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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Z0re wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    I really like the class additions Awakening had(well at least for Warrior...the specs for the other classes ranged from okay to meh as far as I can remember).

    I hope they kept them for DA2.

    They've only revealed 3 advanced classes for the Rogue so far, and two of them are completely new. Not to mention companions now get their own unique advanced classes.

    Oh cool. Is there a link to this? I would like to see it.

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  • DramDram Old Salt Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    The more I see of Dragon Age 2, the less I like. A lot of people are saying the graphics have taken a huge step backwards in order to be able to fit more enemies on screen.
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  • BlackjackBlackjack Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    That is a ridiculously old screenshot.

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Shoot, I just decided to try playing DA1 for a few minutes and it looks like Witch Hunt has been updated to version 1.1? And there's no patch? I have to download the entire thing again? Or am I wrong?

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  • Alucard6986Alucard6986 xbox: Ubeltanzer swtor: UbelRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    All Bioware games look terrible in the early stages of development. News at 11.

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  • DramDram Old Salt Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Blackjack wrote: »
    That is a ridiculously old screenshot.

    Good luck to you if you want to find a more recent one showcasing Darkspawn character models. There's bugger all out there. Which is odd, considering the game is just over a month from release.

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  • Gaming-FreakGaming-Freak Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    All Bioware games look terrible in the early stages of development. News at 11.

    NUH UHHHH!!! Bioware games look good always! ALWAYS.
    Always.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    in what universe does Dragon Age Origins look like that

    because it dosen't in mine

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  • Dox the PIDox the PI Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Dram wrote: »
    The more I see of Dragon Age 2, the less I like. A lot of people are saying the graphics have taken a huge step backwards in order to be able to fit more enemies on screen.
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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Balefuego wrote: »
    in what universe does Dragon Age Origins look like that

    because it dosen't in mine

    Doesn't look unreasonably out of line with my experiences. I'll try to remember to take some screenshots when I do a canon run to prepare for DA2

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I have tons of DAO screenshots, but I'm not sure what they would help.

    DA2's art looks pretty different than DAO. I'm fairly certain it's completely accidental, but we'll have to wait for the devs to comment.

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  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I know what the thread title says, but: Darkspawn Chronicles.

    I seem to have encountered the bug where you can't unlock the Ogre's Keeper achievement. (Right ogre, kept him alive from the start to the end, etc.) It's the very last achievement I have to unlock. I've searched Google but the only fix I've found would require restarting, and even then it seems to be hit or miss. (The idea is that you don't let the ogre's approval get to maximum. For some reason.)

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  • CaptainNemoCaptainNemo Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Pancake wrote: »
    I have tons of DAO screenshots, but I'm not sure what they would help.

    DA2's art looks pretty different than DAO. I'm fairly certain it's completely accidental, but we'll have to wait for the devs to comment.

    It's deliberate. They wanted to give Dragon Age it's own feel and aesthetic rather then ASoIaF IN MIDDLE EARTH.

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  • ZarathustraEckZarathustraEck Ubermensch now with stripes!Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Spoit wrote: »
    Balefuego wrote: »
    in what universe does Dragon Age Origins look like that

    because it dosen't in mine

    Doesn't look unreasonably out of line with my experiences. I'll try to remember to take some screenshots when I do a canon run to prepare for DA2

    I've got every setting cranked to the max and those textures look to be a higher resolution than what's on my screen.

    Granted, it's not THAT far off... but still. It's a promo picture.

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  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Speaking as someone who has spent the past week replaying Dragon Age 1 with every setting on max: that game is fucking hideous.

    I'm still not sold on what they're doing for 2 - primarily because they haven't shown anything tangible yet - but it does look like an upgrade, at least.

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  • TurambarTurambar Independent Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Dram wrote: »
    The more I see of Dragon Age 2, the less I like.
    For me it's the opposite.

    A million years ago, when we first saw the screen you're referring to, I was a bit sceptical.
    But all the stuff we've seen lately looks amazing.

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    edit: Nevermind. I guess you just install the new version over the old one, or whatever.

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  • Torso BoyTorso Boy Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Turambar wrote: »
    Dram wrote: »
    The more I see of Dragon Age 2, the less I like.
    For me it's the opposite.

    A million years ago, when we first saw the screen you're referring to, I was a bit sceptical.
    But all the stuff we've seen lately looks amazing.

    Seconded, it's just been getting better and better.

