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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 17:40:55 GMT
It is not designed to be played on level 12. It does not have balanced to your level features. What happens is that the first two or three dungeon levels have level 12 enemies, then it jumps to level 16 enemies with Sha-Brital, no matter what the player level is. This is not a "balanced" DLC. It is designed to be either played in the end-game, or for the player to return a few times to clear the different dungeon levels. I have a suspicion that later levels may have level 20 enemies, so even if I return as level 15, I will not be able to finish it. So, to play this DLC, I will likely have to play the game to the end. If not, I'll be pleasantly surprised. Not necessarily end-game, I'd say JOH is generally harder. The problem with DAI is that if you do everything before killing Cory, the Cory boss fight becomes ridiculously easy...less difficult than killing a druffalo. OTOH, there's something to be said for having Solas with you in JOH. I don't really care. What bugs me is the fact that the DLC unlocks on level 10 or 11, but includes a HUGE step in difficulty between Level 2 and 3 of THE SAME FRIGGING DUNGEON. It's either it scales, beginning to end so you CAN do it on Level 12, or LOCK IT OUT TILL Level 18 or whatever is the appropriate level. There is absolutely no conceivable reason to have the first two levels playable at Level 12, and the next one - wait till Level 16 in a DLC. Lore-wise, it's like... we went to the Deep Roads to help... ah, no, too much for us to handle, we'll be back in three months...
From the player perspective, well, I have just dumped 16 (!) Power Points on content I cannot finish at this stage of the game, and I only was allowed to make two of those points back on the content accessible in the DLC area. FOURTEEN points deficit created for a Level 11 character.
Just such a bad design choice.
And so in tune with the rest of this game of endless & pointless obstacles, the power-points themselves, the locked out areas, the high-level spawns barring the progress around the maps....
Ye gods, the game is sadistic. Every time it has anything appealing, it leaves me out to dry. I came to regret buying this game so much.
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Post by fylimar on Aug 18, 2017 19:57:08 GMT
More adventures of Alighiera Hawke, who kills with sarcasm. She helped her best friend Varric to search Bartrands old mansion for ghosts and when Varric found a piece o the lyrium idol and was about to become a madman like his brother, Ali stepped in and took the idol away from him. She gave it to Sandal, who not only was the first dwarf not to get infected by the thing, but he did make a nice trinket for Ali out of it. Now that the piece is harmless, she thinks of giving it to Varric as a gift next birthday. After that choir boy asked for help. Ali tried to avoid Sebastian since he tried to convince her lover Fenris to go to church more often. Now Fenris likes to go to church and wants Ali to join him, but she has enough of that special madness called religion, since Sister Petrice and the Arishok. But nice girl that she is, Ali visited Sebastian and he had nothing better to do than bringing Elthina into it. Eli wants the group to meet with an agent of the Divine to tell her, that things aren't that bad in Kirkwall (you wish, Lady). Before meeting that agent, Ali met another famous Ferelden, king Alistair, who had an unpleasant run-in with Meredith and asked Ali to keep the city save (yeah - be a bit more specific here, Alistair, would you?) After that, they've met the special agent of the Divine, who turned out to be Leliana. She told Alighiera that the Divine is planning an exalted march on Kirkwall (speaking of overreaction ) and that Elthina should leave (what about the thousands of innocent citizens in Kirkwall? No ... nothing?). Ali tried to persuade Eli to take a vacation in Orlais, but she wouldn't listen ... her problem. Ali felt, that she did, what choir boywanted and left him to his brooding. After that, Cullen approached Ali, because someone accused Aveline to coddle her guardsmen. Despite her and Ali proofing that rumor wrong and killing the old, corrupt knight captain Jeven on the way, there will probably be more trouble. And then Merrill had the brilliant idea to ask the demon, who helped her years ago, to fix the eluvian. Great Merrill, wake up a demon and get possessed - way to go, girl. But what does one as a good friend? Right, accompany the foolish girl to help in case of possession (help translating to kill in this case), They shouldn't have bothered, because Marethari already let herself get possessed and the group had to kill her. At least Ali could pacify the clan or there would have probably been bloodshed. After that, the number with the mirror is hopefully through. Avelina and Varric got sentimental at nearly the same moment Running in the Keep is not permitted Hawke read too many Sherlock Holmes novels again
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 20:00:16 GMT
fylimar OMG, those are gorgeous outfits!
