The Blanketfort (crying and throwing up) - The Official Solas Thread [Spoilers]

LoL chill, broooo... 😂

In whatever form or tone the next DA will be, honestly that will be entirely up to the dev's 'artistic integrity', yo.

Wether they want to paint it darker with 'little pony' stripes that's their game.
Imma just gonna be here waiting and see what's it gonna be. And like always, if I like it, I buy it. If not then I don't. It's not like the world is gonna end.

In the mean time I'll just be here, sitting back, speculate, discuss perspective and headcanons with other peeps in an enjoyable manner. So you like strawberry flavour ice cream. I like cookies and cream. Cool.

The Casteless situation is so sad, horrible, and wrong. 

Yep - when I played DAO I've found their situation most upsetting of them all. Many groups in Thedas have it bad, but there's some sense of solidarity between them - if not whole groups then in sub-groups. There's somewhere or someone to lean back on in times of need. But Casteless are deprived of even that and oftentimes prey upon one another. Urgh. For things to change though they'd have to change a lot about their traditional caste system, if not cast it away completely.

Anyway... given that it's established in Descent that Orzammar's situation keeps getting worse regardless who's on the throne and Renn and Valta spoke of riots of lower classes... what do you think will be the potential situation of Orzammar in DA4 and how it'd impact the story?

The mines have already been hit during times of Inquisition and even with us helping with the Titan and sending help I don't see it not having an impact on lyrium trade. I wonder if it's going to be a significant plot point in DA, especially if a portion of it focuses on Vint/Qunari war. Inquisition managed to mangle Qunari's own supply of lyrium in Trespasser, but there's no way of saying what did they learn and how much they stocked - and even if they don't have much of their own, Vints will more than likely feel the lyrium drought in their fight against the Qunari. Nevermind that potential lack of lyrium also threatens the South, given that last time it was the Southern mages that pushed the Qunari back and the Qunari have been trying to find a remedy for that ever since. 

I wonder if this is where Kal Sharok shows up in the plot? Though there's no way of saying if they're processing lyrium or have enough of it to sell... Gotta wonder if Valta/someone similar will make an appearance too? The fact that Descent is optional and Inquisition may not help Orzammar doesn't mean that Valta didn't reach the Titan on her own, especially that even with our help she claims that the Titan basically led to her meeting it. We were obviously there to witness her story/help her get to the place she was supposed to be - so while I don't expect her to show up from the start or for long (given her new god-like powers) she seems to be bound to show up at some point.

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Also... Walter - isn't it time for you to create a thread about this massive axe I see you grinding every now and then? You obviously want to keep venting about it at the tiniest provocation.

And to bring this back to Solas since this is the Solas thread - he probably knows a heck of a lot about dwarves that even they have forgotten (remember the altered Records we come across in Descent?) Do you suppose he might leverage his knowledge of ancient dwarves and titans to interfere with things in a way that might help him bring about his ultimate goal?

"He needs another orb and the only way to get one is to kill another Titan"?

Since when this is a confirmed thing...? Did I miss something?

I'm not sure anyone can tell ATM what orbs are, where they originate from and how they work... in fact I'd say we do know that Solas mourns not the original orb but its content (after Inky asks if it can be glued together and he responds that it will not return what matters) and that it gathered this content by soaking the Fade for millennia. It's possible that there could exist ways to charge it faster or make it do some other things that would help the Dread Wolf realize his plans - I'm just not sure if it requires a Titan or killing it, or whether it'll accomplish much, given that both Solas and Titans (and the world) now aren't what they used to be.

If it didn't seem to work with most of the Dalish he approached (given his bitterness) I'm not sure it will work with the dwarves, which can be even more set in their ways and protective of dwarven traditions. More than likely most dwarvs would dismiss his revelation as a bunch of hooey - even open-minded Valta has a hard time dealing with implications of our discoveries.

Which makes me wonder if this is where Valta comes in. Dunno why, but at times she sort of struck me as the dwarven equivalent of Solas - a lone person searching for deep, forgotten mysteries and probably tasked with changing things by bringing them back in some ways (including ones that may not be subtle or expected).

*Snerks*..

"YOU LIKE THE WRONG THING" 😂 Trolololo... now, isn't that such a FAMILIAR stance I've red SOMEWHERE?
[Sarcasm]

When u can't practice 'in moderation' I guess things like that will continue to happen, sadly

I've been away for a couple days so I haven't seen this until now but ....

