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Post by Reznore on May 6, 2017 11:47:44 GMT
The Teapot is dead . oh wait I meant . I bet Mark Darrah was half mourning and half relieved , no way that thing would ever be clean again. I vote for a yearly Teapot Sacrifice...so Mark Darrah doesn't unleash the Blight on earth by accident.
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Post by azarhal on May 6, 2017 14:46:29 GMT
The Teapot is dead . oh wait I meant . I bet Mark Darrah was half mourning and half relieved , no way that thing would ever be clean again. I vote for a yearly Teapot Sacrifice...so Mark Darrah doesn't unleash the Blight on earth by accident. I totally agreed, going by the color of the teapot, it was the source of the Taint...
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Post by Nightscrawl on May 6, 2017 17:48:33 GMT
Didn't he say in a previous tweet that he dropped it and it cracked or something? I seem to recall that. If so, it was only a matter of time. Also, a crack would be a breeding ground for bacteria, so it's probably for the best anyway.
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Post by Rascoth on May 6, 2017 18:08:17 GMT
Didn't he say in a previous tweet that he dropped it and it cracked or something? I seem to recall that. If so, it was only a matter of time. Also, a crack would be a breeding ground for bacteria, so it's probably for the best anyway. You think bacteria would want to live in that thing?! :gasp:
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Post by AlleluiaElizabeth on May 7, 2017 2:59:56 GMT
I thought the taint killed bacteria? That's why nothing decomposes in the Anderfells.
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Post by gervaise21 on May 7, 2017 10:37:14 GMT
I don't think it kills them but it alters them, may be so the bacteria attacks living tissue instead of the dead. Look at darkspawn, they appear like partially decomposed bodies even though they have acquired greater strength as a result. The person investigating red lyrium in Suledin Fortress maintained that red lyrium can grow on even the tiniest organisms, which is why I considered Thedas totally screwed now it is out on the surface unless someone can come up with a method of cleansing it. Find a cure for the taint and the problem will go away, along with the darkspawn.
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Post by thats1evildude on May 7, 2017 14:37:17 GMT
The codex on the Andrfels does indeed say that corpses do not decompose in large expanses of the steppes, as they are completely devoid of insect life. (Since Thedas is a quasi-medieval society, they likely don't know about bacteria or their role in decomposition.) dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Codex_entry:_The_Anderfels
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Post by midnight tea on May 7, 2017 17:36:56 GMT
I don't think it kills them but it alters them, may be so the bacteria attacks living tissue instead of the dead. Look at darkspawn, they appear like partially decomposed bodies even though they have acquired greater strength as a result. The person investigating red lyrium in Suledin Fortress maintained that red lyrium can grow on even the tiniest organisms, which is why I considered Thedas totally screwed now it is out on the surface unless someone can come up with a method of cleansing it. Find a cure for the taint and the problem will go away, along with the darkspawn. Considering how magic or powerful corrupting force is affecting the Blighted creatures, I wouldn't be so fast with "darkspawn look half-decomposed = it's bacteria's work".
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Post by midnight tea on May 7, 2017 17:40:52 GMT
Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawI am reminded to give thanks to @davidgaider for not setting Origins in the late Dragon Age. Lets us keep the calendar rolling w/o renaming. userHave you guys given thought to what the next age might be? Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawNot really. ___________________________________ Is "Dragon Age" the last age....?
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Post by midnight tea on May 7, 2017 17:43:15 GMT
Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawI am reminded to give thanks to @davidgaider for not setting Origins in the late Dragon Age. Lets us keep the calendar rolling w/o renaming. userHave you guys given thought to what the next age might be? Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawNot really. also: Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawIt would be awkward, though delicious, to have to rebrand to “Pie Age.” Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawThinking oh it, I guess we could do a big event called “The Ascent of Lugg” for century end and then move firmly into travel accessories…
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Post by midnight tea on May 7, 2017 17:48:38 GMT
Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawuserVISCOUNT VARRIC? I AM 100% ALL OVER THIS Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawYup. Definitively a post-Trespasser point on the timeline. Intriguing, no? __________________________________ Wait, this story will happen POST-Trespasser?
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Post by Rascoth on May 7, 2017 17:52:35 GMT
Please no, no, no, no, no, no. Since characters are going to deal with Inquisition, I'm strongly against post-Trespasser setting.
