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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 22:48:15 GMT
Haven't played anything dragon age lately, but spotted that some DA2 runs were going on (and seen some fans of it around here), so does anyone remember a line that goes a little like :Something, something Maker "And each day he tasks me a new". Pretty sure it was Viscount Dumar who says it and feel like it was act 2-ish, but not sure and not really in the mood to hunt it down. (And don't want to get into that hole of loading up the game then spending hours trying to recolor Isabela and Bethany's outfits. I can't do textures and I need to accept it and move on. And stop crying dammnit...) I didn't want this! I never wanted this  But real talk, this game has some real good lines. EDIT: Scratch that. I did something great. We all know the creepers chilling around Hightown. Bald, dead eyes, low textures? I made them WORSE. Proudest DA2 moment, right there. Forgetful future me is looking at a ruptured belly from all the giggles. Or will be extremely disappointed in past me's humor. Either way is fine. |
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Post by phoray on Apr 5, 2017 17:35:15 GMT
WEll. Considering how much I love DA2.... I certainly won't argue you on the point that it was great on the romances. I dunno how plot important Merril really was, though. Remove her story arch from the game and it doesn't affect the Deep Roads Expedition, the Arishok declaring war, or the mages vs Templars show down. Isabella was the reason the Qunari was there, and Fenris is from the country that is at war with them, as well as having a very strong opinion on the mages vs Templar debate. Her romance is also a bit weak- she is oblivious to all flirting as being even remotely sexual, from my experience, making her suddenly showing up at your house and open to sex with you really strange. I know, but I am under the impression that Eluvians and Flemeth were supposed to be more than just a nod to DA1. I also feel it is the part that keeps getting cut out by some reason, and that in DA:I Morrigan amalgamated Merill's role. Merril just seems to be a character they really wanted to promote to important, and did not succeed. She would have been a far better participant than Morrigan tbh as she could have been a viable opposition to Solas, someone loyal to the other elven gods. Anyway, this is out of scope of a Twitter thread. Elsewhere if you like. But they allowed a very obscure way to kill Merril in DA2. And the Leliana kill option of DA1 caused issues, so DA crew have sworn off killing people on screen unless they are 100% certain they aren't going to be used again. Which is why we could only kill a bunch of relatively unimportant people in DAI. Well, except for the Celene/Briala/Gaspard thing, which just means they probably aren't going to make anything but a Codex/Letter mention of who is ruling Orlais in DA4. Although they did follow up on the Alistair Alone/married to Cousland Vs Anora Alone Vs Alistair/Anora married with cameos. They could cut Briala completely and only show Celene or Gaspard if they wished, although why the Leaders of Southern Countries may show up in DA4 would be very interesting indeed! Like... All of Thedas making a big push towards a Big Bad like: Solas, Titans, the Qunari! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 17:42:41 GMT
Fair enough. In this case, yes, Merril is under involved in the plot compared to the other characters and Flemeth/Eluvians are just an awkward sideline.
