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Post by andorvex on Oct 30, 2024 17:37:25 GMT
so it's an exact repeat of ME2. I can't say it's a bad thing For all of Weekes' soapboxxing about how he apparently hated the "Peace" choice in Rannoch, and how the Mages vs Templars choice in Inquisition felt like a step in the right direction - this sure feels like backpaddling. Especially if the "best" ending is determinate on you choosing the "correct" city to save. I feel like Mages Vs Templars is a much better dilemma, unfortunately I don't think it was ever executed well
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Post by danaxe on Oct 30, 2024 17:38:10 GMT
That video should be seen by everyone before deciding to buy the game.... Isabella misgendered Taash so she goes and does some push-ups as a self imposed punishment??? What in the actual F is this?? Which mentally sound person would see this and think this is good? It baffles me... Not to mention the total Isabella's character assassination. The real one wouldnt give two flipping Fs about it and would just laugh mockingly at this fauxIsabella while sneakily stealing her pockets.
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Post by Kappa Neko on Oct 30, 2024 17:39:12 GMT
I'm a very feminine man who may or may not be transitioning in the future. I don't have a solid answer yet one way or the other, according to most guys in my social circle (who arent exactly the picture of masculinity themselves), I'm still on a very feminine edge of that spectrum.
The NB shit confuses the hell out of me. In a weird way its existence almost feels like it reinforces gender stereotypes - like if you're a very feminine man or tomboy you're suddenly NB? I don't get it. I really, really dislike how it certainly seems like the devs are using the existence of gender minorities (NB, trans, etc) as a shield against criticism. That's abhorrent to me and will, in my opinion, only result in more hatred to those groups with publicity stunts like these.
You wanna pander to me Bioware? The gender nonconforming potential transwoman? Bring back spirit healing from DAO/DA2. The barrier system was god awful and I detest how DA4's combat is just a blatant god of war ripoff. The Tank/Healer/Dps system is considered a holy trinity for a reason and I hate how gimped the healing specialization has become thanks to the devs idiotic actions. Also bring back the rivalry system, was an amazing feature in DA2 it was just forgotten about after that game. From the handful of Non-Binary people I spoke with at work about it, they say it's because "tomboy" and "feminine man" are problematic according to them. It's apparently part of the outdated language that "needs to go away", according to them. So they're trying to push their narrative on others and that's somehow better than letting people decide they're just not NB? Great logic. I'm NOT non binary just because of outdated stereotypes about men and women. I'm simply a woman who likes all kinds of things and disliked being a girl for a while because growing up is hard. I swear, these people are the most intolerant bunch out there right now and they don't even see the irony.
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Post by fenalaslavellan on Oct 30, 2024 17:42:27 GMT
More stuff about the plot and ending leaked. Not enough to get a complete picture but it's more than we had before So that's why people are saying the ending is good or whatever, they're copying the Suicide Mission lol.
Except this is basically a non-choice. Why would I trade Harding for Davrin?
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Post by emissaryoflies on Oct 30, 2024 17:43:09 GMT
More stuff about the plot and ending leaked. Not enough to get a complete picture but it's more than we had before Regarding the ending choices That's an easy one. Hopefully it's not just Davrin or Harding. If it is, Davrin is a goner in most people's playthroughs. A much more interesting choice would involve Varric or Harding. Preferably at the beginning of the game. So much potential for conflict there. Real conflict.
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Post by wright1978 on Oct 30, 2024 17:43:47 GMT
More stuff about the plot and ending leaked. Not enough to get a complete picture but it's more than we had before Any confirmation on what maximum casualties means.(is it all?). The way i currently feel about the lak of roleplay in the game that's what i'd probably aim for if i do eventually buy it on discount.
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Post by slimgrin727 on Oct 30, 2024 17:45:02 GMT
That video should be seen by everyone before deciding to buy the game.... Isabella misgendered Taash so she goes and does some push-ups as a self imposed punishment??? What in the actual F is this?? Which mentally sound person would see this and think this is good? It baffles me... Not to mention the total Isabella's character assassination. The real one wouldnt give two flipping Fs about it and would just laugh mockingly at this fauxIsabella while sneakily stealing her pockets.
