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[Kintaro]

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MY EYES!

Anyways... Redcliffe Castle spoilers.

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God damn. Go out into the courtyard and its bonzo gonzo with archers, melee and a big ass Revenant!

Trying to make a 2handed warrior/berzerker (not unlocked yet) feels very weak to start. =/ Maybe I'm under equipped. Who knows.

 

[Zeliard]

Someone asked before about the first Dragon Age book, Stolen Throne, and how much it tied in. I'm just out of my origin story so I have no idea how big a part he plays in the game but Loghain is a key character in the book.

Oh and by the way, Loghain is portrayed by Simon Templeman, aka the God of Voice Actors.

For those who don't know, that's the guy who portrayed Kain in the Legacy series.

Legacy of Kain, between Kain, Raziel and the Elder God, pretty much has the finest voice acting you'll find anywhere in the medium.

 

[Ember128]

I might be fucking up the intended experience a bit by being such a dick with the character creator but I don't care:

:lol
Wow. Wow.

 

[Victrix]

:lol
Wow. Wow.

He's just roleplaying a Darkspawn

 

[Zeliard]

That thing needs to be killed with Fireball.

 

[Fredescu]

My copy finally arrived. Technically on time, but I was hoping against hope it would be here early. Oh well. Work is going to go so slowly.

 

[Ember128]

He's just roleplaying a Darkspawn

I thought he was attempting to redefine how skull****ing worked. I mean, look at those nostrils.

 

[Jinjo]

No, only Leilana and that elf assassin are bi.

Nooooo. This would not have been a letdown had Leilana actually looked decent ingame.:lol

 

[gregor7777]

Does the EA store have any wacky limitations on number of downloads, activations, etc?

 

[Zeliard]

Anyone know at what point in the game you can get

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Zevran

? If I'm gonna have a rogue in my party, it'll probably be him.

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

He's just roleplaying a Darkspawn

Whatever he's doing, I'll give him props if he plays through the entire with... it. I know I wouldn't be able to play through 40 hours and look at that! :lol

 

[bengraven]

Nooooo. This would not have been a letdown had Leilana actually looked decent ingame.:lol

You'd think Morrigan would be hot for vagina. Most of the goth girls I know love it.

 

[Balya]

Actually, I had Ugmo (for that is her name) come on to Iona in the Human Noble origin story and she seemed down for it. I reloaded and tried to get a threesome going with Ugmo, Iona and Dairren but she turned us down. Ended up with just the dude.

At least the dog was happy. Slugmo the war dog.

 

[Zeliard]

Please put some clothes on that thing.

 

[bengraven]

Speaking of sex, my city elf has BACK.

 

[Relix]

Can't fucking beat the Revenant!!!!

EDIT: Oh shit a lever :lol

 

[Zeliard]

That's like an Asian girl with ass. Simply a marvelous achievement to be gazed at in wonder. Pics plz.

 

[bengraven]

For some bizarre reason I canNOT download any screenshots to Photobucket. Anyone else have this issue? I tried downloading the JPGs straight from the Screenshots folder, didn't work. Then I tried moving them to the desktop and still couldn't get them to work. Hm.

That's like an Asian girl with ass. Simply a marvelous achievement to be gazed at in wonder. Pics plz.

I'm at work. :lol

 

[Balya]

Please put some clothes on that thing.

 

[kamspy]

Just ordered the retail PC version.

Anyone have any idea what kind of performance I'll get? My configuration is odd, and the posted system requirements and Toms Hardware article didn't help much.

Here it is.

AMD Athlon 64x2 6000+ (dual core at 3Ghz)
ATI HD 4770 (yeah, my and 12 other people. great card. clocked at 900/1000)
Vista 32
3.5GB of RAM (4gb actually, but 32 bit OS, sooo)



CPU bottleneck right? I can pull 60fps @ 1440x900 on just about everything outside of Crysis aGTA4 and few unoptimized POS PC, but it's these CPU heavy games that kill me.