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Post by fylimar on Aug 18, 2017 20:08:21 GMT
Yesterday I swooped in to DA2 and played more of Herja's story out. puu.sh/wFblk/445df537a3.jpgI made sure to recruit everybody and to do Sebastian's quest. I'm hoping to touch in with Herja once a week until her story is over until DA3. The better two wardens are dead this playstate so she will end up agaisnt Stroud in DA:I. Lucky her. I never pick Stroud. As far as relationships with her companions go I haven't got any prefference who to hate and who to be friends with except: - Bethany - friends - already accomplished - Sebastian - fremenies - he can't be recruited yet - Isabela - One extream or the other, doesn't matter which, I just need her to stick around so I can get that stupid collecting acheivment. Doesn't matter with any of the others I don't think. Let their relationships fall as they may. You kinow what? I think, she looks a bit like a younger Meredith
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Post by fylimar on Aug 18, 2017 20:10:02 GMT
fylimar OMG, those are gorgeous outfits! Thanks to the great modder out there. I seldom use one of the ingame outfits anymore, because there are so many beautiful modded ones
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Post by phoray on Aug 18, 2017 20:26:00 GMT
fylimarSebastian looks like he's wearing Wedding Armor.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 21:00:04 GMT
fylimar Sebastian looks like he's wearing Wedding Armor. Well, he's Andraste's groom....
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Post by phoray on Aug 18, 2017 21:11:40 GMT
fylimar Sebastian looks like he's wearing Wedding Armor. Well, he's Andraste's groom.... But I take such pleasure in making him cheat on her. Then the minute he gives her up, I'm bored with him.
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Post by fylimar on Aug 18, 2017 21:12:21 GMT
fylimar Sebastian looks like he's wearing Wedding Armor. - that was not intentional, believe me. It's an armor pack for companions from a very talented modder called vaelsmod (I think the name implies, that she likes Sebastian). Sebastian and Anders both are wearing retextures of DAI armor (Seb the rogue armor for inqui and Anders mage armor). I liked the armors for Carver and Bethany and Avelines starting armor - since the mod changes the armor of all human companions, I had to go with it. But they are all nice. Plus tehy are evolving and I can wear them with Hawke. Here is Bethanys armor, worn by Alighiera: Here is Anders with the DAI mage armor Ali with Avelines starter armor Carver and Isabella with their armors I think, she did a great job with those armors. And I do like Sebastians too, I just don't like Seb.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 21:18:19 GMT
My DA2 today. Aside from Anders whom I'm saving for my next mage run, figured my rogue Hawke will romance whoever comes around first. Found Fenris and flirted. After an hour of walking around with Fenris starting to hate him. Found drunk Alistair at the bar. Prefer drunk Alistair to Fenris
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Post by Catilina on Aug 18, 2017 21:24:04 GMT
My DA2 today. Aside from Anders whom I'm saving for my next mage run, figured my rogue Hawke will romance whoever comes around first. Found Fenris and flirted. After an hour of walking around with Fenris starting to hate him. Found drunk Alistair at the bar. Prefer drunk Alistair to Fenris Fenris' brilliant with a (pro-)mage! – true rival'romance (even in "friendship"...). I admit at first time(s) he annoyed me...
