John Epler @eplerjc A week of fantastic conversations and meetings with @patrickweekes and the rest of the writing and editing teams. There are weeks of work that are exhausting and draining, and weeks that are exhausting and heartening.
I am very lucky to work with such amazing people. Not just writing and editing, but folks like daniel_Kading as our Design Director, who has almost assuredly forgotten more about design than I will ever know.
Our games would not be what they are without the incredible editing ability of folks like @genevrael, @karinweekes and @el_cormier, even if Ryan mostly just uses Twitter to get angry about the Oilers.
And our writing team. People like @sherylchee , or @bbattye , or @sylvf1 , or @courtneywoods, or @biomarykirby, or @jaywatamaniuk - and others who are not on Twitter. They tell amazing stories and build incredible characters. I am very, very lucky that I get to work with them.
Anyways. My job is made infinitely easier by the fact that everyone I work with is vastly more talented than I am, and I succeed by being 'pretty okay' at a wide spread of things.
Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes We call this week Writer Voltron: writers and editors figuring out big stuff as a team. Thanks to @sylvf1 @el_cormier @sherylchee @bbattye @eplerjc @genevrael @karinweekes @courtneywoods, plus Luke and Dombrow. Exhausting but heartening, as Epler said.❤️
John Epler @eplerjc Replying to @patrickweekes @sylvf1 and 5 others
Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes After @el_cormier tries to explain Paw Patrol to @sherylchee for AWHILE, it is revealed that just misheard him and thought he said “Papa Troll”.
Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes We call this week Writer Voltron: writers and editors figuring out big stuff as a team. Thanks to @sylvf1 @el_cormier @sherylchee @bbattye @eplerjc @genevrael @karinweekes @courtneywoods, plus Luke and Dombrow. Exhausting but heartening, as Epler said.❤️
Ben Gelinas @bengelinas
David Gaider @davidgaider Right there with you, man.
John Epler @eplerjc A week of fantastic conversations and meetings with @patrickweekes and the rest of the writing and editing teams. There are weeks of work that are exhausting and draining, and weeks that are exhausting and heartening.
I am very lucky to work with such amazing people. Not just writing and editing, but folks like daniel_Kading as our Design Director, who has almost assuredly forgotten more about design than I will ever know.
Our games would not be what they are without the incredible editing ability of folks like @genevrael, @karinweekes and @el_cormier, even if Ryan mostly just uses Twitter to get angry about the Oilers.
And our writing team. People like @sherylchee , or @bbattye , or @sylvf1 , or @courtneywoods, or @biomarykirby, or @jaywatamaniuk - and others who are not on Twitter. They tell amazing stories and build incredible characters. I am very, very lucky that I get to work with them.
Anyways. My job is made infinitely easier by the fact that everyone I work with is vastly more talented than I am, and I succeed by being 'pretty okay' at a wide spread of things.
Jordan Palmer @jspalmeriv Damn if that’s means the Trespasser DLC is also ‘pretty okay’, then that is the new standard ‘mind-blowingly awesome’ to aspire to!🤩
John Epler @eplerjc Trespasser succeeded for exactly that reason - the people I work with did incredible work. daniel_Kading and his design team, @patrickweekes and his writing team, and I handled the cinematic side. A successful game is a team effort - no one person deserves credit.
John Epler @eplerjc Anyways. My job is made infinitely easier by the fact that everyone I work with is vastly more talented than I am, and I succeed by being 'pretty okay' at a wide spread of things.
Mark Darrah @biomarkdarrah Aww thanks John, I AM awesome.
Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes Happy birthday to daniel_Kading, our fantastic Director of Design. Here’s hoping for a year full of kickass stuff we can only allude to vaguely!
Daniel Kading daniel_Kading I know it’s vexing but I promise you’re gonna love what Patrick’s doing with the person with the thing. (You know the one. Wears a shirt I think sometimes?)
Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes Well, we’ve ruled out Bull.
Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes Happy birthday to daniel_Kading, our fantastic Director of Design. Here’s hoping for a year full of kickass stuff we can only allude to vaguely!
Daniel Kading daniel_Kading I know it’s vexing but I promise you’re gonna love what Patrick’s doing with the person with the thing. (You know the one. Wears a shirt I think sometimes?)
Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes Well, we’ve ruled out Bull.
John Epler @eplerjc We really should've given him a shirt just for his romance scenes.
seb hanlon @hanlsp A mesh shirt, maybe.
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”
Eric Anderson @ericander94 Not sure if this question is taboo... but I’m curious—what happens to Skyhold after Trespasser?
Does the Inquisitor rent it out as an air bnd? Is it abandoned and now a squatter’s paradise? Or is it a Thedas tourist attraction/museum kind of situation?
Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes Hopefully this is something we will get to address in the future.
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
There's also a Youtube video, though the article is funnier.
Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes Wait, >I< had a crush on Joan of Arc in the Bill and Ted movie.
David Gaider @davidgaider "Dating Solas is like giving your insufferable, paternalistic anthropology professor a chili pepper on ratemyprofessor." YES. All the hot takes in this article are spot on.
Ringo Leonhart @rinjirenee But this begs the question: Who are the BEST Dragon Age dates?
Natalie @stumpynat LELIANA. Okay, so, we never actually go on a date with her, but I bet it would be AMAZING. Followed in close second by Isabela, though I suspect that would likely end up in an arrest by local authorities.
Mary Kirby @biomarykirby Josephine. Who knows every exclusive venue in every city in Thedas and can not only get you in, but has probably been planning extravagant and elaborate dates for a fun between diplomatic meetings.
Natalie @stumpynat Oh, my god. She's probably super thoughtful and finds the BEST little gifts, not too expensive, but just PERFECT for you. You know, the ones that make you feel bad for not paying as much attention to detail as she does.
Mary Kirby @biomarykirby I'd also pick Dorian for Best Date in Thedas. Who, even if you wound up somewhere terrible would make the most of it.
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”
Elie Young @elidooooo G’day @davidgaider! So it’s Valentine’s Day today - if you have the time to, can you tell us what your DA characters’ dream dates would be like? Thanks!
David Gaider @davidgaider Alistair's would probably start off as something which seems lame - like he takes you bowling. Then you realize he's rented the entire place, because he remembered your anniversary, and has it all set up with candles so he can clumsily serenade you while blushing the entire time.
Dorian's dream date would be some elaborate extravaganza which you both decide to ditch halfway through to head down to the worst dive in the city. There you end up in a big fight with sailors. Who you then drink shots with after the fight's over until you all pass out.
Fenris's dream date would probably involve raiding a magister's Tevinter mansion, and then - excited like a schoolboy - he demonstrates his latest choreography for you amidst the ruins. Plus, he brought wine.
Zevran's dream date would involve him taking you on a tour of Antiva while he plays a mandolin. All the locals seem to know him and bring out cakes and other delightful treats. Eventually it turns out to be the lead-up to an assassination. After the fight, he apologizes with sex.
Cassandra's date is taking you to a play of Varric's first novel. Her delight is palpable. You arranged to have her dragged on stage to play a character... at first she protests , but then plays the part perfectly. After, you walk along the pier while she talks about her dreams.
Morrigan's dream date is taking you to break into a tomb full of musty tomes. You read passages to each other while she laughs at your interpretations of the text. As you're leaving, she suddenly remembers to tell you she had a lovely time. You're not allowed to call it a date.
Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes When your joke plot suggestion turns into a self-call-out: “But what if Splosions Then badass line Then more splosions Then five carefully selected words break the fucking hearts of everyone who got emotionally invested End with kissing while splosions in background”
Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes My writing style is ninety percent dumb but sincere action movie and ten percent reminding you I have an MA in English Literature with some weird flex on kennings or references to Francis Bacon.
Janette @janettekirchner These are amazing, but I have an unrequited crush for a certain golem named Shale.
David Gaider @davidgaider I'm pretty sure Shale's dream date would be going to a clay pigeon factory. The two of you would destroy larger and larger batches of clay pigeons. Between batches Shales would laugh and maybe dance a little jig.
Emily (aka Domino) Taylor pentapod "It's too bad @patrickweekes is out today and missing this." "We should all tweet photos at him." "No, that would be mean!" "Hello, do you REMEMBER how many times he broke our hearts? No sympathy."
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