Jay Sherman @jaypwmun2 Are the Templars & Inquisition still around in knight-errant? also can you clear up what year knight-errant occurs in? tyvm
Mike Laidlaw @mike_Laidlaw Not certain of the year offhand, just that it’s after Trespasser. And yes Templars and Inquisition are still around.
So...the Inquisition as an army of the Chantry is Bioware's default world state then? Because the inquisition can just as easily be disbanded after Trespasser...
Jay Sherman @jaypwmun2 Are the Templars & Inquisition still around in knight-errant? also can you clear up what year knight-errant occurs in? tyvm
Mike Laidlaw @mike_Laidlaw Not certain of the year offhand, just that it’s after Trespasser. And yes Templars and Inquisition are still around.
So...the Inquisition as an army of the Chantry is Bioware's default world state then? Because the inquisition can just as easily be disbanded after Trespasser...
There are a few possible scenarios as I see it. One, it's just like you say - the Inquisition remaining is their default state (just as Alistair is king, etc.). Two, even you disband, it doesn't happen overnight and is a process that might take years. So they could still be involved in these events. And three, even if you do disband (and the army at large is gone), there is a "Shadow Inquisition" still operating.
Jay Sherman @jaypwmun2 Are the Templars & Inquisition still around in knight-errant? also can you clear up what year knight-errant occurs in? tyvm
Mike Laidlaw @mike_Laidlaw Not certain of the year offhand, just that it’s after Trespasser. And yes Templars and Inquisition are still around.
Depending on choice though, correct?
Templars as a singular, unbroken institution? Likely not. They were decimated pretty badly, even in a world-state where we pick to ally with them rather than disband and absorb them.
But Templars as individuals or smaller, independent divisions scattered across the South? They'd be around for quite some time. Even in vanilla game we get war table missions to contact Templars (and mages) from specific Circles and so on, and there's no reason to assume that any Templar out there has been scooped up by Inquisition. Even if we assume that Chantry won't re-assemble the order, there will likely be cities or nobles who would like to keep at least a few around in uncertain times.
Last Edit: Jun 22, 2017 17:21:34 GMT by midnight tea
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”
Maybe, maybe not. Both Mass Effect and Dragon Age seem to have "default modes" they set for the next game. Then they let you carry over some choices.
If that's the case, what's the point of the Keep system then?
For those who want the choice to carry over their choices. Not everybody has played the other games or cares about them, probably.
I can see why they set a default, they have to have some kind of base to work from since computer games are limited and definitely have to be set "on the rails" to a certain extent.
Post by thats1evildude on Jun 22, 2017 17:48:55 GMT
The one problem with that, as I mentioned to Mike, is that Varric's codex in Trespasser mentions the red lyrium statue of Meredith was moved out of the Gallows, but it's still present in Issue 1 of the comic.
I suggested that it would make more sense if KE was set in that two-year period pre-Trespasser, but he insists that it's post-Trespasser. I guess we'll have to chalk that up to a mistake.
Jay Sherman @jaypwmun2 Are the Templars & Inquisition still around in knight-errant? also can you clear up what year knight-errant occurs in? tyvm
Mike Laidlaw @mike_Laidlaw Not certain of the year offhand, just that it’s after Trespasser. And yes Templars and Inquisition are still around.
So...the Inquisition as an army of the Chantry is Bioware's default world state then? Because the inquisition can just as easily be disbanded after Trespasser...
There are always Inquisition and Templar, in various forms, officially or unofficially. All DAI did was negate Inquisition as a formalized (southern) world power and Templars as the Order that we would expect to pop up as a major force. Its a reformed Chantry with Templar sorts wound in some form and a remnant Inquisition whether as a shadow strike or under wing of Chantry.
They always find a way to formulate a skeleton narrative.
So...the Inquisition as an army of the Chantry is Bioware's default world state then? Because the inquisition can just as easily be disbanded after Trespasser...
There are always Inquisition and Templar, in various forms, officially or unofficially. All DAI did was negate Inquisition as a formalized (southern) world power and Templars as the Order that we would expect to pop up as a major force. Its a reformed Chantry with Templar sorts wound in some form and a remnant Inquisition whether as a shadow strike or under wing of Chantry.
They always find a way to formulate a skeleton narrative.
Yup, Inquisition's been established to exist in at least in smaller, covert form at the end of Trespasser, where we see Inky and new and smaller Inner Circle plotting how to stop Solas, so the existence of Inquisition whether Inky has formally disbanded the organization or not is canon across all worldstates.
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”
There are always Inquisition and Templar, in various forms, officially or unofficially. All DAI did was negate Inquisition as a formalized (southern) world power and Templars as the Order that we would expect to pop up as a major force. Its a reformed Chantry with Templar sorts wound in some form and a remnant Inquisition whether as a shadow strike or under wing of Chantry.
They always find a way to formulate a skeleton narrative.
Yup, Inquisition's been established to exist in at least in smaller, covert form at the end of Trespasser, where we see Inky and new and smaller Inner Circle plotting how to stop Solas, so the existence of Inquisition whether Inky has formally disbanded the organization or not is canon across all worldstates.
"What does Inquisition mean to you?" - a long and intense, religiously toned investigation? Or the organization that might have more resources to decide to do said investigation?
I haven't played Trespasser so I haven't decided yet
So...the Inquisition as an army of the Chantry is Bioware's default world state then? Because the inquisition can just as easily be disbanded after Trespasser...
There are a few possible scenarios as I see it. One, it's just like you say - the Inquisition remaining is their default state (just as Alistair is king, etc.). Two, even you disband, it doesn't happen overnight and is a process that might take years. So they could still be involved in these events. And three, even if you do disband (and the army at large is gone), there is a "Shadow Inquisition" still operating.
Maybe, maybe not. Both Mass Effect and Dragon Age seem to have "default modes" they set for the next game. Then they let you carry over some choices.
If that's the case, what's the point of the Keep system then?
To set your choices for the next game. Ancillary media is not the game. There are plenty of players who have no interest at all in these other non-game things. The games are the primary medium for the franchise. If there are no more games, then there would be no more comics or novels because they depend on the existence of the games.
Mountains. Cold. "Let's bring Dorian!" It's good to be Champion!
Edm Mayor Office @yegmayoroffice A big congrats to #YEG's @bioware on their continued success. The buzz is growing for @anthemgame! 🎮 Great to visit & meet with @ea today.
Where does mo cap fit into the production cycle? Isn't pre-production a tad bit early to start doing that?
Whatever stage they're at, it'd seem to me that it's been a while since 'pre-production' morphed to something else. They've been on a hiring spree at least since beginning of May, they've been mo-capping since end of last year and their writing team seems to have been working full-time since January. In fact, if I remember correctly, Alexis Kennedy is nearing the end of his writing gig for them.
Last Edit: Jun 25, 2017 16:09:02 GMT by midnight tea
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”