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[Kittonwy]

Neither are like Dragons-Age. DA is close to Neverwinter Nights, Baldurs Gate, and to a lesser extent Star Wars: KotoR.

DA is party-based and there are classes and attributes which expand your choices in the game to a limited extent. Overall though it's really the same game regardless of class, origin or attribute. The variations are minor.

While I don't think it's an exceptional game, the fact that it sticks with historically successful gameplay makes it hard to do wrong. The narrative lacks drama in the plot-twisting and life-altering sense of urgency that JRPG's tend to take from both Japanese and Western influences, but it's a fun 50-60 hours that's never about grinding.

In fact, there's never really any onus on letting you wander to begin with. This isn't an open-world game. You have a map, and you travel to places where you need to do quests. Once you're done, not only do you rarely return but some places actually disappear from the map, which unfortunately means that you can miss things, and even party members.

I have only pwayed KOTOR, which I liked to an extent. Would I identify with the character I play as? Is the PS3 version any good? I'm not planning to play the PC version on my quadcore geforce 9600 dedicated gaf-surfing machine.

 

[Kittonwy]

Screw those other guys, the real question is did you like ff12 or not?

FFXII is my favorite numbered FF, loved the battle system, wished the main character was Balthier instead of Vaan.

 

[biocat]

Go down the shield specialization tree. I completed the game with a 2 hander warrior, but I think shield warriors are superior as they last longer lol....

Mass Effect for $26? that's too expensive, buy it from steam at $9.99 (i'm not sure the offer still stands though).

No, the two games together, DA & MA, cost me that much.

 

[chapel]

I played in windowed mode the whole time. Worked great. Run the launcher, click configure, choose video, and untick "play in full-screen mode".

The Mac version? The launcher didn't have a configure option that I saw.

 

[-tetsuo-]

I have only pwayed KOTOR, which I liked to an extent. Would I identify with the character I play as? Is the PS3 version any good? I'm not planning to play the PC version on my quadcore geforce 9600 dedicated gaf-surfing machine.

The game is largely like KotOR, battle system wise, on the consoles. It's more in depth in the amount of equipment and skills you get. If you identify with your character or not is up to you, I guess. He doesn't speak ever, you speak for him. I always identify with Bioware characters because of that though since I always pick what I would say. The rest of the party is full of good characters though.

And Balthier is the main character. Vann is just there.

 

[Ashodin]

FFXII is my favorite numbered FF, loved the battle system, wished the main character was Balthier instead of Vaan.

There you go. That is all you need to know. It's got the gambit system from that game all wrapped up in its own combat, a little bit more action-y than RPG Menu-y. You will definitely like it.

 

[Fredescu]

The Mac version? The launcher didn't have a configure option that I saw.

Oh sorry no, PC version. Didn't realise you were talking about the Mac version.

 

[koji]

I am considering starting over. Do you have to play through everything over again, or is there a way to swap spells at least? I just got Morrigan btw, so the game just started heh.

Respec mod is your friend

Not sure how you can access the DAupdater or that mods are even possible on mac though.

 

[Effect]

Do we know if there is anymore DLC coming soon for the game?

Also is the Warden's Keep worth doing? Do you get more out of it other then a simple storage space? Can you walk around the keep?

 

[ethelred]

Do we know if there is anymore DLC coming soon for the game?

Yes. Return to Ostagar is coming during "the holiday season."

Also is the Warden's Keep worth doing? Do you get more out of it other then a simple storage space? Can you walk around the keep?

I enjoyed it. Others didn't think it's worth the money. You'll get conflicting answers on whether it's worth doing.

As far as what you get out of it, yes, you get more out of it than just the storage space, and no, you cannot walk around the keep. You get this:

• the aforementioned storage chest
• you can make the starfang sword, which is probably the best 1handed weapon in the game
• two shops open up in the keep's yard
• you get two new skills for your main character (there are different skills depending on class); you don't need to use points to acquire these
• you can get some other pretty swell loot
• you get the enjoyment of actually doing the quest, which I think is fun and which for me is what made it worth it

That's all.

 

[Macmanus]

For what it's worth, I enjoyed The Warden's Keep. The chest and Starfang made it worth while, and the quest was good enough.

 

[markatisu]

Do we know if there is anymore DLC coming soon for the game?

Also is the Warden's Keep worth doing? Do you get more out of it other then a simple storage space? Can you walk around the keep?

I think it's worth doing for Starfang alone, the armor you get also looks cool. Its a neat side story as well. The chest is a godsend if you are early on and your backpack is still small

 

[Rufus]

I only wish you could go back inside once you finished the main quest. I don't see any reason why you wouldn't be able to. I had a sidequest going on my first play-through but couldn't find the last piece of the puzzle so I left and thought I could come back later to finish it up. No such luck.

