Scrooge McDuck
Member
Naw, by that point the rest of the party members have already gone through the portal. Only the Inquisitor, Hawke and the Grey Warden were left in the Fade.
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Dragon Age: Inquisition |OT2| Leave the damn Hinterlands!
- Thread starter shinobi602
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But I thought the entire reason I had to choose someone to stay behind is so that the party could get past the Nightmare while it was distracted.
Scrooge McDuck
Member
Those skills definitely help but it doesn't really fix the fundamental problem of range characters not using their weapons at optimal range. Yeah, trying to run from me doesn't really help the enemy AI either... but the fact that they do it adds a nice touch. There really is not reason why the party AI can't do that same.
Playing dagger Rogue is definitely risky on hard/nightmare. I find setting up multiple kills with flank attacks incredibly satisfying though.
The Emprise is one of the best zones I think.
A Serious Man
Member
I seriously need hi-res copies of them for my phones background.
badnewsbeers
Member
Well, this game sure opened up. Christ I was sick of the Hinterlands and the stupid go to A, then go to B quests. Moving the plot forward was a huge help, thanks topic title. Plus, my party is finally beginning to feel badass.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Honestly? That whole thing felt stupid for me. Forced drama. To me, it felt like "Oh NOES we need a Moral Dilemma STAT!" instead of something that's worked logically or something that's executed properly with good emotional buildup.
For me, the game doesn't offer enough, logical justification as to why exactly
I need to leave one of them behind instead of the three of them going through the escape door. The "I'll hold them off" line is such a weak justification, especially the whole scene doesn't exactly offer satisfying reasoning for me as to why the monster need to be fend off to allow others to escape.
Mr_Antimatter
Member
If Bioware was smart, they would turn them into an actual Tarot deck and sell them.
Scrooge McDuck
Member
Oh I agree with that. Even something like how Mass Effect handled it is much better.
Collectors edition had a set. Seriously amazing quality on them with silk bag to hold them. Worth the extra cash imo.
super-famicom
Member
Paraphrase of some party banter I heard earlier:
Sera: I was gonna eat these cakes, but the kitchen staff said they were for some of our noble allies.
Blackwall: They should send boxes of dog shit to the nobles instead.
Seems Blackwall hates the nobility.
Sera: I was gonna eat these cakes, but the kitchen staff said they were for some of our noble allies.
Blackwall: They should send boxes of dog shit to the nobles instead.
Seems Blackwall hates the nobility.
The Shogun
Banned
Here's some high resolution screens I took of my session tonight. Damn this game is beautiful.
The world they have crafted here is just stunning in my opinion.
Edit: They are 4k screens so unless you have a 4k monitor if you click them they will be huge. Right click and open them in a new tab to see them easier and not blown up.
The world they have crafted here is just stunning in my opinion.
Edit: They are 4k screens so unless you have a 4k monitor if you click them they will be huge. Right click and open them in a new tab to see them easier and not blown up.
Just encountered a weird bug in the Fallow Mire where Blackwall had died, but he was still walking around and in attack position. Couldn't select him and his icon showed him as being dead, but he was still running around with us, except he wouldn't attack anyone nor would enemies attack him.
Strange.
Strange.
Well they do exist since they came in the collectors edition. If you want a laugh go see how much they're going for on ebay though.
flipswitch
Member
Do enemies level up with you? In stuck in one area so I'm avoiding it until I'm at a higher level.
Nah, they don't scale.
Scrooge McDuck
Member
They scale a bit, actually, but there's a cap.
A Serious Man
Member
You're my new best friend.
Do only certain mobs scale? I can't recall a single time I've seen mobs scale.
Score!
Edit: So I just noticed that link didn't have the upgraded versions of the companion cards so (some might say they are spoilers so don't click if you're worried about that) here's those.
texhnolyze
Banned
Yes, they do scale, especially random/respawnable mobs. There's a cap in scaling for each zone.
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I found the sliders for this beautiful elf and now I can't wait to start my 2nd playthrough.
flipswitch
Member
What mobs who spawn from breaches where you have to shut them down?
