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Post by melbella on Aug 28, 2020 23:50:47 GMT
I am very excited at the prospect of a steampunk setting though with guns and flying ships!!! A lot of the Tevinter settings in DAI (such as Still Ruins) looked rather steam-punky to me, so if the Tevinter we see in game has the same look I wouldn't be surprised.
Yeah, the "What happens when the people in charge aren’t willing to address the issues?" sounds like a promotion for DA2Actually, that comment made me cringe because it felt like a commentary on what is happening right now in the real world. I don't play fantasy games to be lectured, so I hope they don't go the route of Dr. Who with their level of preachiness.
My initial thought but why is the vault so big? That was definitely constructed for some being way bigger than a dwarf, even if it was constructed by dwarves. Well, the Deep Roads are way bigger than necessary for just dwarves to use.
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Post by AlleluiaElizabeth on Aug 29, 2020 0:02:05 GMT
I expect them to address slavery if the game is set in Tevinter and that of course has a certain political context. I talked a long time ago about how I loved the idea of getting to play a Tevinter MLK or something. lol So I'm cool with it to an extent. I just hope they don't strawman President Trump/conservatives/MAGA and make an obviously intended expy of them in-game so they can make them act like dictators and then bash us over the head with how evil they are. That would definitely annoy me and its something I've seen in other fandoms, such as Marvel. Netflix's Marvelverse even decided President Trump was a thing in-universe now, just so it could throw around an insult about him. But political themes in general can be fine. And in the past the DA series has almost always allowed me to take the position I want to and, even when some characters disagreed with it, I felt like the narrative allowed room for me to justify it. Like I wasn't told "You're evil!" by the story unless I actually was acting in an evil manner, such as murdering someone or something. (Which, I've never actually experienced firsthand, but I've watched the youtube videos. lol) If I felt like Vivienne had some reasoned points and agreed with her, the game didn't shame me, even though its an unpopular choice in the fandom, for example. By the same token, you could also disagree with her and not be evil either. Heck, you can still end up friends.
So long as we have valid arguments on both sides of an issue, when there actually are valid arguments to be made, I think we'll be fine.
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Post by bshep on Aug 29, 2020 0:12:23 GMT
Of course it is going to have some political comentary just like every other Dragon Age game. It is silly to think one can produce a work of art without putting their world view in it. He also did this one Caught up, finally! Whew. EDIT: Also, I LOVE this kidnapping in progress image: Torn btwn that and the guy holding up a "Wait a second." finger to the giant that burst into the room as my favorite funny pieces.
Someone on another forum said it could be an attempted assassination that Zevran mentioned in another game, he was hired to kill a woman, couldn't do it and then she fell out of her litter and broke her neck It looks more like a kidnapping attempt to me. Unless they are bringing the noblewoman to some dark alley for the kill.
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Post by arvaarad on Aug 29, 2020 0:28:57 GMT
Of course it is going to have some political comentary just like every other Dragon Age game. It is silly to think one can produce a work of art without putting their world view in it. He also did this one Someone on another forum said it could be an attempted assassination that Zevran mentioned in another game, he was hired to kill a woman, couldn't do it and then she fell out of her litter and broke her neck It looks more like a kidnapping attempt to me. Unless they are bringing the noblewoman to some dark alley for the kill. Nonsense, it’s just a friendly Crow trying to catch the bus. Must have gotten up late this morning!
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Post by smilesja on Aug 29, 2020 0:43:08 GMT
I expect them to address slavery if the game is set in Tevinter and that of course has a certain political context. I talked a long time ago about how I loved the idea of getting to play a Tevinter MLK or something. lol So I'm cool with it to an extent. I just hope they don't strawman President Trump/conservatives/MAGA and make an obviously intended expy of them in-game so they can make them act like dictators and then bash us over the head with how evil they are. That would definitely annoy me and its something I've seen in other fandoms, such as Marvel. Netflix's Marvelverse even decided President Trump was a thing in-universe now, just so it could throw around an insult about him. But political themes in general can be fine. And in the past the DA series has almost always allowed me to take the position I want to and, even when some characters disagreed with it, I felt like the narrative allowed room for me to justify it. Like I wasn't told "You're evil!" by the story unless I actually was acting in an evil manner, such as murdering someone or something. (Which, I've never actually experienced firsthand, but I've watched the youtube videos. lol) If I felt like Vivienne had some reasoned points and agreed with her, the game didn't shame me, even though its an unpopular choice in the fandom, for example. By the same token, you could also disagree with her and not be evil either. Heck, you can still end up friends.