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Post by cmoe on Aug 18, 2017 21:35:18 GMT
My DA2 today. Aside from Anders whom I'm saving for my next mage run, figured my rogue Hawke will romance whoever comes around first. Found Fenris and flirted. After an hour of walking around with Fenris starting to hate him. Found drunk Alistair at the bar. Prefer drunk Alistair to Fenris I benched him my first PT because he was a bit cranky. But I tried his romance out a few years later and now I love him to bits. Wouldn't trade the grumpy elf for anything.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 21:35:31 GMT
Well, he's Andraste's groom.... But I take such pleasure in making him cheat on her. Then the minute he gives her up, I'm bored with him. I am still hoping to get him for keeps one day....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 21:42:38 GMT
My DA2 today. Aside from Anders whom I'm saving for my next mage run, figured my rogue Hawke will romance whoever comes around first. Found Fenris and flirted. After an hour of walking around with Fenris starting to hate him. Found drunk Alistair at the bar. Prefer drunk Alistair to Fenris Fenris' brilliant with a (pro-)mage! – true rival'romance (even in "friendship"...). I admit at first time(s) he annoyed me... So far Fenris has done nothing but drag his feet behind me in the party while darkly muttering how the restrictions against the mages aren't nearly strict enough and generally disapproving of any location my party enters. He also hates on anyone who even mildly disputes his views. And he's not even a good tank. With Anders and Beth in the party my rogue kept tanking. Thought a warrior would take some fire off me. As if ... so not.
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Post by cmoe on Aug 18, 2017 21:43:39 GMT
I'm currently playing the dlc. I'm at level 20 playing on nightmare. If I were to play the dlc at level 12, I'm sure I would get frustrated from dying many times. It is not designed to be played on level 12. It does not have balanced to your level features. What happens is that the first two or three dungeon levels have level 12 enemies, then it jumps to level 16 enemies with Sha-Brital, no matter what the player level is. This is not a "balanced" DLC. It is designed to be either played in the end-game, or for the player to return a few times to clear the different dungeon levels. I have a suspicion that later levels may have level 20 enemies, so even if I return as level 15, I will not be able to finish it. So, to play this DLC, I will likely have to play the game to the end. If not, I'll be pleasantly surprised. If you play on PC, have you thought of using a mod so you can buy the power you need. You could also use a mod to buy a reusable Amulet of Power to level up some of your skills. I know it's not ideal, but could get you playing JOH or Descent if you are still interested in them.
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Post by Catilina on Aug 18, 2017 21:47:25 GMT
Fenris' brilliant with a (pro-)mage! – true rival'romance (even in "friendship"...). I admit at first time(s) he annoyed me... So far Fenris has done nothing but drag his feet behind me in the party while darkly muttering how the restrictions against the mages aren't nearly strict enough and generally disapproving of any location my party enters. He also hates on anyone who even mildly disputes his views. And he's not even a good tank. With Anders and Beth in the party my rogue kept tanking. Thought a warrior would take some fire off me. As if ... so not. the That's exactly, why he annoyed me at first times...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 21:47:32 GMT
My DA2 today. Aside from Anders whom I'm saving for my next mage run, figured my rogue Hawke will romance whoever comes around first. Found Fenris and flirted. After an hour of walking around with Fenris starting to hate him. Found drunk Alistair at the bar. Prefer drunk Alistair to Fenris I benched him my first PT because he was a bit cranky. But I tried his romance out a few years later and now I love him to bits. Wouldn't trade the grumpy elf for anything. I haven't benched him yet, but he sure is heading in the direction of dumpsville quickly.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 21:49:18 GMT
It is not designed to be played on level 12. It does not have balanced to your level features. What happens is that the first two or three dungeon levels have level 12 enemies, then it jumps to level 16 enemies with Sha-Brital, no matter what the player level is. This is not a "balanced" DLC. It is designed to be either played in the end-game, or for the player to return a few times to clear the different dungeon levels. I have a suspicion that later levels may have level 20 enemies, so even if I return as level 15, I will not be able to finish it. So, to play this DLC, I will likely have to play the game to the end. If not, I'll be pleasantly surprised. If you play on PC, have you thought of using a mod so you can buy the power you need. You could also use a mod to buy a reusable Amulet of Power to level up some of your skills. I know it's not ideal, but could get you playing JOH or Descent if you are still interested in them. I need to grind the levels to get to Descent, so unless there is a mod that adds enough XP in one fell swoop to level up to 20, I won't really win much.
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Post by cmoe on Aug 18, 2017 21:49:53 GMT
I benched him my first PT because he was a bit cranky. But I tried his romance out a few years later and now I love him to bits. Wouldn't trade the grumpy elf for anything. I haven't benched him yet, but he sure is heading in the direction of dumpsville quickly. I can understand that. I think it took doing his romance and seeing his story arc for me to really appreciate the character. He actually has some funny banter with the right companions. Especially Varric and Isabella.