 

[WanderingWind]

I only wish you could go back inside once you finished the main quest. I don't see any reason why you wouldn't be able to. I had a sidequest going on my first play-through but couldn't find the last piece of the puzzle so I left and thought I could come back later to finish it up. No such luck.

Same happened here. I thought the Keep was going to be a base of operations for your party.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

• you can make the starfang sword, which is probably the best 1handed weapon in the game

Also the best 2 handed, depending on what you want.

 

[Dark Stalkers]

Is there any benefit to giving the armies money, runes, etc, and should I worry about gearing up characters I don't use?

 

[Rufus]

Is there any benefit to giving the armies money, runes, etc, and should I worry about gearing up characters I don't use?

More troops. (Better equipped, too? I don't recall.)
Hm, depends. Right at the end you'll split up, for example.

 

[darkpaladinmfc]

Is there any benefit to giving the armies money, runes, etc, and should I worry about gearing up characters I don't use?

I probably makes *minor end-game spoilers*

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the armies stronger in the end bit of the game (You can deploy one army at a time and they help you), although personally I never gave the armies anything.

.

 

[GillianSeed79]

So I'm pretty sure I'm getting this for Christmas. What's the best origin story character?

I'd prefer to play as human noble, but I've read somewhere that it's not as good as the others. Is that true? I'm not sure if I could really identify with a dwarf. Maybe an elf or rogue though.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

I liked Human noble, Dwarf commoner and dwarf noble the best. Dalish elf was the worst I thought.

 

[darkpaladinmfc]

So I'm pretty sure I'm getting this for Christmas. What's the best origin story character?

I'd prefer to play as human noble, but I've read somewhere that it's not as good as the others. Is that true? I'm not sure if I could really identify with a dwarf. Maybe an elf or rogue though.

Human Noble and Dwarf Noble are the best IMO. All the Origin stories involve characters shown later in the game, but the two mentioned feature the most prominent.

 

[Fredescu]

So I'm pretty sure I'm getting this for Christmas. What's the best origin story character?

Dwarf Noble is generally considered to be the best.

 

[RPGCrazied]

I wish we could get an DLC xpac for this, kinda like shivering isle

I dunno if I really like these bite size chunks.. ah well

 

[M°°nblade]

I have only pwayed KOTOR, which I liked to an extent. Would I identify with the character I play as? Is the PS3 version any good? I'm not planning to play the PC version on my quadcore geforce 9600 dedicated gaf-surfing machine.

The game is not that demanding. I'm playing it on a quadcore geforce 9500GS machine on high settings and I get 25fps. No trophies though.

 

[Chris R]

So I just had the hardest fight of my first play though so far. Was the fight against

Spoiler

Flemeth

and two of my four died. Thing that sucked about the fight was the fact that I didn't have ANY mages for it, so no healing except for potions. I was going to easily die, until I remembered that I had brought Shale along, having just unlocked it. Swapped in the defense gem that would prevent major

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FIRE

damage and just used my 2nd rogue to wail away from ranged distance :lol

I just wish I had more than 1 mage I think I'm going to be forced to use the only mage I have right now due to a mix up in the mages tower :lol

 

[Ventrue]

So, after cringing through that scene of Leliana singing, I felt compelled to make the following video with the Dragon Age toolset. I'm very sorry that I did this. EDIT: It's a little nsfw by the way.

Video

 

[GPsych]

Okay, so I'm about 10 hours in to the game and it's definitely my GotY. The problem is that I've completely given up playing as I'm having such severe freezing problems (PS3 version). I'm talking every 10 to 15 minutes the whole thing will freeze and I have to reset the PS3 by holding down the power button. It was still somewhat playable (on occasion it would go a whole hour without freezing) but now that I'm

Spoiler

at the Conner/Demon boss fight

it will freeze half way through it every time. Basically, I'm finished with the game until patch is released or the Mac version comes out. It's really sad as I'm in love with this game. Maybe someone here has a solution. Here are things I've tried:

1) Started a new character about 5 hours in with my 1st one to see if it had something to do with some sort of weird starting problem. Freezing still occurred.
2) Tried the Restore Files option.
3) Tried the Rebuild Database option.
4) Deleted the game data and reinstalled.
5) Reformatted the PS3 (as recommended by EA).
6) Increased ventilation by moving the PS3 away from my entertainment center and into the center of the living room with nothing around it.

It's important to note that I was convinced at the beginning of the problem that it was my PS3 that is dying. However, I've tried multiple games and bluray films and haven't experienced freezing with anything else. Any ideas?

