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Then you have Aveline or Hawke as the only options for sword and board warrior. Not to mention if you don't buy DLC Hawke is the only character in the entire game who can use a bow.
Why make these talent trees and character builds if you can go an entire game without them being a factor? It feels like they had no interest in people being able to explore the combat engine.
Ahem..Varric uses a bow. Also Hawke can use a bow.
Also, I'm too lazy to read a guide on how to do it. I'd just rather put points in Avaline's sword and board tree and "I'm a beast" tanking tree.
No, he doesn't. Varric uses Bianca, which cannot be removed or replaced with the dozens of bows you find through out the course of the game.
or to be specific a Pulley wound, Self loading , Repeating crossbow. With a retractable bayonet.
Also Seb was given out free for a lot of folks.
Even on Nightmare, Fenris can wipe all the mook and lieutenant level mobs out in one skill combo at mid level, leaving just the single boss mob standing that can be debuffed, disabled, and focused down. Or nothing standing if there isn't a boss mob. At a certain point I didn't need more of a tank than him because of his insane AoE damage.
"Orkses never lose a battle. If we win we win, if we die we die fightin so it don't count. If we runs for it we don't die neither, cos we can come back for annuver go, see!".
Gentlemen, and ladies, ...I was promised sad faces.
I was promised an engaging well-written game. We can't always get what we want.
Yeah, it doesn't complete properly. You'll get rewards for it and everything, but it'll never leave your quest log.
At least it's not just me.
I'll put money on it that it will get fixed in the next patch. C'mon Microsoft certification process, hurry the fuck up.
Anyway I'm on my second one now (sword'n'board Templar pssh) and I'm wondering... is this a thing that can happen with all the characters? How do I pull this off? I'm about to finish Act 1 now so I assume I haven't already missed my opportunities yet.
Aveline, Fenris, Merrill, Anders, and Isabela have costumes that change, some minor, some extreme. Aveline's is part of the story. Fenris, Merrill, and Isabela you get from sleeping with them and not breaking off the romance afterwards. Anders will have his outfit change for that reason too, but then also after his personal quests if you haven't done his romance.
I know you can get Isabela's without the romance, and I'm pretty sure the same is true for Merrill. Fenris definitely has the romance requirement, but then his costume change is the most minor thing in the world.
I'm fairly certain Merrill doesn't ever get hers unless she moves into Hightown, but I could be wrong.
There aren't too many other than that one. I know there's one with Zevran, Morrigan, and one of Leliana/Alistair/Oghren. I'm actually not sure of any others, but there's probably one or two.
No, you're right. I did a floozy Hawke run and Merril's outfit stayed the same after kicking her out. All others will change, minus the potential Isabela snag requiring a Makers Sigh potion. But it will change.
You have Loghain in your party for so little of the game, I never really heard any of his conversations with the other party members. He has some pretty interesting ones. Also, apparently Loghain hates the Orlesians so much because they stole his puppy when he was a boy.
Also, try him out with Dog in your party too sometime.
Yes, but that party banter made me laugh the most too. Zevrans charm finally works on Morrigan and it was all for a bet.
Let's Play Mass Effect - Set 6 Updated 9/8/2012
FTFY. I kind of wish that point wasn't buried away in secret lore (which is ambiguous by design) because it makes the irrational Mage behaviour make a bit more sense.
Also that concept art looks gorgeous.
I apologize beforehand for the following sounding like I'm being a dick, but it's simply what I believe.
Good to see a concession, surely.
Though I'm certain the entire team knew what they were doing before they got the "fan feedback", and the game shipped anyway, because fiscal quarter and what not.
Everyone working there knew exactly what kind of a puppet the game was without anyone else having to tell them that. But hey "It might just go unnoticed". It also worked to a large extent, which is the really scary thing.
At any rate, here's hoping to something proper with Dragon Age 3.
Though after Riccitiello's comment which was mirroring Kotick's exploitation one, and using "Dragon Age" in the same sentence, I'm not going to be holding my breath.
Those are screens;-)
I find it amusing to see they "learned" anything here. Bioware learned all of this stuff a long time ago and for the better. It's more that they "un-learned" what they already knew when they made this game.
Thanks for that. I pretty much always had faith that you guys both A) knew that there would be some trouble from fans after DA2 (though perhaps not how much!), and B) went into the inevitable backlash with an open mind and willing to learn from the experiment.
It was always weird to me to hear from people about how arrogant and condescending Mike Laidlaw was. Two words I'd never apply to the guy.
He can be out murdering children for all I care.
I care about the serious issues. The games.
maybe
That is... sort of the point of the story? It always end the same way. It has to end with the
On an unrelated note, theory crafting on where those screen could be located? Starkhaven? Maybe Hawke went on a quick vay-cay during the interlude years.