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The Final DLC has been announced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUQKGFMfXx0 If you only get one DLC for Inquisition, this is the one to get. While it's primarily post-game DLC, it adds challenges and items to content throughout the game. Second DLC: THE DESCENT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_L4qyvxAFI Good fun if you like dungeon crawling or thought the Deep Roads were the highlight of Origins. Some neat lore is buried here too. Heh. Buried. Get it? First DLC Out of Nowhere!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fElIdKZX6p0 This adds a new region that is designed for post game exploring but can be accessed as soon as you start unlocking new regions on the War Table. Allows access to some Tier 4 materials and schematics. First Rule of Inquisition: Get out of the Hinterlands. 90% of that poo poo is optional--as soon as you talk to Corporal Vale and get 4 power (close a rift, establish some camps, maybe talk to the horsemaster if you feel like it, done) LEAVE THE HINTERLANDS! Don't worry about your level being a limit--go explore! You can always come back if you have a completionist itch, but too many people seem to let the Hinterlands overwhelm them and burn out.  May Patch notes --Noted improvements: Legacy Thrones (if your Origin account has DA:O or DA2, you get the Legacy Ferelden throne or the Legacy Kirkwall throne). Sheathe and unsheathe at will! Beard fixes! Some rare quest cock-ups have been un-cocked.March Patch Notes -- Notable changes: Mouselook added, some quests tweaked; you can collect all of The Fall mosaic pieces legitimately now. December Patch Notes You don't import a save from Dragon Age Origins or Dragon Age 2! Use the Keep! Multiplayer thread and Inquisition HQ are live! The valuables category has research items--drop those off before you hit the Sell All button!  DRAGON AGE: INQUISTION Release Dates: (NA) November 18, (AU) November 20, (EU) November 21, (JP) November 27 Official Website Available for PC, 360, PS3, Xbox One and PS4. PC Specs:  AMD Catalsyt driver update Nvidia driver update: some goons have experienced some hang-ups at the log-in screen after this update, though, so you may need to roll back if that happens to you. The third major release in the Dragon Age franchise, Dragon Age Inquistion is what Bioware calls “the Dragon Age we always wanted to make.” After starting things off with the critically acclaimed Dragon Age: Origins and following it (perhaps a bit too quickly) with the  RPG of the Decade Dragon Age 2, Bioware has gone back to Thedas to wrap up some loose ends and continue the story of the Dragon Age. To be clear, this is not the third game in a trilogy, but a continuation of the series.Dragon Age Inquisition sees a lot of returning features and franchise firsts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJqxfkgSUog In the wake of the disaster in Kirkwall (and following some events in the novel Asunder which were from all accounts much more reasonable than anything having to do with Anders or Knight-Commander Meredith), the mages and templars are in an all-out war. Desperate to see an end to the strife and to bring order back to Thedas, the Divine, head of the Chantry, convenes a summit. It is to this summit that your player character has been sent. But then something terrible and calamitous happens and a great explosion kills everyone in the conclave but you, and you suddenly are infused with a strange “mark” in your left hand. This mark allows you to close demon-spawning rifts that are connected to the original explosion: the Breach. Because this special power makes you invaluable to saving the world, you are placed at the head of the newly formed Inquisition to stop this disaster before it can consume all of Thedas! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SREM6E4Fvs The Keep Before you start your grand adventure with the Inquisitor, you may want to import your decisions from the previous two games. But how do you do that when you played the first game on the 360 and just bought the sequel on the Xbox One? The answer is the Keep. Enter your Origin ID and it will look at the records from your old games and import data about your old playthroughs and characters. Eventually, you will come face to face with the Tapestry.  