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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Mar 7, 2017 12:53:58 GMT
I took ... three mages to the Deep Roads. The fireworks is amazing. It took some time to get used to the hood plus BM. It'd look better if the armor (plus other sections) could be tinted black or darker, with bits of shiny.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 13:40:21 GMT
:facepalm: Oh what a boo boo. The female elven Inq asking Solas to dance...with a guy's voice. Bioware, how could you FU such a moment? :rollseyes: I went through so much trouble too to make sure he would dance (I didn't get this in the previous Inq romance Solas PT). What a let down. :lol: I didn't get all 30 blackmail pieces because one eavesdrop zone glitched out. The mage Inq is wearing the light version of BM but I put the raven hood on her ;the Inq helm looks big on her. The leathers / fabric of her gambeson is dark but the armor, unfortunately, cannot be darkened. Otherwise, the mix and match is almost good. Bioware, I want black armor for DA4!!! :lol: Omg, that's hilarious!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 13:45:18 GMT
I took my usual game-life balance day yesterday, computer's off... and tbh I don't feel like going back to the Inquisition. There is like three areas before meeting Hawke, and Hawke is all about the DLC I have never played, rather than what I know and love about him, and that overwhelming number of companions to talk to.... I sort of have an idea now what people are all talking about when they talk about the Inquisition characters, so maybe I've had enough of a preview. I think between my two tries, I did over 30 hours, that's as much as it took me to finish any other game in MET/DA cycle, so I gave the Inquisition a fair shake and all that.
It's just a meh game, and takes too much efforts for everything. Even the fun stuff is sort of buried under the annoying one, like getting around the Skyhold, and making million visits to the wartable with the endless load screens. And getting around the areas mired in dumb mobs, without any dialogue, just so pointlessly boring. If they at least let you chat with the companions at the camps...
I've also likely seen most of Dorian's content now.
I'll go do some soul searching about if I really do want to play this game, or it became like a MMO, a thing to do because I got conditioned to do it. It's the reason I stopped playing MMOs, that false commitment to the pastime that stopped being joyful and pleasurable some time ago, but you just carry on, and on... out of habit.
I don't even know if there is anything interesting left in the game, like the only quest I did like so far, the Whispers one with the mages.
So, yes, do I really want to know what happens next, and how this character's are going end up? Or do I don't give a damn? maybe it's a game for another time in my life, when I feel like doing a whole lot of nothing, not when I have a new game coming on the 21st and get frustrated by time pressures.
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Post by adrianbc on Mar 7, 2017 14:01:07 GMT
You can do DA2 on Nightmare relatively easy. You just need to change the AoE spells from fire to electricity (Tempest) - there is no friendly fire for electricity on Nightmare. Merrill and Anders can easily learn the whole Primal branch and if you have the Black Emporium DLC it`s easy to respec the mages. I also use the Valuable Junk mode to increase money earning, so I am able to use fewer runes of fortune and more runes of protection. The only problem with Nightmare is that some enemies will have immunities for specific damage type(s), and some form-changing demons have different immunities for each form. All this is not really a big issue, but the need to carry a lot of weapons for each type of damage is an issue for me. All this because of the moronic idea of eliminating physical damage for many good weapons, including most of the auto-leveling weapons from the Item Packs. This is why I usually play DA2 on Hard and not Nightmare. I hate the idea of carrying tons of weapons for each party member. But you can try at least once. And of course all other AoE abilities will do friendly fire, so you need to plan a lot and use warriors like Aveline or Fenris to cluster the enemies for targeted AoE`s (from archers and mages). And it may sound crazy, but in most occasions (except very long quests like MotA or Legacy) I like to start and end every new playing session with Hawke leaving home and returning home ...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 17:58:51 GMT
@domi Out of curiousity, are you following the modified nightscrawls area list? What level is your character and how much power do you have?
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@domi Out of curiousity, are you following the modified nightscrawls area list? What level is your character and how much power do you have? I am following phoray's modified nigthscrawls' list of area sequence posted in another thread. I am: Level 10, have 25 power, have Crestwood Unlock paid for (but did not enter the area), and the following areas unlocked previously: Hinterlands, Fallow Mire and Exalted Plains (which is where I am now). My Skyhold has Garden rebuilt, and two upgardes on the list. I only have Jospehine's and Dorian's quests finished, maybe Cassandra's, but I am not sure, she might have a bigger quest. I have 2 areas before story picks up in Crestwood, and then 4 more before going in what looks like the ending sequence.
