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keg in kc · 09-20-2008, 11:17 PM

Damn you, BioWare.

KcFanInGA · 11-05-2009, 12:43 PM

Loving this on the ps3, I'm about five hours in with a dwarf warrior, though that number is gonna jump this weekend. I do wish you could que up commands like in Kotor, but alas. Great story, graphics are smooth on the ps3 (haven't played other versions). Pommel Strike to the face FTW! I'm only level 3, looking forward to many hours and many playthroughs, which I don't usually do. But the origin story was so good, I want to play the other ones. And I usually play the good guy, but I'm going for a mix of gruff yet somewhat sympathetic depending on the situation. I am a dwarf, after all. Can't wait to crawl up a nimble elf and show her my battleaxe.

Frazod · 11-05-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Laz

same here ... in fact being evil comes so unnaturally that i have to force myself to do enough bad things to maintain a neutral type character. Usually i find one uber evil thing to do several times so i can go back to my "good" nature.

You beakers should come by evil naturally....

For me, it depends on my mood, and how evil evil actually gets. The evil ending of Jade Empire was like eating puppies alive evil - it was really disturbing. But sometimes just being twisted really appeals to me. I've been replaying Fable 2 as an evil bastard, and some of the stuff you can do in that as a bad guy are awesome. I married a girl from Oakfield, nailed her once and then got her to follow me to the temple in Rookridge, where I promptly sacrified her to the dark gods for brownie points and cash. Excellent!

As for Dragon Age, I'm digging it. Typical Bio Ware game, and you can't go wrong with that.

Fish · 11-05-2009, 04:32 PM

Man... **** those Shades.... they're kicking my ass....

**QuikSsurfer** · 11-05-2009, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Fish

Man... **** those Shades.... they're kicking my ass....

Haven't encountered any "shades" yet, i dont' think.

How did you guys handle

Spoiler!

I'm mostly behaving this way because I want to tap Morrigan and she seems to like it when I misbehave..

keg in kc · 11-05-2009, 07:07 PM

I'm about to restart my mage and eventual Arcane Warrior. Fiddling around in the Fade last night, I was shocked to find the most amazingly powerful spells in the spirit line. Namely Force Field and Crushing Prison.

I was playing around with creating a future Blood Mage and experimented with the Entropy school a little, as well, and threw in another wacky Spirit spell, Walking Bomb. Hilarious explosion of blood, although you've really got to coordinate your allies at Nightmare level, because it'll take them out almost as effectively as a Fire Ball. And Animate Dead is at the end of that tree, got to try that out someday.

I really like the idea of having an anti-hero Blood Mage that heals himself with Drain Life and Death Magic, and replenishes his mana with Death Syphon, all whilest doing all his other Blood Mage-y things.

I was digging around in the achievements earlier and damn it's going to take forever to finish them. Shit like learning ALL the spells in a school on your main character (it didn't say across playthroughs, either, like some of the achievements say, so I'm reading it to mean on a single play, which means you'd need 4 different specialized mages

). Good grief. Ditto for rogue and warrior. And one of them is finishing all the romance options in the game, which would mean you'd have to get your gay on a couple of times, as I recall (I think there's a female-female and a male-male).

The achievements are pretty crazy, going to take a long, long time to get through them.

Basileus777 · 11-05-2009, 07:19 PM

Man Shale is a beast. I subbed out Allistair for Shale, and so far he's proven to be a much more effective tank. Even against bosses he just doesn't die in stoneheart mode.

keg in kc · 11-05-2009, 07:23 PM

The back and forth between Alistair and Morrigan is enough to keep them both in the group on my initial playthrough. Those two have me laughing my ass off about half the time.

Plus Morrigan is just hot. And not because of what she looks like - Claudia Black's voice does funny things to me.

Frazod · 11-05-2009, 07:30 PM

I started as a mage, but I think I might restart as a rogue.

Basileus777 · 11-05-2009, 07:40 PM

I've found controlling a Mage or Rogue much more interesting than controlling a warrior. I'm going to want to play through other origins, but with the number of warrior NPC's available, playing as a warrior doesn't look that appealing.

Mr. Laz · 11-05-2009, 07:51 PM

can you control the level up of the NPC characters after they join your group?

keg in kc · 11-05-2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Laz

can you control the level up of the NPC characters after they join your group?

Yes.

Frazod · 11-05-2009, 07:58 PM

Does the game get to a point where you have the same pool of NPCs to draw on, like other Bio Ware games?

keg in kc · 11-05-2009, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

Does the game get to a point where you have the same pool of NPCs to draw on, like other Bio Ware games?

Yes. 8 or 9 I think. I've only encountered 5 of them so far. They're your typical mix of good and bad so everybody has enough options to build a group regardless of their morality.

Your NPCs can, I think, leave, if you do things they really don't like. I know of at least one situation that I won't spoil.