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  • apotheosapotheos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2011
    Shadowen wrote: »
    I know what the thread title says, but: Darkspawn Chronicles.

    I seem to have encountered the bug where you can't unlock the Ogre's Keeper achievement. (Right ogre, kept him alive from the start to the end, etc.) It's the very last achievement I have to unlock. I've searched Google but the only fix I've found would require restarting, and even then it seems to be hit or miss. (The idea is that you don't let the ogre's approval get to maximum. For some reason.)

    When you are separated from the Ogre, and use the switch on the upper level to open the gate, are you certain you are reclaiming the correct Ogre? The is a very misleadingly named second Ogre in that area of the module, you want the one that comes up the stairs from behind the gate - he respawns if the Ogre dies, but any respawned Ogre does not count for the trophy.

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  • apotheosapotheos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2011
    I can't believe Dragon Age 2 is like a month away. How does Bioware manage such a busy release schedule?

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    I'm only partially kidding.

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  • vsovevsove ....also yes. Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I've been asking to put a 'Special Thanks To: Transcend Coffee' in the credits for DA2.

    The amount of coffee we drink here is absurd.

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  • Torso BoyTorso Boy Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    It's gotta be
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    Keep it Canadian, and high-strung.

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  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    apotheos wrote: »
    Shadowen wrote: »
    I know what the thread title says, but: Darkspawn Chronicles.

    I seem to have encountered the bug where you can't unlock the Ogre's Keeper achievement. (Right ogre, kept him alive from the start to the end, etc.) It's the very last achievement I have to unlock. I've searched Google but the only fix I've found would require restarting, and even then it seems to be hit or miss. (The idea is that you don't let the ogre's approval get to maximum. For some reason.)

    When you are separated from the Ogre, and use the switch on the upper level to open the gate, are you certain you are reclaiming the correct Ogre? The is a very misleadingly named second Ogre in that area of the module, you want the one that comes up the stairs from behind the gate - he respawns if the Ogre dies, but any respawned Ogre does not count for the trophy.

    Yes, I've done that. In fact, I have a save at that point and I've simply tried enthralling one of the two Ogres and taking it to the end, and then reloading it and recruiting the other one.

    The point that I forgot to make in my original post is that after I complete the DLC, I don't get the popup saying I have the achievement, but when I look at my profile, it's there. Then, after I leave the game, when I start it up again it's not highlighted anymore.

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  • apotheosapotheos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2011
    Shadowen wrote: »
    apotheos wrote: »
    Shadowen wrote: »
    I know what the thread title says, but: Darkspawn Chronicles.

    I seem to have encountered the bug where you can't unlock the Ogre's Keeper achievement. (Right ogre, kept him alive from the start to the end, etc.) It's the very last achievement I have to unlock. I've searched Google but the only fix I've found would require restarting, and even then it seems to be hit or miss. (The idea is that you don't let the ogre's approval get to maximum. For some reason.)

    When you are separated from the Ogre, and use the switch on the upper level to open the gate, are you certain you are reclaiming the correct Ogre? The is a very misleadingly named second Ogre in that area of the module, you want the one that comes up the stairs from behind the gate - he respawns if the Ogre dies, but any respawned Ogre does not count for the trophy.

    Yes, I've done that. In fact, I have a save at that point and I've simply tried enthralling one of the two Ogres and taking it to the end, and then reloading it and recruiting the other one.

    The point that I forgot to make in my original post is that after I complete the DLC, I don't get the popup saying I have the achievement, but when I look at my profile, it's there. Then, after I leave the game, when I start it up again it's not highlighted anymore.

    So this is PC, right?

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  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Yes.

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  • Doctor FinkDoctor Fink Bishounen Chewbacca Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Finally finished Awakening for the first time last night. Liked the journey, even if the entire thing was fairly easy. I'm pretty sure I didn't have a single wipe and restart throughout the whole thing.
    Decided to save Amaranthine and leave my fully upgraded Vigil's Keep to the hordes. Left Justice, Nathaniel, and Anders behind and was glad to see that they made it out okay (well except for Justice, but he was dead to begin with, so no big deal).

    The Mother fight did seem particularly tricky at first, but after finally realizing to move my mage from the anti-magic glyph and adopt the strategy I used for the Broodmother fight, it was all cake. Beat it in my first attempt.

    Seemed like there was two bugged spots during the epilogues. The first was the epilogue reporting that the villagers kept revolting after the riot's supposed success, even though I talked them down. The other was about how my Warden left off to be with Alistair, even though I had him sacrifice himself at the end of Origins.

