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Post by Catilina on Sept 13, 2019 19:54:13 GMT
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Post by Catilina on Nov 7, 2019 12:53:22 GMT
I like his arms, but missing his "wrist guard", and his face is different, and I like the thought he sold his earring (I know, many people miss that earring, I think, it probably intentional, that he lost it – but perhaps it just me). The armour is good-looking, but I would miss his own, while in his romance armour mod, I change that a little – explained by, that Hawke gave him some new stuff. About the face: I saw some good-looking Anders mod, but I love his original face, I see that the modded ones' aren't able to show his facial expressions correctly. The modded faces seems too rigid to me. Can't to convey his passion. His face expressions have many nuances, the modded faces don't have those correctly (not soft enough, if he's soft, not sharp enough if he's judgemental... he has the most coloured face expressions, and those are faded with most of the mods), I feel (but perhaps it just me). Or maybe I got used to his original look. (Perhaps I'm the only who love his old scruffy look...)
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Post by Nightscrawl on Nov 7, 2019 16:48:30 GMT
and his face is different The person is also using a face mod when taking the screenshots. It's just the armor in the mod, which you would have seen if you'd read the description. For what it's worth, it's a mod maker's preference to do so: when I screenshot my own mods, I disable everything else just to avoid that sort of confusion. From what I've observed, not many other mod authors do the same. /shrug
At any rate, I was just posting the link to inform people because I don't know how many regularly check the Nexus for new mods. Don't like it? Don't use it.
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Post by Catilina on Nov 7, 2019 19:54:32 GMT
and his face is different The person is also using a face mod when taking the screenshots. It's just the armor in the mod, which you would have seen if you'd read the description. For what it's worth, it's a mod maker's preference to do so: when I screenshot my own mods, I disable everything else just to avoid that sort of confusion. From what I've observed, not many other mod authors do the same. /shrug At any rate, I was just posting the link to inform people because I don't know how many regularly check the Nexus for new mods. Don't like it? Don't use it.
Okay, thank you, and sorry.
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Post by Sonya on Jan 5, 2020 18:03:00 GMT
It is interesting that in friend -romance Anders thinks he does the right thing, all is well, the sun is shining, blowing up the chantry is very good etc etc. He is a hero of the day. BUT in rival -romance it's vice versa: you can convince him he did the wrong thing, convince to fight agaist the mages (why? He has alwaus told about mage-freedom and in rival he fights those mages, so he just understood what an idiot he was and is), only in rival - romance you hear a dialogue where he confesses he has memory-losses, only in rival - romance you can convince him he is an abomination indeed. I wouldn't romance Anders even in ...nerver anyway (and I always kill him anyway)...but as I see it, it's better to have rival- romance with him to have those additional dialogue at least(info is power), otherwise you are not able to hear them at all if am not mistaken. For me it changes nothing, he is a blind would-be-dead rival in every PT, but still it is interesting to hear something new (with other characters it's the same - you'll never hear this or that until you choose this phrase or something else). Just an observation about Anders romance + some thoughts.