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Post by phoray on Apr 5, 2017 17:46:03 GMT
Fair enough. In this case, yes, Merril is under involved in the plot compared to the other characters and Flemeth/Eluvians are just an awkward sideline. It's possible there could have been more in the Epiogue DLC that met the chopping block. But as it is, it does maintain the continuity of Flemeth and the Eluvians. The eluvians were only in one Origin story of DA1. I'd find it a bit jarring for them to be gone entirely from DA2, and then have it coming forward as massively important in DA3. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 17:48:43 GMT
Fair enough. In this case, yes, Merril is under involved in the plot compared to the other characters and Flemeth/Eluvians are just an awkward sideline. It's possible there could have been more in the Epiogue DLC that met the chopping block. But as it is, it does maintain the continuity of Flemeth and the Eluvians. The eluvians were only in one Origin story of DA1. I'd find it a bit jarring for them to be gone entirely from DA2, and then have it coming forward as massively important in DA3. That's why it is an awkward sideline that does not get kicked into high gear till the end of Inquisition. |
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Post by fylimar on Apr 5, 2017 18:30:52 GMT
Riya just found ruins, where Ameridan and his elven lover (forgot her name) have planned the ice wall (btw - is taht ice wall a nod to GRR Martins 'a song of ice and fire'? If so, Riya would rather let it be, because the Others are the last thing, Thedas needs right now  While following the trail into the ruin, doing the riddles and following the veilfire trail out of the ruins again, Riya decides, that she has to get a bit more experience before she will be able to defeat the Hakkonites once and for all, so she returned to Skyhold and prepared to meet Cory in battle. Really Cory is a stroll in a summers breeze compared to the random encounters in JoH. I think, the party should at least gain a few more levels before trying JoH again (you can do that after the events of the main game but before Trespasser, right?). So next step will be a meeting in the Arbor Wilds with a certain witch/old goddess and finishing up some sidequests and then on to Coryfish and after that back to the Frostback Basin, in the hopes, that the party wont have to flee every rift they come across. The most shaming thing was, that I had to google for the exit to the map - don't judge me, I'm bad with directions |
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Post by deadlydwarf on Apr 5, 2017 19:20:59 GMT
Riya just found ruins, where Ameridan and his elven lover (forgot her name) have planned the ice wall (btw - is taht ice wall a nod to GRR Martins 'a song of ice and fire'? If so, Riya would rather let it be, because the Others are the last thing, Thedas needs right now While following the trail into the ruin, doing the riddles and following the veilfire trail out of the ruins again, Riya decides, that she has to get a bit more experience before she will be able to defeat the Hakkonites once and for all, so she returned to Skyhold and prepared to meet Cory in battle. Really Cory is a stroll in a summers breeze compared to the random encounters in JoH. I think, the party should at least gain a few more levels before trying JoH again (you can do that after the events of the main game but before Trespasser, right?). So next step will be a meeting in the Arbor Wilds with a certain witch/old goddess and finishing up some sidequests and then on to Coryfish and after that back to the Frostback Basin, in the hopes, that the party wont have to flee every rift they come across. The most shaming thing was, that I had to google for the exit to the map - don't judge me, I'm bad with directions After having survived half of JOH, you might be able to go solo against Cory now! I'm currently doing JOH after having done Cory first. The only negative to that is some of the banter tends to be dated with companions talking about Cory as if he's still alive and a threat. When you do go back to JOH, you may want to craft cold resistant armor for your team. I always make sure to get the superb belt of cold resistance from the Forbidden Oasis and farm at least four of them. Once you complete JOH, Trespasser will almost be a breeze! |
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Post by fylimar on Apr 5, 2017 19:41:23 GMT
Riya just found ruins, where Ameridan and his elven lover (forgot her name) have planned the ice wall (btw - is taht ice wall a nod to GRR Martins 'a song of ice and fire'? If so, Riya would rather let it be, because the Others are the last thing, Thedas needs right now While following the trail into the ruin, doing the riddles and following the veilfire trail out of the ruins again, Riya decides, that she has to get a bit more experience before she will be able to defeat the Hakkonites once and for all, so she returned to Skyhold and prepared to meet Cory in battle. Really Cory is a stroll in a summers breeze compared to the random encounters in JoH. I think, the party should at least gain a few more levels before trying JoH again (you can do that after the events of the main game but before Trespasser, right?). So next step will be a meeting in the Arbor Wilds with a certain witch/old goddess and finishing up some sidequests and then on to Coryfish and after that back to the Frostback Basin, in the hopes, that the party wont have to flee every rift they come across. The most shaming thing was, that I had to google for the exit to the map - don't judge me, I'm bad with directions After having survived half of JOH, you might be able to go solo against Cory now! I'm currently doing JOH after having done Cory first. The only negative to that is some of the banter tends to be dated with companions talking about Cory as if he's still alive and a threat. When you do go back to JOH, you may want to craft cold resistant armor for your team. I always make sure to get the superb belt of cold resistance from the Forbidden Oasis and farm at least four of them. Once you complete JOH, Trespasser will almost be a breeze! Thank you - I'll keep that in mind  And one other thing: WHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I have a pet dragon now - yay. Loved the conversation with Flemeth, even if I had to put up with her worthless daugther again (seriously, can someone please kill Morrigan? Like now?). But Flemeth made up for it. And the dragon  Isn't he cute? And I swear, he smiles at Riya. If IB tries to hunt that dragon, there will be the first relationship dispute between him and Riya |
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Apr 5, 2017 23:33:52 GMT
Proceeding carefully since I don't want Sutherland to get stuck again. The prologue armor pj I chose for the female mage is, on closer scrutiny, seems to be shaped for a guy because she seems so much taller / bigger. Could be an illusion / camera angle though because when I lined her up beside Cass, she's not.