It's in the Tapestry that you'll set the World State you want to import into Dragon Age Inquisition. Did the Warden make the Ultimate Sacrifice, or walk through the Eluvian with Morrigan? Did Hawke stab Anders or turn Isabela over to the Arishok? Make your choices and remember to Export to Dragon Age Inquistion. Then, when you are at the main menu in Inquisition, connect your profile and the World State you made will be automatically imported during a New Game. You don't need to stay connected after that. Want to start a different game with a different world state? You can make up to ten at a time. Just remember to export the one you want before you start your new game.Didn't play the previous games or don't remember what you did or what some of the decisions mean (who the gently caress is Deygan)? This video might help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv6A-CHqkq8 The Inquisitor As the Inquisitor, you will be able to pick any gender and one of four races. Also, you can pick one of two voices for your gender. Your gender at initial character creation is randomized—neither male or female is the default pick—but you can always make your own choice. Each race has its own special perk and roleplay opportunities:  Humans are the “safe” option, so to speak, because culturally they dominate Thedas. As a human inquisitor, you were born in the Free Marches (of Kirkwall infamy) as a noble of the Trevelyan family in Ostwick. Your family has always had close ties to the Chantry and the Circle, so you became part of the delegation to the summit. Humans receive an extra ability point at character creation.  A dwarven inquisitor is a “surface” dwarf, with no caste or connection to life in Orzammar. Instead, you are a member of the Carta, an infamous criminal syndicate that (among other unsavory things) smuggles lyrium, a material mages need for channeling spells and which templars are often addicted to. Obviously it's important for business to know how things will play out at the summit, so you got roped in to spy on things. Dwarves have a 25% bonus to magic defense.  Elves have long been persecuted in Thedas. Those that live in cities are kept in racially segregated ghettos, and those that live free are obliged to stay on the move. You are one of the latter, a Dalish, either a hunter or, if a mage, a First, the apprentice of the clan's Keeper. Your Keeper believes something is going to happen at the summit that will affect everyone in Thedas, even the elves, and so you have been sent to spy on the summit to make sure the clan is forewarned about events. Elves receive a 25% bonus to ranged defense, and Dalish heritage in particular makes them very politically inconvenient for the Chantry.  Qunari are famous for their strict dedication to the religious philosophy of the Qun, but not all qunari fit the mold. You have never lived in Qunari lands and would be called Tal-Vashoth by any practicing qunari for not adhering to the Qun. As part of a mercenary company, you have been hired as muscle to help keep the peace between templars and mages that would be attending the summit. Qunari receive a +10% bonus to melee defense, and being giants with horns descended from a conquering empire with an inscrutable philosophy, they tend to freak people out. Classes The Big Three classes return, and each in turn has three specializations. You may pick one specialization, which can be unlocked through a quest that opens up at a certain point in the game. Specializations are not just for show this time, as they actually have story content tied to them. If you make your character a Templar, there may be some mages who feel strongly about that! Please note that the use of Qunari for these pictures is in no way intended as discrimination against lesser races.  Mage: Blessed with the power of magic and cursed with the threat of demonic possession for having it, they can use the powers of Winter, Inferno, Spirit and Storm schools to combat their foes, and may choose to specialize as a Rift Mage, a Necromancer or a Knight Enchanter. Rift Mages are new, but they have old favorites in their repertoire, like Stone Fist and Pull of the Abyss. They weaken and trap targets and can blanket the battlefield in a meteor swarm through Firestorm. Necromancer is the "dark" path this time around, replacing the frankly inappropriate Blood Mage from the previous two games. They use fear effects and spirit damage to harry their targets and have access to Haste. Knight Enchanter is this game's answer to the Arcane Warrior. Instead of wearing heavy armor, they have a built in light saber, slow effects, intangiblity and access to Resurgence, an AoE full heal.  Warrior: Front line fighters, warriors can soak up more punishment than other classes with exclusive access to Guard, a form of temporary health only they can generate. They have access to the Weapon and Shield, Two-handed, Battlemaster and Vanguard skills as well as the Reaver, Templar and Champion specializations. Reaver returns as the berserker specialization, doing self harm to increase its damage output and stealing health from targets. They can use Rampage to increase their attack speed and steal life with every hit. Templar (not a very complete ability list at this point, sorry) is the anti-magic specialization for warriors. They can shut down hostile magic or resist a portion of elemental damage, and use Rally to boost the party and give them Guard, something non-warriors can't normally get. Champion is all about area denial and being tough. They can block enemy movement through choke points, become temporarily immune to damage and use Counterstrike to taunt everything into attacking them, automatically countering every melee attack.  