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Post by phoray on Jun 4, 2017 19:59:19 GMT
I think I'm getting a bit burnt out on Origins. I don't want to recruit Shale at all, and just get on to Orzamaar. But then I worry I'll miss being dwarfy with her in some way. Dunno if the golem gets/adds any dwarf content. Anyone know? Think I'll turn the fighting from hard to Casual to reduce the time. Have been clicking through conversations with come companions (Wynne.) Annoyed that I apparently have to break up with Alistair twice Possibly it's that I don't love my protaganist and their chosen romance much (Although, romancing her, I am seeing more things I don't like, but on the up side, she's not as totally crazy, at least in Origins). Pondering if I want to bother with Amell later- he would kill Wynn and Connor and romance morrigan. On one hand, I sort of already know his story, because I feel like I know the game pretty well. But playing the characters helps me get to know them better. The idea of going through Origins again any time soon, though, kinda makes me facepalm. Wonder if the DA trilogy will become a once a year run through rather than what it's been for the last... over a year now. It's all I've played except for a single run of TW3, no DLCs, and ME2 and ME3 with limited DLCs. So, like, 15 months of Dragon Age with a one month break for those games. I don't want my DA love to disappear. I must be doing something wrong.
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Post by themikefest on Jun 4, 2017 20:44:46 GMT
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Post by phoray on Jun 4, 2017 22:50:14 GMT
NAderra Brosca Rammed through the gauntlet pretty quickly. I found the Leske scene to suit my Brosca perfectly. She had to do what she had to do and Leske understood.
Not much grief over Isolde was given even by er own husband. Pretty telling.
Metagamed and Couldn't let Jowan go back to the Circle. They'd make him Tranquil. He seemed accepting of his execution.
Now to Orzamaar. The idea of the Deep Roads makes me a bit bummed. They're a maze, kinda hard to know where not to bother to turn if you want to go straight through. Maybe I'll Google a map.
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Post by phoray on Jun 5, 2017 0:14:01 GMT
Naderra Brosca Woooow. A proper introduction from Rica and both Vartag and Bhelen are speaking so sweetly. Naderra being called "sister" by Bhelen? Crazy stuff!
And then mom was even...mom-ier than the last time I'd seen her... Yikes.
Off to kill Jarvia.
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Post by phoray on Jun 5, 2017 0:26:14 GMT
Naderra Brosca I'd been minorly spoiled on Leske betraying Brosca.
Still. He greeted me just like old times and I remembered liking him. Was confused how his smiling face would turn to betrayal. In his defense, he only tells you a bald faced like after you demanding where Jarvia is. I feel like that shows hesitance. Ya know? Secret language. You lived in that house for years and now all of a sudden there is a secret door? He hoped you wouldn't believe it. I dunno...guess I'll see the rest now.
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Post by melbella on Jun 5, 2017 0:31:58 GMT
Woooow. A proper introduction from Rica and both Vartag and Bhelen are speaking so sweetly. Naderra being called "sister" by Bhelen? Crazy stuff! And then mom was even...mom-ier than the last time I'd seen her... Yikes. Off to kill Jarvia. I'd been minorly spoiled on Leske betraying Brosca. Still. He greeted me just like old times and I remembered liking him. Was confused how his smiling face would turn to betrayal. In his defense, he only tells you a bald faced like after you demanding where Jarvia is. I feel like that shows hesitance. Ya know? Secret language. You lived in that house for years and now all of a sudden there is a secret door? He hoped you wouldn't believe it. I dunno...guess I'll see the rest now.
Returning to Orzammar as Brosca was the best! Even better than as Aeducan.
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Post by phoray on Jun 5, 2017 0:56:45 GMT
Naderra Brosca Well... Leske is the sort of betrayal you can't really fault too much. Brosca did leave Leske behind, even told the Gauntlet that she had no regrets, she did what she had to do. It still aches a bit, even if you totally get it
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Post by Lazarillo on Jun 5, 2017 1:25:37 GMT
The previously imperturbable Duran finally got his first real perturbance. Framed for killing his brother and exiled? Just politics. Figuring out how the surface works? Weird, but one must adapt. Meeting witches? Eh, Dwarves resist magic anyway. Drink toxic blood? Wouldn't have been his first choice, but it still beats dying in the Deep Roads. Looking out across a valley and seeing a Darkspawn army larger than anything you've ever seen, even having been to the Deep Roads? ...I think this is the first time Duran's been legitimately concerned about the path ahead. Also I as a player have discovered that life is rough when you're a dwarf in cutscenes.