I like the setup in this game, there's no halo-topped goody-two-shoes or moustache-twirling evil meters to fill up. And your companions like or don't like you based on what you do and say when they're there to see it.

My challenge right now is to woo and keep morrigan happy as a loyal mage of the circle. It's not an easy dance, she's all anti-hero "I want power!" but I'm interested in seeing how it plays out. And then eventually I'll see if I can't corrupt leliana in a similar manner with an evil character of my own.

Frazod · 11-06-2009, 12:02 AM

I definitely like playing the pissed-off dwarven rogue better. This game rules.

Bio Ware

Basileus777 · 11-06-2009, 01:25 AM

The battle system in this game really does come down to managing threat/aggro. Once you get the abilities/learn how to do that, the game really isn't that difficult on hard (so far). Because of this, it almost feels like cheating to use Shale since he's such an awesome tank. The stoneheart branch of skills is just ridiculous.

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11-05-2009, 12:43 PM	#166
KcFanInGA I just peed a little on my leg Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: GA Casino cash: $10004900	Loving this on the ps3, I'm about five hours in with a dwarf warrior, though that number is gonna jump this weekend. I do wish you could que up commands like in Kotor, but alas. Great story, graphics are smooth on the ps3 (haven't played other versions). Pommel Strike to the face FTW! I'm only level 3, looking forward to many hours and many playthroughs, which I don't usually do. But the origin story was so good, I want to play the other ones. And I usually play the good guy, but I'm going for a mix of gruff yet somewhat sympathetic depending on the situation. I am a dwarf, after all. Can't wait to crawl up a nimble elf and show her my battleaxe. __________________ Know what the pillsbury doughboy has between his legs? DOUGHNUTS!!
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11-05-2009, 04:32 PM	#168
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11-05-2009, 07:07 PM	#170
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	I'm about to restart my mage and eventual Arcane Warrior. Fiddling around in the Fade last night, I was shocked to find the most amazingly powerful spells in the spirit line. Namely Force Field and Crushing Prison. I was playing around with creating a future Blood Mage and experimented with the Entropy school a little, as well, and threw in another wacky Spirit spell, Walking Bomb. Hilarious explosion of blood, although you've really got to coordinate your allies at Nightmare level, because it'll take them out almost as effectively as a Fire Ball. And Animate Dead is at the end of that tree, got to try that out someday. I really like the idea of having an anti-hero Blood Mage that heals himself with Drain Life and Death Magic, and replenishes his mana with Death Syphon, all whilest doing all his other Blood Mage-y things. I was digging around in the achievements earlier and damn it's going to take forever to finish them. Shit like learning ALL the spells in a school on your main character (it didn't say across playthroughs, either, like some of the achievements say, so I'm reading it to mean on a single play, which means you'd need 4 different specialized mages ). Good grief. Ditto for rogue and warrior. And one of them is finishing all the romance options in the game, which would mean you'd have to get your gay on a couple of times, as I recall (I think there's a female-female and a male-male). The achievements are pretty crazy, going to take a long, long time to get through them.
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11-05-2009, 07:19 PM	#171
Basileus777 MVP Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey Casino cash: $4255958	Man Shale is a beast. I subbed out Allistair for Shale, and so far he's proven to be a much more effective tank. Even against bosses he just doesn't die in stoneheart mode.
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11-05-2009, 07:23 PM	#172
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	The back and forth between Alistair and Morrigan is enough to keep them both in the group on my initial playthrough. Those two have me laughing my ass off about half the time. Plus Morrigan is just hot. And not because of what she looks like - Claudia Black's voice does funny things to me.
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11-05-2009, 07:30 PM	#173
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $1633385	I started as a mage, but I think I might restart as a rogue.
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11-05-2009, 07:40 PM	#174
Basileus777 MVP Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey Casino cash: $4255958	I've found controlling a Mage or Rogue much more interesting than controlling a warrior. I'm going to want to play through other origins, but with the number of warrior NPC's available, playing as a warrior doesn't look that appealing.
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11-05-2009, 07:51 PM	#175
Mr. Laz Don't Tease Me Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KS Casino cash: $11047037	can you control the level up of the NPC characters after they join your group? __________________
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11-05-2009, 07:58 PM	#177
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $1633385	Does the game get to a point where you have the same pool of NPCs to draw on, like other Bio Ware games?
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11-06-2009, 12:02 AM	#179
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $1633385	I definitely like playing the pissed-off dwarven rogue better. This game rules. Bio Ware
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11-06-2009, 01:25 AM	#180
Basileus777 MVP Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey Casino cash: $4255958	The battle system in this game really does come down to managing threat/aggro. Once you get the abilities/learn how to do that, the game really isn't that difficult on hard (so far). Because of this, it almost feels like cheating to use Shale since he's such an awesome tank. The stoneheart branch of skills is just ridiculous.
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