So long as we have valid arguments on both sides of an issue, when there actually are valid arguments to be made, I think we'll be fine.
As long as they present each side fairly and realistically, I have no problem with political statements. Some of the best games ever produced pretty much had politics in it. (Like Dragon Age!)
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Post by turianlannister on Aug 29, 2020 0:47:39 GMT
This is subjective, of course, but I beg to differ. Long, flowing hair and tight, filigreed clothing are generally feminine markers. She's also drawn with her legs close together. Even in that pic, women (like qunari lady and leftmost hottie, who I promise I'll find a better name for at some point), are drawn the same way, while Maybe!Davrin and SkellyBoy (who musn't even have testicles, the poor man) have their legs wide apart. I'm not sure where you see filigreed. I see some sort of breastplate, bracers and pants with a cape. Also, the hair are a bishounen haircut (yes, I watch too many anime). Dragon Age is a western game not an anime or JPRG, why would the devs give a male character a bishounen haircut?
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Post by pessimistpanda on Aug 29, 2020 0:53:44 GMT
I expect them to address slavery if the game is set in Tevinter and that of course has a certain political context. I talked a long time ago about how I loved the idea of getting to play a Tevinter MLK or something. lol So I'm cool with it to an extent. I just hope they don't strawman President Trump/conservatives/MAGA and make an obviously intended expy of them in-game so they can make them act like dictators and then bash us over the head with how evil they are. That would definitely annoy me and its something I've seen in other fandoms, such as Marvel. Netflix's Marvelverse even decided President Trump was a thing in-universe now, just so it could throw around an insult about him. But political themes in general can be fine. And in the past the DA series has almost always allowed me to take the position I want to and, even when some characters disagreed with it, I felt like the narrative allowed room for me to justify it. Like I wasn't told "You're evil!" by the story unless I actually was acting in an evil manner, such as murdering someone or something. (Which, I've never actually experienced firsthand, but I've watched the youtube videos. lol) If I felt like Vivienne had some reasoned points and agreed with her, the game didn't shame me, even though its an unpopular choice in the fandom, for example. By the same token, you could also disagree with her and not be evil either. Heck, you can still end up friends.
So long as we have valid arguments on both sides of an issue, when there actually are valid arguments to be made, I think we'll be fine.
As long as they present each side fairly and realistically, I have no problem with political statements. Some of the best games ever produced pretty much had politics in it. (Like Dragon Age!) What's "fairly and realistically" in a fantasy world? If BioWare writes one side of an issue to be wholly evil, then that side is wholly evil. The only reason there is any ambiguity in the first place is because BioWare tries (poorly) to be ambiguous. If the issue is *slavery*, BioWare would be far better served to openly oppose it. Very, very few people are likely to respond well to any attempts to make slavery seem "complex" or "sympathetic".
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Post by therevanchist25 on Aug 29, 2020 1:06:42 GMT
As long as they present each side fairly and realistically, I have no problem with political statements. Some of the best games ever produced pretty much had politics in it. (Like Dragon Age!) What's "fairly and realistically" in a fantasy world? If BioWare writes one side of an issue to be wholly evil, then that side is wholly evil. The only reason there is any ambiguity in the first place is because BioWare tries (poorly) to be ambiguous. If the issue is *slavery*, BioWare would be far better served to openly oppose it. Very, very few people are likely to respond well to any attempts to make slavery seem "complex" or "sympathetic". While I would agree, given what they did with Dorian explaining Tevinter slavery to us, it seems they may in fact try to do exactly that.