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Post by fylimar on Mar 7, 2017 18:50:00 GMT
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If you don't really enjoy it, I would not force it. Maybe you will be more motivated to finish the game at another time. I have those problems with ME1 - I really like the world and tha bigger story, but there is too much uninteresting stuff (the whole planet missions and that dreadful spacejunk called Mako, plus Shephard being a friggin' soldier). I haven't deinstalled the game, because I might get into the mood to finish it and even take a look at ME2 and ME3 someday, but I don't force myself to play it through
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 19:25:11 GMT
I am following phoray 's modified Nigthscrawl's list of area sequence posted in another thread. I am: Level 10, have 25 power, have Crestwood Unlock paid for (but did not enter the area), and the following areas unlocked previously: Hinterlands, Fallow Mire and Exalted Plains (which is where I am now). My Skyhold has Garden rebuilt, and two upgardes on the list. Do you have any trials turned on? If you do decide to play the game more I would suggest trying to skip more of the side areas and try to focus on the main plot, since that is where the good stuff is. But definitely don't try to force your way through the game, since that will probably just make you hate it. And that would be sad. I tried to write down the path I would take if I wanted to get to the meatier bits from the point you are on. Not sure how helpful it is since we seem to have somewhat different tastes, but hopefully it will help a tiny bit if you decide to continue. Crestwood
Western Approach
Here Lies the Abyss
Varric, Cole and Cassandra's quests
Wicked Eyes, Wicked Hearts
Vivenne's quest
What Pride had Wrought
The Final Piece
Doom Upon All the World.
If you are not having fun with the Exalted Plains, I'd suggest leaving them and going to Crestwood. The main quest there is pretty decent and you should be able to get a decent amount of power out of it. From there you can go to the Western Approach and trigger the next phase in the main quest. You can fool around in the area until you reach the recommended level or if you left any side quests in one of the other areas that you enjoyed, you can do those. But as soon as you are ready, do Here Lies the Abyss. (If you take Dorian with you there, he has some nice dialog both during and after the quest.) Varric will have his quest ready for you after Here Lies the Abyss. (You need to talk to him once before he gives it). If Cassandra hasn't already given her quest, she should also be ready. Both have some decent chatter in them. Cole should also offer his quest by now.
By this time you should be ready for Wicked Eyes, Wicked Hearts. If you want to, you can check out the Emerald Graves. They are quite pretty, but not necessary. After Wicked Eyes, Wicked Hearts Vivi's quest will become available to you. It's not the most exciting quest, but it does show some more of her character if that interests you.
If you need more power/levels you can check out Emprise du Lion and/or the Hissing Wastes. Emprise has a lot of snow, fairly straight forwards quest and a Keep. Hissing Wastes has a lot of sand and it's quest are a bit more scattered. Or you could hunt dragons! The ones in the Hinterlands, Crestwood and Western Approach should be manageable by now. They give decent loot as well.
