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Dragon Age: Origins |OT| Letting The Fade fade out of memory
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dock said:
No. In fact it's a bit harder I feel due to the controls. It's a PC game at it's core. Runs well on the consoles but control really makes a game like this. I'm comparing the 360 version with the controls in Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2 as DA's controls are no doubt very similar if not the same for the most part. I wish I had gone with my gut feeling and picked this up for the PC right from the start. My fault for not reading up more on the console controls ahead of time. Was also trying to cut down on PC gaming at the time (still am).
Gully State
Member
Just spent a couple of hours playing this morning. I've never played baldur's gate but I'm really enjoying the game. I just finished the initial
. The main story isn't that great so far but I totally didn't expect
. What's strange for me is that for some reason I can play this game in bite sized chunks, something that I've never been able to do with an RPG. Every single battle feels epic enough that I can quit and do something else if need be after the encounter. Long story short, I'm hooked.
light the tower fire quest
losing your initial party members...I figured the mage that accompanied you in the tower would die or leave since he didn't even have a name
DieNgamers
Member
You've seen nothing yet! Seriously, this game is huge. :O I just killed my first
high dragon yesterday. :O The armor is too good for my team at the moment. :lol
koji said:
ENCHANTMENT!
Oh my... The banana is the most disturbing part.
sweetwasabi said:
I was going to recommend fire resistance gear but based on all the comments below, it seems as though it's spirit damage. Weird. My tank had the uber fire resistance armour and to be honest I didn't have a problem with that fight. My rogue died about 3 times because she kept getting kicked in the face and one shotted, but everyone else survived the fight fine.
The fight will take a long time. The idea is to have it focused on your tank at all times. If it ever turns to face anyone else in your party pop a taunt. I don't know if taunt works on the final dude but it seemed to when I did it.
Keep all the squishies out of range and on the flanks and spread out. No one else should be getting hit when
the dragon is breathing on
If I remember correctly, there are
two waves of dark spawn
The first you give all your focus and take them out as soon as possible. Ignore the archdemon. The second is random groups of dudes running up to you while you are fighting the archdemon. Leave your tank and one other damage dealer to continue to fight the archdemon, use everyone else to one shot the darkspawn. They are very weak. I was killing them with my healer in one hit with my staff.
Also, I don't think you can do this fight without a healer. Potions won't cut it.
I had good mana regen on my healer but I still needed to pop a number of mana potions to keep everyone alive with heals, buffs and a couple of revives. Morrigan didn't do much during this fight to be honest. She was my crowd control character with a backup heal so she just pretty much stood there and auto attacked with her staff more than anything else. Although her abilities were put to good use during
the first wave of darkspawn.
My tank (my main character) was so ridiculous by the end that even when
the archdemon would pick him up and chomp on him
So in summary I think you just need a really good tank and a really good healer. The damage done by everyone can be small you just need to stay alive. Mana regen is a huge advantage in a long fight like this because otherwise you'll just run out of potions eventually.
I just beat the game.
It's weird.
All throughout the game, I kept telling myself I would definitely beat this game 3 or 4 times like I did with KOTOR.
Now that it's over, I'm unsure I feel like going through it all again.
Maybe I say this because the game feels so much like KOTOR and I beat that game 6 times. It doesn't seem as easy to just blow through DAO in 12 hours, but I'll give it a try.
My story was (Male mage elf,
Does anyone have a youtube of this outcome, because my system froze right when it happened. I'm a little bummed about having all quests cut off after they told me my save exists prior to engaging in the final battle.
I'll possibly do the downloadable quests if I get really bored, but one thing I felt like DAO was missing that KOTOR had was a better sense of fun. Don't get me wrong. There are moments, like
that are downright hilarious, but the usual Bioware encyclopedia of voice-acted universe explanation seemed to overwhelm you. I must have collected virtually every codex I could have, and I never got around to reading more than a few of them.
There are also some bits which annoyed me, like the radial thing not responding when I told it to do something, or characters inexplicably standing right in front of certain doom when their tactics clearly dictated otherwise.
I also didn't like that the game seemed to punish you for playing it like a console game, so if you don't stop combat every 3 seconds some battles are too difficult. Some key enemies had far too much armor. I shouldn't be dealing no damage with my best-armor-sold-in-stores tank character on normal difficulty.
I enjoy Bioware games. They're time sinks which have you playing for 40-60 hours regardless of how accustomed you are to the formula of story or combat. The way the games provide so many voiced responses is mesmerizing, and still there's not another console game developer on the planet that does it this way.
So the conclusion to all of this yammering is that I quite enjoyed the game's adventure, but I could have used some more compelling side quests. I think I might be done with it, but then again, I might just complete it again.
It's weird.
All throughout the game, I kept telling myself I would definitely beat this game 3 or 4 times like I did with KOTOR.
