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Dragon Age: Origins: Dragons and Dalish and Darkspawn Oh My! (Gameplay tips in OP)

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  • -Loki--Loki- Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Man, I still can't get Alistair to tank decently. I realized he was using shield defense instead of shield wall which makes him immune to knockdown now, and he lasted about 4 seconds longer before he nearly died and I threw force field on him.

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  • BlackjackBlackjack Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Are you giving him the best massive armor?

    How are you leveling him?

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  • -Loki--Loki- Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Blackjack wrote: »
    Are you giving him the best massive armor?

    How are you leveling him?

    He's got Warden Commander armour. I've been getting his strength up for massive armour and he has his other points spread in dexterity (for shield skills) and constitution. I'm only about level 12-13 I think.

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Blackjack wrote: »
    Are you giving him the best massive armor?

    How are you leveling him?

    He's got Warden Commander armour. I've been getting his strength up for massive armour and he has his other points spread in dexterity (for shield skills) and constitution. I'm only about level 12-13 I think.

    With massive armor and shield wall up, he should be lasting through most fights pretty effortlessly even without much constitution.

    Are you, like, healing him? Regeneration is a pretty good healing spell and can get him through most fights without ever taking noticeable damage.

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  • -Loki--Loki- Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Pancake wrote: »
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Blackjack wrote: »
    Are you giving him the best massive armor?

    How are you leveling him?

    He's got Warden Commander armour. I've been getting his strength up for massive armour and he has his other points spread in dexterity (for shield skills) and constitution. I'm only about level 12-13 I think.

    With massive armor and shield wall up, he should be lasting through most fights pretty effortlessly even without much constitution.

    Are you, like, healing him? Regeneration is a pretty good healing spell and can get him through most fights without ever taking noticeable damage.

    I do heal him, though I don't think I've tried throwing regeneration on him. I'll give that a try tonight if I can stop Orzammar crashing.

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  • GMaster7GMaster7 Goggles Paesano Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    So I've decided that I do need to pick this up for Christmas. And this thread has made it difficult to NOT go Dwarf Noble. So.

    I usually play casters in RPGs, but since it's party-based, I don't think I can resist the pull of playing a rough-and-tumble baby dwarf. And a noble one, no less! Now... Warrior or Rogue? I'm willing to micromanage, obviously, but I'd rather not be pausing to get behind EVERY single enemy in EVERY encounter... That is, if that's how backstabbing works. If it's kind of automatic, movement-wise, then I'm more on-board... I could go a dodging dwarf.

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  • -Loki--Loki- Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    GMaster7 wrote: »
    So I've decided that I do need to pick this up for Christmas. And this thread has made it difficult to NOT go Dwarf Noble. So.

    I usually play casters in RPGs, but since it's party-based, I don't think I can resist the pull of playing a rough-and-tumble baby dwarf. And a noble one, no less! Now... Warrior or Rogue? I'm willing to micromanage, obviously, but I'd rather not be pausing to get behind EVERY single enemy in EVERY encounter... That is, if that's how backstabbing works. If it's kind of automatic, movement-wise, then I'm more on-board... I could go a dodging dwarf.

    You need to position yourself in the back quarter of a character, thought you really don't need to pause. If a tank has the enemies attention and will hold for a time, just walk behind who you want to backstab.

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  • RiusRius Globex CEO Nobody ever says ItalyRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    For Rogues, there's a talent you can get pretty early that makes backstabs happen from the back 50% of a mob's base.

    Rogues and Warriors are both fun, imo.

    Rius on
  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited December 2009
    Who wants to make the next thread?

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    -Loki- wrote: »
    GMaster7 wrote: »
    So I've decided that I do need to pick this up for Christmas. And this thread has made it difficult to NOT go Dwarf Noble. So.

    I usually play casters in RPGs, but since it's party-based, I don't think I can resist the pull of playing a rough-and-tumble baby dwarf. And a noble one, no less! Now... Warrior or Rogue? I'm willing to micromanage, obviously, but I'd rather not be pausing to get behind EVERY single enemy in EVERY encounter... That is, if that's how backstabbing works. If it's kind of automatic, movement-wise, then I'm more on-board... I could go a dodging dwarf.

