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[DevelopmentArrested]

It kind of blows that you cant change companions armor

 

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For those interested, this user on the BioWare Social forums has gotten information on all the specializations for all the classes.

He just recently finished posting the Warrior ones, and is in progress of posting the Mage/Rogue.

BioWare Social - Class Specializations

 

[endaround]

I didn't watch the stream but I'm sure it's the new backup system.

Is it backup where if you eliminate a certain enemy in time you get no back up or is it just waves where after you kill X of wave 1 wave 2 shows up?

 

[kai3345]

I bet you'll only be able to talk to your companions one on one in their "homes"

 

[Leucrota]

It kind of blows that you cant change companions armor

Yea, this doesn't make any sense since there was not much great armour to change them into in DAO, so you spent little time doing that.

They should have actually added good loot...

Umm. Could they be taking out armor because they don't know how to handle the jump from one time to another in the game? I mean the game is supposed to take over a decade, so many they were having continuity issues with armor and stuff.

 

[JambiBum]

I bet you'll only be able to talk to your companions one on one in their "homes"

You could talk to companions at any time during the demo.

 

[~Kinggi~]

There is something seriously bothering me about the run animation of your main character. Looks strange as heck.

 

[soldat7]

I wonder if I'm better off running the DX9 version of the game or picking it up on one of the consoles. The demo didn't seem to tax my system at all on the max DX9 settings...I just hate knowing that it could look better...

 

[Tokubetsu]

Yea, this doesn't make any sense since there was not much great armour to change them into in DAO, so you spent little time doing that.

They should have actually added good loot...

Umm. Could they be taking out armor because they don't know how to handle the jump from one time to another in the game? I mean the game is supposed to take over a decade, so many they were having continuity issues with armor and stuff.

I just want to have decent rogue/light armor now. That's all I'm asking for. Well, that and more than two of them.

 

[Moofers]

I like a little romance with my role-playing. Any word on wether you can give gifts and stuff to influence your party members' opinions of you? Part of the fun of DA1 for me was romancing Morrigan, but then discovering that Leliana was a much cooler chick before proceeding to break it off with Morrigan and get with Leliana. It made for some drama within the party which was a nice oasis between dungeons and I couldn't think of any other game that offered that.

 

[JambiBum]

There is something seriously bothering me about the run animation of your main character. Looks strange as heck.

I thought I was the only one. It's almost like a penguin sprinting.

 

[FleckSplat]

Speaking of walking animations, that NPC looked constipated.

 

[meltingparappa]

Weirdos like me must know which party members are romance-able, so that I'm not a jerk to them (possibly applies outside of Dragon Age 2 as well). Has this been figured out yet?

 

[Durante]

I wonder if I'm better off running the DX9 version of the game or picking it up on one of the consoles. The demo didn't seem to tax my system at all on the max DX9 settings...I just hate knowing that it could look better...

If you hate knowing that it could look better, how could you even consider getting the console version? Even with DX9 the PC version will still look significantly better.

 

[RS4-]

I bet you'll only be able to talk to your companions one on one in their "homes"

Yeah, for quest based stuff it's only in designated areas for the most part. Any other time it's just the usual banter.

 

[soldat7]

If you hate knowing that it could look better, how could you even consider getting the console version? Even with DX9 the PC version will still look significantly better.

Good to know. PC it is then.

 

[endaround]

Yea, this doesn't make any sense since there was not much great armour to change them into in DAO, so you spent little time doing that.

They should have actually added good loot...

Umm. Could they be taking out armor because they don't know how to handle the jump from one time to another in the game? I mean the game is supposed to take over a decade, so many they were having continuity issues with armor and stuff.

There was a lot of good armor in DA:O you just had to make it or go out of your way to get it.

That said, it was removed for simplification like in Mass Effect. I was hoping this did mean no more armor clipping since everything was set, but there is immediate armor clipping in the video cut-scenes. There really is no excuse for that.

 

[Songbird]

Weirdos like me must know which party members are romance-able, so that I'm not a jerk to them (possibly applies outside of Dragon Age 2 as well). Has this been figured out yet?

Yes indeed. Possibilities so far are:

Spoiler

Isabela, Merrill, Anders, Fenris and Sebastian. Only Isabela, Merrill and Sebastian are same-sex so far.

 

[kai3345]

Yeah, for quest based stuff it's only in designated areas for the most part. Any other time it's just the usual banter.

God damn it.

I loved just being able to chat it up with your party at anytime in Origins

 

[Jerk]

Yes indeed. Possibilities so far are:

Spoiler

Isabela, Merrill, Anders, Fenris and Sebastian. Only Isabela, Merrill and Sebastian are same-sex so far.

No gay romances?

Weak.

Edit: Oh. Sweet.

 

[Data West]

We will be releasing the high res texture pack next week (Monday I believe).

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/141/index/6346703/1

I think I'm about done with EA's PC game division. It's obvious how much they don't really care about PC, not shipping everything at once and claiming to patch it in later.

 

[Vamphuntr]

Yes indeed. Possibilities so far are:

Spoiler

Isabela, Merrill, Anders, Fenris and Sebastian. Only Isabela, Merrill and Sebastian are same-sex so far.

I think they are

Spoiler

all bi. In one stream Anders' quest was related to his ex boyfriend

 

[Pooya]

So I take it PC version doesn't support 360 pad just like the demo, right? I tried the console demo today and it actually feels better with a pad than k/m unlike Origins.

 

[Songbird]

I think they are

Spoiler

all bi. In one stream Anders' quest was related to his ex boyfriend

Spoiler

But are they bi for Hawke?

Only time will tell.