 

[Macmanus]

So, after cringing through that scene of Leliana singing, I felt compelled to make the following video with the Dragon Age toolset. I'm very sorry that I did this.

Video

I got to about 52 seconds in before I started skipping around for entertainment. Needless to say, the ending was great. Nice editing all around.

 

[LCfiner]

Okay, so I'm about 10 hours in to the game and it's definitely my GotY. The problem is that I've completely given up playing as I'm having such severe freezing problems (PS3 version). I'm talking every 10 to 15 minutes the whole thing will freeze and I have to reset the PS3 by holding down the power button. It was still somewhat playable (on occasion it would go a whole hour without freezing) but now that I'm [spolier]at the Conner/Demon boss fight [/spoiler] it will freeze half way through it every time. Basically, I'm finished with the game until patch is released or the Mac version comes out. It's really sad as I'm in love with this game. Maybe someone here has a solution. Here are things I've tried:

1) Started a new character about 5 hours in with my 1st one to see if it had something to do with some sort of weird starting problem. Freezing still occurred.
2) Tried the Restore Files option.
3) Tried the Rebuild Database option.
4) Deleted the game data and reinstalled.
5) Reformatted the PS3 (as recommended by EA).
6) Increased ventilation by moving the PS3 away from my entertainment center and into the center of the living room with nothing around it.

It's important to note that I was convinced at the beginning of the problem that it was my PS3 that is dying. However, I've tried multiple games and bluray films and haven't experienced freezing with anything else. Any ideas?

Mac version is already out (50 bucks for std edition, 65 for deluxe). sell the PS3 version to recoup some of your losses on the double dip.

 

[GPsych]

Mac version is already out (50 bucks for std edition, 65 for deluxe). sell the PS3 version to recoup some of your losses on the double dip.

Whoa! That's awesome. For some bizarre reason I thought it was releasing early next year. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[bengraven]

Human noble male ending question -

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is it possible to do the "bedding Morrigan to get her with child and win the war" ending as well as marry Anora and become king?

 

[Ventrue]

Nice editing all around.

Thanks. The cutscene editor is quite powerful.

 

[Atrus]

Human noble male ending question -

Spoiler

is it possible to do the "bedding Morrigan to get her with child and win the war" ending as well as marry Anora and become king?

Yes. The two are actually unrelated so it allows you to do both.

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Just make sure to talk to Arl Eamon and Anora at Arl Eamons estate in Denerim about getting married and let Alastor kill Loghain (or let Loghain live). Mention the marriage in the tradesmeet when you get the option.

Morrigan herself has no standards, with the exception of Riordian she'll sleep with any male Grey Warden.

 

[Pancakes]

I just finished reading the Dragon Age:Stolen Throne. Not a bad read at all. I highly suggest you pick it up (If you haven't already read it) if you are interested in Dragon Age's lore and backstory.

Now to start The Calling .

 

[notworksafe]

Just installed the Steam version (I had the box copy of the super deluxe edition, but I got it gifted to me) and I am reinstalling all my mods and such, and I notice that the files for the Dex Hotfix are taken down on the main site for 1.02.

So is the problem with dex and archery fixed in 1.02 or is there a mod or another place to get the hotfix?

 

[Basileus777]

Just installed the Steam version (I had the box copy of the super deluxe edition, but I got it gifted to me) and I am reinstalling all my mods and such, and I notice that the files for the Dex Hotfix are taken down on the main site for 1.02.

So is the problem with dex and archery fixed in 1.02 or is there a mod or another place to get the hotfix?

They put the dagger fix in the latest patch, but they haven't made any changes for archery.

For now, I'd recommend the better archery mod if you want archers that don't suck. It not only includes some of the hotfix changes, but it fixes some talents, and let's you backstab and use runes with bows. If you use the full version, it also doesn't break enemy archer encounters like the hotfix did.

 

[Mr Jared]

Question time: Is it possible to achieve multiple romances in a single playthrough? I ask because..

Spoiler

I've got very high ratings with Alistair, Leliana and Zevran, but I decided to steal Alistair's virginity for the lulz. The other two don't really seem to care, so is it still possible to get a romance going with them as well?

Curse you achievements.

 

[mAcOdIn]

I got this recently and I just want to say Good Job to Bioware. I do have some tech issue to sort out regarding it getting slower and slower over time despite my best efforts(but then what PC game from the last 5 years have I not ran into something?) but the game itself is very good. Very good.

About a year or six months back I shat on Bioware and predicted this game would be total shit but I'll have to eat my words as I was wrong. The game is freaking awesome. So, good work guys.