Rogue: Whether it's striking from the shadows or from a distance, rogues are all about hitting hard and not getting hit back. They can use the Double Daggers, Archery, Subterfuge and Sabotage skill trees and specialize as Tempests, Assassins or Artificers. Assassins make their returns as a stealth and burst damage specialization. They can auto-stealth after killing a target and deal extra damage to wounded targets while ignoring a portion of armor, and can use Cloak of Shadows to stealth the whole party. Tempest is specialized around using alchemical potions to self-buff. They can give themselves a haste effect or set themselves on fire to knock back enemies. They can use Thousand Cuts to do as much as 11400% their base damage to a target. Artificers are about traps. They can lock down targets, pull them away from the crowd, use mines, and perhaps benefit from teamwork more than other rogue specs. They can use Hail of Arrows to duplicate their Archery effects (so you really want to spec these guys with Archery). Still not sure what all specialization you want? Maybe watching this will give you an idea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAqmrGnWlk4 Companions Since the beginning, a major facet of the Dragon Age franchise has been the menagerie of characters you collect on your journey. They are often the best (and worst) parts of series. Dragon Age Inquisition gives you nine companions, one for each specialization, who will fight at your side, and maybe give you a tumble if you play your cards right. It's okay; we won't tell anyone about your whirlwind romance with a video game character.  Cassandra: A Seeker, Cassandra is essentially a prototype Templar, as she utilizes the specialization without any of the traditional downsides like lyrium addiction. She appeared in Dragon Age 2 where she was interrogating Varric about the events in Kirkwall, and is essentially the one who places you in charge of the Inquisition. She's only interested in men.  Varric: The fan favorite and perhaps the only good thing to come out of Dragon Age 2, Varric still won't sleep with you. Sorry. He exclusively uses his crossbow Bianca when he wants to fight at range, but you can make him use daggers if you like. Eventually he specializes as an Artificer, using traps and back-up plans to foil his pursuers.  Solas: An apostate mage, Solas has spent his life meditating on the Fade, and pursues the Rift Mage specialization. He's only interested in elven women. Clearly this makes him a super racist.  Vivienne: An Orlesian mage closely connected to Empress Celene and the Circle, Vivienne has strong political opinions and isn't afraid to get her hands dirty. She uses the Knight Enchanter specialization. She's got no time for love, though.  Iron Bull: A qunari mercenary, or is there more to him? Iron Bull is an avowed pan-sexual and is open to just about anything, romance or otherwise. Specializes as a Reaver.  Blackwall: A Grey Warden, Blackwall was among the Orlesian Wardens who were stopped at the border by Loghain's forces during the last Blight. Now he's joined the Inquisition and brings with him the Champion specialization in case you needed an absolutely unstoppable tank to go with his unrivaled beard. He's interested in all kinds of women.  Cole: Is he the ghost of a dead boy or a demon that thinks he's human? Cole doesn't know for sure, but as an Assassin he's no stranger to killing. Basically has the mind of a child, so no, you can't gently caress the ghost. Disappointed the thread title lied to you? TRAP SPRUNG!  Dorian: a Necromancer from Tevinter (Basically Moustache-Twirling-Evil the Country), Dorian finds himself at odds with the politics of his homeland (don't let the facial hair fool you) and drawn to the Inquisition when they cross paths with people from his past. Interested exclusively in men.  Sera: As a member of the Friends of Red Jenny—a secret organization going back to the first game—Sera is “unpredictable” if you're diplomatic or “tumblr random” if you're not. She's a Tempest and likes to steal underwear. Likes girls. Advisers and the War Table  New to Inquisition is the War Table, and with it Advisers. When you wish to progress the story or unlock objectives for exploration, you use the War Table and choose an Adviser who represents a particular approach to solving problems: Secrets, Forces or Connections. They will then carry out your will, sometimes completing activities off camera using a real-time cooldown, sometimes sending agents to perform activities like repairing bridges or digging up intelligence, or sometimes actually becoming involved in missions themselves. Some of them may even like-like you   Leliana: Returning from Dragon Age Origins (even if you killed her, because Bioware forgot you could do that) and her cameo at the end of Dragon Age 2, Leliana has become the Left Hand of the Divine; the master of secrets in Val Royeaux is now working her craft as the spymaster for the Inquisition. Because you could romance her in DA:O, she's not available for such shenanigans this time. She is in charge of Secrets, duh.  