A correction for the bit on specializations in the OP:
Wynne does not teach Spirit Healer. It's only obtainable from a bought manual.
Allegedly
Some people got it after talking to her about her Guardian Spirit. So there may be some obscure dialog path to take for it.
No, she does not teach it. The only way to learn spirit healer is through a tome.
edit: does anyone else have Wade's dragonbone armor? For some reason the helm doesn't come off during dialogs with that set.
It may not be the armor. I came across a bug in the game probably 3 or 4 times where my helm would not remove during cut scenes. I would have to fully exit the game and restart it to get it working normal and pulling my helm off. Its an annoying bug, but not a game breaker.
Sten is so awesome. If you need more melee DPS, take him (not a good tank).
He's kind of crappy compared to Oghren and a main character who goes the two handed route though. He really suffers from having no specialization and getting only a single spec point at 14. I have no idea why Bioware thought it was a good idea to gimp him like that.
Sten is so awesome. If you need more melee DPS, take him (not a good tank).
He's kind of crappy compared to Oghren and a main character who goes the two handed route though. He really suffers from having no specialization and getting only a single spec point at 14. I have no idea why Bioware thought it was a good idea to gimp him like that.
They were probably planning a special qunari tree and cut it but forgot to refund his spec point.
Ah, thanks all. I never put Sten in my party, so I didn't realize he was a 2h warrior. I'll stick with Allistair, despite playing for 8hrs, I haven't really had time to get new upgrades and such. I'll keep perservering.
I survive, but it takes a lot of healing. Which may be how the game is made. So much to learn.
But, Walking Bomb + 15 wolves eating a corpse makes for one hell of a show!
Al is pretty cool, get him some heavy armor, put some points in con...take only defensive talents. I've had my lvl 11 Al tank some ungodly critters. Also, use crowd control.
One way would be to just disable enemies as much as possible. Once Morrigan learned Cone of Cold and Sleep/Waking Nightmare, the game got much much easier.
My friends keep telling me that *knockdown* they have trouble playing as a *stun* warrior, cause of how easy they die. I have no idea *knockdown* what they're talking about. I play as a *stun* sword and board warrior and *knockdown* have no troubles. *stun*
Your warrior is a pussy. Doesn't one of the activated shield skills make you immune to knowdown?
Oh, the enemies don't get a chance. The first Shield skill has 4 different shield *attacks* that all stun or knockdown. I spam those and never die.
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Iron WeaselDillon!You son of a bitch!Registered Userregular
edited November 2009
In the Mages Tower, how do you use the Litany if you're on console (and thus have no hotbar to drag it to)?
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There is a way to reformat a new party member's skill and stat allocation on consoles right? Because otherwise Alistar is stuck with 3 levels worth of useless Shield talents.
That's completely WRONG, in all possible ways.
Alistair + Warden armor + big ass shield + as many Sword and Shield powers you can give him + Taunt and Threaten + lotsa con = Best tank in the game.
I sometimes wonder what Bioware was thinking when they allocated stat points to NPC party members. Zevran, whom I just recruited recently, has Lethality, which is all well and good, but he's got higher Strength than Cunning! And he has points in Willpower and Magic of all things!
Why, Bioware? Just. Why?
The bioware toolset is a very passable save game editor. You can open up the save game and reallocate attribute/talent/skills points as you wish. It takes a little cross referencing, but there's already some good resources on how to do it. So far, doing exotic things like giving people abilities they aren't supposed to have doesn't work (eg, mages using non-spell talents, dogs/golems using human talents, non-casters using spells), however, all the mundane stuff works fine.
I switched Sten to a DW fighter through the aforementioned method. It just didn't feel right having him and Oghren take up nearly exactly the same role. I haven't noticed any problems* yet, and it's a good dozen hours in.
*The toolset itself can apparently cause problems though. Bioware has acknowledged that for a small minority, it can apparently corrupt games simply by being installed. Check the Bioware forums before using it.
Can I give myself the 2 backpacks I could have bought in Ostagar that way? I'd even deduct the cash. I just need the extra space, and I completely missed them.
Man, I love having Zevran in my party just for his chatter, despite that I'm rolling a rogue and really don't NEED two rogues. But, I will say that I fully expect to one day hear him exclaim "I AM! PUSS... in boots". Also, Sten needs to just shut the fuck up. I'm so very tired of his "you're wasting time not killing darkspawn" BS.
