Schmooples' Den! The DA News Discussion Thread

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"Faction affects a bunch of things," Epler tells me. "Certain conversation options are only available to [you] so Grey Wardens, for example, get conversation options that are focused on the Blight; they know more about it than other people. It also impacts how people talk to you. So you'll get reactivity from characters and then faction reactivity from plots related to that faction."

The factions immediately brought to mind the different origins you choose from in Dragon Age Origins, with Elves, Dwarves, and Humans and mages each having their own unique backstory that influenced how the story began and how the world reacts to you going forward, and I just had to ask Epler if that was an intentional nod back to the initial roleplaying roots of the series: "There's definitely intended to be that throwback. It's not the same, there's not the unique missions, but it sets the course for your character throughout the rest of the game, for sure."

Incinerate, freeze, electrocute, and crush.  So mages just get kaboom magic again?

No Entropy school? No glyphs?

Definitely going Veil Jumpers from these descriptions.

Hmm...I'm currently leaning towards Rook being an elven Shadow Dragon. 

I would think so

and since the gameplay reveal didn't show everything and was edited, maybe Bellara was already in the party when they found Solas?

Solas definitely has a bit of an "oh no, oh shit!" demeanour especially with those gods coming through.

Slightly expecting that may be indicating needing to help him, haha.

It's so strange and wonderful that in just a few days we've got from knowing almost nothing about this game to the point where I probably have enough information to go on media blackout once we get a release date! The last thing I wanted to know was 'is there a melee mage spec?' and however specialisations work it seems like the answer to that is yes, so I now have my first character all sorted. (Qunari Veil Jumper Mage! Going to bring Harding and Davrin as my main party and see which one she ends up with ...)

I'm really excited by the prospect body sliders. Finally we are not stuck with everyone being skinny!!! My Qunari gal will be thicc!!!

BioWare Blog: Introducing the Veilguard
blog.bioware.com/2024/06/11/journal-1-introducing-the-veilguard/

Locations: Rivain, Weisshaupt, Arlathan, Minrathous, and the Deep Roads – to name a few.

Character Creator: You’ll begin by diving into the Character Creator. You’ll choose your class, lineage, gender, overall appearance and more. Choosing which faction Rook is part of will unlock different narrative, dialogue, and gameplay interactions.

Combat: Combat is another area that has a lot of depth to it – both in how you choose to defeat your enemies and its progression throughout the game. The game will support various skill levels, but at its core, Dragon Age: The Veilguard has fluid moment-to-moment combat where you can choose between three classes – Warrior, Mage, or Rogue – each having their own advanced specializations. There’s also a layer of tactical depth for those who want to dig in, which we really didn’t get to cover in the video.

We’re also giving the option to use some of your abilities via a shortcut. Giving you these different kinds of options is something we thought a lot about and wanted to provide so you can find the playstyle that best fits you.

Definitely leaning a male elf shadow dragon after that trailer. I want to dual wield and resort to a bow if I must.

One thing I noticed from the trailer is that Solas is holding the dagger that ends up in the hands of Rook so maybe they cut off before he drops it?

It's a new title or codename they'd likely be using instead of our chosen name, like "Inquisitor" or "Warden"

I would think is the last one


and there is this pharagraph in the IGN article about previous choices:

" When pressed further about if all the previous characters would be woven into The Veilguard, like Hawke, Busch says, "I won't say everybody, but yes, some of them." "