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Post by Catilina on Jan 5, 2020 20:17:08 GMT
It is interesting that in friend -romance Anders thinks he does the right thing, all is well, the sun is shining, blowing up the chantry is very good etc etc. He is a hero of the day. BUT in rival -romance it's vice versa: you can convince him he did the wrong thing, convince to fight agaist the mages (why? He has alwaus told about mage-freedom and in rival he fights those mages, so he just understood what an idiot he was and is), only in rival - romance you hear a dialogue where he confesses he has memory-losses, only in rival - romance you can convince him he is an abomination indeed. I wouldn't romance Anders even in ...nerver anyway (and I always kill him anyway)...but as I see it, it's better to have rival- romance with him to have those additional dialogue at least(info is power), otherwise you are not able to hear them at all if am not mistaken. For me it changes nothing, he is a blind would-be-dead rival in every PT, but still it is interesting to hear something new (with other characters it's the same - you'll never hear this or that until you choose this phrase or something else). Just an observation about Anders romance + some thoughts. He's not an idiot: he has the best arguments in the whole DA. And everything that he said proved, something was even worse, like Meredith. (In fact, he was very benevolent toward her, as he spoke about her.) Sadly, that's true, in the rivalry, especially in rivalmance (I can't call it romance – it's gross), he shows more about his desperate work, beliefs, he's brilliant. Also sad, that at the end he can lose his faith and his inner fire. I never saw Hawke "convinced" him about anything, just he's a monster. If someone, especially if you love, says you for years, you're a monster, you'll believe, you're. Also, in that "convince" scene, he just says: "Yes... time..." and sad. He sees already, Hawke will never understand him. And probably cried inside. Then Justice came out, and sent Hawke to the Void (but didn't try to hurt hawke, just yells one, and retreats... why if so malevolent?), and I absolutely not surprised. While Anders' every argument is brilliant, Hawke's "arguments" about if Anders behaves well, Meredith will retreat... is... just painful... like Hawke never lived in Kirkwall. (Also... why would rivalHawke help him with Elthina? That's a hard moment, even in friendship, especially if Hawke doesn't support him fully... But this is the condition for the "fulfilled" rivalry: only if Hawke helps with Elthina to him, triggers that scene. – By the way, I'm so happy, that Hawke should be involved for it...) And of course, in rivalry he "loses" himself more: just think about it: he's an Andrastian Circle Mage. The Circle shaped him. The possession, is a big thing to him. Also, it hard to handle – especially for someone like Anders: passionate, angry... he fears, he made Justice a demon. And if Hawke rivals him, Hawke demonizes him. In this case it's not just rivalry between Hawke and Anders but between Anders and Justice, Anders and himself. And he can't take the responsibility at the end, but blames justice for everything. While in friendship, he's confident, and can take the responsibility. Also i found the friendship romance very sweet – and the revolutionary couple also very good, especially the little sentence in the Inquisition, that he and Hawke went from Circle to Circle and helped the mages to take the final steps in their rebellion... (fortunately this is canon – while the dialogue with supportive, romanced Hawke's line isn't the best, this moment is worthy!) That's another explanation. Based on that he's still okay in the Inquisition if lives with Hawke, seems, Justice didn't drive him into a raging Abomination – or he's the strongest mage in the whole Thedas.
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Post by Rouccoco on Jan 5, 2020 20:56:34 GMT
I wouldn't romance Anders even in ...nerver anyway (and I always kill him anyway)...but as I see it, it's better to have rival- romance with him to have those additional dialogue at least(info is power), otherwise you are not able to hear them at all if am not mistaken. This is not additional dialogue - those are the consequences of Hawke treating him like garbage the whole game. Pretty much every rivalmance is about exploiting the doubt and insecurities of your companions. The official way to rival Anders (not involving meta-gaming and taking him on very specific quests) is to side with the templars. In this route you destroy any hope he had, make him question all of his beliefs and actions, make him believe mages deserve all the horrific things the chantry does to them. In the friendmance route you don't hear about Justice taking over his body or the memory loss, because it doesn't happen. Justice doesn't have to take over, because Anders is actively working towards their shared goal, freeing mages. Rivalling him stops Anders from continuing the work on the mage underground, which is where (and why) Justice takes over. The difference between the routes is not the information you get, but the state you drive Anders into. In one he's fully aware of his actions and merged with Justice, in the other he's battling for his sanity and ends up killing himself, if you don't do it (even in a romance). Which makes his rivalmance the most abusive relationship the protagonist can engage in in the entire series. Also, Anders doesn't think he's a hero in the friend route, just that he had no other choice, after 10 years of trying to help the mages in non-violent ways. He outright asks Hawke to kill him as punishment for his actions.
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Post by Sonya on Jan 6, 2020 13:36:40 GMT
Just an observation about Anders romance + some thoughts. even two huge compositions, can't write a word about Anders w/o huge conpositions from others. It's not an insult, it's stating the obvious, Now: OK, Catilina and Rouccoco , I wrote "my post is only observation + some thought". yes? I appeciate you both have writetn your understanding of Anders rival-romance. There are some things I don't agree about rival-romance (as well in freind-romance), there are some things I don't support. There are thing I agree with Anders: it concerns GC inaction - for me she is a useless toilet paper, ask her a questin - in return you'll get only some stupide chuntry bullshit quote, notamment other things, but she should have leave the city, she is useless anyway in undoing her job. I agree about some things he says about Mereith - it's anyway obvious she is not in good terms with her head. But in general - I'read you vision of rivil/friend - romances, be as it is, thanks for your opinion but, I still hold to my vision of the first post. Addidion: as Catilina wrote somewhere, Aveline is more intereting in rival (where she punches Hawke was a funny moment). I don't like Fenris/Merrill/Varric in rivlal (though I did such PTs). It's just interesting that in DA2 you witness differences in two these opposites. And Anders rivall - romance still seems more suitable for me (not for me, if I see it somwwhere else).
