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Post by eriador117 on Sept 27, 2016 9:27:54 GMT
My husband has never played any of the Dragon Age Games, he's only heard me talking about them. I've played the game so many times I've lost count and I tend to make the same choices each time. So this PT I asked him to make most of the major in-game decisions and I will follow them, even if they weren't necessarily ones I would chosen myself. So Mages or Templars? He picked Mages (I nearly always pick Mages too, LOL!) Mages as free allies or conscript them? He picked free allies (what I nearly always do.) Leave Hawke or the Warden in the Fade? He picked leave the Warden. (same as me!) Ally with the Wardens or exile them? (He's heard about the Blight, but doesn't really know what it is, only that it's bad and Wardens can stop it. Recruit the Wardens then. (same as me.) Save Celene, Let Celene die and Gaspard rule, reunite Briala and Celene. He picked save Celene (same as me, I think my husband might be chanelling Cole (same decision as me again) Who drinks from the Well of Sorrows? Husband's reasoning, "You're the leader. You can't let someone else to do something that you won't do yourself. You drink from the Well". (different decision from me usually) Redeem Solas or stop him by any means necessary? Husband's verdict, by any means necessary. (different from me.) Disband the Inquisition or become part of the Divine's Guard? He reckons keep the Inquisition as a distraction, but the real work of spying etc. goes on in a different place/organisation. (different from me, I usually disband, I love the line "I'm off to save the world. Again" I'm surprised how many of his decisions are the same as mine So what have you done to make your PTs different?
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Post by Duke Cameron on Sept 27, 2016 10:09:57 GMT
Honestly, i rarely ever change anything except for who i romance. I made the decisions i made the first time i play any game because those were the decisions i liked and never feel the need to change them. Same thing with my wife. She rarely differs from me in the decisions she makes. The only difference is that i play as men (Except the Inquisitor) who romance women (Leliana/Isabela/Sera) and she plays as women who romances men. (Anders/Cullen)
I might change responses/attitudes a bit but no changes in decisions.
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Post by phoray on Sept 27, 2016 11:17:20 GMT
After a first play through, where I let my morals guide my characters actions, I try to craft characters that would make decisions either differently from me or, if the former fails, the same decisions for drastically different reasons.
There are a few things I refuse to do, by game:
Origins: 1. I refuse to make Alistair a drunk or dead. He's either a happy Warden, a happy King, or a grumpy King. 2. Can't head cannon a reason to turn down Dog. Even murder Warden will see dog as another weapon he could use to murder.
seem to struggle with making a Warden who would do the Ultimate Sacrifice. Even my first PT with my goodie two shoes, I didn't. Hard to now when I know there are no consequences to the DR.But I'll make it someday.
DA2: I can't sell Fenris into slavery. I even tried to watch it on YOUTUBE, and I can't even do that. So, I'm incapable, but I also can't see a reason why Hawke would accept him on in the first place just to hand him over later to avoid a fight. My Hawkes never fear battle., psh.
DAI: 1. Can't keep Cullen on Lyrium permanently. Although I did watch it on YouTube. 2. Can't sacrifice the Chargers, which are a definite resource, for the Qun, which are a questionable resource at best, downright a waste of a mercenary company at the least.
There are two romances I question ever doing, Morrigan and Iron Bull, but maybe a million play throughs from now, I'll do them.
The rest would and could be intentionally changed by me each PT.
Like you, I'm trying to get everyone around me to play DA. MIL, Husband, 2nd husband. Husband chose not to recruit Sten his first play through and was actually okay with Isolde sacrificing herself for the blood ritual. Shocking to me from my perspective of what is "natural" to do one plays the first time. I'll be interested in seeing what else he does differently than I did the first time.
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Post by Catilina on Sept 27, 2016 11:42:25 GMT
DAO: Support Mages Cure werewolves Harrowmont or Behlen Destroy anvil Mostly Dark Ritual, prefer Alistair performed (If self sacrifice, then the warden, never Alistair) Alistair: King or drunk (I dont have Warden Alistair)
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DAI: Mages (They need more respect, there is a chance) Free allies (Of course) Warden left (Hawke is not tainted, and Anders/Fenris need him – and Hawke is my favorite...) Ally with Wardens (Wardens are useful things.) Celene and if I dont fail, Celene and Briala (I don't like assassins too much.) Inquisitor Redeem (You can't kill him at the moment. Just wach, and prepare for war.) Keep Inquisition (and keep an eye on the new Divine... This is a stable job – a bit difficult to find a good work if you have only one hand...)
