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Dragon Age Thread - Qunari with Fancy Hats

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  • PreciousBodilyFluidsPreciousBodilyFluids Registered User regular
    I'll be my standard Jack Bauer type character.

    Nothing I won't do to stop the demonic invasion/darkspawn/whatever, even if it means putting a knife in Varric's throat.

    Conversely, I would rather let it all burn than witness a world without Varric because you killed him what's wrong with you you monster

  • Mild ConfusionMild Confusion Smash All Things Registered User regular
    Hey, Varric is Hawke's friend, not the Inquisitor's.

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    Syngyne wrote: »
    Blackjack wrote: »
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    I have to, I'm sorry, I can't not.

    Cassandra: "That is mahogany!"

    I love how the second guy from the left is all "That river bank took me hours to get right!"

    If that dude is a companion , he'll instantly win points in my book for the mustache alone.

  • yossarian_livesyossarian_lives Registered User regular
    Anyone else worried that they might harden Varric's personality? He seems less lighthearted in that gameplay video from the op. Then again the world seems kinda fucked so maybe it makes sense that he isn't cracking jokes.

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  • Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    Egos wrote: »
    Syngyne wrote: »
    Blackjack wrote: »
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    I have to, I'm sorry, I can't not.

    Cassandra: "That is mahogany!"

    I love how the second guy from the left is all "That river bank took me hours to get right!"

    If that dude is a companion , he'll instantly win points in my book for the mustache alone.

    The elf in the back is thinking 'I picked the right prop bet.'

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  • AchireAchire Isn't life disappointing? Yes, it is. Registered User regular
    Anyone else worried that they might harden Varric's personality? He seems less lighthearted in that gameplay video from the op. Then again the world seems kinda fucked so maybe it makes sense that he isn't cracking jokes.

    On one hand, it makes sense, and on the other hand we might end up with another Anders situation.

  • BRIAN BLESSEDBRIAN BLESSED Maybe you aren't SPEAKING LOUDLY ENOUGHHH Registered User regular
    I liked the Awakening Anders, but Varric was on a whole other level for me by virtue of being The Bro character.

    If they turn him into a face heel-turn DA2 Anders situation (without decent context to back up the change in character, I mean - I'm all for the guy gradually turning against the party because well thats the sort of choice-and-consequence Bioware are peddling this time), I will shit bricks and hurl chunks plus whatever proverbial expressions of spite I can think of

  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited February 2014
    Meh. I'm pretty sure that Varric will still be the snarky bro character this time around.

    That said...I'm not so sure he'll be 100% with every decision the Inquisitor makes like he was with Hawke.

    Dragkonias on
  • BrocksMulletBrocksMullet Into the sunrise, on a jet-ski. Natch.Registered User regular
    edited February 2014
    The Qunari lady better not be a bean pole, Bioware style. Shoulders like whoa, ok? Just spends all day throwing boulders at people.

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited February 2014
    The Qunari lady better not be a bean pole, Bioware style. Shoulders like whoa, ok? Just spends all day throwing boulders at people.


    Considering the concept art, I wouldn't get my hopes up. Another case of Scary/ugly Males with attractive slightly amazonian women
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    I guess technically not a bean pole, but compared to the males.

    Egos on
  • BrocksMulletBrocksMullet Into the sunrise, on a jet-ski. Natch.Registered User regular
    edited February 2014
    Honestly, if we get close to that concept art, I'll be happy. She's at least as buff as the human male, if stretched out The new Cassandra model is some straight Olive Oilness, has me worried. However, Dragon age has been better than Mass Effect in that regard.

    Everyone, you listen to Makani.
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  • BrocksMulletBrocksMullet Into the sunrise, on a jet-ski. Natch.Registered User regular
    This game also better have all the hammers.

    I, for one, enjoyed the Mako.

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
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    Driving an entire sword through a table! Rude.

    I'm all ready for some Dragon Age, though. Wonder how long it'll be before they reveal the rest of the crew? E: Come to think of it, I wonder how many people in that picture are crew beyond Varric and Cassandra.

