You have to control him yourself. Or make him a sword and shield build, which sucks since that doesn't work that great with this specialization. I'll take him along on missions I know are going to be easy. Otherwise it's Cass and Blackwall for my warriors
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Dragon Age: Inquisition |OT2| Leave the damn Hinterlands!
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You have to control him yourself. Or make him a sword and shield build, which sucks since that doesn't work that great with this specialization. I'll take him along on missions I know are going to be easy. Otherwise it's Cass and Blackwall for my warriors
ACESmkII
Member
Thanks, new game it is then. I think I only put in about 15 hours or so with my Rogue, so not that big of a deal.
Thats pretty much what I've done. Blackwall is much better.
Tony Redgrave
Member
2HWs cannot function as tanks really, IMO the only way to use Iron Bull in your party is either make him a S&S warrior (which as mentioned before, doesn't really go well with his specialization) or take him along with another tank.
In my current playthrough I am a mage and I use one tank, Iron Bull and a rogue. I gave him some guard building abilities and I can (mostly) leave him to his own devices as long as he's got good armor. It can be more trouble than it is worth though, my first character was a 2HW himself and I think that is the only way the class is truly viable.
In my current playthrough I am a mage and I use one tank, Iron Bull and a rogue. I gave him some guard building abilities and I can (mostly) leave him to his own devices as long as he's got good armor. It can be more trouble than it is worth though, my first character was a 2HW himself and I think that is the only way the class is truly viable.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
2H is not a tank. That's what stick and board is for.
2H is a bruiser/trapper type with a nice kit for crowd control.
EDIT: I think some math says Assassin has more damage output than Tempest, but how can you beat Flask of Fire plus Thousand Cuts for 7 seconds? It's literally THE most broken thing in the game!
It sure was! Mark of death, stealth and hidden blades. 10k minimum on the mark of death alone.
I did just about everything in the game and just finished the second act (I think), time to finish this and get ready for another playthrough.
105 hours on the clock. Most of it was fun, but it did get a bit boring at certain points.Some areas are just too big. On the other hand, I've spent something like 10 hours getting the best armor. This game is taking advantage of my completionist OCD behaviour.
Oh and everyone should romance Iron Bull at least once, it's just too funny!
Deified Data
Banned
Shit, guess I won't be getting Blackwall or Dorian's quests on this playthrough. I'm right before the final quest with no more opportunities to boost their approval.
FutureZombie
Banned
I want to read the codex to understand more about the story, but there's just too much to read.
Chizzanger
Member
Is multiplayer any good in this game? I really liked ME3's multiplayer, and my older bro has this on xbone, so I was either going to grab this on xbox to play with him or get it on PC.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
And I think Thousand Cuts and Leaping Shot both proc Fade Touched items that have 10% Hidden Blades.
It's ab-fucking-surd.
Yeah... I'm guessing you get the real version of that move and not just some nerfed version correct?
It's not as good as ME3's (because Inqisition's combat isn't as good as ME3's) but I still find it enjoyable.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
It is a nerfed version, 100% weapons damage instead of 300%, but 5 hits on proc so it's not as gimped as you think.
Either way, flask of fire means no focus consumption and cooldown, which means you can cast Level 3 Thousand Cuts repeatedly for 7 seconds. o_0
Yeah. That ridiculous. That Thousand Cuts has to be a bug... Those fade touched items should be only be dealing 25% damage... maybe just drop the proc chance to 5% or something.
I really hate to handicap myself, but I'm going to avoid those items and probably all the focus moves except for the Inquisitor exclusive one.
Even with avoiding all those the game has a ton of other options to really make encounters trivial, even on nightmare. It is what it is.
Just finished the game this afternoon after playing for about a week.
I really became addicted and it took over my life for a couple days.
I had played the last two Dragon Ages but I guess I either have an awful memory or didn't pay too close attention because I didn't remember hardly anything from them, especially DA2. As a result, the first few hours of the game were such an info dump of characters and lore that I had trouble making sense of what was happening.
Then there was the stuff that I guess were from some official novels about Cole?
I really liked the game, there was a ton of stuff that could have been cut out and it would still have been a huge, epic game.
I never got bored with the quests or story like I did with Skyrim. The characters and world history kept me in it even when I was picking flowers or something godawful like that.
I'm not really interested in doing other playthoughs, I can't sink this amount of time to a game like this for a few years. I don't think I've played a game straight like this since maybe high school.
I really became addicted and it took over my life for a couple days.
I had played the last two Dragon Ages but I guess I either have an awful memory or didn't pay too close attention because I didn't remember hardly anything from them, especially DA2. As a result, the first few hours of the game were such an info dump of characters and lore that I had trouble making sense of what was happening.
Then there was the stuff that I guess were from some official novels about Cole?
I really liked the game, there was a ton of stuff that could have been cut out and it would still have been a huge, epic game.
I never got bored with the quests or story like I did with Skyrim. The characters and world history kept me in it even when I was picking flowers or something godawful like that.
I'm not really interested in doing other playthoughs, I can't sink this amount of time to a game like this for a few years. I don't think I've played a game straight like this since maybe high school.
Indrid Cold
Unconfirmed Member
Why are there so many bears in south hinterlands? lol Had 3 come up to me while I was just trying to set up a camp.
Those bastard grey ones are brutal on nightmare. Had two of those on me at one point..
bananafactory
Banned
I'm skimping on a lot of the side stuff for now - can you keep playing after you beat the main story?
The Shogun
Banned
Spent todays session exploring The Western Approach. This game is just so damn huge. I spent hours and hours in this place and there's still tons left to do.
Not the companion quests and if you're fond of keeping all your companion characters as they are I wouldn't finish it until you're ready.
