Something you would like to change in Dragon Age 2

I think it would have been more interesting if, instead of Meredith going crazy from red lyrium, she was arguably sane and genuinely believed she was doing the right thing. She has backstory reasons already to support the circle system. I can only assume that the red lyrium thing was a way to justify her being the endgame boss regardless of whether Hawke supports the templars or not. Likewise Orsino should not be a boss fight if Hawke sides with the mages.

Meredith was never sane, she was paranoid and cruel even in the Act 1. The red lyrium didn't make her mad, only amplified her madness. The red lyrium was not the cause her madness, rather the consequence.
Meredith's case with the red lyrium is brilliant!
It shows, she just as weak as many blood mages whom she fears (and just as dangerous then they): she let the temptation win for more power, and because she thought, she strong enough to handle this weird magical energy... and finally became a raging Abomination. This is beautiful fate!

Anders will flat out tell Isabella at one point that there's no line where he "stops" and Justice "starts", but then he'll also say in a romance with Hawke that "Justice doesn't approve" and such, and goes full on into a split personality at other points. That they don't really act like "one", except when it's convenient to the story (and vice versa) is a big part of the problem. Anders should have been angry, voiced-by-Adam-Leadbetter Anders all the time, or conniving, voiced-by-Adam-Howden Anders all the time.


It is and it isn't, and that's why I say I'm not sure whether there's a way to fix it, but also think it has some issues. I agree that Meredith's final fate is pretty much what it should have been. There was no way that even a Templar-supporting Hawke could coexist with Meredith indefinitely, however, without Meredith going nuts, it's hard to imagine the two coming into direct conflict at the moment they did. Maybe if, for example, Hawke spares a Circle!Bethany and the other runaways, but that's not guaranteed to be the case, either.

Although, that said, given how far both she and Orsino are gone at that point, if Hawke had decided to side with the Templars and then spare some Mages anyway, it would've been pretty epic if they actually attacked Hawke simultaneously, rather than separately.

I approve the fact that Bioware was chosing only take human, one race. Bioware are not free enough to handle with different races in a single player game. In DAO Bioware had enough time and could not implement the races in a natural way. Not even the classes were important in the plot anyway. This was only a gameplay decision. The MET, Andromeda and Exodus showed that their only human concept is working better than the multi race games. Andromeda and Exodus problem was that they were developed in 2 years. A big mistake from EA and this is why Bioware should turn away from multi races games in singe players.

Anders/Justice isn't that kind is Wynne or even Uldred, and this two also different. Uldred like Huon for example. A simple willing demon-possession. Their demon uses Uldred's and Huon's body from the Fade. Justice is inside Anders, not it the Fade. The Faith and Wynne? I don't know how it works, but easier than Anders/Justice. Wynne already reconciled herself, when took the Faith, but Anders was the storm and fire himself, and Justice also not that easy spirit: justice and vengeance in one. And what Anders said about how he feels, was similar to that FleMyth said, when the Inquisitor asks her. (But FleMyth also different – Morrigan said, she thought Flemets's an Abomination, but she's more than this... and her possession happened 1000 years ago.)
 
I imagine, how he feels about Justice's "voice" in his head: as I said before, probably this is a strange, but even strong thought. Still, his thought, but not necessarily same as his familiar feelings and thoughts. And can argue with, just as everyone else can argue against him/herself. We all have the pros and cons arguments about many things, decisions. And again: this is similar to the multiple disorder, but his "voices" are valid: he really has another person in his head. And this person already himself too. Perhaps, this is strange, but not bad writing, just because too hard to understand or imagine. 

I don't even think, "Justice doesn't approve" their relationship with Hawke. He didn't prevent that, even in the rivalry, when the relationship is very dangerous. Justice prevented that Anders to be drunken or selfish – why he allowed this love? I suppose Justice suggested, this is a distraction (and he's right about it), but he was curious as well (We know that from the Awakening, he was curious about Kristoff's emotions toward his wife, and he wanted to experience the world in different views... he spoke about Velanna... and... this is very dangerous to him: this is a desire).

Both Carver and Bethany live, or at least which one dies is not attached to your class.

Being able to at least attempt to stop Anders once he starts wanting to becoming a warmongering terrorist.

Having some of the romances have a non-sexual route rather than all having sex be mandatory. And don’t have the game poke fun if you choose that route.

In romance with Anders, I would like an option to make more personal the judgement scene. The acceptance, the mercy or the execution too.

In my view, this makes her more complex, and the problems too: Meredith seems strong like adamant, but just a weak fool. No more than Uldred, for example, and not the magic is the greatest danger: the temptations are, and the excessive pride, what made people blind (Meredith, Marethari...) Without the red lyrium, she just a paranoid cruel tyrant. The red lyrium no excuse, but rather the accusation.

I loved the red lyrium problem in DA2, I strongly disliked it in DAI. In DAI, the red lyrium was still a temptation, but even an excuse to the Templars. In DAI, the red lyrium seemed just a natural disaster, seems without it, the "poor" Templars would be been "Knights in Shining Armour", while this isn't right.

I suppose this is relevant, he doesn't want to break up, he loves Hawke (or/and obsessed with Hawke), whatever happens. Only thing what can break up his love is if Hawke let the sloth demon to posses Feynriel.

But I agree: it would be nice an option to Hawke to break up with him (not necessarily in rivalry, the rivalry is an unhealthy obsession on both side, I'm not sure, Hawke, would able to break up with him in rivalry...)

More control over gaps between acts. Maybe some conversations at the start of each act that let you pick a thing or two that happened there, or simply making them smaller. Doesn't even have to have much effect, just akin to conversation with Josephine. As they're now they're pretty much void, hollowing Hawke's and companions a bit. Or even making more, smaller acts, spread out in time instead with those huge time gaps.

- add at least one (but ideally more) quests to flesh out Hawke's work with the smugglers/mercenaries after the prologue
- if you have to have the time gaps between the acts, don't gloss over them, show what happens over the years, maybe even with some player input
- add two neutral ending choices where you do not pick mages or templars... one choice where you state you don't care and let them have at each other, and one aggressive "I judge you ALL!" option
- overall craziness (Meredith, 90% of all mages) really needs to be dialed back a notch or four
- remove combat with several waves from quests where it makes no sense, like those hucksters that sell Andraste's ashes
- make it so that those combat animations that are over the top are a rare occurrence that catches your eye when it happens, not something that's "normal"