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Post by phoray on Jun 5, 2017 2:02:57 GMT
Also I as a player have discovered that life is rough when you're a dwarf in cutscenes. I know right? The camera angles for everything are really crazy.
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Post by phoray on Jun 5, 2017 4:27:49 GMT
Origins Marathon done for the day. Naderra Brosca found it very easy to crown her...sort of brother in law. Although I am quite curious. As per Rica, Bhelen was crying about his brothers loss. So, like... He really felt like he had to keep up the charade even alone with his concubine? I didn't see any Dwarfiness mentioms involved with the Branka quest. Did skip out on Shale after looking up online to see if there was extra dialogue. One line, in camp. In fact, Harrowmount tried to say I was a stranger that didn't know them and shouldn't be allowed to pick the king. Kinda rolled my eyes at that. When I got to the part with Hespith and Branka, for some reason it reminded me of Leliana and Brosca. I guess just because they're both lesbian relationships. I could imagine extra cuddling after a Deep Roads mission. Especially for dwarven Wardens. My persuade and cunning are intentionally low. I might not be able to talk him into doing the Dark Ritual. That'd be an unexpected outcome.
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Post by melbella on Jun 5, 2017 4:37:02 GMT
Storm Coast all done except the part that isn't accessible yet. Hinterlands done except for dragon area. Fallow Mire cleared in one go. Then, IYHSB. Saved all the villagers (so much easier to do on Normal) and beat off Coryface and his pet dragon long enough to dive into a tunnel and nearly freeze to death instead.
Mountain singing.....couldn't avoid Solas here, darn it....and finally made it to Skyhold.
I'm torn regarding Cole - I know sending him away will garner Solas disapproval but I like having him around to pester Dorian into admitting things he'd rather not. So, not sure what to do about him yet. Will probably let him stay, then drag him everywhere with Marcus, Dorian, and random 4th party member.
Got Dorian's quest to go kill some Venatori so gaining back approval points shouldn't take long. Also got in the first flirt during the convo in the library.
I'm wondering about Cass - not sure how I'm doing on approval with her. Wouldn't surprise me at all to get the drunk scene but I hope I don't. It just doesn't make any sense unless you've been actively hostile towards her and generally an ass to everyone else. Marcus may be "thick in the head," but he's very polite about it.
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Post by shaqfu on Jun 5, 2017 6:59:46 GMT
My Inquisitor's journey continued a bit today. Managed to get successfully close the breach Think he is starting to get a lil crush on a certain seeker Managed to fend off an assault on haven and met the person behind it Lastly, discovered a fortress to call home and lead the inquisition.
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Post by Ean'Harel on Jun 5, 2017 7:29:39 GMT
Nugs can be so judgmental! At least the King seemed to like the cheese. He must be Orlesian.
... With that said, DA:I keeps failing to start. It takes me about seven tries to get it to "stick" and reach the Continue/New Game/etc screen. Then it's usually fine, but trying to load the Descent is an exercise in frustration. After meeting the Nug King, I tried travelling back to the main camp to offload my inventory. I got an infinite loading screen instead. Grrrr.
I love the Deep Roads, but I doubt I'll play it again.
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Post by themikefest on Jun 5, 2017 12:01:39 GMT
Completed Awakening. Nothing special happened. - gave the mage to the templars - told the spirit to go away - let the city burn - killed the tech - killed someone's mother - recruited How. Wanted to recruit What, but he wasn't available - recruited the tree elf - recruited the little dwarf with the red beard. yeah. Him again - recruited the dwarf that the spawn of dark were taking.
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Ran through Crestwood area. While the sidequest is one of the more interesting and poignant in the game, it’s too understated and underpopulated, plus the nugget of the main story-line is tiny. That’s pretty much where Inquisition starts to fall apart after a relatively strong start. Meeting Alsitair was underwhelming. I guess last time I saw him, I did not pay much attention as he only showed up in a short cut scene as a King kicking the mages out in Whispers (in Dusk Fell’s PT). But here, I can see how inferior his appearance was to Origins (which is crazy given the age of the game) and how flat the character was, again, compared to the Origins. He also does not mention his liaison with Warden, which is so sad, because I know other romances do when they appear in the sequels.