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Post by phoray on Apr 6, 2017 4:28:57 GMT
I helped my 2nd husband make a Qunari Female Rogue for Sera. he's had her eye on her a long while, and it's the only romantic interest he's shown in the cast options of all three games. Says she reminds him of Riku, and he's a big FF10-2 fan. So, I said he was allowed to skip to the third game just so I could get him interested enough to play. We did set up a custom world state for him even though he didn't play them.
So his male city elf romanced Leliana and impregnated Morrigan to get an old god soul. And his Rogue Hawke romanced Merril and sided Mages after killing Anders.
I think he's really liking it. Although, as we all know, Cass can come off a bit...rough. and aggressive. And when his Qunari lady was kneeling there after Cass asked her for help, she said, "So, I have no choice." Cass:"We never do."
Cass disapproves floats on the screen and 2nd husband says, "I don't care about your dissappoval." I was like, ouch. ouch.
First Husband finished the Black Marsh in Awakening. Sigh. He still doesn't have Velana or Sigrun. So ready for him to be playing DA2.
Connected news is my computer decided it wasn't broken anymore. 2nd husband thinks it's an issue caused by a house's faulty wiring. Which is why is started when I moved into a house with crappy wiring. (seriously dangerous, the socket was turning a bit black.) now that we're back at my house with wiring that is up to safety standards, it seems to be happy. *squints at it* we'll see.
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Apr 6, 2017 8:07:38 GMT
I think the game has gone a bit cuckoo. I'm having to repeat dialogues I already did in Haven. Example; Leliana. I saw you die for me. Now I find that option available in Skyhold. Also talked to BW and he thanked the Inq all over again for taking the trouble to collect the warden collectables.  I put it down to the recent wacky Origin update since I suddenly found I couldn't launch ME games from my games menu. P.S. I think the game is running down from being played so much because I caught tiny sound snags during dialogues. Not all the time though. |
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Post by DerekG on Apr 6, 2017 14:14:28 GMT
I started my second playthrough of DAI, the first with the DLCs. The World State I imported had a male human Warden who romanced Morrigan and did the Dark Ritual, and a female archer rogue Hawke who sided with the mages and spared Anders. Inquisitor is a human female dual dagger rogue. Did the prologue up to unlocking The Hinterlands. Got to the Breach through the mountain pass and saved the scouts. The fight against the Pride Demon was a bit rough, but I found out you could revive Leliana during that fight - I didn't realize you could do that for non-companions, so that was pretty cool. The downside was that Leli was trying to fight the demon from melee range, which is a poor strategy for her  (Solas tried to do the same, and it didn't work out any better for him). I did the side quests in Haven for the requisitions, potions, and crafting, and explored the area a bit. Playing the game on a proper gaming PC (instead of a glorified toaster with a monitor and keyboard attached, like my first playthrough) makes quite the difference - some of the views in Haven were breathtaking. (I'm still getting shiny plastic hair, though, so if anyone knows how to fix that I'd appreciate any advice.) Next up will be a chat with Mineave and then a trip to the Hinterlands to see Mother Giselle. |
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Post by phoray on Apr 6, 2017 14:54:31 GMT
I'd like to hope the Templar vs MAges would have been put to rest with the war in the South. I want Mage Factions vs other Factions as well as a Slave Rebellion, a Qunari War, Titans, Solas, and The grey Warden War please. That leaves no more room for another Mage vs Templar scenario. Well, Cassandra and Cullen had shown that they can write likable knights, and I would like to see more of it tbh. It's too easy to feel for the cause of slaves or liberated Qunari, or try to help the dying Wardens, and it is too easy to assume the stance of "Solas can be shown the light and my new character will do it, because I know Solas is nice!" etc. I am more interested in something less obvious, and the characters like Anders and Cullen that are