Scrooge McDuck
Member
Are you referring to the one in Hinterlands? Because if so, then I'd point you towards the thread title.
flipswitch
Member
No, one of the breaches in the storm coast " morrin's outlook". I opened up the level from the war room and it's the second location I've unlocked after the hinterlands.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Dragons do scale.
As is the general random mooks running around the playfield.
Mission enemies though... I don't think so.
If you want to cheese your way through the second half of the game, choose tempest specialization. There's a trick to use its focus ability without depleting your focus, so you can basically spam it (save for the cooldown time of the ability that lets you keep your focus).
That actually makes for some weird situations, where some minor bosses (for me it was those from Cassanda's quest, and some keep bosses) are weeker than the mob around them...
Those most certainly do not scale however. I think it's just random mobs that scale (up to a certain point; you won't see lvl 23 mobs).
flipswitch
Member
Sorry, I meant to say rifts not breaches. I haven't unlocked any additional characters, level 5 warrior. Still early in the game.
Scrooge McDuck
Member
Yes. "Leave the damn Hinterlands" in the thread title is basically referring to this.
Basically the area is not designed for you to finish it in one go.
Deified Data
Banned
Damn, the
was so much easier as a warrior than a rogue. Mowing through pride demons like they're nothing and they can barely touch my health bar. Don't know why everyone is so down on warriors.
Siege of Adamant
flipswitch
Member
I left the hinterlands though and arrived at storm coast, couldn't defeat the rift enemies " shade" hoped back to hinterlands where I'm doing fine.
texhnolyze
Banned
I don't really remember about mobs' level for companion quests. But I guess you're right.
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Some dude managed to kill Hinterland dragon at level 7. 1 hour of full kiting lol.
The Smoking Bun
Banned
So I finally reached Skyhold and met an old friend but
Anyone have ideas? Maybe a char creator formula?
why does the Default Marian Hawke look so different? What happened? This is not the same face as the DA 2 one!
Anyone have ideas? Maybe a char creator formula?
I finally finished this the other night at around 83 hours and I loved every second of it!
It's been years since a game has gripped me the way this one did. I fell in love the world, its lore, and especially the characters. The folks at Bioware are absolute masters of world-building. I also enjoyed the combat, exploration, and the more focused region-based sidequests. Man, I just had so much fun playing this. Hours just flew by!
The game isn't devoid of flaws, but they aren't enough to prevent this from being one of the year's absolute best releases (in my opinion). From a personal perspective, this might seriously be one of my favorite games ever. I liked it that much
It's been years since a game has gripped me the way this one did. I fell in love the world, its lore, and especially the characters. The folks at Bioware are absolute masters of world-building. I also enjoyed the combat, exploration, and the more focused region-based sidequests. Man, I just had so much fun playing this. Hours just flew by!
The game isn't devoid of flaws, but they aren't enough to prevent this from being one of the year's absolute best releases (in my opinion). From a personal perspective, this might seriously be one of my favorite games ever. I liked it that much
flipswitch
Member
How well does this game rate compared to other Bioware titles?
Melhisedek
Member
Guys how is Templar in this game? I kinda always go for a Pally themed character so I wonder if Templar is any good?
healing grenades but wont get them till later.
using your first inquisiton perk on extra potions is a must.
stick with it. once you get to
Skyhold
BananasWithGuns
Member
There's the health belt exploit, although I haven't tried it out myself yet.
ToVenusAndBack
Member
Is the new multiplayer DLC a download from the store or is already in the game when you log in?
I stuck with 2 tanks pre
Skyhold
Now i roll with 2 mages with barrier, one being a knight enchanter. my 2 handed reaver and my walking fortress blackwall.
beat abyssal dragon in less then 5 mins without a death.
Get through all the haven stuff and your home free difficulty wise
I was doing Cassandra's companion quest the other day and got a little help from the wild life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hejBxsB9Ko8&index=1&list=UUQxzUVS_9SuF5V5S5Jv64MA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hejBxsB9Ko8&index=1&list=UUQxzUVS_9SuF5V5S5Jv64MA
Templar is good. Closing Rifts is no rare thing in this game and you'll be dealing with a bunch of demons every time you do.
CitizenCope
Member
Went back to that Hinterlands level 14 dragon. I'm a level 16. He still kicks my butt. I suck. One of these days I'll get my first dragon kill.