Josephine: Josephine is a friend of Leliana's who is acting as the chief diplomat for the Inquisition. She is part of a powerful merchant family out of Antiva, which helps her with Connections. Likes men and women equally, so she sort of fills in for Leliana now that she's unavailable. Hopefully she doesn't burst into song, though.  Cullen: A fan girl favorite from Dragon Age Origins, Cullen has been promoted to a major character instead of becoming turbo-Hitler in the Origins epilogue. Also, he got rid of the ramen-hair. He still has an edge to his character, though, which is one reason he represents Forces. He's only interested in human and elven women. Sorry, gay dwarf dudes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTwks-VgoaY Crafting  In exploring the world, you can harvest materials from enemies and the environment and then use them to craft a variety of objects. You can expand your Skyhold base with towers and flags or gardens, but a lot of your crafting will probably be focused on making weapons and armor. Crafting gear is done by selecting a schematic and a base material and then placing other materials into “sockets.” Each material has different effects depending on what it is used for: A material might increase Cunning in the utility slot but increase ranged defense in the defense slot, for example. Through the crafting system, you can also make armor that is not normally available for your class. Want to play an rogue in plate mail or put your warrior in a mage-only cowboy hat? Craft it! An option to tint your clothing whatever color you like has been patched into the game; you'll find it in your base with the crafting stations. Influence and Power As you complete activities in Dragon Age Inquisition, you earn gold and experience, but the Inquisition itself also improves by acquiring Power and Influence. Influence acts as experience to level up the inquisition and acquire Perks, and then Power is spent to accomplish activities and actually open new areas.  Inquisition Perks are very important, especially Cullen's Forces perks that increase your potion limit and unlock/upgrade your Focus meter, which powers special “limit break” style skills tied to your specializations. Other perks can expand the amount of elixirs you bring into combat, improve the quality of your equipment, or unlock dialogue options. Pick your perks carefully, though, because there are about thirty and you can expect to have about ten or so by end-game. Reviews, or “Is it a Good Game or Not?” It's games journalism; almost everyone gave the game a great score. Critiques focused on things like not being able to queue multiple actions (something that has never been in the series) to side quest design being too much like Skyrim to the critical plot path being abrupt or poorly explained. Also, not everyone likes every character: our own ImpAtom did a review and was pretty fond of Iron Bull but kind of wish he'd skipped Sera. Were they right? We'll save this spot for reviews the thread considers particularly insightful or useful to people who don't want to wade through goon feedback before making a decision. Just point them out to me and I'll link them here. Goon Criticisms So Far: These complaints have come up in several posts: Tactical Camera doesn't zoom out enough and is awkward in anything but flat terrain; holding the button to attack is frustrating; changes to the Tactics AI are bad--you can't make in-depth if-then statements about when powers are used on who in what conditions; instead you set preferences (turning powers on and off, etc) and the AI does what it will within those parameters. Several people who have loudly complained about these things have still come back to say the game is fun, so how much these impact your enjoyment may vary. Known Bugs and Issues
Guides, FAQs, Character Builds, Strategies, Recommendations, Walkthroughs, Etc. In case you have a particular good Knight Enchanter set up, have a recommendation for beating a boss that's more complicated than “reduce the difficulty,” or have an insightful summary of previous games, links to your posts will go here:
Mods Dragon Age Inquisition is based on the latest Frostbite engine, which is notoriously difficult to mod. The workaround is to make a custom patch, so only one mod can be supported at a time and will likely break once a new patch comes out. Cheatengine, however, more or less works fine. Of course, the enterprising folks at the Nexus are hard at work making custom pajamas and birthday suits.