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Post by cmoe on Aug 18, 2017 21:52:39 GMT
If you play on PC, have you thought of using a mod so you can buy the power you need. You could also use a mod to buy a reusable Amulet of Power to level up some of your skills. I know it's not ideal, but could get you playing JOH or Descent if you are still interested in them. I need to grind the levels to get to Descent, so unless there is a mod that adds enough XP in one fell swoop to level up to 20, I won't really win much. I didn't realize you couldn't go there before that. I've used the amulet to fully level all of my skills and my companions just to see what it would be like. I found I was quite powerful after that. Or a mod that gets you lots of money and you can buy higher tier materials to craft powerful armor and weapons. Just thought I would mention it. Most hate cheats anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 21:56:44 GMT
I haven't benched him yet, but he sure is heading in the direction of dumpsville quickly. I can understand that. I think it took doing his romance and seeing his story arc for me to really appreciate the character. He actually has some funny banter with the right companions. Especially Varric and Isabella. I've liked him more before doing his romance tbh. The whole maniac depressive act looks ridiculous in the actual time-frame of the game, and given the age of the characters. I prefer babysitting Anders tantrums to Fenris teen adulation. Hence, my yearning for keeping Sebastian one of those days.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 22:00:28 GMT
I haven't benched him yet, but he sure is heading in the direction of dumpsville quickly. I can understand that. I think it took doing his romance and seeing his story arc for me to really appreciate the character. He actually has some funny banter with the right companions. Especially Varric and Isabella. I suppose he'd be better off with a different party set. So far he was stuck in the party with Anders and Beth whom his views are hardly appreciative of. Still... wth does he want hating on my sister just because she's a mage? Hawke won't side with him on that. Got to love the general sentiment expressed by the majority of DA population and Fenris, 'I believe in freedom for myself but not for the guy standing next to me.' Loghain really is a Saint comparing to that.
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Post by cmoe on Aug 18, 2017 22:08:29 GMT
I can understand that. I think it took doing his romance and seeing his story arc for me to really appreciate the character. He actually has some funny banter with the right companions. Especially Varric and Isabella. I suppose he'd be better off with a different party set. So far he was stuck in the party with Anders and Beth whom his views are hardly appreciative of. Still... wth does he want hating on my sister just because she's a mage? Hawke won't side with him on that. Got to love the general sentiment expressed by the majority of DA population and Fenris, 'I believe in freedom for myself but not for the guy standing next to me.' Loghain really is a Saint comparing to that. He's not for everyone. I get it. While it in no way justifies his prejudice, he has legitimate reasons for why he doesn't trust mages.
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Post by Catilina on Aug 18, 2017 22:12:01 GMT
I can understand that. I think it took doing his romance and seeing his story arc for me to really appreciate the character. He actually has some funny banter with the right companions. Especially Varric and Isabella. I suppose he'd be better off with a different party set. So far he was stuck in the party with Anders and Beth whom his views are hardly appreciative of. Still... wth does he want hating on my sister just because she's a mage? Hawke won't side with him on that. Got to love the general sentiment expressed by the majority of DA population and Fenris, 'I believe in freedom for myself but not for the guy standing next to me.' Loghain really is a Saint comparing to that. Just watch! He's not a hypocrite, he's hatred came from his fear. Constantly apologizing, because he knows that he's an asshole, but hard to get rid of this fear.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 22:12:08 GMT
I can understand that. I think it took doing his romance and seeing his story arc for me to really appreciate the character. He actually has some funny banter with the right companions. Especially Varric and Isabella. I've liked him more before doing his romance tbh. The whole maniac depressive act looks ridiculous in the actual time-frame of the game, and given the age of the characters. I prefer babysitting Anders tantrums to Fenris teen adulation. Hence, my yearning for keeping Sebastian one of those days. One of the best things about DA is the characters progression. They change over time. So, dismissing them immediately might not be wise. I don't know how much of a case it is here, or whether it gets better or worse.
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