For example, this rig will pull way better than 60fps on FEAR 2 and Far Cry 2 with everything maxed but struggles to maintain 30 on Prototype and Ghostbusters. WTF

 

[Zeliard]

Oh Balya and his butterface generator.

 

[eznark]

No, only Leilana and that elf assassin are bi.

Yeah, even the two dwarf chicks I banged in the beginning made me take turns.

And you guys are getting real creepy with the bitching about concept art sexy chick v. in-game sexy chick. Reminding me of the Seinfeld episode with the "bad lighting" girl friend.

 

[Balya]

Oh Balya and his butterface generator.

"Butterface" was what I titled that screenshot in-game.

 

[Victrix]

Thread has taken a turn for the horribly socially ill adjusted oblivion nude mods community yahoo groups page

 

[bengraven]

Yeah, even the two dwarf chicks I banged in the beginning made me take turns.

And you guys are getting real creepy with the bitching about concept art sexy chick v. in-game sexy chick. Reminding me of the Seinfeld episode with the "bad lighting" girl friend.

My wife is pretty cute herself and I'm well taken care of sexually, but even she said she wouldn't want to stare at "some chick who rubbed liver blood all over her lips and smokes Marlboro Reds" for 60+ hours.

True quote. :lol She liked original Morrigan, because she found a hoodie just like it on eBay a few months ago.

 

[Crisco]

This game has been amazing so far. From a Baldur's Gate 2 fan, this is quite literally everything I could have hoped for. The story especially has been incredible. It's like a good book that you just can't put down. I want to know what happens next!!!!!

Playing on PC of course, zooming out to the tactical view is essential imo, I couldn't imagine playing it any other way.

 

[Zeliard]

Just ordered the retail PC version.

Anyone have any idea what kind of performance I'll get? My configuration is odd, and the posted system requirements and Toms Hardware article didn't help much.

Here it is.

AMD Athlon 64x2 6000+ (dual core at 3Ghz)
ATI HD 4770 (yeah, my and 12 other people. great card. clocked at 900/1000)
Vista 32
3.5GB of RAM (4gb actually, but 32 bit OS, sooo)



CPU bottleneck right? I can pull 60fps @ 1440x900 on just about everything outside of Crysis aGTA4 and few unoptimized POS PC, but it's these CPU heavy games that kill me.

For example, this rig will pull way better than 60fps on FEAR 2 and Far Cry 2 with everything maxed but struggles to maintain 30 on Prototype and Ghostbusters. WTF

The game is not a system hog in the slightest. You have nothing to worry about.

 

[Relix]

Please answer quick :lol

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Do I battle the demon boy or do I send Morrigan to the fade?

 

[kamspy]

The game is not a system hog in the slightest. You have nothing to worry about.

Really? Specs made it seem like one of those games that fussed without a quad core.

Well, I hope it's like ya say. Can't wait to get my game going.

 

[Owen D]

So if I buy the boxed pc version of the game will I be able to activate it on steam using the registration code like dawn of war 2.

 

[Fredescu]

So if I buy the boxed pc version of the game will I be able to activate it on steam using the registration code like dawn of war 2.

No.

 

[EviLore]

Which location can I pick up the assassin? Really don't want to be using brain damage girl as my rogue.

 

[Kosma]

Wooohoohoo its unlocked on Steam!

I really should go to sleep , but I think I cant resist...

 

[Snuggles]

That dog is fuckin buff, the first thing I thought of when I saw him was this pic:

 

[Zeliard]

Really? Specs made it seem like one of those games that fussed without a quad core.

Well, I hope it's like ya say. Can't wait to get my game going.

Well, I do have a quad, but tons of people don't and seem to be running it just fine at high settings. The game is very well-optimized (shockingly so for a Bioware game) and also scales very well - even if your performance isn't quite where you want it to be at, just turn down a setting or two (like lower AA) and you'll be good.