likable despite, rather likable because. Particularly if it is not an attraction trap for the player (though Anders do exemplify it, as much as they try to warn you, heh). Anyway, I would not mind. Tevinter is a good setting, because things will not be the same as they were in the South were the positions are aligned with the modern mindsets so much. Indeed. Other good Knights being: Ser Gregoire (although he does have a crap moment in the Mage Origin) and the Blind Templar in the Alienage. I also liked the Templars that were obviously assisting Lothering in it's time of need in spite of Loghain abandoning the village. Then in 2, there was Ser Thrask and Kerran seemed a good sort, considering he joined the mage rebellion even after being held hostage by a blood mage. Samson was a mixed bag. Too easy to feel for the slave rebellion? Any rebellion comes with the murderous and the blood thirsty, far too willing to stoop the the very levels they brandished against in their overlords. The Grey Wardens have been sullied right good in DAI. And it could be that you could side with the Secretivie Controlling Adminstration over the idealistic naivety of it's rebels. If you've ever read The Calling, oh man... It's hard to tell which side is worse. A lot of people dislike the Qun but there are just as many who seem to think that, sans the Mage issue, they have it about right. But it is unlikely we will be able to side with the Qun as the protaganist. But that doesn't mean PAtrick Weeks won't try his best to feel conflicted even as we fight them off. And I'm looking forward to killing Solas and I consider him a friend. I'll consider it a tragic mercy killing. He can't imagine a world where his people aren't restored to glory. Which means his mind and emotions can't accept the reality. I think he wants to be stopped as well as doesn't want to be stopped. And I don't even know what's up with the Titans, that it going to be a chaotic barrel of fun! |
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Post by phoray on Apr 6, 2017 15:00:11 GMT
The Templars in Tevinter are teethless and unless we're going to ovrthrow Tevinter to make it like the South (totally against that homogenization) then they must remain toothless. Specifically why they might be inclined to join forces with Dorian (if Dorian and his new friend from the comic books are going to be the centre of the reformist North), or at least a part of them. Ahhhhh. I guess I just don't like that idea. I'm against the blood magic and the slavery, but I'm not against the mages ruling. I feel if the Templars get tied up in it, it'll be because they feel the Southern Chantry is more correct than the Northern. And I don't want to support that at all. Nor am I of the opinion that either Calpernia or Dorian are for that idea either, considering both are mages themselves. My understanding of Calpernia is she wants to return the Tevinter Glory sans the slavery. But I don't think Tevinter has ever not had slavery so this idea seems a bit odd to me. Dorian just seems to be against the obsession with the old ways , wants to wash away the corruption, and wants mages to stop using blood magic. But isn't touching the slavery with a ten foot pole (which is why I wouldn't romance him with a Dalish. ) But I don't claim to be an expert on their political outlooks, that's just my impression of them. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 15:11:35 GMT
I don't think Calpernia is going to participate, because she is only seen in one of the stories in the inquisition, and that is why she is not mentioned in Dorian's ending, instead it is someone else, from a comic book or something, that lady, M...something. As for the rest I just don't see it that way. I have not seen "bad" slaves in Bio games, they were always the "free the slaves, if you are a good guy!" kind or at least what I can recall. And there was quite a bit of negative sentiment vs what happened to the wardens, so I am not sure it will be well recieved (nor do I want more of that myself, as it is too conflicting). While I know that there were a couple of none oppressive Templars, they just felt unmemorable and minor. To be honest, we never really get to play with either a Templar or within the organization, save for short encounters, and usually at odds. I was looking forward with getting to know them as allies in Inquisition, but that did not happen.
