Game complete! Hella awesome, enjoyed it a great deal more than the first. Started flagging partway through Act 2, but playing 24 hours over a day and a half with a headache will do that to you.
It was very well done how a lot of what went horribly wrong in my game was because of my companions. Isabela fucked everything up in Act 2 and Anders did the same at the end (though that's the same for everyone). Isabela ran away, Fenris sided against me for allying with the Mages and I executed Anders, so there were some serious repercussions which I liked; very ME2 Suicide Mission but spread out over time.
Fiddling with the save editor for my second playthrough; is the dialogue better with the threesome with Isabela and Alistair or the foursome with Zevran and Leliana? Also, how much do the DA2 romances change based on friendship/rivalry?
Isabela: Leliana!
Leliana: Isabela?
Isabela: "Sister Nightingale" indeed. I remember it didn't take much to make you sing.
Leliana: *laughs awkwardly*
Varric: Is there anyone in Ferelden you haven't slept with?
Leliana: Maybe we should get back to the reason I'm here.
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Gear question, spoiler Re: Merrill's quest in Act 3.
My mage Hawke is full Elemental, Force Mage, and the talent for +25% fire damage (even on staves) has me leaning towards fire staves. I just killed the Keeper at the end of Merrill's quest and the Torch of Falon'din seems to be a damned nice staff. Am I going to find an upgrade before the end of the game, or am I safe to use some rare runes in it?
Gear question, spoiler Re: Merrill's quest in Act 3.
My mage Hawke is full Elemental, Force Mage, and the talent for +25% fire damage (even on staves) has me leaning towards fire staves. I just killed the Keeper at the end of Merrill's quest and the Torch of Falon'din seems to be a damned nice staff. Am I going to find an upgrade before the end of the game, or am I safe to use some rare runes in it?
The only rare weapon rune I can think of is the +20% attack speed one and trust me when I say that you want to put that rune directly into Bianca.
Momma Hawke going all bride of Frankenstein. I thought Quinton was DuPuis (that you initially catch). He wasn't? So... I can stop feeling bad about letting that guy go?
Gear question, spoiler Re: Merrill's quest in Act 3.
My mage Hawke is full Elemental, Force Mage, and the talent for +25% fire damage (even on staves) has me leaning towards fire staves. I just killed the Keeper at the end of Merrill's quest and the Torch of Falon'din seems to be a damned nice staff. Am I going to find an upgrade before the end of the game, or am I safe to use some rare runes in it?
The only rare weapon rune I can think of is the +20% attack speed one and trust me when I say that you want to put that rune directly into Bianca.
Is there ever a prettier weapon in an rpg than bianca? I mean honestly, if someone said they didn't like Varric I'd just stop talking to them forever.
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Momma Hawke going all bride of Frankenstein. I thought Quinton was DuPuis (that you initially catch). He wasn't? So... I can stop feeling bad about letting that guy go?
Momma Hawke going all bride of Frankenstein. I thought Quinton was DuPuis (that you initially catch). He wasn't? So... I can stop feeling bad about letting that guy go?
There is nothing you can do to save Mama hawke, you're destined to be an orphan. DYNAMITE DYNAMITE!
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Momma Hawke going all bride of Frankenstein. I thought Quinton was DuPuis (that you initially catch). He wasn't? So... I can stop feeling bad about letting that guy go?
There is nothing you can do to save Mama hawke, you're destined to be an orphan. DYNAMITE DYNAMITE!
Huh. That was really the most shocking part of the game for me. Well done, though I do wish it were somehow preventable.
Game complete! Hella awesome, enjoyed it a great deal more than the first. Started flagging partway through Act 2, but playing 24 hours over a day and a half with a headache will do that to you.
It was very well done how a lot of what went horribly wrong in my game was because of my companions. Isabela fucked everything up in Act 2 and Anders did the same at the end (though that's the same for everyone). Isabela ran away, Fenris sided against me for allying with the Mages and I executed Anders, so there were some serious repercussions which I liked; very ME2 Suicide Mission but spread out over time.
