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Post by Felya87 on Feb 24, 2022 22:57:13 GMT
Congrats to Epler!
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Post by Solas on Feb 24, 2022 22:58:16 GMT
David Gaider @davidgaider
To the DA fans who've been (understandably) wringing their hands in concern: if the other names announced don't mean much to you, look at John Epler becoming the Creative Director for DA as a really positive sign. He is marvelous, and this is a fantastic development.
Mike Laidlaw @mike_Laidlaw This news -delights- me.
John is a fantastic call as Creative Director and a good person to his core.
Also, very tall.
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Post by Julilla on Feb 24, 2022 23:05:53 GMT
If anybody posted this already, mods please delete. But this is really interesting! Mark Darrah talking about Dragon Age Origins, "Memories and Lessons" the end also contains his "Why I'm not worried about DA4" which he's split off into the video that Solas posted above.
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Post by Solas on Feb 24, 2022 23:41:06 GMT
Mary Kirby @biomarykirby If you're wondering how awesome this news is, allow me to remind you that Mr. Epler was responsible for making this happen.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Feb 25, 2022 0:58:03 GMT
Mary Kirby @biomarykirbyIf you're wondering how awesome this news is, allow me to remind you that Mr. Epler was responsible for making this happen. So the cringiest moment in the game. Oh joy.
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Post by apollexander on Feb 25, 2022 1:36:33 GMT
Years ago Epler was just a QA tester and now he's the creative director of his favourite franchise. Isn't that encouraging?
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Post by githcheater on Feb 25, 2022 1:43:20 GMT
Mary Kirby @biomarykirbyIf you're wondering how awesome this news is, allow me to remind you that Mr. Epler was responsible for making this happen. So the cringiest moment in the game. Oh joy. Really?
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Feb 25, 2022 1:53:16 GMT
So the cringiest moment in the game. Oh joy. Really? Yes. Not the worst moment in the game (that goes to the railroading of the Anders situation) but this scene made me cringe the most. At least Purple Hawke is avoidable. If I want to see a scene like that, I’ll watch one that actually pulls it off to be funny.
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Post by apollexander on Feb 25, 2022 2:15:36 GMT
Wait...now I'm confused. I thought Corinne's new title - Game Director - meant that she was the Creative Director (and they'd just changed the name of the role). If John is the Creative Director and Mac Walters is the Production Director (or whatever it was - it had Production or Producer in it, I think...)...what does the Game Director do? Creative Director = narrative & art, Game Director = mechanics, systems, and integration with narrative elements, and Producer = deals with The Man, The Suits, and The Media? I remember that once I asked Mike Laidlaw what's the difference between creative director and lead designer (he held both titles simultaneously), and he said creative director is also responsible for the merchandises.
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Post by Beerfish on Feb 25, 2022 3:59:51 GMT
They offered me the job but I had to turn it down over creative differences.
For some reason slaughter all the horned devil Qunari and put all elves in alienages didn't go over well. They did like my 'drink wine out of solas's skull' cutscene however.
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 25, 2022 4:17:56 GMT
Mary Kirby @biomarykirbyIf you're wondering how awesome this news is, allow me to remind you that Mr. Epler was responsible for making this happen. So the cringiest moment in the game. Oh joy. Regardless on the opinion on said scene, I think Epler was responsible about the creation of the scene in terms of cinematics, not the ‘writing’ of it, given what role he had back then.
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Feb 25, 2022 6:05:53 GMT
Ah. I only ever get the jalapeno poppers from Arby's, and I never regret them, so I can't say I stand with him on that. He loves Arby's - he talks about it often on Twitter. However, it does not love him. Upsets his system for a few hours after eating it. That's what he regrets. But he also says that its effects on him are much shorter-lived than any other company's fast food. ANYWAY! I think the new leads are great choices and it's nice to see so many former and current devs tweeting their support of these folks. Is there an Overall "Director" position that she and Epler report to? Is it Weekes? I haven't kept up. They would not report to Weekes. More like the other way around - he, as Lead Writer, would report to Epler as Creative Director. David Gaider used to report to Mike Laidlaw.
