Vintage Paw
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Yeah, and those dragons aren't realistic either. Game gets 0/10 from me.
Dragon Age Inquisition
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Yeah, and those dragons aren't realistic either. Game gets 0/10 from me.
Vintage Paw
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After hearing all the problems PC players were getting, I was tempted to give in and get a PS4 (especially when I found out you can take screenshots with it
). But, about 4 days ago my telly started throwing a fit - keeps screwing up the resolution and opening and closing menus of its own accord (menus I can't even find myself!). It's not the remote acting up, so maybe the tuner is starting to get borky? I've had it probably about 7-8 years now. But quite apart from it fucking up, I'd need a new one if getting a PS4 - it's only 720p! *clutches pearls*So I'm really glad it seems to run on PC for me (for the moment!). These tellyboxes are expensive these days!
Vintage Paw
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My dorf is yet to make it out of party camp (which is a little village settlement type thing)... too much to do. Too much elfroot to harvest. Too many people to talk to. Too many snowy slopes to climb up. To many nugs to chase.
We haven't killed a single enemy today
We haven't killed a single enemy today
Vintage Paw
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Vintage Paw
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I need to find out where to find a very specific character. He is going to be the person dorfy-dorf up there ^ romances. Probably. Maybe. If I don't get distracted too much by Sera. >_<
Chick Webb
Countryfile and a can
Mine hasn't arrived yet. Hey, Mr Postman!!
Vintage Paw
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I won't post any spoilery screenshots - I know I'd hate to be spoiled.
And if I talk about spoilery things they'll go in a spoiler tag. I worked out that your average dedicated gamer would need approx. 4 weeks to do a more or less completionist run of the game if they play for a solid 6 hours a day, every day
I reckon spoiler tags need to be used for a while yet!
Vintage Paw
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Is it out for delivery, Chick Webb? I'd be going potty waiting for it!!!!!
Cid
Proper break this time
I think this is why BiowEAre products appeal to you. You set out a certain plot line, follow certain routes and expect certain outcomes. Planned RPing. Nothing of the chaos of life; I want things to turn out this way, there is x amount of money, x amount of enemies. My plot within this formulation.
Will be buying as soon as it dips below £50
Or possibly sooner.
Vintage Paw
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Vintage Paw
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I've spent HOURS today playing the game, and I've achieved very, very little. Origin says I've played about 12 hours in total now. I've only just found my first companion (outside of the 3 you start the game with). I've explored a fraction of The Hinterlands, closed some fade rifts, killed lots of templars and mages, picked more elfroot and mined more iron than I care to admit, and finally visited Val Royeaux, which is absolutely beautiful.
There's so much content. Random people you meet have interesting dialogue. They're utterly unimportant, maybe a merchant, but they're funny, they have an intriguing story, and... idk. It's unlike anything they've made before. The sheer scope of it. And I'm reading all the books and notes and lore I come across (although I'm skim-reading some of the stuff I'm already very familiar with), and it's written so well, often with amusing things here or there.
There's just so much to do.
And ah, Sera. Today I met Sera, and recruited her. She's... perfect in every way. Batshit insane.
There's so much content. Random people you meet have interesting dialogue. They're utterly unimportant, maybe a merchant, but they're funny, they have an intriguing story, and... idk. It's unlike anything they've made before. The sheer scope of it. And I'm reading all the books and notes and lore I come across (although I'm skim-reading some of the stuff I'm already very familiar with), and it's written so well, often with amusing things here or there.
There's just so much to do.
And ah, Sera. Today I met Sera, and recruited her. She's... perfect in every way. Batshit insane.
Am itching to play this game 
Still plodding through Origins, I realised I should have gone to Redcliffe before the Bressilian Forest.
So did that and am on my way to rescue some mages, but I left Jowan with Bann Teagan
I cant see this ending well...
I just told Morrigan to shut the f***k up, the nastiness that comes out of that woman's mouth is incredible, even worse than Jack from ME2...
Still plodding through Origins, I realised I should have gone to Redcliffe before the Bressilian Forest.
So did that and am on my way to rescue some mages, but I left Jowan with Bann Teagan
I cant see this ending well...I just told Morrigan to shut the f***k up, the nastiness that comes out of that woman's mouth is incredible, even worse than Jack from ME2...
I've played for 12 hours too, I've explored a good chunk of the Hinterlands and visted Val Royeaux and I've just got my first mount. I haven't fund any extra companions yet though. Verdict so far is that this is the best game to come out in a long time, mainly because it is such a big and alive game world.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
someone done a very accurate Danearys Targaryen for this game lol
Vintage Paw
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I'm doing combat almost exclusively in tac-cam. As a short-arse dual wield dagger rogue, and with no auto-attack in action mode, I find it really fiddly to keep up with the pace of combat otherwise and position myself correctly (using m&kb). I imagine with a ranged character it would be a lot easier.
