A temporary party of people who, aside one, don't even see the prologue end. The first proper companions are Alistair and Morrigan. The companions in Veilguard are all destined companions (we don't know about Varric, but it looks like he's not going to be one).
Still, it was hours until Morrigan joined you. And if you didn’t watch the companion trailers you didn’t know Jory and Daveth weren’t full companions.
It still make them temporary companions in an extended prologue. And we meet Morrigan even while playng this prolonged tutorial. I never watched the trailers at the time (limited internet era) yet I believed from the beginning that those two weren't going to be companions on my first run: Alistair was cleary the one who felt like a companion, the other two didn't.
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To me this felt less like gaining allies more powerful than the Inquisition and more like hammering some sense into large groups of people who really should know better.
To be honest I always felt that was the point. In the case of the mages and Templars we did need the help of one or the other in order to close the Breach initially. As for the other factions I thought it was more a case of preventing the chaos from escalating rather than actually needing their help. That was just a bonus after we revolved the issues plaguing them. We wanted to end the civil war because the conflict was aiding Corypheus and his allies as there wasn't an effective resistance in Orlais, the most powerful southern nation, and the last thing we needed was one of his minions making matters worse. Meanwhile, the Wardens had come up with a hair-brained scheme to go in search of the last two Old Gods with a demon army. Anyone with an ounce of common sense could see that if the Wardens controlling them kicked the bucket then the demon army would be on the loose, without the added factor that in fact Corypheus' minion was controlling the Wardens so they never intended for the army to head into the Deep Roads but instead conquer the south.
So, yes, it was hammering some sense into people who should have known better because leaving them to their own devices would actively have harmed our own efforts to neutralise Corypheus and his allies. If we did the mage path, we had seen the results of not dealing with the problem. If we did the Templar path we could see that destabilising Orlais was part of the plan of our enemy so it needed to be stopped. The people we were dealing with may have been behaving like idiots but it was in our interests to knock some sense into them.
To me this felt less like gaining allies more powerful than the Inquisition and more like hammering some sense into large groups of people who really should know better.
To be honest I always felt that was the point. In the case of the mages and Templars we did need the help of one or the other in order to close the Breach initially. As for the other factions I thought it was more a case of preventing the chaos from escalating rather than actually needing their help. That was just a bonus after we revolved the issues plaguing them. We wanted to end the civil war because the conflict was aiding Corypheus and his allies as there wasn't an effective resistance in Orlais, the most powerful southern nation, and the last thing we needed was one of his minions making matters worse. Meanwhile, the Wardens had come up with a hair-brained scheme to go in search of the last two Old Gods with a demon army. Anyone with an ounce of common sense could see that if the Wardens controlling them kicked the bucket then the demon army would be on the loose, without the added factor that in fact Corypheus' minion was controlling the Wardens so they never intended for the army to head into the Deep Roads but instead conquer the south.
So, yes, it was hammering some sense into people who should have known better because leaving them to their own devices would actively have harmed our own efforts to neutralise Corypheus and his allies. If we did the mage path, we had seen the results of not dealing with the problem. If we did the Templar path we could see that destabilising Orlais was part of the plan of our enemy so it needed to be stopped. The people we were dealing with may have been behaving like idiots but it was in our interests to knock some sense into them.
Absolutely true.
It makes me wonder how much time and effort could have been saved by just allowing the mage-templar war to keep going, letting two rather "inexpert" and potentially hostile factions largely neutralize each other and then casually bonking any survivors on the head. Coryphywaffles might have ended up with way fewer ground troops to attack Haven with. The only people who were truly desirable allies were Ser Barris and his gang - he's sort of Dragon Age's version of Éomer.
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Er, romancing Davrin might be difficult if he sounds like Javik. The first time he calls someone 'primitives' I'll fall out of my chair.
It makes me wonder how much time and effort could have been saved by just allowing the mage-templar war to keep going, letting two rather "inexpert" and potentially hostile factions largely neutralize each other and then casually bonking any survivors on the head.
Even without needing their assistance to close the Breach, once again it was aiding him to leave them on the loose creating chaos and mayhem. Already many people in Ferelden had been forced from their homes by the conflict. Innocent people were being killed in the crossfire and also by idiot Templars not realising the difference between a staff and a hoe. From what I recall we did do a lot of bonking both sides on the head before dealing with the main enclave of one or the other. Unfortunately, it would seem that dealing with one threat left the others on the loose. If we had done nothing then they would not have neutralised one another because Alexius was controlling the mages and the Templars were gradually being poisoned with red lyrium, at which point Samson could have stepped in and controlled them, then both groups could have been used by Corypheus in his conquest of the south. So, whilst we were left with one group at almost full strength to come at us in Haven, we had at least neutralised the threat of the other faction. Doing nothing was never an option in that scenario.