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Feb 25, 2022 8:08:28 GMT
They offered me the job but I had to turn it down over creative differences. For some reason slaughter all the horned devil Qunari and put all elves in alienages didn't go over well. They did like my 'drink wine out of solas's skull' cutscene however. Especially the qunari spearmen and guardians - hang them upside down and ... ok too gorey. Thanks DAIMP
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Post by gervaise21 on Feb 25, 2022 9:01:16 GMT
Lol I can already see the clickbait Youtubers saying how Bioware is doomed because they have her. XD And they will make themselves look ridiculous in the process. After all, it is not as though she is a recent appointment to the company and has apparently been open about her identity during her time there. I think it is a positive sign that she has risen to the position she has in the company through hard work and ability, not just to fill a quota. Corinne has risen to Game Director on merit and kudos to her for that and to Bioware for promoting her. Also, congratulations to John Epler for his promotion to Creative Director. It's good that we finally have a name for that role.
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Post by Sartoz on Feb 25, 2022 12:30:53 GMT
If anybody posted this already, mods please delete. But this is really interesting! Mark Darrah talking about Dragon Age Origins, "Memories and Lessons" the end also contains his "Why I'm not worried about DA4" which he's split off into the video that Solas posted above.
Thanks for posting this. Quite interesting.
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Post by themikefest on Feb 25, 2022 15:08:37 GMT
They offered me the job but I had to turn it down over creative differences. For some reason slaughter all the horned devil Qunari and put all elves in alienages didn't go over well. They did like my 'drink wine out of solas's skull' cutscene however. Ha. They turned me down after they saw what my favorite playthrough in ME was when they clicked on the link in my signature.
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Post by Spectr61 on Feb 25, 2022 17:43:04 GMT
So, with all this director of this and director of that crap, who is the grand poobah?
The one who supposedly will not let the entire process resemble MEA or Anthem?
Edit: I nominate Beerfish for the position!
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Post by Sanunes on Feb 25, 2022 18:54:40 GMT
So, with all this director of this and director of that crap, who is the grand poobah? The one who supposedly will not let the entire process resemble MEA or Anthem? Edit: I nominate Beerfish for the position! I would say the General Manager Gary McKay is that person for he is outside the normal day to day development of the game and can have a more overhead view of the development process instead of the work in the trenches and won't have the attachment to certain designs.
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Post by bierkrug on Feb 25, 2022 19:13:13 GMT
She is from the Sims as a designer and seemed to be in the Anthem Next team for about a year and a half. According to her twitter profile, she is a transwoman and seems to often post to support the LGBT community. ...we have WAR starting in Europe in fullness yet it's not unfathomable some lowlifes will be more outraged about someone daring to be trans. I want out of this planet. I mean the game turning into some kind of identity politics statement instead of into a fun fantasy romp is a somewhat understandable fear with someone like that in a leading position.
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Post by midnight tea on Feb 25, 2022 22:47:11 GMT
...we have WAR starting in Europe in fullness yet it's not unfathomable some lowlifes will be more outraged about someone daring to be trans. I want out of this planet. I mean the game turning into some kind of identity politics statement instead of into a fun fantasy romp is a somewhat understandable fear with someone like that in a leading position. So kind of you to immediately start worrying that because a person is trans the game will devolve into 'identity politics statement'. Apparently she couldn't be Game Director because she's good for that position??? If John Epler - who everyone seems happy is now a Creative Director - tells us that Corinne is amazing to work with, I'm going to take his word way before someone who instantly doubts her talent just because she's trans. Also, I think it was mentioned already that 'Game Director' is someone who overlooks gameplay aspects, rather than story - so trying to force the topic of some 'identity politics bogeyman' to me comes across as disingenuous. Last thing - I don't really know what someone means when they say 'identity politics statement' anymore. For some, the inclusion of Krem or Cassandra's square jaw were 'identity politics statements'.
