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Post by Lazarillo on May 31, 2017 20:27:34 GMT
In Origins, my dislike of non-Rogues comes mostly from a utility perspective. The increased number of noncombat skills, the ability to spot traps before I've run headlong into them, or to open locks (granted, I know lock bash exists, but I just don't feel right leaving a trail of broken doors and boxes behind me). They're also much faster, which is nice since Origins' combat system is just a touch clunky. I do admit Sword and Shield, particularly, looks pretty cool in terms of style, animations, and some of the weapon choices, but not enough to surpass the pull-my-hair-out-ness of lacking the various Rogue advantages, even if I might wish for that to be the case. Mages are similar, Arcane Warriors do a little better than regular Warriors for me but are still kinda slow, and while casting Mages do get to chuck Fireballs and such and not get so inhibited by friendly-fire control effects, it doesn't overcome having little peashooters for their basic attacks.
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Post by Lazarillo on May 31, 2017 20:34:13 GMT
I decided to press on with my Aeducan. Behold Duran, with his mostly standardized face and freshly toolset-ed armor! I'm maybe halfway through the prologue, and so far, he's a good egg. Clever enough to figure out a scheme, too much of a sap to assume one's in play unless someone else queues him in. He's big on family honor, but on a personal level is much too laid back to let Trian get on his nerves.
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Post by themikefest on May 31, 2017 21:00:47 GMT
I don't mind playng as a warrior. Playing as one in DA2, Hawke goes through the enemies so easily. Hmmm. I just remembered I need to get back to my DA2 warrior playthrough
I saw a merchant. He offered me a control rod. I guess I should be grateful it wasn't a synthesis rod. Get it. Never mind. It wasn't that funny. I can use it to control a golem. That could be useful. While on my way to Honnleath, I saw a guy telling his wife, Martha, that as long it has 5 toes, 5 fingers it was ok. They will raise the little guy as their own. Do you think that one day I will here someone yell up, up and away? I must be imagining things. I find some unknown looking ore. Hmmm. I could get someone to make me a weapon.
I make ti to town only to fight darkspawn. There's the golem. WHAT!!! The code doesn't work. Ok. Everyone back to the merchant. I want answers. One of the sidekicks suggest we check the town to see if anyone could help us. Find. Party pooper. Went in a building. Take a wild guess what I found. That's right. More darkspawn. Once again. Engage walking bomb. Stand back and watch. BOOM. I should mix it up and use another spell. I should use a spell I've been working on called the Walking Laugh Bomb. When applied to the baddy, it cannot stop laughing until it blows up
I talk to aguy who knows the code word to the standing rock outside. But he wants me to find his daughter. What kind of father is this guy? Doesn't make any effort to go after his kid. Pathetic. I will alert the children services and have his kid taken away from him. THat must be his child. There's something you don't see everyday. A talking cat. I look around for a ventriloquist. There wasn't one. So the cat is possessed. I free the thing only to kill it. The kid is fine. The terrible father gives me the code to unlocking the standing stone
Its awake. The rod doesn't work. Too bad. I was hoping it would hit Alistair. It calls me it. Fine. I will call it rockhead. Lets get back to camp. Its getting late
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Post by Rascoth on May 31, 2017 21:24:59 GMT
:dirty: *cough* Ah, yes. Finished Alone. Also finished Faith, On The Loose and then, King Alistair. All of that for MotA meetings. Plus some of the Champion armor parts. That lady didn't want to give up the one she was holding. Then MotA. I really like that bit when Tallis refers to you as basalit-an, that's one of my 2 reasons to do it in Act 3. Took Varric and Fenris. Varric just wins everything Next: Legacy, companion quests and slowly move to the finale. I feel like I need to finish this post with style, here's random purple Hawke nonsense wisdom of the day:
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Post by DerekG on Jun 1, 2017 1:37:49 GMT