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Post by Iakus on Oct 30, 2024 17:45:31 GMT
That video should be seen by everyone before deciding to buy the game.... Isabella misgendered Taash so she goes and does some push-ups as a self imposed punishment??? What in the actual F is this?? Which mentally sound person would see this and think this is good? It baffles me... Not to mention the total Isabella's character assassination. The real one wouldnt give two flipping Fs about it and would just laugh mockingly at this fauxIsabella while sneakily stealing her pockets. Remember that quote I posted about not preaching harder than you entertain? Yeah this is an example of doing just that.
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Post by andorvex on Oct 30, 2024 17:48:07 GMT
More stuff about the plot and ending leaked. Not enough to get a complete picture but it's more than we had before Any confirmation on what maximum casualties means.(is it all?). The way i currently feel about the lak of roleplay in the game that's what i'd probably aim for if i do eventually buy it on discount. That sounds good actually. I'm also planning to play it even if it is total shit eventually because it's Bioware and I'm too weak to resist a game that has that name on the box. but if it is shit, an ending where everyone die sounds fitting for this franchise
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Post by themikefest on Oct 30, 2024 17:53:03 GMT
More stuff about the plot and ending leaked. Not enough to get a complete picture but it's more than we had before Really? Did they copy what ME2 did because it was one of the most liked missions in ME? Whatever. I'll worry about that stuff when I get to that part of the game. After reading that, I'm tempted to do a kill all playthrough to be my first playthrough.
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Post by andorvex on Oct 30, 2024 17:54:01 GMT
More stuff about the plot and ending leaked. Not enough to get a complete picture but it's more than we had before Really? Did they copy what ME2 did because it was one of the most liked missions in ME? Whatever. I'll worry about that stuff when I get to that part of the game. After reading that, I'm tempted to do a kill all playthrough to be my first playthrough. Seems like we all thought the same thing lol
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Post by Ieldra on Oct 30, 2024 17:58:26 GMT
That video should be seen by everyone before deciding to buy the game.... Isabella misgendered Taash so she goes and does some push-ups as a self imposed punishment??? What in the actual F is this?? Which mentally sound person would see this and think this is good? It baffles me... Not to mention the total Isabella's character assassination. The real one wouldnt give two flipping Fs about it and would just laugh mockingly at this fauxIsabella while sneakily stealing her pockets. They really seem to hate Isabela. Which doesn't surprise me for a second, to be honest.
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Post by Envisionary on Oct 30, 2024 18:03:48 GMT
Spoilers regarding the ending www.powerpyx.com/dragon-age-the-veilguard-trophy-guide-roadmap/"If you protect Treviso you can get stuck at 1 star with Dock Town if you didn’t sell items to their merchant before they were destroyed." This one makes it sound like it's either/or? Just that after chapter 6 the respective merchant in either location disappears and you can't gain 3 stars with that faction if you don't sell your garbage to them beforehand. But then it still says it's recommended to save Dock Town, not Treviso. Idk.
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Post by Gileadan on Oct 30, 2024 18:07:20 GMT
That video should be seen by everyone before deciding to buy the game.... Isabella misgendered Taash so she goes and does some push-ups as a self imposed punishment??? What in the actual F is this?? Which mentally sound person would see this and think this is good? It baffles me... Not to mention the total Isabella's character assassination. The real one wouldnt give two flipping Fs about it and would just laugh mockingly at this fauxIsabella while sneakily stealing her pockets. This is how these people want the world to be. EDIT: also... ... is it just me or is Bellara taking the misgendering harder than the news that two blighted gods are tearing the world apart?
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Post by fenalaslavellan on Oct 30, 2024 18:07:53 GMT
Spoilers regarding the ending www.powerpyx.com/dragon-age-the-veilguard-trophy-guide-roadmap/"If you protect Treviso you can get stuck at 1 star with Dock Town if you didn’t sell items to their merchant before they were destroyed." This one makes it sound like it's either/or? Just that after chapter 6 the respective merchant in either location disappears and you can't gain 3 stars with that faction if you don't sell your garbage to them beforehand. The illusion of choice. Seems there's basically no reason whatsoever to not save Minrathous. And that's ignoring the fact that it's a much bigger city and all that.