I'm surprised at how much I love this game. It really hasn't gotten the hype it deserved. It seems so big too, nothing feels rushed (so far).
I think one thing this game excels at beyond all other RPGs I've played, is I can't see the game behind the game. What I mean is, in a lot of other RPGs (especially ones with a good/evil bar) I can tend to see how things work, and how my decisions will effect (or won't) the world I'm playing in. With Dragon Age, there's so much uncertainty about many of my decisions. Often there's no clear good or evil choice, and there are a lot of shades of grey, which is really great. Maybe that changes later on in the game, but so far, it's pretty awesome.
Man, I love having Zevran in my party just for his chatter, despite that I'm rolling a rogue and really don't NEED two rogues. But, I will say that I fully expect to one day hear him exclaim "I AM! PUSS... in boots". Also, Sten needs to just shut the fuck up. I'm so very tired of his "you're wasting time not killing darkspawn" BS.
If you would stop pussy-footing around and get back to your job killnig darkspawn then Sten wouldn't have to be up in your face about it now would he?
Man, I love having Zevran in my party just for his chatter, despite that I'm rolling a rogue and really don't NEED two rogues. But, I will say that I fully expect to one day hear him exclaim "I AM! PUSS... in boots". Also, Sten needs to just shut the fuck up. I'm so very tired of his "you're wasting time not killing darkspawn" BS.
I put Zevran in my party specifically for the banter I heard about, and he's been completely silent so far. Sten, on the other hand, has been hilarious in his interactions with Wynne.
I only just got Zevran this morning before going to work. So I'll probably get to hear some of his banter tonight or tomorrow. He just seems pretty cool. I wanted to run with the other rogue instead, but is it just me or are arrows absurdly expensive? And since most of her skills are in archery it seems a waste for her to do much else.
EDIT: And it's worth it to just ignore her archery skills and start on DW right away when you get her.
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mojojoeoA block off the park, living the dream.Registered Userregular
edited November 2009
Those son of bitch were wolves-
Barred the door. How do I go around it? I went all through there with its fountains and presences... How do I get to whitefang, his heart needs carving out damnit?
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Barred the door. How do I go around it? I went all through there with its fountains and presences... How do I get to whitefang, his heart needs carving out damnit?
It's a linear dungeon. Go the other way and you'll inevitably find what you're looking for.
I'm surprised at how much I love this game. It really hasn't gotten the hype it deserved. It seems so big too, nothing feels rushed (so far).
I think one thing this game excels at beyond all other RPGs I've played, is I can't see the game behind the game. What I mean is, in a lot of other RPGs (especially ones with a good/evil bar) I can tend to see how things work, and how my decisions will effect (or won't) the world I'm playing in. With Dragon Age, there's so much uncertainty about many of my decisions. Often there's no clear good or evil choice, and there are a lot of shades of grey, which is really great. Maybe that changes later on in the game, but so far, it's pretty awesome.
Pretty much agreed, and now that I think about it, it may be why I am enjoying this game so very much, brings back that feeling of a interacting with a world rather than playing a game.
Barred the door. How do I go around it? I went all through there with its fountains and presences... How do I get to whitefang, his heart needs carving out damnit?
It's a linear dungeon. Go the other way and you'll inevitably find what you're looking for.
maybe i was too tired....
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EDIT: And it's worth it to just ignore her archery skills and start on DW right away when you get her.
So it's just fire arrows that cost money?
If you don't equip any of the special arrows (fire, filth, etc) you can still use the bow with standard unlimited ammo.
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AxenMy avatar is Excalibur.Yes, the sword.Registered Userregular
edited November 2009
Is there something special you are supposed to do after you install that 1.01 patch? Cause now I can't play my game.
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Sir CarcassI have been shown the end of my worldRound Rock, TXRegistered Userregular
edited November 2009
Not sure if it's been posted, but new gold glitch that has been confirmed by several people (I'll try it this evening).
It may only work on the 360, not sure. Worth a try on PC for those interested, but there are easier ways to cheat on the PC.
Go to inventory and put expensive item in your junk list
Activate a merchant, go to the junk page, and highlight the item
Press Y (to sell all junk) and immediately after press A to sell the highlighted item. You should almost push them at the same time but not quite
If successful, you'll end up selling the item twice. You can then go to the buyback screen and buy it for the selling price, basically having sold it without losing the item. Just repeat to rack up gold. If you mess it up, you can just buy it back without losing anyting.