    Starting GoA now, it was an interesting change to finish up Awakening and then proceed to wipe at the first fight there.

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  • stevemarks44stevemarks44 Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I know we're not supposed to talk DLC, but I'm not having a bitchfest.

    The DLC is on sale this week on XBL and I don't have ANY of it. I beat DA:O in like, October, and was fully satisfied with the story and don't plan on replaying the game. Is there any DLC that is absolutely worth the price of admission for?

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  • gjaustingjaustin Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Ugh, we're allowed to talk about DLC!

    We're just not allowed to talk about the pricing structure of DA2 DLC :(

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I know we're not supposed to talk DLC, but I'm not having a bitchfest.

    The DLC is on sale this week on XBL and I don't have ANY of it. I beat DA:O in like, October, and was fully satisfied with the story and don't plan on replaying the game. Is there any DLC that is absolutely worth the price of admission for?

    Not really, no.

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  • gjaustingjaustin Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    So apparently New Egg still has the Signature Edition listed.

    I have no idea if they'll be able to honor it or not, but I put in a PC order to give me an option in case I can't get my PS3 YLOD fixed.

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  • DashuiDashui Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I know we're not supposed to talk DLC, but I'm not having a bitchfest.

    The DLC is on sale this week on XBL and I don't have ANY of it. I beat DA:O in like, October, and was fully satisfied with the story and don't plan on replaying the game. Is there any DLC that is absolutely worth the price of admission for?

    It's not really an ACTUAL ban on that conversation, at least not the portion you're talking about. We just need to try and stay away from doing one of those annoying day-one/pre-order DLC discussions, or at least stay cool. People sometimes get all fussy in regards to those things.

    As far as Origins DLC, I liked Warden's Keep and Ostagar was pretty fun, too, if you can get it for cheap. Do you have also have Shale? If not, that's another one worth getting.

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Oh wait you don't have any of it as in any any.

    Yeah Shale is nice. The rest are pretty ehhh.

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  • Peter PrinciplePeter Principle Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    So, what did you name your Dog?

    I named mine Chopper. I think we all know why.

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  • Torso BoyTorso Boy Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I was drunk and named it "Dawg," which I regret daily.

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  • TurambarTurambar Independent Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I named mine Wrex.

    Rex after the austrian crime solving dog, then the W for our favourite Krogan.

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  • Z0reZ0re Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I named mine after a Greek god or generic Barkspawn.

    I think I have a Hades, Zeus, Poseidon and Hermes running around in my saves.

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  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I've done a ridiculous number of playthroughs (or at least starts...) so I keep renaming it different things.

    My first, as a human noble? WoofsworthPuppington. (I would have gone with Ser Woofsworth Puppington the Furth if they provided enough space and/or allowed spaces.) I figured he was pretty much fully-grown, so the noble probably got him when they were younger and did it in a fit of whimsy.

    I did a Drizzt clone, because you have to do a Drizzt clone (or at least start one) in a western fantasy RPG that lets you play a dual-wielding elf with dark skin and white hair, and for that I called him Guenhwyvar. (Which, I admit, is a girl's name, but eh--Drizzt clone)

    I've also done Dog and Barkspawn.

    I might do another human noble playthrough sometime where I make my PC look like a haggard, scarred old man and give the dog the name "Mr. Puddles".

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  • ArthArth Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I named my dog Marmaduke. I'm also quite sad, I was so busy not paying attention that I missed out on pre-ordering the Signature edition. I'm hoping the local Wal-Mart will get a bunch like they did for the collector's edition of New Vegas.

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  • ZarathustraEckZarathustraEck Ubermensch now with stripes!Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I just finished another playthrough after a year off the game. A couple of points...

    1. I'd forgotten how attached I'd gotten to the character of Shale. They wrapped up the golem's story well.
    2. I take back what I said before about the screenshot they posted. The textures ingame looked just as detailed.
    3. I'm half tempted to download Witch Hunt now.
    4. Logain was a dick.

    yep, that's about all.

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Shadowen wrote: »
    I did a Drizzt clone, because you have to do a Drizzt clone (or at least start one) in a western fantasy RPG that lets you play a dual-wielding elf with dark skin and white hair, and for that I called him Guenhwyvar. (Which, I admit, is a girl's name, but eh--Drizzt clone)

    Y-You do?

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