 

[Kyoufu]

The game looks like a complete cakewalk on the stream so far. :/

The guy is just spamming basic attack to kill stuff. :/ :/

 

[~Kinggi~]

The game looks like a complete cakewalk on the stream so far. :/

The guy is just spamming basic attack to kill stuff. :/ :/

he is playing on Normal right now. There are 2 harder difficulties i think.

 

[Mrbob]

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/141/index/6346703/1

I think I'm about done with EA's PC game division. It's obvious how much they don't really care about PC, not shipping everything at once and claiming to patch it in later.

I'm not happy with some of the direction of Dragon Age 2 but isn't this more of a petty complaint? If Bioware has the patch up on Monday it is a day before the release of the game on Tuesday. I agree it would be better to be on the disc but these are pressed in advance. Better to be a day one download than nothing at all.

 

[Salaadin]

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/141/index/6346703/1

I think I'm about done with EA's PC game division. It's obvious how much they don't really care about PC, not shipping everything at once and claiming to patch it in later.

He says he thinks itll be up on Monday. The game isnt officially out until Tuesday. I dont see what the big deal with that is.

Now if they dont release it monday and leave PC users waiting, then there is reason to be upset.

 

[Durante]

The game looks like a complete cakewalk on the stream so far. :/

The guy is just spamming basic attack to kill stuff. :/ :/

Having played the demo on Nightmare, I can tell you that it's certainly not a cakewalk. I never died but I had to use most of my potions and in the larger battles pause after every action and manually control my whole party's positioning / skills.

All of which would have worked much better from isometric of course.

 

[Data West]

I'm not happy with some of the direction of Dragon Age 2 but isn't this more of a petty complaint? If Bioware has the patch up on Monday it is a day before the release of the game on Tuesday. I agree it would be better to be on the disc but these are pressed in advance. Better to be a day one download than nothing at all.

But why are they being pressed in advance before something that should be mandatory is on it? It would be similar to shipping a PC game with no AA and claiming to patch it in later. This is after EA said no DS 2 DLC for PC AND the whole Crysis 2 debacle. EA seems to think it's ok for them to patch everything in later.

And when Dragon Age 1 came out, Bioware social was down and no one could download any of the bonus stuff. I bet the same thing happens here.

 

[golem]

Better to be a day one download than nothing at all.

I suppose. It better be another 5gb download though!

 

[Fimbulvetr]

The game looks like a complete cakewalk on the stream so far. :/

The guy is just spamming basic attack to kill stuff. :/ :/

I'm more angry that the guy keeps forgetting his attacks have been recharged for half a minute.

 

[FleckSplat]

The game looks like a complete cakewalk on the stream so far. :/

The guy is just spamming basic attack to kill stuff. :/ :/

Hard mode, I choose you!

 

[Lostconfused]

But why are they being pressed in advance before something that should be mandatory is on it? It would be similar to shipping a PC game with no AA and claiming to patch it in later.

Not really. A lot of games ship without proper AA support, but a lot of the time its not a problem because you can force it through video card drivers.

 

[Kyoufu]

Yep, definitely playing on a higher difficulty when I get it.

 

[kai3345]

Ah glad they finally added a "Compare To" option in shops. That was always a pain that I had to switch which character talked to the shopkeeper to compare gear

 

[kai3345]

aw shii didn't see that one coming

Edit: Wow at the diction of those Letters to Hawke lol

"Go hit up Herbert in the market district"

 

[aegies]

But why are they being pressed in advance before something that should be mandatory is on it? It would be similar to shipping a PC game with no AA and claiming to patch it in later. This is after EA said no DS 2 DLC for PC AND the whole Crysis 2 debacle. EA seems to think it's ok for them to patch everything in later.

And when Dragon Age 1 came out, Bioware social was down and no one could download any of the bonus stuff. I bet the same thing happens here.

The high res textures are on the retail disc. Or at least, they're in my review disc:

And the game looks significantly better in DX11 than DX9.

 

[kai3345]

is there a DX10 option?

 

[Stallion Free]

is there a DX10 option?

DX11 is backwards compatible with DX10. Select DX11 on your DX10 card and it will use DX10 and black out the DX11-required effects.

 

[Salaadin]

The high res textures are on the retail disc. Or at least, they're in my review disc:

And the game looks significantly better in DX11 than DX9.

What about in game? The demo also lets you pick Very High from the config screen but Im pretty sure theyre only listed as High in game.

EDIT: Yeah, pics:

Config tool:

In game:

 

[Pooya]

The high res textures are on the retail disc. Or at least, they're in my review disc:

And the game looks significantly better in DX11 than DX9.

Does it support 360 gamepad? D:

 

[kai3345]

DX11 is backwards compatible with DX10. Select DX11 on your DX10 card and it will use DX10 and black out the DX11-required effects.

kk cool

 

[Squire]

It kind of blows that you cant change companions armor

You can upgrade it. That's better than nothing.

 

[meltingparappa]

That config utility screenshot reminds me that there never has, nor ever will be a console game that is merciful enough to let you auto-skip the intro movies.

 

[Jerk]

Tokkun Vindicated?

I am really liking what I see.

Though I suppose that is not hard; I did not like Origins that much.

 

[kai3345]

Ugh why did they change Anders' voice actor

 

[Data West]

The high res textures are on the retail disc. Or at least, they're in my review disc:

And the game looks significantly better in DX11 than DX9.

So you did notice a difference in texture quality? Maybe it's a review versus retail thing. Or the Bioware guy was told differently.

 

[Squire]

The game looks like a complete cakewalk on the stream so far. :/

The guy is just spamming basic attack to kill stuff. :/ :/

One of the devs said more strategic players will want to go right in to Hard mode. It's like how people who are good at Halo are meant to start on Heroic.

 

[Jerk]

Hmm, on the other hand...

Also, Carver is such a tool.