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Post by colfoley on Aug 29, 2020 1:11:28 GMT
As long as they present each side fairly and realistically, I have no problem with political statements. Some of the best games ever produced pretty much had politics in it. (Like Dragon Age!) What's "fairly and realistically" in a fantasy world? If BioWare writes one side of an issue to be wholly evil, then that side is wholly evil. The only reason there is any ambiguity in the first place is because BioWare tries (poorly) to be ambiguous. If the issue is *slavery*, BioWare would be far better served to openly oppose it. Very, very few people are likely to respond well to any attempts to make slavery seem "complex" or "sympathetic". That is kind of the whole point about Sci Fi/ fantasy/ speculative fiction to begin with. To create 'another world' that could be very similar to ours...or different...to hold up a mirror to our own and give us a place to view issues in the 'real' world with a relative lack of passion. On the slavery issue for instance the word slavery and indentured servitude does have certain negative connotations to us living in a world that has seen a lot of abuses under those systems (and rightfully so) but franchises like Dragon Age or Game of Thrones has pointed out, rightly, that some people may want to be slaves. Some people may want to be an indentured servant to pay off a debt. Which even matches real life history given that some former slaves after the civil war didn't welcome their emancipation with joy. Edit: And that is to say nothing of the cultural bias having such an institution might have and how that would effect individual people if they are exposed to only that way of life...like Dorian. I mean as much as this might shock some of us (doesen't shock me) but some people prefer living under authoritarian states because such things can be quite safe.
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Post by slimgrin727 on Aug 29, 2020 1:13:18 GMT
Yeah, the "What happens when the people in charge aren’t willing to address the issues?" sounds like a promotion for DA2Actually, that comment made me cringe because it felt like a commentary on what is happening right now in the real world. I don't play fantasy games to be lectured, so I hope they don't go the route of Dr. Who with their level of preachiness. Same. I hope that's not the case. Revolving the entire plot around that would be a huge misstep.
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Post by midnight tea on Aug 29, 2020 1:16:10 GMT
Yeah, the "What happens when the people in charge aren’t willing to address the issues?" sounds like a promotion for DA2Actually, that comment made me cringe because it felt like a commentary on what is happening right now in the real world. I don't play fantasy games to be lectured, so I hope they don't go the route of Dr. Who with their level of preachiness. But that’s like... basically one of major themes of DA since the beginning of the series :/ If the current IRL world resembles the ‘commentary’, that’s on the world, I’m afraid.
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Post by colfoley on Aug 29, 2020 1:22:24 GMT
Yeah, the "What happens when the people in charge aren’t willing to address the issues?" sounds like a promotion for DA2Actually, that comment made me cringe because it felt like a commentary on what is happening right now in the real world. I don't play fantasy games to be lectured, so I hope they don't go the route of Dr. Who with their level of preachiness. But that’s like... basically one of major themes of DA since the beginning of the series :/ If the current IRL world resembles the ‘commentary’, that’s on the world, I’m afraid.[/quote] It is always a delicate tight rope to walk though.
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Post by azarhal on Aug 29, 2020 1:42:00 GMT
I'm not sure where you see filigreed. I see some sort of breastplate, bracers and pants with a cape. Also, the hair are a bishounen haircut (yes, I watch too many anime). Dragon Age is a western game not an anime or JPRG, why would the devs give a male character a bishounen haircut? Bishounen is just the Japanese term for androgynous young man/pretty boy. The art style in the concept art is closer to anime than a video game. And it's not just part of Japanese anime/games, see Netflix Castlevania which is made by a US based studio for pretty boy Alucard with his long flowing hair and slender body.
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Post by Cantina on Aug 29, 2020 1:51:13 GMT
I am optimistic.
DAI was NOT a good game, nor was it a bad game, it was just meh and a mess. The writing was bad, the main story was just awful, the world was empty, most of the companions were over the top or uninteresting, bugs, the horrible hairstyles, forgetting their own lore and I can go on and on. Bioware spent more time creating pretty trees then focusing on the quality of writing.
In the video they seem more interested, (once again)on how the game looks. Oh, motion capture. Oooo AHH. (rolls eyes). Considering how Andromeda and Anthem did, I have very little hope DA4 is going to be any better. And Mark Durrah being in charge, well, I would not trust him to run a bath.