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Post by Catilina on Jan 6, 2020 14:21:18 GMT
Just an observation about Anders romance + some thoughts. even two huge compositions, can't write a word about Anders w/o huge conpositions from others. It's not an insult, it's stating the obvious, Now: OK, Catilina and Rouccoco , I wrote "my post is only observation + some thought". yes? I appeciate you both have writetn your understanding of Anders rival-romance. There are some things I don't agree about rival-romance (as well in freind-romance), there are some things I don't support. There are thing I agree with Anders: it concerns GC inaction - for me she is a useless toilet paper, ask her a questin - in return you'll get only some stupide chuntry bullshit quote, notamment other things, but she should have leave the city, she is useless anyway in undoing her job. I agree about some things he says about Mereith - it's anyway obvious she is not in good terms with her head. But in general - I'read you vision of rivil/friend - romances, be as it is, thanks for your opinion but, I still hold to my vision of the first post. Addidion: as Catilina wrote somewhere, Aveline is more intereting in rival (where she punches Hawke was a funny moment). I don't like Fenris/Merrill/Varric in rivlal (though I did such PTs). It's just interesting that in DA2 you witness differences in two these opposites. And Anders rivall - romance still seems more suitable for me (not for me, if I see it somwwhere else). Just a question: why would someone live with someone with whom s/he absolutely doesn't feel anything common – outside the bed, of course... "Love" doesn't conquer everything (especially the mere sexual attraction), the similar world-views in a love relationship are very important. “I hate your politics, doesn’t mean, we don’t have other things in common” (Hawke, Act2, "romance" start) “I’ll never understand how you can be so antagonistic by day, and so passionate by night.” (Anders, Act3, "Key to Your Heart") Your opinions no matter, but you have a sexy, tortured look... let’s do sex! That's Anders' rivalmance... They live together, without anything common, and just suck each other's blood. For years. Where's the benefits? Where's the romance? Love?
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Post by Sonya on Jan 6, 2020 14:49:44 GMT
They live together, without anything common, and just suck each other's blood. For years. Where's the benefits? Where's the romance? Love? my main poin in rival-romance: he understands finally what he has done, you can learn about memory losses, i.e. that Demon inside takes almost full controll of Anders and it's not good at all (yes, Justice from DAA turned into a Demon), you can convince him to fight against mages even if Anders alway was for mage freedom. It not abou love at all, family life, nice romance - not at all. If you want nice innocent romance - freindly -romance is suitablem yes. But in spite of some ideas Anders talks about and I agree with him, I ignore love/comfort/ etc here - for me the main poit that Anders finally sees what the hell is going on wth him. That what I was trying to say about exactly rival-romance. Friendly-romance is irrelevant here. I was talking about RIVAL
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Post by Rouccoco on Jan 6, 2020 15:13:30 GMT
even two huge compositions, can't write a word about Anders w/o huge conpositions from others. I don't think there's any character fan thread on here, where you can go "it's the better choice to kill them" and not expect any pushback. I don't care that others like to rival Anders. I took issue with the idea that the rivalmance gives you more information, when it's not the case. Anders experiences memory loss only in the rival route as a direct result of Hawke telling him to reject Justice. Same with his suicide - it doesn't happen in the friendmance/mage route.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Jan 6, 2020 15:28:01 GMT
so I had a question, not to start another flame war, just curious and wondering about something I always befriend all of the characters, Anders included however, I've had several of my Hawke's kill Anders in the past
so, as to my question...what would give Hawke (one who befriended him) the justification to kill Anders? I mean, one point would be his act of destroying the Chantry, but...yeah
Anders' fate is always my ponder point in DA2, in fact his is the only choice I always feel conflicted about no matter how many times I play
on the other hand, having him life gives the hilarious war table quest in Inquisition pertaining Sebastian (at least imo.)