Not sure if it's been posted, but new gold glitch that has been confirmed by several people (I'll try it this evening).
It may only work on the 360, not sure. Worth a try on PC for those interested, but there are easier ways to cheat on the PC.
Go to inventory and put expensive item in your junk list
Activate a merchant, go to the junk page, and highlight the item
Press Y (to sell all junk) and immediately after press A to sell the highlighted item. You should almost push them at the same time but not quite
If successful, you'll end up selling the item twice. You can then go to the buyback screen and buy it for the selling price, basically having sold it without losing the item. Just repeat to rack up gold. If you mess it up, you can just buy it back without losing anyting.
On the PC, it's probably easier to just go into the console and give yourself however much money you want rather than going through that.
I'm surprised at how much I love this game. It really hasn't gotten the hype it deserved. It seems so big too, nothing feels rushed (so far).
I think one thing this game excels at beyond all other RPGs I've played, is I can't see the game behind the game. What I mean is, in a lot of other RPGs (especially ones with a good/evil bar) I can tend to see how things work, and how my decisions will effect (or won't) the world I'm playing in. With Dragon Age, there's so much uncertainty about many of my decisions. Often there's no clear good or evil choice, and there are a lot of shades of grey, which is really great. Maybe that changes later on in the game, but so far, it's pretty awesome.
Totally with you on that. :^:
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AxenMy avatar is Excalibur.Yes, the sword.Registered Userregular
In the Mages Tower, how do you use the Litany if you're on console (and thus have no hotbar to drag it to)?
It's in the Advance section, where the forms were.
Yeah I didn't figure that little bit out until I'd given one life to the cause.
Morrigan side quest spoiler unrelated to above.
So I got the quest to go end flemeth and went out there for a chat with soon to be a huge fucking dragon lady. She offered me the items in return for letting her walk away, but not wanting to give up the chance of murdering something huge (or losing alistairs trust fucker is always "no don't let this person live") I bagged me one baddy. Damn that fight was pretty long but oh so satisfying to see alistair riding the snake at the end.
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So I just started playing this on 360 last night. Did the City Elf Origin and wasn't given any really hard choices to make. Everything seemed pretty cut & dry. It didn't seem like any choices would really change the world. Still, it was pretty damn cool.
I decided to back out and try the Human Mage origin... Holy crap! I'm used to Mass Effect, where you get a few choices and it's pretty clear which one to choose depending on where you want to take your character. Not so much in DA:O. I was so conflicted in just about all my choices in that Origin.
I'm not even that far in and already this game is amazing.
In the Mages Tower, how do you use the Litany if you're on console (and thus have no hotbar to drag it to)?
It's in the Advance section, where the forms were.
Yeah I didn't figure that little bit out until I'd given one life to the cause.
Morrigan side quest spoiler unrelated to above.
So I got the quest to go end flemeth and went out there for a chat with soon to be a huge fucking dragon lady. She offered me the items in return for letting her walk away, but not wanting to give up the chance of murdering something huge (or losing alistairs trust fucker is always "no don't let this person live") I bagged me one baddy. Damn that fight was pretty long but oh so satisfying to see alistair riding the snake at the end.
Okay so, in regards to the Nature of the Beast quest am I the only one who thinks
Siding with the Werewolves stretches suspension of disbelief way too far? It is nothing short of a retarded decision. Having them on your side would be a huge blow to you politically and there's no fucking way the others are going to work with werewolves. Especially Templars for godssake! We're talking about Fereldan to boot, the country that hates and fears werewolves more than any other what with ya know
Werewolves being a primary antagonist of their #1 folk hero of myth. Being allied with werewolves should logically completely cost you any hope of winning the Landsmeet. God it's such a terrible idea.
EDIT: And it's worth it to just ignore her archery skills and start on DW right away when you get her.
So it's just fire arrows that cost money?
If you don't equip any of the special arrows (fire, filth, etc) you can still use the bow with standard unlimited ammo.
Damn, that's not too bad then.
What about the issue where an archer will turn to melee even if they have the skill that makes them not get interrupted in melee when using a bow. And that once they're not in melee anymore, they won't switch back to a bow, but instead run into the fray. Is there a tactic for that?