Now that it's over, I'm unsure I feel like going through it all again.
Maybe I say this because the game feels so much like KOTOR and I beat that game 6 times. It doesn't seem as easy to just blow through DAO in 12 hours, but I'll give it a try.
My story was (Male mage elf,
said yes to Morrigan's proposition, kept the queen in power
Does anyone have a youtube of this outcome, because my system froze right when it happened. I'm a little bummed about having all quests cut off after they told me my save exists prior to engaging in the final battle.
I'll possibly do the downloadable quests if I get really bored, but one thing I felt like DAO was missing that KOTOR had was a better sense of fun. Don't get me wrong. There are moments, like
rescuing your friends with Oghren and your mabari
There are also some bits which annoyed me, like the radial thing not responding when I told it to do something, or characters inexplicably standing right in front of certain doom when their tactics clearly dictated otherwise.
I also didn't like that the game seemed to punish you for playing it like a console game, so if you don't stop combat every 3 seconds some battles are too difficult. Some key enemies had far too much armor. I shouldn't be dealing no damage with my best-armor-sold-in-stores tank character on normal difficulty.
I enjoy Bioware games. They're time sinks which have you playing for 40-60 hours regardless of how accustomed you are to the formula of story or combat. The way the games provide so many voiced responses is mesmerizing, and still there's not another console game developer on the planet that does it this way.
So the conclusion to all of this yammering is that I quite enjoyed the game's adventure, but I could have used some more compelling side quests. I think I might be done with it, but then again, I might just complete it again.
Speevy said:
Sten will question your leadership skills once you reach Haven. For him, even getting the treaties is a waste of time and a sign of incompetence. (Which I find wholly unbelievable and for me turns his character from a 'get-shit-done'-guy to an impatient fool, but whatever...) We were good buddies by then (he called me kadan), so we talked it out. I imagine he will force a more direct confrontation if you're not on his good side. I think I've read somewhere that he will leave if you beat him then, but I'm not sure, I can't find info on that in the wiki.
ajim
Member
This is seriously one of the best games I've played in a long, long time. 46 hours in and I've just completed the
. I don't know how much more I've got left, but, the side quests keep me entertained, collecting books, and other important things important to the DA lore all distract me from diving right into the main quest every time.
Is it worth having someone with you who can open chests? Or can you get most items by completing quests/buying them? I find money really easy to come by and never have a problem with mainting a good amount of money all the time.
Circle of Magi, Red Cliff Castle and chose a new King for the Dwarfs quests.
Is it worth having someone with you who can open chests? Or can you get most items by completing quests/buying them? I find money really easy to come by and never have a problem with mainting a good amount of money all the time.
DieNgamers
Member
Money! How do you do it? I missed a backpack in Ostagar...At the moment I can carry 90 items max and find myself destroying stuff all the time. I guess I should start selling it. 
I have Leiana in my team. Awesome backstabber and chest-opener. I don't want to miss her now.
is my healer and mana-sucker on the battlefield and Morrigan is starting to be more and more helpful with powerful destructive spells. I wonder were you get the Arcane Warrior upgrade? Hopefully I didn't miss it. :O
Short question:
and I don't want the game to end. :lol
I have Leiana in my team. Awesome backstabber and chest-opener. I don't want to miss her now.
Wynne
Short question:
I did 3 main quests now (elves, Redcliffe and mages) and feel I'm coming close to completing the dwarf quest as well. Is there more to come? I haven't even been able to visit the alienage yet
Leatherface
Member
Just wondering if any of you guys can post ini settings to get the best graphical output without the texture pack add ons. Thanks!
P.S.- This is now my favorite single player RPG ever. Can't wait to dive into Mass Effect 2 and the add-on to Dragon Age!
<3 Bioware
P.S.- This is now my favorite single player RPG ever. Can't wait to dive into Mass Effect 2 and the add-on to Dragon Age!
<3 Bioware
Alpha-Bromega
Member
I'm 30 hours on my third playthrough with a mage, and man this game is still awesome. Nightmare is really fun, almost every encounter is a fight for your life even with an arcane warrior.
But the moment I have been dreading is finally here;
But the moment I have been dreading is finally here;
I really really don't want to go through the Fade dungeon again, it was fun the first time but now it's just a dungeon crawl right after two previous dungeon crawls
Hey guys, I was wondering about something. This is concerning the Stone Prisoner DLC that comes with the game (Xbox 360 version).
EA either gave me a bum code, or more likely, some idiot at the game store used the one off my "new" copy.
Does anyone have a spare code? It would be greatly appreciated.
EA either gave me a bum code, or more likely, some idiot at the game store used the one off my "new" copy.
Does anyone have a spare code? It would be greatly appreciated.
