Basileus777
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Deadly said:
Go to your Nvidia control panel, go the 3D settings menu on the top, and uncheck show PhysX visual indicator.
Dragon Age: Origins |OT| Letting The Fade fade out of memory
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Go to your Nvidia control panel, go the 3D settings menu on the top, and uncheck show PhysX visual indicator.
Hitmeneer said:I will also try it, but tbh, my main is a mage and Alistar sucks at tanking tbh(would cost a shitload of pots I presume). And if Alistar gets grabbed it is bye bye tank.
Alistair is easily the best tank out of all the options you get in this game (aside from the PC being a tank), Shale included. Just don't let the game auto-level him.
Hitmeneer said:
Alistair (and / or his replacement) is probably the best tank in the game in terms of durability, once you get over the hump of semi-poorly allocated stat points and get him a decent set of Tier 6-7 massive armor.
Shale has some abilities that are optimal for getting aggro, so in that sense, Shale is better, but a good shield warrior can do better. A PC shield warrior is, of course, going to be better still thanks to possibility for more optimal stat and talent management.
Macmanus said:
Slightly better ability set (imo), but really the advantage is in being able to use equipment. Once you get him out of his first few levels (because he has a strange spread in starting stats) and into some good armor, he simply takes far less damage. Shield Wall and immunity to flanking on top of tier 6/7 massive armor and high defense makes him a true tank. Shale is good at getting aggro, but not as good at actually dealing with it as you get further into the game.
Unknown Soldier
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Well, it depends on what the auto-leveling is doing. You want to pump Alistair's STR as fast as possible so he can wear the biggest armor, and then his DEX so he can avoid more attacks. If the auto-level pumps his CON, that's not good. A couple dozen more HP from CON is nothing compared to the damage reduction from hugeass plate armor.
Downed a monster and started my first play through (PS3) last night. I'm about 4 1/2 hours in, right at the part where
EDIT: Also, I'm having trouble getting Allistar to hold aggro, even though I'm speccing him for tanking. What sort of tactics set up are you guys running with Allistar?
I'm in the Mage's tower killing the abominations. The tranquil are creepy as hell, I might add. Overall I'm extremely impressed with the game, especially the sense of scale afforded from the battle at the beginning of the game where you're tasked with lighting the beacon. It's been a while since I've really dug a character in a game, so I was pretty bummed when Duncan died. I'm really liking Allistar as well, as he reminds me a bit of Nathan Drake.
EDIT: Also, I'm having trouble getting Allistar to hold aggro, even though I'm speccing him for tanking. What sort of tactics set up are you guys running with Allistar?
ACE 1991 said:
Make sure you got Threaten on all the time. If you still have problems you can invest some skillpoints to get Taunt (active skill) that'll force enemies to focus on your tank for atleast a couple secs. But you shouldn't "really" need Taunt, aggro in DA is a bit strange, it's based on the armor type, massive armor will generate more aggro. (and dmg offcourse)
So if you have a party with 3/4 members in heavy armor/massive armor aggro could go all over the place. If you only have one heavy armor wearing melee character with threaten on it "should" be easier to hold.
There are also items witch reduce aggro (rings/amulets with -15% etc) throughout the game, give those to your mages/healers/rogue.
DeathNote said:
I guess you're playing on console? In that case, yeah it's a bit of a pain, especially since they're using a new system which was not really documented that good, as opposed to DnD or something. Some stats/weapons are/were broken as well... Since the game is out you can find some real info though.
Anyways, if you're on PC get the respec mod. If not, you're out of luck :-/
DeathNote said:
I'm guessing consequences and all that crap. It's pissing me off a bit since as usual, I made a couple of mistakes while leveling my main character. Not to mention the overlap in some skills/talents between your companions (I have three herbalists god damn it, I want my skill points back!).
The game is quite fun and I'm enjoying it a lot but I'd like to (1) have the option to respec and (2) some sort of an economy mini game (I'm missing out on some nice items in the shops and since my copy is the poor edition, I don't have any cool items from the start).
For all of you looking to shuffle some stat points around: http://social.bioware.com/wiki/datoolset
You can use it to change your skills in conjunction with this table: http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Console
(You can also add more skill points and modify your attributes but that would be cheating now wouldn't it?)
I finished the game yesterday and I didn't like Alistair at all. He was a terrible tank for me and I leveled him up manually. Sten with a two-hander tanked better than Alistair did. I used Shale for most of the game though.
You can use it to change your skills in conjunction with this table: http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Console
(You can also add more skill points and modify your attributes but that would be cheating now wouldn't it?)