Back before DAI came out, I recall reading an article where Bioware said their inspiration was looking heavily into Skyrim. I know all too well, other game companies will use something another game uses. But to go so far as to use it as a primary focus to build your game that was a huge red flag. If I wanted to play Skyrim, I would go play Skyrim. And of course turns out I was correct, most places I read the reviews and the grade comes out to be a C. (And don't say, "Well it won game of the year." There are lots of movies, music etc that were awful and won rewards anyways. Even game rewards can be desperate).
DAI could have been better if they went back to what made Origins an amazing game and use of their imagination. But they didn't. Bioware sold their souls to E.A. And in the past they seemed to care about the quality of the game they were creating. Once DA2 came out, it was the beginning of the end for Dragon Age. Now what they sell is a turd wrapped in fake gold, all the while Bioware is happy to put out this crap let alone take peoples money. What happened to their integrity?!!?
After seeing this video, several red flags and sirens went off. Is DA4 going to be good? I cannot say until I play it. But as of right now my answer will be, no. It could turn out to be a good game, it won't, but it could.
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Post by linksocarina on Aug 29, 2020 1:52:38 GMT
What's "fairly and realistically" in a fantasy world? If BioWare writes one side of an issue to be wholly evil, then that side is wholly evil. The only reason there is any ambiguity in the first place is because BioWare tries (poorly) to be ambiguous. If the issue is *slavery*, BioWare would be far better served to openly oppose it. Very, very few people are likely to respond well to any attempts to make slavery seem "complex" or "sympathetic". While I would agree, given what they did with Dorian explaining Tevinter slavery to us, it seems they may in fact try to do exactly that. That only can work in a limited context. They really should keep this issue simple in terms of it's end-game motivations, but complex in terms of its institution and implementation. In other words, slavery is bad and nothing justifies it, but you have individuals - decent individuals - who still utilize the system. Let the characters, not the institution, be on blast in this case.
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Post by Absafraginlootly on Aug 29, 2020 2:16:19 GMT
While this is what I hope for I've seen enough marketing/PR teams screw the pooch for a catchy line to not take this as 100% confirmation. A very exciting video none the less This makes me think of Vyrantium's famed floating aqueduct in TN. Perhaps the the magic that keeps that structure afloat keeps these flying. Though the structures in this image look more like pieces of ruins, an old elven city destroyed long ago? Perhaps Tevinter studied them to make their aqueduct? I wonder if the airships also belong to Tevinter since we know they have levitation but not whether they have flight. Or maybe the ships themselves are not enchanted but there is a magical effect over the whole area that makes things float - and someone has learned to use sails to travel around said area.
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Post by Hrungr on Aug 29, 2020 2:42:29 GMT
While this is what I hope for I've seen enough marketing/PR teams screw the pooch for a catchy line to not take this as 100% confirmation. A very exciting video none the less Lots of concept goodness to pour over... It's worth noting that BW has always said that they wanted a new protag for each new game. They've never deviated from that message, so this shouldn't be a surprise. In a post-Trespasser panel, they even used the words "Conclusively tie-off the protagonist". This makes me think of Vyrantium's famed floating aqueduct in TN. Perhaps the the magic that keeps that structure afloat keeps these flying. Though the structures in this image look more like pieces of ruins, an old elven city destroyed long ago? Perhaps Tevinter studied them to make their aqueduct? I wonder if the airships also belong to Tevinter since we know they have levitation but not whether they have flight. Or maybe the ships themselves are not enchanted but there is a magical effect over the whole area that makes things float - and someone has learned to use sails to travel around said area. We've also heard that Tevinter mages use levitation magic to support crumbling buildings in Minrathous. Though here I'm getting a Fade Ruins feel, but on Thedas. Some kind of Fade influence at work? I theorized once that Solas might have partial success in bringing down the Veil. But the protag helps contain it to a large-ish region. The ships have an aravel feel to them, so they might be ancient elven or Tevinter designed (stolen from the elves). They're certainly in better shape than the surrounding ruins, so I'm leaning towards Tevinter design. We can see them offloading supplies there, so it look like they're setting up camp here. Bottom line though... none of that matters as long as I get to fly one!