I've been a bit busy with work, so I haven't done a whole lot with my DAI DW rogue playthrough since my last update, but I did take care of a few things:
- Encouraged Cullen to try and kick his lyrium habit. He was in rough shape for a time, but seems to be better now. - Finished getting the Du Paraquettes reinstated as nobility, in return for them rescinding their contract against the Montilyet's with the House of Repose. Josie shouldn't have to worry about the assassins' guild coming after her anymore. - Went with Dorian to the tavern in Redcliffe to meet with his father (I'd warned Dorian about it in advance). Despite the bad blood between the two of them, Dorian seemed happy with the outcome and expressed appreciation for the Inquisitor's friendship afterwards. - Tried to help Solas free a friend of his, a spirit, who had been summoned against it's will. We were too late, however; it had been corrupted into a pride demon. Solas killed the mages responsible for the summoning. - Returned to Crestwood to meet with Hawke's contact from the Grey Wardens - Alistair, one of the heroes of the Fifth Blight. He gave us the rundown on what was going on with the Wardens, and expressed worry that Corypheus was behind it all. The Warden's were reported to be gathering in the Western Approach, and Alistair asked for the Inquisition's help to investigate. - Discovered that Cassandra was a fan of Varric's romance novel series. He wasn't planning any more entries (he seemed to consider it his trashiest series), but I asked him to write more for Cassandra's sake. Varric found the whole thing funny, and Cass was just happy to have another volume she more or less ignored the inevitable teasing.
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Post by melbella on Jun 1, 2017 3:28:33 GMT
Getting ready to replay my Dorian-mancer, Marcus. I'm not recreating him from scratch - just starting again from my first manual save. So, some background....
Marcus Trevelyan, warrior, headed for the Templar order of Ostwick until twin sister Julia sprouted magic and was toted off to the Circle. Mom couldn't bear losing both her younger children to the Chantry, so Marcus stayed at the family estate, training there but also training with the Templars. As the slightly older brother, he always felt it was his duty to protect Julia, so he made a point of spending as much time with the Templars as possible. This will end up his specialization later on (and not just because Dorian likes the smell either ).
Marcus in the Fade
After deciding on what path to take to the Breach (will replay this part again, I think, but just in case my first save is from after that)
And, twin sister Julia, who in an earlier alti-verse became Inquisitor herself
In my original game, Marcus became sort of an amateur elfy historian. This time around he'll be more "pro-human" and more arrogant than before. A true noble. Accordingly, I plan to have him not recruit Sera (will go meet her but tell her no way) or Iron Bull (no Marcher will ever trust a qunari....sorry, Krem ) and will do my best to have him antagonize Solas (I'm not sure it's possible for me to do this, but we'll see ).
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Post by melbella on Jun 1, 2017 4:17:58 GMT
Well, after 5 minutes of chasing demons, I really miss my MEA jump jets. Especially since I keep hitting <space> to jump and it pauses the game instead.
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Jun 1, 2017 4:27:59 GMT
Well, after 5 minutes of chasing demons, I really miss my MEA jump jets. Especially since I keep hitting <space> to jump and it pauses the game instead. I don't have that kind of trouble when I switch games among MET, DA and other games. The only key I usually confused is the interaction key. Between MEA and MET, it's MP confusion. Not with the jump jets but the running; it's the wheel for MEA and spacebar for ME3 MP. I don't miss the jump jet.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 12:42:43 GMT
(Waves)
So, last night was the payback night for enjoying the cool parts of Inquisition for too long. I spent my gaming time desolately trudging around the Hinterlands closing the rifts, killing Venatori and on the Gray Warden Memorial Trail. I’ve also picked up the three of the least annoying quests, finding a noblewoman for the Andraste’s Cult guy, looking for a party-girl scout & that Templars-are-dicks Dalish ring one.
No pictures, ‘cause it’s not like y’all don’t remember how blasted Hinterlands looks like.
