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Josef bugman posted:People keep posting this as if it is some type of dammning condemnation of the entire thing, this is nowhere near as bad as half of the Romance novels you will see in a shop, so I fail to see why it is that bad. This isn't supposed to be a romance novel* but that sure loving sounds like one? *If you ask a rational, normal human being, not someone that posts on the Bioware forums.
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Josef bugman posted:People keep posting this as if it is some type of dammning condemnation of the entire thing, this is nowhere near as bad as half of the Romance novels you will see in a shop, so I fail to see why it is that bad. personally i think it's hilarious in a so bad it's good way
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Orv posted:This isn't supposed to be a romance novel* but that sure loving sounds like one? Hmmm. A video game depicting a sexual relationship happens to be similar to other forms of media depicting sexual relationships. It strikes me that there's a connection, but if you insist there isn't... That and it's funny.
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Yeah, but even if we look at the romance subplots of books that are in this sort of catergory they are either a) None existant (which I would prefer) or b) Ball shatteringly terrible (looking at you GRRM). This is just bland, it is not pride and prejudice, but it isn't twilight either.
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Nov 15, 2014 15:47
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If I love base building / sending people on missions / crafting mini games how happy will I be with this game?
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cheesetriangles posted:If I love base building / sending people on missions / crafting mini games how happy will I be with this game? Maaaaybe not so thrilled? Crafting is just select bit, press buttan, get thing. Base building is visual improvements and I believe mechanical, but I'm not aware of how far the visual changes go, also button pressing. Sending people on missions is critical to just about everything and you get a small cutscene for some of them, a bit (a couple paragraphs) of text relating and a nice picture, not to mention the mechanical benefits.
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Sending people is 'critical' if you want an extra 10 gold or five crafting pieces of something, maybe.
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Conversation videos already are popping up on YouTube. Cole's hat will always be hilariously stupid, but at least Iron Bull seems to be likable AND have a personality even if you pick Qunari Mage.
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Drifter posted:Sending people is 'critical' if you want an extra 10 gold or five crafting pieces of something, maybe. Well critical in the sense that it's how you progress the story/unlock zones, which are the ones you get cutscenes for.  Is anybody supposed to like Cole?
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Nov 15, 2014 16:02
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Orv posted:Well critical in the sense that it's how you progress the story/unlock zones, which are the ones you get cutscenes for. Avant-garde milliners?
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Orv posted:Maaaaybe not so thrilled? Crafting is just select bit, press buttan, get thing. Base building is visual improvements and I believe mechanical, but I'm not aware of how far the visual changes go, also button pressing. Sending people on missions is critical to just about everything and you get a small cutscene for some of them, a bit (a couple paragraphs) of text relating and a nice picture, not to mention the mechanical benefits. Mechanic parts is the part I care about. I am fine with press button get thing for crafting.
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cheesetriangles posted:Mechanic parts is the part I care about. I am fine with press button get thing for crafting. Then crafting is armor and weapons, stats mostly, appearance depends on materials and parts used. Different parts give different stats, gems/sockets are thing. Skyhold I don't know about the mechanical implications of the upgrades, it's probably somewhere on the internet by now.
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I am really digging the in-game bard songs, they're a nice touch and show some real effort. The translated version of "I Am the One" (from DAO) is probably my favorite.
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Orv posted:Then crafting is armor and weapons, stats mostly, appearance depends on materials and parts used. Different parts give different stats, gems/sockets are thing. I suspect Skyhold will be attacked or sieged at some point, and relate to the story? "How well upgraded it is, is how much survives!" or some poo poo? I'm down for mechanical and cosmetic though - I am excited!
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iGestalt posted:I suspect Skyhold will be attacked or sieged at some point, and relate to the story? "How well upgraded it is, is how much survives!" or some poo poo? I'm down for mechanical and cosmetic though - I am excited! Probably! Hope you liked the ME2 scanning game.
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iGestalt posted:I suspect Skyhold will be attacked or sieged at some point, and relate to the story? "How well upgraded it is, is how much survives!" or some poo poo? Sounds about right. Awakening did the same thing - if you did four particular sidequests to upgrade and fortify Vigil's Keep, it would survive if you save the city of Amaranthine instead. Normally you have to choose which to save, but fully upgraded Vigil's Keep lets you get the golden ending there. Still, trying to not get excited about this game. Bioware's let me down on really good-sounding games in the past.
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Is it just me or does the specialization video in the OP make the Rogue Assassin specialization just look like a mage who shoots purple and green magic instead of orange and blue magic? You don't have to be anywhere near your target to kill them. There's even a Diablo 3-like Monk Seven Sided Strike ability, but you just cast it and you stay where you are. It doesn't transport you to your enemy. Weird.
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So this is a computer version of one of those Harlequin NASCAR romance novels right
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Luigi Thirty posted:So this is a computer version of one of those Harlequin NASCAR romance novels right Please don't tell me that's a thing.
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This game looks like rear end, OP.
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Orv posted:Please don't tell me that's a thing. I'm a librarian, and worked at a public library for about a year. Paperback romances written by and for middle-aged women were some of the most popular and commonly checked-out books. Especially the [male] gay romances, which invariably feature two or more bare-chested studmuffins on the front cover. Computer games are finally catching up to books.