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Post by necrowaif on Feb 25, 2022 23:08:53 GMT
To think, Solas had godlike power, an army of loyal followers and control of the red lyrium idol, and yet, all it took to defeat the Dread Wolf was cancelling him on Twitter. -The Protagonist of DA4
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Post by colfoley on Feb 26, 2022 0:16:23 GMT
I mean the game turning into some kind of identity politics statement instead of into a fun fantasy romp is a somewhat understandable fear with someone like that in a leading position. So kind of you to immediately start worrying that because a person is trans the game will devolve into 'identity politics statement'. Apparently she couldn't be Game Director because she's good for that position??? If John Epler - who everyone seems happy is now a Creative Director - tells us that Corinne is amazing to work with, I'm going to take his word way before someone who instantly doubts her talent just because she's trans. Also, I think it was mentioned already that 'Game Director' is someone who overlooks gameplay aspects, rather than story - so trying to force the topic of some 'identity politics boogeyman' to me comes across as disingenuous. Last thing - I don't really know what someone means when they say 'identity politics statement' anymore. For some, the inclusion of Krem or Cassandra's square jaw were 'identity politics statements'. can't speak for bierkrug but from my POV this has nothing to do with her(?) Being trans but with other factors on her bio. Afterall Patrick Weekes is also LGBTA and is a part of that community and I love their work as well. And I know *some* put that label on things and make wild assumptions but Dorian and Krem are great characters and Cass is one of the most attractive characters in the setting.
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Post by midnight tea on Feb 26, 2022 0:56:52 GMT
So kind of you to immediately start worrying that because a person is trans the game will devolve into 'identity politics statement'. Apparently she couldn't be Game Director because she's good for that position??? If John Epler - who everyone seems happy is now a Creative Director - tells us that Corinne is amazing to work with, I'm going to take his word way before someone who instantly doubts her talent just because she's trans. Also, I think it was mentioned already that 'Game Director' is someone who overlooks gameplay aspects, rather than story - so trying to force the topic of some 'identity politics boogeyman' to me comes across as disingenuous. Last thing - I don't really know what someone means when they say 'identity politics statement' anymore. For some, the inclusion of Krem or Cassandra's square jaw were 'identity politics statements'. can't speak for bierkrug but from my POV this has nothing to do with her(?) Being trans but with other factors on her bio. Afterall Patrick Weekes is also LGBTA and is a part of that community and I love their work as well. And I know *some* put that label on things and make wild assumptions but Dorian and Krem are great characters and Cass is one of the most attractive characters in the setting. "her(?)"???? It's her. It's HER. No (?). Period. I'm sorry, I'm not going to be polite about this. You're going to have to forgive me, but living not far away from a border with a country there's WAR in and worrying for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters can put a person a little on an edge. I have little patience for stuff like this, which I think I've already established. I trust Corinne to deliver us a great game, based on the fact that DA devs seem happy with her at the helm. I don't need to nitpick her bio.
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Post by necrowaif on Feb 26, 2022 1:53:33 GMT
I will say that with Corrine as Game Director, John Epler as Creative Director and Patrick Weekes as Lead Writer, the future of this franchise is now in the control of folks whose politics swing so far to the left they make Martin Luther King Jr. look like David Duke.
That’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s certainly not going to kill any of us if Dragon Age introduces a transgender love interest or makes being non-binary an option for the PC. The incels will howl that the series has been ruined, but who cares?
What I don’t want to see is the lore being completely re-worked to remove any potentially “offensive” content. I don’t want to go into DA4 and learn that, oh wait, everything you knew about the Qunari was wrong and they would never even contemplate sewing a mage’s mouth shut, the darkspawn now have a range of personalities and interests beyond serving the Old Gods and destroying all life as we know it, and the Chant of Light has been updated to exclusively use “xe”, “xem” and “xyr” pronouns.
If that puts me at odds with the majority of DA fans, so be it.
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Post by dadithinkimgay on Feb 26, 2022 2:27:13 GMT
I will say that with Corrine as Game Director, John Epler as Creative Director and Patrick Weekes as Lead Writer, the future of this franchise is now in the control of folks whose politics swing so far to the left they make Martin Luther King Jr. look like David Duke. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s certainly not going to kill any of us if Dragon Age introduces a transgender love interest or makes being non-binary an option for the PC. What I don’t want to see is the lore being completely re-worked to remove any potentially “offensive” content. I don’t want to go into DA4 and learn that, oh wait, everything you knew about the Qunari was wrong and they would never even contemplate sewing a mage’s mouth shut, the darkspawn now have a range of personalities and interests beyond serving the Old Gods and destroying all life as we know it, and the Chant of Light has been updated to exclusively use “xe”, “xem” and “xyr” pronouns. If that puts me at odds with the majority of DA fans, so be it. They're just people. What you wrote was just ridiculous and would never happen. Come on, let's focus on the fact that Mike Laidlaw, David Gaider, and Mark Darrah came out in support of these people, as well as the current developers. John and Corrine must be doing something right. I would ask why you doubt them but you've made that pretty clear.
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