Dragon Age News Thread

Sten facepalming in last pic is the best

I like Alexis already. 

I can see people ask about bee romance. But worry not! BioWare wouldn't be first *looks at quoted picture* 

Reddit has also caught onto the Alexis Kennedy story. Some funny excerpts:

https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonage/comments/52dyal/no_spoilers_sunless_sea_writer_to_join_bioware/



The specific mention of working with PW has the hype train going for DA4.

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Happy #NationalVideoGamesDay!

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Judging from Biofan's interview with Patrick Weekes, where the lead writer told us how they've struggled and tried to get around killing Iron Bull for a while, precisely because it may be difficult to bring a character we can kill back, I'd say that it is a distinct possibility.

My Iron Bull died, but my Inquisitor would certainly have checked if he was still alive at the end of the fight, and probably poured a potion down his throat if he was. She was the queen of second chances. So I won't be annoyed if he returns; I'll just headcanon she did pour a potion down his throat before continuing her chase of the Viddasala.

The whole choice with Iron Bull was a GREAT example of choice/consequence within a game. It was made more impactful because of that scope. If they bring him back regardless of player decision that will wipe out any of that impact.

He doesn't even die in my game and I would still be pissed.

I can't really hold onto the fact that it may be a small role and such, depending on player choice, because we have the ultimate example of Leliana's appearance to fall back on.


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I suppose I wouldn't be surprised, though. PW likes the character, and all the devs really seem to like FPJ and having worked with him.

^ Regarding Leliana, if you import that play, you learn that the Leliana you've been interacting with is basically just a spirit that has taken her form and personality.

But you know, we don't know when they came up with that whole idea. Just because Oghren mentions a thing about lyrium in the temple itself, doesn't mean they actually planned to use some deux ex machina to bring her back -- in the third game they didn't even know would exist -- if the player makes that choice.

I suppose I take a greater exception with the IB choice because that was the whole crux of his character arc; it was THE choice that the player made that changed everything for the character. I was proud of Bioware for having the balls to do it. Saying that it means nothing it just stupid. It's also sad and disappointing.

So yeah, I'm hoping it's a Loghain/Alistair type of situation.

Leliana's "lyrium ghost" handwave was really pretty lame and I hope they don't repeat it.

If Lyrium Ghost Leliana had been actually different from real Leliana, or if Leliana being a Lyrium Ghost had mattered somewhat, then it might have been OK. But Biff the Lyrium Understudy just shows up, fills in Leliana's part of the play and exits stage left when its no longer necessary.

They should have just retconned.