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[GazzPandora]

Just thought this would be an interesting thread to start as everyone who reads in here are pretty much hardcore fans.
Has anyone felt the sheer pull that the game has on them? Has anyone thought about the game a lot outside of playing time? How did you first discover and get into dragon age? Lets hear some stories! And ill start with mine.

I rarely play computer games by the way. But i heard a few ads for dragon age so checked out some videos and reviews and thought it looked great. I bought the game last november for my birthday and remember sayin to the guy at the counter "this should keep me entertained for a few weeks". I think he just laughed at me and said "try a few months or years".
Anyway since starting in november i have done 3 complete runthroughs of Origins and 2 complete runthroughs of Awakening, all with my dalish elf rogue archer. Each time i have made mistakes and have strived to create the ultimate archer (kind of).
Anyway i often found myself at work during the day thinking about tactics and builds and how to get past any areas i was stuck on. I thought about the characters and the story and basically just marveled over what a well make game it is.

Im a 23 yr old musician full time so should probably be spending at least 3-4 hours a day practising. There was a few months around Xmas time where britain was hit badly by snow. So i ended up spending most of my practise time on dragon age lol. It sounds sad but i loved it at the time and still do.

Anyway Im done with origins and awakening now until the next expansion, so back to music practise now. But just thought it share this with everyone and hope to hear your stories as well!

[LadyDamodred]

I had heard about DAO, and put it on my wishlist for Christmas. Very psyched to get it. But as I was going away on vacation, I had to wait to Jan 1 until I could install and play it.



Oh dear god, did it suck me in. I played every waking moment, staying up waaay too late. Work was interesting those first six weeks. I played my HNF 4 times through. Teh first was a quick run through, so I missed a lot. The second was better, but not perfect. I thought I nailed it on the third, but no. Then decided to change my characters name and finally did a 'perfect' playthrough. I've started a bunch of characters, and currently have like 8 in various stages.



My over active imagination quite readily supplied me with stories and such at work as well, as well as figuring out how to rp the different characters. And, I lost 10 lbs playing the game. Go, go, addiction. \\o/

[silverholly83]

I watched the trailers with my husband and thought it looked pretty cool. I'm not much of a gamer as the ones I tend to be interested in either make me headachey and nauseous or I have no time for. I liked watching my husband play Assassins Creed and figured Dragon Age would be another cool one to watch. I got it for him for Christmas and watched him play through the HNM Origin story and got pulled into the story. When he was at work, I decided to try and built my first character (CEF Warrior).

From the minute the Origin started, I was hooked. I played for days and fell asleep *twice* curled up in the recliner while playing. I got my sense of time screwed up a little; I "forgot" that life moves on and a seriously boring Christmas thing with Hubby's mom's family would not wait and start when I was ready to do it. (pathetic, I know. XP) On the "bright side" we got to experience life from the other's point of view...trips to the store etc. were rediculously tedious and annoying for me cause all I wanted to do was play and he finally got a glimpse of what it was like for me as a WoW widow, lol. Thank the Maker this wasn't an MMO!

I'm a sub and happily got through Origins within the Christmas vacation. Now I'm looking for a permanent teaching position, so hopefully the next big DA release happens during another school break!

Modifié par silverholly83, 07 avril 2010 - 11:01 .

[KnightofPhoenix]

I was 17, in Syria, preparing to leave for Canada alone. Tough times. But I was excited as I can buy original games there. So being the Bioware fan that I am, I've known about Dragon Age since 3 years or so, and I was planing to buy Mass Effect when I settle down in Montreal.

About 2 years later, I bought DA:O. As I expected, it was awesome. I've done 5 playthroughs (ranging from about 30+ hours to 50+, the average being around 45 hours each. And it wasn't consecutive. I generally took a small break between each playthrough). I was hooked and I did think about it when I wasn't playing, but more about thestory and not so mcuh game mechanics. Of course that's when I signed on here, so I can write what I was thinking here. The awesomeness of the community here increased my addiction to the game and the lore in general (I love you guys lol). Of course, I immediately bought Awakening and have done 2 playthroughs thus far (15 hours each) and am now taking a break before playing some more.