Anyway, that was my confession, and I will keep it to myself then, if it provokes an argument and anger.
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Post by phoray on Apr 6, 2017 15:20:37 GMT
I don't think Calpernia is going to participate, because she is only seen in one of the stories in the inquisition, and that is why she is not mentioned in Dorian's ending, instead it is someone else, from a comic book or something, that lady, M...something. As for the rest I just don't see it that way. >snip< Anyway, that was my confession, and I will keep it to myself then, if it provokes an argument and anger. The "other" general's outcome is never mentioned, only that they displeased Cory and were therefore abandoned. Considering Samson practically depends on Cory to keep his being half lyrium from getting out of control, I think he just dies of red lyrium. But Calpernia doesn't have that problem, and she has friends among the Venatori. Even when she IS the General, she is never killed on screen. You can even talk her out of battle altogether and she leaves peacefully. She is also in the comic book, Magekiller, albeit a small role. People really like her, and I don't know why they wouldn't reuse a character with a story people like just to replace her with an unknown entity character we may hate. Especially when she represents a mage faction Dorian isn't apart of. Maevaris is friends with Dorian, so I'm pretty sure they only represent the one faction together. Additionally, I apologize if this came off as an argument. I thought we were just chatting lore together. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 15:23:46 GMT
Sorry, I did not realize it moved to another thread. I just wanted to put a quick note in confessions about something that came to my mind, not argue about why it would be good or bad for other people.
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Post by fylimar on Apr 6, 2017 15:58:45 GMT
I started my second playthrough of DAI, the first with the DLCs. The World State I imported had a male human Warden who romanced Morrigan and did the Dark Ritual, and a female archer rogue Hawke who sided with the mages and spared Anders. Inquisitor is a human female dual dagger rogue. Did the prologue up to unlocking The Hinterlands. Got to the Breach through the mountain pass and saved the scouts. The fight against the Pride Demon was a bit rough, but I found out you could revive Leliana during that fight - I didn't realize you could do that for non-companions, so that was pretty cool. The downside was that Leli was trying to fight the demon from melee range, which is a poor strategy for her (Solas tried to do the same, and it didn't work out any better for him). I did the side quests in Haven for the requisitions, potions, and crafting, and explored the area a bit. Playing the game on a proper gaming PC (instead of a glorified toaster with a monitor and keyboard attached, like my first playthrough) makes quite the difference - some of the views in Haven were breathtaking. (I'm still getting shiny plastic hair, though, so if anyone knows how to fix that I'd appreciate any advice.) Next up will be a chat with Mineave and then a trip to the Hinterlands to see Mother Giselle. About the plastic hair: if you play on pc, you can use a hair texuture mod, like this one: www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/704/?I didn't know either, that you can rivive non-companions, good to know |
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Post by deadlydwarf on Apr 6, 2017 17:02:13 GMT
I don't think Calpernia is going to participate, because she is only seen in one of the stories in the inquisition, and that is why she is not mentioned in Dorian's ending, instead it is someone else, from a comic book or something, that lady, M...something. As for the rest I just don't see it that way. >snip< Anyway, that was my confession, and I will keep it to myself then, if it provokes an argument and anger. The "other" general's outcome is never mentioned, only that they displeased Cory and were therefore abandoned. Considering Samson practically depends on Cory to keep his being half lyrium from getting out of control, I think he just dies of red lyrium. But Calpernia doesn't have that problem, and she has friends among the Venatori. Even when she IS the General, she is never killed on screen. You can even talk her out of battle altogether and she leaves peacefully. She is also in the comic book, Magekiller, albeit a small role. People really like her, and I don't know why they wouldn't reuse a character with a story people like just to replace her with an unknown entity character we may hate. Especially when she represents a mage faction Dorian isn't apart of. Maevaris is friends with Dorian, so I'm pretty sure they only represent the one faction together. Additionally, I apologize if this came off as an argument. I thought we were just chatting lore together. If things had gotten any more heated, we would've had to send you both to Orzammar for a Glory Proving!  