I worked my way through part of the Fallow Mire to acquire the Tempest spec – got it just in time to start adding those skills on Level 11. I understand the logic of the build I am using, but I really do not want to lose the Stealth as aggro drop. So, not sure what I will do in the end.
Dumped 8 power points on the Exalted Plains, and regret it. By some reason I thought Cullen’s quest was there, but instead, it was just Dorian’s Venatori and Solas’ Faded. Not interested in the rest of the crap in that area, so 8 points down the drain… Well, what’s done is done.
Got out of the Exalted Plains, and did everything without the red skulls in the Emerald Graves. Well, maybe I missed a few rifts, I will have to double check, ‘cause I will need Power Points.
Now, the next stage of Cullen’s Quest (Samson’s background story I assume) points me to Emprise Du Lion, which is good, as I wanted to do that area this time, but I only have 19 Power Points, and I think I have already unlocked the Western Approach, so maybe it’s time to do that leg of the story, and then hope that somehow I can build up 30 power points through the Empire Du Lion. Which is not going to happen, of course. Hopefully, some new area will present itself, so I don’t have to go back to the Exalted Plains (shudder).
So, yeah, that’s where Inquisition starts to get really slow and tedious thanks to them trying to push the Open World on you.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 12:28:03 GMT
Also I as a player have discovered that life is rough when you're a dwarf in cutscenes. I know right? The camera angles for everything are really crazy. Oh, this sucks. I was still thinking that one day I might replay Origins to see the Dwarven story. Well, fingers crossed DA4 delivers Dwarven goodness.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 12:31:36 GMT
Currently playing DAA - Dragon Age Again. OMG, you can do the same for ME:A. Can I steal this for my sig?
phoray - just take a break for a few weeks, it really helps with keeping gaming fresh. No time's better than the summer for it anyway. Since, finally can get outdoors and stuff. I keep wanting to turn the rig off till September.
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Post by phoray on Jun 5, 2017 13:11:37 GMT
I know right? The camera angles for everything are really crazy. Oh, this sucks. I was still thinking that one day I might replay Origins to see the Dwarven story. Well, fingers crossed DA4 delivers Dwarven goodness. Oh, I'd say 60% of the time they will get the right. And some of the camera angles I've noticed, I'm not certain it's because I'm playing a dwarf. Like, they zoomed so much in on Teagan's face it was barely on the screen. I didn't know if that was always the case or if playing a dwarf was confusing the camera angle choosing program. I also felt the Deep Roads Archdemon scene was off- because if I'd been any taller my head would have been cut off and I'm the shortest species in the game. But Leliana kneels to kiss the Dwarf so I really like that. I don't regret playing a casteless, but I'm definitely not playing an Aeducan past the origins prequel.and that is, because, outside of stopping the Blight, I can't care about anything. I'm an uneducated Duster with no opinions on anyone but the Noble Dwarves who treated me badly. I did feel connected with the Fade stuff, because I RP oddly. But it's hard to care. My dwarf ia like- come on already, we gotta end this Blight. Real impatient- what can I do to make this go faster? Elves, werewolves, just come kill Darkspawn. We really have to get some Ashes to save ONE Man?! Oh Rica! Sure, Bhelen, why not. Sort of a conflict of interest but not playing games tween the two options also made things faster. And should she care who is King? She'd support Loghain if e would just take the damn Blight seriously and stop trying to kill her. Re: Alistair totally talks about the Warden. On the ramparts. It's some of the sweetest stuff he says about a living Warden. But if your Warden US, he doesn't bring her up.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 13:29:16 GMT
Oh, this sucks. I was still thinking that one day I might replay Origins to see the Dwarven story. Well, fingers crossed DA4 delivers Dwarven goodness. Oh, I'd say 60% of the time they will get the right. And some of the camera angles I've noticed, I'm not certain it's because I'm playing a dwarf. Like, they zoomed so much in on Teagan's face it was barely on the screen. I didn't know if that was always the case or if playing a dwarf was confusing the camera angle choosing program. I also felt the Deep Roads Archdemon scene was off- because if I'd been any taller my head would have been cut off and I'm the shortest species in the game. But Leliana kneels to kiss the Dwarf so I really like that. I don't regret playing a casteless, but I'm definitely not playing an Aeducan past the origins prequel.and that is, because, outside of stopping the Blight, I can't care about anything. I'm an uneducated Duster with no opinions on anyone but the Noble Dwarves who treated me badly. I did feel connected with the Fade stuff, because I RP oddly. But it's hard to care. My dwarf ia like- come on already, we gotta end this Blight. Real impatient- what can I do to make this go faster? Re: Alistair totally talks about the Warden. On the ramparts. It's some of the sweetest stuff he says about a living Warden. But if your Warden US, he doesn't bring her up. My Warden was US in the DAK.