This is also the time to ponder if you want to do the DLC or not. If not, then it's fine to tackle the last three quests as soon as you feel ready for it. Otherwise you might have to consider doing more leveling.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 19:27:41 GMT
@domi If you don't really enjoy it, I would not force it. Maybe you will be more motivated to finish the game at another time. I have those problems with ME1 - I really like the world and tha bigger story, but there is too much uninteresting stuff (the whole planet missions and that dreadful spacejunk called Mako, plus Shephard being a friggin' soldier). I haven't deinstalled the game, because I might get into the mood to finish it and even take a look at ME2 and ME3 someday, but I don't force myself to play it through ME2/ME3 will certainly not be more of the same as ME1. No more Mako! And Shepard is totally a mage if he is a biotic in ME2/ME3 :) I think I will try to push through the Exalted Plains of Boredom to try to see if I can swing right into Crestwood after that, and not get mowed over by some level 15 mobs or whatever...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 19:31:32 GMT
I am following phoray 's modified Nigthscrawl's list of area sequence posted in another thread. I am: Level 10, have 25 power, have Crestwood Unlock paid for (but did not enter the area), and the following areas unlocked previously: Hinterlands, Fallow Mire and Exalted Plains (which is where I am now). My Skyhold has Garden rebuilt, and two upgardes on the list. Do you have any trials turned on? If you do decide to play the game more I would suggest trying to skip more of the side areas and try to focus on the main plot, since that is where the good stuff is. But definitely don't try to force your way through the game, since that will probably just make you hate it. And that would be sad. I tried to write down the path I would take if I wanted to get to the meatier bits from the point you are on. Not sure how helpful it is since we seem to have somewhat different tastes, but hopefully it will help a tiny bit if you decide to continue. Crestwood
Western Approach
Here Lies the Abyss
Varric, Cole and Cassandra's quests
Wicked Eyes, Wicked Hearts
Vivenne's quest
What Pride had Wrought
The Final Piece
Doom Upon All the World.
If you are not having fun with the Exalted Plains, I'd suggest leaving them and going to Crestwood. The main quest there is pretty decent and you should be able to get a decent amount of power out of it. From there you can go to the Western Approach and trigger the next phase in the main quest. You can fool around in the area until you reach the recommended level or if you left any side quests in one of the other areas that you enjoyed, you can do those. But as soon as you are ready, do Here Lies the Abyss. (If you take Dorian with you there, he has some nice dialog both during and after the quest.) Varric will have his quest ready for you after Here Lies the Abyss. (You need to talk to him once before he gives it). If Cassandra hasn't already given her quest, she should also be ready. Both have some decent chatter in them. Cole should also offer his quest by now.
By this time you should be ready for Wicked Eyes, Wicked Hearts. If you want to, you can check out the Emerald Graves. They are quite pretty, but not necessary. After Wicked Eyes, Wicked Hearts Vivi's quest will become available to you. It's not the most exciting quest, but it does show some more of her character if that interests you.
If you need more power/levels you can check out Emprise du Lion and/or the Hissing Wastes. Emprise has a lot of snow, fairly straight forwards quest and a Keep. Hissing Wastes has a lot of sand and it's quest are a bit more scattered. Or you could hunt dragons! The ones in the Hinterlands, Crestwood and Western Approach should be manageable by now. They give decent loot as well.
This is also the time to ponder if you want to do the DLC or not. If not, then it's fine to tackle the last three quests as soon as you feel ready for it. Otherwise you might have to consider doing more leveling.
I have no idea what Trials are, so I doubt I have them turned on. I think I will have to stake out the Exalted Plains to get he quarry, logging and Dorian's last BFF. Plus, open up the camps for when Solas wants to move his butt in gear on his quest. But after that, I am going to Crestwood. Life is too short....
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Post by Catilina on Mar 7, 2017 19:34:09 GMT
I am following phoray 's modified Nigthscrawl's list of area sequence posted in another thread. I am: Level 10, have 25 power, have Crestwood Unlock paid for (but did not enter the area), and the following areas unlocked previously: Hinterlands, Fallow Mire and Exalted Plains (which is where I am now). My Skyhold has Garden rebuilt, and two upgardes on the list. Do you have any trials turned on? If you do decide to play the game more I would suggest trying to skip more of the side areas and try to focus on the main plot, since that is where the good stuff is. But definitely don't try to force your way through the game, since that will probably just make you hate it. And that would be sad. I tried to write down the path I would take if I wanted to get to the meatier bits from the point you are on. Not sure how helpful it is since we seem to have somewhat different tastes, but hopefully it will help a tiny bit if you decide to continue. Crestwood
Western Approach
Here Lies the Abyss
Varric, Cole and Cassandra's quests
Wicked Eyes, Wicked Hearts
Vivenne's quest
What Pride had Wrought
The Final Piece
Doom Upon All the World.