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Post by Hrungr on Aug 29, 2020 2:47:55 GMT
So what are we looking at here (other than the designer really loved The Neverending Story )...? With the lyrium blue glow, it's like... a mini-Titan. Baby Titan? If if wasn't for the blue glow, I'd say it was spirit-possessed. But, maybe it is.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Aug 29, 2020 2:55:25 GMT
Hanako Ikezawa I recognize and empathize with your disappointment over the potential near entire loss of an Inky/Solas resolution that satisfies long term fans. I am simulataneously disappointed about the things that could have been, the characters and storylines I thought I would get to explore, and excited about the characters I never considered. Optimistic but not excited about the storylines. I'm a warden hoe, so that was a big reveal for me, whereas I could care less about the evanuris and even less about the titans. Always knew this was going to be one of the directions the story went, but still kinda like MEH. Gotta tie off Solas, but otherwise the evanuris could hang. But what keeps me optimistic is that I may not care at all now, but once I encounter these villains, the world they're in, I may care A LOT. My character may care SO MUCH. But we're not to that point yet. You are on a fan forum, so the outlook is going to be faily positive, so please don't feel unheard. I think a lot of solas mancers are feeling unheard right now, as well as the people who felt strongly, like you and I, that our Inky needed to be the ones to sink the blade into Solas. Thank you. It's not even the Trespasser setup being abandoned itself that bothers me, but more what they undid in order to create that setup. I've said before, if the last we saw of the Inquisitor was them standing on their balcony looking at a new dawn, I'd be perfectly fine with some new Pc stopping Solas since the Inquisitor's story was concluded. But now, they undid that with Trespasser, setting them up for a new story, only to be discarded. I saw someone else put, it's like a series getting a cliffhanger ending but cancelled before the new season. But to add to that analogy, it's like the series that got the cliffhanger was already finished, but they decided one more season to create that cliffhanger. And when that cliffhanger is finally addressed, it is in a new series that isn't even really connected to the old show the tore apart to set that up. I have no optimism. Nothing that they spoke of in this video sparked it, since I either don't like what they talked about or it is things they have done already so it's not like it's new. And this was even before learning the devastating news. As for being unheard, considering I got banned for a day for expressing my disappointment I think it's fair to say I am being unheard, since when I am heard I'm silenced.
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Post by arvaarad on Aug 29, 2020 2:55:43 GMT
So what are we looking at here (other than the designer really loved The Neverending Story )...? With the lyrium blue glow, it's like... a mini-Titan. Baby Titan? If if wasn't for the blue glow, I'd say it was spirit-possessed. But, maybe it is. Man, this image makes me so happy every time I see it. It has vibes of the old adventure games, where sometimes a face would pop out of a hillside and start talking to you. Just pure, unashamed magic.
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Post by yogsothoth on Aug 29, 2020 2:56:13 GMT
So what are we looking at here (other than the designer really loved The Neverending Story )...? With the lyrium blue glow, it's like... a mini-Titan. Baby Titan? If if wasn't for the blue glow, I'd say it was spirit-possessed. But, maybe it is. I'd guess some kind of Golem. The Titan depicted in the mural only had one eye.
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Post by azarhal on Aug 29, 2020 2:59:17 GMT
Yeah, the "What happens when the people in charge aren’t willing to address the issues?" sounds like a promotion for DA2Actually, that comment made me cringe because it felt like a commentary on what is happening right now in the real world. I don't play fantasy games to be lectured, so I hope they don't go the route of Dr. Who with their level of preachiness. But that’s like... basically one of major themes of DA since the beginning of the series :/ If the current IRL world resembles the ‘commentary’, that’s on the world, I’m afraid. "People in charge not willing to address the issues" was used in conjunction with the player character being powerless this time around. It was a direct references to previous BioWare games PCs having (political/social) powers to force people to do things (even if they still have to do a favor for them first). I'm really getting a BG1 vibe from this: a bunch of adventurers stumbling on some secret conspiracy and getting dragged into it. And because you have no power, no status, no influence, nobody believes you so you have to deal with it alone.