I am the opposite - I want to play the Noble Dwarf origin, rather than the Duster, though I like both.
EDIT: Maybe it's time to go play Legacy or Origins.
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Post by phoray on Jun 5, 2017 13:33:27 GMT
@carefull
Yeah, he doesn't mention the love of his life if she killed herself via Dragon.
There has been conjecture that this makes him the least loving of the four options. Or it could be that devs thought anyone who would import a Alistair romance, 99.9% of them would have done the DR so they didn't bother making dialogue for that outcome.
I like to think that the pain is just too strong to mention her name. That's why he's so bitter about his "hero status". Who cares about being a hero of the Blight when the one bright thing in it was stolen from him?
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Post by themikefest on Jun 5, 2017 13:38:13 GMT
Currently playing DAA - Dragon Age Again. OMG, you can do the same for ME:A. Can I steal this for my sig? If you like. But you're right about MEA - Mass Effect Again
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Post by themikefest on Jun 5, 2017 13:40:16 GMT
just completed the g of a dlc
- fought a bunch of walking rocks - fought a bunch of zombies - I fought Orsino's father at the end. hahaha
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@carefull Yeah, he doesn't mention the love of his life if she killed herself via Dragon. There has been conjecture that this makes him the least loving of the four options. Or it could be that devs thought anyone who would import a Alistair romance, 99.9% of them would have done the DR so they didn't bother making dialogue for that outcome. I like to think that the pain is just too strong to mention her name. That's why he's so bitter about his "hero status". Who cares about being a hero of the Blight when the one bright thing in it was stolen from him? Well, it's been 10 years, and he does not have to bare his soul to the first stranger he meets. But it sucks that you don't get any lines that hint of the fate of your character, because he is actually rather blaze about the fight 10 years ago, sounding like he is annoyed that people keep asking him about it, and would rather talk about the present Alistair. So, yeah, it does not sound flattering to the player who does want to hear something that confirms their Warden was important to her lover.
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Post by phoray on Jun 5, 2017 13:49:20 GMT
phoray - just take a break for a few weeks, it really helps with keeping gaming fresh. No time's better than the summer for it anyway. Since, finally can get outdoors and stuff. I keep wanting to turn the rig off till September.
This was a PT I'd put on hold since November. After I put it on hold, I played DAI + Trespasser with a guy, and started two DA2 games of which I've gotten to Act 2 and then paused. Then last week I started a DAI game with this Brosca as the Warden in that World State. I wanted to make sure it got done, so that when I see Leliana and the Lel/Warden Epi slides, It'll be meaningful. Hopefully. I don't know if it's all three of the Trilogy I've gotten tired of, or just Origins. But if I pause Brosca, who lives on my PS3, then take an Job Assignment, she could go unfinished quite a long time as I do not travel with my PS3. I'm pushing myself to finish. At least, at the end, I could play my insane aggro mage Hawke that romance Merril. DA2 is always something to enjoy Too short to hate, no seemingly endless Fade and Deep Roads Quests. Family Members built around you.
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Post by phoray on Jun 5, 2017 13:52:10 GMT
@carefull Yeah, he doesn't mention the love of his life if she killed herself via Dragon. There has been conjecture that this makes him the least loving of the four options. Or it could be that devs thought anyone who would import a Alistair romance, 99.9% of them would have done the DR so they didn't bother making dialogue for that outcome.I like to think that the pain is just too strong to mention her name. That's why he's so bitter about his "hero status". Who cares about being a hero of the Blight when the one bright thing in it was stolen from him? Well, it's been 10 years, and he does not have to bare his soul to the first stranger he meets. But it sucks that you don't get any lines that hint of the fate of your character, because he is actually rather blaze about the fight 10 years ago, sounding like he is annoyed that people keep asking him about it, and would rather talk about the present Alistair. So, yeah, it does not sound flattering to the player who does want to hear something that confirms their Warden was important to her lover. If you'd brought him to fight the Archdemon, he would have literally tricked you out of doing it, and killed the dragon himself, dying in the process. No other LI is willing to do that. Blame the Devs, not my sweet Alistair.
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