If you are not having fun with the Exalted Plains, I'd suggest leaving them and going to Crestwood. The main quest there is pretty decent and you should be able to get a decent amount of power out of it. From there you can go to the Western Approach and trigger the next phase in the main quest. You can fool around in the area until you reach the recommended level or if you left any side quests in one of the other areas that you enjoyed, you can do those. But as soon as you are ready, do Here Lies the Abyss. (If you take Dorian with you there, he has some nice dialog both during and after the quest.) Varric will have his quest ready for you after Here Lies the Abyss. (You need to talk to him once before he gives it). If Cassandra hasn't already given her quest, she should also be ready. Both have some decent chatter in them. Cole should also offer his quest by now.
By this time you should be ready for Wicked Eyes, Wicked Hearts. If you want to, you can check out the Emerald Graves. They are quite pretty, but not necessary. After Wicked Eyes, Wicked Hearts Vivi's quest will become available to you. It's not the most exciting quest, but it does show some more of her character if that interests you.
If you need more power/levels you can check out Emprise du Lion and/or the Hissing Wastes. Emprise has a lot of snow, fairly straight forwards quest and a Keep. Hissing Wastes has a lot of sand and it's quest are a bit more scattered. Or you could hunt dragons! The ones in the Hinterlands, Crestwood and Western Approach should be manageable by now. They give decent loot as well.
This is also the time to ponder if you want to do the DLC or not. If not, then it's fine to tackle the last three quests as soon as you feel ready for it. Otherwise you might have to consider doing more leveling.
Vivienne's personal quest, what I usually skipped. No logical reason to help her. She don't want to tell, why she need snow wyvern heart, and she is arrogant. How the Inquisitor know, that she don't want to poison someone with this in "Game"?
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Post by deadlydwarf on Mar 7, 2017 20:42:32 GMT
@domi Out of curiousity, are you following the modified nightscrawls area list? What level is your character and how much power do you have? I am following phoray 's modified nigthscrawls' list of area sequence posted in another thread. I am: Level 10, have 25 power, have Crestwood Unlock paid for (but did not enter the area), and the following areas unlocked previously: Hinterlands, Fallow Mire and Exalted Plains (which is where I am now). My Skyhold has Garden rebuilt, and two upgardes on the list. I only have Jospehine's and Dorian's quests finished, maybe Cassandra's, but I am not sure, she might have a bigger quest. I have 2 areas before story picks up in Crestwood, and then 4 more before going in what looks like the ending sequence. You can go seek out Crestwood now if you like. You can do it any time after Varric tells you about Hawke. The Exalted Plains is a secondary area. You like Solas, so I would do his companion quest which is there. The rest is icing. It's related to the main story, but not essential. After Crestwood, essential are the Western Approach and the Winter Palace and then the Arbor Wilds. As to the three DLC, Jaws of Hakkon and Descent can be done at any time, but later is better since you should probably be level 20 before trying them. You can do them before or after the boss fight with Corypheus. You can start Trespasser only after you've killed Cory and completed whatever you want to complete in the DLCs and various maps. Once you start Trespasser, you never return to Skyhold. Regarding rebuilding Skyhold, the garden is the most important thing since you can actually grow needed herbs rather than going back to an old map to pick blood lotus and elf root. The other two Skyhold quests are purely for aesthetics. One has you decide between building a hospital or a training field for your soldiers. The other involves renovating an unused tower for the use of mages or Templars. You don't even notice the change unless you actually go inside the tower. If you see quarries and logging stands during your travels, collect them, but don't go out of your way to complete these.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 20:52:39 GMT
I've actually just called Origins and complained about buying Inquisition full price a mere week before the old game went on sale, so they gave me Legacy DLC, because they are so nice. I am going to be ripping the fruit of being a terrible squeaky wheel, and play Revel Hawke tonight getting the proper backstory for Inquisition. Right after my face stops burning with embarrassment of acting in such an ignoble way. :)
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Post by deadlydwarf on Mar 7, 2017 21:52:58 GMT
I've actually just called Origins and complained about buying Inquisition full price a mere week before the old game went on sale, so they gave me Legacy DLC, because they are so nice. I am going to be ripping the fruit of being a terrible squeaky wheel, and play Revel Hawke tonight getting the proper backstory for Inquisition. Right after my face stops burning with embarrassment of acting in such an ignoble way. Awesome! I generally try to be "reasonable", but reasonable people frequently get ignored or cheated. Sometimes you have to make a fuss in order to get some justice. Truth be told, it really doesn't make sense that they're still selling the DA2 DLC separately while DAI GOTY comes with all the DLC.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 22:00:51 GMT