And I also have to say that being a Political Science major and history minor, I have found the DA lore to be a nice way to implement the theories that I have learned and understand them better (naturally, I never write about DA in exams however). Oh and I admit that Morrigan is the only virtual girl that I can reasonably say I've fallen in love with. That's basically it

Modifié par KnightofPhoenix, 07 avril 2010 - 11:10 .

[silverholly83]

Knight: You're Poli sci and history, too? Rock on!! I thought about re-reading bits of The Prince during Awakenings, lol.

Modifié par silverholly83, 07 avril 2010 - 11:12 .

[Thor Rand Al]

I got mine when it first came out bk in Nov as an early b-day present for myself. Since I'm into game's like this I'm constently looking for new 1's and when I saw the advertisement for this I waited oh so patiently for the final day it came out. Had it reserved at gamestop when it was first announced on when the release date was lol. Since then it's the only game I've really played.

My son came home from military leave for 2 weeks and I took a break to play some of my other games with him but I kept finding myself wondering how I could do this to better my character or rereading the books and even the guide in between time lmao. I'm hooked, been hooked and I'm really having a hard time keeping away from DA.

Sometimes I'll even try and convince myself to play NWN or Oblivion or even Witcher or any of the dozens of other game's I have and I can't seem to pull myself away from DA lol. I know sad but hey I'm not affraid to say I'm a DA addict lmao

Modifié par Thor Rand Al, 07 avril 2010 - 11:13 .

[KnightofPhoenix]

silverholly83 wrote...

Knight: You're Poli sci and history, too? Rock on!! I thought about re-reading bits of The Prince during Awakenings, lol.

Haha, of course intimidating the peasants and the nobles wields better results than being nice to them.
First thing that poped in my mind was The Prince when I was confronted with the problem.

[LadyDamodred]

*high-fives KoP*



History major, myself.

[silverholly83]

I was too soft. XP

[KnightofPhoenix]

LadyDamodred wrote...

*high-fives KoP*

History major, myself.

I was thinking about double majoring. Not sure yet.

I've always loved history.

[roundcrow]

My husband got a PS3 for his birthday last year and he asked me if there were any games I'd be interested in. I read John Cole and Ta-Nehisi Coates on a regular basis and they'd both mentioned DA:O so I read some reviews.



This is very strange, but getting new games in my household goes like this: I start a game, play for three hours, and then my husband takes over and finishes a playthrough. We have been doing this for ten years, and I'm no closer to understanding it. It was even more pronounced this time because I struggled with the game mechanics at first.



This time he was about halfway through a second playthrough before I protested and got some console time. I was hooked after another couple of hours like I've never been hooked before, and I've been playing console RPGs for twenty years.



And Loghain is the first imaginary person I've ever had a crush on. Embarrassing, but at least I can share it with y'all forum folks...



English major, by the way, currently going back for an accounting degree.

[soignee]

I brought DA on a whim mostly due to the trailer and I was bored of my usual computer game habits. (LOL Warcraft.)

By day: fashion print designer. I huddle over my wacom scrunched like Gollum and draw usually patterns or florals.

By night: DA. Mostly dwarves. Dwarves are awesome, right? Right.

Other useless crap: graduated with a fashion degree, uh... I buy a lot of shoes, like a G&T or 5... Appalling music taste of which I have no shame, obsessed with action movies. I collect Wonder Woman merchandise also, and obsessed with making the perfect macaron.

This fandom makes me write fanfiction. Oh god, if you told me I would be writing fanfic I would've thrown my gin in your face a year ago! Ah well, it's all good. I have found a group of filthy enablers who are usually WRITE MORE OF THE SWEATY BITS PLEASE so I do.

This game also found me two wives. True story, internets.

[Gilsa]

You collect Wonder Woman??? NO WAY. I used to have a HUGE collection of Wonder Woman stuff in college. Now I just have Wonder Woman coffee mugs and the occasional WW pajamas that don't fit right because they're made for tweens who are size -1 or something. LOL.