Gully State
Member
About 10 hours in and the relationship stuff is starting to be a bother (not in a bad way). My appeasing of Morrigan has resulted in Alistar being pissed. I lost a crap load of brownie points when I allowed
. Was there another way of doing this without pissing off Alistar? I figured that going to the
.
Also...how exactly does the game balance your level with the encounters? The mobs aren't any easier to kill imo. The game sure likes to throw archers and caster on hills at you.
the arl's wife to be sacrificed so that their son could be saved
circle of magi would've taken too long
Also...how exactly does the game balance your level with the encounters? The mobs aren't any easier to kill imo. The game sure likes to throw archers and caster on hills at you.
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Speevy said:
PM sent.
Lion Heart
Banned
I had my longest session yet with 5 hours straight. My god, the Fade almost made me stab myself in the neck with a spoon, it was so bad. Somehow I'm still totally engaged in the game, can't wait to play tomorrow. Although the game is not a technical marvel, there are times when everything blends so well and creates such a great looking world.
HadesGigas
Member
Gully State said:
Nah you can
go to the circle just fine. There's no time-limit on anything in the game really. Just some stuff that stops being possible once certain other quests are done.
Gully State
Member
Lion Heart said:
Agreed. It definitely is uneven graphically.
HadesGigas said:
Good to know for the next time I suppose.
nelsonroyale
Member
Feck it!!!!!!!!!
Last battle (which lasts an absolute age!) and my laptop runs out of batteries 75% through the fight.... The archdemon has a ton of health. Fight is mostly boring. Ill beat it tonight and get back on to ME, then ME 2
Last battle (which lasts an absolute age!) and my laptop runs out of batteries 75% through the fight.... The archdemon has a ton of health. Fight is mostly boring. Ill beat it tonight and get back on to ME, then ME 2
DieNgamers
Member
I liked the fade. :lol I really think people are jumping on a hate bandwagon here... I thought it was a good chance to level up and get some upgrades. It wasn't that long either.
I think the worst part (not "bad" either but annoying!) of the game so far is the whole deep road quest. It just doesn't want to end.. o___o It has its moments, though.
I think the worst part (not "bad" either but annoying!) of the game so far is the whole deep road quest. It just doesn't want to end.. o___o It has its moments, though.
(The fat meatmother)
Chairman Yang
if he talks about books, you better damn well listen
My problem with the Fade is that it could have fit all of its content into a third of its length. Like, I get it, I have to switch modes to bypass obstacles. What's the benefit of forcing me to do that 15 times per level instead of 5?
Dragon Age has this problem frequently. Ok, I've had a tense and interesting encounter against an enemy group in the Deep Roads. Why make me fight incredibly similar encounters another 10 times? To swell the length of the game and minimize content creation costs.
Dragon Age has this problem frequently. Ok, I've had a tense and interesting encounter against an enemy group in the Deep Roads. Why make me fight incredibly similar encounters another 10 times? To swell the length of the game and minimize content creation costs.
DieNgamers
Member
Deep Roads seriously are much much worse than the fade in that regard. I think I'm stuck now forever. I can't defeat
:O There are some problems:
1. I have to use the
for story reasons
2. As far as I know there's no turning back because I'm trapped
3. I don't have a single lyrium potion.
4. The battle is just unfair!
I may switch to easy for the first time, hopefully that helps.
I can't defeat
branka
1. I have to use the
stupid dwarf
2. As far as I know there's no turning back because I'm trapped
3. I don't have a single lyrium potion.
4. The battle is just unfair!
...When I thought I was close to winning (all golems destroyed) my mana was gone and I used all the lyriumthings on the battlefield. Finally she somehow duplicated herself and gave me the rest. :lol
You could take from the lyrium veins to regain mana if you're running low.
No one can resist force field, so if there is ever a a big mob and an elite enemy, freeze the elite with force field and work on everyone else. Or taunt with the tank, force field him and have a mage cast an AoE spell: tempest, inferno, etc.
Course there is casual, which is a super cake walk. Never had to use a single potion before I decided to scrap it and go on normal.
No one can resist force field, so if there is ever a a big mob and an elite enemy, freeze the elite with force field and work on everyone else. Or taunt with the tank, force field him and have a mage cast an AoE spell: tempest, inferno, etc.
Course there is casual, which is a super cake walk. Never had to use a single potion before I decided to scrap it and go on normal.
