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Dragon Age: Origins |OT| Letting The Fade fade out of memory
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Diseased Yak
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Zeliard said:
:lol :lol
Hmmm, so far I'm thinking Rogue - Duelist will be my first specialization. For the first playthrough, I want to just focus on straight combat skills and I'll save the magic stuff for the 2nd run. Plus, I love me some archery. Can't wait to get this after work tonight.
Cornballer
Member
Think I'm probably going human noble / rogue. Not sure about specialization - does anyone have a suggestion if I'm going to primarily be fighting ranged?
Snuggler said:
The cool thing about the specializations is that they don't limit you too much, while also being diverse and unique, which is a difficult thing to balance right.
For example, if you go with a mage and later find out you're not really into the offensive spells and would rather play someone who's more melee-oriented, you can go with the Arcane Warrior mage specialization. It basically concentrates on using your magic to buff up your fighting abilities.
Im going as an offensive magic caster my first run through. Probably as an elf instead of a human. Havent decided on my specialization yet. probably a good idea to play the game for a while to see what stuff I like using, anyway.
Round 2, assuming I find the time, will be a dwarven warrior. no magic, all brute force.
Round 2, assuming I find the time, will be a dwarven warrior. no magic, all brute force.
I was thinking mage, but I have a feeling that none of the primary stats for a mage has an effect on dialog. Strength does for warriors, and cunning does for rogues, but I can't see a stat that benefits dialog options for a mage. If I can confirm this, I'll probably start as a rogue and do a mage run later on.RPGCrazied said:
bengraven said:
I do hope there is some differentiation in the story and dialogue and such when it comes to choosing either Human Mage or Elven Mage. I know the origin for the two is basically the same (initiation through the Mage Tower), but humans and elves are treated very differently in Dragon Age's lore, so I hope that extends to the player character.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
I'll role a male, Dalish Elf, warrior for my first play through. He'll eventually transition into a Champion. I'm definitely going to role play him as a Dalish who always felt uneasy with traditions and lifestyle of his clan, but went along with it because it was all he knew. Being called upon to become a Grey Warden finally gives his life the purpose he's always looked for.
Second play through will be a female human Mage. She'll become an Arcane Warrior as she never wanted to live the life of a Mage and always craved the ability battle her enemies face-to-face.
Second play through will be a female human Mage. She'll become an Arcane Warrior as she never wanted to live the life of a Mage and always craved the ability battle her enemies face-to-face.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
Zeliard said:
I hear you can tone down (or up, if you wish) the difficulty any time in the game. Can't find where I heard it though.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Hasphat6462 said:
It's in the manual.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
Castor Krieg said:
D'oh, I'm an idiot. :lol
Castor Krieg
Banned
Lyonaz said:Morrigan is being voiced by Claudia Black? And I can have lesbian sex with her?
Day One!!!
I really want to know that, but some people are saying she can't be romanced by a female character >.<
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Castor Krieg said:
Crazy, I figured she was for sure the one that would go both ways.
Dark Stalkers
Member
You can choose 2 specializations. One at 7 and and one at 14. I might start as a Female Dalish Elf Rogue.
Yeah I'm just wondering how well that would work, you'll need a good tank I guess, but is the AI good enough to do that? There is a 20 sec cooldown on the group heal which is pretty long. Are there also single heals? And what if you dont have your party at disposal, will you be just helpless?
Enosh
Member
Castor Krieg said:
aa fuck -.-
preorder cancelled!
:lol
<-- elf or human mage first? With the first I can go all rebelios leader leading the elfes back to their place as leaders of the free world and with the second I can play the master race and kick the untermeschen in the ass
decissions decissions
Kosma said:
Well, remember that you have quite a bit of control over the AI due to the extensive gambit system, so it would probably mostly depend on how you strategize when it comes to stuff like that, as well as your tactics during the battle itself. The fact that there's a mage specialization for a pure healer class means you can probably go through the game mostly as a healer if you do it right.
Probably too early to be asking this but are there any real plot differences within a class based on what gender your character is? Just curious if there's much incentive of replaying the same class as a different gender to see if events unfold differently in the plot. Role of gender is something I've noticed has been rather minor in other recent RPG's (Mass Effect, Fallout 3) so wondering if it's tackled any differently here.
Ignis Fatuus
Banned
I'm going Human Magi, speccing into Arcane Warrior and maybe Blood Mage.
I'll go with elf mage for the first run. Probably will end up like arcane warrior or shapeshifter, but as it looks, it will strongly depend on how the game will unfold.
Probably gonna stop reading this thread, we are here in Europe will need to wait a few extra days to game, and I do not want to spoil anything beyond background lore and classes info.
Probably gonna stop reading this thread, we are here in Europe will need to wait a few extra days to game, and I do not want to spoil anything beyond background lore and classes info.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Saige said:
Yeah, if they had had that origin I would have played a Minsc.