After reading the splash screen for Dragon Age 2, I have decided not to prepay for the game; simply because it doesn't appear to be much in line with Dragon Age Origins or Awakening. To me it wouldn't be worth .50 cents. What attracted me to DAO/A was its character customization, the plot origins, the romance and all the other aspects of DAO. It seems that Bioware is getting away from that.
I keep looking for other RPG games like Dragon Age Origins, but none exist. However, I do understand that Bioware has it's own ideas and what we as gamers, who purchase their products, want to play are the differences between night and day. Bioware will produce what they want regardless of customer input, its the American way. That's exaclty why they are pushing people to pre-order now! Once you've paid you are locked in --no matter how they produce the game. They will have your money and that's their bottom line. Thank you.
To early to prepay forDA 2
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Jallard
, juil. 09 2010 01:39
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 01:42
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A day after the initial announcement seems a little early to be making judgments. Besides which, Bioware is only doing away with the choice of races - origins, spells, classes, abilities and appearance are still all up for grabs. On top of that, the game is to take place of the course of a decade, providing lots of room for character growth. Hopefully.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 01:45
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Gimme gimme gimme!
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 01:52
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I like how everyone is using facebook's thumbs-up on their website now.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 02:01
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I wasn't aware anywhere was taking prepurchases, just pre-orders. Yes, there's a difference.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 02:06
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Jallard wrote...
What attracted me to DAO/A was its character customization, the plot origins, the romance and all the other aspects of DAO. It seems that Bioware is getting away from that.
mmm.. ok you won't have origins and your character will have a pre-determined race
but where did they say you won't have a great story ?
where did they say you won't have romances?
where did they say you won't have tons of decisions to face which could bring you either in a good or in an evil path?
just because you will begin with a pre-determined background it doesn't mean that you won't have the opportunity to play a character that fit your personality...
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 02:10
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A couple things I want to point out to the OP.
1, Bioware is Canadian so they are not doing the American thing.
2. Don't generalize what American's do.
3. It is to early in my opinion to say I wont get this game because they dropped Character customization (not confirmmed as far as I know) and the Origin stories.
4. Bioware said all along that Dragon Age was the story of the land, not the story of 1 character.
5. I'm waiting for a Collectors/Limited Edition to be announced before I preorder.
1, Bioware is Canadian so they are not doing the American thing.
2. Don't generalize what American's do.
3. It is to early in my opinion to say I wont get this game because they dropped Character customization (not confirmmed as far as I know) and the Origin stories.
4. Bioware said all along that Dragon Age was the story of the land, not the story of 1 character.
5. I'm waiting for a Collectors/Limited Edition to be announced before I preorder.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 02:13
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I would wait for a collector's edition and pre-order bonuses from other retailers before I'd pre-order anyway.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 02:20
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What the previous two posters said. That's all I'm holding out for.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 02:24
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A year ago I would have said you were nuts, and that every Bioware release was well worth the money and then some (although if you were going to preorder you might as well wait for the CE anyways). After ME2 and Awakenings I'm holding off till I can actually demo the game before I spend a dime on it.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 04:42
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I appreciate all of your comments. Yes, perhaps I am premature in my decision making. However, the last time I preorderd DAO/A I never got it. I had to go and purchase it directly from a store. So, in away I paid for it twice. That being said, Origins was worth it. Albeit whether Bioware is a Canadian company or an American company they are affiliated with Electronic Arts, who I dislike as a company: My personal opinion.
If Bioware wants to retain customers then they should be forthcoming with all of their plans for DA2, not just a teaser. Furthermore, In all honesty as a software copany they have total artistic license. They don't have to create a game based upon what their customers want.
Incidentally, a gaming friend of mine pointed out to me, this morning, that if the storyline is great and the game itself is playable, what's the problem? It is still playable!?! Well, that may very well be true, but it may not be a game that I personally want to play. It is all a matter of preference.
I tend to agree with "Relhart" I want to see a demo first? Thank you.
If Bioware wants to retain customers then they should be forthcoming with all of their plans for DA2, not just a teaser. Furthermore, In all honesty as a software copany they have total artistic license. They don't have to create a game based upon what their customers want.
Incidentally, a gaming friend of mine pointed out to me, this morning, that if the storyline is great and the game itself is playable, what's the problem? It is still playable!?! Well, that may very well be true, but it may not be a game that I personally want to play. It is all a matter of preference.
I tend to agree with "Relhart" I want to see a demo first? Thank you.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 04:47
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I think that this whole discussion is premature.
They announced the game yesterday. All of the marketing, discussion, presentation, and communcation about the game are still yet to come. There is no reason to even consider whether you will purchase or pre-purchase it, or how it will measure up the previous game yet at all. All the usual things will come with time.
I mean, there's a topic on the forum about how the *first* magazine article on the game won't come out until later this month. We have no idea waht sort of game this is, and the presumption is still that it will be similar to DAO.
They announced the game yesterday. All of the marketing, discussion, presentation, and communcation about the game are still yet to come. There is no reason to even consider whether you will purchase or pre-purchase it, or how it will measure up the previous game yet at all. All the usual things will come with time.
I mean, there's a topic on the forum about how the *first* magazine article on the game won't come out until later this month. We have no idea waht sort of game this is, and the presumption is still that it will be similar to DAO.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 04:51
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Why would anyone ever preorder a game this early anyways?
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 04:52
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epoch_ wrote...
Why would anyone ever preorder a game this early anyways?