*blinks*  What are you smoking?  And whatever it is, please don't share.  It seems to make you delusional.

Where did I ever say any of the things in your post? 

I've never said Dragon Age should be uplifting, although I do think that if everything is all darkness, death, and despair all the time then what the hell is even the point.  There needs to be a balance.  Seriously, would DAO have been at all good if at the end, no matter what you did, the darkspawn still won?  I'm sure some people would have liked it but then some people also liked the ME3 ending.

I've never said the writers have a "moral obligation" to make the games lighter.  What an idiotic thing to say anyway.  They don't have a moral obligation to do anything, not even to make another game.

I've never called you a wannabe edgelord who wants everything grimdark.  I mean, I remember seeing your name on these forums so I've likely read your posts and possibly responded to some of them but I've never called anyone an edgelord, wannabe or otherwise.  At least I don't remember doing so.

Wanting to see more equality among the races doesn't mean I think they should all hold hands and sing Kumbaya.  Maybe I should have said I wanted to see a more equal balance of power.  I never said I thought they should all be at peace or happiness.  And I also said that I didn't think Thedas was ready to get rid of its current societal structure.  I may not like how elves are treated and I may not like how the Casteless are treated but overcoming those stereotypes in the game is part of the satisfaction of playing the game. 

So what if I would like to see the dwarven kingdom become more egalitarian?  And if it doesn't happen I'm not going to wail, tear my hair out, gnash my teeth, or stomp my feet and have a temper tantrum.  I'm also not saying that such a thing should just happen at the drop of a hat.  I don't want the writers to suddenly go, "And lo, the dwarven people did have an epiphany and their hearts changed and they welcomed their brethren with open arms and all was joyful in the dwarven kingdom."  That would be stupid and completely out of character.  But assuming we get more games than just DA4, I would expect society to change gradually over time.  It's just natural; no society stays the same forever.  Also that would be really boring.  Maybe things will change for the "better" or maybe not but they'll still change.

Edit to add: I also wouldn't expect most changes to any of the current societal structures in Thedas to come about peacefully.  This *is* Dragon Age.  Also, most massive change in the real world don't come about peacefully either.  If the Casteless ever do cease to exist then it would probably be the result of a civil war in Orzammar - and I'm ok with that.  

No worries, sorry you've been having a rough time.  I hope things start to go better for you.

For the most part I tend to prefer "happy ever afters" however I also know that just isn't Dragon Age.  The protagonists might win a battle or accomplish their goal but something else is going to pop up.  And I am ok with that.  I love Dragon Age, it's my favorite game setting.  If I couldn't take the dark parts I wouldn't love it.  But I'm also of the mind there needs to be a balance.  The heroes do need to win sometimes, there needs to be moments of hope to balance out the darkness.

Also, when stories get to "happy ever after" that's usually it, there's nothing left for the story so it ends and I don't want Dragon Age to end.  But I also wouldn't call Dragon Age seriously "dark" ... it's more "realistic".  Obviously I don't mean the elves, dwarves, magic, etc. but more in the "you can't save everyone" and "shit happens, now deal with it" kind of way.

So I think we're honestly on the same page when it comes to Dragon Age.  Although that doesn't stop me from hoping for a resolution between Lavellan and Solas that I can find acceptable that doesn't involve either of them dying.  ;D


Edit:  So I wrote this post and 6 hours later for some reason I'm thinking about DAO and the Deep Roads ... and then I remember Hespith.  So, ok that shit was DARK.  And creepy.  I wouldn't change it though b/c like I said, I'm ok with the dark aspects of Dragon Age.  Also, not sure why I started thinking about Hespith.  I try not to.  That ranks right up there with some of the creepiest and just personally revolting things I've seen in games.  Still wouldn't change it - I just try not to think about it too often heh.

Hello! I know I've been absent for long, but I need your help! I can't find the pics of Cassandra and Aveline arm wrestling, and I neeeeeeeed them! Please, if anyone finds them, tag me and post them here!

The Fade isn't nature. It is another world. 

Solas' obsession with it only reinforces the fact that he doesn't care about the physical world. Well, not the modern one at least.

A tiny bone bit has been thrown by Mr. Weekes.

I have to wonder if Weekes means that it 'tipped him too far over' in a sense that it gave too much away (sheesh, in that case, I have to wonder what it was supposed to be like ) or because they wanted to create a level of uncertainty about his commitment to the relationship - which having an onscreen sex scene could be seen as cementing it in the minds of many.