Also, Ser Barris would have ended up infected with red lyrium if we hadn't stepped in. I assume that is what happened to him if you took the mage path as I'm pretty sure we never see him on that branch. Similarly, we never see Alexius and Felix after Redcliffe village (if you do go there before the Templars) and they are just assumed dead as the Chargers cannot find any trace of them when they check out the castle for us after the assault on Haven. It is Fiona who leads the mages against us, which would also suggest that Felix died and Alexius killed himself as a result before Corypheus and Calpernia arrived at the castle.
You forgot something. Théoden and Eowyn controlled by Gríma. Is the same situation like Eamon and Connor controlled by the demon. Rohan only helps you because Gandalf freed them twice.
Naw, just didn't want my post to be too long especially since LOTR is a bit off topic. Similar situations, but quite a different narrative. One, it would be like the First Enchanter being a part of your group offering the best solution to the problem as soon as it was presented. Two, Grima played a significant role in the story, while Redcliff Castle was a result of a selfish and ignorant mother. That being said, I never understood the Attack at Nightfall. Is that a result of the desire demon, or just a coincidence?
If you mean with first enchanter Gandalf, i have to disagree. For me Wynn is Gandalf.
And Grima isn't a big role in the films. He is selfish and only want sex.
Naw, just didn't want my post to be too long especially since LOTR is a bit off topic. Similar situations, but quite a different narrative. One, it would be like the First Enchanter being a part of your group offering the best solution to the problem as soon as it was presented. Two, Grima played a significant role in the story, while Redcliff Castle was a result of a selfish and ignorant mother. That being said, I never understood the Attack at Nightfall. Is that a result of the desire demon, or just a coincidence?
If you mean with first enchanter Gandalf, i have to disagree. For me Wynn is Gandalf.
And Grima isn't a big role in the films. He is selfish and only want sex.
It is a 1 to 1 for me.
But you are right we are off topic.
Oh, that's not what I meant regarding Gandalf. And I thought you were talking about the books. Grima manipulated the king in the books, but it was Sarumon who controlled Theoden in the movies. Agree to disagree.
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Dragon Age @dragonage We’re incredibly excited to announce our cast for #DragonAge: The Veilguard!
Rook: Alex Jordan, Bryony Corrigan, Erika Ishii, and Jeff Berg Harding: Ali Hillis Davrin: Ike Amadi Bellara: Jee Young Han Neve: Jessica Clark Taash: Jin Maley Emmrich: Nick Boraine Manfred: Matthew Mercer Lucanis: Zach Mendez Solas: Gareth David-Lloyd Varric: Brian Bloom
Inq didn't make the list. Hmmm.......I guess Inq will be just a cameo with a few lines of dialogue. Not sure what Varric can offer that Harding can't unless his only appearance is at the beginning. Curious what role he will have to be part of the main cast for the game.
I think after this, that he have as a big role as Solas.
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Just curious, They said Bellara is our first companion.
Is that mean after prologue, everyone go separate way and Rook have to find Harding and Neve again to recruit them?
I suspect that Harding and Neve are your starting companions and Bellara is the first that you actually have to go and recruit
Yeah yo ualways have a coupl et osta rtwi thlik eJacob and Miranda in ME2 and yo ustart recruiting from there. Neve an dHarding aer basicall yyou rstarting crew the rest you pick up from there .In Biowaer's games you always start with a basic team. For example in DAI you start ou twith Cassandra Varric and Solas the res tyo uercrui tas you go. Bellara's just the firs tew'll run int ofollowin gthe main story path which until the worl dopens up a bi tyou kind of need to.
Varric whom we don't even know the fate yet, and from the look of it doesn't even seem to be a companion (so much for the trailer "I. Got your back"). I hope we get to recruit the rest of the companions soon enought in game.
Varric does feature as part of the team in the promo poster. This could be because they didn't want to reveal he doesn't make it beyond the prologue or, as it said in the 2020 trailer, he's got your back so is still part of the team. As I see it there are 4 possibilities:
1) Varric dies in the confrontation with Solas but they didn't show it. 2) Varric gets trapped somewhere and part of the plot is to free him. 3) Varric is alive but grieving over Bianca and won't take to the field again until she is fixed. (May be we have to find parts) 4) Varric is alive and heads off to tell the Inquisitor what happened.