    People on the bioware forums apparently think the guy to (our left) of the Inquisitor is
    Cullen

    The male elf in the background almost looks like a male variation of a rumored companion
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  • BlackjackBlackjack Registered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Meh. I'm pretty sure that Varric will still be the snarky bro character this time around.

    That said...I'm not so sure he'll be 100% with every decision the Inquisitor makes like he was with Hawke.

    Varric isn't necessarily 100% with Hawke, either. Remember, you can get rivalry with him. If you're a terrible person.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Blackjack wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Meh. I'm pretty sure that Varric will still be the snarky bro character this time around.

    That said...I'm not so sure he'll be 100% with every decision the Inquisitor makes like he was with Hawke.

    Varric isn't necessarily 100% with Hawke, either. Remember, you can get rivalry with him. If you're a terrible person.

    I guess...but man...that's like baby-eating levels of terrible or something.

  • yossarian_livesyossarian_lives Registered User regular
    edited February 2014
    I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food...
    I couldn't help myself.

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  • Gaming-FreakGaming-Freak Registered User regular
    Syngyne wrote: »
    Blackjack wrote: »
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    I have to, I'm sorry, I can't not.

    Cassandra: "That is mahogany!"

    I love how the second guy from the left is all "That river bank took me hours to get right!"

    And the elf in the back is like "I like where this is going..."

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited February 2014
    There are suppose to be 9 companions right?

    We already know Cassandra, Varric, and Vivienne.

    I could see Cullen and Leliana making an appearance too. Leliana gives you that DA1 connection and Cullen is popular and also a Templar so you get that viewpoint.

    Dragkonias on
  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    There are suppose to be 9 companions right?

    We already know Cassandra, Varric, and Vivienne.

    I could see Cullen and Leliana making an appearance too. Leliana gives you that DA1 connection and Cullen is popular and also a Templar so you get that viewpoint.
    I can't remember, I could have sworn I saw an interview which said how many of each type of companion we were going to get.

    Potential spoilers from that one really early leak
    Mages: vivienne, that magister
    Rogue: Varric, that guy from the 3rd book, the really ugh stereotypical elf
    Warrior: Cassandra, the qunari merc

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  • Gaming-FreakGaming-Freak Registered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    There are suppose to be 9 companions right?

    We already know Cassandra, Varric, and Vivienne.

    I could see Cullen and Leliana making an appearance too. Leliana gives you that DA1 connection and Cullen is popular and also a Templar so you get that viewpoint.

    I could definitely see Cullen being a party member. I was actually surprised when I saw him in DA2, and even more surprised that
    he took Hawke's side over Meredith's in the final act of the game.

    The guy with the goofy moustache and goatee is totally an orlesian, I can figure that much out just by looking at his face.

    I plan on playing a rogue, provided rogues are more fun than they were in DA2... I kinda found rogues boring in the second game. Then it'll be like I played a warrior in DA1, Mage in DA2, and Rogue in DA3.

    I still want monks though.

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  • Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Blackjack wrote: »
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Meh. I'm pretty sure that Varric will still be the snarky bro character this time around.

    That said...I'm not so sure he'll be 100% with every decision the Inquisitor makes like he was with Hawke.

    Varric isn't necessarily 100% with Hawke, either. Remember, you can get rivalry with him. If you're a terrible person.

    I guess...but man...that's like baby-eating levels of terrible or something.

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    Yeah, we totally need a french as fuck orelsian companion. And nothing says Orlesian as a rocking stache

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  • Mild ConfusionMild Confusion Smash All Things Registered User regular
    Cullen had the best character development in DA2, aside from the companion NPC's.

    His change from DA:O asshole to his redemption is one of the reasons I like to side with the Templars. Aside from the mages being dick-nozzles the whole game.

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    And the whole mage side boss fight being stupid as hell

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    Spoit wrote: »
    Yeah, we totally need a french as fuck orelsian companion. And nothing says Orlesian as a rocking stache

    now I'm hoping for a scene like this

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8yjNbcKkNY

  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    I'll be my standard Jack Bauer type character.

