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A specific example would be more helpful.

(Shrug) Sour grapes? Same guy bemoaned the other day that it's impossible to RP during the cutscenes, because the dialogue wheel restricts his aweinspiring creativity.

I actually agree. There are times where I'll enter into a conversation with an NPC or vendor and the focal point ends up being the wall or a nearby tree. It happened to me on the Peebee loyalty mission (no spoilers) - I began speaking to an NPC related to the quest, and based on the way I approached the NPC, Ryder turned and faced the wall the whole conversation.

I do understand this concern though. I had a bunch of situations during my playthruogh where I wanted Ryder to say things that would have made perfect sense in the situation but were not on the wheel (because the wheel in 99% of ME:A is not for choosing what to say anymore, it's more about choosing how to say the predetermined answer).

Oh I don't dispute that, Inquisition is way worse with it's filler than ME:A (though ME:A still has too much of it IMO).
Also, I don't really mind the non-cutscene dialogue so much. It's better than in DA:I as well, at least here that default camera position is more dialogue like than in DA:I, where it was 5 meters from the characters. It would certainly have been nicer to have custom camera positions but ok, they wanted to save themselves a cinematic designer and a QA person on those, I get that.
But the dialogue wheel restrictions, there is some basis for that complaint IMO, definitely. That's all I'm saying.

He is the RPG Master, he is one with the d20 and the loottable. You would be wise to heed his counsel.

Feel free to make accurate measurements. Most of this games convos don't include cinematics so asking for a "specific example" is plain trolling. If you haven't encountered convos like that, you didn't play the game.

PS. It's estimated number, not arbitrary.

Now i do feel like I'm playing a different game. I'd say it's more sixty-forty in favor of cinematic conversations.

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I think I'd rather they just switch to first person camera focused on the NPC for the side (not main story related) conversations.

Easier technical solution all around, and more immersive since it more accurately models real life conversations.

No it isn't. It would give them more time to work on conversations they do consider important.

I thought MEA dealt with the non-cinematic conversations much better than DAI. The focusing in is close enough to make the exchange interesting and engaging... DAI is only playable once the camera mod is installed.