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Post by eriador117 on Sept 27, 2016 13:35:26 GMT
Yes, there are some things I just wouldn't do in game, even if Hubby suggested it. I can't see a valid reason for selling Fenris back to Danarius. I watched the scene once on YouTube and that was so upsetting that I know I'll never be able to do it in my game universe. Oh, forgot to say husband would save the Chargers, another one I would do. I keep telling him he should play it, but he's not really interested in RPGs. He prefers racing or sport games where you can beat your score next time etc. I'm not into those
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Post by Catilina on Sept 27, 2016 13:39:32 GMT
Yes, there are some things I just wouldn't do in game, even if Hubby suggested it. I can't see a valid reason for selling Fenris back to Danarius. I watched the scene once on YouTube and that was so upsetting that I know I'll never be able to do it in my game universe. Oh, forgot to say husband would save the Chargers, another one I would do. I keep telling him he should play it, but he's not really interested in RPGs. He prefers racing or sport games where you can beat your score next time etc. I'm not into those Yes, I also save Chargers, of course. I don't care about qunari dreadnoughts.
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Post by Hrungr on Sept 27, 2016 15:22:13 GMT
I'll explore different choices in various playthroughs to see the outcome of some of the more pragmatic options, though my canon ones are always "good". But I'll have at least one playthrough in each game which is purely "For Eeeevil!". Just to see what those choices are like.
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Post by eriador117 on Sept 28, 2016 10:25:50 GMT
I'll explore different choices in various playthroughs to see the outcome of some of the more pragmatic options, though my canon ones are always "good". But I'll have at least one playthrough in each game which is purely "For Eeeevil!". Just to see what those choices are like. I tried to do an evil Hawke playthrough once, never got past the prologue, LOL!
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Post by Catilina on Sept 28, 2016 11:01:47 GMT
I'll explore different choices in various playthroughs to see the outcome of some of the more pragmatic options, though my canon ones are always "good". But I'll have at least one playthrough in each game which is purely "For Eeeevil!". Just to see what those choices are like. I tried to do an evil Hawke playthrough once, never got past the prologue, LOL! Similar problem: I can't playing for hours with a character, who I can't like at least a bit... I'm terrible role player.
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Post by opuspace on Sept 28, 2016 11:48:49 GMT
It's tradition for me to make the second playthrough as opposite of my decisions as possible but because of the variety in each one, even that's not possible like it was with Mass Effect. It also depends on whether it fits the characters because even if I have a Dalish Inquisitor that is hateful in personality, he or she doesn't profit as much with Gaspard or Celene ruling alone.
Currently having a difficult time with playing a pious Andrastian. The self-righteous attitude is so saccharine that even I can't sit through that. Looking forward to trying a qunari Inquisitor who is a no nonsense personality that conscripts either faction and makes the less forgiving decisions.
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Post by Hrungr on Sept 28, 2016 14:23:10 GMT
I'll explore different choices in various playthroughs to see the outcome of some of the more pragmatic options, though my canon ones are always "good". But I'll have at least one playthrough in each game which is purely "For Eeeevil!". Just to see what those choices are like. I tried to do an evil Hawke playthrough once, never got past the prologue, LOL! You just have to power through those initial evil choices, it gets easier with time & repetition! (Hmm, I suspect this says something about humanity... Possibly something not good.)
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Post by phoray on Sept 28, 2016 14:59:07 GMT
I'll explore different choices in various playthroughs to see the outcome of some of the more pragmatic options, though my canon ones are always "good". But I'll have at least one playthrough in each game which is purely "For Eeeevil!". Just to see what those choices are like. I tried to do an evil Hawke playthrough once, never got past the prologue, LOL! It's hard to do a prologue with Bethany. I picked aggressive option, +15 friendship for protecting her! I pick Diplo/Sarc, she gives +5-10 friendship. I'm like, darn it Bethany, I'm EVEEEEELL, stop liking me!
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Post by phoray on Sept 28, 2016 15:02:58 GMT
I tried to do an evil Hawke playthrough once, never got past the prologue, LOL! You just have to power through those initial evil choices, it gets easier with time & repetition! (Hmm, I suspect this says something about humanity... Possibly something not good.) ha! I've said this to someone before as well. "Just step away and give yourself the evil pep talk and then come back and jump in." Turning the Mages in to the Templars during the Mercy Quest in DA2 the first time made my heart sore. The second time, I was like, "Haha!Go back you stupid blood mages!" Maybe it was who I was RPing. First time was a mage Hawke who just thought, hypocritically, any mage that wasn't her belonged in the Circle. SecondHawke was like, "I'd kill them if this quest allowed for it, darn it!" But it could be that I'd already numbed myself to their plight between the two playthroughs.
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Post by Blaze on Sept 29, 2016 5:34:58 GMT
well for me, whenever i make a character i give them personality, background, etc... basicly creating a different char each time. the decisions being made are what those chars would do. so it's always different for me.
as for "evil playthroughs" i don't believe in evil, my chars all have reason for what they do, some are more ruthless some are nice, others do stuff for personal gain, but whatever choice that might be concidered "evil" for one won't be for another, inclouding killing people (which might i remind you we kill people anyway just not always on cutscenes). when you not only playing a character but also being that character while playing them (which dragon age makes easy to do), then it's much easier to do evil choice because those choices are not really evil in your char's prespective.
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Post by Dabrikishaw on Sept 29, 2016 14:08:43 GMT
After a few playthroughs I'm set in what choices I make for all my characters. Deviation only occurs for differing roleplays.
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