EDIT: And it's worth it to just ignore her archery skills and start on DW right away when you get her.
So it's just fire arrows that cost money?
If you don't equip any of the special arrows (fire, filth, etc) you can still use the bow with standard unlimited ammo.
Damn, that's not too bad then.
What about the issue where an archer will turn to melee even if they have the skill that makes them not get interrupted in melee when using a bow. And that once they're not in melee anymore, they won't switch back to a bow, but instead run into the fray. Is there a tactic for that?
Yeah it's called "don't give them a melee weapon so that they're incapable of doing this"
Okay so, in regards to the Nature of the Beast quest am I the only one who thinks
Siding with the Werewolves stretches suspension of disbelief way too far? It is nothing short of a retarded decision. Having them on your side would be a huge blow to you politically and there's no fucking way the others are going to work with werewolves. Especially Templars for godssake! We're talking about Fereldan to boot, the country that hates and fears werewolves more than any other what with ya know
Werewolves being a primary antagonist of their #1 folk hero of myth. Being allied with werewolves should logically completely cost you any hope of winning the Landsmeet. God it's such a terrible idea.
Err, but you don't side with the wolves. You end the curse after which the elves will side with you. Or did I miss something?
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My penis is like a toddler. A toddler—who is a perfectly normal size for his age—on a long road trip to what he thinks is Disney World. My penis is excited because he hasn’t been to Disney World in a long, long time, but remembers a time when he used to go every day. So now the penis toddler is constantly fidgeting, whining “Are we there yet? Are we there yet? How about now? Now? How about... now?”
And Disney World is nowhere in sight.
I decided to back out and try the Human Mage origin... Holy crap! I'm used to Mass Effect, where you get a few choices and it's pretty clear which one to choose depending on where you want to take your character. Not so much in DA:O. I was so conflicted in just about all my choices in that Origin.
I'm not even that far in and already this game is amazing.
My wife took 6 freaking hours to do the mage origin. She was agonizing over everything from the conversations with the Templars to which door to go through after the stuff with the other mage.
Sometimes I wish I still had that level of personal investment in game outcomes.
In the Mages Tower, how do you use the Litany if you're on console (and thus have no hotbar to drag it to)?
It's in the Advance section, where the forms were.
Yeah I didn't figure that little bit out until I'd given one life to the cause.
Morrigan side quest spoiler unrelated to above.
So I got the quest to go end flemeth and went out there for a chat with soon to be a huge fucking dragon lady. She offered me the items in return for letting her walk away, but not wanting to give up the chance of murdering something huge (or losing alistairs trust fucker is always "no don't let this person live") I bagged me one baddy. Damn that fight was pretty long but oh so satisfying to see alistair riding the snake at the end.
:winky:
My thoughts exactly.
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I would like to pause for a moment, to talk about my penis.
My penis is like a toddler. A toddler—who is a perfectly normal size for his age—on a long road trip to what he thinks is Disney World. My penis is excited because he hasn’t been to Disney World in a long, long time, but remembers a time when he used to go every day. So now the penis toddler is constantly fidgeting, whining “Are we there yet? Are we there yet? How about now? Now? How about... now?”
And Disney World is nowhere in sight.
EDIT: And it's worth it to just ignore her archery skills and start on DW right away when you get her.
So it's just fire arrows that cost money?
If you don't equip any of the special arrows (fire, filth, etc) you can still use the bow with standard unlimited ammo.
Damn, that's not too bad then.
What about the issue where an archer will turn to melee even if they have the skill that makes them not get interrupted in melee when using a bow. And that once they're not in melee anymore, they won't switch back to a bow, but instead run into the fray. Is there a tactic for that?
Yeah it's called "don't give them a melee weapon so that they're incapable of doing this"
No its called "set their behavior to ranged in tactics"
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It may not be the armor. I came across a bug in the game probably 3 or 4 times where my helm would not remove during cut scenes. I would have to fully exit the game and restart it to get it working normal and pulling my helm off. Its an annoying bug, but not a game breaker.
He's kind of crappy compared to Oghren and a main character who goes the two handed route though. He really suffers from having no specialization and getting only a single spec point at 14. I have no idea why Bioware thought it was a good idea to gimp him like that.
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They were probably planning a special qunari tree and cut it but forgot to refund his spec point.