DieNgamers said:Deep Roads seriously are much much worse than the fade in that regard. I think I'm stuck now forever.:O There are some problems:branka
1. I have to use thefor story reasonsstupid dwarf
2. As far as I know there's no turning back because I'm trapped
3. I don't have a single lyrium potion.
4. The battle is just unfair!I may switch to easy for the first time, hopefully that helps....When I thought I was close to winning (all golems destroyed) my mana was gone and I used all the lyriumthings on the battlefield. Finally she somehow duplicated herself and gave me the rest. :lol
This problem has been discussed on other boards. Branka is LOADED down with armor and it's very difficult to damage her seriously. Any single character with lose to her outright if you let them fight her. You have to do some serious micromanagement to stand half a chance on normal or better. This is the first and only time in the game I turned the difficulty to casual. Also, I hadn't noticed that you were forced to choose Oghren. I thought he was optional like anyone else.
TheFightingFish
Member
Speevy said:
Yeah, repetitive quests are sorta acceptable for side quests. Since at least I don't have to do those if I choose not to. But all the longest, most drawn out quests in DA were all main story quests that you can't really skip with a replay.
Rufus said:
Actually I wasn't even sent a code. If I hadn't bought the game so long ago, I'd go back to Gamestop and demand one.
The code I have is the product registration code, which I thought was the same thing.
I assumed the Xbox 360 version of the game came with the stone prisoner downloadable content since I purchased a new copy.
DieNgamers
Member
I beat her! On easy, though..and it was easy! Man, the gap between casual and normal is huge. :lol Turned back to normal after that.
gregor7777
Banned
Speevy said:
No, I think he was saying that the PS3 code someone gave you should work for the 360 version. For instance, I have ME2 & DA:O on the PC but I have the DLC for all versions of the games.
gregor7777
Banned
Speevy said:
Yeah, but again, does it matter? You just enter the code into Bioware's site, and it unlocks the PC, PS3 and 360 DLC for that code.
At least, that's how the PC codes worked.
sublime085
Member
Yeah, but the codes are redeemed on Bioware's social site, not in the Xbox dashboard.Speevy said:
I'm pretty sure the codes work for all platforms.
Danne-Danger
Member
I did that fight on hard with Oghren in his underpants as the main tank.DieNgamers said:Deep Roads seriously are much much worse than the fade in that regard. I think I'm stuck now forever.:O There are some problems:branka
1. I have to use thefor story reasonsstupid dwarf
2. As far as I know there's no turning back because I'm trapped
3. I don't have a single lyrium potion.
4. The battle is just unfair!I may switch to easy for the first time, hopefully that helps....When I thought I was close to winning (all golems destroyed) my mana was gone and I used all the lyriumthings on the battlefield. Finally she somehow duplicated herself and gave me the rest. :lol
Had two mages though, so it was a pushover!
Just finished (PS3 version). Good game, not great though.
It's very unpolished, it doesn't run very well, it doesn't look good. The art is somewhat generic, but I like the dark fantasy vibe and there are some neat places, like Orzammar.
I also don't like the fact that the looting in this game is very limited. You can loot a lot of things, but 99% of them are useless. By the very end of the game I was unlocking chests with iron rings, crap like that. I mean, what's the point? I never felt very satisfied with my equipment, and slim chances of getting a good loot kinda disencourages the exploration.
I also didn't like the ending I got or any other outcome.
Despite all that, I like the epic vibe a lot. The game gives you a lot of options, a lot of ways to behave, and that can significantly change the outcome, the resolution of the quests, dialogues and ending, which really increases the replay value. The combat reminded me of KOTOR, which is always great in my book. Also, the soundtrack is great and the voice acting is very well done.
Anyway, I liked a lot, but it could've been better.
It's very unpolished, it doesn't run very well, it doesn't look good. The art is somewhat generic, but I like the dark fantasy vibe and there are some neat places, like Orzammar.
I also don't like the fact that the looting in this game is very limited. You can loot a lot of things, but 99% of them are useless. By the very end of the game I was unlocking chests with iron rings, crap like that. I mean, what's the point? I never felt very satisfied with my equipment, and slim chances of getting a good loot kinda disencourages the exploration.
I also didn't like the ending I got or any other outcome.
The game just doesn't give you the best ending possible, at least for someone who likes to play as a nice guy. You can sacrifice yourself, which ultimately leads to an unsatisfying ending, or you can sleep with Morrigan and conceive a baby demon, which is clearly not a patch a Grey Warden would take (even though the baby itself wouldn't be born corrupted, it could be eventually tainted by the darkspawn and that would risk another Blight in the near future, and Morrigan's intentions are fishy to say the least), not to mention it's kinda cowardly. You can let Loghain or Alistair do the final sacrifice, but that's also not very satisfying. In the end, I just think it was as forced as Fallout's 3 ending.
Despite all that, I like the epic vibe a lot. The game gives you a lot of options, a lot of ways to behave, and that can significantly change the outcome, the resolution of the quests, dialogues and ending, which really increases the replay value. The combat reminded me of KOTOR, which is always great in my book. Also, the soundtrack is great and the voice acting is very well done.
Anyway, I liked a lot, but it could've been better.