Sebastian: *wants to destroy Kirkwall* Aveline: *glares from across the way* Sebastian: ...ya know what? Let's go back to Starkhaven
Also, (not sure if this one has been posted yet) edit: found the artist > it's by sve1tka
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Post by Sonya on Jan 6, 2020 15:41:56 GMT
don't think there's any character fan thread on here, where you can go "it's the better choice to kill them" and not expect any pushback. What? Telling my own opinion about game character is something aweful? I don't like Anders, I always kill him. I hate Solas and eager to break his neck. Others can puchback however they want. It's my opinion, other have their own opinion. What's wrong with that? Simpe exchanging of opinion, in a civilized manner, understanding others may have other opinion. Priod. I don't care that others like to rival Anders. I took issue with the idea that the rivalmance gives you more information, when it's not the case. Anders experiences memory loss only in the rival route as a direct result of Hawke telling him to reject Justice. Same with his suicide - it doesn't happen in the friendmance/mage route. Isn't it what I was trying to tell in ma very first post? Don't care about Anders romance at all. But what you've described actually nealy the same thing I was tlkig about: more info, memory losses, understending who Anders really is.
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Post by Sonya on Jan 6, 2020 16:11:42 GMT
not to start another flame war expressing your onw opinion or asking questions in a civiliized manner doesn't mean start some conflicts so, as to my question...what would give Hawke (one who befriended him) the justification to kill Anders? I mean, one point would be his act of destroying the Chantry, but...yeah support mages - why not let him leave to help you? Support Templars - only rival can convince him to fight with you. It's a plot demand but whatever: I tried a PTs where ALL the time told "mages are dangerous, should be locked etc etc". And what do I hear in Act 3 from Anders? "You always supported me, helped mages" WHAT?!!!! What the hell is wrong with him? He is an abomination who lied to you, he can't even make right conclusion from many things - I can make many example from PB where Anders acts or says something stupid, but it's long to write and search. So, those things could be justification to kill him e.g. Anoher - he again lied, was blind, blew up the chantry - for others this could be a reason. It's up to you who you side with/rival-frienship/are you in peace with youself for his actions? Imo, Anders is lost already, he is possessed, an abomination (just look at his personnal tree: healer + BM). Even if you were frinds, just kill him to give hime peace so Demon-Justice could't mess with his mind.
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Post by Rouccoco on Jan 6, 2020 16:27:06 GMT
What? Telling my own opinion about game character is something aweful? I don't like Anders, I always kill him. I hate Solas and eager to break his neck. Others can puchback however they want. It's my opinion, other have their own opinion. What's wrong with that? Simpe exchanging of opinion, in a civilized manner, understanding others may have other opinion. Priod. You said "can't write a word about Anders w/o huge conpositions from others." English is not my native language, but the phrase, anytime I came across it, has always meant annoyance. So I read you reply as you being annoyed that you can't post your opinion without others attacking it with longs responses. I don't know, if that was your intention, but that's how it seemed to me. But what you've described actually nealy the same thing I was tlkig about: more info, memory losses, understending who Anders really is. And what I'm saying is that it's not understanding who Anders is better, but driving him into a state, where he's a different person. Helping templars kill mages is not something Anders would ever consider, had it not been for Hawke's influence. He's in a completely different mental state from his neutral and friend paths. And if more information = better path, then the friendmance is better in that regards, since you get more information about Anders and Hawke being on the run, helping other circles.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Jan 6, 2020 16:28:18 GMT
support mages - why not let him leave to help you? Support Templars - only rival can convince him to fight with you. It's a plot demand but whatever: I tried a PTs where ALL the time told "mages are dangerous, should be locked etc etc". And what do I hear in Act 3 from Anders? "You always supported me, helped mages" WHAT?!!!! What the hell is wrong with him? He is an abomination who lied to you, he can't even make right conclusion from many things - I can make many example from PB where Anders acts or says something stupid, but it's long to write and search. So, those things could be justification to kill him e.g. Anoher - he again lied, was blind, blew up the chantry - for others this could be a reason. It's up to you who you side with/rival-frienship/are you in peace with youself for his actions? Imo, Anders is lost already, he is possessed, an abomination (just look at his personnal tree: healer + BM). Even if you were frinds, just kill him to give hime peace so Demon-Justice could't mess with his mind. hm, you make a few good points
The Hawke I plan on making my canon is a female purple!Hawke rogue (with Bethany going to the Circle) she's a mage supporter when people deserve it, so Grace'll probably be send to the Circle
I suppose even a Hawke who sees the fun in every situation would be tired of helping at some point...plus Anders' actions inadvertently also put Bethany at risk (what with Meredith invoking the Right of Annulment and all that)
I once had a conversation with a good friend of mine about how far one would go to protect their friends...he argued that an action like Anders performs at the end of DA2 would merit no friendship regardless of how long you'd been friends.