DLC Jaws of Hakkon is the first proper DLC release. It focuses on the Avvar and the Inquistion's hunt for the remains of the last Inquisitor. It can be played any time after you reach Skyhold, but starts at level 20 and adds new tricks to some of the old enemy types--bring cold protection. Includes tier 4 schematics and materials. Black Emporium is a free DLC that brings the DA2 pre-order DLC of the same name to Inquisition. You can change your face and buy new schematics, crafting materials and accessories. Nothing truly new--even the schematics are of things already in the game--but they are either of things you had to get really lucky to get normally before or allow you to craft custom versions of rare purple loot. Shortly after Jaws of Hakkon came out, Spoils of the Avvar came out. It's a five dollar pack of armors, mounts and furniture that already appeared in Jaws of Hakkon, but now you can have them for yourself. Honestly comes across as fan-made mod quality, but you pay for it; most of this stuff should have been part of Jaws of Hakkon. Preorders received the Flames of the Inquisition pack for a collection of weapons, armor and a mount.  Deluxe Editions came with the above and the Skyhold Throne, Red Hart mount, Bog Unicorn mount, and special Multiplayer Deluxe Edition chest. That's three mounts for those of you keeping score.   If you didn't preorder, all the preorder goodies are available in the Deluxe Upgrade pack. Also insane people could have bought the Inquisitor's Edition:  Naturally, it sold out like you wouldn't believe. Red Lyrium Reapers: A hot spot puzzle game or something for unlocking a free DLC weapons pack (the weapons are so, so ugly, though). Basically, watch four trailers twice each and click on green clouds (if you can see them--the video quality is kind of poo poo). Best attempted in Chrome--doesn't work in Internet Explorer and may crash Firefox. Remember to log in with your Origin account so you can claim your goodies. Wouldn't want to miss out on the ugly garbage you worked so hard for. So ugly. Hot spots to click: Vivienne's video: The Bust of Celene on the right, the guy's mask, Vivienne's staff while she's blocking shrapnel; Iron Bull's video: One of Bull's Chargers, specificially "Krem", the guy Bull is strangling, the body of the giant after bull kills it; Varric's video: When the bar interior is seen from above, Cassandra is on the left, when the guy gets slapped, Solas is in the background, when Varric says "take a hint," click the crossbow; Inquisitor's video: Just watch the bar down at the bottom of the video and when a green dot appears, click it and drag it to the frame that makes a weapon show up. A Save Importer for bringing your DLC and saves to a next gen console if you want to play on Xbox One or PS4 but started on last gen. You pretty much have to if you want to keep buying DLC, because they are moving on at this point. marshmallow creep fucked around with this message at 03:32 on Aug 1, 2016 |
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The Tactical Camera! This returns from Origins as well, with the added benefit that the camera can be detached from the party and swung or moved around independently, allowing you to scout and study enemies in greater detail.
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Dragon Age Inquisition, believe it or not, started development as a purely multiplayer game. If the multiplayer in this game is half as good as ME3's multiplayer, we may need to break this out into its own thread. For the meantime, though, this post will serve as a quick run down of the multiplayer's basic mechanics and characters. edit: Multiplayer thread is here! Sign up on the Something Awful Old God Child Nursery if you're looking for other players on your platform. Bioware has stated that there are no limits on who you can party with region-wise—live in Australia and want to play a round with someone in Canada? Only thing in your way is your platform and your ping.Multiplayer is a class-based, team-based dungeon-crawl simulator. Dungeons are randomly generated to create five rooms. Each room may have multiple chambers and multiple waves, but once you clear it you will be able to move to the next room. Each room has optional areas with loot that can only be accessed by members of a given class--only Warriors can bash down walls or only rogues can pick locks; you get the idea. Your mission is to get to the final chamber and kill the final boss of the map to win, but sometimes bonus missions will be triggered from opening a chest that contains monster or meeting an NPC during the crawl. These bonus missions serve the same purpose they did in Mass Effect 3's multiplayer and try to spice things up. As of right now, there are three types of enemy you will face when you enter a map: Red Templars, Venatori and straight up Demons. You can guarantee that more will be added in time. Counting down to Qunari Invasion? Whether you complete a game by beating the boss or wiping the party, you get to keep the experience, gold and loot you collected during the adventure. Loot is shared across the party, but not everyone gets the same things: If items are collected from a chest, everyone gets an item but the game rolls to see what kind of item they get, so one player may get a common, two may get uncommon and the last may get a rare. Continuing to take notes from ME3, there are two kinds of currency: Gold and Platinum. Gold is earned the standard way, but Platinum is bought with real money as a shortcut. You can use gold to buy chests full of loot outside of dungeons, which may include items like potions, weapons and armor, or even characters. Nothing is gated by currency type: Everything in the game can be bought with gold; platinum is just there if you're lazy, in a hurry, and/or have more money than sense. There is no trading loot, however. Instead, if you have equipment you do not want, you break it down into its components, which you can then use to craft other things which you hopefully do want. You can craft weapons and armor and they are persistent for all your characters. In fact, crafting