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I do find it funny that people found playing as a default character distasteful when Geralt is a transient who wanders around solving problems, fighting monsters and sarcastically commenting on how hosed everything is; if you could change his gender and hair color he would be completely indistinguishable from any Bioware protagonist
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Ainsley McTree posted:noooo the thread already turned left don't do a u-turn they're bad dogs, brent anyway, i ought to do a replay of DA:I someday, and mod it or whatever to make the banter happen more. I feel like I missed a lot still I always just end up replaying the same character/decisions with these games though even when i intend to do something different
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Mar 17, 2018 19:50
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AriadneThread posted:anyway, i ought to do a replay of DA:I someday, and mod it or whatever to make the banter happen more. I feel like I missed a lot still When I restarted recently I noticed a LOT more banter triggers when dicking around in the Hinterlands, and this was on PS4. I think they might've patched it with Trespasser.
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Mar 17, 2018 20:37
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Wolfsheim posted:if you could change his gender and hair color he would be completely indistinguishable from any Bioware protagonist Um, yes more* or less - what is funny about it? What else would people want a custom character for? [*] Appearance in general, not just hair colour; and gender-appropriate voice.
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Mar 17, 2018 20:38
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games where i can make a big bearded brown man and constantly regret not romancing dorian when i had the opportunity are the best
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Mar 17, 2018 23:09
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I always get torn because Bull is more physically attractive but Dorian has a cuter romance. Honestly let me romance Varric actually. Or I'll even take Cullen.
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Mar 18, 2018 05:56
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I always get torn because Bull is physically massive
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Mar 18, 2018 07:08
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ApplesandOranges posted:Honestly let me romance Varric actually. Or I'll even take Cullen. I legit want the next game to have a Krem romance. The Internet will explode.
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Mar 18, 2018 17:32
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Playing DA:I and I don’t wanna think about what the harder bears trial is like. They’re already boring as hell to chip away at. That said, after seeing all the shade it gets I’m pleasantly surprised. The Hinterlands look beautiful and seem carefully crafted rather than procedurally generated. The combat is engaging, if not as tactical as Origins’. That Orlesian marketplace is exquisite to stroll through. I could see the quest scatter getting tiresome eventually, but 14 hours in I’m enjoying seeking things out.
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Mar 18, 2018 21:04
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snoremac posted:Playing DA:I and I don’t wanna think about what the harder bears trial is like. They’re already boring as hell to chip away at. They key with it is just move on and do the next story quest or go to a new area when you get bored of one. Don't feel compelled to 100% every area although if you want to go for it. If you do intend to do most areas you'll hit max level pretty quick though. I usually play with the half xp trial because of that.
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snoremac posted:Playing DA:I and I don’t wanna think about what the harder bears trial is like. They’re already boring as hell to chip away at. They just take 5 minutes longer than they should. Even with Even Ground on they're not so bad. The trial affects all bears but the ones for the achievement are only in the Emprise and Emerald Graves. e: I really like Even Ground and always turn it on, but I doubt I'll ever get the Fairweather Friends or Travel Light achievements (get to Skyhold with everyone; no supply caches during In Hushed Whispers) - unless I do an easy mode game for some reason. I haven't yet done Rub Some Dirt On It (no healing potions during the Hivernal fight) but it seems doable even on Hard. Rest Easy and Walk Softly don't affect things too much and don't give any good rewards so I haven't bothered beyond a test period and getting the Rest Easy achievement (kill Imshael with Rest Easy always on in Emprise du Lion). I shoulda got Even Ground too (kill a level 16 Fereldan Frostback) but it didn't trigger for some reason 
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Mar 18, 2018 21:22
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I completed a playthrough with each class and almost each race (sorry Qunari!), my favorite was easily male dwarf rogue inquisitor who romanced Iron Bull. The scene where everyone walks in on you mid-sexyfun time and Cullen's reaction were worth it for that alone.
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Mar 19, 2018 04:23
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Oh wow, the Mage quest really is way better than the Templar one. Also, man the skill upgrades that the DLC added really make the game more fun. In particular, the upgrade to War Horn that makes everyone gain Guard when doing damage is great as it means you don't have to constantly cast Barrier to keep your Rogue alive. Also I swear one of the DLCs made the basic armors look better, because I definitely do NOT remember the early-game stuff looking this cool.
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Mar 20, 2018 03:56
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snoremac posted:That said, after seeing all the shade it gets I’m pleasantly surprised. The Hinterlands look beautiful and seem carefully crafted rather than procedurally generated. The combat is engaging, if not as tactical as Origins’. That Orlesian marketplace is exquisite to stroll through. I could see the quest scatter getting tiresome eventually, but 14 hours in I’m enjoying seeking things out. DAI has issues but it is a game with a million times more heart than Andromeda
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Pattonesque posted:DAI has issues but it is a game with a million times more heart than Andromeda Yeah, I'm falling in love with it all over again. Skipping most of the Hinterlands but doing most of the Fallow Mire/Storm Coast makes the early game a lot more fun, and the siege of Haven battle is insanely well designed and epic. You can tell a whole lot of love and effort went in to atoning for the sin of DA2. It's legitimately a great game!
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Maybe there’s more to him but Blackwall seems like the most generic boring party member in the series.
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Mar 20, 2018 08:34
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snoremac posted:Maybe there’s more to him but Blackwall seems like the most generic boring party member in the series. He's not. That's Solas (not generic, but definitely boring).