My power points are up to 10, my level is 8. If it is more than two levels under the requirement of meeting Hawke for: “Where Oh Where the Gray Wardens Did Go? “ I will have to dump them in unlocking the Mire. And, probably running Blaze’s Legacy at that point to relieve the OW-phobia.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 12:45:00 GMT
Well, after 5 minutes of chasing demons, I really miss my MEA jump jets. Especially since I keep hitting <space> to jump and it pauses the game instead. Oh, yeah! The Jump in DA:I is so impotent compared to MEA. Gods, how I miss the MEA playstyle... that CC patch can't come soon enough. I need my fix!
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Post by simit on Jun 1, 2017 14:00:57 GMT
Just completed Hissing Wastes an realised while running about in the big empty spaces with no game music playing or banter triggering that out of over 30 PT of DA:I i've actually never took a dwarf pc there, so thats on the cards for maybe tonight.
Seriously though more game music in these areas is much needed.
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Post by simit on Jun 1, 2017 14:08:44 GMT
(Waves) So, last night was the payback night for enjoying the cool parts of Inquisition for too long. I spent my gaming time desolately trudging around the Hinterlands closing the rifts, killing Venatori and on the Gray Warden Memorial Trail. I’ve also picked up the three of the least annoying quests, finding a noblewoman for the Andraste’s Cult guy, looking for a party-girl scout & that Templars-are-dicks Dalish ring one. No pictures, ‘cause it’s not like y’all don’t remember how blasted Hinterlands looks like. My power points are up to 10, my level is 8. If it is more than two levels under the requirement of meeting Hawke for: “Where Oh Where the Gray Wardens Did Go? “ I will have to dump them in unlocking the Mire. And, probably running Blaze’s Legacy at that point to relieve the OW-phobia. If you can do everything you can in Hinterlands and Stormcoast, then the main missions leading to Skyhold, you easily be lvl 10 once u set foot in there an tbh ive been to crestwood lot lower lvl an encountered no problems
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 14:11:35 GMT
(Waves) So, last night was the payback night for enjoying the cool parts of Inquisition for too long. I spent my gaming time desolately trudging around the Hinterlands closing the rifts, killing Venatori and on the Gray Warden Memorial Trail. I’ve also picked up the three of the least annoying quests, finding a noblewoman for the Andraste’s Cult guy, looking for a party-girl scout & that Templars-are-dicks Dalish ring one. No pictures, ‘cause it’s not like y’all don’t remember how blasted Hinterlands looks like. My power points are up to 10, my level is 8. If it is more than two levels under the requirement of meeting Hawke for: “Where Oh Where the Gray Wardens Did Go? “ I will have to dump them in unlocking the Mire. And, probably running Blaze’s Legacy at that point to relieve the OW-phobia. If you can do everything you can in Hinterlands and Stormcoast, then the main missions leading to Skyhold, you easily be lvl 10 once u set foot in there an tbh ive been to crestwood lot lower lvl an encountered no problems Ah, but I am avoiding the Stormcoast this time around. The idea is to not revisit the areas I did last time and minimize OW as much as possible, so I want to avoid Stormcoast, Exalted Plains and Hissing Wastes, and do the areas I skipped last time like Oasis, Emprise du Lion and Emerald Graves. I will try Crestwood on level 8 then, see if I can delay the Mire. I would skip the Mire, but I think all specializations need you to kill stuff in the Mire for materials.
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Post by simit on Jun 1, 2017 14:22:31 GMT
Depends on the spec you going, most specs i went for required western approach or crestwood, think KE was the mire for wisp essence though, i love Emprise tbh prob my fav zone, i norm always skip exalted i find it rather boring 😆
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 14:38:24 GMT
Depends on the spec you going, most specs i went for required western approach or crestwood, think KE was the mire for wisp essence though, i love Emprise tbh prob my fav zone, i norm always skip exalted i find it rather boring 😆 I hate winter, and winter scapes in video games, so Empire Du Lion was turn around on my heels and leave. Exalted plains is probably my least favorite map in a while....