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Post by midnight tea on May 7, 2017 18:00:31 GMT
Please no, no, no, no, no, no. Since characters are going to deal with Inquisition, I'm strongly against post-Trespasser setting. Too much messing with people's Trespasser choices. That's assuming that the story will happen close enough to events in Trespasser to mess with people's choices. And even though their stories have a tendency to follow a fixed canon, it doesn't necessarily have to be that way. As it stands, it's a story of elven thief Vaea we haven't yet heard about, Varric will become Viscount of Kirkwall regardless of Trespasser choices, and Charter still works with Inquisition/Shadow Inquisition (Leliana grooms her as her successor regardless whether we disband Inquisition or not, plus Leliana is always in the core of renewed Inquisition in the epilogue scene).
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Post by Heimdall on May 7, 2017 18:04:52 GMT
Please no, no, no, no, no, no. Since characters are going to deal with Inquisition, I'm strongly against post-Trespasser setting. I'm assuming this will stay far away from any choices we may make. Charter is always groomed to be Leliana's successor (whether the Inquisition goes underground or not) and Varric is always Viscount. Beyond that, I expect it won't deal with any choices one way or another.
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Post by arvaarad on May 7, 2017 18:19:21 GMT
Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawI am reminded to give thanks to @davidgaider for not setting Origins in the late Dragon Age. Lets us keep the calendar rolling w/o renaming. userHave you guys given thought to what the next age might be? Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawNot really. We're at the midpoint of the Age now, so it depends on how far the next few time jumps are... I remember a long time ago, one of the devs saying they had nightmares of what would happen if they ran over the end of the Age. Definitely would be a branding hassle. They'd have to change out the "d" in Thedas, for one thing.
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Post by midnight tea on May 7, 2017 18:26:37 GMT
Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawI am reminded to give thanks to @davidgaider for not setting Origins in the late Dragon Age. Lets us keep the calendar rolling w/o renaming. userHave you guys given thought to what the next age might be? Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawNot really. We're at the midpoint of the Age now, so it depends on how far the next few time jumps are... I remember a long time ago, one of the devs saying they had nightmares of what would happen if they ran over the end of the Age. Definitely would be a branding hassle. They'd have to change out the "d" in Thedas, for one thing. Nah. David Gaider made a good point about Baldur's Gate II being set nowhere near the city of Baldur's Gate At some point the names gain a life of their own - besides, who said that even if Dragon Age (the game) isn't literally set in Dragon Age (A.D.) it can't still be a "Dragon Age" figuratively
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Post by Rascoth on May 7, 2017 18:27:23 GMT
All true. But doesn't change the fact that they could choose that pre-Trespasser time after Varric's appointment as viscount (after all he didn't become one the day before Trespasser), thus having easier time with any Inquisition's-fate-related choices. Because, well, they'd be non-existent at that time.
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Post by midnight tea on May 7, 2017 18:34:27 GMT
All true. But doesn't change the fact that they could choose that pre-Trespasser time after Varric's appointment as viscount (after all he didn't become one the day before Trespasser), thus having easier time with any Inquisition's-fate-related choices. Because, well, they'd be non-existent at that time. I'm pretty sure that they know what they're doing, timeline-wise. There's obviously a story there they want to tell before they release the next game - and I certainly hope there'd be enough fuel for some fun speculation.
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Post by Rascoth on May 7, 2017 18:37:01 GMT
All true. But doesn't change the fact that they could choose that pre-Trespasser time after Varric's appointment as viscount (after all he didn't become one the day before Trespasser), thus having easier time with any Inquisition's-fate-related choices. Because, well, they'd be non-existent at that time. I'm pretty sure that they know what they're doing, timeline-wise. There's obviously a story there they want to tell before they release the next game - and I certainly hope there'd be enough fuel for some fun speculation. I hope you're right, especially about bolded part. I still get headaches whenever I think about some timeline issues DA has.