Fiddling with the save editor for my second playthrough; is the dialogue better with the threesome with Isabela and Alistair or the foursome with Zevran and Leliana? Also, how much do the DA2 romances change based on friendship/rivalry?
Isabela: Leliana!
Leliana: Isabela?
Isabela: "Sister Nightingale" indeed. I remember it didn't take much to make you sing.
Leliana: *laughs awkwardly*
Varric: Is there anyone in Ferelden you haven't slept with?
Leliana: Maybe we should get back to the reason I'm here.
Hawke [to Zevran]: So how do you know Isabela?
Zevran: How does anyone know Isabela?
and one of the anders banters
"You're the one who did that thing with electricity! That was good."
Gear question, spoiler Re: Merrill's quest in Act 3.
My mage Hawke is full Elemental, Force Mage, and the talent for +25% fire damage (even on staves) has me leaning towards fire staves. I just killed the Keeper at the end of Merrill's quest and the Torch of Falon'din seems to be a damned nice staff. Am I going to find an upgrade before the end of the game, or am I safe to use some rare runes in it?
The only rare weapon rune I can think of is the +20% attack speed one and trust me when I say that you want to put that rune directly into Bianca.
where in the name of good god in heaven do you get this rune
and no I will not put it in bianca it could be mine it should be mine GIVE IT TO ME
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Gear question, spoiler Re: Merrill's quest in Act 3.
My mage Hawke is full Elemental, Force Mage, and the talent for +25% fire damage (even on staves) has me leaning towards fire staves. I just killed the Keeper at the end of Merrill's quest and the Torch of Falon'din seems to be a damned nice staff. Am I going to find an upgrade before the end of the game, or am I safe to use some rare runes in it?
The only rare weapon rune I can think of is the +20% attack speed one and trust me when I say that you want to put that rune directly into Bianca.
where in the name of good god in heaven do you get this rune
and no I will not put it in bianca it could be mine it should be mine GIVE IT TO ME
You get it from...
Varric's quest act 2. Tell Varric he has to give up the shard. He'll give it to you, take it to Sandal and he'll make an awesome rune.
Gave +37% attack speed to my greatsword.
That being said...I would save it for your final weapon. I didn't use it til Act 3 myself.
Gear question, spoiler Re: Merrill's quest in Act 3.
My mage Hawke is full Elemental, Force Mage, and the talent for +25% fire damage (even on staves) has me leaning towards fire staves. I just killed the Keeper at the end of Merrill's quest and the Torch of Falon'din seems to be a damned nice staff. Am I going to find an upgrade before the end of the game, or am I safe to use some rare runes in it?
The only rare weapon rune I can think of is the +20% attack speed one and trust me when I say that you want to put that rune directly into Bianca.
where in the name of good god in heaven do you get this rune
and no I will not put it in bianca it could be mine it should be mine GIVE IT TO ME
I stumbled across 2 rare runes. I believe that one you get from Bartrand. I had Varric kill him, so perhaps that's the trigger. The idol that you get, Sandal turns into the rune rather than destroying it.
I am finding it impossible to get through the battle against the
high dragon
because my game simply freezes up at some point in the battle every single time. I'm at double digit freeze ups at this point. I'm not even getting it down to anywhere near half health before any of the crashes. I'm playing on PS3. Is anyone else having this problem?
Gear question, spoiler Re: Merrill's quest in Act 3.
My mage Hawke is full Elemental, Force Mage, and the talent for +25% fire damage (even on staves) has me leaning towards fire staves. I just killed the Keeper at the end of Merrill's quest and the Torch of Falon'din seems to be a damned nice staff. Am I going to find an upgrade before the end of the game, or am I safe to use some rare runes in it?
The only rare weapon rune I can think of is the +20% attack speed one and trust me when I say that you want to put that rune directly into Bianca.
where in the name of good god in heaven do you get this rune
and no I will not put it in bianca it could be mine it should be mine GIVE IT TO ME
If you are a two-hand warrior then yes, using it yourself is worthwhile. If you're a rogue or mage though? No, that's a huge waste, something that good really deserves a slow attack weapon.