Also, I generally hate DLC but the free Shale character was good and integrated well within the game and Warden's Keep wasn't too shabby for 5 bucks. I don't think I'll buy every DLC that's released but the extra chest is nice and since I play RPG's slow it was an hour or two of time so on par with going to a movie so I don't feel ripped off.

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I sure as fuck wouldn't buy the Blood Armor though if it weren't free, don't do stuff like that! Thanks for giving it away free though.

 

[scoobs]

Recently purchased off steam, my god this game is hard.

 

[Jakeh111]

Anyone get the bug on the pc version where during conversations sometimes the person your talking to just faces the other way?

 

[DigitalDevil]

Okay, so I'm about 10 hours in to the game and it's definitely my GotY. The problem is that I've completely given up playing as I'm having such severe freezing problems (PS3 version). I'm talking every 10 to 15 minutes the whole thing will freeze and I have to reset the PS3 by holding down the power button. It was still somewhat playable (on occasion it would go a whole hour without freezing) but now that I'm [spolier]at the Conner/Demon boss fight [/spoiler] it will freeze half way through it every time. Basically, I'm finished with the game until patch is released or the Mac version comes out. It's really sad as I'm in love with this game. Maybe someone here has a solution. Here are things I've tried:

1) Started a new character about 5 hours in with my 1st one to see if it had something to do with some sort of weird starting problem. Freezing still occurred.
2) Tried the Restore Files option.
3) Tried the Rebuild Database option.
4) Deleted the game data and reinstalled.
5) Reformatted the PS3 (as recommended by EA).
6) Increased ventilation by moving the PS3 away from my entertainment center and into the center of the living room with nothing around it.

It's important to note that I was convinced at the beginning of the problem that it was my PS3 that is dying. However, I've tried multiple games and bluray films and haven't experienced freezing with anything else. Any ideas?

uhhhh, is this a common problem with the PS3 version??? I think I'm getting this for xmas also...

 

[DigitalDevil]

also, are you forced to get romantic in this game? My wife watches me play all my RPG's and that would just be awkward....

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i google imaged awkward lmfao

 

[koji]

also, are you forced to get romantic in this game? My wife watches me play all my RPG's and that would just be awkward....

You don't really get forced no, it's an option. My GF thinks my PCs lesbo relationship with Leliana is disturbing as well. (Heck I'm afraid to tell her I cheated on Allistair with Leliana, lol, videogames!)

 

[Fredescu]

Question time: Is it possible to achieve multiple romances in a single playthrough? I ask because..

Spoiler

I've got very high ratings with Alistair, Leliana and Zevran, but I decided to steal Alistair's virginity for the lulz. The other two don't really seem to care, so is it still possible to get a romance going with them as well?

Curse you achievements.

Yes you can.

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Some of them might get upset at you, but that's to be expected. As a female, the only romance you're completely locked out of is Morrigan.

I do have some tech issue to sort out regarding it getting slower and slower over time despite my best efforts

Yeah, that's fairly widespread. Not sure if they fixed it in 1.2. Just restart when you notice the load times increase.

Anyone get the bug on the pc version where during conversations sometimes the person your talking to just faces the other way?

I've never seen that. I think I want to though. Pics?

uhhhh, is this a common problem with the PS3 version???

I don't believe so.

 

[rainking187]

uhhhh, is this a common problem with the PS3 version??? I think I'm getting this for xmas also...

It might have frozen once on me in my two 40 hour playthroughs, but if it did I don't remember. So that's a no.

 

[Macmanus]

also, are you forced to get romantic in this game? My wife watches me play all my RPG's and that would just be awkward....

Spoiler

i google imaged awkward lmfao

They are pretty damned terrible, so I can't imagine anything other than boisterous guffaws.

If watching a cheesy video game romance is awkward for you guys, I don't even want to imagine the lengths you must go to hide your porn.

 

[DigitalDevil]

They are pretty damned terrible, so I can't imagine anything other than boisterous guffaws.

If watching a cheesy video game romance is awkward for you guys, I don't even want to imagine the lengths you must go to hide your porn.

my inability to effectively do the latter is the cause of the former

 

[I'm an expert]

uhhhh, is this a common problem with the PS3 version??? I think I'm getting this for xmas also...

Been playing for over 20 hours on the PS3 version and never had an issue.

 

[vareon]

Is there anyway I can reset character's status, perhaps mod or console command? I messed up with my build and would like to rebuild again.

 

[Macmanus]

Is there anyway I can reset character's status, perhaps mod or console command? I messed up with my build and would like to rebuild again.

This very page or the prior one someone posted the respec mod. Haven't used it myself.