Blackwall is so OP it's not even funny. Basically had him take down the last 25% of a dragon singlehandedly after it wiped the rest of my squad. The dragon even had the ability where it periodically generates full guard for itself but Blackwall's shield bash tore right through that shit like it was nothing. Based on how that went I'm confident that he could 1-man a dragon from full health no problem.
bananafactory
Banned
I haven't fought any dragons yet. Now I'm level 14, do they scale up or are the ones in certain regions weaker?
I remember encountering one in the Hinterlands when I was like level 6. Would he probably be reasonably easy to defeat now?
I remember encountering one in the Hinterlands when I was like level 6. Would he probably be reasonably easy to defeat now?
bananafactory
Banned
Also this game really needs a photo mode...
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Nah, they don't scale. The one in Hinterlands is level 12. I believe the one in Crestwood is 13? But yeah, they don't scale. Depending on your difficulty and your skill the one in Hinterlands could be a challenging fight.
bananafactory
Banned
Gravemind IV
Member
I am wondering, I just got the game but I haven't been prompted to download any patches. I read somewhere that there have been two patches so far that help the stability of the game.
Does anybody know whether or not the Xbox One automaticly installed them along with the game itself when I first started it up? It seems like the jittery cutscenes are really bad in my version.
Does anybody know whether or not the Xbox One automaticly installed them along with the game itself when I first started it up? It seems like the jittery cutscenes are really bad in my version.
cormack12
Gold Member
This game is immense. Question to the old guard of dragon age - do you guys tend to let the A.I. just do their thing? I'm a mage, and have Solas, Varric and Cass as my party. I occassionally switch to Varric to pick a lock - should I be switching in battle too? I'm not doing that much at the moment and some rifts are proving more hefty than I would have thought, downing potions quite a lot.
I'm still early in, just wondering whether this mechanic is needed end game or I can just play as myself in each battle.
I'm still early in, just wondering whether this mechanic is needed end game or I can just play as myself in each battle.
If you don't play a mage, switching to one to dispel a spawncircle at a rift can be very nice. Two mages makes rifts very easy. I've had rifts where the second spawn only produced one wraith.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
Any other mage players tried an All Mage party? It's surprisingly enjoyable. It's also the only way I ever want to do rifts again. Knock out the first wave and basically just cast dispel on all the new demons in tactical mode before they can pop up. There'll be maybe one more demon to kill and then you can seal the rift. HUGE change from trying to fight off "horde mode" when you deal with them the normal way.
VicDaMoan03
Member
This might sound dumb but how do I leave the Hinterlands? I'm level 5 with 15 power but the map only has the Hinterlands and Haven.
Most OP melee class I want to say is KE if that counts, if not either Dual Dagger Assassin Rogue or Tempest maybe I think. I don't play warriors so I wouldn't know.
As far as speccing KE goes I max the KE tree as soon as I get the chance, 1 point into barrier (Strength of Spirits is a skill I get later on), Conductive Current and Static Charge in the lightning tree, Immolate, Flashpoint and Clean Burn in the fire tree and just Fade Step in the Ice Tree.
Ice and Spirit are the support trees, I think going Fire and Lightning as a KE works well enough.
You unlock new zones by spending power at the war table.
Tough to recommend letting the AI do its thing when the AI isn't that great. Luckily the tactical camera (usability aside) really does make a big difference in fights. Because you can slowly advance time, manipulate positioning, and use abilities as soon as they are available for all four members, your efficiency goes through the roof.
Dollar Yen
Neo Member
- 5 Dragons down. God, they need to change the patterns up on these things. Even the Matriarch attack's getting tired.
- I built up Vivienne with Frost attacks and Spirit since she's a Knight Enchanter. Ice Wall has good defensive properties if you know where to plant it. Sadly, her Spirit Blade literally does better than that Axe, that you get from Bonnie, for Iron Bull's Warrior class. Fade step is a must since you can control the direction in Tactical View.
- any good armor tutorials? I don't feel as if I'm getting the right amount of goods from it. Damage is still pretty high for their intake. I'm looking to reduce more at Level 19-20.
- I built up Vivienne with Frost attacks and Spirit since she's a Knight Enchanter. Ice Wall has good defensive properties if you know where to plant it. Sadly, her Spirit Blade literally does better than that Axe, that you get from Bonnie, for Iron Bull's Warrior class. Fade step is a must since you can control the direction in Tactical View.
- any good armor tutorials? I don't feel as if I'm getting the right amount of goods from it. Damage is still pretty high for their intake. I'm looking to reduce more at Level 19-20.
Doctor Ninja
Sphincter Speaker
Is there a way to see characters' approval ?
cormack12
Gold Member
As mentioned, go to the war table in Haven, then you can choose to scout new areas by spending power. It will then unlock new areas with new questlines.
Will give this a go later, I'd been neglecting levelling the party members up as well so they seem to be outputting more damage and have upgraded abilities now - doh! I might just find some stray mobs and practise their abilities on them.
Approval rating may be checked at the "Gather Party" screen by observing the cards, or by the interactions with the NPC. Further quick google turns up this:
As your companions begin to approve of your decisions the outside of the tarot card turns from black to white. If you're romancing a NPC and you go on a personal quest, after completion the face of the card will change based on the decisions in the quest.
Arjen
Member
Reload save and kill the last dragon again, worked for me.
Deified Data
Banned
Playthrough one: dwarf dagger rogue
Playthrough two: Qunari 2h warrior
What should my third be? Still not burnt out. Wanna try nightmare this time.
Playthrough two: Qunari 2h warrior
What should my third be? Still not burnt out. Wanna try nightmare this time.