Otherwise though, I've got used to the controls now. I swapped Q&E with A&D, and it plays just like most MMOs I've played in terms of movement now. I'll be sticking with m&kb now. I'm sure general movement would be easier with a controller, but I'm more than happy.
The biggest complaint I have with the tac-cam is that it gets stuck on terrain your character wouldn't be able to climb over. So you have to guide it using pathways and so on. Once you realise that's what's happening, though, it's easy enough to adjust for.
Vintage Paw
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someone done a very accurate Danearys Targaryen for this game lol
She's very purty, DotCom.
Have you played much yet? Enjoying it?
Vintage Paw
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I've got all but 2 of my companions now, and have explored some of The Storm Coast (absolutely beautiful).
Tip: Don't get caught up trying to achieve everything in The Hinterlands. Once you can open up Val Royeaux and The Storm Coast and that other one in the south I keep forgetting the name of (The Fallow Mire or something, I'm going to go there today) go there! They're beautiful, and will help you avoid a case of Hinterland Fatigue.
Also, don't shy away from the main story. The game doesn't really even start properly until you've followed the quest line through Redcliffe (I haven't done it yet).
Another tip: get familiar with the hold command. Party pathing is diabolical. If you're making your way along a really narrow cliff to grab a codex entry at the end, they WILL push you off to your death if you don't make them wait behind. Also, they can't deal with the stone steppe type terrain that is all over the place at The Storm Coast. You may find you have to make generous use of hold so you can guide them down individually
And there's one particular cave in The Storm Coast. It has a ladder in it. Don't even bother. Just, save yourself the pain. They're going to get stuck over and over again in one particular little stone alcove. I may have entered from the wrong direction, so if you come in from above, it might be easier. But if you come in from below, nope. Save yourself. Abandon all hope. And then good luck getting them to navigate the entrance as well.
Goddammit BioWare.
Tip: Don't get caught up trying to achieve everything in The Hinterlands. Once you can open up Val Royeaux and The Storm Coast and that other one in the south I keep forgetting the name of (The Fallow Mire or something, I'm going to go there today) go there! They're beautiful, and will help you avoid a case of Hinterland Fatigue.
Also, don't shy away from the main story. The game doesn't really even start properly until you've followed the quest line through Redcliffe (I haven't done it yet).
Another tip: get familiar with the hold command. Party pathing is diabolical. If you're making your way along a really narrow cliff to grab a codex entry at the end, they WILL push you off to your death if you don't make them wait behind. Also, they can't deal with the stone steppe type terrain that is all over the place at The Storm Coast. You may find you have to make generous use of hold so you can guide them down individually
And there's one particular cave in The Storm Coast. It has a ladder in it. Don't even bother. Just, save yourself the pain. They're going to get stuck over and over again in one particular little stone alcove. I may have entered from the wrong direction, so if you come in from above, it might be easier. But if you come in from below, nope. Save yourself. Abandon all hope. And then good luck getting them to navigate the entrance as well.
Goddammit BioWare.
Vintage Paw
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Another tip: if you are doing a quest that involves the little radar thing going beep in a particular direction, once you've found the loot/treasure/whatever, don't just leave. I completed one quest on The Storm Coast yesterday that relied on that directional beepy radar, and just as I was leaving the little hut, I pressed V again and it turns out there were two more completely unrelated directional beepy radar things there. I could have left that hut and never returned, and they would have been lost to the ages.
Vintage Paw
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Which makes me terrified that there are things I WILL NEVER, EVER FIND.
Vintage Paw
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Another tip: don't tarry when escorting Druffy.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
not got the machine or patience- been reading reviews on kotaku and came across the screenshot, from that I can only surmise the character building (visual) package must be at insanely high levels, like photoshop or something.
Vintage Paw
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Oh, I read it wrong in my excitement at having another lost soul to chat endlessly with about it
The faces you can make are just lovely. The hair looks like arse. It's so off-putting in an otherwise visually stunning game. That and the shiny parts of armour and weapons. I don't know what they did with the rendering but it's all weird.
The lighting though, the skin textures, the sounds... all spot on.
Vintage Paw
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In fact, why the fuck am I sat here reading Urban instead of playing it?
LATERS.
LATERS.
Chick Webb
Countryfile and a can
I got it on Saturday and played a good few hours on Sunday. I'm just wandering around the Hinterlands, trying to figure out what I'm supposed to be doing. I'm not sure how the war table thingie works yet, and I feel like I'm probably missing things in the combat too, but I'm enjoying it so far. It's very different from the other two so far. All the wandering around and not knowing what I'm supposed to be doing is slightly reminding me of Skyrim, which slightly worries me because I found that largely uninteresting. But it's very early days for me yet. I'm sure I'll get into it.