I've actually just called Origins and complained about buying Inquisition full price a mere week before the old game went on sale, so they gave me Legacy DLC, because they are so nice. I am going to be ripping the fruit of being a terrible squeaky wheel, and play Revel Hawke tonight getting the proper backstory for Inquisition. Right after my face stops burning with embarrassment of acting in such an ignoble way. :) Awesome! :thumbsup: I generally try to be "reasonable", but reasonable people frequently get ignored or cheated. Sometimes you have to make a fuss in order to get some justice. Truth be told, it really doesn't make sense that they're still selling the DA2 DLC separately while DAI GOTY comes with all the DLC. I think it has to do with how they transitioned the games to Origins. The entire Mass Effect saga suffers from the same problem where you can buy the entire Trilogy for 3$ more than one DLC for ME3. And, you can’t pay money for it, you have to go through purchasing BioWARE points. That’s one thing BioWARE that I certainly do not like. Not that it excuses bugging customer service with a cocked-up “pity me, I impulsive bought a game instead of waiting for next sale” bid, but well, I am glad to have it & looking forward to playing with Hawke some more. Maybe it even allows me to use my companions. OMG, more Anders and Fenris… wub.
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Post by fylimar on Mar 7, 2017 22:50:00 GMT
@domi If you don't really enjoy it, I would not force it. Maybe you will be more motivated to finish the game at another time. I have those problems with ME1 - I really like the world and tha bigger story, but there is too much uninteresting stuff (the whole planet missions and that dreadful spacejunk called Mako, plus Shephard being a friggin' soldier). I haven't deinstalled the game, because I might get into the mood to finish it and even take a look at ME2 and ME3 someday, but I don't force myself to play it through ME2/ME3 will certainly not be more of the same as ME1. No more Mako! And Shepard is totally a mage if he is a biotic in ME2/ME3 I think I will try to push through the Exalted Plains of Boredom to try to see if I can swing right into Crestwood after that, and not get mowed over by some level 15 mobs or whatever... Getting rid of the Mako is really good news, but unfortunately, Shephard is still a soldier or not? Crestwood is one of my favorite maps, not only brings it the main story forward, but the mystery about the flooded town is really quite interesting. And deadlydwarf is right: you don't have to clear out a map, before doing another. Exalted Plains can get a bit boring, I normally do the Solas quest and the stuff for the Dalish clan and then I move on. I come back later to clear up the undead normally. Great news about Legacy, it is a really great DLC and is basically the prequel to some of the events in DAI.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 22:57:43 GMT
ME2/ME3 will certainly not be more of the same as ME1. No more Mako! And Shepard is totally a mage if he is a biotic in ME2/ME3 :) I think I will try to push through the Exalted Plains of Boredom to try to see if I can swing right into Crestwood after that, and not get mowed over by some level 15 mobs or whatever... Getting rid of the Mako is really good news, but unfortunately, Shephard is still a soldier or not? Crestwood is one of my favorite maps, not only brings it the main story forward, but the mystery about the flooded town is really quite interesting. And deadlydwarf is right: you don't have to clear out a map, before doing another. Exalted Plains can get a bit boring, I normally do the Solas quest and the stuff for the Dalish clan and then I move on. I come back later to clear up the undead normally. Great news about Legacy, it is a really great DLC and is basically the prequel to some of the events in DAI. How far did you get in the first game? Shepard stops being a soldier early on, assuming a status of the first human Spectre, an operative who is above the law.
In the second game, Shepard is not a part of the military, and by the third he acquires messianic proportions that transcend any profession. In terms of gameplay, it is completely possible to play a character that rarely shoots a gun, but relies on his biotic powers, like a wizard (Adept); a tech based summoner class (engineer) or a rogue stealth class (infiltrator). They reworked the class skill trees, so you no longer just slightly tweak the same basic abilities, instead you have completely different 6 or 7 abilities in each class, some of them not weapon dependent,
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Post by themikefest on Mar 8, 2017 0:36:33 GMT
In terms of gameplay, it is completely possible to play a character that rarely shoots a gun, but relies on his biotic powers, like a wizard (Adept); yep. I did a trilogy playthrough only using biotics recently. The only time I used a weapon is when the game forced me to use one.