Al is pretty cool, get him some heavy armor, put some points in con...take only defensive talents. I've had my lvl 11 Al tank some ungodly critters. Also, use crowd control.
You do have a dedicated healer, right?
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Oh, the enemies don't get a chance. The first Shield skill has 4 different shield *attacks* that all stun or knockdown. I spam those and never die.
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You can turn on subtitles and then hit escape to cancel voice overs.
That's completely WRONG, in all possible ways.
Alistair + Warden armor + big ass shield + as many Sword and Shield powers you can give him + Taunt and Threaten + lotsa con = Best tank in the game.
He's really good.
Can I give myself the 2 backpacks I could have bought in Ostagar that way? I'd even deduct the cash. I just need the extra space, and I completely missed them.
I think one thing this game excels at beyond all other RPGs I've played, is I can't see the game behind the game. What I mean is, in a lot of other RPGs (especially ones with a good/evil bar) I can tend to see how things work, and how my decisions will effect (or won't) the world I'm playing in. With Dragon Age, there's so much uncertainty about many of my decisions. Often there's no clear good or evil choice, and there are a lot of shades of grey, which is really great. Maybe that changes later on in the game, but so far, it's pretty awesome.
If you would stop pussy-footing around and get back to your job killnig darkspawn then Sten wouldn't have to be up in your face about it now would he?
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
EDIT: And it's worth it to just ignore her archery skills and start on DW right away when you get her.
It's a linear dungeon. Go the other way and you'll inevitably find what you're looking for.
White FC: 0819 3350 1787
Pretty much agreed, and now that I think about it, it may be why I am enjoying this game so very much, brings back that feeling of a interacting with a world rather than playing a game.
So it's just fire arrows that cost money?
maybe i was too tired....
If you don't equip any of the special arrows (fire, filth, etc) you can still use the bow with standard unlimited ammo.
It may only work on the 360, not sure. Worth a try on PC for those interested, but there are easier ways to cheat on the PC.
Activate a merchant, go to the junk page, and highlight the item
Press Y (to sell all junk) and immediately after press A to sell the highlighted item. You should almost push them at the same time but not quite
If successful, you'll end up selling the item twice. You can then go to the buyback screen and buy it for the selling price, basically having sold it without losing the item. Just repeat to rack up gold. If you mess it up, you can just buy it back without losing anyting.
Steam Support is the worst. Seriously, the worst
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On the PC, it's probably easier to just go into the console and give yourself however much money you want rather than going through that.
I'm hearing a lot of reports of that patch fucking things up. Up to and including making the Stone Prisoner DLC completely cease to work properly.
White FC: 0819 3350 1787
Totally with you on that. :^:
Well, looks like it's time to reinstall.
Yeah I didn't figure that little bit out until I'd given one life to the cause.
Morrigan side quest spoiler unrelated to above.
So I got the quest to go end flemeth and went out there for a chat with soon to be a huge fucking dragon lady. She offered me the items in return for letting her walk away, but not wanting to give up the chance of murdering something huge (or losing alistairs trust fucker is always "no don't let this person live") I bagged me one baddy. Damn that fight was pretty long but oh so satisfying to see alistair riding the snake at the end.
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I decided to back out and try the Human Mage origin... Holy crap! I'm used to Mass Effect, where you get a few choices and it's pretty clear which one to choose depending on where you want to take your character. Not so much in DA:O. I was so conflicted in just about all my choices in that Origin.
I'm not even that far in and already this game is amazing.
:winky:
Currently playing: GW2 and TSW
Werewolves being a primary antagonist of their #1 folk hero of myth. Being allied with werewolves should logically completely cost you any hope of winning the Landsmeet. God it's such a terrible idea.
White FC: 0819 3350 1787
Damn, that's not too bad then.
What about the issue where an archer will turn to melee even if they have the skill that makes them not get interrupted in melee when using a bow. And that once they're not in melee anymore, they won't switch back to a bow, but instead run into the fray. Is there a tactic for that?
Yeah it's called "don't give them a melee weapon so that they're incapable of doing this"
White FC: 0819 3350 1787
And Disney World is nowhere in sight.
Sometimes I wish I still had that level of personal investment in game outcomes.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
My thoughts exactly.
And Disney World is nowhere in sight.
No its called "set their behavior to ranged in tactics"