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Post by liquidsnake on Jun 1, 2017 15:08:20 GMT
I just picked up Dragon Age Inquisition this past weekend. I had a severe craving for some medieval gameplay and I've played Skyrim in to the ground. I was looking for something a little more story and character driven and I already love Mass Effect from Bioware, so I figured DA was what the doctor ordered. To note: I purchased DA: Origins long, long ago on a Steam sale before my PC crashed... I was not a fan at all of the gameplay and couldn't stick with it very long. I've since listened to videos on Youtube explaining the story of DA:O and DA2, so I have a rough understanding of the basic lore and prior stories, but no attachment to characters which I'm sure will change my experience of Inquisition.
So far I'm enjoying it. I started as a male human warrior, which I often do in RPGs. I like it well enough so far. I had been doing some quests in the Hinterlands, but read enough to know about the game that it picks up once you LEAVE that region so I focused on story content as my side quest log and map became vastly overcrowded with side objectives. At Level 6, I decided I was going to the next area.... I believe Storm Coast? The area where it's raining and there are a lot of undead plague victims.
I quickly realized this was a massive mistake as my Level 6 team got absolutely demolished by Level 12 enemies. So now I've retreated back to the Hinterlands to level my character and hopefully get some better gear.
I'm trying to get used to the top-down, tactics menu but I don't think I'm using it very effectively
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 15:12:18 GMT
I just picked up Dragon Age Inquisition this past weekend. I had a severe craving for some medieval gameplay and I've played Skyrim in to the ground. I was looking for something a little more story and character driven and I already love Mass Effect from Bioware, so I figured DA was what the doctor ordered. To note: I purchased DA: Origins long, long ago on a Steam sale before my PC crashed... I was not a fan at all of the gameplay and couldn't stick with it very long. I've since listened to videos on Youtube explaining the story of DA:O and DA2, so I have a rough understanding of the basic lore and prior stories, but no attachment to characters which I'm sure will change my experience of Inquisition. So far I'm enjoying it. I started as a male human warrior, which I often do in RPGs. I like it well enough so far. I had been doing some quests in the Hinterlands, but read enough to know about the game that it picks up once you LEAVE that region so I focused on story content as my side quest log and map became vastly overcrowded with side objectives. At Level 6, I decided I was going to the next area.... I believe Storm Coast? The area where it's raining and there are a lot of undead plague victims. I quickly realized this was a massive mistake as my Level 6 team got absolutely demolished by Level 12 enemies. So now I've retreated back to the Hinterlands to level my character and hopefully get some better gear. I'm trying to get used to the top-down, tactics menu but I don't think I'm using it very effectively I would very much recommend picking up DA2 with Legacy. It has an awesome main, story and gameplay imo is way better than eithe Origins or Inquisition. It does have dated graphics, but not unpleasant. The only drawback is low number of original art areas. But everything else is brilliant imo. Edit: the high level areas are only in pockets of the starter areas, Hinterlands has them too. Did you do the story quest, Wishpers or Justice something? have fun!
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Post by simit on Jun 1, 2017 15:26:22 GMT
The biggest problem with a fried pc an only access to next gen, i really miss DA2, my only hope is backwards compatibility, of which DA:O has been done an is one of this months gold games btw, so im hopefull, but Dragons Dogma be out for next gen in fall i read an i do love that game so not all doom n gloam.