I finished the game yesterday and I didn't like Alistair at all. He was a terrible tank for me and I leveled him up manually. Sten with a two-hander tanked better than Alistair did. I used Shale for most of the game though.
Just finished the game with around 70 hours of playtime. It felt like the most completely satisfying gaming experience I've had in a long time. I was skeptical of the generic-seeming story at first with the human noble origin, until I got to Ostagar. Then for some reason the story suddenly clicked for me after the little scene where the infantry sergeant briefs the soldiers about the darkspawn corpse. I'm really impressed with all the little details that went into creating the story universe. Nice voice acting too and great party member banter.
Anyways, awesome game.. and some fun/memorable moments:
-Fighting with
in the alienage. He had a pretty cool default quote and looked pretty badass with the blood splatter effect and
-Taking on the
:lol
-...and on a related note I didnt realize you could
:lol
-Killing
-Turning massed groups of archers into a chain of bloody explosions with virulent walking bomb <3<3<3
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-Being pleasantly surprised at the
-Enchantment? Enchantment!
Anyways, awesome game.. and some fun/memorable moments:
-Fighting with
the blind templar in the haunted orphanage
blind eyes.
-Taking on the
sloth demon in the fade solo because I didn't realize you could save your party members beforehand.
-...and on a related note I didnt realize you could
summon your army groups for the archdemon battle either. Though it was fun instantly murdering waves of darkspawn with my main character's 2Handed Sweep.
-Killing
Howe with my Highever family sword and shield that I saved especially for the task
-Turning massed groups of archers into a chain of bloody explosions with virulent walking bomb <3<3<3
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Rescuing Alistair and myself with Morrigan and Leliana posing as priestesses
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The antivan crow representative's annoyance at your character's inability to understand subtlety.
-Being pleasantly surprised at the
epilogue tying up all party member and side character storylines that I had forgotten about with a nice little bow. Hearing about "Grey Warden's Rest" was nice. I definitely got a wistful feeling after the game, which hasn't happened for me since maybe zelda 64 haha
-Enchantment? Enchantment!
These random ambushes while traveling are kicking the hell out of me. I've just completed the Mage Tower and I decided to do some chantry board sidequests on my way back to Redcliffe. My party is all around level 10 and consists mainly of Myself a 2H warrior, Alistar, Leliana, and Wynne. Xbox 360 version.
The scenario is a random ambush with darkspawn. Several start around me and then 4 archers including the leader are on an outcroping overlooking the area were I start in. I've tried just about every combo of party members I can think of at this point, damn arrows always get me eventually though.
Can't believe I'm actually thinking of dropping down to casual to get through the ambush. Maybe I just need to be a better potion spammer or something.
The scenario is a random ambush with darkspawn. Several start around me and then 4 archers including the leader are on an outcroping overlooking the area were I start in. I've tried just about every combo of party members I can think of at this point, damn arrows always get me eventually though.
Can't believe I'm actually thinking of dropping down to casual to get through the ambush. Maybe I just need to be a better potion spammer or something.
So I'm racing through this game, thinking... man alive, I can't believe that gathering the armies and kicking the betraying general's ass is just the first half of the game! There's so much to it!
Then I peak at GameFAQs and see that, that IS the game. There's like one act left after what I describe... bloody dwarves... I hated been underground for so long.
Then I peak at GameFAQs and see that, that IS the game. There's like one act left after what I describe... bloody dwarves... I hated been underground for so long.
theMrCravens
Member
Probably the only original boss fight in DA.Exhumed said:
They added a pretty disturbing story behind it too.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Moonstone said:
IIRC, the mage's store used to be Marjoline's house (for Leliana's sidequest). Should go back there. I didn't do the bartender/Slim quests because my PC rogue was a nice guy and they seemed a little... shady. Haha.
aaand I finally finished...
One of my favorite, if not the favorite, RPGs this gen so far. Even after hearing all the praise the game was getting, I was still reluctant to buy it. The gameplay videos I watched didn't really do anything for me and the PR was horrible. I'm glad I gave it a shot.
I think I might start up a second run-through as a complete scum bag, instead of the neutral-good that I ended up with in my first run. It will be interesting to see how much the game differs.
One of my favorite, if not the favorite, RPGs this gen so far. Even after hearing all the praise the game was getting, I was still reluctant to buy it. The gameplay videos I watched didn't really do anything for me and the PR was horrible. I'm glad I gave it a shot.
I think I might start up a second run-through as a complete scum bag, instead of the neutral-good that I ended up with in my first run. It will be interesting to see how much the game differs.