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Post by andorvex on Oct 30, 2024 18:13:33 GMT
Spoilers regarding the ending www.powerpyx.com/dragon-age-the-veilguard-trophy-guide-roadmap/"If you protect Treviso you can get stuck at 1 star with Dock Town if you didn’t sell items to their merchant before they were destroyed." This one makes it sound like it's either/or? Just that after chapter 6 the respective merchant in either location disappears and you can't gain 3 stars with that faction if you don't sell your garbage to them beforehand. The illusion of choice. Seems there's basically no reason whatsoever to not save Minrathous. And that's ignoring the fact that it's a much bigger city and all that.
Hmm that might be a bit hasty conclusion. we know not saving Minrathous prevents you from achieving perfect ending, but I'm still not sure what does it mean. I'm not convinced losing some faction leaders is such a huge loss.
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Post by Nimlowyn on Oct 30, 2024 18:13:44 GMT
That video should be seen by everyone before deciding to buy the game.... Isabella misgendered Taash so she goes and does some push-ups as a self imposed punishment??? What in the actual F is this?? Which mentally sound person would see this and think this is good? It baffles me... Not to mention the total Isabella's character assassination. The real one wouldnt give two flipping Fs about it and would just laugh mockingly at this fauxIsabella while sneakily stealing her pockets. Okay. Camel, straw. Thank you for your service. I was contemplating buying on sale and holding my nose since I would like closure and loved the series so much. However, if it is required that the player endure this, I will not play even for free.
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Post by journey95 on Oct 30, 2024 18:29:39 GMT
That video should be seen by everyone before deciding to buy the game.... Isabella misgendered Taash so she goes and does some push-ups as a self imposed punishment??? What in the actual F is this?? Which mentally sound person would see this and think this is good? It baffles me... Not to mention the total Isabella's character assassination. The real one wouldnt give two flipping Fs about it and would just laugh mockingly at this fauxIsabella while sneakily stealing her pockets. Thats the video that killed my hype completely. Its almost a caricature of how progressive people are. I have nothing against progressive themes or being inclusive but doing it in such a heavy handed and preachy way..just horrible and cringeworthy
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Post by journey95 on Oct 30, 2024 18:33:46 GMT
That video should be seen by everyone before deciding to buy the game.... Isabella misgendered Taash so she goes and does some push-ups as a self imposed punishment??? What in the actual F is this?? Which mentally sound person would see this and think this is good? It baffles me... Not to mention the total Isabella's character assassination. The real one wouldnt give two flipping Fs about it and would just laugh mockingly at this fauxIsabella while sneakily stealing her pockets. Remember that quote I posted about not preaching harder than you entertain? Yeah this is an example of doing just that. Bioware started preaching out Inquisition but it was still contained and not too heavy handed. With Andromeda and now Veilguard they care more about preaching than delivering a great game. Both settings lost their uniqueness and feel like 2024 LA now with how people behave.
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Post by journey95 on Oct 30, 2024 18:35:50 GMT
That video should be seen by everyone before deciding to buy the game.... Isabella misgendered Taash so she goes and does some push-ups as a self imposed punishment??? What in the actual F is this?? Which mentally sound person would see this and think this is good? It baffles me... Not to mention the total Isabella's character assassination. The real one wouldnt give two flipping Fs about it and would just laugh mockingly at this fauxIsabella while sneakily stealing her pockets. Okay. Camel, straw. Thank you for your service. I was contemplating buying on sale and holding my nose since I would like closure and loved the series so much. However, if it is required that the player endure this, I will not play even for free. Maybe its part of her quest and you can skip it? Or are you forced to do every companion quest, no idea.