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Post by phoray on Mar 8, 2017 3:39:53 GMT
@domi Out of curiousity, are you following the modified nightscrawls area list? What level is your character and how much power do you have? I am following phoray 's modified nigthscrawls' list of area sequence posted in another thread. I am: Level 10, have 25 power, have Crestwood Unlock paid for (but did not enter the area), and the following areas unlocked previously: Hinterlands, Fallow Mire and Exalted Plains (which is where I am now). My Skyhold has Garden rebuilt, and two upgardes on the list. I only have Jospehine's and Dorian's quests finished, maybe Cassandra's, but I am not sure, she might have a bigger quest. I have 2 areas before story picks up in Crestwood, and then 4 more before going in what looks like the ending sequence. Cass's big quest is investigating the Seekers. Her no scene minor quest is "kill these mage/templars" that buys approval and another minor quest with one of the funnier scenes of the game has to do with a book. Jose's quest ends in a scene in Val Royeax after the attempts on her life are all tied up. But it's not totally the only scene you get from her exactly...there are hang out scenes too. Advisors are easiest to get, as they have no approval bars. Solas has no repeatable kiss scene, but I like their presence A LOT with the other characters. I also kinda like that the sex doesn't always happen end game when it seems to be tied to a fear of dying like in ME. Much more spontaneous and tied to the status of the relationship rather than events. And I'm sorry if my suggestion of quest line has bored you. :/ I must have failed. Off hand, You could cut all all of the Civil War on the Plains and Freeman of the Dales and skip entering those two zones entirely. The story is interesting but only mildly related to the main story and may be just for those people that like the DA world so much they just want more.
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Post by House Targaryen on Mar 8, 2017 4:55:09 GMT
Since I'm trying to romance Cassandra in this game, Did all of her dialogs in Haven. Still mum about her brother. Recruited Bull and his malcontents. Killed off the factions in the Hinterlands, so I guess I'm ready to progress the main quest by recruiting the mages.
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Post by deadlydwarf on Mar 8, 2017 4:58:06 GMT
I finished Trespasser with Iona, thus completing her PT. I had her romance Cullen and they married toward the beginning of the DLC. (Was there an option to do it later in the game?) Although I saved the Chargers during main game, humanized Cole paired up with Maryden rather than set her up with Krem. Iona caught all the Harlequins but scored only 76 on the fireworks puzzle. Anyone know how picture frames needed to be straightened? I think I only did three... As to the end, she pledged to stop Solas and she maintained the Inquisition as peacekeeping force under the control of Divine Leliana.
Gamewise, I did Nightmare with trials. I had to craft armor for everyone using Tier 4 schematics of Prowler, Battlemage, and Battlemaster since these had additional arm and leg slots. I used Tier 4 materials for the armor, and focused on electricity resistance and magic defense. The toughest fights were the Saarebas fight in the Dwarven mines the Qunari were using and the big fighter after first meeting the Vidasala. Thereafter, with all armor and weapons modified, all other fights were manageable and the Saarath fight near the end actually went well and a second attempt wasn't necessary. I was able to do most of the fights in real time and used tactical mode sparingly. For those latter fights, I took both Cass and Thom along with one rogue. Iona was the only mage. Normally, no matter what my PC is, I usually take 1 mage, 1 rogue, and 1 warrior. In Trespasser, Dorian and Viv were way too squishy to be left to the dumb AI.
I did have some technical issues. I had the mod for a large ponytail installed. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it reverted to the small, vanilla game ponytail. Also, the Yennifer complexion mod which made her look pretty in the main game looked horrible in Trespasser. Are all complexion mods no-go's in Trespasser? Oh well...
