Dragon Age the Veilguard: Combat and Progression

I don't think they would cap your capacity to get the abilities you want. They've said that it would be mid-game before you unlocked your specialization, but that's likely due to needing the necessary skill points to reach said specialization.

I think so. It seems all classes has a slot for melee weapon and a slot for ranged. It would've been great if we had more freedom in weapon selection tho.

You can't take a specialization before you are level 20 (it's mentioned in today's video).

So anybody think the caretaker is probably a proto elf, peer of Mythal and Elgar'nan who just stay on his side of the fade?

That's not entirely true - in the Warrior showcase we saw that the secondary weapon for them was a two-handed weapon (some sort of maul, AFAIK). So, both slots are melee, unless you count the shield throw as ranged for that class or spec.

I know this is a bit confusing in the language they are using but I would still bet they'd still have dagger/ orb for all mages.

I like the fact that the weapons you find will at least match your current weapon's level, so no more finding useless low grade weapons that just take up space until you can sell them. Also, if you find the same weapon as you possess it seems you can use the duplicate to enhance its level. I think I understood that right.

I agree that the dual wielding rogue is looking good, particularly as you can now use longsword and rapier not just stupid daggers and you can still use a bow for ranged attacks, so back to the sort of abilities a rogue had in DAO. I am seriously considering starting with a rogue now I've seen that but if I stick with my mage first run, duelist is definitely going to be my second run.