armors is one of the ways to unlock other multiplayer classes. Craft a Reaver's Scale Coat, and if you don't already have a Reaver, she'll unlock! We'll surely start a list for crafting items after the game gets rolling and people figure out the combinations. Bioware have said that an app called the Inquisition HQ will be available that will let you tweak your characters loadouts, craft items and salvage equipment from outside the game. It will run on PCs, tablets and Smartphones. I'll link it here when it launches, but I haven't seen an official release date on that yet. Someone fill me in if you know something I don't. edit: The HQ is live. Max level is 20, again, like ME3, and you can promote your characters when they hit max level. Doing so resets the class's level to 1, allowing you to start over. There is no mechanical carry over to single player, unlike ME3. Promoting your characters does have a benefit in multiplayer, however, in that a key stat related to the class you promoted will now receive a bonus on all of your characters. Level up your keeper and promote her, for example, and all your characters receive a bonus to an attribute. This stacks to some maximum, but does provide an incentive besides getting to level up again.  When you start multiplayer, you will have three classes readily available, but 12 can be unlocked at launch. They are, in no particular order:  Arcane WarriorA fan favorite returning from Dragon Age: Origins. In that game, it was a mage tank and one of the most powerful specializations.  Elementalistwhich promises to be a big ball of explosions.  KeeperThis is a pretty close substitute to you standard cleric-class party-nanny, as it can reliably spam barriers to keep your party's health from getting too badly dinged. Assuming your Keeper teammate knows how to time their barriers effectively, that is.  NecromancerPresumably this will work a lot like the Necromancer spec in single player, which use fear effects, health steal and boosts damage after targets die.  AlchemistA rogue that uses a variety of potions and elixirs. Closest thing we'll get to a Dwarven Mage until Sandal makes his glorious return   ArcherRanged DPS standby, really.  AssassinMelee and stealth DPS  HunterA multiplayer version of the Artificer specialization, maybe.  KatariThe only Qunari multiplayer character at the moment, with a big honking axe.  LegionnaireA member of the Legion of the Dead, the Legionnaire serves as the prototypical dwarven tank.  ReaverA multiplayer interpretation of the singleplayer specialization, the Reaver uses dragon blood powers to rip health out of her opponents.  TemplarA paladin by any other name, really. One of the gimmicks of Dragon Age's multiplayer is your characters are actually characters and talk to each other. You can use the directional buttons to make them quip and banter, and some characters do not like each other, like the Reaver and Templar. Each has their own backstory you can read, if you bought this game to read or something  When you die in multiplayer, you enter Fade Mode. In this state, you are essentially the Tactical Camera from Singleplayer, and can scan targets for their weaknesses, scout around the level, and put down waypoints to help communicate with and direct your remaining teammates. You will be revived when the wave is beaten. Multiplayer Expansions
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Companion Corner: Your favorite moments with your favorite friends. "It's literature."  Dragon Crossing    Puguisition        quote:"I stole all the beards, and all the power stored within. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE" Oh what's that? You have a problem with Cass?  Sera making the exact face everyone makes when dealing with Sera.  Why you should  Hey! Bull! Hey! Listen... next time, I'll ride the dragon!  What's in store for Dragon Age 4!?  A stark reminder of what happens when you gently caress the ghost (also known as patching the game)   I said come in! remembers that feel when your roommate brings his girlfriend over.    Have you heard the latest single from the fashion-forward group of the age?   Dely AppleSolas, only sane man in Skyhold.  Beefstew says, "So I was making jokes about Solas with some friends, and it ended in this:  "Dorian is a superhero, but you already knew that:  Tumblrs: For better or for worse, Dragon Age games inspire a lot of tumblrs. These are the better ones, as noted by the thread: Incorrect Dragon Age for amusing quotes on pictures DA:I Extracts is a tumblr extracting art assests from the game Convo Icons: Not sure what the conversation icons mean? This list is missing some icons like the race-specific ones, but it should give you a better understanding of what's up.   Post Your Inquisitor because we want to see your perfect snowflake!  A. Beaverhausen  Meis  KnoxZone  Rare Collectable       Lotish Rosalind  Heroic Yoshimitsu  quaunaut   JosefStalinator  BrianWilly  Hakkesshu Marin Karin  Evil Canadian Cometa Rossa   Leelee  Kaddion  Peter Bazooka Meowbot  Archimago Rizzo Crackers  Namirsolo Lemon    Svanja  checkstock  cosmo sex tip Harlock  Mordiceius SoulChicken   SurrealityCheck  Soysaucebeast PunkBoy  Medium Cool mistaya   Randarkman  Darkrenown   Shoehead   Byers2142  The Lord Bude Karngal  Dolash Schlesische  404GoonNotFound The Locator    Thumbtacks SgtSteel91  Oxygen Deficiency  Catpiss Neverclean  ZeeToo Soma Soma Soma   UberJumper Dick Trauma  MadJackMcJack funakupo  Furious George Ginette Reno  Comstar AcidCat  Guildencrantz  Spikeguy   Elderbean SubponticatePoster  poptart_fairy Monolith.  bees everywhere Veriun   Lord Lambeth Polish Avenger   Vargs adhuin  Ytlaya exquisite tea  Bored Eimi  Irish Joe Crow Jane  ninjaiguana  Hef Deezy  AndyElusive Firstborn  Reverse Centaur Milli  Rizzo Crackers Wasabi the Jmarshmallow creep fucked around with this message at 03:44 on Sep 21, 2015 |
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The Katari, Alchemist, and Arcane Warrior all seem like they've got the coolest art. I want to like the Legionnaire too. The zombie sticking its finger in the necromancer's mouth is weird.
