DA4 / Dragon Age: Retribution LEAK, GET IN HERE GUYS!!!! [Please keep discussion about this 'leak' t

I have been thinking that we would only get a human protagonist, since the second Inquisitor stabbed Tevinter on the map at the end of Trespasser. But a dwarf can be fitted in the story as well since dwarves have relations with every nation.

If this leak has any shred of truth to it, then of all the ridiculous things mentioned, this is the worst, imo.

As a Solasmancer, there are many things I would like to see happen.  I can live quite happily without most of them.  Proper closure is something that would be difficult to go without. 

Perhaps that makes me selfish.   So be it. 

 

Apparently we get a qunari companion, but not being able to play as one?😑

True or not, I have to say I almost wept of joy with the description of Minrathous. If they are taking one thing from TW3 as inspiration, the city of Novigrad is definitely a good choice. But then again, this might not happen at all. It's really hard for me to imagine Bioware actually managing to create a breathing, living city with NPCs that aren't rocks.

And don't kill me, but the protagonist possibly being human only is honestly really appealing to me. Hawke is still my favorite protagonist in all DA games for a reason. I also like the idea of having a last name that people will mention, because it makes things way more personal than having NPCs and companions calling you by your title (if we'll have any at all in DA4). But Lanius? What the heck kind of name is that? I smell BS...

Also, I don't mind having only 7 companions, that's what I've been wishing for anyway. And I don't see what's the problem with having people attacking your companions if it makes sense for the story. If you go to a place where qunari are hated then I'd be more frustrated if people didn't react at all just because he/she is with you.

Honestly, overall I'm liking what I'm reading, apart from a few weird things (Salos? Really?). Some of these things actually sound too good to be true (combat being more like DA2 with DAO tactics? My dream!). I'm not saying it's fake, it could very well be a very rough first draft of the game and many things may change, but if it's actually a genuine first draft, then I'd say they are going into the right direction in my opinion.

I agree with the release date speculation. I find it hard to believe that the DA4 team has been doing nothing since Trespasser came out. It's been what 2014 since Tresspasser?

Oh please! Dragon Age 2 battle mechanis were the most fun. Being a rogue and jumping all over the battle field was amazing.
If it's true, the only thing that upsets me is that the main girl is again only for the male protagonist.

The protagonist being human doesn't make a difference to me since my canon choices of protagonists are always human, but I'm hoping to get a full set of protagonists, one of each race, in a single world.

Devs have already said there'll never be a "homosexual toggle" where you can magically stop all same-sex content. I figure what they mean about the CC is that you'll be able to set your own sexuality in the CC, so if you're a lesbian noblewoman, maybe NPCs will reference that? I don't know.

If this leak is true, I like most of what I'm hearing. Especially about Minrathous and having at least one qunari and dwarf companion. My biggest disappointment stems from having a human-only PC who defaults to a mage, because....... we already had that with Hawke.

I know Hawke being a mage is Bioware's default but I never felt like DA2 was meant for Hawke to be a mage, at least it didn't make much sense to me in terms of the story. In DAI however, I feel like being a mage brings a lot of new dialogue options that I really like, so it makes more sense for me to play as a mage. But in the end, I don't think it means anything. Maybe mages in DA4 will get extra dialogue and mentions like in DAI but I think that's about it.

Huh, the plot sounds like Michael Bay movie.

And it directly contradicts what the devs said. In they've stated that Trespasser "sets up the future of the franchise", by which they mean the elements that will show up in the future: eluvians, qunari and ancient elves.

Sooo... where are the eluvians? Where are the ancient elves (aside from Solas)?

Also... dude - Maximus Decimus is the main character from Gladiator.

Trololol...

I think it's more that Hawke was a mage on the cover, in the trailer, and in a non-custom Keep import in DAI. Even Hawke's concept art was "biker mage". Doesn't necessarily mean that mage Hawke is better or fits the storyline better. I figure it will be the same here. Not necessarily a better story, but it says something about how they envision the character, if you know what I mean?

this seems to be 100% fake based on other recent user thread history but maybe I'm not privy to the joke