Anyhow shop run done munchies in so time for some more Qunari mage, maybe finish Decent an start Hakon on her, or go on Dwarf mmmmm, these choices require coffee an crisps 😆
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Post by simit on Jun 1, 2017 15:33:48 GMT
I just picked up Dragon Age Inquisition this past weekend. I had a severe craving for some medieval gameplay and I've played Skyrim in to the ground. I was looking for something a little more story and character driven and I already love Mass Effect from Bioware, so I figured DA was what the doctor ordered. To note: I purchased DA: Origins long, long ago on a Steam sale before my PC crashed... I was not a fan at all of the gameplay and couldn't stick with it very long. I've since listened to videos on Youtube explaining the story of DA:O and DA2, so I have a rough understanding of the basic lore and prior stories, but no attachment to characters which I'm sure will change my experience of Inquisition. So far I'm enjoying it. I started as a male human warrior, which I often do in RPGs. I like it well enough so far. I had been doing some quests in the Hinterlands, but read enough to know about the game that it picks up once you LEAVE that region so I focused on story content as my side quest log and map became vastly overcrowded with side objectives. At Level 6, I decided I was going to the next area.... I believe Storm Coast? The area where it's raining and there are a lot of undead plague victims. I quickly realized this was a massive mistake as my Level 6 team got absolutely demolished by Level 12 enemies. So now I've retreated back to the Hinterlands to level my character and hopefully get some better gear. I'm trying to get used to the top-down, tactics menu but I don't think I'm using it very effectively lvl 12 undead implies you unlocked crestwood m8, a good part of stormcoast is indeed doable at your lvl, so check war table as crestwood an stormcost situated pretty close to each other on it. Hope u continue to enjoy the game
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Post by fylimar on Jun 1, 2017 17:42:03 GMT
I just picked up Dragon Age Inquisition this past weekend. I had a severe craving for some medieval gameplay and I've played Skyrim in to the ground. I was looking for something a little more story and character driven and I already love Mass Effect from Bioware, so I figured DA was what the doctor ordered. To note: I purchased DA: Origins long, long ago on a Steam sale before my PC crashed... I was not a fan at all of the gameplay and couldn't stick with it very long. I've since listened to videos on Youtube explaining the story of DA:O and DA2, so I have a rough understanding of the basic lore and prior stories, but no attachment to characters which I'm sure will change my experience of Inquisition. So far I'm enjoying it. I started as a male human warrior, which I often do in RPGs. I like it well enough so far. I had been doing some quests in the Hinterlands, but read enough to know about the game that it picks up once you LEAVE that region so I focused on story content as my side quest log and map became vastly overcrowded with side objectives. At Level 6, I decided I was going to the next area.... I believe Storm Coast? The area where it's raining and there are a lot of undead plague victims. I quickly realized this was a massive mistake as my Level 6 team got absolutely demolished by Level 12 enemies. So now I've retreated back to the Hinterlands to level my character and hopefully get some better gear. I'm trying to get used to the top-down, tactics menu but I don't think I'm using it very effectively That area is the Fallow Mire - that is a tricky one. Stormcoast is rainy too, but with more spiders than undead and mostly ok and doable. I will be off to vacation from tomorrow to Tuesday, so nothing DA related for me (I'm going to a music festival), but I hope to read about your progress on Tuesday
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Post by themikefest on Jun 1, 2017 19:57:45 GMT
I saved the mages. For me, the fade is my favorite part of the game. I like the shapeshifting. Maybe the next DA game will bring that back.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 20:12:04 GMT
I saved the mages. For me, the fade is my favorite part of the game. I like the shapeshifting. Maybe the next DA game will bring that back. Actually, I agree with you, it was the most interesting sequence of the game. But I dunno if I would have been able to play it as a non-mage.
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Post by Lazarillo on Jun 1, 2017 20:13:35 GMT
I like it conceptually, but it's too hard to figure out where you've been and what you've missed, so these days I usually mod-skip it. ...but honestly, I wouldn't mind seeing something similar in DA4, if they add some more polish to it.
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Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by PhroX on Jun 1, 2017 20:16:13 GMT
Hadn't played any DA for quite a while but I started getting the itch to do so again, so I loaded up Inquisition. After 10 minutes or so trying to get back into an unfinished playthrough, I quickly realised I wasn't feeling that character, so started another one. I've gone for a Qunari Rogue as the last time I played a Qunari was my first playthough and rogues are always fun. Probably going to romance Bull as I've not done that yet, but I've been know to change similar plans upon meeting other options. So far I've cleared the prologue and been wandering around the Hinterlands killing mages, templars, demons and so forth as usual. Also went and watched an old woman get punched, which was fun.
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