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Where is the cheapest place I can buy this from - ideally digitally rather than the box?
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I believe Green Man Gaming would be your best bet, though I don't know if their best discount is still going (they also had a VIP discount that only showed up if you logged in). Drifter was able to get the game practically for free, so wait for him to check in and ask. Of note: if you want the digital Deluxe version, that can only be had on Origin. marshmallow creep fucked around with this message at 12:01 on Nov 15, 2014 |
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quote:You don't import a save from Dragon Age Origins or Dragon Age 2! Use the Keep! Oh Lotish, like people read OPs. Still, great job!
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Holy poo poo! I didnot know all of that alot multiplayer. That sounds awesome! Already preloaded on my xbone. Did the 6 hour tail through EA access and enjoyed the single player experience in the first real quest. Honestly not a fan of the jump button.
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Lotish posted:
From what I've heard the Hunter is going to focus on traps and shooting stuff blown up by traps.
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My god only 5 days left.  I also hadn't heard about multiplayer at all so far, seems interesting!
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You picked the right title, Lotish.
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Jack the Stripper posted:My god only 5 days left. If you got the pc version, you can start Monday using a Korean vpn.
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A. Beaverhausen posted:If you got the pc version, you can start Monday using a Korean vpn. Would love to have the PC version, but I'm not getting it due to my terrible PC. It had no problem running DA2 at all but has big trouble running any AC game, which I think is on par with DAI.
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Nov 15, 2014 13:02
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Has shitroom of Origin decided that Dorian wants it all and wants it now? Because he's totally Freddie, and that makes him mandatory for any respectable Inquisitor.
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Nov 15, 2014 13:21
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eeeaan, Karfeddion, paragon12345678, Roobanguy and byers1942 are all admins of the Origin chat channel. Add us or accept our friend requests to be invited into our stupid chat room to be able to play MP with goons without having to add a shitload of people. I may be missing one or two admin names.
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Nov 15, 2014 13:26
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So I don't remember what I did in DAO. Can't I really import my savegame? I never played DA2 since it was terrible. Anyways, gotta love the 2D art in OP. They found a really good and imaginative artist somewhere!
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Nov 15, 2014 13:54
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Are plot details/interesting/hilarious things going to be spoilered after the 18th until the 21st? Or will I, and other Euro console goons, have to exercise some restraint in checking the thread?
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Nov 15, 2014 13:56
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Ihmemies posted:So I don't remember what I did in DAO. Can't I really import my savegame? I never played DA2 since it was terrible. No. The Keep is your only option.
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Nov 15, 2014 13:56
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Want to add a section with descriptions or link to specializations?
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Pork Pie Hat posted:Are plot details/interesting/hilarious things going to be spoilered after the 18th until the 21st? Or will I, and other Euro console goons, have to exercise some restraint in checking the thread? Cassandra's tits were spoiled by the dastardly Snakes N Cakes.
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Nov 15, 2014 13:59
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Without going into specifics, do companions still riff off each others? In other words, is banter still in this game?
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Nov 15, 2014 14:15
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Kurtofan posted:Without going into specifics, do companions still riff off each others? In other words, is banter still in this game? Yes. There are even little text bubbles next to their health portrait to tell you who is talking.