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Post by SomberXIII on Aug 29, 2020 3:31:09 GMT
I used to complain about the presence of spiders, mostly notably that house sized one in DA2. And then they gave then the hands, I'm gonna fight them with both eyes closed. They better disperse into fade air once they die, so that my arachnophobia wouldn't react to their dead carcasses. I got a tarantula to get over my arachnophobia and I have got to say they're the most useless fecking animal I've ever owned. They sit there all day doing sweet feck all unless they're hungry and you throw a cricket to them. My first tarantula used to make a dash for its cave whenever I went near its enclosure. I'm on my 8th one atm. I have nothing against them but I much prefer my snakes and gecko It's less worrying about whether they would kill us but more about my brain overloading me with terrifying signals so much that it overwhelms everything. There's also this weird thing that makes my brain's left portion twitching whenever I try to look at a seriously 'not cute' spider.
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Post by Absafraginlootly on Aug 29, 2020 3:49:13 GMT
Hmm... Left to Right - Female - Human or Elf Female. Probably a mage since she's wearing a dress
- Female - Vashoth/Qunari. No weapon, is just wearing an outfit not armour but qunari frequently don't wear armour so hard to say. There's a light armour wearing, dual wielding qunari female in another concept art, so perhaps rogue. Perhaps a ben hassrath agent?
- Male - Human. Small handled weapon over shoulder (dagger?) lots of pouches, looks like a rogue. Dark skin, Davrin the warden? Out of uniform?
- Before the image was lightened it looked more ambiguous but now I think this is probably a woman - Human. Hella tall(or just standing next to a short person?), cape, is that a breast plate or more of tevinter's fancy shoulder/chest rainments? Warrior probably, maybe mage.
- Female - Race??? Covered by a cloak, I might've guessed anything but horned qunari, but she's one of the two furthest forward characters and a head shorter then the other woman so.. elf or dwarf? Going by these size charts if the human woman to her left is normal woman height then this woman would have to be a dwarf she's too much shorter than her to be an elf. But if the woman to her left is unusally tall (avvar?) then who the heck knows what she is. Her proportions look more elf than dwarf to me I don't even know man. Class wise: Gun, what class is gun? Rogue? Warrior? New class? Looks like she's got a monocle or eyepiece too. If dwarf Bellara pehaps?
- Probably Male, but the cowl and breastplate obscures the silouette too much to be certain - Based on whose to the right, Human or elf, but again cowl. At first I thought Mage because hood and robe, but after being lightened I see he has some chest armour and he has a sword, so perhaps rogue or warrior after all?
- Male - Straight up looks like a hornless Qunari. No Weapons to indicate class. Wearing something kinda robe-like, maybe he's a mage? saarebas tal vashoth?
- ??Male?? - First glance that looked like a dwarf to me, granted one with his face glowing with blue/green light, and that made me think of the sha-brytol with their funny ass helmet/headdresses and glowey blueness*. Next I thought of a dwarf or dwarf corpse possessed by a spirit. The perspective factor of him being steps behind the others might be making him look shorter than he is, although he's still stockier and more dwarf proportioned than the other person whose furthest back.
So the line up here (which may not contain everyone, may have changed significantly, may contain people who aren't even companions etc) seems like it MIGHT be: Human/Elf - F - Mage Hornless Tal Vashoth - M - Mage Qunari/Vashoth - F - Rogue Human - M - Rogue Human - F - Warrior Human/Elf - M - Warrior? (Honestly could just as easily be mage or rogue but he has a big sword and the human male [3rd from left] has a tiny dagger so for balance *shrugs*)
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??Dwarf/Elf?? - F - Gun & ??Dwarf/Spirit?? - M - WTF
*And their Bolters make me think of the gun silhouette in the image for that matter Guessing is fun. But I'm not the types to get too attached to concept art so I won't be to surprised or dissapointed if we get something very different.
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Post by Solas on Aug 29, 2020 4:06:09 GMT
So what are we looking at here (other than the designer really loved The Neverending Story )...? With the lyrium blue glow, it's like... a mini-Titan. Baby Titan? If if wasn't for the blue glow, I'd say it was spirit-possessed. But, maybe it is. a Titan but like
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