    Nothing I won't do to stop the demonic invasion/darkspawn/whatever, even if it means putting a knife in Varric's throat.


    My inquisitor will be a sociopath who tells his companions whatever they want to hear in order to win favor.

    :rotate:

  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    edited February 2014
    There was some sort of redemption for Cullen? Seemed like he got a massive jerk/dirty cop upgrade in DA2.

    I think the only Templar that ever won me over was Aveline. I disagreed with her on a daily basis, would have gladly killed her and her husband to protect Beth in the intro but she stood by me through thick and thin. 100% honor that one.
    Aside from the mages being dick-nozzles the whole game.
    I wouldn't say they're all douche nozzles as much as Bioware has been a lil too concerned with trying to make the templars look good.

    They think players would naturally be inclined to side with the mages so they add a bunch of random out of nowhere craziness to balance it out, what they don't get is people are pragmatic. A lot of players would instinctively side with the Templars anyway because it's the most logical way to maintain peace and order, a mage revolution is a very chaotic element and possibility and Bioware have done more to unnecessarily weigh things in favor of the Templars than they think they have, I would think.

    Dragon Age 2 focuses more on showcasing every crazed nutcase who can wield a spell within a five mile radius and why they should probably be wearing a hannibal lector containment outfit than it does a lot of the good that could come from magic.

    Though I did find the bit with tranquility in Anders' quest interesting. Throughout Origins, they always told you that they were fine with the treatment but DA2 seems to demonstrate it's a lot more fucked up than that.

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  • Katsuhiro 1139Katsuhiro 1139 Dublin, IrelandRegistered User regular
    While it's not the main draw for games in the Dragon Age series, I'm wondering if multiplayer will prove as addictive and entertaining as Mass Effect 3's was. Here's hoping! I'd love to have a party style dynamic with a group of my friends. Think of all the mages you could butcher!

  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Aveline isn't a templar.

  • Lavender GoomsLavender Gooms Tiny Bat Registered User regular
    I don't really have any expectations for how i'll play through Inquisition. I thought I had a good idea of what I thought of mages when 2 started, only for that to change completely by the end.

    Maybe Inquisition will change my mind back again, though that would be quite a feat.

  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Aveline isn't a templar.
    Right, that was her husband.

    My bad.

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  • NightslyrNightslyr Registered User regular
    If there's a "burn the world" option at the end of DA:I, I'll probably take it.

  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    Nightslyr wrote: »
    If there's a "burn the world" option at the end of DA:I, I'll probably take it.

    That's all that da2's ending needed

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  • Gaming-FreakGaming-Freak Registered User regular
    I think the Inquisitor is going to be the one protagonist where I'll be completely "no-nonsense" but still a good guy. So yeah I'll do the right thing, but if you cross me, I will hurt you, and there will be no mercy.

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  • ThegreatcowThegreatcow Lord of All Bacons Washington State - It's Wet up here innit? Registered User regular
    I think the Inquisitor is going to be the one protagonist where I'll be completely "no-nonsense" but still a good guy. So yeah I'll do the right thing, but if you cross me, I will hurt you, and there will be no mercy.

    Same here, I will do whatever deed is necessary to protect my comrades, but woe betide the wanker that decides to doublecross me......

  • Gaming-FreakGaming-Freak Registered User regular
    I think the Inquisitor is going to be the one protagonist where I'll be completely "no-nonsense" but still a good guy. So yeah I'll do the right thing, but if you cross me, I will hurt you, and there will be no mercy.

    Same here, I will do whatever deed is necessary to protect my comrades, but woe betide the wanker that decides to doublecross me......

    "No redemptions... no second chances." ~Yoshimo, Baldur's Gate 2

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    Yoshimo was the best
    traitor
    guessing everyone here has played it but just being ultra sensitive. But they handled the mole thing very well in BG2 and the reasoning behind the treachery.

  • Mild ConfusionMild Confusion Smash All Things Registered User regular
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  • yossarian_livesyossarian_lives Registered User regular
    The art style is lame but I'm diggin the content.

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