    You need to position yourself in the back quarter of a character, thought you really don't need to pause. If a tank has the enemies attention and will hold for a time, just walk behind who you want to backstab.

    It's pretty effortless on the PC version, one click behind the enemy and as long as the tank doesn't completely suck you should be fine until that enemy goes down, at which point it's another click to target the next enemy anyway, so you might as well spend half a second clicking behind them when you target it anyway.

    On the console version, I can easily see it being more of a problem, as it is kind of difficult to reposition with the movement keys when it gets crowded

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited December 2009
    widowson wrote: »
    He was wrong, dead wrong.
    He eventually admits it, and is gracious in defeat when it comes. If you've been saving up your maps and are a gracious victor, he eventually comes to call you a friend.

    Tube on
  • AmphetamineAmphetamine Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Finally finished the mages circle. Easily my least favorite part of the game so far.

    Amphetamine on
  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited December 2009
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Blackjack wrote: »
    Are you giving him the best massive armor?

    How are you leveling him?

    He's got Warden Commander armour. I've been getting his strength up for massive armour and he has his other points spread in dexterity (for shield skills) and constitution. I'm only about level 12-13 I think.

    Warden Commander armour is massively irritating because it is (I think) the only levelled armour in the game. If you have it already it's probably not that good. You can sell it to levi and buy it back at a higher level though.

    Tube on
  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Blackjack wrote: »
    Are you giving him the best massive armor?

    How are you leveling him?

    He's got Warden Commander armour. I've been getting his strength up for massive armour and he has his other points spread in dexterity (for shield skills) and constitution. I'm only about level 12-13 I think.

    Warden Commander armour is massively irritating because it is (I think) the only levelled armour in the game. If you have it already it's probably not that good. You can sell it to levi and buy it back at a higher level though.

    You can also just stick it in storage, leave, and come back some time later and it will be upgraded for free.

    Pancake on
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  • -Loki--Loki- Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Pancake wrote: »
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Blackjack wrote: »
    Are you giving him the best massive armor?

    How are you leveling him?

    He's got Warden Commander armour. I've been getting his strength up for massive armour and he has his other points spread in dexterity (for shield skills) and constitution. I'm only about level 12-13 I think.

    Warden Commander armour is massively irritating because it is (I think) the only levelled armour in the game. If you have it already it's probably not that good. You can sell it to levi and buy it back at a higher level though.

    You can also just stick it in storage, leave, and come back some time later and it will be upgraded for free.

    Really? That's odd. I didn't get it that long ago though, I did Wardens Keep, Stone Prisoner, and Urn of Sacred Ashes and then 2 companion quests that didn't level me at all. So I don't think it's out of spec very much just yet.

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  • The Cow KingThe Cow King a island Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    So I take back anything bad I said about the AW.

    Sure it is kind of dull but I just drop Inferno, Death Cloud and something else then turn the toggles on and well switch to another character and do stuff. Its actually pretty fun but I could see it getting kind of dull.

    I have Alistar decked out in Juggernaught and I'm just standing beside in Dragon Blood armour it's pretty bad ass. Where can I get some good heavy armour? Since I don't think it's wise to have my mage in Massive.

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    So I take back anything bad I said about the AW.

    Sure it is kind of dull but I just drop Inferno, Death Cloud and something else then turn the toggles on and well switch to another character and do stuff. Its actually pretty fun but I could see it getting kind of dull.

    I have Alistar decked out in Juggernaught and I'm just standing beside in Dragon Blood armour it's pretty bad ass. Where can I get some good heavy armour? Since I don't think it's wise to have my mage in Massive.

    If your AW is just going to be casting everything at once and then rushing into melee, there's no reason for them to not be in massive.

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  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited December 2009
    A duck! wrote: »
    Who wants to make the next thread?

    I wasn't stating this for kicks.

    A duck! on
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