Speaking of which, what two-handers did you all end up settling on? I did a hell of a lot of shopping around and it seemed like the best bet was Bloom, an ice-element axe with +16% cold damage, two rune slots, and a 5% chance to heal 4% HP. It could even freeze things!
I want to find out if I missed some mega weapon somewhere.
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Speaking of which, what two-handers did you all end up settling on? I did a hell of a lot of shopping around and it seemed like the best bet was Bloom, an ice-element axe with +16% cold damage, two rune slots, and a 5% chance to heal 4% HP. It could even freeze things!
I want to find out if I missed some mega weapon somewhere.
I am only at the start of Act 2 on my two-handed warrior snarky Hawke so I can't help ya there. First playthrough was as a rogue (and Varric was in my party 90% of the time) so it made natural sense to put the rune in Bianca since it leveled up with him and it's a slow attack weapon.
Speaking of which, what two-handers did you all end up settling on? I did a hell of a lot of shopping around and it seemed like the best bet was Bloom, an ice-element axe with +16% cold damage, two rune slots, and a 5% chance to heal 4% HP. It could even freeze things!
I want to find out if I missed some mega weapon somewhere.
I went with the two handed spirit sword after that one from the same quest line. Since spirit attacks ignore armor entirely and it had a threat up which helped as I was the only war in my party.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Speaking of which, what two-handers did you all end up settling on? I did a hell of a lot of shopping around and it seemed like the best bet was Bloom, an ice-element axe with +16% cold damage, two rune slots, and a 5% chance to heal 4% HP. It could even freeze things!
I want to find out if I missed some mega weapon somewhere.
I preferred Sundering.
It had huge +damage and +critical damage bonus, and does lightning damage which temporarily stunned the opponent. It's great in boss fights because if often I can keep them stunned for most of the fight.
Speaking of which, what two-handers did you all end up settling on? I did a hell of a lot of shopping around and it seemed like the best bet was Bloom, an ice-element axe with +16% cold damage, two rune slots, and a 5% chance to heal 4% HP. It could even freeze things!
I want to find out if I missed some mega weapon somewhere.
I went with the two handed spirit sword after that one from the same quest line. Since spirit attacks ignore armor entirely and it had a threat up which helped as I was the only war in my party.
Celebant? It's probably the best 2H sword in the game, so far as I've discovered. I'm still playing through act three, but this sword is amazing.
Also, I just unlocked the ability to order Runes of Valiance. Holy crap. It has turned Hawke into a god, and I don't even have the full amount of runes slots possible yet.
Oh, and where do you get that potion that grants you a level? I could use that.
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Celebant? It's probably the best 2H sword in the game, so far as I've discovered. I'm still playing through act three, but this sword is amazing.
Also, I just unlocked the ability to order Runes of Valiance. Holy crap. It has turned Hawke into a god, and I don't even have the full amount of runes slots possible yet.
Oh, and where do you get that potion that grants you a level? I could use that.
I know its in act 3 somewhere, but you have to have isabela still in your party to get the final resource to make it.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Speaking of which, what two-handers did you all end up settling on? I did a hell of a lot of shopping around and it seemed like the best bet was Bloom, an ice-element axe with +16% cold damage, two rune slots, and a 5% chance to heal 4% HP. It could even freeze things!
I want to find out if I missed some mega weapon somewhere.
I went with the two handed spirit sword after that one from the same quest line. Since spirit attacks ignore armor entirely and it had a threat up which helped as I was the only war in my party.
Celebant? It's probably the best 2H sword in the game, so far as I've discovered. I'm still playing through act three, but this sword is amazing.
Also, I just unlocked the ability to order Runes of Valiance. Holy crap. It has turned Hawke into a god, and I don't even have the full amount of runes slots possible yet.
Oh, and where do you get that potion that grants you a level? I could use that.
That's picked up during the act 2 ending
in Hightown, as you near the keep. The recipe's on a corpse.
Speaking of which, what two-handers did you all end up settling on? I did a hell of a lot of shopping around and it seemed like the best bet was Bloom, an ice-element axe with +16% cold damage, two rune slots, and a 5% chance to heal 4% HP. It could even freeze things!
I want to find out if I missed some mega weapon somewhere.