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Post by arvaarad on May 7, 2017 18:44:08 GMT
We're at the midpoint of the Age now, so it depends on how far the next few time jumps are... I remember a long time ago, one of the devs saying they had nightmares of what would happen if they ran over the end of the Age. Definitely would be a branding hassle. They'd have to change out the "d" in Thedas, for one thing. Nah. David Gaider made a good point about Baldur's Gate II being set nowhere near the city of Baldur's Gate At some point the names gain a life of their own - besides, who said that even if Dragon Age (the game) isn't literally set in Dragon Age (A.D.) it can't still be a "Dragon Age" figuratively Or it could become like the Ancient Age, which turtled on for several millennia. I love how Chantry scholars didn't bother coming up with separate Age names for that era, they just went "fuck it, it's all Ancient, everything is Ancient and the years go backward!" Meanwhile the elves and Tevinter are all, "you know we've been keeping records this whole time? With non-negative dates, and everything." Although, in fairness to the Chantry, our world kind of did the same thing.
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Post by Nightscrawl on May 7, 2017 20:26:48 GMT
Nah. David Gaider made a good point about Baldur's Gate II being set nowhere near the city of Baldur's Gate At some point the names gain a life of their own - besides, who said that even if Dragon Age (the game) isn't literally set in Dragon Age (A.D.) it can't still be a "Dragon Age" figuratively Or it could become like the Ancient Age, which turtled on for several millennia. I love how Chantry scholars didn't bother coming up with separate Age names for that era, they just went "fuck it, it's all Ancient, everything is Ancient and the years go backward!" Meanwhile the elves and Tevinter are all, "you know we've been keeping records this whole time? With non-negative dates, and everything." Although, in fairness to the Chantry, our world kind of did the same thing. This is because of how the ages are named in the first place, with portents from the final years(s) suggesting the name for the next age. I think it might be difficult to go back and establish those retroactively going by that method.
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Post by Hrungr on May 8, 2017 1:23:19 GMT
Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawuserVISCOUNT VARRIC? I AM 100% ALL OVER THIS Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawYup. Definitively a post-Trespasser point on the timeline. Intriguing, no? __________________________________ Wait, this story will happen POST-Trespasser? FurkaN7 Ortal tacsearWill you be canonising any choices from inquisition Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawSo…sorta? We have a specific strategy we use when approaching this. Our approach is to decide on a set of variables that we feel tell a good story. Alistair as king, for example. And then all of those variables are consistently used for all novels, comics, etc. That same set of variables are used for any player that doesn’t import a save / use the DA Keep etc. This doesn’t make those choices an absolute canon or “better” in any way, but we do need a baseline for new players somehow. And keeping ancillary products consistent with that gameside default made the most sense so someone familiar with the comics only could jump into the games with minimal friction. never (I think) gendered or tied to a specific race in the external products. Titles are invaluable for this purpose.In all cases we try very hard to not specify player-specific choices. This is why HOF is never (I think) gendered or tied to a specific race in the external products. Titles are invaluable for this purpose. Hence our conscious decision to have titles like Hero of Ferelden, Champion of Kirkwall and Inquisitor. Not a perfect solution, but the best we’ve been able to put together when contrasting static media with a quantum world. Helring @helringClearly the solution is to greatly increase costs and print hundreds of different variation of each comic/book to allow players to choose. Mike Laidlaw @mike_Laidlaw Hahahahahah. Oh my no.
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Post by Hrungr on May 8, 2017 1:25:16 GMT
Mad Ivanhoe @sergio_Ivan_ Scout Harding is cute as a button. That IS canon.
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Post by Hrungr on May 8, 2017 1:31:58 GMT
Mike Laidlaw @mike_Laidlaw Trespasser Spoilers of Doom, but the F You path through the penultimate conversation still kills me. DJ Shepherd djshepherdI wonder how many people actually did this. If you're just gunning through the game perhaps? Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawThere's a very specific set of conditions. For the most part, you have to never, ever ask Solas about anything, which, you know, fits
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Post by Hrungr on May 8, 2017 1:34:20 GMT
Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawuserVISCOUNT VARRIC? I AM 100% ALL OVER THIS Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawYup. Definitively a post-Trespasser point on the timeline. Intriguing, no? Bridget @curiousartemisWhoa! Pre-ordering And done! Do I have to have read the other comics? Mike Laidlaw @mike_LaidlawNope. There's references, but you could dive right in here. The closest reference points will be Magekiller if you did want a ref. comic.
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