The only question is would it have been Sword and Shield versus two-handed weapon? (Or mage staff versus biotic arm?) Hmmm.... domi Per your pernicious influence (or good example), I've started up on Mass Effect 1 again. I figure by the time I finish off the Trilogy, Andromeda should be largely patched up. I finished the Consort side quest and am about to expose Saren. It parallels DA in many respects, though I wonder if I'll ever have enough money for upgrades. (Scanning the keepers only gets you pocket change! |
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Post by fylimar on Apr 6, 2017 17:25:14 GMT
If things had gotten any more heated, we would've had to send you both to Orzammar for a Glory Proving! The only question is would it have been Sword and Shield versus two-handed weapon? (Or mage staff versus biotic arm?) Hmmm.... domi Per your pernicious influence (or good example), I've started up on Mass Effect 1 again. I figure by the time I finish off the Trilogy, Andromeda should be largely patched up. I finished the Consort side quest and am about to expose Saren. It parallels DA in many respects, though I wonder if I'll ever have enough money for upgrades. (Scanning the keepers only gets you pocket change! If you keep going like this, you will have outrun me in ME1 soon. I'm playing for over a year now, but it is just too military for me. That's why I think, that I might like MEA more from what @domi and others said. It sounded more like wild west in space, which is more my cup of tea than space marines. In SWTOR, I played the smuggler and bounty hunter origins often, but were bored quickly with the republic soldier and abandoned that playthrough (despite my soldier being a pretty good healer in PVP) or another comparison: I like Firefly more than Battlestar Galactica BTW: yay - proving. I like to see staff versus biotic arm  |
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Post by Almila_Lavellan on Apr 6, 2017 18:04:39 GMT
Sorry, I did not realize it moved to another thread. I just wanted to put a quick note in confessions about something that came to my mind, not argue about why it would be good or bad for other people. I am so sorry about the discussion in the confession thread. I didn't realize you got me wrong. I wasn't provoked or angry, just wanted to word my opinions on the matter. I had no intention of arguing with you. Again, I apologize. I thought we were just discussing. I wasn't aware that I looked angry. |
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Post by fylimar on Apr 6, 2017 19:09:34 GMT
I played Lyana a bit more, but she is still in Skyhold. Finished all comanion conversations and some war table missions, made Alexius work for teh Inquisition and now, she is on her way to the Fallow Mire to rescue inquisition soldiers that got captured by Avvar
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Post by Catilina on Apr 6, 2017 19:18:18 GMT
I started my second playthrough of DAI, the first with the DLCs. The World State I imported had a male human Warden who romanced Morrigan and did the Dark Ritual, and a female archer rogue Hawke who sided with the mages and spared Anders. Inquisitor is a human female dual dagger rogue. Did the prologue up to unlocking The Hinterlands. Got to the Breach through the mountain pass and saved the scouts. The fight against the Pride Demon was a bit rough, but I found out you could revive Leliana during that fight - I didn't realize you could do that for non-companions, so that was pretty cool. The downside was that Leli was trying to fight the demon from melee range, which is a poor strategy for her (Solas tried to do the same, and it didn't work out any better for him). I did the side quests in Haven for the requisitions, potions, and crafting, and explored the area a bit. Playing the game on a proper gaming PC (instead of a glorified toaster with a monitor and keyboard attached, like my first playthrough) makes quite the difference - some of the views in Haven were breathtaking. ( I'm still getting shiny plastic hair, though, so if anyone knows how to fix that I'd appreciate any advice.) Next up will be a chat with Mineave and then a trip to the Hinterlands to see Mother Giselle. Be grateful, you could also be bald. The video settings could help. (Shader --> High) |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 19:28:59 GMT