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Nov 15, 2014 14:16
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SgtSteel91 posted:Yes. There are even little text bubbles next to their health portrait to tell you who is talking. Cool to know, thanks.
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Nov 15, 2014 14:23
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So as it turns out, DA3 is actually going to be pretty good?
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Nov 15, 2014 14:24
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exquisite tea posted:So as it turns out, DA3 is actually going to be pretty good? Signs are pointing towards more good than bad, but few details are currently available about the actual story and major characters of the game, which being an RPG will probably do a lot to inform the answer to your question.
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Nov 15, 2014 14:26
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Yeah it probably won't be a day one purchase for me, but if the multiplayer is half as good as ME3's horde mode, then I'll probably grab it at some point. The inquisition mechanic sounds interesting but overall the world of Dragon Age bores me to tears.
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Nov 15, 2014 14:32
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That being said, I've heard in a few places now that the story and main antagonist of Inquisition actually aren't as bizarre, world-shattering, and generally all-powerful as the hype and advertisements have made it seem, and that Inquisition actually ends up being about a fairly mundane (by Dragon Age standards) threat. Points to Bioware if they realized the mistake they made with the Reapers.
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Nov 15, 2014 14:37
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It made sense to have some kind of huge existential threat in Mass Effect because you needed something to keep the plot moving across three episodes, regardless of how well that was actually achieved. Many of the complaints around DA2 from what I remember centered on the story feeling small and ultimately meaningless in the wake of killing the demons, or whatever. Who cares about any of that crap really, 420 shoot magic lasers and slay monsters everyday.
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Nov 15, 2014 14:41
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Geostomp posted:Want to add a section with descriptions or link to specializations? Added what I know is available to the classes section. Some of the ability screen caps are incomplete, which is why I didn't include them originally.
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Nov 15, 2014 14:56
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It is amazing how a couple weeks ago I was barely interested in this and now I am super loving hyped. Can't wait for Monday. Added my name to the list since I loving adored ME3 multiplayer.
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Nov 15, 2014 14:59
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You know that anxious feeling you get when you have to go to the bathroom really bad? There's a pressure in your gut and your heart starts to beat really fast and you start thinking "this is going to be something really special." That's the feeling I have about Dragon Age. It'll certainly be an experience.
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Nov 15, 2014 15:06
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Anywhere I can look up key events from DA2? I really enjoyed DA1 and stayed away from the sequel.
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Nov 15, 2014 15:13
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Mecharasputin posted:Anywhere I can look up key events from DA2? I really enjoyed DA1 and stayed away from the sequel. Hakkesshu posted:ed: the brother or sister with the same class as you dies by darkspawn in the very beginning during your escape from your hometown, on your way to Kirkwall.
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Nov 15, 2014 15:16
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Drifter posted:You know that anxious feeling you get when you have to go to the bathroom really bad? There's a pressure in your gut and your heart starts to beat really fast and you start thinking "this is going to be something really special." I'm reserving judgement still. Everything looks good, but this is modern Bioware and we know Morrigan is going to play an important role in the plot for one, which is probably not a good sign. Going to wait and see what goons say about how it actually pans out.
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Nov 15, 2014 15:19
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Drifter posted:You know that anxious feeling you get when you have to go to the bathroom really bad? There's a pressure in your gut and your heart starts to beat really fast and you start thinking "this is going to be something really special." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiJYrtbTYMY
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Dunno if this is OP worthy but I've been watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv6A-CHqkq8 And they really do go through every goddamn Keep choice which might be useful to some folks - the guys in the video get pretty much everything right. 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.
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Nov 15, 2014 15:33
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I'm quite excited. The only sad thing is that the game comes out three days later in Europe than in the USA for some reason. But at least I will be warned if the game unexpectedly turns out to be poo poo.
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Nov 15, 2014 15:36
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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.
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Nov 15, 2014 15:39
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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. The romance novels don't say they are the novel of the year.
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still no key for me! Ah well, the site I ordered from said they'll supply it "on or slightly before the release date of 21 November", so I'm hoping for the slightly before option. Ideally the day of US release so I can VPN my way into the game. Even if it's just a day early I'll be happy! I ordered from them before so I know they're legit, but never pre-ordered. Their price was just too good to ignore though
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