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Post by melbella on Mar 8, 2017 5:10:14 GMT
deadlydwarf For the pictures: 1 Baths 1 Tavern 1 Building where dead qunari is found 2 Room before you find the first eluvian (after climbing the lattice)
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Post by adrianbc on Mar 8, 2017 12:26:28 GMT
Legacy is quite good. Not just because of Corypheus, but also because you have a chance to learn some new things about dwarves and Varric`s heritage. Also about the Grey Wardens and Malcolm Hawke. And a completely new area. In addition, there are some puzzles and two nasty boss battles, one of them a bit "hidden" - you can easily fail to notice the hidden boss ... In short, it`s worth the time.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 12:46:09 GMT
Oh, gosh, did I have a gamegasm over Legacy!
I had no idea I missed Revel and his crack team that much. I loaded post game save, saw his bedroom tidied up, and nearly teared up. Then it took me all of half a second to fill in the group with Varric, Anders and Fenris.
Call me shallow, but the warm soft lighting conditions in Legacy made the colours on the character's so rich, and all of them look so handsome, it was a welcome respite from Inquisition. I love the landscape and character appearance way better in DA2, I can't really help that. It's way more fantasy like to me, and, yes, yes, I can't deny it. I love my characters looking gorgeous! By my personal standard.
Revel looking vaguely Asian fit right in with the Silk Roadish vibe landscape.
And then, the chit-chat, omg, the chit-chat. Sooo good. The four guys talked like they've known each other for years, and been through thick and thin.
I was laughing at Varric making fun of Revel's penchant for finding trouble. The day you go to the beach, Hawke, is the day demonic haunted pirates are going to land there...
And a brilliant repartee between Anders and Fenris. Run away from the Circle, run away from the Wardens, always running, Anders. Run from your family, run from Denerius, run from Hawke... another one with Anders lamenting going back into a Deep a Roads for the tenth or so time. Remind me, why we came here? To which Varric replies: oh, I like to travel, you think Hawke is cute.
Good writing, amazing voicing.
I made it in Deep Roads with more companion banter, and enjoying Hawke's easy flowing battle abilities. Unfortunately, the AI works against both Varric and Anders the way it positions the 300 archers out of Anders' LoS and makes Varric run right into them while seeking a ranged location. I will have to pay attention to Varric, or we'll run out of injury kits with him.
I stopped at a point where we are about to follow a crazy Warden. Which, according to Varric (giving a side glance to Anders) is one of Revel's habits, running after madmen.
In short, thank you very much, Origins CS.
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Post by Catilina on Mar 8, 2017 13:03:34 GMT
Oh, gosh, did I have a gamegasm over Legacy!
I had no idea I missed Revel and his crack team that much. I loaded post game save, saw his bedroom tidied up, and nearly tested up. Then it took me all of half a second to fill in the group with Varric, Anders and Fenris.
Call me shallow, but the warm soft lighting conditions in Legacy made the colours on the character's so rich, and all of them look so handsome, it was a welcome respite from Inquisition. I love the landscape and character appearance way better in DA2, I can't really help that. It's way more fantasy like to me, and, yes, yes, I can't deny it. I love my characters looking gorgeous! By my personal standard.
Revel looking vaguely Asian fit right in with the Silk Roadish vibe landscape.
And then, the chit-chat, omg, the chit-chat. Sooo good. The four guys talked like they've known each other for years, and been through thick and thin.
I was laughing at Varric making fun of Revel's penchant for finding trouble. The day you go to the beach, Hawke, is the day demonic haunted pirates are going to land there...
And a brilliant repartee between Anders and Fenris. Run away from the Circle, run away from the Wardens, always running, Anders. Run from your family, run from Denerius, run from Hawke... another one with Anders lamenting going back into a Deep a Roads for the tenth or so time. Remind me, why we came here? To which Varric replies: oh, I like to travel, you think Hawke is cute.
Good writing, amazing voicing.
I made it in Deep Roads with more companion banter, and enjoying Hawke's easy flowing battle abilities. Unfortunately, the AI works against both Varric and Anders the way it positions the 300 archers out of Anders' LoS and makes Varric run right into them while seeking a ranged location. I will have to pay attention to Varric, or we'll run out of injury kits with him.
I stopped at a point where we are about to follow a crazy Warden. Which, according to Varric (giving a side glance to Anders) is one of Revel's habits, running after madmen.
In short, thank you very much, Origins CS Legacy is great! Don't forget to find all memories of Malcolm! My favorite:
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