I went with the two handed spirit sword after that one from the same quest line. Since spirit attacks ignore armor entirely and it had a threat up which helped as I was the only war in my party.
Celebant? It's probably the best 2H sword in the game, so far as I've discovered. I'm still playing through act three, but this sword is amazing.
Also, I just unlocked the ability to order Runes of Valiance. Holy crap. It has turned Hawke into a god, and I don't even have the full amount of runes slots possible yet.
Oh, and where do you get that potion that grants you a level? I could use that.
That's picked up during the act 2 ending
in Hightown, as you near the keep. The recipe's on a corpse.
Well heck, I probably have it and didn't realize it. I never bothered with potion making much.
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Fucking bullshit final papers.
Its why I took 3 days to beat it for the first time. So I could talk about the anders, varric, alevine threesome quest.
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Leliana: Isabela?
Isabela: "Sister Nightingale" indeed. I remember it didn't take much to make you sing.
Leliana: *laughs awkwardly*
Varric: Is there anyone in Ferelden you haven't slept with?
Leliana: Maybe we should get back to the reason I'm here.
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So awful.
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The only rare weapon rune I can think of is the +20% attack speed one and trust me when I say that you want to put that rune directly into Bianca.
Is there ever a prettier weapon in an rpg than bianca? I mean honestly, if someone said they didn't like Varric I'd just stop talking to them forever.
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Yes, there was nothing you could do.
There is nothing you can do to save Mama hawke, you're destined to be an orphan. DYNAMITE DYNAMITE!
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Huh. That was really the most shocking part of the game for me. Well done, though I do wish it were somehow preventable.
Zevran: How does anyone know Isabela?
and one of the anders banters
"You're the one who did that thing with electricity! That was good."
and no I will not put it in bianca it could be mine it should be mine GIVE IT TO ME
You get it from...
Gave +37% attack speed to my greatsword.
That being said...I would save it for your final weapon. I didn't use it til Act 3 myself.
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That is ridiculous.
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If you are a two-hand warrior then yes, using it yourself is worthwhile. If you're a rogue or mage though? No, that's a huge waste, something that good really deserves a slow attack weapon.
I want to find out if I missed some mega weapon somewhere.
Not as stupid as you think. You only craft it once.
@Elendil: I settled on Celebrant, 38 Spirit damage, +3 str/wil, +17% threat, one slot.
I mainly like it for the spirit damage and 3 str. It tears shit up.
I am only at the start of Act 2 on my two-handed warrior snarky Hawke so I can't help ya there. First playthrough was as a rogue (and Varric was in my party 90% of the time) so it made natural sense to put the rune in Bianca since it leveled up with him and it's a slow attack weapon.
I went with the two handed spirit sword after that one from the same quest line. Since spirit attacks ignore armor entirely and it had a threat up which helped as I was the only war in my party.
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So I put one of them into each of my 4 armor pieces, expecting that get an awesome +28 to all attributes.
But whether it's a bug or by design, the effect didn't stack, I only got +7.
Still awesome though, I put one into each of my companion's armor.
Where is this rune?
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I preferred Sundering.
It had huge +damage and +critical damage bonus, and does lightning damage which temporarily stunned the opponent. It's great in boss fights because if often I can keep them stunned for most of the fight.
Give me my 40 gold back.
That's what we're really missing here, I've concluded.
Celebant? It's probably the best 2H sword in the game, so far as I've discovered. I'm still playing through act three, but this sword is amazing.
Also, I just unlocked the ability to order Runes of Valiance. Holy crap. It has turned Hawke into a god, and I don't even have the full amount of runes slots possible yet.
Oh, and where do you get that potion that grants you a level? I could use that.
Act 3 I believe.
On a skeleton outside of Zevren's cave near the dalish camp.
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I know its in act 3 somewhere, but you have to have isabela still in your party to get the final resource to make it.
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Well heck, I probably have it and didn't realize it. I never bothered with potion making much.
It's called the Rune of Valiance, I think I found it somewhere in Sundermount.
Hell Fel grenades are worth the price of admission as well, if only you didn't get them so late in the game.
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