Pankaks said:
I can't figure it out either. Every time I set up his tactic to use Stone Aura, he never cancels out of it after all the baddies are dead. I wonder if I have to set up another tactic to cancel when no enemies are present (or if that specific a tactic even possible)...
So, for those with Macs, EA just announced the Mac port (uses Cider tech) for December 22.
50 bucks for the standard edition. 65 for the deluxe version w/ Wardens Keep)
heres the min requirements (no word on recommended)
Requirements:
Requires a Mac with an Intel processor
Mac OS X 10.6.2 Leopard or higher
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
2 GB RAM
ATI X1600 or NVIDIA 7300 or higher
At least 17 GB of hard drive space for installation
This game will NOT run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac).
This game will NOT run on the Intel GMA (950 or X3100) class of integrated video cards.
I wonder how this will run on a 9400M gfx chip in a Macbook Pro might just put the 360 version on hold and grab this one now.
50 bucks for the standard edition. 65 for the deluxe version w/ Wardens Keep)
heres the min requirements (no word on recommended)
Requirements:
Requires a Mac with an Intel processor
Mac OS X 10.6.2 Leopard or higher
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
2 GB RAM
ATI X1600 or NVIDIA 7300 or higher
At least 17 GB of hard drive space for installation
This game will NOT run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac).
This game will NOT run on the Intel GMA (950 or X3100) class of integrated video cards.
I wonder how this will run on a 9400M gfx chip in a Macbook Pro might just put the 360 version on hold and grab this one now.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
For those doing multiple playthroughs: How long are your subsequent playthroughs turning out to be? I'm guessing you're trying new dialogue choices so you don't just skip through that stuff. Are you playing it on easier (to make it shorter) or harder (to make it more fun) difficulties?
I was expecting my second playthrough to be shorter, but that's turning out not to be the case. I'm nearing 50 hours and I haven't done Redcliffe, Dalish elves, or any Denerim quests yet. My first time was 84 hours. I'm doing it on Nightmare w/dex hotfix so it's a little tougher but not too bad.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
worldrevolution said:
(Console)
My first playthrough was 35 hrs (Very little sidequesting, Normal, all good)
My second playthrough was 29 hrs (Some sidequesting and I knew where to go, Hard, 50/50 good/bad)
I'm doing my 3rd playthrough on Normal again (as a rogue) though I may switch to hard if it becomes too easy. I'm really glad I didn't rush through the origins stories just for the achievements. I'm interested to see how it ends up changing the game.
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Pankaks said:
What do you mean by 50/50 good/bad for the Hard playthrough? Half easy, half actually hard? Or? I'm actually starting the same today after work and wondering if I should do normal or hard for my first playthrough. I don't like the idea of not having friendly fire on..but I don't want to give myself a headache the first time through either.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
worldrevolution said:
Ah my bad. At first I thought I was going to be all bad but, seeing as how that could negatively affect your party I decided against it.
Hard is only 50% friendly fire and honestly unless you're a mage, it's not a big deal. In fact, hard was ridiculously easy as a mage because I could just spam AOE while Alister tanked.
My opinion, try normal and if that's too easy go hard. You can change the difficulty at anytime.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Ah, bad/good as in dialogue choices and such. Right. Yeah I have a feeling I'll be the boring 'good' character my first playthrough as well. Glad to hear hard isn't too crazy.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Um, this is kinda dumb that you have to choose one dwarf over the other when you don't get to meet either first. The randoms walking around don't even really give you any advice on one or the other. I have no information to help me decide which one is the liar or not.
What's the difference between the two politically? Whose the better choice (at least story wise)?
What's the difference between the two politically? Whose the better choice (at least story wise)?
John Harker said:
As an outsider the choice is supposed to be a little confusing, if you play a dwarf it has a lot more meaning.
But basically:
Bhelen: Backstabbing over ambitious asshole, but very forward thinking and wants the dwarves to have a larger role in the world as well as removing the caste system.
Harrowmont: Stuck up traditionalist, but generally an honorable guy. Wants to keep dwarves where they are, including keeping the lower class in chains.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
On the Bioware forii, it was announced that the 360 patch is in cert and should come out alongside the DLC.
Good times.
Good times.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Fredescu said:
They barely say anything... I got a slight republican/democratic view point but nothing definitive on which one is a liar regarding the supposedly kingslayer. I'm all for social change, but it's hard to support someone guilty of patricide...
thanks for the advice though guys. Does the dwarf backstory give a definitive if he is a kingslayer? I suppose since I AM an outsider, I wouldn't have this information to rely on... i may pick Bhelan then.