Which location can I pick up the assassin? Really don't want to be using brain damage girl as my rogue.

Wondering this too, but I don't want to go into wikis and get potentially spoiled.

 

[daemonarch]

That is just how I pictured Brienne of Tarth from A Song of Fire and Ice. Good fucking job, man.

rotfl!!
Brienne of Tarth...
hahaha cant stop lol

 

[Zod the Bear]

Please answer quick :lol

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Do I battle the demon boy or do I send Morrigan to the fade?

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I opted to fight him, then backed off when the moment came. Presented an interesting final option.

 

[eznark]

Just exited and restarted Dragon Age...checked downloadable content and in the installed section it is saying I am "unauthorized" for The Stone Prisoner and a memory band that was the Impulse item.

Anyone else experience this?

 

[Caspel]

Can't fucking beat the Revenant!!!!

EDIT: Oh shit a lever :lol

There are a handful of revenants in the game. When

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the game asks you to mess with the vials... always mess with the vials for a battle with a revenant

 

[Caspel]

Which location can I pick up the assassin? Really don't want to be using brain damage girl as my rogue.

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Zevran will try to assassinate you about 5-8 hrs in. It's random as far as I know since it hasn't happened at the same time frame or location in my play-throughs.

EDIT: I had a colleague just tell me it took him 20 hours to reach the point where Zevran attacked his party.

 

[Zeliard]

Damn, I shouldn't have read that.

 

[Caspel]

Please answer quick :lol

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Do I battle the demon boy or do I send Morrigan to the fade?

you need the

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boy alive so you can learn the ways of the blood mage

 

[Crisco]

Well, I do have a quad, but tons of people don't and seem to be running it just fine at high settings. The game is very well-optimized (shockingly so for a Bioware game) and also scales very well - even if your performance isn't quite where you want it to be at, just turn down a setting or two (like lower AA) and you'll be good.

Indeed, the game runs amazing. Those extra few months to scrap together the console versions really paid off for the PC version me thinks. It looks and runs beautifully at 1920x1200 with the highest settings, and my machine is almost a year old now.

 

[Relix]

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I opted to fight him, then backed off when the moment came. Presented an interesting final option.

Decided for the ritual...

Very nice. Don't regret it :lol

 

[Anerythristic]

MOTHER FUCKER!!

I have not been able to play BG2 on my new PC for reasons I could not figure out. I went on message boards and even asked GAF and just could not figure out why it was running at a single digit framerate on my Vista machine.

After trying to play it on and off for over a year, switching this setting and that setting, I finally, finally switched 3D Acceleration off on the config menu...and...:lol It works great.

 

[Swag]

you need the

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boy alive so you can learn the ways of the blood mage

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU damnit I wanted to train as a blood mage now I can't :lol

 

[Snapshot King]

Man I must be crazy. Im about 15 hours in with my dual wielding City Elf warrior, but, I really want to start over. I mean, I JUST really got the hang of the battle system (and leveling) and I feel like I made a million bad decisions with the skills my party learned, and no respec makes me sad. Whaddya think Gaf? Should I go for a do over? I've only just

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solved redcliffes little undead problem and a few sidequests here or there.

 

[Zeliard]

Indeed, the game runs amazing. Those extra few months to scrap together the console versions really paid off for the PC version me thinks. It looks and runs beautifully at 1920x1200 with the highest settings, and my machine is almost a year old now.

My card, 8800 GTX, is now about three years old. Quad core @ 2.4 ghz is roughly about the same age. Rig runs the game beautifully at max settings, 1680x1050.

 

[eznark]

Also, say I was thrown in jail in my origin story and stripped...do I ever get my DLC back??

 

[Kintaro]

Can't fucking beat the Revenant!!!!

EDIT: Oh shit a lever :lol

You in Redcliffe or somewhere else?

http://i36.tinypic.com/nm15jt.jpg

WHAT IS THIS MADNESS? :lol :lol