The Dragon Age The Veilguard Skepticism Thread [Spoilers]

It’s taken me completely by surprise. I can only hope they dress it up to conform to the universe they are in. Kind of like Krem. Then again they didn’t dress up ‘top surgery scars’, so it can go either way. lol.

Medical science sure must've progressed a lot in the past 8 years between games, especially since everything we've seen about Thedosian medical science is barely early middle ages at best. Which, circa Inquisition at least, makes sense: why invest in the pursuit of medical sciences when mages can just heal many different types of injuries?

You'd think with every major northern Thedosian nation being influenced by mages as part of their cultures (barring maybe the Qunari) - they'd all be in comparably dire straights when it comes to medical advances.

But apparently not - apparently top surgeries are just insanely commonplace by the time Veilguard picks up. It's comforting to know that the devs are treating this setting with forethought and care, and not just haphazardly shoving in current year terms or attributes into the setting, without thought for how that affects setting itself.

I have such confidence in the creatives behind this game, it's insane.

Hadn't even registered with me but yeah those lingering bruises are really going to mess with my immersion now...yeah, why not just heal?  Forced drama for sure.

I wasn't thinking in terms of the Qun...but more of just a woman wanting to identify as a man...fight like one...live like one.  Krem wasn't hitting you on the head with it...kept his mouth shut, worked hard to be a good warrior, and earned the respect of his peers.  Yeah, the whole Qun thing has been all over the place from game to game.  I suppose this time around they'll be completely accepting of alternative lifestyles...the polar opposite from where they started...and having conveniently forgotten Qamek and its purpose.

You don't need to know why, and there's not enough time to explain.

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Maybe? It's like the NEverEnding Story.

Right now it's 48th on Steam's Global Top Sellers. I could've sworn it was around 39 or 41 just the other day. How did that happen?

There actually was quite a bit of hype surrounding Anthem leading up to release...just not necessarily from the fandom as it wasn't ME or DA.  DAV there's like nothing...it's kind of bizarre.  I agree they need something really cool to generate some buzz.  Of course the whole marketing approach to DAV has been awful.  I went from 90% hype to 90% skeptic since the beginning.  I can admit I may no longer be part of the target group...but I'm not hearing anything from the mythical modern audience that this game is going to come storming out of the gates.

If the statements made in the investors' call are true (while vague, I don't think they can or would lie to investors), the preorders seemingly match their expectations, which would mean they didn't set too high expectations on the game.

Keep in mind the development costs 15 years ago were quite a bit less than what they are these days with games basically costing the same.  I'd like to know what ME2's dev size was compared to nowadays.  I'd be surprised if this game manages 3 million in the first month...I mean if SW Outlaws can only manage a million in a month...a frickin' Star Wars game...what hope does DAV have of setting the world on fire?