I can find that again.... ah, here we go. It was in the Best Buy developer chat. Here's the quote from the transript:

Just wanted to chime in with some more Corso love. I didn't think I'd like him quite so much, but I keep finding myself taking breaks from my (main) Operative to get more time in on my Smuggler! His country boy accent is so cute, and his battle quips and other comments have been surprisingly funny (I lol'd pretty hard the first time he said "yeeha!"). Anyway, even after reading so much Corso hate on the boards, I was pretty sure I'd like him. I mean, Anders is my favorite character from Dragon Age 2, and he's also widely hated. And since the woman who wrote Anders also wrote Corso's romance, I'm very excited to see how it plays out!

Wow, this is such a nice, relaxing thread. I preordered on the 9th (seems to be a popular day for preorders for some reason), so I wasn't expecting to be in before the weekend. Friday access would be awesome.