Vintage Paw
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Try to follow the main story a bit. Don't let the enormous volume of side quests in The Hinterlands overwhelm you. You don't have to do them all. At the very least, you don't have to do them all right now. There are some, in fact, you can't do right now (fade rifts with level 12 demons spewing out, for example).
It suggests you be level 4-7 when you go to Val Royeaux. I was level 5 or 6 I think. I'm glad I went when I did.
I'd also suggest being level 7 or 8 when you go to Redcliffe. There are some things to kill in the surrounding area that might pose a problem otherwise (unless you like a challenge - you could probably manage it at 6).
I've only just got to Redcliffe, am going through the story there now, but at level 9 I'd have probably preferred to come a little earlier (but I was killing things so didn't have time).
It is very easy to feel like you're wandering with no direction in The Hinterlands. If new areas open up, go there (except the Fallow Mire... ignore my earlier advice on that one... the first group of enemies I stumbled into were level 12... nopenopenope). Follow the main story. You won't run out of it, but you'll feel listless if you don't. None of my companions or advisors have anything new to say to me at Haven now, so I figure that's a good indication I should shape up and ship out Although I have two more companions to get. I know where I get one of them, and he'll be coming soon. No idea where I get the other.
I don't know if you're at all like me, but I'm always scared of moving the story forward in games like this. I want to put it off until I absolutely have to do it, in case I accidentally move too far forward and end up not being able to continue with side content I hadn't done yet. Also, I like to be able to do a lot of main story content quite close together so it makes more narrative sense. With this game though, as far as I'm aware you can even carry on with side quests after you've finished the main story (no idea how or why), and you can go back to areas whenever you want. So I'm trying to force myself to get on with things a bit.
I remembered yesterday, you can take keeps in this game. Huge keeps. And I'm thinking... I've played 30 hours of this game now. I forgot you could do that. I haven't even seen a keep yet. No one's mentioned one. This game is fucking huge.
It suggests you be level 4-7 when you go to Val Royeaux. I was level 5 or 6 I think. I'm glad I went when I did.
I'd also suggest being level 7 or 8 when you go to Redcliffe. There are some things to kill in the surrounding area that might pose a problem otherwise (unless you like a challenge - you could probably manage it at 6).
I've only just got to Redcliffe, am going through the story there now, but at level 9 I'd have probably preferred to come a little earlier (but I was killing things so didn't have time
).It is very easy to feel like you're wandering with no direction in The Hinterlands. If new areas open up, go there (except the Fallow Mire... ignore my earlier advice on that one... the first group of enemies I stumbled into were level 12... nopenopenope). Follow the main story. You won't run out of it, but you'll feel listless if you don't. None of my companions or advisors have anything new to say to me at Haven now, so I figure that's a good indication I should shape up and ship out
Although I have two more companions to get. I know where I get one of them, and he'll be coming soon. No idea where I get the other.I don't know if you're at all like me, but I'm always scared of moving the story forward in games like this. I want to put it off until I absolutely have to do it, in case I accidentally move too far forward and end up not being able to continue with side content I hadn't done yet. Also, I like to be able to do a lot of main story content quite close together so it makes more narrative sense. With this game though, as far as I'm aware you can even carry on with side quests after you've finished the main story (no idea how or why), and you can go back to areas whenever you want. So I'm trying to force myself to get on with things a bit.
I remembered yesterday, you can take keeps in this game. Huge keeps. And I'm thinking... I've played 30 hours of this game now. I forgot you could do that. I haven't even seen a keep yet. No one's mentioned one. This game is fucking huge.
Vintage Paw
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Solas' clothing seems pretty well-padded and warm. I'm having the hardest time finding schematics for anything magey, so he's been having to rely on whatever I've found out and about so far. I think I've just picked up a few on my way to Redcliffe though, so I should be able to make something new soon.
I did have some apostate adventurer robes or something, and I was SO tempted to give it to Vivienne because it's basically mage hobo style. I'm sure she would have been delighted
I'M ABOUT TO MEET DORIAN I'M SO EXCITED.
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I did have some apostate adventurer robes or something, and I was SO tempted to give it to Vivienne because it's basically mage hobo style. I'm sure she would have been delighted
I'M ABOUT TO MEET DORIAN I'M SO EXCITED.
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Chick Webb
Countryfile and a can
Oh, I should have mentioned, one of the reasons I felt lost is that I can't read the text at all. This is a known issue on 360 and PS3 and there is loads of moaning and not many solutions online about it. It makes no difference what setting I change on my telly. I've found a possible fix in xbox settings which I am going to try now. I hope it works. Obviously it's going to at best, suck not being able to read the text in a DA game. At worst, I actually won't be able to play it at all, Arrrrgh.
