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Post by sjsharp2010 on Jun 11, 2024 2:08:24 GMT
Is anyone already brainstorming their "Rooks", or is it just me? I can't decide between Grey Warden, Antivan Crow or Lord of Fortune. Not really I'm jus tthinking a simple femal emage ewhic his wha tI had planned anywa ybecaus eI usuall yd ofemal emag efo rm yfirs truns on a nwe DA. O rat leas tthat's wha tI di dfo rm y firs truns o fthe firs t3 games Wil lprobabl yg oWarden in terms of background
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Post by sni2 on Jun 11, 2024 2:14:07 GMT
Maybe I'll play as a power-hungry Lord of Fortune who is really into magical objects and has a broader perspective on magic use, considering that blood magic isn't as big of a deal in Rivain as it is in the South.
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Post by Lebanese Dude on Jun 11, 2024 2:16:02 GMT
Yeah really tempted to roll an Elf Crow first. Which means Lucanis is sol if I do.
Mage class is my 1st play through. Not sure which faction to choose. I'm assuming Warden and Crow is out. Maybe the Shadow Dragon or Lords of Fortune????
Wardens have mages.
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Post by eaglepursuit on Jun 11, 2024 2:16:33 GMT
If Qunari can be Shadow Dragons, I think I'd like to make a Qunari mage Shadow Dragon, reasoning that Tevinter must be full of Qunari prisoners of war and slaves, as well as Tal Vashoth. They would be hanging around the underbelly of Minrathous as much as anyone.
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Post by dadithinkimgay on Jun 11, 2024 2:17:10 GMT
I want to be an Antivan Crow, but also a mage… 😩😢 Not sure if there will be restrictions. Seems like they are emphasizing player freedom, so , fingers crossed.
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Post by azarhal on Jun 11, 2024 2:21:11 GMT
If it's anything like DAO/DA2/DAI, I will spend like 50 hours trying classes/races until I find one that I like for my first PT.
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Post by eaglepursuit on Jun 11, 2024 2:29:09 GMT
I want to be an Antivan Crow, but also a mage… 😩😢 Not sure if there will be restrictions. Seems like they are emphasizing player freedom, so , fingers crossed. I suspect that the Crows may be limited to human and elf rogues.
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Post by Sartoz on Jun 11, 2024 2:30:16 GMT
I want to be an Antivan Crow, but also a mage… 😩😢 Not sure if there will be restrictions. Seems like they are emphasizing player freedom, so , fingers crossed.
If there is that much player agency, what's the point of picking a faction?
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Jun 11, 2024 2:33:49 GMT
I want to be an Antivan Crow, but also a mage… 😩😢 Not sure if there will be restrictions. Seems like they are emphasizing player freedom, so , fingers crossed.
If there is that much player agency, what's the point of picking a faction?
Roleplaying.
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Post by Hrungr on Jun 11, 2024 2:40:06 GMT
I think that's 20+ pages since I was last here. Yeah, we're back.
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Post by Caminar on Jun 11, 2024 2:43:37 GMT
So here is the issue (for me) with how some of the characters look. (BTW, if someone has already pointed it out, please forgive me. Haven't fully caught up with the thread.) This image sort of shows what I mean: Emmerich (sp?) is the biggest offender of this style, but there are elements of this in others. It is harder for some to "role-play" relationships with characters that appear less realistic. I am not suggesting that it can't work - been able to RP a number of different styled games - but when it comes to DA we have a certain idea of how things visually "feel". This is not a style we have played around with prior. And yes, it does seem more in line with games that are of the hero-shooter style as of late. (The whole hero-shooter term, is new to me, so again, sorry if I am not using the terminology correctly.) It should also be mentioned that when I say relationshhip I don't mean strictly romance/friendship. It also means colleagues. authority figures we may have to work close to, villains and antagonists, etc... It also makes me wonder what the in-game animations will be like. Of course, we should see tomorrow. I have seen much of the info that has been posted here over the past 8 hours, and I do like what I am reading/seeing. So this may be a non-issue, in the end. Here is hoping I move past my reservations. Cheers! When I look at Emmrich I'm thinking... With Blackwall I had a dude that looked like my Dad.
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Post by coldwetn0se on Jun 11, 2024 3:14:27 GMT
@caminar - lol...Fair enough.
However, myself being a person of a certain age (mid 50's), I don't take issue with the characters "senior" status. For me personally, it really comes down to the graphic styling of his character. And some of the others have elements of that as well. The eyes, chin and hair seem to be the biggest culprits.
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Post by ewigDunkelheit on Jun 11, 2024 3:38:28 GMT
Is anyone already brainstorming their "Rooks", or is it just me? I can't decide between Grey Warden, Antivan Crow or Lord of Fortune.
With Taash and some of the stills indicating the dual-wielding is back for warriors, that is what I'm going to pick. I'm currently leaning towards male dwarf (that and male Qunari are the only combinations not represented amongst companions), romancing Davrin, and just filling out the party with warriors by including Taash (...no humans, and one of each other race...).