*fistbump*

Edit: Oh, yeah, my story. Real quick:

I had played EQ and then WoW (gnome, dwarf, raar) for yeaaars, but when I had my kid, it was hard to juggle the demands of a toddler and the demands of an online group. Kid won out, no contest. I quit WoW and just played desktop games like Peggle or Zuma or Plants vs Zombies because I could pause those games anytime to deal with RL issues. Husband brought home Dragon Age, said I could play as a dwarf, so I installed it and was blown away by how immersive the game was. It was like being sucked into a movie. I've played all the origins start to end except for the dalish elf (just lack of time, no other reason). My favorite are the dwarves. Never get tired of them. Never dread the Deep Roads.

I tried out Mass Effect and loved Commander Shepard. Controls took a bit getting used to, but playing as a renegade/paragon mix really tapped into the kind of character I love to play. So when I get my fill of DA, I hop over to ME and vice versa. I am eagerly awaiting ME3 with baited breath, but at the same time, dreading it because it'll be the last game of the triology. Don't want to see it end!

I'm currently staying at home until kid can hitchhike to preschool and then I'm back to my Diana Prince job, *cough* OK, back to being an engineer in the construction business.

Modifié par Gilsa, 08 avril 2010 - 01:07 .

[soignee]

Gilsa wrote...

You collect Wonder Woman??? NO WAY. I used to have a HUGE collection of Wonder Woman stuff in college. Now I just have Wonder Woman coffee mugs and the occasional WW pajamas that don't fit right because they're made for tweens who are size -1 or something. LOL.

*fistbump*

Um. Yeah, I have the PJs too *blush* I only have a few figurines, my merch is mostly oddly knickers and pjs, with the occasional t-shirt... If I wasn't doolally on meds I'd be toasting you a gin right now!

[Gilsa]

My WoW dwarf art, lol. I normally brought out the animated avatar for Halloween.

[soignee]

hahahah lols.

yeah I was horde for WoW >.> I punted dwarves on my tauren. I played a (male) tauren warrior. DA is the first time I really play ladies, and in MMOs I always played dudes to hide behind, was less hassle. Then I found a guild where no one gave a shizen I was the english chick, and was their main tank/Fury warrior DPS until the game BROKE MY SOUL AND SOLD IT OFF because, you know. Warcraft. Grindgrindgrindddddddddd...

[Nukenin]

Wait!  This isn't anonymous!  We see your names right next to your posts!  Quick, blot out the embarrassing bits before—

<camera flash>  *as your eyes adjust, a shady figure scurries off into the night*

Nooooo!  It's too late!  That was one of the Enquirer's sleaziest!  Oh, it's all over now!  This isn't the 15 minutes ye wanted!  

[Majspuffen]

When did I hear about Dragon Age? A long, long time ago. I beileve I was looking into some rumour that Bioware was going to create an mmorpg. Back then, I was disappointed to see "Dragon Age" and not "Knights of the Old Republic". After a bit of reading I learned that Dragon age wasn't their intended mmorpg, which was a relief. My first impression of what I saw of the game was "looks like kotor with a medieval theme", so naturally this game was a must-have.



I remember the day when the game was released, I was waiting outside the gameshop early in the morning, and the first one to buy the game where I live. I was really hyped, and Dragon Age was more than I could've asked for. The only thing that was disappointing was that you couldn't hear you character speak. I had gotten so used to mass effect, and after everything I've seen about Star wars the old republic, I thought dragon age was going to have a fully voiced main-character as well. But perhaps it was better this way.

[Raiil]

I had heard of Dragon Age, mainly that there was (and I'm quoting verbatim) 'gay elf sex' and a lot of swords. Not being an RPG enthusiast, I completely passed it over.





My brother borrowed the game from someone and I swung by to say hey, and he happened to be in the Fade, shapeshifting. I was immediately ~*zomg*~ because I wanted to shapeshift too. So I stopped by a day or two later and borrowed his 360 when he was at work, and started my first PC.





What ended up sucking me in (I went out and bought it immediately after I got my next paycheck) was the lore and the inadvertent emotional investment in the storyline. I played as a mage and learned that I loved nuking the everliving hell out of my enemies. I played the game blind, ended up hooking up with Alistair, loved the hell out of my dog, and by the time I got to the Landsmeet, I was so angry at Loghain that after I fought him, I told Riordan to ****** off and had Alistair decapitate him.