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Post by andorvex on Oct 30, 2024 18:38:12 GMT
Remember that quote I posted about not preaching harder than you entertain? Yeah this is an example of doing just that. Bioware started preaching out Inquisition but it was still contained and not too heavy handed. With Andromeda and now Veilguard they care more about preaching than delivering a great game. Both settings lost their uniqueness and feel like 2024 LA now with how people behave. Where is Inquisition preachy in your opinion?
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Post by emissaryoflies on Oct 30, 2024 18:41:19 GMT
That video should be seen by everyone before deciding to buy the game.... Isabella misgendered Taash so she goes and does some push-ups as a self imposed punishment??? What in the actual F is this?? Which mentally sound person would see this and think this is good? It baffles me... Not to mention the total Isabella's character assassination. The real one wouldnt give two flipping Fs about it and would just laugh mockingly at this fauxIsabella while sneakily stealing her pockets. Regarding Izzy She called it pulling a 'Bharv', and describes it as a punitive measure and way of apology. I wonder how far that extends. So If you go on a mission and get a bunch of your men killed, because you were too busy day dreaming about pronouns do you do a 'quick ten' and keep it pushing? Or do you do ten for every man that died? I wonder. And what of the people who aren't physically capable of doing a 'Bharv', what happens then?
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Post by Pounce de León on Oct 30, 2024 18:46:00 GMT
Since this is already going down the culture war rabbit hole again - here is an unpopular opinion for y'all:
Veilguard is the 1st game Mac Walters is not involved with. You know the man who was blamed for the outcome of the "Ending", MEA and DAI. Logically Veilguard should be good now, yes? Here is the thing - the hack was always Hudson, the "man who bailed" each and every project after ME3. Walters was just the guy who kept it together and cobbled together something remotely presentable, last of the the old school of Bioware. But he was just one guy and just couldn't account for all the talent already gone. The workhorse that tried to save the day but didn't have the creative power to really turn it around. Failure to secure a talented director responsible for the projects was not his fault.
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Post by andorvex on Oct 30, 2024 18:53:12 GMT
Since this is already going down the culture war rabbit hole again - here is an unpopular opinion for y'all: Veilguard is the 1st game Mac Walters is not involved with. You know the man who was blamed for the outcome of the "Ending", MEA and DAI. Logically Veilguard should be good now, yes? Here is the thing - the hack was always Hudson, the "man who bailed" each and every project after ME3. Walters was just the guy who kept it together and cobbled together something remotely presentable, last of the the old school of Bioware. But he was just one guy and just couldn't account for all the talent already gone. The workhorse that tried to save the day but didn't have the creative power to really turn it around. Failure to secure a talented director responsible for the projects was not his fault. These behind the scenes takes are always super interesting to me but based on what do you say it? From where do you get enough information to form this kind of opinion?
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Post by Pounce de León on Oct 30, 2024 19:03:07 GMT
Since this is already going down the culture war rabbit hole again - here is an unpopular opinion for y'all: Veilguard is the 1st game Mac Walters is not involved with. You know the man who was blamed for the outcome of the "Ending", MEA and DAI. Logically Veilguard should be good now, yes? Here is the thing - the hack was always Hudson, the "man who bailed" each and every project after ME3. Walters was just the guy who kept it together and cobbled together something remotely presentable, last of the the old school of Bioware. But he was just one guy and just couldn't account for all the talent already gone. The workhorse that tried to save the day but didn't have the creative power to really turn it around. Failure to secure a talented director responsible for the projects was not his fault. These behind the scenes takes are always super interesting to me but based on what do you say it? From where do you get enough information to form this kind of opinion? By following the last four release histories. Stories of troubled dev cycles repeating. Seeing Hudson bailing the projects early before they collapsed. He got quite good at it, though he hasn't bailed his current one, yet. MEA was somewhat of a tell tale. Bioware tried to make something new with procgen - the early Starfield, but it was too bad to be shipped so Walters had t0o step in and he applied the DAI formula to ship it. DAI was already trying to make something more open worldish but the way the "maps" were done was telling: They had level designers but not world designers. Just making bigger levels just isn't sufficient for making open world strides.
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