If I do go with a warrior trifecta, I would like to have a different background than Davrin and Taash. I wonder if the Shadow Dragons (Ambassadoria dwarf?) or Antivan Crows would work?
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Post by NotN7 on Jun 11, 2024 3:46:14 GMT
Myself since I'm Sooooo looking forward to romancing Harding My first Rook will be a dwarf warrior.
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Post by roselavellan on Jun 11, 2024 3:59:16 GMT
From the news thread. So Emmrich is the grandpa and Taash is so boooored sitting there doing nothing...
There is something so surreal about the characters, everything is so smooth. Hairs looks too good. Where is my Bioware jank!???
The companions look really good (like Harding looks better here than in DAI) but everyone is just so... cute. They all look like Disney characters to me. I can't imagine romancing any of of them; on initial impressions, it would feel wrong. It's not just because they look unrealistic, but because their exaggerated facial features, big eyes and round lips remind me of children. And I just can't go there.
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Post by eaglepursuit on Jun 11, 2024 4:08:16 GMT
So Emmrich is the grandpa and Taash is so boooored sitting there doing nothing...
There is something so surreal about the characters, everything is so smooth. Hairs looks too good. Where is my Bioware jank!???
The companions look really good (like Harding looks better here than in DAI) but everyone is just so... cute. They all look like Disney characters to me. I can't imagine romancing any of of them; on initial impressions, it would feel wrong. It's not just because they look unrealistic, but because their exaggerated facial features, big eyes and round lips remind me of children. And I just can't go there. If Davrin is whittling a piece of wood, WHERE ARE THE WOOD SHAVINGS? Also, Bellara's posture looks off, like she is carrying bulky, invisible luggage.
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Post by NotN7 on Jun 11, 2024 4:16:54 GMT
The companions look really good (like Harding looks better here than in DAI) but everyone is just so... cute. They all look like Disney characters to me. I can't imagine romancing any of of them; on initial impressions, it would feel wrong. It's not just because they look unrealistic, but because their exaggerated facial features, big eyes and round lips remind me of children. And I just can't go there. If Davrin is whittling a piece of wood, WHERE ARE THE WOOD SHAVINGS? Also, Bellara's posture looks off, like she is carrying bulky, invisible luggage. speaking of Bellara correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't she look like an Asian Elf?
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Post by eaglepursuit on Jun 11, 2024 4:21:09 GMT
If Davrin is whittling a piece of wood, WHERE ARE THE WOOD SHAVINGS? Also, Bellara's posture looks off, like she is carrying bulky, invisible luggage. speaking of Bellara correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't she look like an Asian Elf? There's no Asia in Thedas, but I think you have the gist of the design intent, yes. I expect that there's a niche group of fetishists who are going to find her in the middle of their Venn diagram.
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Post by midnight tea on Jun 11, 2024 4:30:41 GMT
speaking of Bellara correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't she look like an Asian Elf? There's no Asia in Thedas, but I think you have the gist of the design intent, yes. I expect that there's a niche group of fetishists who are going to find her in the middle of their Venn diagram. There's also no Africa... and I think we can rule out races being shaped the same way they've been shaped on Earth. Also, there's probably with magic involved somewhere. Also - dragons. If we can have dragons, we can also have elves looking quite East Asian, etc.
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Post by eaglepursuit on Jun 11, 2024 4:32:35 GMT
There's no Asia in Thedas, but I think you have the gist of the design intent, yes. I expect that there's a niche group of fetishists who are going to find her in the middle of their Venn diagram. There's also no Africa... and I think we can rule out races being shaped the same way they've been shaped on Earth. Also, there's probably with magic involved somewhere. Also - dragons. If we can have dragons, we can also have elves looking quite East Asian, etc. Quite right. There's nothing wrong with it. It just seems odd to refer to real world geography to interpret fantasy.
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Post by midnight tea on Jun 11, 2024 4:40:57 GMT
There's also no Africa... and I think we can rule out races being shaped the same way they've been shaped on Earth. Also, there's probably with magic involved somewhere. Also - dragons. If we can have dragons, we can also have elves looking quite East Asian, etc. Quite right. There's nothing wrong with it. It just seems odd to refer to real world geography to interpret fantasy. True, but we're talking about design and what RL ethnicity folks resemble - I don't think anyone intends to place/find RL geography into Thedas
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Post by eaglepursuit on Jun 11, 2024 4:46:08 GMT
Quite right. There's nothing wrong with it. It just seems odd to refer to real world geography to interpret fantasy. True, but we're talking about design and what RL ethnicity folks resemble - I don't think anyone intends to place/find RL geography into Thedas Yes. I am veering into semantical territory here. She's not an Asian Elf, but she is an Elf who resembles people from Asia. I don't think we need to justify the resemblance or how it differs from more stereotypical elves by saying she's from some specific region of Thedas. She simply is, and that is enough.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Jun 11, 2024 4:47:14 GMT
If Davrin is whittling a piece of wood, WHERE ARE THE WOOD SHAVINGS? Also, Bellara's posture looks off, like she is carrying bulky, invisible luggage. speaking of Bellara correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't she look like an Asian Elf? Probably because her voice actor is.
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