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Cythereal posted:I'm a librarian, and worked at a public library for about a year. Paperback romances written by and for middle-aged women were some of the most popular and commonly checked-out books. Especially the [male] gay romances, which invariably feature two or more bare-chested studmuffins on the front cover. My mom needed help with her kindle and the thing was littered with those kind of books. 
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Nov 15, 2014 16:48
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Cythereal posted:I'm a librarian, and worked at a public library for about a year. Paperback romances written by and for middle-aged women were some of the most popular and commonly checked-out books. Especially the [male] gay romances, which invariably feature two or more bare-chested studmuffins on the front cover. No no, I know those. I mean specifically NASCAR.
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Orv posted:No no, I know those. I mean specifically NASCAR. Take it from a librarian: if it exists, there have been books written about people having sex with, in, or on it.
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Nov 15, 2014 16:49
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Fair, or supremely unfair evidence of a capricious god, enough.
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I hope the game lets me be a total dick that slaughters all the templars and kills the maker.
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Orv posted:Fair, or supremely unfair evidence of a capricious god, enough. Personally, I'm quite amused by the gay harlequin romances more than anything. Adolescent young men masturbating to hot young lesbian porn: there are middle-aged women masturbating to hot young gay men porn.
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Orv posted:No no, I know those. I mean specifically NASCAR. Boy do I have some news for you http://www.amazon.com/No-Time-Lose-Harlequin-Nascar/dp/0373217722/ref=sr_1_54?ie=UTF8&qid=1416066957&sr=8-54&keywords=nascar+romance+books
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I can't believe I went and looked this up, but YOU'RE WELCOME. http://www.harlequin.com/store.html?cid=600
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Bogwitt posted:Dunno if this is OP worthy but I've been watching this: Thanks; I went ahead and added it to the OP--better safe than sorry.
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Rad Valtar posted:Boy do I have some news for you http://www.amazon.com/No-Time-Lose-Harlequin-Nascar/dp/0373217722/ref=sr_1_54?ie=UTF8&qid=1416066957&sr=8-54&keywords=nascar+romance+books Pork Pie Hat posted:I can't believe I went and looked this up, but YOU'RE WELCOME. Our lives are, all of us, cheapened by this. Clearly the men are hotter in F1.
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Minimum Requirement: Quad Core. Does that mean there's a stupid artificial check in the executable that you have to download a patch from the Internet for to get rid of? 
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Battlefield 4 only requires a dual core so they might be full of poo poo but I wouldn't bet money on it just yet. E: Also to be fair Battlefield 4 didn't work for a year sooooooo. Orv fucked around with this message at 17:07 on Nov 15, 2014 |
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Cythereal posted:I'm a librarian, and worked at a public library for about a year. Paperback romances written by and for middle-aged women were some of the most popular and commonly checked-out books. Especially the [male] gay romances, which invariably feature two or more bare-chested studmuffins on the front cover. These books inspired one of the best tumblr sites: http://wtfbadromancecovers.tumblr.com/ It's exactly what it says on the tin, with witty commentary to the worst covers in romance literature.
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Bogwitt posted:Also something they pointed out which I hadn't considered before - DA2 makes sense if you think of it like a villain's origin story, the villain being Hawke. I'm tempted to now make a Keep world state where Hawke was mage who was in cahoots with Anders just so I can (hopefully) dick them both over in Inquisition. It also makes sense if you role-play non-Mage Hawke as Nier (for extra RP make him a Berserker/Reaver Two-Handed Warrior). A guy trying to take care of his sister (Yonah = Bethany) in a lovely world, taking any inane job for random people on the street and somehow making friends with scantily clad psychopaths (Kaine = Isabela/Fenris/Justice!Anders), freaks (Emile = Merrill/Anders), and snakry guys calling you out on all of your bullshit (Weiss = Aveline/Varric), but somehow loving things up for everyone every step of the way. edit: I don't know how Sebastian fits with the comparison but he's DLC, so forget him. SgtSteel91 fucked around with this message at 17:58 on Nov 15, 2014 |
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SgtSteel91 posted:I don't know how Sebastian fits with the comparison but he's DLC, so forget him. He's the underpants on Nier's head.
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Lotish posted:Also insane people could have bought the Inquisitor's edition: My wife did this and yes, I can confirm she is indeed a crazy person. I'm fairly stoked for the new game myself, and the early super positive reviews (even by video game journalism standards) is promising. I literally beat DA2 for the first time last night and am glad I can pick up the story after only waiting for a week. Also I'm apparently the only person on the planet who like DA2 more than Origins. I just really like my Hawke and her dealings with the Arishok, I dunno. 
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Ballz posted:My wife did this and yes, I can confirm she is indeed a crazy person. The lack of content, and rushed nature of it was poo poo. But the actual concept of DA2 was really cool and could've been something very special. I did like the thematic design of it and the narrow focus of the story, I prefer that kind of focus than GALACTIC ARMAGEDDON.
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Do each of the races have different voice actors or are there just 2 per gender? If so, who has the least lovely voice acting do we think? I played Mass Effect as a woman because Hale was the best voice actor of the two. I'm probably going to be a Dwarf mage though, because Dwarves are the best. Can you manually control your party members like you could in Dragon Age 1?
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