Because I have the tendacy to forget things. I pre-ordered FFXIV Online last year and the game doesn't even come out until September of this one. I changed it over to the Collector's a week ago but still.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 04:53
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Personally, I prefer to keep the elements of a transaction close together if possible. I won't even consider pre-ordering until we know what editions will be available.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 04:56
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Not trying to be an idiot, but why would you even want to pay early for any game?
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 04:57
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After reading the splash screen for Dragon Age 2, I have decided not to prepay for the game; simply because it doesn't appear to be much in line with Dragon Age Origins or Awakening. To me it wouldn't be worth .50 cents. What attracted me to DAO/A was its character customization, the plot origins, the romance and all the other aspects of DAO. It seems that Bioware is getting away from that.
You got all that from a picture of a guy holding a spear with some marketing hype about how fun and immersive the game is going to be?
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 04:58
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Kerridan Kaiba wrote...
epoch_ wrote...
Why would anyone ever preorder a game this early anyways?
Because I have the tendacy to forget things. I pre-ordered FFXIV Online last year and the game doesn't even come out until September of this one. I changed it over to the Collector's a week ago but still.
Its a bad habit. Paying for a game a year in advance was the greatest invention video game outlets ever had.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 05:00
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epoch_ wrote...
Kerridan Kaiba wrote...
epoch_ wrote...
Why would anyone ever preorder a game this early anyways?
Because I have the tendacy to forget things. I pre-ordered FFXIV Online last year and the game doesn't even come out until September of this one. I changed it over to the Collector's a week ago but still.
Its a bad habit. Paying for a game a year in advance was the greatest invention video game outlets ever had.
That's why I don't do it in the game stores anymore. I pre-order all of my games though Amazon. They take no money until the game has shipped. They also adjust prices if you pre-order and it was more expensive and the price drops. No matter what the adjustment is.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 05:02
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Kerridan Kaiba wrote...
epoch_ wrote...
Kerridan Kaiba wrote...
epoch_ wrote...
Why would anyone ever preorder a game this early anyways?
Because I have the tendacy to forget things. I pre-ordered FFXIV Online last year and the game doesn't even come out until September of this one. I changed it over to the Collector's a week ago but still.
Its a bad habit. Paying for a game a year in advance was the greatest invention video game outlets ever had.
That's why I don't do it in the game stores anymore. I pre-order all of my games though Amazon. They take no money until the game has shipped. They also adjust prices if you pre-order and it was more expensive and the price drops. No matter what the adjustment is.
Ah, well then that's different.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 05:05
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If Hawke is voice and the dialog is like Mass effect ( not buying Dragon age 2 )
If Character customization is chucked out the window ( Not buying Dragon age 2 )
In fact Im 70% sure im not buying this game. Just because they dumped are Origins and alot of good things about Dragon age inclluding elfs and dwarfs that everybody loved. What is the point?
If Character customization is chucked out the window ( Not buying Dragon age 2 )
In fact Im 70% sure im not buying this game. Just because they dumped are Origins and alot of good things about Dragon age inclluding elfs and dwarfs that everybody loved. What is the point?
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 05:10
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What? No game company. And I mean no game company, announces a game and then goes on to show you all their plans for it. They give you pieces and tidbits to keep you interested and wanting more, like the thirties pulp magazines did with their stories.Jallard wrote...
If Bioware wants to retain customers then they should be forthcoming with all of their plans for DA2, not just a teaser. Furthermore, In all honesty as a software copany they have total artistic license. They don't have to create a game based upon what their customers want.
It's marketing suicide to come out with your entire hand on the table. BioWare's playing with their hand close to their chest like every smart video game developer... ever.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 05:14
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And why is that? I hated the lack of voices for my PC in Dragon Age. Yea, it was a throwback to the old games, but that doesn't mean it was a good thing. I love Mass Effect's dialogue system.UberDuber wrote...
If Hawke is voice and the dialog is like Mass effect ( not buying Dragon age 2 )
If Character customization is chucked out the window ( Not buying Dragon age 2 )
In fact Im 70% sure im not buying this game. Just because they dumped are Origins and alot of good things about Dragon age inclluding elfs and dwarfs that everybody loved. What is the point?
And they're not going to be throwing customization out the window, you'll just have only a Human to customize.
As for the Origins, there is no information on whether or not they will be included. Personally, I'm betting they include Origin stories for each class (which, I hope, they increase, now that we have fewer race selections).
Everyone needs to calm down and qq less until more info is released on the game. At this point it's all speculation and assumption, and assuming makes an ASS out of U and ME.
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Posté 09 juillet 2010 - 06:50
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I apologize for my earlier presumption. It was foolish of me to presume that Bioware is going away from the Dragon Age Origins concept. It sounded to me like they were going to make a lot of changes that I simply don’t agree with. So, I voiced my opinion about it.
For example, I never liked Mass Affect or Mass Affect 2. The storyline was good. I just didn't like how played. When Dragon Age Origins came out I was intrigued, because that is the type of RPG games I would absolutely love to play. I can tell you that with all of the other RPG games on the market today--in my opinion--none compare to Dragon Age Origins: and, I would not waste my money on them. If Bioware deviates from Dragon Age Origins, I probably won't buy it. It is just that simple.
For example, I never liked Mass Affect or Mass Affect 2. The storyline was good. I just didn't like how played. When Dragon Age Origins came out I was intrigued, because that is the type of RPG games I would absolutely love to play. I can tell you that with all of the other RPG games on the market today--in my opinion--none compare to Dragon Age Origins: and, I would not waste my money on them. If Bioware deviates from Dragon Age Origins, I probably won't buy it. It is just that simple.