The "other" general's outcome is never mentioned, only that they displeased Cory and were therefore abandoned. Considering Samson practically depends on Cory to keep his being half lyrium from getting out of control, I think he just dies of red lyrium. But Calpernia doesn't have that problem, and she has friends among the Venatori. Even when she IS the General, she is never killed on screen. You can even talk her out of battle altogether and she leaves peacefully. She is also in the comic book, Magekiller, albeit a small role. People really like her, and I don't know why they wouldn't reuse a character with a story people like just to replace her with an unknown entity character we may hate. Especially when she represents a mage faction Dorian isn't apart of. Maevaris is friends with Dorian, so I'm pretty sure they only represent the one faction together. Additionally, I apologize if this came off as an argument. I thought we were just chatting lore together. If things had gotten any more heated, we would've had to send you both to Orzammar for a Glory Proving! :whistle: The only question is would it have been Sword and Shield versus two-handed weapon? (Or mage staff versus biotic arm?) Hmmm.... domi Per your pernicious influence (or good example), I've started up on Mass Effect 1 again. I figure by the time I finish off the Trilogy, Andromeda should be largely patched up. I finished the Consort side quest and am about to expose Saren. It parallels DA in many respects, though I wonder if I'll ever have enough money for upgrades. (Scanning the keepers only gets you pocket change! heh, hope you enjoy it. To be honest the DA1 and ME1 and ME2 and DA2 feel kind of spiritually close. It's ME3 and DA:I that don't feel like brothers from different mothers :) Well, to me. I played ME1 twice, won't manage the third time, but ME2/3 is a smooth ride :) |
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Apr 6, 2017 23:31:12 GMT
domi Per your pernicious influence (or good example), I've started up on Mass Effect 1 again. I figure by the time I finish off the Trilogy, Andromeda should be largely patched up. I finished the Consort side quest and am about to expose Saren. It parallels DA in many respects, though I wonder if I'll ever have enough money for upgrades. (Scanning the keepers only gets you pocket change! If you want more credits, you could use the cheat; there's a dev console you can call up. I do this for subsequent PTs because I want to get the best gear for Shep & Co.  If you keep going like this, you will have outrun me in ME1 soon. I'm playing for over a year now, but it is just too military for me. That's why I think, that I might like MEA more from what @domi and others said. It sounded more like wild west in space, which is more my cup of tea than space marines. In SWTOR, I played the smuggler and bounty hunter origins often, but were bored quickly with the republic soldier and abandoned that playthrough (despite my soldier being a pretty good healer in PVP) or another comparison: I like Firefly more than Battlestar Galactica BTW: yay - proving. I like to see staff versus biotic arm I'm of a different mindset. If the premise of the game is set on a parallel rule of reality, then it must follow. In space, no one can hear you scream. In space, you are alone. You depend on / trust the funtionality of the ship and your crewmates to keep you safe and alive. The failure to observe / adhere to military / operational / safety protocols on board a spaceship is tantamount to suicide and irresponsible conduct. There are thousands of variables that could take the lives of everyone on board. A foolish thoughtless act would see the demise of many. Response to emergencies must be instant, disciplined. So for me, I thought ME1 is a bit lax. This continue on in ME2 though this is up to the player's whim on what kind of commander they want. If the commander want to strut around on what is a warship on high priority missions in high heels and a gown, who can say no? Miranda is the XO; she knows what to do. What the old ME Team did was some military handwave but at least they made an effort to make the ME1 Normandy and crew function in a realistic way. The warship is operational, the disciplined and trained crew is ready to face the challenges. They respect and are confident in their commander. I can't say this for MEA. Who's in command? I'm afraid I don't know. There're a few incidents that endanger the ship and crew and those shouldn't even have happened. Even the captain of a cruise ship can expect / instil discipline and respect from the crew. He is in charge, not them. |
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I put it down to the recent wacky Origin update since I suddenly found I couldn't launch ME games from my games menu.
(Solas tried to do the same, and it didn't work out any better for him).
The only question is would it have been Sword and Shield versus two-handed weapon? (Or mage staff versus biotic arm?) Hmmm....