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Mar 20, 2018 08:40
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snoremac posted:Maybe there’s more to him but Blackwall seems like the most generic boring party member in the series. There's a lot more to him, yes. He also has a lot of good banter with everyone, but especially in my Sera/Blackwall/Cass party (occasionally featuring Dorian now that I have him)
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Mar 20, 2018 08:43
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I love Dorian and I hope he makes a reappearance in Dragon 4ge. If there was ever a live-action Dragon Age thing, then I'd like Tom Ellis to play Dorian. Just imagine him with Dorian's 'stache. He's a dead ringer.
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In all fairness, it'd be really hard for me to even come up with a list of 300 games I know to exist, let alone good ones.
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Mar 21, 2018 08:43
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you can't name an average of 10 good games per year between 1988 and now? that seems... probably really easy to do, especially given that most of those years have 20 good games easy.
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DA:I: Why are party members unable to select potion from the action wheel during fights so often? I’m assuming because they’re in the middle of an action, in which case it stinks that it doesn’t just queue it.
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precision posted:you can't name an average of 10 good games per year between 1988 and now? that seems... probably really easy to do, especially given that most of those years have 20 good games easy. Probably not, no.
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exquisite tea posted:In all fairness, it'd be really hard for me to even come up with a list of 300 games I know to exist, let alone good ones. Thankfully, video game companies love sequels, so you can inflate the list of games you know to exist if you remember that games like final fantasy 15 and civilization 6 exist.
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precision posted:I legit want the next game to have a Krem romance. I didn't realize how badly I wanted this until you mentioned it. Krem was one of my favorite characters and I wish we got to spend more time with him. Think of the stories he could tell during pillowtalk! Unrelated note, I finished Jaws of Hakkon and jumped into Descent. Just finished the battle with the emissary alpha and waves of shriekers, ogres, etc. and set up my second camp. I have all these schematics and Bull desperately needs an armor upgrade....but every camp just has a party swapper and potion table. Is there some point where I can craft armor again, or do I have to backtrack all the way back to Skyhold? You'd think traveling with dwarves would make this easy.
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snoremac posted:DA:I: Why are party members unable to select potion from the action wheel during fights so often? I’m assuming because they’re in the middle of an action, in which case it stinks that it doesn’t just queue it. Yeah its because they're usually in the middle of something. I usually just stick with them for the extra seconds and then have them use a potion.
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Dienes posted:I didn't realize how badly I wanted this until you mentioned it. Krem was one of my favorite characters and I wish we got to spend more time with him. Think of the stories he could tell during pillowtalk! Aren't there crafting tables in that first camp area on the top floor, with the merchants and whatnot? I think you do have to go back to Dagna for masterwork/rune stuff though
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snoremac posted:DA:I: Why are party members unable to select potion from the action wheel during fights so often? I’m assuming because they’re in the middle of an action, in which case it stinks that it doesn’t just queue it. I thought it did queue the action, just that there's no visual indicator that it's done so.
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Crow Jane posted:Aren't there crafting tables in that first camp area on the top floor, with the merchants and whatnot? I think you do have to go back to Dagna for masterwork/rune stuff though Yes, but they are locked behind an expedition table mission. Got them now - thanks so much!
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precision posted:I thought it did queue the action, just that there's no visual indicator that it's done so. It makes it so you can't select potions at all. Only choice is to wait out the current action. I'm pretty sure Origins queues it without an indicator.
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precision posted:Oh wow, the Mage quest really is way better than the Templar one. I prefer the Templar quest because I feel like Cole makes barely any sense when he just turns up and starts doing stuff at the end of the Mage quest. He's too weird to be an introduction in that style. Whereas Dorian is (even though he's a Tevinter) a shitload more normal and to just arrive and start going on fits better. Calpurnia works a lot better as a villain too. It's a strange part of the game because when you do the mage quest the whole Red Templar stuff feels "right" but when you do the Templar one it's a bit weird. Like they wanted to have Mages or Templars as enemies but didn't have the time or money so just went for Templars regardless of what you do. Taear fucked around with this message at 20:04 on Mar 22, 2018 |
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There's an annoyingly persistent bug in the PS4 version where the aesthetic for the Lost in the Mist ability stays with the characters after a fight until it's somehow deactivated in another fight. Which means everything in-between is accompanied by this loud whirrrrrrrrr whirrrrrrrrrr sound. I hope it doesn't stick around for the remaining dozens of hours.
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Mar 23, 2018 23:56
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My god I was cringing when Mother Giselle started singing that song and everyone joined in.
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snoremac posted:My god I was cringing when Mother Giselle started singing that song and everyone joined in. You know, I really loved that bit. I feel like an exception but it went really well and I haven't really seen anything like that in other games.
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snoremac posted:My god I was cringing when Mother Giselle started singing that song and everyone joined in. It is very cheesy, but it just works for me.
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I don't think that scene quite hits the mark 100% but I appreciate what they were trying to do.
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exquisite tea posted:I don't think that scene quite hits the mark 100% but I appreciate what they were trying to do. Same But it rubs me the wrong way that you can’t skip it. They’re like “you really need to see this great scene!!” Which instinctually makes me want to hate it
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snoremac posted:My god I was cringing when Mother Giselle started singing that song and everyone joined in. Worst scene in the trilogy
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Randaconda posted:Worst scene in the trilogy Nah that's when the head enchanter in D2 spontaneously turns into a reused asset from a D1 DLC
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