and you're right, Anders lies to you and blackmails Hawke when they try to figure out his plans (then again Hawke is a bit dense for not figuring it out for themselves, but I blame that on story purposes)
the only other characters I've once actively rivaled are Merrill (which I felt bad doing) and Sebastian (which was entertaining on a few points),
but I like having my Hawke surround themselves with people they care about, even if they clash every now and then (like Isabela during the Act2 climax)
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Post by Rouccoco on Jan 6, 2020 16:30:08 GMT
what would give Hawke (one who befriended him) the justification to kill Anders? You pretty much posted the biggest reason. I can't think of anything really. I've never killed him and even headcanoned Hawke being pissed at (and hurt by) Anders for thinking he'd be capable of killing the only person he loves he has left.
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Post by Catilina on Jan 6, 2020 16:36:53 GMT
They live together, without anything common, and just suck each other's blood. For years. Where's the benefits? Where's the romance? Love? my main poin in rival-romance: he understands finally what he has done, you can learn about memory losses, i.e. that Demon inside takes almost full controll of Anders and it's not good at all (yes, Justice from DAA turned into a Demon), you can convince him to fight against mages even if Anders alway was for mage freedom. It not abou love at all, family life, nice romance - not at all. If you want nice innocent romance - freindly -romance is suitablem yes. But in spite of some ideas Anders talks about and I agree with him, I ignore love/comfort/ etc here - for me the main poit that Anders finally sees what the hell is going on wth him. That what I was trying to say about exactly rival-romance. Friendly-romance is irrelevant here. I was talking about RIVAL No, I don't believe, the rivalmance has any benefits.
Anders absolutely aware the problem. He absolutely understands the situation. That's clear from the Act1 (after Karl's quest), and whatever Hawke wants, Justice will not just disappear, and the rivalry is the best way to make Anders/Justice a raging abomination – and be suicidal. Of course he has memory losses – but there are a chance those aren't about that Justice takes over him, he describes that feeling differently.
His description of the moment of Justice takes over him, when he lost his conrtol in rage, that "It's like you're trapped in your own body, seeing out your eyes, while someone else moves you like a puppet. And you're trying to scream, to move a single muscle, but there's no escape. Until you look down at the blood on your hands... " (Merrill banter). He knows everything – he sees everything, and remembers everything. No memory loss. It confirmed in the scene after Feynriel's Fade quest, if Hawke deals with the sloth demon, and Justice turns on Hawke: "I've stayed out of the Fade since we merged, since we merged. I don't like being a passenger in my own skin – I suppose Justice feels like that every day shackled in my body in my every decision I make – I no wonder it's become a prison for him." Those lines show: he knows what happen, when Justice on charge.
I'm sure the memomy losses rather about his mental state.
So, there are a big chance, that Anders doesn't have memory losses in friendship, because of Hawke helps him with the problems. But I don't think is an easy romance, he still has problems to solve (for example to live with Justice and with himself in peace) – but friendship romance has benefits. Of course, has: it's my personal favourite.
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Post by Rouccoco on Jan 6, 2020 16:46:52 GMT
Anders' actions inadvertently also put Bethany at risk (what with Meredith invoking the Right of Annulment and all that) She has already asked the divine for permission to do that, before the chantry exploded. And seeing what happened in Dairsmuid, she would have gotten it (if not then, she would have pushed mages till she did). With one circle being annulled roughly every 50 years, Bethany was never safe to begin with.
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