I definitely feel that if they were going to kill him off they would do so on screen because otherwise it would be an anti-climax for such an iconic part of the series, nor would they want to show this in the trailer. However, I think it more likely that he will be prevented from taking an active role and thus becomes more of an advisor. The other alternative is the 4th option where he is absent for much of the time whilst he travels back south to bring the Inquisitor up to speed and return with them. With all but the first option, Varric may return to the team for the final confrontation of the game.
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I can’t play an elf with anything other than a British voice, so same.
I plan to use Bryony, presuming a shadow dragon elf is a city elf and should therefore have the Tevintery accent, but until they give me a Welsh voice actor I'm gonna keep using American accents for Dalish elves like i did with Lavellan, as English sounds wrong on them for me and American is what they had in dao atleast.
Amrecan voices work bes ton Qunari's an dwarves fo rm eUK seems to work best for human sand elves for me. I d omix things up now an dthen but tha tis usually my routine. So fo rme Bryon ywill li9kely b evoicing my humans and elves just lik eAlix does in DAI
Just curious, They said Bellara is our first companion.
Is that mean after prologue, everyone go separate way and Rook have to find Harding and Neve again to recruit them?
You don't recruit Harding and Neve, they are your starting companions. In that sense, Bellara is the first companion recruited (but not the first one you meet).
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Ike Amadi (Mass Effect 3, Halo 5: Guardians, Insomniac's Spider-Man) as Davrin, a bold and charming Grey Warden who has made a name for himself as a monster hunter.
Er, romancing Davrin might be difficult if he sounds like Javik. The first time he calls someone 'primitives' I'll fall out of my chair.
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I twould feel spot on for Solas. I fh ecalls him a primitive elf I'll probabl ydi ewit hlaughter.
I have to admit I'll be interested to see how Solas reacts to our two companions. Bellara cares about recovering the best of the past without destroying the present and Davrin is an elf who knows how to stand up for himself but presumably joined the Wardens out of choice (of course we may find it was an situation like Mahariel where they had to or would die anyway). They are both said to be Dalish, for whom Solas had a pretty low opinion (whilst he said this was caused by a bad encounter with a clan, we don't know what he might have said to them) but presumably are another example to show him that the modern elves are worth saving. Since I will be playing an elf and my canon Inquisitor is Lavellan, we have a fair representation of what he would have been destroying if Rook had allowed him to proceed.
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I twould feel spot on for Solas. I fh ecalls him a primitive elf I'll probabl ydi ewit hlaughter.
I have to admit I'll be interested to see how Solas reacts to our two companions. Bellara cares about recovering the best of the past without destroying the present and Davrin is an elf who knows how to stand up for himself but presumably joined the Wardens out of choice (of course we may find it was an situation like Mahariel where they had to or would die anyway). They are both said to be Dalish, for whom Solas had a pretty low opinion (whilst he said this was caused by a bad encounter with a clan, we don't know what he might have said to them) but presumably are another example to show him that the modern elves are worth saving. Since I will be playing an elf and my canon Inquisitor is Lavellan, we have a fair representation of what he would have been destroying if Rook had allowed him to proceed.
Yeah whilst my first Rook and Inquisitor are both human as m yrook will be a Grey Warden mage and my Inqusitor a rogue my second will both be elves as I'm planning them both to be elven mages. I am planning on a Solavellan playthrough t oimport into Veilguard to see how tha tplays out as well but I don' t know when I'll play that one yet.
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I really want to see the CC now, I want to start planning my character but to do that I want to know what types of "looks" are available for the different races - I like being inspired by what I play around with rather than have a super strict image going into the game.
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I really want to see the CC now, I want to start planning my character but to do that I want to know what types of "looks" are available for the different races - I like being inspired by what I play around with rather than have a super strict image going into the game.
Yea hI d otoo that's the main thing I do want to see I kind o fhave an idea for my first Rook and Inquisitor as I' m planning m yInquisitor t ohave curl ydark hair as I believe they said the CC has a kin dof bounc curly style a san option and I have curly hai rmods for DAI and I was going to use one on my next Inquisitor. I've already installed it for when I' mread yt ostart but just haven't created her yet as I want to go through Origin sand 2 first. I am planning a cute blonde look fo rm yRook though but I haven' tdecided whether to go with shoulder length hai ro rhair in a ponytail yet. But that likely depends on what options the CC presents me with. I am confident that regardless of what I choose however will look nice as the strand hair tech works really well. As I have experienced it first hand being a fan o fEA's football games.
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Did I hear correctly? There's time jumping?
Morpheus: "know what happened happened and that it could not have happened in any other way".
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They've only mentioned slowing time momentarily during combat. I haven't heard them mention "jumping" at all.
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Did I hear correctly? There's time jumping?
That was for the other game Alex is in (The Alters) - the GI issue had 2 games he is in
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