What stands, to me, as the testament of how much I got sucked into the story line is that I've had 10+ characters and I have yet to let Loghain live. I went into the game thinking that I'd complete it but I can't bring myself to let the bastard walk away. Even the characters I dislike- which is almost all of them- I love because the writing and character development was so tightly written that I disliked them based on personality and disposition, and not because of game mechanics. I actually read all the codex entries, something I almost never do in games; the only one I can think off where I read the little messages in recent history was Gears of War 2 and Baird's comments on some of the things you can pick up. I got opinionated on the game and just generally got invested in it.





As a final note, my brother is hovering and wishes to let you all know how amazing he is for getting me into the game.

[LadyDamodred]

You're lucky to have a brother like him. I never could get my siblings into the whole rpg thing. Tis a shame.

[Spazztik]

I'm a 21 yr old college student taking online classes so I have lots of free time. I first discovered Dragon Age by watching the commercials and going omg that looks great I should try it. I have never tried any compouter rpgs except mmos before Dragon Age. I borrowed it from a friend of mine to try it out and then bought it! Sadly I ended up having a computer crash and losing 4 whole playthroughs and 4 more just started characters. I bawled like a baby lmao! I like rpgs and I will play until I get bored but yet I haven't gotten bored of this at all. The story and the dialogue are amazing and the world is huge compared to other games I've played. I've played DAO through several times and probably will play it through several more. I can't wait for the next expansion/DA2. . . can't come soon enough!

[Raiil]

LadyDamodred wrote...

You're lucky to have a brother like him. I never could get my siblings into the whole rpg thing. Tis a shame.

Oh, heh. My dad, both of my brothers, my sister, and my sister in law and her brother are all avid gamers, as well as myself. >.> Chances are that if a game has existed, one of us has played it.

Modifié par Valentia X, 08 avril 2010 - 02:15 .

[Wolfaura]

I usually like to play MMO's. FFXI was my first, but all my good FF friends left for WoW and I hated WoW and refused to play it, then played EQ2. Then met my boyfriend who had been playing WoW ever since it first came out he kept trying to get me to play it but I refused. I eventually was persuaded to play and I did like it, played WoW for a couple of years, but that ends up boring and feels like a job eventually. Quit, but will prob play again when the expansions out.



Went back to playing sims3 even though it's full of bugs. My boyfriend now sick of WoW as well downloaded DAO off steam and I watched him play and I was like wow can you get me that game?



Then when I wasn't feeling well and was whinging he came home with a copy of DAO. I installed and played it and the moment I started playing I was hooked and it really helped me forget how horrible I felt at the time.



And then I'd rave on about how cute and adorable Alistair is and my boyfriend was like what? you don't love me anymore?? lol I'd say it's just a game everyone fantasizes. I've never had a crush on a bunch of pixels before. I played through 3 times looking forward to more Alistair in the expansion, but nope, I stopped playing DAO then when I thought why keep playing if it's not going to continue.



Not interested in Awakening, but I still love DAO and may occasionally go back and play it again.

And if there is an actual DA game that continues Origins I may consdier playing it, if it's as epic as the first.



But until then I'll continue playing the sims for a couple of hours a day and return to WoW eventually. I might turn my Draenei into a Worgen since I love wolves.

[Thalorin1919]

I've been addicted to this game ever since I got it for Christmas. I am obsessed with dark fantasy with settings like medieval times. Especially after reading the Song of Ice and Fire series, I was excited to get this. Considering there arent that many quality RP games out there I know of with this kind of setting. The characters, the story, the lore, its all great.

[CalJones]

When I get a game I tend to mine the hell out of it. If it's a party-based RPG, you can bet I'll play it through several times (well, apart from Jade Empire, which I liked but abandonned halfway through my second run). I think I've been through BGII over 30 times with different mods.

DAO I'm on my 10th or 11th run now. I thought I'd take a break to play ME2. Plan was to reacquaint myself with ME first (which I loved and played multiple times) then install the sequel. Just finished Eden Prime and had an overwhelming urge to play DA again. What's wrong with me?!!

(Still waiting for patch before I install Awakening - so I'm talking about Origins here).